do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/841 of 24 May 2022 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Bolandin’ (PDO)
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Navarre, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, red wine, white wine








L_2022148EN.01002101.xml










31.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 148/21








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/841
of 24 May 2022
         
conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Bolandin’ (PDO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Bolandin’ forwarded by Spain and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Bolandin’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.












(4)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Bolandin’ (PDO) is hereby protected.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 24 May 2022.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  
            OJ C 504, 14.12.2021, p. 48.
Case C-340/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 24 May 2022 — Cofidis v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU banking union, Portugal, banking, branch, credit institution, national law, right of establishment, tax








C_2022359EN.01002401.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/24






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 24 May 2022 — Cofidis v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
(Case C-340/22)
(2022/C 359/26)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Cofidis

Defendant: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Questions referred







1


Does Directive 2014/59/EU (1) of 15 May 2014 preclude the taxation in a Member State of branches of financial institutions resident in another Member State of the European Union, pursuant to legislation such as the Portuguese national rules governing the additional solidarity tax on the banking sector, which is levied on the adjusted liabilities and notional value of off-balance sheet derivative financial instruments and from which the revenue collected is not allocated to national financing arrangements for resolution measures or to the financing of the Single Resolution Fund?










2


Does the freedom of establishment enshrined in Article 49 TFEU preclude national legislation such as that laid down in the Portuguese national rules governing the additional solidarity tax on the banking sector, which permits the deduction from the liabilities, as determined and approved, certain liability items which are taken into account for the purposes of the calculation of tier 1 and tier 2 own funds, in accordance with the provisions of Part II of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, taking into account the transitional provisions laid down in Part IX of that Regulation, which may be issued only by entities with legal personality, in other words, which may not be issued by branches of non-resident credit institutions?






(1)  Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Council Directive 82/891/EEC, and Directives 2001/24/EC, 2002/47/EC, 2004/25/EC, 2005/56/EC, 2007/36/EC, 2011/35/EU, 2012/30/EU and 2013/36/EU, and Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 648/2012, of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance (OJ 2014 L 173, p. 190).

(2)  OJ 2013 L 176, p. 1.
Case T-320/22: Action brought on 24 May 2022 — Scania CV v EUIPO (V8)
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bus, industrial electric machinery, large vehicle, machinery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_2022284EN.01005002.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/50






Action brought on 24 May 2022 — Scania CV v EUIPO (V8)
(Case T-320/22)
(2022/C 284/69)
Language of the case: Swedish

Parties


Applicant: Scania CV AB (Södertälje, Sweden) (represented by: C. Langenius, P. Sundin and S. Falkner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark V8 — Application No 18 120 085

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 March 2022 in Case R 1868/2020-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision pursuant to Article 72 of the EU Trade Mark Regulation and, by amending EUIPO’s decision, approve Scania’s application for registration of the figurative mark for all the goods and services for which EUIPO rejected the application;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs pursuant to Article 134 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court.





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(1)(c) 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.
Council Decision of 24 May 2022 appointing a member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board 2022/C 211/02
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU statistics, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members




C_2022211EN.01000201.xml










30.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/2






COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 May 2022
appointing a member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
(2022/C 211/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 18 December 2020 (2), the Council appointed two members of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (the ’Board’) for a term of office of three years from 1 February 2021.










(2)


One of the three members of the Board appointed by the Council, Mr Jørgen ELMESKOV, resigned before the expiry of his term of office.










(3)


It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Board.










(4)


Article 3(2) of Decision No 235/2008/EC states that the members of the Board are to be selected from among experts possessing outstanding competence in the field of statistics,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
Ms Martine DURAND is hereby appointed member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a term of office of three years.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Done at Brussels, 24 May 2022.


For the Council


The President

B. LE MAIRE




(1)  OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17.

(2)  Council Decision of 18 December 2020 appointing two members of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (OJ C 445, 22.12.2020, p. 3).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10771 – PLD / NBIM / UNIPART GROUP CAR PARK) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 208/04
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, West Midlands, economic concentration, industrial building, investment, investment company, merger control, ownership, parking area, property development








C_2022208EN.01000401.xml










24.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/4






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10771 – PLD / NBIM / UNIPART GROUP CAR PARK)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 208/04)

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:






—


Prologis, L.P. (‘PLD’, United States of America),










—


Norges Bank Investment Management (‘NBIM’, Norway),










—


Unipart Group Car Park (‘Target Asset’, United Kingdom).




PLD and NBIM will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target Asset.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


PLD owns, operates and develops real estate properties, mainly for industrial purposes, in the Americas, Europe and Asia,










—


NBIM provides institutional investment for the Government Pension Fund Global on behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Finance, focusing on worldwide investments including real estate investments in North America, Europe and Japan,










—


The Target Asset is a car park located in Nuneaton, United Kingdom.






