do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010126EN.01000401.xml










18.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 May 2010
2010/C 126/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2349




JPY


Japanese yen


114,17




DKK


Danish krone


7,4405




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85540




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6035




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4014




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7220




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,560




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


277,82




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7074




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0195




RON


Romanian leu


4,1926




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9039




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4043




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2792




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6324




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7619




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7162




KRW


South Korean won


1 424,88




ZAR


South African rand


9,3232




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,4315




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2530




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 273,27




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9856




PHP


Philippine peso


55,814




RUB


Russian rouble


37,6260




THB


Thai baht


40,055




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2313




MXN


Mexican peso


15,6557




INR


Indian rupee


56,3360






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010126EN.01000201.xml










18.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 May 2010
2010/C 126/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2587




JPY


Japanese yen


116,99




DKK


Danish krone


7,4388




GBP


Pound sterling


0,853




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5306




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4011




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7475




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,416




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


272,45




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7075




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9538




RON


Romanian leu


4,1805




TRY


Turkish lira


1,911




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4006




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,278




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,795




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,754




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7379




KRW


South Korean won


1 419,83




ZAR


South African rand


9,4324




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,5943




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2536




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 459,1




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0134




PHP


Philippine peso


56,389




RUB


Russian rouble


37,72




THB


Thai baht


40,687




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2256




MXN


Mexican peso


15,5324




INR


Indian rupee


56,7315






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-221/10: Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Iberdrola v Commission
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, fiscal policy








C_2010179EN.01005501.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/55






Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Iberdrola v Commission
(Case T-221/10)
(2010/C 179/94)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Iberdrola, SA (Bilbao, Spain) (represented by: J. Ruiz Calzado, M. Núñez Müller and J. Domínguez Pérez, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annulment of Article 1(1) of the Decision;










—


Order the Commission to pay all of the costs arising from the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The decision which is the subject-matter of the present case is the same as in Case T-219/10 Autogrill España v Commission.
The pleas and main arguments are similar to those relied on in that case. In particular, the applicant claims:






—


that the Commission committed a manifest error of assessment by finding that the measure in Article 12(5) TRLIS constitutes State aid which is incompatible with the internal market, given that it did not take account of the positive effects resulting from that measure and ignored the beneficial effect of that measure for the attainment of objectives pursued by other rules in the Treaty;










—


that the Commission breached the principles of protection of legitimate expectations and of equal treatment by departing from the guidelines in the Communication on direct taxation and its administrative practice adopted in line with that communication;










—


that the Commission breached the principle of sound administration — which requires it to examine, in a diligent, detailed and impartial manner, all aspects relevant to the case — by not continuing the proceeding (as it has done in respect of extra-Community acquisitions) to establish the alleged selectivity of the measure and verify, before making a finding in that regard, the precise extent of the practical obstacles to an intra-Community commercial merger;










—


that the Commission has infringed its obligation to respect the scheme of the Treaty and to ensure the consistent application of the rules relating to supervision of State aid and those relating to other principles and freedoms contained in the Treaty such as the free movement of capital and the creation of the internal market;










—


that the contested decision lacks sufficient reasoning in relation to specific significant aspects of the Commission’s assessment of the measure’s selectivity and its effect on competition and trade between Member States.
Case T-220/10: Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Commission v EU Research Projects
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EC action to establish liability, Framework Programme for Research and Development, United Kingdom, aid to undertakings, cost of borrowing, credit policy, debt, interest, law of obligations, tax rebate








C_2010209EN.01004001.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/40





Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Commission v EU Research Projects
(Case T-220/10)
()
2010/C 209/62
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: N. Bambara, agent and C. Erkelens, lawyer)

Defendant: EU Research Projects Ltd (Hungerford, United Kingdom)

Form of order sought







—


Order the defendant to reimburse to the Commission the principal amount of EUR 102 039,32 plus the accrued interest of default to be calculated at a rate of 4,80 % from 28 December 2006 until the date of payment of the due amount; and










