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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1415 of 1 October 2020 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Queijo Terrincho’ (PDO))
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Central Portugal, Northern Portugal, Portugal, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, sheep's milk cheese








L_2020326EN.01000301.xml










8.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 326/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1415
of 1 October 2020
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Queijo Terrincho’ (PDO))


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)


In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Portugal’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Queijo Terrincho’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (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 ‘Queijo Terrincho’ (PDO) 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, 1 October 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 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

(3)  
            OJ C 186, 5.6.2020, p. 8.
Case C-350/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 October 2020 — Souruh SA v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic — Measures directed against certain persons and entities operating in Syria — List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the appellant’s name — Action for annulment)
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, trade restriction








C_2020399EN.01001701.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/17






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 October 2020 — Souruh SA v Council of the European Union
(Case C-350/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic - Measures directed against certain persons and entities operating in Syria - List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the appellant’s name - Action for annulment)
(2020/C 399/23)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Souruh SA (represented by: E. Ruchat, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Souruh SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 213, 24.6.2019.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2020/C 323/06
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, mass media, pluralism in the media








C_2020323EN.01001101.xml










1.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/11






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2020/C 323/06)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


26 June 2020




Case No


85 291 




Decision No


066/20/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title


2021 extension of the production grant scheme for news and current affairs media




Legal basis


Regulation No 332 of 25 March 2014 on production grants for news and current affairs media




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Media diversity and plurality




Form of aid


Grants




Budget


NOK 370 million




Duration


1.1.2021-31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Media




Name and address of the granting authority







The Norwegian Media Authority




Nygata 4




N-1607 Fredrikstad




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/
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1380 of 1 October 2020 implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2020320EN.01000101.xml










2.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 320/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1380
of 1 October 2020
         
implementing Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (1), and in particular Article 21(2) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 January 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/44.












(2)


On the basis of a review by the Council, the entries for two persons should be deleted.












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 1 October 2020.


For the Council


The President

M. ROTH
            





(1)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.




ANNEX
In Annex III (List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 6(2)), entry 17 (concerning SALEH ISSA GWAIDER, Agila) and entry 19 (concerning ABU SAHMAIN, Nuri) are deleted from the list set out in Part A (Persons).
Case C-603/19: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Špecializovaný trestný súd — Slovakia) — Criminal proceedings against TG, UF (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protection of the financial interests of the European Union — Article 325 TFEU — Criminal proceedings concerning offences relating to subsidy fraud funded in part from the budget of the European Union — National law not allowing State bodies to obtain, in criminal proceedings, the recovery of subsidies by way of compensation for damage caused by the offences)
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, breach of trust, control of State aid, criminal proceedings, fraud against the EU, help for victims, indemnification, legal person, public institution








C_2020399EN.01002002.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/20






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 1 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Špecializovaný trestný súd — Slovakia) — Criminal proceedings against TG, UF
(Case C-603/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of the financial interests of the European Union - Article 325 TFEU - Criminal proceedings concerning offences relating to subsidy fraud funded in part from the budget of the European Union - National law not allowing State bodies to obtain, in criminal proceedings, the recovery of subsidies by way of compensation for damage caused by the offences)
(2020/C 399/28)
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Špecializovaný trestný súd

Parties to the main criminal proceedings

TG, UF

Interveners: Úrad špeciálnej prokuratúry Generálnej prokuratúry Slovenskej republiky, Úrad práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny Košice, Úrad práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny Vranov nad Topľou, Úrad práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny Michalovce

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 2(1) of Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA must be interpreted as meaning that that directive does not apply to legal persons or to the State, even if national law confers on them the status of injured party in criminal proceedings;










2.


Article 325 TFEU must be interpreted as not precluding provisions of national law, as interpreted in national case-law, under which, in criminal proceedings, the State may not claim compensation for damage caused to it by fraudulent conduct on the part of the accused person resulting in the misappropriation of funds from the budget of the European Union, and under which the State does not have, in those proceedings, any other type of action available to it by which it may assert its right as against the accused, provided that, which it is for the referring court to verify, the national legislation provides for effective proceedings for the recovery of assistance wrongly received from the budget of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 348, 14.10.2019.
Case C-484/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München (Germany) lodged on 1 October 2020 — Vodafone Kabel Deutschland GmbH v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände — Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bank charges, contract terms, electronic money, financial services, financial transaction, law of obligations, payment, provision of services








C_2020433EN.01003301.xml










14.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/33






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München (Germany) lodged on 1 October 2020 — Vodafone Kabel Deutschland GmbH v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände — Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.
(Case C-484/20)
(2020/C 433/41)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht München

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Vodafone Kabel Deutschland GmbH

Defendant: Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände — Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.

Question referred

Is Article 62(4) of Directive 2015/2366 (1) to be interpreted in such a way that it prevents a national regulation or practice, in the form of a transitional provision, that only allows the prohibition of charges for the use of payment instruments and payment services in accordance with the corresponding national implementing provision in relation to ongoing contractual obligations with consumers, if the underlying contractual obligation arose after 13 January 2018, but not if the underlying contractual obligation arose prior to 13 January 2018, where settlement of (other) payment transactions does not start until after 13 January 2018?


