do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Special report 23/2022: ‘Synergies between Horizon 2020 and European Structural and Investment Funds – Not yet used to full potential’ 2022/C 442/02
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU aid, European Structural and Investment Funds, Framework Programme for Research and Development, innovation, research and development








C_2022442EN.01000201.xml










22.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 442/2






Special report 23/2022:
‘Synergies between Horizon 2020 and European Structural and Investment Funds – Not yet used to full potential’
(2022/C 442/02)
The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 23/2022: ‘Synergies between Horizon 2020 and European Structural and Investment Funds – Not yet used to full potential’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=62446
Case T-238/22: Order of the General Court of 22 November 2022 — Narzieva v Council
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, damages, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, right to justice, rights of the defence, territorial dispute








C_2023024EN.01008403.xml










23.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/84






Order of the General Court of 22 November 2022 — Narzieva v Council
(Case T-238/22) (1)

(2023/C 24/114)
Language of the case: French
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 257, 4.7.2022.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2022 on the draft Council decision amending Decision (EU) 2015/2169 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (12600/2022 — C9-0343/2022 — 2022/0257(NLE))
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: South Korea, audiovisual co-production, cultural cooperation, free-trade agreement, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, trade agreement (EU)








C_2023167EN.01013701.xml










11.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/137






P9_TA(2022)0399
Amending Decision (EU) 2015/2169 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2022 on the draft Council decision amending Decision (EU) 2015/2169 on the conclusion of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (12600/2022 — C9-0343/2022 — 2022/0257(NLE))
(Consent)
(2023/C 167/28)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (12600/2022),










—


having regard to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part,










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 91, Article 100(2), Article 167(3), Article 207 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0343/2022),










—


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










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0277/2022),












1.


Gives its consent to the draft Council decision;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Republic of Korea.
Case T-801/21: Order of the General Court of 22 November 2022 — Fieldpoint (Cyprus) v EUIPO (HYPERLIGHTEYEWEAR) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark HYPERLIGHTEYEWEAR — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Equal treatment — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, optical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023035EN.01006202.xml










30.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/62






Order of the General Court of 22 November 2022 — Fieldpoint (Cyprus) v EUIPO (HYPERLIGHTEYEWEAR)
(Case T-801/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark HYPERLIGHTEYEWEAR - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Equal treatment - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2023/C 35/77)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Fieldpoint (Cyprus) LTD (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: P. Rath and S. Gebele, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 October 2021 (Case R 1165/2021-2).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Fieldpoint (Cyprus) LTD shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10951 – BMF / Uniper) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 442/04
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, central bank, coal industry, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, energy production, merger control, natural gas, sustainable finance








C_2022442EN.01001501.xml










22.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 442/15






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10951 – BMF / Uniper)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 442/04)

1.   
On 11 November 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:






—


The German Federal Ministry of Finance (‘BMF’, Germany),










—


Uniper SE (‘Uniper’ Germany), controlled by Fortum Oyj (Finland).




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


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






—


BMF generates revenues mainly through the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (‘KfW’), a national promotional bank, which promotes sustainable improvement of economic, environmental and social conditions around the world, with an emphasis on the German economy. BMF has currently no activities in the energy markets,










—


Uniper is an energy group headquartered in Germany, which is globally active in the physical trading of natural gas and coal, as well as the generation of electricity.






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.10951 – BMF / Uniper
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.
European Parliament decision of 22 November 2022 on the nomination of Keit Pentus-Rosimannus as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0316/2022 — 2022/0808(NLE))
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








C_2023167EN.01012801.xml










11.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/128






P9_TA(2022)0390
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors — Keit Pentus-Rosimannus
European Parliament decision of 22 November 2022 on the nomination of Keit Pentus-Rosimannus as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0316/2022 — 2022/0808(NLE))
(Consultation)
(2023/C 167/20)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C9-0316/2022),










—


having regard to Rule 129 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0272/2022),










A.


whereas, by letter of 20 September 2022, the Council consulted Parliament on the nomination of Keit Pentus-Rosimannus as a Member of the Court of Auditors;










B.


whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control then proceeded to evaluate Keit Pentus-Rosimannus’s credentials, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; whereas in carrying out that evaluation, the committee received a curriculum vitae from Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, as well as the replies to the written questionnaire that she had been sent;










C.


whereas the committee subsequently held a hearing with Keit Pentus-Rosimannus on 8 November 2022, at which she made an opening statement and then answered questions put by the members of the committee;












1.


Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of Keit Pentus-Rosimannus as a Member of the Court of Auditors;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.
Case T-800/21: Order of the General Court of 22 November 2022 — Fieldpoint (Cyprus) v EUIPO (HYPERLIGHTOPTICS) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark HYPERLIGHTOPTICS — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Equal treatment — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, optical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023035EN.01006201.xml










30.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/62






Order of the General Court of 22 November 2022 — Fieldpoint (Cyprus) v EUIPO (HYPERLIGHTOPTICS)
(Case T-800/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark HYPERLIGHTOPTICS - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptiveness - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Equal treatment - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2023/C 35/76)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Fieldpoint (Cyprus) LTD (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: P. Rath and S. Gebele, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 October 2021 (Case R 1166/2021-2).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Fieldpoint (Cyprus) LTD shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (07910/2022 — C9-0296/2022 — 2022/0098(NLE))
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: GATT, New Zealand, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, tariff preference, tariff quota, withdrawal from the EU








C_2023167EN.01013601.xml










11.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/136






P9_TA(2022)0398
EU/New Zealand Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (07910/2022 — C9-0296/2022 — 2022/0098(NLE))
(Consent)
(2023/C 167/27)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (07910/2022),










—


having regard to the draft agreement between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (07911/2022),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0296/2022),










—


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










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0273/2022),












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 New Zealand.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2022 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures (10521/1/2022 — C9-0354/2022 — 2012/0299(COD))
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: appointment of staff, board of directors, board of management, female work, gender equality, managing director, organisation, private sector, stock exchange








C_2023167EN.01013001.xml










11.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/130






P9_TA(2022)0393
Gender balance among directors of listed companies
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 November 2022 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures (10521/1/2022 — C9-0354/2022 — 2012/0299(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
(2023/C 167/22)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council position at first reading (10521/1/2022 — C9-0354/2022),










—


having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2012)0614),










—


having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committees responsible under Rule 74(4) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A9-0275/2022),












1.


Approves the Council position at first reading;












2.


Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;












3.


Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;












4.


Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;












5.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 436, 24.11.2016, p. 225.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 21 November 2022 2022/C 442/01
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022442EN.01000101.xml










22.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 442/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

21 November 2022
(2022/C 442/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0246 




JPY


Japanese yen


145,33 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4377 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86793 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9873 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9817 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,4898 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,356 




HUF


Hungarian forint


409,43 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7075 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9413 




TRY


Turkish lira


19,0822 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5471 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3770 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,9989 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6766 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4162 




KRW


South Korean won


1 395,00 




ZAR


South African rand


17,7858 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3419 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5425 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 116,76 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6927 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,822 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,121 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4401 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,9357 




INR


Indian rupee


83,7375 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10806 – BROADCOM / VMWARE) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 442/07
Date: 2022-11-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, merger control, software








C_2022442EN.01002101.xml










22.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 442/21






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10806 – BROADCOM / VMWARE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 442/07)

1.   
On 15 November 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:






—


Broadcom, Inc. (‘Broadcom’, United States),










—


VMware, Inc. (‘VMware’, United States).




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


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






—


Broadcom is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and provides a broad range of semiconductors and infrastructure software solutions,










—


VMware is active in IT software including virtualisation and related workload management technologies for data centres and cloud computing environments, application development, and endpoint management.






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.10806 – BROADCOM / VMWARE
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’).