do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 22 June 2020 2020/C 210/03
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020210EN.01002501.xml










24.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/25






Euro exchange rates (1)

22 June 2020
(2020/C 210/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1213 




JPY


Japanese yen


119,89 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4543 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90328 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5525 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0654 




ISK


Iceland króna


155,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,7985 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,681 




HUF


Hungarian forint


346,60 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4493 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8422 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,6829 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6292 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5210 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6902 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7350 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5639 




KRW


South Korean won


1 361,30 




ZAR


South African rand


19,5077 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9348 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5926 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 988,62 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7997 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,200 




RUB


Russian rouble


77,8799 




THB


Thai baht


34,760 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,9248 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,2313 




INR


Indian rupee


85,2585 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9778 — TUI AG/RCCL/Hapag-Lloyd Cruises) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 323/02
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, international transport, merger control, ocean, parent company, pleasure craft, tourism








C_2020323EN.01000701.xml










1.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/7






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9778 — TUI AG/RCCL/Hapag-Lloyd Cruises)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 323/02)
On 24 June 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 32020M9778. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision of 24 June 2020 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 2020/C 212 I/02
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Türkiye, aid to refugees, amending budget, commitment of expenditure, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)




CI2020212EN.01000701.xml










26.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CI 212/7






COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 June 2020
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2020
(2020/C 212 I/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,
Whereas:






—


the Union’s budget for the financial year 2020 was definitively adopted on 27 November 2019 (2),










—


on 3 June 2020, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 5 to the general budget for the financial year 2020,










—


it is important to enable a swift adoption of draft amending budget No 5/2020 to be able to continue humanitarian support to refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey without interruption. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2020 was adopted on 24 June 2020.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/


Done at Brussels, 24 June 2020.


For the Council


The President

A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ




(1)  OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 57, 27.2.2020, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9660 – Google/Fitbit) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 210/09
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: advanced technology industry, clock and watch industry, economic concentration, electronic device, information technology industry, merger control, mobile communication, multinational enterprise, new technology, search engine








C_2020210EN.01003201.xml










24.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/32






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9660 – Google/Fitbit)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 210/09)

1.   
On 15 June 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:






—


Google LLC (‘Google’) (USA),










—


Fitbit, Inc (‘Fitbit’) (USA).




Google acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Fitbit.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Google: multinational technology company active in a wide range of product areas including online advertising technology, internet search, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Amongst other products and services, Google develops a licensable OS for smartwatches and a health and fitness app,










—


for Fitbit: development, manufacturing and distribution of wearable devices, software, and services in the health and wellness sector. Its range of wearable devices includes fitness trackers and smartwatches. Fitbit’s software and services offering includes an online dashboard and mobile app developed for use with its wearable devices.






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.9660 – Google/Fitbit
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’).
Corrigendum to Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (Official Journal of the European Union C 204 of 18 June 2020) 2020/C 210/10
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sicily, citrus fruit, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products








C_2020210EN.01003401.xml










24.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/34






Corrigendum to Publication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 204 of 18 June 2020
)

(2020/C 210/10)
On the cover page and on page 24, in the heading:
for:

‘PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY’,

read:

‘OTHER ACTS’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9842 – Hitachi Chemical Company/Fiamm Energy Technology) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 219/01
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: advanced technology industry, economic concentration, electricity storage device, electronics industry, merger control








C_2020219EN.01000101.xml










3.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 219/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9842 – Hitachi Chemical Company/Fiamm Energy Technology)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 219/01)
On 24 June 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 32020M9842. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation 2020/C 210/05
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: San Marino, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2020210EN.01002701.xml










24.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/27






New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2020/C 210/05)




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

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 authorised 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: Republic of San Marino

Subject of commemoration: 500th anniversary of the death of Raphael

Description of the design: The design reproduces the profile of the Virgin Mary, which is part of the Madonna di Casa Santi fresco, the first masterpiece by a very young Raphael painted in the family home in Urbino, which now houses the prestigious Accademia Raffaello. The fresco depicts the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus on her lap and is imbued with the delicacy of the intimacy between mother and son, a recurring theme in Raphael’s artistic works. In the top right of the coin, there is the name of the issuing country ‘SAN MARINO’ and the years ‘1520’ and ‘2020’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘RAFFAELLO’, on the right the initials of the designer Annalisa Masini ‘AM’, and on the left the letter ‘R’, indicating the Mint of Rome.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 54 000

