do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6134 — Bouygues/Heijmans UK)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: competition, competition law, competition policy, economic concentration, merger control








C_2011076EN.01001001.xml










10.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/10





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6134 — Bouygues/Heijmans UK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 76/04
On 1 March 2011, 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 32011M6134. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case T-159/11: Action brought on 10 March 2011 — Marszałkowski v OHIM — Mar-Ko Fleischwaren (WALICHNOWY MARKO)
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), meat product, trade-mark law








C_2011145EN.01003301.xml










14.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/33





Action brought on 10 March 2011 — Marszałkowski v OHIM — Mar-Ko Fleischwaren (WALICHNOWY MARKO)
(Case T-159/11)
2011/C 145/54
Language in which the application was lodged: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Marek Marszałkowski (Sokolniki, Poland) (represented by: C. Sadkowski, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mar-Ko Fleischwaren GmbH & Co. KG (Blankenhain, Germany)

Form of order sought







—


annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 11 January 2011 (Case R 760/2010-4) refusing registration of the mark ‘Marko Walichnowy’ as a Community trade mark in so far as it relates to goods in Class 29: meat, products made from meat and poultry meat, including pies, tripe, sausage with cabbage, meat preserves and products made from meat and vegetables, including bigos, poultry (including packaged poultry), meatballs in a vegetable sauce;










—


alternatively, amend the contested decision by taking account of the sound basis for registration of the Community trade mark ‘Marko Walichnowy’ in so far as it relates to the aforementioned goods in Class 29;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs of the applicant’s representation in the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: figurative trade mark containing the word element ‘Marko Walichnowy’ for goods in Class 29 — Application No 007161541

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Mar-Ko Fleischwaren GmbH & Co. KG

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community word mark ‘Mar-Ko’ for certain goods in Class 29

Decision of the Opposition Division: dismissal of the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division and rejection of the application for the following goods in Class 29: meat, products made from meat and poultry meat, including pies, tripe, sausage with cabbage, meat preserves and products made from meat and vegetables, including bigos, poultry (including packaged poultry), meatballs in a vegetable sauce

Pleas in law: breach of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (1) in so far as the contested decision establishes a similarity between the trade marks and the possibility that consumers might be misled


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Case T-136/11: Action brought on 10 March 2011 — pelicantravel.com v OHIM — Pelikan (Pelikan)
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, action for annulment (EU), trade-mark law, travel agency








C_2011139EN.01002302.xml










7.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/23





Action brought on 10 March 2011 — pelicantravel.com v OHIM — Pelikan (Pelikan)
(Case T-136/11)
2011/C 139/44
Language in which the application was lodged: Slovak

Parties


Applicant: pelicantravel.com (Bratislava, Slovak Republic) (represented by: M. Chlipala, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Pelikan Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Hannover, Germany)

Form of order sought







—


Annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 9 December 2010 in Case R 1428/2009-2;










—


Order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: figurative trade mark “Pelikan” for services in Classes 35 and 39 (Community trade mark no 3 325 941).

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: Pelikan Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The Applicant

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: The applicant was acting in bad faith when filing the application for the trade mark [Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (1)].

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Application for declaration of invalidity dismissed.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009, inasmuch as OHIM incorrectly assessed the facts, evidence and law, and thereby came to the incorrect conclusion that the trade mark in question was not lodged in bad faith.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).
Case F-27/10: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 10 March 2011 — Begue and Others v Commission (Civil service — Members of the contract staff — Staff entitled to an allowance for regular stand-by duty — Article 55 and Article 56b of the Staff Regulations — Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77)
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: bonus payment, servant (EU)








C_2012138EN.01002302.xml










12.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/23






Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 10 March 2011 — Begue and Others v Commission
(Case F-27/10) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the contract staff - Staff entitled to an allowance for regular stand-by duty - Article 55 and Article 56b of the Staff Regulations - Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77)
(2012/C 138/44)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant(s): Christian Begue and Others (Marcy, France) (represented by: A. Woimant, lawyer)

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

Re:

Application for annulment of the decision refusing the applicants payment with retroactive effect of the allowance for standby duty referred to in Article 56b of the Staff Regulations

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders the applicants to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission.






