do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, investment

17.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 38/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

18.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 56/08

Member State

Region

Germany

Germany

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Raumfahrtprogramm

Legal basis

Haushaltsgesetz des Bundes, Einzelplan 09, Kapitel 0902, Titel 683 35 und
892 35

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development, Innovation

Direct grant

Annual budget: EUR 33-40 million

Overall budget: EUR 210 million

100 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie
D-11019 Berlin

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/

C 38/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.2.2009

Date of adoption of the decision

19.11.2008

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 574/08

Belgium

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

State guarantee in favour of Fortis Bank

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Arrêté royal du 16 octobre 2008 pris en exécution de l'article 117 bis de la loi
du 2 août 2002 relative à la surveillance du secteur financier et aux services
financiers

Individual aid

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy, Rescue of
difficulty

firms in

Guarantee

Overall budget: EUR 150 000 million

—

19.11.2008-19.5.2009

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of
authority

the granting

État belge — Belgische Staat
Son Excellence Monsieur Karel DE GUCHT
Ministre des Affaires étrangères
Rue des Petits Carmes, 15
B-1000 Bruxelles

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/
Case C-70/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 17 February 2009 — Alexander Hengartner and Rudolf Gasser
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, game animal, hunting, interpretation of the law, market approval, self-employment








C_2009102EN.01001201.xml










1.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/12





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 17 February 2009 — Alexander Hengartner and Rudolf Gasser
(Case C-70/09)
2009/C 102/17
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Alexander Hengartner, Rudolf Gasser

Defendant: Vorarlberger Landesregierung

Question referred

Is the carrying on of hunting, if the person licensed to hunt sells the shot wildlife within the country concerned, a self-employed activity within the meaning of Art. 43 EC, even if that activity is not intended to make an overall profit?
Case C-483/07 P: Order of the Court of 17 February 2009 — Galileo Lebensmittel GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities (Appeal — Action for annulment — Reservation by the Commission of the domain galileo.eu — Fourth paragraph of Article 230 EC — Decision of individual concern to a natural or legal person — Appeal clearly unfounded)
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, European Union, Internet, Internet address, action for annulment (EU), appeal, intellectual property, regulation of telecommunications








C_2009220EN.01001502.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/15





Order of the Court of 17 February 2009 — Galileo Lebensmittel GmbH & Co. KG v Commission of the European Communities
(Case C-483/07 P) (1)

(Appeal - Action for annulment - Reservation by the Commission of the domain ‘galileo.eu’ - Fourth paragraph of Article 230 EC - Decision of individual concern to a natural or legal person - Appeal clearly unfounded)
2009/C 220/25
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Galileo Lebensmittel GmbH & Co. KG (represented by: K. Bott, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Braun and E. Montaguti, Agents)

Re:

Appeal against the Order of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 28 August 2007 in Case T–46/06 Galileo Lebensmittel v Commission, by which the Court of First Instance dismissed as inadmissible the action seeking annulment of the Commission's decision to register ‘galileo.eu’ as a.eu Top Level Domain reserved for use by the Community institutions and bodies, pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2004 of 28 April 2004 laying down public policy rules concerning the implementation and functions of the ‘eu’ Top Level Domain and the principles governing registration (OJ 2004 L 162, p. 40) — Requirement that applicant should be individually concerned by the contested decision — Infringement of the fourth paragraph of Article 230 EC

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


Galileo Lebensmittel GmbH & Co. KG is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 38/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.2.2009

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 February 2009

(2009/C 38/07)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

TRY

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Turkish lira

1,2765

AUD Australian dollar

117,33

7,4525

0,8945

10,923

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9622

1,5912

9,8979

2,4638

1,9369

1,4883

KRW South Korean won

1 826,58

8,777

1,9558

29,15

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

15,6466

MYR Malaysian ringgit

303,35

3,4528

0,7084

4,787

4,3162

2,1248

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

INR

Indian rupee

12,8193

8,7236

7,4047

15 266,94

4,6177

60,59

44,9847

44,914

2,8958

18,605

62,063

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2009 of 26 January 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe ( OJ L 23, 27.1.2009 )
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Zimbabwe, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, military equipment, natural person, technical cooperation

