do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-268/19: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia No 7 de Orense — Spain) — UP v Banco Santander SA, formerly Banco Pastor SAU (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Mortgage loan agreement — Unfair terms — Term limiting the variability of the interest rate (so-called ‘floor’ clause) — Novation agreement — No binding character)
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, goods and services, interest, real estate credit, unfair terms of contract








C_2021357EN.01000301.xml










6.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/3






Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia No 7 de Orense — Spain) — UP v Banco Santander SA, formerly Banco Pastor SAU
(Case C-268/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Consumer protection - Directive 93/13/EEC - Mortgage loan agreement - Unfair terms - Term limiting the variability of the interest rate (so-called ‘floor’ clause) - Novation agreement - No binding character)
(2021/C 357/03)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de Primera Instancia No 7 de Orense

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: UP

Defendant: Banco Santander SA, formerly Banco Pastor SAU

Operative part of the order







1.


Article 6(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts must be interpreted as not precluding a term of a contract concluded between a seller or supplier and a consumer, which is capable of being found to be unfair by a court, from being the subject of a novation agreement between that seller or supplier and that consumer, provided that, at the time of conclusion of that novation agreement, the consumer was aware of the non-binding nature of that term and of the consequences arising therefrom, so that his or her adherence to that novation agreement is the result of free and informed consent, which it is for the referring court to verify.










2.


Articles 3(1) and 4(2) of Directive 93/13 must be interpreted as meaning that the requirement of transparency incumbent on a seller or supplier under those provisions implies that, when concluding a novation agreement between a seller or supplier and a consumer, the terms of which have not been individually negotiated, which is intended to amend a potentially unfair term of an earlier contract concluded between those same parties, that seller or supplier must provide the consumer with the relevant information enabling him or her to understand the legal consequences for him or her and, in particular, the fact that the original term could possibly have been unfair, which it is for the referring court to verify.






(1)  OJ C 238, 15.7.2019.
Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975) According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.85.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 1 June 2021 for all Contracting Parties
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine*, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Subjects: carriage of goods, customs regulations, international convention, international road transport, revision of an agreement, transport document








L_2021193EN.01000101.xml










1.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 193/1







Amendments to the Customs Convention on the International Transport of goods under cover of TIR carnets (TIR Convention 1975)


According to UN Depositary Notification C.N.85.2021.TREATIES-XI.A.16 the following amendments to the TIR Convention enter into force on 1 June 2021 for all Contracting Parties




Add a new Explanatory Note to Article 49 to read as follows:






0.49.


Contracting Parties may grant, in line with national legislation, duly authorized persons greater facilities in the application of the provisions of the Convention. The conditions prescribed by the competent authorities upon granting such facilities should, at least, include the application of information and communication technologies to ensure the good conduct of the TIR procedure, the exemption to produce goods, road vehicle, the combination of vehicles or the container with the TIR Carnet at the Customs offices of departure or destination, as well as instructions for duly authorized persons to perform specific duties entrusted pursuant to the TIR Convention to customs authorities, such as, in particular, the filling in and stamping of the TIR Carnet and the affixing or checking of customs seals. Duly authorized persons who have been granted any greater facility should put in place a system of record-keeping, enabling customs authorities to carry out effective customs control as well as to supervise the procedure and carry out random controls. Greater facilities should be granted without prejudice to the liability of TIR Carnet holders as stipulated by Article 11, paragraph 2 of the Convention.
Case T-308/21: Action brought on 1 June 2021 — Classen Holz Kontor v EUIPO — Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer (new type tiling DRYTILE)
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, floor coverings, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021289EN.01004701.xml










19.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/47






Action brought on 1 June 2021 — Classen Holz Kontor v EUIPO — Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer (new type tiling DRYTILE)
(Case T-308/21)
(2021/C 289/64)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Classen Holz Kontor GmbH (Kaisersesch, Germany) (represented by: M. Bergermann and D. Graetsch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG (Alfter, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration of European Union figurative mark new type tiling DRYTILE — Application for registration No 18 000 526

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 March 2021 in Case R 1227/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs incurred in the appeal proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10267 — Hellman & Friedman/Genstar/Enverus) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 218/01
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, health care, investment company, merger control, software








C_2021218EN.01000101.xml










8.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10267 — Hellman & Friedman/Genstar/Enverus)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 218/01)
On 1 June 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 32021M10267. 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.10134 —EG Group/OMV Germany Business) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 207/02
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control, petrol, retail selling








C_2021207EN.01000201.xml










1.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/2






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10134 —EG Group/OMV Germany Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 207/02)

1.   
On 20 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:






—


EG Group Limited (‘EG Group’, United Kingdom),










—


OMV Germany Business, controlled by OMV (Austria).




