do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2012/437/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EU BAM Rafah/2/2012 of  24 July 2012 extending the mandate of the Head of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) ad interim
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Palestine question, appointment of members, border control, cross-border cooperation








L_2012200EN.01001801.xml










27.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 200/18








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EU BAM RAFAH/2/2012
of 24 July 2012
         
extending the mandate of the Head of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) ad interim

(2012/437/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP of 25 November 2005 on establishing a European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah) (1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Under Article 10(1) of Joint Action 2005/889/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of the EU BAM Rafah mission, including in particular the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


On 3 July 2012, by Decision 2012/382/CFSP (2), the PSC, on a proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), appointed Mr Davide PALMIGIANI Head of the EU BAM Rafah mission, ad interim, for the period from 1 July 2012 to 31 July 2012.












(3)


The HR has proposed that the mandate of Mr Davide PALMIGIANI as Head of the EU BAM Rafah mission, ad interim, be extended for a further period of two months, from 1 August 2012 to 30 September 2012,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Mr Davide PALMIGIANI as Head of the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EU BAM Rafah), ad interim, is hereby extended until 30 September 2012.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 August 2012.




Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

O. SKOOG
            





(1)  
            OJ L 327, 14.12.2005, p. 28.

(2)  
            OJ L 186, 14.7.2012, p. 30.
Council Decision of 24 July 2012 adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financing, draft budget (EU), financial management, financial year, own resources








C_2012234EN.01000401.xml










4.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/4





COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 2012
adopting the Council position on the draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013
2012/C 234/06
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic and Energy Community and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


On 25 May 2012, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft budget for the financial year 2013 (1).










(2)


The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities' own resources (2), and on the expenditure side, with Part I of Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (3), which, in the absence of any multiannual financial framework established pursuant to Article 312 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, constitutes the currently applicable instrument of budgetary discipline,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 was adopted by the Council on 24 July 2012.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Council


The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS




(1)  COM(2012) 300.

(2)  OJ L 163, 23.6.2007, p. 17.

(3)  OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 26.
2012/439/EU: Council Decision of 24 July 2012 appointing a Lithuanian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Lithuania, appointment of members








L_2012200EN.01002001.xml










27.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 200/20








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 July 2012
         
appointing a Lithuanian member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2012/439/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Lithuanian Government,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).












(2)


A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Zenonas Rokus RUDZIKAS,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Vitas MAČIULIS, Business consultant at the Lithuanian Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology (CPST), member of the board at the Lithuanian Photovoltaic Technology and Business Association (PTBA) is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Council


The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6648 — CGI/Logica)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology, merger control








C_2012218EN.01000102.xml










24.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6648 — CGI/Logica)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 218/02
On 18 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 32012M6648. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
2012/444/EU: Council Decision of 24 July 2012 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Banka Slovenije
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Slovenia, accountant, central bank




L_2012202EN.01002101.xml










28.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 202/21








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 July 2012
         
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Banka Slovenije
(2012/444/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,


Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2012/9 of the European Central Bank of 1 June 2012 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banka Slovenije (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


The mandate of the current external auditors of Banka Slovenije ends after the audit for the financial year of 2011. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2012.












(3)


Banka Slovenije has selected Deloitte revizija d.o.o. as its external auditor for the financial years 2012 to 2014.












(4)


The Governing Council of the ECB recommended that Deloitte revizija d.o.o. be appointed as the external auditor of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2012 to 2014.












(5)


It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 1(13) of Decision 1999/70/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘13.   Deloitte revizija d.o.o is hereby approved as the external auditor of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2012 to 2014.’.



Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.


Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.




Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Council


The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
            





(1)  
            OJ C 161, 7.6.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 69.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6619 — TSR Recycling/HKS Scrap Metals) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, metal waste, metallurgical industry, steel, waste recycling








C_2012218EN.01001201.xml










24.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6619 — TSR Recycling/HKS Scrap Metals)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 218/10






1.


