do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5514 — Crédit Agricole SA/Société Générale Asset Management) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, financial services, merger control








C_2009253EN.01002301.xml










23.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5514 — Crédit Agricole SA/Société Générale Asset Management)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 253/09






1.


On 14 October 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 Crédit Agricole Group (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of parts of the undertaking SGAM Group (France) by way of purchase of shares and assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Crédit Agricole Group: one of main banking groups in France, present in all banking and finance activities,










—


for SGAM Group: asset management.














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.5514 — Crédit Agricole SA/Société Générale Asset Management, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009253EN.01000101.xml










23.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 October 2009
2009/C 253/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,5000




JPY


Japanese yen


136,90




DKK


Danish krone


7,4438




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90530




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3234




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5105




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3270




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,917




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


265,92




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7085




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1870




RON


Romanian leu


4,2915




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2040




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6235




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5740




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,6251




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9872




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0947




KRW


South Korean won


1 784,31




ZAR


South African rand


11,2305




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


10,2438




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2213




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 352,61




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0978




PHP


Philippine peso


70,590




RUB


Russian rouble


43,6060




THB


Thai baht


50,183




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5998




MXN


Mexican peso


19,4295




INR


Indian rupee


70,1100






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5645 — CPI CEE/Gazit Midas/Atrium European Real Estate) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, investment company, management, merger control, real property, shopping centre








C_2009253EN.01002601.xml










23.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5645 — CPI CEE/Gazit Midas/Atrium European Real Estate)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 253/12






1.


On 16 October 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to article 4 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) (‘EC Merger Regulation’) by which the undertakings CPI CEE Management LLC (‘CPI CEE’, USA) and Gazit Midas (‘Gazit’, Jersey) acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation, joint control of the undertaking Atrium European Real Estate Limited (‘Atrium’, Jersey) by way of conversion of their convertible bonds and warrants into ordinary equity.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


CPI CEE is administered and advised by Citi Property Investor (‘CPI’), a business unit of Citibank international plc. CPI is the global real estate investment management business of Citigroup,










—


Gazit Group is a multinational real estate investment company involved in the acquisition, development and management of income-producing properties, mainly supermarket-anchored shopping centres, throughout Europe, North America and Israel,










—


Atrium is a public real estate company which owns and develops retail assets, mainly shopping centres, throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the CIS and Turkey.














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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5645 — CPI CEE/Gazit Midas/Atrium European Real Estate, 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.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5597 — Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial management, financial services, merger control, pension scheme, personnel administration








C_2009253EN.01002401.xml










23.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5597 — Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 253/10






1.


On 14 October 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 Towers Perrin, Foster & Crosby, Inc. (the US) enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Council Regulation with Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. (the US).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Watson Wyatt is a global consulting firm providing human capital and financial management consulting services, mainly focusing on retirement benefits, pensions administration, investment consulting, human capital services and insurance and financial services consulting,










—


Towers Perrin provides human capital and financial management consulting services in the areas of retirement benefits, human capital services, surveys and insurance and financial services consulting, as well as reinsurance broking services.














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.5597 — Towers Perrin/Watson Wyatt, 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.
Case T-439/09: Action brought on 23 October 2009 — Purvis v Parliament
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, action for annulment (EU), allowances and expenses, pension scheme, supplementary pension








C_2010011EN.01003202.xml










16.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/32





Action brought on 23 October 2009 — Purvis v Parliament
(Case T-439/09)
2010/C 11/61
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: John Robert Purvis (Saint Andrews, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and É. Marchal, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought







—


Declare that the decisions of the Bureau of the Parliament of 9 March and 1 April 2009 are unlawful in so far as they amend the additional pension scheme and abolish the special methods of payment of the additional pension to Members or former Members of the Parliament who voluntarily joined that optional pension scheme;










—


Annul the Parliament’s decision of 7 August 2009, which refused the applicant 25 % of his pension in the form of a lump sum;










—


Order the Parliament to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The action has been brought against the Parliament’s decision of 7 August 2009, which was taken to implement the rules on the additional (voluntary) pension scheme in Annex VIII to the Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament, as amended by the Parliament’s decision of 9 March 2009, and which dismissed the applicant’s application for payment, in part (25 %) in the form of a lump sum and in part in the form of an annuity, of his additional pension as from August 2009.
In support of his action, the applicant relies as regards the substance of the case on four pleas in law alleging:






—


Infringement of the applicant’s acquired rights and of the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations;










—


Infringement of the general principles of equal treatment and of proportionality;










—


Breach of Article 29 of the Rules governing the payment of expenses and allowances to Members of the European Parliament which provides that the Quaestors and the Secretary-General are responsible for monitoring the interpretation and the strict application of those rules;










—


Breach of good faith in the implementation of contracts and nullity of purely enabling clauses.
Joined Cases C-561/08 P and C-4/09 P: Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Gerasimos Potamianos (C-561/08 P), Gerasimos Potamianos v Commission of the European Communities (C-4/09 P) (Appeal — Civil Service — Temporary agent — Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract — Act having adverse effect))
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), appeal, recruitment, servant (EU), temporary employment, work contract








C_2010051EN.01001501.xml










27.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/15





Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 23 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Gerasimos Potamianos (C-561/08 P), Gerasimos Potamianos v Commission of the European Communities (C-4/09 P)
(Joined Cases C-561/08 P and C-4/09 P) (1)

(Appeal - Civil Service - Temporary agent - Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract - Act having adverse effect))
2010/C 51/23
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellants: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: J. Curral and D. Martin, agents) (C-561/08 P), Gerasimos Potamianos (represented by: J.-N. Louis, lawyer) (C-4/09 P)

Other parties to the proceedings: Gerasimos Potamianos (represented by: J.-N. Louis, lawyer) (C-4/09 P), Commission of the European Communities (represented by: J. Curral and D. Martin, agents) (C-561/08 P)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities (Seventh Chamber) of 15 October 2008 in Case T-160/04 Potamianos v Commission in which the Court held that that action brought by Mr Potamianos against the notification by the Director-General of the Directorate-General for ‘Research’, of information according to which his contract as a member of the temporary staff would not be renewed beyond its date of expiry — Concept of an act adversely affecting the official — Differences in the interpretation between the Court, first, and the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal, second

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeals are dismissed.










