do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Recruitment to the European Medicines Agency (London)
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: Provisional data
Subjects: European Medicines Agency, administrator, job vacancy, legal adviser, public contract








CA2012160EN.01000101.xml










6.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 160/1





RECRUITMENT TO THE EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY (LONDON)
(2012/C 160 A/01)

The Agency is responsible for coordinating the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use in the European Union (see Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1)). The Agency was established in January 1995. It has many close contacts with the European Commission, the 27 EU Member States, EEA-EFTA countries and many other groups in government and the private sector.


Further information on the Agency and its activities is readily accessible through the internet; our web address is http://www.ema.europa.eu

The European Medicines Agency is organising a selection procedure with a view to drawing up a reserve list for:






 



EMA/AD/335: Head of Legal Service, Directorate (AD 10)





Selected candidates will be included on a reserve list and, depending on the budgetary situation, may be offered a five-year renewable contract in accordance with the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968).
The place of employment shall be London.
Candidates must be nationals of a Member State of the European Union, or of Iceland, Liechtenstein or Norway, on condition that they have full rights as a citizen.

The complete conditions and job description should be downloaded from the Agency website:


http://www.ema.europa.eu/htms/general/admin/recruit/recruitnew.htm


Applications have to be submitted electronically using the form available on the Agency website. The deadline for submission of application forms is 18 July 2012 at midnight.


Please note that due to the large number of applications the Agency may receive when reaching the deadline for submission of applications, the system may have problems to process the large amounts of data. Applicants are therefore advised to send in their application well ahead of the deadline.

If you wish to receive notification of vacancy publications electronically please register online for an RSS feed at http://www.ema.europa.eu/ under ‘RSS news feeds’.
Case C-281/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 6 June 2012 — Trento Sviluppo Srl and Centrale Adriatica Soc. coop. v AGCM
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, restriction on competition








C_2012235EN.01001101.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/11





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 6 June 2012 — Trento Sviluppo Srl and Centrale Adriatica Soc. coop. v AGCM
(Case C-281/12)
2012/C 235/20
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Trento Sviluppo srl, Centrale Adriatica Soc. coop.

Respondent: Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM)

Question referred

Is Article 6(1) of Directive 2005/29/EC, (1) as regards the part in which the Italian-language version uses the words ‘e in ogni caso’, to be understood as meaning that, in order for the existence of a misleading commercial practice to be established, it is sufficient if even only one of the elements referred to in the first part of that paragraph is present, or that, in order for the existence of such a commercial practice to be established, it is also necessary for the additional element to be present, that is to say, the commercial practice must be likely to interfere with a transactional decision adopted by a consumer?


(1)  Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012160EN.01001201.xml










6.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 160/12





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 June 2012
2012/C 160/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2429




JPY


Japanese yen


97,25




DKK


Danish krone


7,4314




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81005




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9690




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2010




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5945




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,720




HUF


Hungarian forint


302,19




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6968




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3816




RON


Romanian leu


4,4660




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3002




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2762




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2930




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6430




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6482




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6012




KRW


South Korean won


1 467,15




ZAR


South African rand


10,5100




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9153




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5670




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 734,95




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9773




PHP


Philippine peso


54,093




RUB


Russian rouble


41,2610




THB


Thai baht


39,300




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5503




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6753




INR


Indian rupee


69,1610






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6612 — Vitol/AtlasInvest/Petroplus Marketing) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial instrument, gas, investment company, merger control, oil industry, raw material








C_2012160EN.01002201.xml










6.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 160/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6612 — Vitol/AtlasInvest/Petroplus Marketing)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 160/08






1.


On 21 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 the undertaking Vitol Holding BV (‘Vitol’, the Netherlands), and Alea Iacta Est BV (‘AtlasInvest’, the Netherlands), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of certain assets currently controlled by the Petroplus Group (‘Petroplus Marketing’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares and assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Vitol: trading of commodities and financial instruments relating in particular to oil and gas, operation of storage terminals and exploration and production of oil and gas,










—


for AtlasInvest: private investment, primarily in conventional oil and gas,










—


for Petroplus Marketing: the Cressier refinery (and associated infrastructure) together with Petroplus’ wholesale marketing business in Switzerland.














