do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EFTA countries, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), financial aid, free-trade agreement, signature of an agreement








L_2011108EN.01000202.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/2







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 (1), signed in Brussels on 28 July and 19 August 2010 and provisionally applicable since 1 January 2011, have been completed on 7 March 2011. Consequently, this Agreement will enter into force, in accordance with its Article 3, second paragraph, on 1 May 2011.


(1)  
            OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 4.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6083 — FIAT/GM/VM Motori JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: diesel engine, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2011125EN.01000202.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6083 — FIAT/GM/VM Motori JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 125/04
On 29 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 32011M6083. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EFTA countries, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), fishery product, free-trade agreement, protocol to an agreement, tariff quota








L_2011108EN.01000101.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (1), signed in Brussels on 28 July 2010 and provisionally applicable since 1 March 2011, have been completed on 7 March 2011. Consequently, this Protocol will enter into force, in accordance with its Article 3, second paragraph, on 1 May 2011.


(1)  
            OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 14.
Case C-61/11 PPU: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 April 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d’appello di Trento — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against Hassen El Dridi alias Karim Soufi (Area of freedom, security and justice — Directive 2008/115/EC — Return of illegally staying third-country nationals — Articles 15 and 16 — National legislation providing for a prison sentence for illegally staying third-country nationals in the event of refusal to obey an order to leave the territory of a Member State — Compatibility)
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, foreign national, illegal migration, residence permit, return migration, third country








C_2011186EN.01000802.xml










25.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 186/8





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 April 2011 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d’appello di Trento — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against Hassen El Dridi alias Karim Soufi
(Case C-61/11 PPU) (1)

(Area of freedom, security and justice - Directive 2008/115/EC - Return of illegally staying third-country nationals - Articles 15 and 16 - National legislation providing for a prison sentence for illegally staying third-country nationals in the event of refusal to obey an order to leave the territory of a Member State - Compatibility)
2011/C 186/14
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte d’appello di Trento

Party in the main proceedings

Hassen El Dridi alias Karim Soufi

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Corte di Apello di Trento — Interpretation of Articles 15 and 16 of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98) — Return of illegally staying third-country nationals — Conditions of detention for the purpose of removal — Direct applicability — National legislation providing for a sentence of up to four years’ imprisonment for a third-country national who, after a removal order has been issued, continues to stay illegally in national territory

Operative part of the judgment

Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals, in particular Articles 15 and 16 thereof, must be interpreted as precluding a Member State’s legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides for a sentence of imprisonment to be imposed on an illegally staying third-country national on the sole ground that he remains, without valid grounds, on the territory of that State, contrary to an order to leave that territory within a given period.


(1)  OJ C 113, 9.4.2011.
Case C-202/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidsrechtbank Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 28 April 2011 — Anton Las v PSA Antwerp NV, previously Hesse Noord Natie NV
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, European language, interpretation of the law, work contract








C_2011219EN.01000301.xml










23.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 219/3





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeidsrechtbank Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 28 April 2011 — Anton Las v PSA Antwerp NV, previously Hesse Noord Natie NV
(Case C-202/11)
2011/C 219/04
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Arbeidsrechtbank Antwerpen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Anton Las

Defendant: PSA Antwerp NV, previously Hesse Noord Natie NV

Question referred

Does the Decree of the Flemish Community of 19 July 1973 (B.S. 6 September 1973) infringe Article 39 of the EC Treaty concerning freedom of movement for workers within the European Union, in that it imposes an obligation on an undertaking situated in the Flemish language region when hiring a worker in the context of employment relations with an international character, to draft all documents relating to the employment relationship in Dutch, on pain of nullity?
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011125EN.01000301.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 April 2011
2011/C 125/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4668




JPY


Japanese yen


120,66




DKK


Danish krone


7,4558




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88640




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9364




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2886




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7885




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,136




HUF


Hungarian forint


264,79




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9294




RON


Romanian leu


4,0736




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2329




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3563




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3968




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,3994




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8212




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8080




KRW


South Korean won


1 586,19




ZAR


South African rand


9,7547




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,5508




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3552




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 651,80




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3689




PHP


Philippine peso


63,365




RUB


Russian rouble


40,6500




THB


Thai baht


43,960




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2907




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9723




INR


Indian rupee


65,1850






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid system, control of State aid, exchange of information








C_2011125EN.01001001.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/10





Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))
2011/C 125/09
PART I








Aid No


GBER 7/11/ENV




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Directorate of Customs and Excise (regional customs authorities)




Address







Postboks 8122 Dep




0032 Oslo




NORWAY








Web page


http://www.toll.no




Title of the aid measure


Reduced CO2 tax for the pulp and paper industry




National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)


Parliamentary decision concerning CO2 tax on mineral products
Regulation No 1451 of 11 December 2001 concerning excise duties § 4-5-1




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/sv/xd-20101125-1535.html
http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/fd/xd-20011211-1451.html




Type of measure


Scheme


Tax reduction




Prolongation


EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 370/04/COL




Duration


Scheme


1.1.2011 to 31.12.2020




Economic sector(s) concerned


Limited to specific sectors — Please specify in accordance with NACE Rev. 2.