Date of issue: March/April 2020


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national sides 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-278/20: Action brought on 24 June 2020 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: action for failure to fulfil an obligation, infringement of EU law, liability of the State








C_2020271EN.01003101.xml










17.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/31






Action brought on 24 June 2020 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-278/20)
(2020/C 271/40)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: I. Martínez del Peral, J. Baquero Cruz and P.J.O. Van Nuffel, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain

Form of order sought







—


A declaration that, by adopting and maintaining in force Article 32(3) to (6) and the second subparagraph of Article 34(1) of Law 40/2015, and the third subparagraph of Article 67(1) of Law 39/2015, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under the principles of effectiveness and equivalence as limitations on the autonomy enjoyed by Member States when laying down the substantive and procedural conditions governing their liability for harm caused to individuals in breach of EU law;










—


an order that the Kingdom of Spain pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

This application for failure to fulfil obligations, submitted in accordance with Article 258 TFEU, relates to Article 32(3) to (6) and the second subparagraph of Article 34(1) of Law 40/2015 of 1 October 2015 on the legal rules governing the public sector, and the third subparagraph of Article 67(1) of Law 39/2015 of 1 October 2015 on the common administrative procedure for public bodies.
The provisions at issue have aligned the rules on the liability of the State as legislature for breaches of EU law with the provisions laid down for infringements of the Spanish Constitution by acts of the legislature, by adding certain substantive conditions.
The alignment of the rules and the associated procedural requirements have the effect of making it impossible or extremely difficult to seek redress for infringements of EU law by the Spanish legislature, in breach of the principle of effectiveness.
Furthermore, the substantive conditions added for infringements of EU law are incompatible with the principle of equivalence, by making redress for harm caused by the Spanish legislature in breach of EU law subject to conditions that are less favourable than those applicable to harm arising from an infringement of the Spanish Constitution.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/908 of 24 June 2020 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pomme de terre de Noirmoutier’ (PGI))
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: France, Loire Region, designation of origin, fresh vegetable, labelling, potato, product designation








L_2020208EN.01000101.xml










1.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 208/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/908
of 24 June 2020
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pomme de terre de Noirmoutier’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, France’s application to register the name ‘Pomme de terre de Noirmoutier’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Pomme de terre de Noirmoutier’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Pomme de terre de Noirmoutier’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. – Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 June 2020.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 58, 21.2.2020, p. 30.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case C-276/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Erfurt (Germany) lodged on 24 June 2020 — A. G. E. v B AG
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European standard, approval, damage, fundamental rights, indemnification, independence of the judiciary, motor vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2020348EN.01000401.xml










19.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 348/4






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Erfurt (Germany) lodged on 24 June 2020 — A. G. E. v B AG
(Case C-276/20)
(2020/C 348/05)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Erfurt

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: A. G. E.

Defendant: B AG

Questions referred







1.


Under EU law, especially the principle of effectiveness, and for the purposes of European fundamental rights, must no deduction for actual use of the vehicle be applied to the damage sustained by the purchaser where the manufacturer of a vehicle or engine infringes European registration law and European emissions standards? Does that preclusion of any deduction apply where a manufacturer causes a customer intentional damage contrary to public policy?










2.


Is the referring court an independent and impartial court or tribunal for the purpose of Article 267 TFEU, read in conjunction with the third sentence of Article 19(1) TEU and Article 47(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures 2020/C 210/06
Date: 2020-06-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: India, cast-iron, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product, piping, tube








C_2020210EN.01002801.xml










24.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 210/28






Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-subsidy measures
(2020/C 210/06)

1.   

As provided for in Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the countervailing measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.



2.   

Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of subsidisation and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.


3.   

Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.


4.   
This notice is published in accordance with Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron)


India


Anti-subsidy duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/387 of 17 March 2016 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron), originating in India
(OJ L 73, 18.3.2016, p. 1).


19.3.2021







(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.