do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-306/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 May 2011 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directives 93/37/EEC and 2004/18/EC — Procedures for the award of public works contracts — Urban development legislation of the Autonomous Community of Valencia)
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Commission, action for failure to fulfil an obligation, action programme, award of contract, regions of Spain, town planning, works contract








C_2011211EN.01000302.xml










16.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 211/3





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 May 2011 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-306/08) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directives 93/37/EEC and 2004/18/EC - Procedures for the award of public works contracts - Urban development legislation of the Autonomous Community of Valencia)
2011/C 211/05
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro, D. Kukovec and M. Konstantinidis, Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Muñoz Pérez, Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 1, 6(6), 11, 12 and Title II of Chapter IV (Articles 24 to 29) of Council Directive 93/37/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts (OJ 1993 L 199, p. 54) and Articles 2, 6, 24, 30, 31(4)(a), 48(2) and 53 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114) — Urban development legislation of the Valencian Community — Non-conformity with Community law

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 223, 30.8.2008.
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy production, environmental protection, exchange of information








C_2011156EN.01000901.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/9





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2011/C 156/07
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


15 December 2010




Case number


:


68553




Decision number


:


490/10/COL




EFTA State


:


Norway




Name of the beneficiary


:


Nord Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk Energi AS




Type of measure


:


Individual aid under the Energy Fund Scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection




Scheme


:


The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority by Decision No 125/06/COL of 3 May 2006




Objective


:


Environmental protection




Form of aid


:


Grant




Aid amount


:


NOK 228 million




Economic sectors


:


Electricity production




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Enova SF




Professor Borchsgt. 2




7030 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2011 — Council position
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, amending budget, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)








C_2011156EN.01000101.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/1





Draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2011 — Council position
2011/C 156/01
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic and Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1), as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1081/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 (2), and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Whereas:






—


the European Union's general budget for the financial year 2011 was definitively adopted on 15 December 2010 (3),










—


on 25 March 2011, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2011,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2011 was adopted on 23 May 2011.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 23 May 2011.


For the Council


The President

MARTONYI J.




(1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1, with corrigenda in OJ L 25, 30.1.2003, p. 43 and OJ L 99, 14.4.2007, p. 18.

(2)  OJ L 311, 26.11.2010, p. 9.

(3)  OJ L 68, 15.3.2011.
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 286/2011 of 10 March 2011 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ( OJ L 83, 30.3.2011 )
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: approximation of laws, classification, dangerous substance, labelling, packaging








L_2011138EN.01006601.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 138/66







Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) No 286/2011 of 10 March 2011 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 83 of 30 March 2011
)

On page 52, in Annex VI, point 2(c), in the table, line ‘602-084-00-X’, seventh column:
for:

               ‘GHS07 Wng—’,
read:


                  ‘GHS07
Wng’.
Recruitment for the European Medicines Agency (London)
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: European Medicines Agency
Subjects: England, European Medicines Agency, administrator, recruitment








CA2011156EN.01000301.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 156/3





Recruitment for the European Medicines Agency (London)
(2011/C 156 A/02)

The Agency is responsible for coordinating the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use in the European Union (see Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1). The Agency was established in January 1995. It has many close contacts with the European Commission, 27 EU Member States, EEA-EFTA countries and many other groups in government and the private sector.


Further information on the Agency and its activities is readily accessible through the Internet; our web address is http://www.ema.europa.eu

The European Medicines Agency is organising a selection procedure with a view to drawing up a reserve list for:






—



EMA/AD/325: Internal Communications Officer, Executive Support Sector, Directorate Unit (AD 6)











—



EMA/AD/326: Administrator (Scientific), Regulatory, Procedure and Committee Support Sector for the Patient Health Protection Unit (AD 6)











—



EMA/AD/327: Administrator, Database and Middle-tier Administration Section, ICT Infrastructure Sector, Information and Communications Technology Unit (AD 6)





Selected candidates will be included on a reserve list and, depending on the budgetary situation, may be offered a five-year renewable contract in accordance with the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Union (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968).
The place of employment shall be London.
Candidates must be nationals of a Member State of the European Union, or of Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein, on condition that they have full rights as a citizen.

