do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
2013/408/Euratom: Commission Decision of 31 July 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of South Africa
Date: 2012-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAEC, South Africa, cooperation agreement, nuclear energy, peaceful use of energy, ratification of an agreement








L_2013204EN.01000201.xml










31.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 204/2








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 31 July 2012
         
on the conclusion of the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of South Africa
(2013/408/Euratom)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101, the second paragraph thereof,


Having regard to the approval of the Council,

Whereas:

The Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of South Africa should be concluded,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
The Agreement for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between the European Atomic Energy Community and the Government of the Republic of South Africa is hereby approved on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.


Article 2
A Member of the Commission is hereby authorised to sign the Agreement and to carry out all necessary steps for the entry into force of this Agreement to be concluded on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.




Done at Brussels, 31 July 2012.


For the Commission

Günther OETTINGER
            

Member of the Commission
Case T-348/12: Action brought on 31 July 2012 — Globosat Programadora v OHIM — Sport TV Portugal (SPORT TV INTERNACIONAL)
Date: 2012-07-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Portugal, pay television, registered trade mark, sporting event, trade-mark law








C_2012311EN.01001102.xml










13.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/11





Action brought on 31 July 2012 — Globosat Programadora v OHIM — Sport TV Portugal (SPORT TV INTERNACIONAL)
(Case T-348/12)
2012/C 311/14
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Globosat Programadora Ltda (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) (represented by: S. Micallef, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sport TV Portugal, SA (Lisbon, Portugal)

Form of order sought







—


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 2079/2010-4;










—


Annul all costs orders made against the applicant by the Office, and order the later to bear the costs of the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘SPORT TV INTERNACIONAL’, for services in classes 35, 38 and 41 — Community trade mark application No 6915094

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

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Portuguese trade mark registration No 329507 of the figurative mark ‘SPORTV’, for services in classes 38 and 41

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejected the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 42(2) and (3) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 and Infringement of Rule 22(3) of Commission Regulation No 2868/95.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2012-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Basque Country, Brittany, EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2012228EN.01000801.xml










31.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/8





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2012/C 228/04
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


12.6.2012




Duration


12.6.2012-31.12.2012




Member State


Spain




Stock or Group of stocks


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (Solea solea)




Zone


VIIIa and VIIIb




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


—






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance for 2011 (Established on 12 July 2012 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)
Date: 2012-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU market, balance sheet, ethanol, exchange of information








C_2012228EN.01000901.xml










31.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/9





EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance for 2011
(Established on 12 July 2012 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1))
2012/C 228/05









 


EU-27 ethyl alcohol balance for 2011
Established on 12 July 2012 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1)



Hectolitres of pure alcohol (HPA)




1.


Initial stock


—










—


Agricultural origin






10 546 083










—


Non-agricultural origin






—




2.


Production


—










—


Agricultural origin






60 128 422










—


Non-agricultural origin






—




3.


Imports (2)
 (3)



3 520 406










—


0 % Duty






1 683 207










—


Reduced duty






—










—


100 % duty






1 837 198




4.


Total resources


74 194 911




5.


Exports


955 757




6.


Internal consumption


60 362 130




 


Agricultural origin


Non-agricultural origin


Total




Food use


8 236 213


 


 




Industrial use


7 513 188


 


 




Fuel (3)



42 418 436


 


 




Other


2 194 293


 


 




 


Total


60 362 130


 


 




7.


Final stock


—










—


Agricultural origin






12 877 024










—


Non-agricultural origin






—





Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT






(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 19).

(2)  Includes only products under codes CN 2207 10, CN 2207 20, CN 2208 90 91 and CN 2208 90 99.

(3)  10 million HPA under CN 3824 90 97 and 2,2 million HPA of ETBE under CN 2909 19 10 utilised to produce fuel have been excluded.

Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT
Recruitment notice PE/159/S
Date: 2012-07-31
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, European official, Slovenia, administrator, recruitment








C_2012228EN.01001001.xml










31.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/10





Recruitment notice PE/159/S
2012/C 228/06
The European Parliament is organising the following selection procedure:

PE/159/S — Head of Unit (AD 9) — European Parliament Information Office in Slovenia
This selection procedure requires a level of education which corresponds to completed university studies attested by a diploma officially recognised in one of the European Union Member States.
By the closing date for applications candidates must, after obtaining the above qualification, have acquired at least 10 years’ experience in a field relevant to the job description, including three years in a management post.
This recruitment notice is published only in Slovene. The full text is in Official Journal C 228 A in that language.
Case C-360/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany), lodged on 31 July 2012 — Coty Prestige Lancaster Group GmbH v First Note Perfumes NV
Date: 2012-07-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, interpretation of the law, offence








C_2012343EN.01000501.xml










10.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/5





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany), lodged on 31 July 2012 — Coty Prestige Lancaster Group GmbH v First Note Perfumes NV
(Case C-360/12)
2012/C 343/03
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant on a point of law: Coty Prestige Lancaster Group GmbH

Defendant and respondent on a point of law: First Note Perfumes NV

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 93(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that an act of infringement is committed in one Member State (Member State A), within the meaning of Article 93(5) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94, in the case where, as a result of an act in another Member State (Member State B), there is participation in the infringement in the first-named Member State (Member State A)?










2.


Is Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 (2) to be interpreted as meaning that the harmful event occurred in one Member State (Member State A) if the tortious act which is the subject of the action or from which claims are derived was committed in another Member State (Member State B) and consists in participation in the tortious act (principal act) which took place in the first-named Member State (Member State A)?






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 of 20 December 1993 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1994 L 11, p. 1).

(2)  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).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-07-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012228EN.01000701.xml










31.7.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

30 July 2012
2012/C 228/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2246




JPY


Japanese yen


95,78




DKK


Danish krone


7,4385




GBP


Pound sterling


0,77985




SEK


Swedish krona


8,3488




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2010




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4220




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,258




HUF


Hungarian forint


279,70




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6965




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1207




RON


Romanian leu


4,5635




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2110




AUD


Australian dollar


1,1668




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2297




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4971




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5133




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5268




KRW


South Korean won


1 392,94




ZAR


South African rand


10,0252




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8123




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5220




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


11 591,31




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,8593




PHP


Philippine peso


51,262




RUB


Russian rouble


39,3690




THB


Thai baht


38,673




BRL


Brazilian real


2,4828




MXN


Mexican peso


16,2021




INR


Indian rupee


68,0690






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