do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice for the attention of the persons to which measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/603/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 apply
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: International Criminal Tribunal, Yugoslavia, display, economic sanctions, fight against crime, international criminal law, natural person








C_2010272EN.01000101.xml










8.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/1





Notice for the attention of the persons to which measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/603/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 apply
2010/C 272/01
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in Annex I to Council Decision 2010/603/CFSP and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004.
The Council of the European Union has determined that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annex continue to fulfil the criterion set out in Council Decision 2010/603/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 concerning further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and they should consequently remain subject to the measures as renewed by Decision 2010/603/CFSP.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 3 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




Rue de la Loi 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Case T-64/09: Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 — Micro Shaping v OHIM (packaging) (Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative mark packaging — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), equal treatment, trade-mark law








C_2010288EN.01003801.xml










23.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 288/38






Judgment of the General Court of 8 September 2010 — Micro Shaping v OHIM (packaging)
(Case T-64/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community figurative mark packaging - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2010/C 288/72)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Micro Shaping Ltd (Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom) (represented by: A. Franke, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: S. Schäffner, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 December 2008 (Case R 1063/2008-1), concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign packaging as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Micro Shaping Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 102, 1.5.2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5993 — Securitas/Reliance Security Services/Reliance Security Services Scotland)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, security services








C_2010272EN.01001001.xml










8.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5993 — Securitas/Reliance Security Services/Reliance Security Services Scotland)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 272/07






1.


On 1 October 2010, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Securitas AB (‘Securitas’, Sweden), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertakings Reliance Security Services Ltd and Reliance Security Services (Scotland) Ltd (together ‘RSS’, United Kingdom) by way of the purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Securitas: The provision of security services mainly in Europe and North America, and,










—


RSS: Provision of security services in the United Kingdom comprising manned guarding, and aviation security.














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.5993 — Securitas/Reliance Security Services/Reliance Security Services Scotland, 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’).
Case F-100/10: Action brought on 8 October 2010 — AM v Parliament
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Parliament, action for annulment, occupational accident








C_2011055EN.01003701.xml










19.2.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 55/37





Action brought on 8 October 2010 — AM v Parliament
(Case F-100/10)
2011/C 55/68
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: AM (Málaga, Spain) (represented by: L. Lévi and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application to annul the decision refusing to consider the cardio-vascular attack suffered by the applicant as an accident within the meaning of Article 73 of the Staff Regulations and Article 2 of the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the appointing authority of 12 November 2009 refusing to consider the cardio-vascular attack suffered by the applicant as an accident within the meaning of Article 73 of the Staff Regulations and Article 2 of the rules concerning cover and, as far as necessary, annul the decision of the appointing authority rejecting the complaint;










—


As a consequence, order a fresh consideration of the applicant's application, brought under Article 73 of the Staff Regulations, by a new medical committee;










—


Order the defendant to pay damages, fixed, ex aequo et bono, at EUR 50 000 for the non-material damage suffered as a result of the contested decisions;










—


Order the defendant to pay damages, fixed, provisionally, at EUR 25 000 for the material damage suffered as a result of the contested decisions;










—


Order the defendant to pay interest for late payment on the capital due under Article 73 of the Staff Regulations at a rate of 12 % for a period which commenced not later than 15 March 2007 and which will terminate when the entire capital is paid;










—


Order the European Parliament to pay the costs.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010272EN.01000401.xml










8.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 October 2010
2010/C 272/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3970




JPY


Japanese yen


115,10




DKK


Danish krone


7,4561




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87465




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3208




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3415




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0830




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,518




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


273,33




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7090




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9655




RON


Romanian leu


4,2648




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9823




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4132




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4120




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,8333




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8445




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8246




KRW


South Korean won


1 558,32




ZAR


South African rand


9,6183




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,3298




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3188




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 467,70




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3195




PHP


Philippine peso


60,670




RUB


Russian rouble


41,5745




THB


Thai baht


41,714




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3390




MXN


Mexican peso


17,4122




INR


Indian rupee


61,7684






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5655 — SNCF/LCR/Eurostar)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, rail transport








C_2010272EN.01000202.xml










8.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5655 — SNCF/LCR/Eurostar)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 272/03
On 17 June 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 32010M5655. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 896/2010 of 8 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Schrobenhausener Spargel/Spargel aus dem Schrobenhausener Land/Spargel aus dem Anbaugebiet Schrobenhausen (PGI)]
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, mode of production, perennial vegetable, product designation, product quality








