do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Special Report No 3/2011 ‘The efficiency and effectiveness of EU contributions channelled through United Nations Organisations in conflict-affected countries’
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Court of Auditors, Member States' contribution, UNO, settlement of disputes








C_2011157EN.01000201.xml










27.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/2





Special Report No 3/2011 ‘The efficiency and effectiveness of EU contributions channelled through United Nations Organisations in conflict-affected countries’
2011/C 157/02
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 3/2011 ‘The efficiency and effectiveness of EU contributions channelled through United Nations Organisations in conflict-affected countries’ 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




12, rue Alcide De Gasperi




1615 Luxembourg




LUXEMBOURG




Tel. +352 4398-1




E-mail: euraud@eca.europa.eu




or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.
Case F-61/11: Action brought on 27 May 2011 — ZZ v FRONTEX
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: action for annulment, contract, form, renewal of an agreement, report








C_2011226EN.01003201.xml










30.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/32





Action brought on 27 May 2011 — ZZ v FRONTEX
(Case F-61/11)
2011/C 226/63
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. A. Pappas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the decision to revoke a previous decision to renew the contract of employment of the applicant and annulment of some parts of assessment reports for the period from August 2006 to December 2009.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the European Union Civil Service Tribunal should:






—


Annul the decision of 24 January 2011 as confirmed by the email of 25 January 2011, by the decision of 28 March 2011 and by the letter of 4 May 2011 of the Executive Director of FRONTEX;










—


annul the 2009 appraisal to the extent it contains the diverging comment of the countersigning officer of 30 October 2009;










—


annul the 2010 FRONTEX Annual Assessment Report Form A, dated 21 June 2010 to the extent it contains the diverging comment of the countersigning officer of 20 June 2010;










—


order FRONTEX to pay the costs.
2011/317/EU: Commission Decision of 27 May 2011 appointing a member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members








L_2011142EN.01006401.xml










28.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 142/64








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 27 May 2011
         
appointing a member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/317/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,


After consultation of the Council,


After consultation of the European Parliament,

Whereas:







(1)


The European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) comprises 24 members.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Decision No 234/2008/EC, 12 members of the ESAC have to be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council.












(3)


By Decision 2009/304/EC (2) the Commission appointed 12 members of the ESAC.












(4)


As one of these members has resigned, the Commission, after having duly consulted the European Parliament and the Council, now has to appoint a new member of the ESAC,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Kris DEGROOTE is hereby appointed as a member of the ESAC for a term of 5 years.


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




Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 13.

(2)  
            OJ L 84, 31.3.2009, p. 44.
Notice concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2009-2014
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Union, Norway
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, regional aid, signature of an agreement








L_2011140EN.01000101.xml










27.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 140/1







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

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, is provisionally applicable, by virtue of Article 9, third paragraph of the Agreement, since 1 January 2011.


(1)  
            OJ L 291, 9.11.2010, p. 10.
2011/316/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EU BAM Rafah/1/2011 of 27 May 2011 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Palestine question, appointment of staff, border control








L_2011142EN.01006301.xml










28.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 142/63








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EU BAM RAFAH/1/2011
of 27 May 2011
         
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point
(2011/316/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 25 November 2005 on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC), in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EU BAM Rafah mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


On 11 November 2008, upon a proposal by the Secretary General/High Representative, the PSC appointed by Decision EU BAM Rafah/1/2008 (2) Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah.












(3)


On 13 May 2011, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed to the PSC that it extend the mandate of Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of EU BAM Rafah until 31 December 2011,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Mr Alain FAUGERAS as Head of Mission of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point is hereby extended from 25 May 2011 until 31 December 2011.


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




Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

O. SKOOG
            





(1)  
            OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.

(2)  
            OJ L 306, 15.11.2008, p. 99.
Case C-266/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret (Denmark) lodged on 27 May 2011 — Dansk Funktionærforbund, Serviceforbundet, acting on behalf of Frank Frandsen v Cimber Air A/S
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: age discrimination, collective agreement, crew, early retirement








C_2011311EN.01001503.xml










22.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/15





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret (Denmark) lodged on 27 May 2011 — Dansk Funktionærforbund, Serviceforbundet, acting on behalf of Frank Frandsen v Cimber Air A/S
(Case C-266/11)
2011/C 311/24
Language of the case: Danish

Referring court

Vestre Landsret

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Dansk Funktionærforbund, Serviceforbundet, acting on behalf of Frank Frandsen

Defendant: Cimber Air A/S

Question referred

Is Council Directive 2000/78/EC (1) to be interpreted as meaning that the prohibition on all forms of discrimination on grounds of age precludes national rules from upholding a collective agreement between an airline company and the trade organisation representing that company’s pilots which provides for compulsory retirement at 60 years of age, when that agreement provision, which applied also before the entry into force of the Council Directive and before the entry into force of the national implementing legislation, has as its purpose the protection of aviation safety on the basis of a general consideration of reduced performance ability with age, without a specific assessment of the individual pilot’s performance ability, but such that the individual pilot may apply to be allowed to continue in his employment for a year at a time following approval by a committee made up of employer and employee representatives?


