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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: 2009-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, exchange of information








C_2009088EN.01000501.xml










17.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/5





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 88/02






Date of adoption of the decision


23.12.2008




Reference number of the aid


N 305/08




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Víceletý program podpory dalšího uplatnění biopaliv v dopravě




Legal basis


Usnesení vlády č. 164/2008, o víceletém programu podpory dalšího uplatnění biopaliv v dopravě, Usnesení vlády č. 1081/2007, ke zprávě o plnění úkolů uložených vládou s termínem plnění od 1. července do 31. srpna 2007, Usnesení vlády č. 531/2007, k návrhu zákona, kterým se v souvislosti se stabilizací veřejných rozpočtů mění některé zákony a upravují ekologické daně, Usnesení vlády č. 173/2007, k návrhu zákona, kterým se mění zákon č. 86/2002 Sb., o ochraně ovzduší, Zákon č. 86/2002 Sb., o ochraně ovzduší, Zákon č. 353/2003 Sb., o spotřebních daních, Zákon č. 61/1997 Sb., o lihu, Vyhláška č. 140/1997 Sb., o kontrole výroby a oběhu lihu a o provedení dalších ustanovení zákona o lihu s tím souvisejících, Vyhláška č. 141/1997 Sb., o technických požadavcích na výrobu, skladování a zpracování lihu




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Tax rate reduction




Budget


Overall budget: CZK 3 100 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration


2009 - 2015




Economic sectors


Manufacturing industry




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo financí ČR,




Letenská 15,




CZ - 118 10 Praha 1








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/index.htm
Commission Regulation (EC) No 315/2009 of 17 April 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009100EN.01000101.xml










18.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 100/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 315/2009
of 17 April 2009
         
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


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

Whereas:

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


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 April 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 April 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.




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







(EUR/100 kg)




CN code


Third country code (1)



Standard import value




0702 00 00 


JO 


93,2 




MA 


80,1 




TN 


139,0 




TR 


108,7 




ZZ 


105,3 




0707 00 05 


JO 


155,5 




MA 


55,7 




TR 


135,4 




ZZ 


115,5 




0709 90 70 


JO 


220,7 




MA 


28,1 




TR 


104,8 




ZZ 


117,9 




0805 10 20 


EG 


43,1 




IL 


58,1 




MA 


49,6 




TN 


64,9 




TR 


65,2 




ZZ 


56,2 




0805 50 10 


TR 


57,2 




ZA 


73,4 




ZZ 


65,3 




0808 10 80 


AR 


84,2 




BR 


75,3 




CA 


124,7 




CL 


80,2 




CN 


77,8 




MK 


22,6 




NZ 


111,3 




US 


129,3 




UY 


58,8 




ZA 


84,2 




ZZ 


84,8 




0808 20 50 


AR 


74,6 




CL 


87,8 




CN 


64,3 




ZA 


96,7 




ZZ 


80,9 






(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 T-156/09: Action brought on 17 April 2009 — Four Ace International v OHIM (skiken)
Date: 2009-04-17
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, European cultural event, action for annulment (EU), infringement of EU law, sporting event, trade-mark law








C_2009153EN.01004301.xml










4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 153/43





Action brought on 17 April 2009 — Four Ace International v OHIM (skiken)
(Case T-156/09)
2009/C 153/84
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Four Ace International Ltd (represented by G. Uphoff, lawyer)

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

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market of 6 February 2009 — served on 11 February 2009 — in Case R 519/2008-4 concerning the application for Community trade mark No 5819371 and amend it so as to enable registration to proceed in respect of the following goods and services: Class 39 — travel arrangement and Class 41 — education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities;










—


order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘skiken’ for services in Classes 35, 39, 41 and 43

Decision of the Examiner: Registration refused in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed in part

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (1)), since the trade mark applied for has the requisite distinctive character and there is no need for it to be allowed to remain available.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009088EN.01000601.xml










17.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 April 2009
2009/C 88/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3196




JPY


Japanese yen


130,50




DKK


Danish krone


7,4488




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88560




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9340




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5127




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8370




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,920




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,34




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7095




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2910




RON


Romanian leu


4,2128




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1164




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8315




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5874




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2273




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,3137




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9757




KRW


South Korean won


1 761,10




ZAR


South African rand


11,9100




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,0163




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3733




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 119,72




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7492




PHP


Philippine peso


62,810




RUB


Russian rouble


44,0470




THB


Thai baht


46,681




BRL


Brazilian real


2,8771




MXN


Mexican peso


17,1911




INR


Indian rupee


65,6600






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5487 — VOITH/RWEI/JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy production, exchange of information, hydroelectric power, merger control, new technology, renewable energy








C_2009088EN.01000701.xml










17.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5487 — VOITH/RWEI/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 88/04






1.


