do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered Declaration of the European Parliament of 15 March 2012 on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: animal welfare, health certificate, length of journey, protection of animals, slaughter of animals, transport of animals, veterinary inspection








CE2013251EN.01011601.xml










31.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 251/116





Thursday 15 March 2012Establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered
P7_TA(2012)0096
Declaration of the European Parliament of 15 March 2012 on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered
2013/C 251 E/23

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










—


having regard its resolution of 5 May 2010 on the evaluation of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010, (1)











—


having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,










A.


whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 acknowledges in its recitals that ‘the transport of animals over long journeys, including animals for slaughter, should be limited as far as possible’ but still allows very long transports in terms of distance and duration, causing animals severe distress, suffering and even death during such journeys;










1.


Notes that the 8hours.eu petition calling for the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals sent for slaughter is supported by nearly one million Europeans;










2.


Calls on the Commission and the Council to review Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 to establish a maximum 8-hour limit for the journeys of animals transported for the purpose of being slaughtered;










3.


Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories (2), to the Commission and the governments of the Member States.






(1)  OJ C 81 E, 15.3.2011, p. 25.

(2)  The list of signatories is published in Annex 2 to the Minutes of 15 March 2012 (P7_PV(2012)03-15(ANN2)).
Case T-379/08: Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2012 — Mustang v OHIM — Decathlon (Wavy line) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for a figurative Community mark representing a wavy line — Earlier national and international figurative trade marks representing a white wavy line on a black background — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2012126EN.01001201.xml










28.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/12





Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2012 — Mustang v OHIM — Decathlon (Wavy line)
(Case T-379/08) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for a figurative Community mark representing a wavy line - Earlier national and international figurative trade marks representing a white wavy line on a black background - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2012/C 126/23
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG (Künzelsau, Germany) (represented by: A. Klett and K. Weimer, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Decathlon SA (Villeneuve d’Ascq, France) (represented by: P. Demoly, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 July 2008 (Case R 859/2007-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Decathlon SA and Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mustang — Bekleidungswerke GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 313, 6.12.2008.
Case T-391/08: Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 March 2012 — Ellinika Nafpigeia v Commission (State aid — Shipbuilding — Aid granted by the Greek authorities to a shipyard — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery — Misuse of aid)
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Greece, State aid, control of State aid, navy, shipbuilding








C_2012126EN.01001202.xml










28.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/12





Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 March 2012 — Ellinika Nafpigeia v Commission
(Case T-391/08) (1)

(State aid - Shipbuilding - Aid granted by the Greek authorities to a shipyard - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery - Misuse of aid)
2012/C 126/24
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Ellinika Nafpigeia AE (Skaramagka, Greece) (represented by: I. Drosos, K. Loukopoulos, A. Chiotellis, C. Panagoulea, P. Tzioumas, A. Balla, V. Voutsakis and X. Gkousta, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Urraca Caviedes and M. Konstantinidis, agents)

Re:

Annulment of Article 1(2), Article 2, 3, 5 and 6, Article 8(2) and Articles 9, 11 to 16, 18 and 19 of Commission Decision 2009/610/EC of 2 July 2008 concerning State aid C 16/2004 (formerly NN 29/2004, CP 71/2002 and CP 133/2005) granted by Greece to Hellenic Shipyards SA (OJ 2009 L 225, p. 104).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ellinika Nafpigeia AE to bear its own costs and to pay the costs of the Commission.






(1)  OJ C 327, 20.12.2008.
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Liechtenstein, State aid, control of State aid, means of communication, publishing








C_2012076EN.01001101.xml










15.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/11





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
2012/C 76/08
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


14 December 2011




Case number


:


70924




Decision number


:


395/11/COL




EFTA State


:


Liechtenstein




Title


:


The prolongation of the State aid scheme under the Media Support Act




Legal basis


:


The Media Support Act of 21 September 2006 (Medienförderungsgesetz)




Objective


:


To preserve the pluralism of opinions, to promote journalistic-editorial quality as well as to facilitate the dissemination of opinion shaping media in Liechtenstein




Form of aid


:


Grants




Budget


:


CHF 11,04 million, annually CHF 1,84 million




Duration


:


1 January 2012-31 December 2017




Economic sectors


:


Media, publishing industry




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Medienkommission




Regierungsgebäude




FL-9490 Vaduz




LIECHTENSTEIN








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Joined Cases C-90/11 and C-91/11: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 March 2012 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht — Germany) — Alfred Strigl v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (Case C-90/11), Securvita Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung alternativer Versicherungskonzepte mbH v Öko-Invest Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (C-91/11) (Trade marks — Directive 2008/95/EC — Grounds for refusal or invalidity — Verbal expressions which consist of a word combination and a sequence of letters identical to the initial letters of those words — Distinctive character — Descriptive character — Assessment criteria)
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, Germany, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012133EN.01000902.xml










5.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/9





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 March 2012 (references for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht — Germany) — Alfred Strigl v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (Case C-90/11), Securvita Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung alternativer Versicherungskonzepte mbH v Öko-Invest Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (C-91/11)
(Joined Cases C-90/11 and C-91/11) (1)

(Trade marks - Directive 2008/95/EC - Grounds for refusal or invalidity - Verbal expressions which consist of a word combination and a sequence of letters identical to the initial letters of those words - Distinctive character - Descriptive character - Assessment criteria)
2012/C 133/15
Language of the cases: German

Referring court

Bundespatentgericht

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Alfred Strigl (C-90/11), Securvita Gesellschaft zur Entwicklung alternativer Versicherungskonzepte mbH (C-91/11)

Defendants: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (Case C-90/11), Öko-Invest Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (C-91/11)

Re:

References for a preliminary ruling — Bundespatentgericht — Interpretation of Article 3(1)(b) and (c) of Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (codified version) (OJ 2008 L 299, p. 25) — Distinctive character of a word mark composed of a combination of descriptive words and a sequence of non-descriptive letters that are identical to the initial letters of those words

Operative part of the judgment

Article 3(1)(b) and (c) of Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks must be interpreted as meaning that it is applicable to a word mark which consists of the juxtaposition of a descriptive word combination and a letter sequence which is non-descriptive in itself, if the relevant public perceives that sequence as being an abbreviation of that word combination by reason of the fact that it reproduces the first letter of each word of that combination, and that the mark in question, considered as a whole, can thus be understood as a combination of descriptive indications or abbreviations which is therefore devoid of distinctive character.


(1)  OJ C 173, 11.6.2011.
Case C-574/10: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 March 2012 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2004/18/EC — Public service contracts — Architecture and engineering services — Design, planning and supervision of a project to renovate a public building — Implementation of the project in several phases, for budgetary reasons — Market value)
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: architecture, award of contract, income in addition to normal pay, services contract








C_2012133EN.01000802.xml










5.5.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 133/8





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 March 2012 — European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-574/10) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations - Directive 2004/18/EC - Public service contracts - Architecture and engineering services - Design, planning and supervision of a project to renovate a public building - Implementation of the project in several phases, for budgetary reasons - Market value)
2012/C 133/13
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: G. Wilms and C. Zadra, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze, N. Graf Vitzthum and J. Möller, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations — Infringement of Articles 2, 9 and 20 in conjunction with Articles 23 to 55 of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114) — Award by the municipality of Niedernhausen, without a Europe-wide invitation to tender, of several architecture services relating to the same construction project to an engineering agency — Division of the service awarded — Calculation of the market value

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Finds that, due to the fact that the municipality of Niedernhausen awarded an architecture services contract relating to the renovation of a public building called ‘Autalhall’ located in the territory of that municipality, the value of which exceeded the threshold laid down in Article 7(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts, without conducting a Europe-wide invitation to tender, the Federal Republic of Germany infringed its obligations under Articles 2, 9 and 20 in conjunction with Articles 23 to 55 of that directive;










2.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 72, 5.3.2011.
Case F-36/12: Action brought on 15 March 2012 — ZZ v EIB
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, indemnification, infringement of EU law








C_2012184EN.01002303.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/23





Action brought on 15 March 2012 — ZZ v EIB
(Case F-36/12)
2012/C 184/51
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: N. Thieltgen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

(i) Annulment of the implied decision rejecting the applicant’s claim for compensation and (ii) compensation for the damage which the applicant claims to have suffered on account of the alleged administrative errors on the part of the defendant.

Form of order sought







—


Order the EIB to pay compensation for physical, material and non-material damage caused to the applicant as a result of the unlawfulness of the administrative errors on the part of the EIB, together with default interest:






—


for infringement by the EIB of its duty to have due regard for the welfare of officials and its duty of protection, EUR 114 100;










—


for infringement of Article 42 of the Staff Regulations, EUR 10 000;














—


order the EIB to pay the costs.
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: 2012-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid, export, globalisation, research and development, secondary sector, shipbuilding








C_2012076EN.01000401.xml










15.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/4





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 76/02






Date of adoption of the decision


9.11.2011




Reference number of State Aid


SA.32263 (11/N)




Member State


Sweden




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Stöd för utveckling av en demonstrationsanläggning för vågenergi




Legal basis


Förordning (1988:764) om statligt stöd till näringslivet Förordning (2008:761) om statligt stöd till forskning, utveckling och innovation på energiområdet




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 139 million




Intensity


42 %




Duration (period)


