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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: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Greece, appointment of staff

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 9.11.2010 
SEC(2010) 1336 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 

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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 15 October 2010, the Council has  requested the  Commission’s opinion on 
the nomination of a member of the EESC. 

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

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Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010302EN.01000301.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 November 2010
2010/C 302/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3917




JPY


Japanese yen


112,88




DKK


Danish krone


7,4535




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86270




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2940




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3435




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0850




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,575




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


274,60




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9193




RON


Romanian leu


4,2875




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9621




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3770




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3960




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7880




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7680




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7922




KRW


South Korean won


1 549,24




ZAR


South African rand


9,5560




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2939




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3495




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 396,12




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3038




PHP


Philippine peso


60,058




RUB


Russian rouble


42,8150




THB


Thai baht


41,267




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3607




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0462




INR


Indian rupee


61,8200






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-522/10: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sozialgericht Würzburg (Germany) lodged on 9 November 2010 — Doris Reichel-Albert v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Nordbayern
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative cooperation, electronic government, exchange of information, simplification of formalities, social legislation, social security, social-security benefit, social-security harmonisation








C_2011030EN.01001803.xml










29.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/18





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sozialgericht Würzburg (Germany) lodged on 9 November 2010 — Doris Reichel-Albert v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Nordbayern
(Case C-522/10)
()
2011/C 30/31
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Sozialgericht Würzburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Doris Reichel-Albert

Defendant: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Nordbayern

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 44(2) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (1) to be interpreted as precluding an arrangement in one Member State whereby child-raising periods completed in another Member State of the European Union are to be recognised as such periods completed in the former Member State only if the child-raising parent was habitually resident abroad with the child and paid compulsory contributions during the raising or immediately before the birth of the child because of employment or self-employment there or, where spouses or partners were resident abroad together, if the spouse or partner of the child-raising parent paid such compulsory contributions or did not do so solely because he or she was a person as referred to in Paragraph 5(1) and (4) of Sozialgesetzbuch VI (Social Code VI; ‘SGB VI’) or was exempted from compulsory insurance pursuant to Paragraph 6 SGB VI (Paragraphs 56(3), second and third sentences; 57; 249 SGB VI)?










2.


Is Article 44(2) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems to be interpreted, despite its wording, as meaning that, in exceptional cases, child-raising periods must be taken into account even where there has been no employment or self-employment if such a period would not otherwise be taken into account under the appropriate legislation either in the competent Member State or in another Member State in which the person was habitually resident while raising the children?






(1)  OJ 2004 L 284, p. 1.
Case C-251/10 P: Order of the President of the Court of 9 November 2010 — KEK Diavlos v European Commission
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European citizenship, action for annulment (EU), economic support, exchange of information, public awareness campaign, redemption








C_2011089EN.01001302.xml










19.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/13





Order of the President of the Court of 9 November 2010 — KEK Diavlos v European Commission
(Case C-251/10 P) (1)

2011/C 89/26
Language of the case: Greek
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 195, 17.7.2010.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, silviculture








C_2010302EN.01000201.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/2





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2010/C 302/02






Date of adoption of the decision


1.3.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 636/09




Member State


Poland




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoc dla sektora leśnictwa – pomoc dla Lasów Państwowych na projekty retencyjne




Legal basis


Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Aid in the forest sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


PLN 300 million




Intensity


85 %




Duration (period)


2010-2015




Economic sectors


Forestry




Name and address of the granting authority







Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej




ul. Konstruktorska 3A




02-673 Warszawa




POLSKA/POLAND








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Case T-521/10: Action brought on 9 November 2010 — Confortel Gestión v OHIM — Homargrup (CONFORTEL AQUA 4)
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), hotel industry, trade-mark law








C_2011030EN.01004101.xml










29.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/41





Action brought on 9 November 2010 — Confortel Gestión v OHIM — Homargrup (CONFORTEL AQUA 4)
(Case T-521/10)
()
2011/C 30/74
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Confortel Gestión, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Homargrup, SA (Santa Susana, Spain)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of 5 August 2010 in Case R 1359/2009-2, and consequently register Community trade mark No 5.276.951 ‘CONFORTEL Aqua 4’ for all of the classes sought, and










—


order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Confortel Gestión, SA.

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘CONFORTEL Aqua 4’ for services in Classes 41, 43 and 44.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Homargrup, SA.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community word mark ‘AQUA’ and Community figurative mark ‘A AQUA HOTEL’ and Spanish word marks ‘AQUAMARINA’ and ‘AQUATEL’, and Spanish figurative mark ‘AQUAMAR’, for services in Class 42.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition upheld.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed.

