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Union's efforts in combating corruption Declaration of the European Parliament of 18 May 2010 on the Union's efforts in combating corruption
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU policy, corruption, supervisory power








CE2011161EN.01006201.xml










31.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 161/62





Tuesday 18 May 2010Union's efforts in combating corruption
P7_TA(2010)0176
Declaration of the European Parliament of 18 May 2010 on the Union's efforts in combating corruption
2011/C 161 E/09

The European Parliament,
having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,






A.


concerned that corruption undermines the rule of law, leads to the misuse of EU funds provided by the taxpayer, and distorts the market, having played a role in the current economic crisis,










B.


whereas the Union has ratified the UN Convention against Corruption, and 78 % of Union citizens agree that corruption is a major concern in their country (Eurobarometer, December 2009),










C.


having regard to the emphasis placed by Parliament on combating corruption in its resolution on the Stockholm Programme regarding freedom, security and justice,










D.


noting the International Day against Corruption (9 December), on which this declaration is launched,










1.


Urges the European institutions to adopt a comprehensive anti-corruption policy and create a clear mechanism for monitoring the situation in the Member States on a regular basis;










2.


Calls on the Commission to provide all necessary resources to implement this monitoring mechanism and ensure that its conclusions and findings are followed up effectively;










3.


Calls on the Commission and the relevant Union agencies to take all necessary measures and provide sufficient resources to ensure that EU funds are not subject to corruption, and to adopt dissuasive sanctions where corruption and fraud are found;










4.


Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Council, the Commission, and the Member States.






(1)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 1 to the Minutes of 18 May 2010 (P7_PV(2010)05-18(ANN1)).
Case T-200/09: Order of the General Court of 18 May 2010 — Abertis Infraestructuras v Commission (Action for annulment — Concentrations — Decision to close the procedure initiated under Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Period within which proceedings must be brought — Starting point — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, Spain, action for annulment (EU), industrial concentration, merger, transport infrastructure








C_2010195EN.01001803.xml










17.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/18





Order of the General Court of 18 May 2010 — Abertis Infraestructuras v Commission
(Case T-200/09) (1)

(Action for annulment - Concentrations - Decision to close the procedure initiated under Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 - Period within which proceedings must be brought - Starting point - Inadmissibility)
2010/C 195/30
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Abertis Infraestructuras, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: M. Roca Junyent and P. Callol García, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and É. Gippini Fournier, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application to annul the Commission’s decision of 13 August 2008 to close the procedure initiated under Article 21(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ 2004 L 24, p. 1), in relation to a concentration transaction between the applicant and Autostrade SpA (Case COMP/M.4388 — Abertis/Autostrade)

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Abertis Infraestructuras, SA is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 167, 18.7.2009.
Case T-234/10: Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Ebro Puleva v Commission
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, fiscal policy








C_2010195EN.01003002.xml










17.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/30





Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Ebro Puleva v Commission
(Case T-234/10)
2010/C 195/48
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Ebro Puleva, SA (Madrid, 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







—


annul Article 1(1) of the contested decision inasmuch as it declares that Article 12(5) of the consolidated text of the Law on Corporation Tax (texto refundido de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Sociedades, TRLIS) involves State aid elements










—


in the alternative, annul Article 1(1) inasmuch as it declares that Article 12(5) TRLIS involves State aid elements when it applies to acquisitions of shares which entail the acquisition of control;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The decision against which these proceedings are brought is the same as that contested in Cases T-219/10 Autogrill España v Commission; T-221/10 IBERDROLA v Commission; and T-225/10 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA v Commission.
The pleas in law and the principal arguments are similar to those relied on in those cases.
Council Decision of 18 May 2010 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, appointment of members, board of directors, gender equality








C_2010137EN.01002201.xml










27.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 137/22





COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 May 2010
appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality
2010/C 137/08
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 of 20 December 2006 on establishing a European Institute for Gender Equality (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1922/2006 provides, inter alia, that the Council should appoint 18 members, as well as alternates, of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality for a period of three years.










(2)


Eighteen Member States (Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom) are due to nominate members and alternate members for the period from 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2013.










