do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Taking of the oath by a new Member
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2020175EN.01000201.xml










25.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 175/2






Taking of the oath by a new Member
(2020/C 175/02)
Following his appointment as Advocate General at the Court of Justice for the period from 23 March 2020 to 6 October 2024 by decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 11 March 2020, (1) Mr Richard de la Tour took the oath before the Court on 23 March 2020.


(1)  OJ L 79, 16.3.2020, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 22 May 2020 2020/C 174/03
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020174EN.01000301.xml










25.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

22 May 2020
(2020/C 174/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0904 




JPY


Japanese yen


117,26 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4578 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89563 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5373 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0591 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9078 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,210 




HUF


Hungarian forint


349,40 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5209 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8435 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,4227 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6694 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5273 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4571 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7870 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5521 




KRW


South Korean won


1 353,51 




ZAR


South African rand


19,2476 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7797 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5845 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 249,14 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7569 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,349 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,9139 




THB


Thai baht


34,778 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0857 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,0450 




INR


Indian rupee


82,7265 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9797 – AUNDE Group/Toyota Boshoku/TB Kawashima Automotive Textile (India) JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 182/01
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, textile industry, vehicle parts








C_2020182EN.01000101.xml










2.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9797 – AUNDE Group/Toyota Boshoku/TB Kawashima Automotive Textile (India) JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 182/01)
On 25 May 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9797. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-163/20 R and T-163/20 R II: Order of the President of the General Court of 25 May 2020 — Isopix v Parliament (Application for interim relief — Public supply contracts — Provision of photography services — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Partial manifest inadmissibility of the main action — Inadmissibility — Urgency — Prima facie case — Balancing of competing interests)
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: admissibility, artistic profession, award of contract, damages, equal treatment, invitation to tender, photograph, services contract, tendering








C_2020247EN.01001502.xml










27.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 247/15






Order of the President of the General Court of 25 May 2020 — Isopix v Parliament
(Case T-163/20 R and T-163/20 R II)
(Application for interim relief - Public supply contracts - Provision of photography services - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Partial manifest inadmissibility of the main action - Inadmissibility - Urgency - Prima facie case - Balancing of competing interests)
(2020/C 247/23)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Isopix SA (Ixelles, Belgium) (represented by: P. Van den Bulck and J. Fahner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: K. Wójcik and E. Taneva, acting as Agents)

Re:

Applications under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU requesting, in Case T-163/20 R, suspension of the operation of the Parliament’s decision of 24 March 2020 informing the applicant that its tender for public contract COMM/DG/AWD/2019/854 had not been accepted and that the contract had been awarded to another tenderer; and that the General Court order the Parliament to produce the tender analysis report and, in Case T-163/20 R II, suspension of the operation of the Parliament’s decision of 17 April 2020 informing the applicant that its tender for public contract COMM/DG/AWD/2019/854 had been rejected on the ground that it did not fulfil the selection criteria relating to financial and economic standing.

Operative part of the order







1.


Operation of the European Parliament’s decision of 24 March 2020 informing Isopix SA that its tender for public contract COMM/DG/AWD/2019/854 had not been accepted and that the contract had been awarded to another tenderer is suspended.










2.


The Parliament shall provide Isopix with a copy of the non-confidential version of the tender analysis report.










3.


The application for interim relief in Case T-163/20 R II is dismissed as inadmissible.










4.


The orders of 3 April 2020, Isopix v Parliament (T-163/20 R), and of 22 April 2020, Isopix v Parliament (T-163/20 R II) are rescinded.










5.


Costs are reserved.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 20 May 2020 2020/C 174/01
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020174EN.01000101.xml










25.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

20 May 2020
(2020/C 174/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0958 




JPY


Japanese yen


117,95 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4565 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89358 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5568 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0584 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,8765 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,430 




HUF


Hungarian forint


350,61 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5441 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8420 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,4419 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6653 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5211 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4926 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7859 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5503 




KRW


South Korean won


1 345,71 




ZAR


South African rand


19,7503 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7806 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5770 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 127,44 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7684 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,447 




RUB


Russian rouble


78,6001 




THB


Thai baht


34,868 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2656 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,6425 




INR


Indian rupee


82,8635 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision (EU) 2020/710 of 25 May 2020 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Latvijas Banka
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Latvia, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area




L_2020166EN.01000301.xml










28.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 166/3








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/710
of 25 May 2020
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Latvijas Banka


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 19 March 2020 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Latvijas Banka (ECB/2020/14) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


The mandate of the external auditors of Latvijas Banka expired after the audit for the financial year 2019. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2020.












(3)


Latvijas Banka has selected SIA Ernst & Young Baltic as its external auditors for the financial years 2020 to 2024.












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that SIA Ernst & Young Baltic be appointed as the external auditors of Latvijas Banka for the financial years 2020 to 2024.












(5)


Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 18 is replaced by the following:


‘18.   SIA Ernst & Young Baltic are hereby approved as the external auditors of Latvijas Banka for the financial years 2020 to 2024.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.




Done at Brussels, 25 May 2020.


For the Council


The President

G. GRLIĆ RADMAN
            





(1)  
            OJ C 98, 25.3.2020, p. 1.

