do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Procedure with associated Committees — establishment of quorum (interpretation of Rules 47 and 149) European Parliament decision of 19 February 2009 on interpretation of Rules 47 and 149(4) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on the procedure with associated Committees and establishment of quorum
Date: 2009-02-19
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: international agreement, quorum








CE2010076EN.01009301.xml










25.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 76/93





Thursday 19 February 2009Procedure with associated Committees — establishment of quorum (interpretation of Rules 47 and 149)
P6_TA(2009)0080
European Parliament decision of 19 February 2009 on interpretation of Rules 47 and 149(4) of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on the procedure with associated Committees and establishment of quorum
2010/C 76 E/18

The European Parliament,
having regard to the letters of 27 January and 13 February 2009 from the chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs,
having regard to Rule 201 of its Rules of Procedure,






1.


Decides to append the following interpretation to Rule 47:
‘For the purposes of examining international agreements under Rule 83, the procedure with associated committees set out in Rule 47 may not be applied in relation to the assent procedure under Rule 75.’










2.


Decides to append the following interpretation to Rule 149(4):
‘Members who have asked for the quorum to be established must be present in the Chamber when the request is made.’










3.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.
Amendments to the Convention on future multilateral co-operation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries * European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 February 2009 on the proposal for a Council decision on the approval of amendments to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries allowing for the establishment of dispute settlement procedures, the extension of the scope of the Convention and a review of the objectives of the Convention (COM(2008)0512 – C6-0338/2008 – 2008/0166(CNS))
Date: 2009-02-19
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Dispute Settlement Body, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing controls, international convention, international cooperation








CE2010076EN.01010701.xml










25.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 76/107





Thursday 19 February 2009Amendments to the Convention on future multilateral co-operation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries *
P6_TA(2009)0059
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 February 2009 on the proposal for a Council decision on the approval of amendments to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries allowing for the establishment of dispute settlement procedures, the extension of the scope of the Convention and a review of the objectives of the Convention (COM(2008)0512 – C6-0338/2008 – 2008/0166(CNS))
2010/C 76 E/20
(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2008)0512),
having regard to Article 37 and Article 300(2) of the EC Treaty,
having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0338/2008),
having regard to Rules 51 and 83(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0009/2009),






1.


Approves the amendments to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
Case C-228/06: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 February 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany)) — Mehmet Soysal, Ibrahim Savatli v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (EEC-Turkey Association Agreement — Freedom to provide services — Visa requirement for admission to the territory of a Member State)
Date: 2009-02-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU visa policy, Germany, Schengen Agreement, Türkiye, association agreement (EU), foreign national, freedom to provide services, international transport, interpretation of the law, road transport








C_2009090EN.01000201.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/2





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 February 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg (Germany)) — Mehmet Soysal, Ibrahim Savatli v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Case C-228/06) (1)

(EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Freedom to provide services - Visa requirement for admission to the territory of a Member State)
2009/C 90/02
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Mehmet Soysal, Ibrahim Savatli

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Joined Party: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Oberverwaltungsgericht Berlin-Brandenburg — Interpretation of Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol of 23 November 1970 annexed to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey (JO 1972 L 293, p. 4) — Validity of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ 2001 L 81, p. 1) — New restrictions on the freedom to provide services — Obligation imposed on a Turkish national employed as the driver of a lorry by a Turkish transport undertaking to be in possession of a visa in order to be able to enter the territory of a Member State, even though no such obligation existed on the date on which the Additional Protocol entered into force

Operative part of the judgment

Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol, which was signed on 23 November 1970 at Brussels and concluded, approved and confirmed on behalf of the Community by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2760/72 of 19 December 1972, is to be interpreted as meaning that it precludes the introduction, as from the entry into force of that protocol, of a requirement that Turkish nationals such as the appellants in the main proceedings must have a visa to enter the territory of a Member State in order to provide services there on behalf of an undertaking established in Turkey, since, on that date, such a visa was not required.


(1)  OJ C 190, 12.8.2006.
Notice regarding the adaptation in line with inflation of certain amounts laid down in the Life and Non-Life Insurance Directives
Date: 2009-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: financial solvency, inflation, insurance, life assurance, right of establishment

19.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 41/1

I

(Resolutions, recommendations and opinions)

OPINIONS

COMMISSION

Notice regarding the adaptation in line with inflation of certain amounts laid down in the Life and
Non-Life Insurance Directives

(2009/C 41/01)

In accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2002/83/EC (1) concerning life assurance, the amount laid down
in euro in Article 29(2) was reviewed in 2008 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
amount laid down in euro is increased from EUR 3 200 000 to EUR 3 500 000. The Commission Services
have informed the European Parliament and the Council of the review and the adapted amount.

