do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-270/23 P: Appeal brought on 25 April 2023 by Topcart GmbH against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 15 February 2023 in Case T-8/22, Topcart GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, maintenance, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2023321EN.01001901.xml










11.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/19






Appeal brought on 25 April 2023 by Topcart GmbH against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 15 February 2023 in Case T-8/22, Topcart GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office
(Case C-270/23 P)
(2023/C 321/23)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Topcart GmbH (represented by: M. Hoffmann, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 17 July 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) did not allow the appeal to proceed and ordered the appellant to bear its own costs.
Case C-265/23, Volieva: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrazhen sad — Sliven (Bulgaria) lodged on 25 April 2023 — Criminal proceedings against DM, AV, WO, AQ
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: charge, criminal law, criminal proceedings, fight against crime, organised crime, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2023252EN.01003001.xml










17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/30






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrazhen sad — Sliven (Bulgaria) lodged on 25 April 2023 — Criminal proceedings against DM, AV, WO, AQ
(Case C-265/23, Volieva (1))
(2023/C 252/33)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Okrazhen sad — Sliven

Parties to the main proceedings

DM, AV, WO, AQ

Questions referred







1.


In criminal cases concerning offences falling within the scope of EU law, must Article 52 in conjunction with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 4 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA (2) of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime and the third sentence of Article 19(1) of the Treaty on European Union be interpreted as precluding national legislation such as that contained in Chapter XXVI of the Nakazatelno-protsesualen kodeks (Code of Criminal Procedure) (as amended by Darzhaven vestnik [State Gazette] No 63/2017, in force since 5 November 2017), which abrogates the right of an accused person to have the criminal proceedings against him or her discontinued, where that right arose under a law providing for such a possibility but, as a result of a judicial error, was established only after that law had been repealed?










2.


What effective remedies, within the meaning of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, should be available to such an accused person, and, in particular, is a national court required to discontinue entirely the criminal proceedings against such an accused person if a formation of the court previously seised had failed to do so, even though the relevant conditions were satisfied under the national law then in force?






(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  OJ 2008 L 300, p. 42.
Humanitarian innovation : EU prize 23.
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency
Subjects: fund (EU), honour, humanitarian aid, innovation

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EA-04-23-316-EN-N
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/854 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2023/853 concerning restrictive measures against Iran 2023/C 142/09
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2023142EN.01001201.xml










25.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/12






Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/854 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2023/853 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
(2023/C 142/09)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that are presently designated in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (1) as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/854 (2) and in Annex IX to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (3) as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2023/853 (4) concerning restrictive measures against Iran.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons and entities presently designated in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should continue to apply to those persons and entities.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 26 of the Regulation).
The concerned persons and entities may submit a request to the Council before 1 January 2024, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu


(1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.

(2)  OJ L 110, 25.4.2023, p. 28.

(3)  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 110, 25.4.2023, p. 25.
Council Decision (EU) 2023/862 of 25 April 2023 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Hrvatska narodna banka
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Croatia, European System of Central Banks, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area




L_2023112EN.01004101.xml










27.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 112/41








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/862
of 25 April 2023
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Hrvatska narodna banka


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Protocol No 4 on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 7 March 2023 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Hrvatska narodna banka (ECB/2023/4) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


Hrvatska narodna banka is subject to Article 27.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central banks and of the European Central Bank since 1 January 2023.












(3)


The mandate of Hrvatska narodna banka’s current external auditors, KPMG Croatia d.o.o., will end after the audit for the financial year 2024.












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB therefore recommended that the Council approves the current auditors, KPMG Croatia d.o.o., as the external auditors of Hrvatska narodna banka for the financial years 2023 and 2024.












(5)


Following the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB, Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following paragraph is added to Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC:


‘20.   KPMG Croatia d.o.o. are hereby approved as the external auditors of Hrvatska narodna banka for the financial years 2023 and 2024.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.




Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2023.


For the Council


The President

P. KULLGREN
            





(1)  
            OJ C 93, 13.3.2023, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision 1999/70/EC of 25 January 1999 concerning the external auditors of the national central banks (OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 24 April 2023 2023/C 142/11
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023142EN.01001501.xml










25.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/15






Euro exchange rates (1)

24 April 2023
(2023/C 142/11)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1002 




JPY


Japanese yen


148,17 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4530 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88463 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3090 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9800 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6470 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,439 




HUF


Hungarian forint


375,15 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6055 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9298 




TRY


Turkish lira


21,3507 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6468 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4906 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6346 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7916 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4684 




KRW


South Korean won


1 468,59 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9476 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5837 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 447,99 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8821 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,336 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,858 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5788 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,8331 




INR


Indian rupee


90,1255 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11068 – RLBNW / ASM / BETA PURA) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 154/02
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bank, chemical industry, economic concentration, fruit, holding company, merger control, starch, sugar industry








