do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate








C_2009307EN.01000201.xml










17.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 307/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 December 2009
2009/C 307/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4560




JPY


Japanese yen


130,61




DKK


Danish krone


7,4415




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88945




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4208




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5126




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3695




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,350




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


277,58




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7065




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1947




RON


Romanian leu


4,2383




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1965




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6179




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5432




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,2890




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0221




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0322




KRW


South Korean won


1 696,50




ZAR


South African rand


10,7405




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,9416




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2900




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


13 808,21




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9861




PHP


Philippine peso


67,344




RUB


Russian rouble


44,0940




THB


Thai baht


48,317




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5522




MXN


Mexican peso


18,4548




INR


Indian rupee


67,9783






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1249/2009 of 17 December 2009 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, Portugal, award of contract, import, maize, tariff quota, tariff reduction








L_2009336EN.01002801.xml










18.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 336/28








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1249/2009
of 17 December 2009
         
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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 Portugal from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/2009 (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 4 December 2009 to 17 December 2009 under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be EUR 15,60/t for a total maximum quantity of 31 000 t.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2009.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

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. 7.

(3)  
            OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 57.
Case C-505/08: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2005/36/EC — Recognition of professional qualifications — Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, fine, professional qualifications, recognition of vocational training qualifications








C_2010051EN.01001101.xml










27.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/11





Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-505/08) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2005/36/EC - Recognition of professional qualifications - Failure to transpose within the prescribed period)
2010/C 51/16
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: H. Støvlbæk and M. Adam, Agents)

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: M. Lumma and N. Graf Vitzthum, Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt, within the specified time-limit, the necessary provisions to comply with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (OJ 2005 L 255, p. 22)

Operative part of the judgment







1.


By failing to adopt and communicate to the European Commission all the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to transpose Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications, the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under that Directive.










2.


The Federal Republic of Germany is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 19, 24.01.2009.
Case T-567/08 P: Order of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Nijs v Court of Auditors (Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Decision not to promote the applicant in the 2005 promotion year — Appeal partly inadmissible and partly unfounded)
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Court of Auditors, European official, action by staff, appeal, promotion, regulations for civil servants, staff assessment








C_2010037EN.01003801.xml










13.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/38





Order of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Nijs v Court of Auditors
(Case T-567/08 P) (1)

(Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Decision not to promote the applicant in the 2005 promotion year - Appeal partly inadmissible and partly unfounded)
2010/C 37/52
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Bart Nijs (Bereldange, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Rollinger, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: Court of Auditors of the European Union (represented by: T. Kennedy, J.-M. Steiner and G. Corstens, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 9 October 2008 in Case F-49/06 Nijs v Court of Auditors, not yet published in the ECR, and seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the order

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Mr Bart Nijs to bear his own costs and those incurred by the Court of Auditors of the European Union in the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 55, 7.3.2009.
Case C-120/09: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 December 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/31/EC — Landfilling of waste — Concept of underground storage , of landfill gas and eluate — Obligation to determine the trigger levels from which it can be considered that the location of the landfill has a significant adverse effect on groundwater quality — Failure to transpose within the prescribed time limit with regard to the Walloon Region)
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, European Commission, Walloon region (Belgium), action for failure to fulfil an obligation, groundwater, health control, storage of waste, waste management, water treatment








C_2010051EN.01001201.xml










27.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/12





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 December 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-120/09) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 1999/31/EC - Landfilling of waste - Concept of ‘underground storage’, of ‘landfill gas’ and ‘eluate’ - Obligation to determine the trigger levels from which it can be considered that the location of the landfill has a significant adverse effect on groundwater quality - Failure to transpose within the prescribed time limit with regard to the Walloon Region)
2010/C 51/18
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: M. van Beek and J.-B. Laignelot, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by T. Materne, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to transpose fully into Walloon law Article 2(f), (j) and (k) of, and point 4C of Annex III to, Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ 1999 L 182, p. 1) — Concept of ‘underground storage’, of ‘landfill gas’ and ‘eluate’- Obligation to determine the trigger levels from which it can be considered that the location of the landfill has a significant adverse effect on groundwater quality

Operative part of the judgment







1.


By failing to ensure the transposition with regard to the Walloon Region of Article 2(f), (j) and (k) of, and point 4C of Annex III to, Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive.










2.


The Kingdom of Belgium shall bear the costs.






