do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/668 of 21 April 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/2032 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support military units trained by the EU Training Mission in Mozambique
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financial instrument, EU military mission, Mozambique, conflict prevention, establishment of peace, military cooperation, military personnel, military training, peacekeeping




L_2022121EN.01004401.xml










22.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 121/44








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/668
of 21 April 2022
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/2032 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support military units trained by the EU Training Mission in Mozambique


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 41(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 19 November 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2032 (1), which established an assistance measure with a financial reference amount of EUR 40 000 000 (‘the financial reference amount’) intended to cover the provision of equipment not designed to deliver lethal force and supplies to the units of the Mozambican armed forces to be trained by the EU Training Mission in Mozambique (EUTM Mozambique).












(2)


The financial reference amount is sufficient to provide equipment not designed to deliver lethal force and supplies as referred to in Article 1(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/2032 for five out of the 11 units of the Mozambican armed forces to be trained by EUTM Mozambique during the period 2021–2023. To address the needs of the remaining six units, the financial reference amount should be increased by EUR 45 000 000.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2021/2032 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Decision (CFSP) 2021/2032 is amended as follows:






(1)


in Article 1, paragraph 4 is replaced as follows:

‘4.   The duration of the Assistance Measure shall be 36 months from the date of conclusion of the contract between the Administrator for Assistance Measures acting as authorising officer and the entity referred to in Article 4(2) in accordance with Article 32(2), point (a), of Decision (CFSP) 2021/509.’;











(2)


in Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced as follows:

‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the Assistance Measure shall be EUR 85 000 000.’.







Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 21 April 2022.


For the Council


The President

J.-Y. LE DRIAN
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2032 of 19 November 2021 on an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to support military units trained by the EU Training Mission in Mozambique (OJ L 415, 22.11.2021, p. 25).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 20 April 2022 2022/C 167/04
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022167EN.01001801.xml










21.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/18






Euro exchange rates (1)

20 April 2022
(2022/C 167/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0830 




JPY


Japanese yen


138,53 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4405 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82965 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2300 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0254 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,20 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5443 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,409 




HUF


Hungarian forint


371,36 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6338 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9436 




TRY


Turkish lira


15,8892 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4581 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3579 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4940 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5950 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4779 




KRW


South Korean won


1 337,89 




ZAR


South African rand


16,3019 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9448 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5610 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 537,05 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6415 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,747 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,567 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,0481 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,6392 




INR


Indian rupee


82,6348 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-210/22: Action brought on 21 April 2022 — Procter & Gamble v EUIPO (Safeguard)
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022222EN.01003901.xml










7.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/39






Action brought on 21 April 2022 — Procter & Gamble v EUIPO (Safeguard)
(Case T-210/22)
(2022/C 222/63)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company (Cincinnati, Ohio, United States) (represented by: M. Körner, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark Safeguard — Application for registration No 18 457 075

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 February 2022 in Case R 1753/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10645 – ETEX / XI (INSMAT) HOLDINGS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 167/09
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, insulator, merger control, thermal insulation








C_2022167EN.01003601.xml










21.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/36






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10645 – ETEX / XI (INSMAT) HOLDINGS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 167/09)

1.   
On 11 April 2022, 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:






—


Etex NV (‘Etex’, Belgium),










—


URSA Deutschland GmbH and URSA Insulation, S.A. (‘Ursa’, Spain), controlled by Lone Star Fund X (U.S.) L.P. and Lone Star Fund X (Bermuda) L.P.




Etex will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Ursa.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Etex is an international building materials company with a diverse product portfolio,










—


Ursa is an insulation materials provider whose main products include glass wool and extruded polystyrene used for the insulation of residential and non-residential buildings.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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.10645 – ETEX / XI (INSMAT) HOLDINGS
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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10634 – CVC / GAMING1) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 167/07
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, game of chance, gaming establishment, investment company, merger control, mobile application








C_2022167EN.01003201.xml










21.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/32






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10634 – CVC / GAMING1)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 167/07)

1.   
On 11 April 2022, 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:






—


CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),










—


Certain entities belonging to the Gaming1 Group (the ‘Target’, Belgium).




CVC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Target.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






—


CVC: Private equity fund providing investment advice to and managing investments on behalf of investment funds. CVC holds interests in companies in various industries, including chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retailing and distribution.










—


The Target: owns land-based casinos, gaming halls and betting agencies in Belgium, France and Switzerland, and is active in the operation of online gambling websites (casinos and sports betting) and mobile applications in Belgium, Malta, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Spain, Serbia, Colombia and the US.






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.10634 – CVC / GAMING1
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’).
Case C-272/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil de Prud’hommes d’Agen (France) lodged on 21 April 2022 — KH v Keolis Agen SARL
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of passengers, carrier, direct applicability, labour relations, paid leave, private sector, rail transport, service concession, services of general interest








C_2022424EN.01001602.xml










7.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/16






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil de Prud’hommes d’Agen (France) lodged on 21 April 2022 — KH v Keolis Agen SARL
(Case C-272/22)
(2022/C 424/18)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil de Prud’hommes d’Agen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: KH

Defendant: Keolis Agen SARL

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (1) be interpreted as being directly applicable in relations between a private transport operator, with a single public service delegation, and its employees, in the light, in particular, of the liberalisation of the rail passenger transport sector?










