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2009/772/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 14 October 2009 appointing the Secretary-General, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, of the Council of the European Union for the period from 18 October 2009 until 31 October 2009
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Secretary General of an Institution, appointment of staff








L_2009277EN.01001901.xml










22.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 277/19








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 14 October 2009
         
appointing the Secretary-General, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, of the Council of the European Union for the period from 18 October 2009 until 31 October 2009
         
(2009/772/EC, Euratom)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The term of office of the current Secretary-General, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, of the Council of the European Union will end on 17 October 2009 (1).












(2)


The Secretary-General, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, of the Council of the European Union should be appointed until 31 October 2009,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Mr Javier SOLANA MADARIAGA is hereby appointed Secretary-General, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, of the Council of the European Union for the period from 18 October 2009 until 31 October 2009.


Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Javier SOLANA MADARIAGA by the President of the Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 14 October 2009.


For the Council


The President

E. ERLANDSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 16.
2009/773/EC,Euratom: Council Decision of 14 October 2009 appointing the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 18 October 2009 until 31 October 2009
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Secretary General of an Institution, appointment of staff








L_2009277EN.01002001.xml










22.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 277/20








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 14 October 2009
         
appointing the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 18 October 2009 until 31 October 2009
         
(2009/773/EC, Euratom)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The term of office of the current Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union will end on 17 October 2009 (1).












(2)


The Deputy Secretary-General of the Council should be appointed until 31 October 2009,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Mr Pierre DE BOISSIEU is hereby appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 18 October 2009 until 31 October 2009.


Article 2
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Pierre DE BOISSIEU by the President of the Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 14 October 2009.


For the Council


The President

E. ERLANDSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 17.
2009/757/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 2009 on the extension of the mandate of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies and of the period of appointment of its members
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU body, bio-ethics, consultancy, ethics, new technology, power of attorney, scientific research








L_2009270EN.01001801.xml










15.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 270/18








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 14 October 2009
         
on the extension of the mandate of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies and of the period of appointment of its members
(2009/757/EC)


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Whereas:







(1)


The mandate of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) was renewed by Commission Decision 2005/383/EC (1).












(2)


The appointment of the members of the EGE was renewed for a period of 4 years by Commission Decision 2005/754/EC (2).












(3)


The current mandate of the EGE and the current period of appointment of its members therefore come to an end on 20 October 2009.












(4)


It is appropriate that the new Commission should review both the subject of the mandate of the EGE and the appointment of its members.












(5)


To enable the EGE to continue to function until new decisions on its mandate and on the appointment of its members are taken, the current mandate of the EGE and the current period of appointment of its members should be extended,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The current mandate of the EGE, as provided for in Decision 2005/383/EC, is hereby extended until such time as that decision is replaced.
The current period of appointment of the members of the EGE, as provided for in Decision 2005/754/EC, is hereby extended until such time as that decision is replaced.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 21 October 2009.




Done at Brussels, 14 October 2009.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 127, 20.5.2005, p. 17.

(2)  
            OJ L 284, 27.10.2005, p. 6.
Case T-425/09: Action brought on 14 October 2009 — Honda Motor v OHIM — Blok (BLAST)
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), brand name, machine tool, trade-mark law








C_2009312EN.01003901.xml










19.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/39





Action brought on 14 October 2009 — Honda Motor v OHIM — Blok (BLAST)
(Case T-425/09)
2009/C 312/64
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Hendrik Blok (Oudenaarde, Belgium)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 16 July 2009 in case R 1097/2008-1;










—


Order the defendant to bear the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘BLAST’, for goods in classes 7 and 12

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: Community trade mark registration of the word mark ‘BLAST’ for goods and services in classes 7, 35 and 37; Benelux trade mark registration of the word mark ‘BLAST’ for goods and services in classes 7, 35 and 37

Decision of the Opposition Division: Allowed the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 40/94 (which became Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009) as the Board of Appeal wrongly held that there was a likelihood of confusion between the trade marks concerned.
Corrigendum to Commission opinions within the framework of Article 17(5) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time ( The Working Time Directive ) ( OJ C 245, 13.10.2009 )
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, arrangement of working time, derogation from EU law, organisation of work, physician, vocational training, working time








C_2009246EN.01001701.xml










14.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/17





Corrigendum to Commission opinions within the framework of Article 17(5) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (‘The Working Time Directive’)

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 245 of 13 October 2009
)

2009/C 246/10
The texts of documents 2009/C 245/01, 2009/C 245/02 and 2009/C 245/03, published in the 
Official Journal of the European Union C 245 of 13 October 2009 on pages 1, 6 and 10, should be considered as null and void.
Case T-390/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 October 2009 — Bank Melli Iran v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — Actions for annulment — Judicial review — Misuse of powers — Equal treatment — Proportionality — Right to property — Rights of defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Obligation to state reasons — Competence of the Community)
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: Council of the European Union, Iran, action for annulment (EU), bank, economic sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2009282EN.01004601.xml