(1)  OJ C 141 of 20.06.2009
Case C-525/09: Action brought on 17 December 2009 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental impact, mining extraction, prevention of pollution, public awareness campaign, public health, waste management








C_2010051EN.01002101.xml










27.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/21





Action brought on 17 December 2009 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-525/09)
2010/C 51/32
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Marghelis and G. Braga da Cruz, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought







—


Declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/21/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the management of waste from extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC, or, in any event, by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 25 of that directive.










—


Order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on 30 April 2008.


(1)  OJ 2006 L 102, p. 15.
Case C-527/09: Action brought on 17 December 2009 — European Commission v Republic of Estonia
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Estonia, European Commission, accountant, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, audit, auditing, national implementing measure, professional ethics, professional qualifications








C_2010063EN.01002601.xml










13.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/26





Action brought on 17 December 2009 — European Commission v Republic of Estonia
(Case C-527/09)
2010/C 63/43
Language of the case: Estonian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by G. Braun and E. Randvere, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Estonia

Form of order sought







—


declare that, by failing to adopt the provisions necessary to transpose Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC and repealing Council Directive 84/253/EEC, (1) and by failing to inform the Commission thereof, the Republic of Estonia has failed to fulfil its obligations under the directive;










—


order the Republic of Estonia to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of the directive into national law expired on 29 June 2008.


(1)  OJ 2006 L 157, p. 87.
Case C-516/08: Order of the President of the Court of 17 December 2009 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Poland, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, customers, financial institution, financial legislation, political figure








C_2010063EN.01004303.xml










13.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/43





Order of the President of the Court of 17 December 2009 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
(Case C-516/08) (1)

2010/C 63/69

Language of the case: Polish

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


(1)  OJ C 32, 7.2.2009.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5660 — RBS/Deutsche Bank/Spin HoldCo) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cleaning industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial services, holding company, investment company, merger control, multi-storey dwelling, provision of services, subcontracting








C_2009307EN.01000101.xml










17.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 307/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5660 — RBS/Deutsche Bank/Spin HoldCo)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 307/01
On 10 December 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 32009M5660. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers for the financial year 2009 — Amending Budget No 1
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: European Commission, Executive Agency for Health and Consumers
Subjects: EU office or agency, consumer, expenditure, financial year, public health, publication of accounts, revenue




L_2009333EN.01003901.xml










17.12.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 333/39







Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Executive Agency for Health and Consumers for the financial year 2009 — Amending Budget No 1
(2009/928/EC)

REVENUE









Title
Chapter


Heading


Budget 2009


Amending budget No 1


New amount







1




EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION





1 0


EUROPEAN COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION


6 720 000 


– 478 516 


6 241 484 




 



Title 1 — Total




6 720 000 




– 478 516 




6 241 484 






2




PARTICIPATION OF THIRD COUNTRIES





2 0


PARTICIPATION OF EFTA COUNTRIES IN THE EXECUTIVE AGENCY


134 880 


–11 484 


123 396 




 



Title 2 — Total




134 880 




–11 484 




123 396 





 



GRAND TOTAL




6 854 880 




– 490 000 




6 364 880 





EXPENDITURE









Title
Chapter


Heading


Appropriations 2009


Amending budget No 1


New amount







1




EXPENSES FOR STAFF LINKED TO THE AGENCY





1 1


STAFF IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT


3 244 000 


– 113 000 


3 131 000 




1 2


RECRUITMENT AND MUTATION EXPENSES AND PAYROLL SERVICE


70 000 


–12 000 


58 000 




1 3


SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING


157 000 


–22 000 


135 000 




1 4


OTHER SERVICES


145 000 


47 000 


192 000 




 



Title 1 — Total




3 616 000 




– 100 000 




3 516 000 






2




CENTRAL SUPPORT COSTS





2 0


BUILDINGS AND ASSOCIATED COSTS


625 000 


–32 835 


592 165 




2 1


TELECOMMUNICATION AND COMPUTERS


295 000 


–40 000 


255 000 




2 2


MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED COSTS


25 000 


–2 000 


23 000 




2 3


CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE


27 000 


–5 250 


21 750 




2 4


POSTAL CHARGES


10 000 


–2 000 


8 000 




 



Title 2 — Total




1 142 000 




–82 085 




1 059 915 






3




EXPENDITURE LINKED TO THE AGENCY OPERATIONS





3 1


MEETINGS AND MISSIONS


1 024 880 


– 442 915 


581 965 




3 2


OPERATIONAL DATA PROCESSING


536 000 


–11 000 


525 000 




3 3


INFORMATION, PUBLICATION AND OTHER SERVICES


536 000 


146 000 


682 000 




 



