do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012322EN.01000101.xml










24.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 322/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 October 2012
2012/C 322/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3005




JPY


Japanese yen


103,84




DKK


Danish krone


7,4586




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81365




SEK


Swedish krona


8,6174




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2098




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4170




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


24,908




HUF


Hungarian forint


281,77




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6963




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1342




RON


Romanian leu


4,5785




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3437




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2662




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2961




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0791




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6002




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5929




KRW


South Korean won


1 434,96




ZAR


South African rand


11,3724




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1308




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5630




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 505,13




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9754




PHP


Philippine peso


53,792




RUB


Russian rouble


40,6150




THB


Thai baht


39,990




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6373




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8471




INR


Indian rupee


69,9210






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-227/12 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission (Application for interim measures — Public service contracts — Call for tenders concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a rail modernisation project — Exclusion of the applicant from participation in the tender procedure — Annulment of the tender procedure after the action had been brought — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Serbia, award of contract, invitation to tender, rail network








C_2012399EN.01002303.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/23





Order of the President of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission
(Case T-227/12 R)
(Application for interim measures - Public service contracts - Call for tenders concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a rail modernisation project - Exclusion of the applicant from participation in the tender procedure - Annulment of the tender procedure after the action had been brought - No need to adjudicate)
2012/C 399/45
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Saobraćajni institut CIP d.o.o. (Belgrade, Serbia) (represented by: A. Lojpur, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Erlbacher and E. Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for, essentially, interim measures ordering the suspension of the tender procedure in the context of the contract notice published on 3 April 2012 concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a rail modernisation project and excluding the applicant from participating in the tender procedure.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no further need to adjudicate on the application for interim measures.










2.


The European Commission shall pay the costs.
Case T-442/11: Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission (Action for annulment — Act not subject to review — Act which is confirmatory, in part, and informative, in part — Inadmissibility — Action for damages — Failure to identify the alleged conduct or to define the alleged damage — Inadmissibility — Action for damages — Absence of proof of damage — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Ombudsman, indemnification, infringement of EU law, legal basis, public contract








C_2012399EN.01002202.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/22





Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Evropaïki Dynamiki v Commission
(Case T-442/11) (1)

(Action for annulment - Act not subject to review - Act which is confirmatory, in part, and informative, in part - Inadmissibility - Action for damages - Failure to identify the alleged conduct or to define the alleged damage - Inadmissibility - Action for damages - Absence of proof of damage - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
2012/C 399/41
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE (Athens, Greece) (represented by: N. Korogiannakis and M. Dermitzakis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Delaude and D. Calciu, acting as Agents, assisted by P. Wytinck, lawyer)

Re:

Application, first, for the annulment of a letter of the Commission of 27 May 2011, second, for an order for the Commission to pay damages and, third, for an order for the Commission to publish a communiqué.

Operative part of the order

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE to pay its own costs and those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 290, 1.10.2011.
Case C-477/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany) lodged on 24 October 2012 — Hogan Lovells International LLP v Bayer CropScience K.K.
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: certificate of origin, interpretation of the law, market approval








C_2013026EN.01002101.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/21





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht (Germany) lodged on 24 October 2012 — Hogan Lovells International LLP v Bayer CropScience K.K.
(Case C-477/12)
2013/C 26/39
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundespatentgericht

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Hogan Lovells International LLP

Defendant: Bayer CropScience K.K.

Question referred

For the purpose of the application of Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1610/96, (1) must account be taken exclusively of a marketing authorisation under Article 4 of Directive 91/414/EEC or Article 8(1) thereof, or can a certificate also be granted on the basis of a marketing authorisation which has been granted under Article 8(4) thereof?


(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (OJ 1996 L 198, p. 30).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6711 — Advent/Douglas Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, retail trade








C_2012322EN.01000301.xml










24.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 322/3





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6711 — Advent/Douglas Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 322/03






1.


On 16 October 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 AI Beauty & Cy S.C.A. (Luxembourg) belonging to the group Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Douglas Holding AG (‘Douglas’, Germany) by public bid announced on 15 October 2012.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Advent: a private equity investor with holdings in various sectors including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals,










—


for Douglas: retail sale of consumer goods, in particular (i) fragrances, cosmetics, and toiletries (Douglas), (ii) books (Thalia), (iii) jewellery and watches (Christ), (iv) fashion (Appelrath-Cüpper), and (v) confectionery (Hussel).














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.6711 — Advent/Douglas Holding, 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-212/07 REV: Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Harman International Industries, Inc. v OHIM — Becker (Barbara Becker) (Community trade mark — Opposition — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, satellite navigation, software, trade-mark law








C_2012399EN.01002102.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/21





Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Harman International Industries, Inc. v OHIM — Becker (Barbara Becker)
(Case T-212/07 REV) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate)
2012/C 399/38
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Harman International Industries, Inc. (Northridge, California, United States) (represented by: M. Vanhegan, barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Barbara Becker (Miami, Florida, United States) (represented by: P. Baronikians, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 7 March 2007 (Case R 502/2006-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Harman International Industries, Inc. and Barbara Becker.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The applicant and the intervener are ordered to bear their own costs and to each pay half of the costs incurred by the defendant.






