do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010041EN.01000101.xml










18.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 February 2010
2010/C 41/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3726




JPY


Japanese yen


124,69




DKK


Danish krone


7,4435




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86900




SEK


Swedish krona


9,8183




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4679




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0060




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,929




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


270,83




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7092




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9770




RON


Romanian leu


4,1188




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0666




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5191




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4306




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6634




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9398




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9264




KRW


South Korean won


1 568,46




ZAR


South African rand


10,4265




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,3790




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2950




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 739,58




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6514




PHP


Philippine peso


63,112




RUB


Russian rouble


41,1850




THB


Thai baht


45,495




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5143




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6029




INR


Indian rupee


63,2950






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty — General Block Exemption Regulation)
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid, investment aid








C_2010041EN.01000401.xml










18.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/4





Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty — General Block Exemption Regulation)
2010/C 41/04








Aid No


GBER 14/2009/REG




Member State


Bulgaria




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Address







Akersgt 13




0158 Oslo




NORWAY








Web page


http://www.norwaygrants.org




Title of the aid measure


Regional investment scheme under the Norwegian cooperation programmes for economic growth and sustainable development in Romania and Bulgaria respectively.




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.norwaygrants.org




Type of measure


Scheme — yes


 




Duration


Scheme


26.2.2009 to 30.4.2011




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


Yes




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


Yes




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 20 million in the entire duration




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


Yes




Repayable advances


Yes















General Objectives


Objectives


Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13)


Scheme


50 %


20/10 %
Commission Regulation (EU) No 139/2010 of 18 February 2010 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, butter, export refund








L_2010044EN.01000901.xml










19.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 44/9








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 139/2010
of 18 February 2010
         
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008


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 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a permanent tender.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 16 February 2010.












(3)


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 the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 16 February 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 and in Article 2 of that Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2010.


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 168, 28.6.2008, p. 20.

(3)  
            OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 69.
Case T-71/10: Action brought on 18 February 2010 — Xeda International and Pace International v Commission
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), health risk, market approval, marketing, marketing restriction, pesticide, pharmaceutical product, plant health legislation, plant health product, withdrawal from the market








C_2010100EN.01006201.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/62





Action brought on 18 February 2010 — Xeda International and Pace International v Commission
(Case T-71/10)
2010/C 100/92
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Xeda International (Saint Andiol, France) and Pace International LLC (Seattle, United States of America) (represented by: C. Mereu and K. Van Maldegem, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


declare the application admissible and well-founded;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the Commission to pay all the costs and expenses of these proceedings,










—


take such other further measures as justice may require.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By means of their application, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission’s decision No 2009/859/EC of 30 November 2009 concerning the non-inclusion of diphenylamine in Annex I to Council directive No 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance [notified under number C(2009) 9262] (OJ 2009 L 314, p. 79).
The applicants claim that, as a result of the contested decision, the first applicant will no longer be allowed to sell diphenylamine and diphenylamine-based products in the European Union and will lose its product registrations in the Member States effective as of 30 May 2010.
The applicants submit that the contested decision is unlawful because it is based on an underlying assessment of diphenylamine that is scientifically and legally flawed. According to the applicants, it infringes the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and secondary EU legislation.
In summary, the applicants contend that the contested decision bans the use of diphenylamine in plant protection products on the basis of three scientific concerns mentioned in recital 5 thereof, each of which was either adequately addressed by the applicants or was not a concern justifying non-inclusion.
Further, the applicants claim that the Commission infringed the applicants’ right of defence inasmuch as it prevented them from relying on the possibility to withdraw and re-submit a new dossier while benefiting from a longer phase-out period, as it was the case for other substances belonging to the same regulatory process.
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty — General Block Exemption Regulation)
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Romania, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, employment aid, investment aid








C_2010041EN.01000201.xml










18.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/2





Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty — General Block Exemption Regulation)
2010/C 41/02








Aid No


GBER 12/2009/REG




Member State


Romania




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Address







Akersgt 13




0158 Oslo




NORWAY








Web page


http://www.norwaygrants.org




Title of the aid measure


Regional investment scheme under the Norwegian cooperation programmes for economic growth and sustainable development in Romania and Bulgaria respectively.




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.norwaygrants.org




Type of measure


Scheme — yes


 




Duration


Scheme


26.2.2009 to 30.4.2011




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


Yes




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


Yes




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


EUR 48 million in the entire duration




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


Yes




Repayable advances


Yes















General objectives


Objectives


Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency


SME-bonuses in %




Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13)


Scheme


50 %


20/10 %
Case T-69/10: Action brought on 18 February 2010 — IRO v Commission
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), fine, unlawful agreement








C_2010100EN.01006101.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/61





Action brought on 18 February 2010 — IRO v Commission
(Case T-69/10)
2010/C 100/90
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Industrie Riunite Odolesi SpA (IRO) (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: A. Giardina, lawyer, P. Tomassi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annul Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 final of 30 September 2009 (‘the contested decision’);










—


In the alternative, cancel or reduce the fine imposed by the contested decision;










