do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case F-113/11: Action brought on 25 October 2011 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, deadline for payment, remuneration of work








C_2012025EN.01006903.xml










28.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 25/69






Action brought on 25 October 2011 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-113/11)
(2012/C 25/134)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: G. Cipressa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the implied decision of the Commission rejecting the applicant’s claim for payment of salary arrears for August 2010

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Civil Service Tribunal should:






—


annul the decision issued by — or, in any event, attributable to — the Commission, rejecting — howsoever and whether in whole or in part — the claims set out in the application of 30 August 2010;










—


declare that Note Ares (2011)217354 is legally non-existent or, in the alternative, annul that measure (in either case, quatenus opus est);










—


annul the decision issued by the Commission rejecting, howsoever, the claims set out in the complaint of 14 March 2011;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
Case T-287/08: Order of the General Court of 25 October 2011 — Cadila Healthcare v OHIM — Laboratorios Inibsa (ZYDUS) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2011362EN.01001701.xml










10.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/17





Order of the General Court of 25 October 2011 — Cadila Healthcare v OHIM — Laboratorios Inibsa (ZYDUS)
(Case T-287/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate)
2011/C 362/23
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Cadila Healthcare Ltd (Ahmedabad, India) (represented by: S. Bailey, F. Potin and A. Juaristi, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Laboratorios Inibsa, SA (Llissa de Vall, Spain)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 5 May 2008 (Case R 1322/2007-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Inibsa, SA, and Cadila Healthcare Ltd.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate in the present action.










2.


The applicant is ordered to bear its own costs and those incurred by the defendant.






(1)  OJ C 247, 27.9.2008.
Case T-262/10: Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2011 — Microban International and Microban (Europe) v Commission (Public health — List of additives which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs — Withdrawal by the original applicant of the application for inclusion of an additive on the list — Commission decision not to include 2,4,4’-trichloro-2’-hydroxydiphenyl ether in the list — Actions for annulment — Admissibility — Regulatory act — Whether directly concerned — No implementing measures — Legal basis)
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: adjuvant, chemical product, consumer protection, food safety, foodstuff, packaging product, plastics, public health








C_2011355EN.01001901.xml










3.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/19





Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2011 — Microban International and Microban (Europe) v Commission
(Case T-262/10) (1)

(Public health - List of additives which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs - Withdrawal by the original applicant of the application for inclusion of an additive on the list - Commission decision not to include 2,4,4’-trichloro-2’-hydroxydiphenyl ether in the list - Actions for annulment - Admissibility - Regulatory act - Whether directly concerned - No implementing measures - Legal basis)
2011/C 355/33
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Microban International (Huntersville, North Carolina, United States) and Microban (Europe) Ltd (Cannock, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Sánchez Rydelski, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Pignataro and T. Scharf, Agents)

Re:

ACTION for annulment of Commission Decision 2010/169/EU of 19 March 2010 concerning the non-inclusion of 2,4,4’-trichloro-2’-hydroxydiphenyl ether in the Union list of additives which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs under Directive 2002/72/EC (OJ 2010 L 75, p. 25).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision 2010/169/EU of 19 March 2010 concerning the non-inclusion of 2,4,4’-trichloro-2’-hydroxydiphenyl ether in the Union list of additives which may be used in the manufacture of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs under Directive 2002/72/EC.










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay its own costs and those incurred by Microban International Ltd and Microban (Europe) Ltd.






(1)  OJ C 221, 14.8.2010.
Case C-109/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — Solvay SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Market in soda ash in the Community — Abuse of dominant position — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Access to the file — Hearing of the undertaking)
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU market, access to information, chemical industry, competition, dominant position, legal hearing, rights of the defence








C_2011370EN.01001202.xml










17.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 370/12





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — Solvay SA v European Commission
(Case C-109/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Market in soda ash in the Community - Abuse of dominant position - Infringement of the rights of the defence - Access to the file - Hearing of the undertaking)
2011/C 370/18
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Solvay SA (represented by: P. Foriers, R. Jafferali, F. Louis and A. Vallery, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents, assisted by N. Coutrelis, avocate)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2009 in Case T-57/01 Solvay v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed the appellants application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 [EC] — Competition — Soda ash market in the Community (excluding the United Kingdom and Ireland) — Abuse of a dominant position — Infringement of the right to be tried within reasonable time — Infringement of procedural rights — Wrong earlier definition of the relevant geographic market — Lack of statement of reasons — Exceptional circumstances showing lack of a dominant position

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 17 December 2009 in Case T-57/01 Solvay v Commission;










2.


