do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-357/20: Order of the General Court of 9 July 2021 — Kozhuvchanka uvoz-izvoz Kavadarci v EUIPO (NASHE MAKEDONSKO PILSNER BEER MACEDONIAN PREMIUM BEER) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark NASHE MAKEDONSKO PILSNER BEER MACEDONIAN PREMIUM BEER — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Geographical origin — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021357EN.01002501.xml










6.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/25






Order of the General Court of 9 July 2021 — Kozhuvchanka uvoz-izvoz Kavadarci v EUIPO (NASHE MAKEDONSKO PILSNER BEER MACEDONIAN PREMIUM BEER)
(Case T-357/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark NASHE MAKEDONSKO PILSNER BEER MACEDONIAN PREMIUM BEER - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Geographical origin - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2021/C 357/39)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties


Applicant: Drushtvo za proizvodvsto, trgovija i uslugi Kozhuvchanka d.o.o. uvoz-izvoz Kavadarci (Kavadarci, North Macedonia) (represented by: A. Ivanova, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Hanf and P. Angelova Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 April 2020 (Case R 1729/2019-1), relating to an application for registration of the figurative sign NASHE MAKEDONSKO PILSNER BEER MACEDONIAN PREMIUM BEER as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Drushtvo za proizvodvsto, trgovija i uslugi Kozhuvchanka d.o.o. uvoz-izvoz Kavadarci shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 271, 17.8.2020.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 189/2021 of 9 July 2021 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/319]
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal disease, animal product, antimicrobial resistance, disclosure of information, food inspection, food production, foodstuff, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection, zoonosis




L_202400319EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/319


8.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 189/2021
of 9 July 2021
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/319]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 of 17 November 2020 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria and repealing Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 8c (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:


                  ‘
                  32020 D 1729: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 of 17 November 2020 on the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal bacteria and repealing Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU (OJ L 387, 19.11.2020, p. 8).’
               



Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 July 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 July 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf EINAR FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 387, 19.11.2020, p. 8.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/319/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of THE EEA Joint Committee No 210/2021 of 9 July 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement 2024/295
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European standard, allergy, labelling, organic chemical, product safety, revision of an agreement, safety standard, technical standard, toy industry




L_202400295EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/295


8.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 210/2021
of 9 July 2021
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement 2024/295


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Directive (EU) 2020/2088 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the labelling of allergenic fragrances in toys (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Directive (EU) 2020/2089 of 11 December 2020 amending Annex II to Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the prohibition of allergenic fragrances in toys (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indents are added in point 1a (Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘-



32020 L 2088: Commission Directive (EU) 2020/2088 of 11 December 2020 (OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 53),










-



32020 L 2089: Commission Directive (EU) 2020/2089 of 11 December 2020 (OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 58).’






Article 2
The texts of Directives (EU) 2020/2088 and (EU) 2020/2089 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 July 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 July 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 53.

(2)  
            OJ L 423, 15.12.2020, p. 58.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/295/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1155 of 9 July 2021 establishing a fisheries closure for bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos for artisanal vessels flying the flag of Greece
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag, traditional fishing








L_2021249EN.01008501.xml










14.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 249/85








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2021/1155
of 9 July 2021
         
establishing a fisheries closure for bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos for artisanal vessels flying the flag of Greece


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 (2) lays down quotas for 2021.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos by artisanal vessels flying the flag of or registered in Greece have exhausted the quota allocated for 2021.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2021 to Greece for the stock of bluefin tuna in specific archipelagos referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by artisanal vessels flying the flag of or registered in Greece shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 July 2021.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2021/92 of 28 January 2021 fixing for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 31, 29.1.2021, p. 31).




ANNEX






No


11/TQ92




Member State


Greece (artisanal vessels)




Stock


BFT/AVARCH




Species


Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)




Zone


Specific archipelagos in Greece (Ionian Islands), Spain (Canary Islands) and Portugal (Azores and Madeira).




Closing date


22.3.2021
Case T-409/21: Action brought on 9 July 2021 — Germany v Commission
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, air conditioning, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy grid, energy production, energy storage, heating, hydrogen








C_2021368EN.01002801.xml










13.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/28






Action brought on 9 July 2021 — Germany v Commission
(Case T-409/21)
(2021/C 368/44)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller and R. Kanitz, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the European Commission’s decision of 3 June 2021 on State aid SA.56826 (2020/N) — Germany — 2020 reform of support for cogeneration and State aid SA.53308 (2019/N) — Germany — Change of support to existing CHP plants (§ 13 KWKG), to the extent that it finds that






(a)


the support to the production of CHP electricity in new, modernised and retrofitted highly efficient CHP installations,










(b)


the support to energy-efficient district heating/cooling networks,










(c)


the support to heat/cooling storage facilities,










(d)


the support to the production of CHP electricity in existing highly efficient gas-fired CHP installations in the district heating sector, and










(e)


the reduced CHP surcharge for hydrogen producers
constitute State aid under the KWKG 2020; and














—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law. According to the applicant, the European Commission erred in law in its interpretation and application of Article 107(1) TFEU by determining that the undertakings concerned by the notified measures had received aid granted by the State or through State resources. The applicant submits that the European Commission, first, erred in assuming that the fiscal nature of a surcharge of itself implies that the funds raised have the characteristic of State resources within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU. The applicant submits that the European Commission, secondly, erred in assuming that the CHP-surcharge under the Gesetz für die Erhaltung, die Modernisierung und den Ausbau der Kraft-Wärme-Kopplung 2020 (‘the Law on Combined Heat and Power Generation; ‘the KWKG’) actually constitutes a tax within the meaning of the case-law of the European Court of Justice. The applicant submits that the European Commission, thirdly, erred in assuming that the resources received by the transmission system operators are under public control and are thus at the disposal of the State.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 8 July 2021 2021/C 274/04
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021274EN.01001801.xml










9.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 274/18






Euro exchange rates (1)

8 July 2021
(2021/C 274/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1838 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,91 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86133 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1908 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0851 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,4138 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,894 




HUF


Hungarian forint


358,57 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5504 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9272 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,2904 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5957 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4893 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1967 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7048 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6020 




KRW


South Korean won


1 361,34 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0554 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6832 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4913 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 280,56 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9501 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,347 




RUB


Russian rouble


89,0266 




THB


Thai baht


38,497 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2463 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,7922 




INR


Indian rupee


88,6073 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 211/2021 of 9 July 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/284]
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, health legislation, marketing standard, medical device, non-durable goods, product safety, revision of an agreement, risk management, safety standard, technical specification, used goods




L_202400284EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/284


8.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 211/2021
of 9 July 2021
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/284]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1207 of 19 August 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards common specifications for the reprocessing of single-use devices (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 14 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2185) of Chapter XXX of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘15.



32020 R 1207: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1207 of 19 August 2020 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards common specifications for the reprocessing of single-use devices (OJ L 273, 20.8.2020, p. 3).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1207 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 July 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 July 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 273, 20.8.2020, p. 3.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/284/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10333 — B&C KB/Atlas Flexibles) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 284/01
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging








C_2021284EN.01000101.xml










16.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10333 — B&C KB/Atlas Flexibles)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 284/01)
On 9 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 32021M10333. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 217/2021 of 9 July 2021 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/276]
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European Securities and Markets Authority, bond, financial instrument, financial legislation, financial transaction, private-sector liquidity, revision of an agreement, technical standard




L_202400276EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/276


8.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 217/2021
of 9 July 2021
         
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/276]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/529 of 18 December 2020 establishing regulatory technical standards amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 as regards adjustment of liquidity thresholds and trade percentiles used to determine the size specific to the instrument applicable to certain non-equity instruments (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 31baz (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32021 R 0529: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/529 of 18 December 2020 (OJ L 106, 26.3.2021, p. 47).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/529 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 10 July 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 July 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 106, 26.3.2021, p. 47.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/276/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 224/2021 of 9 July 2021 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2024/271]
Date: 2021-07-09
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU employment policy, European Economic Area, administrative cooperation, employment service, integration into employment, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement




L_202400271EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/271


8.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 224/2021
of 9 July 2021
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2024/271]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Decision (EU) 2020/1782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 amending Decision No 573/2014/EU on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) (1).












(2)


Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in the first indent (Decision No 573/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Article 15(9) of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32020 D 1782: Decision (EU) 2020/1782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 (OJ L 400, 30.11.2020, p. 7).’
                     






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1).


Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 9 July 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 400, 30.11.2020, p. 7.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/271/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)