EG Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of OMV Germany Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for EG Group: it is the parent company of a number of companies operating under the ‘EG’ brand, active in the operation of fuel stations with ancillary backcourt convenience retail, car wash, fast food, restaurant and hotel offerings in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg,










—


for OMV Germany Business: it is active in the retail sale of motor fuels via a network comprising all OMV-branded (currently 286) fuel stations located in Germany. OMV also offers ancillary services such as car wash and convenience retail.






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.10134 — EG Group/OMV Germany Business
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’).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 31 May 2021 2021/C 207/01
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021207EN.01000101.xml










1.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

31 May 2021
(2021/C 207/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2201 




JPY


Japanese yen


133,79 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4365 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86013 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1210 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0982 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,2183 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,454 




HUF


Hungarian forint


347,61 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4856 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9195 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,3728 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5775 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4727 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4690 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6799 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6130 




KRW


South Korean won


1 352,04 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7974 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7722 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5062 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 402,96 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0323 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,138 




RUB


Russian rouble


89,5350 




THB


Thai baht


38,067 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3868 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,3131 




INR


Indian rupee


88,5414 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-307/21: Action brought on 1 June 2021 — Classen Holz Kontor v EUIPO — Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG (DRYTILE)
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, floor coverings, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021289EN.01004602.xml










19.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 289/46






Action brought on 1 June 2021 — Classen Holz Kontor v EUIPO — Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG (DRYTILE)
(Case T-307/21)
(2021/C 289/63)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Classen Holz Kontor GmbH (Kaisersesch, Germany) (represented by: M. Bergermann and D. Graetsch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Deutsche Steinzeug Cremer & Breuer AG (Alfter, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark containing the word element ‘DRYTILE’ — Application for registration No 17 999 950

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 March 2021 in Case R 1226/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs incurred in the appeal proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Union declaration on Chagos Archipelago/British Indian Ocean Territory
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: European Union
Subjects: British Indian Ocean Territory, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, international law, trade agreement, trade agreement (EU)








L_2021192EN.01000101.xml










1.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 192/1







Union declaration on Chagos Archipelago/British Indian Ocean Territory

The European Union declares that the reference to the British Indian Ocean Territory in paragraph 4 of Article 774 of the Agreement (1) is to be interpreted and implemented in full respect of applicable international law.


(1)  
            OJ L 149, 30.4.2021, p. 10.
Corrigendum to Call for proposals 2021 – EAC/A01/2021 – Erasmus+ Programme (Official Journal of the European Union C 103 of 25 March 2021) 2021/C 207/06
Date: 2021-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, cooperation in the field of education, education, educational exchange, higher education, invitation to tender, sport, student mobility, vocational training, young person








C_2021207EN.01001001.xml










1.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/10






Corrigendum to Call for proposals 2021 – EAC/A01/2021 – Erasmus+ Programme

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 103 of 25 March 2021
)

(2021/C 207/06)
On pages 12 and 13, under ‘Key Action 2 (KA2) - Cooperation among organisations and institutions’:
for:
‘Key Action 2 (KA2) - Cooperation among organisations and institutions







—


Partnerships for Cooperation:






—


Cooperation Partnerships,










—


Small-scale Partnerships.














—


Partnerships for Excellence:






—


Centres for Vocational Excellence,










—


Erasmus+ Teacher Academies,










—


Erasmus Mundus Action.














—


Partnerships for Innovation:






—


Alliances for innovation.














—


Not-for-profit Sport Events’,




read:
‘Key Action 2 (KA2) – Cooperation among organisations and institutions







—


Partnerships for Cooperation:






—


Cooperation Partnerships,










—


Small-scale Partnerships.














—


Partnerships for Excellence:






—


Centres for Vocational Excellence,










—


Erasmus+ Teacher Academies,










—


Erasmus Mundus Action.














—


Partnerships for Innovation:






—


Alliances for innovation.














—


Capacity building in the field of youth










—


Not-for-profit Sport Events’.