do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has found that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, EFTA countries, Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, telecommunications industry








C_2009145EN.01001601.xml










25.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/16





The EFTA Surveillance Authority has found that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2009/C 145/10







Date of adoption of the decision


:


17 December 2008




Case number


:


63616




EFTA State


:


Iceland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


:


Participation of the Icelandic State in the capital increase in E-Farice ehf. related to the Danice project




Type of measure


:


Share capital increase




Budget


:


ISK 183,5 million (approximately EUR 1,06 million)




Economic sectors


:


Telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Ministry of Finance




Arnarhváli




150 Reykjavík




ICELAND








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
Case C-232/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia) lodged on 25 June 2009 — Dita Danosa v LKB Līzings SIA
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law, Latvia, commercial code, company with share capital, interpretation of the law, motherhood








C_2009220EN.01002001.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/20





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Latvijas Republikas Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia) lodged on 25 June 2009 — Dita Danosa v LKB Līzings SIA
(Case C-232/09)
2009/C 220/37
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Augstākās tiesas Senāts

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Dita Danosa

Defendant: LKB Līzings SIA

Questions referred







1.


Are the members of the managerial body of a capital company to be regarded as being covered by the concept of worker laid down in Community law?










2.


Do Article 10 of Directive 92/85/EEC (1) and the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities preclude Article 224(4) of the Komerclikums, which provides that the members of the board of directors of a capital company may be removed without any restrictions, in particular, in the case of a woman, irrespective of the fact that she is pregnant?






(1)  Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ 1992 L 348, p. 1)
Council Joint Action 2009/509/CFSP of 25 June 2009 amending and extending Joint Action 2007/406/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, operation of the Institutions, police, police cooperation, public safety, the EU's international role








L_2009172EN.01003601.xml










2.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 172/36








            COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2009/509/CFSP
of 25 June 2009
         
amending and extending Joint Action 2007/406/CFSP on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 12 June 2007, the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/406/CFSP (1) on the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo) which replaced the mission previously established by Joint Action 2005/355/CFSP (2).












(2)


On 26 June 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/491/CFSP (3) amending and extending Joint Action 2007/406/CFSP until 30 June 2009.












(3)


Following consultation with the Congolese authorities and other parties concerned, it appears necessary to extend the mission for a further period, and on 12 May 2009 the Political and Security Committee recommended that the mission be extended for an additional three months.












(4)


Joint Action 2007/406/CFSP should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION:



Article 1
Joint Action 2007/406/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:






1.


in Article 9(1), the second subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
‘The financial reference amount to cover expenditure relating to the mission for the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 September 2009 shall be EUR 8 450 000.’;










2.


the second paragraph of Article 16 shall be replaced by the following:
‘It shall apply until 30 September 2009.’.






Article 2
This Joint Action shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.


Article 3
This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2009.


For the Council


The President

L. MIKO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 151, 13.6.2007, p. 52.

(2)  
            OJ L 112, 3.5.2005, p. 20.

(3)  
            OJ L 168, 28.6.2008, p. 42.
Case C-231/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany), lodged on 25 June 2009 — Hauptzollamt Oldenburg v 1. Theodor Aissen, 2. Hermann Rohaan; intervener: Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law, Germany, dairy production, interpretation of the law, limitation of legal proceedings, market approval, milk product, quantity of fish landed








C_2009220EN.01001903.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/19





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany), lodged on 25 June 2009 — Hauptzollamt Oldenburg v 1. Theodor Aissen, 2. Hermann Rohaan; intervener: Bundesministerium der Finanzen
(Case C-231/09)
2009/C 220/36
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Hauptzollamt Oldenburg

Respondents: 1. Theodor Aissen, 2. Hermann Rohaan

Intervener: Bundesministerium der Finanzen

Questions referred







1.


Must Community law, in particular Article 5(k) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector, (1) be interpreted to mean that the reference quantity of a producer who, in the course of an ongoing twelve-month period, took over an agricultural holding from another producer does not include the quantity in respect of which, during the twelve-month period concerned, milk was delivered by that other producer prior to the transfer of the holding?










2.


Do provisions of Community law or general principles governing the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products preclude a rule of national law which, in the framework of the balancing of the unused part of the national reference quantity against deliveries of excess quantities envisaged in Article 10(3) of Regulation No 1788/2003 in the situation at issue in the first question, allows the producer who has taken over the agricultural holding in the course of the twelve-month period to include the portion of the reference quantity already delivered by the other producer for the purpose of participating in the allocation of that unused part?






(1)  OJ 2003 L 270, p. 123.
2009/518/EC: Council Decision of 25 June 2009 appointing one UK alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, United Kingdom, appointment of members








L_2009173EN.01001201.xml










3.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 173/12








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 25 June 2009
         
appointing one UK alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2009/518/EC)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Government of the United Kingdom,

Whereas:







(1)


On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).












(2)


An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Ms Muriel BARKER,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as an alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
Mr Roger STONE, Councillor for Rotherham, Yorkshire and Humberside region, England.


Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 25 June 2009.


For the Council


The President

L. MIKO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 56, 25.2.2006, p. 75.
Case C-230/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany), lodged on 25 June 2009 — Hauptzollamt Koblenz v Kurt Etling und Thomas Etling, a civil law partnership; intervener: Bundesministerium der Finanzen
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, dairy production, interpretation of the law, limitation of legal proceedings, milk product, quantity of fish landed








C_2009220EN.01001902.xml










12.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 220/19





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany), lodged on 25 June 2009 — Hauptzollamt Koblenz v Kurt Etling und Thomas Etling, a civil law partnership; intervener: Bundesministerium der Finanzen
(Case C-230/09)
2009/C 220/35
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Hauptzollamt Koblenz

Respondents: Kurt Etling und Thomas Etling, a civil law partnership

Intervener: Bundesministerium der Finanzen

Question referred

Must Community law, in particular Article 5(k) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1788/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing a levy in the milk and milk products sector, (1) be interpreted to mean that the reference quantity of a producer, in the twelve-month period in which a reference quantity was transferred to that producer from another producer, does not include the quantity in respect of which, during the twelve-month period in question, milk was already delivered by that other producer?


(1)  OJ 2003 L 270, p. 123.
2009/508/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 25 June 2009 amending Decision ECB/2008/20 as regards the volume of euro coins that Austria may issue in 2009 (ECB/2009/15)
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Austria, European currency, euro, euro area, issuing of currency








L_2009172EN.01003501.xml










2.7.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 172/35








            DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
         
of 25 June 2009
         
amending Decision ECB/2008/20 as regards the volume of euro coins that Austria may issue in 2009
(ECB/2009/15)
(2009/508/EC)


THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 106(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States that have adopted the euro (hereinafter the ‘participating Member States’).












(2)


On 26 May 2009 the Oesterreichische Nationalbank asked the ECB to approve an increase of EUR 160 million in the volume of euro coins that Austria may issue in 2009,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Increase in volume of euro coins

The ECB approves the increase in the volume of euro coins that Austria may issue in 2009.
As a result, the table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2008/20 of the European Central Bank (1) is replaced by the following:






(million EUR)




 


‘Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2009




Belgium


105,4 




Germany


632,0 




Ireland


65,5 




Greece


85,7 




Spain


390,0 




France


252,5 




Italy


234,3 




Cyprus


22,5 




Luxembourg


42,0 




Malta


15,4 




Netherlands


68,5 




Austria


376,0 




Portugal


50,0 




Slovenia


27,0 




Slovakia


131,0 




Finland


60,0 ’






Article 2

Final provision

This Decision is addressed to the participating Member States.




Done at Frankfurt am Main, 25 June 2009.


The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET
            





(1)  
            OJ L 352, 31.12.2008, p. 58.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 547/2009 of 24 June 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009162EN.01000101.xml










25.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 162/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 547/2009
of 24 June 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 25 June 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 June 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 


MK 


25,6 




TR 


56,6 




ZZ 


41,1 




0707 00 05 


JO 


156,8 




MK 


25,2 




TR 


108,9 




ZZ 


97,0 




0709 90 70 


TR 


105,0 




ZZ 


105,0 




0805 50 10 


AR 


54,2 




BR 


104,3 




TR 


64,0 




ZA 


64,7 




ZZ 


71,8 




0808 10 80 


AR 


84,5 




BR 


79,0 




CL 


94,2 




CN 


91,2 




NZ 


104,6 




US 


134,0 




UY 


61,5 




ZA 


79,5 




ZZ 


91,1 




0809 10 00 


TR 


225,5 




ZZ 


225,5 




0809 20 95 


TR 


355,6 




US 


377,7 




ZZ 


366,7 




0809 30 


TR 


113,9 




ZZ 


113,9 




0809 40 05 


AU 


289,7 




CL 


108,6 




ZZ 


199,2 






(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 Regulation (EC) No 556/2009 of 25 June 2009 on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, beef, frozen product, import, tariff quota








L_2009164EN.01003801.xml










26.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 164/38








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 556/2009
of 25 June 2009
         
on the allocation of import rights for applications lodged for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 for frozen meat of bovine animals


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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 of 19 May 2008 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202  and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91  (3) opens an import tariff quota for beef and veal products.












(2)


The applications for import rights lodged for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 relate to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The quantities for which import right applications covered by the quota with the serial number 09.4003 have been lodged for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 under Regulation (EC) No 431/2008 shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 29,943487 %.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 June 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 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

(3)  
            OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 3.
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part 1 of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, environmental protection, exchange of information, fossil fuel, gas, gas industry, new technology








C_2009145EN.01001701.xml










25.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/17





Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part 1 of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement
2009/C 145/11
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


17 December 2008




Case number


:


65614




EFTA State


:


Norway




Region


:


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


:


Amendments to the aid scheme for research and development concerning gas technologies with improved environmental performance (Gassnova)




Legal basis


:


Article 61(1) and 61(3)(c)




Objective


:


Promotion of research and development concerning fossil fuels technologies with improved environmental performance




Form of aid


:


Grant




Budget


:


Approximately NOK 80 000 000 annually, or approximately EUR 8 900 000 annually




Duration


:


Until 30 November 2015




Economic sectors


:


Fossil fuels technologies




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Ministry of Petroleum and Energy




PO Box 8148 Dep




Oslo




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-06-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009145EN.01000901.xml










25.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/9





Euro exchange rates (1)

24 June 2009
2009/C 145/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4029




JPY


Japanese yen


133,77




DKK


Danish krone


7,4447




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84930




SEK


Swedish krona


11,0260




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5183




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,0090




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,160




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


277,75




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6970




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5320




RON


Romanian leu


4,2268




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1829




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7566




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6105




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,8725




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,1806




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0401




KRW


South Korean won


1 799,18




ZAR


South African rand


11,2993




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,5857




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3147




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 564,20




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9564




PHP


Philippine peso


67,514




RUB


Russian rouble


43,8104




THB


Thai baht


47,888




BRL


Brazilian real


2,7652




MXN


Mexican peso


18,6351




INR


Indian rupee


68,0830






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.