do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 March 2021 (Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of ESA’s Decision No 195/04/COL 14 July 2004 (OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement to the OJ No. 26/2006, 25 May 2006, p. 1.)) 2021/C 199/02
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2021199EN.01000201.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 199/2






EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 March 2021


(Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of ESA’s Decision No 195/04/COL 14 July 2004 (1))

(2021/C 199/02)
Base rates are calculated in accordance with the Chapter on the method for setting reference and discount rates of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines as amended by ESA’s Decision No 788/08/COL of 17 December 2008. To obtain the applicable reference rates, appropriate margins shall be added to the base rate in accordance with the State Aid Guidelines.
Base rates have been determined as follows:








 


Iceland


Liechtenstein


Norway




1.3.2021 –


1,50


- 0,61


0,44






(1)  OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement to the OJ No. 26/2006, 25 May 2006, p. 1.
Corrigendum to to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/238 of 8 February 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance ovotransferrin as regards its maximum residue limit (Official Journal of the European Union L 39 of 11 February 2019)
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: animal product, consumer protection, drug residue, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, health legislation, poultry, veterinary legislation, veterinary medicinal product








L_2021186EN.01003201.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 186/32







Corrigendum to to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/238 of 8 February 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 to classify the substance ovotransferrin as regards its maximum residue limit

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 39 of 11 February 2019
)


On page 6, in the annex, in the amendment to Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010:
for:


                  ‘Not for use in animals from which eggs are produced’,

read:


                  ‘Not for use in animals from which eggs are produced for human consumption’.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 26 May 2021 2021/C 199/01
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021199EN.01000101.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 199/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

26 May 2021
(2021/C 199/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2229 




JPY


Japanese yen


133,16 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4360 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86330 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1503 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0958 




ISK


Iceland króna


148,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1780 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,451 




HUF


Hungarian forint


350,56 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4971 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9180 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,3325 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5732 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4784 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4922 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6737 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6189 




KRW


South Korean won


1 366,00 




ZAR


South African rand


16,9282 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8149 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5125 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 473,28 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0659 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,881 




RUB


Russian rouble


90,0602 




THB


Thai baht


38,203 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5006 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,2995 




INR


Indian rupee


88,9710 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2021/C 199/05
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, private-sector liquidity, tourism








C_2021199EN.01000501.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 199/5






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2021/C 199/05)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


15 February 2021




Case No


86344




Decision No


010/21/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


COVID-19 – Amendment to the liquidity support grant scheme for undertakings in the tourism sector




Legal basis


The national legal basis will be a Parliamentary Decision, authorising the amendment.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Providing access to liquidity for undertakings facing a sudden shortage of liquidity due to the impact on the economy of the COVID-19 outbreak.




Form of aid


Grants




Budget


NOK 850 million




Intensity


Up to 80 % of the eligible costs for small and medium sized businesses. Up to 70 % of the eligible costs for large enterprises. The costs for tangible and intangible assets necessary for project implementation up to a maximum of 20 %.




Duration


15.2.2021 – 30.6.2021.




Economic sectors


NACE 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 74.903, 77, 79, 82.3, 90, 91 and 93.




Name and address of the granting authority







Innovation Norway




Akersgata 13




Pb. 448 Sentrum




N-0104 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/
Case T-298/21: Action brought on 27 May 2021 — Bodegas Beronia v EUIPO — Bodegas Carlos Serres (ALEGRA DE BERONIA)
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2021278EN.01006901.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/69






Action brought on 27 May 2021 — Bodegas Beronia v EUIPO — Bodegas Carlos Serres (ALEGRA DE BERONIA)
(Case T-298/21)
(2021/C 278/93)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Bodegas Beronia, SA (La Rioja, Spain) (represented by: J. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Bodegas Carlos Serres, SL (La Rioja)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU word mark ALEGRA DE BERONIA — Application for registration No 18 012 451

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 12 March 2021 in Case R 2013/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested decision, in so far as the appeal in Case R 2013/2020-1 was dismissed and registration of EU trade mark No 18 012 451 ALEGRA DE BERONIA (word mark) was refused in respect of all the goods at issue;










—


order EUIPO 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 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark.
Amendments to the International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods (Harmonisation Convention, 1982) According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.83.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.17 the following amendments to the Harmonisation Convention enter into force on 27 May 2021 for all Contracting Parties
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Subjects: agreement (EU), border control, carriage of goods, cross-border transport, customs formalities, customs inspection, harmonisation law, international convention, international road transport, revision of an agreement








L_2021187EN.01000101.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 187/1







Amendments to the International Convention on the Harmonisation of Frontier Controls of Goods (Harmonisation Convention, 1982)


According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.83.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.17 the following amendments to the Harmonisation Convention enter into force on 27 May 2021 for all Contracting Parties



Annex 8, Article 7

For
         ‘second year’
         substitute
         ‘five years’.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/810 of 20 May 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808 as regards transitional provisions for certain substances listed in Annex II to Decision 2002/657/EC (Official Journal of the European Union L 180 of 21 May 2021)
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, consumer protection, drug residue, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, health risk, veterinary inspection, veterinary medicinal product








L_2021186EN.01003301.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 186/33







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/810 of 20 May 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2021/808 as regards transitional provisions for certain substances listed in Annex II to Decision 2002/657/EC

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 180 of 21 May 2021
)


The title is replaced with the following:


                  ‘Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/810 of 20 May 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/808 as regards transitional provisions for certain substances listed in Annex II to Decision 2002/657/EC’.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2021/C 199/04
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, audiovisual production, control of State aid, electronic game








C_2021199EN.01000401.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 199/4






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2021/C 199/04)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


11 February 2021




Case No


86146




Decision No


009/21/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Norwegian aid scheme for the development, distribution and advancement of interactive audiovisual productions (digital games)




Legal basis


A regulation still to be adopted




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Direct grants




Budget


NOK 80 million annually




Intensity








(i)


Aid for the production and development of interactive productions, up to 50 %, and up to 75 % if the game qualifies as a ‘difficult audiovisual work’.