17.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 46/79

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2009 of 26 January 2009 amending Council Regulation (EC)
No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe

(Official Journal of the European Union L 23 of 27 January 2009)

— On page 8, Annex, point 24,

for:

read:

‘Date of designation referred to in Article 7(2): 16.6.2005’,
‘Date of designation referred to in Article 7(2): 27.1.2009’;

— on page 15, Annex, point 122,

for:

read:

‘Function/Reason for listing; Identifying data: Assistant Inspector Zimbabwe National Army.’,
‘Function/Reason for listing; Identifying data: Assistant Zimbabwe Republic Police.’
Case C-552/07: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 February 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France)) — Commune de Sausheim v Pierre Azelvandre (Directive 2001/18/EC — Deliberate release of genetically modified organisms — Location of release — Confidentiality)
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to information, dissemination of information, environmental protection, genetically modified organism, interpretation of the law, right to information








C_2009090EN.01000501.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/5





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 February 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France)) — Commune de Sausheim v Pierre Azelvandre
(Case C-552/07) (1)

(Directive 2001/18/EC - Deliberate release of genetically modified organisms - Location of release - Confidentiality)
2009/C 90/07
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Commune de Sausheim

Defendant: Pierre Azelvandre

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Conseil d’État (France) — Interpretation of Article 19 of Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (OJ 1990 L 117, p. 15) and of Article 4 of Directive 2003/4/EC of 28 January 2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public access to environmental information (OJ 2003 L 41, p. 26) — Meaning of ‘location of release’ of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) — Is release confined to a particular registered parcel of land or to a larger geographical area (Commune, Canton, Department)? — If the former, may disclosure of the registered reference number of the parcel in question be refused on grounds of the protection of public order or of the safety of individuals or property?

Operative part of the judgment







1.


The ‘location of release’, within the meaning of the first indent of Article 25(4) of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC, is determined by all the information relating to the location of the release submitted by the notifier to the competent authorities of the Member State on whose territory that release is to take place in the context of the procedures referred to in Articles 6, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 or 23 of that directive.










2.


An exception relating to the protection of public order or other interests protected by law cannot be relied on against the disclosure of the information set out in Article 25(4) of Directive 2001/18.






(1)  OJ C 37, 9.2.2008.
Case T-77/09: Action brought on 17 February 2009 — hofherr communikation v OHIM (NATURE WATCH)
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law








C_2009090EN.01003402.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/34





Action brought on 17 February 2009 — hofherr communikation v OHIM (NATURE WATCH)
(Case T-77/09)
2009/C 90/53
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: hofherr communikation GmbH (Innsbruck, Austria) (represented by S. Warbek, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 4 December 2008 in case R 1410/2008-1 and allow registration of the trade mark applied for; and










—


Order OHIM to pay the legal costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: The word mark “NATURE WATCH” for goods and services in classes 9, 39, 41 and 43 — international registration No WOO 957 541

Decision of the examiner: Refusal to register the mark applied for as a Community trade mark

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and 7(1)(c) of Council Regulation No 40/94 as the Board of Appeal wrongly concluded that the trade mark applied for is a descriptive one and, furthermore, that the trade mark applied for lacks distinctive character.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5224 — EDF/British Energy) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical industry, electricity supply, exchange of information, merger control, transport company

C 38/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.2.2009

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5224 — EDF/British Energy)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 38/04)

On 22 December 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1) in conjunction with
Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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:

— from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). 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 under document number 32008M5224. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5220 — ENI/Distrigaz)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 38/05)

On 15 October 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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:

— from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). 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 under document number 32008M5220. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Italy, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, rail transport

17.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/3

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 38/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

10.9.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 11/08

Member State

Region

Italy

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Proroga (parziale) dell'aiuto N 810/02. Piano di incentivazione per il trasporto
di merci per ferrovia — articolo 38 della legge 1o agosto 2002, n. 166. Aiuto a
favore della società Autostrada ferroviaria alpina (AFA)

