do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-375/21: Action brought on 2 July 2021 — Leinfelder Uhren München v EUIPO — Schafft (Representation of a geometric figure)
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clock and watch industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021329EN.01004201.xml










16.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/42






Action brought on 2 July 2021 — Leinfelder Uhren München v EUIPO — Schafft (Representation of a geometric figure)
(Case T-375/21)
(2021/C 329/56)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Leinfelder Uhren München GmbH & Co. KG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: S. Lüft, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Thomas Schafft (Munich)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark (Representation of a geometric figure) — EU trade mark No 13 975 453

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2021 in Joined Cases R 1931/2018-2 and R 1936/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it declares the applicant’s rights in the contested EU trade mark No 13 975 453 to be revoked also in respect of the goods in Class 14 (wristwatches) and Class 18 (watch straps);










—


dismiss appeal R 1931/2018-2 brought by the cancellation applicant;










—


order EUIPO to pay costs;










—


in the event that the other party appears as intervener in the proceedings, order him to bear his own costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Notice from the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency on the public call for tenders for selection of gas supplier of last resort, to be published pursuant to Articles 61 and 62 of the Gas Market Act (‘Official Gazette’, No 18/18 and 23/20) 2021/C 258/06
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, energy law, gas supply, invitation to tender, public procurement, public service, tendering








C_2021258EN.01000601.xml










2.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 258/6






Notice from the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency on the public call for tenders for selection of gas supplier of last resort, to be published pursuant to Articles 61 and 62 of the Gas Market Act (‘Official Gazette’, No 18/18 and 23/20)
(2021/C 258/06)
Public call for tenders for selection of gas supplier of last resort has been published on 9 June 2021.
The accompanying documentation for the public call for tenders for selection of gas supplier of last resort has been published on the official website of the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (www.hera.hr).
Case T-376/21: Action brought on 2 July 2021 — Instituto Cervantes v Commission
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU institution, EU office or agency, award of contract, language teaching, services contract, tendering








C_2021338EN.01002802.xml










23.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 338/28






Action brought on 2 July 2021 — Instituto Cervantes v Commission
(Case T-376/21)
(2021/C 338/37)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Instituto Cervantes (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. van Nuffel d’Heynsbroeck, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the action inadmissible;










—


annul the decision of the European Commission to award lot 3 (Spanish language) of the contract relating to framework contracts for language training for the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union (No HR/2020/OP/0014), in first place to the consortium CLL Centre de Langues-Allingua and in second place to the applicant;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging a failure to give sufficient reasons in the contested decision with regard to the assessment of the relative merits of the tenders.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging failure to compare the relative merits of the tenders.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed a manifest error of assessment by rejecting, without verifying their validity, the parts of the tender which were accessible via a hypertext link incorporated in the tender.










4.


Fourth plea in law, raised in the alternative, alleging, first, that there was no link between the assessment of the intrinsic qualities of the applicant's tender and its scoring under sub-criteria 1.1 and 1.2 set out in the contract notice and, second, that there was a breach of the principle of transparency.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging infringement of the objective of opening up public contracts to competition as widely as possible.
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.10078 — Cargotec/Konecranes) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 274/03
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, handling, harbour installation, load, maritime shipping, merger control, provision of services, road transport








C_2021274EN.01001701.xml










9.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/17






Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.10078 — Cargotec/Konecranes)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 274/03)
On 2 July 2021, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.10078 — Cargotec/Konecranes, to the following 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-374/21: Action brought on 2 July 2021 — documentus Deutschland v EUIPO — Reisswolf (REISSWOLF)
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, document management, document storage, information storage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021329EN.01004102.xml










16.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/41






Action brought on 2 July 2021 — documentus Deutschland v EUIPO — Reisswolf (REISSWOLF)
(Case T-374/21)
(2021/C 329/55)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: documentus Deutschland GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: D. Weller, V. Wolf and A. Wulff)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Reisswolf Akten- und Datenvernichtung GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark REISSWOLF — EU trade mark No 5 791 751

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 March 2021 in Case R 2354/2019-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and confirm the decision of the Cancellation Division of EUIPO of 9 September 2019 in cancellation proceedings (invalidity) No 17 081 C concerning the EU trade mark REISSWOLF, No 5791751;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs including the costs incurred in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 59(2) in conjunction with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-552/20: Order of the General Court of 2 July 2021 — MD v Commission
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, age discrimination, equal treatment, promotion, staff regulations (EU)








C_2021357EN.01003402.xml










6.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/34






Order of the General Court of 2 July 2021 — MD v Commission
(Case T-552/20) (1)

(2021/C 357/52)
Language of the case: Italian
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 371, 3.11.2020.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.): 0,00 % on 1 July 2021 Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 1 July 2021 2021/C 258/04
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2021258EN.01000401.xml










2.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 258/4






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 July 2021
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 July 2021
(2021/C 258/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1884 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,42 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4360 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86033 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1738 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0985 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,2105 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,507 




HUF


Hungarian forint


351,86 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5164 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9275 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,3307 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5836 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4698 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2273 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6965 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5989 




KRW


South Korean won


1 345,86 




ZAR


South African rand


16,9744 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6842 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4893 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 259,71 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9426 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,493 




RUB


Russian rouble


86,6085 




THB


Thai baht


38,088 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,8955 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,7270 




INR


Indian rupee


88,5590 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Calls for proposals and related activities under the 2021-2022 work programme implementing the Euratom research and training programme (2021-2025) 2021/C 258/07
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
Subjects: EAEC, Framework Programme for Research and Development, action programme, invitation to tender, nuclear research, nuclear safety, nuclear technology, research and development, scientific cooperation, vocational training








