do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6144 — Giesecke & Devrient/Wincor Nixdorf International/BEB Industrie-Elektronik) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic money, merger control, mobile phone, paper money, restrictive-practice authorisation, transmission network








C_2011101EN.01003601.xml










1.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 101/36





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6144 — Giesecke & Devrient/Wincor Nixdorf International/BEB Industrie-Elektronik)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 101/10






1.


On 23 March 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (‘G&D’, Germany) and BEB Industrie-Elektronik AG (‘BEB’, Switzerland), which is controlled by Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH (‘WNI’, Germany), belonging to the Wincor Nixdorf Aktiengesellschaft group (Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking CI Tech Components AG (Switzerland) by way of transfer of assets and purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


G&D: Banknote management, ID documents, smart cards, card system solutions and security solutions in the IT environment,










—


WNI: IT solutions for process optimisation in retail banking and trade,










—


BEB: Equipment for identifying and checking bank notes.














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.6144 — Giesecke & Devrient/Wincor Nixdorf International/BEB Industrie-Elektronik, 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’).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 39/2011 of 1 April 2011 amending Annex XVII (Intellectual property) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, codification of EU law, computer piracy, copyright, data-processing law, revision of an agreement, software




L_2011171EN.01004001.xml










30.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 171/40








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 39/2011
of 1 April 2011
         
amending Annex XVII (Intellectual property) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex XVII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 146/2009 of 4 December 2009 (1).












(2)


Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


Directive 2009/24/EC repeals Council Directive 91/250/EEC (3) which has been incorporated into the Agreement and which is subsequently to be repealed under the Agreement,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The text of point 5 (Council Directive 91/250/EEC) of Annex XVII to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

                  ‘
                  32009 L 0024: Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (OJ L 111, 5.5.2009, p. 16).’.


Article 2
The text of Directive 2009/24/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 2 April 2011, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 1 April 2011.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 62, 11.3.2010, p. 43.

(2)  
            OJ L 111, 5.5.2009, p. 16.

(3)  
            OJ L 122, 17.5.1991, p. 42.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 16/2011 of 1 April 2011 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, data transmission, driving period, revision of an agreement, road transport, working time




L_2011171EN.01001401.xml










30.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 171/14








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 16/2011
of 1 April 2011
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 5/2011 of 11 February 2011 (1).












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 581/2010 of 1 July 2010 on the maximum periods for the downloading of relevant data from vehicle units and from driver cards (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The following point shall be inserted after point 24ea (Commission Decision 2009/810/EC) of Annex XIII to the Agreement:






‘24eb.



32010 R 0581: Commission Regulation (EU) No 581/2010 of 1 July 2010 on the maximum periods for the downloading of relevant data from vehicle units and from driver cards (OJ 168, 2.7.2010, p. 16).’.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 581/2010 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 2 April 2011, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 1 April 2011.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 93, 7.4.2011, p. 33.

(2)  
            OJ L 168, 2.7.2010, p. 16.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case T-197/11 P: Appeal brought on 1 April 2011 by the European Commission against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 20 January 2011 in Case F-121/07 Strack v Commission
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, access to information, action by staff, personal data, regulations for civil servants, staff assessment








C_2011186EN.01002603.xml










25.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 186/26





Appeal brought on 1 April 2011 by the European Commission against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 20 January 2011 in Case F-121/07 Strack v Commission
(Case T-197/11 P)
2011/C 186/50
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by P. Costa de Oliveira and B. Eggers, Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Guido Strack (Cologne, Germany)

Form of order sought by the appellant







—


Set aside the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal in Case F-121/07 Strack v Commission in so far as in that judgment the Civil Service Tribunal rejected the objection of lack of jurisdiction raised by the Commission;










—


Order each party to bear its own costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the appeal, the appellant relies on the following plea in law.
Infringement of European Union law, and in particular the division of competences between the General Court and the Civil Service Tribunal as a specialised court as apparent from Article 270 TFEU read in conjunction with Article 91(1) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, (1) the first sentence of Article 256(1) TFEU and Article 62a and Article 1 of Annex 1 to the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union.






—


According to those provisions, the Civil Service Tribunal does not enjoy general jurisdiction in respect of all disputes between the European Union and any person to whom the Staff Regulations apply but only in respect of those disputes which concern the legality of an act which adversely affects such person within the meaning of Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations.










—


Where an official submits an application for access to documents, he is acting as an ordinary citizen for the purposes of Regulation No 1049/2001. A specific system of remedies is available to him under the Regulation in the form of an action for annulment before the General Court. The system of remedies according to the Staff Regulations and the Transparency Regulation are purely and simply incompatible.






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 21/2011 of 1 April 2011 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, report, revision of an agreement, sample survey, sampling, statistical method, worker with disabilities, working population




L_2011171EN.01001901.xml










30.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 171/19








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 21/2011
of 1 April 2011
         
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex XXI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 112/2010 of 1 October 2010 (1).












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2010 of 16 April 2010 adopting the specifications of the 2011 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The following point shall be inserted after point 18aq (Commission Regulation (EU) No 351/2010) of Annex XXI to the Agreement:






‘18ar.



32010 R 0317: Commission Regulation (EU) No 317/2010 of 16 April 2010 adopting the specifications of the 2011 ad hoc module on employment of disabled people for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 97, 17.4.2010, p. 3).’.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 317/2010 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 2 April 2011, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 1 April 2011.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 332, 16.12.2010, p. 62.

