do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 June 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Implementing Protocol thereto (COM(2021)0589 — 12208/2021 — C9-0419/2021 — 2021/0300(NLE))
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Development, Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Mauritania, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, sea fishing, sustainable fisheries








C_2022493EN.01015101.xml










27.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 493/151






P9_TA(2022)0228
EU/Mauritania Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementing Protocol ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 8 June 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Implementing Protocol thereto (COM(2021)0589 — 12208/2021 — C9-0419/2021 — 2021/0300(NLE))
(Consent)
(2022/C 493/19)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Implementing Protocol thereto (12208/2021),










—


having regard to the Partnership agreement on sustainable fisheries between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (12446/2021),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0419/2021),










—


having regard to its non-legislative resolution of 8 June 2022 on the draft decision (1),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4), and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries (A9-0148/2022),












1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.






(1)  Texts adopted of that date, P9_TA(2022)0229.
Case T-355/21: Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Polo Club Düsseldorf v EUIPO — Company Bridge and Life (POLO CLUB DÜSSELDORF EST. 1976) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark POLO CLUB, DÜSSELDORF EST. 1976 — Earlier national figurative mark POLO CLUB — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, education, footwear industry, personal effects, registered trade mark, sports equipment, sports facilities, tourism, trade-mark law








C_2022294EN.01002901.xml










1.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 294/29






Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Polo Club Düsseldorf v EUIPO — Company Bridge and Life (POLO CLUB DÜSSELDORF EST. 1976)
(Case T-355/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark POLO CLUB, DÜSSELDORF EST. 1976 - Earlier national figurative mark POLO CLUB - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 294/42)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Polo Club Düsseldorf GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: C. Weil, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Company Bridge and Life, SL (Elche, Spain) (represented by: J. Gracia Albero and D. Gómez Sánchez, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Polo Club Düsseldorf GmbH & Co. KG, seeks, in essence, the annulment and alteration of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 April 2021 (Case R 1667/2020-1) (‘the contested decision’).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Polo Club Düsseldorf GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs, including those necessarily incurred by Company Bridge and Life, SL for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 329, 16.8.2021.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 7 June 2022 2022/C 223/02
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022223EN.01003601.xml










8.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/36






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 June 2022
(2022/C 223/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0662 




JPY


Japanese yen


141,66 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4395 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85365 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5039 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0423 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1843 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,739 




HUF


Hungarian forint


389,33 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5813 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9426 




TRY


Turkish lira


17,8702 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4884 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3437 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3656 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6582 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4685 




KRW


South Korean won


1 340,75 




ZAR


South African rand


16,4059 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,1146 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5244 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 412,37 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6865 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,421 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,768 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,1256 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8435 




INR


Indian rupee


82,8730 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-341/22: Action brought on 8 June 2022 — Deutsche Bank v EUIPO — Operación y Auditoria (avanza Tu negocio)
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bank, banking, consultancy, electronic money, financial management, financial services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022294EN.01003401.xml










1.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 294/34






Action brought on 8 June 2022 — Deutsche Bank v EUIPO — Operación y Auditoria (avanza Tu negocio)
(Case T-341/22)
(2022/C 294/49)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Deutsche Bank, SA Española (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano, J. Rodriguez Fuensalida, P. Ramells Higueras and A. Figuerola Moure, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Operación y Auditoria, SA de CV, SOFOM, ENR (Mexico City, Mexico)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark avanza Tu negocio — Application for registration No 18 208 813

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 March 2022 in Case R 1808/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council was erroneously applied in the contested decision;










—


reject the protection in respect of all services sought in the application for registration of EU trade mark No 18 208 813 avanza Tu negocio (figurative) in Class 36; and










—


order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the representation costs, incurred by the applicant.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-144/20: Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Guangxi Xin Fu Yuan v Commission (Dumping — Imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in China — Review investigation — Circumvention — Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 — Related companies — Procedural obligations — Article 5(10) and (11) of Regulation 2016/1036 — Articles 6.1, 6.2 and 12.1 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement — Rights of the defence — Equal treatment — Legitimate expectations — Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, ceramics, equal treatment, household article, import (EU), originating product, rights of the defence








C_2022294EN.01002201.xml










1.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 294/22






Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Guangxi Xin Fu Yuan v Commission
(Case T-144/20) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in China - Review investigation - Circumvention - Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Related companies - Procedural obligations - Article 5(10) and (11) of Regulation 2016/1036 - Articles 6.1, 6.2 and 12.1 of the Anti-Dumping Agreement - Rights of the defence - Equal treatment - Legitimate expectations - Manifest error of assessment)
(2022/C 294/30)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Guangxi Xin Fu Yuan Co. Ltd (Bobai, China) (represented by: J. Cornelis and T. Zuber, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Němečková and M. Gustafsson, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2131 of 28 November 2019 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2019 L 321, p. 139).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Guangxi Xin Fu Yuan Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 161, 11.5.2020.
Case C-371/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 8 June 2022 — G sp. z o.o. v W S.A.
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy grid, energy law, energy supply, supplies contract, termination of a contract








C_2022359EN.01002701.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/27






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 8 June 2022 — G sp. z o.o. v W S.A.
(Case C-371/22)
(2022/C 359/30)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: G sp. z o.o.

Defendant: W S.A.

