do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation 2020/C 166/02
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: Malta, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2020166EN.01000201.xml










14.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/2






New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2020/C 166/02)




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Malta

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Malta

Subject of commemoration: Unesco World Heritage Site – pre-historic temples of Skorba

Description of the design: The design features Skorba, a prehistoric temple located near the hamlet of Zebbiegh, in the northwest of Malta. The complex consists of two temples built side by side. These were built on a much older settlement remains of which were discovered outside the temple complex. Skorba lacks the monumentality of the other temples on the Maltese islands. Nevertheless, the site is of utmost importance having enabled archaeologists to set Malta’s prehistoric cultural sequence and establish that the islands were first inhabited at around 5 000 BC. The inscription ‘SKORBA TEMPLES 3600-2500 BC’ appears at the top of the design. At the bottom are the name of the issuing country ‘MALTA’ and the year of issuance ‘2020’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 170 000

Date of issue: May/June 2020


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Case C-667/18: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof — Belgium) — Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone v Ministerraad (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2009/138/EC — Legal expenses insurance — Article 201 — Insured person’s right freely to choose a lawyer — Proceedings — Meaning — Mediation proceedings)
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: insurance contract, judicial proceedings, lawyer, legal aid, legal expenses








C_2020240EN.01001101.xml










20.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 240/11






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof — Belgium) — Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone v Ministerraad
(Case C-667/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2009/138/EC - Legal expenses insurance - Article 201 - Insured person’s right freely to choose a lawyer - Proceedings - Meaning - Mediation proceedings)
(2020/C 240/14)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Grondwettelijk Hof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Ordre des barreaux francophones et germanophone

Defendant: Ministerraad

Operative part of the judgment

Article 201(1)(a) of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) must be interpreted as meaning that the term ‘proceedings’ referred to in that provision includes judicial and extrajudicial mediation proceedings in which a court is involved or is capable of being involved, whether when those proceedings are initiated or after they are concluded.


(1)  OJ C 25, 21.1.2019.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/651 of 14 May 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, computer crime, data protection, economic sanctions, information security, information system, information technology, information warfare, international sanctions




L_2020153EN.01000401.xml










15.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 153/4








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/651
of 14 May 2020
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 17 May 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 (1) concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States.












(2)


Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 applies until 18 May 2020. On the basis of a review of that Decision, the restrictive measures set out therein should be extended until 18 May 2021.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 10 of Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 is replaced by the following:


‘Article 10
This Decision shall apply until 18 May 2021 and shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 14 May 2020.


For the Council


The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 of 17 May 2019 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States (OJ L 129I, 17.5.2019, p. 13).
Case T-290/20: Action brought on 14 May 2020 — Ceramica Flaminia v EUIPO — Ceramica Cielo (goclean)
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, plumbing equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020222EN.01004001.xml










6.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/40






Action brought on 14 May 2020 — Ceramica Flaminia v EUIPO — Ceramica Cielo (goclean)
(Case T-290/20)
(2020/C 222/44)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Ceramica Flaminia SpA (Civita Castellana, Italy) (represented by: A. Improda and R. Arista, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ceramica Cielo SpA (Fabrica di Roma, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark goclean — European Union trade mark No 13 270 046

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 March 2020 in Case R 991/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul and alter the contested decision;




and, accordingly,






—


recognise the validity of European Union trade mark No 13 270 046 with regard to all or some of the goods in Class 11;










—


order EUIPO and/or Ceramica Cielo SpA. to pay the costs of the present proceedings and of the previous two stages before the Cancellation Division and before the Board of Appeal incurred by Ceramica Flaminia SpA.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement and misapplication of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Interpretation of distinctive character within the meaning of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Unfounded classification of the mark as a slogan;










—


Infringement and misapplication of Article 95(1) in relation to Article 59 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement and misapplication of Article 7(3) and Article 59(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case C-189/19: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Spenner GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the European Union — Directive 2003/87/EC — Article 10a — Transitional system of free allocation of allowances — Decision 2011/278/EU — Article 9 — Determining the historical activity level — Significant change in the capacity of an installation that took place before the baseline period — Determining the relevant baseline period)
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU emission allowance, air quality, greenhouse gas, industrial pollution, pollution control, reduction of gas emissions








C_2020240EN.01002001.xml










20.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 240/20






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Spenner GmbH & Co. KG v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Case C-189/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Environment - Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the European Union - Directive 2003/87/EC - Article 10a - Transitional system of free allocation of allowances - Decision 2011/278/EU - Article 9 - Determining the historical activity level - Significant change in the capacity of an installation that took place before the baseline period - Determining the relevant baseline period)
(2020/C 240/26)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant on a point of law: Spenner GmbH & Co. KG

Defendant and respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 9(9) of Commission Decision 2011/278/EU of 27 April 2011 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council must be interpreted as meaning that it does not apply to significant capacity extensions of an incumbent installation that took place before the baseline period determined in accordance with Article 9(1) of that decision.










2.


Article 9(1) of Decision 2011/278 must be interpreted as meaning that it does not require the competent national authority itself to determine the relevant baseline period for the purposes of assessing the historical activity levels of an installation.






