do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Voluntary system of labelling in Braille format on the packaging of industrial products Declaration of the European Parliament of 23 June 2011 on a voluntary system of labelling in Braille format on the packaging of industrial products
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: facilities for people with disabilities, industrial product, labelling








CE2012390EN.01006501.xml










18.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 390/65





Thursday 23 June 2011Voluntary system of labelling in Braille format on the packaging of industrial products
P7_TA(2011)0299
Declaration of the European Parliament of 23 June 2011 on a voluntary system of labelling in Braille format on the packaging of industrial products
2012/C 390 E/07

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to Articles 21 and 26 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which set out the rights of persons with disabilities,










—


having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,










A.


whereas the EU Member States have signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,










B.


whereas Article 56a of Directive 2004/27/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use specifies that the name of medicinal products must be expressed in Braille format on their packaging,










1.


Stresses that people with visual disabilities have the right to an independent life and full participation in society;










2.


Calls on the European Commission to launch a wide consultation with stakeholders on the cost, efficiency and feasibility of introducing at Community level a voluntary system of labelling in Braille format on the packaging of industrial products which would include, at least, information on the type of product and its expiry date in order to facilitate access for consumers with visual disabilities; given that not all blind people can read Braille, the proposed consultation should also investigate alternative ways of enabling access to information on packaging;










3.


Calls on the Commission, in line with the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility, to provide incentives for European industries and enterprises that will raise their awareness of this issue;










4.


Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (1), to the Commission, the Parliaments of the Member States and the United Nations.






(1)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 1 to the Minutes of 23 June 2011 (P7_PV(2011)06-23(ANN1)).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011182EN.01000701.xml










23.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 June 2011
2011/C 182/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4397




JPY


Japanese yen


115,36




DKK


Danish krone


7,4584




GBP


Pound sterling


0,89310




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1550




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2109




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8665




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,290




HUF


Hungarian forint


267,60




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7094




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9838




RON


Romanian leu


4,2371




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3255




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3587




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4007




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,2157




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7640




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7741




KRW


South Korean won


1 546,39




ZAR


South African rand


9,7439




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,3054




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3740




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 377,65




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3551




PHP


Philippine peso


62,432




RUB


Russian rouble


40,2565




THB


Thai baht


43,868




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2844




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9666




INR


Indian rupee


64,6350






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to the Note for guidance on minimising the risk of transmitting animal spongiform encephalopathy agents via human and veterinary medicinal products (EMA/410/01 rev. 3) ( OJ C 73, 5.3.2011 )
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bovine spongiform encephalopathy, health risk, medicinal product, pharmaceutical legislation, veterinary drug








C_2011182EN.01003201.xml










23.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/32





Corrigendum to the Note for guidance on minimising the risk of transmitting animal spongiform encephalopathy agents via human and veterinary medicinal products (EMA/410/01 rev. 3)
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 73 of 5 March 2011
)
2011/C 182/14
On page 4, Section 3.1 ‘Scientific principles for minimising risk’:
for:






‘—


nature of animal material used in manufacture and any procedures in place to avoid










—


cross-contamination with higher risk materials,’,




read:






‘—


nature of animal material used in manufacture and any procedures in place to avoid cross-contamination with higher risk materials,’;




on page 14, text to be included at the top of the Annex ‘Major categories of infectivity’:
for:

‘Data entries are shown as follows:






+


Presence of infectivity or PrPTSE





–


Absence of detectable infectivity or PrPTSE





NT


Not tested




?


Controversial or uncertain results’,





read:

‘Data entries are shown as follows:






+


Presence of infectivity or PrPTSE





–


Absence of detectable infectivity or PrPTSE





NT


Not tested




NA


Not applicable




?


Uncertain interpretation




( )


Limited or preliminary data




[ ]


Infectivity or PrPTSE data based exclusively on bioassays in transgenic (Tg) mice over-expressing the PrP-encoding gene or PrPTSE amplification methods.’;





on page 14, heading of the table:
for:

‘LymphoretIculart issues’,

read:

‘Lymphoreticular tissues’;

on page 15, heading of the table:
for:

‘Alimentary truct’,

read:

‘Alimentary tract’;

on page 16, heading of the table:
for:

read:

on page 17, heading of the table:
for:

‘Musculo-skeletalt issues’,

read:

‘Musculo-skeletal tissues’.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2011182EN.01000801.xml










23.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/8





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2011/C 182/05
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


24.5.2011 at 24.00




Duration


24.5.2011-31.12.2011




Member State


Germany




Stock or Group of stocks


COD/N3M




Species


Cod (Gadus morhua)




Zone


NAFO 3M




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


564669




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Appointment of the President of the European Central Bank: Mr Mario Draghi, candidate European Parliament decision of 23 June 2011 on the Council recommendation on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (10057/2011 – C7-0134/2011 – 2011/0804(NLE))
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of members, president of an institution








CE2012390EN.01007001.xml










18.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 390/70





Thursday 23 June 2011Appointment of the President of the European Central Bank: Mr Mario Draghi, candidate
P7_TA(2011)0275
European Parliament decision of 23 June 2011 on the Council recommendation on the appointment of the President of the European Central Bank (10057/2011 – C7-0134/2011 – 2011/0804(NLE))
2012/C 390 E/11
(Consultation)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the Council’s recommendation of 17 May 2011 (10057/2011) (1),










—


having regard to the second subparagraph of Article 283(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the European Council consulted Parliament (C7-0134/2011),










—


having regard to Rule 109 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A7-0229/2011),










A.


whereas by letter of 20 May 2011 the European Council consulted the European Parliament on the appointment of Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of eight years with effect from 1 November 2011,










B.


whereas Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs then proceeded to evaluate the credentials of the nominee, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 283(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and in the light of the need for full independence of the European Central Bank pursuant to Article 130 TFEU, and whereas in carrying out that evaluation, the committee received a curriculum vitae from the candidate as well as his replies to the written questionnaire that was sent out to him,










C.


whereas the committee subsequently held a two-and-a-half-hour hearing with the nominee on 14 June 2011, at which he made an opening statement and then responded to questions from the members of the committee,










1.


Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council recommendation to appoint Mario Draghi as President of the European Central Bank;










2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the European Council, the Council and the governments of the Member States.






(1)  OJ L 150, 9.6.2011, p. 8.
EU-Andorra Protocol on customs security measures *** European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2011 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol extending to customs security measures the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (17403/2010 – C7-0036/2011 – 2010/0308(NLE))
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: Andorra, customs regulations, protocol to an agreement








CE2012390EN.01007501.xml










18.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 390/75





Thursday 23 June 2011EU-Andorra Protocol on customs security measures ***
P7_TA(2011)0281
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2011 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol extending to customs security measures the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (17403/2010 – C7-0036/2011 – 2010/0308(NLE))
2012/C 390 E/15
(Consent)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (17403/2010),










—


having regard to the draft Protocol extending to customs security measures the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra (17405/2010),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0036/2011),










—


having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A7-0198/2011),










1.


Consents to conclusion of the Protocol;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Principality of Andorra.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6234 — First Reserve Fund XII/Metallum Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, merger control








C_2011182EN.01003101.xml










23.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/31





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6234 — First Reserve Fund XII/Metallum Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 182/13






1.


On 15 June 2011, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which First Reserve Fund XII, LP (‘First Reserve’), an investment fund of First Reserve Corporation registered in the United States, acquires sole control over Metallum Holding SA (‘Metallum’, Luxembourg) and its subsidiaries by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for First Reserve Corporation: investment in global energy and natural resources companies,










—


for Metallum: collection, processing and trade of scrap metal; production of non-ferrous metals from scrap.














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.6234 — First Reserve Fund XII/Metallum Holding, 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’).
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, research and development








C_2011182EN.01001201.xml










23.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/12





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2011/C 182/09
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


23 March 2011




Case number


:


69193




Decision number


:


88/11/COL




EFTA State


:


Iceland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


:


Scheme on support for innovation companies




Legal basis


:


Act No 152/2009 on support for innovation companies




Type of measure


:


Aid scheme




Objective


:


To improve and foster research and development




Form of aid


:


Tax credit




Aid intensity


:


20 % of maximum ISK 100-150 million




Economic sectors


:


All




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: 2011-06-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, financial institution








C_2011182EN.01001101.xml










23.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/11





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61 of the EEA Agreement
2011/C 182/08
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


16 March 2011




Case number


:


69464




Decision number


:


69/11/COL




EFTA State


:


Iceland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


:


Rescue aid to the Icelandic Housing Financing Fund (Íbúðalánasjódur)




Legal basis


:


Supplementary Budget Act 2010




Objective


:


Remedy a serious disturbance in the Icelandic economy




Form of aid


:


Equity increase




Budget


:


ISK 33 billion




Economic sectors


:


Financial institutions




Other information


:


Temporary approval subject to submission of restructuring plan by 30 September 2011




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/
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2011182EN.01000901.xml










23.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/9





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2011/C 182/06
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


24.5.2011 at 24.00




Duration


24.5.2011-31.12.2011




Member State


Germany




Stock or Group of stocks


RED/N3LN.




Species


Redfish (Sebastes spp.)




Zone


NAFO 3LN




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


564669




Web link to the decision of the Member State:
http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/fishing_rules/tacs/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 612/2011 of 23 June 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-monetary policy, agricultural product, import price








L_2011164EN.01000401.xml










24.6.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 164/4








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 612/2011
of 23 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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,

Whereas:

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 June 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 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 157, 15.6.2011, 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 


AR 


23,1 




MA 


57,8 




MK 


57,4 




TR 


55,0 




ZZ 


48,3 




0707 00 05 


TR 


96,5 




ZZ 


96,5 




0709 90 70 


TR 


117,3 




ZZ 


117,3 




0805 50 10 


AR 


77,4 




BR 


40,6 




TR 


65,0 




UY 


65,6 




ZA 


93,2 




ZZ 


68,4 




0808 10 80 


AR 


104,6 




BR 


79,6 




CL 


99,3 




CN 


95,4 




NZ 


108,3 




UY 


58,2 




ZA 


88,0 




ZZ 


90,5 




0809 10 00 


AR 


89,7 




TR 


283,7 




ZZ 


186,7 




0809 20 95 


TR 


360,5 




XS 


382,4 




ZZ 


371,5 




0809 30 


EC 


116,4 




ZZ 


116,4 






(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’.
EC-Canada agreement on civil aviation safety *** European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2011 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Community and Canada (06645/1/2010 – C7-0100/2010 – 2009/0156(NLE))
Date: 2011-06-23
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: Canada, agreement (EU), air safety, civil aviation








CE2012390EN.01007502.xml










18.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 390/75





Thursday 23 June 2011EC-Canada agreement on civil aviation safety ***
P7_TA(2011)0282
European Parliament legislative resolution of 23 June 2011 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement on civil aviation safety between the European Community and Canada (06645/1/2010 – C7-0100/2010 – 2009/0156(NLE))
2012/C 390 E/16
(Consent)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (06645/1/2010),










—


having regard to the draft Agreement between the European Community and Canada on civil aviation safety (15561/2008),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council pursuant to Articles 100(2), 207(4), Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point(a), and Article 218(8), first subparagraph of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0100/2010),










—


having regard to Rules 81 and 90(8) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A7-0298/2010)










1.


Consents to conclusion of the Agreement;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Canada.