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Council Implementing Decision of 11 October 2011 amending Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Ireland
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Community loan, Ireland, deadline for payment, economic stabilisation, financial aid, financial intervention, interest, reflation, stability programme




L_2011269EN.01003101.xml










14.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 269/31








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 11 October 2011
         
amending Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU on granting Union financial assistance to Ireland
(2011/682/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 407/2010 of 11 May 2010 establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism (1), and in particular Article 3(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Upon a request by Ireland, the Council granted financial assistance to it (Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU (2)) in support of a strong economic and financial reform programme aiming at restoring confidence, enabling the return of the economy to sustainable growth, and safeguarding financial stability in Ireland, the euro area and the Union.












(2)


An extension of maturities and a reduction in the interest rate margin would be beneficial to secure the objectives of the programme, in line with the conclusions of the Heads of State or Government of the euro area and Union institutions of 21 July 2011 regarding European Financial Stability Facility lending.












(3)


In order to enhance liquidity and sustainability objectives, the extension of maturities and the reduction in the interest rate margin should also apply to the tranches that have already been disbursed.












(4)


In light of these developments, Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU should be amended,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 1 of Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU is amended as follows:






(1)


paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   The Union shall make available to Ireland a loan amounting to a maximum of EUR 22,5 billion, with a maximum average maturity of 12,5 years. The maturity of individual tranches of the loan facility may be of up to 30 years.’;











(2)


paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:

‘5.   Ireland shall pay the cost of funding of the Union for each tranche.’.







Article 2
Article 1(1), first sentence and Article 1(5) of Implementing Decision 2011/77/EU, as amended by this Decision, shall also apply to the tranches of the loan that have been disbursed before the entry into force of this Decision.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.




Done at Luxembourg, 11 October 2011.


For the Council


The President

M. DOWGIELEWICZ
            





(1)  
            OJ L 118, 12.5.2010, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 30, 4.2.2011, p. 34.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011299EN.01000501.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

10 October 2011
2011/C 299/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3593




JPY


Japanese yen


104,26




DKK


Danish krone


7,4434




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86890




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1249




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2326




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8025




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,780




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,60




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7080




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3185




RON


Romanian leu


4,3123




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4921




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3680




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3986




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5797




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7415




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7399




KRW


South Korean won


1 587,74




ZAR


South African rand


10,6961




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,6297




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4735




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 124,42




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2489




PHP


Philippine peso


58,948




RUB


Russian rouble


43,1255




THB


Thai baht


41,962




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3723




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0715




INR


Indian rupee


66,5720






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-502/09: Order of the General Court of 11 October 2011 — Inovis v OHIM — Sonaecom (INOVIS)
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, European Union Intellectual Property Office, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2011347EN.01004405.xml










26.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/44





Order of the General Court of 11 October 2011 — Inovis v OHIM — Sonaecom (INOVIS)
(Case T-502/09) (1)

2011/C 347/81
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fifth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  C 51, 27.2.2010.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6377 — Advent/Oberthur Technologies) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2011299EN.01000201.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6377 — Advent/Oberthur Technologies)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 299/03
On 30 September 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 32011M6377. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2011/666/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2011 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus apply
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belarus, capital movement, economic sanctions, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2011299EN.01000401.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/4





Notice for the attention of the persons to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2011/666/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2011 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus apply
2011/C 299/05
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of persons that appear in Annex IIIA to Council Decision 2010/639/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision 2011/666/CFSP (1), and in Annex IA to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 999/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2010/639/CFSP and in Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus. The grounds for designations of those persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the web-sites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 3 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG K Coordination




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's Decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 265, 11.10.2011, p. 24.

(2)  OJ L 265, 11.10.2011, p. 6.
Case T-87/10: Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2011 — Chestnut Medical Technologies v OHIM (PIPELINE) (Community trade mark — Application for registration of the Community word mark PIPELINE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, trade-mark law








C_2011347EN.01002902.xml










26.11.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/29





Judgment of the General Court of 11 October 2011 — Chestnut Medical Technologies v OHIM (PIPELINE)
(Case T-87/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for registration of the Community word mark PIPELINE - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Obligation to state the reasons on which the decision is based - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
2011/C 347/46
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc. (Menlo Park, California, United States) (represented by: H.P. Kunz-Hallstein and R. Kunz-Hallstein, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 December 2009 (Case R 968/2009-2) concerning an application for registration of the word mark PIPELINE as a Community trade mark

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.
Notice for the attention of the persons to which measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2011/667/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1000/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran apply
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, capital movement, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2011299EN.01000301.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/3





Notice for the attention of the persons to which measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2011/667/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1000/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran apply
2011/C 299/04
COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2011/667/CFSP (1), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1000/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG K Coordination




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 265, 11.10.2011, p. 34.

(2)  OJ L 265, 11.10.2011, p. 7.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1013/2011 of 11 October 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2011269EN.01002301.xml










14.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 269/23








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1013/2011
of 11 October 2011
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for bigeye tuna in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


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 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (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 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, 11 October 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 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


42/T&Q




Member State


Portugal




Stock


BET/ATLANT




Species


Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean




Date


16.9.2011
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6353 — CIE/COM HEM) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry, venture capital








C_2011299EN.01000101.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6353 — CIE/COM HEM)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 299/01
On 20 September 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 32011M6353. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1012/2011 of 11 October 2011 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, France, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2011269EN.01002101.xml










14.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 269/21








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1012/2011
of 11 October 2011
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


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 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (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 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, 11 October 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 24, 27.1.2011, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


39/T&Q




Member State


Belgium




Stock


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


VIIIa and VIIIb




Date


13.8.2011
Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air transport, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2011299EN.01001201.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/12





Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
2011/C 299/11






Member State


Greece




Concerned route


Athens–Syros




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1 April 2012




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge







Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority




Directorate-General for Air Transport




Air Transport Division




Section II




Vas. Georgiou 1




166 04 Athens




GREECE




Tel. +30 2108916149 / 2108916121




Fax +30 2108947132




Internet: http://www.hcaa.gr
Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
Date: 2011-10-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, air transport, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2011299EN.01001001.xml










11.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/10





Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
2011/C 299/09






Member State


Greece




Concerned route


Athens–Zakynthos




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1 April 2012




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge







Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority




Directorate-General for Air Transport




Air Transport Division




Section II




Vas. Georgiou 1




166 04 Athens




GREECE




Tel. +30 2108916149 / 2108916121




Fax +30 2108947132




Internet: http://www.hcaa.gr