do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012122EN.01000101.xml










27.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 April 2012
2012/C 122/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3215




JPY


Japanese yen


106,96




DKK


Danish krone


7,4393




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81640




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8760




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2016




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5765




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,758




HUF


Hungarian forint


287,90




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6997




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1820




RON


Romanian leu


4,3775




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3359




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2736




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2968




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2543




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6196




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6409




KRW


South Korean won


1 501,14




ZAR


South African rand


10,2582




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3069




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5330




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 140,68




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0359




PHP


Philippine peso


56,192




RUB


Russian rouble


38,7420




THB


Thai baht


40,808




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4873




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3843




INR


Indian rupee


69,4510






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-183/09: Order of the General Court of 27 April 2012 — Spa Monopole v OHIM — Club de Golf Peralada (WINE SPA)
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belgium, EU trade mark, infringement of EU law, mineral water, trade-mark law, viticulture, water, wine








C_2012184EN.01001903.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/19





Order of the General Court of 27 April 2012 — Spa Monopole v OHIM — Club de Golf Peralada (WINE SPA)
(Case T-183/09) (1)

2012/C 184/36
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Fifth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 153, 4.7.2009.
Case C-200/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 27 April 2012 — Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel, the other party being Y
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, foreign national, interpretation of the law, protection of minorities, refugee








C_2012217EN.01000801.xml










21.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/8





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 27 April 2012 — Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel, the other party being Y
(Case C-200/12)
2012/C 217/15
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel

Other party: Y

Questions referred







1.


Do foreign nationals with a homosexual orientation form a particular social group as referred to in Article 10(1)(d) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (OJ 2004 L 304; ‘the Directive’)?










2.


If the first question is to be answered in the affirmative: which homosexual activities fall within the scope of the Directive and, in the case of acts of persecution in respect of those activities and if the other requirements are met, can that lead to the granting of refugee status? That question encompasses the following subquestions:






(a)


Can foreign nationals with a homosexual orientation be expected to conceal their orientation from everyone in their country of origin in order to avoid persecution?










(b)


If the previous question is to be answered in the negative, can foreign nationals with a homosexual orientation be expected to exercise restraint, and if so, to what extent, when giving expression to that orientation in their country of origin, in order to avoid persecution? Moreover, can greater restraint be expected of homosexuals than of heterosexuals?










(c)


If, in that regard, a distinction can be made between forms of expression which relate to the core area of the orientation and forms of expression which do not, what should be understood to constitute the core area of the orientation and in what way can it be determined?














3.


Do the criminalisation of homosexual activities and the threat of imprisonment in relation thereto, as set out in the Penal Code Act of Uganda, constitute an act of persecution as referred to in Article 9(1)(a), read in conjunction with Article 9(2)(c) of the Directive? If not, under what circumstances would that be the case?
Case C-201/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 27 April 2012 — Z v Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, foreign national, interpretation of the law, protection of minorities, refugee








C_2012217EN.01000802.xml










21.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/8





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 27 April 2012 — Z v Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel
(Case C-201/12)
2012/C 217/16
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Z

Respondent: Minister voor Immigratie en Asiel

Questions referred







1.


Do foreign nationals with a homosexual orientation form a particular social group as referred to in Article 10(1)(d) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (OJ 2004 L 304; ‘the Directive’)?










2.


If the first question is to be answered in the affirmative: which homosexual activities fall within the scope of the Directive and, in the case of acts of persecution in respect of those activities and if the other requirements are met, can that lead to the granting of refugee status? That question encompasses the following subquestions:






(a)


Can foreign nationals with a homosexual orientation be expected to conceal their orientation from everyone in their country of origin in order to avoid persecution?










(b)


If the previous question is to be answered in the negative, can foreign nationals with a homosexual orientation be expected to exercise restraint, and if so, to what extent, when giving expression to that orientation in their country of origin, in order to avoid persecution? Moreover, can greater restraint be expected of homosexuals than of heterosexuals?










(c)


If, in that regard, a distinction can be made between forms of expression which relate to the core area of the orientation and forms of expression which do not, what should be understood to constitute the core area of the orientation and in what way can it be determined?














3.


