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Council Recommendation of 16 February 2010 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (seventh EDF) for the financial year 2008
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Community budget, European Commission, European Development Fund, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget








L_2010045EN.01001401.xml










20.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 45/14








            COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
         
of 16 February 2010
         
concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (seventh EDF) for the financial year 2008
(2010/101/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to the fourth ACP-EEC Convention, signed at Lomé on 15 December 1989 (1) and amended by the Agreement signed in Mauritius on 4 November 1995 (2),


Having regard to Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid under the fourth ACP-EEC Convention (3), hereinafter referred to as the ‘Internal Agreement’, setting up, amongst others, the seventh European Development Fund (seventh EDF) and in particular Article 32(3) thereof,


Having regard to the Financial Regulation of 29 July 1991 applicable to development finance cooperation under the fourth ACP-EEC Convention (4), and in particular Articles 69 to 77 thereof,


Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the seventh EDF as at 31 December 2008 and the Court of Auditors’ report concerning the financial year 2008 together with the Commission’s replies (5),

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 32(3) of the Internal Agreement, the discharge for the financial management of the seventh EDF is to be given to the Commission by the European Parliament on the recommendation of the Council.












(2)


The overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the seventh EDF during the financial year 2008 has been satisfactory,







HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the seventh EDF for the financial year 2008.



Done at Brussels, 16 February 2010.


For the Council


The President

E. SALGADO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 229, 17.8.1991, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ L 156, 29.5.1998, p. 3.

(3)  
            OJ L 229, 17.8.1991, p. 288.

(4)  
            OJ L 266, 21.9.1991, p. 1.

(5)  
            OJ C 269, 10.11.2009, p. 257.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5648 — OTPP/Macquarie/Bristol Airport) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, consultancy, disclosure of information, economic concentration, financial management, financial services, investment company, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation, shareholding








C_2010038EN.01000101.xml










16.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5648 — OTPP/Macquarie/Bristol Airport)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 38/01
On 11 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 language 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 32009M5648. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
2010/181/: Council Decision of 16 February 2010 making public Recommendation 2010/190/EU with a view to ending the inconsistency with the broad guidelines of the economic policies in Greece and removing the risk of jeopardising the proper functioning of the economic and monetary union
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Economic and Monetary Union, Greece, budget policy, coordination of EMU policies, economic policy








L_2010083EN.01001201.xml










30.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 83/12








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 16 February 2010
         
making public Recommendation 2010/190/EU with a view to ending the inconsistency with the broad guidelines of the economic policies in Greece and removing the risk of jeopardising the proper functioning of the economic and monetary union
(2010/181/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of European Union, and in particular Article 121(4) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 February 2010, the Council adopted Recommendation 2010/190/EU (1) with a view to ending the inconsistency with the broad guidelines of the economic policies in Greece and removing the risk of jeopardising the proper functioning of the economic and monetary union.












(2)


Making that Recommendation public should facilitate the coordination of the economic policies of Member States and the Union, contribute to a better understanding among economic agents and facilitate the implementation of the recommended measures,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Recommendation 2010/190/EU with a view to ending the inconsistency with the broad guidelines of the economic policies in Greece and removing the risk of jeopardising the proper functioning of economic and monetary union shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.


Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on 16 February 2010.




Done at Brussels, 16 February 2010.


For the Council


The President

E. SALGADO
            





(1)  See page 65 of this Official Journal.
Case T-80/10: Action brought on 16 February 2010 — Bell & Ross v OHIM — Klockgrossisten i Norden (Representation of a watch)
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), clock and watch industry, trade-mark law








C_2010113EN.01005701.xml










1.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/57





Action brought on 16 February 2010 — Bell & Ross v OHIM — Klockgrossisten i Norden (Representation of a watch)
(Case T-80/10)
2010/C 113/88
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: Bell & Ross BV (Zoetermeer, Netherlands) (represented by: S. Guerlain, lawyer)

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

Other party/parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Klockgrossisten i Norden (Väsby, Sweden)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of 9 September 2009 in Case R 1285/2008-3 notified on 16 December 2009 to the representatives of the company BELL & ROSS BV on grounds of:






—


infringement of Article 91 of Council Regulation No 6/2002 on Community designs;










—


infringement of Articles 57 and 63 of Council Regulation No 6/2002 on Community designs and Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights;










—


infringement of Article 6 of Council Regulation No 6/2002 on Community designs.














—


Order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community design in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: No 342 951 (watches)

Proprietor of the Community design: the applicant

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity: Klockgrossisten i Norden

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Community design declared invalid

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law: infringement of Articles 6, 57, 63 and 91 of Council Regulation No (EC) 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs.
Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2010/75/EU of 5 February 2010 concerning a financial contribution from the Union towards a coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain ready-to-eat foods to be carried out in the Member States ( OJ L 37, 10.2.2010 )
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, EU programme, food hygiene, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, health risk, public health, sampling








L_2010041EN.01007501.xml










16.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 41/75







Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2010/75/EU of 5 February 2010 concerning a financial contribution from the Union towards a coordinated monitoring programme on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in certain ready-to-eat foods to be carried out in the Member States

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 37 of 10 February 2010
)


The publication of Decision 2010/75/EU should be considered as null and void.
Council Recommendation of 16 February 2010 on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of members, vice-president of an institution








C_2010052EN.01000101.xml










2.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/1





COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
of 16 February 2010
on the appointment of the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
2010/C 52/01
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 283(2) and 139(2)(h) thereof, and having regard to Articles 11.2 and 42.3 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL:
To appoint Mr Vítor CONSTÂNCIO as Vice-President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 June 2010.

Done at Brussels, 16 February 2010.


For the Council


The President

E. SALGADO
Case T-74/10: Action brought on 16 February 2010 — Flaco Geräte v OHIM — Delgado Sánchez (FLACO)
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), pressure equipment, trade-mark law








C_2010100EN.01006401.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/64





Action brought on 16 February 2010 — Flaco Geräte v OHIM — Delgado Sánchez (FLACO)
(Case T-74/10)
2010/C 100/94
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Flaco Geräte GmbH (Gütersloh, Germany) (represented by: M. Wirtz, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Jesús Delgado Sánchez (Socuellamos, Spain)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 23 November 2009 in case R 86/2009-2; and










—


Order the defendant to bear the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘FLACO’, for goods in classes 7, 8, 9 and 11

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited: Spanish trade mark registration of the mark ‘FLACO’, for goods in class 7

Decision of the Opposition Division: Partially rejected the application for the Community trade mark

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 as the Board of Appeal wrongly took into account a wrong translation of the goods covered by the mark cited in the opposition proceedings; infringement of Article 42(2) and (3) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 as the Board of Appeal did not take into account the plea of non use filed by the applicant.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-02-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010038EN.01000201.xml










16.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 February 2010
2010/C 38/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3607




JPY


Japanese yen


122,42




DKK


Danish krone


7,4437




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86760




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8805




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4661




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0530




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,002




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


271,38




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7085




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0168




RON


Romanian leu


4,1150




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0611




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5304




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4253




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5736




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9510




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9203




KRW


South Korean won


1 572,96




ZAR


South African rand


10,4855




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2977




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3093




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 722,54




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6609




PHP


Philippine peso


62,973




RUB


Russian rouble


41,1370




THB


Thai baht


45,155




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5284




MXN


Mexican peso


17,5857




INR


Indian rupee


63,0340






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.