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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation 2021/C 473/07
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2021473EN.01002101.xml










24.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 473/21






New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2021/C 473/07)






National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Portugal

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Portugal

Subject of commemoration: Tokyo Olympics

Description of the design: The design depicts the Portuguese Olympic Committee symbols. The design had earned the Council’s approval in 2020 as it was initially intended to be issued in mid-2020. However, Casa da Moeda and the Olympic Committee have agreed to postpone its issuance in accordance to the Games new calendar from July 23 to August 8, 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For that reason a few design details on the lettering have been updated, specifically the abbreviated two-digit format for the year 2020 (by using an apostrophe: ‘Tóquio’20’) followed by the year of issuance 2021, and finally the author’s name that appears next to the Mintmark.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 510 000

Date of issue: Middle of 2021


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Case T-743/16 RENV II: Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — CX v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Disciplinary measure — Removal from post — OLAF investigation — Unauthorised and clandestine negotiation of a contract — Conflict of interests — Certification of a non-compliant invoice — Rights of the defence — Right to be heard — Repeated absence of the applicant and his lawyer from the disciplinary hearing — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Proportionality — Reasonable time — Principle ne bis in idem — Manifest error of assessment — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








C_2022037EN.01002501.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/25






Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — CX v Commission
(Case T-743/16 RENV II) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Disciplinary measure - Removal from post - OLAF investigation - Unauthorised and clandestine negotiation of a contract - Conflict of interests - Certification of a non-compliant invoice - Rights of the defence - Right to be heard - Repeated absence of the applicant and his lawyer from the disciplinary hearing - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Proportionality - Reasonable time - Principle ne bis in idem - Manifest error of assessment - Obligation to state reasons)
(2022/C 37/33)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: CX (represented by: É. Boigelot, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and C. Ehrbar, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of Commission Decision of 16 October 2013 removing the applicant from his post without reduction of his entitlement to a retirement pension and, second, compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant on account of that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders CX to bear his own costs and to pay those of the European Commission relating to the present proceedings and to the proceedings in Cases F-5/14 R, F-5/14, T-493/15 P, T-743/16 RENV and C-131/19 P.






(1)  OJ C 85, 22.3.2014 (case initially registered before the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union under number F-5/14 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10492 – SILVER LAKE / CVC / SPHINX / RAC JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 483/01
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, provision of services, road transport








C_2021483EN.01000101.xml










1.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 483/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10492 – SILVER LAKE / CVC / SPHINX / RAC JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 483/01)
On 24 November 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 policy’ 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 32021M10492. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation 2021/C 473/08
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: Malta, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2021473EN.01002201.xml










24.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 473/22






New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2021/C 473/08)






National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Malta

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Malta

Subject of commemoration: Maltese prehistoric temples of Tarxien (of the series UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Description of the design: The design depicts a detail of the prehistoric structure. At the top is the inscription ‘TARXIEN TEMPLES 3600-2500 BC’. At the bottom is the name of the issuing country ‘MALTA’ and underneath it is the year of issuance ‘2021’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 181 000

Date of issue: October 2021


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Case T-581/20: Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — YP v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2019 promotion exercise — Decision not to promote — Article 45 of the Staff Regulations — Comparison of merits — Use of languages in the context of duties performed by officials assigned to linguistic duties and by officials assigned to duties other than linguistic — Seniority in grade — Presumption of innocence — Article 9 of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations — Duty to state reasons — Compliance with a settlement agreement)
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, pay scale, promotion, seniority, staff assessment, staff regulations (EU), use of languages








C_2022037EN.01003002.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/30






Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — YP v Commission
(Case T-581/20) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Promotion - 2019 promotion exercise - Decision not to promote - Article 45 of the Staff Regulations - Comparison of merits - Use of languages in the context of duties performed by officials assigned to linguistic duties and by officials assigned to duties other than linguistic - Seniority in grade - Presumption of innocence - Article 9 of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations - Duty to state reasons - Compliance with a settlement agreement)
(2022/C 37/41)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: YP (represented by: J. Van Rossum and J.-N. Louis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Brauhoff, L. Radu Bouyon and L. Hohenecker, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU seeking annulment of the Commission’s decision of 14 November 2019 not to include the applicant’s name in the list of officials promoted in the 2019 promotion exercise.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders YP to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 371, 3.11.2020.
Case T-551/20: Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Jeronimo Martins Polska v EUIPO — Rivella International (Riviva) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Riviva — Earlier EU word mark RIVELLA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Partial rejection of the application for registration — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022024EN.01003202.xml










17.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/32






Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Jeronimo Martins Polska v EUIPO — Rivella International (Riviva)
(Case T-551/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark Riviva - Earlier EU word mark RIVELLA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Partial rejection of the application for registration - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2022/C 24/42)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Jeronimo Martins Polska S.A. (Kostrzyn, Poland) (represented by: R. Skubisz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Rivella International AG (Rothrist, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Pietzcker and C. Spintig, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 July 2020 (Case R 2420/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Rivella International and Jeronimo Martins Polska.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Jeronimo Martins Polska S.A. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 359, 26.10.2020.
Case C-709/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Pitești (Romania) lodged on 24 November 2021 — MK
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative sanction, constitutional court, criminal proceedings, disciplinary proceedings, independence of the judiciary, judge, judgment of the Court (EU), jurisdiction, primacy of EU law, right to justice








C_2022051EN.01002201.xml










31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/22






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Pitești (Romania) lodged on 24 November 2021 — MK
(Case C-709/21)
(2022/C 51/31)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Pitești

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant/complainant: MK

Questions referred







1.