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 3(5) and (7) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC, (1) which requires that the rights of an energy customer (small undertaking), in the event of a change of energy supplier, be exercised in accordance with the rule ensuring that the eligible customer is in fact able easily to switch to a new supplier, and that that change be made in a non-discriminatory manner as regards cost, effort or time, be interpreted as precluding the possibility of imposing a contractual penalty on an energy customer for terminating a fixed-term energy supply contract where the energy customer wishes to change energy supplier, irrespective of the amount of loss suffered (Articles 483(1) and 484(1) and (2) of the Ustawa z dnia 23 kwietnia 1964 r. kodeks cywilny (Law of 23 April 1964 establishing the Civil Code)) and without any criteria being laid down in the Law on Energy (Article 4j(3a) of the Ustawa z dnia 10 kwietnia 1997 r. prawo energetyczne (Law on Energy of 10 April 1997)) for the charging of such fees or the establishment thereof?










2.


Must Article 3(5) and (7) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC, which requires that the rights of an energy customer (small undertaking), in the event of a change of energy supplier, be exercised in a non-discriminatory manner as regards cost, effort or time and in accordance with the rule ensuring that the eligible customer is in fact able easily to switch to a new supplier, be interpreted as precluding an interpretation of contractual clauses which, in the event of early termination of an energy supply contract concluded with a supplier for a fixed term, makes it possible to charge consumers (small undertakings) fees corresponding de facto to the cost of the energy not consumed before the end of the contract in accordance with the take-or-pay rule?






(1)  OJ 2009 L 211, p. 55.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10762 – H&F / IRI) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 223/04
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, market research, merger control








C_2022223EN.01004801.xml










8.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/48






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10762 – H&F / IRI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 223/04)

1.   
On 24 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:






—


Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X, L.P. and its parallel funds (‘H&F’, United States),










—


NPD Group, L.P., a portfolio company controlled by Hellman & Friedman (‘NPD’, United States),










—


Information Resources, Inc. (‘IRI’, United States).




H&F will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect sole control of IRI through a merger agreement of IRI with NPD.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


for H&F: private equity firm,










—


for NPD: market research company,










—


for IRI: market research company which provides consumer, shopper, and retail market intelligence and analysis focused on consumer packaged goods.






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.10762 – H&F / IRI
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’).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/924 of 8 June 2022 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Spreewälder Gurkensülze’ (PGI))
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Brandenburg, Germany, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, product designation








L_2022160EN.01002901.xml










15.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/29








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/924
of 8 June 2022
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Spreewälder Gurkensülze’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Germany’s application to register the name ‘Spreewälder Gurkensülze’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Spreewälder Gurkensülze’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Spreewälder Gurkensülze’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.) as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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, 8 June 2022.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 93, 28.2.2022, p. 11.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-363/19 and T-456/19: Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — United Kingdom and ITV v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme implemented by the United Kingdom in favour of certain multinational groups — Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market and unlawful and ordering the recovery of the aid paid — Advance tax rulings — Tax regime relating to the financing of groups and concerning in particular controlled foreign companies — Selective tax advantages)
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, multinational enterprise, tax relief








C_2022294EN.01002101.xml










1.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 294/21






Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — United Kingdom and ITV v Commission
(Case T-363/19 and T-456/19) (1)

(State aid - Aid scheme implemented by the United Kingdom in favour of certain multinational groups - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market and unlawful and ordering the recovery of the aid paid - Advance tax rulings - Tax regime relating to the financing of groups and concerning in particular controlled foreign companies - Selective tax advantages)
(2022/C 294/29)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant in case T-363/19: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: F. Shibli and S. McCrory, acting as Agents, and by P. Baker QC, and T. Johnston, Barrister)

Applicants in case T-456/19: ITV plc (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Lesar, Solicitor, and K. Beal QC)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents and, in Case T 456/19, by M. Clayton and M. Segura Catalán, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant in case T-456/19: United Kingdom (represented by: F. Shibli and S. McCrory, acting as Agents, and by P. Baker QC, and T. Johnston, Barrister), LSEGH (Luxembourg) Ltd (London), London Stock Exchange Group Holdings (Italy) Ltd (London) (represented by: A. von Bonin, O. Brouwer and A. Pliego Selie, lawyers)

Re:

Applications under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Joins Cases T-363/19 and T-456/19 for the purposes of the present judgment;










2.


Dismisses the actions;










3.


Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in Case T-363/19;










4.


Orders ITV plc to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission in Case T-456/19;










5.


Orders LSEGH (Luxembourg) Ltd and London Stock Exchange Group Holdings (Italy) Ltd to bear their own costs;










6.


Orders the United Kingdom to bear its own costs in Case T-456/19.






(1)  OJ C 263, 5.8.2019.
Case T-26/21 to T-28/21: Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Apple v EUIPO — Swatch (THINK DIFFERENT) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Earlier EU word marks THINK DIFFERENT — No genuine use of the marks — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-06-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, registered trade mark, software, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2022294EN.01002701.xml










1.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 294/27






Judgment of the General Court of 8 June 2022 — Apple v EUIPO — Swatch (THINK DIFFERENT)
(Case T-26/21 to T-28/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Earlier EU word marks THINK DIFFERENT - No genuine use of the marks - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Obligation to state reasons - Right to be heard - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2022/C 294/38)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States) (represented by: I. Junkar, I. Fowler, M. Petersenn and B. Lüthge, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl and A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Swatch AG (Biel/Bienne, Switzerland) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

Re:

By its three actions based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decisions of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 November 2020 (Cases R 2011/2018-4, R 2012/2018-4 and R 2013/2018-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Joins Cases T-26/21 to T-28/21 for the purposes of the judgment;










2.


Dismisses the actions;










3.


Orders Apple Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 88, 15.3.2021.