Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8515 — CPPIB/BPEA/Nord Anglia Education)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 224/01)

On 30 June 2017, 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:

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

List of appointments made by the Council

January-June 2017 (social field)

(2017/C 224/02)

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 July 2017

(2017/C 224/03)

1 euro =

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

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 12 July 2017

on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the single document referred to in Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of the reference to the publication of the product specification for a name in the wine sector (Skalický rubín (PDO))

(2017/C 224/04)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 97(3) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The single document established in accordance with Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and the reference to the publication of the product specification for the name ‘Skalický rubín’ (PDO) are contained in the Annex to this Decision.

In accordance with Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the publication of this Decision shall confer the right to object to the protection of the name specified in the first paragraph of this Article within two months from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2016

(Established on 29 June 2017 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)

(2017/C 224/05)

(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 19).

(2)  Covers only products under codes CN 2207 10, CN 2207 20, CN 2208 90 91 and CN 2208 90 99.

(3)  Excludes 0,3 million HLPA of ETBE under CN 2909 19 10 used to produce fuel.

Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT

NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(2017/C 224/06)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:

The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal of the European Union C 224 A of 13 July 2017.

Further information can be found on the EPSO website: https://epso.europa.eu/

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 31 March 2017

in Case E-13/16

EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland

(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to comply — Directive 2000/30/EC — Technical roadside inspections)

(2017/C 224/07)

In Case E-13/16, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 17h of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement (Directive 2000/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 2000 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Community) by not introducing the technical roadside inspections required by Article 3(1) of the Act, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson (Judge-Rapporteur), Judges, gave judgment on 31 March 2017, the operative part of which is as follows:

The Court hereby:

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 31 March 2017

in Case E-14/16

EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland

(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to comply — Directive 95/50/EC on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road)

(2017/C 224/08)

In Case E-14/16, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act referred to at point 17d of Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Council Directive 95/50/EC of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road) as adapted to the Agreement under its Protocol 1, by failing to comply with Article 3(1), Article 4(1) to (5), Article 5, Article 6(1) and Article 9(1) of the Act, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen (Judge-Rapporteur) and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 31 March 2017, the operative part of which is as follows:

The Court hereby:

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 6 April 2017

in Case E-5/16

Municipality of Oslo

(Directive 2008/95/EC — Trade mark — Copyright — Public policy — Public domain — Distinctiveness — Descriptiveness — Signs consisting exclusively of the shape which gives substantial value to the goods)

(2017/C 224/09)

In Case E-5/16, Municipality of Oslo – REQUEST to the Court under Article 34 of the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice by the Norwegian Board of Appeal for Industrial Property Rights (Klagenemnda for industrielle rettigheter) concerning the interpretation of Directive 2008/95/EC to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, and in particular Article 3(1)(b) to (f) thereof, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President and Judge-Rapporteur, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 6 April 2017, the operative part of which is as follows:

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8454 — KKR/Pelican Rouge)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 224/10)

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8563 — Intervias/Esso Italiana business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 224/11)

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

INFORMATION NOTICE — PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Geographical indications from Georgia

(2017/C 224/12)

In the context of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, and Georgia (1), the protection in the European Union, as geographical indication, of the Georgian names set out below is under consideration.

The Commission invites any Member State or third country or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, resident or established in a Member State or in a third country, to submit opposition to such protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement.

Statements of opposition must reach the Commission within one month of the date of this publication. Statements of opposition should be sent to the following email address:

AGRI-A5-GI@ec.europa.eu

Statements of opposition shall be examined only if they are received within the time-limit set out above and if they show that the protection of the name proposed would:

The criteria referred to above shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Union, which in the case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are protected. The publication of this notice shall not imply that the names under consideration will ultimately be granted protection as geographic indications in the European Union. The possible protection of these names in the European Union is subject to the successful conclusion of further steps under the Association Agreement and subsequent legal acts.

Geographical Indication

(1)  OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4.

(2)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(3)  Council Decision 2011/265/EU of 16 September 2010 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (OJ L 127, 14.5.2011, p. 1).

(4)  Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 3).

(5)  Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part (OJ L 354, 21.12.2012, p. 3), and Protocol of Accession to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part, to take account of the accession of Ecuador (OJ L 356, 24.12.2016, p. 3).

(6)  Council Decision 2007/855/EC of 15 October 2007 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (OJ L 345, 28.12.2007, p. 1).

(7)  Council Decision 2008/474/EC of 16 June 2008 on the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part – Protocol 6 (OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 10).

(8)  Council and Commission Decision 2013/490/EU, Euratom of 22 July 2013 on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement matters between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part (OJ L 278, 18.10.2013, p. 14).

(9)  Council Decision 2013/7/EU of 3 December 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 10, 15.1.2013, p. 1).

(10)  Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part (OJ L 250, 16.9.2016, p. 3).

(11)  Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 3).

(12)  Decision of the Council, and of the Commission 2002/309/EC, Euratom as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, of 4 April 2002 on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confederation, and in particular the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in Agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).