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Commission Regulation (EU) No 552/2011 of 1 June 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for black scabbardfish in EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Germany, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2011149EN.01000601.xml










8.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 149/6








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 552/2011
of 1 June 2011
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for black scabbardfish in EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII by vessels flying the flag of Germany


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 1225/2010 of 13 December 2010 fixing for 2011 and 2012 the fishing opportunities for EU vessels for fish stocks of certain deep-sea fish species (2), lays down quotas for 2011.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 June 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


10/T&Q




Member State


Germany




Stock


BSF/56712-




Species


Black scabbardfish (Aphanopus carbo)





Zone


EU and international waters of V, VI, VII and XII




Date


21.4.2011
Declaration by the Republic of Poland on Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: Poland
Subjects: Poland, enforcement of ruling, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, mutual recognition principle








L_2011146EN.01002101.xml










1.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 146/21







Declaration by the Republic of Poland on Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union

In accordance with Article 28(2), the Republic of Poland hereby declares that, in cases where the final judgment is issued within 3 years following the date of entry into force, the Republic of Poland will, as an issuing and an executing State, continue to apply the legal instruments on the transfer of sentenced persons applicable prior to entry into force of the Framework Decision.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6252 — Total/SunPower) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, natural gas, oil industry, solar energy








C_2011162EN.01000901.xml










1.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6252 — Total/SunPower)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 162/05






1.


On 24 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 (1) by which the undertaking Total S.A. (‘Total’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking SunPower Corporation (‘SunPower’, USA) by way of cash tender offer announced on 28 April 2011.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking Total: mainly active in the fields of natural gas and oil production, refining and marketing of oil products, petrochemicals and speciality chemicals,










—


for undertaking SunPower: active in the design, manufacturing and supply of solar cells, modules and systems, on a worldwide basis.














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.6252 — Total/SunPower, 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: 2011-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011162EN.01000701.xml










1.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

31 May 2011
2011/C 162/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4385




JPY


Japanese yen


117,22




DKK


Danish krone


7,4561




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87205




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8932




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2275




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7590




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,547




HUF


Hungarian forint


266,85




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7095




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9558




RON


Romanian leu


4,1280




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2955




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3504




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3985




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,1876




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7489




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7754




KRW


South Korean won


1 552,34




ZAR


South African rand


9,8710




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,3199




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4460




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 288,98




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3335




PHP


Philippine peso


62,333




RUB


Russian rouble


40,2750




THB


Thai baht


43,601




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2758




MXN


Mexican peso


16,6521




INR


Indian rupee


64,8150






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-63/11: Action brought on 1 June 2011 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, action for annulment, contract, indemnification, renewal of an agreement








C_2011226EN.01003202.xml










30.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/32





Action brought on 1 June 2011 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-63/11)
2011/C 226/64
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Rodrigues, A. Blot and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the implied decision not to renew the applicant’s temporary staff contract

Form of order sought







—


Annul the implied decision adopted on 12 August 2010 by the Director General of OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office), in his capacity as the authority authorised to conclude contracts of employment, not to renew the applicant’s contract, as is apparent, inter alia, from the lack of reply to the request sent to him by the applicant on 12 April 2011;










—


In so far as necessary, annul the decision adopted on 22 February 2011 by the authority authorised to conclude contracts of employment rejecting the claim brought by the applicant on the basis of Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations;










—


In consequence, reinstate the applicant in the functions which he performed within OLAF, in the context of a prolongation of his contract in accordance with the statutory requirements;










—


In the alternative, and in the event that the claim for reinstatement made above should not be upheld, order the defendant to compensate the applicant for the material damage suffered, provisionally estimated ex aequo et bono at the difference in the remuneration which he received as a temporary staff member in OLAF and that which he receives in his present post (that is to say, around EUR 3 000 per month), at the very least for a length of time similar to that of his initial contract (four years) and beyond that period on the basis that that contract would have been renewed for a third time, entitling him to a contract of employment for an indefinite period;










—


In any event, order the defendant to pay a provisional ex aequo et bono sum of EUR 5 000 in compensation for the non-material damage, together with late-payment interest at the legal rate from the date of the judgment;










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6167 — RWA/OMV Wärme)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, marketing, merger control, mineral oil, miscellaneous industries








C_2011162EN.01000801.xml










1.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6167 — RWA/OMV Wärme)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 162/04






1.