(1)  Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC (OJ 2015 L 337, p. 35).
Case C-499/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (Greece) lodged on 1 October 2020 — DIMCO Dimovasili M.I.K.E. v Ypourgos Perivallontos kai Energeias
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EC conformity marking, gas pipeline, natural gas, pressure equipment, safety standard, technical standard








C_2020433EN.01003701.xml










14.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/37






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (Greece) lodged on 1 October 2020 — DIMCO Dimovasili M.I.K.E. v Ypourgos Perivallontos kai Energeias
(Case C-499/20)
(2020/C 433/46)
Language of the case: Greek

Referring court

Symvoulio tis Epikrateias

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: DIMCO Dimovasili M.I.K.E.

Defendant: Ypourgos Perivallontos kai Energeias

Questions referred







—


Must Articles 4(1.1), 7(4) and 8 of Directive 97/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 May 1997 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning pressure equipment (OJ 1997 L 181), read in combination with Annex I to that Directive, be interpreted as meaning that they preclude national regulations, such as the contested paragraphs 1.2.4, P9.5.6.9 and P9.5.8.2 of the Greek Technical Regulation for Gas Installations with an operating pressure of up to 0.5 bar, which impose conditions and restrictions as to the installation method used for pressure equipment (gas pipes), such as compulsory ventilation and a ban on underfloor pipe lines, in order to protect persons, primarily from earthquakes, especially where those conditions and restrictions also apply indiscriminately to pipes which, as in this case, have the CE marking and which the manufacturer guarantees can be safely installed and used without complying with the abovementioned conditions and restrictions?










—


Or, conversely, must the above provisions of Directive 97/23/ΕC, read in combination with Article 2 of the Directive, be interpreted as meaning that they do not preclude conditions and restrictions as to the installation method used for pressure equipment (gas pipes), such as those at issue in this case?
Case T-614/20: Action brought on 1 October 2020 — Casino, Guichard-Perrachon v Commission
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU control, administrative procedure, breach of domicile, cartel, chain store, competition policy, control of restrictive practices, restriction on competition, retail selling, sanction (EU)








C_2020433EN.01005801.xml










14.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/58






Action brought on 1 October 2020 — Casino, Guichard-Perrachon v Commission
(Case T-614/20)
(2020/C 433/72)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Casino, Guichard-Perrachon (Saint-Étienne, France) (represented by: O. de Juvigny, A. Sunderland, I. Simic and G. Aubron, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul, pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, Decision C(2020) 5192 final of the European Commission of 23 July 2020;










—


order the Commission to pay the entirety of the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, alleging that the contested decision is unlawful, to the extent that it was adopted on the basis of documents obtained by the Commission during pre-inspections carried out on the basis of unlawful decisions, subject to applications for annulment in Cases T-249/17, Casino, Guichard-Perrachon v Commission, and T-538/19, Casino, Guichard-Perrachon v Commission.
Case C-157/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 October 2020 — Ehab Makhlouf v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against the Syrian Arab Republic — Measures directed against influential businessmen and women engaged in activities in Syria — List of persons subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the appellant’s name — Action for annulment)
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2020399EN.01001101.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/11






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 October 2020 — Ehab Makhlouf v Council of the European Union
(Case C-157/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against the Syrian Arab Republic - Measures directed against influential businessmen and women engaged in activities in Syria - List of persons subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the appellant’s name - Action for annulment)
(2020/C 399/13)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Ehab Makhlouf (represented by: E. Ruchat, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Mr Ehab Makhlouf to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 172, 20.5.2019.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1414 of 1 October 2020 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Χοιρομέρι Πιτσιλιάς’ (Hiromeri Pitsilias) (PGI)
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, designation of origin, dried product, labelling, meat product, product designation, salted product, smoked product








L_2020326EN.01000201.xml










8.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 326/2








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1414
of 1 October 2020
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Χοιρομέρι Πιτσιλιάς’ (Hiromeri Pitsilias) (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, Cyprus’s application to register the name ‘Χοιρομέρι Πιτσιλιάς’ (Hiromeri Pitsilias) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Χοιρομέρι Πιτσιλιάς’ (Hiromeri Pitsilias) should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Χοιρομέρι Πιτσιλιάς’ (Hiromeri Pitsilias) (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. – Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.), 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, 1 October 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 202, 16.6.2020, p. 28.

(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-349/19 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 October 2020 — Almashreq Investment Fund v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic — Measures directed against certain persons and entities operating in Syria — List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the appellant’s name — Action for annulment)
Date: 2020-10-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, trade restriction








C_2020399EN.01001602.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/16






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 1 October 2020 — Almashreq Investment Fund v Council of the European Union
(Case C-349/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against the Syrian Arab Republic - Measures directed against certain persons and entities operating in Syria - List of persons and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the appellant’s name - Action for annulment)
(2020/C 399/22)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Almashreq Investment Fund (represented by: E. Ruchat, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Almashreq Investment Fund to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 213, 24.6.2019.