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Case C-353/10: Action brought on 13 July 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, nuclear energy








C_2010246EN.01003302.xml










11.9.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/33





Action brought on 13 July 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-353/10)
()
2010/C 246/56
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Patakia)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic

Form of order sought







—


declare that, by not adopting the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 2006/117/Euratom of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel, (1) or in any event by not notifying those provisions to the Commission, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under that directive;










—


order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The time-limit for transposition of Directive 2006/117 into domestic law expired on 25 December 2008.


(1)  OJ No L 337 of 5.12.2006, p. 21.
Special Report No 2/2010 ‘The effectiveness of the Design Studies and Construction of New Infrastructures support schemes under the Sixth Framework Programme for Research’
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Court of Auditors, Structural Funds, report, research budget, research policy








C_2010188EN.01000301.xml










13.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 188/3





Special Report No 2/2010 ‘The effectiveness of the Design Studies and Construction of New Infrastructures support schemes under the Sixth Framework Programme for Research’
2010/C 188/03
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 2/2010 ‘The effectiveness of the Design Studies and Construction of New Infrastructures support schemes under the Sixth Framework Programme for Research’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://www.eca.europa.eu
A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:





European Court of Auditors




Communication and Reports Unit




12, rue Alcide De Gasperi




1615 Luxembourg




LUXEMBOURG




Tel. +352 4398-1




E-mail: euraud@eca.europa.eu




or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.
Case C-352/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo (Spain) lodged on 13 July 2010 — Ángel Lorenzo González Alonso v Nationale Nederlanden Vida Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.E.
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer information, consumer protection, contract, door-to-door selling, insurance contract, restriction on competition








C_2010288EN.01001801.xml










23.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 288/18






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo (Spain) lodged on 13 July 2010 — Ángel Lorenzo González Alonso v Nationale Nederlanden Vida Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.E.
(Case C-352/10)
()
(2010/C 288/29)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Audiencia Provincial de Oviedo

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ángel Lorenzo González Alonso

Defendant: Nationale Nederlanden Vida Compañía de Seguros y Reaseguros S.A.E.

Question referred

Must Article 3(2)(d) of Council Directive 85/577/EEC (1) of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises be interpreted restrictively so as not to cover a contract, concluded away from business premises, under which life assurance is offered in return for payment of a monthly premium to be invested, in varying proportions, in fixed-rate investments, variable-rate investments and financial investment products of the company itself?


(1)  OJ 1985 L 372, p. 31.
Case T-121/09: Order of the General Court of 13 July 2010 — Al Shanfari v Council and Commission
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Commission, Zimbabwe, action for annulment, fight against crime, human rights, natural person, repression, rule of law








C_2010234EN.01005402.xml










28.8.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/54





Order of the General Court of 13 July 2010 — Al Shanfari v Council and Commission
(Case T-121/09) (1)

()
2010/C 234/96
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fifth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 113, 16.5.2009.
Case C-354/10: Action brought on 13 July 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Greece, State aid, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, control of State aid








C_2010246EN.01003401.xml










11.9.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 246/34





Action brought on 13 July 2010 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-354/10)
()
2010/C 246/57
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Triantafillou and B. Stromsky)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic

Form of order sought







—


declare that, since it did not take within the prescribed period all the measures necessary for the refund of the aid that was found to be unlawful and incompatible with the common market, under Article 1(1) (except as referred to in Article 1(2) and Articles 2 and 3) of the Commission decision of 18 July 2007 (C(2007) 3251) concerning the tax-exempt reserve fund (aid number C 37/2005), or in any event has not informed the Commission sufficiently of the measures which it has taken under the article, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 4, 5 and 6 of that decision and under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;










—


order the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The Greek authorities have not pleaded an absolute inability to implement the Commission decision and, three years on, have not demonstrated exactly what they have checked, in which instances recovery has been sought and in which instances recovery has taken place. More specifically:






 


they have not explained for every recipient what sort of expenditure it carried out so as to be entitled to aid on the basis of a regulation concerning a general exemption;










 


they have not calculated the extent of the aid in respect of each recipient;










 


they have extended the exemption from the obligation to refund aid to instances beyond those provided for in the decision;










 


they have miscalculated the amount of ‘de minimis’ aid which is exempt from refund;










 


they have not examined any cumulation with other aid;










 


they have not calculated correctly the amount to be recovered, proceeding from a mistaken basis;










