do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2011291EN.01000501.xml










4.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/5





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
2011/C 291/03




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Finland

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), the Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the Community providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Finland
Subject of commemoration: The 200th anniversary of the Bank of Finland
Description of the design: The centre of the coin shows the Finnish national bird, whooper swan. The swan's wing separates the years ‘1811’ (bottom right) and ‘2011’ (centre left). The letter ‘V’ in the left armpit of the swan stands for the surname of the designer, Hannu Veijalainen. At the bottom of the inner ring, the indication of the issuing country ‘FI’ and the mintmark appear.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 1,5 million
Date of issue: October 2011


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 1,50 % on 1 October 2011 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2011291EN.01000101.xml










4.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/1





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
1,50 % on 1 October 2011
Euro exchange rates (2)

3 October 2011
2011/C 291/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3327




JPY


Japanese yen


102,39




DKK


Danish krone


7,4423




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85960




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1592




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2140




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8260




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,878




HUF


Hungarian forint


294,50




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7092




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3815




RON


Romanian leu


4,3001




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4885




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3838




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3967




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,3801




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7516




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7488




KRW


South Korean won


1 574,50




ZAR


South African rand


10,8153




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,4973




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5038




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 857,04




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2753




PHP


Philippine peso


58,610




RUB


Russian rouble


43,2470




THB


Thai baht


41,594




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5224




MXN


Mexican peso


18,5179




INR


Indian rupee


65,5160






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6350 — Siemens/NEM Holding) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: boiler, delivery, economic concentration, merger control, secondary sector, tertiary sector








C_2011291EN.01000901.xml










4.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6350 — Siemens/NEM Holding)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 291/05






1.


On 23 September 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Siemens AG (‘Siemens’, Germany), acquires indirectly, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over NEM Holding (‘NEM’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares and assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Siemens: the provision of a wide range of products and services to its mainly industrial customers in three business sectors: industry, energy and healthcare,










—


for NEM: the design, engineering, supply and servicing of steam generating equipment, including the design, engineering and supply of heat recovery steam generators; also the design, engineering and supply of fired boilers and the supply of certain boiler-related products and services.














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.6350 — Siemens/NEM 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’).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 989/2011 of 4 October 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, fruit, import (EU), import price, vegetable








L_2011260EN.01001701.xml










5.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 260/17








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 989/2011
of 4 October 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 5 October 2011.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 October 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 


BR 


31,9 




MK 


48,8 




ZZ 


40,4 




0707 00 05 


EG 


98,1 




MK 


44,0 




TR 


111,6 




ZZ 


84,6 




0709 90 70 


TR 


106,9 




ZZ 


106,9 




0805 50 10 


AR 


67,2 




BR 


41,3 




CL 


80,9 




TR 


63,8 




UY 


68,8 




ZA 


76,7 




ZZ 


66,5 




0806 10 10 


CL 


79,6 




EG 


65,0 




MK 


82,2 




TR 


106,6 




ZA 


60,7 




ZZ 


78,8 




0808 10 80 


CL 


90,0 




CN 


82,6 




NZ 


114,0 




US 


114,5 




ZA 


80,2 




ZZ 


96,3 




0808 20 50 


CN 


91,8 




TR 


107,9 




ZZ 


99,9 






(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘
            ZZ
            ’ stands for ‘of other origin’.
Council Recommendation of 4 October 2011 on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Central Bank, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








L_2011265EN.01002901.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 265/29








            COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
         
of 4 October 2011
         
on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
(2011/669/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 283(2) thereof,


Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.2 thereof,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL:


To appoint Mr Jörg ASMUSSEN as member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank for a term of office of 8 years.



Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 2011.


For the Council


The President

J. VINCENT-ROSTOWSKI
Case T-523/11: Action brought on 4 October 2011 — Maxima Grupė v OHIM — Bodegas Maximo (MAXIMA PREMIUM)
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2011355EN.01002401.xml










3.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/24





Action brought on 4 October 2011 — Maxima Grupė v OHIM — Bodegas Maximo (MAXIMA PREMIUM)
(Case T-523/11)
2011/C 355/44
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Maxima Grupė, UAB (Vilnius, Lithuania) (represented by: R. Žabolienė and E. Saukalas, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Bodegas Maximo, SL (Oyón, Spain)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 2 August 2011 in case R 1584/2010-4; and










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘MAXIMA PREMIUM’, for goods in classes 3, 5, 16, 29, 30, 31, 32 AND 33 — Community trade mark application No 6981443

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration No 6642284, of the word mark ‘MAXIMO’, for goods in class 33

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition for all the contested goods

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 as the Board of Appeal found that there was a likelihood of confusion without taking into account all the relevant aspects of the present case, including inherently low distinctive character of ‘MAXIMO/MAXIMA’, similarity of the signs, and the fact that the relevant public is highly attentive and well informed.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6395 — Etex/Lafarge gypsum assets) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, merger control








C_2011291EN.01001001.xml










4.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6395 — Etex/Lafarge gypsum assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 291/06






1.


On 27 September 2011 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Etex Group NV/SA (‘Etex’, Belgium) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of (i) the European entities of the Lafarge Group Gypsum Division in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Romania, Bosnia, Serbia, Ukraine, Ireland and Cyprus (‘the Lafarge European Entities’) and (ii) the following companies which are currently jointly controlled by Etex and Lafarge SA (France): (i) Durlock SA (Argentina), (ii) Sociedad Industrial Romeral SA (Chile), (iii) Gyplac SA (Colombia) and (iv) Lafarge Gypsum Comércio Indústria e Importação SA (Brazil) (‘the Latam Entities’) by way of purchase of shares and assets. The Lafarge European Entities and the Latam Entities are collectively referred to as the Lafarge gypsum assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Etex: the manufacture and sale of building materials and systems,










—


for Lafarge gypsum assets: the manufacture and sale of gypsum-related systems and solutions.














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.6395 — Etex/Lafarge gypsum assets, 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’).
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers given at its meeting of 4 October 2011 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.6106 — Caterpillar/MWM — Rapporteur: Ireland
Date: 2011-10-04
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Concentrations
Subjects: competition, economic concentration, electric machinery, gas, international market, restriction on competition








C_2012060EN.01000301.xml










29.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/3





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers given at its meeting of 4 October 2011 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.6106 — Caterpillar/MWM
Rapporteur: Ireland
2012/C 60/03






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified operation constitutes a concentration within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant product market is the market for gas gensets with a power above 0,5 MW.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the relevant geographic market for gas gensets with a power above 0,5 MW is at least EEA-wide in scope, and probably global.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s conclusion that the proposed concentration will not give rise to a significant impediment of effective competition in the market for gas gensets with power above 0,5 MW based on unilateral effects.










5.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s conclusion that the proposed concentration will not give rise to a significant impediment of effective competition in the market for gas gensets with power above 0,5 MW based on coordinated effects.










6.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s conclusion that the proposed concentration will not give rise to a significant impediment of effective competition based on the foreclosure of packagers.










7.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s conclusion that the proposed concentration is not likely to result in any anti-competitive impact to the detriment of consumers.










8.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration should therefore be declared compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement pursuant to Articles 2(2) and 8(1) of the EC Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.










9.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.