ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 314/6

Final Report of the Hearing Officer (1)

OPCOM/Romanian Power Exchange

(AT.39984)

2014/C 314/06

(1) On 6 December 2012, the Commission initiated proceedings within the meaning of Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 (3) against SC OPCOM SA (‘OPCOM’) and its parent company C.N.T.E.E. Transelectrica S.A. (‘Transelectrica’) for alleged abuse of dominance on the market for services facilitating electricity trading in Romania.

(2) The Statement of Objections (‘SO’) was adopted on 29 May 2013. According to the SO, OPCOM’s requirement that foreign traders obtain a Romanian VAT registration inhibits competition on the Romanian electricity market.

(3) On 7 June 2013, OPCOM and Transelectrica received access to the file and subsequently submitted their replies to the SO on 5 and 7 August 2013 respectively, following a two-week extension to the original period of 6 weeks set by DG Competition to reply to the SO. In their written response to the SO, both OPCOM and Transelectrica requested an oral hearing.

(4) The oral hearing took place on 19 September 2013. Both OPCOM and Transelectrica attended. The European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET), invited by the Commission to express its views at the oral hearing, pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 and Article 12(1) of Decision 2011/695/EU, also attended.

(5) On 28 November 2013 DG Competition sent to OPCOM and Transelectrica a Letter of Facts. Following an extension of the original deadline of 9 December 2013 to reply to the Letter of Facts, Transelectrica submitted its reply on 13 December 2013 and OPCOM on 6 January 2014.

(6) Pursuant to Article 16 of Decision 2011/695/EU, I have examined whether the draft decision deals only with objections in respect of which the parties have been afforded the opportunity of making known their views, and I have come to a positive conclusion.

(7) In conclusion, I consider that the effective exercise of the procedural rights of all parties in this case has been respected.

Brussels, 26 February 2014. Wouter WILS

(1) Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29) (Decision 2011/695/EU).

(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1).

(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 18).
1.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s assessment in its draft decision as communicated to the Advisory Committee on 11 April 2014 under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 408/14

EUROPEAN RAILWAY AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2013

2014/C 408/14

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.era.europa.eu/Document-Register/Pages/Decision-101-Accounts-2013.aspx
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 408/39

EDUCATION, AUDIOVISUAL AND CULTURE EXECUTIVE AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2013

2014/C 408/39

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/about-eacea/document-register_en
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 408/19

EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2013

2014/C 408/19

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/publicaccess/documents/finance/finance2014/finalaccounts2013.pdf
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 408/35

EUROPEAN GNSS AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2013

2014/C 408/35

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.gsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/GSA%20Annual%20Accounts%202013.pdf
4.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the factors that were considered relevant for the purposes of fixing the amount of the fines for Marine Harvest pursuant to Article 14(2)(a) and Article 14(2)(b) of the Merger Regulation.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 408/25

IMI JOINT UNDERTAKING

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2013

2014/C 408/25

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.imi.europa.eu/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/Budget%20and%20Accounts/2013_Final%20Annual%20Accounts.docx_.pdf
5.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the proposed concentration raises concerns as to its compatibility with the internal market or a substantial part thereof: (a) with respect to the horizontal overlap between the parties’ activities on the market for the wholesale supply and acquisition of Premium Pay TV (film) channels (supply side) in the Netherlands; (b) with respect to the vertical relationship between the market for the wholesale supply and acquisition of Premium Pay TV (film) channels (supply side) in the Netherlands on the one hand, and the downstream market for the retail supply of (Pay) TV services in the Netherlands, on the other hand; (c) with respect to the horizontal overlap between the parties’ activities on the markets for the supply and acquisition of Basic and Premium Pay TV channels (acquisition side), which would lead to the prevention, delay or hampering of OTT audiovisual services.
The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s definitions of the relevant product markets in the draft Decision.

In particular, the Advisory Committee agrees that the following markets should be distinguished:

(a) the market for the provision of copyright administration services to CMOs and option 3 publishers in relation to transactional multi-territorial licenses; and
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 367/8

EUROPEAN TRAINING FOUNDATION

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2014

(2015/C 367/30)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.etf.europa.eu/wpubdocs.nsf/0/0D1B4B2834B73238C1257E5E002F2344/$File/GB15DEC005_EN.pdf
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 367/12

EUROPEAN POLICE COLLEGE

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2014

(2015/C 367/44)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://www.cepol.europa.eu/who-we-are/key-documents/final-accounts
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 367/9

EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2014

(2015/C 367/34)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/about-easme
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 367/3

EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF OPERATIONAL COOPERATION AT THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2014

(2015/C 367/09)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://frontex.europa.eu/about-frontex/governance-documents/
3.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s approach to base the calculation of fines for the generic undertakings on the value transferred.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 417/1

CLEAN SKY 2 JOINT UNDERTAKING

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2015

(2016/C 417/02)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.cleansky.eu/content/homepage/reference-documents
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 417/11

INNOVATION AND NETWORKS EXECUTIVE AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2015

(2016/C 417/40)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/mission-objectives/key-documents
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 417/5

EUROPEAN CHEMICALS AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2015

(2016/C 417/17)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://www.echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/13611/echa_annual_accounts_2015_en.pdf
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 417/8

EUROPEAN RAILWAY AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2015

(2016/C 417/31)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.era.europa.eu/The-Agency/BudgetandAccounts/Pages/home.aspx
2.

On 25 September 2015, the Commission adopted a decision initiating proceedings pursuant to Article 6(1)(c) of the Merger Regulation. In that decision, the Commission indicated that the Proposed Transaction falls within the scope of the Merger Regulation and that it raised serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market and with the functioning of the EEA Agreement as regards the potential markets for the sale of office supplies through international contracts in the EEA and through national contracts in the Netherlands and Sweden and in relation to the potential market for the wholesale of office supplies in Sweden.
1.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the anticompetitive behaviour covered by the draft decision constitutes an agreement and/or concerted practices between undertakings within the meaning of Article 101 of the TFEU and Article 53 EEA Agreement.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 384/3

EURATOM SUPPLY AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2016

(2017/C 384/08)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/euratom/accounts.html
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 384/4

EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR THE OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT OF LARGE-SCALE IT SYSTEMS IN THE AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2016

(2017/C 384/12)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.eulisa.europa.eu/AboutUs/Finance/Pages/default.aspx
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 384/5

EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2016

(2017/C 384/16)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/aboutus/access_documents/Pages/Financial_information.aspx
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 384/11

FUSION FOR ENERGY JOINT UNDERTAKING

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2016

(2017/C 384/42)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.fusionforenergy.europa.eu/aboutfusion/keydocs.aspx
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 384/13

TRANSLATION CENTRE FOR THE BODIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2016

(2017/C 384/50)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://cdt.europa.eu/en/documentation/empty/Finances/empty/empty/empty/empty
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 438/38

Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA’s) mission

(2017/C 438/11)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority's ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission.’

The list was first drawn up by EFSA’s Managements Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:

i. updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2));

ii. made public on EFSA’s website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and

iii. made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations’ specific fields of competence.

This respective information is available on the EFSA website, under the following links:

i. the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA’s Management Board on 12 December 2017 — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/171212-0;

ii. the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf; and

iii. Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search.

EFSA will keep this notification updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.

For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu.

(1) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64).
(5)

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the infringement started in each of the 13 national markets for general search services from the moment Google launched the Product Universal in that national market, or, if the Product Universal was never launched in that national market, from the moment it launched the Shopping Unit in that market.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 114/10

Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA’s) mission

(2018/C 114/05)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority's ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission.’

The list was first drawn up by EFSA’s Management Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:

i. updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA’s Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 (2), Article 2(4));

ii. made public on EFSA’s website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and

iii. made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations’ specific fields of competence.

This respective information is available on the EFSA website, under the following links:

i. the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA’s Management Board on 21 March 2018 — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/180321

ii. the updated list of competent organisations – http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf and

iii. Article 36 Search Tool – http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search

EFSA will keep this notification updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.

For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu

(1) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority’s mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64).
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its meeting on 10 July 2018 concerning a draft decision in Case AT.40182 — Pioneer

Rapporteur: Sweden

(2018/C 338/09)

1. The members of the Advisory Committee agree on the Commission’s assessment that the conduct covered by the draft decision constitutes a single and continuous infringement of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.

2. The members of the Advisory Committee agree with the Commission on the final amount of the fine, including its reduction based on paragraph 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (1).

3. The members of the Advisory Committee recommend the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal.

(1) OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1.
II.

The amounts to be refunded with regard to benefits in kind provided in 2015 to pensioners and members of their family, as provided for in Article 24(1) and Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, will be determined on the basis of the following average costs: Age group Annual Net monthly x = 0,20 Net monthly x = 0,15 (3) United Kingdom under 20 years GBP 802,32 GBP 53,49 GBP 56,83 20-64 years GBP 1 760,01 GBP 117,33 GBP 124,67 65 years and over GBP 5 121,12 GBP 341,41 GBP 362,75
Official Journal of the European Union

EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL EXECUTIVE AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2017

(2018/C 413/32)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/document/file/Final_annual_accounts_2017.pdf
Official Journal of the European Union

RESEARCH EXECUTIVE AGENCY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2017

(2018/C 413/45)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/research-executive-agency-financial-year-2017_en
Official Journal of the European Union

EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2017

(2018/C 413/30)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/annual-account/annual-accounts-2017_en
Official Journal of the European Union

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2017

(2018/C 413/26)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://eit.europa.eu/interact/bookshelf/governing-board-decision-18-2018
Official Journal of the European Union

EXECUTIVE AGENCY FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2017

(2018/C 413/40)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/about-easme
Official Journal of the European Union

Networking of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA's) mission

(2019/C 114/04)

Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 (1), Article 36(2), provides that the European Food Safety Authority's ‘Management Board, acting on a proposal from the Executive Director, shall draw up a list to be made public of competent organisations designated by the Member States which may assist the Authority, either individually or in networks, with its mission.’

The list was first drawn up by EFSA's Managements Board on 19 December 2006, and since then is:

i. updated regularly, on the basis of proposals from EFSA's Executive Director, taking account of reviews or new designation proposals from the Member States (in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004, Article 2(4) (2));

ii. made public on EFSA's website, where the latest updated list of competent organisations is published; and

iii. made available through the Article 36 Search Tool to the organisations, providing contact details and the organisations' specific fields of competence.

This respective information is available on the EFSA website, under the following links:

i. the latest amendment to the list of competent organisations by EFSA's Management Board on [20.3.2019] — [https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/events/event/mb190320];

ii. the updated list of competent organisations — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/assets/art36listg.pdf; and

iii. Article 36 Search Tool — http://www.efsa.europa.eu/art36/search

EFSA will keep this notification updated, specifically regarding the provided website links.

For more information please contact Cooperation.Article36@efsa.europa.eu.

(1) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2230/2004 of 23 December 2004 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 with regard to the network of organisations operating in the fields within the European Food Safety Authority's mission (OJ L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 64).