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Case C-335/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 23 May 2022 — A, S.A. (Portugal) v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bank, financial occupation, financial services, indirect tax, securities, stamp duty, stock-exchange listing, tax on capital, trade intermediary








C_2022326EN.01000801.xml










29.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 326/8






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 23 May 2022 — A, S.A. (Portugal) v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
(Case C-335/22)
(2022/C 326/12)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: A, S.A.

Defendant: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Questions referred







1.


Can Article 5(2)(b) of Council Directive 2008/7/EC (1) of 12 February 2008 be interpreted as precluding the application of stamp duty to fees for financial intermediation services provided by a bank in connection with the placement of securities — bonds and commercial papers — issued by various commercial companies, as part of which services the applicant is under an obligation to do all that it can, identifying and making contact with investors, to distribute the securities, obtain orders for subscription or acquisition and, in some cases, acquire the securities on offer?










2.


Does the answer to the first question referred differ depending on whether the provision of the financial services is a legal requirement or merely optional?






(1)  Council Directive 2008/7/EC of 12 February 2008 concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital (OJ 2008 L 46, p. 11).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10578 – CVC / EKATERRA) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 435/02
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Poland, economic concentration, food chain, investment company, merger control, retail trade, tea








C_2022435EN.01000201.xml










16.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 435/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10578 – CVC / EKATERRA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 435/02)
On 23 May 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 32022M10578. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-299/22: Action brought on 23 May 2022 — Sattvica v EUIPO — Herederos de Diego Armando Maradona (DIEGO MARADONA)
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, clothing, cosmetic product, footwear industry, hotel industry, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2022284EN.01004701.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/47






Action brought on 23 May 2022 — Sattvica v EUIPO — Herederos de Diego Armando Maradona (DIEGO MARADONA)
(Case T-299/22)
(2022/C 284/64)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Sattvica SA (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (represented by: S. Sánchez Quiles, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Herederos de Diego Armando Maradona (Buenos Aires)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: EU trade mark No 2 243 947 DIEGO MARADONA — Registration No T 019 473 761

Proceedings before EUIPO: Recordal in the files and in the Register

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2022 in Case R 755/2021-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and replace it with another decision recording the transfer of trade mark No 2 243 947 DIEGO MARADONA to SATTVICA SA;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs, including those incurred before the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law







—


Misapplication of Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10695 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / BANK AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 217/01
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic money, holding company, investment company, merger control, payment system, software








C_2022217EN.01000101.xml










1.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10695 – APOLLO MANAGEMENT / BANK AND ACQUIRERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 217/01)
On 23 May 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 32022M10695. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2022/816 of 23 May 2022 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Italy, appointment of members, member of the Committee of the Regions








L_2022146EN.01001101.xml










25.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 146/11








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/816
of 23 May 2022
         
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),


Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.












(2)


On 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.












(3)


An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Daniela BALLICO was proposed for appointment.












(4)


The Italian Government has proposed Ms Luisa PIACENTINI, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Consigliere comunale del Comune di Marano Equo (RM) (Member of the Local Assembly of Marano Equo (RM)), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Luisa PIACENTINI, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Consigliere comunale del Comune di Marano Equo (RM) (Member of the Local Assembly of Marano Equo (RM)), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.


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




Done at Brussels, 23 May 2022.


For the Council


The President

M. BEK
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
Case T-300/22: Action brought on 23 May 2022 — Domaine Boyar International v EUIPO — Consorzio DOC Bolgheri e Bolgheri Sassicaia (BOLGARÉ)
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022276EN.01001302.xml










18.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/13






Action brought on 23 May 2022 — Domaine Boyar International v EUIPO — Consorzio DOC Bolgheri e Bolgheri Sassicaia (BOLGARÉ)
(Case T-300/22)
(2022/C 276/20)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Domaine Boyar International (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by: F. Bojinova, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Consorzio DOC Bolgheri e Bolgheri Sassicaia (Castagneto Carducci, Italy)

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 BOLGARÉ — Application for registration No 16 670 937

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 March 2022 in Case R 2564/2019-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in its entirety;










—


order EUIPO and interested party to pay the costs incurred by the applicant in relation to the present action of annulment.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 46(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council in connection with Article 103(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/815 of 23 May 2022 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2022-05-23
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_2022146EN.01000901.xml










25.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 146/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/815
of 23 May 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)


Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the regime of former President Saddam Hussein covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources and by a prohibition to make funds or economic resources available.