Annuls Commission Decision 2003/6/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 82 of the EC Treaty (COMP/33.133-C: Soda-ash — Solvay);










3.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs at first instance and on appeal.






(1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.
Case C-110/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — Solvay SA v European Commission (Appeal — Competition — Market in soda ash in the Community — Concerted practice — Infringement of the rights of the defence — Access to the file — Hearing of the undertaking)
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU market, access to information, chemical industry, competition, dominant position, legal hearing, rights of the defence








C_2011370EN.01001301.xml










17.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 370/13





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — Solvay SA v European Commission
(Case C-110/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Market in soda ash in the Community - Concerted practice - Infringement of the rights of the defence - Access to the file - Hearing of the undertaking)
2011/C 370/19
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Solvay SA (represented by: P. Foriers, R. Jafferali, F. Louis and A. Vallery, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and F. Castillo de la Torre, acting as Agents, assisted by N. Coutrelis, avocate)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2009 in Case T-58/01 Solvay v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed the appellants application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2003/5/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 [EC] — Competition — Soda ash market in the Community — Agreement — Infringement of the right to be tried within reasonable time — Infringement of the rights of the defence

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 17 December 2009 in Case T-58/01 Solvay v Commission;










2.


Annuls Commission Decision 2003/5/EC of 13 December 2000 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (COMP/33.133-B: Soda-ash — Solvay, CFK);










3.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs at first instance and on appeal.






(1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6357 — Koninklijke Philips/Indal Group) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronics industry, merger control, product diversification








C_2011312EN.01001201.xml










25.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6357 — Koninklijke Philips/Indal Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2011/C 312/07






1.


On 17 October 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 Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (‘Philips’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertakings Industrias Derivadas del Aluminio, SA (‘Indal’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking Philips: a diversified group active in fields of lighting, healthcare and consumer lifestyle,










—


for undertaking Indal: professional lighting.














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.6357 — Koninklijke Philips/Indal Group, 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’).
Case T-192/08: Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2011 — Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ and ENRC Marketing v Council (Dumping — Imports of ferro-silicon originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, China, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Russia — Causal link — Community interest — Lack of cooperation — Facts available — Market economy treatment — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Russia, anti-dumping duty, import, iron, originating product








C_2011355EN.01001402.xml










3.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/14





Judgment of the General Court of 25 October 2011 — Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ and ENRC Marketing v Council
(Case T-192/08) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of ferro-silicon originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, China, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Russia - Causal link - Community interest - Lack of cooperation - Facts available - Market economy treatment - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state reasons)
2011/C 355/22
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ AO (Aktobe, Kazakhstan) and ENRC Marketing AG (Kloten, Switzerland) (represented by: initially L. Ruessmann and A. Willems, and subsequently by A. Willems and S. de Knop, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initially J.-P. Hix and subsequently by J.-P. Hix and B. Driessen, Agents, assisted initially by G. Berrisch and G. Wolf, and subsequently by G. Berrisch, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by H. van Vliet and K. Talabér-Ritz, Agents), and Euroalliages (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by J. Bourgeois, Y. van Gerven and N. McNelis, lawyers)

Re:

APPLICATION for partial annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 172/2008 of 25 February 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ferro-silicon originating in the People’s Republic of China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Russia (OJ 2008 L 55, p. 6), in so far as it applies to the applicants.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ AO and ENRC Marketing AG to bear their own costs as well as those incurred by the Council of the European Union and by Euroalliages;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 197, 2.8.2008.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2011312EN.01000401.xml










25.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

24 October 2011
2011/C 312/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3856




JPY


Japanese yen


105,45




DKK


Danish krone


7,4452




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86910




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1065




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2280




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6915




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,982




HUF


Hungarian forint


297,40




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7047




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3739




RON


Romanian leu


4,3240




TRY


Turkish lira


2,5253




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3320




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3938




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,7782




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7219




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7589




KRW


South Korean won


1 573,26




ZAR


South African rand


11,1260




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,8343




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4888




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 261,46




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3432




PHP


Philippine peso


59,993




RUB


Russian rouble


42,7205




THB


Thai baht


42,787




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4650




MXN


Mexican peso


18,8843




INR


Indian rupee


69,0380






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Reserve lists — Open competition — EPSO/AST/102/10 — Assistants (AST 3) — Audiovisual/Web design
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, Internet site, administrative procedure, assistant, audiovisual production, fine arts








CA2011312EN.01000101.xml










25.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 312/1





RESERVE LISTS (1)

OPEN COMPETITION
EPSO/AST/102/10
ASSISTANTS (AST 3)
AUDIOVISUAL/WEB DESIGN
(2011/C 312 A/01)
Field 1 — Assistant audiovisual producer






