do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 732/2011 of 22 July 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Göttinger Feldkieker (PGI))
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, designation of origin, meat product, product designation








L_2011195EN.01003001.xml










27.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 195/30








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 732/2011
of 22 July 2011
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Göttinger Feldkieker (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany’s application to register the name ‘Göttinger Feldkieker’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 22 July 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOŞ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 309, 13.11.2010, p. 16.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

GERMANY
Göttinger Feldkieker (PGI)
Case F-71/11: Action brought on 22 July 2011 — ZZ v Court of Justice of the European Union
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, damages, staff assessment








C_2011355EN.01003001.xml










3.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/30





Action brought on 22 July 2011 — ZZ v Court of Justice of the European Union
(Case F-71/11)
2011/C 355/52
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: J.-M. Bauler, lawyer)

Defendant: Court of Justice of the European Union

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the applicant’s staff report for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007 and compensation for non-material damage.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the staff report for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2007; in the alternative, annul the note of 9 September 2009 established following the annulment of the previous staff report covering the same period;










—


annul the decision dismissing the complaint of 14 April 2011;










—


order the defendant to pay EUR 50 000 by way of compensation for non-material damage;










—


order the Court of Justice of the European Union to pay the costs.
Case T-396/11: Action brought on 22 July 2011 — ultra air v OHIM — Donaldson Filtration Deutschland (ultrafilter international)
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2011298EN.01001902.xml










8.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 298/19





Action brought on 22 July 2011 — ultra air v OHIM — Donaldson Filtration Deutschland (ultrafilter international)
(Case T-396/11)
2011/C 298/35
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: ultra air GmbH (Hilden, Germany) (represented by: C. König, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Donaldson Filtration Deutschland GmbH (Haan, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) of 18 May 2011, notified on 20 May 2011, in Case R 374/2010-4;










—


Reject the objection lodged on 16 March 2010 by Donaldson Filtration Deutschland GmbH against the decision of the Cancellation Division of OHIM of 29 January 2010 in cancellation proceedings No 2880 C;










—


Order OHIM and Donaldson Filtration Deutschland GmbH, should it intervene in the present case, to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: the word mark ‘ultrafilter international’ for goods and services in Classes 7, 11, 37, 41 and 42 — Community trade mark No 1 121 839

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: Donaldson Filtration Deutschland GmbH

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: the applicant

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: the application is based on absolute grounds for invalidity pursuant to Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 as the contested word mark is descriptive

Decision of the Cancellation Division: the application for a declaration of invalidity was granted

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the Cancellation Division’s decision was annulled and the application for a declaration of invalidity was rejected

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1) and (3), 52(1)(a), 56(1)(a), 75(1) and 83 of Regulation No 207/2009
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6313 — Ashland/International Specialty Products)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry, petrochemicals








C_2011216EN.01003201.xml










22.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/32





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6313 — Ashland/International Specialty Products)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 216/12






1.


On 14 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Ashland Inc (‘Ashland’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of International Specialty Products Inc (‘ISP’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Ashland: manufacture and supply of composite polymers, adhesives, process and utility water treatments, cellulose ethers, lubricants and automotive chemicals; and,










—


for ISP: manufacture and supply of specialty chemicals for consumer and industrial markets including personal care, pharmaceuticals and nutrition, beverage, home care, coatings and adhesives, energy, agriculture, plastics and tyres.














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.6313 — Ashland/International Specialty Products, 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 733/2011 of 22 July 2011 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Kołocz śląski/kołacz śląski (PGI))
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, confectionery product, designation of origin, product designation








L_2011195EN.01003201.xml










27.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 195/32








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 733/2011
of 22 July 2011
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Kołocz śląski/kołacz śląski (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Poland’s application to register the name ‘Kołocz śląski/kołacz śląski’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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, 22 July 2011.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOŞ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 299, 5.11.2010, p. 7.




ANNEX
Foodstuffs listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 510/2006:

Class 2.4.   Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares

POLAND
Kołocz śląski/kołacz śląski (PGI)
Case T-422/10 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 12 July 2011 — Emme v Commission (Interim measures — Competition — Commission decision imposing a fine — Bank guarantee — Application to suspend the operation of a measure — Financial loss — No exceptional circumstances — No urgency)
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: credit guarantee, fine, legal expenses








C_2011269EN.01004901.xml










10.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 269/49





Order of the President of the General Court of 12 July 2011 — Emme v Commission
(Case T-422/10 R)
(Interim measures - Competition - Commission decision imposing a fine - Bank guarantee - Application to suspend the operation of a measure - Financial loss - No exceptional circumstances - No urgency)
2011/C 269/108
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Emme Holding SpA (Pescara, Italy) (represented by: G. Visconti, E. Vassallo di Castiglione, M. Siragusa, M. Beretta and P. Ferrari, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Gencarelli, V. Bottka and P. Manzini, Agents)

Re:

Application to suspend the operation of Article 2 of Commission Decision C(2010) 4387 final of 30 June 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38.344 — Prestressing steel) and to dispense the applicant from the obligation to provide a bank guarantee so as to avoid immediate recovery of the fine imposed under Article 2 of that decision.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


Costs are reserved.
Case T-384/11: Action brought on 22 July 2011 — Safa Nicu Sepahan v Council
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, fundamental rights, import restriction, international sanctions, judicial proceedings








