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Joined Cases C-553/10 P and C-554/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 November 2012 — European Commission v Éditions Odile Jacob SAS, Wendel Investissement SA, Lagardère SCA and Lagardère SCA v Éditions Odile Jacob SAS, European Commission, Wendel Investissement SA (Appeals — Merger of undertakings in the book publishing market — Annulment of the decision to approve an investment company as the purchaser of the assets sold — Significance of a trustee’s possible lack of independence)
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: common market, economic concentration, investment company, publishing








C_2013009EN.01000802.xml










12.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 9/8





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 November 2012 — European Commission v Éditions Odile Jacob SAS, Wendel Investissement SA, Lagardère SCA and Lagardère SCA v Éditions Odile Jacob SAS, European Commission, Wendel Investissement SA
(Joined Cases C-553/10 P and C-554/10 P) (1)

(Appeals - Merger of undertakings in the book publishing market - Annulment of the decision to approve an investment company as the purchaser of the assets sold - Significance of a trustee’s possible lack of independence)
2013/C 9/11
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellants: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet, A. Bouquet and S. Noë, acting as Agents), Lagardère SCA (represented by: A. Winckler, F. de Bure and J.-B. Pinçon, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: Éditions Odile Jacob SAS (represented by: O. Fréget, M. Struys and L. Eskenazi, avocats), Wendel Investissement SA (represented by: M. Trabucchi, F. Gordon and C. Baldon, avocats), Lagardère SCA (represented by: A. Winckler, F. de Bure and J.-B. Pinçon, avocats), European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet, A. Bouquet and S. Noë, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeals brought against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2010 in Case T-452/04 Éditions Jacob v Commission by which the General Court annulled Commission Decision D(2004)203365 of 30 July 2004 relating to the approval of Wendel Investissement as purchaser of the assets sold in accordance with Commission Decision 2004/422/EC of 7 January 2004 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Case COMP/M.2978 — Lagardère/Natexis/VUP) — Significance of the trustee’s possible lack of independence — Distortion of the facts — Infringement of the obligation to state reasons

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeals;










2.


Orders the European Commission and Lagardère SCA to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Éditions Odile Jacob SAS;










3.


Orders Wendel Investissement SA to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 46, 12.2.2011.
Case C-500/12: Action brought on 6 November 2012 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Poland, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure, rail transport








C_2013026EN.01002603.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/26





Action brought on 6 November 2012 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
(Case C-500/12)
2013/C 26/52
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Hottiaux and H. Støvlbæk, Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Poland

Form of order sought







—


declare that, by failing to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to ensure compliance with Commission Directive 2011/18/EU of 1 March 2011 amending Annexes II, V and VI to Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community, (1) and in any event by failing to inform the Commission of those provisions, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 2 of that directive;










—


order the Republic of Poland to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The period within which Directive 2011/18/EU had to be transposed expired on 31 December 2011.


(1)  OJ 2011 L 57, p. 21.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6704 — REWE Touristik GmbH/Ferid NASR/EXIM Holding SA)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, travel agency








C_2012336EN.01002101.xml










6.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6704 — REWE Touristik GmbH/Ferid NASR/EXIM Holding SA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 336/12






1.


On 24 October 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings REWE Touristik GmbH (Germany) belonging to REWE Group and Ferid NASR (Czech Republic) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking EXIM Holding SA (Czech Republic) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking REWE Touristik: REWE Touristik is a German limited liability company part of the Travel & Tourism Division of REWE Group; the latter is also operating in the food and non-food retail sector via a separate branch,










—


for undertaking Ferid NASR: Mr. Ferid Nasr is a natural person focusing his business activities on the tourism sector; in addition, he holds a stake in a Tunisian travel agency offering travel related services in Tunisia,










—


for undertaking EXIM Holding: EXIM is a Czech joint stock company currently solely controlled by its 100 % shareholder, Mr. Ferid Nasr. The company's activities include the supply of travel services, in particular package holidays to short-haul as well as long-haul destinations. In the Czech Republic EXIM runs 41 travel agencies, in Slovakia there are 16 stationary travel agencies. EXIM is directly holding equity interests in four operative companies active in the fields of touristic tour and travel sales operations under the brand names ‘EXIM TOURS’ and/or ‘Kartago’.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6704 — REWE Touristik GmbH/Ferid NASR/EXIM Holding SA, 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’).
Cancellation notice — Calls for proposals under the 2013 work programmes in the specific programme ‘Capacities’ of the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013)
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, Framework Programme for Research and Development, invitation to tender








C_2012336EN.01001801.xml










6.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/18





Cancellation notice
Calls for proposals under the 2013 work programmes in the specific programme ‘Capacities’ of the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013)
2012/C 336/09
The European Commission has decided to cancel the following call for proposals:






Part


Call identifier










6.


