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Case C-407/09: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 31 March 2011 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Breach of the obligation to comply with a judgment of the Court — Financial penalties — Imposition of a lump sum payment)
Date: 2011-03-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, Greece, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, area of freedom, security and justice, fine, help for victims, indemnification, national implementing measure








C_2011152EN.01000502.xml










21.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/5





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 31 March 2011 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-407/09) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Breach of the obligation to comply with a judgment of the Court - Financial penalties - Imposition of a lump sum payment)
2011/C 152/08
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Condou-Durande and A.-M. Rouchaud-Joët, Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: A. Samoni-Rantou and N. Dafniou, Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Article 228 EC — Non-compliance with the judgment of the Court of 18 July 2007 in Case C-26/07 — Failure to adopt all the measures necessary to comply with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15) — Request that a penalty payment be set

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to take the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 18 July 2007 in Case C-26/07 Commission v Greece by the date of expiry of the period prescribed in the reasoned opinion that was issued by the Commission of the European Communities on 23 September 2008 pursuant to Article 228 EC, the Hellenic Republic failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 228(1) EC;










2.


Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay to the European Commission, into the account ‘European Union own resources’, a lump sum of EUR 3 million;










3.


Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 11, 16.1.2010.
Case C-450/09: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 31 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Niedersächsisches Finanzgericht (Germany)) — Ulrich Schröder v Finanzamt Hameln (Free movement of capital — Direct taxation — Taxation of income from the letting of immovable property — Deductibility of annuities paid to a relative in the context of an anticipated succession inter vivos — Condition of being subject to unlimited tax liability in the Member State at issue)
Date: 2011-03-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, interpretation of the law, property tax, tax relief, tax system








C_2011152EN.01000701.xml










21.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/7





Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 31 March 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Niedersächsisches Finanzgericht (Germany)) — Ulrich Schröder v Finanzamt Hameln
(Case C-450/09) (1)

(Free movement of capital - Direct taxation - Taxation of income from the letting of immovable property - Deductibility of annuities paid to a relative in the context of an anticipated succession inter vivos - Condition of being subject to unlimited tax liability in the Member State at issue)
2011/C 152/11
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Niedersächsisches Finanzgericht

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ulrich Schröder

Defendant: Finanzamt Hameln

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Niedersächsisches Finanzgericht — Interpretation of Articles 12 and 56 EC — Taxation on income deriving from the leasing or letting of immovable property — Legislation of a Member State making the possibility of deducting the allowances paid to the former owner of those properties in the context of anticipatory succession subject to the condition of being wholly liable to tax in that state

Operative part of the judgment

Article 63 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which, while allowing a resident taxpayer to deduct the annuities paid to a relative who transferred to him immovable property situated in the territory of that State from the rental income derived from that property, does not grant such a deduction to a non-resident taxpayer, in so far as the undertaking to pay those annuities results from the transfer of that property.


(1)  OJ C 37, 13.2.2010.
2011/224/EU: Council Decision of 31 March 2011 establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention 1995
Date: 2011-03-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Union, cereals, international agreement, trade agreement








L_2011094EN.01002801.xml










8.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 94/28








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 31 March 2011
         
establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the International Grains Council with respect to the extension of the Grains Trade Convention 1995
(2011/224/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207 in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Whereas the Grains Trade Convention 1995, which was concluded on behalf of the Community by the Council through Decision 96/88/EC (1), was regularly extended for successive periods of 2 years. This Convention was last extended by a decision of the International Grains Council of 8 June 2009 and it shall remain in force until 30 June 2011. A further extension is in the interest of the Union. The Commission, which represents the Union within the International Grains Council, should therefore be authorised to vote in favour of such extension,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The position to be taken by the Union within the International Grains Council shall be to vote in favour of the extension of the Grains Trade Convention 1995 for a further period of up to 2 years.
The Commission is hereby authorised to express this position within the International Grains Council.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 31 March 2011.


For the Council


The President


               VÖLNER P.





(1)  
            OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 47.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011099EN.01000801.xml










31.3.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/8





Euro exchange rates (1)

30 March 2011
2011/C 99/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4090




JPY


Japanese yen


117,01




DKK


Danish krone


7,4573




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87890




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9185




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2993




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8675




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,528




HUF


Hungarian forint


267,10




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9880




RON


Romanian leu


4,1035




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1920




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3668




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3674




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,9696




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8544




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7782




KRW


South Korean won


1 551,03




ZAR


South African rand


9,6264




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2381




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3775




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 308,75




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2629




PHP


Philippine peso


61,119




RUB


Russian rouble


40,2462




THB


Thai baht


42,720




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3128




MXN


Mexican peso


16,7932




INR


Indian rupee


63,0560






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-50/10: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 31 March 2011 — European Commission v Italian Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Directive 2008/1/EC — Integrated pollution prevention and control — Requirements for the granting of permits for existing installations)
Date: 2011-03-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU environmental policy, European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, environmental protection, environmental standard, industrial policy, pollution control measures, regions of Italy








C_2011152EN.01000802.xml










21.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 152/8





Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 31 March 2011 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-50/10) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2008/1/EC - Integrated pollution prevention and control - Requirements for the granting of permits for existing installations)
2011/C 152/14
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and C. Zadra, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: M. Russo, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (OJ 2008 L 24, p. 8) — Installations which could have an effect on emissions into the air, water or soil and on pollution — Authorisation conditions for existing installations

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (codifed version), by failing to take the necessary measures to ensure that the competent authorities see to it, by means of permits in accordance with Articles 6 and 8 of that directive or, as appropriate, by reconsidering and, where necessary, by updating the conditions, that all existing installations within the meaning of Article 2(4) of that directive operate in accordance with the requirements of Articles 3, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14(a) and (b) and 15(2) of that directive;










2.


Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.