do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1222 of 19 June 2023 approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Strachitunt’ (PDO))
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Lombardy, blue-veined cheese, cows’ milk cheese, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








L_2023160EN.01000701.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/7








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1222
of 19 June 2023
         
approving non-minor amendments to the product specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Strachitunt’ (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the product specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Strachitunt’, registered under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 244/2014 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the product specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Strachitunt’ (PDO) are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 19 June 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 244/2014 of 7 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Strachitunt (PDO)] (OJ L 74, 14.3.2014, p. 31).

(3)  
            OJ C 82, 6.3.2023, p. 8.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 16 June 2023 2023/C 215/02
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023215EN.01000201.xml










19.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 215/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

16 June 2023
(2023/C 215/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0966 




JPY


Japanese yen


154,65 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4505 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85428 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5925 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9770 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5170 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,817 




HUF


Hungarian forint


373,00 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4728 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9610 




TRY


Turkish lira


25,9491 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5941 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4500 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5799 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7591 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4647 




KRW


South Korean won


1 397,67 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9021 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8100 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 387,75 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0603 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,246 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,953 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2790 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7771 




INR


Indian rupee


89,7953 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-381/23, Geterfer: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Mönchengladbach-Rheydt (Germany) lodged on 19 June 2023 — ZO v JS
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, adult, child, general legal principle, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, judicial proceedings, maintenance obligation








C_2023329EN.01001002.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/10






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Mönchengladbach-Rheydt (Germany) lodged on 19 June 2023 — ZO v JS
(Case C-381/23, Geterfer (1))
(2023/C 329/13)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Mönchengladbach-Rheydt

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: ZO

Defendant: JS

Question referred

According to Regulation (EC) No 4/2009, (2) is there lis alibi pendens with the same subject matter if there are proceedings concerning child maintenance in Belgium between the child’s father and the child’s mother while proceedings concerning child maintenance have been brought at a later stage by the child, who has in the meantime come of age, against the child’s mother in Germany?


(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)  Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations (OJ 2009 L 7, p. 1).
Case T-333/23: Action brought on 19 June 2023 — MPM-Quality v EUIPO — Elton Hodinářská (PRIM)
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, clock and watch industry, clothing, maintenance, miscellaneous industries, precious metal, precious stones, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023271EN.01003502.xml










31.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/35






Action brought on 19 June 2023 — MPM-Quality v EUIPO — Elton Hodinářská (PRIM)
(Case T-333/23)
(2023/C 271/49)
Language in which the application was lodged: Czech

Parties


Applicant: MPM-Quality v.o.s. (Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic) (represented by: M. Kyjovský, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Elton Hodinářská a.s. (Nové Město nad Metují, Czech Republic)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark PRIM — Application No 12 030 441

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 March 2023 in Joined Cases R 1308/2022-2 and R 1325/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul operative parts I., II., IV. and V. of the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-338/23: Action brought on 19 June 2023 — Next Media Project v EFCA
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: communications profession, invitation to tender, provision of services, services contract, tendering








C_2023271EN.01003601.xml










31.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/36






Action brought on 19 June 2023 — Next Media Project v EFCA
(Case T-338/23)
(2023/C 271/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Next Media Project, SLU (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: R. Simar and L. Trefon, lawyers)

Defendant: European Fisheries Control Agency

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the European Fisheries Control Agency of 8 June 2023, by which it decided to reject Next Media Project’s offer;










—


order the European Fisheries Control Agency to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant alleges that the defendant failed to comply with points 12.2 and 29.3 of Annex 1 to Regulation 2018/1046, (1) with its tender specifications (Article 3.4.2. of the special specifications of tender EFCA/2022/OP/0004) and with its duties of diligence and meticulousness; it is further argued that the defendant committed a manifest error of assessment.






—


The legal ground seeks to demonstrate that the opposite party was required to take into consideration the applicant’s offer, since that offer is not tainted by an irregularity, within the meaning of point 12.2 of Annex 1 to the said Regulation 2018/1046.






(1)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ 2018 L 193, p. 1).
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/1189 of 19 June 2023 implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2023157EN.01004701.xml










20.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 157/47








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2023/1189
of 19 June 2023
         
implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP of 20 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1) and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/788/CFSP.












(2)


On 12 December 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/2231 (2) in response to the obstruction of the electoral process and the human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decision (CFSP) 2016/2231 amended Decision 2010/788/CFSP and introduced autonomous restrictive measures in Article 3(2) thereof.












(3)


Following the judgments of the General Court in Cases T-93/22 (3) and T-94/22 (4), the Council considers that two entries should be deleted from the list of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP.












(4)


Decision 2010/788/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.


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 Luxembourg, 19 June 2023.


