do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6017 — APMT/DPW/COSCO/QPGL/QQCT)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, transport infrastructure








C_2010343EN.01000101.xml










17.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6017 — APMT/DPW/COSCO/QPGL/QQCT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 343/01
On 13 December 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 32010M6017. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, catch of fish, fishing controls, fishing regulations, sea fish








C_2010343EN.01001401.xml










17.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/14





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2010/C 343/08
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


17.3.2010




Duration


17.3.2010-31.12.2010




Member State


France




Stock or Group of stocks


DGS/15X14




Species


Spurdog/dogfish (Squalus acanthias)




Zone


EU and international waters of I, V, VI, VII, VIII, XII and XIV




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


4134




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Special report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: activity report, administrative transparency, interinstitutional relations, mediator








C_2010343EN.01001201.xml










17.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/12





Special report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman (1)

2010/C 343/06
The European Ombudsman addressed one special report to the European Parliament in 2010:
Special report of 24 February 2010 following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 676/2008/RT.
The text of the special report is available on the European Ombudsman's website at: http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu
Paper copies can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:





1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman




CS 30403




67001 Strasbourg Cedex




FRANCE




Tel. +33 388172313




Fax +33 388179062




E-mail: eo@ombudsman.europa.eu






(1)  Decision 94/262 of 9 March 1994 of the European Parliament on the Regulations and General Conditions Governing the Performance of the Ombudsman's Duties, OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1214/2010 of 17 December 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Carota Novella di Ispica (PGI))
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, location of production, preparation for market, product designation, root vegetable








L_2010335EN.01003001.xml










18.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 335/30








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1214/2010
of 17 December 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Carota Novella di Ispica (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, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Carota Novella di Ispica (PGI)’ 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, 17 December 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 122, 11.5.2010, p. 12.




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

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

ITALY
Carota Novella di Ispica (PGI)
Case T-192/09: Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2010 — Amen Corner v OHIM — Comercio Electrónico Ojal (SEVE TROPHY) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark SEVE TROPHY — Earlier Community figurative marks Seve Ballesteros Trophy and SEVE TROPHY — Relative grounds for refusal — Lack of similarity of the goods and of the services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — No unfair advantage taken of or detriment caused to the distinctive character or repute of the earlier marks — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), electrical equipment, trade-mark law








C_2011046EN.01001103.xml










12.2.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/11





Judgment of the General Court of 17 December 2010 — Amen Corner v OHIM — Comercio Electrónico Ojal (SEVE TROPHY)
(Case T-192/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark SEVE TROPHY - Earlier Community figurative marks Seve Ballesteros Trophy and SEVE TROPHY - Relative grounds for refusal - Lack of similarity of the goods and of the services - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) - No unfair advantage taken of or detriment caused to the distinctive character or repute of the earlier marks - Article 8(5) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009))
2011/C 46/21
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Amen Corner, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.A. Calderón Chavero and T. Villate Consonni, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Comercio Electrónico Ojal, SL (Madrid)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 March 2009 (Case R 462/2008-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Amen Corner, SA and Comercio Electrónico Ojal, SL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Amen Corner, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 167, 18.7.2009.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1215/2010 of 17 December 2010 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Montoro-Adamuz (PDO))
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, location of production, olive oil, preparation for market, product designation








L_2010335EN.01003201.xml










18.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 335/32








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1215/2010
of 17 December 2010
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Montoro-Adamuz (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 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Montoro-Adamuz’ 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, 17 December 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ C 125, 13.5.2010, p. 19.




