do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-218/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel (Belgium) lodged on 15 May 2009 — I. SGS Belgium NV v Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau, Firme Derwa NV and Centraal Beheer Achmea NV and II. Firme Derwa NV and Centraal Beheer Achmea NV v SGS Belgium NV and Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
Date: 2009-05-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, beef, carriage of goods, export refund, interpretation of the law, packaging, preparation for market








C_2009220EN.01001703.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/17





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Brussel (Belgium) lodged on 15 May 2009 — I. SGS Belgium NV v Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau, Firme Derwa NV and Centraal Beheer Achmea NV and II. Firme Derwa NV and Centraal Beheer Achmea NV v SGS Belgium NV and Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
(Case C-218/09)
2009/C 220/31
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van beroep te Brussel

Parties to the main proceedings







I.


SGS Belgium NV
v
Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau
Firme Derwa NV
Centraal Beheer Achmea NV










II.


Firme Derwa NV
Centraal Beheer Achmea NV
v
SGS Belgium NV
Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau





Question referred

Must the term ‘force majeure’ in Article 5(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (1) of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products be interpreted as meaning that damage to beef while being transported in the correct packaging and in a refrigerated container continuously maintained at the prescribed temperature, in principle constitutes force majeure?


(1)  OJ 1987 L 351, p. 1.
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: 2009-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, transport regulations








C_2009111EN.01000601.xml










15.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/6





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 111/04






Member State


Portugal




Concerned route


Ponta Delgada-Santa Maria-Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada-Terceira-Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada-Horta-Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada-Pico-Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada-São Jorge-Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada-Flores-Ponta Delgada
Terceira-Graciosa-Terceira
Terceira-São Jorge-Terceira
Terceira-Pico-Terceira
Terceira-Horta-Terceira
Terceira-Flores-Terceira
Terceira-Corvo-Terceira
Horta-Flores-Horta
Horta-Corvo-Horta
Corvo-Flores-Corvo




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


From 1st June 2009




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







Secretaria Regional da Economia




Direcção Regional dos Transportes Aéreos e Marítimos




Rua do Mercado, n.o 21, 1.o e 2.o andar




9500-326 Ponta Delgada, Açores




PORTUGAL




Tel. +351 296309100




Fax +351 296281112




Website: http://www.azores.gov.pt/Portal/pt/entidades/sre-drtam/




e-mail: ana.mf.gouveia@azores.gov.pt
Commission Regulation (EC) No 404/2009 of 15 May 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009122EN.01000101.xml










16.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 122/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 404/2009
of 15 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 16 May 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 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 


JO 


73,9 




MA 


48,9 




MK 


80,5 




TN 


115,0 




TR 


101,0 




ZZ 


83,9 




0707 00 05 


JO 


155,5 




MA 


32,7 




TR 


148,4 




ZZ 


112,2 




0709 90 70 


JO 


216,7 




TR 


120,2 




ZZ 


168,5 




0805 10 20 


EG 


42,4 




IL 


55,0 




MA 


48,3 




TN 


49,2 




TR 


99,9 




US 


49,3 




ZZ 


57,4 




0805 50 10 


AR 


50,9 




TR 


47,7 




ZA 


59,1 




ZZ 


52,6 




0808 10 80 


AR 


81,8 




BR 


75,3 




CL 


76,2 




CN 


97,7 




MK 


42,0 




NZ 


104,1 




US 


128,1 




UY 


71,7 




ZA 


85,7 




ZZ 


84,7 






(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’.
2009/386/EC: Commission Decision of 15 May 2009 on appointment of three members of the Standards Advice Review Group created by the Decision 2006/505/EC setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s (EFRAG’s) opinions
Date: 2009-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: accounting, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members, standard








L_2009122EN.01004501.xml










16.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 122/45








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 15 May 2009
         
on appointment of three members of the Standards Advice Review Group created by the Decision 2006/505/EC setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s (EFRAG’s) opinions
(2009/386/EC)


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


Having regard to Commission Decision 2006/505/EC of 14 July 2006 setting up a Standards Advice Review Group to advise the Commission on the objectivity and neutrality of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s (EFRAG’s) opinions (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


According to Article 3 of the Decision 2006/505/EC, the Commission shall appoint a maximum of seven members of the Standards Advice Review Group from independent experts whose experience and competence in the accounting area, in particular in financial reporting issues, are widely recognised at Community level.












(2)


With Decision 2007/73/EC (2), the Commission appointed the seven members of the Standards Advice Review Group on 8 February 2007 for a three-year renewable term of office. In order to enable an orderly rotation of Group membership, the Group may decide on partial replacement of the members in groups of two or three. The Group has decided to replace three Members in 2009,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The Commission herewith appoints three members of the Standards Advice Review Group, whose names are reproduced in the Annex.


Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 15 May 2009.


For the Commission

Charlie McCREEVY
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 199, 21.7.2006, p. 33.

(2)  
            OJ L 32, 6.2.2007, p. 181.




