do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-125/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany) lodged on 9 March 2010 — Merck & Co Inc v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative formalities, interpretation of the law, market approval, medicinal product, patent, pharmaceutical legislation








C_2010161EN.01001701.xml










19.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/17






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany) lodged on 9 March 2010 — Merck & Co Inc v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
(Case C-125/10)
(2010/C 161/24)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundespatentgericht

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Merck & Co Inc

Defendant: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt

Question referred

Can a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (1) be granted if the period of time between the filing of the application for the basic patent and the date of first authorisation for marketing in the Community is shorter than five years?


(1)  Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (codified version); OJ 2009 L 152, p. 1
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5730 — Telefonica/Hansenet Telekommunikation) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet, disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, mobile phone, restrictive-practice authorisation, telephone








C_2010057EN.01000901.xml










9.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 57/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5730 — Telefonica/Hansenet Telekommunikation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 57/04
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 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 32010M5730. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case F-26/09: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 9 March 2010 — N v Parliament (Staff cases — Officials — Action for damages — Admissibility — Psychological harassment — Duty of care — Non-material damage)
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Parliament, action for annulment (EU), fact-finding mission, natural person, psychological harassment, working conditions








C_2010134EN.01005102.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/51





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 9 March 2010 — N v Parliament
(Case F-26/09) (1)

(Staff cases - Officials - Action for damages - Admissibility - Psychological harassment - Duty of care - Non-material damage)
2010/C 134/85
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: N (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: É. Boigelot, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: K. Zejdová and R. Ignătescu, Agents)

Re:

An order that the Parliament pay the applicant the sum of EUR 12 000 by way of compensation for the harm suffered, first, on account of the psychological and professional harassment to which she was subject and, secondly, on account of there being no internal administrative investigation by an independent body.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Orders the European Parliament to pay N compensation in the amount of EUR 2 000;










2.


For the rest, dismisses the action;










3.


Orders the European Parliament to bear its own costs and to pay three quarters of N's cost










4.


Orders N to bear one quarter of her own costs.






(1)  OJ C 153 of 04. 07. 2009, p. 51.
Corrigendum to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part ( OJ L 28, 30.1.2010 )
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission, Serbia
Subjects: Serbia, interim agreement (EU), trade agreement (EU)




L_2010058EN.01002201.xml










9.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 58/22







Corrigendum to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 28 of 30 January 2010
)

Page 16 should read as follows:



                     ‘За Европейската общност
Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
Az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Pentru Comunitatea Europeană
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
För Europeiska gemenskapen
За Европску заједницу












За Република Сърбия
Por la República de Serbia
Za Republiku Srbsko
For Republikken Serbien
Für die Republik Serbien
Serbia Vabariigi nimel
Για τη Δημοκρατία της Σερβίας
For the Republic of Serbia
Pour la République de Serbie
Per la Repubblica di Serbia
Serbijas Republikas vārdā
Serbijos Respublikos vardu
A Szerb Köztársaság részéről
Għar-Repubblika tas-Serbja
Voor de Republiek Servië
W imieniu Republiki Serbskiej
Pela República da Sérvia
Pentru Republica Serbia
Za Srbskú republiku
Za Republiko Srbijo
Serbian tasavallan puolesta
För Republiken Serbien
За Републику Србију’
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1194/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances as well as for certification of design and production organisations ( OJ L 321, 8.12.2009 )
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, air safety, aircraft, civil aviation, environmental standard, roadworthiness tests, technical specification, technical standard, transport authorisation








L_2010058EN.01002301.xml










9.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 58/23







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1194/2009 of 30 November 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances as well as for certification of design and production organisations
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 321 of 8 December 2009
)







1.


On page 26, point 45, for ‘Appendix IV’, read ‘Appendix V’.










2.


On page 28, point 46, for ‘Appendix V’, read ‘Appendix VI’.










3.


On page 30, point 47, for ‘Appendix VII’, read ‘Appendix VIII’.










4.


On page 33, point 48, for ‘Appendix IX’, read ‘Appendix X’.










5.


On page 35, point 49, for ‘Appendix X’, read ‘Appendix XI’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5549 — EDF/Segebel) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, energy production, gas, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2010057EN.01000902.xml










9.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 57/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5549 — EDF/Segebel)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 57/05
On 12 November 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 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 3209M5549. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case F-33/09: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 9 March 2010 — Tzvetanova v Commission (Staff cases — Temporary staff — Remuneration — Expatriation allowance — Conditions laid down in Article 4 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Habitual residence before entering the service — Stay as a student in the place of employment — Training periods outside the place of employment during the reference period — Account taken of actual residence)
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), expatriate worker, indemnification








C_2010134EN.01005201.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/52





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 9 March 2010 — Tzvetanova v Commission
(Case F-33/09) (1)

(Staff cases - Temporary staff - Remuneration - Expatriation allowance - Conditions laid down in Article 4 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Habitual residence before entering the service - Stay as a student in the place of employment - Training periods outside the place of employment during the reference period - Account taken of actual residence)
2010/C 134/86
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Aglika Tzvetanova (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and É.. Marchal, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin and J. Baquero Cruz, Agents, later by J. Currall and J. Baquero Cruz, Agents)

Re:

Annulment of the decision of the Commission to refuse the applicant the benefit of the expatriation allowance provided for in Article 4(1)(a) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decision of the European Commission of 10 July 2008 refusing Ms Tzvetanova the benefit of the expatriation allowance provided for in Article 4 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations;










2.


Orders the Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 129 of 06. 06. 2009, p. 22.
Information related to the Commission’s compiled list of Member States’ trusted lists as notified under Commission Decision 2009/767/EC
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: administrative formalities, electronic government, electronic mail, electronic signature, provision of services








C_2010057EN.01001501.xml










9.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 57/15





Information related to the Commission’s ‘compiled list’ of Member States’ trusted lists as notified under Commission Decision 2009/767/EC (1)

2010/C 57/10
Digest information to ensure the authenticity and integrity of the Commission’s ‘compiled list’ of Member States’ trusted lists as notified to the Commission by Member States pursuant to Article 2.3 of Commission Decision 2009/767/EC was published in the 
Official Journal of the European Union C 45 of 23 February 2010
 (2).
The digest information published on 23 February 2010 for the certificate that supports the TLS/SSL secured connection for the publication of the human readable version of the ‘compiled list’ expires on 7 March 2010. The new certificate supporting the TLS/SSL connection is valid as of 8 March 2010 and can be authenticated through the following digest information:






—


SHA-256 digest (Hex) value: 81 bc 61 fa 39 fa f5 b4 d5 d8 77 98 be 53 bd 68 68 af 06 ff 05 78 bf a9 3b 15 76 5a 6f da 8d ad










—


SHA-1 digest (Hex) value: 5e 98 89 3b ed 90 44 ef b0 9a 94 c4 8a fd b6 52 b5 19 70 8f










—


SHA-256 digest (Base64) value: gbxh+jn69bTV2HeYvlO9aGivBv8FeL+pOxV2Wm/aja0=










—


SHA-1 digest (Base64) value: XpiJO+2QRO+wmpTEiv22UrUZcI8=




The above data is valid until 28 March 2013.
The authenticity and integrity of the ‘compiled’ list should be verified by relying parties prior to any use. The Commission accepts no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the content of the pointed national trusted lists which lies exclusively with the Member States.


(1)  OJ L 299, 14.11.2009, p. 18.

(2)  OJ C 45, 23.2.2010, p. 16.
Case T-77/09: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2010 — hofherr communikation GmbH v OHIM (NATURE WATCH) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Word mark NATURE WATCH — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law








C_2010113EN.01004402.xml










1.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/44





Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2010 — hofherr communikation GmbH v OHIM (NATURE WATCH)
(Case T-77/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark NATURE WATCH - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2010/C 113/71
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: hofherr communikation GmbH (Innsbruck, Austria) (represented by: S. Warbek, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 December 2008 (Case R 1410/2008-1) concerning the international registration, designating the European Community, of the word sign NATURE WATCH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders hofherr communikation GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 90, 18.4.2009.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, fishing industry, indemnification, natural disaster








C_2010057EN.01000801.xml










9.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 57/8





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 57/03






Date of adoption of the decision


28.1.2010




Reference number of State Aid


NN 101/05




Member State


Italy




Region


Abruzzo




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Indennizzo dei danni subiti nel 2004




Legal basis


Leggi regionali n. 1/1984 e n. 6/2005




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Compensation for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct payment




Budget


EUR 300 000




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


2005




Economic sectors


Fisheries




Name and address of the granting authority







Direzione Agricoltura, Foreste e Sviluppo Rurale




Pescara




Abruzzo




ITALIA








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
Case T-15/09: Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2010 — Euro-Information v OHIM (EURO AUTOMATIC CASH) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark EURO AUTOMATIC CASH — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), production control, trade-mark law








C_2010113EN.01004302.xml










1.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/43





Judgment of the General Court of 9 March 2010 — Euro-Information v OHIM (EURO AUTOMATIC CASH)
(Case T-15/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark EURO AUTOMATIC CASH - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2010/C 113/69
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Européenne de traitement de l'information (Euro-Information) (Strasbourg, France) (represented by: A. Grolée, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 18 November 2008 (Case R 70/2006-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign EURO AUTOMATIC CASH as a Community trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 18 November 2008 (Case R 70/2006 4);










2.


Orders OHIM to pay four fifths of the costs incurred by the parties before the Court;










3.


Orders Européenne de traitement de l'information (Euro-Information) to pay one fifth of the costs incurred by the parties before the Court;










4.


Orders OHIM to pay the essential costs incurred by the applicant for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM.






(1)  OJ C 69, 21.3.2009.
Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution *** European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 March 2010 on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution (COM(2009)0436 – C7-0163/2009 – 2009/0120(NLE))
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, cooperation agreement, dangerous substance, marine pollution, oil pollution, pollution control measures








CE2010349EN.01010701.xml










22.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 349/107





Tuesday 9 March 2010Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution ***
P7_TA(2010)0045
European Parliament legislative resolution of 9 March 2010 on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution (COM(2009)0436 – C7-0163/2009 – 2009/0120(NLE))
2010/C 349 E/25
(Consent)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2009)0436),
having regard to Articles 175(1) and 300(2), first subparagraph, as well as to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C7-0163/2009),
having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures’ (COM(2009)0665),
having regard to Articles 196(2) and 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A7-0009/2010),






1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the Additional Protocol;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-03-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010057EN.01001001.xml










9.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 57/10





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 March 2010
2010/C 57/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3662




JPY


Japanese yen


123,48




DKK


Danish krone


7,4420




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90240




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6794




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4628




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0490




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,578




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


265,34




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7084




PLN


Polish zloty


3,8681




RON


Romanian leu


4,0900




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0880




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4970




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4023




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6001




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9457




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9110




KRW


South Korean won


1 547,28




ZAR


South African rand


10,0639




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,3269




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2618




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 550,47




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5590




PHP


Philippine peso


62,604




RUB


Russian rouble


40,6165




THB


Thai baht


44,644




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4275




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2346




INR


Indian rupee


62,1050






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