do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 3 February 2021 2021/C 39/02
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021039EN.01000201.xml










4.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

3 February 2021
(2021/C 39/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2017 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,25 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4375 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88145 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1303 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0804 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,3540 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,925 




HUF


Hungarian forint


355,51 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4917 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8734 




TRY


Turkish lira


8,6136 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5781 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5373 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3150 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6695 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6021 




KRW


South Korean won


1 341,03 




ZAR


South African rand


17,9412 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7623 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5693 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 852,88 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8681 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,721 




RUB


Russian rouble


91,2217 




THB


Thai baht


36,111 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,4256 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,2190 




INR


Indian rupee


87,6185 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 4 February 2021 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank (ECB/2021/4) 2021/C 47/01
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Germany, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area








C_2021047EN.01000101.xml










10.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 47/1






RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 4 February 2021
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank
(ECB/2021/4)
(2021/C 47/01)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


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










(2)


The mandate of the Deutsche Bundesbank’s current external auditors, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, ended after the audit for the financial year 2020. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2021.










(3)


The Deutsche Bundesbank has selected Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft as its external auditors for the financial years 2021 to 2026, with the option to extend the mandate to the financial year 2027,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that Baker Tilly GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft should be appointed as the external auditors of the Deutsche Bundesbank for the financial years 2021 to 2026, with the option to extend the mandate to the financial year 2027.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 4 February 2021.


The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE
Case C-903/19: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 4 February 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — DQ v Ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, Ministre de l’Action and des Comptes publics (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Civil service — Transfer of retirement pension rights — Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union — Article 11 of Annex VIII — Officials and temporary staff reinstated in their national administration of origin after a period of non-active status and the performance of duties in an EU institution)
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, application of EU law, civil servant, contract staff, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU), temporary employment, transfer of pension rights








C_2021110EN.01001102.xml










29.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/11






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 4 February 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État — France) — DQ v Ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, Ministre de l’Action and des Comptes publics
(Case C-903/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Civil service - Transfer of retirement pension rights - Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union - Article 11 of Annex VIII - Officials and temporary staff reinstated in their national administration of origin after a period of non-active status and the performance of duties in an EU institution)
(2021/C 110/10)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: DQ

Defendant: Ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, Ministre de l’Action and des Comptes publics

Operative part of the judgment

Article 11(1) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union must be interpreted as meaning that the transfer of the actuarial equivalent of retirement pension rights may be requested both by officials and members of the contract staff who enter a national administration for the first time after having been employed in an EU institution and by those who return to a national administration after having performed duties in an EU institution in the context of a period of non-active status or leave on personal grounds.


(1)  OJ C 61, 24.2.2020.
Case C-71/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 4 February 2021 — Criminal proceedings against KT
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, agreement (EU), arrest, extradition, judicial cooperation, public prosecution








C_2021138EN.01001901.xml










19.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/19






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 4 February 2021 — Criminal proceedings against KT
(Case C-71/21)
(2021/C 138/25)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Sofiyski gradski sad

Requested person

KT

Questions referred







1.


Do the provisions of Article 1(2) and (3) of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway allow the issue of a new arrest warrant for the purposes of criminal prosecution in the same case against a person whose surrender has been refused by a Member State of the European Union on the basis of Article 1(3) of that agreement, read in conjunction with Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms?










2.


Do the provisions of Article 1(3) of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway, as well as those of Articles 21(1) and 67(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and those of Articles 6 and 45(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, allow a Member State, to which an arrest warrant is addressed, to rule again in the case in which another Member State refused to surrender the same person for the purposes of criminal prosecution in the same case, after the requested person has exercised his or her right of free movement and moved from the State in which surrender had been refused to the State to which the new arrest warrant is addressed?
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10131 — Partners Group/Warburg Pincus/Ecom Express Private) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 47/04
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, financial services, healthcare industry, investment company, logistics, merger control, provision of services, real estate business, technology








C_2021047EN.01000401.xml










10.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 47/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10131 — Partners Group/Warburg Pincus/Ecom Express Private)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 47/04)
On 4 February 2021, 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 32021M10131. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-72/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Senāts) (Latvia) lodged on 4 February 2021 — SIA ‘PRODEX’ v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, building services, specification of tariff heading, wood product








C_2021138EN.01002001.xml










19.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/20






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa (Senāts) (Latvia) lodged on 4 February 2021 — SIA ‘PRODEX’ v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests
(Case C-72/21)
(2021/C 138/26)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Augstākā tiesa (Senāts)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant at first instance and appellant: SIA ‘PRODEX’

Defendant at first instance and respondent: Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

Questions referred







1.


Must the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature (1) and on the Common Customs Tariff, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 (2) of 27 September 2011, be interpreted as meaning that subheading 4418 20 of the Combined Nomenclature can include door frames and thresholds as separate goods?










2.


In the light of the first sentence of rule 2(a) of the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, included in Annex I, Part One, Section I A of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, can subheading 4418 20 of the Combined Nomenclature also include unfinished door frames, door panels and thresholds provided that they have the essential features of complete and finished door frames and thresholds?










3.


Must the wood panels and mouldings at issue in the main proceedings, which have a profile and decorative finish which objectively establish that their use in the manufacture of doors, door frames and thresholds is foreseeable, but which, prior to assembly of the door, must be cut to adjust their length and must have spaces made on them for fixing, and, if necessary, must have spaces for hinges and spaces for locks included in them, be classified under subheading 4418 20 or, based on the features of the specific panels or mouldings, under headings 4411 and 4412 of the Combined Nomenclature?