(1)  OJ C 183, 4.8.2007.
Case T-219/12: Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission (Action for annulment and damages — Public service contracts — Exclusion of the applicant from the tendering procedure — Annulment of the tendering procedure after the action was brought — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: documentation, indemnification, invitation to tender, rail transport, services contract








C_2013009EN.01003701.xml










12.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 9/37





Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission
(Case T-219/12) (1)

(Action for annulment and damages - Public service contracts - Exclusion of the applicant from the tendering procedure - Annulment of the tendering procedure after the action was brought - No need to adjudicate)
2013/C 9/66
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Saobraćajni institut CIP d.o.o. (Belgrade, Serbia) (represented by: A. Lojpur, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Erlbacher and E. Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for, first, annulment of a contract notice published on 27 March 2012 concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a rail modernisation project, excluding the applicant from participating in the tendering procedure, and, second, damages.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no further need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the applicant in these proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 227, 28.7.2012.
Case T-227/12: Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission (Action for annulment and damages — Public service contracts — Exclusion of the applicant from the tendering procedure — Annulment of the tendering procedure after the action was brought — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: documentation, indemnification, invitation to tender, rail transport, services contract








C_2013009EN.01003702.xml










12.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 9/37





Order of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission
(Case T-227/12) (1)

(Action for annulment and damages - Public service contracts - Exclusion of the applicant from the tendering procedure - Annulment of the tendering procedure after the action was brought - No need to adjudicate)
2013/C 9/67
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Saobraćajni institut CIP d.o.o. (Belgrade, Serbia) (represented by: A. Lojpur, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Erlbacher and E. Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for, first, annulment of a contract notice published on 3 April 2012 concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a rail modernisation project, excluding the applicant from participating in the tender procedure, and, second, damages.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no further need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the applicant in these proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 227, 28.7.2012.
Case C-447/10 P: Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 24 October 2012 — Grain Millers, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), Grain Millers GmbH & Co. KG
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, seed, trade-mark law








C_2013101EN.01001401.xml










6.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 101/14





Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 24 October 2012 — Grain Millers, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM), Grain Millers GmbH & Co. KG
(Case C-447/10 P) (1)

2013/C 101/28
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Sea, economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry








C_2012322EN.01000201.xml










24.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 322/2





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 322/02






1.


On 16 October 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Talisman Energy Inc. (‘Talisman’, Canada) and China Petrochemical Corporation (‘Sinopec’, China) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Talisman Energy (UK) Limited (‘JV’, United Kingdom), by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Talisman: exploration, development, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids,










—


for Sinopec: exploration and development of resources, storage and transportation of oil and gas, refining and petrochemical production, and sale of refined products,










—


for JV: exploration and production of petroleum in the UK North Sea.














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.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV, 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 C-478/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Feldkirch (Austria), lodged on 24 October 2012 — Armin Maletic, Marianne Maletic v lastminute.com GmbH and TUI Österreich GmbH
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer, interpretation of the law, jurisdiction, legal domicile








C_2013026EN.01002201.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/22





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Feldkirch (Austria), lodged on 24 October 2012 — Armin Maletic, Marianne Maletic v lastminute.com GmbH and TUI Österreich GmbH
(Case C-478/12)
2013/C 26/40
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Feldkirch

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Armin Maletic, Marianne Maletic

Respondents: lastminute.com GmbH, TUI Österreich GmbH

Question referred

Is Article 16(1) 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, (1) which confers jurisdiction on the courts for the place where the consumer is domiciled, to be interpreted as meaning that, in the case where the other party (here, a travel 
agent
 having its seat abroad) has recourse to a contracting partner (here, a travel 
operator
 having its seat in the home country), Article 16(1) of Regulation No 44/2001 is, for the purpose of proceedings brought against those two parties, also applicable to the contracting partner in the home country?


(1)  OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1.
Case T-219/12 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission (Application for interim measures — Public service contracts — Call for tenders concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a railway modernisation project — Exclusion of the applicant from participating in that tendering procedure — Annulment of the tendering procedure after the action had been brought — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Serbia, award of contract, invitation to tender, rail network








C_2012399EN.01002302.xml










22.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/23





Order of the President of the General Court of 24 October 2012 — Saobraćajni institut CIP v Commission
(Case T-219/12 R)
(Application for interim measures - Public service contracts - Call for tenders concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a railway modernisation project - Exclusion of the applicant from participating in that tendering procedure - Annulment of the tendering procedure after the action had been brought - No need to adjudicate)
2012/C 399/44
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Saobraćajni institut CIP d.o.o. (Belgrade, Serbia) (represented by: A. Lojpur, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: F. Erlbacher and E. Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application seeking, in essence, interim measures ordering suspension of the tendering procedure in the context of the contract notice published on 27 March 2012 concerning the preparation of technical documentation for a railway modernisation project and excluding the applicant from participating in the tendering procedure.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no further need to adjudicate on the application for interim measures.










2.


The European Commission shall bear the costs.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 of 16 July 2012 establishing the deadline in the event of underutilisation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand ( OJ L 293, 23.10.2012 )
Date: 2012-10-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, EU waters, Greenland, agreement (EU), authorised catch, catch by species, catch quota, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, protocol to an agreement








L_2012294EN.01000901.xml










24.10.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 294/9







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 of 16 July 2012 establishing the deadline in the event of underutilisation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 293 of 23 October 2012
)

In the title of the Regulation, in the table of contents and on page 1:
for:

               ‘Council Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 of 16 July 2012 …’,
read:

               ‘Council Regulation (EU) No 972/2012 of 16 July 2012 …’.