(3)


The Governments of all the above-mentioned Member States have submitted to the Council lists of candidates,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the period from 1 June 2010 to 31 May 2013:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES








Country


Members


Alternates




Belgium


Mr Michel PASTEEL


Ms Annemie PERNOT




Bulgaria


Ms Tatyana Spassova KMETOVA


Ms Petia Mihaylova MOEVA




Czech Republic


Ms Andrea BARŠOVÁ


Mr Czeslaw WALEK




Germany


Ms Eva Maria WELSKOP-DEFFAA


Ms Renate AUGSTEIN




Estonia


Ms Käthlin SANDER


Mr Christian VESKE




Spain


Ms Enriqueta CHICANO JÁVEGA


Ms Cecilia PAYNO DE ORIVE




France


Ms Elisabeth TOMÉ-GERTHEINRICHS


Ms Françoise VILAIN




Hungary


Ms Zsuzsa SEBESTYÉN


Ms Katalin KISSNÉ BENCZE




Malta


Ms Therese BUGEJA


Ms Therese SPITERI




Netherlands


Ms Carlien SCHEELE


Mr Ferdi LICHER




Austria


Ms Vera JAUK


Mr Dietmar HILLBRAND




Portugal


Ms Sara FALCÃO CASACA


Mr Pedro DELGADO ALVES




Romania


Mr Florin-Marian NEGREA


Ms Andra Cristina CROITORU




Slovenia


Mr Roman KUHAR


Ms Maruša GORTNAR




Slovakia


Ms Martina JANÍKOVÁ


Ms Jana STANKOVÁ




Finland


Ms Tarja HEINILÄ-HANNIKAINEN


Ms Riitta MARTIKAINEN




Sweden


Ms Helén LUNDKVIST


Mr Lars WITTENMARK




United Kingdom


Ms Helene REARDON-BOND


Ms Celia REED




Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2010.


For the Council


The President

E. SALGADO




(1)  OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 9.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010126EN.01000301.xml










18.5.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 May 2010
2010/C 126/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2492




JPY


Japanese yen


115,55




DKK


Danish krone


7,4391




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85710




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5745




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4020




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7260




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,465




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


276,13




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7075




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9858




RON


Romanian leu


4,1845




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9143




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4015




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2832




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7224




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7572




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7273




KRW


South Korean won


1 412,85




ZAR


South African rand


9,4055




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,5280




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2550




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 403,86




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9881




PHP


Philippine peso


55,924




RUB


Russian rouble


37,7325




THB


Thai baht


40,455




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2290




MXN


Mexican peso


15,5780




INR


Indian rupee


56,4830






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-227/10: Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Banco Santander v Commission
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, action for annulment (EU), control of State aid, fiscal policy








C_2010195EN.01002801.xml










17.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/28





Action brought on 18 May 2010 — Banco Santander v Commission
(Case T-227/10)
2010/C 195/43
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


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

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


annul Article 1(1) of the contested decision inasmuch as it declares that Article 12(5) of the consolidated text of the Law on Corporation Tax (texto refundido de la Ley del Impuesto sobre Sociedades, TRLIS) involves State aid elements;










—


in the alternative, annul Article 1(1) of the contested decision inasmuch as it declares that Article 12(5) TRLIS involves State aid elements when it applies to acquisitions of shares which entail the acquisition of control;










—


in the alternative, annul Article 4 of the contested decision inasmuch as it applies the recovery order to operations which occurred prior to the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the final decision which is the object of the present action; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The decision against which these proceedings are brought is the same as that contested in Cases T-219/10 Autogrill España v Commission; T-221/10 Iberdrola v Commission; and T-225/10 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v Commission.
The pleas in law and the principal arguments are similar to those relied on in those cases.
In particular, various errors of law in the legal classification of the measures as State aid, in the identification of the beneficiary of that measure and in the establishment of the deadline for recognising legitimate expectations are alleged. The last ground is raised by the applicant inasmuch as the contested decision recognises the existence of legitimate expectations, distinguishing, at the same time, between such operations carried out from the entry into force of the measure to the date of publication of the decision to initiate of the formal investigation procedure and those carried out subsequently.
Case C-247/10 P: Appeal brought on 18 May 2010 by Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co., Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 4 March 2010 in Case T-407/06: Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co., Ltd v Council of the European Union
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, action for annulment (EU), anti-dumping duty, footwear industry, import (EU), leather