(2)   Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).
Case C-217/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Overijssel (Netherlands) lodged on 25 May 2020 — XXXX v Staatssecretaris van Financiën
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: incapacity for work, paid leave, pay cut, remuneration of work








C_2020297EN.01002202.xml










7.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/22






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Overijssel (Netherlands) lodged on 25 May 2020 — XXXX v Staatssecretaris van Financiën
(Case C-217/20)
(2020/C 297/30)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Overijssel

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: XXXX

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 17(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time be interpreted as meaning that a worker does not lose his remuneration, or part thereof, because he exercises his right to annual leave? Or should that provision be interpreted as meaning that a worker retains his remuneration while exercising his right to annual leave, irrespective of the reason for not working during the leave period?










2.


Must Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88 … be interpreted as precluding national provisions and practices whereby a worker who is incapacitated for work due to illness, when taking his annual leave, retains his remuneration at the level it was immediately prior to his taking annual leave, even if, on account of the long duration of his incapacity for work, that remuneration is lower than that paid in the event of full fitness for work?










3.


Must the entitlement of every worker to paid annual leave under Article 7 of Directive 2003/88 … and under settled EU case-law be interpreted as meaning that reducing that remuneration during leave taken during incapacity for work runs counter to that entitlement?






(1)  OJ 2003 L 299, p. 9.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9778 – TUI AG/RCCL/Hapag-Lloyd Cruises) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 174/05
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, international transport, merger control, ocean, parent company, pleasure craft, tourism








C_2020174EN.01000601.xml










25.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/6






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9778 – TUI AG/RCCL/Hapag-Lloyd Cruises)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 174/05)

1.   
On 15 May 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


TUI AG (‘TUI AG’, Germany),










—


Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (‘RCCL’, Liberia),










—


Hapag-Lloyd Kreuzfahrten GmbH (‘Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’, Germany).




TUI AG and RCCL, through TUI Cruises GmbH (‘TUI Cruises’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Hapag-Loyd Cruises.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for TUI AG: the ultimate parent company of the TUI Group, an integrated leisure tourism group operating through its various subsidiaries hotels, cruise ships, airlines, aircraft, travel agencies, tour operators and online portals,










—


for RCCL: a global operator of oceanic cruises,










—


for TUI Cruises: a pre-existing joint venture jointly controlled by TUI AG and RCCL active in the provision of oceanic cruises, primarily to German-speaking customers,










—


for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises: the provision of oceanic cruises, primarily to German-speaking customers.






3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.



4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.9778 – TUI AG/RCCL/Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 21 May 2020 2020/C 174/02
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020174EN.01000201.xml










25.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

21 May 2020
(2020/C 174/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1000 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,42 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4563 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89943 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5300 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0628 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9030 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,212 




HUF


Hungarian forint


348,59 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5298 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8423 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,4781 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6710 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5310 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5298 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7949 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5561 




KRW


South Korean won


1 354,60 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6577 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8153 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5805 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 205,75 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7801 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,649 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,9883 




THB


Thai baht


34,991 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2532 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,5043 




INR


Indian rupee


83,0545 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-643/19: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 25 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte — Portugal) — Resopre — Sociedade Revendedora de Aparelhos de Precisão SA v Município de Peso da Régua (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Directive 2014/24/EU — Public procurement — Directive 2014/23/EU — Services concessions — Absence of factual or legal material necessary to give a useful answer to the questions referred — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: admissibility, parking area, parking charge, public procurement, service concession, software, tendering








C_2020287EN.01002201.xml










31.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/22






Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 25 May 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte — Portugal) — Resopre — Sociedade Revendedora de Aparelhos de Precisão SA v Município de Peso da Régua
(Case C-643/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Directive 2014/24/EU - Public procurement - Directive 2014/23/EU - Services concessions - Absence of factual or legal material necessary to give a useful answer to the questions referred - Inadmissibility)
(2020/C 287/32)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Resopre — Sociedade Revendedora de Aparelhos de Precisão SA

Defendant: Município de Peso da Régua

Intervening parties: Datarede — Sistemas de Dados e Comunicações SA, Alexandre Barbosa Borges SA, Fernando L. Gaspar — Sinalização e Equipamentos Rodoviários SA

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte (Northern Central Administrative Court, Portugal) by decision of 26 July 2019 is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.9489 – Air Canada/Transat) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 180/01
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, merger control, parent company, tourism








C_2020180EN.01000101.xml










29.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/1






Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.9489 – Air Canada/Transat)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 180/01)
On 25 May 2020, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+ 32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.9489 – Air Canada/Transat, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Case T-325/20: Action brought on 25 mai 2020 — Unger Marketing International v EUIPO — Orben Wasseraufbereitung (Water purifiers)
Date: 2020-05-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, water treatment








C_2020255EN.01002301.xml










3.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/23






Action brought on 25 mai 2020 — Unger Marketing International v EUIPO — Orben Wasseraufbereitung (Water purifiers)
(Case T-325/20)
(2020/C 255/29)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Unger Marketing International LLC (Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States) (represented by: T. Huber and K. von Seydlitz-Brandl, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Orben Wasseraufbereitung GmbH & Co. KG (Wiesbaden, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Design at issue: European Union design No 2 555 425-0002

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 February 2020 in Case R 740/2018-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Unger,










—


order the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to bear the costs of the proceedings including those incurred by the applicant, in case the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal should become an intervening party in this case.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002;










—


Infringement of Article 65(1)(f) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.