do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11461 – KUWAIT PETROLEUM ITALIA / FOX PETROLI / ECO FOX)
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: biofuel, by-product, distributor, economic concentration, fuel, lubricants, merger control, petrochemicals








C_202403511EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3511


30.5.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11461 – KUWAIT PETROLEUM ITALIA / FOX PETROLI / ECO FOX)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3511)

On 24 May 2024, 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 32024M11461. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3511/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-276/24: Action brought on 24 May 2024 – Vino Vintana v EUIPO – Torrevento (SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA)
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_202404339EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4339


15.7.2024






Action brought on 24 May 2024 – Vino Vintana v EUIPO – Torrevento


(SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA)


(Case T-276/24)

(C/2024/4339)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: Vino Vintana AG (Ebikon, Switzerland) (represented by: F.-M. Orou, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Torrevento Srl (Corato, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark SINCE 1974 PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA Una antica tradizione familiare – International registration designating the European Union No 1 117 515

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 March 2024 in Case R 1483/2021-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs;










—


in the alternative, if the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal intervenes, order EUIPO and the intervener jointly and severally to pay the costs.





Plea in law

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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4339/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-278/24: Action brought on 24 May 2024 – People Against Dirty v EUIPO – Ningbo Future Houseware (ecovie)
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, furniture industry, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202404101EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4101


8.7.2024






Action brought on 24 May 2024 – People Against Dirty v EUIPO – Ningbo Future Houseware (ecovie)


(Case T-278/24)

(C/2024/4101)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: People Against Dirty Holdings Ltd (Frimley, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Quirin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ningbo Future Houseware Co. Ltd (Ningbo, China)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark ecovie – Application for registration No 18 667 423

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2024 in Case R 1331/2023-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO 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.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4101/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-162/23: Order of the General Court of 24 May 2024 – Sengül Ayhan v EUIPO – Pegase (Rock Creek)
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, clothing, electronic commerce, leather, registered trade mark, retail trade, sports equipment, textile product, trade-mark law








C_202404344EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4344


15.7.2024






Order of the General Court of 24 May 2024 – Sengül Ayhan v EUIPO – Pegase (Rock Creek)


(Case T-162/23)
                (1)

(C/2024/4344)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 173, 15.5.2023



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4344/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 23 May 2024
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202402542EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2542


24.5.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            23 May 2024
         
(C/2024/2542)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0854 




JPY


Japanese yen


169,90 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4624 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85175 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5925 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9907 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5165 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,738 




HUF


Hungarian forint


387,08 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2630 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9754 




TRY


Turkish lira


34,9722 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6333 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4832 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4749 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7703 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4637 




KRW


South Korean won


1 476,66 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9118 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8578 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 398,69 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1063 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,138 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,612 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5745 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0534 




INR


Indian rupee


90,3445 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2542/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status of the European Union CSDP Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA)
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Central African Republic, EU civilian mission, agreement (EU), common security and defence policy, public safety








L_202401479EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1479


24.5.2024






Notice concerning the date of entry into force of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status of the European Union CSDP Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA)

The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Central African Republic on the status of the European Union CSDP Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA), signed at Brussels and Bangui, respectively, on 27 May 2020 and 25 June 2020, has entered into force on 26 June 2020, according to the terms of entry into force of the last paragraph of the agreement.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/notice/2024/1479/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-371/24, Comdribus: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Paris (France) lodged on 24 May 2024 – Criminal proceedings against HW
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: biometrics, criminal law, criminal procedure, data collection, data protection, data-processing law, personal data, photograph, public prosecution








C_202404717EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4717


5.8.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Paris (France) lodged on 24 May 2024 – Criminal proceedings against HW


(Case C-371/24, Comdribus)
                (1)

(C/2024/4717)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour d’appel de Paris

Parties to the main proceedings

HW, Ministère public

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 10 of Directive 2016/680, (2) read in conjunction with Article 4(1)(a) to (c) and Article 8(1) and (2) of that directive, to be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as Article 55-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure, which provides for the systematic gathering of identification data (fingerprints and photographs) from persons who are suspected on one or more grounds of having committed or attempted to commit an offence?










2.


Is Article 10 of Directive 2016/680, read in conjunction with Article 4(1)(a) to (c) and Article 8(1) and (2) of that directive, to be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as Article 55-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure, which does not impose on the competent authority an obligation to provide, in each individual case, a sufficient statement of reasons as to why it is strictly necessary to gather identification data?










3.


Is Article 10 of Directive 2016/680, read in conjunction with Article 4(1)(a) to (c) and Article 8(1) and (2) of that directive, to be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as Article 55-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure, which allows the prosecution and conviction on a standalone basis of a person who has refused to consent to the gathering of identification data even though that person is not prosecuted for or convicted of the offence which formed the basis of the measure for gathering identification data?






