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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 52/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, free movement of workers, revision of an agreement, worker (EU)




L_2012207EN.01003201.xml










2.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 207/32








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 52/2012
of 30 March 2012
         
amending Annex V (Free movement of workers) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex V to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2007 of 7 December 2007 (1).












(2)


Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 2 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68) of Annex V to the Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

                  ‘
                  32011 R 0492: Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:






(a)


Article 36(1) shall not apply;










(b)


in Article 36(2), the reference to Article 48 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union shall be replaced by reference to Article 29 of this Agreement.’.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 30 March 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 124, 8.5.2008, p. 20.

(2)  
            OJ L 141, 27.5.2011, p. 1.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 51/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, maritime safety, revision of an agreement, vessel




L_2012207EN.01003101.xml










2.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 207/31








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 51/2012
of 30 March 2012
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) and Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 68/2010 of 11 June 2010 (1).












(2)


Annex XIII to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 27/2012 of 10 February 2012 (2).












(3)


Commission Directive 2010/68/EU of 22 October 2010 amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(4)


Commission Directive 2011/75/EU of 2 September 2011 amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment (4) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indents shall be added in point 1 (Council Directive 96/98/EC) of Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the Agreement:






‘—



32010 L 0068: Commission Directive 2010/68/EU of 22 October 2010 (OJ L 305, 20.11.2010, p. 1),










—



32011 L 0075: Commission Directive 2011/75/EU of 2 September 2011 (OJ L 239, 15.9.2011, p. 1).’.






Article 2
The following indents shall be added in point 56d (Council Directive 96/98/EC) of Chapter V of Annex XIII to the Agreement:






‘—



32010 L 0068: Commission Directive 2010/68/EU of 22 October 2010 (OJ L 305, 20.11.2010, p. 1),










—



32011 L 0075: Commission Directive 2011/75/EU of 2 September 2011 (OJ L 239, 15.9.2011, p. 1).’.






Article 3
The texts of Directives 2010/68/EU and 2011/75/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 5
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 30 March 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 244, 16.9.2010, p. 20.

(2)  
            OJ L 161, 21.6.2012, p. 33.

(3)  
            OJ L 305, 20.11.2010, p. 1.

(4)  
            OJ L 239, 15.9.2011, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6508 — GIP/Fluxys G/Fluxys Switzerland) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, gas, investment company, merger control








C_2012093EN.01003401.xml










30.3.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 93/34





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6508 — GIP/Fluxys G/Fluxys Switzerland)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 93/12






1.


On 22 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, on the one hand, the undertakings Global Infrastructure Partners-A1 LP, Global Infrastructure Partners-B LP and Global Infrastructure Partner-C LP (‘GIP’, USA), that are companies ultimately jointly controlled by General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA), and Credit Suisse Group (‘Credit Suisse’, Switzerland) and, on the other hand, Fluxys G SA (‘Fluxys’, Belgium), ultimately controlled by Publigas (Belgium), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking FluxSwiss SA (‘FluxSwiss’, Switzerland), by way of purchase of shares. Currently FluxSwiss is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluxys.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for GIP: investment fund specialised in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets worldwide,










—


for Fluxys: operates natural gas transmission infrastructure in Europe,










—


for FluxSwiss: manages a natural gas pipeline in Switzerland,










—


for GE: a diversified company that is also active in supplying goods and services to natural gas infrastructure and financial lending to gas production and exploration projects,










—


for Credit Suisse: financial services.














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.6508 — GIP/Fluxys G/Fluxys Switzerland, 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’).
Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) for the financial year 2011 — Amending Budget No 2
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: European GNSS Agency
Subjects: EU office or agency, amending budget, expenditure, financial year, publication of accounts, revenue, satellite navigation

30.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/237

Statement of revenue and expenditure of the European GNSS Agency (GSA) 
for the financial year 2011 — Amending Budget No 2

(2012/C 95/43)

