do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2012/215/EU: Council Decision of 24 April 2012 appointing a Luxembourg member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Luxembourg, appointment of members








L_2012114EN.01001801.xml










26.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 114/18








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 April 2012
         
appointing a Luxembourg member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/215/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to the proposal of the Luxembourg Government,

Whereas:







(1)


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












(2)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Albert LENTZ,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



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






—


Mr Ali KAES, Bourgmestre de la commune de Tandel.






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




Done at Luxembourg, 24 April 2012.


For the Council


The President

N. WAMMEN
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
2012/219/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 24 April 2012 recognising Serbia as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al. (notified under document C(2012) 2524)
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Serbia, import (EU), import restriction, plant disease, plant health control, root crop








L_2012114EN.01002801.xml










26.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 114/28








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
         
of 24 April 2012
         
recognising Serbia as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al.
(notified under document C(2012) 2524)
(2012/219/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular point (12) of Part A of Annex III thereto,

Whereas:







(1)


Point (12) of Part A of Annex III to Directive 2000/29/EC provides for a general prohibition concerning the introduction into the Union of tubers of species of Solanum L. and their hybrids, other than those specified in points (10) and (11) of that Part A, including tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., originating in third countries. That prohibition is not to apply to European third countries recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al. (‘the organism’).












(2)


It appears from official reports related to survey campaigns in 2009, 2010 and 2011 supplied by Serbia and from information collected during a mission carried out in that country by the Food and Veterinary Office in November and December 2009, that the organism does not occur in Serbia and that that country has applied control, inspection and testing procedures for the organism to imports and domestic production of tubers of Solanum tuberosum L.












(3)


It is therefore appropriate to recognise Serbia as being free from the organism.












(4)


This Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent findings that may show that the organism is present in Serbia.












(5)


The Commission will request Serbia to supply, on a yearly basis, the information necessary to verify that Serbia continues to be free from the organism.












(6)


The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Recognition

Serbia is recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al.


Article 2

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.




Done at Brussels, 24 April 2012.


For the Commission

John DALLI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1.
Case T-328/11: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2012 — Leifheit v OHIM (EcoPerfect) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark EcoPerfect — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012165EN.01001902.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/19





Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2012 — Leifheit v OHIM (EcoPerfect)
(Case T-328/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark EcoPerfect - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 165/33
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Leifheit AG (Nassau, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 March 2011 (Case R 1658/2010-1) concerning an application for registration of the word sign EcoPerfect as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the application;










2.


Orders Leifheit AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 269, 10.9.2011.
Case C-516/11 P: Order of the President of the Court of 24 April 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Liften Ascenseurs NV v European Commission
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: competition law, domestic trade, fine, lift








C_2012235EN.01001206.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/12





Order of the President of the Court of 24 April 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Liften Ascenseurs NV v European Commission
(Case C-516/11 P) (1)

2012/C 235/28
Language of the case: Dutch
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 355, 3.12.2011.
Case T-517/09: Order of the General Court of 24 April 2012 — Alstom v Commission (Competition — Market for power transformers — Letter from the Commission’s accounting officer — Refusal to accept the provision of a bank guarantee as a means of provisional cover of the fine — Disappearance of interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: accountant, competition, credit guarantee, electric machinery, fine, payment








C_2012174EN.01002301.xml










16.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/23





Order of the General Court of 24 April 2012 — Alstom v Commission
(Case T-517/09) (1)

(Competition - Market for power transformers - Letter from the Commission’s accounting officer - Refusal to accept the provision of a bank guarantee as a means of provisional cover of the fine - Disappearance of interest in bringing proceedings - No need to adjudicate)
2012/C 174/37
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Alstom (Levallois-Perret, France) (represented by: J. Derenne and A. Müller-Rappard, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet, N. von Lingen and K. Mojzesowicz, agents)

Re:

First, action for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 7601 final of 7 October 2009, relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/39.129 — Power Transformers), imposing a fine on the applicant and, second, action for annulment of the letter from the Commission’s accounting officer of 10 December 2009 refusing to allow the provision of a bank guarantee as a means of provisional recovery of that fine.

Operative part of the order







1.


It is not necessary to give a ruling on the action for annulment of the letter from the Commission’s accounting officer of 10 December 2009 refusing to allow the provision of a bank guarantee as a means of provisional cover of the fine imposed by Commission Decision C(2009) 7601 final of 7 October 2009, relating to a proceeding under Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/F/39.129 — Power Transformers).










2.


The costs are reserved.






(1)  OJ C 51, 27.2.2010.
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Kazakhstan, anti-dumping measure, ferro-alloy, import (EU), manganese, semi-metal








C_2012119EN.01000801.xml










24.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/8





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
2012/C 119/05
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 (1) on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), N-105 4/92, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Silico-manganese
(including ferro-silico-manganese)


People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan


Anti-dumping duty


Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/2007 (OJ L 317, 5.12.2007, p. 5)


6.12.2012






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Fax +32 22956505.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.
Case C-519/11 P: Order of the President of the Court of 24 April 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Liften BV v European Commission
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative sanction, cartel, lift, restriction on competition








C_2012235EN.01001207.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/12





Order of the President of the Court of 24 April 2012 — ThyssenKrupp Liften BV v European Commission
(Case C-519/11 P) (1)

2012/C 235/29
Language of the case: Dutch
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 355, 3.12.2011.
2012/216/EU: Council Decision of 24 April 2012 appointing a Finnish member and a Finnish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Finland, appointment of members








L_2012114EN.01001901.xml










26.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 114/19








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 April 2012
         
appointing a Finnish member and a Finnish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/216/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to the proposal of the Finnish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


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












(2)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Folke SJÖLUND.












