do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice from the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency on the public call for tenders for selection of gas supplier under the public service obligation, to be published pursuant to Articles 61 and 62 of the Gas Market Act (‘Official Gazette’, No. 18/18 and 23/20) 2023/C 30/09
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, energy law, gas supply, invitation to tender, public procurement, services of general interest, tendering








C_2023030EN.01001001.xml










27.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/10






Notice from the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency on the public call for tenders for selection of gas supplier under the public service obligation, to be published pursuant to Articles 61 and 62 of the Gas Market Act (‘Official Gazette’, No. 18/18 and 23/20)
(2023/C 30/09)
Public call for tender for selection of gas supplier under the public service obligation for the distribution area of the distribution system operator ZELINA-PLIN d.o.o. for gas distribution, Ulica Katarine Krizmanić 1, Sveti Ivan Zelina, has been published on April 25, 2022.
The accompanying documentation for the public call for tender for selection of gas supplier under the public service obligation for the distribution area of the distribution system operator ZELINA-PLIN d.o.o. for gas distribution, Ulica Katarine Krizmanić 1, Sveti Ivan Zelina, has been published on the official website of the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (www.hera.hr).
Case T-28/23: Action brought on 27 January 2023 — D&G Laboratories v EUIPO — Holpindus (aleva NATURALS)
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, consumer information, cosmetic product, electronic commerce, registered trade mark, toiletries, trade-mark law








C_2023104EN.01003801.xml










20.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/38






Action brought on 27 January 2023 — D&G Laboratories v EUIPO — Holpindus (aleva NATURALS)
(Case T-28/23)
(2023/C 104/57)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: D&G Laboratories Inc. (North York, Ontario, Canada) (represented by: M.-G. Marinescu, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Holpindus, SL (Barcelona, Spain)

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 figurative mark aleva NATURALS — Application for registration No 14 794 382

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 November 2022 in Case R 1078/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Information to be provided pursuant to Article 5(2) Establishment of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) (Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19)) 2023/C 30/08
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: Czechia, European territorial cooperation, Slovakia, cross-border cooperation, economic and social cohesion, economic cooperation, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_2023030EN.01000801.xml










27.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/8






Information to be provided pursuant to Article 5(2)
Establishment of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)


(Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19))


(2023/C 30/08)
I. 1)   Name, address and contact point:


Registered name: Európske zoskupenie územnej spolupráce Veľká Morava s ručením obmedzeným

Registered office:Starohájska 10, 917 01 Trnava, SR

Contact point: Július Fekiač (director)
I. 2)   Duration of the grouping:


Duration of the grouping: unlimited

Date of registration:30.11.2022
II.   OBJECTIVES







—


development of the economic, social and territorial cohesion of its members in the framework of cross-border cooperation in the territory in which the grouping operates (i.e. the administrative area of the founding and acceding members of the grouping)










—


strategic management of the regional development of the territory concerned










—


development of cooperation between its members, in accordance with their competences, in particular in the following areas:






1.


Infrastructure










2.


Energy










3.


Information technology










4.


Regional development










5.


Tourism










6.


Education










7.


Culture and sport










8.


Social sphere and healthcare










9.


Development of small and medium-sized enterprises










10.


Environmental protection and agriculture










11.


Rural development










12.


Crisis management










13.


Cybersecurity and information security










14.


Cross-border cooperation










15.


Transport










16.


Strengthening research, technological development and innovation.








III.   ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON NAME OF THE GROUPING


Name in English: EGTC Great Moravia with Limited Liability
IV.   MEMBERS

IV. 1)   Total number of members in the grouping: 2
IV. 2)   Nationalities of the members of the grouping: Czech and Slovak
IV. 3)   Member information


Official name: Trnavský samosprávny kraj

Postal address:Starohájska 10, 917 01 Trnava, SR

Internet address: www.trnava-vuc.sk

Type of member: Regional authority

Official name: Jihomoravský kraj

Postal address:Žerotínovo náměstí 449/3, 601 82 Brno, ČR

Internet address: www.jmk.cz

Type of member: Regional authority
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/209 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for skates and rays in area 7d for vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, English Channel, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2023029EN.01001401.xml










1.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 29/14








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/209
of 27 January 2023
         
establishing a fisheries closure for skates and rays in area 7d for vessels flying the flag of Belgium


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of skates and rays in area 7d by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2022 to Belgium for the stock of skates and rays in area 7d referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Belgium shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 27 January 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


14TQ109




Member State


Belgium




Stock


SRX/07D. (including special conditions: RJC/*2AC4C, RJC/*67AKD, RJC/07D., RJE/07D., RJH/*04-C., RJH/*67AKD, RJH/07D., RJM/*2AC4C, RJM/*67AKD, RJM/07D., RJN/*2AC4C, RJN/*67AKD, RJN/07D., SRX/*2AC4C and SRX/*67AKD)




Species


Skates and rays (Rajiformes)




Zone


7d




Closing Date


13.12.2022
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/190 of 27 January 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, mass media, territorial dispute, territorial law, trade restriction








L_2023026EN.01004301.xml










30.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 26/43








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/190
of 27 January 2023
         
concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1).












