do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2012346EN.01000601.xml










14.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 346/6





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2012/C 346/05
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


18.10.2012




Duration


18.10.2012-31.12.2012




Member State


Spain




Stock or group of stocks


GFB 89-




Species


Forkbeards (Phycis spp.)




Zone


EU and international waters of VIII and IX




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


FS64DSS






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6736 — Advent International/KMD Equity Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology, investment company, merger control








C_2012346EN.01000901.xml










14.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 346/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6736 — Advent International/KMD Equity Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 346/08






1.


On 5 November 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which certain funds managed and/or advised by Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, the United Kingdom) intend to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of KMD Equity Holding A/S (‘KMD’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Advent: a private equity investment firm,










—


for KMD: a provider of IT-related services and products, including the licensing of IT package solutions (Application Service Provider solutions) and IT outsourcing solutions.














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.6736 — Advent International/KMD Equity 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-494/12: Action brought on 14 November 2012 — Biscuits Poult v OHIM — Banketbakkerij Merba (Biscuits)
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013026EN.01005602.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/56





Action brought on 14 November 2012 — Biscuits Poult v OHIM — Banketbakkerij Merba (Biscuits)
(Case T-494/12)
2013/C 26/114
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: Biscuits Poult (Montauban, France) (represented by: C. Chapoullié, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Banketbakkerij Merba BV (Oosterhout, Netherlands)

Form of order sought







—


Annul or at least vary the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 2 August 2012 in Case R 914/2011-3;










—


uphold the decision of the Invalidity Division which declared that Design No 001114292-0001 was valid;










—


dismiss the application for a declaration of invalidity registered under reference ICD 000007120; and










—


order Banketbakkerij Merba BV 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: Design of a soft-centred biscuit, for biscuits in Class 01-01 — Community design No 001114292-0001

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: Banketbakkerij Merba BV

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: Infringement of Articles 4 to 9 of Regulation No 6/2002

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Application for a declaration of invalidity dismissed

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal upheld and the Community design declared invalid

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 4(2) and of Article 6 of Regulation No 6/2002
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey’ COM(2012) 530 final — 2012/0260 (COD)
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European Commission, Treaty of Lisbon, enforcement of ruling, genetically modified organism, honey, powers of the institutions (EU), quality standard








C_2013011EN.01008801.xml










15.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/88





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey’
COM(2012) 530 final — 2012/0260 (COD)
2013/C 11/25
On 22 October 2012, the European Parliament and on 4 October 2012, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey

COM(2012) 530 final — 2012/0260 (COD).
Since the Committee endorses the contents of the proposal, it decided at its 484th plenary session of 14 and 15 November 2012 (meeting of 14 November), by 150 votes nem con with 8 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 14 November 2012.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Staffan NILSSON
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak and amending Regulations (EC) No 850/98 and (EC) No 1342/2008’ COM(2012) 471 final — 2012/0232 (COD)
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: North Sea, Norway, catch quota, fishing area, fishing controls, fishing rights, sea fish








C_2013011EN.01008702.xml










15.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/87





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak and amending Regulations (EC) No 850/98 and (EC) No 1342/2008’
COM(2012) 471 final — 2012/0232 (COD)
2013/C 11/24
On 11 September 2012, the European Parliament, and, on 12 September 2012, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008

COM(2012) 471 final — 2012/0232 (COD).
Since the Committee endorses the contents of the proposal, it decided at its 484th plenary session of 14 and 15 November 2012 (meeting of 14 November 2012), by 157 votes to 2 with 9 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 14 November 2012.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Staffan NILSSON
Case C-514/12: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Salzburg (Austria) lodged on 14 November 2012 — Zentralbetriebsrat der gemeinnützigen Salzburger Landeskliniken Betriebs GmbH v Province of Salzburg
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: employer, free movement of workers, interpretation of the law, promotion, public administration








C_2013063EN.01000701.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/7





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Salzburg (Austria) lodged on 14 November 2012 — Zentralbetriebsrat der gemeinnützigen Salzburger Landeskliniken Betriebs GmbH v Province of Salzburg
(Case C-514/12)
2013/C 63/11
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Salzburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Zentralbetriebsrat der gemeinnützigen Salzburger Landeskliniken Betriebs GmbH

Defendant: Province of Salzburg

Question referred

Do Article 45 TFEU and Article 7(1) of Regulation No 492/2011 (1) preclude national legislation (here, Paragraphs 53 and 54 of the Salzburger Landesvertragsbedienstetengesetz) under which, for the purposes of determining the effective date for advancement, a public employer takes into account all uninterrupted periods of service which its employees have completed with it, but takes into account, on an all-inclusive basis from a certain age, only a proportion of the periods of service which its employees have completed with other public or private employers whether within Austria or in other EU or EEA States?


