do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2012368EN.01001001.xml










28.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/10





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 November 2012
2012/C 368/05

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2961




JPY


Japanese yen


106,46




DKK


Danish krone


7,4581




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80810




SEK


Swedish krona


8,6420




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2043




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3575




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,304




HUF


Hungarian forint


280,06




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6963




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0905




RON


Romanian leu


4,5050




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3240




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2372




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2846




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0449




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5743




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5832




KRW


South Korean won


1 406,92




ZAR


South African rand


11,4140




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0647




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5525




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 444,34




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9492




PHP


Philippine peso


52,908




RUB


Russian rouble


40,1510




THB


Thai baht


39,764




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6878




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8137




INR


Indian rupee


71,7520






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Call for proposals under the annual work programme 2012 for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013 (Commission Decision C(2012) 1579 as amended by Commission Decision C(2012) 6902 and Commission Decision C(2012) 8510)
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community trunk route, EU programme, economic support, invitation to tender, transport network








C_2012368EN.01001701.xml










28.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/17





Call for proposals under the annual work programme 2012 for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013
(Commission Decision C(2012) 1579 as amended by Commission Decision C(2012) 6902 and Commission Decision C(2012) 8510)
2012/C 368/09
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport is hereby launching a call for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the amended annual work programme for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network for 2012.
The maximum amount available under this call for proposals is EUR 250 million.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is 28 February 2013.
The complete text of the call for proposals is available on:
http://tentea.ec.europa.eu/en/apply_for_funding/follow_the_funding_process/calls_for_proposals_2012.htm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6734 — Koch Industries/Guardian)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, glass industry, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_2012368EN.01000901.xml










28.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6734 — Koch Industries/Guardian)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 368/03
On 21 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 32012M6734. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-547/12 P: Appeal brought on 28 November 2012 by the Hellenic Republic against the judgment delivered on 10 October 2012 by the General Court (Second Chamber) in Case T-158/09 Greece v Commission
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Greece, infringement of EU law, proof, redemption








C_2013026EN.01003802.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/38





Appeal brought on 28 November 2012 by the Hellenic Republic against the judgment delivered on 10 October 2012 by the General Court (Second Chamber) in Case T-158/09 Greece v Commission
(Case C-547/12 P)
2013/C 26/72
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Appellant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: I. Khalkias and S. Papaioannou)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


grant the appeal and set aside the contested judgment of the General Court of the European Union in so far as the General Court held that in Case 4 Magrizos II, EL./1995/017, the Commission lawfully attributed negligence to the Greek authorities as regards failure to recover the relevant financial sums;










—


uphold the first plea in law in the action for annulment of the Commission decision because, in that case, the legal conditions for applying Article 32 of Regulation No 1290/2005 and for the Commission’s charging of the sum of EUR 276 347,86 to the Hellenic Republic were not met;










—


order the Commission to pay the Hellenic Republic’s costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The General Court, distorting the clear sense of the evidence in the case-file, appraised the facts incorrectly in Case 4 Magrizos II, EL./1995/017, reaching the erroneous conclusion that in that case the legal conditions for applying Article 32 of Regulation No 1290/2005 and for the Commission’s charging of the sum of EUR 276 347,86 to the Hellenic Republic were met.
Case F-146/12: Action brought on 28 November 2012 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, legal expenses, transfer of pension rights








C_2013026EN.01007801.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/78





Action brought on 28 November 2012 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-146/12)
2013/C 26/164
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis, E. Marchal and D. Abreu Caldas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision on the transfer of the applicant’s pension rights under the European Union pension scheme applying the new General Implementing Provisions for Articles 11 and 12 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations.

Form of order sought







—


Declare Article 9 of the General Implementing Provisions for Article 11(2) of Annex VIII of the Staff Regulations unlawful;










—


annul the decision of 3 February 2012 to apply the parameters referred to in the General Implementing Provisions for Article 11(2) of Annex VIII of the Staff Regulations of 3 March 2011 to the transfer of the applicant’s pension rights;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 438/12/COL of 28 November 2012 amending for the eighty-sixth time the procedural and substantive rules in the field of state aid
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: State aid, aid for restructuring, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








L_2013190EN.01009101.xml










11.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 190/91







EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
         
No 438/12/COL
of 28 November 2012
         
amending for the eighty-sixth time the procedural and substantive rules in the field of state aid


THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

HAVING REGARD to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, (1) in particular to Articles 61 to 63 and Protocol 26 thereof,


HAVING REGARD to the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, (2) in particular its Articles 5(2)(b) and 24,

Whereas:

The Chapter in the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s State Aid Guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty (3) is due to expire on 30 November 2012, (4)



That Chapter corresponds to the Community Guidelines on State aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty, (5) which expired on 9 October 2012, (6)



On 28 September 2012 the European Commission adopted a Communication concerning the Prolongation of the application of the Community Guidelines on State Aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty of 1 October 2004, until they are replaced by new rules. (7)



The current Chapter on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty which will expire on 30 November 2012 must therefore be prolonged in order to ensure the uniform application of state aid rules throughout the European Economic Area,


The European Commission and the EFTA States have been consulted,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The validity of the Chapter in the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s State Aid Guidelines on state aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty is prolonged until it is replaced by new rules.


Article 2
Only the English version is authentic.




Done at Brussels, 28 November 2012.


