do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Taking of the oath by the new Members of the Court of Justice
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, judge, lawyer, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2012366EN.01000201.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/2





Taking of the oath by the new Members of the Court of Justice
2012/C 366/02
Following their appointments as Judges at the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2012 to 6 October 2018 by decisions of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 25 April 2012 (1) and 20 June 2012, (2) Mr da Cruz Vilaça and Mr Vajda took the oath before the Court of Justice on 8 October 2012.
Following his appointment as Advocate General at the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2012 to 6 October 2018 by decisions of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 25 April 2012, (1) Mr Wathelet took the oath before the Court of Justice on 8 October 2012.


(1)  OJ L 121 of 8.05.2012, p. 21


(2)  OJ L 169 of 29.06.2012, p. 60
Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of five Judges
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, judge, member of the Court of Justice (EU), president of an institution








C_2012366EN.01000301.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/3





Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of five Judges
2012/C 366/05
At a meeting on 9 October 2012, the Judges of the Court of Justice elected, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 16 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Mr Tizzano as President of the First Chamber, Ms Silva de Lapuerta as President of the Second Chamber, Mr Ilešič as President of the Third Chamber, Mr Bay Larsen as President of the Fourth Chamber and Mr von Danwitz as President of the Fifth Chamber for a period of three years expiring on 6 October 2015.
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2009/1017/EU of 22 December 2009 on the granting of State aid by the authorities of the Republic of Hungary for the purchase of agricultural land between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2013 ( OJ L 348, 29.12.2009 )
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, agricultural land, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, purchase








L_2012326EN.01005501.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 326/55







Corrigendum to Council Decision 2009/1017/EU of 22 December 2009 on the granting of State aid by the authorities of the Republic of Hungary for the purchase of agricultural land between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2013
         
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 348 of 29 December 2009
)

On Page 55, recital 6, second indent, second phrase:
for:

               ‘The grant may be allocated to a private person who, on the date of purchase, was involved in an agricultural activity as the owner of at least 5 hectares of plantations or 1 hectare of other agricultural land…’
            
read:

               ‘The grant may be allocated to a private person who, on the date of purchase, was involved in an agricultural activity as the owner of at least 0,5 hectares of plantations or 1 hectare of other agricultural land…’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6791 — The Walt Disney Company/Lucasfilm) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automatic game, economic concentration, film industry, merger control, television








C_2012365EN.01000801.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6791 — The Walt Disney Company/Lucasfilm)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 365/08






1.


On 16 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 The Walt Disney Company (‘TWDC’, USA) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of the whole of Lucasfilm Ltd (‘Lucasfilm’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for TWDC: motion pictures and television production, video games, merchandise licensing, music and book publishing,










—


for Lucasfilm: motion picture and television production, as well as visual effects, sound, video games and merchandise licensing.














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.6791 — The Walt Disney Company/Lucasfilm, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6760 — Clariant/Wilmar/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2012365EN.01000601.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6760 — Clariant/Wilmar/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 365/06






1.


On 16 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 Clariant Participations Ltd (Switzerland), belonging to Clariant AG (‘Clariant’, Switzerland) and Wilmar International Limited (‘Wilmar’, Singapore), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created joint venture (‘JV’, Singapore), by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Clariant: active, inter alia, in the production and distribution of specialty chemicals,










—


for Wilmar: active, inter alia, in the production of specialty fats, oleo chemicals and biodiesel,










—


for JV: will be active in the production of certain surfactants.














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.6760 — Clariant/Wilmar/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’).
Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of three Judges
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, judge, member of the Court of Justice (EU), president of an institution








C_2012366EN.01000302.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/3





Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of three Judges
2012/C 366/06
At a meeting on 11 October 2012, the Judges of the Court of Justice elected, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 16, of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Ms Berger as President of the Sixth Chamber, Mr Arestis as President of the Seventh Chamber, Mr Jarašiūnas as President of the Eighth Chamber, Mr Malenovský as President of the Ninth Chamber and Mr Rosas as President of the Tenth Chamber, for a period of one year expiring on 6 October 2013.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6690 — Syniverse/Mach) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, technology, telecommunications industry








C_2012365EN.01000901.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6690 — Syniverse/Mach)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 365/09






1.


