do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Reserve list — Open competition EPSO/AD/205/10 — Administrators (AD 7)
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), customs








CA2012022EN.01000101.xml










27.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 22/1





RESERVE LIST (1)

OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/205/10
ADMINISTRATORS (AD 7)
(2012/C 22 A/01)
Customs






BOCK


Markus




CLAERHOUT


Veerle




DE STOBBELEIR


Isabelle Michèle Frédérique




FERNANDES ESSE


Paulo Alexandre




FONT RUESGAS


Sara Lourdes




HORAN


Colin




HOUTTEKIER


Tania




JAKUBOWSKA


Agnieszka




MOELLER


Sandra




MYNAR


Kristi




NAGY


Agnes




NICOLESCU


Andrei




OSZTROGONACZ


Attila




PARENTE


Jose




PAUL


Alexander




PAULIUKAITYTE


Renata




SATULI


Tiina




The reserve list will be valid until 15 December 2014.


(1)  A successful candidate may explicitly request her/his name not be published.
Case T-41/12: Action brought on 27 January 2012 — LS Fashion v OHIM — Sucesores de Miguel Herreros (L'Wren Scott)
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012109EN.01001802.xml










14.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/18





Action brought on 27 January 2012 — LS Fashion v OHIM — Sucesores de Miguel Herreros (L'Wren Scott)
(Case T-41/12)
2012/C 109/41
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: LS Fashion, LLC (Wilmington, United States) (represented by: R. Black and S. Davies, Solicitors)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sucesores de Miguel Herreros, SA (La Orotava, 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 24 November 2011 in case R 1584/2009-4;










—


Annul the decision of the Opposition Division in so far as it upheld the opposition;










—


Allow CTM application No 5190368 to proceed for registration in its full extent; and










—


Order the Office and the other party to the proceedings to bear their own costs of the proceedings before the Office and the General Court and pay those of the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘L’Wren Scott’, for goods in classes 3, 9, 14 and 25 — Community trade mark application No 5190368

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: Spanish trade mark application No 1164120 of the word mark ‘LOREN SCOTT’, for goods in class 25

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition for all the contested goods and allowed the CTM application to proceed for the remaining non-contested goods of the application

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 42(2) and (3) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, and Rules 22(2) and (3) of Commission Regulation No 2868/95, as the Board of Appeal failed to properly assess the evidence submitted by the opponent as to its genuine use of the earlier mark in light of the requirements imposed by the relevant provisions and by case-law, including the requirements to consider the place, time, extent and nature of use of a mark. Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal failed: (i) to properly assess the visual, aural and conceptual similarity of the respective marks; and (ii) to properly take into account the appropriate degree of similarity of the respective marks, and properly assess the degree of distinctiveness of the marks, including the likelihood of confusion.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, State aid, agricultural production, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, farming sector, hunting, small and medium-sized enterprises, technical cooperation








C_2012022EN.01000901.xml










27.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/9





Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
2012/C 22/05
Aid No: SA.34212 (12/XA)
Member State: Estonia
Region: Estonia
Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Turuarendustoetus
Legal basis: 






1)


Maaelu ja põllumajandusturu korraldamise seaduse § 11 lõige 1 ja § 18 lõige 1










2)


Põllumajandusministri 6. jaanuar 2012. a määrus nr 3 „Turuarendustoetuse taotlemise ja taotluse menetlemise kord, nende kulude loetelu, mille hüvitamiseks turuarendustoetust antakse, ning toetuse määr”




Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme: EUR 1,50 million
Maximum aid intensity: 85 %
Date of implementation: —
Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 26 January 2012-31 December 2013
Objective of aid: Technical support (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006)
Sector(s) concerned: Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
Name and address of the granting authority: 





Põllumajandusministeerium




Lai tn 39/Lai tn 41




15056 Tallinn




EESTI/ESTONIA




Website: http://www.agri.ee/turuarendustoetus/
Other information: —
Case C-39/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany), lodged on 27 January 2012 — Criminal proceedings against Vu Thang Dang
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU visa policy, criminal law, delivery, illegal migration, interpretation of the law








C_2012118EN.01001101.xml










21.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/11





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany), lodged on 27 January 2012 — Criminal proceedings against Vu Thang Dang
(Case C-39/12)
2012/C 118/16
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Party to the main proceedings

Vu Thang Dang

Question referred

Are Articles 21 and 34 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, (1) which regulate the issue and annulment of a uniform visa, to be interpreted as precluding criminal liability, resulting from the application of national legislation, for the smuggling of foreign nationals in cases where, although they hold visas, the persons smuggled obtained those visas by deceiving the competent authorities of another Member State as to the true purpose of their journey?


(1)  Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (OJ 2009 L 243, p. 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, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Hesse, State aid, advertising, control of State aid, technical cooperation, vinification








C_2012022EN.01000101.xml










27.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2012/C 22/01







Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2011




Reference number of State Aid


SA.33596 (11/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


Hessen


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hessen: Abgabe für die gebietliche Absatzförderung von Wein in Hessen; hier: Werbung und technische Hilfe




Legal basis








—


Hessisches Gesetz über die Erhebung einer Abgabe für die gebietliche Absatzförderung von Wein










—


Bewilligungsbescheide (Bescheid „Werbemaßnahmen“ und Bescheid „Technische Hilfe“)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Advertising (AGRI), Technical support (AGRI)




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1,75 million




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Manufacture of wine from grape




Name and address of the granting authority







Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt




Weinbauamt Eltville




Wallufer Str. 19




65343 Eltville




DEUTSCHLAND








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
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6426 — GSO/Miller Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, financial management, merger control, mining industry








C_2012022EN.01001301.xml










27.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/13





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6426 — GSO/Miller Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 22/07






1.