(1)  OJ C 179, 3.7.2010, p. 58.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Spain, aid system, control of State aid, sea fishing, vessel








C_2011076EN.01000101.xml










10.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 76/01






Date of adoption of the decision


14.12.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 153/10




Member State


Spain




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Subvenciones para la contratación de seguridad privada a bordo en los atuneros congeladores que actualmente operan en el Oceano Índico




Legal basis


Proyecto de Real Decreto por el que se regula la concesión directa de subvenciones para la contratación de seguridad privada a bordo en los atuneros congeladores que actualmente operan en el Océano Índico
Ley 38/2003 General de Subvenciones:






—


Artículo 22.2.c. Art. 28.2.c








Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


To partially finance the cost of recruiting private security personnel on board freezer tuna vessels fishing in the Indian Ocean in order to protect them against piracy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


EUR 1 921 375




Intensity


25 % of the total service expenditure and 50 % for the vessels whose home port is Ceuta and Melilla




Duration (period)


12 months




Economic sectors


Maritime fisheries




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino




Paseo Infanta Isabel, 1




Madrid




ESPAÑA








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






Date of adoption of the decision


16.12.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 549/10




Member State


Italy




Region


Liguria




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ammodernamento dei pescherecci




Legal basis


Legge regionale n. 50 del 10 noviembre 2009




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Modernisation of fishing vessels




Form of aid


Grant




Budget


EUR 200 000




Intensity


40 %




Duration (period)


10 years




Economic sectors


Fisheries




Name and address of the granting authority


Regione della Liguria
ITALIA




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
Call for proposals
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, joint venture, participating country (euro area), professional experience, proposal (EU)








C_2011076EN.01001501.xml










10.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/15





CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2011/C 76/08
The SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has launched an invitation to submit a proposal for becoming ‘Associate Partners of the SJU’.
The creation of this new category of stakeholders in the SESAR Programme answers the need to complement the expertise brought by the SJU Members to the SESAR Programme in specific fields, defined in six different lots.
The deadline for submission of proposals is 31 March 2011.
The Guidelines for candidates, listing all the documents that must be produced in order to submit a proposal, are available on the SJU website: http://www.sesarju.eu/about/procurement
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011076EN.01001101.xml










10.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/11





Euro exchange rates (1)

9 March 2011
2011/C 76/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3928




JPY


Japanese yen


115,14




DKK


Danish krone


7,4580




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85900




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8055




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2920




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7510




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,290




HUF


Hungarian forint


272,88




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7060




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9801




RON


Romanian leu


4,1902




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2069




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3759




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3481




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,8484




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8808




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7643




KRW


South Korean won


1 551,01




ZAR


South African rand


9,5727




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,1539




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3939




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 217,55




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2237




PHP


Philippine peso


60,318




RUB


Russian rouble


39,4750




THB


Thai baht


42,230




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3039




MXN


Mexican peso


16,6906




INR


Indian rupee


62,6830






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 235/2011 of 10 March 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2011064EN.01002501.xml










11.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 64/25








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 235/2011
of 10 March 2011
         
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),


Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 March 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 March 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZ
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 350, 31.12.2007, p. 1.




ANNEX
Standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables







(EUR/100 kg)




CN code


Third country code (1)



Standard import value




0702 00 00 


IL 


122,2 




MA 


55,0 




TN 


115,9 




TR 


82,8 




ZZ 


94,0 




0707 00 05 


TR 


166,8 




ZZ 


166,8 




0709 90 70 


MA 


43,0 




TR 


137,5 




ZZ 


90,3 




0805 10 20 


EG 


56,5 




IL 


70,5 




JM 


51,6 




MA 


49,2 




TN 


56,2 




TR 


69,8 




ZZ 


59,0 




0805 50 10 


EG 


42,1 




MA 


42,1 




TR 


48,3 




ZZ 


44,2 




0808 10 80 


AR 


99,8 




CA 


101,6 




CL 


119,8 




CN 


101,7 




MK 


52,3 




US 


146,4 




ZA 


67,5 




ZZ 


98,4 




0808 20 50 


AR 


89,7 




CL 


103,2 




CN 


53,6 




US 


182,7 




ZA 


88,8 




ZZ 


103,6 






(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
            ZZ
            ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.
Case C-540/09: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Regeringsrätten (Sweden)) — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Momsgrupp v Skatteverket (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Sixth VAT Directive — Article 13B(d)(5) — Exemptions — Underwriting guarantee provided against payment of a commission by credit institutions to the issuing companies in respect of a share issue on the capital markets — Transactions in securities)
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, credit, financial institution, guarantee, interpretation of the law, issue of securities, provision of services, tax exemption, tax harmonisation








