do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-121/08: Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — PC-Ware Information Technologies v Commission (Public supply contracts — Community tendering procedure — Acquisition of software products and licences — Rejection of a tender — Abnormally low tender — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), award of contract, invitation to tender








C_2010179EN.01003301.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/33






Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — PC-Ware Information Technologies v Commission
(Case T-121/08) (1)

(Public supply contracts - Community tendering procedure - Acquisition of software products and licences - Rejection of a tender - Abnormally low tender - Obligation to state reasons)
(2010/C 179/55)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: PC-Ware Information Technologies BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: L. Devillé and B. Maerevoet, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: E. Manhaeve, Agent, and P. Wytinck, lawyer)

Re:

APPLICATION, principally, for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 11 January 2008 rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in public procurement procedure DIGIT/R2/PO/2007/022 and, in the alternative, for compensation for the loss allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of the Commission’s conduct.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders PC-Ware Information Technologies BV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 116, 9.5.2008.
Decision No 292 of 11 May 2010 terminating the procedure for granting authorisation for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas, being subsurface resources as defined in Article 2(1)(3) of the Subsurface Resources Act, in Block 1-7 ‘Tarnak’ , located in the provinces of Vratsa and Pleven
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: Bulgaria
Subjects: Bulgaria, competition law, energy site, exploitation of resources, gas field, oilfield, petroleum exploration, tendering








C_2010236EN.01001001.xml










1.9.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 236/10





DECISION No 292
of 11 May 2010
terminating the procedure for granting authorisation for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas, being subsurface resources as defined in Article 2(1)(3) of the Subsurface Resources Act, in Block 1-7 ‘Tarnak’, located in the provinces of Vratsa and Pleven
2010/C 236/09
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Pursuant to Article 50(2), in conjunction with Articles 23(4) and 46(2)(2), of the Subsurface Resources Act and having regard to an infringement noted in the conduct of the procedure, resulting in a tenderer who does not meet the mandatory requirements laid down in the Subsurface Resources Act and the tender dossier being deemed eligible to take part in the procedure,
THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HAS DECIDED THAT:






1.


The procedure for granting authorisation for the prospection and exploration of oil and natural gas, being subsurface resources as defined in Article 2(1)(3) of the Subsurface Resources Act, in Block 1-7 ‘Tarnak’, located in the provinces of Vratsa and Pleven, shall be terminated.










2.


The Minister for the Economy, Energy and Tourism shall take the necessary steps to return the deposits to the tenderers after this Decision has entered into force.










3.


This Decision shall be subject to appeal before the Supreme Administrative Court within 14 days following its communication to the tenderers.







Prime Minister

Boyko BORISOV

Chief Secretary of the Council of Ministers

Rosen ZHELYAZKOV
Commission Regulation (EU) No 410/2010 of 11 May 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) (PDO))
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, designation of origin, location of production, olive oil, product designation








L_2010118EN.01000801.xml










12.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 118/8








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 410/2010
of 11 May 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) (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 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Greece’s application to register the name ‘Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης’ (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection pursuant to 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, 11 May 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 232, 26.9.2009, p. 27.




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

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

GREECE
Εξαιρετικό Παρθένο Ελαιόλαδο Σέλινο Κρήτης (Exeretiko partheno eleolado Selino Kritis) (PDO)
Ex post publicity of Eurostat grants in 2009
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eurostat, dissemination of EU information, economic support








C_2010122EN.01000401.xml










11.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/4






Ex post publicity of Eurostat grants in 2009
2010/C 122/04
In accordance with Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation and Article 169 of its implementing rules, the public is hereby informed of the actions subsidised by Eurostat in the year 2009.
The electronic file showing the actions concerned can be found in list form on the EUROPA server (http://europa.eu). You can access this list via ‘Funding and grants’, ‘Grants, funds and programmes’, ‘Grants, funds and programmes by EU policy’, ‘Statistics’ and the file ‘List of grants awarded in 2009’.
The list gives the file number, the unit concerned, the name and country of the beneficiaries, the title of the action, the amount of the grant and the rate of Community co-financing for the action.
Case F-29/10: Action brought on 11 May 2010 — Lorenzo v EESC
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, European official, action for annulment (EU), promotion








