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
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, agricultural holding, control of State aid, exchange of information, farming sector, investment








C_2009098EN.01000101.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2009/C 98/01






Date of adoption of the decision


18.3.2009




Reference number of the aid


N 286/08




Member State


Spain




Region


Murcia




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayudas para la dinamización y mejora de la transformación y comercialización de los productos enumerados en el anexo I del Tratado.




Legal basis


Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería de Agricultura y Agua por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las ayudas para la dinamización y mejora de la transformación y comercialización de los productos enumerados en el Anexo I del tratado para favorecer el desarrollo del sector




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Enhance the economic dimension of businesses, with a view to increasing their competitiveness and efficiency.




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 58 000 000, of which EUR 10 000 000 for 2008 and EUR 12 000 000 for 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012




Intensity


24 % maximum




Duration (period)


2008-2012




Economic sectors


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Consejería de Agricultura y Agua




Plaza Juan XXIII, 5




30008 Murcia




ESPAÑA








Other information


—




The authentic text(s), 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


26.2.2009




Reference number of the aid


N 543/08




Member State


Spain




Region


Andalucía, Cataluña, Islas Baleares, Región de Murcia and Valencia




Title (and/or name of beneficiary)


Ayudas destinadas a la reconversión de plantaciones de determinados cítricos




Legal basis


Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas a la reconversión de plantaciones de determinados cítricos; Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones; Real Decreto 887/2006, de 21 de julio, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley General de Subvenciones




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid for investment in agricultural holdings




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 60 million




Intensity


15 %




Duration (period)


Until 31 December 2012




Economic sectors


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, y Medio Rural y Marino




Paseo Infanta Isabel no 1




28071 Madrid




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/index.htm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009098EN.01000901.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/9





Euro exchange rates (1)

28 April 2009
2009/C 98/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2992




JPY


Japanese yen


125,08




DKK


Danish krone


7,4485




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89035




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7475




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5038




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,7640




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,723




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


295,95




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5470




RON


Romanian leu


4,2283




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1292




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8511




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5918




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0690




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,3310




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9504




KRW


South Korean won


1 757,75




ZAR


South African rand


11,4661




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,8692




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4403




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 135,30




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7122




PHP


Philippine peso


63,485




RUB


Russian rouble


43,6710




THB


Thai baht


46,050




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9081




MXN


Mexican peso


18,2830




INR


Indian rupee


65,6320






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 354/2009 of 29 April 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009109EN.01000101.xml










30.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 109/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 354/2009
of 29 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 30 April 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 29 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 


88,9 




MA 


78,2 




TN 


139,0 




TR 


114,1 




ZZ 


105,1 




0707 00 05 


JO 


155,5 




MA 


37,3 




TR 


141,5 




ZZ 


111,4 




0709 90 70 


JO 


216,7 




TR 


92,4 




ZZ 


154,6 




0805 10 20 


EG 


44,5 




IL 


58,0 




MA 


46,7 




TN 


64,9 




TR 


69,2 




US 


51,9 




ZZ 


55,9 




0805 50 10 


TR 


49,3 




ZA 


56,7 




ZZ 


53,0 




0808 10 80 


AR 


83,6 




BR 


70,7 




CA 


113,8 




CL 


84,8 




CN 


112,7 




MK 


33,9 




NZ 


114,7 




US 


128,2 




UY 


63,7 




ZA 


78,3 




ZZ 


88,4 




0808 20 50 


AR 


76,9 




CL 


81,4 




CN 


36,6 




NZ 


141,0 




ZA 


84,4 




ZZ 


84,1 






(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’.
Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) ( OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19 , OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22 , OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38 , OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19 , OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 15 , OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8 )
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: Estonia
Subjects: Schengen Agreement, Spain, administrative formalities, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national








C_2009098EN.01001101.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/11





Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19, OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22, OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38, OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19, OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 15, OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8)
2009/C 98/06
The publication of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.
In addition to publication in the Officiaĺ Journal of the European Union, a monthly update is available on the website of Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security.
ESTONIA

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 247, 13.10.2006


Under Estonian law, aliens arriving into Estonia without a letter of invitation, shall upon request by a border guard official upon entry into the country provide proof of sufficient monetary means to cover the costs of his/her stay in and departure from Estonia. Sufficient monetary means for each allowed day is considered to be 0,2 times the monthly minimum salary implemented by the Government of the Republic, i.e. EEK 870 (EUR 55,60).
Otherwise the person inviting shall assume responsibility for the costs of the alien's stay in and departure from Estonia.
Case T-430/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — Bodegas Montebello v OHIM — Montebello (MONTEBELLO RHUM AGRICOLE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the figurative Community trade mark MONTEBELLO RHUM AGRICOLE — Earlier national word mark MONTEBELLO — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Absence of similarity between the goods — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), alcoholic beverage, trade-mark law








