do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6592 — Naxicap/Achares/Pro-Struct/Accent Jobs for People) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, provision of services, temporary employment








C_2012158EN.01002401.xml










5.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 158/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6592 — Naxicap/Achares/Pro-Struct/Accent Jobs for People)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 158/06






1.


On 25 May 2012, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Naxicap Partners (‘Naxicap’, France), belonging to the group Banque Populaire Caisse d’Epargne (‘BPCE’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control, with Achares NV (‘Achares’, Belgium) and Pro-Struct BVBA (‘Pro-Struct’, Belgium), of Accent Jobs for People (Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Naxicap: BPCE group’s asset management company, active in support of projects in growth capital, capital reorganisation, management asset diversification, and business transfer and business creation financing,










—


Accent Jobs For People: recruitment and selection agency active in the temporary employment sector in Belgium and the Netherlands. The sole purpose of Achares and Pro-Struct is the ownership of shares in Accent Jobs For People and they are not involved in any other business activity.














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.6592 — Naxicap/Achares/Pro-Struct/Accent Jobs for People, 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’).
Case C-489/10: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Criminal proceedings against Łukasz Marcin Bonda (Common agricultural policy — Single area payment scheme — Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 — Article 138(1) — Exclusion from receiving aid if the area declared is not correct — Administrative or criminal nature of that penalty — Rule against the overlapping of criminal penalties — Ne bis in idem principle)
Date: 2012-06-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative sanction, penalty, single payment scheme








C_2012217EN.01000202.xml










21.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/2





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Criminal proceedings against Łukasz Marcin Bonda
(Case C-489/10) (1)

(Common agricultural policy - Single area payment scheme - Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 - Article 138(1) - Exclusion from receiving aid if the area declared is not correct - Administrative or criminal nature of that penalty - Rule against the overlapping of criminal penalties - Ne bis in idem principle)
2012/C 217/03
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Najwyższy

Party to the main criminal proceedings

Łukasz Marcin Bonda

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Sąd Najwyższy — Interpretation of Article 138 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (OJ 2004 L 345, p. 1) — Single area payment — Grant of aid excluded if the area declared is incorrect — Administrative or criminal nature of that penalty

Operative part of the judgment

Article 138(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials must be interpreted as meaning that the measures provided for in the second and third subparagraphs of that provision, consisting in excluding a farmer from receiving aid for the year in which he made a false declaration of the eligible area and reducing the aid he can claim within the following three calendar years by an amount corresponding to the difference between the area declared and the area determined, do not constitute criminal penalties.


(1)  OJ C 13, 15.1.2011.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012158EN.01000301.xml










5.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 158/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

4 June 2012
2012/C 158/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2437




JPY


Japanese yen


97,16




DKK


Danish krone


7,4304




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80845




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0070




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2009




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6030




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,733




HUF


Hungarian forint


303,06




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6970




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3990




RON


Romanian leu


4,4730




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3024




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2796




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2923




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6515




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6430




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6011




KRW


South Korean won


1 468,74




ZAR


South African rand


10,5957




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9149




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5560




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 730,51




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9802




PHP


Philippine peso


54,046




RUB


Russian rouble


41,8100




THB


Thai baht


39,226




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5388




MXN


Mexican peso


17,7016




INR


Indian rupee


69,2310






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6571 — Vitol/Grindrod/Cockett Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, fuel reprocessing, merger control, transport company








C_2012158EN.01002701.xml










5.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 158/27





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6571 — Vitol/Grindrod/Cockett Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 158/09






1.


On 29 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Vitol B.V. (‘Vitol’, the Netherlands) and Grindrod Limited (‘Grindrod’, South Africa) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Cockett Marine Oil Pte Ltd (Singapore) and Cockett Marine Oil South Africa (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) (together ‘the Cockett Group’) by way of a purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Vitol: active in the physical trading of energy commodities relating in particular to the oil and gas sector,










—


for Grindrod: active in the movement of cargo by road, rail, sea and air through integrated logistics services utilising specialised assets and infrastructure,










—


for the Cockett Group: active in reselling marine fuels, also known as bunker trading.














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.6571 — Vitol/Grindrod/Cockett Group, 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’).
Case F-83/10: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 5 June 2012 — Giannakouris v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Family allowances — Education allowance — Conditions of grant — Deduction of an allowance of like nature paid from other sources)
Date: 2012-06-05
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, economic support, education grant, remuneration of work








C_2012217EN.01003003.xml










21.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 217/30





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 5 June 2012 — Giannakouris v Commission
(Case F-83/10) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Remuneration - Family allowances - Education allowance - Conditions of grant - Deduction of an allowance of like nature paid from other sources)
2012/C 217/64
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Konstantinos Giannakouris (Roodt-sur-Syre, Luxembourg) (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin, Agent, and E. Bourtzalas and E. Antypas, lawyers)

Re:

Annulment of the decision of the Commission whereby the education allowance granted to the applicant was reduced on the basis that his daughter receives financial assistance from a Member State by way of a grant and a loan.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Giannakouris to pay the European Commission’s costs.






(1)  OJ C 13, 15.1.2011, p. 38.