do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case F-49/09: Action brought on 12 May 2009 — Wendler v Commission of the European Communities
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), bank deposit, payment, pension scheme








C_2009167EN.01002702.xml










18.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/27





Action brought on 12 May 2009 — Wendler v Commission of the European Communities
(Case F-49/09)
2009/C 167/54
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Eberhard Wendler (Laveno Mombello, Italy) (represented by: M. Müller-Trawinski, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the defendant’s demand on the applicant to designate a bank account at his place of residence in Italy for his pension payments.

Forms of orders sought

The applicant claims that the Civil Service Tribunal should:






—


Annul the decision of the defendant of 9 September 2008, in the form of the dismissal of the applicant’s appeal of 19 February 2008, according to which he is obliged to designate a bank account at his place of residence for his pension payments;










—


Order the Commission to pay the applicant’s costs.
Case T-188/09: Action brought on 12 May 2009 — Galileo International Technology v OHIM — Residencias Universitarias (GALILEO)
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), energy distribution, trade-mark law








C_2009180EN.01005301.xml










1.8.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/53





Action brought on 12 May 2009 — Galileo International Technology v OHIM — Residencias Universitarias (GALILEO)
(Case T-188/09)
2009/C 180/98
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicants: Galileo International Technology LLC (Bridgetown, Barbados) (represented by: M. Blair and K. Gilbert, Solicitors)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Residencias Universitarias, SA (Valencia, Spain)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 19 February 2009 in case R 471/2005-4; and










—


Order OHIM and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to pay their own costs and those incurred by the applicant





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark “GALILEO”, for goods and services in classes 9, 39, 41 and 42

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited: Spanish trade mark registrations of the figurative mark “GALILEO GALILEI” for services in classes 39, 41 and 42, respectively

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation 40/94 (which became Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation 207/2009) as the Board of Appeal committed a procedural error under Article 63(2) of Council Regulation 40/94 (which became Article 65(2) of Council Regulation 207/2009) by failing to remit the case back to the Opposition Division; Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation 40/94 as the Board of Appeal failed to carry out a proper assessment of the likelihood of confusion and incorrectly concluded that the applicant did not argue at all against the reasoning of the Opposition Division on this point; The Board of Appeal erred in its assessment of the similarity and the likelihood of confusion of the trade marks concerned and failed to provide proper reasons for its findings.
2009/401/EC: Council Decision of 12 May 2009 on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2013
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: France, Slovakia, capital city, cultural event, cultural policy, town








L_2009127EN.01001001.xml










26.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 127/10








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 12 May 2009
         
on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2013
(2009/401/EC)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1),


Having regard to the selection panel reports of September and October 2008 regarding the selection process of the European Capitals of Culture in France and Slovakia respectively and the opinion issued by the European Parliament,


Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,


Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission of 20 April 2009,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
Marseille (France) and Košice (Slovakia) are designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2013’.




Done at Brussels, 12 May 2009.


For the Council


The President

M. KOPICOVÁ
            





(1)  
            OJ L 304, 3.11.2006, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration — (Case COMP/M.5377 — SNCF-VFE P/Bolloré/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, exchange of information, marketing, mass media, merger control, petroleum production, rail network








C_2009108EN.01001001.xml










12.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5377 — SNCF-VFE P/Bolloré/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 108/08






1.


On 4 May 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Voyage France Europe Partenaires (‘VFE P’, France), which belongs to the SNCF group and is controlled by the French government, and Bolloré SA (‘Bolloré’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of a joint venture (‘JV’, France) through the purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


VFE P: passenger transport services by rail in France and abroad,










—


SNCF: passenger and goods transport services by rail,










—


Bolloré: a holding company engaging in six activities: (i) production of industrial goods; (ii) provision of logistics and transport services; (iii) distribution of petroleum products; (iv) communication and media: (v) operation of plantations; and (vi) management of a portfolio of holdings,










—


JV: marketing and operation of an Internet access service and multimedia portal on-board high-speed trains in France and abroad.














