do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Africa, anti-dumping duty, import (EU), non-ferrous metal, originating product








C_2012180EN.01001501.xml










21.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/15





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
2012/C 180/10
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), 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)





Certain manganese dioxides


South Africa


Anti-dumping duty


Council Regulation (EC) No 221/2008 (OJ L 69, 13.3.2008, p. 1)


14.3.2013






(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-514/10: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud České republiky — Czech Republic) — Wolf Naturprodukte GmbH v SEWAR spol. s r.o. (Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Temporal scope — Enforcement of a judgment delivered before the accession of the State of enforcement to the European Union)
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: accession to the European Union, application of EU law, enforcement of ruling, interpretation of the law, jurisdiction








C_2012250EN.01000301.xml










18.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 250/3





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší soud České republiky — Czech Republic) — Wolf Naturprodukte GmbH v SEWAR spol. s r.o.
(Case C-514/10) (1)

(Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Temporal scope - Enforcement of a judgment delivered before the accession of the State of enforcement to the European Union)
2012/C 250/04
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší soud České republiky

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Wolf Naturprodukte GmbH

Defendant: SEWAR spol. s r. o.

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Nejvyšší soud České republiky — Interpretation of Article 66(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1) — Temporal scope — Enforcement of a judgment delivered before the accession of the State of enforcement to the European Union

Operative part of the judgment

Article 66(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters must be interpreted as meaning that, for that regulation to be applicable for the purpose of the recognition and enforcement of a judgment, it is necessary that at the time of delivery of that judgment the regulation was in force both in the Member State of origin and in the Member State addressed.


(1)  OJ C 13, 15.11.2011.
Case C-78/11: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Asociación Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribución (ANGED) v Federación de Asociaciones Sindicales (FASGA), Federaciόn de Trabajadores Independientes de Comercio (Fetico), Federaciόn Estatal de Trabajadores de Comercio, Hostelería, Turismo y Juego de UGT, Federaciόn del Comercio, Hostelería y Turismo de CC.OO. (Directive 2003/88/EC — Organisation of working time — Entitlement to paid annual leave — Sick leave — Annual leave coinciding with sick leave — Entitlement to take paid annual leave at another time)
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: arrangement of working time, interpretation of the law, paid leave, sick leave








C_2012250EN.01000402.xml










18.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 250/4





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Asociación Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribución (ANGED) v Federación de Asociaciones Sindicales (FASGA), Federaciόn de Trabajadores Independientes de Comercio (Fetico), Federaciόn Estatal de Trabajadores de Comercio, Hostelería, Turismo y Juego de UGT, Federaciόn del Comercio, Hostelería y Turismo de CC.OO.
(Case C-78/11) (1)

(Directive 2003/88/EC - Organisation of working time - Entitlement to paid annual leave - Sick leave - Annual leave coinciding with sick leave - Entitlement to take paid annual leave at another time)
2012/C 250/07
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Supremo

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Asociación Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribución (ANGED)

Defendants: Federación de Asociaciones Sindicales (FASGA), Federaciόn de Trabajadores Independientes de Comercio (Fetico), Federaciόn Estatal de Trabajadores de Comercio, Hostelería, Turismo y Juego de UGT, Federaciόn del Comercio, Hostelería y Turismo de CC.OO.

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal Supremo — Interpretation of Article 7(1) of European Parliament and Council Directive 2003/88/EC of 4 November 2003, concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (OJ L 299, p. 9) — Leave coincides with periods of temporary incapacity for work during periods of sick leave — National regulations do not allow the interruption of paid annual leave and its subsequent recovery in its entirety or for the remaining period

Operative part of the judgment

Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time must be interpreted as precluding national provisions under which a worker who becomes unfit for work during a period of paid annual leave is not entitled subsequently to the paid annual leave which coincided with the period of unfitness for work.


