do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-124/23: Action brought on 28 February 2023 — VB v BCE
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: allowances and expenses, indemnification, interest, principle of legal certainty, retroactivity of a law








C_2023179EN.01005801.xml










22.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/58






Action brought on 28 February 2023 — VB v BCE
(Case T-124/23)
(2023/C 179/83)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: VB (represented by: L. Levi and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of 4 April 2022 informing him that he will not receive the subsistence allowance;










—


annul, if need be, the decision of 2 August 2022, rejecting his administrative review submitted on 2 June 2022 against the aforementioned decision refusing him the benefit of the subsistence allowance;










—


annul, if need be, the decision of 19 December 2022, rejecting his grievance procedure submitted on 30 September 2022;










—


order the payment of the sum of EUR 9 270 (i.e. subsistence allowance for the 3-month period), increased by interest calculated at the relevant interest rate (‘interest rate on the main refinancing operations’) of the European Central Bank + two percentage points, for the period between 1 April 2022 and the date of effective payment of the claimed amount;










—


compensate the applicant’s moral damages suffered with the symbolic amount of EUR 1;










—


order the defendant to reimburse the legal costs borne by the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on the following pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging the breach of Articles 4.1.1 and 4.5.1 of the ECB Staff Rules and the breach of the principles of legal certainty and lack of retroactive effect.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging the breach of the principle of legitimate expectations.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging the breach of the duty of care.
Case T-107/23: Action brought on 28 February 2023 — Myforest Foods v EUIPO (MYBACON)
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, food substitute, mushroom-growing, prepared foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023134EN.01002001.xml










17.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/20






Action brought on 28 February 2023 — Myforest Foods v EUIPO (MYBACON)
(Case T-107/23)
(2023/C 134/27)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Myforest Foods Co. (Delaware, United States) (represented by: P. Martini-Berthon, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark MYBACON — Application for registration No 18 546 358

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 December 2022 in Case R 1201/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in its entirety;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant, including the costs of proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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 72/06
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, pharmaceutical industry, polishing and scouring preparations








C_2023072EN.01004201.xml










28.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/42






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 72/06)

Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2023) 1078


21 February 2023


4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (‘4-tert-OPnEO’)
EC No.-; CAS No.-


Yposkesi, 26 rue Henri Auguste-Desbruères, 91100 Corbeil-Essonnes, France


REACH/23/4/0


For its non-ionic detergent properties for the cell membrane lysis and viral clearance during the development and manufacturing of viral vectors in medicinal products dedicated to human use (Investigational and Authorized Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product)


4 January 2028


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 use 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).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 27 February 2023 2023/C 72/04
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023072EN.01004001.xml










28.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/40






Euro exchange rates (1)

27 February 2023
(2023/C 72/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0554 




JPY


Japanese yen


143,88 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4426 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88073 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,0595 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9929 




ISK


Iceland króna


152,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9635 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,619 




HUF


Hungarian forint


379,93 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7160 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9198 




TRY


Turkish lira


19,9324 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5739 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4334 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2818 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7185 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4246 




KRW


South Korean won


1 396,00 




ZAR


South African rand


19,4574 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3378 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 119,69 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7266 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,596 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,045 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4848 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,3777 




INR


Indian rupee


87,3360 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/495 of 28 February 2023 on the acceptance of a third State’s contribution to the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) (EUMAM Ukraine/1/2023)
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU military mission, Norway, Ukraine, financial aid, military cooperation, military personnel, military training




L_2023069EN.01000501.xml










7.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 69/5








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2023/495
of 28 February 2023
         
on the acceptance of a third State’s contribution to the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) (EUMAM Ukraine/1/2023)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38, third paragraph, thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1968 of 17 October 2022 on a European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 8(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2022/1968, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee to take the relevant decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States to EUMAM Ukraine.












(2)


Following the recommendations regarding a contribution from Norway by the EUMAM Ukraine Mission Commander and by the European Union Military Committee, the contribution from Norway should be accepted and considered to be significant,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   The contribution from Norway to the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) is accepted and is considered to be significant.