(2)


On 19 May 2022, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one natural person and two entities from the list of persons and entities to whom the assets freeze should apply.












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



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


Article 2
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, 23 May 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
In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entries are deleted:







‘80.


Khalaf M. M. Al-Dulaymi (alias Khalaf Al Dulaimi). Date of birth: 25 January 1932. Passport No H0044232 (Iraqi)’












‘98.


MIDCO FINANCIAL, S.A. (alias MIDCO FINANCE, S.A.). Other information: Federal No: CH-660-0-469-982-0 (Switzerland).’












‘99.


MONTANA MANAGEMENT, INC. Address: Panama.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10714 – VGRD / ASSETS OF AUTO-HOLDING DRESDEN) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 206/04
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, subsidiary








C_2022206EN.01001801.xml










23.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/18






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10714 – VGRD / ASSETS OF AUTO-HOLDING DRESDEN)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 206/04)

1.   
On 13 May 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:






—


VGRD GmbH (‘VGRD’, Germany), wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG (VW AG), belonging to the Volkswagen Group,










—


certain assets of Auto-Holding-Dresden (‘the Target’, Germany), belonging to Auto-Holding-Dresden (Germany).




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


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






—


VGRD operates car repair premises and car dealer outlets in Germany. VW Group, to which it belongs, is active worldwide in the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, coaches, chassis for buses and diesel engines, and motor bikes, each including spare parts and accessories,










—


The Target business consists of six VW dealership outlets in the metropolitan area of Dresden, Germany, which are mainly active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles of the VW Group Brands, VW-branded OEM spare parts, non-OE spare parts and related services.






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.10714 – VGRD / ASSETS OF AUTO-HOLDING DRESDEN
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’).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 20 May 2022 2022/C 206/03
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022206EN.01001701.xml










23.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 206/17






Euro exchange rates (1)

20 May 2022
(2022/C 206/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0577 




JPY


Japanese yen


135,34 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4424 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84820 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4915 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0280 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,2620 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,670 




HUF


Hungarian forint


382,93 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6365 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9477 




TRY


Turkish lira


16,8201 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4980 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3526 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2999 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6518 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4588 




KRW


South Korean won


1 340,58 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7131 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0638 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5335 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 501,99 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6422 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,181 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,284 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,1989 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,0314 




INR


Indian rupee


82,1617 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-303/22: Action brought on 23 May 2022 — Dicofarm v EUIPO — Marco Viti Farmaceuitici (Vitis pharma Dicofarm group)
Date: 2022-05-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, cosmetic product, dietary product, foodstuff, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, scientific research, trade-mark law, veterinary medicinal product








C_2022276EN.01001501.xml










18.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/15






Action brought on 23 May 2022 — Dicofarm v EUIPO — Marco Viti Farmaceuitici (Vitis pharma Dicofarm group)
(Case T-303/22)
(2022/C 276/22)
Language in which the application was lodged: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Dicofarm SpA (Rome, Italy) (represented by: F. Ferrari, L. Goglia and G. Rapaccini, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Marco Viti Farmaceuitici SpA (Vicenza, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark Vitis pharma Dicofarm group — EU trade mark No 17 880 952

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 March 2022 in Case R 1050/2021-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it confirms the declaration of partial invalidity of EU trade mark No 17 880 952 made by the Cancellation Division of EUIPO by decision of 19 April 2021, Cancellation No 38283 C;










—


annul the contested decision in so far as it orders the applicant to bear the costs incurred by Marco Viti Farmaceutici in the appeal proceedings before EUIPO;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Articles 60 and 8 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.