Do the criminalisation of homosexual activities and the threat of imprisonment, which are discriminatory by nature, as set out in the Code Pénal of Senegal, constitute an act of persecution as referred to in Article 9(1)(a) [Or. 13], read in conjunction with Article 9(2)(c) of the Directive? If not, under what circumstances would that be the case?
Notice of open selection procedure — Research Manager — Living Conditions and Quality of Life — Reference: EF-TA-12-03
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: Provisional data
Subjects: Eurofound, administrative competition, job vacancy, managing director, quality of life, research








CA2012122EN.01000101.xml










27.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 122/1





NOTICE OF OPEN SELECTION PROCEDURE
RESEARCH MANAGER — Living Conditions and Quality of Life
REFERENCE: EF-TA-12-03
(2012/C 122 A/01)
The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), based in Dublin, Ireland, is seeking to recruit a Research Manager — Living Conditions and Quality of Life.
Reporting to the Head of the Living Conditions and Quality of Life unit, the Research Manager will:






—


contribute as part of the Living Conditions and Quality of Life team to formulation, coordination and management of European-wide studies, surveys, publications and other projects,










—


undertake the dissemination and presentation of findings and other information of relevance to Union institutions and the Member States,










—


prepare analyses and write reports on living conditions and related policy themes,










—


initiate debate, organise and run conferences, workshops and other meetings,










—


develop and maintain contacts with high-level audiences both at national and EU levels.




The competition is open to candidates who:






—


are citizens of one of the Member States of the European Union,










—


are entitled to full rights as a citizen,










—


have fulfilled any obligations imposed by the laws concerning military service,










—


have a thorough knowledge of one official language of the European Union and a satisfactory knowledge of another language of the Union. As English is the main working language of Eurofound, a good level of English is required,










—


have a level of education which corresponds to completed university or postgraduate studies of at least four years in the social sciences, economics, psychology, statistics, or related disciplines,










—


have relevant postgraduate professional experience of at least four years.




The successful candidate will be recruited to function group AD, grade 7, as Temporary Agent with a contract of indefinite duration. The reserve list of candidates set up from this procedure may also be used to fill Temporary Agent fixed-term and Contract Agent (function group IV) vacancies with a similar profile.
Full details of the post as well as the application and selection procedures can be downloaded from the Eurofound website vacancies page:
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/vacancies/index.htm
All applications must be submitted on the official application form which can also be downloaded from the website.
Deadline for applications: 25 May 2012.
Case C-114/11: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Financiën v U. Notermans-Boddenberg (Articles 18 EC and 39 EC — Motor vehicles — Use in a Member State of a private motor vehicle registered in another Member State — Taxation of that vehicle in the first Member State on the occasion of its first use on the national road network — Vehicle taken at the time of moving to the first Member State and used for both private use and for going to the place of work situated in the second Member State)
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: interpretation of the law, motor car, road network, tax system, vehicle tax








C_2012258EN.01000801.xml










25.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 258/8





Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 April 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Financiën v U. Notermans-Boddenberg
(Case C-114/11) (1)

(Articles 18 EC and 39 EC - Motor vehicles - Use in a Member State of a private motor vehicle registered in another Member State - Taxation of that vehicle in the first Member State on the occasion of its first use on the national road network - Vehicle taken at the time of moving to the first Member State and used for both private use and for going to the place of work situated in the second Member State)
2012/C 258/12
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Defendant: U. Notermans-Boddenberg

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Interpretation of Articles 18 EC and 39 EC (now Articles 21 TFEU and 45 TFEU) — National rules requiring payment of a registration tax on the occasion of the first use of a vehicle on the national road network — Imposition of that tax on a person who has transferred residence from another Member State, is a national of that Member State and uses, on a permanent basis, a vehicle registered in that Member State, and included in the transfer of residence, for purposes of private and work-related use involving work-related travel to that other Member State

Operative part of the order

Article 39 EC must be interpreted as not precluding legislation of a Member State which requires its residents who have moved from another Member State and have taken with them a vehicle registered in that latter Member State, on the occasion of the first use of that vehicle on the national road network, to pay a tax normally due on the registration of a vehicle in the first Member State, where that vehicle is essentially used permanently in the territory of that first Member State, even if that use includes journeys by those residents to their place of work in the second Member State.


(1)  OJ C 152, 21.5.2011.
Case T-513/08 P: Order of the General Court of 27 April 2012 — Commission v Smadja
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: appointment of staff, assistant, indemnification








C_2012184EN.01001902.xml










23.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/19





Order of the General Court of 27 April 2012 — Commission v Smadja
(Case T-513/08 P) (1)

2012/C 184/35
Language of the case: French
The President of the Appeal Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 44, 21.2.2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6339 — Freudenberg & CO/Trelleborg/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2012122EN.01001901.xml










27.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6339 — Freudenberg & CO/Trelleborg/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 122/07






1.