(1)  OJ C 182, 27.5.2019.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 May 2020 on the draft Council regulation on temporary measures concerning the general meetings of European companies (SEs) and of European Cooperative Societies (SCEs) (07648/2020 — C9-0133/2020 — 2020/0073(APP))
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Committee on Legal Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European company, European cooperative, company law, coronavirus disease, epidemic, right of establishment








C_2021323EN.01003201.xml










11.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/32






P9_TA(2020)0122
Temporary measures concerning the general meetings of European companies (SEs) and of European Cooperative Societies (SCEs) ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 14 May 2020 on the draft Council regulation on temporary measures concerning the general meetings of European companies (SEs) and of European Cooperative Societies (SCEs) (07648/2020 — C9-0133/2020 — 2020/0073(APP))
(Special legislative procedure — consent)
(2021/C 323/17)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council regulation (07648/2020),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0133/2020),










—


having regard to Rules 105(1) and (4) and 163 of its Rules of Procedure,












1.


Gives its consent to the draft Council regulation;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Case C-446/18: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud — Czech Republic) — AGROBET CZ, s.r.o. v Finanční úřad pro Středočeský kraj (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Deduction of input VAT — Excess VAT — Retention of the excess following the initiation of a tax inspection procedure — Request for a refund of the excess part relating to transactions not covered by that procedure)
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, tax authorities, tax inspection, tax rebate, tax relief








C_2020240EN.01000301.xml










20.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 240/3






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud — Czech Republic) — AGROBET CZ, s.r.o. v Finanční úřad pro Středočeský kraj
(Case C-446/18) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Deduction of input VAT - Excess VAT - Retention of the excess following the initiation of a tax inspection procedure - Request for a refund of the excess part relating to transactions not covered by that procedure)
(2020/C 240/03)
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: AGROBET CZ, s.r.o.

Defendant: Finanční úřad pro Středočeský kraj

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 179, 183 and 273 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, read in the light of the principle of fiscal neutrality, must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which does not allow the tax authority, before the end of a tax inspection procedure relating to a value added tax (VAT) return showing an excess for a given tax period, to refund that part of the excess relating to transactions which are not covered by that procedure at the time it was initiated, provided that it is not possible to establish in a clear, precise and unequivocal manner that a VAT excess, the amount of which may potentially be lower than the amount relating to the transactions not covered by that procedure, will exist regardless of the outcome of that procedure, which is a matter for the referring court to ascertain.


(1)  OJ C 328, 17.9.2018.
Case C-15/19: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — AMA — Azienda Municipale Ambiente SpA v Consorzio Laziale Rifiuti — Co.La.Ri. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Waste — Directive 1999/31/EC — Existing landfill sites — Period of responsibility for after-care of the landfill following closure — Extension — Costs of the landfill of waste — Polluter pays principle — Temporal scope of the directive)
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: polluter pays principle, storage of waste








C_2020240EN.01001601.xml










20.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 240/16






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — AMA — Azienda Municipale Ambiente SpA v Consorzio Laziale Rifiuti — Co.La.Ri.
(Case C-15/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Environment - Waste - Directive 1999/31/EC - Existing landfill sites - Period of responsibility for after-care of the landfill following closure - Extension - Costs of the landfill of waste - Polluter pays principle - Temporal scope of the directive)
(2020/C 240/20)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: AMA — Azienda Municipale Ambiente SpA

Respondent: Consorzio Laziale Rifiuti — Co.La.Ri.

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 10 and 14 of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste must be interpreted as not precluding the interpretation of a provision of national law to the effect that a landfill site in operation at the date of transposition of that directive must be subject to the obligations arising under that directive, in particular the obligation to extend the after-care period following the closure of the landfill, without it being necessary to make a distinction according to the date of storage of the waste or to provide for measures to limit the financial impact of that extension in respect of the holder of the waste.


(1)  OJ C 164, 13.5.2019.
Case C-276/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 May 2020 — European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Derogations — Simplification measures and measures to prevent tax evasion or avoidance — Article 395(2) — Obligation incumbent on Member States to notify the European Commission of special measures intended to simplify the procedure for charging VAT — Substantial amendment of the measure initially notified)
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, derogation from EU law, infringement procedure (EU), simplification of legislation, tax avoidance, tax collection, tax evasion, tax harmonisation, tax law








C_2020240EN.01002601.xml










20.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 240/26






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 May 2020 — European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(Case C-276/19) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Derogations - Simplification measures and measures to prevent tax evasion or avoidance - Article 395(2) - Obligation incumbent on Member States to notify the European Commission of special measures intended to simplify the procedure for charging VAT - Substantial amendment of the measure initially notified)
(2020/C 240/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: X. Lewis and J. Jokubauskaitė, acting as Agents)

Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: F. Shibli, acting as Agent, O. Thomas QC and R. Hill, Barrister)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that by introducing new simplification measures that extend the zero-rating and the exception to the normal requirement to keep value added tax records which were provided for in the Value Added Tax (Terminal Markets) Order 1973, as amended by the Value Added Tax (Terminal Markets) (Amendment) Order 1975, without submitting an application to the European Commission with a view to seeking the authorisation of the Council of the European Union, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 395(2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax;










2.


Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 206, 17.6.2019.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 13 May 2020 2020/C 166/01
Date: 2020-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020166EN.01000101.xml










14.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 166/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

13 May 2020
(2020/C 166/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0875 




JPY


Japanese yen


116,28 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4556 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88245 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5843 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0528 




ISK


Iceland króna


158,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9380 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,408 




HUF


Hungarian forint


353,58 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5636 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8353 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,5861 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6687 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5243 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4286 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7983 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5380 




KRW


South Korean won


1 331,08 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9190 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7102 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5705 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 092,26 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7040 




PHP


Philippine peso


54,545 




RUB


Russian rouble


79,5893 




THB


Thai baht


34,844 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3606 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,2304 




INR


Indian rupee


81,8825 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.