do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011231EN.01000601.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 August 2011
2011/C 231/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4155




JPY


Japanese yen


111,25




DKK


Danish krone


7,4489




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86905




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2070




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0847




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7840




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,248




HUF


Hungarian forint


274,10




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7095




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0455




RON


Romanian leu


4,2418




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4556




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3538




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3899




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,0505




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6900




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7271




KRW


South Korean won


1 517,34




ZAR


South African rand


9,8154




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,1164




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4470




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 141,66




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2699




PHP


Philippine peso


60,398




RUB


Russian rouble


40,0645




THB


Thai baht


42,295




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2469




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0327




INR


Indian rupee


63,3370






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Act of the French Republic extending the scope of an additional clause to an interbranch agreement concluded by Association nationale interprofessionnelle et technique du tabac — ANITTA (national technical interbranch association in the tobacco sector)
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: France
Subjects: France, interprofessional agreement, tobacco industry








C_2011231EN.01000801.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/8





Act of the French Republic extending the scope of an additional clause to an interbranch agreement concluded by Association nationale interprofessionnelle et technique du tabac — ANITTA (national technical interbranch association in the tobacco sector)
2011/C 231/06
This publication is in accordance with Article 9(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 709/2008 of 24 July 2008 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, as regards interbranch organisations and agreements in the tobacco sector (OJ L 197, 25.7.2008, p. 23)
‘




’
Designation of the Judge replacing the President as the Judge hearing applications for interim measures
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, operation of the Institutions








C_2011232EN.01000301.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/3






Designation of the Judge replacing the President as the Judge hearing applications for interim measures
(2011/C 232/04)
On 6 July 2011, the General Court decided, in accordance with Article 106 of the Rules of Procedure, to designate Judge Prek to replace the President of the General Court for the purpose of deciding applications for interim measures where the latter is absent or prevented from dealing with them, for the period from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2012.
Appeal Chamber
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, operation of the Institutions








C_2011232EN.01000201.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/2






Appeal Chamber
(2011/C 232/02)
On 6 July 2011, the General Court decided that, for the period from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2013, the Appeal Chamber will be composed of the President of the Court and, in rotation, two Presidents of Chambers.
The Judges who will sit with the President of the Appeal Chamber to make up the extended formation of five Judges will be the three Judges of the formation initially hearing the case and, in rotation, two Presidents of Chambers.
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 226, 30.7.2011
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2011232EN.01000101.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/1






(2011/C 232/01)
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 226, 30.7.2011



Past publications


OJ C 219, 23.7.2011


OJ C 211, 16.7.2011


OJ C 204, 9.7.2011


OJ C 194, 2.7.2011


OJ C 186, 25.6.2011


OJ C 179, 18.6.2011

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Case T-421/11: Action brought on 6 August 2011 — Qualitest FZE v Council
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, fundamental rights, import restriction, international sanctions, judicial proceedings








C_2011282EN.01004401.xml










24.9.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/44





Action brought on 6 August 2011 — Qualitest FZE v Council
(Case T-421/11)
2011/C 282/81
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Qualitest FZE (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: M. Catrain González, lawyer, E. Wright and H. Zhu, Barristers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul 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) and Council Decision 2011/299/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 136, p. 65), so far as they apply to the applicant; and










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant has breached the obligation imposed upon it by Article 296 TFEU to state the reasons for including the applicant in the contested measures.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that by failing to include any statement of reasons in the contested measures, the defendant has infringed the applicant’s right of defence, as:






—


The absence of any justification prevents the applicant to effectively make known his view on the information or material against it; and










—


These failures constitute a fundamental breach of the defendant’s obligations in relation to the contested measures and render such invalid in so far as they apply to the applicant.














3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the defendant committed a manifest error of assessment in concluding that the applicant was involved in the procurement of components for Iranian nuclear programme and that the legal conditions for its inclusion have been fulfilled.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Greece, State aid, control of State aid, economic support, export credit insurance, regions of Greece








C_2011231EN.01000301.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/3





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 231/02






Date of adoption of the decision


30.5.2011




Reference number of State Aid


SA.32159 (10/N)




Member State


Belgium




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation du dispositif d'assurance crédit à l'exportation a court terme BELGACAP




Legal basis


Arrêté royal du 11 janvier 2010




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy, Export credits




Form of aid


Insurance




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 300 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2011




Economic sectors


Financial intermediation, Export credits insurance




Name and address of the granting authority







Service Public Fédéral Finances




État belge




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 12




1000 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


17.6.2011




Reference number of State Aid


SA.32737




Member State


Greece




Region


Sterea Ellada




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid for the renovation and upgrading of the Parnassos ski resort




Legal basis


Directive 2004/18/EC




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 29,52 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Recreational, cultural sporting activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Specific Secretary of O.P. ‘Competivness and Enterpreneurship’




Mesogion Av 56




115 27 Athens




GREECE








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6335 — Abertis Infraestructuras/Goldman Sachs Group/Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, transport infrastructure








C_2011231EN.01001101.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/11





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6335 — Abertis Infraestructuras/Goldman Sachs Group/Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 231/08






1.


On 1 August 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 undertakings Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (‘Goldman Sachs’, United States of America), and Abertis Infraestructuras SA (‘Abertis’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico, LLC (‘Autopistas’, Puerto Rico) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created joint venture company.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management worldwide,










—


for Abertis: provision of mobility and telecommunications infrastructure services,










—


for Autopistas Puerto Rico: management and operation of toll road concessions in Puerto Rico.