Plea in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009, (1) since there is no likelihood of confusion between the marks at issue.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
First call for proposals under Commission Decision C(2010) 7499 laying down criteria and measures for the financing of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO 2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: administrative competition, environmental protection, invitation to tender, research and development








C_2010302EN.01000401.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/4





First call for proposals under Commission Decision C(2010) 7499 laying down criteria and measures for the financing of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies under the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
2010/C 302/04
Notice is hereby given of the launch of the first call for proposals under the above Decision of 3 November 2010.
Proposals are invited for the call. The call deadlines, information on the modalities of the call and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals are available through the following European Commission website:
http://ec.europa.eu/clima/funding/ner300/index_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6011 — ATP/PFA/Folksam Group/CPD/FIH Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, sports equipment








C_2010302EN.01000801.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6011 — ATP/PFA/Folksam Group/CPD/FIH Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 302/08






1.


On 29 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 the undertakings Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (‘ATP’, Denmark), Pension forsikringsaktieselskab (‘PFA’, Denmark), Folksam ömsesidig livsförsäkring and Folksam ömsesidig sakförsäkring (together ‘Folksam Group’, Sweden) and C.P. Dyvig & Co. A/S (‘CPD’, Denmark) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking FIH Erhvervsbank A/S (‘FIH’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for ATP: Pension provision,










—


for PFA: Pensions and life insurance,










—


for Folksam Group: life and non-life insurance,










—


for CPD: financial advice, corporate finance, M&A advice, and equity investments,










—


for FIH: Corporate Banking, Property Finance, Structured Finance, Capital Markets, M&A advice and investment banking.














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.6011 — ATP/PFA/Folksam Group/CPD/FIH Group, 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 C-103/10: Order of the President of the Court of 9 November 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Chemicals Agency, Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, chemical product, dangerous substance, labelling, marketing standard, packaging








C_2011030EN.01003104.xml










29.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/31





Order of the President of the Court of 9 November 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-103/10) (1)

()
2011/C 30/52
Language of the case: Portuguese
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 113, 01.05.2010.
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5913 — CEZ/EPH/MIBRAG Group)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy production, exchange of information, merger control








C_2010302EN.01000501.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/5





Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5913 — CEZ/EPH/MIBRAG Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 302/05
(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)
On 25 October 2010, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration between CEZ, EPH and MIBRAG Group. On 3 November 2010, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5983 — Tyco Electronics/ADC Telecommunications)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, exchange of information, merger control








C_2010302EN.01000901.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5983 — Tyco Electronics/ADC Telecommunications)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 302/09






1.


On 28 October 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Tyco Electronics Minnesota Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Tyco Electronics (‘TE’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (‘ADC’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking TE: design, manufacture and marketing of electronic products to customers in a broad array of industries,










—


for undertaking ADC: development of products and services for telecommunications, wireless, cable and enterprise networks.














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.5983 — Tyco Electronics/ADC Telecommunications, 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.5995 — VW/Karmann)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2010302EN.01000601.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5995 — VW/Karmann)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 302/06






1.


On 21 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 Volkswagen AG (‘VW’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of the German-based assets of insolvent Wilhelm Karmann GmbH (‘Karmann’, Germany) comprising the Technical Development business and the Metal Unit by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for VW: worldwide activity in the development, production and sale of passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, buses, commercial vehicles and car components,










—


for Karmann: car body construction, development and manufacturing of car components, modules and entire vehicles as well as plant engineering and the development and production of tools.














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.5995 — VW/Karmann, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5958 — GS/TPG/Ontex)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control








C_2010302EN.01000101.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5958 — GS/TPG/Ontex)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 302/01
On 30 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 32010M5958. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5932 — News Corp/BSkyB)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, means of communication, merger control








C_2010302EN.01001001.xml










9.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 302/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5932 — News Corp/BSkyB)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 302/10






1.


On 3 November 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 News Corporation (‘News Corp’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking British Sky Broadcasting Group plc. (‘BSkyB’, UK) by way of a public bid.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for News Corp: diversified global media company active in the production of filmed entertainment, television programming, newspapers and information services, book publishing and other activities such as outdoor display advertising,










—


for BSkyB: wholesale supply of TV channels, retail distribution of pay TV channels, provision of pay TV technical services, advertising and other services such as the provision of retail telephony and broadband services.














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.5932 — News Corp/BSkyB, 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’).