do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012019EN.01000701.xml










24.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 January 2012
2012/C 19/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3017




JPY


Japanese yen


100,10




DKK


Danish krone


7,4358




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83625




SEK


Swedish krona


8,7791




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2061




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6645




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,349




HUF


Hungarian forint


301,89




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6986




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2853




RON


Romanian leu


4,3423




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3690




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2332




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3129




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1013




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6008




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6478




KRW


South Korean won


1 471,31




ZAR


South African rand


10,3027




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2179




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5703




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 644,38




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0130




PHP


Philippine peso


56,344




RUB


Russian rouble


40,3340




THB


Thai baht


40,860




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2825




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0627




INR


Indian rupee


65,0780






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6481 — H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners/General Atlantic/FNZ Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, organisation of health care








C_2012019EN.01001001.xml










24.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6481 — H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners/General Atlantic/FNZ Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 19/07






1.


On 17 January 2012, 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 H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners, L.P. (‘H.I.G. Europe Capital’, Luxembourg) and General Atlantic LLC (‘General Atlantic’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Kiwi Holdco Cayco Ltd. (‘Holdco’) and its subsidiaries (collectively the ‘FNZ Group’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


H.I.G. Europe Capital: global private equity investment firm,










—


General Atlantic: equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies,










—


FNZ Group: provider of integrated wealth management platforms.














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.6481 — H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners/General Atlantic/FNZ 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’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, chemical product, import (EU), originating product








C_2012019EN.01000801.xml










24.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/8





Notice of the expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
2012/C 19/05
Further to the publication of a notice of impending expiry (1) following which no duly substantiated request for a review was lodged, the Commission gives notice that the anti-dumping measure mentioned below have expired.
This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (2) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Furfuryl alcohol


People's Republic of China


Anti-dumping duty


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1202/2009 (OJ L 323, 10.12.2009, p. 48) as last amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 195/2010 (OJ L 60, 10.3.2010, p. 1)


10.12.2011






(1)  OJ C 47, 15.2.2011, p. 10.

(2)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case T-593/10: Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2012 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Ruan (B) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark containing the letter ‘B’ — Earlier Community figurative mark containing the letter ‘B’ — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2012065EN.01001301.xml










3.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/13





Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2012 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Ruan (B)
(Case T-593/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark containing the letter ‘B’ - Earlier Community figurative mark containing the letter ‘B’ - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 65/24
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: El Corte Inglés (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J.L. Rivas Zurdo and E. Seijo Veiguela, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Jian Min Ruan (Mem Martins, Portugal)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 4 October 2010 (Case R 576/2010-2) relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés and Jian Min Ruan.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders El Corte Inglès, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 80, 12.3.2011.
Council and Commission Declaration
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Iran, energy supply, import restriction, petroleum








C_2012019EN.01000601.xml










24.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/6





Council and Commission Declaration
2012/C 19/03
With reference to the review of the prohibition on import, purchase or transport of Iranian oil provided for in Article 26(2) of Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the Council and the Commission agreed to revert to the issue of Member States currently importing a large quota of Iranian oil without delay and no later than at its meeting in April 2012 with a view to ensuring through all necessary actions the continuity of energy supply, taking into account their national economic situation.
Case C-34/12 P: Appeal brought on 24 January 2012 by Idromacchine Srl and Others against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Fourth Chamber) on 8 November 2011 in Case T-88/09 Idromacchine Srl and Others v Commission
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








C_2012089EN.01001501.xml










24.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/15





Appeal brought on 24 January 2012 by Idromacchine Srl and Others against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Fourth Chamber) on 8 November 2011 in Case T-88/09 Idromacchine Srl and Others v Commission
(Case C-34/12 P)
2012/C 89/23
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Appellants: Idromacchine Srl, Alessandro Capuzzo, Roberto Capuzzo (represented by: W. Viscardini and G. Donà, avvocati)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Set aside in part the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 8 November 2011 in Case T-88/09 in so far as it:






—


failed to recognise that Idromacchine suffered material damage;










—


recognised that Idromacchine suffered only negligible non-material damage;










—


failed to recognise that Messrs Capuzzo suffered non-material damage;










—


accordingly, grant the forms of order sought by the appellants at first instance.














—


Order the European Commission to pay the costs of both sets of proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellants claim that the General Court erred in law in the following respects:






I.


Manifest error, apparent from the documents before the Court, in finding that a declaration that the damaging factual allegations relied on by Idromacchine were false could not constitute the subject matter of the proceedings;










II.


Inadequate and, in any event, incorrect statement of reasons with regard to the rejection of the complaints alleging breach of the duty to exercise due care and of the rights of the defence;










III.


Manifest distortion, apparent from the documents before the Court, of the facts and evidence with regard to material damage — Breach of the rules governing the burden of proof — Defective reasoning;










IV.


Breach of the duty to state reasons, of the principle of proportionality and non-discrimination and denial of justice with regard to the criteria for quantifying the non-material damage which it is acknowledged Idromacchine suffered;










V.


