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Case T-584/23: Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS DSM24735)
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food supplement, functional food, medicinal product, microorganism, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300668EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/668


13.11.2023





Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS DSM24735)
(Case T-584/23)
(C/2023/668)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Mendes SA (Lugano, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Cavattoni, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Actial Farmaceutica Srl (Rome, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS DSM24735 — European Union trade mark No 12 869 137

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2023 in Case R 1290/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold its action;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the other party to the proceedings to bear the costs and fees.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b), (c) and (g) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;










—


Violation of the right to property of the applicant;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(g) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/668/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2065 of 25 September 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/710 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Middle East, Palestine question, diplomatic representation, settlement of disputes, the EU's international role




L_2023238EN.01014001.xml










27.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 238/140








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2065
of 25 September 2023
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/710 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 33 and Article 31(2) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 29 April 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/710 (1), appointing Mr Sven KOOPMANS as the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Middle East Peace Process. The EUSR’s mandate is to expire on 28 February 2025.












(2)


With a view to achieving the policy objective set out in Decision (CFSP) 2021/710, to work towards a just, lasting and comprehensive peace that should be achieved on the basis of a two-State solution, and in light of stepped up efforts with regional partners towards achieving that objective, additional staff should be recruited to the EUSR’s team. The financial reference amount should therefore be adapted accordingly.












(3)


The EUSR will implement the mandate in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union's external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 5(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/710 is replaced by the following:


‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the mandate of the EUSR for the period from 1 March 2023 to 28 February 2025 shall be EUR 289 782,33.’.




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




Done at Brussels, 25 September 2023.


For the Council


The President

H. GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/710 of 29 April 2021 appointing the European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process (OJ L 147, 30.4.2021, p. 12).
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2093 of 25 September 2023 appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Germany, appointment of members, member of the Committee of the Regions








L_2023241EN.01011901.xml










29.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 241/119








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2093
of 25 September 2023
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, 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 German 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 10 December 2019, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/2157 (2), appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.












(3)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Mr Gerry WOOP was proposed for appointment.












(4)


The German Government has proposed Mr Florian HAUER, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Internationales, Bevollmächtigter des Landes Berlin beim Bund (Permanent Secretary for Federal and European Affairs and International Relations, State of Berlin Delegate to the Federation), as a 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
Mr Florian HAUER, representative of a regional body who is politically accountable to an elected assembly, Staatssekretär für Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Internationales, Bevollmächtigter des Landes Berlin beim Bund (Permanent Secretary for Federal and European Affairs and International Relations, State of Berlin Delegate to the Federation), is hereby appointed as a 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 Brussels, 25 September 2023.


For the Council


The President

H. GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ
            





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

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).
Case C-591/23, ZCC Europe: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 25 September 2023 — ZCC Europe v Hauptzollamt Düsseldorf
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, composite materials, specification of tariff heading








C_202301132EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1132


4.12.2023





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 25 September 2023 — ZCC Europe v Hauptzollamt Düsseldorf
(Case C-591/23, ZCC Europe)
(C/2023/1132)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: ZCC Europe GmbH

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Düsseldorf

Question referred

Is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/910 (1) valid?


(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/910 of 31 May 2021 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ 2021 L 199, p. 4).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1132/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-203/23: Order of the General Court of 25 September 2023 — Studiocanal v EUIPO — Leonine Distribution (ARTHAUS) (EU trade mark — Application for a declaration of invalidity — Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, audiovisual equipment, copyright, film industry, publishing, pulp and paper industry, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_202300985EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/985


27.11.2023





Order of the General Court of 25 September 2023 — Studiocanal v EUIPO — Leonine Distribution (ARTHAUS)
(Case T-203/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for a declaration of invalidity - Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2023/985)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Studiocanal GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: T. Dolde and C. Zimmer, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Leonine Distribution GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by: T. Farkas, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 10 February 2023 (Case R 1532/2022-1).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Studiocanal GmbH and Leonine Distribution GmbH shall bear their own costs and each pay half of the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  
            OJ C 189, 30.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/985/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-587/23: Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM DSM24730)
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food supplement, functional food, medicinal product, microorganism, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300669EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/669