2.


What is a reasonable carry-over period in respect of the acquired entitlement to four weeks’ paid annual leave within the meaning of Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88, in so far as the time during which annual leave may be accrued is one year?










3.


Is the application of an unlimited carry-over period in the absence of a provision of national law, a regulation or convention governing that period contrary to Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88?






(1)  OJ 2003 L 299, p. 9.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10676 – NEXT / WP / PINK) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 189/02
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: clothing industry, economic concentration, electronic commerce, footwear industry, furniture industry, gift item, investment, investment company, merger control, retail selling








C_2022189EN.01006901.xml










10.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 189/69






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10676 – NEXT / WP / PINK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 189/02)
On 21 April 2022, 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 32022M10676. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-271/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil de Prud’hommes d’Agen (France) lodged on 21 April 2022 — XT v Keolis Agen SARL
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of passengers, carrier, direct applicability, labour relations, paid leave, private sector, rail transport, service concession, services of general interest








C_2022424EN.01001601.xml










7.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/16






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil de Prud’hommes d’Agen (France) lodged on 21 April 2022 — XT v Keolis Agen SARL
(Case C-271/22)
(2022/C 424/17)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil de Prud’hommes d’Agen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: XT

Defendant: Keolis Agen SARL

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (1) be interpreted as being directly applicable in relations between a private transport operator, with a single public service delegation, and its employees, in the light, in particular, of the liberalisation of the rail passenger transport sector?










2.


What is a reasonable carry-over period in respect of the acquired entitlement to four weeks’ paid annual leave within the meaning of Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88, in so far as the time during which annual leave may be accrued is one year?










3.


Is the application of an unlimited carry-over period in the absence of a provision of national law, a regulation or convention governing that period contrary to Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC?






(1)  OJ 2003 L 299, p. 9.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/665 of 21 April 2022 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iraq, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








L_2022121EN.01003301.xml










22.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 121/33








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/665
of 21 April 2022
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 list natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the regime of former President Saddam Hussein and subject to an assets freeze.












(2)


On 18 April 2022, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove two natural persons and one entity from the list of persons and entities to whom the assets freeze should apply.












(3)


Annexes III and IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.


Article 2
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation.


Article 3
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, 21 April 2022.


For the Commission


On behalf of The President


Director-General


Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.




ANNEX I
In Annex III to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entry is deleted:







‘3.


Rasheed Bank (alias (a) Al-Rashid Bank, (b) Al Rashid Bank, (c) Al-Rasheed Bank); PO Box 7177, Haifa Street, Baghdad, Iraq, or Al Masarif Street, Baghdad, Iraq.’










ANNEX II
In Annex IV to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entries are deleted:







‘72.


Asil Sami Mohammad Madhi Tabrah (alias Asil Tabra). Date of birth: 6 June 1964. Place of birth: Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi’












‘75.


Maki Mustafa Hamudat (alias (a) Maki Hamudat, (b) Mackie Hmodat, (c) General Maki Al-Hamadat, (d) Macki Hamoudat Mustafa). Date of birth: circa 1934. Address: Mosul, Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi’
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/394 of 9 March 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 81 of 9 March 2022)
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, territorial dispute, territorial law








L_2022119EN.01011401.xml










21.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 119/114







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/394 of 9 March 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 81 of 9 March 2022
)


On page 3, in Article 1, in the amendments to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, points (7) and (8):
for:






‘(7)


Annex VI is amended is accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;










(8)


Annex IX is amended is accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;’,




read:






‘(7)


Annex VII is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;










(8)


Annex IX is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;’.
Case C-269/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 21 April 2022 — Criminal proceedings against IP, DD, ZI, SS and HYa
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: criminal proceedings, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2022303EN.01001202.xml










8.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/12






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 21 April 2022 — Criminal proceedings against IP, DD, ZI, SS and HYa
(Case C-269/22)
(2022/C 303/17)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad

Accused persons

IP, DD, ZI, SS and HYa

Question referred

Do the second paragraph of Article 47 of the Charter, which establishes the requirement of a fair trial, and Article 48(1) of the Charter, which establishes the presumption of innocence, preclude a request for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU in which certain acts of the accused persons are presumed to be established, where, before submitting the request for a preliminary ruling, the referring court respected all the procedural safeguards required for a decision on the merits?
Case T-218/22: Action brought on 21 April 2022 — Roxtec v EUIPO — Wallmax (Representation of a blue square containing eight concentric black circles)
Date: 2022-04-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electric cable, metal product, piping, plastics industry, registered trade mark, rubber industry, trade-mark law, tube








C_2022237EN.01006401.xml










20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 237/64






Action brought on 21 April 2022 — Roxtec v EUIPO — Wallmax (Representation of a blue square containing eight concentric black circles)
(Case T-218/22)
(2022/C 237/83)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Roxtec AB (Karlskrona, Sweden) (represented by: J. Olsson and J. Adamsson, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Wallmax Srl (Milano, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark (Representation of a blue square containing eight concentric black circles) — European Union trade mark No 7 376 023

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 February 2022 in Case R 1093/2021-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and refer the case back to the Second Board of Appeal of the EUIPO for reconsideration; or










—


alter the contested decision by removing the last sentence of paragraph 31 from the decision; and










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred in these proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 95 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.