For the Council


The President

E. BUSCH
            





(1)  
            OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/2231 of 12 December 2016 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ L 336 I, 12.12.2016, p. 7).

(3)  Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023, Ramazani Shadary v Council, T-93/22, ECLI:EU:T:2023:122.

(4)  Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023, Mutondo v Council, T-94/22, ECLI:EU:T:2023:120.




ANNEX
The following entries are deleted from the list set out in Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP:







‘8.


Emmanuel Ramazani SHADARY;










9.


Kalev MUTONDO.’.
Appointment of the Registrar
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2023216EN.01000201.xml










19.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/2






Appointment of the Registrar
(2023/C 216/02)
On 30 April 2023, Mr Emmanuel Coulon, Registrar of the General Court of the European Union, ceased to hold office. Mr Vittorio Di Bucci, appointed Registrar of the General Court of the European Union by decision of the General Court of 26 April 2023, in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article 254 TFEU and with Article 32 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, was sworn in on 5 June 2023 and took up his duties for a term of six years until 4 June 2029 inclusive.
Case T-332/23: Action brought on 19 June 2023 — Azaconsa v EUIPO — Lugar da Veiga (SHIP)
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cereal product, confectionery, foodstuff, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, sweetener, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2023286EN.01003401.xml










14.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 286/34






Action brought on 19 June 2023 — Azaconsa v EUIPO — Lugar da Veiga (SHIP)
(Case T-332/23)
(2023/C 286/46)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Azaconsa SL (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García and L. Polo Flores, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Lugar da Veiga SLL (Lugo, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark SHIP — Application for registration No 18 124 707

Proceedings before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 18 April 2023 in Case R 1465/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


allow the registration of the mark at issue in respect of Class 35;










—


order any party opposing the present proceedings to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11183 – SSG / ORDINA) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 215/07
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Benelux countries, consultancy, digital technology, economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, software








C_2023215EN.01001001.xml










19.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 215/10






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11183 – SSG / ORDINA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 215/07)

1.   
On 12 June 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:






—


Sopra Steria Group SA (‘SSG’, France),










—


Ordina N.V. (‘Ordina’, Netherlands).




SSG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Ordina.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 21 March 2023.


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






—


SSG is a publicly held consulting, digital services and software development company providing a broad range of IT services, including consulting and digital services as well as software to customers globally.










—


Ordina is a publicly held digital services and software provider offering IT consulting, design and development services to industry, financial services and public sector customers throughout the Benelux region.






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.11183 – SSG / ORDINA
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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1221 of 19 June 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pită de Pecica’ (PGI))
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Arad, Romania, bread, designation of origin, labelling, product designation








L_2023160EN.01000601.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 160/6








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1221
of 19 June 2023
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Pită de Pecica’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Romania’s application to register the name ‘Pită de Pecica’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no reasoned statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Pită de Pecica’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Pită de Pecica’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.3. – Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 19 June 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 80, 3.3.2023, p. 79.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1183 of 19 June 2023 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2023157EN.01000801.xml










20.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 157/8








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1183
of 19 June 2023
         
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 of 18 July 2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 July 2005, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005.












(2)


Following the judgments of the General Court in cases T-93/22 (2) and T-94/22 (3), two entries should be deleted from the list of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex Ia to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005.












(3)


Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex Ia to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


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 Luxembourg, 19 June 2023.


For the Council


The President

E. BUSCH
            





(1)  
            OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 1


(2)  Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023, Ramazani Shadary v Council, T-93/22, ECLI:EU:T:2023:122.

(3)  Judgment of the General Court of 8 March 2023, Mutondo v Council, T-94/22, ECLI:EU:T:2023:120.




ANNEX
The following entries are deleted from the list set out in Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex Ia to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005:






‘8.


Emmanuel Ramazani SHADARY;










9.


Kalev MUTONDO.’.
Case T-327/22: Order of the General Court of 19 June 2023 — PS v EEAS (Civil service — Members of the contract staff — Change of place of employment — Addendum to the contract of employment — Purely confirmatory measure — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-06-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: admissibility, reassignment, servant (EU), work contract








C_2023278EN.01002101.xml










7.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/21






Order of the General Court of 19 June 2023 — PS v EEAS
(Case T-327/22) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the contract staff - Change of place of employment - Addendum to the contract of employment - Purely confirmatory measure - Inadmissibility)
(2023/C 278/32)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: PS (represented by: S. Rodrigues and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European External Action Service (represented by: A. Ireland and S. Falek, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the addendum to his contract of employment signed on 23 July 2021 and, so far as necessary, annulment of the decision of the European External Action Service (EEAS) of 22 February 2022 rejecting his complaint of 20 October 2021.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


PS shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 284, 25.7.2022.