do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013, (EU) No 167/2013 and (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain reporting requirements (COM(2023) 643 final — 2023/0370 (COD))
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Community certification, EC conformity marking, aquaculture, common organisation of markets, disclosure of information, exchange of information, fishery product, market supervision, marketing standard, vehicle








C_202401587EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1587


5.3.2024






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013, (EU) No 167/2013 and (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain reporting requirements
(COM(2023) 643 final — 2023/0370 (COD))
(C/2024/1587)







Referral


European Parliament, 20.11.2023
Council, 4.12.2023




Legal basis


Articles 43(2), 114(1) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary


13.12.2023




Plenary session No


583




Outcome of vote


 




(for/against/abstentions)


183/2/4




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 13 December 2023.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1587/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-56/23: Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2023 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Ahlberg-Dollarstore (A’PEAL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark A’PEAL — Earlier national word mark APIRETAL — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No link between the marks at issue — No damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, chemical product, cosmetic product, essential oil, hairdressing and beauty care, registered trade mark, toiletries, trade-mark law








C_202401096EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1096


5.2.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2023 — Laboratorios Ern v EUIPO — Ahlberg-Dollarstore (A’PEAL)
(Case T-56/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark A’PEAL - Earlier national word mark APIRETAL - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No link between the marks at issue - No damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/1096)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Laboratorios Ern, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: R. Guerras Mazón, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Lapinskaitė and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Ahlberg-Dollarstore AB (Kista, Sweden)

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 15 November 2022 (Case R 911/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Laboratorios Ern, SA and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) each to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 112, 27.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1096/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-768/23 P: Appeal brought on 13 December 2023 by the European Commission against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 4 October 2023 in Case T-407/21, PB v Commission
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Ukraine, award of contract, interest, managing director, provision of services, reimbursement of aid, services contract








C_202502837EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2837


2.6.2025






Appeal brought on 13 December 2023 by the European Commission against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 4 October 2023 in Case T-407/21, PB v Commission


(Case C-768/23 P)

(C/2025/2837)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by: J. Estrada de Solà and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: PB (represented by: L. Levi, avocate)
By order of 11 April 2025, the Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) set aside point 1 of the operative part of the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 4 October 2023, PB v Commission (T-407/21, EU:T:2023:603) and referred the case back to the General Court of the European Union in so far as it concerns the annulment of Commission Decision C(2021) 3338 final of 5 May 2021concerning the recovery of the amount of EUR 5 038 737,86 plus interest payable by the director of the company [confidential]. (1) Costs were reserved.


(1)  Confidential information redacted.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2837/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1154/23: Action brought on 13 December 2023 — Taxolutions v EUIPO — Haufe-Lexware (TAXMARC)
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, accounting, advertising, business management, consultancy, financial services, information technology industry, registered trade mark, research, trade-mark law








C_202401254EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1254


12.2.2024





Action brought on 13 December 2023 — Taxolutions v EUIPO — Haufe-Lexware (TAXMARC)
(Case T-1154/23)
(C/2024/1254)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Taxolutions BV (Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Stoop, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Haufe-Lexware GmbH & Co. KG (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany)

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 word mark TAXMARC — Application for registration No 18 047 421

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 10 October 2023 in Case R 131/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of this Application and Haufe-Lexware to pay the costs of the proceedings before the Opposition Division and the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1254/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/12/EC, 2009/33/EC and (EU) 2022/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/67/EC as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation’ (COM(2023) 592 final — 2023/362(COD))
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: airport, data sharing, disclosure of information, exchange of information, non-polluting vehicle, road transport, transport of dangerous goods








C_202401590EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1590


5.3.2024






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/12/EC, 2009/33/EC and (EU) 2022/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/67/EC as regards certain reporting requirements in the fields of road transport and aviation’
         
(COM(2023) 592 final — 2023/362(COD))
(C/2024/1590)







Referral


Council of the European Union, 27.10.2023
European Parliament, 18.1.2024




Legal basis


Articles 91, 100(2), 192(1) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Transport, Energy, Infrastructure and the Information Society