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.10771 – PLD / NBIM / UNIPART GROUP CAR PARK
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.
Case C-339/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt, Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen (Sweden) lodged on 24 May 2022 — BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v Aktiebolaget Electrolux
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European patent, Türkiye, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, judicial proceedings, jurisdiction, patent law








C_2022284EN.01002001.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/20






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt, Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen (Sweden) lodged on 24 May 2022 — BSH Hausgeräte GmbH v Aktiebolaget Electrolux
(Case C-339/22)
(2022/C 284/23)
Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Svea hovrätt, Patent- och marknadsöverdomstolen

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH

Respondent: Aktiebolaget Electrolux

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 24(4) of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters to be interpreted as meaning that the expression ‘proceedings concerned with the registration or validity of patents … irrespective of whether the issue is raised by way of an action or as a defence’ implies that a national court, which, pursuant to Article 4(1) of that regulation, has declared that it has jurisdiction to hear a patent infringement dispute, no longer has jurisdiction to consider the issue of infringement if a defence is raised that alleges that the patent at issue is invalid, or is the provision to be interpreted as meaning that the national court only lacks jurisdiction to hear the defence of invalidity?










2.


Is the answer to Question 1 affected by whether national law contains provisions, similar to those laid down in the second subparagraph of Paragraph 61 of the Patentlagen (Patents Law), which means that, for a defence of invalidity raised in an infringement case to be heard, the defendant must bring a separate action for a declaration of invalidity?










3.


Is Article 24(4) of the Brussels I Regulation (2) to be interpreted as being applicable to a court of a third country, that is to say, in the present case, as also conferring exclusive jurisdiction on a court in Turkey in respect of the part of the European patent which has been validated there?






(1)  OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).
Notice pursuant to Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations Publication of a vacancy for the function of Director of the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics (OIL) in Luxembourg (Grade AD 14) (COM/2022/10413) 2022/C 208/03
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), job vacancy, logistics, managing director, public building, recruitment








C_2022208EN.01000301.xml










24.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 208/3






NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 29(2) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS
Publication of a vacancy for the function of Director of the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics (OIL) in Luxembourg (Grade AD 14)
(COM/2022/10413)
(2022/C 208/03)
The European Commission has published a vacancy notice (reference COM/2022/10413) for the function of Director of the Office for Infrastructure and Logistics in Luxembourg (Grade AD 14).
To consult the text of the vacancy notice in 24 languages and to submit your application, please visit this dedicated webpage on the European Commission’s Internet: https://europa.eu/!MjmdMJ.
Case T-307/22: Action brought on 24 May 2022 — A2B Connect and Others v Council
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, abuse of power, economic sanctions, freedom of expression, international sanctions, legal basis, legal person, right to information








C_2022276EN.01001701.xml










18.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 276/17






Action brought on 24 May 2022 — A2B Connect and Others v Council
(Case T-307/22)
(2022/C 276/24)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: A2B Connect BV (Purmerend, Netherlands), BIT BV (Ede, Netherlands), Freedom Internet BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: L. Oranje, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, annul Council Regulation (EU) 2022/350 of 1 March 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (1) and Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/351 of 1 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (2); and










—


order the defendant to bear the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging Article 29 of the TEU and Article 215 of the TFUE do not provide a lawful basis for the contested decision and the contested regulation, respectively, and/or the defendant acted outside its competence as enshrined the Treaties, in particular Title V of the TEU.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging the contested regulation and the contested decision violate Article 11 and Article 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging the contested regulation and the contested decision violate Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and constitute an infringement of rules of law relating to the application of the Treaties, more specifically the general principles of good administration.






(1)  OJ 2022, L 65, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2022, L 65, p. 5.
Council Decision (EU) 2022/864 of 24 May 2022 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Lithuania, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area




L_2022151EN.01006401.xml










2.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 151/64








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/864
of 24 May 2022
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 29 March 2022 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas (ECB/2022/15) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


The mandate of the current external auditors of Lietuvos bankas, Ernst & Young Baltic UAB, ended following the audit for the financial year 2021. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2022.












(3)


Lietuvos bankas has selected UAB ROSK Consulting as its external auditors for the financial years 2022 to 2024.












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that UAB ROSK Consulting be appointed as the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas for the financial years 2022 to 2024.












(5)


Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC, paragraph 19 is replaced by the following:


‘19.   UAB ROSK Consulting are hereby approved as the external auditors of Lietuvos bankas for the financial years 2022 to 2024.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.




Done at Brussels, 24 May 2022.


For the Council


The President

B. LE MAIRE
            





(1)  
            OJ C 153, 7.4.2022, p. 7.

(2)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).
Case T-306/22: Action brought on 24 May 2022 — Fun Factory v EUIPO — I Love You (love you so much)
Date: 2022-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronic equipment, lubricants, registered trade mark, reproductive health, trade-mark law








C_2022284EN.01004702.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/47






Action brought on 24 May 2022 — Fun Factory v EUIPO — I Love You (love you so much)
(Case T-306/22)
(2022/C 284/65)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Fun Factory GmbH (Bremen, Germany) (represented by: K.-D. Franzen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: I Love You, Inc. (Lewes, Delaware, United States)

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 word mark love you so much — Application for registration No 18 157 726

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 March 2022 in Case R 1464/2021-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and grant the applicant’s appeal;










—


order the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to bear the costs incurred.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.