2.   Norway is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of EUMAM Ukraine.



Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 28 February 2023.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

D. PRONK
            





(1)  
            OJ L 270, 18.10.2022, p. 85.
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 72/07
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: adjuvant, chemical compound, chemical product, gelatine, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, pharmaceutical industry








C_2023072EN.01004301.xml










28.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/43






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 72/07)

Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2023) 1077


21 February 2023


4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (‘4-tert-OPnEO’)
EC No.-; CAS No.-


Rousselot bvba, Meulestedekaai 81, 9000 Gent, Belgium


REACH/23/6/0


As a surfactant in the manufacturing of low endotoxin gelatin


4 January 2033


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 use 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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10821 – YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO / TRELLEBORG WHEEL SYSTEMS HOLDING) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 72/09
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, rubber industry








C_2023072EN.01004801.xml










28.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/48






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10821 – YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO / TRELLEBORG WHEEL SYSTEMS HOLDING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 72/09)

1.   
On 17 February 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:






—


Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd (‘YRC’, Japan),










—


Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB (‘TWS’, Sweden).




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


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






—


YRC is active in the manufacture and sale of tyres, including off-highway tyres for various vehicles, including agricultural and non-agricultural vehicles (i.e. industrial and construction vehicles). It is also active in the manufacture and sale of other rubber based products,










—


TWS is active in the manufacture and sale of tyres, including off-highway tyres for various vehicles including agricultural and non-agricultural vehicles (i.e. industrial and construction vehicles). TWS is also active in the replacement and after sale services market, through its wholy-owned subsidiary, Interfit.






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.10821 – YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO / TRELLEBORG WHEEL SYSTEMS HOLDING
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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’).
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 72/05
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, pharmaceutical industry, polishing and scouring preparations








C_2023072EN.01004101.xml










28.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 72/41






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 72/05)

Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2023) 1085


21 February 2023


4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (‘4-tert-OPnEO’)
EC No.-; CAS No.-


Takeda Manufacturing Austria AG, Industriestrasse 67, 1220, Vienna, Austria
Baxalta Belgium Manufacturing SA, Boulevard René Branquart 80, 7860, Lessines, Belgium


REACH/23/3/0


As a detergent for virus inactivation via solvent or detergent treatment in the recombinant and plasma-derived medicinal products listed in the Annex


4 January 2033


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 use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.




REACH/23/3/1






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).
Case T-106/23: Action brought on 28 February 2023 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Icelandic Trademark (Iceland)
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coffee, dairy production, foodstuff, milk product, processed food product, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_2023134EN.01001901.xml










17.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/19






Action brought on 28 February 2023 — Iceland Foods v EUIPO — Icelandic Trademark (Iceland)
(Case T-106/23)
(2023/C 134/26)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Iceland Foods Ltd (Deeside, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Vos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Icelandic Trademark Holding ehf (Reykjavik, Iceland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark Iceland of the colours white, red, orange and yellow — European Union trade mark No 11 565 736

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 December 2022 in Case R 1613/2019-G

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


remit the case to the Cancellation Division;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of this application and order Icelandic Trademark Holding ehf to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case C-695/20, Fenix International: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 28 February 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) — United Kingdom) — Fenix International Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Implementing power of the Council of the European Union — Article 291(2) TFEU — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Articles 28 and 397 — Taxable person, acting in his or her own name but on behalf of another person — Provider of services by electronic means — Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 — Article 9a — Presumption — Validity)
Date: 2023-02-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, provision of services, social media, taxpayer








C_2023155EN.01000402.xml










2.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/4






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 28 February 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) — United Kingdom) — Fenix International Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
(Case C-695/20, (1) Fenix International)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Implementing power of the Council of the European Union - Article 291(2) TFEU - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Articles 28 and 397 - Taxable person, acting in his or her own name but on behalf of another person - Provider of services by electronic means - Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 - Article 9a - Presumption - Validity)
(2023/C 155/05)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Fenix International Ltd

Defendant: Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

Operative part of the judgment

The examination of the question referred has disclosed no factor of such a kind as to affect the validity of Article 9a(1) of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 of 15 March 2011 implementing Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, as amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1042/2013 of 7 October 2013, in the light of Articles 28 and 397 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, as amended by Council Directive (EU) 2017/2455 of 5 December 2017, and of Article 291(2) TFEU.


(1)  OJ C 110, 29.3.2021.