do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-334/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands), lodged on 12 July 2010 — X; other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
Date: 2010-06-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Netherlands, VAT, basis of tax assessment, delivery, distributive trades, preliminary issue, provision of services, tax exemption








C_2010246EN.01003001.xml










11.9.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/30





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands), lodged on 12 July 2010 — X; other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
(Case C-334/10)
()
2010/C 246/50
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: X

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Questions referred







1.


Regard being had to Article 6(2), first subparagraph, (a) and (b), Article 11.A(1)(c) and Article 17(2) of the Sixth Directive, (1) is a taxable person who makes temporary use for private purposes of part of a capital item of his business entitled to deduct the VAT levied on expenditure incurred in respect of permanent alterations carried out exclusively with a view to that use for private purposes?










2.


For the purpose of answering this question, does it make any difference whether the taxable person was charged VAT, which he deducted, on the acquisition of the capital item?






(1)  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).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5859 — Whirlpool/Privileg Rights)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, household electrical appliance, marketing, merger control








C_2010154EN.01000701.xml










12.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5859 — Whirlpool/Privileg Rights)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 154/05






1.


On 2 June 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 Whirlpool Corporation (‘Whirlpool’, US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of trademarks, trademark applications and domains comprising the name ‘Privileg’ (the ‘Privileg Rights’).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Whirlpool: Manufacturing and marketing of domestic appliances, primarily for home use. Whirlpool’s principal products are major domestic appliances, such as laundry appliances, refrigerators, cooking appliances, and dishwashers,










—


Privileg Rights: These rights have previously been used to market large domestic appliances and small domestic appliances, in particular in Germany and Austria.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5859 — Whirlpool/Privileg Rights, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5789 — Geely/Daqing/Volvo Cars) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial management, investment, marketing, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2010154EN.01000801.xml










12.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5789 — Geely/Daqing/Volvo Cars)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 154/06






1.


On 1 June 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 undertakings Zhejiang Geely Holding Company (‘Geely’, China) and Daqing State Asset Operation Co (‘Daqing’, China) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertakings Volvo Car Corporation (Sweden) and Volvo Cars of North America LLC (USA) (together ‘Volvo Cars’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking Geely: manufacturing and sale of cars, motorcycles and scooters in China,










—


for undertaking Daquing: investment and management of state-owned assets,










—


for undertaking Volvo Cars: manufacturing, distribution and sale of passenger cars.














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 (2) 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.5789 — Geely/Daqing/Volvo Cars, 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)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010154EN.01000501.xml










12.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 June 2010
2010/C 154/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2127




JPY


Japanese yen


111,13




DKK


Danish krone


7,4391




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82930




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5810




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3893




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8350




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,695




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


279,60




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7076




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0890




RON


Romanian leu


4,2193




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9150




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4301




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2501




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4514




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7621




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6999




KRW


South Korean won


1 510,99




ZAR


South African rand


9,3610




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2855




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2323




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 138,19




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9819




PHP


Philippine peso


56,556




RUB


Russian rouble


38,0910




THB


Thai baht


39,370




BRL


Brazilian real


2,1836




MXN


Mexican peso


15,3922




INR


Indian rupee


56,8090






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Extract of a winding-up measure decided under Article 9 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions
Date: 2010-06-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, credit institution, liquidation








C_2010154EN.01000601.xml










12.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/6





Extract of a winding-up measure decided under Article 9 of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions
2010/C 154/04
The Board of Financial and Capital Market Commission in the Republic of Latvia on 26 May 2010 has taken Decision No 147 and decided to:






1.


withdraw the licence granted to the JSC VEF BANKA (legal address: Brīvības gatve 197, Rīga, LV-1039, LATVIJA; registration No 50003063781);










2.


file a petition for liquidation of the JSC VEF BANKA to the Rīga District Court.










Credit Institution







JSC VEF BANKA




Brīvības gatve 197




Rīga, LV-1039




LATVIJA




registration No 50003063781




Date


26 May 2010




Entry into force


26 May 2010




Nature of Decision


Withdrawal of licence




Competent court







Rīga District Court




Brivibas boulevard 34




Rīga, LV-1886




LATVIJA




Tel. +371 67088242 / 67088204




Fax +371 67088628








Supervisory authority







Financial and Capital Market Commission




Kungu St. 1




Rīga, LV-1050




LATVIJA




Tel. +371 67774800
Draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2010 — Council position
Date: 2010-06-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, European Union, amending budget, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)








C_2010154EN.01000401.xml










12.6.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 154/4





Draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2010 — Council position
2010/C 154/02
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic and Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), as amended by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 of 13 December 2006 (2), and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Whereas:






—


the European Union's general budget for the financial year 2010 was definitively adopted on 17 December 2009 (3),










—


on 22 March 2010, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for the financial year 2010,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2010 was adopted on 18 May 2010.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 18 May 2010.


For the Council


The President

E. SALGADO




(1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1, as corrected by OJ L 25, 30.1.2003, p. 43, and OJ L 99, 14.4.2007, p. 18.

(2)  OJ L 390, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 64, 12.3.2010.