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.6335 — Abertis Infraestructuras/Goldman Sachs Group/Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico, 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6168 — RBI/EFG Eurobank/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial institution, merger control








C_2011231EN.01000501.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6168 — RBI/EFG Eurobank/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 231/03
On 29 June 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 32011M6168. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6342 — UPM-Kymmene/Myllykoski Paper) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_2011231EN.01001001.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6342 — UPM-Kymmene/Myllykoski Paper)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 231/07






1.


On 1 August 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which UPM-Kymmene Corporation (‘UPM’, Finland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3 (1) (b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole Myllykoski Paper Oy (‘Myllykosky Paper’, Finland), by way of purchase of shares. As a result of the notified transaction, UPM will acquire the 35 % stake in Myllykoski Paper, currently held by M-real Corporation (M-real). The remaining 65 % of the shares in Mylllykoski Paper are owned by UPM following its acquisition of Myllykoski Corporation (‘Myllykoski’) on 1 August 2011.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


For UPM-Kymmene Corporation: development, production and marketing of paper products. It also produces pulp electricity, sawn timber and wood panel products,










—


For Myllykosky Paper Oy: production of paper products.














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.6342 — UPM-Kymmene/Myllykoski Paper, 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’).
Criteria for assigning cases to Chambers
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: General Court (EU), allocation of work, operation of the Institutions








C_2011232EN.01000202.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 232/2






Criteria for assigning cases to Chambers
(2011/C 232/03)
On 6 July 2011, the General Court laid down the following criteria for the assignment of cases to the Chambers for the period from 1 September 2011 to 31 August 2013, in accordance with Article 12 of the Rules of Procedure:






1.


Appeals against the decisions of the Civil Service Tribunal shall be assigned to the Appeal Chamber as soon as the application has been lodged and without prejudice to any subsequent application of Articles 14 and 51 of the Rules of Procedure.










2.


Cases other than those referred to in paragraph 1 above shall be assigned to Chambers of three Judges as soon as the application has been lodged and without prejudice to any subsequent application of Articles 14 and 51 of the Rules of Procedure.
Cases referred to in this paragraph shall be allocated to the Chambers in turn, in accordance with the date on which they are registered at the Registry, following three separate rotas:






—


for cases concerning application of the competition rules applicable to undertakings, the rules on State aid and the rules on trade protection measures;










—


for cases concerning intellectual property rights referred to in Article 130(1) of the Rules of Procedure;










—


for all other cases.




In applying those rotas, the Chamber composed of four Judges which is sitting with three Judges shall be taken into consideration twice at each third turn.
The President of the General Court may derogate from the rotas on the ground that cases are related or with a view to ensuring an even spread of the workload.
Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: European Union
Subjects: conservation of fish stocks, fishing controls, fishing port, fishing vessel, fraud, management of resources, ship's flag, sustainable fisheries








L_2011203EN.01000101.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 203/1







Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Following the Council Decision of 20 June 2011
          (1) to approve the said Agreement, the European Union deposited on 7 July 2011 its instrument of approval with the General-Director of the FAO.


(1)  
            OJ L 191, 22.7.2011, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, crop losses








C_2011231EN.01000701.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 231/7





Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
2011/C 231/05
Aid No: SA.33427 (11/XA)
Member State: Poland
Region: Poland
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Program pomocy dla rolników, producentów rolnych, rodzin rolniczych, w których gospodarstwach rolnych lub działach specjalnych produkcji rolnej powstały szkody spowodowane wystąpieniem w 2011 r. huraganu, deszczu nawalnego lub przymrozków wiosennych
Legal basis: Uchwała Rady Ministrów z dnia 26 lipca 2011 r. w sprawie ustanowienia programu pomocy dla rolników, producentów rolnych, rodzin rolniczych, w których gospodarstwach rolnych lub działach specjalnych produkcji rolnej powstały szkody spowodowane wystąpieniem w 2011 r. huraganu, deszczu nawalnego lub przymrozków wiosennych oraz art. 11 rozporządzenia Komisji (WE) nr 1857/2006
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: PLN 200 million
Maximum aid intensity: 90 %
Date of implementation: —
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 30 July 2011-31 July 2013
Objective of aid: Adverse climatic events (Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Name and address of the granting authority: Zgodnie z listą w załączniku
Website: http://bip.minrol.gov.pl/DesktopModules/Announcement/ViewAnnouncement.aspx?ModuleID=1446&TabOrgID=1619&LangId=0&AnnouncementId=14425&ModulePositionId=2016
Other information: —
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2011/210/CFSP of 1 April 2011 on a European Union military operation in support of humanitarian assistance operations in response to the crisis situation in Libya (EUFOR Libya) ( OJ L 89, 5.4.2011 )
Date: 2011-08-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financing, Libya, defence policy, humanitarian aid, international security, military intervention, social assistance








L_2011203EN.01003601.xml










6.8.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 203/36







Corrigendum to Council Decision 2011/210/CFSP of 1 April 2011 on a European Union military operation in support of humanitarian assistance operations in response to the crisis situation in Libya (EUFOR Libya)
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 89 of 5 April 2011
)

On page 18, recital 11:
for:







‘(11)


In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the TEU and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Denmark does not, therefore, participate in the financing of this operation,’,





read:







‘(11)


In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the TEU and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Denmark does not participate in the implementation of this Decision and therefore does not participate in the financing of this operation,’.