(1)  OJ C 152, 21.5.2011.
Case C-303/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance de Liège (Belgium) lodged on 21 June 2012 — Guido Imfeld, Nathalie Garcet v État belge
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, basis of tax assessment, double taxation, interpretation of the law, tax exemption








C_2012287EN.01001802.xml










22.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/18





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance de Liège (Belgium) lodged on 21 June 2012 — Guido Imfeld, Nathalie Garcet v État belge
(Case C-303/12)
2012/C 287/33
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal de première instance de Liège (Belgium)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Guido Imfeld, Nathalie Garcet

Defendant: État belge

Question referred

Is it contrary to Article 39 [EC] that, as a result of the provision made under the Belgian tax system, specifically under Article 155 of the 1992 Income Tax Code and the second subparagraph of Article 134(1) of that Code, and regardless of whether Circular No Ci.RH.331/575.420 of 12 March 2008 is applied, the income earned in Germany by the first applicant — which is exempt from tax [in Belgium] pursuant to Article 17 of the Convention concluded between Germany and Belgium for the avoidance of double taxation — is taken into account for the purposes of calculating the tax payable in Belgium and is used as the basis of assessment for the grant of tax advantages provided for under the 1992 Income Tax Code, and those advantages, such as the tax-free allowance because of the first applicant’s family circumstances, are reduced or granted to a lesser extent than if the income of both applicants were earned in Belgium and if the higher income were that earned by the second applicant, rather than by the first applicant, whereas, in Germany, the income of the first applicant is taxed as though he were a single person and he is accordingly not entitled to all the tax advantages linked to his personal and family circumstances, of which the German tax authorities take account only in part?
Case C-223/11: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Directive 2000/60/EC — European Union water policy — River basin district management plans — Publication and notification to the Commission — None — Information and consultation of the public on the envisaged management plans — None)
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: infringement of EU law, water management, water protection








C_2012250EN.01000702.xml










18.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 250/7





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-223/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 2000/60/EC - European Union water policy - River basin district management plans - Publication and notification to the Commission - None - Information and consultation of the public on the envisaged management plans - None)
2012/C 250/12
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Guerra e Andrade and I. Chatzigiannis, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: L. Inez Fernandes, Agent)

Re:

Infringement of Articles 13(1), (2) and (6), 14(1) 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 district management plans — Publication — Information and consultation of the public — Commission not notified of copy management plans

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Rules that, the Portuguese Republic, by failing within the prescribed period:






—


to publish the national and international river basin district management plans;










—


to publish and to submit to the public, including users, for comment the envisaged river basin district management plans, and










—


to send the European Commission the copies of those plans,




has failed to fulfil its obligations under, respectively, Article 13(6) 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, read in conjunction with Article 13(1) and (2), Article 14(1)(c) and Article 15(1) of that directive;










2.


Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.
Joined Cases T-178/10, T-263/10 and T-265/10: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2012 — Spain v Commission (Operational programmes of the Cohesion Fund and of the ERDF managed by Spain — Request for interim payment — Evidence suggesting significant deficiency in functioning of management and control systems — Measures interrupting the period for payment — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Audit strategy — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Proportionality)
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Cohesion Fund, European Regional Development Fund, management audit, operation of the Institutions, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, regions of Spain








C_2012227EN.01001703.xml










28.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/17





Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2012 — Spain v Commission
(Joined Cases T-178/10, T-263/10 and T-265/10) (1)

(Operational programmes of the Cohesion Fund and of the ERDF managed by Spain - Request for interim payment - Evidence suggesting significant deficiency in functioning of management and control systems - Measures interrupting the period for payment - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Audit strategy - Legal certainty - Legitimate expectations - Proportionality)
2012/C 227/25
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: N. Díaz Abad, agent)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Urraca Caviedes and B. Conte and, in Case T-178/10, A. Steiblytė, agents)

Re:

Actions against the Commission decisions of 12 February 2010 (Case T-178/10), 8 April 2010 (Case T-263/10) and 15 April 2010 (Case T-265/10) informing the Spanish authorities of the interruption of the period for the settlement of certain requests for interim payment submitted by the Kingdom of Spain.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders that Cases T-178/10, T-263/10 and T-265/10 be joined for the purposes of judgment;










2.


