do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2010/312/: Council Decision of 3 June 2010 appointing three Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2010140EN.01002701.xml










8.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 140/27








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 3 June 2010
         
appointing three Danish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2010/312/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Danish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1).












(2)


Three alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Bent HANSEN, Mr Carl HOLST and Mr Bent LARSEN,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as alternate members for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






—


Mr Lasse KRULL, Regionsrådsmedlem,










—


Ms Bente LAURIDSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem,










—


Mr Ole B. SØRENSEN, Regionsrådsmedlem.






Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 3 June 2010.


For the Council


The President

A. PÉREZ RUBALCABA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22 and OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services  (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2010144EN.01003201.xml










3.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/32





Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 144/09






Member State


Finland




Concerned route


Helsinki–Savonlinna–Helsinki




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1 October 2010




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge







Ministry of transport and communications




Kirjaamo PB 31




FI-00023 Valtioneuvosto




Helsinki




SUOMI/FINLAND




E-mail: kirjaamo@lvm.fi




Fax +358 916028596




Internet: http://www.lvm.fi
Case C-487/08: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 3 June 2010 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Free movement of capital — Articles 56 EC and 40 of the EEA Agreement — Difference in treatment — Dividends distributed to resident and non-resident companies)
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, European Economic Area, Spain, aid system, industrial capital, interpretation of the law, shareholder








C_2010209EN.01000602.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/6





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 3 June 2010 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-487/08) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Free movement of capital - Articles 56 EC and 40 of the EEA Agreement - Difference in treatment - Dividends distributed to resident and non-resident companies)
2010/C 209/08
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and I. Martinez del Peral, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: N. Díaz Abad, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 56 EC and 40 EEA — Different treatment given to dividends distributed to domestic and foreign shareholders

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by making the exemption of dividends distributed by companies resident in Spain subject to a level of holding by the recipient companies in the distributing companies which is higher for recipient companies residing in another Member State than for recipient companies resident in Spain, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 56(1) EC.










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder.










3.


Orders the European Commission and the Kingdom of Spain to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 19, 24.1.2009.
2010/311/: Council Decision of 3 June 2010 appointing six Italian members and four Italian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2010140EN.01002601.xml










8.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 140/26








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 3 June 2010
         
appointing six Italian members and four Italian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2010/311/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1).












(2)


Six members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Agazio LOIERO, Mr Antonio BASSOLINO, Mr Massimo PINESCHI, Ms Mercedes BRESSO, Mr Claudio BURLANDO and Mr Claudio MARTINI. Three alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Maria Giuseppina MUZZARELLI, Mr Sante ZUFFADA and Ms Maria Rita LORENZETTI. An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the appointment of Mr Gianfranco VITAGLIANO as a member of the Committee of the Regions,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






(a)


as members:






—


Mr Giuseppe SCOPELLITI, Presidente Regione Calabria,










—


Mr Gianfranco VITAGLIANO, Assessore Regione Molise,










—


Ms Renata POLVERINI, Presidente Regione Lazio,










—


Mr Roberto COTA, Presidente Regione Piemonte,










—


Ms Mercedes BRESSO, Consigliere Regione Piemonte,










—


Ms Catiuscia MARINI, Presidente Regione Umbria;




and










(b)


as alternate members:






—


Ms Simonetta SALIERA, Vice Presidente Regione Emilia Romagna,










—


Mr Paolo Valentini PUCCITELLI, Consigliere Regione Lombardia,










—


Mr Stefano CALDORO, Presidente Regione Campania,










—


Mr Enrico ROSSI, Presidente Regione Toscana.










Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 3 June 2010.


For the Council


The President

A. PÉREZ RUBALCABA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22 and OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
Council Regulation (EU) No 621/2010 of 3 June 2010 concerning the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Solomon Islands, fishing agreement, fishing regulations, fishing rights, ratification of an agreement




L_2010190EN.01002901.xml










22.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 190/29








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 621/2010
of 3 June 2010
         
concerning the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(3) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


A new Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands (hereinafter: ‘Fisheries Partnership Agreement’) was initialled on 26 September 2009.












(2)


Council has adopted on 3 June 2010 Decision No 2010/397/EU (1) on the signing and provisional application of the new Fisheries Partnership Agreement.












(3)


The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined for the duration of the new Fisheries Partnership Agreement as well as for the period of its provisional application.












(4)


This Regulation should enter into force on the first day following its publication and should apply from 9 October 2009,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.   The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Solomon Islands shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
—   Freezer tuna seiners: 







Spain


:


75 % of fishing opportunities available




France


:


25 % of fishing opportunities available






2.   If applications for fishing authorisations from the Member States referred to in paragraph 1 do not cover all the fishing opportunities set by the Protocol, the Commission may consider applications for fishing authorisations from any other Member State.


3.   Without prejudice to the provisions of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement and the Protocol, Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008 of 29 September 2008 concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters (2) shall apply.



Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 9 October 2009.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Luxembourg, 3 June 2010.