(2)  
            OJ L 97, 17.4.2010, p. 3.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Special Report No 1/2011 ‘Has the devolution of the Commission's management of external assistance from its headquarters to its delegations led to improved aid delivery?’
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: Commission Delegation, European Commission, European Court of Auditors, administration of the Institutions, aid policy, interinstitutional relations, report








C_2011101EN.01002701.xml










1.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 101/27





Special Report No 1/2011 ‘Has the devolution of the Commission's management of external assistance from its headquarters to its delegations led to improved aid delivery?’
2011/C 101/07
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 1/2011 ‘Has the devolution of the Commission's management of external assistance from its headquarters to its delegations led to improved aid delivery?’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://www.eca.europa.eu
A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:





European Court of Auditors




Communication and Reports Unit




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1615 Luxembourg




LUXEMBOURG




Tel. +352 4398-1




E-mail: euraud@eca.europa.eu




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Case C-161/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Trani (Italy) lodged on 1 April 2011 — Cosimo Damiano Vino v Poste Italiane SpA
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, temporary employment, type of business








C_2011173EN.01000701.xml










11.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 173/7





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Trani (Italy) lodged on 1 April 2011 — Cosimo Damiano Vino v Poste Italiane SpA
(Case C-161/11)
2011/C 173/13
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Trani

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Cosimo Damiano Vino

Defendant: Poste Italiane SpA

Questions referred







(a)


Does the general Community principle of non-discrimination and equality preclude national rules (such as that laid down by Article 2(1)a of Legislative Decree No 368/2001) which introduced into the national legal order an ‘acausal’ case that places at a disadvantage employees of Poste Italiane SpA, and, in relation to that company, other undertakings in the same sector or in other sectors?










(b)


if the answer to the foregoing question is in the affirmative, is the national court required to disapply (or not to apply) the national rules which are contrary to Community law?
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 of 8 November 2010 of operating deductions from certain fishing quotas for 2010 on account of overfishing in the previous year ( OJ L 291, 9.11.2010 )
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, authorised catch, catch quota, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing regulations, fishing rights, sea fish








L_2011086EN.01007801.xml










1.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 86/78







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2010 of 8 November 2010 of operating deductions from certain fishing quotas for 2010 on account of overfishing in the previous year
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 291 of 9 November 2010
)

On page 33, Annex, the following text is deleted:























‘IRL


HER


1/2.


Herring


EC and international waters of I and II


y


9 965,00 


8 539,0 


18 504,00 


9 560,1 


9 333,70 


18 893,80 


102,1  %


– 389,80 


8 563,00 


 


8 173 ’


 





On page 34, Annex, the following text is deleted:























‘IRL


HER


*2AJMN


Herring


Norwegian waters north of 62° N and the fishery zone around Jan Mayen


y


8 539,00 


0,0 


8 539,00 


0,0 


9 560,10 


9 560,10 


112,0  %


–1 037,82 


7 707,00 


 


6 669 ’


 





On page 34, Annex:
for:























‘NLD


PLE


03AN.


Plaice


Skagerrak


y


303,00 


0,0 


303,00 


0,0 


305,60 


305,60 


100,9  %


–2,60 


910,00 


 


907 ’


 





read:























‘NLD


PLE


03AN.


Plaice


Skagerrak


y


303,00 


0,0 


303,00 


0,0 


305,60 


305,60 


100,9  %


–2,60 


1 400,00 


 


1 397 ’
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 32/2011 of 1 April 2011 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, chemical product, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, plant health legislation, plant health product, revision of an agreement




L_2011171EN.01003201.xml










30.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 171/32








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 32/2011
of 1 April 2011
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 128/2010 of 10 December 2010 (1).












(2)


Commission Directive 2010/50/EU of 10 August 2010 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include dazomet as an active substance in Annex I thereto (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


Commission Directive 2010/51/EU of 11 August 2010 amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide as an active substance in Annex I thereto (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The following indents shall be added in point 12n (Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the Agreement:






‘—



32010 L 0050: Commission Directive 2010/50/EU of 10 August 2010 (OJ L 210, 11.8.2010, p. 30),










—



32010 L 0051: Commission Directive 2010/51/EU of 11 August 2010 (OJ L 211, 12.8.2010, p. 14).’.






Article 2
The texts of Directives 2010/50/EU and 2010/51/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 2 April 2011, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 1 April 2011.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 85, 31.3.2011, p. 11.

(2)  
            OJ L 210, 11.8.2010, p. 30.

(3)  
            OJ L 211, 12.8.2010, p. 14.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 324/2011 of 1 April 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2011-04-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, citrus fruit, fruit vegetable, import price, pip fruit








L_2011087EN.01000701.xml










2.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 87/7








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 324/2011
of 1 April 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 2 April 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 April 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 


61,9 




JO 


68,6 




MA 


51,3 




TN 


97,4 




TR 


81,6 




ZZ 


72,2 




0707 00 05 


EG 


158,2 




TR 


138,5 




ZZ 


148,4 




0709 90 70 


MA 


38,5 




TR 


107,6 




ZA 


28,9 




ZZ 


58,3 




0805 10 20 


EG 


60,0 




IL 


79,6 




MA 


53,3 




TN 


54,3 




TR 


74,8 




US 


49,1 




ZZ 


61,9 




0805 50 10 


TR 


51,0 




ZZ 


51,0 




0808 10 80 


AR 


80,3 




BR 


81,6 




CA 


87,6 




CL 


89,3 




CN 


104,7 




MK 


50,2 




US 


122,6 




UY 


70,6 




ZA 


77,7 




ZZ 


85,0 




0808 20 50 


AR 


89,1 




CL 


88,3 




CN 


64,2 




ZA 


99,1 




ZZ 


85,2 






(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’.