Legal basis

Convenzione del 28 luglio 2003 relativa al finanziamento di un servizio speri-
mentale di autostrada ferroviaria alpina tra Bourgneuf-Aiton, in Francia e Orbas-
sano, in Italia

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Extending the experimental phase of the Autoroute Ferroviaire Alpine (Alpine
Rolling Motorway) scheme for getting lorries off the road and onto rail

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Intensity

Duration

EUR 7-8 million annually, from 2007-2009

—

3 years (2007-2009)

Economic sectors

Railways

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

10.9.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 34/08

Member State

Region

France

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Prolongement du cas NN 155/03 — Mise en œuvre d'un service expérimental
d'autoroute ferroviaire. Aide en faveur de la société Autoroute Ferroviaire Alpine
(AFA)

Legal basis

Convention du 28 juillet 2003 relative au financement d'un service expéri-
mental d'autoroute ferroviaire alpine entre Bourgneuf-Aiton, en France et
Orbassano, en Italie

C 38/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.2.2009

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Extending the experimental phase of the Autoroute Ferroviaire Alpine (Alpine
Rolling Motorway) scheme for getting lorries off the road and onto rail

Direct grant

EUR 7-8 million annually, from 2007-2009

—

3 years (2007-2009)

Economic sectors

Railways

Name and address of
authority

the granting

—

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/
Case T-63/09: Action brought on 17 February 2009 — Volkswagen AG v OHIM
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), motor vehicle, trade-mark law








C_2009102EN.01002201.xml










1.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/22





Action brought on 17 February 2009 — Volkswagen AG v OHIM
(Case T-63/09)
2009/C 102/35
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany) (represented by: H.-P. Schrammek, C. Drzymalla and S. Risthaus, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Suzuki Motor Corporation

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 December 2008 in Case R-749/2007-2;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Suzuki Motor Corporation

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘SWIFT GTi’ for goods in Class 12 (application No 3 456 084)

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The applicant

Mark or sign cited in opposition: German word mark ‘GTI’ (No 39 406 386) and international word mark ‘GTI’ (No 717 592) for goods in Class 12

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Breach of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) 40/94, (1) since there is a likelihood of confusion between the two opposing marks.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 135/2009 of 17 February 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

18.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 47/1

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 135/2009

of 17 February 2009

establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and
vegetables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Whereas:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of
22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agri­
cultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agri­
cultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the
outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations,
the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values
for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and
periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007
of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for
Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and
(EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in
particular Article 138(1) thereof,

The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regu­
lation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2009.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2009.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.

L 47/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

18.2.2009

Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables

ANNEX

CN code

0702 00 00

0707 00 05

0709 90 70

0709 90 80

0805 10 20

0805 20 10

0805 20 30, 0805 20 50, 0805 20 70,
0805 20 90

0805 50 10

0808 10 80

0808 20 50

Third country code (1)

Standard import value

(EUR/100 kg)

IL
JO
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

JO
MA
TR
ZZ

EG
ZZ

EG
IL
MA
TN
TR
ZZ

IL
MA
ZZ

EG
IL
JM
MA
PK
TR
ZZ

EG
MA
TR
ZZ

CA
CN
MK
US
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
US
ZA
ZZ

129,4
62,0
41,7
106,6
93,1
86,6

161,3
77,9
180,5
139,9

239,8
69,6
156,3
155,2

91,3
91,3

47,0
63,4
45,9
41,6
70,4
53,7

145,2
92,8
119,0

75,3
85,5
82,6
144,6
48,6
60,3
82,8

81,5
47,6
50,9
60,0

89,7
72,7
32,6
108,4
75,9

115,8
79,6
58,4
119,4
105,2
95,7

(1) Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands

for ‘of other origin’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5228 — Rabobank/BGZ) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, farming sector, financial institution, foodstuff, merger control, mortgage, provision of services, small and medium-sized enterprises

17.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 38/9

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5228 — Rabobank/BGZ)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 38/06)

On 11 February 2009, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to
declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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:

— from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). 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 under document number 32009M5228. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).