do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean — The European Union’s deposit of its instrument of approval
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Union
Subjects: Pacific Ocean, conservation of fish stocks, fishing controls, international waters, marine ecosystem, ratification of an agreement, resources of the sea, sustainable development








L_2012255EN.01000201.xml










21.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 255/2








            CONVENTION
         
on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean — The European Union’s deposit of its instrument of approval

The European Union signed the said Convention on 26 July 2010.
Following the Council of the European Union’s decision of 3 October 2011 to conclude the Convention, the European Union deposited its instrument of approval on 18 October 2011 with the Government of New Zealand as Depositary for the Convention.
According to Article 38(1) of the Convention, it shall enter into force 30 days after the receipt of the eighth instrument of ratification, accession, acceptance or approval. The Depositary has informed the European Union that, by 25 October 2011, six such instruments have been deposited.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 881/2012 of 21 September 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Portugal, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012263EN.01001001.xml










28.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 263/10








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 881/2012
of 21 September 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


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, 21 September 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


38/TQ44




Member State


Portugal




Stock


RED/N3M




Species


Redfish (Sebastes spp.)




Zone


NAFO 3M




Date


21.8.2012
Commission Regulation (EU) No 883/2012 of 21 September 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Norwegian Sea, Portugal, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012263EN.01001401.xml










28.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 263/14








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 883/2012
of 21 September 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


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, 21 September 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


40/TQ44




Member State


Portugal




Stock


COD/1N2AB.




Species


Cod (Gadus Morhua)




Zone


Norwegian waters of I and II




Date


21.8.2012
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012285EN.01000801.xml










21.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/8





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 September 2012
2012/C 285/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2954




JPY


Japanese yen


101,21




DKK


Danish krone


7,4549




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80017




SEK


Swedish krona


8,4885




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2088




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4320




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,904




HUF


Hungarian forint


284,40




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1645




RON


Romanian leu


4,5128




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3335




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2461




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2678




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0425




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5729




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5878




KRW


South Korean won


1 453,99




ZAR


South African rand


10,8060




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1668




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3910




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 370,30




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9810




PHP


Philippine peso


54,109




RUB


Russian rouble


40,6040




THB


Thai baht


40,024




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6284




MXN


Mexican peso


16,7056




INR


Indian rupee


70,3866






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Call for proposals under the work programme of the seventh EC framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Framework Programme for Research and Development, communications policy, information technology, invitation to tender








C_2012285EN.01001001.xml










21.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/10





Call for proposals under the work programme of the seventh EC framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities
2012/C 285/07
Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the work programmes of the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013).
Proposals are invited for the following call in the ‘Cooperation’ specific programme: Information and communication technologies: FP7-ICT-2013-C.

Call documentation including deadline and budget is given in the call text, which is published on the website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Netherlands, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2012285EN.01000902.xml










21.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/9





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2012/C 285/06
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


3.5.2012




Duration


3.5.2012-31.12.2012




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock or group of stocks


HAD/7X7A34




Species


Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)




Zone


VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


FS35TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-278/10: Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2012 — Wesergold Getränkeindustrie v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (WESTERN GOLD) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark WESTERN GOLD — Earlier national, international and Community word marks WESERGOLD, Wesergold, and WeserGold — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Distinctiveness of the earlier marks)
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beverage industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2012343EN.01001501.xml










10.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 343/15





Judgment of the General Court of 21 September 2012 — Wesergold Getränkeindustrie v OHIM — Lidl Stiftung (WESTERN GOLD)
(Case T-278/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark WESTERN GOLD - Earlier national, international and Community word marks WESERGOLD, Wesergold, and WeserGold - Relative grounds for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Distinctiveness of the earlier marks)
2012/C 343/23
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG (Rinteln, Germany) (represented by: P. Goldenbaum, T. Melchert and I. Rohr, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: R. Pethke, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by A. Marx and M. Schaeffer, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 March 2010 (Case R 770/2009-1) concerning opposition proceedings between Wesergold Getränkeindustrie GmbH & Co. KG and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 24 March 2010 (Case R 770/2009-1);










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and also to pay the costs of the applicant;










3.


