do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-303/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 September 2009 — AceaElectrabel v Commission (State aid — Energy sector — Investment aid for the construction of a distance heating system — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market — Obligation to repay first aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the common market — Concept of economic unit)
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, State aid, action for annulment (EU), gas industry, suspension of aid, urban infrastructure








C_2009256EN.01002103.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/21





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 September 2009 — AceaElectrabel v Commission
(Case T-303/05) (1)

(State aid - Energy sector - Investment aid for the construction of a distance heating system - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the common market - Obligation to repay first aid declared unlawful and incompatible with the common market - Concept of economic unit)
2009/C 256/37
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: AceaElectrabel Produzione SpA (represented by: L. Radicati di Brozolo, M. Merola, C. Bazoli and F. D'Alessandri, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. DiBucci and E. Righini, agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Electrabel (represented by: L. Radicati di Brozolo, M. Merola and C. Bazoli, lawyers)

Re:

Annulment of Commission Decision 2006/598/EC of 16 March 2005 concerning State aid that Italy (Regione Lazio) intends to grant for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (OJ 2006 L 244, p. 8)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


dismisses the action;










2.


orders AceaElectrabel to pay the costs, except those referred to in point 3 below;










3.


orders Electrabel to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the Commission as a result of its intervention.






(1)  OJ C 257 of 15.10.2005.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.5529 — Oracle/Sun Microsystems) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer system, database, document storage, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, provision of services, software








C_2009213EN.01000301.xml










8.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/3





Initiation of proceedings
(Case COMP/M.5529 — Oracle/Sun Microsystems)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 213/02
On 3 September 2009, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 / 22967244) or by post, under reference No COMP/M.5529 — Oracle/Sun Microsystems, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Case C-411/06: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v European Parliament, Council of the European Union (Action for annulment — Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 — Shipments of waste — Choice of legal basis — Articles 133 EC and 175(1) EC)
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Commission, European Parliament, action for annulment (EU), common commercial policy, environmental protection, export of waste, intra-EU trade, legal basis, waste management








C_2009267EN.01000802.xml










7.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 267/8





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v European Parliament, Council of the European Union
(Case C-411/06) (1)

(Action for annulment - Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 - Shipments of waste - Choice of legal basis - Articles 133 EC and 175(1) EC)
2009/C 267/14
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: G. Valero Jordana, M. Huttunen and M. Konstantinidis, Agents)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: I. Anagnostopoulou and U. Rösslein, Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Moore and K. Michoel, Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendants: French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, A. Adam and G. Le Bras, Agents), Republic of Austria (represented by: E. Riedl, Agent), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: E. Jenkinson, E. O’Neil and S. Behzadi-Spencer, Agents, A. Dashwood, Barrister)

Re:

Annulment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (OJ 2006 L 190, p. 1) — Choice of legal basis — Act pursuing a dual purpose or having a dual component and requiring cumulative legal bases (Art. 175(1) EC and Art. 133 EC)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Commission of the European Communities to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the French Republic, the Republic of Austria and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 294, 02.12.2006.
Case C-42/07: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de Pequena Instância Criminal do Porto (Portugal)) — Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (CA/LPFP), Bwin International Ltd, formerly Baw International Ltd v Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 49 EC — Restrictions on the freedom to provide services — Offer of games of chance via the internet)
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, exclusive distribution agreement, freedom to provide services, game of chance, interpretation of the law, right of establishment








C_2009267EN.01000901.xml










7.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 267/9





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 September 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de Pequena Instância Criminal do Porto (Portugal)) — Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (CA/LPFP), Bwin International Ltd, formerly Baw International Ltd v Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa
(Case C-42/07) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 49 EC - Restrictions on the freedom to provide services - Offer of games of chance via the internet)
2009/C 267/15
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal de Pequena Instância Criminal do Porto

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (CA/LPFP), Bwin International Ltd, formerly Baw International Ltd

Defendant: Departamento de Jogos da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal de Pequena Instância Criminal do Porto — Interpretation of Articles 43 EC, 49 EC and 56 EC — National legislation granting a specific organisation the exclusive rights to operate games of chance and lotteries, and classing as administrative offences the activities of organising, promoting and collecting bets on sporting events, including over the internet — Prohibition of an undertaking which operates betting and lotteries online, and having its registered office in another Member State, from promoting, organising or operating such betting and lotteries over the internet or from awarding the value of the prizes to the winners

Operative part of the judgment

Article 49 EC does not preclude legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which prohibits operators such as Bwin International Ltd, which are established in other Member States, in which they lawfully provide similar services, from offering games of chance via the internet within the territory of that Member State.


(1)  OJ C 69, 24.3.2007.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009213EN.01000401.xml










8.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 September 2009
2009/C 213/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4330




JPY


Japanese yen


133,33




DKK


Danish krone


7,4435




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87350




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1955




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5181




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,5850




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,488




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


272,24




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7020




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1100




RON


Romanian leu


4,2463




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1374




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6748




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5429




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,1064




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0696




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0536




KRW


South Korean won


1 768,23




ZAR


South African rand


10,8700




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,7860




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3365




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 417,23




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0370




PHP


Philippine peso


69,677




RUB


Russian rouble


45,1005




THB


Thai baht


48,784




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6419




MXN


Mexican peso


19,1843




INR


Indian rupee


69,7300






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-404/06: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 September 2009 — ETF v Landgren (Appeals — Staff cases — Members of the temporary staff — Contract for an indefinite period — Decision to dismiss — Article 47(c)(i) of the Conditions of Employment of other servants — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Manifest error of assessment — Unlimited jurisdiction — Monetary compensation)
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Training Foundation, European official, action by staff, appeal, dismissal, indemnification, staff assessment