2.


The parties shall bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 44, 21.02.2009


OJ C 82, 04.04.2009
Case C-408/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Município de Barcelos (Portugal) lodged on 23 October 2009 — Município de Barcelos v Portuguese State
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, environmental protection, industrial project, interpretation of the law, private sector, project evaluation, public sector








C_2010134EN.01001402.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/14





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Município de Barcelos (Portugal) lodged on 23 October 2009 — Município de Barcelos v Portuguese State
(Case C-408/09)
2010/C 134/22
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Município de Barcelos

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Município de Barcelos

Defendant: Portuguese State
By order of 12 February 2010, the Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) held that it clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the question referred by the Município de Barcelos.
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: 2009-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, invitation to tender, public service, transport regulations








C_2009253EN.01002201.xml










23.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/22





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 253/08






Member State


France




Concerned route


Tarbes (Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées)–Paris (Orly)




Period of validity of the contract


From 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2014




Deadline for submission of tenders








—


for the applications (first step): 7.12.2009 (12.00, local time).










—


for the tenders (second step): 22.1.2010 (12.00, local time).








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


Syndicat mixte de la zone aéroportuaire Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées (Pyrénia)
Téléport 1
Zone tertiaire Pyrène Aéro Pôle
65290 Juillan
FRANCE
Tel. +33 562325651
Fax +33 562329207
E-mail: sm.aeroporttlp@wanadoo.fr
Council Act of 23 October 2009 appointing a Deputy Director of Europol
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Europol, appointment of members








C_2010158EN.01000501.xml










18.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 158/5





COUNCIL ACT
of 23 October 2009
appointing a Deputy Director of Europol
2010/C 158/04
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (1), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,
Acting as the authority vested with the power to appoint Deputy Director of Europol,
Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board,
Whereas:






(1)


Following the request for resignation of a Deputy Director of Europol, which was granted by the Council (2), it is necessary to appoint a Deputy Director.










(2)


The Staff Regulations applicable to Europol employees (3), and in particular their Appendix 8, establish special provisions on the procedure for the selection of the Director or a Deputy Director of Europol.










(3)


The Management Board presented the Council with a short list of suitable applicants for appointment, together with the full file of each of those applicants, as well as the full list of the applicants.










(4)


On the basis of all relevant information provided by the Management Board, the Council wishes to appoint the applicant who, according to the Council, meets all the requirements of the vacant position of Deputy Director,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Mr Antonius DRIESSEN is hereby appointed as Deputy Director of Europol from 1 November 2009 to 31 October 2013.
Article 2
This Act shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 23 October 2009.


For the Council


The President

T. BILLSTRÖM




(1)  OJ C 316, of 27.11.1995, p. 2.

(2)  Doc. 11637/09.

(3)  See Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees (OJ C 26, of 30.1.1999, p. 23).
Case F-88/09: Action brought on 23 October 2009 — Z v Court of Justice
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, European official, action by staff, indemnification, personnel administration








C_2010024EN.01008003.xml










30.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/80





Action brought on 23 October 2009 — Z v Court of Justice
(Case F-88/09)
2010/C 24/154
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Z (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: L. Levi and M. Vandenbussche, lawyers)

Defendant: Court of Justice of the European Union

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

First, annulment of the decision to transfer the applicant in the interest of the service to another directorate and, second, compensation for non-material loss.

Form of order sought







—


annul the decision of the appointing authority of 18 December 2008 to transfer the applicant to the library directorate with effect on 1 January 2009;










—


inasmuch as it is necessary, annul the decision of 9 July 2009, received on 13 July 2009 to reject the complaint;










—


order the defendant to pay the sum of EUR 50 000 as compensation for the non-material loss;










—


order the Court of Justice of the European Union to pay the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5558 — Nutreco/Cargill) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: animal nutrition, economic concentration, exchange of information, food industry, livestock, manufactured feedingstuffs, marketing, merger control, poultrymeat








C_2009253EN.01002501.xml










23.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5558 — Nutreco/Cargill)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 253/11






1.


On 19 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 Nutreco International, B.V. (‘Nutreco’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of animal nutrition businesses of the Cargill group in Spain and Portugal (‘Cargill’) by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Nutreco: compound feed and specialty feed; in Spain, production and commercialisation of poultry meat,










—


for Cargill: production and sale of compound feed for livestock.














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.5558 — Nutreco/Cargill, 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.
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: 2009-10-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, invitation to tender, public service, transport regulations








C_2009253EN.01002102.xml










23.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 253/21





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 253/07






Member State


United Kingdom




Concerned route


Cardiff and RAF Valley, Anglesey




Period of validity of the contract


10 May 2010 to 10 May 2014




Deadline for submission of tenders


Two months after the date of publication of this 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







Mr Richard Osborne




Contracts and Procurement Branch




Transport Planning and Governance Division




Welsh Assembly Government




Cathays Park




Cardiff




CF10 3NQ




UNITED KINGDOM




Tel. +44 2920826286




Fax +44 2920826233




E-mail: richard.osborne@wales.gsi.gov.uk