do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-179/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — QN v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Appraisal report — 2019 appraisal procedure — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Liability)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, indemnification, staff assessment








C_2022432EN.01002201.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/22






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — QN v Commission
(Case T-179/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Appraisal report - 2019 appraisal procedure - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Liability)
(2022/C 432/25)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: QN (represented by: L. Levi and N. Flandin, lawyers)

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

Re:

By his action pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, the applicant, QN, seeks, first, annulment of his 2019 appraisal report and, in so far as necessary, annulment of the decision of 22 December 2020 of the European Commission rejecting his complaint and, second, compensation for the non-material damage he allegedly suffered on account of that report.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders QN to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 206, 31.5.2021.
Case T-609/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Privatbrauerei Eichbaum v EUIPO — Anchor Brewing Company (STEAM) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark STEAM — Genuine use of the mark — Nature of use — Article 18(1), second subparagraph, heading (a), and 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: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022432EN.01002701.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/27






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Privatbrauerei Eichbaum v EUIPO — Anchor Brewing Company (STEAM)
(Case T-609/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark STEAM - Genuine use of the mark - Nature of use - Article 18(1), second subparagraph, heading (a), and 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 432/32)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Privatbrauerei Eichbaum GmbH & Co. KG (Mannheim, Germany) (represented by: M. Schmidhuber and E. Levenson, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Sakalaitė-Orlovskienė and J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Anchor Brewing Company LLC (San Francisco, California, United States) (represented by: I. Kuschel and W. von der Osten-Sacken, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Privatbrauerei Eichbaum GmbH Co. KG, seeks partial annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 July 2021 (Case R 780/2020-2), relating to revocation proceedings between the applicant and the intervener.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Privatbrauerei Eichbaum GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 471, 22.11.2021.
Joined Cases T-101/21 and T-213/21: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Primagra and Mlékárna Hlinsko v Commission (Actions for annulment — European Structural and Investment Funds — ERDF — Cohesion Fund — ESF — Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 — Letter concerning the follow-up of recommendations set out by the Commission in its audit of alleged conflicts of interest — Act not amenable to review — Preparatory act — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Structural and Investment Funds, auditing, competence of the institution, conflict of interest, distribution of EU funding, financial management, financial regulation, national law, rights of the defence








C_2022463EN.01004401.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/44






Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Primagra and Mlékárna Hlinsko v Commission
(Joined Cases T-101/21 and T-213/21) (1)

(Actions for annulment - European Structural and Investment Funds - ERDF - Cohesion Fund - ESF - Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 - Letter concerning the follow-up of recommendations set out by the Commission in its audit of alleged conflicts of interest - Act not amenable to review - Preparatory act - Inadmissibility)
(2022/C 463/63)
Language of the cases: English

Parties


Applicants: Primagra a.s. (Milín, Czech Republic) (Case T-101/21), Mlékárna Hlinsko a.s. (Hlinsko, Czech Republic) (Case T-213/21) (represented by: S. Sobolová and O. Billard, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Hradil and M. Salyková, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their actions based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of the letter of the European Commission of 22 October 2020 addressed to the Czech Republic, entitled ‘Follow up of audit No REGC414CZ0133’ and bearing the reference Ares(2020) 5759350.

Operative part of the order







1.


The actions are dismissed.










2.


Primagra a.s. and Mlékárna Hlinsko a.s. shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 163, 3.5.2021.
Joined Cases T-367/21 and T-432/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Sushi&Food Factor v EUIPO (READY 4YOU) (EU trade mark — Applications for EU figurative marks READY 4YOU — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, food substitute, foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022432EN.01002301.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/23






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Sushi&Food Factor v EUIPO (READY 4YOU)
(Joined Cases T-367/21 and T-432/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Applications for EU figurative marks READY 4YOU - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 432/26)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Sushi&Food Factor sp. z o.o. sp.k. (Robakowo, Poland) (represented by: J. Gwiazdowska, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Walicka and M. Chylińska, Agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decisions of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 April 2021 (Case R 2273/2020-5) and of 13 May 2021 (Case R 2321/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sushi&Food Factor sp. z o.o. sp.k. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 329, 16.8.2021.
Case T-712/19: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Hikma Pharmaceuticals International v Commission
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, equal treatment, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax avoidance, tax exemption, tax law








C_2022432EN.01003902.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/39






Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Hikma Pharmaceuticals and Hikma Pharmaceuticals International v Commission
(Case T-712/19) (1)

(2022/C 432/47)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 10, 13.1.2020.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10851 – CVC / PLATINUM IVY / TMF GROUP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 369/01
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, outsourcing, provision of services








C_2022369EN.01000101.xml










27.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 369/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10851 – CVC / PLATINUM IVY / TMF GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 369/01)
On 14 September 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 32022M10851. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-718/19: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — The Weir Group and Others v Commission
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, equal treatment, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax avoidance, tax exemption, tax law








