do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, disclosure of information, market approval








C_2010314EN.01000401.xml










18.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/4





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2010/C 314/04
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


16 June 2010




Case number


:


66330




Decision No


:


236/10/COL




EFTA State


:


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


:


The transfer of property from Narvik municipality to LKAB in 2004, the sale of excavated stone material and the transfers of land in the development agreement of 26 February 2009 — Luossavaara Kiiruunvaara Norge AS




Type of measure


:


n.a.




Economic sector


:


Sale of property




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Narvik municipality




Ordføreren i Narvik, postmottak




8512 Narvik




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case F-17/06: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 18 November 2010 — Vereecken v Commission
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action by staff, personnel administration, professional career, promotion, staff assessment, unpaid leave








C_2011013EN.01004401.xml










15.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/44





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 18 November 2010 — Vereecken v Commission
(Case F-17/06) (1)

()
2011/C 13/89
Language of the case: French
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 96, 22.4.2006, p. 39.
2010/757/EU: Council Decision of 18 November 2010 designating the European Capital of Culture for the year 2015 in Belgium
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belgium, capital city, cultural event, cultural policy, town








L_2010322EN.01004201.xml










8.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 322/42








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 18 November 2010
         
designating the European Capital of Culture for the year 2015 in Belgium
(2010/757/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,


Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,


Having regard to the Selection Panel reports of February 2010 regarding the selection process of the European Capitals of Culture in Belgium,

Whereas:

Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mons is designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2015’ in Belgium.


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




Done at Brussels, 18 November 2010.


For the Council


The President

F. LAANAN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 304, 3.11.2006, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6007 — Nokia Siemens Network/Motorola Network Business)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2010314EN.01000901.xml










18.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6007 — Nokia Siemens Network/Motorola Network Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 314/09






1.


On 11 November 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 Nokia Siemens Networks BV (‘NSN’, The Netherlands), controlled by Nokia Corporation (Finland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the majority of Motorola, Inc.'s public wireless network business (‘Motorola Network Business’, USA) by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for NSN: provision of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, communications and networks service platforms, as well as professional services to operators and service providers,










—


for MNB: design, manufacture, sale, installation and service of wireless network systems for wireless service providers.














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.6007 — Nokia Siemens Network/Motorola Network Business, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010314EN.01000201.xml










18.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 November 2010
2010/C 314/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3481




JPY


Japanese yen


112,50




DKK


Danish krone


7,4550




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84895




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3980




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3426




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,1850




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,595




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


278,11




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7095




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9640




RON


Romanian leu


4,2965




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9691




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3801




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3778




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4566




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7569




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7609




KRW


South Korean won


1 545,54




ZAR


South African rand


9,5263




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,9548




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3926




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 140,18




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2595




PHP


Philippine peso


59,299




RUB


Russian rouble


42,3173




THB


Thai baht


40,490




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3420




MXN


Mexican peso


16,7125




INR


Indian rupee


61,1678






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-142/09: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 November 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Dendermonde — Belgium) — Criminal proceedings against V. W. Lahousse, Lavichy BVBA (Directives 92/61/EEC and 2002/24/EC — Type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles — Vehicles intended for use in competition, on roads or in off-road conditions — National legislation prohibiting the manufacture, marketing and use of equipment designed to increase the engine power and/or speed of mopeds)
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, interpretation of the law, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry, road network, sporting event, transport infrastructure








C_2011013EN.01000701.xml










15.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/7





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 November 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Dendermonde — Belgium) — Criminal proceedings against V. W. Lahousse, Lavichy BVBA
(Case C-142/09) (1)

(Directives 92/61/EEC and 2002/24/EC - Type-approval of two- or three-wheel motor vehicles - Vehicles intended for use in competition, on roads or in off-road conditions - National legislation prohibiting the manufacture, marketing and use of equipment designed to increase the engine power and/or speed of mopeds)
2011/C 13/10
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Dendermonde

Parties in the main proceedings

V. W. Lahousse, Lavichy BVBA

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Dendermonde (Belgium) — Interpretation of Articles 1(1), 12 and 15(2) of Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Council Directive 92/61/EEC (OJ 2002 L 124, p. 1) — Exception in respect of vehicles intended for use in competition, on roads or in off-road conditions — National legislation disregarding that exception

Operative part of the judgment

Council Directive 92/61/EEC of 30 June 1992 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, and Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles and repealing Directive 92/61 are to be construed as meaning that, where a vehicle or a component or separate technical unit thereof does not qualify for the type-approval procedure established by those directives, on the ground that it does not come within their scope, the provisions of those directives do not prevent a Member State from introducing, in its domestic law and in relation to such vehicle, component or separate technical unit, a similar mechanism for recognising the checks carried out by other Member States. In any event, such legislation must comply with EU law, in particular Articles 34 TFEU and 36 TFEU.