C_2021258EN.01000701.xml










2.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 258/7






Calls for proposals and related activities under the 2021-2022 work programme implementing the Euratom research and training programme (2021-2025)
(2021/C 258/07)
Notice is hereby given of the launch of actions under the 2021-2022 work programme implementing the Euratom research and training programme (2021-2025).
The Commission has adopted the above mentioned work programme by Decision C(2021) 4201 of 1 July 2021.
The actions are subject to the availability of the appropriations provided for in the general budget of the Union for 2021 and 2022, following the adoption of the 2022 budget by the budgetary authority or as provided for in the system of provisional twelfths. The Commission reserves its right to cancel or make corrigendum to the actions.
Confirmation that these conditions have been met will be announced on the European Commission Funding & Tenders Portal website (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/programmes/horizon).
This work programme, including deadlines and budgets for the actions, are available through the above-mentioned Funding & Tenders Portal along with information on the modalities of the actions, and guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals. All this information will be updated as necessary on the same Funding & Tenders Portal.
Corrigendum to Decision (EU) 2021/1074 of the European Central Bank of 18 June 2021 on the temporary exclusion of certain exposures to central banks from the total exposure measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and repealing Decision (EU) 2020/1306 (ECB/2021/27) (Official Journal of the European Union L 230 I of 30 June 2021)
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: EU banking union, coronavirus disease, credit institution, epidemic, financial legislation, financial risk, financial supervision, investment company, private-sector liquidity








L_2021234EN.01010201.xml










2.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/102







Corrigendum to Decision (EU) [2021/1074] of the European Central Bank of 18 June 2021 on the temporary exclusion of certain exposures to central banks from the total exposure measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and repealing Decision (EU) 2020/1306 (ECB/2021/27)


(
Official Journal of the European Union L 230 I of 30 June 2021
)


On the cover page and on page 1, the title of the Decision:
for:


                  ‘
                  Decision (EU) [2021/1074] of the European Central Bank of 18 June 2021 on the temporary exclusion of certain exposures to central banks from the total exposure measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and repealing Decision (EU) 2020/1306 (ECB/2021/27)

                  ’,

read:


                  ‘
                  Decision (EU) 2021/1074 of the European Central Bank of 18 June 2021 on the temporary exclusion of certain exposures to central banks from the total exposure measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and repealing Decision (EU) 2020/1306 (ECB/2021/27)

                  ’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10280 – ABP/Slaney/Linden) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 473/03
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: beef, cattle, economic concentration, meat processing industry, merger control, sheep, sheepmeat








C_2021473EN.01001701.xml










24.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 473/17






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10280 – ABP/Slaney/Linden)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 473/03)
On 2 July 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 32021M10280. 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.10262 — Facebook/Kustomer) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 258/09
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Internet site, advertising, consultancy, economic concentration, merger control, social media, software








C_2021258EN.01001901.xml










2.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 258/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10262 — Facebook/Kustomer)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 258/09)

1.   
On 25 June 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:






—


Facebook, Inc. (‘Facebook’, USA),










—


Kustomer, Inc. (‘Kustomer’, USA).




Facebook acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Kustomer.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde, the Austrian Competition Authority, pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation. The referral was subsequently joined by Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Romania.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Facebook: providing websites and applications for mobile devices offering social networking, consumer communications and photo and video-sharing functionalities, including three messaging channels: Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram Messaging,










—


for Kustomer: offering a customer relationship management (CRM) software as a service specialising in assisting business’ customer service agents to manage communications with consumers.






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.10262 – Facebook/Kustomer
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’).
Special report No 15/2021 Air passenger rights during the COVID-19 pandemic: Key rights not protected despite Commission efforts 2021/C 258/05
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, consumer protection, coronavirus disease, epidemic, indemnification, passenger rights








C_2021258EN.01000501.xml










2.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 258/5






Special report No 15/2021
Air passenger rights during the COVID-19 pandemic: Key rights not protected despite Commission efforts
(2021/C 258/05)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report No 15/2021 ‘Air passenger rights during the COVID-19 pandemic: Key rights not protected despite Commission efforts’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Case T-400/21: Action brought on 2 July 2021 — ZR v EUIPO
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, equal treatment, reassignment, staff regulations (EU)








C_2021368EN.01002501.xml










13.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/25






Action brought on 2 July 2021 — ZR v EUIPO
(Case T-400/21)
(2021/C 368/41)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ZR (represented by: S. Rodrigues and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the EUIPO rejecting the applicant’s application for transfer from the European Commission to the EUIPO;










—


annul, insofar as necessary, the decision to reject the applicant’s complaint filed under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations;










—


order the defendant to bear the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging a breach of Articles 4, 8, 27, 29 and 110 of Staff Regulations and of the principles of continuity of EU officials, of the comparison of merits and of transparency;










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of equal treatment;










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a breach of the duty to state reasons and the duty of care, resulting in a manifest error of appreciation.
Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Amendments to Appendices 2-C-2 and 2-C-3 of the Annex 2-C of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Korea
Date: 2021-07-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, approval, free-trade agreement, market access, motor vehicle, revision of an agreement, safety device, technical standard, trade agreement (EU), transport safety








L_2021235EN.01001101.xml










2.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 235/11







Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Amendments to Appendices 2-C-2 and 2-C-3 of the Annex 2-C of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Korea

The Amendments to Appendices 2-C-2 and 2-C-3 to Annex 2-C of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Korea (1), signed in Brussels on 6 October 2010, enters into force on 1 July 2021.


(1)  
            OJ L 127, 14.5.2011, p. 6.