C 95/238

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

30.3.2012

REVENUE

Title
Chapter

2 

2 0

Heading

Budget 2011

Amending budget 
No 2

New amount

PAYMENTS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

PAYMENTS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Title 2 — Total

9 462 000

9 462 000

9 462 000

9 462 000

9 

9 0

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

Title 9 — Total

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

GRAND TOTAL

9 462 000

9 462 000

30.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/239

Title
Chapter

Heading

Appropriations 2011

Amending budget No 2

New amount

Commitments

Payments

Commitments

Payments

Commitments

Payments

EXPENDITURE

1 

1 1

1 2

1 3

1 4

1 7

2 

2 0

2 1

2 2

2 3

2 4

2 5

3 

3 1

3 2

3 3

3 9

STAFF

STAFF EXPENDITURE

3 905 000

3 905 000

– 395 000

– 395 000

3 510 000

3 510 000

RECRUITMENT COSTS

50 000

50 000

MISSIONS AND TRAVEL

280 000

280 000

50 000

50 000

280 000

280 000

TRAINING EXPENDITURE

90 000

90 000

– 25 000

– 25 000

65 000

65 000

REPRESENTATION EXPENDITURE

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

Title 1 — Total

4 335 000

4 335 000

– 420 000

– 420 000

3 915 000

3 915 000

BUILDINGS,  EQUIPMENT  AND  MISCEL­
LANEOUS OPERATING EXPENDITURE

INVESTMENT  IN  IMMOVABLE  PROPERTY, 
RENTAL  OF  BUILDINGS  AND  ASSOCIATED 
COSTS

590 000

590 000

590 000

590 000

DATA PROCESSING COSTS

570 000

570 000

70 000

70 000

640 000

640 000

MOVABLE  PROPERTY  AND  ASSOCIATED 
COSTS

10 000

10 000

10 000

10 000

CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

215 000

215 000

57 432

57 432

272 432

272 432

POSTAGE  AND  TELECOMMUNICATION 
COSTS

20 000

20 000

20 000

20 000

EXPENDITURE ON MEETINGS

190 000

190 000

– 107 432

– 107 432

82 568

82 568

Title 2 — Total

1 595 000

1 595 000

20 000

20 000

1 615 000

1 615 000

OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE

EXPENDITURE ON STUDIES

1 713 496

2 975 496

400 000

700 000

2 113 496

3 675 496

PUBLICATION AND TRANSLATION COSTS

1 504

1 504

1 504

1 504

SAB

555 000

555 000

– 300 000

555 000

255 000

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES — BATCH 1

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

Title 3 — Total

2 270 000

3 532 000

400 000

400 000

2 670 000

3 932 000

GRAND TOTAL

8 200 000

9 462 000

0

0

8 200 000

9 462 000
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, motor vehicle pollution, revision of an agreement, tractor




L_2012207EN.01002201.xml










2.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 207/22








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 43/2012
of 30 March 2012
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex II to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 8/2012 of 10 February 2012 (1).












(2)


Directive 2011/72/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2011 amending Directive 2000/25/EC as regards the provisions for tractors placed on the market under the flexibility scheme (2), as corrected by OJ L 254, 30.9.2011, p. 22, is to be incorporated into the Agreement.












(3)


Directive 2011/87/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 amending Directive 2000/25/EC as regards the application of emission stages for narrow-track tractors (3) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indents shall be added in point 29 (Directive 2000/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex II to the Agreement:






‘—



32011 L 0072: Directive 2011/72/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2011 (OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 1), as corrected by OJ L 254, 30.9.2011, p. 22,










—



32011 L 0087: Directive 2011/87/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 (OJ L 301, 18.11.2011, p. 1).’.






Article 2
The texts of Directives 2011/72/EU, as corrected by OJ L 254, 30.9.2011, p. 22, and 2011/87/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 May 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 30 March 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 161, 21.6.2012, p. 14.

(2)  
            OJ L 246, 23.9.2011, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 301, 18.11.2011, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 53/2012 of 30 March 2012 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Japan, financial control, financial institution, revision of an agreement




L_2012207EN.01003301.xml










2.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 207/33








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 53/2012
of 30 March 2012
         
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as amended by the Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Agreement’, and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex IX to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/2012 of 10 February 2012 (1).












(2)


Commission Decision 2010/578/EU of 28 September 2010 on the recognition of the legal and supervisory framework of Japan as equivalent to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit rating agencies (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point shall be inserted after point 31eb (Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the Agreement:






‘31ec.



32010 D 0578: Commission Decision 2010/578/EU of 28 September 2010 on the recognition of the legal and supervisory framework of Japan as equivalent to the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit rating agencies (OJ L 254, 29.9.2010, p. 46).’.






Article 2
The text of Decision 2010/578/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 31 March 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 20/2012 of 10 February 2012, whichever is the later.


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 30 March 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The Acting President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 161, 21.6.2012, p. 26.

(2)  
            OJ L 254, 29.9.2010, p. 46.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.