On 17 July 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 TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG (‘TSR’, Germany), acquire(s) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of HKS Scrap Metals B.V. (‘HKS’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. TSR is jointly controlled by Alfa Acciai Spa (‘Alfa Acciai’, Italy), Cronimet Holding GmbH (‘Cronimet’, Germany) and Rethmann AG & Co. KG (‘Rethmann’, Germany).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for TSR: trading and processing of ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap,










—


for Alfa Acciai: production of reinforcing steel,










—


for Cronimet: trading in non-ferrous metal scrap and ferrous alloys,










—


for Rethmann: water and environmental services, recycling management and transport and logistics services,










—


for HKS: collecting, processing and trading of ferrous metal scrap.














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.6619 — TSR Recycling/HKS Scrap Metals, 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 T-328/12: Action brought on 24 July 2012 — Mundipharma v OHIM — AFP Pharmaceuticals (Maxigesic)
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark








C_2012287EN.01003401.xml










22.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 287/34





Action brought on 24 July 2012 — Mundipharma v OHIM — AFP Pharmaceuticals (Maxigesic)
(Case T-328/12)
2012/C 287/63
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Mundipharma GmbH (Limburg an der Lahn, Germany) (represented by: F. Nielsen, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: AFP Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Takapuna, New Zealand)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 23 May 2012 in Case R 1788/2010-4;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: AFP Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘Maxigesic’ for goods in Class 5 — Community trade mark application No 7 056 104

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: the applicant

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the word mark ‘OXYGESIC’ for goods in Class 5

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was upheld and the opposition was rejected

Pleas in law: infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 681/2012 of 24 July 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Kraški zašink (PGI)]
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, designation of origin, meat product, pigmeat, product designation








L_2012198EN.01001001.xml










25.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 198/10








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 681/2012
of 24 July 2012
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Kraški zašink (PGI)]


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)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Slovenia’s application to register the name ‧Kraški zašink‧ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


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 C 309, 21.10.2011, p. 13.




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

Class 1.2.   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

SLOVENIA
Kraški zašink (PGI)
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, fruit product, grape








C_2012218EN.01000601.xml










24.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 218/6





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
2012/C 218/07
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

Page 51

In the Explanatory Notes to subheading ‘0806 20 10 Currants’ the existing text is replaced by the following:

‘Currants are the dried product obtained from grapes of the varieties (cultivars) Korinthiaki N. (Black Corinth) (Vitis vinifera L.). They are small, round, without stalks and almost seedless, dark purple in colour tending to black and very sweet.’

The following Explanatory Notes are added after subheading ‘0806 20 10 Currants’:







‘0806 20 30




Sultanas

Sultanas are the dried product obtained from grapes of the varieties (cultivars) Soultanina B. (or Thompson seedless) (Vitis vinifera L.). They are seedless, medium sized, golden in colour tending to brown and sweet.





0806 20 90




Other

This subheading includes all other dried grapes than currants and sultanas.
Dried muscatel grapes are the dried product obtained from grapes of the varieties (cultivars) of Moschato Alexandreias B. (or Muscatel, or Malaga) (Vitis vinifera L.). They contain seeds.’







(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.
2012/435/EU: Council Decision of 24 July 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Russia, export tax, ratification of an agreement, raw material, trade agreement (EU)








L_2012200EN.01000201.xml










27.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 200/2








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 24 July 2012
         
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials
(2012/435/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Council Decision 2012/108/EU (1), the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials (‘the Agreement’), was signed on 16 December 2011, subject to its conclusion.












(2)


The Agreement should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Russian Federation relating to the introduction or increase of export duties on raw materials is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (2).


Article 2
The President of the Council shall designate the person(s) empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to make the notification provided for in the Agreement in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (3).


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 24 July 2012.


For the Council


The President

A. D. MAVROYIANNIS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 57, 29.2.2012, p. 52.

(2)  The Agreement has been published in OJ L 57, 29.2.2012, p. 53, together with the decision on signing.

(3)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/2012 of 24 July 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Uva di Puglia (PGI)]
Date: 2012-07-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, grape, product designation








L_2012198EN.01000801.xml










25.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 198/8








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 680/2012
of 24 July 2012
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Uva di Puglia (PGI)]


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)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Italy's application to register the name ‧Uva di Puglia‧ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


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 C 304, 15.10.2011, p. 23.




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

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

ITALY
Uva di Puglia (PGI)