do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5637 — TPG/IMS Health) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, disclosure of information, economic concentration, health care, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2010046EN.01000501.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5637 — TPG/IMS Health)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 46/03
On 2 February 2010, 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 32010M5637. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5812 — Société Lyonnaise des Eaux/Sociétés de distribution d’eau et d’assainissement (II)) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, water management, water supply, water treatment








C_2010046EN.01001101.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5812 — Société Lyonnaise des Eaux/Sociétés de distribution d’eau et d’assainissement (II))
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 46/09






1.


On 16 February 2010, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Lyonnaise des Eaux (France), controlled by GDF Suez (France), is to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation sole control of the group of undertakings Société des Eaux du Nord (France), Société Provençale des Eaux (France), Société d'Exploitation du Réseau d'Assainissement de Marseille (France), Société des Eaux de Versailles et de Saint-Cloud (France), Société Martiniquaise des Eaux (France), Société Guyanaise des Eaux (France), Société Stéphanoise des Eaux (France) and Société Nancéenne des Eaux (France) by way of exchange of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Lyonnaise des Eaux: collection, purification and distribution of water,










—


The eight target companies: collection, purification and distribution of water (with the exception of Société d'Exploitation du Réseau d'Assainissement de Marseille, which is involved exclusively in the purification of water).














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5812 — Société Lyonnaise des Eaux/Sociétés de distribution d’eau et d’assainissement (II), to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5770 — CD&R/BCA) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, marketing, merger control, motor car, private investment, restrictive-practice authorisation, used goods








C_2010046EN.01000602.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/6





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5770 — CD&R/BCA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 46/06
On 17 February 2010, 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 32010M5770. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case F-89/08: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 24 February 2010 — P v Parliament (Staff case — Temporary staff — European Parliament — Dismissal — Loss of confidence)
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Parliament, action by staff, dismissal, pay, professional career, staff assessment








C_2010234EN.01005701.xml










28.8.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/57





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 24 February 2010 — P v Parliament
(Case F-89/08) (1)

(Staff case - Temporary staff - European Parliament - Dismissal - Loss of confidence)
2010/C 234/103
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: P (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: E. Boigelot, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Seyr, A. Lukošiūtė and R. Ignătescu, agents)

Re:

First, application for annulment of the decision of the Parliament to dismiss the applicant with three months’ notice and, second, a claim for damages.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the application.










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 44, 21.2.2009, p. 74.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5749 — Glencore/Chemoil Energy) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, disclosure of information, distributive trades, economic concentration, energy-generating product, fuel, merger control, metallurgical industry, mining industry, primary product, raw material, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2010046EN.01000502.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5749 — Glencore/Chemoil Energy)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 46/04
On 18 February 2010, 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 32010M5749. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case T-81/10: Action brought on 24 February 2010 — Tempus Vade v OHIM — Palacios Serrano (AIR FORCE)
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), pressure equipment, trade-mark law








C_2010100EN.01006402.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/64





Action brought on 24 February 2010 — Tempus Vade v OHIM — Palacios Serrano (AIR FORCE)
(Case T-81/10)
2010/C 100/95
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Tempus Vade, S.L. (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: A. Gómez López, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Palacios Serrano (Alcobendas, Spain)

Form of order sought







—


Declare that the decision of 7 January 2010 of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM in Case R 944/2006-1 does not comply with Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark, in so far as it annuls the decision of the Opposition Division of OHIM of 28 May 2008, made in opposition proceedings No B 1009607 and, accordingly, registers Community trade mark No 5 016 704 AIR FORCE in respect of goods in Class 14.










—


Declare that registration of the Community trade mark No 5 016 704 AIR FORCE is refused pursuant to the prohibition on registration provided for in Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009.










—


Order the defendant and, if appropriate, the intervener to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Juan Palacios Serrano.

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘AIR FORCE’ (application No 5 016 704) in respect of goods in Class 14.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Tempus Vade, S.L.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community word mark ‘TIME FORCE’ (application No 395 657) in respect of goods in Classes 14, 18 and 25; and four other Community figurative marks which contain the word element ‘TIME FORCE’: application No 398 776 in respect of goods in Class 14, 18 and 25; application No 3 112 133 in respect of goods in Classes 3, 8, 9, 14, 18, 25, 34, 35 and 37, and applications Nos 1 998 375 and 2 553 667 in respect of goods in Class 14.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld in its entirety.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulment of the contested decision and rejection of the opposition.

