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Commission Regulation (EU) No 26/2010 of 12 January 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Liberia, civil war, economic sanctions, financial aid, international sanctions, suspension of aid








L_2010009EN.01000501.xml










14.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 9/5








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 26/2010
of 12 January 2010
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 of 29 April 2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia, (1) and in particular Article 11(a) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 16 December 2009, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 12 January 2010.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João Vale DE ALMEIDA
            

Director General for External Relations






(1)  
            OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 32.




ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004, is amended as follows:
The following natural person shall be removed:


            ‘Ali Kleilat (alias (a) Ali Qoleilat, (b) Ali Koleilat Delbi, (c) Ali Ramadhan Kleilat Al-Delbi, (d) Ali Ramadan Kleilat Al-Dilby, (e) Ali Ramadan Kleilat, (f) Ali Ramadan Kleilat Sari). Date of birth: 10.7.1970 (year of birth given on some of his passports is 1963). Place of birth: Beirut, Lebanon. Nationality: Lebanese. Passports No: (a) 0508734, (b) 1432126 (Lebanon), (c) Regular-RL0160888 (Lebanon), (d) D00290903 (Liberia), (e) Z01037744 (Netherlands), (f) Regular-B0744958 (Venezuela). National Registry No: 2016, Mazraa. Date of designation referred to in Article 6(b): 23.6.2004.’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5767 — Sorgenia/J&P Avax/Argestis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, energy production, exchange of information, gas, merger control, services contract, technology








C_2010006EN.01001901.xml










12.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 6/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5767 — Sorgenia/J&P Avax/Argestis)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 6/06






1.


On 4 January 2010, 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 Sorgenia S.p.A. (‘Sorgenia’, Italy), controlled by the CIR Group (‘CIR’, Italy), which is ultimately controlled by Cofide (‘Cofide’, Italy), and J&P Avax S.A. (‘J&P’, Greece), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation joint control of the undertaking Argestis S.A. (‘Argestis’, Greece) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Sorgenia: is active in the generation, wholesale and retail trading of gas and electricity in Italy,










—


for J&P Avax: is mainly active in the market for engineering and construction services,










—


for Argestis: will be active in the market for electricity trading and generation.














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.5767 — Sorgenia/J&P Avax/Argestis, 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-497/08: Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 January 2010 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg — Germany) — Amiraike Berlin GmbH (Non-contentious proceedings — Appointment of the liquidator of a company — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law, economic activity, establishment, expropriation, interpretation of the law








C_2010063EN.01001902.xml










13.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/19





Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 January 2010 (Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg — Germany) — Amiraike Berlin GmbH
(Case C-497/08) (1)

(Non-contentious proceedings - Appointment of the liquidator of a company - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
2010/C 63/29
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Charlottenburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Amiraike Berlin GmbH

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Amtsgericht Charlottenburg — Interpretation of Arts 10, 43 and 48 of the EC Treaty — Recognition by a Member State of an expropriatory measure concerning assets situated in its territory, ordered by the legal system of another Member State — Removal of a limited liability company under United Kingdom law from the register at Companies House for failure to fulfil publicity obligations, resulting in the forfeiture of its assets, including real estate situated in Germany, to the United Kingdom crown.

Operative part

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to rule on the question referred by the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg in its decision of 7 November 2008.


(1)  OJ C 113, 16.5.2009.
Case C-19/10: Action brought on 12 January 2010 — European Commission v Italian Republic
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, drug traffic, market approval, national implementing measure, pharmaceutical product, psychotropic substance








C_2010080EN.01001501.xml










27.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/15





Action brought on 12 January 2010 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-19/10)
2010/C 80/27
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and S. Mortoni, Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Form of order sought







—


Declare that, by failing to adopt the national measures for the implementation of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors, by failing to inform the Commission of those measures as required under Article 16 of that regulation, and by failing to adopt the national measures for the implementation of Article 31 of Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 (2) of 22 December 2004 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under those regulations.










—


Order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Regulation No 273/2004 entered into force on 18 August 2005; Regulation No 111/2005 entered into force on 15 February 2005 and has applied since 18 August 2005. Having received no notification of the provisions that Italy was required to adopt under Article 12 of Regulation No 273/2004 and under Article 31 of Regulation No 111/2005 and, in any event, having received no information from the Italian Republic which might indicate that the necessary measures have in fact been adopted, the Commission submits that the Italian Republic has failed to adopt such measures and that it has therefore failed to fulfil its obligations under Regulation No 273/2004 and Regulation No 111/2005.


(1)  OJ 2004 L 47, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2005 L 22, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community ( OJ L 343, 22.12.2009 )
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Kazakhstan, anti-dumping duty, common agricultural policy, dumping, import (EU), third country








L_2010007EN.01002201.xml










12.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 7/22







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community
(codified version)
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 343 of 22 December 2009
)







1.