For the Council


The President

A. PÉREZ RUBALCABA
            





(1)  See page 1 of this Official Journal.

(2)  
            OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 33.
Case C-278/10: Action brought on 3 June 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, electronic waste, environmental protection, national implementing measure, waste management








C_2010209EN.01003101.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/31





Action brought on 3 June 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-278/10)
()
2010/C 209/43
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A.. Margelis and I. Dimitriou)

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 2008/103/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators as regards placing batteries and accumulators on the market, or in any event by failing to inform the Commission of those measures, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2 of that directive;










—


order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposing Directive 2008/103/EC into domestic law expired on 5 January 2009.


(1)  OJ L 327 of 5.12.2008, p. 7
Case F-42/10: Action brought on 3 June 2010 — Skareby v Commission
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, European official, action by staff, psychological harassment








C_2010209EN.01005503.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/55





Action brought on 3 June 2010 — Skareby v Commission
(Case F-42/10)
()
2010/C 209/89
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Carina Skareby (Leuven, Belgium) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

The subject matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the decision of the Decision of the Commission rejecting the applicant’s claim that she was subjected to and experienced psychological harassment during the years she spent at the Regionalised Delegation of the Commission in Kyrgyzstan.

Form of order sought

The applicant claim that the Court should:






—


Ask the Commission to produce the report of IDOC, with supporting evidence;










—


annul the decision of the Commission of 23 July 2009 and, so far as necessary, the decision rejecting the complaint;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010144EN.01003001.xml










3.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/30





Euro exchange rates (1)

2 June 2010
2010/C 144/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2218




JPY


Japanese yen


112,36




DKK


Danish krone


7,4403




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83345




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5668




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4148




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,9220




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,779




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


275,88




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7090




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1008




RON


Romanian leu


4,1873




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9317




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4641




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2848




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5217




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8058




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7230




KRW


South Korean won


1 497,50




ZAR


South African rand


9,3686




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3448




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2620




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 314,93




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0234




PHP


Philippine peso


57,089




RUB


Russian rouble


38,0630




THB


Thai baht


39,818




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2491




MXN


Mexican peso


15,7618




INR


Indian rupee


57,4060






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-237/09: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 3 June 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Belgium)) — Belgian State v Nathalie De Fruytier (Sixth VAT Directive — Article 13(A)(1)(d) — Exemptions for activities in the public interest — Supply of human organs, blood and milk — Activity of transporting, in a self-employed capacity, human organs and samples for hospitals and laboratories — Concepts of ‘supply of goods’ and ‘supply of services’ — Distinguishing criteria)
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, VAT, approximation of laws, interpretation of the law, organ transplantation, tax harmonisation








C_2010209EN.01001001.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/10





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 3 June 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Belgium)) — Belgian State v Nathalie De Fruytier
(Case C-237/09) (1)

(Sixth VAT Directive - Article 13(A)(1)(d) - Exemptions for activities in the public interest - Supply of human organs, blood and milk - Activity of transporting, in a self-employed capacity, human organs and samples for hospitals and laboratories - Concepts of ‘supply of goods’ and ‘supply of services’ - Distinguishing criteria)
2010/C 209/13
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Belgian State

Defendant: Nathalie De Fruytier

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Cour de cassation (Belgium) — Interpretation of Article 13(A)(1)(d) of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1) — Exemptions for activities in the public interest — Supply of human organs, blood and milk — Possibility of treating the activity of transporting, in a self-employed capacity, human organs and samples for hospitals and laboratories as a supply.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 13(A)(1)(d) of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, exempting ‘supplies of human organs, blood and milk’ from value added tax, must be interpreted as not applying to the activity of transporting, in a self-employed capacity, human organs and samples for hospitals and laboratories.


(1)  OJ C 220, 12.9.2009.
Case T-173/09: Order of the General Court of 3 June 2010 — Z v Commission (Access to documents — Inadmissibility — Injunction)
Date: 2010-06-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, Germany, access to information, action for annulment, competition law, tube








C_2010209EN.01003803.xml










31.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/38





Order of the General Court of 3 June 2010 — Z v Commission
(Case T-173/09) (1)

(Access to documents - Inadmissibility - Injunction)
2010/C 209/59
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Z (Hannoversch Münden, Germany) (represented by: C. Grau and N. Jäger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet, V. Bottka and R. Sauer, agents)

Re:

Require the Commission, first, to indicate to the applicant, by granting it access the file of the procedure in Case COMP/39.406 (Tuyaux marins) and in particular by making available a copy of Commission's decision of 28 January 2009 imposing a fine, if the applicant is mentioned by name in that decision and, if so, to state the context in which its name is mentioned, second, to remove, in a manner to be specified after the granting of access to the file, the mention of its name in the Commission's decision of 28 January 2009 and, third, not to mention it by name and refrain from making any reference to its name in the non-confidential version of the decision of 28 January 2009.

Operative part of the order

The Court:






1.


Dismissed the action as inadmissible.










2.


Orders Z to pay the costs, including those of the application for interim measures






(1)  OJ C 167, 18.7.2009.