do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5972 — CKI/HEH/EDF (UK Electricity Distribution Business))  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, electrical industry, electricity supply, energy production, energy transport, exchange of information, merger control








C_2010275EN.01000302.xml










12.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5972 — CKI/HEH/EDF (UK Electricity Distribution Business))
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 275/05
On 7 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 32010M5972. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5911 — TenneT/Elia/Gasunie/APX-Endex)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, energy transport, exchange of information, gas, gas pipeline, merger control








C_2010275EN.01000301.xml










12.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5911 — TenneT/Elia/Gasunie/APX-Endex)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 275/04
On 15 September 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 32010M5911. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 916/2010 of 12 October 2010 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fourme d’Ambert/fourme de Montbrison (PDO))
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, cows’ milk cheese, designation of origin, location of production, product designation








L_2010269EN.01001901.xml










13.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 269/19








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 916/2010
of 12 October 2010
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Fourme d’Ambert/fourme de Montbrison (PDO))


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 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Fourme d’Ambert/fourme de Montbrison’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been notified to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


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, 12 October 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 19.

(4)  
            OJ C 27, 3.2.2010, p. 8.




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

Class 1.3.   Cheeses

FRANCE
Fourme d’Ambert (PDO)
Case C-490/10: Action brought on 12 October 2010 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Council of the European Union, EU competence, European Parliament, action for annulment, investment project, legislative procedure








C_2011013EN.01001801.xml










15.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/18





Action brought on 12 October 2010 — European Parliament v Council of the European Union
(Case C-490/10)
()
2011/C 13/30
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Parliament (represented by: M. Gómez-Leal, J. Rodrigues, L. Visaggio, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 of 24 June 2010 concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96; (1)











—


Order the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By its action, the European Parliament seeks the annulment of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 617/2010 of 24 June 2010 by which the Council established a common framework for the notification to the Commission of information on investment projects in energy infrastructure. The regulation was adopted by the Council on the dual legal basis of Articles 337 TFEU and 187 EA. According to the Parliament, the Council’s choice of legal basis is erroneous because the measures covered by the contested regulation fall within the energy responsibilities of the Union which are specifically governed by Article 194 TFEU. Those measures should, therefore, have been adopted on the basis of Article 194(2) TFEU in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure laid down in that provision, instead of on the basis of Article 337 TFEU, which does not provide for any involvement by the Parliament. In addition, the Parliament takes the view that it was not necessary to rely also on Article 187 EA in order to adopt the measures at issue.


(1)  OJ 2010 L 180, p. 7.
Publication of the application for recognition of a traditional term as provided for in Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, designation of origin, disclosure of information, location of production, originating product, product designation, wine








C_2010275EN.01001101.xml










12.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/11





Publication of the application for recognition of a traditional term as provided for in Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009
2010/C 275/10
According to Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (1), an application for recognition of a traditional term shall be published in the Official Journal, Series C, in order to inform third parties of the existence of such an application, with the view of possibly objecting to the recognition and protection of the traditional term applied for.

PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF A TRADITIONAL TERM ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 33 OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2009







Date of receipt


22.6.2010




Number of pages


30




Language of the application


English




File number


TDT-US-N0014




Applicant: 







Competent authority of the Member State


:







Wine America




1212 New York Avenue, Suite 425




Washington, DC, 20005




UNITED STATES OF AMERICA









California Export Association




425 Market St., Suite 1000




San Francisco, CA 94105




UNITED STATES OF AMERICA








Denomination: CHÂTEAU
Traditional term under Article 118u(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Language: 






—


Article 31(1)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009




List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned: 






—


Protected designations of origin




Grapevine products categories: 






—


Wine, liqueur wine, sparkling wine, quality sparkling wine, aerated sparkling wine, semi-sparkling wine, aerated semi-sparkling wine (Annex XIb to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007)




Definition: 






—


A wine produced in an appellation of origin as defined by 27 CFR §4.25 by a producer or producer group from grapes originating in the vineyards of this producer or producer group or vines that have been traditionally used by this wine producer or producer group using on the wine label the term ‘château’ as part of the brand name as defined by 27 CFR §4.33.






(1)  OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.
Publication of the application for recognition of a traditional term as provided for in Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, designation of origin, disclosure of information, location of production, originating product, product designation, wine








C_2010275EN.01001501.xml










12.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/15





Publication of the application for recognition of a traditional term as provided for in Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009
2010/C 275/12
According to Article 33 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009 (1), an application for recognition of a traditional term shall be published in the Official Journal, Series C, in order to inform third parties of the existence of such an application, with the view of possibly objecting to the recognition and protection of the traditional term applied for.

PUBLICATION OF AN APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF A TRADITIONAL TERM ACCORDING TO ARTICLE 33 OF COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 607/2009







Date of receipt


22.6.2010




Number of pages


23




Language of the application


English




File number


TDT-US-N0016




Applicant: 







Competent authority of the Member State


:







Wine America




1212 New York Avenue, Suite 425




Washington, DC 20005




UNITED STATES OF AMERICA









California Export Association




425 Market St., Suite 1000




San Francisco, CA 94105




UNITED STATES OF AMERICA








Denomination: CLASSIC
Traditional term under Article 118u(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007
Language: 






—


Article 31(1)(b) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 607/2009




List of protected designations of origin or geographical indications concerned: 






—


Protected designations of origin




Grapevine products categories: 






—


Wine (Annex XIb to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007)




Definition: 






—


A wine produced in an appellation of origin as defined by 27 CFR § 4.25 from a specific wine variety.