C_2010209EN.01002501.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/25





Appeal brought on 18 May 2010 by Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co., Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 4 March 2010 in Case T-407/06: Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co., Ltd v Council of the European Union
(Case C-247/10 P)
()
2010/C 209/35
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co., Ltd (represented by: M. Sánchez Rydelski, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Wenzhou Taima Shoes Co., Ltd, Council of the European Union, European Commission, Confédération européenne de l'industrie de la chaussure (CEC), BA.LA. di Lanciotti Vittorio & C. Sas, Calzaturificio Elisabet Srl, Calzaturificio Iacovelli di Iacovelli Giuseppe & C. Snc, Calzaturificio Leopamy Srl, Calzaturificio Lunella Srl, Calzaturificio Mia Shoe Snc di Gattafoni Carlo & C., Calzaturificio Primitempi di Monaldi Geri, Calzaturificio R. G. di Rossi & Galiè Srl, Calz. S. G. di Seghetta Giampiero e Sergio Snc, Carim Srl, Florens Shoes SpA, Gattafoni Shoe Snc di Gattafoni Giampaolo & C., Grif Srl, Missouri Srl, New Swing Srl, Podosan Medical Shoes di Cirilli Michela, Viviane Sas

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


Set aside the Judgment of the General Court of 4 March 2010 in Case T-407/06










—


Annul Council Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 (1) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain leather footwear from China and Vietnam in so far as it concerns the Appellant; and










—


Order the Council of the European Union to pay the Applicant's costs in this appeal and with regard to the procedure in Case T-407/06 in the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant submits:






 


That the General Court erred in law, when it decided that the Commission could lawfully decide pursuant to Article 17(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (‘Basic Regulation’), not to examine and make a determination on the Appellant's claims for market economy treatment (‘MET’) and individual treatment (‘IT’).










 


That the General Court erred in law concerning whether the Appellant's rights of defence were breached in connection with the established infringement of Article 20(5) of the Basic Regulation.






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006 of 5 October 2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam
OJ L 275, p. 1

(2)  OJ L 56, p. 1
Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office ***II European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 May 2010 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office (16626/2/2009 – C7-0049/2010 – 2009/0027(COD))
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Union Agency for Asylum, fundamental rights, refugee, right of asylum, social policy








CE2011161EN.01015801.xml










31.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 161/158





Tuesday 18 May 2010Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office ***II
P7_TA(2010)0158
European Parliament legislative resolution of 18 May 2010 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office (16626/2/2009 – C7-0049/2010 – 2009/0027(COD))
2011/C 161 E/24
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,
having regard to the Council position at first reading (16626/2/2009 – C7-0049/2010),
having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2009)0066),
having regard to Article 251(2), Article 63, first paragraph, points (1) and (2), and Article 66 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0071/2009),
having regard to its position at first reading (1),
having regard to the Commission Communication to Parliament and the Council entitled ‘Consequences of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon for ongoing interinstitutional decision-making procedures’ (COM(2009)0665),
having regard to Article 294(7), Article 74 and Article 78(1) and (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
having regard to Rule 72 of its Rules of Procedure,
having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0118/2010),






1.


Approves the Council's position;










2.


Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the position;










3.


Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;










4.


Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;










5.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  Texts adopted, 7.5.2009, P6_TA(2009)0379.
Case C-246/01: Action brought on 18 May 2010 — European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Date: 2010-05-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EC conformity marking, Luxembourg, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, hoisting equipment, safety standard








C_2010195EN.01001302.xml










17.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 195/13





Action brought on 18 May 2010 — European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Case C-246/01)
2010/C 195/19
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Peere and G. Zavvos, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Form of order sought







—


declare that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (1), and in any event by not communicating such measures to the Commission, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;










—


order the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing Directive 2006/42/CE expired on 29 June 2008. As at the date on which the present action was brought, the defendant had not yet adopted all the measures necessary to transpose the directive or, in any event, had not notified the Commission thereof.


(1)  OJ L 157, p. 24.