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Commission Opinion of 12 November 2009 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Chooz-A Nuclear Power Station, located in France, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, decommissioning of power stations, disclosure of information, health risk, nuclear accident, nuclear power station, public health, radioactive effluent, radioactive pollution








C_2009275EN.01000201.xml










14.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/2






COMMISSION OPINION

of 12 November 2009
relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Chooz-A Nuclear Power Station, located in France, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty
(Only the French text is authentic)
2009/C 275/02
On 5 June 2009, the European Commission received from the French Government, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the Chooz-A Nuclear Power Station.
On the basis of these data and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:






1.


The distance between the power station and the nearest border with another Member State, in this case Belgium, is 3 km. Luxembourg is the next nearest Member State at a distance of 70 km. Germany and The Netherlands are at distances of 95 km and 97 km respectively.










2.


During normal dismantling operations the discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an exposure liable to affect the health of the population in another Member State.










3.


Solid radioactive waste is temporarily stored on site before being transferred to licensed treatment or disposal facilities located in France. There are no plans to export radioactive waste out of France.










4.


In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents that may follow an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses received in another Member State will not be liable to affect the health of the population.




In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the dismantling of the Chooz-A Nuclear Power Station in France, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1086/2009 of 12 November 2009 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Spain, award of contract, import, maize, tariff quota, tariff reduction








L_2009297EN.01000301.xml










13.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 297/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1086/2009
of 12 November 2009
         
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009


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), and in particular Article 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2009 (2).












(2)


Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3) the Commission, in accordance the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 must be taken into account.












(3)


A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.












(4)


The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
For tenders lodged from 30 October to 12 November 2009 under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be EUR 20,67 EUR/t for a total maximum quantity of 50 500 t.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 November 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 November 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 196, 28.7.2009, p. 6.

(3)  
            OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, State aid, air transport, airline, control of State aid, regional development








C_2009271EN.01000401.xml










12.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/4





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 271/02






Date of adoption of the decision


30.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


NN 9/09




Member State


Lithuania




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Valstybės įmonės „Tarptautinis Vilniaus oro uostas“, „Kauno aerouostas“ ir „Tarptautinis Palangos oro uostas“




Legal basis


2007 m. kovo 28 d. Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės nutarimas Nr. 323 „Dėl projektų, kurių išlaidos gali būti bendrai finansuojamos iš Europos Sąjungos 2007–2013 metų struktūrinės paramos, gaunamos pagal Europos Sąjungos sanglaudos politikos konvergencijos tikslą, planavimo ir įgyvendinimo pradžios ir veiksmų programų priedų rengimo“ (Žin., 2007, Nr. 40–1491).
2007 m. liepos 5 d. susisiekimo ministro įsakymas Nr. 3–240 dėl Transporto sektoriaus projektų, kurių išlaidos gali būti bendrai finansuojamos specialiosios Europos Sąjungos 2007–2013 metų struktūrinės paramos biudžeto programos lėšomis, vertinimo, tvirtinimo ir finansavimo tvarkos aprašas (Žin., 2007, Nr. 78–3155).
2007 m. liepos 18 d. susisiekimo ministro įsakymas Nr. 3–258 „Dėl preliminaraus transporto sektoriaus projektų, finansuojamų Europos Sąjungos struktūrinės paramos lėšomis 2007–2013 metais“.
2007 m. liepos 30 d. Komisijos sprendimas Nr. K(2007) 3740, patvirtinantis veiksmų programą „Ekonomikos augimas“ dėl Bendrijos paramos iš Europos regioninės plėtros fondo ir Sanglaudos fondo pagal Konvergencijos tikslą Lietuvos Respublikoje.
2007 m. lapkričio 10 d. susisiekimo ministro įsakymas Nr. 3–356 „Dėl projektų, numatomų bendrai finansuoti 2007 metais Specialiosios Europos Sąjungos struktūrinės paramos 2007–2013 metų programos lėšomis, finansavimo“.




Type of measure


—




Objective


Regional development, connectivity




Form of aid


grant




Budget


LTL 417 million (EUR 121 million)




Intensity


48 %




Duration (period)


10 November 2007 to 31 December 2013




Economic sectors


Transport — Air Transport




Name and address of the granting authority







LR Susisiekimo ministerija




Gedimino pr. 17




LT-01505 Vilnius




LIETUVA/LITHUANIA








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5573 — Remeha Group/Baxi Holdings) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, heating, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2009271EN.01000501.xml










12.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5573 — Remeha Group/Baxi Holdings)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 271/03
On 21 October 2009, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5573. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-126/09: Order of the President of the Court of 12 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, carriage of passengers, continuing education, free movement of goods, professional qualifications, road transport








C_2010063EN.01004404.xml










13.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/44





Order of the President of the Court of 12 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Case C-126/09) (1)

2010/C 63/74

Language of the case: French

The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 141, 20.6.2009.
Case C-199/07: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Public procurement — Directive 93/38/EEC — Contract notice — Consultancy project — Criteria for automatic exclusion — Qualitative selection and award criteria)
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, admission to examinations, energy production, means of public conveyance, public contract, telecommunications, tendering