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. They can be sent by fax (+32 2 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5377 — SNCF-VFE P/Bolloré/JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussels




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Special Report No 10/2008 EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: developing countries, development aid, health service, provision of services, report, sub-Saharan Africa, third country








C_2009108EN.01000701.xml










12.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/7





Special Report No 10/2008 ‘EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa’
2009/C 108/05
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 10/2008 ‘EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: www.eca.europa.eu
A hard copy and a CD-ROM version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:





European Court of Auditors




Communication and Reports Unit




12, rue Alcide De Gasperi




1615 Luxembourg




LUXEMBOURG




Tel.: +352 4398-1




e-mail: euraud@eca.europa.eu




or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.
Case T-410/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 May 2009 — Jurado Hermanos v OHIM (JURADO) (Community trade mark — Community word mark JURADO — Failure by the proprietor of the trade mark to apply for renewal — Removal of the mark on expiry of the registration — Application by the exclusive licensee for restitutio in integrum)
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, General Court (EU), action for annulment (EU), coffee, trade-mark law








C_2009153EN.01003702.xml










4.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 153/37





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 12 May 2009 — Jurado Hermanos v OHIM (JURADO)
(Case T-410/07) (1)

(Community trade mark - Community word mark JURADO - Failure by the proprietor of the trade mark to apply for renewal - Removal of the mark on expiry of the registration - Application by the exclusive licensee for restitutio in integrum)
2009/C 153/71
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Jurado Hermanos, SL (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: C. Martín Álvarez, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2007 (Case R 866/2007-2) concerning the application lodged by the applicant for restitutio in integrum.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Jurado Hermanos, SL to pay the costs, including those of the interlocutory proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 8, 12.1.2008.
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: 2009-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Spain, State aid, Thuringia, control of State aid, exchange of information, investment, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2009108EN.01000401.xml










12.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/4





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 108/03






Date of adoption of the decision


17.3.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 756/07




Member State


Spain




Region


Cataluña




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Instrumentos de apoyo a las PYMEs Innovadoras de INVERTEC (Plan de actuaciones 2009-2011)




Legal basis


Ley organica 6/2006 de 19 de Julio 2006 de reforma del Estatuto de Autonómia de Cataluña and Ley 12/2005 de 17 de noviembe 2005 de nueva regulación del Centre d'Innovació i Desenvolupament Empresarial




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Risk capital, small and medium-sized enterprises




Form of aid


Provision of risk capital




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 8,3 million
Overall budget: EUR 25 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2011




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Generalitat de Cataluña




Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 69, 2a planata —




08010 Barcelona




y





Centro de Innovación y Desarrollo Empresarial (CIDEM)




Paseo de Grácia, 129




08008 Barcelona




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






Date of adoption of the decision


25.2.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 41/09




Member State


Germany




Region


Thüringen




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


ERDF-Risikokapitalfonds Thüringen




Legal basis


Investitionsleitfaden der Private Equity Thüringen GmbH & Co. KG




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Risk capital




Form of aid


Provision of risk capital




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 40 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


until 30.6.2009




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







Private Equity Thüringen GmbH & Co. KG




Gorkistraße 9




990984 Erfurt




DEUTSCHLAND








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 384/2009 of 12 May 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009118EN.01001101.xml










13.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 118/11








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 384/2009
of 12 May 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 13 May 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 May 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 


MA 


58,0 




TN 


115,0 




TR 


103,4 




ZZ 


92,1 




0707 00 05 


JO 


155,5 




MA 


41,9 




TR 


135,2 




ZZ 


110,9 




0709 90 70 


JO 


216,7 




TR 


116,7 




ZZ 


166,7 




0805 10 20 


EG 


45,7 




IL 


55,7 




MA 


41,0 




TN 


49,2 




TR 


94,0 




US 


68,2 




ZZ 


59,0 




0805 50 10 


TR 


50,9 




ZA 


54,1 




ZZ 


52,5 




0808 10 80 


AR 


79,1 




BR 


69,9 




CA 


127,2 




CL 


81,8 




CN 


93,5 




NZ 


102,9 




US 


131,8 




UY 


71,7 




ZA 


81,4 




ZZ 


93,3 






(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’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009108EN.01000601.xml










12.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 May 2009
2009/C 108/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3574




