ddrg/super_eurlex huggingface dataset:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 278/27

Publication of the application for recognition of a traditional term as provided for in Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

2010/C 278/18

According to Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (1), an application for recognition of a traditional term shall be published in the Official Journal, C Series, in order to inform third parties of the existence of such an application, with the view of possibly objecting to the recognition and protection of the traditional term applied for.

PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF A TRADITIONAL TERM ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 33 OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2009

Date of receipt 22.6.2010 Number of pages 15 Language of the application English File number TDT-US-N0026

Applicant:

Wine America 1212 New York Avenue, Suite 425 Washington, DC 20005 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

California Export Association 425 Market St., Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94105 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Denomination: VINTAGE CHARACTER

Traditional term under Article 118u(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007

Language:

— Article 31(1)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009

List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned:

— Protected designations of origin

Grapevine products categories:

— Wine, Liqueur wine (Annex XIb to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007)

Definition:

— ‘Vintage’, either alone or in a descriptive term such as ‘Vintage Character’ describes a style of US wine that is 85 % produced from a single vintage year and shows that vintage year on the label. When applied to US fortified wine, the wine would also generally be characterised by relative long periods of bottle maturation and would be generally deep in colour, full-bodied and smooth. These US fortified wines also generally would have the ability to improve with aging or cellaring. Fortification must be from grape spirit.

(1) OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 296/24

Information communicated by member states regarding closure of fisheries

2010/C 296/12

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 1 September 2010 Duration 1 September 2010-31 December 2010 Member State Belgium Stock or Group of stocks SOL/8AB. Species Common sole (Solea solea) Zone VIIIa and VIIIb Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 533502-575329

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 312/15

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2010/C 312/10

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 30.9.2010 Duration 30.9.2010-31.12.2010 Member State France Stock or Group of stocks HER/5B6ANB Species Herring (Clupea harengus) Zone EU and international waters of Vb, VIb and VIaN Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 664718

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

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

The coins included in this list are considered to fulfil the criteria of Article 344 and therefore will be treated as investment gold in those Member States. As a result their supply is exempt from VAT for the whole of the 2011 calendar year.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 318/2

Commission communication on the body authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under Regulation (EC) No 620/2009

2010/C 318/02

By Council Regulation (EC) No 617/2009 of 13 July 2009, published in Official Journal of the European Union L 182 of 15 July 2009, an import tariff quota for high quality beef has been opened.

Under Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009, the release for free circulation of the goods imported under that quota is conditional upon presentation of a certificate of authenticity.

The following authority is authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under this Regulation.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 327/21

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2010/C 327/12

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 22.9.2010 Duration 22.9.2010-31.12.2010 Member State Finland Stock or Group of stocks COD/3B23.; COD/3C22.; COD/3D24. Species Cod (Gadus morhua) Zone EC waters of Subdivisions 22-24 Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 608986

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 330/8

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2010/C 330/06

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 27.6.2010 Duration 27.6.2010-31.12.2010 Member State Spain Stock or Group of stocks PLE/8/3411 Species Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) Zone VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number —

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 332/1

Notice regarding the adaptation in line with inflation of certain amounts laid down in the Motor Insurance Directive 2009/103/EC

2010/C 332/01

In accordance with Article 9(2) of Directive 2009/103/EC (1) relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability, the amounts laid down in euro in Article 9(1) were reviewed in 2010 in order to take account of changes in the European index of consumer prices comprising all Member States, as published by Eurostat.

As a result of the review, the amounts laid down in euro are increased from EUR 1 000 000 to EUR 1 120 000, from EUR 5 000 000 to EUR 5 600 000 and from EUR 1 000 000 to EUR 1 120 000 respectively.

The Commission Services have informed the European Parliament and the Council of the review and the adapted amounts.

(1) OJ L 163, 7.10.2009, p. 11.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 341/14

Extract from the decision concerning VEF banka pursuant to Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions

2010/C 341/06

Notification of the winding-up of the public limited liability company ‘VEF banka’.

Based on the decision of the Riga Regional Court of 15 November 2010, the public limited liability company ‘VEF banka’ (registration number 50003063781) is to be wound up as from 15 November 2010.

Claims by creditors and other individuals, and all other claims, must be lodged with the ‘VEF banka’ liquidator Ilze Bagatska (liquidator's business address: Antonijas iela 5-5, Rīga, LV-1010, LATVIJA, tel. +371 67216271), within three months of the day on which notification of the winding-up of ‘VEF banka’ is published in the Official Gazette ‘Latvijas Vēstnesis’.