C_2010011EN.01000201.xml










16.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/2





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 November 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-199/07) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Public procurement - Directive 93/38/EEC - Contract notice - Consultancy project - Criteria for automatic exclusion - Qualitative selection and award criteria)
2010/C 11/02
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. Patakia and D. Kukovec, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: D. Tsagkaraki, acting as Agent, and by K. Christodoulou, dikigoros)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 4(2), 31(1) and (2) and 34(1)(a) of Council Directive 93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors (OJ 1993 L 199, p. 84) and of Articles 12 and 49 EC — Selection of candidates for a restricted or negotiated procedure — Criteria for exclusion

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by reason, firstly, of the exclusion, by virtue of Section III, point 2.1.3(b), second paragraph, of the contract notice in question issued by ERGA OSE on 16 October 2003, numbered 2003/S 205-185214 and 2003/S 206-186119, of foreign consultancy firms or consultants who had submitted an expression of interest in ERGA OSE tendering procedures in the six months preceding the date of their expression of interest in the current competition and who had declared qualifications corresponding to certificate categories different from those now required and, secondly, of the failure to distinguish in Section IV, point 2, of that notice between qualitative selection criteria and award criteria for the contract in question, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 4(2) and 34(1)(a) of Council Directive 93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications.










2.


Dismisses the remainder of the application.










3.


Orders the Commission of the European Communities and the Hellenic Republic to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 197, 2.8.2008.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5715 — Leisure Park Holdings/Activos Port Aventura) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, leisure park, management, merger control








C_2009271EN.01001801.xml










12.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5715 — Leisure Park Holdings/Activos Port Aventura)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 271/09






1.


On 5 November 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 Leisure Park Holdings S.A. (‘Leisure’, Luxembourg), controlled by Investindustrial Group (‘Investindustrial’, Jersey-Channel Islands) and Criteria Caixa Corp. S.A. (‘Criteria’, Spain), belonging to La Caixa Group (‘La Caixa’, Spain), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Activos Port Aventura (‘Port Aventura Assets’) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Leisure: is a subsidiary of Investindustrial, a private equity group,










—


Criteria: is an investment company, mainly active in the industrial and financial sectors,










—


Port Aventura Assets: will be active in the operation of leisure parks.














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.5715 — Leisure Park Holdings/Activos Port Aventura, 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.5667 — ACE/FTQ/FSI/Mecachrome) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, industrial equipment, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, new technology








C_2009271EN.01001901.xml










12.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 271/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5667 — ACE/FTQ/FSI/Mecachrome)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 271/10






1.


On 4 November 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 Aerofund and Aerofund II, which are controlled by ACE Management, France, Fonds de Solidarité des Travailleurs du Québec (‘FTQ’), Canada, and Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (‘FSI’), France, itself controlled by Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (‘CDC’), France, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Mecachrome International Inc. (‘Mecachrome’), Canada, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Aerofund: investment fund,










—


Aerofund II: investment fund,










—


FTQ: investment fund,










—


FSI: investment fund,










—


Mecachrome: complex precision components for the aerospace, automobile and industrial equipment industries.














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.5667 — ACE/FTQ/FSI/Mecachrome, 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.
Case C-524/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif de Paris (France) lodged on 12 November 2009 — Ville de Lyon v Caisse des dépôts et consignations
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU environmental policy, confidentiality, database, disclosure of information, exchange of information, interpretation of the law, tradeable emission permit








C_2010037EN.01002901.xml










13.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/29





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif de Paris (France) lodged on 12 November 2009 — Ville de Lyon v Caisse des dépôts et consignations
(Case C-524/09)
2010/C 37/36
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal administratif de Paris

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ville de Lyon

Defendant: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Questions referred







1.


Is the supply or refusal to supply the information provided for in point 12 of Annex XVI to Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 (1) the responsibility of the Central Administrator alone or the responsibility also of the administrator of the national registry?










2.


If it is the responsibility of the administrator of the national registry, must that information be considered to be ‘information on emissions into the environment’ within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2003/4/EC, (2) against whose supply ‘the confidentiality of commercial or industrial information’ could not be invoked, or is the supply of that information governed by specific rules on confidentiality?










3.


In the event that specific rules on confidentiality apply, is that information not to be supplied before a period of five years has elapsed or does that time-limit concern only the five-year allowance allocation period under Directive 2003/87/EC? (3)











4.


In the event that that five-year time-limit does apply, does Article 10 of Regulation No 2216/2004 allow a derogation from it and can a refusal to derogate from it be invoked, on the basis of that article, against a local authority requesting the supply of that information in order to negotiate an agreement on public service delegation in respect of urban heating?






(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2216/2004 of 21 December 2004 for a standardised and secured system of registries pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Decision No 280/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2004 L 386, p. 1).

(2)  Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ 2003 L 41, p. 26).

(3)  Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ 2003 L 275, p. 32).
Case C-548/08: Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court of 12 November 2009 — Commission for the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden
Date: 2009-11-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Sweden, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, recognition of vocational training qualifications








C_2010051EN.01002801.xml










27.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/28





Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court of 12 November 2009 — Commission for the European Communities v Kingdom of Sweden
(Case C-548/08) (1)

2010/C 51/46

Language of the case: Swedish

The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.