(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)  Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA (OJ 2016 L 119, p. 89).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4717/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Joint statement by the European Parliament and the Council
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU financial instrument, Western Balkans, economic convergence, economic growth, economic integration, economic reform, financial aid, investment, regional integration, social change








C_202403365EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3365


24.5.2024






Joint statement by the European Parliament and the Council
(C/2024/3365)

The European Parliament and the Council take note of the declaration of the European Commission on reporting. Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the budgetary authority under the Treaties, the European Parliament and the Council intend to review the nomenclature of the Facility, for instance on appropriations per beneficiary, to ensure appropriate political and budgetary scrutiny. The European Parliament and the Council invite the European Commission to give this statement due consideration, as appropriate, in the preparation of the Draft Budget 2025.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3365/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1342 of 21 May 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for deltamethrin, metalaxyl, thiabendazole and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products (Official Journal of the European Union L, 2024/1342, 22 May 2024)
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal product, consumer protection, crop production, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, pesticide, pesticide residue








L_202490314EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1342


24.5.2024






Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/1342 of 21 May 2024 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for deltamethrin, metalaxyl, thiabendazole and trifloxystrobin in or on certain products

(
Official Journal of the European Union L, 2024/1342, 22 May 2024
)


On page 6, in Articles 2 and 3:
for:


                  ‘
                  11 June 2024
                  ’,

read:


                  ‘
                  11 December 2024
                  ’.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1342/corrigendum/2024-05-24/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Council Decision of 24 May 2024 appointing two alternates to the Administrative Board of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, France, Netherlands, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_202403502EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3502


29.5.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 May 2024
         
appointing two alternates to the Administrative Board of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
(C/2024/3502)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/942 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 establishing a European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (1), and in particular Article 18 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2019/942 provides that the Council is to appoint five members and their alternates to the Administrative Board of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (‘the Administrative Board’).












(2)


Regulation (EU) 2019/942 provides that a member of the Administrative Board is not to be a member of the Board of Regulators of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators and that the members of the Administrative Board are to act independently and objectively in the interest of the Union as a whole.












(3)


On 24 January 2022, the Council adopted a Decision (2) appointing two members and three alternates to the Administrative Board for a period of four years from 28 January 2022. On 31 January and 8 February 2024 respectively, two of those alternates, Mr Péter KADERJÁK and Ms Ksenia LUDWINIAK, communicated their resignation as alternates of the Administrative Board.












(4)


The Council should appoint two alternates to replace them for the remainder of their current term of office,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following persons are hereby appointed as alternates to the Administrative Board with a mandate ending on 28 January 2026:






—


Mr Jean-Laurent LASTELLE, France,










—


Mr Wouter RAAB, Netherlands.






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




Done at Brussels, 24 May 2024.


For the Council


The President

J. BROUNS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 22, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/942/oj.

(2)  Council Decision of 24 January 2022 appointing two members and three alternates to the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (OJ C 38 I, 25.1.2022, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3502/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-287/24: Action brought on 24 May 2024 – EB v ECB
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: dismissal, rights of the defence, temporary employment








C_202404860EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4860


12.8.2024






Action brought on 24 May 2024 – EB v ECB


(Case T-287/24)

(C/2024/4860)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: EB (represented by: A. Pappas and D.-A. Pappa, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the European Central Bank’s decision of 14 March 2024 by which short-term employment contract concluded with the applicant was withdrawn; and










—


order the defendant to bear its costs as well as the applicant’s cost for the present proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant committed a procedural irregularity and infringed the short-term contract concluded with the applicant.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging an infringement of the right to be heard, as enshrined in Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the contested decision is vitiated by manifest errors of assessment and errors of fact.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the behaviour attributed to the applicant cannot qualify as loss of trust.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4860/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-279/24: Action brought on 24 May 2024 – People Against Dirty v EUIPO – Ningbo Future Houseware (ecovie)
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, household article, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_202404102EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4102


8.7.2024






Action brought on 24 May 2024 – People Against Dirty v EUIPO – Ningbo Future Houseware (ecovie)


(Case T-279/24)

(C/2024/4102)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: People Against Dirty Holdings Ltd (Frimley, United Kingdom) (represented by: J. Quirin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Ningbo Future Houseware Co. Ltd (Ningbo, China)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark ecovie – Application for registration No 18 667 425
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 March 2024 in Case R 1332/2023-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO 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.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4102/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2024/1676 of 24 May 2024 granting Ms Thérèse BLANCHET authorisation for access to information classified up to and including level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET
Date: 2024-05-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Council, European official, France, access to EU information, confidentiality, data protection, disclosure of information, professional secret, protection of communications




L_202401676EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1676


12.6.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/1676
         
of 24 May 2024
         
granting Ms Thérèse BLANCHET authorisation for access to information classified up to and including level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (1), and in particular paragraph 18, point (a), of Annex I thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2017/262 of 6 February 2017 determining, for the General Secretariat of the Council, the appointing authority and the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment, and repealing Decision 2013/811/EU (2),


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2022/1951 of 13 October 2022 appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2027 (3),

Whereas:







(1)


The competent French national security authority gave a positive assurance on 27 March 2024 with regard to access to information classified up to and including level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET by Ms Thérèse BLANCHET.












(2)


It is necessary, owing to her assignment and the needs of the service, to authorise Ms Thérèse BLANCHET to have access to information classified up to and including level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   Ms Thérèse BLANCHET is hereby granted authorisation for access to information classified up to and including level TRÈS SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET held by the Council and the European Council for the purposes of her assignment.


2.   The authorisation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid for the duration of the assignment for which that authorisation is granted and shall terminate at the end of that assignment.



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


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Ms Thérèse BLANCHET.




Done at Brussels, 24 May 2024.


For the Council


The President

J. BROUNS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 39, 16.2.2017, p. 4.

(3)  
            OJ L 269, 17.10.2022, p. 9.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1676/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)