On 16 November 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 undertaking Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (‘Syniverse’, USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking WP Roaming III Sàrl (‘Mach’, Luxembourg), with the exception of Evenex ApS and its whole owned subsidiary Evenex AS by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Syniverse: technology services to telecommunications companies, including data clearing and financial settlement for roaming, SMS and number portability solutions, network signalling solutions, Internet Protocol (‘IP’) network services, voice and data roaming facilitation. Syniverse is solely controlled by Carlyle Partners V, LP, an investment fund managed by The Carlyle Group,










—


for Mach: technology services to telecommunications companies, including data clearing and financial settlement for roaming, SMS solutions, fraud management and revenue protection services, business intelligence and content billing solutions.














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.6690 — Syniverse/Mach, 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’).
Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 104b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union, operation of the Institutions








C_2012366EN.01000602.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/6





Designation of the Chamber responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 104b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court
2012/C 366/11
At its meeting on 12 October 2012, the Court designated the Second Chamber of the Court as the Chamber that is, in accordance with Article 9(1) of the Rules of Procedure, responsible for cases of the kind referred to in Article 104b of those Rules, for a period of one year expiring on 6 October 2013.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6703 — FlRoWA Handels GmbH/OSI Europe Foodworks/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, livestock farming, meat processing industry, merger control








C_2012365EN.01000701.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6703 — FlRoWA Handels GmbH/OSI Europe Foodworks/JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 365/07






1.


On 16 November 2012, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking FlRoWa Handels GmbH (Germany), belonging to the Tönnies group, and the undertaking OSI Europe Foodworks GmbH (Germany), belonging to the OSI group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Proteinunion GmbH (Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


The Tönnies group produces, processes and sells meat,










—


The OSI group is involved in livestock production, and it too produces, processes and sells meat,










—


The joint venture company Proteinunion GmbH will process, utilise and dispose of by-products from the slaughter of cattle that are unsuitable for food production.














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.6703 — FlRoWA Handels GmbH/OSI Europe Foodworks/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’).
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union OJ C 355, 17.11.2012
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2012366EN.01000101.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/1





2012/C 366/01
Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union



OJ C 355, 17.11.2012



Past publications


OJ C 343, 10.11.2012


OJ C 331, 27.10.2012


OJ C 319, 20.10.2012


OJ C 311, 13.10.2012


OJ C 303, 6.10.2012


OJ C 295, 29.9.2012

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Election of the Vice-President of the Court
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, judge, member of the Court of Justice (EU), vice-president of an institution








C_2012366EN.01000203.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/2





Election of the Vice-President of the Court
2012/C 366/04
At a meeting on 9 October 2012, the Judges of the Court of Justice elected, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 9a of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Mr Lenaerts as Vice-President of the Court for the period from 9 October 2012 to 6 October 2015.
Taking of the oath by new Members of the General Court
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of First Instance, General Court
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, judge








C_2012366EN.01000701.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/7





Taking of the oath by new Members of the General Court
2012/C 366/12
Following his appointment as Judge at the General Court for the period from 7 September 2012 to 31 August 2013 by decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 5 September 2012, (1) Mr Berardis took the oath before the Court of Justice on 17 September 2012.
Following his appointment as Judge at the General Court for the period from 22 September 2012 to 31 August 2013 by decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union of 20 September 2012, (2) Mr Buttigieg took the oath before the Court of Justice on 8 October 2012.