(1)  OJ L 193, 24.7.2009, p. 60.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010275EN.01000601.xml










12.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 October 2010
2010/C 275/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3936




JPY


Japanese yen


114,24




DKK


Danish krone


7,4577




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87460




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2715




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3412




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1235




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,542




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


274,03




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7090




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9605




RON


Romanian leu


4,2668




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9680




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4153




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4100




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,8131




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8523




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8197




KRW


South Korean won


1 560,69




ZAR


South African rand


9,6019




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2922




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3203




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 439,09




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3223




PHP


Philippine peso


60,605




RUB


Russian rouble


41,5750




THB


Thai baht


41,857




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3198




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2861




INR


Indian rupee


61,9320






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo tingrett dated 12 October 2010 in the case of Philip Morris Norway AS and Staten/Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet (Case E-16/10)
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EFTA Court, Norway, free movement of goods, public health, smoking, tobacco








C_2011050EN.01000501.xml










17.2.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 50/5





Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Oslo tingrett dated 12 October 2010 in the case of Philip Morris Norway AS and Staten/Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet
(Case E-16/10)
2011/C 50/05
A request has been made to the EFTA Court by a letter of 12 October 2010 from Oslo tingrett (Oslo District Court), which was received at the Court Registry on 19 October 2010, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Philip Morris Norway AS v Staten v/Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet, on the following questions:






1.


Shall Article 11 of the EEA Agreement be understood to mean that a general prohibition against the visible display of tobacco products constitutes a measure having equivalent effect to a quantitative restriction on the free movement of goods?










2.


Assuming there is a restriction, which criteria would be decisive to determine whether a display prohibition, based on the objective of reduced tobacco use by the public in general and especially amongst young people, would be suitable and necessary having regard to public health?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5964 — TPV/Philips Branded Monitors and Colour TVS)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, communications industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, information technology industry, merger control, screen, television equipment








C_2010275EN.01001001.xml










12.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 275/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5964 — TPV/Philips Branded Monitors and Colour TVS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 275/09






1.


On 1 October 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which TPV Technology Limited (‘TPV’, Bermuda) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings MMD — Monitors & Displays Holding BV (‘Meridian Philips Holdco’, The Netherlands), and Ebony Hong Kong Holding Limited (‘Ebony Philips Holdco’, Hong Kong (PRC)), both controlled by Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (‘Philips’, The Netherlands), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for TPV: Design and manufacture of televisions and monitors display technologies,










—


for Meridian Philips Holdco: Branding and distribution of computer monitors and public signage,










—


for Ebony Philips Holdco: Branding and distribution of colour TVs in the People's Republic of China.














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.5964 — TPV/Philips Branded Monitors and Colour TVS, 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 C-489/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) lodged on 12 October 2010 — Criminal proceedings against Łukasz Marcin Bonda
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Poland, State aid, criminal procedure, farmer, interpretation of the law








C_2011013EN.01001702.xml










15.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/17





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) lodged on 12 October 2010 — Criminal proceedings against Łukasz Marcin Bonda
(Case C-489/10)
()
2011/C 13/29
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Najwyższy

Party to the main proceedings

Łukasz Marcin Bonda

Question referred

What is the legal nature of the sanction provided for in Article 138 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (OJ 2004 L 345, p. 1) which consists in refusing a farmer direct payments in the years immediately following the year in which he submitted an incorrect statement as to the size of the area forming the basis for direct payments?
Case F-49/09: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 12 October 2010 — Wendler v Commission (Staff case — Officials — Retirement pension — Payment of pension — Obligation to open a bank account in country of residence — Freedom to provide services — Plea involving a matter of public policy — Principle of equal treatment)
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment, bank deposit, payment, pension scheme








C_2011013EN.01003703.xml










15.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/37





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 12 October 2010 — Wendler v Commission
(Case F-49/09) (1)

(Staff case - Officials - Retirement pension - Payment of pension - Obligation to open a bank account in country of residence - Freedom to provide services - Plea involving a matter of public policy - Principle of equal treatment)
2011/C 13/72
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Eberhard Wendler (Laveno Mombello, Italy) (represented by: M. Müller-Trawinski, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin and B. Eggers, agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and K. Zieleśkiewicz, agents)

Re:

Annulment of the Commission’s request that the applicant designate a bank account in his country of residence for his pension payments.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses Mr Wendler’s action;










2.


Orders Mr Wendler to bear his own costs and to pay the costs of the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 167 of 18.07.2009, p. 27.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 918/2010 of 12 October 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Kiełbasa lisiecka (PGI)]
Date: 2010-10-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, meat product, product designation








L_2010269EN.01002301.xml










13.10.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 269/23








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 918/2010
of 12 October 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Kiełbasa lisiecka (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) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Kiełbasa lisiecka’ 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, 12 October 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 28, 4.2.2010, p. 26.




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

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

POLAND
Kiełbasa lisiecka (PGI)