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Commission Regulation (EU) No 695/2012 of 24 July 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012203EN.01002801.xml










31.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 203/28








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 695/2012
of 24 July 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Spain


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2) lays down quotas for 2012.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


9/T&Q




Member State


Spain




Stock


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


VIIIa and VIIIb




Date


12 June 2012
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6672 — HHR Euro C.V./Starwood/Le Meridien Nuremberg)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, merger control








C_2012218EN.01000201.xml










24.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6672 — HHR Euro C.V./Starwood/Le Meridien Nuremberg)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 218/03
On 17 July 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 32012M6672. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 685/2012 of 24 July 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue ling in EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012200EN.01000301.xml










27.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 200/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 685/2012
of 24 July 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue ling in EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 44/2012 of 17 January 2012 fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2012.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2012.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2012 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 25, 27.1.2012, p. 55.




ANNEX






No


8/T&Q




Member State


Spain




Stock


BLI/5B67-




Species


Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)




Zone


EU waters and international waters of Vb, VI, VII




Date


12.6.2012
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6535 — Glory/Talaris Topco)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, machine-tool industry, merger control, money








C_2012218EN.01000101.xml










24.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6535 — Glory/Talaris Topco)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 218/01
On 2 July 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 32012M6535. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-349/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Bíróság (Budapest Municipal Court) (Hungary) lodged on 24 July 2012 — Peró Gáz Kft. v Balla János
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European patent, administrative procedure, interpretation of the law, patent law








C_2012311EN.01000401.xml










13.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/4





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Bíróság (Budapest Municipal Court) (Hungary) lodged on 24 July 2012 — Peró Gáz Kft. v Balla János
(Case C-349/12)
2012/C 311/03
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fővárosi Bíróság (Budapest Municipal Court)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Peró Gáz Kft.

Defendant: János Balla

Questions referred







1.


Is it consistent with European Union law if, during proceedings to amend a decision relating to an application for invalidation of a patent, the measures, procedures and legal remedies are applied in such a way that: the national court is not bound by the claims or statements with legal effect made by the parties, and the court is entitled to order of its own motion any evidence that it may deem necessary?










2.


Is it consistent with European Union law if, during proceedings to amend a decision relating to an application for invalidation of a patent, the measures, procedures and legal remedies are applied in such a way that: the national court, when making its decision, is not bound by the administrative decision made in relation to the application for invalidation, or by the findings established therein, nor, specifically, by the grounds for invalidation indicated during the administrative procedure, or by the declarations, assertions or evidence submitted during the administrative procedure?










3.


Is it consistent with European Union law if, during proceedings to amend a decision relating to an application for invalidation of a patent, the measures, procedures and legal remedies are applied in such a way that: the national court, in connection with the requirement for novelty or an inventive step, assesses whether the invention is due the priority of the application date, or merely the priority of the amendment date, assuming that the legislation in force on the application date allowed the applicant to extend the technical content of the patent application, and the scope of the patent awarded, after the application date
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 762/2012 of 24 July 2012 approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Langres (PDO)]
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, cheese, designation of origin, product designation








L_2012227EN.01000101.xml










23.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 227/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 762/2012
of 24 July 2012
         
approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Langres (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined France's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the name ‘Langres’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/1996 (2).












(2)


Since the amendment in question is not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been sent to the Commission, the amendment should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p.12.

(2)  
            OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p.1.

(3)  
            OJ C 247, 25.8.2011, p.11.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.3.   Cheeses

FRANCE
Langres (PDO)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012218EN.01000501.xml










24.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 July 2012
2012/C 218/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2105




JPY


Japanese yen


94,72




DKK


Danish krone


7,4396




GBP


Pound sterling


0,77980




SEK


Swedish krona


8,4508




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2010




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3810




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,579




HUF


Hungarian forint


288,34




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1968




RON


Romanian leu


4,6240




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2043




AUD


Australian dollar


1,1784




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2314




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3899




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5301




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5264




KRW


South Korean won


1 391,08




ZAR


South African rand


10,2454




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7303




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5028




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 476,02




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8396




PHP


Philippine peso


50,948




RUB


Russian rouble


39,4914




THB


Thai baht


38,470




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4698




MXN


Mexican peso


16,3715




INR


Indian rupee


67,7560






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.