(3)


An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Britt LUNDBERG,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



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






(a)


as member:






—


Ms Gun-Mari LINDHOLM, Kansliminister, Åland;




and










(b)


as alternate member:






—


Mr Wille VALVE, Ledamot av Ålands lagting.










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




Done at Luxembourg, 24 April 2012.


For the Council


The President

N. WAMMEN
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
Case T-166/10: Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2012 — Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics v Commission (Action for annulment — Decision awarding Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system — Marco Polo II programme — Termination of the grant agreement and definitive abandonment of the project — No longer any interest in bringing proceedings — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, EU environmental policy, EU programme, administrative competition, carriage of goods, environmental protection, financial aid








C_2012165EN.01001801.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/18





Judgment of the General Court of 24 April 2012 — Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics v Commission
(Case T-166/10) (1)

(Action for annulment - Decision awarding Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system - Marco Polo II programme - Termination of the grant agreement and definitive abandonment of the project - No longer any interest in bringing proceedings - No need to adjudicate)
2012/C 165/30
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics BV (’s-Gravenzande, Netherlands) (represented by: K. Platteau, Y. Maasdam and P. Broers, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Simonsson, Agent, assisted by J. Grayston and P. Gjørtler, lawyers)

Re:

APPLICATION for annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 580 of 27 January 2010 on the financial assistance for proposals for actions submitted in the 2009 selection procedure in the European Union programme ‘improving the environmental performance of the freight transport system’ (the Marco Polo II programme), in so far as it selects Proposal TREN/B4/SUB/01-2009 MP-II/6 concerning the G2G@2XL project for funding in the amount of EUR 2 190 539.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that there is no longer any need to adjudicate on the present action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear four fifths of the costs of Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics BV and four fifths of its own costs;










3.


Orders Samskip Multimodal Container Logistics to bear one fifth of the Commission’s costs and one fifth of its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 209, 31.7.2010.
Case C-192/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus (Finland) lodged on 24 April 2012 — Melvin West v Virallinen syyttäjä
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, European arrest warrant








C_2012184EN.01000601.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/6





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus (Finland) lodged on 24 April 2012 — Melvin West v Virallinen syyttäjä
(Case C-192/12)
2012/C 184/10
Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Korkein oikeus

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Melvin West

Defendant: Virallinen syyttäjä

Question referred

In applying Article 28(2) of the Framework Decision, does ‘executing Member State’ mean the Member State from which a person was originally surrendered to another Member State on the basis of a European arrest warrant, or that second Member State from which the person was surrendered to a third Member State which is now requested to surrender the person onward to a fourth Member State? Or is consent perhaps required from both Member States?
Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China: change of the name of a company subject to an average anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating companies
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping measure, ceramics, floor coverings, import (EU), inter-company cooperation, originating product








C_2012119EN.01000901.xml










24.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/9





Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force in respect of imports into the Union of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China: change of the name of a company subject to an average anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating companies
2012/C 119/06
Imports of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China are subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty, imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 (1) (‘Regulation (EU) No 917/2011’).
Heyuan Wanfeng Ceramics Co., Ltd, a company located in the People's Republic of China, whose exports to the Union of ceramic tiles are subject to an average anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating companies of 30,6 % imposed pursuant to Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 917/2011, has informed the Commission that on 28 September 2011 it has changed its name to Guangdong Luxury Micro-crystal Stone Technology Co., Ltd.
The company has argued that the change of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the average duty rate for cooperating companies applied to the company under its previous name of Heyuan Wanfeng Ceramics Co., Ltd.
The Commission has examined the information supplied and concluded that the change of name in no way affects the findings of Regulation (EU) No 917/2011. Therefore, the reference in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 917/2011 to:
Heyuan Wanfeng Ceramics Co., Ltd
should be read as:
Guangdong Luxury Micro-crystal Stone Technology Co., Ltd.
The TARIC additional code B195 previously attributed to Heyuan Wanfeng Ceramics Co., Ltd shall apply to Guangdong Luxury Micro-crystal Stone Technology Co., Ltd.


(1)  OJ L 238, 15.9.2011, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012119EN.01000601.xml










24.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 April 2012
2012/C 119/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3131




JPY


Japanese yen


106,51




DKK


Danish krone


7,4397




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81660




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8618




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2018




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5590




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,043




HUF


Hungarian forint


298,73




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6990




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2045




RON


Romanian leu


4,3855




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3570




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2769




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3094




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1914




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6193




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6411




KRW


South Korean won


1 499,41




ZAR


South African rand


10,3263




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2786




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5330




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 061,21




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0279




PHP


Philippine peso


56,103




RUB


Russian rouble


38,7870




THB


Thai baht


40,706




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4711




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3139




INR


Indian rupee


69,0360






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6532 — Samsung Group/Corning Group)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, glass industry, merger control, screen








C_2012119EN.01000501.xml










24.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 119/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6532 — Samsung Group/Corning Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 119/02
On 4 April 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 English 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 32012M6532. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.