Adopted at plenary


13.12.2023




Plenary session No


583




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


190/1/1




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 13 December 2023.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1590/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1153/23: Action brought on 13 December 2023 — Ghiassi v EUIPO — Hersill (VITAE)
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202401253EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1253


12.2.2024





Action brought on 13 December 2023 — Ghiassi v EUIPO — Hersill (VITAE)
(Case T-1153/23)
(C/2024/1253)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Ardeshir Ghiassi (Unna, Germany) (represented by: G. Vierkötter, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hersill, SL (Móstoles, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark VITAE — European Union trade mark No 18 078 858

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 October 2023 in Case R 2392/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs of the appeal proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1253/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 12 December 2023
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202301393EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1393


13.12.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            12 December 2023
         
(C/2023/1393)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0804 




JPY


Japanese yen


156,84 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4569 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85928 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2815 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9443 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7780 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,420 




HUF


Hungarian forint


381,80 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3393 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9732 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,3765 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6398 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4656 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4377 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7573 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4479 




KRW


South Korean won


1 415,21 




ZAR


South African rand


20,4297 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7447 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 835,06 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0611 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,103 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,543 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3327 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7419 




INR


Indian rupee


90,0765 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1393/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1156/23: Action brought on 13 December 2023 — J. García Carrión v EUIPO — Eckes-Granini Group (Shape of a bottle)
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, foodstuff, non-alcoholic beverage, processed food product, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202401256EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1256


12.2.2024





Action brought on 13 December 2023 — J. García Carrión v EUIPO — Eckes-Granini Group (Shape of a bottle)
(Case T-1156/23)
(C/2024/1256)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: J. García Carrión, SA (Jumilla, Spain) (represented by: J. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Eckes-Granini Group GmbH (Nieder-Olm, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Three-dimensional trade mark (Shape of a bottle) — EU trade mark No 394 338

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 December 2023 in Case R 372/2023-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener (if the latter intervenes in this action) to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and before the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1256/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information (COM(2023) 584 final — 2023/0356 (COD))
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: EU environmental policy, Internet, access to information, disclosure of information, exchange of information, geographical information system, information network, information system, trans-European network, transmission network








C_202401586EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1586


5.3.2024






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/2/EC as regards certain reporting requirements for infrastructures for spatial information
(COM(2023) 584 final — 2023/0356 (COD))
(C/2024/1586)







Referral


Council, 15.11.2023
European Parliament, 20.11.2023




Legal basis


Articles 192(1) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary


13.12.2023




Plenary session No


583




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


185/2/2




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 13 December 2023.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1586/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_202301526EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1526


13.12.2023






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(C/2023/1526)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


23.11.2023




Duration


23.11.2023 - 31.12.2023




Member State


Spain




Stock or Group of stocks


POL/08C.




Species


Pollack (Pollachius pollachius)




Zone


8c




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


18/TQ194






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1526/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2872 of 13 December 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Formatge Garrotxa/Queso Garrotxa (PGI))
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, Spain, designation of origin, goats’ milk cheese, labelling, product designation








L_202302872EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2872


20.12.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2872
of 13 December 2023
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Formatge Garrotxa/Queso Garrotxa’ (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, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Formatge Garrotxa/Queso Garrotxa’ 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 ‘Formatge Garrotxa/ Queso Garrotxa’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Formatge Garrotxa/Queso Garrotxa’ (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 1.3. Cheeses, 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, 13 December 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 303, 28.8.2023, p. 11.

(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/2023/2872/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-1157/23: Action brought on 13 December 2023 — J. García Carrión v EUIPO — Eckes-Granini Group (Shape of a bottle)
Date: 2023-12-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202401257EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1257


12.2.2024





Action brought on 13 December 2023 — J. García Carrión v EUIPO — Eckes-Granini Group (Shape of a bottle)
(Case T-1157/23)
(C/2024/1257)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: J. García Carrión, SA (Jumilla, Spain) (represented by: J. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Eckes-Granini Group GmbH (Nieder-Olm, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Three-dimensional trade mark (Shape of a bottle) — EU trade mark No 3 177 417

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 August 2023 in Case R 2485/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener (if the latter intervenes in this action) to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and before the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1257/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)