Pleas in law: Incorrect application of Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark.
Case F-2/09: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 24 February 2010 — Menghi v ENISA (Civil Service — Temporary staff — Dismissal following end of the probationary period — Psychological harassment)
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, action for annulment, health expenditure, staff assessment, traineeship, work contract








C_2010234EN.01005702.xml










28.8.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/57





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 24 February 2010 — Menghi v ENISA
(Case F-2/09) (1)

(Civil Service - Temporary staff - Dismissal following end of the probationary period - Psychological harassment)
2010/C 234/104
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Riccardo Achille Menghi (Cagliari, Italy) (represented by: L. Defalque, lawyer)

Defendant: European Network and Information Security Agency (represented by: E. Maurage, Agent, and B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

Annulment of the decision not to confirm the applicant’s contract after the probationary period and an application for compensation for the material and non-material harm suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 55 of 07.03.2009, p. 53.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, investment aid








C_2010046EN.01000401.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/4





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2010/C 46/02






Date of adoption of the decision


15.1.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 343/09




Member State


Spain




Region


Andalucía




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayudas destinadas a la reconversión des plantaciones de determinados cítricos




Legal basis


Orden del 2 enero de la Consejeria de Agricultura y Pesca por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas a la reconversión de plantaciones de determinados cítricos, prevista en el Real decreto 1799/2008, de 3 de octubre, y se efectúa convocatoria para el año 2009.
REAL DECRETO 1799/2008, de 3 de noviembre, por el que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas destinadas a la reconversión de plantaciones de determinados cítricos




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid for investments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall amount: EUR 8 370 000




Intensity








—


50 % of eligible investments in less favoured areas or in areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as designated by Member States in accordance with Articles 50 and 94 of that Regulation;










—


40 % of eligible investments in other regions;










—


60 % of eligible investments in less-favoured areas or in areas referred to in Article 36(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, as designated by Member States in accordance with Articles 50 and 94 of that Regulation, and 50 % in other regions, in the case of investments made by young farmers within five years of setting up.








Duration (period)


2010-2013




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Junta de Andalucía




Plaza de la Contratación, 3




41071 Sevilla




Andalucía




ESPAÑA








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
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010046EN.01000701.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 February 2010
2010/C 46/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3577




JPY


Japanese yen


123,19




DKK


Danish krone


7,4434




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88020




SEK


Swedish krona


9,7913




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4667




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0210




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,805




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


269,80




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9703




RON


Romanian leu


4,1241




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0849




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5070




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4172




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5382




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9383




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9125




KRW


South Korean won


1 559,06




ZAR


South African rand


10,4380




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2686




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2870




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 625,71




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6060




PHP


Philippine peso


62,516




RUB


Russian rouble


40,7940




THB


Thai baht


44,906




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4692




MXN


Mexican peso


17,4186




INR


Indian rupee


62,7460






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-103/10: Action brought on 24 February 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Chemicals Agency, Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, chemical product, dangerous substance, labelling, marketing standard, packaging








C_2010113EN.01003101.xml










1.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/31





Action brought on 24 February 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-103/10)
2010/C 113/48
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and P. Andrade, 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 2006/121/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 amending Council Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances in order to adapt it to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency or, in any event, by failing to communicate those measures to the Commission, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2 of Directive 2006/121/EC.










—


Order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on 1 June 2008.


(1)  OJ 2006 L 396, p. 850.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5809 — Mitsubishi/JGC/Ebara/EES) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: conglomerate, economic concentration, electronic component, exchange of information, industrial building, machinery, merger control, oil refining, tool industry, waste management








C_2010046EN.01001201.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5809 — Mitsubishi/JGC/Ebara/EES)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 46/10






1.


On 17 February 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 Mitsubishi Corporation (‘Mitsubishi’, Japan), JGC Corporation (‘JGC’, Japan) and Ebara Corporation (‘Ebara’, Japan) will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation joint control of the Ebara Engineering Service Co. Ltd (‘EES’, Japan) by way of sale and purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Mitsubishi: a conglomerate active worldwide in many sectors including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise,










—


for JGC: design, construction and operation of industrial plants and refineries,










—


for Ebara: fluid transfer machinery (pumps, compressors, etc.), environmental facilities and related equipment (water waste, solid waste treatment etc.) and precision machinery for semiconductor industry,










—


for EES: design, construction and operation of water treatment facilities and the provision of related services.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5809 — Mitsubishi/JGC/Ebara/EES, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5657 — ENBW Kraftwerke/Evonik Power Minerals/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, chemical industry, disclosure of information, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy production, marketing, merger control, power plant, property market, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2010046EN.01000601.xml










24.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/6





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5657 — ENBW Kraftwerke/Evonik Power Minerals/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 46/05
On 17 February 2010, 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 German 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 32010M5657. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.