do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010094EN.01001301.xml










14.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/13





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 April 2010
2010/C 94/09

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3583




JPY


Japanese yen


126,34




DKK


Danish krone


7,4435




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88120




SEK


Swedish krona


9,7575




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4370




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,9940




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,155




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


264,58




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7066




PLN


Polish zloty


3,8828




RON


Romanian leu


4,1390




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0217




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4646




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3630




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5414




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9060




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8916




KRW


South Korean won


1 526,88




ZAR


South African rand


9,8983




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2712




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2590




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 269,52




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3775




PHP


Philippine peso


60,686




RUB


Russian rouble


39,5025




THB


Thai baht


43,948




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3845




MXN


Mexican peso


16,5590




INR


Indian rupee


60,5100






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, employment policy, information technology industry, regional development, service








C_2010094EN.01000601.xml










14.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/6





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 94/03






Date of adoption of the decision


13.7.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 293/09




Member State


Poland




Region


Mazowieckie




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Samsung Electronics Polska Sp. z o.o.




Legal basis


Uchwała Rady Ministrów w sprawie ustanowienia programu wieloletniego pod nazwą „Wsparcie finansowe inwestycji realizowanej przez Samsung Electronics Polska Sp. z o.o. w Warszawie pod nazwą: Telekomunikacyjne Centrum Badań i Rozwoju, w latach 2009–2011”. Projekt umowy ramowej o udzielenie dotacji celowej pomiędzy Ministrem Gospodarki a SWS Samsung Electronics Polska Sp. z o.o. Artykuł 117 ustawy z dnia 30 czerwca 2005 r. o finansach publicznych. (Dz. U. z 2005 r., Nr 249 poz. 2104)




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Regional development, Employment




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 3,74 million




Intensity


8,8 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2011




Economic sectors


Computer and related activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Minister Gospodarki




Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5




00-507 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND








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
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC ( OJ L 55, 1.3.2005 )
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, animal disease, indemnification, slaughter of animals








L_2010093EN.01000301.xml










14.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/3







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 55 of 1 March 2005
)

On page 13, Article 2, point (c):
for:


                  ‘ “reasonable expenditure”: costs incurred in purchasing equipment or services at prices that are disproportionate to the market value before diagnosis of the disease;’,

read:


                  ‘ “reasonable expenditure”: costs incurred in purchasing equipment or services at prices that are not disproportionate to the market value before diagnosis of the disease;’.


For readability purposes, Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC will be published in the OJ in its entirety.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 308/2010 of 14 April 2010 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Prosciutto di Carpegna (PDO))
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, location of production, meat product, product designation








L_2010094EN.01002301.xml










15.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 94/23








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 308/2010
of 14 April 2010
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Prosciutto di Carpegna (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 the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Prosciutto di Carpegna’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


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, 14 April 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19.

(4)  
            OJ C 189, 12.8.2009, p. 23.




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

Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

ITALY
Prosciutto di Carpegna (PDO)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 307/2010 of 14 April 2010 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Monti Iblei (PDO))
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, location of production, olive oil, product designation








L_2010094EN.01002101.xml










15.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 94/21








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 307/2010
of 14 April 2010
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Monti Iblei (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 the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Monti Iblei’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2325/97 (3).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


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, 14 April 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 33.

(4)  
            OJ C 198, 22.8.2009, p. 23.




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
Monti Iblei (PDO)
Case C-184/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 14 April 2010 — Mathilde Grasser v Freistaat Bayern
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, driving licence, interpretation of the law, recognition of diplomas, traffic regulations








C_2010179EN.01001901.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/19






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 14 April 2010 — Mathilde Grasser v Freistaat Bayern
(Case C-184/10)
(2010/C 179/31)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bayerischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Mathilde Grasser

Defendant: Freistaat Bayern

Question referred

Are Articles 1(2) and 8(2) and (4) of Directive 91/439/EEC (1) to be interpreted as meaning that a host Member State is entitled to refuse to recognise a driving licence issued by another Member State where entries appearing in the driving licence show that Article 7(1)(b) of that directive has been infringed, if the host Member State has not previously applied to the holder of the licence a measure under Article 8(2) of Directive 91/439/EEC?