The complete conditions and job description should be downloaded from the Agency website:


http://www.ema.europa.eu/htms/general/admin/recruit/recruitnew.htm


Applications have to be submitted electronically using the form available on the Agency website. Deadline for submission of application form is midnight on 7 July 2011.


Please note that due to the large number of applications the Agency may receive when reaching the deadline for submission of applications, the system may have problems to process the large amounts of data. Applicants are therefore advised to send in their application well ahead of the deadline.

If you wish to receive notification of vacancy publications electronically please register online for an RSS feed at http://www.ema.europa.eu/ under ‘RSS news feeds’.
No state aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy production, environmental protection, exchange of information








C_2011156EN.01000701.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/7





No state aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2011/C 156/05
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure
Date of adoption of the decision: 
Case Number: 68558
Decision Number: 489/10/COL
EFTA State: Norway
Name of the beneficiary: Nordkraft Vind AS
Type of measure: Individual aid under the Energy Fund Scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection
Scheme: The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority with Decision No 125/06/COL of 3 May 2006
Objective: Environmental protection
Form of aid: Grant
Aid amount: NOK 200,1 million
Economic sector: Electricity production
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Enova SF




Professor Borchsgt. 2




7030 Trondheim




NORWAY




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy production, environmental protection, exchange of information








C_2011156EN.01001001.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/10





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2011/C 156/08
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


15 December 2010




Case number


:


68550




Decision number


:


487/10/COL




EFTA State


:


Norway




Name of the beneficiary


:


Kvalheim Kraft DA




Type of measure


:


Individual aid under the Energy Fund scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection




Scheme


:


The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority with Decision No 125/06/COL on 3 May 2006




Objective


:


Environmental protection




Form of aid


:


Grant




Aid amount


:


NOK 92,8 million




Economic sectors


:


Electricity production




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Enova SF




Professor Borchsgt. 2




7030 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case F-40/10: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (2nd Chamber) of 26 May 2011 — Lebedef v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Annual leave — Absence without prior permission after annual leave used up — Forfeiture of remuneration — Article 60 of the Staff Regulations)
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Commission, European official, action by staff, paid leave








C_2011252EN.01005201.xml










27.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/52





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (2nd Chamber) of 26 May 2011 — Lebedef v Commission
(Case F-40/10) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Annual leave - Absence without prior permission after annual leave used up - Forfeiture of remuneration - Article 60 of the Staff Regulations)
2011/C 252/111
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Giorgio Lebedef (Senningerberg, Luxembourg) (represented by: F. Frabetti, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Berscheid and D. Martin, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission’s decision stating that the applicant had, without prior permission, exceeded his annual leave entitlement for 2009 by 5,5 days

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses Mr. Lebedef’s action;










2.


Orders Mr. Lebedef to pay all the costs.






(1)  OJ C 209, of 31/07/10, p. 55.
DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2012
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EU institution, budgetary expenditure, draft budget (EU), revenue

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 26.5.2011 
COM(2011) 300 final 

DRAFT GENERAL BUDGET OF THE EUROPEAN UNION FOR THE FINANCIAL 
YEAR 2012 

- General introduction 
- General statement of revenue 
- General statement of revenue and expenditure by section : 

  - Section 1 :   European Parliament 
  - Section 2 : European Council and Council 
  - Section 3 : Commission 
  - Section 4 : Court of Justice of the European Union 
  - Section 5 : Court of Auditors 
  - Section 6 : European Economic and Social Committee 
  - Section 7 : Committee of the Regions 
  - Section 8 : European Ombudsman 
  - Section 9 : European Data Protection Supervisor 
  - Section 10 : European External Action Service 

 
 
 
 
  
 
 
DOCUMENTS 

Draft General Budget of the European 
Union for the financial year 2012 

⎯  General introduction 

⎯  General statement of revenue 

⎯  General statement of revenue and expenditure by section: 

⎯  Section 1:   European Parliament 
⎯  Section 2:   European Council and Council 
⎯  Section 3:   Commission 
⎯  Section 4:   Court of Justice of the European Union 
⎯  Section 5:   Court of Auditors 
⎯  Section 6:   European Economic and Social Committee 
⎯  Section 7:   Committee of the Regions 
⎯  Section 8:   European Ombudsman 
⎯  Section 9:   European Data Protection Supervisor 
⎯  Section 10: European External Action Service  