On 2 April 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Freudenberg & Co. KG (‘Freudenberg’, Germany) and Trelleborg AB (‘Trelleborg’, Sweden) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, joint control of a newly created company (constituting a joint venture) Trelleborg Vibracoustic (‘TVJV’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Freudenberg: development and production of seals, vibration technology components, filters, nonwovens, release agents, speciality lubricants and mechatronics products,










—


for Trelleborg: manufacture of anti-vibration systems for automotive and industrial applications, products and solutions for noise suppression in vehicles, wheel systems, industrial fluid systems and engineered solutions based on polymer materials,










—


for TVJV: development, manufacture and sale of anti-vibration systems for cars, busses, and trucks.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6339 — Freudenberg & CO/Trelleborg/JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).
Decision on a portfolio transfer and authorisation withdrawal on-request in respect of Societatea de Asigurări Chartis România SA (Publication made in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, company in difficulties, economic reconstruction, insurance company, liquidation








C_2012122EN.01000801.xml










27.4.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 122/8





Decision on a portfolio transfer and authorisation withdrawal on-request in respect of Societatea de Asigurări Chartis România SA
(Publication made in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
2012/C 122/05






Insurance undertaking


Societatea de Asigurări Chartis România SA (Chartis Insurance Company Romania), with its registered office at 145 Calea Victoriei, 8th floor, Victoria Center Building, Bucharest Sector 1, Romania, registered at the Trade Register Office under No J40/700/17.1.1994, Single Registration Number 5110314, legally represented by Mr Mihnea TOBESCU, in his capacity as general manager




Date, entry into force and nature of the decision


Decision No 159 of 15 March 2012 approving the insurance portfolio transfer from Societatea de Asigurări Chartis România SA to the Bucharest branch of Chartis Europe Ltd London and the withdrawal of the operating permit granted to Societatea de Asigurări Chartis România SA




Competent authorities


Article 11(3) of Act No 503/2004
Insurance Supervisory Commission, with its head office at 18 Str. Amiral Constantin Bălescu, Bucharest Sector 1, Romania, Tax Registration Number 14045240/1.7.2001




Supervisory authority


Article 11(3) of Act No 503/2004
Insurance Supervisory Commission, with its head office at 18 Str. Amiral Constantin Bălescu, Bucharest Sector 1, Romania, Tax Registration Number 14045240/1.7.2001




Applicable law


Law No 32/2000 on insurance and insurance supervision, as amended
Case T-37/10: Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2012 — De Nicola v EIB (Appeal — Civil service — Staff of the EIB — Appraisal — Promotion — Appraisal and promotion in respect of 2006 — Decision of the Appeals Committee — Scope of the review — Sickness insurance — Refusal to bear medical costs — Claim for compensation)
Date: 2012-04-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Investment Bank, European official, health expenditure, health insurance, indemnification, promotion, staff assessment








C_2012165EN.01001702.xml










9.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/17





Judgment of the General Court of 27 April 2012 — De Nicola v EIB
(Case T-37/10) (1)

(Appeal - Civil service - Staff of the EIB - Appraisal - Promotion - Appraisal and promotion in respect of 2006 - Decision of the Appeals Committee - Scope of the review - Sickness insurance - Refusal to bear medical costs - Claim for compensation)
2012/C 165/29
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Appellant: Carlo De Nicola (Strassen, Luxembourg) (represented by: L. Isola, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Investment Bank (represented by: G. Nuvoli and F. Martin, acting as Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 30 November 2009 in Case F-55/08 De Nicola v European Investment Bank, not yet published in the ECR, seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) in Case F-55/08 De Nicola v EIB [2009], not yet published in the ECR, in so far as it dismisses, firstly, Mr Carlo De Nicola’s claims seeking annulment of the decision of the Appeals Committee of the European Investment Bank (EIB); secondly, his claims seeking annulment of the decision to refuse his promotion for 2006 and all the acts connected with, consecutive and prior to that decision; and, thirdly, his claims seeking recognition of the liability of the EIB for the harassment of him which it carried out and seeking compensation for the losses alleged on that basis;










2.


Dismisses the remainder of the appeal;










3.


Refers the matter back to the Civil Service Tribunal;










4.


Reserves the costs.






(1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.