do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-628/20: Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2021 — Ryanair v Commission (Spain; Covid-19) (State aid — Spain — Recapitalisation measures to support undertakings that are systemic and strategic for the Spanish economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — Decision not to raise any objections — Temporary Framework for State aid — Measure aimed at remedying a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State — Measure aimed at the whole of the economy of a Member State — Principle of non-discrimination — Freedom to provide services and freedom of establishment — Proportionality — Criterion requiring that the beneficiaries of the aid are established in Spain — Failure to weigh the beneficial effects of the aid against its adverse effects on trading conditions and the maintenance of undistorted competition — Article 107(3)(b) TFEU — Concept of ‘aid scheme’ — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, aid to undertakings, air transport, company in difficulties, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, freedom to provide services, right of establishment








C_2021263EN.01002201.xml










5.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/22






Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2021 — Ryanair v Commission (Spain; Covid-19)
(Case T-628/20) (1)

(State aid - Spain - Recapitalisation measures to support undertakings that are systemic and strategic for the Spanish economy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic - Decision not to raise any objections - Temporary Framework for State aid - Measure aimed at remedying a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State - Measure aimed at the whole of the economy of a Member State - Principle of non-discrimination - Freedom to provide services and freedom of establishment - Proportionality - Criterion requiring that the beneficiaries of the aid are established in Spain - Failure to weigh the beneficial effects of the aid against its adverse effects on trading conditions and the maintenance of undistorted competition - Article 107(3)(b) TFEU - Concept of ‘aid scheme’ - Obligation to state reasons)
(2021/C 263/29)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by: F.C. Laprévote, E. Vahida, V. Blanc, I.G. Metaxas Maranghidis and S. Rating, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and F. Tomat, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: L. Aguilera Ruiz and S. Centeno Huerta, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: P. Dodeller and T. Stehelin, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 5414 final of 31 July 2020 on State Aid SA.57659 (2020/N) — Spain — COVID-19 — Recapitalisation fund.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ryanair DAC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 414, 30.11.2020.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10240 — CNP/UniCredit/Aviva S.p.A.) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 192/07
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, financial services, insurance, merger control








C_2021192EN.01000801.xml










19.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 192/8






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10240 — CNP/UniCredit/Aviva S.p.A.)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 192/07)

1.   
On 10 May 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:






—


CNP Assurances S.A. (‘CNP’, France), controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France),










—


UniCredit S.p.A. (‘UniCredit’, Italy),










—


Aviva S.p.A. (Italy), belonging to Aviva plc’s group.




CNP and Unicredit acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Aviva S.p.A.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


CNP develops, provides and manages insurance products globally. In Italy, CNP is mainly active in the provision of life insurance products.










—


UniCredit is an Italian banking group providing banking and financial services in Italy and in a number of EU Member States and non-EU countries.










—


Aviva S.p.A. provides life insurance products in Italy.






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.10240 — CNP/UniCredit/Aviva S.p.A.
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.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 18 May 2021 2021/C 192/06
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021192EN.01000701.xml










19.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 192/7






Euro exchange rates (1)

18 May 2021
(2021/C 192/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2222 




JPY


Japanese yen


133,09 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4363 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85998 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1363 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0963 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0125 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,427 




HUF


Hungarian forint


350,50 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5243 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9273 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,1885 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5652 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4693 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4912 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6821 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6245 




KRW


South Korean won


1 378,11 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0837 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8501 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5205 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 443,85 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0434 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,515 




RUB


Russian rouble


90,0375 




THB


Thai baht


38,402 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,4085 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,1211 




INR


Indian rupee


89,2310 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-1/20: Order of the President of the Court of 19 May 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — B v Finanzamt Österreich, formerly Finanzamt Wien 9/18/19
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, guardianship, lawyer, provision of services, tax exemption








C_2021320EN.01003301.xml










9.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/33






Order of the President of the Court of 19 May 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — B v Finanzamt Österreich, formerly Finanzamt Wien 9/18/19
(Case C-1/20) (1)

(2021/C 320/35)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 137, 27.4.2020.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10265 — Hisense Group/Sanden) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 197/02
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: agricultural machinery, air conditioning, economic concentration, electronic component, household electrical appliance, merger control, supply, television equipment, vehicle parts








C_2021197EN.01000201.xml










26.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 197/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10265 — Hisense Group/Sanden)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 197/02)
On 19 May 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 32021M10265. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 May 2021 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres (05628/2/2021 — C9-0152/2021 — 2018/0328(COD))
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: EU office or agency, computer crime, data protection, digital single market, information security, operation of the Institutions, research and development, technology








C_2022015EN.01026901.xml










12.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 15/269






P9_TA(2021)0246
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre ***II
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 May 2021 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres (05628/2/2021 — C9-0152/2021 — 2018/0328(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
(2022/C 15/44)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council position at first reading (05628/2/2021 — C9-0152/2021),










—


having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 23 January 2019 (1),










—


having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0630),










—


having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A9-0166/2021),












1.