On page 51, recital 4:




for:

               ‘… the GATT Agreement establishes, …’,
read:

               ‘… the GATT establishes, …’;






2.


on pages 51-52, recitals 7, 8 and 9 shall be deleted and on pages 52-53, recitals 10 to 34 shall become recitals 7 to 31;










3.


on page 53, new recital 19:




for:

               ‘… referral to the WTO Anti-Dumping Committee, …’,
read:

               ‘… referral to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Anti-Dumping Committee, …’;






4.


on page 53, new recital 20:




for:

               ‘… may already be granted to importers may also be granted to …’,
read:

               ‘… may already be granted to importers under the present Regulation may also be granted to …’;






5.


on page 55, footnote 1 to Article 2(7)(a):




for:







‘(1)


Including Azerbaijan, Belarus, North Korea, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.’,





read:







‘(1)


Including Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.’;











6.


on page 55, Article 2(7)(b):




for:

               ‘… imports from Kazakhstan and any non-market-economy country …’,
read:

               ‘… imports from the People’s Republic of China, Vietnam and Kazakhstan and any non-market-economy country …’;






7.


on page 65, title of Article 12:




for:

‘Reinvestigation’,

read:

‘Absorption’;







8.


on page 65, Article 12(2), the first and the second subparagraph shall be merged into one paragraph;










9.


on page 73, Annex II, the correlation table shall read as follows:











‘(…)


(…)




—


Article 4(2), second subparagraph




Article 4(3) and (4)


Article 4(3) and (4)




Articles 5 to 17


Articles 5 to 17




Article 18(1) to (4)


Article 18(1) to (4)




Article 18(5) first sentence


Article 18(5) first subparagraph




Article 18(5) second sentence


Article 18(5) second subparagraph




Article 18(6)


Article 18(6)




Articles 19 to 22


Articles 19 to 22




Article 23


—




—


(…)




(…)


(…)’
Commission Regulation (EU) No 20/2010 of 12 January 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Arzúa-Ulloa (PDO)]
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation








L_2010008EN.01000101.xml










13.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 8/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 20/2010
of 12 January 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Arzùa-Ulloa (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


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 Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the application by Spain to register the name ‘Arzùa-Ulloa’ 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, that name should therefore 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, 12 January 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 131, 10.6.2009, p. 25.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.3.   Cheeses

SPAIN
Arzùa-Ulloa (PDO)
Case C-229/08: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 January 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany)) — Colin Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main (Directive 2008/78/EC — Article 4(1) — Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age — National provision setting a maximum age of 30 years for the recruitment of officials to posts in the fire service — Aim pursued — Genuine and determining occupational requirement)
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil servant, interpretation of the law, pension scheme, recruitment, regulations for civil servants, social-security benefit








C_2010063EN.01000601.xml










13.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/6





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 12 January 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany)) — Colin Wolf v Stadt Frankfurt am Main
(Case C-229/08) (1)

(Directive 2008/78/EC - Article 4(1) - Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age - National provision setting a maximum age of 30 years for the recruitment of officials to posts in the fire service - Aim pursued - Genuine and determining occupational requirement)
2010/C 63/08
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Colin Wolf

Defendant: Stadt Frankfurt am Main

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Verwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) — Interpretation of Articles 6(1) and 17 of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16) — Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age — Differences of treatment on grounds of age which are ‘objectively and reasonably justified’ and the ‘need for a reasonable period of employment before retirement’ — National provision laying down a maximum recruitment age of 30 for officers in the fire service

Operative part of the judgment

Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which sets the maximum age for recruitment to intermediate career posts in the fire service at 30 years.


(1)  OJ C 223, 30.8.2008.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010006EN.01000101.xml










12.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 6/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 January 2010
2010/C 6/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4528




JPY


Japanese yen


134,23




DKK


Danish krone


7,4411




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89890




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1995




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4755




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1395




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,192




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


266,70




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0583




RON


Romanian leu


4,1281




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1100




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5593




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4928




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,2666




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9594




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0163




KRW


South Korean won


1 626,94




ZAR


South African rand


10,6386




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,9174




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2775




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


13 296,15




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8473




PHP


Philippine peso


66,219




RUB


Russian rouble


42,6285




THB


Thai baht


48,008




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5041




MXN


Mexican peso


18,3538




INR


Indian rupee


65,8600






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-18/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 12 January 2010 — Agrargenossenschaft Münchehofe e.G. v BVVG Bodenverwertungs- und -verwaltungs GmbH
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: interpretation of the law, policy on agricultural structures








C_2010080EN.01001403.xml










27.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/14





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 12 January 2010 — Agrargenossenschaft Münchehofe e.G. v BVVG Bodenverwertungs- und -verwaltungs GmbH
(Case C-18/10)
2010/C 80/26
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Berlin

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Agrargenossenschaft Münchehofe e.G.

Defendant: BVVG Bodenverwertungs- und -verwaltungs GmbH

Question referred

Do the provisions of Paragraph 5(1)(ii) and (iii) of the Flächenerwerbsverordnung (Land Purchase Regulations), implementing Paragraph 4(3)(i) of the Ausgleichsleistungsgesetz (Compensation Act), in the version in force until 11 July 2009, infringe Article 87 EC?
Commission Regulation (EU) No 21/2010 of 12 January 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pistacchio Verde di Bronte (PDO)]
Date: 2010-01-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, location of production, nut, product designation








L_2010008EN.01000301.xml










13.1.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 8/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 21/2010
of 12 January 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pistacchio Verde di Bronte (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


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, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Pistacchio Verde di Bronte’ 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, that name should therefore 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, 12 January 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 130, 9.6.2009, p. 16.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

ITALY
Pistacchio Verde di Bronte (PDO)