do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-334/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Veszprémi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 23 July 2020 — Amper Metal Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, advertising, economic value, invoicing, provision of services, tax collection, tax relief








C_2020423EN.01001402.xml










7.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 423/14






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Veszprémi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 23 July 2020 — Amper Metal Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága
(Case C-334/20)
(2020/C 423/22)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Veszprémi Törvényszék

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Amper Metal Kft.

Defendant: Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága

Questions referred







1.


Must, or may, Article 168(a) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (1) of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (‘the VAT Directive’) be interpreted as meaning that, under the said provision, in view of its use of the expression ‘are used’, the right to deduct VAT cannot be refused in respect of a transaction that falls within the scope of the VAT Directive on the grounds that, in the opinion of the tax authorities, the service provided by the person issuing the invoice in the course of a transaction between independent parties is not ‘beneficial’ to the taxable activities of the recipient of the invoice, in that:






—


the value of the service (advertising) provided by the person issuing the invoice is disproportionate to the benefit (sales revenue/increase in sales revenue) which the service generates for the recipient; or










—


the said service (advertising) has not generated any sales revenue for the recipient?














2.


Must, or may, Article 168(a) of the VAT Directive be interpreted as meaning that, under this provision, the right to deduct VAT may be refused in respect of a transaction that falls within the scope of the VAT Directive on the grounds that, in the opinion of the tax authorities, the service provided by the person issuing the invoice in the course of a transaction between independent parties is for a disproportionate sum, because the service (advertising) is expensive and the price is excessive in comparison with another service or services?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2020/C 243/05
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, epidemic, infectious disease








C_2020243EN.01001101.xml










23.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/11






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2020/C 243/05)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


17 April 2020




Case No


85047




Decision No


039/20/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Region


Whole territory of Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover due to the COVID-19 outbreak




Legal basis


Act on a temporary grant scheme for undertakings suffering a substantial loss of turnover




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Compensate for damages to undertakings caused by the COVID-19 outbreak to secure employment and ensure a faster recovery of the economy after the crisis




Form of aid


Grants




Budget


Estimated NOK 50 billion




Intensity


100 %




Duration


The scheme applies to loss suffered from 1 March 2020 until 31 May 2020




Economic sectors


All sectors except for companies engaged in petroleum extraction and production, as well as production, transmission, distribution and trade of power and financial institutions, private kindergartens and airlines




Name and address of the granting authority







The Norwegian Tax Administration




Postboks 9200, Grønland




0134 Oslo




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Notice of a request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU Request made by a Contracting entity – Extension of the period for adoption of implementing acts 2020/C 243/11
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Southern Finland, airport, business lease, provision of services, public contract, traveller








C_2020243EN.01002301.xml










23.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/23






Notice of a request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a Contracting entity – Extension of the period for adoption of implementing acts
(2020/C 243/11)
On 1 March 2018 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 was 2 March 2018 and the initial period available to the Commission for deciding on this request was of 145 working days.
This request is made by Finavia Oyj and concerns activities relating to the provision of commercial services for flight passengers at Helsinki airport, in Finland. The relevant notices were published on page 21 of OJ C 114 of 28 March 2018, page 9 of OJ C 359 of 5 October 2018 and on page 3 of OJ C 211 of 25 June 2020. The prolonged deadline was 8 July 2020.
Pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of paragraph 1 to Annex IV of Directive 2014/25/EU, the deadline may be extended by the Commission with the agreement of those having made the request for exemption concerned. Given the need for further assessment of the request, and with Finavia Oyj’s agreement, the period available to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby suspended until 30 September 2020. This is without prejudice to the possibility of further suspensions or extensions of the deadline.


(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).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9884 — Thoma Bravo/Madison Dearborn Partners/Axiom) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 422/02
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cloud computing, consultancy, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, software








C_2020422EN.01000201.xml










7.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 422/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9884 — Thoma Bravo/Madison Dearborn Partners/Axiom)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 422/02)
On 23 July 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 32020M9884. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9858 – Bosch Group/ELCO Group/JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 243/08
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, electrical engineering, heating, merger control, property market, telecommunications








C_2020243EN.01001501.xml










23.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/15






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9858 – Bosch Group/ELCO Group/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 243/08)

1.   
On 16 July 2020, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Bosch Thermotechnick GmbH (‘Bosch TT’, Germany), part of the Bosch Group ultimately controlled by the Robert Bosch GmbH,










—


Electra Consumer Products Ldt (‘ECP’, Israel), part of the ELCO Group ultimately controlled by Elco Ltd.,










—


Electra Industries Ldt. (Israel).