(1)  OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 2011 L 282, p. 1).
Case C-701/19 P: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 4 February 2021 — Pilatus Bank plc v European Central Bank (Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Appeal manifestly unfounded — Economic and monetary policy — Prudential supervision of credit institutions — Suspension measures taken by the national supervisory authority — Appointment of a contact person — Conditional communication with the European Central Bank (ECB) — Withdrawal of licence prior to the commencement of proceedings — Action for annulment — Inadmissibility — Absence of a sufficiently clear and precise summary of the pleas in law relied on before the General Court — Failure to demonstrate a legal interest in bringing proceedings — Incorrect classification as a preparatory act — Substitution of grounds)
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Malta, admissibility, bank, financial supervision, national law, right to justice








C_2021182EN.01002201.xml










10.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/22






Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 4 February 2021 — Pilatus Bank plc v European Central Bank
(Case C-701/19 P) (1)

(Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Appeal manifestly unfounded - Economic and monetary policy - Prudential supervision of credit institutions - Suspension measures taken by the national supervisory authority - Appointment of a contact person - Conditional communication with the European Central Bank (ECB) - Withdrawal of licence prior to the commencement of proceedings - Action for annulment - Inadmissibility - Absence of a sufficiently clear and precise summary of the pleas in law relied on before the General Court - Failure to demonstrate a legal interest in bringing proceedings - Incorrect classification as a preparatory act - Substitution of grounds)
(2021/C 182/30)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Pilatus Bank plc (represented initially by O.H. Behrends and M. Kirchner, Rechtsanwälte, and subsequently by O.H. Behrends)

Other party to the proceedings: European Central Bank (represented by: E. Yoo, M. Anastasiou and A. Karpf, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


Pilatus Bank plc is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 406, 2.12.2019.
Case C-324/19: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 February 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg — Germany) — eurocylinder systems AG v Hauptzollamt Hamburg (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common commercial policy — Anti-dumping duties — Regulation (EC) No 384/96 — Article 3(9) — Threat of material injury — Factors — Article 9(4) — Regulation (EC) No 926/2009 — Imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People’s Republic of China — Invalidity)
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, application of the law, import (EU), iron and steel product, originating product, piping, tube








C_2021110EN.01000801.xml










29.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/8






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 February 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg — Germany) — eurocylinder systems AG v Hauptzollamt Hamburg
(Case C-324/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common commercial policy - Anti-dumping duties - Regulation (EC) No 384/96 - Article 3(9) - Threat of material injury - Factors - Article 9(4) - Regulation (EC) No 926/2009 - Imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People’s Republic of China - Invalidity)
(2021/C 110/05)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Finanzgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: eurocylinder systems AG

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hamburg

Operative part of the judgment

Council Regulation (EC) No 926/2009 of 24 September 2009 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People’s Republic of China is invalid.


(1)  OJ C 255, 29.7.2019.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10145 — American Industrial Partners/Personal Care Business of Domtar) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 66/09
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, toiletries








C_2021066EN.01003901.xml










26.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 66/39






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10145 — American Industrial Partners/Personal Care Business of Domtar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 66/09)
On 4 February 2021, 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 32021M10145. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10125 — GBL/Canyon) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 39/08
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cycle and motorcycle industry, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control








C_2021039EN.01002301.xml










4.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/23






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10125 — GBL/Canyon)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 39/08)

1.   
On 27 January 2021, 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:






—


Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (‘GBL’, Belgium),










—


Canyon Bicycles GmbH (‘Canyon’, Germany).




GBL acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Canyon.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for GBL: investing in global companies operating in various sectors, mainly in Europe, as an investment holding company,










—


for Canyon: developing, producing and distributing mountain bikes, road bikes, triathlon bikes, urban bikes and commuter bikes as well as related components/parts, bike accessories and apparel.






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:
Case M.10125 — GBL/Canyon
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.
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 4 February 2021 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Eesti Pank (ECB/2021/5) 2021/C 47/02
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Estonia, European System of Central Banks, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area








C_2021047EN.01000201.xml










10.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 47/2






RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 4 February 2021
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Eesti Pank
(ECB/2021/5)
(2021/C 47/02)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


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










(2)


The mandate of Eesti Pank’s current external auditors, KPMG Baltics OÜ, ended after the audit for the financial year 2020. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2021.










(3)


Eesti Pank has selected Ernst & Young Baltic AS as its external auditors for the financial years 2021 to 2025,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that Ernst & Young Baltic AS should be appointed as the external auditors of Eesti Pank for the financial years 2021 to 2025.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 4 February 2021.


The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE
Case T-73/21: Action brought on 4 February 2021 — PIC CO v EUIPO — Haribo Ricqles Zan (P.I.C. Co.)
Date: 2021-02-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cereal product, confectionery, confectionery product, dairy ice cream, foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2021138EN.01004401.xml










19.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/44






Action brought on 4 February 2021 — PIC CO v EUIPO — Haribo Ricqles Zan (P.I.C. Co.)
(Case T-73/21)
(2021/C 138/59)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: PIC CO AD (Kazichene, Bulgaria) (represented by: A. Ivanova, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Haribo Ricqles Zan (Marseille, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark P.I.C. Co. — European Union trade mark No 15 400 138

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 November 2020 in Case R 1847/2019-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.