SN2007/NACE 17. Pulp and paper industry




Type of beneficiary


SME


Both SME and large enterprises




Large enterprises


Both SME and large enterprises




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 0 (in millions)




Aid instrument
(Article 5)


Fiscal measure


Tax reduction




PART II








General objectives (list)


Objectives (list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for Environmental protection
(Article 17-25)


Aid in the form of reductions in environmental taxes
(Article 25)


0 NOK
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6159 — Warburg Pincus/Vestar/Triton Container International)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control








C_2011125EN.01000101.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6159 — Warburg Pincus/Vestar/Triton Container International)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 125/01
On 15 April 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 32011M6159. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aid system, control of State aid, exchange of information








C_2011125EN.01001101.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/11





Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))
2011/C 125/10
PART I








Aid No


GBER 8/11/R&D




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Innovation Norway




Address







PO Box 448 Sentrum




0104 Oslo




NORWAY








Webpage


http://www.innovationnorway.com




Title of the aid measure


Wood-Based Innovation Scheme




National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)


State Budget, Green Paper 1. (2009-2010), Chapter 1149, item 71




Web link to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.innovasjonnorge.no/Satsinger/Landbruk/Trebasert-innovasjonsprogram/




Type of measure


Scheme


X




Duration


Scheme


1.1.2011 to 31.12.2013




Economic sector(s) concerned


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid


All sectors may receive aid, as long as the beneficiaries contribute to the overall aim of the scheme — to increase the utilisation of wood




Type of beneficiary


SME


X




Large enterprises


X




Budget


Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme


NOK 38 (in millions)




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


X




PART II









General objectives (list)


Objectives (list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK


SME-bonuses in %




Aid for research, development and innovation
(Articles 30-37)


Aid for research and development projects
(Article 31)


Fundamental research
(Article 31(2)(a))


… %


 




Industrial research
(Article 31(2)(b))


50 %


10-20 %




Experimental development
(Article 31(2)(c))


25 %


10-20 %




Aid for technical feasibility studies
(Article 32)


40-65 %


10 %




Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs
(Article 33)


50 %


 




Aid for research and development in the agricultural and fisheries sectors
(Article 34)


… %


 




Aid to young innovative enterprises
(Article 35)


NOK 8 million


 




Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services
(Article 36)


NOK 1,6 million


 




Aid for the loan of highly qualified personnel
(Article 37)


50 %


 




Training aid
(Articles 38-39)


Specific training
(Article 38(1))


25 %


10-20 %




General training
(Article 38(2))


60 %


10-20 %
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EFTA countries, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), fishery product, free-trade agreement, protocol to an agreement, tariff quota








L_2011108EN.01000102.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (1), signed in Brussels on 28 July 2010 and provisionally applicable since 1 March 2011, have been completed on 7 March 2011. Consequently, this Protocol will enter into force, in accordance with its Article 5, second paragraph, on 1 May 2011.


(1)  
            OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 18.
Case C-197/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium) lodged on 28 April 2011 — Eric Libert, Christian Van Eycken, Max Bleeckx, Syndicat national des propriétaires et copropriétaires (ASBL), Olivier de Clippele v Flemish Government
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, EU Member State, free movement of persons, interpretation of the law








C_2011211EN.01001302.xml










16.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/13





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium) lodged on 28 April 2011 — Eric Libert, Christian Van Eycken, Max Bleeckx, Syndicat national des propriétaires et copropriétaires (ASBL), Olivier de Clippele v Flemish Government
(Case C-197/11)
2011/C 211/25
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour constitutionnelle

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Eric Libert, Christian Van Eycken, Max Bleeckx, Syndicat national des propriétaires et copropriétaires (ASBL), Olivier de Clippele

Defendant: Flemish Government

Intervening parties: Collège de la Commission communautaire française, Gouvernement de la Communauté française, Conseil des ministres

Questions referred

Are Articles 21, 45, 49, 56 and 63 TFEU and Articles 22 and 24 of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (1) to be interpreted as precluding the scheme established by Book 5 of the Decree of the Flemish Region of 27 March 2009 on land and real estate policy, entitled ‘Living in your own region’, which, in certain communes referred to as ‘target communes’, makes the transfer of land and buildings thereon conditional upon the purchaser or the lessee demonstrating a sufficient connection with those communes for the purposes of Article 5.2.1., §2 of the Decree?


(1)  OJ 2004 L 158, p. 77.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6085 — Costa Crociere/Alpitour/Welcome JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, exchange of information, leisure, maritime transport, merger control, travel agency








C_2011125EN.01000201.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6085 — Costa Crociere/Alpitour/Welcome JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 125/03
On 18 April 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 32011M6085. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EFTA countries, European Economic Area, agreement (EU), financial aid, free-trade agreement, signature of an agreement








L_2011108EN.01000201.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 108/2







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014

The procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014 (1), signed in Brussels on 28 July 2010 and provisionally applicable since 1 January 2011, have been completed on 7 March 2011. Consequently, this Agreement will enter into force, in accordance with its Article 9, second paragraph, on 1 May 2011.


(1)  
            OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 10.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6174 — ATLAS/Sunlight/Advanced Lithium Systems Europe JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-04-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air safety, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, satellite navigation, telecommunications industry








C_2011125EN.01000102.xml










28.4.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 125/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6174 — ATLAS/Sunlight/Advanced Lithium Systems Europe JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 125/02
On 18 April 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 32011M6174. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.