(1)  Council Directive 91/439/EEC of 29 July 1991 on driving licences; OJ 1991 L 237, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5795 — Siemens/Sinara Locomotives/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, energy industry, financial services, health care, iron and steel industry, merger control, property development, rail transport, restrictive-practice authorisation, technology








C_2010094EN.01001202.xml










14.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/12





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5795 — Siemens/Sinara Locomotives/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 94/08
On 6 April 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 32010M5795. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, coal industry, control of State aid, employment policy, regional development








C_2010094EN.01000701.xml










14.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 94/7





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 94/04






Date of adoption of the decision


18.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 592/09




Member State


Germany




Region


Nordrhein-Westfalen




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Staatliche Beihilfe für den Steinkohlenbergbau 2010




Legal basis


Gesetz zur Finanzierung der Beendigung des subventionierten Steinkohlenbergbaus zum Jahr 2018 (Steinkohlefinanzierungsgesetz) vom 20. Dezember 2007
Rahmenvereinbarung „Sozialverträgliche Beendigung des subventionierten Steinkohlenbergbaus in Deutschland“ vom 14. August 2007
Kohlerichtlinien des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie vom 28. Dezember 2007




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Sectoral development, Regional development, Employment




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 2 018 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.1.2010-31.12.2010




Economic sectors


Coal




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle




Frankfurter Str. 29—35




65760 Eschborn




DEUTSCHLAND








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
Commission Regulation (EU) No 311/2010 of 14 April 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, mushroom-growing, pip fruit








L_2010094EN.01002901.xml










15.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 94/29








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 311/2010
of 14 April 2010
         
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables


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),


Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 April 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 April 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 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.




ANNEX
Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables







(EUR/100 kg)




CN code


Third country code (1)



Standard import value




0702 00 00 


JO 


87,5 




MA 


94,5 




TN 


129,2 




TR 


116,6 




ZZ 


107,0 




0707 00 05 


MA 


62,1 




TR 


108,2 




ZZ 


85,2 




0709 90 70 


MA 


39,9 




TR 


105,9 




ZZ 


72,9 




0805 10 20 


EG 


50,9 




IL 


50,6 




MA 


52,2 




TN 


56,6 




TR 


63,4 




ZZ 


54,7 




0805 50 10 


EG 


66,0 




IL 


66,2 




TR 


66,8 




ZA 


67,9 




ZZ 


66,7 




0808 10 80 


AR 


84,6 




BR 


84,7 




CA 


80,0 




CL 


92,3 




CN 


78,3 




MK 


22,1 




NZ 


94,6 




US 


131,4 




UY 


72,7 




ZA 


81,6 




ZZ 


82,2 




0808 20 50 


AR 


91,1 




CL 


109,6 




CN 


96,9 




ZA 


104,3 




ZZ 


100,5 






(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
            ZZ
            ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.
Case T-514/08: Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2010 — Laboratorios Byly v OHIM — Ginis (BILLY’S Products) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark BILLY’S Products — Earlier Community and national word marks BYLY and byly — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law








C_2010148EN.01002901.xml










5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/29





Judgment of the General Court of 14 April 2010 — Laboratorios Byly v OHIM — Ginis (BILLY’S Products)
(Case T-514/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark BILLY’S Products - Earlier Community and national word marks BYLY and byly - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2010/C 148/51
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Laboratorios Byly SA (Barberà del Vallès, Spain) (represented by: L. Plaza Fernández-Villa, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Vasileios Ginis (Athens, Greece)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 September 2008 (Case R 469/2008-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Byly SA and Vasileios Ginis.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 15 September 2008 (Case R 469/2008-2);










2.


Orders OHIM to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 19, 24.1.2009.
Case T-169/10: Action brought on 14 April 2010 — Grupo Osborne v OHIM — Industria Licorera Quezalteca (TORO XL)
Date: 2010-04-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), alcoholic beverage, catering industry, non-alcoholic beverage, trade-mark law








C_2010148EN.01004901.xml










5.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/49





Action brought on 14 April 2010 — Grupo Osborne v OHIM — Industria Licorera Quezalteca (TORO XL)
(Case T-169/10)
2010/C 148/79
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Grupo Osborne SA (El Puerto de Santa María, Spain) (represented by: J. Iglesias Monravá, 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: Industria Licorera Quezalteca, SA

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision dated 22.01.2010 of the Board of Appeal of OHIM in Case R 223/2009-2 refusing registration of the Community trade mark No 4 769 279 TORO XL in Class 33;










—


Permit, consequently, registration of the Community trade mark No 4 769 279 TORO XL in Class 33, and










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Grupo Osborne.

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘TORO XL’ (application for registration No 4 769 279) for goods and services in Classes 32, 33 and 43.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Industria Licorera Quezalteca, SA.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community figurative mark (No 4 027 124) containing the expression ‘XL’ for goods in Class 33 (alcoholic drinks).

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition rejected.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Opposition upheld and application for registration refused.

Pleas in law: Incorrect interpretation of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark.