do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union *** European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 April 2012 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (11104/2011 – C7-0241/2011 – 2011/0160(NLE))
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Committee on Development, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Liberia, association agreement (EU), forestry holding, import (EU), import licence, wood product








CE2013258EN.01013002.xml










7.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 258/130





Thursday 19 April 2012Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union ***
P7_TA(2012)0132
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 April 2012 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (11104/2011 – C7-0241/2011 – 2011/0160(NLE))
2013/C 258 E/22
(Consent)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11104/2011),










—


having regard to the draft Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Liberia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (11101/2011),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(3) and (4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0241/2011),










—


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










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A7-0081/2012),










1.


Consents to conclusion of the Agreement;










2.


Calls on the Commission to regularly report to Parliament on progress in the implementation of existing Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) and in negotiating and implementing new VPAs;










3.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Liberia.
EU-Central African Republic Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU *** European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 April 2012 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) (14034/2011 – C7-0046/2012 – 2011/0127(NLE))
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Committee on Development, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Central African Republic, association agreement (EU), forestry holding, import (EU), wood product








CE2013258EN.01013001.xml










7.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CE 258/130





Thursday 19 April 2012EU-Central African Republic Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU ***
P7_TA(2012)0131
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 April 2012 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) (14034/2011 – C7-0046/2012 – 2011/0127(NLE))
2013/C 258 E/21
(Consent)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (14034/2011),










—


having regard to the draft Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Central African Republic on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the European Union (FLEGT) (14036/2011),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(3) and (4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0046/2012),










—


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










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A7-0082/2012),










1.


Consents to conclusion of the Agreement;










2.


Calls on the Commission to regularly report to Parliament on progress in the implementation of existing Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) and in negotiating and implementing new VPAs;










3.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Central African Republic.
Case C-121/11: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium)) — Pro-Braine ASBL and Others v The Commune of Braine-le-Château (Directive 1999/31/EC — Landfill of waste — Directive 85/337/EEC — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Decision relating to the carrying on of operations at an authorised landfill site, in the absence of an Environmental Impact Assessment — Concept of ‘consent’ )
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: action programme, environmental impact, impact study, prevention of pollution, storage of waste








C_2012165EN.01000602.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/6





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium)) — Pro-Braine ASBL and Others v The Commune of Braine-le-Château
(Case C-121/11) (1)

(Directive 1999/31/EC - Landfill of waste - Directive 85/337/EEC - Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment - Decision relating to the carrying on of operations at an authorised landfill site, in the absence of an Environmental Impact Assessment - Concept of ‘consent’)
2012/C 165/10
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Pro-Braine ASBL, Michel Bernard, Charlotte de Lantsheere

Defendant: The Commune of Braine-le-Château

Intervener: Veolia es treatment SA

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Conseil d’État (Belgium) — Interpretation of Article 14(b) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ 1999 L 182, p. 1) and of Article 1(2) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ 1985 L 175, p. 40) — Decision relating to the carrying on of operations at an authorised landfill site, in the absence of an Environmental Impact Assessment — Concept of ‘consent’ — Scope

Operative part of the judgment

The definitive decision relating to the carrying on of operations at an existing landfill site, taken on the basis of a conditioning plan, pursuant to Article 14(b) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste, does not constitute a ‘consent’ within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003, unless that decision authorises a change to or extension of that installation or site, through works or interventions involving alterations to its physical aspect, which may have significant adverse effects on the environment within the meaning of point 13 of Annex II to Directive 85/337, and thus constitute a ‘project’ within the meaning of Article 1(2) of that Directive.


(1)  OJ C 152, 21.5.2011.
Case C-490/11: Order of the President of the Court of 19 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hajdú-Bihar Megyei Bíróság — Hungary) — IBIS Srl v PARTIUM ’70 Műanyagipari Zrt
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: court of arbitration, enforcement of ruling, jurisdiction, national law








C_2012235EN.01001205.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/12





Order of the President of the Court of 19 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hajdú-Bihar Megyei Bíróság — Hungary) — IBIS Srl v PARTIUM ’70 Műanyagipari Zrt
(Case C-490/11) (1)

2012/C 235/27
Language of the case: Hungarian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 370, 17.12.2011.
Case C-178/11: Order of the President of the Court of 19 April 2012 — European Commission v Republic of Malta
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Malta, dissemination of information, infringement of EU law, noise protection








C_2012235EN.01001203.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/12





Order of the President of the Court of 19 April 2012 — European Commission v Republic of Malta
(Case C-178/11) (1)

2012/C 235/25
Language of the case: English
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 179, 18.6.2011.
Case T-49/09: Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2012 — Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (Public service contracts — Community tendering procedure — Provision of services relating to the maintenance and development of the information systems of the Directorate-General for Regional Policy — Rejection of a tender — Action for annulment — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Infringement of essential procedural requirements — Manifest error of assessment — Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, information technology applications, invitation to tender, regional policy, self-employed person, services contract








C_2012165EN.01001603.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/16





Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2012 — Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission
(Case T-49/09) (1)

(Public service contracts - Community tendering procedure - Provision of services relating to the maintenance and development of the information systems of the Directorate-General for Regional Policy - Rejection of a tender - Action for annulment - Equal treatment - Obligation to state reasons - Infringement of essential procedural requirements - Manifest error of assessment - Non-contractual liability)
2012/C 165/27
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE (Athens, Greece) (represented by: N. Korogiannakis and P. Katsimani, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by N. Bambara and E. Manhaeve, and subsequently by E. Manhaeve, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Wytinck and B. Hoorelbeke, lawyers)