For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

Oda Helen SLETNES
            

President

Sverrir Haukur GUNNLAUGSSON
            

College Member






(1)  The “EEA Agreement”.

(2)  The “Surveillance and Court Agreement”.

(3)  
            OJ L 97, 15.4.2005, p. 41, EEA Supplement No 18, 15.4.2005, p. 1.

(4)  See paragraph 90, as extended by EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No. 433/09/COL of 30.10.2009 amending for the seventy-third time the procedural and substantive rules in the field of state aid. OJ L 48, 25.2.2010, p. 27, EEA Supplement No. 9, 25.2.2010, p. 12

(5)  
            OJ C 244, 1.10.2004, p. 2-17.

(6)  See paragraph 102, as extended by European Commission Communication concerning the prolongation of the Community Guidelines on State aid for Rescuing and Restructuring Firms in Difficulty, OJ C 156, 9.7.2009, p. 3.

(7)  
            OJ C 296, 2.10.2012, p. 3.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6564 — ARM/Giesecke & Devrient/Gemalto/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: data protection, economic concentration, electronic commerce, merger control, software








C_2012368EN.01000902.xml










28.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6564 — ARM/Giesecke & Devrient/Gemalto/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 368/04
On 6 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 32012M6564. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
View of the representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority presented at the meeting of the EC Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position of 28 November 2012 regarding a preliminary draft Commission Decision Case COMP/39.230 — Rio Tinto Alcan — Rapporteur: The Netherlands
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: aluminium, dominant position, hoisting equipment, patents licence, restriction on competition








C_2013089EN.01000701.xml










27.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/7





View of the representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority presented at the meeting of the EC Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position of 28 November 2012 regarding a preliminary draft Commission Decision Case COMP/39.230 — Rio Tinto Alcan
Rapporteur: The Netherlands
2013/C 89/07






1.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority share the competition concerns raised by the Commission in its draft decision.










2.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agree with the Commission that the behaviour may have effects on trade between Member States.










3.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agree that the Revised Commitment Proposal submitted by Rio Tinto Alcan address the competition concerns raised by the Commission.










4.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agree that the commitments are adequate.










5.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agree with the duration of the commitments.










6.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agrees that the commitments should be made binding in full.










7.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority agree that in light of the commitments and without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission against Rio Tinto Alcan as regards the competition concerns identified in the draft decision.










8.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority ask the Commission to take into account any other points raised during the discussion.










9.


The representatives of the EFTA States and the EFTA Surveillance Authority recommend the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.







EFTA Surveillance Authority

Sigrid SURLIEN



NORGE

Birgitte BREVIK
Case C-540/12: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 28 November 2012 — Rena Schmeel v Federal Republic of Germany
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: age discrimination, civil servant, indemnification, interpretation of the law, pay, professional experience








C_2013046EN.01001401.xml










16.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 46/14





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 28 November 2012 — Rena Schmeel v Federal Republic of Germany
(Case C-540/12)
2013/C 46/26
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Berlin

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Rena Schmeel

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany

Questions referred







1.


Is European primary and/or secondary law, here in particular Directive 2000/78/EC, (1) to be interpreted as a comprehensive prohibition of unjustified age discrimination, such that it also covers national rules on the remuneration of Federal civil servants?










2.


If Question 1 is answered in the affirmative: does the interpretation of this European primary and/or secondary law mean that a national provision under which the level of the basic pay of a civil servant on establishment of the status of civil servant is substantially dependent on his age and also, in particular, rises according to the duration of civil servant status constitutes direct or indirect age discrimination?










3.


If Question 2 is also answered in the affirmative: does the interpretation of this European primary and/or secondary law preclude the justification of such a national provision by the legislative aim of making payment for professional experience?










4.


If Question 3 is also answered in the affirmative: does the interpretation of European primary and/or secondary law, where a non-discriminatory right to remuneration has not been implemented, permit a legal consequence other than retrospective remuneration of those discriminated against at the highest pay step in their pay grade?
Does the legal consequence of infringement of the prohibition of discrimination in that case follow from European primary and/or secondary law itself, here in particular Directive 2000/78/EC, or does the claim follow only from the point of view of failure to implement the rules of European law in accordance with the claim to State liability under European Union law?










5.


Does the interpretation of European primary and/or secondary law preclude a national measure which makes the claim to (retrospective) payment or compensation dependent on the civil servants’ having enforced that claim in good time?






(1)  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16).
Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Denmark (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification — State aid SA.26029 (C 30/09) — Tax exemption for waste from cement production  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, cement, control of State aid, environmental tax, industrial waste, tax exemption








C_2012368EN.01001801.xml










28.11.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/18





DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE
State aid — Denmark
(Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification
State aid SA.26029 (C 30/09) — Tax exemption for waste from cement production
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 368/10
The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 28 October 2009 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Denmark has withdrawn its notification on 29 May 2012 and will not pursue this aid project further.


(1)  OJ C 105, 24.4.2010, p. 3.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1135/2012 of 28 November 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2012-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Norwegian Sea, Sweden, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012331EN.01002901.xml










1.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 331/29








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1135/2012
of 28 November 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden


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, 28 November 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


67/TQ44




Member State


Sweden




Stock


COD/04-N




Species


Cod (Gadus Morhua)




Zone


Norwegian waters south of 62° N




Date


5.11.2012