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.6612 — Vitol/AtlasInvest/Petroplus Marketing, 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’).
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2011/297/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Satellite Centre ( OJ L 136, 24.5.2011 )
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, Western European Union, administrative formalities, satellite communications




L_2012146EN.01004801.xml










6.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 146/48







Corrigendum to Council Decision 2011/297/CFSP of 23 May 2011 amending Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Satellite Centre
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 136 of 24 May 2011
)

On page 62, Article 1(1):
for:






‘1)


The following paragraph is added to Article 2:

“5.   As from 1 July 2011, following the dissolution of the Western European Union (‘WEU’), the Centre shall perform the administrative tasks set out in Article 23a.” ’,





read:






‘1)


The following paragraph is added to Article 2:

“3.   As from 1 July 2011, following the dissolution of the Western European Union (‘WEU’), the Centre shall perform the administrative tasks set out in Article 23a.” ’.
Case C-280/12 P: Appeal brought on 6 June 2012 by the Council of the European Union against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 21 March 2012 in Joined Cases T-439/10 and T-440/10 Fulmen and Mahmoudian v Council
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Iran, capital movement, common foreign and security policy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, nuclear non-proliferation








C_2012235EN.01001002.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/10





Appeal brought on 6 June 2012 by the Council of the European Union against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 21 March 2012 in Joined Cases T-439/10 and T-440/10 Fulmen and Mahmoudian v Council
(Case C-280/12 P)
2012/C 235/19
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and R. Liudvinaviciute, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Fulmen, Fereydoun Mahmoudian, European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Set aside the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 21 March 2012 in Joined Cases T-439/10 and T-440/10;










—


Give a final ruling on the dispute and dismiss the actions brought by Fulmen and Mr Mahmoudian against the measures of the Council at issue;










—


Order Fulmen and Mr Mahmoudian to pay the costs incurred by the Council at first instance and in connection with the present appeal.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The Council submits that the judgment of the General Court in the abovementioned cases is marred by errors of law and that that judgment should therefore be set aside by the Court.
The Council maintains that the General Court erred in law in holding that it had to adduce evidence to substantiate its statement of the reasons for the imposition of restrictive measures against the company Fulmen, namely that that company was involved in the installation of electrical equipment on the Qom/Fordoo (Iran) nuclear site.
In that regard, the Council submits, first, that the General Court erred in law in holding that it had to require the Member State which proposed designating Fulmen to present evidence and information although that evidence comes from confidential sources. Secondly, the Council submits that the General Court erred in law in holding that that Court could take account of confidential evidence which is not communicated to the lawyers of the parties concerned, although Article 67(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court does not provide for that possibility.
Case C-282/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Sul (Portugal) lodged on 6 June 2012 — Fazenda Pública v ITELCAR — Automóveis de Aluguer, Lda
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, credit institution, indebtedness, interpretation of the law, legal domicile, tax relief








C_2012250EN.01001001.xml










18.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 250/10





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Sul (Portugal) lodged on 6 June 2012 — Fazenda Pública v ITELCAR — Automóveis de Aluguer, Lda
(Case C-282/12)
2012/C 250/18
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Central Administrativo Sul

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Fazenda Pública, ITELCAR — Automóveis de Aluguer, Lda

Defendants: ITELCAR — Automóveis de Aluguer, Lda, Fazenda Pública

Question referred

Do Articles 63 TFEU and 65 TFEU (Articles 56 EC and 58 EC) preclude legislation of a Member State, such as that contained in Paragraph 61 CIRC (Código do Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Coletivas) in the wording resulting from [Decree-Law No] 198/2001 of [3 July 2001], as amended by [Law No] 60 A/2005 of 30 [December 2005] (State Budget Act for 2006), which, in connection with the indebtedness of a taxable person residing in Portugal to an entity of a non-member country with which it maintains special relations within the meaning of Paragraph 58(4) CIRC, does not allow the setting off against tax of interest relating to the part of its indebtedness regarded as excessive under Paragraph 61(3) CIRC, borne and paid by a taxable person residing within national territory on the same basis as interest borne and paid by a taxable person residing in Portugal who is found to be excessively indebted to an entity residing in Portugal with which it maintains special relations?
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2012160EN.01001801.xml