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs, including those incurred by the Commission.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The Commission brought the present application, pursuant to Article 272 TFEU, in order to seek reimbursement of the amount allegedly overpaid to the defendant, which is EUR 102 039,32, plus interest calculated at the rate of 4,80 % from the date on which the debt was due, i.e. 28 December 2006.
Under the European Community’s fifth framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (1998-2002), the Commission signed with, among others, the defendant a ‘contract for research and technological development projects’, identified by number IST-2001-34850. The sum claimed by the applicant under the said contract is equivalent to the difference between the advance payment paid to the defendant and the total eligible costs accepted by the applicant, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the contract, as a consequence of the defendant’s request of withdrawal from the project and further to its non-compliance with the relevant contractual obligations.
In support of its application, the Commission raises a single plea in law: the Commission contends that the defendant has breached its contractual obligations by failing to reimburse to the Commission the difference between the Commission’s financial contribution due to defendant and the total amount of advance funding already received by it. The financial contribution due to the defendant is less than the total amount paid by the applicant by means of an advance payment. Furthermore, under Belgian law, which the law applicable to the contract, what has been paid without it being due (undue payment) can be claimed back. The Commission contends therefore that the defendant is liable for the sum due.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 425/2010 of 18 May 2010 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2010123EN.01000101.xml










19.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 123/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 425/2010
of 18 May 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 19 May 2010.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 May 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 


MA 


65,9 




MK 


66,4 




TN 


111,8 




TR 


96,5 




ZZ 


85,2 




0707 00 05 


MA 


46,5 




MK 


48,7 




TR 


117,1 




ZZ 


70,8 




0709 90 70 


TR 


114,2 




ZZ 


114,2 




0805 10 20 


EG 


59,0 




IL 


55,9 




MA 


57,6 




PY 


48,3 




TN 


51,1 




TR 


49,3 




ZA 


74,5 




ZZ 


56,5 




0805 50 10 


AR 


97,0 




TR 


83,7 




ZA 


103,0 




ZZ 


94,6 




0808 10 80 


AR 


79,1 




BR 


78,6 




CA 


69,6 




CL 


82,2 




CN 


74,8 




CR 


59,1 




MK 


24,7 




NZ 


117,5 




US 


123,6 




UY 


77,5 




ZA 


85,5 




ZZ 


79,3 






(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5740 — Gazprom/A2A/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy distribution, exchange of information, gas industry, merger control








C_2010126EN.01001601.xml










18.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5740 — Gazprom/A2A/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 126/08






1.


On 7 May 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 undertaking Gazprom Germania GmbH (‘Gazprom Germania’, Germany), which is ultimately controlled by OAO Gazprom (‘Gazprom’, Russian Federation) and the undertaking A2A SpA (‘A2A’, Italy), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking PremiumGas SpA (‘PremiumGas’, Italy), by way of purchase of shares in a company constituting a joint venture










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Gazprom Germania: it is active on the sale of gas in Europe and in the Community of Independent States (CIS) (2) as well as in the construction of gas infrastructure,










—


for A2A: it operates mainly in Italy in the supply of electricity, gas, district heating and waste treatment,










—


PremiumGas: it is active in the supply of natural gas in Italy.














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 (3) 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.5740 — Gazprom/A2A/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)  The countries of the CIS are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.

(3)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
2010/292/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUPOL Afghanistan/1/2010 of 18 May 2010 concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of EUPOL Afghanistan ad interim
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Afghanistan, appointment of staff, peacekeeping, police cooperation, the EU's international role








L_2010125EN.01005201.xml










21.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 125/52








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUPOL AFGHANISTAN/1/2010
of 18 May 2010
         
concerning the appointment of the Head of Mission of EUPOL Afghanistan ad interim
(2010/292/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/279/CFSP of 18 May 2010 on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/279/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EUPOL Afghanistan mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of the current Deputy Head of Mission, Chief Superintendent Nigel THOMAS, as Head of Mission ad interim from 31 May 2010 until the subsequent appointment of a new Head of Mission,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chief Superintendent Nigel THOMAS is hereby appointed Head of Mission of the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan as from 31 May 2010 until the subsequent appointment of a new Head of Mission.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply until the subsequent appointment of a new Head of Mission.