Orders Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 221, 14.8.2010.
Case T-417/12: Action brought on 21 September 2012 — SFC Jardibric v OHIM — Aqua Center Europa (AQUA FLOW)
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, horticulture, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, use of water








C_2012373EN.01000603.xml










1.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/6





Action brought on 21 September 2012 — SFC Jardibric v OHIM — Aqua Center Europa (AQUA FLOW)
(Case T-417/12)
2012/C 373/11
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: SFC Jardibric (St Jean de la Ruelle, France) (represented by: J.-L. Fourgoux, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Aqua Center Europa, SA (Madrid, Spain)

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 20 July 2012 in Case R 2230/2010-4, rejecting the appeal against the decision of the Cancellation Division of 16 September 2010;










—


Order OHIM to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Figurative mark including the word element ‘AQUA FLOW’ for goods in Classes 6, 7, 9, 11, 17, 19 and 21 — Community trade mark No 1162064

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: Aqua Center Europa, SA

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: Figurative national mark including the word element ‘VAQUA FLOW’ for goods in Class 11

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Granting the application for cancellation

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Rejecting the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 54(2) of Regulation No 207/2009; Absence of likelihood of confusion as to the goods; Absence of confusion between the signs.
Case T-418/12: Action brought on 21 September 2012 — Beninca v Commission
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, economic concentration, investment company, issue of securities








C_2012366EN.01003602.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/36





Action brought on 21 September 2012 — Beninca v Commission
(Case T-418/12)
2012/C 366/74
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Jürgen Beninca (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: C. Zschocke, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul Commission’s decision of 26 July 2012, implicitly refusing access to a document produced in the framework of merger proceedings (Case COMP/M.6166 — NYSE Euronext/Deutsche Börse); and










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the Commission has not rendered a decision on the applicant’s request to access to a certain document within the time limit foreseen by Article 8(2) of Regulation No 1049/2001 (1). Pursuant to Article 8(3) of the Regulation, this constitutes an implicit negative and unreasoned decision and thereby constitutes a violation of relevant provisions on access to documents.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that none of the arguments raised by the Commission, in its preliminary assessment, justify denying the applicant access to the requested document.






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, p. 43)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 886/2012 of 21 September 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in EU waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, EU waters, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012263EN.01002001.xml










28.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 263/20








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 886/2012
of 21 September 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in EU waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark


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, 21 September 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


43/TQ43




Member State


Denmark




Stock


LEZ/2AC4-C




Species


Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)




Zone


EU waters of IIa and IV




Date


30.8.2012
Case C-430/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Bacău (Romania) lodged on 21 September 2012 — Elena Luca v Casa de Asigurări de Sănătate Bacău
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, harmonisation of standards, health care, interpretation of the law, redemption, self-employed person, social security, therapeutics, wage earner








C_2012399EN.01001001.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/10





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Bacău (Romania) lodged on 21 September 2012 — Elena Luca v Casa de Asigurări de Sănătate Bacău
(Case C-430/12)
2012/C 399/16
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Bacău

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Elena Luca

Defendant: Casa de Asigurări de Sănătate Bacău

Questions referred







1.


Do Article 56 [TFEU] (formerly Article 49 of the EC Treaty) and Article 22 of Regulation No 1408/71 (1) preclude national legislation, such as Articles 40(1)(b), 45 and 46 of Decree 592/2008, under which an employed or self-employed person, or a member of that person’s family, is not entitled to full reimbursement of expenses incurred in respect of medical treatment abroad unless he has obtained prior authorisation for those purposes?










2.


Does partial payment for medical treatment carried out within the Community, calculated in accordance with the rates of the insuring Member State — in the present case, in accordance with Article 7a of Decree 122/2007 (now repealed by Decree 729/2009) — constitute a restriction for the purposes of Article 56 [TFEU] (formerly Article 49 of the EC Treaty)?










3.


If Question 2 is answered in the affirmative, what is the threshold for the reimbursement of expenses incurred by insured persons, in the event of a discrepancy in amount between the payments provided for under the legislation of the Member State of residence and the cost of the services provided for under the legislation of the Member State in which the treatment was carried out?






(1)  Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community (English Special Edition, Series I, 1971(II), pp. 416 to 463).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-09-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2012285EN.01000701.xml










21.9.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/7





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6581 — GKN/Volvo Aero)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 285/03
On 3 September 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 32012M6581. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.