C_2011282EN.01003101.xml










24.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/31





Action brought on 22 July 2011 — Safa Nicu Sepahan v Council
(Case T-384/11)
2011/C 282/63
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Safa Nicu Sepahan (Isfahan, Iran) (represented by: A. Bahrami, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Declare that entry No. 19 of Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 of 25 October 2010 on restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 (OJ 2010 L 281, p. 1), as amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 503/2011 of 23 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 136, p. 26), is null and void;










—


Declare that the defendant has violated Article 265 TFEU by failing to examine the applicant’s request dated 7 June 2011 for reconsideration of entry No 19;










—


Order removal of the name of the applicant from EU list of sanctions;










—


Award the applicant compensation, for an amount to be determined in the course of the present proceedings, but not less than EUR 2 000 000,00; and










—


Order the defendant to pay the applicant’s costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the Council committed a manifest error of appreciation as the inclusion of the name of the applicant on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures is erroneous, misleading, unspecific, incomplete and, therefore, plainly illegal.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the Council has manifestly failed to state the reasons for the inclusion of the name of the applicant on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6151 — PetroChina/INEOS/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry








C_2011216EN.01001801.xml










22.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/18





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6151 — PetroChina/INEOS/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 216/06
On 13 May 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6151. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case T-387/11: Action brought on 22 July 2011 — Nitrogénművek Vegyipari v Commission
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, control of State aid, infringement of EU law








C_2011282EN.01003202.xml










24.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/32





Action brought on 22 July 2011 — Nitrogénművek Vegyipari v Commission
(Case T-387/11)
2011/C 282/65
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Nitrogénművek Vegyipari Zrt. (Pétfürdő, Republic of Hungary) (represented by: Z. Tamás and M. Le Berre, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annul the contested Commission Decision of 27 October 2010 on State aid C 14/09 (ex NN 17/09) granted by Hungary to Péti Nitrogénművek Zrt. (notified under document C(2010) 7274); and










—


Order the Commission to pay its own costs and those incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging






—


the Commission's failure to apply the market transaction principle;














2.


Second plea in law, alleging






—


that the contested decision was issued in violation of Article 107(1) TFEU;














3.


Third plea in law, alleging






—


that the contested decision was issued in violation of Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union and Article 296 TFEU;














4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging






—


that the contested decision was issued in violation of Article 41(1) of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union;














5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging






—


that the contested decision was issued in violation of principle of the protection of legitimate expectations;














6.


Sixth plea in law (as alternative to the first and second pleas), alleging






—


that the contested decision was issued in violation of Article 107(3)(b)TFEU.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6276 — AIF VII Euro Holdings/Ascometal) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, processing industry, steel








C_2011216EN.01003301.xml










22.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/33





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6276 — AIF VII Euro Holdings/Ascometal)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 216/13






1.


On 15 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking AIF VII Euro Holdings, L.P. (‘AIF VII’) — an investment fund managed by Apollo Management VII L.P., which is an affiliate of Apollo Management L.P. (collectively, ‘Apollo’, USA) — acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Ascometal SA (France) from Sideris Steel S.A.S., an indirect subsidiary of Lucchini SpA which is part of OAO Severstal by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking Apollo: investment in companies involved in various businesses throughout the world such as chemical, cruise line, logistics, paper, packaging, and real estate brokerage businesses,










—


for undertaking Ascometal.: manufacture of special long steel products (semi-finished products, hot rolled products and cold finished products) in alloy and non-alloy grades.














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.6276 — AIF VII Euro Holdings/Ascometal, 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’).
Case F-72/11: Action brought on 22 July 2011 — ZZ and Others v Commission
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, competition (EU), promotion








C_2011290EN.01002001.xml










1.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 290/20





Action brought on 22 July 2011 — ZZ and Others v Commission
(Case F-72/11)
2011/C 290/28
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: ZZ and Others (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

First, annulment of the decisions setting the promotion thresholds for the 2010 and 2011 exercises as regards grades AD13 and AD14 and, secondly, annulment of the list of officials promoted to grades AD13 and AD14 for the 2010 exercise and annulment of the Commission’s implied decision not to promote a larger number of other officials to grades AD12 or AD13.

Form of order sought by the applicants







—


Annul the decisions setting the promotion thresholds for the 2010 and 2011 exercises at grades AD13 and AD14 which were published in Administrative Notices Nos 3-2010, 65-2010 and 76-2010;










—


annul the list of officials promoted to grades AD13 and AD14 for the 2010 exercise which was published in Administrative Notices No 65-2010 in so far as that list was drawn up on the basis of unlawful promotion thresholds, and annul the Commission’s implied decision not to promote a larger number of other officials to grades AD12 or AD13;










—


annul, to the appropriate extent, the decisions dismissing the applicants’ complaint;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-07-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011216EN.01002501.xml










22.7.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 216/25





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 July 2011
2011/C 216/08

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4222




JPY


Japanese yen


112,09




DKK


Danish krone


7,4542




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87870




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1008




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1690




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7750




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,411




HUF


Hungarian forint


267,93




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7094




PLN


Polish zloty


3,9955




RON


Romanian leu


4,2560




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3793




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3246




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3447




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,0832




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6579




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7237




KRW


South Korean won


1 500,67




ZAR


South African rand


9,7335




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,1817




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4552




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 154,10




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2638




PHP


Philippine peso


60,641




RUB


Russian rouble


39,7000




THB


Thai baht


42,538




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2188




MXN


Mexican peso


16,5622




INR


Indian rupee


63,2950






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.