The body competent to review complaints about these winding-up proceedings is the Riga Regional Court (address: Brīvības bulvāris 34, Rīga, LV-1886, LATVIJA).
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 343/14

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2010/C 343/08

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 17.3.2010 Duration 17.3.2010-31.12.2010 Member State France Stock or Group of stocks DGS/15X14 Species Spurdog/dogfish (Squalus acanthias) Zone EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 4134

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 182/32

Corrigendum to the Note for guidance on minimising the risk of transmitting animal spongiform encephalopathy agents via human and veterinary medicinal products (EMA/410/01 rev. 3)

( Official Journal of the European Union C 73 of 5 March 2011 )

2011/C 182/14

On page 4, Section 3.1 ‘Scientific principles for minimising risk’:

for:

‘— nature of animal material used in manufacture and any procedures in place to avoid

— cross-contamination with higher risk materials,’,

read:

‘— nature of animal material used in manufacture and any procedures in place to avoid cross-contamination with higher risk materials,’;

on page 14, text to be included at the top of the Annex ‘Major categories of infectivity’:

for:

‘Data entries are shown as follows: + Presence of infectivity or PrPTSE – Absence of detectable infectivity or PrPTSE NT Not tested ? Controversial or uncertain results’,

read:

‘Data entries are shown as follows: + Presence of infectivity or PrPTSE – Absence of detectable infectivity or PrPTSE NT Not tested NA Not applicable ? Uncertain interpretation ( ) Limited or preliminary data [ ] Infectivity or PrPTSE data based exclusively on bioassays in transgenic (Tg) mice over-expressing the PrP-encoding gene or PrPTSE amplification methods.’;

on page 14, heading of the table:

for:

‘LymphoretIculart issues’,

read:

‘Lymphoreticular tissues’;

on page 15, heading of the table:

for:

‘Alimentary truct’,

read:

‘Alimentary tract’;

on page 16, heading of the table:

for:

read:

on page 17, heading of the table:

for:

‘Musculo-skeletalt issues’,

read:
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 339/24

Corrigendum to Notification pursuant to Article 114(5) of the TFEU — Request for an authorisation to introduce national legislation being more stringent than provisions of an EU harmonisation measure

( Official Journal of the European Union C 309 of 21 October 2011 )

2011/C 339/19

On page 8, first paragraph:

for:

‘On 17 May 2011, the Kingdom of Sweden notified …’,

read:

‘On 17 October 2011, the Kingdom of Sweden notified …’.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 32/18

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2011/C 32/12

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 30.10.2010 Duration 30.10.2010-31.12.2010 Member State Spain Stock or Group of stocks GFB/567- Species Forkbeards (Phycis blennoides) Zone Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of V, VI and VII Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 834212

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 26/32

Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Public service obligations (modified) in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 26/16
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 34/4

Commission information notice pursuant to the procedure laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 34/05
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 32/14

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2011/C 32/08

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 1.12.2010 Duration 1.12.2010-28.2.2011 Member State France Stock or Group of stocks ANE/08. Species Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) Zone VIII Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 951742

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 40/9

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 40/03

Date of adoption of the decision 15.7.2010 Reference number of State Aid N 546/09 Member State Ireland Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Restructuring of Bank of Ireland Legal basis CIFD Act 2008 Type of measure Individual aid Objective Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy Form of aid Other forms of equity intervention Budget Overall budget: EUR 4 600 million Intensity — Duration (period) — Economic sectors Financial intermediation Name and address of the granting authority Irish Minister for Finance Other information —

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision 5.1.2011 Reference number of State Aid N 517/10 Member State United Kingdom Region — Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) WRAP — Capital Grants and Lease Guarantee Fund Scheme (prolongation and modification) Legal basis Section 153 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Financial Assistance for Environmental Purposes (No 2) Order 2000 (S1 2000/2211) Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Environmental protection Form of aid Direct grant, Interest subsidy, Guarantee Budget Overall budget: GBP 50 million Intensity 50 % Duration (period) Until 31.3.2015 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority WRAP The Old Academy 21 Horse Fair Banbury OX16 0AH UNITED KINGDOM Other information —

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

Date of adoption of the decision 26.1.2011 Reference number of State Aid SA.32121 (2010/N) Member State Germany Region Brandenburg Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Landesbürgschaftsprogramm des Landes Brandenburg für Betriebsmittelkredite Legal basis Bürgschaftsrichtlinie des Landes Brandenburg für die Wirtschaft und die freien Berufe, Runderlass des Ministeriums der Finanzen von 2007; Landeshaushaltsordnung und dazu erlassene Verwaltungsvorschriften; Haushaltsgesetz des Landes Brandenburg in der jährlichen Fassung Type of measure Aid scheme Objective Regional development Form of aid Guarantee Budget EUR 340 million Intensity — Duration (period) 1.1.2011-31.12.2012 Economic sectors All sectors Name and address of the granting authority Ministerium der Finanzen des Landes Brandenburg Steinstr. 104-106 14480 Potsdam DEUTSCHLAND Other information —

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 53/9

Commission information notice pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations as detailed in the information notice published in OJ C 53, 19.2.2011

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 53/05
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 58/13

Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Action withdrawn

Request made by a Member State

2011/C 58/07

On 26 October 2010, the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 30(4) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1).