Done at Brussels, 18 May 2010.


For the Political and Security Committee


The President

C. FERNÁNDEZ-ARIAS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 123, 19.5.2010, p. 4.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5797 — State Street Corporation/Intesa Sanpaolo Servizi Transazionali/Sanpaolo Bank) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial management, investment company, merger control, private investment, provision of services, securities








C_2010126EN.01000102.xml










18.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5797 — State Street Corporation/Intesa Sanpaolo Servizi Transazionali/Sanpaolo Bank)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 126/02
On 26 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 32010M5797. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-243/10: Action brought on 18 May 2010 — European Commission v Italian Republic
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, State aid, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, control of State aid, redemption








C_2010209EN.01002403.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/24





Action brought on 18 May 2010 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-243/10)
()
2010/C 209/34
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Grespan and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that, by not taking within the prescribed period all the measures necessary to abolish the State aid scheme found to be unlawful and incompatible with the common market by Commission Decision 2008/854/EC of 2 July 2008 on a State aid scheme (C 1/04 (ex NN 158/03 and CP 15/2003)): Misuse of aid measure N 272/98, Regional Act No 9 of 1998, (notified on 4 July 2008 under No C(2008) 2997 and published in OJ L 302 of 13.11.2008, p. 9), the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of that decision and under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;










—


order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments







1.


Decision 2008/854 declares to be incompatible with the common market the aid scheme which results from Ruling No 33/6 of 27 July 2000 of the Sardinian Regional Council, applied in conjunction with Article 2 of Regional Law No 9 of 11 March 1998, because it enables aid to be granted which has no incentive effect. In consequence, the Commission ordered recovery of the aid granted under that scheme (see Articles 2, 3 and 4).










2.


However, it emerges from the voluminous correspondence between the Italian authorities and the Commission, following notification of Decision 2008/854, that at a point almost 2 years on from the adoption of that decision, the Italian authorities still have to recover the unlawful and incompatible aid granted under that scheme, together with interest. Manifestly, therefore, the national procedures which have been followed have not been such as to enable ‘immediate and effective’ recovery and, accordingly, Italy has failed to meet its obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of Decision 2008/854.










3.


It also emerges that none of the information requested was provided by the Italian authorities by the deadline set in Article 4(1) of Decision 2008/854. The inescapable conclusion is that Italy has not complied with Article 4 of the decision.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5799 — Faurecia/Plastal) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2010126EN.01000101.xml










18.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5799 — Faurecia/Plastal)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 126/01
On 24 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 32010M5799. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case T-225/10: Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v Commission
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, fiscal policy








C_2010179EN.01005602.xml










3.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 179/56






Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v Commission
(Case T-225/10)
(2010/C 179/96)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (Bilbao, Spain) (represented by: J. Buendía Sierra, E. Abad Valdenebro, M. Muñoz de Juan and R. Calvo Salinero, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annulment of Article 1(1) of the contested decision in so far as it states that Article 12(5) TRLIS (Amended Law on Corporation Tax) contains elements of State aid;










—


In the alternative, annulment of Article 1(1) of the contested decision in so far as it states that Article 12(5) TRLIS contains elements of State aid where it applies to share acquisitions which result in acquisition of control; and










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The decision against which the present action is brought is the same as that contested in Cases T-219/10 Autogrill España v Commission and T-221/10 Iberdrola v Commission.
The pleas and main arguments are similar to those relied on in the context of those cases.
They allege, in essence, errors of law both in the legal classification of the measure as State aid and in identifying the beneficiaries of that measure.