do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Calls for proposals under the 2012 work programme ‘People’ of the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Framework Programme for Research and Development, education grant, student mobility








C_2012074EN.01001001.xml










13.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/10





Calls for proposals under the 2012 work programme ‘People’ of the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities
2012/C 74/07
Notice is hereby given of the launch of calls for proposals under the 2012 work programme ‘People’ of the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013).
Proposals are invited for the following calls. Call deadlines and budgets are given in the call texts, which are published on the relevant European Commission website.

‘People’ specific programme:







Call title


Call identifier




Intra-European Fellowships


FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF




International Incoming Fellowships


FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF




International Outgoing Fellowships


FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IOF





These calls for proposals relate to the 2012 work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2011) 5033 of 19 July 2011.

Information on the modalities of the calls, the work programmes, and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals are available through the relevant European Commission website.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 217/2012 of 13 March 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cinta Senese (PDO))
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, fresh meat, pigmeat, product designation








L_2012075EN.01000101.xml










15.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 75/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 217/2012
of 13 March 2012
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cinta Senese (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Cinta Senese’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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, 13 March 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(2)  
            OJ C 200, 8.7.2011, p. 16.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)

ITALY
Cinta Senese (PDO)
Agreement between the EU, Iceland and Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters *** European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 March 2012 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto (05306/2010 – C7-0030/2010 – 2009/0189(NLE))
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, agreement (EU), criminal procedure, legal aid








CE2013251EN.01012201.xml










31.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 251/122





Tuesday 13 March 2012Agreement between the EU, Iceland and Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters ***
P7_TA(2012)0066
European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 March 2012 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto (05306/2010 – C7-0030/2010 – 2009/0189(NLE))
2013/C 251 E/27
(Consent)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (05306/2010),










—


having regard to the draft agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the application of certain provisions of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and the 2001 Protocol thereto (14938/2003),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 82(1), point (d) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0030/2010),










—


having regard to Rules 81 and 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A7-0020/2012),










1.


Consents to the conclusion of the Agreement;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States, of the Republic of Iceland and of the Kingdom of Norway.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 215/2012 of 13 March 2012 amending for the 166th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Afghanistan, economic sanctions, international sanctions, terrorism








L_2012074EN.01000401.xml










14.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 74/4








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 215/2012
of 13 March 2012
         
amending for the 166th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 5 March 2012 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to add one natural person to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.












(4)


In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 13 March 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
The following entry shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:


            ‘Fazal Rahim (alias (a) Fazel Rahim, (b) Fazil Rahim, (c) Fazil Rahman). Date of birth: (a) 5.1.1974 (b) 1977 (c) 1975 (d) 24.1.1973. Place of birth: Kabul, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Passport No.: Afghan passport number R512768. Address: (a) Afghanistan/Pakistan border region (previous address), (b) A2, City Computer Plaza, Shar-e-Now, Kabul, Afghanistan (previous address), (c) Microrayan 3rd, Apt. 45, block 21, Kabul, Afghanistan (previous address). Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 5.3.2012
            ’
Recruitment notice PE/150/S
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, information centre, job vacancy, recruitment








C_2012074EN.01000901.xml










13.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/9





Recruitment notice PE/150/S
2012/C 74/06
The European Parliament is organising the following selection procedure:

PE/150/S — Head of Unit (AD 9) — European Parliament Information Office in Budapest
This selection procedure requires a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma which is officially recognised in an EU Member State.
By the closing date for the submission of applications, and after gaining the qualifications referred to above, candidates must have acquired professional experience of at least 10 years relevant to the job description, including 3 years in a managerial position.
The recruitment notice has been published in Hungarian only. The full text is available in that language in Official Journal C 74 A.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6441 — Senoble/Agrial/Senagral JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural cooperative, economic concentration, merger control, milk product








C_2012074EN.01000501.xml










13.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6441 — Senoble/Agrial/Senagral JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 74/02
On 20 February 2012, 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 French 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 32012M6441. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Corrigendum to Practice directions to parties before the General Court ( OJ L 68, 7.3.2012 )
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, General Court (EU), judicial proceedings








L_2012073EN.01002301.xml










13.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 73/23







Corrigendum to Practice directions to parties before the General Court
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 68 of 7 March 2012
)

On page 25, third recital:
for:


                     ‘Whereas the Instructions to the Registrar dated 5 July 2007 (OJ 2007 L 232, p. 1), as amended on 17 May 2010 (OJ 2010 L 170, p. 53) and on 24 January 2012 (OJ 2012 L 68, p. 23) (“the Instructions to the Registrar”), require the Registrar to ensure that procedural documents placed on a case-file comply with the provisions of the Statute, the Rules of Procedure and these Practice Directions (“the Practice Directions”) together with the Instructions to the Registrar; in particular, he is to require that any irregularities of form in documents lodged be made good and, in default of such regularisation, to refuse, where appropriate, to accept them if they do not comply with the provisions of the Statute or of the Rules of Procedure;’,

read:


                     ‘Whereas the Instructions to the Registrar dated 5 July 2007 (OJ 2007 L 232, p. 1), as amended on 17 May 2010 (OJ 2010 L 170, p. 53) and on 24 January 2012 (OJ 2012 L 68, p. 20) (“the Instructions to the Registrar”), require the Registrar to ensure that procedural documents placed on a case-file comply with the provisions of the Statute, the Rules of Procedure and these Practice Directions (“the Practice Directions”) together with the Instructions to the Registrar; in particular, he is to require that any irregularities of form in documents lodged be made good and, in default of such regularisation, to refuse, where appropriate, to accept them if they do not comply with the provisions of the Statute or of the Rules of Procedure;’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6314 — Telefónica UK/Vodafone UK/Everything Everywhere/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry, telephone








C_2012074EN.01001701.xml










13.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6314 — Telefónica UK/Vodafone UK/Everything Everywhere/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 74/11






1.