This request, from the Kingdom of Denmark, concerns exploration for and extraction of oil and gas in that country, excluding Greenland and the Faeroe Islands. The request was published in OJ C 300, 6.11.2010, p. 37. The initial period expired on 27 January 2011. That deadline was extended until 28 February 2011, and the extension was published in OJ C 332, 9.12.2010, p. 11 and OJ C 32, 1.2.2011, p. 26.

On 15 February 2011, the Danish authorities withdrew the request, which should be considered null and void. There is therefore no need to decide whether or not Article 30(1) should apply to these sectors in Denmark. Directive 2004/17/EC therefore continues to apply when contracting entities award contracts intended to enable exploration for and extraction of oil and gas in Denmark, excluding Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, and when they organise competitive tendering for the pursuit of such an activity in the said geographical areas.

(1) OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
(8)

By decision of 8 December 2010, pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the Commission made the revised commitments binding on Visa Europe for four years. The main content of the commitments is summarised below. (a) Visa Europe commits to cap its yearly weighted average cross-border MIFs applicable to transactions with its consumer immediate debit cards at 20 basis points (0,2 %) two months following the notification of the commitment decision to Visa Europe. The cap will also apply separately in each of those EEA countries for which Visa Europe directly sets specific domestic consumer immediate debit MIF rates and in those EEA countries where the cross-border MIF rates apply in the absence of other MIFs. (b) The weighted average cap can be modified by the Commission in agreement with Visa Europe if more reliable data for calculating the Immediate Debit weighted average MIF rate based on the Merchant Indifference Test (‘MIT’) becomes available, for example following the completion of the Commission's study on costs and benefits to merchants of accepting different payment methods. (c) In addition, Visa Europe commits to continue to implement and to further improve the transparency measures that were introduced by the Visa Europe Board in March 2009. In particular, the commitments provide for the unblending of merchant service charges, the registration and publication of all MIF rates, the full visibility and the electronic identification of commercial cards, the unbundling of acquirers, and the possibility for merchants to freely choose to accept VISA, VISA Electron, or VPAY debit cards (separate HACR for VISA, VISA Electron and V PAY cards). (d) Visa Europe shall appoint a Monitoring Trustee to monitor Visa Europe’s compliance with the commitments. Before appointment, the Commission shall have the power to approve or reject the proposed Trustee.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 102/13

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

2011/C 102/06

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community 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 13.1.2011 Duration 13.1.2011-31.12.2011 Member State France Stock or Group of stocks ANF/8C3411 Species Anglerfish (Lophiidae) Zone VIIIc, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 Type(s) of fishing vessels — Reference number 45903

Web link to the decision of the Member State:

http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 105/7

Communication

2011/C 105/04

In accordance with Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994, the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic hereby submits for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union an application from the contracting entity Basgas Energia Czech s.r.o. for the establishment of an exploration area for the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits.

The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic has received an application from contracting entity Basgas Energia Czech s.r.o. for the establishment of the ‘Berounka’ exploration area for the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits. This application was submitted in accordance with Act No 62/1988 on geological works, as amended. The application concerns an area of irregular polygonal shape, measuring 92,62 km2, in central Bohemia. The area is demarcated by a line drawn approximately between the following settlements: Zbuzany, Beroun, Měňany, Srbsko, Karlštejn, Kosoř and Ořech.

The contracting entity is applying for a five-year authorisation to explore the area, starting from the date of entry into force of the relevant decision.

Competing applications for the establishment of an exploration area for the prospection of oil and natural gas deposits in the above mentioned area may be submitted, within 90 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, to the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic, Department for Protection of the Geological and Soil Environment. Contact address: Vršovická 65, 100 10 Praha 10, Czech Republic.
EN Official Journal of the European Union C 115/9

Closure notice regarding multiple complaints on collective rights management in Spain

(reference No CHAP/2010/00310)

2011/C 115/06

By the pre-closure notice published in the OJ C 353, 28.12.2010, p. 17 regarding multiple complaints on collective rights management in Spain, (reference No CHAP/2010/00310) complainants were informed of the result of the Commission's examination of their complaints and of its intention to proceed with the closure of the dossier.

Given the absence of a response from the complainants within the indicated period of 30 days from the publication of the pre-closure notice, the Commission hereby confirms that their complaints were closed on the date of publication of this notice.