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are similar to those put forward in Case T-55/10 SP v Commission.
In particular, the applicant alleges:






—


Infringement of the law and misuse of powers, in so far as the Commission adopted the contested decision by which the applicant was penalised for participating in an alleged price-fixing cartel, without examining all the supporting documents because the annexes relating to the price tables were not included;










—


Infringement of the procedural rules laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, (1) in so far as, following the annulment by the Court of First Instance of Decision C(2002) 5087 final of 17 December 2002, the Commission adopted the contested decision without carrying out any procedural steps, such as sending a statement of objections to the parties and/or hearing the parties, or involving the national authorities, and accordingly the entire procedure followed by the Commission was incomplete, inconsistent and unlawful and the rights of the defence of the undertakings penalised were infringed;










—


Inadequate investigations and reasoning, in so far as the Commission did not correctly assess the information, which emerged during the investigation, concerning the size of the relevant market and the effects of the alleged cartel.




In the alternative, the applicant claims that the Court should cancel or reduce the fine imposed by the contested decision.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ 2003 L 1, p. 1).
Case T-85/10: Action brought on 18 February 2010 — Alfa Acciai SpA v European Commission
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), iron and steel industry, iron and steel product








C_2010100EN.01006601.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/66





Action brought on 18 February 2010 — Alfa Acciai SpA v European Commission
(Case T-85/10)
2010/C 100/97
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant(s): Alfa Acciai SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: D. Fosselard, avvocato, S. Amoruso, avvocato, L. Vitolo, avvocato)

Defendant(s): European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7492 fin. of 30 September 2009 (COMP/37.956 — reinforcing bars, re-adoption) (‘the Decision’), as supplemented and amended by the Decision of the European Commission C(2009) 9912 fin. of 8 December 2009, in so far as it declares an infringement of Article 65 CS by Alfa Acciai S.p.A and imposes a fine of EUR 7 175 million;




In the alternative:






—


Annulment of Article 2 of the Decision which imposes a fine on the applicant;




In the further alternative:






—


Reduction of the fine;










—


An order that the defendant pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are the same as those relied on in Case T-70/10 Feralpi Holding Spa v Commission and Case T-83/10 Riva Fire Spa v Commission.
In particular, the applicant argues
Lack of authority of the Commission to impose penalties for breach of Article 65 CS once that Treaty ceased to be in force and in any event to use Articles 7(1) and 23(2) of Regulation EC No 1/2003 (1) as a legal basis.
The infringement of the rights of the defence of the applicant in the preceding administrative procedure in so far as the Commission did not send a further statement of objections but confined itself to giving notice by letter of its intention to re-adopt the Decision. The Member States were not heard and did not participate in a final hearing and it was made impossible for the applicant to state its own position in view of the re-adoption of the Decision.
Infringement of Article 65(1) CS in so far as the facts described in the Decision do not constitute a single continuing agreement.
Infringement of the Guidelines for setting fines pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, and infringement of the principles of equality and proportionality in the assessment of the conduct of the applicant and in setting the amount of the fine.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ 2003 L 1, p. 1).
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty — General Block Exemption Regulation)
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Romania, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, research and development, vocational training








C_2010041EN.01000301.xml










18.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 41/3





Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty — General Block Exemption Regulation)
2010/C 41/03








Aid No


GBER 13/2009/R&D-TRA




Member State


Romania




Member State reference number


2008/111257 (IN case number)




Region


Name of the region (NUTS)
North-East Romania


Regional aid status
Article 87(3)(a) of the Treaty




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Address
Web page







Akersgt 13




0158 Oslo




NORWAY




http://www.norwaygrants.org








Title of the aid measure


The Norwegian cooperation programme for economic growth and sustainable development in Romania




National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)


EEA Enlargement
http://www.efta.int/content/legal-texts/eea-enlargement/EEAEnlargementAgreementmaintextEN.pdf
Romania/Bulgaria enlargement
http://www.efta.int/content/legal-texts/eea-enlargement/agreement-2007




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.norwaygrants.org




 


Ad hoc aid — yes


Name of the beneficiary
Euromedica SA, Romania




Date of granting


Ad hoc aid


19.3.2009




Economic sectors


Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2.


Sustainable production




Type of beneficiary


SME


Yes




Large enterprises


No




Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


EUR 1,16 million




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


Yes




Repayable advances


Yes















General objectives


Objectives1.Experimental development2.General training

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency


SME-bonuses in %




 


Experimental development (Article 31(2)(c))


25 %


10 %




 


General training (Article 38(2))


60 %
Commission Regulation (EU) No 140/2010 of 18 February 2010 granting no export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
Date: 2010-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, skimmed milk powder








L_2010044EN.01001001.xml










19.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 44/10








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 140/2010
of 18 February 2010
         
granting no export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008


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 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a standing invitation to tender procedure.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 16 February 2010.












(3)


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 the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 16 February 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the product and destinations referred to in point (c) of Article 1 and in Article 2 respectively of that Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 February 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 February 2010.


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 168, 28.6.2008, p. 20.

(3)  
            OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 69.