JPY


Japanese yen


132,82




DKK


Danish krone


7,4490




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89860




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5205




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5057




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,7020




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,767




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


277,45




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7092




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3820




RON


Romanian leu


4,1599




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1136




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7835




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5676




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5198




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,2537




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9835




KRW


South Korean won


1 674,70




ZAR


South African rand


11,4055




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2615




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3562




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 114,82




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7733




PHP


Philippine peso


64,098




RUB


Russian rouble


43,8726




THB


Thai baht


46,980




BRL


Brazilian real


2,8151




MXN


Mexican peso


17,8577




INR


Indian rupee


67,2050






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Communication of the European Parliament concerning the European Citizens’ Prize — CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Vice-President of the EP, competition (EU), diploma








C_2009108EN.01000201.xml










12.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/2





Communication of the European Parliament concerning the European Citizens’ Prize — CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM

2009/C 108/02
The Chancellery of the European Citizens’ Prize held its constituent meeting in Brussels on 2 April 2009 with Mr Hans-Gert PÖTTERING, President of the European Parliament, in the chair. At that meeting the following list of prize winners for 2008 was drawn up.
The prizes will be awarded at public award ceremonies held near the recipients’ respective places of residence, and will be presented by the President of the European Parliament, one of the Vice-Presidents or any other Member duly mandated by the President of the European Parliament.


CIVI EUROPAEO PRAEMIUM



Laureates/winners







—


José María MUÑOA GANUZA










—


Associação Nacional de Municípios Portugueses










—


Kärntner Konsensgruppe










—


Duna Televízió










—


Verein zur Förderung des Städtepartnerschaft Leipzig-Travnik










—


Lajos OSZLARI










—


AEDE-Canarias










—


Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)










—


Polska Akcja Humanitarna










—


Naturpark Bayerischer Wald e.V.










—


Divadlo z Pasáže










—


Jochen GEWECKE










—


Towarzystwo Bambrów Poznańskich










—


Bürger Europas










—


Federação de Associações de Juventude dos Açores










—


Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα Ελλάδος










—


Europees Musikfestival voor de Jeugd










—


Francisca SAUQUILLO PÉREZ del ARCO










—


Campus 15










—


Franz-Josef MEYER










—


Grażyna ORLOWSKA-SONDEJ










—


Donaubüro-Ulm










—


Kolpingjugend Europa










—


Ulla RÜDENHOLZ










—


Jean-Pierre DAULOUEDE










—


Susanna LIPOVAC und Kinderberg International e.V.










—


Amministratori del Comune di Lula 2002-2007










—


Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego










—


Santiago SÁNCHEZ-AGUSTINO RODRÍGUEZ










—


Tomasz RÓŻNIAK










—


Wojciech WRZESIŃSKI










—


Raissa MURUMETS










—


Emberi Jogi KÖZPONT










—


Michael NIELSEN










—


Luigi CIOTTI










—


G700 Blog










—


Oud Limburgse Schuttersfederatie
Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of projects in the field of energy and broadband Internet as well as the CAP Health Check in the framework of the European Economic Recovery Plan
Date: 2009-05-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Parliament
Subjects: Internet, balance sheet, budget financing, common agricultural policy, economic recession, energy distribution, energy production, import price, investment, project evaluation








C_2009108EN.01000101.xml










12.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/1





Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the financing of projects in the field of energy and broadband Internet as well as the CAP Health Check in the framework of the European Economic Recovery Plan
2009/C 108/01
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have agreed on the financing, in the framework of the European Economic Recovery Plan for modernisation of infrastructures and energy solidarity, of projects in the field of energy and broadband Internet, as well as the CAP Health Check. The projects eligible for Community support are identified in the legislative acts concerned.
The package, which aims at providing additional stimulus to the economy and improving energy security, amounts to EUR 5 000 million in current prices:






—


EUR 3 980 million will be made available for the financing of energy projects under heading 1a of the financial framework: EUR 2 000 million in 2009 and EUR 1 980 million in 2010,










—


In addition, EUR 1 020 million will be made available within heading 2 for developing broadband Internet in rural areas and strengthening operations related to the ‘new challenges’ defined in the context of the Health Check.