Joint Declaration by the Contracting Parties to Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 53/2012 of 30 March 2012 incorporating Commission Decision 2010/578/EU into the Agreement


         ‘Commission Decision 2010/578/EU of 28 September 2010 deals with equivalence for third countries. The incorporation of this Decision is without prejudice to the scope of the EEA Agreement.’
Case C-156/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Salzburg (Austria) lodged on 30 March 2012 — Freistaat Bayern v GREP GmbH
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, enforcement of ruling, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, legal expenses








C_2012194EN.01000901.xml










30.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 194/9





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Salzburg (Austria) lodged on 30 March 2012 — Freistaat Bayern v GREP GmbH
(Case C-156/12)
2012/C 194/14
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Salzburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Freistaat Bayern

Defendant: GREP GmbH

Third Party: Revisor beim Landesgericht Salzburg

Questions referred







1.


Is the first sentence of Article 51(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to be interpreted as meaning that proceedings for a declaration of enforceability of judgments given in a Member State pursuant to Article 38 et seq. of Council Regulation No 44/2001 (1) also fall within the scope of the Charter?










2.a)


If so, does the principle of effective judicial protection enshrined in Article 47 of the Charter cover a claim for exemption from the payment of court costs, in particular a fixed fee payable on lodging an appeal, and/or fees for the assistance of a lawyer in proceedings of the kind referred to in question 1?










2.b)


Does this apply also to enforcement proceedings to be conducted in accordance with national law or, at least, to simultaneous appeal proceedings concerning consent to enforcement if the court has given a decision on the application for a declaration of enforceability and consent to enforcement together in one order?










3.


Does a right to legal aid in the above sense arise at least in the alternative from Article 43(1) of Regulation No 44/2001 and/or Article 6(1) of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms where national law requires a party to be represented before the court by a lawyer for the lodging of the appeal in question?






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, OJ L 12, p. 1.
Corrigendum to the statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Police Office for the financial year 2011 — Amending Budget No 1 ( OJ C 36, 9.2.2012 )
Date: 2012-03-30
Institutions: European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training
Subjects: Europol, amending budget, expenditure, financial year, publication of accounts, revenue

30.3.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 95/249

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to the statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Police Office for the financial year 2011
— Amending Budget No 1

(Official Journal of the European Union C 36 of 9 February 2012)

(2012/C 95/46)

On page 59, the table should read as follows:

Title
Chapter

Heading

Appropriations 2011

Amending budget
No 1

New amount

‘EXPENDITURE

1

1 1

1 2

1 3

1 4

1 5

1 6

2

2 0

2 1

2 2

2 3

2 4

2 5

2 6

3

3 0

3 1

3 2

3 3

3 4

3 5

3 6

STAFF

STAFF IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT

ADMINISTRATIVE MISSIONS

SOCIOMEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

TRAINING

OTHER STAFF-RELATED EXPENDITURE

ENTERTAINMENT AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES

50 230 700

362 600

1 455 000

488 400

390 000

164 000

– 174 500

– 130 000

– 219 000

– 174 000

391 500

– 44 000

50 056 200

232 600

1 236 000

314 400

781 500

120 000

Title 1 — Total

53 090 700

– 350 000

52 740 700

OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

RENTAL OF BUILDING AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MOVABLE PROPERTY AND ASSOCIATED COSTS

CURRENT ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE

POSTAL CHARGES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

STATUTORY EXPENDITURE

ART. 58(4) EUROPOL COUNCIL DECISION

4 370 500

1 348 000

647 000

943 500

472 000

2 558 000

p.m.

– 801 000

– 23 500

479 000

44 500

3 000

200 000

3 569 500

1 324 500

1 126 000

988 000

475 000

2 758 000

p.m.

Title 2 — Total

10 339 000

– 98 000

10 241 000

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

TELECOMMUNICATION COSTS FOR OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

SECONDED NATIONAL EXPERTS (OPERATIONAL)

POLICE CHIEFS TASK FORCE

HEADS OF EUROPOL NATIONAL UNITS

– 180 000

301 000

277 000

50 000

3 677 100

12 316 200

3 061 000

1 200 000

200 000

65 000

OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE RELATED TO SUBSIDIES AND GRANTS

p.m.

883 170

3 497 100

12 617 200

3 338 000

1 250 000

200 000

65 000

883 170

Title 3 — Total

20 519 300

1 331 170

21 850 470

GRAND TOTAL

83 949 000

883 170

84 832 170’