Does the principle of the independence of the judiciary, enshrined in the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, read in conjunction with Article 2 TEU and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, preclude a provision of national law, such as that contained in Article 148(2) of the Romanian Constitution, as interpreted by the Curtea Constituțională (Constitutional Court, Romania) in Decision No 390/2021, according to which national courts have no jurisdiction to examine the conformity with EU law of a provision of national law that has been found to be constitutional by a decision of the Constitutional Court?










2.


Does the principle of the independence of the judiciary, enshrined in the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, read in conjunction with Article 2 TEU and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, preclude a provision of national law, such as that contained in Article 99(ș) of Legea nr. 303/2004 privind statutul judecătorilor și procurorilor (Law No 303/2004 on the rules governing judges and prosecutors), which provides for the initiation of disciplinary proceedings and the application of disciplinary penalties in respect of a judge for failure to comply with a decision of the Constitutional Court, where that judge is called upon to acknowledge the primacy of EU law over the grounds of a decision of the Constitutional Court, that provision of national law depriving him or her of the possibility of applying a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union which he or she regards as taking precedence?










3.


Does the principle of the independence of the judiciary, enshrined in the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, read in conjunction with Article 2 TEU and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, preclude a national judicial practice which precludes a judge, on pain of incurring disciplinary liability, from applying the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in criminal proceedings in relation to a complaint regarding the reasonable duration of criminal proceedings, governed by Article 4881 of the Romanian Code of Criminal Procedure?
Case T-259/19: Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Aman Dimashq v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Syria — Freezing of funds — Error of assessment — Proportionality — Right to property — Right to pursue an economic activity — Misuse of powers — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Right to a fair trial — Right to effective judicial protection)
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, abuse of power, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2022037EN.01002701.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/27






Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Aman Dimashq v Council
(Case T-259/19) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against Syria - Freezing of funds - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Right to pursue an economic activity - Misuse of powers - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Right to a fair trial - Right to effective judicial protection)
(2022/C 37/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Aman Dimashq JSC (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: L. Cloquet and J.-P. Buyle, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Kyriakopoulou and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/87 of 21 January 2019 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 18 I, p. 13), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85 of 21 January 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 18 I, p. 4), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/719 of 28 May 2020 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 66), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/716 of 28 May 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Aman Dimashq JSC to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 238, 15.7.2019.
Case T-258/19: Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Foz v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted against Syria — Freezing of funds — Error of assessment — Proportionality — Right to property — Right to pursue an economic activity — Misuse of powers — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Right to a fair trial)
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, abuse of power, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2022037EN.01002601.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/26






Judgment of the General Court of 24 November 2021 — Foz v Council
(Case T-258/19) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted against Syria - Freezing of funds - Error of assessment - Proportionality - Right to property - Right to pursue an economic activity - Misuse of powers - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Right to a fair trial)
(2022/C 37/35)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Samer Foz (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: L. Cloquet and J.P. Buyle, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Kyriakopoulou and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/87 of 21 January 2019 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 18 I, p. 13), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85 of 21 January 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 18 I, p. 4), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 of 17 May 2019 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 36), of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2019 L 132, p. 1), of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/719 of 28 May 2020 amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 66), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/716 of 28 May 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ 2020 L 168, p. 1) in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Samer Foz to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 238, 15.7.2019.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation 2021/C 473/05
Date: 2021-11-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2021473EN.01001901.xml










24.11.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 473/19






New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2021/C 473/05)






National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Lithuania

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Lithuania

Subject of commemoration: Dzūkija (from the series ‘Lithuanian Ethnographic Regions’)

Description of the design: The design features a coat of arms with an armoured-clad soldier holding a halberd in his right hand and leaning with his left arm against a silver Baltic shield. The coat of arms placed on a beam is held by two lynxes. Below hangs a ribbon with a Latin inscription EX GENTE BELICOSISSIMA POPULUS LABORIOSUS (HARD-WORKING PEOPLE FROM A FIERCE TRIBE).
The composition is surrounded by inscriptions LIETUVA (LITHUANIA) and DZŪKIJA, the year of issue (2021) and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint. The design is realised by Rolandas Rimkūnas.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 500 000

Date of issue: Third quarter of 2021


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).