Re:

Application, first, for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 21 November 2008 to reject the tender submitted by the applicant in the context of call for tenders REGIO-A4-2008-01 for the maintenance and development of the Directorate-General for Regional Policy’s information systems (OJ 2008/S 117-155067) and the decision to award the contract to another tenderer and, secondly, for damages.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 90, 18.4.2009.
Case C-297/11: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 April 2012 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 2000/60/EC — European Union water policy — River basin management plan — Publication — Public information and consultation — Failure to notify the Commission)
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: disclosure of information, hydrology, inland waterway








C_2012165EN.01000701.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/7





Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 April 2012 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic
(Case C-297/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 2000/60/EC - European Union water policy - River basin management plan - Publication - Public information and consultation - Failure to notify the Commission)
2012/C 165/11
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Marghelis and I. Hadjiyiannis, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: G. Karipsiadis, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of Member State to fulfil its obligations — Infringement of Articles 13(1), (2), (3) and (6), 14(1)(c) and 15(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ 2000 L 327, p. 1) — River basin management plans — Publication — Information and consultation of public — Failure to send copies of management plans to the Commission

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by having failed to draw up, by 22 December 2009, the river basin management plans for both river basins located entirely within its own territory and international river basins, and by having failed to send copies of those plans, by 22 March 2010, to the European Commission, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 13(1) to (3) and (6) and 15(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy and, in addition, by having failed to institute, by 22 December 2008, the public information and consultation procedure regarding the draft river basin management plans, the Hellenic Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14(1)(c) of that directive;










2.


Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 238, 13.8.2011.
Case C-141/10: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 April 2012 — European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 39 EC to 42 EC — Freedom of movement of persons — Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Social security of migrant workers — Refusal to pay certain benefits — Workers employed on drilling platforms in the Netherlands — Admissibility of the action)
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU national, Netherlands, offshore drilling, social-security benefit








C_2012165EN.01000202.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/2





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 April 2012 — European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands
(Case C-141/10) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Articles 39 EC to 42 EC - Freedom of movement of persons - Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 - Social security of migrant workers - Refusal to pay certain benefits - Workers employed on drilling platforms in the Netherlands - Admissibility of the action)
2012/C 165/03
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: V. Kreuschitz and M. van Beek, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: C.M. Wissels, acting as Agent)

Intervener in support of the form of order sought by the applicant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L Inez Fernandes and E. Silveira, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 3(1) and 13(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ 1971 L 149, p. 2) and of Articles 45 TFEU to 48 TFEU — Refusal to pay certain benefits to workers living in the Member States of the European Union who are employed on drilling platforms in the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action as inadmissible;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the Portuguese Republic to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012114EN.01000201.xml










19.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 April 2012
2012/C 114/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3093




JPY


Japanese yen


106,64




DKK


Danish krone


7,4389




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81915




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8500




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2032




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5525




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,816




HUF


Hungarian forint


296,84




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6988




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1804




RON


Romanian leu


4,3788




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3456




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2628




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2966




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1617




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6003




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6381




KRW


South Korean won


1 491,09




ZAR


South African rand


10,2517




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2468




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4898




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 018,80




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0110




PHP


Philippine peso


55,876




RUB


Russian rouble


38,6720




THB


Thai baht


40,392




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4369




MXN


Mexican peso


17,1767




INR


Indian rupee


67,8280






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-2/12: Order of the President of the Court of 19 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Trianon Productie BV v Revillon Chocolatier SAS
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery product, registered trade mark, registration tax, trade-mark law








C_2012235EN.01001208.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/12





Order of the President of the Court of 19 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Trianon Productie BV v Revillon Chocolatier SAS
(Case C-2/12) (1)

2012/C 235/30
Language of the case: Dutch
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 98, 31.3.2012.
Case T-162/09: Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2012 — Würth and Fasteners v Council (Actions for annulment — Dumping — No individual concern — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, bolt and screw industry, dumping, import (EU), iron, metal product, originating product, steel








C_2012165EN.01001701.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/17





Judgment of the General Court of 19 April 2012 — Würth and Fasteners v Council
(Case T-162/09) (1)

(Actions for annulment - Dumping - No individual concern - Inadmissibility)
2012/C 165/28
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG (Künzelsau, Germany) and Arnold Fasteners (Shenyang) Co. Ltd (Shenyang, China) (represented by: M. Karl and M. Mayer, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: initially J.-P. Hix, Agent, assisted by G. Berrisch and G. Wolf, lawyers, then J.-P. Hix and B. Driessen, Agents, assisted by G. Berrisch)

Parties intervening in support of the defendant: European Commission: (represented by: H. van Vliet and B. Martenczuk, Agent); and European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: initially J. Bourgeois, Y. van Gerven and E. Wäktare, then J. Bourgeois, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 of 26 January 2009 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2009 L 29, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action as inadmissible.










2.


Orders Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG and Arnold Fasteners (Shenyang) Co. Ltd to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Council of the European Union and by the European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL.










3.


Order the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 167, 18.07.2009.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.6314 — Telefonica UK/Vodafone UK/Everything Everywhere/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry, telephone








C_2012114EN.01000101.xml










19.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/1





Initiation of proceedings
(Case COMP/M.6314 — Telefonica UK/Vodafone UK/Everything Everywhere/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 114/01
On 13 April 2012, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 / 22967244) or by post, under reference COMP/M.6314 — Telefonica 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