ANNEX

LIST OF MEMBERS







 


Rien VAN HOEPEN










 


Bernard RAFFOURNIER










 


Mari PAANANEN
Commission Regulation (EC) No 402/2009 of 14 May 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009120EN.01000101.xml










15.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 120/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 402/2009
of 14 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 15 May 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 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 


53,3 




TN 


115,0 




TR 


101,5 




ZZ 


89,9 




0707 00 05 


JO 


155,5 




MA 


32,7 




TR 


143,8 




ZZ 


110,7 




0709 90 70 


JO 


216,7 




TR 


116,6 




ZZ 


166,7 




0805 10 20 


EG 


44,5 




IL 


54,1 




MA 


43,6 




TN 


49,2 




TR 


99,9 




US 


49,3 




ZZ 


56,8 




0805 50 10 


AR 


50,9 




TR 


56,4 




ZA 


67,0 




ZZ 


58,1 




0808 10 80 


AR 


80,2 




BR 


71,7 




CL 


72,4 




CN 


100,3 




MK 


42,0 




NZ 


105,1 




US 


133,5 




UY 


71,7 




ZA 


80,2 




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’.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) 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 — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance )
Date: 2009-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, transport regulations








C_2009111EN.01000701.xml










15.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/7





Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) 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
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 111/05






Member State


Portugal




Concerned route


Ponta Delgada–Santa Maria–Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada–Terceira–Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada–Horta–Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada–Pico–Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada–São Jorge–Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada–Flores–Ponta Delgada
Terceira–Graciosa–Terceira
Terceira–São Jorge–Terceira
Terceira–Pico–Terceira
Terceira–Horta–Terceira
Terceira–Flores–Terceira
Terceira–Corvo–Terceira
Horta–Flores–Horta
Horta–Corvo–Horta
Corvo–Flores–Corvo




Period of validity of the contract


From 1st October 2009 to 1st October 2014




Deadline for submission of tenders


62 days from the publication of the present notice




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







Secretaria Regional da Economia




Direcção Regional dos Transportes Aéreos e Marítimos




Rua do Mercado, n.o 21, 1.o e 2.o andar




9500-326 Ponta Delgada, Açores




PORTUGAL




Tel.: (+351) 296 309100




Fax: (+351) 296 281112




Website: http://www.azores.gov.pt/Portal/pt/entidades/sre-drtam/




E-mail: ana.mf.gouveia@azores.gov.pt
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-05-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009111EN.01000501.xml










15.5.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 May 2009
2009/C 111/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3563




JPY


Japanese yen


129,41




DKK


Danish krone


7,4477




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89810




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7710




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5053




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8320




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,940




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


289,73




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4875




RON


Romanian leu


4,1945




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1431




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8115




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5971




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5116




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,3066




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9891




KRW


South Korean won


1 713,23




ZAR


South African rand


11,7049




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2567




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3593




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 092,17




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8115




PHP


Philippine peso


64,706




RUB


Russian rouble


43,7155




THB


Thai baht


46,908




BRL


Brazilian real


2,8759




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0502




INR


Indian rupee


67,4220






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-176/09: Action brought on 15 May 2009 — Grand Duchy of Luxembourg v European Parliament and Council of the European Union
Date: 2009-05-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Parliament, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, airport, anti-discriminatory measure, free movement of persons, principle of proportionality, transport infrastructure








C_2009180EN.01002901.xml










1.8.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/29





Action brought on 15 May 2009 — Grand Duchy of Luxembourg v European Parliament and Council of the European Union
(Case C-176/09)
2009/C 180/50
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (represented by: C. Schiltz, acting as Agent and P. Kinsch, avocat)

Defendants: European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Delete, in Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges (1), the following phrase: ‘and to the airport with the highest passenger movement in each Member State’;










—


Alternatively, annul the directive in its entirety;










—


Order the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg raises two pleas in support of its action.
By its first plea, the applicant alleges a breach of the principle of non discrimination in so far as an airport such as that of Luxembourg-Findel, as a result of the extension of the scope of Directive 2009/12/EC to airports ‘with the highest passenger movement in each Member State’, finds itself subject to administrative and financial obligations which other airports in a comparable situation are able to avoid, without such difference in treatment being objectively justified. The applicant invokes in particular, in that regard, the situation of Hahn and Charleroi airports, serving the same catchment area as Findel airport and each generating a higher volume of passengers than Findel, but which are not subject to the same obligations. The existence of borders between the three airports can in no way justify that they be treated differently.
By its second plea, the applicant claims furthermore that the provision at issue does not comply with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. First, action at European level is not necessary so as to regulate a situation which could perfectly well have been regulated at national level as long as the threshold of 5 million passengers is not reached. Secondly, the application of the directive would result in supplementary procedures and costs which are not justified for an airport such as Findel, which has the sole particularity of having the highest passenger movement in a Member State, without that having a real relevance with regard to the objectives of the directive.


(1)  OJ 2009 L 70, p. 11.