Until 2016




Economic sectors


Manufacturing industry




Name and address of the granting authority







Statens energimyndighet




Box 310




SE-631 04 Eskilstuna




SVERIGE








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


8.2.2012




Reference number of State Aid


SA.34067 (11/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Verlängerung der CIRR-Finanzierungsregelung für den Export von Schiffen




Legal basis


Richtlinien für die Übernahme von Gewährleistungen zur Absicherung des Zinsrisikos bei der Refinanzierung von CIRR-Krediten für den Bau von Schiffen (Zinsausgleichsgarantien) vom 19. Dezember 2007




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Export and internationalisation




Form of aid


Export credits insurance




Budget








 


Annual budget: EUR 2,295 million










 


Overall budget: EUR 2,295 million








Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2012-2013




Economic sectors


Shipbuilding




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft- und Technologie




Scharnhorststr. 34-37




10115 Berlin




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
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy production, metallurgical industry








C_2012076EN.01001001.xml










15.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/10





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
2012/C 76/07
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


14 December 2011




Case number


:


69969




Decision number


:


392/11/COL




EFTA State


:


Iceland




Title


:


Power contract between Landsvirkjun and Íslenska kísilfélagið ehf.




Legal basis


:


Act No 59/1965 on Landsvirkjun; Power contract between Landsvirkjun and Íslenska kísilfélagið ehf.




Objective


:


Not applicable




Duration


:


18 years




Economic sectors


:


Power generation/metal industry




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012076EN.01000801.xml










15.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 76/8





Euro exchange rates (1)

14 March 2012
2012/C 76/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3062




JPY


Japanese yen


109,16




DKK


Danish krone


7,4349




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83140




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8830




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2110




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5470




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,615




HUF


Hungarian forint


292,20




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6965




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1545




RON


Romanian leu


4,3655




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3459




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2474




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2927




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1390




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6082




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6546




KRW


South Korean won


1 474,59




ZAR


South African rand


9,9960




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2719




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5298




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 977,40




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9954




PHP


Philippine peso


56,025




RUB


Russian rouble


38,4940




THB


Thai baht


40,205




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3614




MXN


Mexican peso


16,4549




INR


Indian rupee


65,3430






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Opinion of the European Central Bank of 15 March 2012 on the appointment of the members of the Governing Council of Latvijas Banka (CON/2012/19)
Date: 2012-03-15
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Latvia, appointment of staff, central bank, national law

EN 

ECB-PUBLIC 

OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK 

of 15 March 2012 

on the appointment of the members of the Governing Council of Latvijas Banka 

(CON/2012/19) 

Introduction and legal basis 

On 10 February 2012, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Budget and Finance 

Committee of the Latvian Parliament for an opinion on draft amendments to the Law on Latvijas Banka 

(hereinafter the ‘draft law’). 

The ECB’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Articles 127(4) and 282(5) of the Treaty on the 

Functioning of the European Union and the third indent of Article 2(1) of Council Decision 98/415/EC of 

29 June  1998  on  the  consultation  of  the  European  Central  Bank  by  national  authorities  regarding  draft 
legislative provisions1, as the draft law relates to Latvijas Banka. In accordance with the first sentence of 

Article 17.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, the Governing Council has adopted 

this opinion. 

1.  

Purpose of the draft law 

The objective of the draft law is to increase transparency as regards the appointment of the Governor, the 

Deputy Governor and the other members of the Governing Council of Latvijas Banka by the Parliament. 

The draft law amends Article 22 of the Law on Latvijas Banka, deleting the rule that the appointment is 

made through a secret ballot. 

2. 

General observations  

The ECB has assessed the compatibility of Latvian legislation, including the Law on Latvijas Banka, with 

the  requirements  of  Union  law  related  to  central  bank  independence,  monetary  financing  and  Latvijas 

Banka’s participation in the European System of Central Banks and, prospectively, the Eurosystem, in its 

convergence reports since 2004. This opinion is without prejudice to any issues raised in these reports, in 

particular the latest report of May 2010. 

1  

OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 42.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
ECB-PUBLIC 

3. 

Amendments to Article 22 of the Law on Latvijas Banka 

The ECB has no comments on the amendment proposed in the draft law regarding the modality of voting 

in  the  Parliament  when  it  appoints  the  Governor,  the  Deputy  Governor  and  the  other  members  of  the 

Governing Council of Latvijas Banka. 

The  ECB  notes,  however, that  Article  22  needs to  be  adapted  to  fully  comply  with  Article  14.2  of  the 
Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank2. 

This opinion will be published on the ECB’s website.  

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 March 2012. 

[signed] 

The President of the ECB 

Mario DRAGHI 

2  

See the ECB’s Convergence Report of May 2010. 

2