13.11.2023





Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM DSM24730)
(Case T-587/23)
(C/2023/669)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Mendes SA (Lugano, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Cavattoni, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Actial Farmaceutica Srl (Rome, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM DSM24730 — European Union trade mark No 12 869 087

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2023 in Case R 1281/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold its action;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the other party to the proceedings to bear the costs and fees.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;










—


Violation of the right to property of the applicant;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/669/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-583/23: Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI DSM24733)
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, dietary product, food supplement, functional food, medicinal product, microorganism, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300667EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/667


13.11.2023





Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Mendes v EUIPO — Actial Farmaceutica (LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI DSM24733)
(Case T-583/23)
(C/2023/667)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Mendes SA (Lugano, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Cavattoni, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Actial Farmaceutica Srl (Rome, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI DSM24733 — European Union trade mark No 12 869 095

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 July 2023 in Case R 1288/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


uphold its action;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the other party to the proceedings to bear the costs and fees.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009;










—


Violation of the right to property of the applicant;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/667/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11240 – ORLEN / DOPPLER ENERGIE) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 344/10
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, biofuel, consumer goods, economic concentration, electric vehicle, electrical energy, energy production, hydrocarbon, merger control, oil industry, petrol








C_2023344EN.01012101.xml










29.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/121







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11240 – ORLEN / DOPPLER ENERGIE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 344/10)

On 25 September 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M11240. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 22 September 2023 2023/C 337/04
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023337EN.01000501.xml










25.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/5







Euro exchange rates (1)


            22 September 2023
         
(2023/C 337/04)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0647 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,87 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4557 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86795 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,8790 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9650 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4270 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,360 




HUF


Hungarian forint


386,70 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5925 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9686 




TRY


Turkish lira


28,9233 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6496 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4303 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3262 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7833 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4529 




KRW


South Korean won


1 419,23 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9970 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7766 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 369,76 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9908 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,430 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,287 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2295 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,2660 




INR


Indian rupee


88,2975 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-582/23: Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais v Commission
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, complaint to the Commission, control of State aid, eligibility criteria, legal status








C_202300666EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/666


13.11.2023





Action brought on 25 September 2023 — Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais v Commission
(Case T-582/23)
(C/2023/666)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Communauté d’Agglomération du Boulonnais (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France) (represented by: P. Schiele, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that this application is admissible and well-founded;










—


annul the Commission’s decision contained in the letter COMP/GK/DC* (2023)7641240, dated 18 July 2023 and addressed to the applicant, in which the Commission considers that the applicant is not an interested party, refuses to examine the complaint as a formal complaint, and only agrees to record the information provided as general information relating to the market;










—


order the Commission to pay all costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on one plea in law, which is divided into two parts.






1.


The first part of the plea in law, alleging a breach of Article 108(2) TFEU and of Article 1(h) of Regulation 2015/1589 (1) on the ground that the Commission considered that the applicant did not have the status of an interested party. The applicant claims that the Commission erred in law when it asserted that an adverse effect on financial interests is not, in light of the Court’s case-law, sufficient to have the status of an interested party.










2.


The second part of the plea in law concerns the breach of Article 108(2) TFEU and Articles 12(1) and 24(2) of Regulation 2015/1589. The applicant claims that by refusing to grant the applicant the status of an ‘interested party’, the Commission erred in assessing the admissibility of the complaint by considering that it cannot constitute a formal complaint for the purposes of Article 24(2).






(1)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (OJ 2015 L 248, p. 9).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/666/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2387 of 25 September 2023 on entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Suonenjoen mansikka (PGI))
Date: 2023-09-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Eastern Finland, Finland, designation of origin, fresh fruit, labelling, product designation, soft fruit








L_202302387EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2387


2.10.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2387
of 25 September 2023
         
on entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Suonenjoen mansikka’ (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, Finland’s application to register the name ‘Suonenjoen mansikka’ 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 ‘Suonenjoen mansikka’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Suonenjoen mansikka’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6 – Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, 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, 25 September 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 194, 2.6.2023, p. 40.

(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).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2387/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)