L_2010266EN.01004401.xml










9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 266/44








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 896/2010
of 8 October 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Schrobenhausener Spargel/Spargel aus dem Schrobenhausener Land/Spargel aus dem Anbaugebiet Schrobenhausen (PGI)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany’s application to register the name ‘Schrobenhausener Spargel/Spargel aus dem Schrobenhausener Land/Spargel aus dem Anbaugebiet Schrobenhausen’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 October 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 34, 11.2.2010, p. 11.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

GERMANY
Schrobenhausener Spargel/Spargel aus dem Schrobenhausener Land/Spargel aus dem Anbaugebiet Schrobenhausen (PGI)
Case T-483/10: Action brought on 8 October 2010 — The Pukka Luggage Company v OHIM — Jesus Miguel Azpiroz Arruti (PUKKA)
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment, trade-mark law








C_2010328EN.01005001.xml










4.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/50





Action brought on 8 October 2010 — The Pukka Luggage Company v OHIM — Jesus Miguel Azpiroz Arruti (PUKKA)
(Case T-483/10)
()
2010/C 328/78
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: The Pukka Luggage Company Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: K. E. Gilbert and M. H. Blair, Solicitors)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Jesús Miguel Azpiroz Arruti (San Sebastián, Spain)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 29 July 2010 in case R 1175/2008-4;










—


In the alternative, annul the contested decision in respect of its finding that the opposition should succeed against ‘luggage’;










—


Or in the alternative, annul the contested decision in respect of its finding that the opposition should succeed against ‘hard suitcases, hard trolley cases’;










—


Order the defendant and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to bear their costs of the proceedings as well as those incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for the Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘PUKKA’, for goods in class 18 — Community trade mark application No 4061545

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited: Spanish trade mark registration No 1570450 of the figurative mark ‘PUKAS’, for goods in class 18; Community trade mark registration No 19802 of the figurative mark ‘PUKAS’, for goods and services in classes 25, 28 and 39

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition partially

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Rejected the appeal

Pleas in law: The applicant considers that the contested decision infringes Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal erred in its assessment of the similarity of the goods and in its assessment of the similarity of the contested trade mark in relation to the earlier trade mark.
2010/610/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUSEC/2/2010 of 8 October 2010 on the appointment of the Head of Mission for the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, appointment of staff, humanitarian aid, police cooperation, public safety, the EU's international role








L_2010266EN.01006101.xml










9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 266/61








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUSEC/2/2010
of 8 October 2010
         
on the appointment of the Head of Mission for the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo)
(2010/610/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

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


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/565/CFSP of 21 September 2010 on the European mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo) (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,


Whereas pursuant to Article 8 of Decision 2010/565/CFSP the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC), inter alia, to take decisions regarding the appointment of the Head of Mission,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr António MARTINS is hereby appointed Head of Mission for the European Union mission to provide advice and assistance for security sector reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUSEC RD Congo).


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2010.




Done at Brussels, 8 October 2010.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 248, 22.9.2010, p. 59.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5946 — Banco Popular/Credit Mutuel/BPH)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control








C_2010272EN.01000301.xml










8.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 272/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5946 — Banco Popular/Credit Mutuel/BPH)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 272/04
On 1 October 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 32010M5946. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
COMMISSION OPINION APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD EXTENDING TO 20-9-2015  Communication of Mr Šefčovič
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Greece, appointment of staff, committee report

EN 

EN 

   EN 

 
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 8.10.2010 
SEC(2010) 1205 final 

COMMISSION OPINION 

APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD EXTENDING TO 20-9-2015 

Communication of Mr Šefčovič 

EN 

   EN 

 
 
  
 
COMMISSION OPINION 

APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD EXTENDING TO 20-9-2015 

Communication of Mr Šefčovič 

According to article 302, second paragraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union,  the  members  of  the  Committee  are  appointed  by  the  Council,  which  consults  the 
Commission.  On  1st  October  2010,  the  Council  requested  the  Commission’s  opinion  on  the 
nomination of one member of the EESC. 

The Commission hereby decides to give a positive answer on the proposed appointment.  

EN 

2 

   EN
Commission Regulation (EU) No 895/2010 of 8 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Halberstädter Würstchen (PGI)]
Date: 2010-10-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, meat product, mode of production, product designation, product quality








L_2010266EN.01004201.xml










9.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 266/42








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 895/2010
of 8 October 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Halberstädter Würstchen (PGI)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany's application to register the name ‘Halberstädter Würstchen’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 October 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 9.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

GERMANY
Halberstädter Würstchen (PGI)