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

Class 1.5.   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)

SPAIN
Montoro-Adamuz (PDO)
Judgment of the Court of 17 December 2010 in Case E-11/10 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Principality of Liechtenstein (Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation)
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Subjects: EFTA Court, European standard, Liechtenstein, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, national implementing measure








C_2011176EN.01000801.xml










16.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 176/8





JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 17 December 2010
in Case E-11/10
EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Principality of Liechtenstein
(Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation)
2011/C 176/05
In Case E-11/10, EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Principality of Liechtenstein — APPLICATION for a declaration that, by failing, within the time limit prescribed, to adopt, or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority of, all the measures necessary to fully implement into its national legislation the Act referred to at point 21b of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement, i.e. Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, the Principality of Liechtenstein has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 33 of that Act and Article 7 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Thorgeir Örlygsson (Judge-Rapporteur), and Henrik Bull, Judges, gave judgment on 17 December 2010, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Declares that, by failing to adopt, within the time limit prescribed, all the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 21b of Annex XVIII to the EEA Agreement, i.e. Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, the Principality of Liechtenstein has failed to fulfil its obligations under the first paragraph of Article 33 of the Act and under Article 7 EEA.










2.


Orders the Principality of Liechtenstein to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Case T-394/09: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2010 — General Bearing v OHIM (GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law








C_2011055EN.01002203.xml










19.2.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 55/22





Order of the General Court of 14 December 2010 — General Bearing v OHIM (GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION)
(Case T-394/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2011/C 55/40
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: General Bearing Corp. (West Nyack, New York, United States) (represented by: A. Dellmeier-Beschorner, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 July 2009 (Case R 73/2009-1), concerning an application for registration of the word sign GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible;










2.


General Bearing Corp. is to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 297, 5.12.2009.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, catch of fish, fishing controls, fishing regulations, sea fish








C_2010343EN.01002001.xml










17.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/20





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2010/C 343/14
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


19.4.2010




Duration


19.4.2010-31.12.2010




Member State


Portugal




Stock or Group of stocks


POK/1N2AB.




Species


Saithe (Pollachius virens)




Zone


Norwegian waters of I and II




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


—




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, catch of fish, fishing controls, fishing regulations, sea fish








C_2010343EN.01001801.xml










17.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/18





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2010/C 343/12
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


7.6.2010




Duration


7.6.2010-31.12.2010




Member State


Sweden




Stock or Group of stocks


SOL/3A/BCD




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


IIIa; EU waters of IIIb, IIIc and IIId




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


—




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1216/2010 of 17 December 2010 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Welsh Lamb (PGI)]
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Wales, designation of origin, location of production, mode of production, preparation for market, product designation, sheepmeat








L_2010335EN.01003401.xml










18.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 335/34








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1216/2010
of 17 December 2010
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Welsh Lamb (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)


In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined the United Kingdom’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Welsh Lamb’ registered in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/2003 (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 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, 17 December 2010.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 327, 18.12.1996, p. 11.

(3)  
            OJ L 177, 16.7.2003, p. 3.

(4)  
            OJ C 112, 1.5.2010, p. 11.




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

Class 1.1 –   Fresh meat (and offal)

UNITED KINGDOM
Welsh Lamb (PGI)
Case T-507/10 P: Order of the President of the General Court of 17 December 2010 — Uspaskich v Parliament (Interim measures — Waiver of the immunity of a member of the European Parliament — Application for suspension of operation)
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, Statute for Members of the Parliament, action for annulment (EU), freedom of expression, indemnification








C_2011055EN.01002402.xml










19.2.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 55/24





Order of the President of the General Court of 17 December 2010 — Uspaskich v Parliament
(Case T-507/10 P)
(Interim measures - Waiver of the immunity of a member of the European Parliament - Application for suspension of operation)
2011/C 55/44
Language of the case: Lithuanian

Parties


Applicant: Viktor Uspaskich (Kėdainiai, Lithuania) (represented by V Sviderskis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Lorenz, A. Pospíšilová Padowska and L. Mašalaite, Agents)

Re:

Application to suspend the operation of the resolution of the European Parliament of 7 September 2010 waiving the applicant's immunity.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


Costs are reserved.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, catch of fish, fishing controls, fishing regulations, sea fish








C_2010343EN.01001901.xml










17.12.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/19





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2010/C 343/13
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


19.4.2010




Duration


19.4.2010-31.12.2010




Member State


Portugal




Stock or Group of stocks


HAD/1N2AB.




Species


Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)




Zone


Norwegian waters of I and II




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


—




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.