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/budget/www/index-en.htm
Case C-257/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 26 May 2011 — SC Gran Via Moinești srl v Agenția Naționala de Administrare Fiscală (ANAF), Administrația Finanțelor Publice București
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Romania, VAT, building industry, tax relief








C_2011238EN.01000404.xml










13.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 238/4





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 26 May 2011 — SC Gran Via Moinești srl v Agenția Naționala de Administrare Fiscală (ANAF), Administrația Finanțelor Publice București
(Case C-257/11)
2011/C 238/08
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel București

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SC Gran Via Moinești Srl

Defendants: Agenția Naționala de Administrare Fiscală (ANAF), Administrația Finanțelor Publice București

Questions referred







1.


In the light of Articles 167 and 168 of Directive 2006/112/EC (1) of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, can the purchase, by a commercial company liable for VAT, of a number of buildings scheduled for demolition, together with a plot of land, with a view to developing a residential complex on that land constitute a preparatory activity, that is to say, investment expenditure for the purposes of developing a residential complex, entitling that company to deduct the VAT on the purchase of the buildings?










2.


In the light of Article 185(2) of Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, is the demolition of the buildings scheduled for demolition, which were purchased together with the plot of land, with a view to developing a residential complex on the land, subject to adjustment of the VAT on the purchase of the buildings?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011156EN.01000201.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 May 2011
2011/C 156/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4069




JPY


Japanese yen


115,47




DKK


Danish krone


7,4569




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86720




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9150




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2324




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8240




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,577




HUF


Hungarian forint


270,06




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9678




RON


Romanian leu


4,1345




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2603




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3399




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3768




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,9474




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7672




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7557




KRW


South Korean won


1 550,35




ZAR


South African rand


9,9299




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,1357




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4450




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 091,88




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3086




PHP


Philippine peso


61,268




RUB


Russian rouble


40,0100




THB


Thai baht


42,840




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2940




MXN


Mexican peso


16,4861




INR


Indian rupee


63,7750






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy production, environmental protection, exchange of information








C_2011156EN.01000801.xml










26.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/8





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2011/C 156/06
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


15 December 2010




Case number


:


68427




Decision number


:


488/10/COL




EFTA State


:


Norway




Name of the beneficiary


:


Jæren Energi AS




Type of measure


:


Individual aid under the Energy Fund scheme, subject to a detailed assessment under the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection




Scheme


:


The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority with Decision No 125/06/COL on 3 May 2006




Objective


:


Environmental protection




Form of aid


:


Grant




Aid amount


:


NOK 511 million




Economic sectors


:


Electricity production




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Enova SF




Professor Brochsgt. 2




7030 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case C-259/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 26 May 2011 — DTZ Zadelhoff vof, other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
Date: 2011-05-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: conglomerate, duty-free sale, real property, social participation, tax exemption








C_2011252EN.01001401.xml










27.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/14





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 26 May 2011 — DTZ Zadelhoff vof, other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
(Case C-259/11)
2011/C 252/27
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: DTZ Zadelhoff vof

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 13B(d)(5) of the Sixth Directive (1) be interpreted as also covering transactions, such as those carried out by the interested party, which in essence relate to the immovable property held by the companies concerned and its (indirect) transfer, solely on the ground that those transactions were aimed at, and resulted in, the transfer of the shares in the companies?










2.


Is the exception to the exemption contained in the second indent of Article 13B(d)(5) of the Sixth Directive also applicable if the Member State has not availed itself of the possibility provided by Article 5(3)(c) of the Sixth Directive of considering shares or interests equivalent to shares giving the holder thereof rights of ownership or possession over immovable property to be tangible property?










3.


If the previous question must be answered in the affirmative, must the aforementioned shares or interests equivalent to shares be understood to include shares in companies which, directly or indirectly (by means of (sub-) subsidiaries), own immovable property, regardless of whether they exploit it as such or whether they utilise it in the context of a different type of undertaking?






(1)  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 1997 L 145, p. 1).