Coherent Development of Research Policies






FP7-CDRP-2013-STAKEHOLDERS
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012336EN.01000201.xml










6.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

2 November 2012
2012/C 336/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,285




JPY


Japanese yen


103,55




DKK


Danish krone


7,4596




GBP


Pound sterling


0,8016




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5955




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2073




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3305




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,232




HUF


Hungarian forint


281,42




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1088




RON


Romanian leu


4,5275




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2975




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2374




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2783




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,9589




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5533




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5707




KRW


South Korean won


1 402,58




ZAR


South African rand


11,1572




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0205




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5295




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 368,1




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9237




PHP


Philippine peso


52,897




RUB


Russian rouble


40,315




THB


Thai baht


39,514




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6106




MXN


Mexican peso


16,6645




INR


Indian rupee


69,147






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,75 % on 1 November 2012 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2012336EN.01000101.xml










6.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/1





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,75 % on 1 November 2012
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 November 2012
2012/C 336/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2975




JPY


Japanese yen


103,82




DKK


Danish krone


7,4597




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80315




SEK


Swedish krona


8,6398




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2072




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3705




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,226




HUF


Hungarian forint


282,22




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6962




PLN


Polish zloty


4,127




RON


Romanian leu


4,534




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3251




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2491




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2969




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0557




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5685




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,583




KRW


South Korean won


1 416,07




ZAR


South African rand


11,2351




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,097




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,523




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 485,32




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,96




PHP


Philippine peso


53,487




RUB


Russian rouble


40,6714




THB


Thai baht


39,846




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6352




MXN


Mexican peso


16,9402




INR


Indian rupee


69,682






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-41/06 RENV: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 6 November 2012 — Marcuccio v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Referral back to the Tribunal after setting aside — Invalidity — Retirement on the grounds of invalidity — Composition of the Invalidity Committee — Validity — Conditions)
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, damages, disability insurance, indemnification, retirement conditions








C_2013038EN.01002802.xml










9.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/28





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 6 November 2012 — Marcuccio v Commission
(Case F-41/06 RENV) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Referral back to the Tribunal after setting aside - Invalidity - Retirement on the grounds of invalidity - Composition of the Invalidity Committee - Validity - Conditions)
2013/C 38/52
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Luigi Marcuccio (Tricase, Italy) (represented by: G. Cipressa. lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and C. Berardis-Kayser, Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Referral back after setting aside — Civil service — First, application for annulment of the Commission’s decision to retire the applicant on grounds of invalidity as well as a series of acts related to that decision and, second, a claim for damages

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Marcuccio to bear his own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission in Cases F-41/06, F-41/06 RENV and T-20/09 P.






(1)  OJ C 131, 3.6.2006, p. 54.
Joined Cases C-33/12 and C-38/12: Order of the President of the Court of 6 November 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Bíróság — (Hungary)) — Körös-vidéki Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Igazgatóság (C-33/12), Felső-Tisza-vidéki Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Igazgatóság (C-38/12) v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Hungary, engineering structure, grassland, utilised agricultural area








C_2013038EN.01001702.xml










9.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/17





Order of the President of the Court of 6 November 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Bíróság — (Hungary)) — Körös-vidéki Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Igazgatóság (C-33/12), Felső-Tisza-vidéki Környezetvédelmi és Vízügyi Igazgatóság (C-38/12) v Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Központi Szerve
(Joined Cases C-33/12 and C-38/12) (1)

2013/C 38/26
Language of the case: Hungarian
The President of the Court has ordered that the cases be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 126, 28.4.2012.
Case C-551/10 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 November 2012 — Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission, Lagardère SCA (Appeal — Concentrations of undertakings in the book publishing market — Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 — Nominee holding agreement — Ineffective grounds)
Date: 2012-11-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: common market, economic concentration, principle of legal certainty, publishing








C_2013009EN.01000801.xml










12.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 9/8





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 6 November 2012 — Éditions Odile Jacob SAS v European Commission, Lagardère SCA
(Case C-551/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Concentrations of undertakings in the book publishing market - Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 - Nominee holding agreement - Ineffective grounds)
2013/C 9/10
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Éditions Odile Jacob SAS (represented by: O. Fréget, M. Struys, M. Potel and L. Eskenazi, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet, O. Beynet and S. Noë, acting as Agents), Lagardère SCA (represented by: A. Winckler, F. de Bure and J. B. Pinçon, avocats)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of 13 September 2010 in Case T-279/04 Éditions Jacob v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed Odile Jacob’s action for annulment of Commission Decision 2004/422/EC of 7 January 2004 declaring a concentration compatible with the common market and the functioning of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Case COMP/M.2978 — Lagardère/Natexis/VUP) — Manifest error of assessment — Breach of the principles of legal certainty, protection of legitimate expectations and equal treatment

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Éditions Odile Jacob SAS to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 46, 12.2.2011.