(2)


On 16 December 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/2478 (2), which amended Decision 2014/512/CFSP and introduced further restrictive measures to suspend the broadcasting activities in the Union, or directed at the Union, of certain media outlets referred to in point (2) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2478. Pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 1 of Decision (CFSP) 2022/2478, the applicability of such measures in respect of one or several of those media outlets is subject to a further decision by the Council.












(3)


Having examined the respective cases, the Council has concluded that the restrictive measures referred to in Article 4g of Decision 2014/512/CFSP should apply from 1 February 2023 in respect of all entities referred to in point (2) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2478,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The measures referred to in Article 4g of Decision 2014/512/CFSP shall apply from 1 February 2023 in respect of all entities referred to in point (2) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2478.


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




Done at Brussels, 27 January 2023.


For the Council


The President

J. ROSWALL
            





(1)  Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13).

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2478 of 16 December 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 322I, 16.12.2022, p. 614).
Case T-25/23: Action brought on 27 January 2023 — Orgatex v EUIPO — Longton (Ground marking)
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models








C_2023094EN.01005901.xml










13.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/59






Action brought on 27 January 2023 — Orgatex v EUIPO — Longton (Ground marking)
(Case T-25/23)
(2023/C 94/71)
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Orgatex GmbH & Co KG (Langenfeld, Germany) (represented by: G. Jacobs, M. Maybaum and M. Dümenil)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Lawrence Longton (Brindle, United Kingdom)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant

Design at issue: EU design — ‘Ground marking’ — EU design No 1112155-0001

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 November 2022 in Case R 110/2022-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Court and the Board of Appeal, including, in particular, the applicant’s costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 25(1)(1) and Article 3(a) of Council Regulation (EU) No 6/2002.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/210 of 27 January 2023 establishing a fisheries closure for cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Barents Sea, EU Member State, Norway, Norwegian Sea, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2023029EN.01001701.xml










1.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 29/17








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2023/210
of 27 January 2023
         
establishing a fisheries closure for cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 (2) lays down quotas for 2022.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the quota allocated for 2022.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit certain fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated for 2022 to Member States of the European Union for the stock of cod in Norwegian waters of 1 and 2 referred to in the Annex shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 27 January 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2022/109 of 27 January 2022 fixing for 2022 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Union waters and for Union fishing vessels in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 21, 31.1.2022, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


16/TQ109




Member State


European Union (All Member States)




Stock


COD/1N2AB.




Species


Cod (Gadus morhua)




Zone


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2




Closing date


21.12.2022
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/180 of 27 January 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2474 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, mass media, territorial dispute, territorial law, trade restriction








L_2023026EN.01000101.xml










30.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 26/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/180
of 27 January 2023
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2474 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2474 of 16 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 1(19) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 December 2022, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2022/2474, which amended Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 (2) and introduced further restrictive measures to suspend the broadcasting activities in the Union, or directed at the Union, of certain media outlets referred to in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2022/2474. Pursuant to Article 1, point (19), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2474, the applicability of such measures in respect of one or several of those media outlets is subject to the adoption of implementing acts by the Council.












(2)


Having examined the respective cases, the Council has concluded that the restrictive measures referred to in Article 2f of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 should apply from 1 February 2023 in respect of all entities referred to in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2022/2474,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The measures referred to in Article 2f of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 shall apply from 1 February 2023 in respect of all entities referred to in Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2022/2474.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 27 January 2023.


For the Council


The President

J. ROSWALL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 322 I, 16.12.2022, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 1).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10841 – FIRMENICH INTERNATIONAL / KONINKLIJKE DSM) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 30/11
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, conifer, economic concentration, enzyme, flavouring, merger control, resin, vitamin








C_2023030EN.01002301.xml










27.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/23






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10841 – FIRMENICH INTERNATIONAL / KONINKLIJKE DSM)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 30/11)

1.   
On 18 January 2023, 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:






—


Firmenich International SA (‘Firmenich’, Switzerland),










—


Koninklijke DSM N.V. (‘DSM’, the Netherlands).




Firmenich will enter into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with DSM.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Firmenich specialises in the production and commercialisation of fragrances, flavours, aroma chemicals, pine resin, pine turpentine oil and pine terpene,










—


DSM is active mainly in the production of aroma chemicals, flavours, savoury ingredients, enzymes, carotenoids, vitamins and cultures.






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 no later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10841 – FIRMENICH INTERNATIONAL / KONINKLIJKE DSM
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10964 – WILMAR / CLARIANT / CLARIANT QUATS BUSINESS JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 48/01
Date: 2023-01-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical alcohol, economic concentration, merger control, organic acid, pharmaceutical industry








C_2023048EN.01000101.xml










8.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10964 – WILMAR / CLARIANT / CLARIANT QUATS BUSINESS JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 48/01)
On 27 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 32023M10964. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.