Dismisses the actions;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 161, 19.6.2010.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012180EN.01000101.xml










21.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 June 2012
2012/C 180/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2704




JPY


Japanese yen


100,24




DKK


Danish krone


7,4334




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80600




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8434




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2009




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5060




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,453




HUF


Hungarian forint


286,95




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6968




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2393




RON


Romanian leu


4,4636




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2797




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2456




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2919




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,8569




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5928




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6105




KRW


South Korean won


1 462,35




ZAR


South African rand


10,4198




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0809




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5420




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 997,41




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0101




PHP


Philippine peso


53,592




RUB


Russian rouble


41,3462




THB


Thai baht


40,018




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5702




MXN


Mexican peso


17,3916




INR


Indian rupee


71,3390






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-276/09: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2012 — Kavaklidere-Europe v OHIM — Yakult Honsha (Yakut) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark Yakut — Earlier Community figurative mark Yakult — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012227EN.01001702.xml










28.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/17





Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2012 — Kavaklidere-Europe v OHIM — Yakult Honsha (Yakut)
(Case T-276/09) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Yakut - Earlier Community figurative mark Yakult - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 227/24
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Kavaklidere-Europe (Schoten, Belgium) (represented: initially by J. Vercraeye and I. Tytgat, and subsequently by J. Vercraeye and B. De Vuyst, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Yakult Honsha Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, Japan) (represented by M. Edenborough QC, P. Harris, Solicitor, and T. Elias, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 May 2009 (Case R 1396/2008-4) concerning opposition proceedings between Yakult Honsha Kabushiki Kaisha and Kavaklidere-Europe

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Kavaklidere-Europe to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 244, 10.10.2009.
Case C-294/11: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Agenzia delle Entrate v Elsacom NV (Eighth VAT Directive — Arrangements for the refund of VAT to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country — Time-limit within which refund applications are to be submitted — Time bar)
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, harmonisation of standards, interpretation of the law, tax collection, tax rebate








C_2012250EN.01000801.xml










18.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 250/8





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 June 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Agenzia delle Entrate v Elsacom NV
(Case C-294/11) (1)

(Eighth VAT Directive - Arrangements for the refund of VAT to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country - Time-limit within which refund applications are to be submitted - Time bar)
2012/C 250/13
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Agenzia delle Entrate

Defendant: Elsacom NV

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Corte suprema di Cassazione — Interpretation of Article 7(1) of Eighth Council Directive 79/1072/EEC of 6 December 1979 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Arrangements for the refund of value added tax to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country (OJ 1979 L 331, p. 11) — Period of six months from the end of the calendar year in which value added tax became chargeable within which to submit an application for refund of that tax — The legal significance of the period laid down by the directive

Operative part of the judgment

The six-month time limit laid down in the last sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Eighth Council Directive 79/1072/EC of 6 December 1979 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Arrangements for the refund of value added tax to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country — for submitting an application for a value added tax refund is a mandatory time limit.


(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.
Case T-514/10: Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2012 — Fruit of the Loom v OHIM — Blueshore Management (FRUIT) (Community trade mark — Revocation proceedings — Community word mark FRUIT — Non-use — Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2012227EN.01001901.xml










28.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/19





Judgment of the General Court of 21 June 2012 — Fruit of the Loom v OHIM — Blueshore Management (FRUIT)
(Case T-514/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community word mark FRUIT - Non-use - Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2012/C 227/28
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Fruit of the Loom, Inc. (Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister, and V. Marsland, Solicitor)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially by S. Schäffner, subsequently by G. Schneider, subsequently by D. Botis, and finally by J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Blueshore Management SA (Cernusco Sul Naviglio, Italy) (represented by: S. Corona and G. Ciccone, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 August 2010 (Case R 1686/2008-4) concerning revocation proceedings between Blueshore Management SA and Fruit of the Loom, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Fruit of the Loom, Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by OHIM;










3.


Orders Blueshore Management SA to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 13, 15.1.2011.
Notice of open competitions
Date: 2012-06-21
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, competition (EU), information profession, legal profession








C_2012180EN.01001301.xml










21.6.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 180/13





NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS
2012/C 180/08
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competitions:






 


EPSO/AD/233/12 — Croatian language (HR) translators (AD 5)










 


EPSO/AD/234/12 — Interpreters (AD 5/AD 7) for Croatian language (HR)










 


EPSO/AD/235/12 — Croatian language (HR) lawyer-linguists (AD 7)




The competition notices are published in Official Journal C 180 A of 21 June 2012 in English, French and German only.
Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://eu-careers.eu