C_2010179EN.01005901.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/59






Action brought on 11 May 2010 — Lorenzo v EESC
(Case F-29/10)
(2010/C 179/103)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Guillermo Lorenzo (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: N. Lhoëst, lawyer)

Defendant: European Economic and Social Committee

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision not to include the applicant among the officials promoted to grade AD13 under the 2009 promotion procedure.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


Annul the decision of the EESC appointing authority, adopted and published on 30 June 2009, not to include the applicant’s name on the list of officials promoted to grade AD 13 under the 2009 promotion procedure;










—


So far as necessary, annul the EESC appointing authority’s decision of 5 February 2010 rejecting the complaint brought by the applicant under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.
Case F-28/10: Action brought on 7 May 2010 — VE (*) v Commission
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action for annulment (EU), allowances and expenses




C_2010179EN.01005803.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/58






Action brought on 7 May 2010 —  VE (*1) v Commission
(Case F-28/10)
(2010/C 179/102)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: VE (*1) (represented by: L. Vogel, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision terminating the payment of the expatriation allowance previously granted to the applicant.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


Annul the decision adopted by the authority authorised to conclude contracts (AACC) on 18 June 2009, by which the payment of the expatriation allowance which had been previously granted to the applicant, under Article 4 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, was terminated, and the decision adopted by the AACC on 28 January 2010 by which the complaint brought by the applicant on 2 October 2009 was rejected;










—


Order the European Commission to pay the costs.






(*1)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.
Case F-55/09: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 11 May 2010 — Maxwell v Commission (Staff case — Officials — Secondment in the interests of the service — Leave on personal grounds — Accommodation and education expenses — Action for damages — Liability for a wrongful act — Unjust enrichment)
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, South Korea, action for annulment, allowances and expenses, housing, redemption, renewable energy








C_2010234EN.01005703.xml










28.8.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/57





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 11 May 2010 — Maxwell v Commission
(Case F-55/09) (1)

(Staff case - Officials - Secondment in the interests of the service - Leave on personal grounds - Accommodation and education expenses - Action for damages - Liability for a wrongful act - Unjust enrichment)
2010/C 234/105
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Allan Maxwell (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and E. Marchal, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and J. Baquero Cruz, agents)

Re:

Application for compensation for the loss suffered by the applicant during his leave on personal grounds taken to perform the duties of ‘EU Senior Adviser’ at the Korean Peninsular Energy Development Organization, loss resulting from the failure to reimburse accommodation and education expenses.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses Mr Maxwell’s application.










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 180, 1.8.2009, p. 64.
Case C-230/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo n °3, de Almería (Spain) lodged on 11 May 2010 — Águeda María Sáenz Morales v Consejería para la Igualdad y Bienestar Social de la Junta de Andalucía
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: interpretation of the law, interprofessional agreement, professional association, social partners, temporary employment








C_2010209EN.01002101.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/21





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo no 3, de Almería (Spain) lodged on 11 May 2010 — Águeda María Sáenz Morales v Consejería para la Igualdad y Bienestar Social de la Junta de Andalucía
(Case C-230/10)
()
2010/C 209/26
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo No3, de Almería

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Águeda María Sáenz Morales

Defendant: Consejería para la Igualdad y Bienestar Social de la Junta de Andalucía

Question referred

Is Directive 1999/70/EC (1) applicable to the civil service of the administration of the Junta de Andalucía (temporary staff) and, if so, are civil servants entitled to receive three-yearly increments corresponding to periods when they were working as temporary civil servants?


(1)  Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP (OJ 1999 L 175, p. 43).
Case T-197/08: Order of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — Polson and Others v Commission
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, State aid, United Kingdom, action for annulment (EU), aid system, control of State aid, fishing vessel, shareholder








C_2010179EN.01005703.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/57






Order of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — Polson and Others v Commission
(Case T-197/08) (1)

(2010/C 179/99)

Language of the case: English

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


(1)  OJ C 209, 15.8.2008.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 409/2010 of 11 May 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Castaña de Galicia (PGI))
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, location of production, nut, product designation








L_2010118EN.01000601.xml










12.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 118/6








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 409/2010
of 11 May 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Castaña de Galicia (PGI))


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 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Castaña de Galicia’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection pursuant to 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, 11 May 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 232, 26.9.2009, p. 22.




