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Case T-629/21: Action brought on 29 September 2021 — Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları and Others v Commission
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Türkiye, alloy, anti-dumping duty, flat product, import (EU), iron, originating product, steel








C_2021471EN.01005901.xml










22.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 471/59






Action brought on 29 September 2021 — Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları and Others v Commission
(Case T-629/21)
(2021/C 471/84)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Ereğli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikaları TAŞ (Istanbul, Turkey), İskenderun Demir ve Çelik AŞ (Payas, Turkey), Erdemir Çelik Servis Merkezi Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Gebze, Turkey) (represented by: J. Cornelis and F. Graafsma, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1100 of 5 July 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey (OJ 2021 L 238, p. 32); and










—


order the European Commission to pay the applicants’ costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging a violation of Article 2(10)(j) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) by carrying out a currency conversion that is not required. The applicants further allege that the chapeau of Article 2(10) and Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 were also violated because the costs were not established on the basis of the records kept by the applicants.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a violation of Article 2(10)(j) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 as well as Article 2.4 of WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement and the principle of sound administration by rejecting an adjustment for hedging gains and losses.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a violation of Articles 2(5), 2(6) and the chapeau of Article 2(10) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 by double counting certain selling, general and administrative expenses for Isdemir domestic sales through Erdemir.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging a violation of Article 2(6) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 and Article 2.2.2 of WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement by excluding foreign exchange gains and losses from the selling, general and administrative expenses.






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (JO 2016 L 176, p. 21).
Case T-621/21: Action brought on 29 September 2021 — Lemken v EUIPO (sky blue)
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural machinery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_2021462EN.01005901.xml










15.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 462/59






Action brought on 29 September 2021 — Lemken v EUIPO (sky blue)
(Case T-621/21)
(2021/C 462/72)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Lemken GmbH & Co. KG (Alpen, Germany) (represented by: I. Kuschel and W. von der Osten-Sacken, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU colour mark sky blue (RAL:5015) — Application for registration No 18 097 467

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 July 2021 in Case R 2037/2020-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


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 of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the requirement to state adequate reasons.
Case T-619/18: Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — TUIfly v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to a procedure for the review of State aid — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party — Overriding public interest)
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Austria, Carinthia, State aid, aid to undertakings, air transport, carriage of passengers, control of State aid, provision of documents, reimbursement of aid, rights of the defence








C_2021471EN.01003802.xml










22.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 471/38






Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — TUIfly v Commission
(Case T-619/18) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to a procedure for the review of State aid - Refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party - Overriding public interest)
(2021/C 471/53)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: TUIfly GmbH (Langenhagen, Germany) (represented by: L. Giesberts and M. Gayger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Blanck and F. Erlbacher, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2018) 5432 final of 3 August 2018 refusing to grant the applicant access to documents relating to the administrative procedure concerning State aid SA.24221(2011/C) (ex 2011/NN) implemented by Austria for the Klagenfurt airport, Ryanair and other airlines using the airport.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders TUIfly GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 436, 3.12.2018.
Case T-116/20: Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Società agricola Vivai Maiorana and Others v Commission (Agriculture — Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 — Protective measures against pests of plants — List of Union regulated non-quarantine pests — Threshold above which the presence of a Union regulated non-quarantine pest on plants for planting has an unacceptable economic impact — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 — Professional Associations — Action for annulment — Locus standi — Admissibility — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: admissibility, economic consequence, pest, plant disease, plant health control, plant health treatment, plantation, principle of proportionality, professional association








C_2021471EN.01004502.xml










22.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 471/45






Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Società agricola Vivai Maiorana and Others v Commission
(Case T-116/20) (1)

(Agriculture - Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 - Protective measures against pests of plants - List of Union regulated non-quarantine pests - Threshold above which the presence of a Union regulated non-quarantine pest on plants for planting has an unacceptable economic impact - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 - Professional Associations - Action for annulment - Locus standi - Admissibility - Proportionality - Obligation to state reasons)
(2021/C 471/63)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicants: Società agricola Vivai Maiorana Ss (Curinga, Italy), Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori — CIA (Rome, Italy), MIVA — Moltiplicatori Italiani Viticoli Associati (Faenza, Italy) (represented by: E.Scoccini and G. Scoccini, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Eggers and F. Moro, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Emmerechts, A. Vitro and S. Barbagallo, acting as Agents), European Parliament (represented by: L. Knudsen and G. Mendola, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for the annulment of parts A, B, C, F, I and J of annex IV to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2019 (JO 2019, L 319, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Società agricola Vivai Maiorana Ss, Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori — CIA and MIVA — Moltiplicatori Italiani Viticoli Associati to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union each to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 129, 20.4.2020.
Case T-624/21: Action brought on 29 September 2021 — Primagran v EUIPO — Primagaz (prımagran)
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, household article, plumbing equipment, registered trade mark, retail trade, special chemicals, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2021481EN.01003601.xml










29.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 481/36






Action brought on 29 September 2021 — Primagran v EUIPO — Primagaz (prımagran)
(Case T-624/21)
(2021/C 481/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Primagran sp. z o.o. (Stegna, Poland) (represented by: E. Jaroszyńska-Kozłowska, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Compagnie des gaz de pétrole Primagaz (Paris, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark prımagran — Application for registration No 18 051 750

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2021 in Case R 2486/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision insofar as it dismissed the applicant’s appeal R 2486/2020-4 against EUIPO’s Opposition Division’s decision of 30 October 2020 ruling on EUTM application No 18 051 750 and ordered each party to bear its own costs for the opposition and the appeal proceedings;










—


order EUIPO to bear the costs of the proceedings, and in case the other party before the Board of Appeal joins the proceedings, the intervener.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 27(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 and Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the principle of the prohibition of reformatio in pejus;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-344/18: Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Rubycon and Rubycon Holdings v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for aluminium electrolytic capacitors and tantalum electrolytic capacitors — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price coordination throughout the EEA — Fines — Partial immunity from fines — Point 26 of the 2006 Leniency Notice — Reduction in the amount of the fine — Point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Ceiling of 10 % of turnover — Unlimited jurisdiction)
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, aluminium, cartel, control of restrictive practices, electronic component, price agreement, sanction (EU), tantalum








C_2021471EN.01003601.xml










22.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 471/36






Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Rubycon and Rubycon Holdings v Commission
(Case T-344/18) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for aluminium electrolytic capacitors and tantalum electrolytic capacitors - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Price coordination throughout the EEA - Fines - Partial immunity from fines - Point 26 of the 2006 Leniency Notice - Reduction in the amount of the fine - Point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Ceiling of 10 % of turnover - Unlimited jurisdiction)
(2021/C 471/49)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Rubycon Corp. (Ina, Japan), Rubycon Holdings Co. Ltd (Ina) (represented by: J. Rivas Andrés and A. Federle, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Ernst, L. Wildpanner and F. van Schaik, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for, first, annulment of Commission Decision C(2018) 1768 final of 21 March 2018 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40136 — Capacitors), in so far as it concerns the applicants, and, second, a reduction in the amount of the fines imposed on them.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Rubycon Corp. and Rubycon Holdings Co. Ltd to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau apply 2021/C 393/05
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Guinea-Bissau, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2021393EN.01000501.xml










29.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 393/5






Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau apply
(2021/C 393/05)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in Annexes II and III to Council Decision 2012/285/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies threatening the peace, security or stability of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons designated in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2012/285/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 377/2012 should continue to apply to those persons.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 377/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, by 31 October 2021, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1.C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu


(1)  OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 36.

(2)  OJ L 119, 4.5.2012, p. 1.
Case T-343/18: Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Tokin v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for aluminium electrolytic capacitors and tantalum electrolytic capacitors — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Price coordination throughout the EEA — Statement of objections — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales — Proportionality — Equal treatment — Gravity of the infringement — Mitigating circumstances)
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, aluminium, cartel, control of restrictive practices, electronic component, equal treatment, mitigating circumstances, price agreement, sanction (EU), tantalum








C_2021471EN.01003501.xml










22.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 471/35






Judgment of the General Court of 29 September 2021 — Tokin v Commission
(Case T-343/18) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for aluminium electrolytic capacitors and tantalum electrolytic capacitors - Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Price coordination throughout the EEA - Statement of objections - 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines - Value of sales - Proportionality - Equal treatment - Gravity of the infringement - Mitigating circumstances)
(2021/C 471/48)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tokin Corp. (Sendai, Japan) (represented by: C. Thomas, lawyer, and T. Yuen, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Cleenewerck de Crayencour, F. van Schaik and L. Wildpanner, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for, primarily, annulment of Commission Decision C(2018) 1768 final of 21 March 2018 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40136 — Capacitors), in so far as that decision imposes fines on the applicant, and, in the alternative, a reduction in the amount of those fines.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Tokin Corp. to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2127 of 29 September 2021 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: EU market, Vanuatu, development aid, generalised preferences, least-developed country, market access, sustainable development, tariff preference








L_2021432EN.01000701.xml










3.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 432/7








            COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2021/2127
of 29 September 2021
         
amending Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 (1), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, a country which is identified by the United Nations (‘UN’) as a least-developed country should benefit from the tariff preferences provided under the special arrangement Everything But Arms (‘EBA’) for the least-developed countries. The list of EBA beneficiary countries is established in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012.












(2)


The UN graduated Vanuatu from the least-developed country category on 4 December 2020. Therefore, Vanuatu no longer qualifies for EBA beneficiary status under Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and should be removed from Annex IV to that Regulation. In accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, the removal of Vanuatu from the list of EBA beneficiary countries should apply following a transitional period of 3 years as from the date on which that Regulation enters into force. Vanuatu should, therefore, be removed from Annex IV, with application from 1 January 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

In the table of Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012, the following alphabetical code and the corresponding country is deleted from columns A and B, respectively:







‘VU


Vanuatu’







Article 2

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2022.
Article 1 shall apply from 1 January 2025.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 September 2021.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 303, 31.10.2012, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 28 September 2021 2021/C 393/08
Date: 2021-09-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021393EN.01000801.xml










29.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 393/8






Euro exchange rates (1)

28 September 2021
(2021/C 393/08)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1678 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,17 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4360 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85950 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1933 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0840 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1020 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,517 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,39 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6176 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9498 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,3685 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6115 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4776 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0882 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6781 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5846 




KRW


South Korean won


1 385,41 




ZAR


South African rand


17,6299 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5433 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5013 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 697,39 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8843 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,626 




RUB


Russian rouble


84,7497 




THB


Thai baht


39,460 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3122 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,5909 




INR


Indian rupee


86,5595 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.