C_2023154EN.01000201.xml










2.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11068 – RLBNW / ASM / BETA PURA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 154/02)
On 25 April 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 German language 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 32023M11068. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Communication European Capital of Culture 2027 2023/C 142/02
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
Subjects: Alentejo, European cultural event, European symbol, Portugal, capital city, cultural promotion








C_2023142EN.01000201.xml










25.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/2






COMMISSION COMMUNICATION
European Capital of Culture 2027
(2023/C 142/02)
The European Capital of Culture 2027 in Portugal is Évora.
Case T-562/19 RENV: Order of the General Court of 25 April 2023 — Klein v Commission (Actions for failure to act — Medical devices — Article 8(1) and (2) of Directive 93/42/EEC — Safeguard clause procedure — Notification by a Member State of a decision prohibiting the placing on the market of a medical device — Absence of a decision by the Commission — Repeal of Directive 93/42 — Articles 94 to 97 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 — Market surveillance measures — Action manifestly well founded)
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, market approval, market supervision, medical device, protective clause








C_2023223EN.01002801.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/28






Order of the General Court of 25 April 2023 — Klein v Commission
(Case T-562/19 RENV) (1)

(Actions for failure to act - Medical devices - Article 8(1) and (2) of Directive 93/42/EEC - Safeguard clause procedure - Notification by a Member State of a decision prohibiting the placing on the market of a medical device - Absence of a decision by the Commission - Repeal of Directive 93/42 - Articles 94 to 97 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Market surveillance measures - Action manifestly well founded)
(2023/C 223/38)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Christoph Klein (Großgmain, Austria) (represented by: H.-J. Ahlt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Hermes, E. Sanfrutos Cano and F. Thiran, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 265 TFEU, the applicant asks the General Court to declare that the European Commission unlawfully failed to act in the safeguard clause procedure initiated on 7 January 1998 by the Federal Republic of Germany and to take a decision in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEC of the Council of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices (OJ 1993 L 169, p. 1), in relation to the ‘Inhaler Broncho-Air®’ device.

Operative part of the order







1.


The European Commission has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 8(2) of Directive 93/42/EEC of the Council of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices by failing to act in the safeguard clause procedure initiated on 7 January 1998 by the Federal Republic of Germany and to take a decision in accordance with Directive 93/42, replaced by Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42, in relation to the Inhaler Broncho-Air® device.










2.


The Commission shall pay the costs related to the appeal proceedings before the Court in Case C-430/20 P and those related to the initial proceedings in Case T-562/19 and to the proceedings referred back to the General Court in Case T-562/19 RENV.






(1)  OJ C 337, 7.10.2019.
Council Decision (EU) 2023/898 of 25 April 2023 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Luxembourg, appointment of members, member of the Committee of the Regions








L_2023115EN.01000601.xml










3.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 115/6








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/898
of 25 April 2023
         
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),


Having regard to the proposal of the Luxembourgish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.












(2)


On 30 July 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/1153 (2), appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.












(3)


An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Claire REMMY.












(4)


The Luxembourgish Government has proposed Ms Catherine PASTORET, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Conseillère communale de la Ville d’Esch-sur-Alzette (Member of Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Council), as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Catherine PASTORET, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Conseillère communale de la Ville d’Esch-sur-Alzette (Member of Esch-sur-Alzette Municipal Council), is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2023.


For the Council


The President

P. KULLGREN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/1153 of 30 July 2020 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 256, 5.8.2020, p. 12).
Council Decision (EU) 2023/869 of 25 April 2023 appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus, of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2023-04-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cyprus, European Economic and Social Committee, appointment of members








L_2023113EN.01004201.xml










28.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 113/42








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/869
of 25 April 2023
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Republic of Cyprus, of the European Economic and Social Committee


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/853 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),


Having regard to the proposal of the Cyprus Government,


After consulting the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 300(2) of the Treaty, the Economic and Social Committee is to consist of representatives of organisations of employers, of the employed, and of other parties representative of civil society, notably in socioeconomic, civic, professional and cultural areas.












(2)


On 2 October 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/1392 (2), appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025.












(3)


A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Charalambos KYRITSIS.












(4)


The Cyprus Government has proposed Mr Pieris PIERI, Γραμματέας Τμήματος Διεθνών Σχέσεων, Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία (ΠΕΟ) (International Relations Secretary, Pancyprian Labour Federation (PEO)), as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Pieris PIERI, Γραμματέας Τμήματος Διεθνών Σχέσεων, Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία (ΠΕΟ) (International Relations Secretary, Pancyprian Labour Federation (PEO)), is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2025.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2023.


For the Council


The President

P. KULLGREN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 15.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/1392 of 2 October 2020 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025, and repealing and replacing the Council Decision appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025 adopted on 18 September 2020 (OJ L 322, 5.10.2020, p. 1).