On 6 March 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 Telefónica UK Limited (‘Telefónica UK’), belonging to the Telefónica Group, Vodafone UK Limited (‘Vodafone UK’), belonging to the Vodafone Group Plc and Everything Everywhere Limited (‘EE’), jointly controlled by France Télécom and Deutsche Telekom acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking JVCo (UK) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Telefónica UK: the provision of fixed and mobile telephony services in the UK,










—


for Vodafone UK: the operation of mobile telecommunications networks and the provision of related telecommunications services, including voice telephony, messaging, data and content services, radio paging and value added network services in the UK,










—


for EE: the provision of fixed and mobile telephony services in the UK,










—


for JVCo: the provision of various m-commerce services to businesses including digital marketing services, mobile and online transaction services and associated data analytics services.














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.6314 — Telefónica UK/Vodafone UK/Everything Everywhere/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’).
Council Decision 2012/150/CFSP of 13 March 2012 amending Decision 2011/872/CFSP updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, terrorism








L_2012074EN.01000901.xml










14.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 74/9








            COUNCIL DECISION 2012/150/CFSP
of 13 March 2012
         
amending Decision 2011/872/CFSP updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:







(1)


On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (1).












(2)


On 22 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/872/CFSP updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (2).












(3)


The Council has determined that there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons on the list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply.












(4)


The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply should be updated accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be removed from the list of persons, groups and entities set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/872/CFSP.


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




Done at Brussels, 13 March 2012.


For the Council


The President

M. VESTAGER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.

(2)  
            OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 54.




ANNEX

List of persons referred to in Article 1







1.


ABOU, Rabah Naami (list number 2)










2.


ABOUD, Maisi (list number 3)










3.


ARIOUA, Kamel (list number 7)










4.


ASLI, Mohamed (list number 8)










5.


ASLI, Rabah (list number 9)










6.


DARIB, Noureddine (list number 11)










7.


DJABALI, Abderrahmane (list number 12)










8.


MOKTARI, Fateh (list number 16)










9.


NOUARA, Farid (list number 17)










10.


RESSOUS, Hoari (list number 18)










11.


SEDKAOUI, Noureddine (list number 19)










12.


SELMANI, Abdelghani (list number 20)










13.


SENOUCI, Sofiane (list number 21)










14.


TINGUALI, Mohammed (list number 25)
Case C-380/09 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 March 2012 — Melli Bank plc v Council of the European Union, French Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, European Commission (Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent nuclear proliferation — Freezing the funds of a bank’s subsidiary — Principle of proportionality — Ownership or control of the entity)
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Iran, bank, economic resources, economic sanctions, international sanctions, nuclear non-proliferation








C_2012133EN.01000201.xml










5.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/2





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 March 2012 — Melli Bank plc v Council of the European Union, French Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, European Commission
(Case C-380/09 P) (1)

(Appeal - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran to prevent nuclear proliferation - Freezing the funds of a bank’s subsidiary - Principle of proportionality - Ownership or control of the entity)
2012/C 133/02
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Melli Bank plc (represented by: D. Anderson and D. Wyatt QC, R. Blakeley, Barrister, instructed by S. Gadhia and T. Din, Solicitors)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union, (represented by: M. Bishop and R. Szostak, Agents), French Republic, (represented by: E. Belliard, G. de Bergues, L. Butel and E. Ranaivoson, Agents), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (represented by: S. Hathaway, Agent, and S. Lee, Barrister), European Commission (represented by: S. Boelaert and M. Konstantinidis, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Second Chamber) of 9 July 2009 in Joined Cases T-246/08 and T-332/08 Melli Bank plc v Council of the European Union by which that court dismissed an application for the annulment in part of Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23 June 2008 implementing Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2008 L 163, p. 29), in so far as the appellant’s name appears in the list of persons, bodies and entities to which those provisions apply.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal.










2.


Orders Melli Bank plc to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 282, 21.11.2009.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-03-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012074EN.01000801.xml










13.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 74/8





Euro exchange rates (1)

12 March 2012
2012/C 74/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3119




JPY


Japanese yen


107,79




DKK


Danish krone


7,4348




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83920




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9312




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2056




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4795




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,563




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,48




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6966




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1095




RON


Romanian leu


4,3553




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3585




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2498




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3026




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1784




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6092




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6551




KRW


South Korean won


1 474,62




ZAR


South African rand


9,9555




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3013




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5475




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 010,83




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9796




PHP


Philippine peso


55,911




RUB


Russian rouble


38,8450




THB


Thai baht


40,210




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3745




MXN


Mexican peso


16,6480




INR


Indian rupee


65,5750






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.