21.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/46





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 October 2009 — Bank Melli Iran v Council
(Case T-390/08) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Actions for annulment - Judicial review - Misuse of powers - Equal treatment - Proportionality - Right to property - Rights of defence - Right to effective judicial protection - Obligation to state reasons - Competence of the Community)
2009/C 282/87
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Bank Melli Iran (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: L. Defalque, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop, E. Finnegan and R. Liudvinaviciute-Cordeiro, Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: V. Jackson, Agent, assisted by S. Lee, Barrister); French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, L. Butel and E. Belliard, Agents); and Commission of the European Communities (represented by: P. Aalto and E. Cujo, Agents)

Re:

Annulment of paragraph 4 of Table B of the Annex to Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23 June 2008 implementing Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2008 L 163, p. 29) in so far as it relates to Bank Melli Iran and its branches.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders Melli Bank to pay, in addition to its own costs, the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.










3.


Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the French Republic and the Commission of the European Union to bear their own costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.






(1)  OJ C 272, 25.10.2008.
Case C-397/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 14 October 2009 — Scheuten Solar Technology GmbH v Finanzamt Gelsenkirchen-Süd
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, group of companies, interpretation of the law, restriction on competition, tax, tax system








C_2009312EN.01002201.xml










19.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/22





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 14 October 2009 — Scheuten Solar Technology GmbH v Finanzamt Gelsenkirchen-Süd
(Case C-397/09)
2009/C 312/36
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Scheuten Solar Technology GmbH

Defendant: Finanzamt Gelsenkirchen-Süd

Questions referred







1.


Does Article 1(1) of Council Directive 2003/49/EC of 3 June 2003 on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States (1) — the EU interest and royalties directive — preclude a provision under which loan interest paid by a company of one Member State to an associated company of another Member State is added to the basis of assessment to trade tax for the first company?










2.


If so, is Article 1(10) of Directive 2003/49 to be interpreted as meaning that a Member State has the option of not applying the directive even where the conditions set out in Article 3(b) in relation to the existence of an associated company have not yet been maintained for an uninterrupted period of at least two years at the time of payment of the interest?
Can the Member States rely, in respect of the paying company, directly on Article 1(10) of the directive in those circumstances?






(1)  OJ 2003 L 157, p. 49.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5616 — SG Vetri/Zignago Vetro/Ardagh Glass/Ecosud) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, food industry, glass, merger control, packaging, waste recycling








C_2009246EN.01001001.xml










14.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5616 — SG Vetri/Zignago Vetro/Ardagh Glass/Ecosud)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 246/07






1.


On 5 October 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Saint-Gobain Vetri S.p.A (‘Vetri’, Italy) belonging to the Saint-Gobain Group, France, Zignago Vetro S.p.A.(‘Zignago’, Italy) and Ardagh Glass s.r.l. (‘Ardagh’, Italy) belonging to the Irish Ardagh Glass Group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of the undertaking Ecosud s.r.l. (‘Ecosud’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Vetri is specialised in the production of glass packaging, primarily used for food and beverages,










—


Zignago produces hollow glass containers used mainly for the packaging of food and beverages,










—


Ardagh is active in the production and sale of hollow glass,










—


Ecosud shall be active in the recycling of glass waste.














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.










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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5616 — SG Vetri/Zignago Vetro/Ardagh Glass/Ecosud, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
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C_2009246EN.01000701.xml










14.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 October 2009
2009/C 246/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4864




JPY


Japanese yen


133,02




DKK


Danish krone


7,4441




GBP


Pound sterling


0,94080




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3390




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5170




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3280




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,923




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


268,79




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7090




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2330




RON


Romanian leu


4,2960




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1660




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6341




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5308




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,5198




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0118




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0753




KRW


South Korean won


1 736,20




ZAR


South African rand


10,8834




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


10,1469




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2540




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 039,86




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0411




PHP


Philippine peso


69,055




RUB


Russian rouble


43,8885




THB


Thai baht


49,490




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5738




MXN


Mexican peso


19,5910




INR


Indian rupee


68,8870






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Commission Regulation (EC) No 961/2009 of 14 October 2009 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Březnický ležák (PGI))
Date: 2009-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, beer, designation of origin, location of production, product designation








L_2009270EN.01001201.xml










15.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 270/12








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/2009
of 14 October 2009
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Březnický ležák (PGI))


THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Czech Republic’s application to register the name ‘Březnický ležák’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 October 2009.


For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 38, 17.2.2009, p. 16.




ANNEX
Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:

Group 2.1.   Beer

CZECH REPUBLIC
Březnický ležák (PGI)