do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6137 — Citigroup/Maltby Acquisitions Limited)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial services, merger control, music








C_2011077EN.01000402.xml










11.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 77/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6137 — Citigroup/Maltby Acquisitions Limited)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 77/04
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 32011M6137. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 238/2011 of 11 March 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Zázrivský korbáčik (PGI))
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, cheese, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, mode of production, product designation








L_2011066EN.01000901.xml










12.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 66/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 238/2011
of 11 March 2011
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Zázrivský korbáčik (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) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Slovakia’s application to register the name ‘Zázrivský korbáčik’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection pursuant to 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, 11 March 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOŞ
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 188, 13.7.2010, p. 20.




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

Class 1.3.   Cheeses

SLOVAKIA
Zázrivský korbáčik (PGI)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6149 — Suntory/Castel/GMdF/Savour Club/MAAF Subsidiaries)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control, wine








C_2011077EN.01001901.xml










11.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 77/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6149 — Suntory/Castel/GMdF/Savour Club/MAAF Subsidiaries)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 77/11






1.


On 25 February 2011 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 Suntory France SAS (France) belonging to Suntory Group (‘Suntory’, Japan) and Groupe Castel (‘Castel’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking SA Grands Millesimes de France (‘GMdF’, France) by way of purchase of shares, and simultaneously Castel acquires sole control of the undertakings Savour Club SA and its subsidiaries (‘Savour Club’, France) as well as SAS Appellations and its subsidiaries SAS Château Haut Caplane, SAS Tour Saint Christophe and SAS Distribution Bordeaux Grands Crus Références and their subsidiaries (‘MAAF Subsidiaries’, France) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Suntory: active mainly in the production and distribution of alcohol and non-alcohol beverages,










—


Castel: producer and distributor of alcohol and non-alcohol beverages,










—


GMdF: holding company with participations in different companies active in the wine sector,










—


Savour Club: retailing of wine and spirits,










—


MAAF Subsidiaries: production and commercialization of wine.














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.6149 — Suntory/Castel/GMdF/Savour Club/MAAF Subsidiaries, 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’).
Case T-149/11: Action brought on 11 March 2011 — GS v Parliament and Council
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: action for annulment (EU), euro, issuing of currency, production, self-employed person








C_2011145EN.01003102.xml










14.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/31





Action brought on 11 March 2011 — GS v Parliament and Council
(Case T-149/11)
2011/C 145/52
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: GS Gesellschaft für Umwelt- und Energie-Serviceleistungen mbH (Eigeltingen, Germany) (represented by: J. Schmidt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul the second sentence of Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation;










—


Order the defendants to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on the following pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the contested regulation infringes Articles 15 and 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union






—


The applicant submits in that regard that Article 8(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1210/2010 (1) infringes its freedom to exercise its professional activities and its commercial freedom, since it suffered a decline in turnover after the entry into force of the contested regulation.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the contested regulation infringes Article 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union






—


The applicant submits that Article 8(2) of Regulation No 1210/2010 also infringes its right of ownership, since that rule restricts the exercise of its right in the established and operating business.










—


Further, the contested regulation makes possible a direct infringement of the applicant’s property rights, since the euro coins in its possession are being withdrawn without compensation.














3.


Third plea in law, alleging the unsuitability of the contested regulation for the achievement of the aim pursued and the disproportionality of the contested regulation






—


In that regard, the applicant submits that the freedom to exercise professional activities, commercial freedom and property rights can be subject to restrictions, in so far as they pursue aims in the general interest and do not represent a disproportionate infringement in relation to the aim pursued. The applicant states that the contested regulation is superfluous, unsuitable to achieve the legislature’s aim and not capable of justifying infringement of the applicant’s fundamental rights.










(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1210/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation (OJ 2010 L 339, p. 1).
Case T-137/11: Action brought on 11 March 2011 — Guiai Bi Poin v Council
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, action for annulment, change of political system, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, natural person, political rights, political system








C_2011130EN.01002201.xml










30.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/22





Action brought on 11 March 2011 — Guiai Bi Poin v Council
(Case T-137/11)
2011/C 130/42
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Georges Guiai Bi Poin (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) (represented by: G. Collard, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that, concerning the applicant, Mr Georges GUIAI BI POIN, Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011, published on 15 January 2011 in the Official Journal of the European Union, are not justified in fact,










—


consequently,






—


annul Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011;










—


alternatively, order that the name of Mr Georges GUIAI BI POIN be removed from the lists annexed to that regulation and to that decision.









Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant puts forward two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law alleging a breach of the obligation to state reasons, in so far as the grounds for including the applicant on the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures apply are stereotyped without any specific factual element making it possible to assess the relevance of that inclusion being mentioned.










2.


Second plea in law alleging a manifest error of assessment, in so far as:






—


the applicant is accused of refusing to place himself under the authority of the democratically elected president, A. Ouattara, whereas the applicant may not in the capacity of a soldier avoid obeying the constitutional authorities of his country which have declared L. Gbagbo elected president and










—


the applicant is accused of being responsible for serious breaches of human rights and international humanitarian law, whereas the applicant has not been challenged by the International Criminal Court whose jurisdiction has been recognised by the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
Case T-140/11: Action brought on 11 March 2011 — Guei v Council
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, action for annulment, change of political system, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, natural person, political rights, political system








C_2011130EN.01002302.xml










30.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/23





Action brought on 11 March 2011 — Guei v Council
(Case T-140/11)
2011/C 130/45
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Badia Brice Guei (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) (represented by: G. Collard, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that, concerning the applicant, Mr Badia Brice GUEI, Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011, published on 15 January 2011 in the Official Journal of the European Union, are not justified in fact,










—


consequently,






—


annul Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011;










—


alternatively, order that the name of Mr Badia Brice GUEI be removed from the lists annexed to that regulation and to that decision.









Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments raised by the applicant are, in essence, identical or similar to those raised in Case T-137/11 Guiai Bi Poin v Council.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 242/2011 of 11 March 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Chleb prądnicki (PGI))
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, bread, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, mode of production, product designation








L_2011066EN.01001701.xml










12.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 66/17








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 242/2011
of 11 March 2011
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Chleb prądnicki (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) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Chleb prądnicki’ 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, 11 March 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOŞ
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 187, 10.7.2010, p. 16.




ANNEX
Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:

Class 2.4:   Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares

POLAND
Chleb prądnicki (PGI)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 244/2011 of 11 March 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pera de Lleida (PDO))
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, mode of production, pip fruit, product designation








L_2011066EN.01002101.xml










12.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 66/21








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 244/2011
of 11 March 2011
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pera de Lleida (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 ‘Pera de Lleida’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection pursuant to 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, 11 March 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOŞ
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 192, 16.7.2010, p. 19.




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

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

SPAIN
Pera de Lleida (PDO)
Case C-563/10: Order of the President of the Court of 11 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen — Germany) — Kashayar Khavand v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, foreign national, interpretation of the law, right of asylum, stateless person








C_2011186EN.01001703.xml










25.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 186/17





Order of the President of the Court of 11 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen — Germany) — Kashayar Khavand v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Case C-563/10) (1)

2011/C 186/31
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 38, 5.2.2011.
Case T-141/11: Action brought on 11 March 2011 — Dogbo v Council
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Côte d'Ivoire, action for annulment, change of political system, economic sanctions, human rights, international sanctions, natural person, political rights, political system








C_2011130EN.01002303.xml










30.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 130/23





Action brought on 11 March 2011 — Dogbo v Council
(Case T-141/11)
2011/C 130/46
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Blé Brunot Dogbo (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) (represented by: G. Collard, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that, concerning the applicant, Mr Blé Brunot DOGBO, Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011, published on 15 January 2011 in the Official Journal of the European Union, are not justified in fact,










—


consequently,






—


annul Council Regulation (EU) No 25/2011 of 14 January 2011 and Council Decision 2011/18/CFSP of 14 January 2011;










—


alternatively, order that the name of Mr Blé Brunot DOGBO be removed from the lists annexed to that regulation and to that decision.









Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments raised by the applicant are, in essence, identical or similar to those raised in Case T-137/11 Guiai Bi Poin v Council.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011077EN.01000601.xml










11.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 77/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 March 2011
2011/C 77/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3817




JPY


Japanese yen


114,78




DKK


Danish krone


7,4581




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85655




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8115




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2914




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7820




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,362




HUF


Hungarian forint


272,98




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7065




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9915




RON


Romanian leu


4,1920




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1823




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3782




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3416




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7640




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8795




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7566




KRW


South Korean won


1 551,67




ZAR


South African rand


9,5160




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,0845




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3925




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 134,82




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1962




PHP


Philippine peso


60,066




RUB


Russian rouble


39,4100




THB


Thai baht


41,976




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2919




MXN


Mexican peso


16,4954




INR


Indian rupee


62,4290






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.