C_2009256EN.01002302.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/23





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 8 September 2009 — ETF v Landgren
(Case T-404/06) (1)

(Appeals - Staff cases - Members of the temporary staff - Contract for an indefinite period - Decision to dismiss - Article 47(c)(i) of the Conditions of Employment of other servants - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Manifest error of assessment - Unlimited jurisdiction - Monetary compensation)
2009/C 256/41
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Training Foundation (ETF) (represented by: G. Vandersanden and L. Levi, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: Pia Landgren (Revigliasco, Italy) (represented by: M.-A. Lucas, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Full Court) of 26 October 2006 in Case F 1/05 Landgren v ETF [2006] EC- SC-I-A-123 and II-A-I 459 seeking to have that judgment set aside

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


dismisses the appeal;










2.


orders the European Training Foundation (ETF) to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Ms Landgren in the present instance;










3.


orders the Commission of the European Communities to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 42 of 24.2.2007.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 817/2009 of 8 September 2009 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: citrus fruit, common agricultural policy, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2009237EN.01000101.xml










9.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 237/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 817/2009
of 8 September 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 9 September 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 September 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 


35,9 




XS 


31,8 




ZZ 


33,9 




0707 00 05 


TR 


94,5 




ZZ 


94,5 




0709 90 70 


TR 


110,8 




ZZ 


110,8 




0805 50 10 


AR 


85,6 




TR 


109,0 




UY 


116,6 




ZA 


105,3 




ZZ 


104,1 




0806 10 10 


EG 


145,1 




IL 


143,8 




TR 


98,4 




ZZ 


129,1 




0808 10 80 


AR 


116,8 




BR 


66,9 




CL 


81,1 




NZ 


81,5 




ZA 


76,7 




ZZ 


84,6 




0808 20 50 


AR 


112,9 




CN 


64,7 




TR 


110,8 




ZA 


77,9 




ZZ 


91,6 




0809 30 


TR 


113,3 




ZZ 


113,3 




0809 40 05 


IL 


121,0 




TR 


92,5 




ZZ 


106,8 






(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 on the body authorised to issue certificates of origin under Regulation (EC) No 442/2009
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Community certification, customs regulations, import, import policy, meat product, pigmeat, quality label








C_2009213EN.01000501.xml










8.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/5





Commission communication on the body authorised to issue certificates of origin under Regulation (EC) No 442/2009
2009/C 213/04
Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 of 27 May 2009, published in 
Official Journal of the European Union L 129 of 28 May 2009, opened an import tariff quota for pigmeat originating in Canada.
Article 10(3) of that Regulation states that release into free circulation is subject to the presentation of a certificate of origin issued by the competent Canadian authorities, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 55 to 65 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of the Community Customs Code. Articles 55 to 65 provide, in particular, for administrative cooperation between the Community authorities and the authorities of the third country for which the tariff quota has been opened. To that end, the Canadian authorities have sent the Commission:






—


the names and addresses of the Canadian authorities that may issue certificates of origin





9071-3975 Québec Inc. (Les Aliments Lucyporc)




212, chemin du Canton S




Yamachiche, Québec




G0X 3L0




CANADA




Authorisation number of the undertaking: 468










—


the names and addresses of the Canadian government authorities responsible for receiving requests for post-clearance checks of those certificates of origin





Mr Gordon Pugh




Counsellor (Agriculture)/Conseiller (Agriculture)




Mission of Canada to the European Union/Mission du Canada auprès de l'Union européenne




Avenue de Tervuren 2




1040 Brussels




BELGIUM




Tel. +32 27410772




E-mail: gordon.pugh@international.gc.ca




When Mr Pugh is absent:





Dr. Michel Landry




Counsellor, Veterinary Affairs/Conseiller, Affaires vétérinaires




Mission of Canada to the European Union/Mission du Canada auprès de l'Union européenne




Avenue de Tervuren 2




1040 Brussels




BELGIUM




Tel. +32 27410736




E-mail: michel.f.landry@international.gc.ca
Case C-367/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen (Belgium) of 8 September 2009 — Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau v SGS Belgium NV, Firme Derwa NV and Centraal Beheer Achmea NV
Date: 2009-09-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: customs formalities, customs inspection, export monitoring, financial interests of members, fraud, interpretation of the law, liability, load








C_2009297EN.01001802.xml










5.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 297/18





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen (Belgium) of 8 September 2009 — Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau v SGS Belgium NV, Firme Derwa NV and Centraal Beheer Achmea NV
(Case C-367/09)
2009/C 297/24
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van beroep te Antwerpen

Parties to the main proceedings








Appellant


:


Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau




Respondents


:








 


SGS Belgium NV










 


Firme Derwa NV










 


Centraal Beheer Achmea NV









Questions referred







1.


Do the provisions of Articles 5 and 7 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 (1) of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests have direct effect in the national legal orders of the Member States without any discretion on the part of those Member States and without the national authorities being required to adopt any measures for their implementation?










2.


Can an international control and supervisory agency approved by the Member State in which the export declaration was accepted — in this case, Belgium — which has submitted a false certificate of unloading within the meaning of Article 18(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 (2) be deemed to be an economic operator within the meaning of Article 1 of Regulation No 2988/95, or a person who has taken part in the irregularity or is under a duty to take responsibility for the irregularity or to ensure that it is not committed, within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation No 2988/95?










3.


Can a communication derived from an investigative report drawn up by the Economic Inspection Board, or a letter requesting the production of additional documents as evidence of the release for consumption, or a registered letter imposing a sanction, be deemed to be investigation or legal proceedings within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation No 2988/95?






(1)  OJ 1995 L 312, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products.