do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10981 – ITOCHU / TOKYO CENTURY / HCM / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 113/02
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: construction equipment, economic concentration, financial services, hire purchase, machinery, merger control, provision of services








C_2023113EN.01000201.xml










28.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/2







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10981 – ITOCHU / TOKYO CENTURY / HCM / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 113/02)

On 18 January 2023, 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 32023M10981. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 17/05
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, pharmaceutical industry








C_2023017EN.01000601.xml










18.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 17/6






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1))

(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 17/05)

Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder(s) of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2023) 199


11 January 2023


4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated
(4-tert-OPnEO)
EC No: -, CAS No:-


Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB, 11276 Stockholm, Sweden


REACH/22/46/0
REACH/22/46/1


As a surfactant for virus inactivation in manufacture of biopharmaceuticals
As a surfactant for post-production cleaning in manufacture of biopharmaceuticals


4 January 2028
4 January 2025


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11000 – KKR / SERENTICA MAURITIUS / SERENTICA RENEWABLES SINGAPORE JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 25/03
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: India, carbon neutrality, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy production, investment company, merger control, renewable energy








C_2023025EN.01000301.xml










24.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11000 – KKR / SERENTICA MAURITIUS / SERENTICA RENEWABLES SINGAPORE JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 25/03)
On 18 January 2023, 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 32023M11000. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10983 – ALTAREA / CARREFOUR / SNC ALTACAR SARTROUVILLE / SNC ALTACAR NANTES) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 30/06
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Brittany, France, Ile-de-France, economic concentration, electronic commerce, merger control, parent company, property market, shopping centre, supermarket








C_2023030EN.01000601.xml










27.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/6






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10983 – ALTAREA / CARREFOUR / SNC ALTACAR SARTROUVILLE / SNC ALTACAR NANTES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 30/06)
On 18 January 2023, 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 French 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 32023M10983. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-18/23, Dyrektor Krajowej Informacji Skarbowej: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny w Gliwicach (Poland) lodged on 18 January 2023 — F S.A. v Dyrektor Krajowej Informacji Skarbowej
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: UCITS fund, corporation tax, financial legislation, financial supervision, nationality of legal persons, securities, tax exemption, tax on investment income, taxable income








C_2023155EN.01002702.xml










2.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/27






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny w Gliwicach (Poland) lodged on 18 January 2023 — F S.A. v Dyrektor Krajowej Informacji Skarbowej
(Case C-18/23, Dyrektor Krajowej Informacji Skarbowej)
(2023/C 155/34)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny w Gliwicach

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: F S.A.

Defendant: Dyrektor Krajowej Informacji Skarbowej

Question referred

Must the provisions of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), (1) and in particular Article 29(1) thereof, in conjunction with Articles 18, 49 and 63 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, be interpreted a precluding the laying down in national legislation of formal requirements, such as in the main proceedings, for taking advantage of exemptions from corporation tax by undertakings for collective investment whose registered office is in a Member State of the European Union other than the Republic of Poland, or in another State in the European Economic Area, that is to say from the requirement that they be managed by persons who have, for the pursuit of their activity, the authorisation of the competent financial market supervisory authorities of the State in which the registered office of those undertakings is situated?


(1)  OJ 2009 L 302, p. 32.
Case T-726/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Rolex v EUIPO — PWT (Device of a crown) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark representing a crown — Earlier EU figurative marks representing a crown and ROLEX — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — No injury to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023083EN.01002201.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/22






Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Rolex v EUIPO — PWT (Device of a crown)
(Case T-726/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark representing a crown - Earlier EU figurative marks representing a crown and ROLEX - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No injury to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2023/C 83/26)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Rolex SA (Geneva, Switzerland) (represented by: C. Sueiras Villalobos, P. Tent Alonso and V. Gigante Pérez, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: PWT A/S (Aalborg, Denmark) (represented by: A. Skovfoged Melgaard and C. Barrett Christiansen, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on 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 25 August 2021 (Case R 2389/2020-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Rolex SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 11, 10.1.2022.
Case T-758/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Dorsum v EUIPO — id Quantique (Clavis) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Clavis — Earlier EU word mark CLAVIS — Failure to identify the earlier trade mark in the notice of opposition — Conditions for admissibility of the opposition)
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coding, data protection, registered trade mark, software, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2023083EN.01002202.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/22






Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Dorsum v EUIPO — id Quantique (Clavis)
(Case T-758/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark Clavis - Earlier EU word mark CLAVIS - Failure to identify the earlier trade mark in the notice of opposition - Conditions for admissibility of the opposition)
(2023/C 83/27)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Dorsum Informatikai Fejlesztő és Szolgáltató Zrt. (Budapest, Hungary), (represented by: G. Hajdu, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: id Quantique SA (Carouge, Switzerland) (represented by: F. Nielsen, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks alteration or annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 September 2021 (Case R 189/2021-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Dorsum Informatikai Fejlesztő és Szolgáltató Zrt. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);










3.


