do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9601 – Czech Media Invest/Rockaway/Brasinex Bohemia) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 217/03
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: broadcasting, economic concentration, electronic commerce, investment company, merger control, press, publisher








C_2020217EN.01001101.xml










1.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/11






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9601 – Czech Media Invest/Rockaway/Brasinex Bohemia)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 217/03)
On 25 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 Czech 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 32020M9601. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/913 of 25 June 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Mojama de Barbate’ (PGI)]
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, Spain, designation of origin, fresh fish, labelling, product designation, salted product, sea fish








L_2020209EN.01000201.xml










2.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 209/2








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/913
of 25 June 2020
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [‘Mojama de Barbate’ (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 the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Mojama de Barbate’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2110 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Mojama de Barbate’ (PGI) are hereby approved.


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, 25 June 2020.


On behalf of the President,


For the Commission,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2110 of 12 November 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Mojama de Barbate (PGI)] (OJ L 306, 24.11.2015, p. 1).

(3)  
            OJ C 57, 20.2.2020, p. 25.
Case T-506/18: Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2020 –Poland v Commission (EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Specific support for the tobacco sector — Expenditure incurred by Poland — Key controls — Flat-rate corrections — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, tobacco, tobacco industry








C_2020262EN.01002101.xml










10.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 262/21






Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2020 –Poland v Commission
(Case T-506/18) (1)

(EAGF and EAFRD - Expenditure excluded from financing - Specific support for the tobacco sector - Expenditure incurred by Poland - Key controls - Flat-rate corrections - Obligation to state reasons)
(2020/C 262/27)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, B. Włodarczyk, B. Straś and M. Wiące, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Aquilina, B. Hofstötter, M. Kaduczak and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU for the partial annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/873 of 13 June 2018 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2018 L 152, p. 29).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 427, 26.11.2018.
Notice concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU Suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts 2020/C 211/02
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, award of contract, carriage of goods, rail transport








C_2020211EN.01000201.xml










25.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/2






Notice concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts
(2020/C 211/02)
On 19 September 2019, the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 20 September 2019 and the initial period available to the Commission for deciding on this request was 90 working days.
This request, made by Slovenske železnice – Freight Transport d.o.o., concerns railway freight services. The relevant notice was published on 17 February 2020 under the reference C 53 page 10 of the Official Journal of the European Union
.
Pursuant to Annex IV, point 2, of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission may require the Member State or the contracting entity concerned or the competent independent national authority or any other competent national authority to provide all necessary information or to supplement or clarify information given within an appropriate time limit. On 16 December 2019, the Commission asked the national authorities to provide additional information by 6 January at the latest. On 6 December 2019, the Commission asked Slovenske železnice – Freight Transport d.o.o to provide additional information which was received on 16 December 2019. Slovenske železnice – Freight Transport d.o.o made an additional submission on 31 January 2020.
In the event of late or incomplete answers, the initial deadline shall be suspended for the period between the expiry of the time limit set in the request for information, and the receipt of the complete and correct information.
The formal deadline will therefore expire after 22 working days after the receipt of complete and correct information.


(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/915 of 25 June 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ (PGI))
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Veneto, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, rice








L_2020209EN.01000501.xml










2.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 209/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/915
of 25 June 2020
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ (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 the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 205/2009 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Riso Nano Vialone Veronese’ (PGI) are hereby approved.


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, 25 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)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 205/2009 of 16 March 2009 approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Riso Nano Vialone Veronese (PGI)) (OJ L 71, 17.3.2009, p. 15).

(3)  
            OJ C 70, 4.3.2020, p. 33.
Case C-92/18: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 June 2020 — French Republic v European Parliament (Action for annulment — Law of the institutions — Protocol on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies, offices, agencies and departments of the European Union — European Parliament — Concept of ‘budgetary session’ held in Strasbourg (France) — Article 314 TFEU — Exercise of budgetary powers during an additional plenary part-session held in Brussels (Belgium))
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Alsace, Brussels region, adoption of the budget, budgetary power, draft budget (EU), general budget (EU), parliamentary sitting, protocol, seat of institution








C_2020279EN.01000201.xml










24.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/2






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 25 June 2020 — French Republic v European Parliament
(Case C-92/18) (1)

(Action for annulment - Law of the institutions - Protocol on the location of the seats of the institutions and of certain bodies, offices, agencies and departments of the European Union - European Parliament - Concept of ‘budgetary session’ held in Strasbourg (France) - Article 314 TFEU - Exercise of budgetary powers during an additional plenary part-session held in Brussels (Belgium))
(2020/C 279/02)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: French Republic (represented initially by: E. de Moustier, A.-L. Desjonquères, J.-L. Carré, F. Alabrune, D. Colas and B. Fodda, and subsequently by E. de Moustier, A.-L. Desjonquères, A. Daly and J.-L. Carré, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented initially by: R. Crowe, U. Rösslein and S. Lucente, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented initially by: D. Holderer, C. Schiltz and T. Uri, and subsequently by C. Schiltz and T. Uri, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the French Republic to pay, in addition to its own costs, those of the European Parliament;










3.


Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 44, 4.2.2019.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 24 June 2020 2020/C 211/04
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020211EN.01000401.xml










25.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/4






Euro exchange rates (1)

24 June 2020
(2020/C 211/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1280 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4530 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90343 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5145 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0679 




ISK


Iceland króna


157,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,7958 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,733 




HUF


Hungarian forint


351,58 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4480 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8433 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,7322 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6342 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5331 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7421 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7552 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5668 




KRW


South Korean won


1 356,39 




ZAR


South African rand


19,5264 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9772 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5745 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 982,07 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8194 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,453 




RUB


Russian rouble


78,0079 




THB


Thai baht


34,788 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,8422 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,4773 




INR


Indian rupee


85,3285 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-651/19: Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2020 — Brands Up v EUIPO (Credit24) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark Credit24 — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, banking, consultancy, electronic money, financial services, financial transaction, insurance, real estate business, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020271EN.01003701.xml










17.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/37






Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2020 — Brands Up v EUIPO (Credit24)
(Case T-651/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark Credit24 - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2020/C 271/47)
Language of the case: Finnish

Parties


Applicant: Brands UP OÜ (Tallinn, Estonia) (represented by: M. Welin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: V. Ruzek, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 July 2019 (Case R 465/2019-2), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign Credit24 as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Brands UP OÜ to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Case C-280/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski rayonen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 25 June 2020 — ZN v Generalno konsulstvo (General Consulate) of the Republic of Bulgaria in the City of Valencia, Kingdom of Spain
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consulate, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction, labour dispute, nationality, residence








C_2020287EN.01002802.xml










31.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/28






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski rayonen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 25 June 2020 — ZN v Generalno konsulstvo (General Consulate) of the Republic of Bulgaria in the City of Valencia, Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-280/20)
(2020/C 287/45)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Sofiyski rayonen sad

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: ZN

Defendant: Generalno konsulstvo (General Consulate) of the Republic of Bulgaria in the City of Valencia, Kingdom of Spain

Question referred

Is Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012, (1) in conjunction with recital (3) thereof, to be interpreted as meaning that the regulation applies for the purpose of determining the international jurisdiction of the courts of a Member State to adjudicate in a dispute between a worker from that Member State and the consular service of that Member State in the sovereign territory of another Member State, or should those provisions be interpreted as meaning that the national jurisdictional rules of the Member State of which both parties are nationals apply to such a dispute?


(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).
Case T-40/16: Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2020 — MU v Parliament (Action for annulment — Article 263 TFEU — Internal Rules governing Traineeships and Study Visits in the Secretariat of the Parliament — Trainee with disabilities — Additional disability allowance — Refusal — Conditions for grant of additional amount prescribed for trainees with disabilities — Error in law)
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: disability insurance, disabled person, secretariat of an Institution, traineeship, worker with disabilities








C_2020271EN.01003301.xml










17.8.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/33






Judgment of the General Court of 25 June 2020 — MU v Parliament

(Case T-40/16) (1)

(Action for annulment - Article 263 TFEU - Internal Rules governing Traineeships and Study Visits in the Secretariat of the Parliament - Trainee with disabilities - Additional disability allowance - Refusal - Conditions for grant of additional amount prescribed for trainees with disabilities - Error in law)
(2020/C 271/41)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: MU (represented by: A. Bruno, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: J. Van Pottelberge, J. Steele and E. Paladini, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of the decision of the Parliament of 11 December 2015 refusing the additional payment prescribed for trainees with disabilities by Article 24(9) of the Internal Rules governing Traineeships and Study Visits in the Secretariat of the Parliament.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the European Parliament of 11 December 2015 refusing the additional payment for trainees with disabilities provided for by Article 24(9) of the Internal Rules governing Traineeships and Study Visits in the Secretariat of the Parliament to MU.










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder.










3.


Orders the Parliament to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 312 of 16.9.2019.
Update of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 February 2020 to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Union (According to the Eurostat supplement to the report of 12 May 2020 on the interim update of weightings (correction coefficients) applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in Extra-EU Delegations in accordance with Article 64 and Annex X and Annex XI of the Staff Regulations applicable to officials and other servants of the European Union. Further information is available on the Eurostat website (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat > ‘Data’ > ‘Database’ > ‘Economy and finance’ > ‘Prices’ > ‘Correction coefficients’)) 2020/C 211/06
Date: 2020-06-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: European official, London, United Kingdom, remuneration of work, servant (EU), wage determination








C_2020211EN.01000801.xml










25.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/8






Update of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 February 2020 to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Union (1)

(2020/C 211/06)







Place of employment


Correction coefficient for remuneration




UK


London


104,7






(1)  According to the Eurostat supplement to the report of 12 May 2020 on the interim update of weightings (correction coefficients) applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in Extra-EU Delegations in accordance with Article 64 and Annex X and Annex XI of the Staff Regulations applicable to officials and other servants of the European Union.
Further information is available on the Eurostat website (http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat > ‘Data’ > ‘Database’ > ‘Economy and finance’ > ‘Prices’ > ‘Correction coefficients’)