do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2010/752/: Council Decision of 2 December 2010 appointing one Netherlands member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2010-12-02
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Netherlands, appointment of members








L_2010320EN.01000701.xml










7.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 320/7








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 2 December 2010
         
appointing one Netherlands member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2010/752/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Netherlands government,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 13 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).












(2)


A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Melanie BOUWKNEGT,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Mr Leon MEIJER, senior beleidsadviseur Europese Zaken, is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which is until 20 September 2015.


Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 2 December 2010.


For the Council


The President

M. WATHELET
            





(1)  
            OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.
Case C-464/09 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 2 December 2010 — Holland Malt BV v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Appeal — State aid — Guidelines for aid in the agriculture sector — Point 4.2.5 — Malt market — No normal market outlets — Aid measure declared incompatible with the common market)
Date: 2010-12-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, action for annulment (EU), aid to agriculture, control of State aid, judicial proceedings, malt








C_2011030EN.01000801.xml










29.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/8





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 2 December 2010 — Holland Malt BV v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands
(Case C-464/09 P) (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Guidelines for aid in the agriculture sector - Point 4.2.5 - Malt market - No normal market outlets - Aid measure declared incompatible with the common market)
2011/C 30/12
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Holland Malt BV (represented by: O. Brouwer, A. Stoffer and P. Schepens, advocaten)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, Agents) Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: C. Wissels and Y. de Vries, Agents)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 9 September 2009 in Case T-369/06 Holland Malt BV v Commission — Holland Malt BV, supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands v Commission by which that Court dismissed an application for annulment of Commission Decision 2007/59/EC of 26 September 2006 declaring as incompatible with the common market the aid granted by the Netherlands in favour of Holland Malt BV for the creation of a malt production plant at Eemshaven (Groningen), in the form of investment aid of EUR 7 425 000, subject to the condition precedent of its approval by the Commission (State aid No C 14/2005 — ex N 149/2004) (OJ 2007 L 32, p. 76) — Application of the Guidelines for State aid in the agriculture sector

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Holland Malt BV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 24, 30.1.2010.
Case C-108/09: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 December 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Baranya Megyei Bíróság (Hungary)) — Ker-Optika Bt. v ÀNTSZ Dél-dunántúli Regionális Intézete (Free movement of goods — Public health — Selling of contact lenses via the Internet — National legislation authorising the sale of contact lenses solely in medical supply shops — Directive 2000/31/EC — Information society — Electronic commerce)
Date: 2010-12-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Hungary, free movement of goods, health care, interpretation of the law, marketing, optical industry, optics








C_2011030EN.01000202.xml










29.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/2





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 December 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Baranya Megyei Bíróság (Hungary)) — Ker-Optika Bt. v ÀNTSZ Dél-dunántúli Regionális Intézete
(Case C-108/09) (1)

(Free movement of goods - Public health - Selling of contact lenses via the Internet - National legislation authorising the sale of contact lenses solely in medical supply shops - Directive 2000/31/EC - Information society - Electronic commerce)
2011/C 30/03
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Baranya Megyei

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ker-Optika Bt.

Defendant: ÀNTSZ Dél-dunántúli Regionális Intézete

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Baranya Megyei Bíróság — Interpretation of Articles 28 and 30 EC and of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (OJ 2000 L 178, p. 1) — Marketing of contact lenses on the internet — National rules reserving the sale of contact lenses to shops selling medical supplies

Operative part of the judgment

The national rules relating to the selling of contact lenses fall within the scope of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’), since they concern the act of selling such lenses via the Internet. On the other hand, the national rules relating to the supply of contact lenses are not covered by that directive.
Articles 34 TFEU and 36 TFEU, and Directive 2000/31, must be interpreted as precluding national legislation which authorises the selling of contact lenses only in shops which specialise in medical devices.


(1)  OJ C 141, 20.6.2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6052 — London & Continental Railways/Lend Lease Europe/Stratford City Business District) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, real estate business, urbanisation








C_2010325EN.01002501.xml










2.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/25





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6052 — London & Continental Railways/Lend Lease Europe/Stratford City Business District)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 325/09






1.


On 25 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 undertakings London & Continental Railways Limited (‘LCR’, United Kingdom) and Lend Lease Europe Limited belonging to the Lend Lease group (‘Lend Lease’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Stratford City Business District Limited (‘SCBD’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for LCR: shareholding in Eurostar International Limited and development interests at King's cross and Stratford in London,










—


for Lend Lease: international property company, active in development, investment management, project and construction management, and asset and property management,










—


for SCBD: development and management of land at Stratford City in London.














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.6052 — London & Continental Railways/Lend Lease Europe/Stratford City Business District, 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’).
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 1,00 % on 1 December 2010 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-12-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, interest








C_2010325EN.01001001.xml










2.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/10





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
1,00 % on 1 December 2010
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 December 2010
2010/C 325/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3115




JPY


Japanese yen


110,37




DKK


Danish krone


7,4528




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83930




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1540




CHF


Swiss franc


1,3178




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,0600




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,961




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


280,45




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7097




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0202




RON


Romanian leu


4,2973




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9610




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3615




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3360




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1864




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7589




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7176




KRW


South Korean won


1 508,78




ZAR


South African rand


9,2045




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,7390




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4243




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 812,03




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1338




PHP


Philippine peso


57,184




RUB


Russian rouble


41,2445




THB


Thai baht


39,443




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2349




MXN


Mexican peso


16,2214




INR


Indian rupee


59,4664






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-199/09: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 December 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia)) — Schenker SIA v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests (Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — Provisions for the implementation of the Community Customs Code — Article 6(2) — Application for binding tariff information — Meaning of one type of goods )
Date: 2010-12-02
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Latvia, consumer information, customs, customs regulations, interpretation of the law, labelling, marketing, product designation








C_2011030EN.01000402.xml










29.1.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/4





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 December 2010 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās tiesas Senāts (Republic of Latvia)) — Schenker SIA v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests
(Case C-199/09) (1)

(Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 - Provisions for the implementation of the Community Customs Code - Article 6(2) - Application for binding tariff information - Meaning of ‘one type of goods’)
2011/C 30/06
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Augstākās tiesas Senāts

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Schenker SIA

Defendant: Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Augstākās tiesas Senāts — Interpretation of Article 6(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1993 L 253, p. 1) — Meaning of ‘one type of goods’ — Goods differing as to quality or characteristics but capable of being classified under the same Combined Nomenclature code — Issue of a single set of binding tariff information for all those goods or specific tariff information for each one

Operative part of the judgment

Article 6(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000 of 24 July 2000, must be interpreted as meaning that an application for binding tariff information may relate to different goods provided that these all belong to one and the same type of goods. Only goods which have similar characteristics and whose distinguishing features are completely irrelevant for the purposes of their tariff classification may be regarded as belonging to one type of goods for the purposes of that provision.


(1)  OJ C 193, 15.8.2009.