In accordance with Article 17a of Directive 73/239/EEC (2) on the coordination of the laws, regulations and
administrative provisions relating to the taking-up and pursuit of the business of direct insurance other than
life assurance, as amended by Directive 2002/13/EC (3), the amounts laid down in euro in Article 16a(3)
and (4) and Article 17(2) were reviewed in 2008 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
amount laid down in euro in Article 16a(3) is increased from EUR 53 100 000 to EUR 57 500 000. The
amount laid down in euro in Article 16a(4) is increased from EUR 37 200 000 to EUR 40 300 000. The
amounts laid down in euro in Article 17(2) are increased from EUR 2 200 000 to EUR 2 300 000 and
from EUR 3 200 000 to EUR 3 500 000 respectively. The Commission Services have informed the
European Parliament and the Council of the review and the adapted amounts.

(1) OJ L 345, 19.12.2002, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 228, 16.8.1973, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 77, 20.3.2002, p. 17.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5427 — Dexia Crédit Local/Dexia Kommunalkredit Bank) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, EU Member State, Japan, United States, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial services, merger control

C 41/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.2.2009

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5427 — Dexia Crédit Local/Dexia Kommunalkredit Bank)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 41/12)

1.
On 12 February 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Dexia Crédit Local
(‘Dexia CL’, France), belonging to Dexia Group (Belgium), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation sole control of Dexia Kommunalkredit Bank AG (‘Dexia-Komm’, Austria), which was
jointly controlled by Dexia CL and Kommunalkredit Austria AG, by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Dexia CL: public finance services, mainly in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland, United Kingdom,

Japan, Sweden and the United States,

— for Dexia Komm: public finance services, mainly in Central and Eastern Europe,

— for Dexia Group: financial services worldwide.

3.
On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to
the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the
procedure set out in the said Notice.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication.
Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.5427 — Dexia Crédit Local/Dexia Kommunalkredit Bank, to the following
address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 139/2009 of 19 February 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-02-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit

20.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 49/1

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

I

REGULATIONS

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 139/2009

of 19 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 20 February 2009.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 19 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 49/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

20.2.2009

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
TR
ZZ

EG
IL
JM
MA
PK
TR
ZZ

EG
MA
TR
ZZ

CA
CL
CN
MK
US
ZZ

AR
CL
CN
US
ZA
ZZ

129,4
62,0
46,5
132,6
75,4
89,2

161,3
88,2
177,4
142,3

239,8
69,2
119,2
142,7

94,1
94,1

41,1
53,2
53,4
44,6
65,3
51,5

145,4
99,4
73,0
105,9

75,3
82,3
119,0
112,2
52,7
62,2
84,0

81,5
44,0
60,2
61,9

89,7
67,7
93,5
25,2
118,0
78,8

112,5
73,7
75,9
119,1
109,2
98,1

(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’.
Case C-308/07 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 February 2009 — Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso v European Parliament (Appeal — Rules concerning the expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament — Recovery of improperly paid sums by means of offsetting — Enforcement of a judgment of the Court of First Instance — Right to an impartial tribunal — Res judicata — Principle of sound administration)
Date: 2009-02-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, duties of civil servants, interpretation of the law, redemption








C_2009090EN.01000202.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/2





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 February 2009 — Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso v European Parliament
(Case C-308/07 P) (1)

(Appeal - Rules concerning the expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament - Recovery of improperly paid sums by means of offsetting - Enforcement of a judgment of the Court of First Instance - Right to an impartial tribunal - Res judicata - Principle of sound administration)
2009/C 90/03
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso (represented by: D. Rouget, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Parliament (represented by: C. Karamarcos, H. Krück and D. Moore, then by the latter two and A. Padowska, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the order of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) delivered on 24 April 2007 in Case T-132/06 Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso v European Parliament, by which the Court of First Instance dismissed as in part inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded the appellant’s action for annulment of the decision of the Secretary General of the European Parliament of 22 March 2006, adopted to implement the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 22 December 2005 in Case T-146/04 Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso v European Parliament — Interpretation of Article 111 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of First Instance and of the principle of impartiality — Interpretation of Article 27 of the Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Mr Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 211, 8.9.2007.