Bosch TT and ECP acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Electra Industries Ldt.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bosch TT: manufacturing of energy-efficient heating products and hot water solutions,










—


for ECP: manufacturing and distribution of electrical consumer products, telecommunications service and investment property,










—


for Electra Industries Ldt.: development, production and ssupply to OEM customers of residential air conditioners and accessories, central AC water terminals, air-to-water heat pumps and components.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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.9858 — Bosch Group/ELCO Group/JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
E-mail: 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1120 of 23 July 2020 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Adamclisi’ (PDO)
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Constanta, Romania, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, red wine, rosé wine, white wine








L_2020245EN.01000101.xml










30.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 245/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1120
of 23 July 2020
         
conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Adamclisi’ (PDO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Adamclisi’ forwarded by Romania and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Adamclisi’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.












(4)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Adamclisi’ (PDO) is hereby protected.


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, 23 July 2020.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ C 51, 14.2.2020, p. 46.
Case T-491/20: Action brought on 23 July 2020 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Ou (-Vpro)
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2020313EN.01003201.xml










21.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 313/32






Action brought on 23 July 2020 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Ou (-Vpro)
(Case T-491/20)
(2020/C 313/46)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Kuei-Chin Ou (Taipei, Taiwan)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark –Vpro — Application for registration No 17 741 133

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 April 2020 in Case R 1758/2019-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested decision, in so far as, by dismissing the appeal brought by the opponent, it upholds the decision of the Opposition Division in opposition proceedings B 3 055 001, granting EU trade mark No 17 741 133 -Vpro (figurative), to distinguish goods in Classes 24 and 25;










—


order any party or parties opposing this action to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 22 July 2020 2020/C 243/03
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020243EN.01000901.xml










23.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/9






Euro exchange rates (1)

22 July 2020
(2020/C 243/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1578 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,94 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4442 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91123 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2415 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0785 




ISK


Iceland króna


157,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,5343 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,365 




HUF


Hungarian forint


349,27 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4288 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8413 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,9299 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6139 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5540 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9741 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7328 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6015 




KRW


South Korean won


1 384,38 




ZAR


South African rand


18,9520 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0999 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5220 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 867,99 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9235 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,110 




RUB


Russian rouble


81,9588 




THB


Thai baht


36,546 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,9920 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,8715 




INR


Indian rupee


86,2880 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-354/19: Order of the General Court of 23 July 2020 — Palacio Domecq v EUIPO — Domecq Bodega Las Copas (PALACIO DOMECQ 1778) (European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Revocation of the contested decision — Action which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beverage, catering industry, condiment, hotel industry, museum, registered trade mark, sporting event, trade-mark law








C_2020371EN.01001301.xml










3.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 371/13






Order of the General Court of 23 July 2020 — Palacio Domecq v EUIPO — Domecq Bodega Las Copas (PALACIO DOMECQ 1778)
(Case T-354/19) (1)

(European Union trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(2020/C 371/13)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Palacio Domecq, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: A. Otero Iglesias, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Domecq Bodega Las Copas, SL (Jerez de la Frontera, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 March 2019 (Case R 867/2018-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Domecq Bodega Las Copas and Palacio Domecq.

Operative part of the judgment







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 255, 29.7.2019.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9867 – Allianz/BBVA Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 243/09
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, insurance, merger control








C_2020243EN.01001701.xml










23.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/17






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9867 – Allianz/BBVA Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 243/09)

1.   
On 15 July 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:






—


Allianz SE (‘Allianz’, Germany),










—


BBVA Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. (‘BASR’, Spain), controlled by BBVA Seguros S.A., de Seguros y Reaseguros (‘BBVA’, Spain).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Allianz: The Allianz group is a global financial services provider active predominantly in relation to life and non-life insurance and asset management,










—


for BASR: The non-life (and non-health) general insurance business of BBVA in Spain and the existing household insurance line of BBVA in Portugal.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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.9867 – Allianz/BBVA Allianz Seguros y Reaseguros
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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2020/C 243/04
Date: 2020-07-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, State aid, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, epidemic, infectious disease, private-sector liquidity








C_2020243EN.01001001.xml










23.7.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/10






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2020/C 243/04)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


20 April 2020




Case No


85036




Decision No


040/20/COL




EFTA State


Iceland




Region


Whole territory of Iceland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 Temporary guarantee scheme




Legal basis


Act No 25/2020 amending Act No 121/1997 on State Guarantees.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Ensure access to liquidity for undertakings facing a sudden shortage of liquidity due to the COVID-19 outbreak




Form of aid


Public guarantees




Budget


ISK 50 billion




Duration


20 April 2020–31 December 2020




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority


The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Arnarhvoli við Lindargötu, 101 Reykjavík
ICELAND




The authentic text of the decision can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/