(1)  OJ C 153, 4.7.2009.
Case C-458/08: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 November 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 49 EC — Construction sector — Authorisation required in order to carry on activity in that sector — Justification)
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, building industry, provision of services, town-planning regulations








C_2011013EN.01000202.xml










15.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/2





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 November 2010 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-458/08) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Infringement of Article 49 EC - Construction sector - Authorisation required in order to carry on activity in that sector - Justification)
2011/C 13/03
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: E. Traversa and P. Guerra e Andrade, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes and F. Nunes dos Santos, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by M. Dowgielewicz, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 49 EC — Construction sector — Licence required in order to carry on activity in that sector

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by requiring providers of building services established in another Member State to satisfy all the requirements imposed by the national scheme at issue, and in particular by Decree-Law No 12/2004 of 9 January 2004, in order to obtain authorisation to exercise, in Portugal, an activity in the construction sector, thereby precluding the possibility of account being duly taken of equivalent obligations to which such providers are subject in the Member State in which they are established, or of the verifications already carried out in that regard by the authorities of that Member State, the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 49 EC;










2.


Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the Republic of Poland to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 327, 20.12.2008.
Case C-317/09 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 November 2010 — Architecture, microclimat, énergies douces — Europe et Sud SARL (ArchiMEDES) v Commission (Appeal — Set-off of claims governed by separate legal orders — Application for repayment of sums advanced — Principle of litis denuntiatio — Rights of the defence and right to a fair hearing)
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, action for annulment (EU), claim, contract, indemnification, judicial proceedings, law of obligations, rights of the defence








C_2011013EN.01001302.xml










15.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/13





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 November 2010 — Architecture, microclimat, énergies douces — Europe et Sud SARL (ArchiMEDES) v Commission
(Case C-317/09 P) (1)

(Appeal - Set-off of claims governed by separate legal orders - Application for repayment of sums advanced - Principle of litis denuntiatio - Rights of the defence and right to a fair hearing)
2011/C 13/21
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Architecture, microclimat, énergies douces — Europe et Sud SARL (ArchiMEDES) (represented by: P.-P. Van Gehuchten, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Manhaeve and S. Delaude, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2009 in Joined Cases T-396/05 and T-397/05 ArchiMEDES v Commission, by which the Court dismissed the action brought by the applicant at first instance seeking, first, annulment of the Commission's decisions to recover certain sums paid under a contract with the applicant and set-off of their reciprocal claims and, second, an order for the Commission to pay the remainder of the balance due under that contract — Non-applicability of the principle of litis denuntiatio — Rejection of the claim that the co-contractors are jointly and severally liable — Infringement of the rights of the defence and of the right to a fair hearing

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Architecture, microclimat, énergies douces — Europe et Sud SARL (ArchiMEDES) to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 267, 07.11.09.
Recruitment notice PE/127/S
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, administrative competition, personnel administration, staff








C_2010314EN.01000701.xml










18.11.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/7





Recruitment notice PE/127/S
2010/C 314/07
The European Parliament is organising the following selection procedure:






—



PE/127/S — Head of Unit (AD12) — Technical Security Unit, European Parliament




This selection procedure requires a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma officially recognised in one of the European Union Member States.
By the closing date for applications, candidates must, after having obtained the above qualification, have acquired at least 10 years’ experience in a field relevant to the job description, including five years in a management post.
This recruitment notice is published only in German, English and French. The full text is in Official Journal C 314 A in the three languages.
Case T-193/10: Order of the General Court of 18 November 2010 — Scuola Elementare Maria Montessori v Commission
Date: 2010-11-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, action for annulment (EU), building, primary education, tax exemption








C_2011030EN.01005706.xml










29.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/57





Order of the General Court of 18 November 2010 — Scuola Elementare Maria Montessori v Commission
(Case T-193/10) (1)

()
2011/C 30/106
Language of the case: Italian
The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 179, 3.7.2010.