Title 3 — Total




2 096 880 




– 307 915 




1 788 965 





 



GRAND TOTAL




6 854 880 




– 490 000 




6 364 880
Case C-541/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di Pace di Varese (Italy) lodged on 17 December 2009 — Mohammed Mohiuddin Siddiquee v Azienda Sanitaria Locale Provincia di Varese
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: animal nutrition, cosmetic product, distributive trades, food inspection, foodstuff, health risk, interpretation of the law, labelling, liability








C_2010063EN.01003001.xml










13.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/30





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di Pace di Varese (Italy) lodged on 17 December 2009 — Mohammed Mohiuddin Siddiquee v Azienda Sanitaria Locale Provincia di Varese
(Case C-541/09)
2010/C 63/49
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Giudice di Pace di Varese

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Mohammed Mohiuddin Siddiquee

Defendant: Azienda Sanitaria Locale Provincia di Varese

Questions referred







1.


Does Article 4 of Community Regulation No 882/2004, (1) in conjunction with Article 6 thereof, establish an individual right for citizens to be subject to controls on foodstuffs and beverages only by staff who fulfil the requirements laid down in that regulation, and may such a right be relied on in legal proceedings and used as a defence to enforcement action by the Member States?










2.


If not, is Directive 2000/13/EC, (2) in the context of the Community rules governing the labelling of foodstuffs and beverages, based on considerations of health?










3.


Is it contrary to Directive 76/768/EEC (3) as subsequently amended, or to other relevant Community rules for a Member State to differentiate between the liability of the various operators in the industry, excluding the trader from liability by the very nature of his activity as a trader?










4.


If not, must Article 6 of Directive 76/768/EEC as amended be interpreted as giving rise to the joint and several liability of the cosmetics manufacturer and the mere trader who takes no part in the manufacture, packaging or labelling of the cosmetic?






(1)  OJ 2004 L 165, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2000 L 109, p. 29.

(3)  OJ 1976 L 262, p. 169.
Case T-57/01: Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Solvay v Commission (Competition — Abuse of a dominant position — Market in soda ash in the Community (with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland) — Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC — Supply agreements for an excessively long period — Fidelity rebate — Expiry of limitation period applicable to Commission power to impose fines or sanctions — Reasonable time — Essential procedural requirements — Relevant geographic market — Existence of a dominant position — Abuse of a dominant position — Right of access to the file — Fine — Gravity and duration of the infringement — Aggravating circumstances — Repetition of infringement — Mitigating circumstances)
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), chemical industry, fine, infringement of EU law, restriction on competition








C_2010037EN.01003101.xml










13.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/31





Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Solvay v Commission
(Case T-57/01) (1)

(Competition - Abuse of a dominant position - Market in soda ash in the Community (with the exception of the United Kingdom and Ireland) - Decision finding an infringement of Article 82 EC - Supply agreements for an excessively long period - Fidelity rebate - Expiry of limitation period applicable to Commission power to impose fines or sanctions - Reasonable time - Essential procedural requirements - Relevant geographic market - Existence of a dominant position - Abuse of a dominant position - Right of access to the file - Fine - Gravity and duration of the infringement - Aggravating circumstances - Repetition of infringement - Mitigating circumstances)
2010/C 37/38
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Solvay SA (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Simont, P.-A. Foriers, G. Block, F. Louis and A. Vallery, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and J. Currall, Agents, assisted by N. Coutrelis, lawyer)

Re:

First, application for annulment of Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] (Case COMP/33.133 — C: Soda ash — Solvay) (OJ 2003 L 10, p. 10) and, in the alternative, application for annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Fixes the fine imposed on Solvay SA in Article 2 of Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] (Case COMP/33.133 — C: Soda ash — Solvay) at EUR 19 million;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder.






(1)  OJ C 161, 2.6.2001.
Case T-199/06: Order of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission
Date: 2009-12-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), chemical industry, chemical salt, control of restrictive practices, exchange of information, fine, oxide, price agreement, restriction on competition








C_2010037EN.01004804.xml










13.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/48





Order of the General Court of 17 December 2009 — Akzo Nobel and Others v Commission
(Case T-199/06) (1)

2010/C 37/72

Language of the case: English

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


(1)  OJ C 212, 2.9.2006.