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

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

SPAIN
Castaña de Galicia (PGI)
Case T-43/08: Order of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — Shetland Islands Council v Commission
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, Scotland, State aid, United Kingdom, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, fishing industry








C_2010179EN.01005701.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/57






Order of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — Shetland Islands Council v Commission
(Case T-43/08) (1)

(2010/C 179/97)

Language of the case: English

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


(1)  OJ C 92, 12.4.2008.
Case T-237/08: Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — Abadía Retuerta v OHIM (CUVÉE PALOMAR) (Community trade mark — Application for the Community word mark CUVÉE PALOMAR — Absolute ground for refusal — Trade marks for wines containing geographical indications — TRIPS Agreement — Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), product designation, wine








C_2010179EN.01003501.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/35






Judgment of the General Court of 11 May 2010 — Abadía Retuerta v OHIM (CUVÉE PALOMAR)
(Case T-237/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark CUVÉE PALOMAR - Absolute ground for refusal - Trade marks for wines containing geographical indications - TRIPS Agreement - Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(j) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2010/C 179/59)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Abadía Retuerta, SA (Sardón de Duero, Spain) (represented by: X. Fàbrega Sabaté and M-l. Curell Aguilà, lawyers)

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 2 April 2008 (Case R 1185/2007-1), concerning registration of the word sign CUVÉE PALOMAR as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Abadía Retuerta, SA, to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 272, 25.10.2008.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010122EN.01000301.xml










11.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 May 2010
2010/C 122/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2969




JPY


Japanese yen


120,97




DKK


Danish krone


7,4419




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86405




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6861




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4248




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8685




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,603




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


273,20




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7074




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0280




RON


Romanian leu


4,1683




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9690




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4311




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3249




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0886




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7848




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7885




KRW


South Korean won


1 468,17




ZAR


South African rand


9,6821




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,8533




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2695




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 772,16




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1507




PHP


Philippine peso


58,840




RUB


Russian rouble


38,8691




THB


Thai baht


41,877




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3113




MXN


Mexican peso


16,2080




INR


Indian rupee


58,1660






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-30/08: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (1st Chamber) of 11 May 2010 — Nanopoulos v Commission (Staff cases — Officials — Jurisdiction of the Civil Service Tribunal — Admissibility — Act adversely affecting an official — Non-contractual liability — Leaks in the press — Principle of the presumption of innocence — Non-material damage — Decision to institute disciplinary proceedings — Manifest error of assessment — Duty to provide assistance — Article 24 of the Staff Regulations)
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, European civil service, European official, action by staff, fundamental rights, indemnification








C_2010209EN.01005201.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/52





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (1st Chamber) of 11 May 2010 — Nanopoulos v Commission
(Case F-30/08) (1)

(Staff cases - Officials - Jurisdiction of the Civil Service Tribunal - Admissibility - Act adversely affecting an official - Non-contractual liability - Leaks in the press - Principle of the presumption of innocence - Non-material damage - Decision to institute disciplinary proceedings - Manifest error of assessment - Duty to provide assistance - Article 24 of the Staff Regulations)
2010/C 209/79
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Fotios Nanopoulos (Itzig, Luxembourg) (represented by: V. Christianos, D. Gouloussis and V. Vlassi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and K. Herrmann initially, then by J. Currall and K. Herrmann, Agents, and by E. Bourtzalas and I. Antypas, lawyers)

Re:

Application for an order that the Commission pay the applicant a sum by way of compensation for the damage suffered on account of the infringement of his fundamental rights undermining his honour and his reputation.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Orders the European Commission to pay Mr Nanopoulos EUR 90 000;










2.


Dismisses the remainder of the action;










3.


Orders the European Commission to pay all the costs.






(1)  OJ C 171, 05.07.2008, p. 50.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5754 — Alstom Holdings/AREVA T&D Transmission activities) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, energy production, exchange of information, merger control, provision of services, rail transport








C_2010122EN.01000101.xml










11.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5754 — Alstom Holdings/AREVA T&D Transmission activities)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 122/01
On 26 March 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 32010M5754. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.