do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010058EN.01000201.xml










10.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

9 March 2010
2010/C 58/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3557




JPY


Japanese yen


121,72




DKK


Danish krone


7,4417




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90640




SEK


Swedish krona


9,7280




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4626




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0410




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,666




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


267,20




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7084




PLN


Polish zloty


3,8954




RON


Romanian leu


4,1000




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0894




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4938




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3962




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5208




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9432




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8990




KRW


South Korean won


1 538,21




ZAR


South African rand


10,0980




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2544




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2628




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 487,33




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5301




PHP


Philippine peso


62,035




RUB


Russian rouble


40,3985




THB


Thai baht


44,379




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4345




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2072




INR


Indian rupee


61,8270






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5688 — Alstom/Bharat Forge/JV Companies) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, electric machinery, electrical energy, energy production, engine, goods and services, merger control, rail transport, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2010058EN.01000101.xml










10.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5688 — Alstom/Bharat Forge/JV Companies)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 58/01
On 27 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 32010M5688. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5795 — Siemens/Sinara Locomotives/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, financial services, health care, iron and steel industry, merger control, property development, rail transport, technology








C_2010058EN.01001801.xml










10.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5795 — Siemens/Sinara Locomotives/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 58/05






1.


On 1 March 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (‘Siemens’, Germany) and Sinara Locomotives Limited (‘Sinara Locomotive’, Cyprus), controlled by Mr. Pumpyansky (Russia), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation joint control of Ural Locomotives Holding Company (‘Holding Company’, the Netherlands) and OOO Ural Locomotives (‘Operating Company’, Russia) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. The Operating Company shall be active in the design, manufacturing, commissioning, marketing, sale and servicing of locomotives in Russia.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Siemens: Energy, Healthcare and Industry. Siemens Sector Industry is active in the area of railway technology encompassing in particular electrical and diesel locomotives,










—


for the Pumpyansky group: financial service, property development, steel pipe production, transport machinery engineering, including electrical and diesel locomotives.














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.5795 — Siemens/Sinara Locomotives/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’).
Case C-126/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 10 March 2010 — FOGGIA — Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA v Secretário de Estado dos Assuntos Fiscais
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, interpretation of the law, merger, tax system








C_2010134EN.01002501.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/25





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 10 March 2010 — FOGGIA — Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA v Secretário de Estado dos Assuntos Fiscais
(Case C-126/10)
2010/C 134/37
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: FOGGIA — Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais, SA

Respondent: Secretário de Estado dos Assuntos Fiscais

Intervening Party: Ministério Público

Questions referred







(a)


What are the meaning and effect of Article 11(1)(a) of Directive 90/434/EEC (1) of 23 July 1990 and, in particular, what is the meaning of ‘valid commercial reasons’ and ‘restructuring or rationalisation of the activities’ of companies participating in operations covered by Directive 90/434/EEC ?










(b)


Is the view taken by the tax authorities, that there are no serious commercial reasons for the acquiring company’s request to transfer tax losses, leading them to conclude that, from the acquiring company’s point of view, there was no apparent commercial interest in acquisition, since the acquired company had developed no activity as a holding company and had no financial holdings, and would consequently transfer only substantial losses, although the merger might represent a positive effect in terms of the cost structure of the group, compatible with that provision of Community law?






(1)  Article 11(1)(a) of Council Directive 90/434/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States (OJ 1990 L 225, p. 1).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 203/2010 of 10 March 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Irpinia — Colline dell’Ufita (PDO))
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, location of production, olive oil, product designation








L_2010061EN.01002901.xml










11.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 61/29








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 203/2010
of 10 March 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Irpinia — Colline dell’Ufita (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Irpinia — Colline dell’Ufita’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 March 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 14.7.2009, p. 19.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)

ITALY
Irpinia — Colline dell’Ufita (PDO)
Case C-127/10: Action brought on 10 March 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EC conformity marking, European standard, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, hoisting equipment, product safety, safety standard








C_2010113EN.01003601.xml










1.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/36





Action brought on 10 March 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-127/10)
2010/C 113/56
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Karanasou-Apostolopoulou and G. Zavvos, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic

Form of order sought

The Court is asked to:






—


declare that by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/42/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC, or in any event by failing to inform the Commission of such provisions, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;










—


order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposing Directive 2006/42/EC into national law expired on 29 June 2008.


(1)  OJ L 157 of 9.6.2006, p. 24.
Case C-172/09: Order of the President of the Sixth Chamber of the Court of 10 March 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Poland, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, financing, fine, money laundering, terrorism








C_2010148EN.01002301.xml










5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/23





Order of the President of the Sixth Chamber of the Court of 10 March 2010 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
(Case C-172/09) (1)

2010/C 148/37

Language of the case: Polish

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


(1)  OJ C 167, 18.07.2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5792 — Bosch/Deutz/Eberspächer) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, consumer goods, diesel engine, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, technology, vehicle parts








C_2010058EN.01001901.xml










10.3.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5792 — Bosch/Deutz/Eberspächer)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 58/06






1.


On 26 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 undertakings Robert Bosch GmbH (‘Bosch’, Germany), Deutz Abgastechnik GmbH (‘Deutz’, Germany) and Eberspächer GmbH & Co. KG (‘Eberspächer’, Germany) create and jointly control a new full-function joint venture in the areas of complete diesel exhaust after-treatment systems for both non-road mobile machinery and special utility vehicles manufactured in a small batch series as well as active regeneration of diesel soot particle filters.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bosch: automotive engineering, industrial engineering, consumable goods engineering as well as building services engineering (worldwide),










—


for Deutz: diesel engines (worldwide),










—


for Eberspächer: exhaust technology and vehicle heaters (worldwide).














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.5792 — Bosch/Deutz/Eberspächer, 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 T-122/10: Action brought on 10 March 2010 — USFSPEI and Others v Council
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European official, action for annulment (EU), pay, pension scheme, servant (EU)








C_2010148EN.01003301.xml










5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/33





Action brought on 10 March 2010 — USFSPEI and Others v Council
(Case T-122/10)
2010/C 148/58
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Union syndicale fédérale des services publics européens et internationaux (USFSPEI) (Brussels, Belgium), Giuseppe Calo (Luxembourg, Luxembourg), Jean-Pierre Tytgat (Mamer, Luxembourg) (represented by: J.-N. Louis, A. Coolen, B. Cambier, L. Renders, S. Pappas, avocats)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2009 the remunerations and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto, which is nevertheless to remain in force until the Council has adopted a new regulation, in accordance with the proposal of the Commission, to take effect on 1 July 2009;










—


order the Council to pay the applicants Calo and Tytgat, as well as other officials and servants of the European Union, arrears in remuneration and pensions which they are entitled to from 1 July 2009 onwards, together with default interest from the date those arrears were due, at the rate laid down by the ECB for its main refinancing operations, increased by two percentage points;










—


order the Council to pay the USF one Euro by way of symbolic compensation for the moral harm suffered through the wrongful act in the form of the adoption of the illegal Regulation No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By the present action, the applications seek the annulment of Council Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 1296/2009 of 23 December 2009 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2009 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto. (1)

In support of their action, the applicants allege that Regulation No 1296/2009 is illegal, that there has been an abuse of process and an infringement of the principles of sincere cooperation and coherence flowing from Article 4(3) TEU.
The applicants also submit that there has been an infringement of Articles 65 and 65a of the Statute, Articles 1 and 3 of Annex XI thereof as well as the principle of parallel action, the principle of legitimate expectations and the principle of ‘patere legem quam ipse fecisti’.
Finally, the applicants submit that there has been an infringement of the obligation to state reasons and the principle of proportionality.


(1)  OJ 2009 L 348, p.10
Case T-31/09: Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2010 — Baid v OHIM (LE GOMMAGE DES FACADES) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark LE GOMMAGE DES FACADES — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009) — Duty to state reasons — First sentence of Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now the first sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, Internet site, action for annulment (EU), building industry, trade-mark law








C_2010113EN.01004401.xml










1.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/44





Judgment of the General Court of 10 March 2010 — Baid v OHIM (LE GOMMAGE DES FACADES)
(Case T-31/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark LE GOMMAGE DES FACADES - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009) - Duty to state reasons - First sentence of Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now the first sentence of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))
2010/C 113/70
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Baid SARL (Paris, France) (represented by: M. Grasset, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 October 2008 (Case R 963/2008-1), concerning an application to register the word sign LE GOMMAGE DES FACADES as a Community trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Baid SARL to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 69, 21.3.2009.
Case F-16/10: Action brought on 10 March 2010 — M. Almeida Campos and Others v Council
Date: 2010-03-10
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European official, action for annulment (EU), promotion








C_2010134EN.01005501.xml










22.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/55





Action brought on 10 March 2010 — M. Almeida Campos and Others v Council
(Case F-16/10)
2010/C 134/92
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: M. Almeida Campos and Others (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and É. Marchal, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decisions not to promote the applicants to grade AD 12 in the 2009 promotion procedure and, in so far as necessary, of the decisions to promote to that grade in the same promotion procedure the officials whose names appear in the lists of persons promoted published in CP no 97/09 of 27 April 2009 and CP no 93/09 of 13 May 2009.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decisions not to promote the applicants to grade AD 12 in the 2009 promotion procedure;










—


in so far as necessary, annul the decisions to promote to grade AD 12 in the 2009 promotion procedure the officials whose names appear in the lists of persons promoted published in CP no 97/09 of 27 April 2009 and CP no 93/09 of 13 May 2009;










—


order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.