(1)  Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union (OJ 2011 L 141, p. 1).
Healthy workplaces : working together for risk prevention.
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Subjects: occupational health, occupational safety, public awareness campaign, workplace

Safety and health at work is everyone’s concern. It’s good for you. It’s good for business.

Healthy  Workplaces
Working together  
for risk prevention

www.healthy-workplaces.eu

TE-31-11-181-EN-P
Case C-130/12: Order of the President of the Court of 14 November 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Portugal, driving licence, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure








C_2013108EN.01001902.xml










13.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/19





Order of the President of the Court of 14 November 2012 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-130/12) (1)

2013/C 108/46
Language of the case: Portuguese
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 133, 5.5.2012.
Case C-680/11: Order of the President of the Ninth Chamber of the Court of 14 November 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Upper Tribunal — United Kingdom) — Anita Chieza v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: disability insurance, equal treatment, gender equality, incapacity for work, interpretation of the law, retirement conditions








C_2013108EN.01001806.xml










13.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/18





Order of the President of the Ninth Chamber of the Court of 14 November 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Upper Tribunal — United Kingdom) — Anita Chieza v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(Case C-680/11) (1)

2013/C 108/42
Language of the case: English
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 65, 3.3.2012.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme for taxation in the European Union for the period 2014-20 (Fiscalis 2020) and repealing Decision No 1482/2007/EC’ COM(2012) 465 final — 2011/0341/b (COD)
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: action programme, common market, common tariff policy, domestic market, fiscal policy, single market, tax evasion








C_2013011EN.01008401.xml










15.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/84





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme for taxation in the European Union for the period 2014-20 (Fiscalis 2020) and repealing Decision No 1482/2007/EC’
COM(2012) 465 final — 2011/0341/b (COD)
2013/C 11/18
On 11 September and 18 October 2012 respectively, the European Parliament and the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Articles 114 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme for taxation in the European Union for the period 2014-2020 (Fiscalis 2020) and repealing Decision No 1482/2007/EC

COM(2012) 465 final — 2011/0341/b (COD).
Since the Committee has already set out its views on the contents of the proposal in question in its opinion adopted on 22 February 2012 (1), it decided, at its 484th plenary session of 14 and 15 November 2012 (meeting of 14 November), by 147 votes to 1 with 12 abstentions, not to draw up a new opinion on the subject, but to refer to the position it had taken in the above-mentioned document.

Brussels, 14 November 2012.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Staffan NILSSON





(1)  EESC opinion on Programme 2014-2020 (FISCUS), OJ C 143, 22.5.2012, p. 48.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amendment to the Commission proposal COM(2011) 628 final/2 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy’ COM(2012) 551 final — 2012/0260 (COD)
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Croatia, EAGGF, European Regional Development Fund, accession to the European Union, administration of the Institutions, agricultural production, aid to agriculture, common agricultural policy, dissemination of EU information, management audit, rural development








C_2013011EN.01008802.xml










15.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/88





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Amendment to the Commission proposal COM(2011) 628 final/2 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy’
COM(2012) 551 final — 2012/0260 (COD)
2013/C 11/26
On 5 October 2012, the European Parliament and on 10 October 2012, the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Amendment to the Commission proposal COM(2011) 628 final/2 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy

COM(2012) 551 final — 2012/0260 (COD).
Since the Committee endorses the contents of the proposal, it decided at its 484th plenary session of 14 and 15 November 2012 (meeting of 14 November), by 149 votes to 3 with 9 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 14 November 2012.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Staffan NILSSON
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1076/2012 of 14 November 2012 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Carne Marinhoa (PDO)]
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, beef, designation of origin, fresh meat, product designation








L_2012320EN.01000101.xml










17.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 320/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1076/2012
of 14 November 2012
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Carne Marinhoa (PDO)]


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)


By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and having regard to Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined Portugal’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Carne Marinhoa’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


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, 14 November 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 L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ C 71, 9.3.2012, p. 33.




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

Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)

PORTUGAL
Carne Marinhoa (PDO)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 concerning the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms’ COM(2012) 432 final — 2012/0208 (COD)
Date: 2012-11-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: catch area, catch quota, conservation of fish stocks, fishing fleet, fishing licence, fishing rights








C_2013011EN.01008601.xml










15.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 11/86





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 concerning the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms’
COM(2012) 432 final — 2012/0208 (COD)
2013/C 11/21
On 11 September 2012 the European Parliament and on 17 September 2012 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 concerning the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms

COM(2012) 432 final — 2012/0208 (COD).
Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal, it decided, at its 484th plenary session of 14 and 15 November 2012 (meeting of 14 November 2012), by 143 votes to 3 with 7 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 14 November 2012.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Staffan NILSSON