ASBERT SAGASTI


Elena




FONTAO REGUEIRA


Óscar




KURZE


Elena




NAJ-OLEARI


Pietro




PAILLET


Stéphanie




TORRES MARTINEZ


Alexia




Field 2 — Audiovisual technicians






BARZAQ


Abderrahmane




BOGAERTS


Gert




CHIOREAN


Raol Raul




PERSOONS


Erik




Field 3 — Audiovisual archivists






BARVAUX


Anne-Catherine




HIRSCH


Oliver




NAESSENS


Sylvain




WOUCTERS


Ellen




Field 4 — Specialist web graphic artist ‘multimedia and mobile’






ALVAREZ LLANO


Iratxe




BOULGUY


Martial




CAMBESES POLANCO


Vosnier




GRELET


Frédéric




LAUKES


Sophie




Field 5 — Multimedia and mobile web developer






CRINTEA


Danut Valentin




DE BAENST


Bertrand




KESCHENAU


Martin




PANNEKOECKE


Aymeric




WEYKMANS


François Roger Henri Léon




Field 6 — Website and applications designer






BONETTI


Fabio




CHATZOPOULOS


Dimitrios




INGABIRE


Laurent




MASSART


Robin




NUÑEZ


Ana




The reserve lists will be valid until 10 September 2014.


(1)  A successful candidate may explicitly request her/his name not be published.
Call for proposals under the 2012 Ideas work programme of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Framework Programme for Research and Development, administrative competition, invitation to tender, research staff








C_2011312EN.01000901.xml










25.10.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 312/9





Call for proposals under the 2012 Ideas work programme of the Seventh EC Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities
2011/C 312/04
Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the 2012 Ideas work programme of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013).
Proposals are invited for the following call. The call deadline and budget are given in the call text, which is published on the Participant Portal website.

Ideas work programme:







Call title


ERC Synergy Grant




Call identifier


ERC-2012-SyG




This call for proposals relates to the work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2011) 4961 of 19 July 2011.
Information on the modalities of the call, the work programme, and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the relevant European Commission website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/appmanager/participants/portal
Case T-190/08: Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — CHEMK and KF v Council (Dumping — Imports of ferro-silicon originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, China, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Russia — Calculation of the export price — Profit margin — Price undertaking — Injury — Causal link — Complaint — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Russia, anti-dumping duty, ferro-alloy, import (EU), originating product, prices policy








C_2011355EN.01001401.xml










3.12.2011   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 355/14





Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 25 October 2011 — CHEMK and KF v Council
(Case T-190/08) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of ferro-silicon originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, China, Egypt, Kazakhstan and Russia - Calculation of the export price - Profit margin - Price undertaking - Injury - Causal link - Complaint - Rights of the defence - Obligation to state reasons)
2011/C 355/21
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Integrated Plant OAO (CHEMK) (Chelyabinsk, Russia); and Kuzneckie Ferrosplavy OAO (KF) (Novokuznetsk, Russia) (represented by P. Vander Schueren, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented initially by J. P. Hix, and subsequently by J.-P. Hix and B. Driessen, Agents, assisted initially by G. Berrisch and G. Wolf, and subsequently by G. Berrisch, lawyers)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented initially by H. van Vliet and K. Talabér-Ritz, and subsequently by H. van Vliet and M. França, Agents)

Re:

Application for partial annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 172/2008 of 25 February 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of ferro-silicon originating in the People’s Republic of China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Russia (OJ 2008 L 55, p. 6), in so far as it affects the applicants.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Integrated Plant OAO (CHEMK) and Kuzneckie Ferrosplavy OAO (KF) to bear their own costs as well as those incurred by the Council of the European Union.










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 197, 2.8.2008.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 25 October 2011 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.592 — EFAMA/Standard & Poor's — Rapporteur: Finland
Date: 2011-10-25
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: dominant position, financial institution, financial services








C_2012031EN.01000601.xml










4.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/6





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 25 October 2011 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.592 — EFAMA/Standard & Poor's
Rapporteur: Finland
2012/C 31/03






1.


The Advisory Committee shares the Commission's concerns expressed in its draft decision as communicated to the Advisory Committee on 12 October 2011 under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the proceedings concerning Standard & Poor's can be concluded by means of a decision pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitments offered by Standard & Poor's are suitable, necessary and proportionate and should be made legally binding on the latter.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, in light of the commitments offered by Standard & Poor's, there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission against the latter, without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.










5.


The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account any other points raised during the discussion.










6.


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