6.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 160/18





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
2012/C 160/06




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Portugal

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the Community providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Portugal
Subject of commemoration: the European Capital of Culture 2012, the city of Guimarães in the North of Portugal
Description of the design: The coins depicts three of Guimarães most relevant symbols: King Afonso Henriques and his sword and a part of the city castle. On the left, the Portuguese Coat of Arms and the indication of the issuing country: Portugal. On the bottom right is the Guimarães 2012 event logo and the artist name: José de Guimarães.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 
Date of issue: June 2012


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Case T-247/12: Action brought on 6 June 2012 — Argo Group International v OHIM — Arisa Assurances (ARIS)
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, insurance company, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012243EN.01002502.xml










11.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/25





Action brought on 6 June 2012 — Argo Group International v OHIM — Arisa Assurances (ARIS)
(Case T-247/12)
2012/C 243/45
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Argo Group International Holdings Ltd (Hamilton, Bermuda) (represented by: R. Hoy, S. Levine, and N. Edbrooke, Solicitors)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Arisa Assurances SA (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Form of order sought







—


Annul or alter the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 9 March 2012 in case R 193/2011-2, so that the applicant’s mark is registered;










—


Order OHIM to pay the costs of the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark in colour ‘ARIS’, for goods and services in class 36 — Community trade mark application No 7390404

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration No 307470 of the figurative mark in colours ‘ARISA ASSURANCES S.A.’ for goods and services in class 36

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejected the Community trade mark application in its entirety

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: The applicant submits that OHIM and the Board erred as a matter of law in concluding that the marks are legally similar and in concluding ipso facto that there is a likelihood of confusion on the part of the relevant public.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 6 June 2012 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/39.736 — Siemens/Areva — Rapporteur: Belgium
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: competition, nuclear technology, restriction on competition








C_2012280EN.01000601.xml










15.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 280/6





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant positions given at its meeting of 6 June 2012 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/39.736 — Siemens/Areva
Rapporteur: Belgium
2012/C 280/03






1.


The Advisory Committee shares the Commission's concerns expressed in its draft decision as communicated to the Advisory Committee on 6 June 2012 under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the proceedings concerning Siemens and Areva can be concluded by means of a decision pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitments offered by Siemens and Areva are suitable, necessary and proportionate and should be made legally binding on Siemens and Areva.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, in light of the commitments offered by Siemens and Areva, there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission against Siemens and Areva, without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.










5.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Communication from the Commission relating to the available quantity for the September 2012 subperiod in the framework of certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the rice sector
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands OCT, import (EU), rice, tariff quota








C_2012160EN.01001101.xml










6.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 160/11





Communication from the Commission relating to the available quantity for the September 2012 subperiod in the framework of certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the rice sector
2012/C 160/03
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 opened tariff quotas for the import of rice originating in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1). No import licence applications have been submitted during the first seven days of May 2012 for the quotas with order numbers 09.4189 and 09.4190.
In accordance with the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (2), the quantities for which applications are not submitted are to be added to the following subperiod.
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 1(5) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 quantities available in the following subperiod are communicated by the Commission before the 25th day of the last month of a given subperiod.
As a result, the total available quantity for the September 2012 subperiod under the quotas with order numbers 09.4189 and 09.4190 as referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009 are set out in the Annex to this communication.


(1)  OJ L 344, 23.12.2009, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.


ANNEX

Quantities available for the following subperiod under Regulation (EU) No 1274/2009









Origin


Order number


Import licence applications introduced for the May 2012 subperiod


Total available quantity for the September 2012 subperiod (in kg)




Netherlands Antilles and Aruba


09.4189



 (1)



25 000 000




Least developed OCTs


09.4190



 (1)



10 000 000






(1)  No allocation coefficient for this subperiod: no licence applications were sent to the Commission.
Notice concerning a request in accordance with to Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Deadline extension — Request from a contracting entity
Date: 2012-06-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, award of contract, competition, electrical energy, energy production, marketing








C_2012160EN.01002301.xml










6.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 160/23





Notice concerning a request in accordance with to Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Deadline extension
Request from a contracting entity
2012/C 160/09
On 29 March 2012, the Commission received a request under Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1).
This request, from EniPower SpA, concerns the production and sale of electricity in Italy. It was published on page 6 of OJ C 131, 5.5.2012. The initial deadline was 2 July 2012.
Given that the Commission needs to obtain and analyse additional information, and in accordance with the second sentence of Article 30(6), the period granted to the Commission for deciding on this request is hereby extended by three months.
The final deadline is therefore 2 October 2012.


(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.