do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice for the attention of Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Common Position 2004/161/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe apply
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Zimbabwe, disclosure of information, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, military equipment, natural person, opinion, technical cooperation








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26.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/1





Notice for the attention of Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Common Position 2004/161/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe apply
2010/C 48/01
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen who appears in the Annex to Council Decision 2010/121/CFSP.
The Council of the European Union has determined that Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen should be added to the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Common Position 2004/161/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe. Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen has consequently be added to the list set out in the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP by Council Decision 2010/121/CFSP.
The attention of Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 7 of the Regulation).
Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include him on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered. Any such request should be sent to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




Rue de la Loi 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of Mr Jangara (a.k.a. Changara), Thomsen is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Case C-370/09: Order of the President of the Court of 26 February 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental impact, mining extraction, national implementing measure, prevention of pollution, public awareness campaign, public health, waste management








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5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/23





Order of the President of the Court of 26 February 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-370/09) (1)

2010/C 148/39

Language of the case: Greek

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


(1)  OJ C 267, 07.11.2009.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, electronic component, labelling








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26.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/3





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities
2010/C 48/03
Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a), second indent, of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Communities (2) are amended as follows:

On page 355:


8531 90 85 Other

The existing text is replaced by the following:
‘This subheading includes anti-theft tags (such as those consisting of a diode and an antenna, so-called “microwave tags”, or those consisting of a microchip-resonant circuit, so-called “frequency division” tags) attached to goods which, when they come within the signal field of a burglar alarm system installed at a shop exit, of a type falling in subheading 8531 10, influence the receiving electronics of the system and trigger off an alarm.
This subheading also includes tags which combine two different technologies, such as acousto-magnetic with microwave or acousto-magnetic with radio frequency.
However, this subheading does not include:






—


tags consisting of a wire, strip or combination of two strips, so-called “magnetic tags” or “acousto-magnetic tags”, of magnetic materials intended to be used within the control zone of an Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) system (heading 8505),










—


tags which have embedded in them one or more electronic integrated circuits in the form of chips and an antenna but with no other active or passive circuit elements (“smart cards”), so-called “Radio Frequency Identification” tags (RFID) (subheading 8523 52),










—


tags containing one or more electronic integrated circuits in the form of chips with an embedded antenna and one or more capacitors but no other active or passive circuit elements (subheading 8523 59),










—


tags in the form of a printed circuit (see Note 5 to Chapter 85), so-called “radio frequency tags” (heading 8534 00),’






(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 133, 30.5.2008, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5726 — Deutsche Bank/SAL. Oppenheim) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation








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26.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5726 — Deutsche Bank/SAL. Oppenheim)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 48/02
On 29 January 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 32010M5726. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5799 — Faurecia/Plastal) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








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26.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5799 — Faurecia/Plastal)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 48/09






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 Faurecia Exteriors GmbH (Germany), a subsidiary of Faurecia S.A. (‘Faurecia’, France) controlled by PSA Peugeot Citroën SA (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation control of the whole of Plastal GmbH (‘Plastal’, Germany) by way of purchase of Plastal's business and assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Faurecia: engineering, production and supply of automotive equipment, in particular of vehicle seating, interiors, front ends and exhaust systems (worldwide),










—


for Plastal: engineering, production and supply of thermoplastic engineered plastic components for the automotive industry, in particular of bumpers and front-end carriers (EEA wide).














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope 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.5799 — Faurecia/Plastal, 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’).
Case F-15/10: Action brought on 26 February 2010 — Andres and Others v ECB
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Central Bank, European official, action for annulment (EU), pay, pension scheme








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22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/54





Action brought on 26 February 2010 — Andres and Others v ECB
(Case F-15/10)
2010/C 134/91
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Carlos Andres and Others (Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany) (represented by: M. Vandenbussche and L. Levy, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

First, annulment of the applicants’ payslips for June 2009 and all earlier or later payslips in so far as those payslips constitute implementation of the reform of the pension scheme decided on 4 May 2009. Second, compensation for the damage suffered by the applicants.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the payslips for June 2009 in so far as those payslips constitute the initial implementation in regard to the applicants of the reform of the pension scheme decided by the Governing Council on 4 May 2009 and annul, to the same extent, all subsequent payslips and all future pension statements;










—


To the extent necessary, annul the decisions rejecting the applications for administrative review and complaints brought under the grievance procedure dated 28 August and 17 December 2009 respectively;










—


Consequently, order the defendant to pay the difference between the salary and pension resulting from the decision of the Governing Council of 4 May 2009 and that paid in application of the preceding pension scheme, that difference to be increased by interest for late payment with effect from 15 June 2009 and then on the 15th nof each month until the difference has been completely made up, the rate of interest being the ECB rate, increased by three points;










—


Order the defendant to pay damages for the loss suffered by reason of the loss of purchasing power, that loss to be assessed ex aequo et bono, and, on a provisional basis, at 1 % of the monthly salary of each applicant.










—


Order the European Central Bank to pay the costs.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








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26.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 February 2010
2010/C 48/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3489




JPY


Japanese yen


120,66




DKK


Danish krone


7,4427




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88090




SEK


Swedish krona


9,7496




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4633




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0405




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,935




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


270,45




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9926




RON


Romanian leu


4,1260




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0894




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5186




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4278




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4727




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9539




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9029




KRW


South Korean won


1 568,99




ZAR


South African rand


10,5503




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2087




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2700




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 609,31




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5954




PHP


Philippine peso


62,422




RUB


Russian rouble


40,5950




THB


Thai baht


44,669




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4678




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2990




INR


Indian rupee


62,5000






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5761 — E.ON/Masdar/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, energy production, exchange of information, gas, merger control, renewable energy








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26.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5761 — E.ON/Masdar/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 48/08






1.


On 18 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 E.ON AG, Germany (E.ON), through its indirect subsidiary E.ON Carbon Sourcing GmbH, Germany, and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Masdar), intend to establish a joint venture in order to combine their capabilities in the area of carbon abatement and to develop carbon abatement projects in designated regions and areas of technologies.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


E.ON: is a service provider, whose main activities are the generation and supply of electricity and gas,










—


Masdar: is an Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company PJSC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.














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.5761 — E.ON/Masdar/JV, 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’).