Breach of the principle of non-discrimination, failure to state reasons, manifest substantive inaccuracy, apparent from the documents before the Court, as regards the failure to recognise that compensation should be awarded for the non-material damage suffered by Messrs Capuzzo.
Case C-33/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 24 January 2012 — Körös-Vidéki Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Igazgatóság v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Hungary, engineering structure, grassland, utilised agricultural area








C_2012126EN.01000402.xml










28.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/4





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 24 January 2012 — Körös-Vidéki Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Igazgatóság v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve
(Case C-33/12)
2012/C 126/07
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fővárosi Törvényszék

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Körös-Vidéki Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Igazgatóság

Defendant: Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve

Question referred

In the case of use as permanent grassland, do dykes constitute utilised agricultural areas within the meaning of Article 143b(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1) although their agricultural use is not the primary one but they are also used for water management and flood prevention purposes?


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (OJ 2003 L 270, p. 1).
Case T-260/08: Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2012 — Indo Internacional v OHIM — Visual (VISUAL MAP) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark VISUAL MAP — Earlier national word mark VISUAL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, paramedical profession, provision of services, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012065EN.01001201.xml










3.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/12





Judgment of the General Court of 24 January 2012 — Indo Internacional v OHIM — Visual (VISUAL MAP)
(Case T-260/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark VISUAL MAP - Earlier national word mark VISUAL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2012/C 65/21
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Indo Internacional, SA (Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain) (represented: initially by X. Fàbrega Sabaté and M. Curell Aguilà, and subsequently by M. Curell Aguilà and J. Güell Serra, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Pohlmann and R. Manea, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Visual SA (Saint-Apollinaire, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 15 April 2008 (Case R 700/2007-1), concerning opposition proceedings between Visual SA and Indo Internacional, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Indo Internacional, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 223, 30.8.2008.
2012/42/EU: Council Decision of 24 January 2012 appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU statistics, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members








L_2012024EN.01001101.xml










27.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 24/11








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 January 2012
         
appointing the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
(2012/42/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,


Having regard to the approval of the European Parliament,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 March 2009, the Council adopted Decision 2009/249/EC (2) appointing Mr Johnny ÅKERHOLM as the Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a period of three years from 23 March 2009.












(2)


It is therefore necessary to appoint a new Chairperson to take office upon expiry of the term of office which began on 23 March 2009.












(3)


According to Article 3(3) in Decision No 235/2008/EC, the chairperson shall not be a current member of either a National Statistical Office or the Commission,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Thomas WIESER is hereby appointed Chairperson of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board, for a period of three years from 23 March 2012.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 24 January 2012.


For the Council


The President

M. VESTAGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17.

(2)  
            OJ L 74, 20.3.2009, p. 30.
2012/59/EU: Council Decision of 24 January 2012 appointing three members of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU statistics, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members








L_2012030EN.01001701.xml










2.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 30/17








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 January 2012
         
appointing three members of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
(2012/59/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 March 2009, the Council adopted Decision 2009/250/EC (2) appointing three members of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (‘the Board’) for a period of 3 years from 23 March 2009.












(2)


It is therefore necessary to appoint three new members to take office upon expiry of the terms of office which began on 23 March 2009.












(3)


According to Article 3(2) in Decision No 235/2008/EC, the members of the Board are to be selected from among experts possessing outstanding competence in the field of statistics,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed as the members representing the Council in the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board, for a period of 3 years from 23 March 2012:






 


Mr Günter KOPSCH,










 


Ms Pilar MARTÍN-GUZMÁN,










 


Mr Edvard OUTRATA.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 24 January 2012.


For the Council


The President

M. VESTAGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17.

(2)  
            OJ L 74, 20.3.2009, p. 31.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6441 — Senoble/Agrial/Senagral JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural cooperative, economic concentration, merger control, milk product








C_2012019EN.01000901.xml










24.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6441 — Senoble/Agrial/Senagral JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 19/06






1.


On 16 January 2012, 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 Senoble and Agrial acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the newly created undertaking Senagral (France) by way of contribution of assets and purchase of shares of a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Senoble manufactures and sells fresh dairy products (yoghurt, fresh cheese, cream, dairy desserts),










—


Agrial is an agriculture and food cooperative group operating in the following sectors: input, animal feed, rural distribution, farm equipment and livestock-farming and crop-growing sectors (milk, beef and veal, pigmeat, poultry, cereals, seeds, vegetables and beverages),










—


Senagral will be a joint venture manufacturing and selling branded fresh dairy products in France, Germany and Benelux.














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.6441 — Senoble/Agrial/Senagral JV, 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’).
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2012/37/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 55/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria apply
Date: 2012-01-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Syria, capital movement, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2012019EN.01000501.xml










24.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/5





Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to which restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2012/37/CFSP, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 55/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria apply
2012/C 19/02
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in Annex I to Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision 2012/37/CFSP (1), and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 55/2012 (3) concerning restrictive measures against Syria.
The Council of the European Union has decided that the persons and entities that appear in the above-mentioned Annexes should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria. The grounds for designations of those persons and entities appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.
The attention of the persons and entities 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 III to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 16 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities 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 and entities 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 19, 24.1.2012, p. 33.

(2)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 19, 24.1.2012, p. 6.