(1)  OJ L 240 of 06.09.2012, p. 6


(2)  OJ L 255 of 21.09.2012, p. 30
Lists for the purposes of determining the composition of the formations of the Court
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, judge, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2012366EN.01000402.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/4





Lists for the purposes of determining the composition of the formations of the Court
2012/C 366/09
At its meeting on 11 October 2012, the Court drew up the list for determining the composition of the Grand Chamber as follows:






 


Mr Rosas










 


Mr Vajda










 


Mr Juhász










 


Mr da Cruz Vilaça










 


Mr Arestis










 


Mr Fernlund










 


Mr Borg Barthet










 


Mr Jarašiūnas










 


Mr Malenovský










 


Ms Prechal










 


Mr Lõhmus










 


Ms Berger










 


Mr Levits










 


Mr Šváby










 


Mr Ó Caoimh










 


Mr Safjan










 


Mr Bonichot










 


Mr Kasel










 


Mr Arabadjiev










 


Ms Toader




At its meeting on 11 October 2012, the Court drew up the lists for determining the composition of the Chambers of five Judges as follows:






 



First Chamber:







 


Mr Borg Barthet










 


Ms Berger










 


Mr Levits










 


Mr Kasel














 



Second Chamber:







 


Mr Arestis










 


Mr da Cruz Vilaça










 


Mr Bonichot










 


Mr Arabadjiev














 



Third Chamber:







 


Mr Ó Caoimh










 


Mr Fernlund










 


Ms Toader










 


Mr Jarašiūnas














 



Fourth Chamber:







 


Mr Malenovský










 


Ms Prechal










 


Mr Lõhmus










 


Mr Safjan














 



Fifth Chamber:







 


Mr Rosas










 


Mr Vajda










 


Mr Juhász










 


Mr Šváby








At its meeting on 12 October 2012, the Court drew up the lists for determining the composition of the Chambers of three Judges as follows:






 



Sixth Chamber







 


Mr Borg Barthet










 


Mr Levits










 


Mr Kasel














 



Seventh Chamber







 


Mr Bonichot










 


Mr Arabadjiev










 


Mr da Cruz Vilaça














 



Eighth Chamber







 


Mr Ó Caoimh










 


Ms Toader










 


Mr Fernlund














 



Ninth Chamber







 


Mr Lõhmus










 


Mr Safjan










 


Ms Prechal














 



Tenth Chamber







 


Mr Juhász










 


Mr Šváby










 


Mr Vajda
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Sea, economic concentration, gas industry, merger control, oil industry








C_2012365EN.01000101.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 365/01
On 16 November 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 32012M6700. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Election of the President of the Court
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, judge, member of the Court of Justice (EU), president of an institution








C_2012366EN.01000202.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/2





Election of the President of the Court
2012/C 366/03
At a meeting on 9 October 2012, the Judges of the Court of Justice elected, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 9a of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Mr Skouris as President of the Court for the period from 9 October 2012 to 6 October 2015.
Assignment of Judges to the Chambers of three Judges
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, judge, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2012366EN.01000401.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/4





Assignment of Judges to the Chambers of three Judges
2012/C 366/08
At its meeting on 12 October 2012, the Court decided to assign the Judges to the Chambers with three Judges as follows:






 



Sixth Chamber







 


Ms Berger, President,










 


Mr Borg Barthet, Mr Levits and Mr Kasel, Judges














 



Seventh Chamber







 


Mr Arestis, President,










 


Mr Bonichot, Mr Arabadjiev and Mr da Cruz Vilaça, Judges














 



Eighth Chamber







 


Mr Jarašiūnas, President,










 


Mr Ó Caoimh, Ms Toader and Mr Fernlund, Judges














 



Ninth Chamber







 


Mr Malenovský, President,










 


Mr Lõhmus, Mr Safjan and Ms Prechal, Judges














 



Tenth Chamber







 


Mr Rosas, President,










 


Mr Juhász, Mr Šváby and Mr Vajda, Judges
Appointment of the First Advocate General
Date: 2012-11-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, lawyer, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








C_2012366EN.01000601.xml










24.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/6





Appointment of the First Advocate General
2012/C 366/10
At its meeting on 11 October 2012, the Court of Justice appointed Mr Jääskinen as First Advocate General for a period of one year expiring 6 October 2013.