 


they have not produced documentation for those refunds which have been effected.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010188EN.01000201.xml










13.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 188/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

12 July 2010
2010/C 188/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2572




JPY


Japanese yen


111,35




DKK


Danish krone


7,4552




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83630




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4560




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3349




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0160




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,325




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


278,91




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7087




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0770




RON


Romanian leu


4,2460




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9582




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4398




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2986




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,7748




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7727




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7380




KRW


South Korean won


1 512,74




ZAR


South African rand


9,5799




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,5126




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2158




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 382,66




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0281




PHP


Philippine peso


58,178




RUB


Russian rouble


38,7665




THB


Thai baht


40,702




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2142




MXN


Mexican peso


16,0557




INR


Indian rupee


58,8505






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5861 — Republic of Austria/Hypo Group Alpe Adria) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial services, merger control








C_2010188EN.01001201.xml










13.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 188/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5861 — Republic of Austria/Hypo Group Alpe Adria)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 188/08






1.


On 5 July 2010 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). Under § 1 of the Austrian Act on measures to ensure the stability of the financial market, the Austrian Federal Minister for Finance acquired for the Republic of Austria, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank International AG (‘HGAA’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Federal Ministry of Finance: Stabilization of the financial system in Austria,










—


HGAA: Universal retail and corporate banking services, leasing services.














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.5861 — Republic of Austria/Hypo Group Alpe Adria, 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’).
Case F-103/09: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 13 July 2010 — Allen and Others v Commission (Civil service — Staff employed at the JET project — Actions for damages — Reasonable period — Out of time)
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, action by staff, damages, joint venture, personnel administration, recruitment, servant (EU)








C_2010288EN.01007203.xml










23.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 288/72






Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 13 July 2010 — Allen and Others v Commission
(Case F-103/09) (1)

(Civil service - Staff employed at the JET project - Actions for damages - Reasonable period - Out of time)
(2010/C 288/136)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: John Allen (Horspath, UK) and others (represented by: P. Lasok QC, I. Hutton and B. Lask, barristers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and D. Martin, Agents)

Re:

Application for damages for the harm caused to the applicants by the defendant’s failure to recruit them as temporary agents while they were employed in the joint undertaking JET.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application is dismissed as inadmissible;










2.


Mr Allen and the 110 other applicants whose names have been retained on the list of applicants are directed to pay all the costs.






(1)  OJ C 37, 13.2.2010, p. 51.
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Viet Nam, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, cycle and motorcycle industry, originating product








C_2010188EN.01001001.xml










13.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 188/10





Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
2010/C 188/06
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below will shortly expire.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry




Bicycles


Vietnam


Anti-dumping duty


Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/2005 (OJ L 183, 14.7.2005, p. 1)


15.7.2010






(1)  OJ C 70, 19.3.2010, p. 28.

(2)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5899 — Warburg Pincus/Silver Lake/Interactive Data Corporation)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2010188EN.01000101.xml










13.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 188/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5899 — Warburg Pincus/Silver Lake/Interactive Data Corporation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 188/01
On 2 July 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 32010M5899. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Council Regulation (EU) No 671/2010 of 13 July 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Estonia
Date: 2010-07-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Estonia, European Monetary System, conversion rate, euro








L_2010196EN.01000401.xml










28.7.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 196/4








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 671/2010
of 13 July 2010
         
amending Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 as regards the conversion rate to the euro for Estonia


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 140(3) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro (2) determines the conversion rates as from 1 January 1999.












(2)


According to Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession, Estonia is a Member State with a derogation as defined in Article 139(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the Treaty’).












(3)


Pursuant to Council Decision 2010/416/EU of 13 July 2010 in accordance with Article 140(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Estonia of the euro on 1 January 2011 (3), Estonia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation of Estonia is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2011.












(4)


The introduction of the euro in Estonia requires the adoption of the conversion rate between the euro and the Estonian kroon. This conversion rate shall be set at 15,6466 kroon per 1 euro, which corresponds to the current central rate of the kroon in the exchange rate mechanism (ERM II).












(5)


Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2866/98, the following line is inserted between the conversion rates applicable to the German mark and the Greek drachma:

                  ‘= 15,6466 Estonian kroons’.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 2010.


For the Council


The President

D. REYNDERS
            





(1)  Opinion delivered on 5 July 2010 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  
            OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1.

(3)  See page 24 of this Official Journal.