C_2022432EN.01003903.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/39






Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — The Weir Group and Others v Commission
(Case T-718/19) (1)

(2022/C 432/48)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 10, 13.1.2020.
Case T-795/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Protectoplus v EUIPO (Li-SAFE) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Li-SAFE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electricity storage device, electronic waste, hazardous waste, plastics industry, registered trade mark, storage of waste, trade-mark law








C_2022432EN.01003001.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/30






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Protectoplus v EUIPO (Li-SAFE)
(Case T-795/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark Li-SAFE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Restriction of the goods designated in the trade mark application)
(2022/C 432/37)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Protectoplus (Rendsburg, Germany) (represented by: W. Riegger, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 October 2021 (Case R 845/2021-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Protectoplus GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10619 – SNAM / ENI / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 351/07
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Algeria, Italy, Tunisia, economic concentration, energy transport, gas pipeline, holding company, merger control, natural gas, oil industry, provision of services








C_2022351EN.01001101.xml










14.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 351/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10619 – SNAM / ENI / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 351/07)

1.   
On 8 September 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:






—


Snam S.p.A. (‘SNAM’, Italy),










—


ENI S.p.A. (‘ENI’, Italy),










—


JV (Italy).




SNAM and ENI will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






—


SNAM is the holding company of the SNAM Group, which owns the main gas transmission system operator in Italy, and has several participations in companies active in the gas transmission and storage markets in various EU countries,










—


ENI is part of the ENI group that has been historically active worldwide across the entire oil and gas value chain.






3.   

The business activities of JV will be the the operation of, and the provision of ancillary services to the Tunisian and submarine sections of the gas import pipeline on the Algeria-Italy route (Transmediterranean pipeline).



4.   

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.



5.   
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.10619 – SNAM / ENI / JV
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.) 13 September 2022 2022/C 351/01
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022351EN.01000101.xml










14.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 351/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

13 September 2022
(2022/C 351/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0175 




JPY


Japanese yen


144,50 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4366 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86793 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6108 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9669 




ISK


Iceland króna


140,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9988 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,551 




HUF


Hungarian forint


396,83 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7050 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9210 




TRY


Turkish lira


18,5640 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4736 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3200 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,9855 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6555 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4186 




KRW


South Korean won


1 397,30 




ZAR


South African rand


17,3112 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0467 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5255 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 099,17 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5869 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,665 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,859 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,1764 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,1615 




INR


Indian rupee


80,5453 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-597/19: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Helsingin kaupunki v Commission (State aid — Coach and bus transport — Equipment loan and capital loans granted by the City of Helsinki — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Existing aid — Advantage — Application of the private creditor criterion in a market economy test — Public status of the debtor — Taking into account an existing aid scheme — Application of the private investor criterion in a market economy test — Economic continuity — Procedural rights of the interested parties — Article 108(2) TFEU — Obligation to state reasons — General principles of EU law)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Finland, Southern Finland, State aid, bus, carriage of passengers, carrier, control of State aid, loan, reimbursement of aid, services of general interest








C_2022432EN.01001701.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/17






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Helsingin kaupunki v Commission
(Case T-597/19) (1)

(State aid - Coach and bus transport - Equipment loan and capital loans granted by the City of Helsinki - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Existing aid - Advantage - Application of the private creditor criterion in a market economy test - Public status of the debtor - Taking into account an existing aid scheme - Application of the private investor criterion in a market economy test - Economic continuity - Procedural rights of the interested parties - Article 108(2) TFEU - Obligation to state reasons - General principles of EU law)
(2022/C 432/18)
Language of the case: Finnish

Parties


Applicant: Helsingin kaupunki (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by: I. Aalto-Setälä and H. Koivuniemi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Huttunen and F. Tomat, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Republic of Finland (represented by: J. Heliskoski and H. Leppo, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Nobina Oy (Espoo, Finland), Nobina AB (Solna, Sweden) (represented by: J. Åkermarck and T. Kalliokoski, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1814 of 28 June 2019 on State aid SA.33846 — (2015/C) (ex 2014/NN) (ex 2011/CP) implemented by Finland for Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (OJ 2020 L 404, p. 10).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Helsingin kaupunki to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures, as well as those incurred by Nobina Oy and Nobina AB;










3.


Orders the Republic of Finland to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 363, 28.10.2019.
Case T-737/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Refractory Intellectual Property v EUIPO (e-tech) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark e-tech — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, heat-resisting materials, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022432EN.01002902.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/29






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Refractory Intellectual Property v EUIPO (e-tech)
(Case T-737/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark e-tech - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 432/36)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Refractory Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: J. Schmidt, lawyer)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 9 September 2021 (Case R 548/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Refractory Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 37, 24.1.2022.