On 20 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 undertaking GSO Capital Partners LP (‘GSO’, USA) controlled by The Blackstone Group L.P. (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Miller Group Ltd (‘Miller Group’, UK) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for GSO: credit-oriented alternative asset management,










—


for the Miller Group: house building, construction, property development and mining primarily in the UK.














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.6426 — GSO/Miller 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012022EN.01000601.xml










27.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2012
2012/C 22/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3145




JPY


Japanese yen


101,98




DKK


Danish krone


7,4343




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83800




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8775




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2071




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6465




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,193




HUF


Hungarian forint


294,80




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6986




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2470




RON


Romanian leu


4,3408




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3580




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2326




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3166




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1964




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6004




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6511




KRW


South Korean won


1 474,33




ZAR


South African rand


10,2801




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2906




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5840




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 775,79




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9967




PHP


Philippine peso


56,178




RUB


Russian rouble


39,8190




THB


Thai baht


41,118




BRL


Brazilian real


2,2849




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9883




INR


Indian rupee


66,0470






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-12/12: Action brought on 27 January 2012 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: administrator, indemnification, staff assessment








C_2012138EN.01003202.xml










12.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/32






Action brought on 27 January 2012 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-12/12)
(2012/C 138/73)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Rodrigues, A. Blot and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the Commission’s implied decision rejecting the applicant’s request for classification at grade AD 11 with retroactive effect as at 1 January 2010 and compensation for damage allegedly suffered.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision adopted on 18 October 2011 refusing the applicant’s reclassification at grade AD 11 as from 1 January 2010;










—


award compensation for the non-material damage suffered by the applicant for which equitable compensation is estimated to be EUR 22 000;










—


alternatively, award compensation for the material damage suffered by the applicant of EUR 11 742,48 for the year 2010, plus, for the following period until the date of delivery of the judgment in this case, a variable amount, with the addition of default and compensatory interest at the required legal rates; and with the addition to that first total of a fixed sum assessed by the Tribunal as appropriate for the compensation for the second component of material damage: the amount of which may be provisionally fixed at EUR 120 000;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
2012/61/EU: Council Decision of 27 January 2012 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the De Nederlandsche Bank
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Netherlands, accountant, central bank




L_2012030EN.01001901.xml










2.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 30/19








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 27 January 2012
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the De Nederlandsche Bank
(2012/61/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to the Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 9 December 2011 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank (ECB/2011/22) (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


The mandate of the current external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank ended after the audit for the financial year of 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2012.












(3)


De Nederlandsche Bank has selected Deloitte Accountants BV as its external auditors for the financial years 2012 to 2018.












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Deloitte Accountants BV be appointed as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2012 to 2018.












(5)


It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 1(8) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘8.   Deloitte Accountants BV are hereby approved as the external auditors of De Nederlandsche Bank for the financial years 2012 to 2018.’.



Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.




Done at Brussels, 27 January 2012.


For the Council


The President

N. WAMMEN
            





(1)  
            OJ C 367, 16.12.2011, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.
2012/62/EU: Council Decision of 27 January 2012 appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of members








L_2012030EN.01002001.xml










2.2.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 30/20








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 27 January 2012
         
appointing a Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/62/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.












(2)


An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Jordi BAYONA LLOPIS,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as alternate member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






—


Mr Esteban MAS PORTELL, Delegado del Gobierno de las Illes Balears en Bruselas.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 27 January 2012.


For the Council


The President

N. WAMMEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
Council Decision 2012/50/CFSP of 27 January 2012 amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Tunisia, economic sanctions, international sanctions




L_2012027EN.01001101.xml










31.1.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 27/11








            COUNCIL DECISION 2012/50/CFSP
of 27 January 2012
         
amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 January 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/72/CFSP (1).












(2)


On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/72/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be extended until 31 January 2013.












(3)


Decision 2011/72/CFSP should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 5 of Decision 2011/72/CFSP is replaced by the following:

‘Article 5
This Decision shall apply until 31 January 2013. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.



Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 27 January 2012.


For the Council


The President

N. WAMMEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 28, 2.2.2011, p. 62.
Case T-47/12: Action brought on 27 January 2012 — Intesa Sanpaolo v OHIM — equinet Bank (EQUITER)
Date: 2012-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, financial institution, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012109EN.01001901.xml










14.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/19





Action brought on 27 January 2012 — Intesa Sanpaolo v OHIM — equinet Bank (EQUITER)
(Case T-47/12)
2012/C 109/42
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (Torino, Italy) (represented by: P. Pozzi, G. Ghisletti and F. Braga, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: equinet Bank AG (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 6 October 2011 in case R 2101/2010-1;










—


Order the Office to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark ‘EQUITER’, for goods and services in classes 9, 16, 35, 36, 38, 41 and 42 — Community trade mark application No 66707749

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 1600816 of the word mark ‘EQUINET’, for services in classes 35, 36 and 38; German trade mark registration No 39962727 of the word mark ‘EQUINET’, for goods and services in classes 9, 35, 36 and 38

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejected the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulled the decision of the Opposition Division

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 42(2) and (3) in conjunction with Article 15(1)(a) of Council Regulation No 207/2009, as the Board of Appeal made a wrong assessment concerning the material submitted in support of the use of the mark, as: (i) there are no sufficient indications on activity, time, place and extent of use of the mark; (ii) there is no sufficient indication concerning the nature of use of the trademark; and (iii) the evidence furnished by the opponent is insufficient to prove that the earlier trade mark was genuinely used in the relevant territory during the period of five years preceding the date of publication of the contested mark.