C_2009141EN.01003901.xml










20.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/39





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — Bodegas Montebello v OHIM — Montebello (MONTEBELLO RHUM AGRICOLE)
(Case T-430/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the figurative Community trade mark MONTEBELLO RHUM AGRICOLE - Earlier national word mark MONTEBELLO - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Absence of similarity between the goods - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
2009/C 141/79
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Bodegas Montebello, SA (Montilla, Spain) (represented by: T. Andrade Boué, I. Lehmann Novo and A. Hernández Lehmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. López Fernández de Corres and J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the Court of First Instance: Montebello SARL (Petit-Bourg, France) (represented by: G.-G. Lamoureux, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 September 2007 (Case R 223/2007-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Bodegas Montebello, SA and Montebello SARL

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


dismisses the action;










2.


orders Bodegas Montebello, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 22, 26.1.2008.
Case T-23/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen v OHIM (α) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community figurative mark α — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), alcoholic beverage, trade-mark law








C_2009141EN.01003803.xml










20.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/38





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen v OHIM (α)
(Case T-23/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark α - Absolute ground for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
2009/C 141/78
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Kicia, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 November 2006 (Case R 808/2006-4), concerning the registration as a Community trade mark of the figurative sign α

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 30 November 2006 (Case R 808/2006-4);










2.


Declares that there is no need to adjudicate on the second head of claim of BORCO-Marken-Import Matthiesen GmbH & Co. KG;










3.


Orders OHIM to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.
Case T-81/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — Enercon v OHIM (E-Ship) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark E-Ship — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law, wind energy








C_2009141EN.01004002.xml










20.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 141/40





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — Enercon v OHIM (E-Ship)
(Case T-81/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark E-Ship - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94)
2009/C 141/83
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Enercon GmbH (Aurich, Germany) (represented by: R. Böhm and V. Henke, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 December 2007 (Case R 319/2007-1), relating to an application for registration of the sign E-ship as a Community trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


dismisses the action;










2.


orders Enercon GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 107, 26.4.2008.
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 in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, regulation








C_2009098EN.01001201.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/12





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 in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 98/07






Member State


Spain




Concerned routes


Almería — Sevilla




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


Date of publication of this notice




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained







Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Area de Explotación




Tel.: 915977505




Fax: 915978643




E-mail: mmederos@fomento.es
Case T-58/06: Order of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — HALTE v Commission (State aid — Complaint — Action for failure to act — Definition of Commission’s position terminating the failure to act — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, France, General Court (EU), State aid, action for failure to act, aid for restructuring, carriage of goods








C_2009153EN.01003803.xml










4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 153/38





Order of the Court of First Instance of 29 April 2009 — HALTE v Commission
(Case T-58/06) (1)

(State aid - Complaint - Action for failure to act - Definition of Commission’s position terminating the failure to act - No need to adjudicate)
2009/C 153/74
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Honorable Association de Logisticiens et de Transporteurs Européens (HALTE) (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) (represented by: J.-L. Lesquins, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: C. Giolito and E. Righini, Agents.)

Re:

Action seeking a declaration, under Article 232 EC, that by refraining from initiating the formal investigation procedure under Article 88 EC and from adopting protective measures in relation to the aid allegedly granted in the context of the sale of SERNAM SA, the Commission failed to fulfil its obligations under Community law.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action;










2.


The Honorable Association de Logisticiens et de Transporteurs Européens (HALTE) and the Commission shall bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 96, 22.4.2006.
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5498 — SD/JTIA/MIBRAG) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, Germany, Slovakia, economic concentration, electricity supply, energy distribution, exchange of information, merger control, mining extraction








C_2009098EN.01002001.xml










29.4.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5498 — SD/JTIA/MIBRAG)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 98/10






1.


On 21 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 Severocèskè doly a.s. (‘SD’, Czech Republic) controlled by Čez a.s. (‘CEZ’, Czech Republic) and J&T Investment Advisors s.r.o. (‘JTIA’, Czech Republic), through the special purpose investment vehicle, Blitz F09-acht GmbH (‘HoldCo’) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of MIBRAG B.V. (the Netherlands) and its wholly owned subsidiary Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlengesellschaft mbH (‘MIBRAG’, Germany), collectively ‘MIBRAG Group’, which are at present jointly controlled by NRG Energy Inc. (US) and URS Corporation (US), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for SD: lignite mining in Czech Republic,










—


for CEZ: different activities in the energy sector like (i) generation, (ii) distribution and (iii) sale of electricity and heat in the Czech Republic and (iv)electricity trading and operation of power plants in some other European countries,










—


for JTIA: investment advisory services in various areas mainly in the Czech and the Slovak Republic,










—


for MIBRAG Group (namely MIBRAG B.V. and its wholly owned subsidiary MIBRAG): lignite mining in Germany.














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 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5498 — SD/JTIA/MIBRAG, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.