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Case T-6/12: Action brought on 5 January 2012 — Godrej Industries and V V F v Council
Date: 2012-01-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, alcohol, anti-dumping duty, anti-subsidy proceeding, import (EU), infringement of EU law








C_2012049EN.01003301.xml










18.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/33





Action brought on 5 January 2012 — Godrej Industries and V V F v Council
(Case T-6/12)
2012/C 49/59
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Godrej Industries Ltd (Mumbai, India), V V F Ltd (Mumbai) (represented by: B. Servais, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Annul Council implementing Regulation (EU) No 1138/2011 of 8 November 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain fatty alcohols and their blends originating in India, Indonesia and Malaysia (OJ L 293, 11.11.2011, p. 1), in so far as it concerns the applicants;










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Order the Council to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging






—


that by failing to grant the adjustment for currency conversion which the applicants claimed for sales made in Euro between January and June 2010, in view of the fact that there had been a sustained appreciation of the Indian Rupee against the Euro during an important part of the investigation period, the Council violated Article 2(10) (and, in particular, paragraph (j) thereof) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), as interpreted in accordance with Articles 2.4 and 2.4.1 of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994;














2.


Second plea in law, alleging






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that by not excluding the sales of the product concerned, to the Union industry, for the purpose of the calculation of the injury margin and for the purpose of the injury and causality analysis, the Council violated Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 and, in particular, paragraphs 2, 6 and 7 thereof, as well as Article 9(4) thereof;














3.


Third plea in law, alleging






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that by failing to exclude sales to the Union industry for the purpose of the calculation of the dumping margin, the Council violated Articles 1(1) and 2(10) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009, interpreted in accordance with the relevant provisions of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, in particular Article 9(1) thereof, as well as the principle of proportionality and reasonableness.










(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51
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: 2012-01-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Latvia, State aid, control of State aid, means of communication, secondary sector, sectoral aid








C_2012002EN.01000101.xml










5.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 2/01






Date of adoption of the decision


5.10.2011




Reference number of State Aid


SA.32886 (11/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuto a favore delle imprese editrici consistente in un credito d'imposta per le spese di acquisto della carta utilizzata per prodotti editoriali in lingua italiana




Legal basis


Legge 13 dicembre 2010 n. 220, legge n. 350 del 2003




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


Tax base reduction




Budget








 


Annual budget: EUR 30 million










 


Overall budget: EUR 30 million








Intensity


—




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2011




Economic sectors


Media




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico




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


19.9.2011




Reference number of State Aid


SA.33166 (11/N)




Member State


Latvia




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Grozījumi atbalsta shēmā par lauksaimniecības produktu pievienotās vērtības radīšanu (N 466/10)




Legal basis








1.


Ministru kabineta 2008. gada 8. aprīļa noteikumi Nr. 255 “Noteikumi par valsts un Eiropas Savienības atbalstu lauku attīstībai Latvijas lauku attīstības programmas pasākuma “Lauksaimniecības produktu pievienotās vērtības radīšana” ietvaros”;










2.


Noteikumu projekts “Grozījumi Ministru kabineta 2008. gada 8. aprīļa noteikumos Nr. 255 “Noteikumi par valsts un Eiropas Savienības atbalstu lauku attīstībai Latvijas lauku attīstības programmas pasākuma “Lauksaimniecības produktu pievienotās vērtības radīšana” ietvaros” ”








Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Annual budget: LVL 12,9 million










 


Overall budget: LVL 61,03 million








Intensity


60 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Manufacturing industry




Name and address of the granting authority







Lauku atbalsta dienests (Rural Support Service)




Republikas laukums 2




Rīga, LV-1981




LATVIJA








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
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6412 — Evraz/Alrosa/Mining and Metallurgical Company Timir JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, mining extraction








C_2012002EN.01000601.xml










5.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/6





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6412 — Evraz/Alrosa/Mining and Metallurgical Company Timir JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 2/03
On 21 December 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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6412. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-10/12 P: Appeal brought on 5 January 2012 by Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ AO, ENRC Marketing AG against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 25 October 2011 in Case T-192/08: Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ AO, ENRC Marketing AG v Council of the European Union
Date: 2012-01-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Russia, dumping, import (EU), infringement of EU law, iron, originating product








C_2012065EN.01000902.xml










3.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/9





Appeal brought on 5 January 2012 by Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ AO, ENRC Marketing AG against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 25 October 2011 in Case T-192/08: Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ AO, ENRC Marketing AG v Council of the European Union
(Case C-10/12 P)
2012/C 65/18
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Transnational Company ‘Kazchrome’ AO, ENRC Marketing AG (represented by: A. Willems, avocat, S. De Knop, advocate)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union, European Commission, Euroalliages

Form of order sought

The appellants claim that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgement of the General Court of 25 October 2011 insofar as the General Court did not annul the Contested Regulation and insofar as it ordered the Appellants to bear the costs incurred for the procedure before the General Court;










—


adopt a definitive ruling and annul the Contested Regulation;










—


order the Council to pay the costs of the appeal and of the procedure before the General Court;










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order any intervener(s) to pay the costs of the Appeal and of the procedure before the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The Appellants submit that the General Court:






—


Erred in law in holding that the Institutions’ violations of Article 3(7) of the Basic Regulation (1) were insufficient to annul the Contested Regulation (2);










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Erred in law in holding that the Institutions were not required to conduct a collective analysis of the injurious effects caused by factors other than the dumped imports;










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Erred in ordering the Appellants to pay the costs of the Council and of Euroalliages.






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community
OJ L 56, p. 1

(2)  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 L 55, p. 6
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 1,00 % on 1 January 2012 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-01-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2012002EN.01001001.xml










5.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/10





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
1,00 % on 1 January 2012
Euro exchange rates (2)

4 January 2012
2012/C 2/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2948




JPY


Japanese yen


99,43




DKK


Danish krone


7,4361




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83110




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8985




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2196




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,7005




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,761




HUF


Hungarian forint


320,01




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6987




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4895




RON


Romanian leu


4,3215




TRY


Turkish lira


2,4275




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2552




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3153




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0585




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6452




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6698




KRW


South Korean won


1 490,61




ZAR


South African rand


10,5259




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1528




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5489




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 844,15




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0618




PHP


Philippine peso


56,766




RUB


Russian rouble


41,2160




THB


Thai baht


40,825




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3706




MXN


Mexican peso


17,7921




INR


Indian rupee


68,5330






(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.