C_2011139EN.01000801.xml










7.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/8





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Regeringsrätten (Sweden)) — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Momsgrupp v Skatteverket
(Case C-540/09) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Sixth VAT Directive - Article 13B(d)(5) - Exemptions - Underwriting guarantee provided against payment of a commission by credit institutions to the issuing companies in respect of a share issue on the capital markets - Transactions in securities)
2011/C 139/12
Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Regeringsrätten

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Momsgrupp

Defendant: Skatteverket

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen (formerly Regeringsrätten) — Interpretation of Article 13 B of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1) — Exemptions — Underwriting guarantee issued by a bank to a company issuing new shares in return for payment of a commission — Transaction consisting in an undertaking by the bank to acquire part of the shares in the issuing company in the event that an insufficient number of shares is subscribed, in order to guarantee to the issuing company the financing sought by the issue (underwriting)

Operative part of the judgment

Article 13B(d)(5) of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment must be interpreted as meaning that the exemption from VAT laid down therein covers services supplied by a credit institution, for consideration, in the form of an underwriting guarantee to a company wishing to issue shares, where under that guarantee the credit institution undertakes to acquire any shares which are not subscribed within the period for share subscription.


(1)  OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.6101 — UPM/Myllykoski and Rhein Papier)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, food industry, merger control








C_2011076EN.01001601.xml










10.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/16





Initiation of proceedings
(Case COMP/M.6101 — UPM/Myllykoski and Rhein Papier)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 76/09
On 4 March 2011, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 / 2967244) or by post, under reference COMP/M.6101 — UPM/Myllykoski and Rhein Papier, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Heavy goods vehicle collisions Declaration of the European Parliament of 10 March 2011 on heavy goods vehicle collisions
Date: 2011-03-10
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: carriage of goods, large vehicle, road safety, safety device, transport accident








CE2012199EN.01018801.xml










7.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 199/188





Thursday 10 March 2011Heavy goods vehicle collisions
P7_TA(2011)0102
Declaration of the European Parliament of 10 March 2011 on heavy goods vehicle collisions
2012/C 199 E/25

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,










A.


whereas heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) make up 3 % of the EU vehicle fleet, but give rise to 14 % of fatal collisions, amounting to more than 4 000 annual fatalities in the 27 Member States of the European Union,










B.


whereas in Europe every year, some 400 people, mostly unprotected road users such as cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians, are killed because of HGV ‘blind spots’,










C.


whereas many of these fatalities could be avoided by the full installation of mirrors or increasingly cheap camera-monitor devices, active warning systems, advanced emergency braking and lane departure warning systems,










D.


whereas significant and dangerous blind spots remain around HGVs despite the increased visibility requirements of Directives 2003/97/EC and 2007/38/EC for newly registered HGVs and HGVs in circulation respectively,










E.


whereas the 2007 requirements are weaker than those of 2003 and have been insufficiently implemented by Member States, despite the EU’s aspiration to cut road fatalities by half,










1.


Urges the Commission to speed up its evaluation of Directive 2007/38/EC and to revise it in order to align it with technological advancement and with the latest indirect vision equipment requirements for newly registered trucks, so as to ensure an optimum level of safety;










2.


Urges the Commission to ensure that no exemptions are provided to the mandatory fitting of advanced emergency braking systems and lane departure warning systems in accordance with General Safety Regulation (EC) No 661/2009;










3.


Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Council and the Commission.






(1)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 2 to the Minutes of 10 March 2011 (P7_PV(2011)03-10(ANN2)).