On 23 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG (‘RWA’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of OMV Wärme VertriebsgmbH (‘OMV Wärme’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares. Currently, OMV Wärme is 100 % owned by OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH (‘OMV R&M’, Austria), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OMV AG. After the transaction, RWA will hold 51 %, ‘Unser Lagerhaus’ Warenhandelsgesellschaft m.b.H. 27 % and BayWa Vorarlberg HandelsGmbH 11 % of the shares in OMV Wärme. OMV R & M will retain an 11 % minority stake as financial stakeholder.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for RWA: purchase and sale of agricultural products, technical equipment, energy, building materials, gardening products and services,










—


for OMV Wärme: distribution of mineral oil products in Austria.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6167 — RWA/OMV Wärme, 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’).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 539/2011 of 1 June 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, agricultural product, import price








L_2011147EN.01001301.xml










2.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 147/13








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 539/2011
of 1 June 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 June 2011.




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


AL 


64,0 




MA 


133,3 




TR 


82,0 




ZZ 


93,1 




0707 00 05 


MK 


28,2 




TR 


100,7 




ZZ 


64,5 




0709 90 70 


EG 


82,4 




MA 


86,8 




TR 


126,4 




ZZ 


98,5 




0709 90 80 


EC 


18,6 




ZZ 


18,6 




0805 50 10 


AR 


72,2 




TR 


65,1 




ZA 


91,9 




ZZ 


76,4 




0808 10 80 


AR 


78,8 




BR 


75,6 




CA 


142,4 




CL 


84,2 




CN 


95,4 




NZ 


108,6 




US 


116,1 




UY 


96,7 




ZA 


88,9 




ZZ 


98,5 




0809 20 95 


TR 


392,6 




US 


392,9 




XS 


198,4 




ZZ 


328,0 






(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’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6212 — LVMH/Bulgari)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, luxury products industry, merger control








C_2011162EN.01001001.xml










1.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6212 — LVMH/Bulgari)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 162/06






1.


On 24 May 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which LVMH Moët Hennessy — Louis Vuitton Group (‘LVMH’, France), controlled by Groupe Arnault SAS (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Bulgari SpA (‘Bulgari’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


LVMH: production and sales of luxury goods (wines and spirits; fashion and leather goods, including accessories; perfumes and cosmetics; watches and jewellery; selective retailing as well as the luxury yachts industry). LVMH is controlled by Groupe Arnault, which also controls Christian Dior Couture,










—


Bulgari: design and distribution of jewellery and watches, perfumes and cosmetics, leather goods and accessories, as well as in the luxury hotels area.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6212 — LVMH/Bulgari, 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’).
Case C-279/11: Action brought on 1 June 2011 — European Commission v Ireland
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Ireland, enforcement of ruling, fine, offence








C_2011226EN.01001802.xml










30.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 226/18





Action brought on 1 June 2011 — European Commission v Ireland
(Case C-279/11)
2011/C 226/35
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver, Agent)

Defendant: Ireland

The applicant claims that the Court should:







—


declare that, by failing to take the necessary measures to comply with the judgment of this Court in Case C-66/06 Commission v Ireland, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260 TFEU;










—


order Ireland to pay to the Commission a lump sum of EUR 4 174,8 multiplied by the number of days between the ruling in Case C-66/06 and either compliance by Ireland with that ruling or the judgment in the present proceedings, whichever is the sooner;










—


order Ireland to pay to the Commission a penalty payment of EUR 33 080,32 from the date of the judgment in the present proceedings to the date of compliance by Ireland with the ruling in Case C-66/06; and










—


order Ireland to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Some two and a half years after the Court’s judgment of 20 November 2008, in case C-66/06, declaring that Ireland had not adopted measures fully transposing articles 2(1) and 4(2) to (4) of Council directive 85/337/EEC (1), Ireland has still failed to take the measures necessary to comply with that judgment. Therefore, the Commission proposes that Ireland should be ordered to pay a fine and a periodic penalty payment to reflect the serious nature of that infringement and its impact on the pursuit of the objectives pursued by the Community legislature.


(1)  Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment
OJ L 175, p. 40
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-06-01
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Liechtenstein, State aid, control of State aid, research and development, tax relief








C_2011278EN.01000901.xml










22.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/9





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
2011/C 278/10
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


1 June 2011




Case number


:


69131




Decision number


:


177/11/COL




EFTA State


:


Liechtenstein




Title


:


Tax deductions in respect of intellectual property rights (IP Box)




Legal basis


:


Act No 340/2010, Article 55 and Act No 437/2010, Article 33




Type of measure


:


Scheme




Objective


:


To promote research and development




Form of aid


:


Tax deductions (no aid)




Name and address of the granting authority


:







EEA Coordination Unit




Europark




Austrasse 79




9490 Vaduz




LIECHTENSTEIN








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/