Approves the Council position at first reading;












2.


Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;












3.


Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;












4.


Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












5.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 159, 10.5.2019, p. 63.

(2)  OJ C 158, 30.4.2021, p. 850.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10208 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola HBC/WABI CCH JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 197/03
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: EU trade mark, digital single market, economic concentration, merger control, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark








C_2021197EN.01000301.xml










26.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 197/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10208 — The Coca-Cola Company/Coca-Cola HBC/WABI CCH JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 197/03)
On 19 May 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 32021M10208. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-273/21: Action brought on 19 May 2021 — The Topps Company v EUIPO — Trebor Robert Bilkiewicz (Shape of a baby’s bottle)
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery, confectionery product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021278EN.01005701.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/57






Action brought on 19 May 2021 — The Topps Company v EUIPO — Trebor Robert Bilkiewicz (Shape of a baby’s bottle)
(Case T-273/21)
(2021/C 278/78)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: The Topps Company, Inc. (Wilmington, Delaware, United States) (represented by: D. Wieddekind and D. Wiemann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Trebor Robert Bilkiewicz (Gdansk, Poland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of a baby’s bottle) — European Union trade mark No 1 400 407

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 March 2021 in Case R 1326/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 18(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-270/21: Action brought on 19 May 2021 — Estetica Group Iwona Michalak v EUIPO (PURE BEAUTY)
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021278EN.01005601.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/56






Action brought on 19 May 2021 — Estetica Group Iwona Michalak v EUIPO (PURE BEAUTY)
(Case T-270/21)
(2021/C 278/76)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Estetica Group Iwona Michalak (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: P. Gutowski, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark PURE BEAUTY — Application No 18 160 933

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 March 2021 in Case R 1456/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision by declaring that, in relation to the mark applied for, there is no absolute ground for refusal as referred to in Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement by the Board of Appeal of the principles of equal treatment and the protection of legitimate expectations through a failure to take into consideration the previous decision-making practice of the Office permitting the registration of word or figurative marks with a similar degree of fancifulness to the mark applied for, although there were no special circumstances that would justify a departure from that practice in the present case.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10239 – CNP/Aviva Life) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 192/08
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, information technology, insurance, legal adviser, marketing, merger control, personnel administration, provision of services








C_2021192EN.01001001.xml










19.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 192/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10239 – CNP/Aviva Life)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 192/08)

1.   
On 10 May 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:






—


CNP Assurances S.A. (‘CNP’, France), controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’, France),










—


Aviva Life S.p.A (‘Aviva Life’, Italy), belonging to Aviva plc’s group as a subsidiary of Aviva Italia Holding S.p.A. (‘AIH’, Italy),










—


Aviva Italia Servizi, S.c.a.r.l. (‘Aviva Servizi’, Italy), belonging to Aviva plc’s group.




CNP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Aviva Life and Aviva Servizi.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


CNP develops, provides and manages insurance products globally. In Italy, CNP is mainly active in the provision of life insurance products.










—


Aviva Life provides life insurance products in Italy.










—


Aviva Servizi provides fiscal, administration and financing, information technologies, human resources, actuarial, marketing and communication and legal services to its shareholders within the Aviva plc group.






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.10239 – CNP/Aviva Life
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.
Case T-510/19: Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2021 — Puma v EUIPO — Gemma Group (Representation of a bounding feline) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark representing a bounding feline — Earlier international figurative marks representing a bounding feline — Relative ground for refusal — No injury to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2021-05-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, industrial electric machinery, metalworking, plastics industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wood industry








C_2021263EN.01001801.xml










5.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/18






Judgment of the General Court of 19 May 2021 — Puma v EUIPO — Gemma Group (Representation of a bounding feline)
(Case T-510/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark representing a bounding feline - Earlier international figurative marks representing a bounding feline - Relative ground for refusal - No injury to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2021/C 263/23)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and S. Hanne, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Gemma Group Srl (Cerasolo Ausa, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 April 2019 (Case R 2057/2018-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Puma and Gemma Group.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Puma SE to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 328, 30.9.2019.