On 7 April 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG (‘VH’, Germany) and RWE Innogy GmbH (‘RWEI’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a newly created company which they create as a joint venture (‘NewCo’).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


VH: a joint venture founded by Voith AG and Siemens AG, active in the development, manufacture and distribution of water power extraction installations,










—


RWEI: a subsidiary of RWE AG, active in the field of renewable energy,










—


NewCo: active in technology for tidal energy extraction installations.














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 Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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.5487 — VOITH/RWEI/JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussels










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Case F-44/09: Action brought on 17 April 2009 — Knöll v Europol
Date: 2009-04-17
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Europol, action for annulment (EU), employment policy, fine, operation of the Institutions








C_2009180EN.01006401.xml










1.8.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/64





Action brought on 17 April 2009 — Knöll v Europol
(Case F-44/09)
2009/C 180/118
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Brigitte Knöll (Hochheim am Main, Germany) (represented by: P. de Casparis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Police Office (Europol)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of 12 June 2008 informing the applicant that it was impossible to offer her a permanent post, and the decision of 7 January 2009 rejecting the complaint brought against the first decision.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


annul the decision of 12 June 2008 by which the defendant informed the applicant that it could not offer her a permanent post and the decision of 7 January 2009 in response to a complaint, stating that the applicant’s objections to the decision of 12 June 2008 were unfounded;










—


order Europol to pay the costs.
Case C-140/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Genova (Italy) lodged on 17 April 2009 — Fallimento Traghetti del Mediterraneo SpA — Curatore dott. Alberto Fontana v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
Date: 2009-04-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, competition law, control of State aid, infringement of EU law, interpretation of the law, restriction on competition








C_2009153EN.01002401.xml










4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 153/24





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Genova (Italy) lodged on 17 April 2009 — Fallimento Traghetti del Mediterraneo SpA — Curatore dott. Alberto Fontana v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
(Case C-140/09)
2009/C 153/44
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Genova

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Fallimento Traghetti del Mediterraneo SpA — Curatore dott. Alberto Fontana

Defendant: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri

Question referred

Is national legislation on State aid of the kind laid down in Law No 684/1974, in particular in Article 19 thereof, which provides for the possibility of the payment of State aid — albeit only on account — in the absence of agreements and without the prior establishment of precise and stringent criteria capable of ensuring that payment of the aid cannot give rise to distortion of competition, compatible with the principles of Community law and, in particular, with the provisions laid down in Articles 86 EC, 87 EC and 88 EC and in Title V (formerly Title IV) of the Treaty and, in that regard, may importance be attached to the fact that the beneficiary is required to apply tariffs imposed by the administrative authority?
Statement of revenue and expenditure for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2009 — Amending Budget No 1 (2009/319/EC)
Date: 2009-04-17
Institutions: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Subjects: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, expenditure, financial year, publication of accounts, revenue




L_2009099EN.01001501.xml










17.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 99/15







Statement of revenue and expenditure for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2009 — Amending Budget No 1
(2009/319/EC)

REVENUE









Title
Chapter


Heading


Budget 2009


Amending budget No 1


New amount







2




EUROPEAN COMMUNITY SUBSIDY





 



Title 2 — Total




17 000 000 



 



17 000 000 






5




REVENUE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE CHAPTERS





 



Title 5 — Total




p.m.



 



p.m.






9




MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE





9 0


MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE


p.m.


40 666 


40 666 




 



Title 9 — Total




p.m.




40 666 




40 666 





 



GRAND TOTAL




17 000 000 




40 666 




17 040 666 





EXPENDITURE









Title
Chapter


Heading


Appropriations 2009


Amending budget No 1


New amount







1




STAFF





 



Title 1 — Total




8 811 000 



 



8 811 000 






2




BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE





2 0


RENTAL OF BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS


1 385 000 


40 666 


1 425 666 




 



Title 2 — Total




3 293 000 




40 666 




3 333 666 






3




OPERATING EXPENDITURE





 



Title 3 — Total




4 896 000 



 



4 896 000 






4




OTHER EXPENDITURE





 



Title 4 — Total




p.m.



 



p.m.





 



GRAND TOTAL




17 000 000 




40 666 




17 040 666