(ii)


Aid for the promotion and distribution of interactive productions, same aid intensity as above.










(iii)


Aid for advancement of interactive productions: up 100 %.








Duration


Until 31 December 2026




Economic sectors


Cultural




Name and address of the granting authority







Norsk Filminstitutt




Postboks 482 Sentrum




N-0105 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/
Case C-336/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg (Austria) lodged on 27 May 2021 — L GmbH v F GmbH, BW, SW
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: aircraft, airline, carriage of passengers, civil aviation, indemnification, traveller








C_2021349EN.01001801.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/18






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg (Austria) lodged on 27 May 2021 — L GmbH v F GmbH, BW, SW
(Case C-336/21)
(2021/C 349/22)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Korneuburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: L GmbH

Respondents: F GmbH, BW, SW

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that an air carrier is not obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7 of the regulation, if it arrives at the passenger’s final destination with a delay of 7 hours and 41 minutes, because the aircraft was damaged by a lightning strike during the first of two preceding flights; the technician from the air carrier’s contracted maintenance company who was called in after landing found only minor damage that did not affect the airworthiness of the aircraft (‘some minor findings’); the second preceding flight went ahead; however, during the course of a pre-flight check before the preceding flight, it emerged that the aircraft was not fit for further use for the time being; and the air carrier therefore used a replacement aircraft in place of the originally intended, damaged aircraft, which completed the flight with a departure delay of 7 hours and 40 minutes?










2.


Is Article 5(3) of Regulation No 261/2004 to be interpreted as meaning that the reasonable measures to be taken by the air carrier include offering to rebook the passengers on a different flight, which would have enabled them to reach their final destination with less of a delay, even though the air carrier operated the flight with a replacement aircraft in place of the now unfit aircraft, with which the passengers reached their final destination with a longer delay?






(1)  Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).
Case T-301/21: Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (CROPXPLORER)
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural implement, registered trade mark, software, soil analysis, soil conditioning, trade-mark law








C_2021297EN.01004701.xml










26.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/47






Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (CROPXPLORER)
(Case T-301/21)
(2021/C 297/58)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: CNH Industrial NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: L. Axel Karnøe Søndergaard, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark CROPXPLORER — Application for registration No 18 217 458

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2021 in Case R 387/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in its entirety and allow the trade mark to be published for opposition purposes in respect of all the goods applied for, or, in the alternative, refer the case back to the EUIPO in order that it may adopt the consequent measures;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by attributing an incorrect meaning to the trade mark applied for and by failing to consider the mark as filed;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by incorrectly assessing the descriptive character of the mark;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by incorrectly assessing the distinctive character of the mark.
Case C-330/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg Oost-Vlaanderen, afdeling Gent (Belgium) lodged on 27 May 2021 — The Escape Center BVBA v Belgische Staat
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, provision of services, sports facilities, tax relief








C_2021338EN.01000901.xml










23.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/9






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg Oost-Vlaanderen, afdeling Gent (Belgium) lodged on 27 May 2021 — The Escape Center BVBA v Belgische Staat
(Case C-330/21)
(2021/C 338/11)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank van eerste aanleg Oost-Vlaanderen, afdeling Gent

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: The Escape Center BVBA

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Question referred

Must Article 98(2) of Directive 2006/112, (1) read in conjunction with point (14) of Annex III to that directive, be interpreted as meaning that the right to use sporting facilities is subject to the reduced rate of VAT only if no individual or group guidance is provided?


(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M. 9854 — KHS/Ferrum) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 199/07
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, machinery, merger control, packaging, supply








C_2021199EN.01001201.xml










27.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 199/12






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M. 9854 — KHS/Ferrum)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 199/07)

1.   
On 17 May 2021, 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:






—


KHS GmbH (Germany), controlled by Salzgitter AG (Germany),










—


Ferrum AG (Switzerland),










—


Ferrum Packaging AG (Switzerland), controlled by Ferrum AG




KHS GmbH and Ferrum AG acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control Ferrum Packaging AG.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for KHS GmbH: supply of machines for the filling of glass and PET bottles, cans, pouches and kegs for the beverage, food and non-food industry; for the beverage industry also supply of complete filling and packaging lines in addition to a filling machine










—


for Ferrum Packaging AG: supply of can seaming machines for the food and beverage packaging industry






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.



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. 9854 — KHS/Ferrum
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’).
Case T-300/21: Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (SOILXPLORER)
Date: 2021-05-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural implement, electronic component, registered trade mark, soil analysis, soil conditioning, trade-mark law








C_2021297EN.01004601.xml










26.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/46






Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (SOILXPLORER)
(Case T-300/21)
(2021/C 297/57)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: CNH Industrial NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: L. Axel Karnøe Søndergaard, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark SOILXPLORER — Application for registration No 18 217 454

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2021 in Case R 386/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in its entirety and allow the trade mark to be published for opposition purposes in respect of all the goods applied for, or, in the alternative, refer the case back to the EUIPO in order that it may adopt the consequent measures;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by attributing an incorrect meaning to the trade mark applied for and by failing to consider the mark as filed;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by incorrectly assessing the descriptive character of the mark;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council by incorrectly assessing the distinctive character of the mark.