Declares that the intervener is to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 51, 31.1.2022.
Case T-166/22: Order of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Seifert v Council (Action for annulment — Restrictive measures adopted in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine — Measures concerning Russian nationals, natural persons residing in Russia and legal persons, entities and bodies established in Russia — No legal interest in bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, equal treatment, international sanctions, natural person, protection of privacy








C_2023083EN.01002402.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/24






Order of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Seifert v Council
(Case T-166/22) (1)

(Action for annulment - Restrictive measures adopted in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine - Measures concerning Russian nationals, natural persons residing in Russia and legal persons, entities and bodies established in Russia - No legal interest in bringing proceedings - Inadmissibility)
(2023/C 83/30)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Evgenia Seifert (Munich, Germany) (represented by: T. Seifert, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: T. Haas and A. Westerhof Löfflerová, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Article 1(9) of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/328 of 25 February 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 49, p. 1), in so far as that provision fails to have regard to the principle of non-discrimination read in conjunction with her right to respect for private life.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Ms Evgenia Seifert shall bear her own costs and pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 222, 7.6.2022.
Case T-528/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Neratax v EUIPO — Intrum Hellas and Others (ELLO ERMOL, Ello creamy, ELLO, MORFAT Creamy and MORFAT) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word marks ELLO and MORFAT and EU figurative marks ELLO ERMOL, Ello creamy and MORFAT Creamy — Absolute ground for invalidity — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery, confectionery product, food substitute, milk product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023094EN.01003301.xml










13.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/33






Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — Neratax v EUIPO — Intrum Hellas and Others (ELLO ERMOL, Ello creamy, ELLO, MORFAT Creamy and MORFAT)
(Case T-528/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word marks ELLO and MORFAT and EU figurative marks ELLO ERMOL, Ello creamy and MORFAT Creamy - Absolute ground for invalidity - Bad faith - Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2023/C 94/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Neratax LTD (Nicosia, Cyprus) (represented by: V. Katsavos, lawyer)

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

Other party, intervener before the General Court: Intrum Hellas AE Daicheirisis Apaitiseon Apo Daneia kai Pistoseis, formerly Piraeus Bank SA (Athens, Greece) (represented by: P.-A. Koriatopoulou, lawyer)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Eurobank Ergasias SA (Athens), National Bank of Greece SA (Athens)

Re:

By its action under 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 23 June 2021 (Cases R 1295/2020-4, R 1296/2020-4, R 1298/2020-4, R 1299/2020-4 and R 1302/2020-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Neratax LTD to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and Intrum Hellas AE Daicheirisis Apaitiseon Apo Daneia kai Pistoseis.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Case T-443/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — YAplus DBA Yoga Alliance v EUIPO — Vidyanand (YOGA ALLIANCE INDIA INTERNATIONAL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark YOGA ALLIANCE INDIA INTERNATIONAL — Earlier EU figurative mark yoga ALLIANCE — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cultural event, education, registered trade mark, sporting event, trade-mark law








C_2023083EN.01002002.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/20






Judgment of the General Court of 18 January 2023 — YAplus DBA Yoga Alliance v EUIPO — Vidyanand (YOGA ALLIANCE INDIA INTERNATIONAL)
(Case T-443/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark YOGA ALLIANCE INDIA INTERNATIONAL - Earlier EU figurative mark yoga ALLIANCE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts by EUIPO of its own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2023/C 83/24)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: YAplus DBA Yoga Alliance (Arlington, Virginia, United States), (represented by: A. Thünken, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Swami Vidyanand (Villupuram, India) (represented by: L. Saglietti and E. Bianco, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 17 May 2021 (Case R 1062/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders YAplus DBA Yoga Alliance to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 368, 13.9.2021.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 17 January 2023 2023/C 17/04
Date: 2023-01-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023017EN.01000501.xml










18.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 17/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

17 January 2023
(2023/C 17/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0843 




JPY


Japanese yen


139,50 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4386 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88595 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2850 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9998 




ISK


Iceland króna


154,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,7463 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,966 




HUF


Hungarian forint


399,58 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6958 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9356 




TRY


Turkish lira


20,3762 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5611 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4547 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4807 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6957 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4343 




KRW


South Korean won


1 343,50 




ZAR


South African rand


18,6027 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3473 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 467,83 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6912 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,441 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


35,869 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5607 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,3994 




INR


Indian rupee


88,5770 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.