do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-114/09: Action brought on 24 march 2009 — Viasat Broadcasting UK v Commission
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: Denmark, European Commission, State aid, action for annulment (EU), investment, public service, television








C_2009141EN.01004303.xml










20.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/43





Action brought on 24 march 2009 — Viasat Broadcasting UK v Commission
(Case T-114/09)
2009/C 141/93
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Kalsmose-Hjelmborg and M. Honoré, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Form of order sought







—


annul the decision of the European Commission of 4 August 2008 in Case N 287/2008; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By this application, the applicant seeks the annulment of the Commission’s decision of 4 august 2008 in Case N 287/2008 (1) by which the Commission approved, on the basis of Article 87 (3) (c) EC rescue aid granted by the Danish State to TV 2 Danmark A/S (‘TV 2’).
The applicant submits that the aid does not comply with Article 87(3) (c) since it infringes the principle of proportionality enshrined in that provision according to which such aid must not ‘adversely affect trading conditions to an extent contrary to the common interest’. In particular, the applicant claims first that the Commission erred in law when it held that TV 2 constituted a ‘firm in difficulty’ within the meaning of the Community guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (2). Secondly, the applicant contends that the Commission erred in law when holding that the rescue aid was limited to what was necessary to keep TV 2 business and that aid was maintained at a level which would not allow TV 2 to invest in new activities or to behave aggressively in commercial markets. Thirdly, the applicant claims that the Commission erred in law when it failed to take into account the State aid received by TV 2 in the past.


(1)  A summary of the contested decision was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ 2009 C 9, p. 2) and a non-confidential version of the decision was made available on http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

(2)  Community guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (OJ 2004 C 244, p. 2)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 70/24

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2009

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 March 2009

(2009/C 70/07)

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

1,3558

AUD Australian dollar

131,12

7,4506

0,92945

11,0760

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9475

1,6753

10,5054

2,3938

2,0493

1,5301

KRW South Korean won

1 887,52

8,6345

1,9558

26,820

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

15,6466

MYR Malaysian ringgit

304,15

3,4528

0,7093

4,5703

4,2940

2,2674

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

INR

Indian rupee

12,8424

9,2623

7,4667

15 693,39

4,9381

65,060

45,2775

47,897

3,0522

19,1710

68,3040

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-116/09: Action brought on 24 March 2009 — Whirlpool Europe v Commission
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), electrical engineering, household electrical appliance, industrial enterprise, industrial restructuring








C_2009113EN.01004202.xml










16.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/42





Action brought on 24 March 2009 — Whirlpool Europe v Commission
(Case T-116/09)
2009/C 113/85
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Whirlpool Europe BV (Breda, Netherlands) (represented by: F.Tuytschaever, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Form of order sought







—


annul the contested decision in its entirety on account of the fact that one or more of the (cumulative) conditions of the Community guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty are not met or that, in any event, the Commission has failed to ascertain to the requisite legal standard that each of such conditions is met;










—


in subsidiary order, annul the decision in its entirety on account of the failure to comply with the duty to state reasons laid down in Article 253 EC;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 5995 final of 21 October 2008 declaring compatible with the common market the restructuring aid to be paid out by the French authorities to FagorBrandt company, subject to a number of conditions [C 44/2007 (ex N 460/2007)]. The applicant is a competitor to the beneficiary of the aid and has participated in the investigation procedure leading to the adoption of the contested decision.
The pleas in law and main arguments relied on by the applicant are identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-115/09 Electrolux v Commission.
Case C-184/08: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 — Article 18 — Market for detergents and for surfactants for detergents — Sanctions)
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, free movement of goods, market approval, polishing and scouring preparations








C_2009113EN.01001102.xml










16.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/11





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Case C-184/08) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 - Article 18 - Market for detergents and for surfactants for detergents - Sanctions)
2009/C 113/21
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Oliver and J.-B. Laignelot, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Failure to adopt or communicate within the prescribed time-limit dissuasive, effective and proportionate sanctions for infringements of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (OJ 2004 L 104, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the prescribed time-limit, sanctions in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that article;










2.


Orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 158, 21.6.2008.
Case C-514/08: Order of the President of the Court of 24 March 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance de Namur (Belgium)) — Atenor Group SA v Belgian State
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, General Court (EU), interpretation of the law








C_2009141EN.01003601.xml










20.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/36





Order of the President of the Court of 24 March 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance de Namur (Belgium)) — Atenor Group SA v Belgian State
(Case C-514/08) (1)

2009/C 141/72

Language of the case: French

The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.
Case C-112/09 P: Appeal brought on 24 March 2009 by Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) against the judgment delivered on 13 January 2009 by the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) in Case T-456/08 Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) v Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, General Court (EU), action for annulment (EU), admissibility, appeal, audiovisual industry, copyright, intellectual property, management, restrictive trade practice








C_2010063EN.01001903.xml










13.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/19





Appeal brought on 24 March 2009 by Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) against the judgment delivered on 13 January 2009 by the Court of First Instance (Seventh Chamber) in Case T-456/08 Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) v Commission of the European Communities
(Case C-112/09 P)
2010/C 63/30
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) (represented by: R. Allendesalazar Corcho and R. Vallina Hoset, abogados)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission
By order of 14 January 2010 the Court of Justice (Eighth Chamber) dismissed the appeal.
Case C-331/08: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 March 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environmental liability — Directive 2004/35/EC — Prevention and remedying of environmental damage)
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental liability, national implementing measure, polluter pays principle, pollution control measures, prevention of pollution








C_2009113EN.01001301.xml










16.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/13





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 24 March 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Case C-331/08) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environmental liability - Directive 2004/35/EC - Prevention and remedying of environmental damage)
2009/C 113/25
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Rozet and U. Wölker, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt the provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage (OJ 2004 L 143, p. 56)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the period prescribed, all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 19 of that directive;










2.


orders the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 272, 25.10.2008.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, farming sector, livestock farming

C 70/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.3.2009

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2009/C 70/05)

Date of adoption of the decision

25.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

NN 116/02 ex N 563/02

Member State

Region

The Netherlands

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tijdelijke noodmaatregel: overname varkens wegens MPA-verontreiniging

Legal basis

Artikelen 93 en 26 van de wet op de bedrijfsorganisaties. Algemene Voor-
waarden tijdelijke noodmatregel overname varkens wegens MPA-verontreiniging
zoals vastgesteld door het Productschap Vee en Vlees

Type of measure

One off compensation measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Animal and Human Health, prevention of the MPA-contamination; prevention
of entering into the food chain

Compensation for the culling of the pigs on the farms that were suspected of
being contaminated with MPA as certain samples of some of the pigs on the
farms had tested positive on MPA contamination

EUR 6 350 000

Maximum 100 % of the market value of the pigs

August — September 2002

Economic sectors

Agriculture — Livestock sector (pigs)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit
Postbus 20401
2500 EK Den Haag
Nederland

Other information

Article 87(2)(b) of the EC Treaty — Extraordinary event

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

13.1.2009

Aid No

Member State

Region

N 394/08

Spain

Navarra

Title (and/or name of beneficiary)

Ayudas para el fomento de sistemas de producción ganadera sostenibles

Legal basis

Orden foral de la Consejería de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente, por la que
se establecen las normas reguladoras para la concesión de las ayudas para el
fomento de sistemas de producción ganadera sostenibles

24.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 70/21

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid for agri-environmental commitments for adaptation to more sustainable
forms of livestock farming on holdings in Navarre

Direct grant

EUR 12 000 000

Max. EUR 35/ha

Until 31 December 2013

Economic sectors

Agricultural sector

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Departamento de Desarrollo Rural y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Navarra
C/ Tudela, 20
31003 Pamplona (Navarra)
ESPAÑA

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/
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports
Date: 2009-03-24
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: ESC opinion, air transport, airport, common transport policy, organisation of transport, transport capacity, transport planning








C_2009228EN.01014801.xml










22.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/148





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports
COM(2009) 121 final — 2009/0042 (COD)
2009/C 228/27
On 19 March 2009 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 156 and 175 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, on the

‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports’

Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 452nd plenary session of 24 and 25 March 2009 (meeting of 24 March 2009), by 140 votes to 8 with 14 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 24 March 2009.

The President of the European Economic and Social Committee
Mario SEPI