(1)  OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16.
Corrigendum to the call for expressions of interest for scientific experts to be considered for membership of the Scientific Panels and the Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority (Parma, Italy) ( OJ C 99, 31.3.2011 )
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Food Safety Authority
Subjects: European Food Safety Authority, administrative structures, food safety, foodstuffs legislation, operation of the Institutions, scientific committee (EU)








C_2011157EN.01001301.xml










27.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/13





Corrigendum to the call for expressions of interest for scientific experts to be considered for membership of the Scientific Panels and the Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority (Parma, Italy)
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 99 of 31 March 2011
)
2011/C 157/08
On page 37, Section 11 ‘Closing date for sending applications’:
for:
‘… 31 May 2011 …’,
read:
‘… 14 June 2011 …’.
2011/321/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 27 May 2011 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a symbol for information to the public on bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bathing water, quality of the environment, traffic signs




L_2011143EN.01003801.xml










31.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 143/38








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 27 May 2011
         
establishing, pursuant to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, a symbol for information to the public on bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing
(2011/321/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Directive 2006/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 concerning the management of bathing water quality and repealing Directive 76/160/EEC (1), and in particular point (a) of Article 15(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Article 12(1)(a) of Directive 2006/7/EC provides for an obligation to inform the public on the current bathing water classification and any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing by means of a clear and simple sign or symbol.












(2)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 16(1) of Directive 2006/7/EC,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
For the purpose of actively disseminating and promptly making available the information on bathing water classification and on any bathing prohibition or advice against bathing referred to in Article 12(1)(a) of Directive 2006/7/EC, the following symbols are hereby established:






1.


Symbols for informing on bathing prohibition or advice against bathing are set out in Part 1 of the Annex to this Decision.










2.


Symbols for informing on bathing water classification are set out in Part 2 of the Annex to this Decision.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 37.




ANNEX
PART 1

Symbols for informing on bathing prohibition or advice against bathing







PART 2

Symbols for informing on bathing water classification
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6160 — Apollo/PlayPower) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, leisure, merger control, sports equipment, toy industry








C_2011157EN.01000901.xml










27.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6160 — Apollo/PlayPower)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 157/06






1.


On 16 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Apollo Group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings PlayPower Holdings Inc. by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Apollo Group: portfolio investments,










—


for PlayPower: manufacture of sports goods, games and toys.














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.6160 — Apollo/PlayPower, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011157EN.01000101.xml










27.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 157/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 May 2011
2011/C 157/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4168




JPY


Japanese yen


115,95




DKK


Danish krone


7,4567




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86850




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9010




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2343




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7900




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,618




HUF


Hungarian forint


269,02




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7093




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9675




RON


Romanian leu


4,1340




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2655




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3383




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3855




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,0267




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7496




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7615




KRW


South Korean won


1 542,21




ZAR


South African rand


9,8907




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,1972




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4380




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 161,57




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3078




PHP


Philippine peso


61,562




RUB


Russian rouble


39,9775




THB


Thai baht


43,085




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3012




MXN


Mexican peso


16,5107




INR


Indian rupee


64,1880






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-242/10: Order of the General Court of 27 May 2011 — Danzeisen v Commission (Action for annulment — Regulation No 271/2010 — Action rendered devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2011219EN.01001603.xml










23.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 219/16





Order of the General Court of 27 May 2011 — Danzeisen v Commission
(Case T-242/10) (1)

(Action for annulment - Regulation No 271/2010 - Action rendered devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
2011/C 219/24
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Werner Danzeisen (Eichstetten, Germany) (represented by: H. Schmidt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. von Rintelen, F.W. Bulst and M. Vollkommer, acting as Agents)

Re:

Annulment in part of Commission Regulation (EU) No 271/2010 of 24 March 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, as regards the organic production logo of the European Union (OJ 2010 L 84, p. 19)

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action.










2.


Each party shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 221, 14.8.2010.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 525/2011 of 27 May 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, agricultural product, import price








L_2011142EN.01005701.xml










28.5.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 142/57








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 525/2011
of 27 May 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 28 May 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 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 


MA 


133,3 




TR 


113,0 




ZZ 


123,2 




0707 00 05 


AL 


31,8 




MK 


31,8 




TR 


109,4 




ZZ 


57,7 




0709 90 70 


AR 


34,9 




MA 


86,8 




TR 


124,4 




ZZ 


82,0 




0709 90 80 


EC 


23,2 




ZZ 


23,2 




0805 10 20 


EG 


54,2 




IL 


54,0 




MA 


50,0 




TR 


74,4 




ZZ 


58,2 




0805 50 10 


AR 


72,2 




TR 


68,9 




ZA 


107,3 




ZZ 


82,8 




0808 10 80 


AR 


83,1 




BR 


81,2 




CA 


129,0 




CL 


82,7 




CN 


123,4 




CR 


69,1 




NZ 


107,9 




US 


102,6 




UY 


55,5 




ZA 


86,6 




ZZ 


92,1 




0809 20 95 


US 


384,8 




ZZ 


384,8 






(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’.
Council Decision of 27 May 2011 appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Date: 2011-05-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cedefop, Portugal, appointment of members








C_2011162EN.01000601.xml










1.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/6





COUNCIL DECISION
of 27 May 2011
appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
2011/C 162/02
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the Portuguese Government,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 14 September 2009 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2009 to 17 September 2012.










(2)


A member's seat on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of Government representatives has become vacant as a result of the resignation of Mrs Maria da Conceição AFONSO.










(3)


The member of the Governing Board of the aforementioned Centre should be appointed for the remainder of the current term of office, which expires on 17 September 2012,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The following person is hereby appointed as a member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2012:

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE:







PORTUGAL


Dr Nuno PESTANA





Done at Brussels, 27 May 2011.


For the Council


The President

NYITRAI Zs.




(1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 226, 19.9.2009, p. 2.