do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6767 — Bain Capital Investors/Atento)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: customers, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2012374EN.01000101.xml










4.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6767 — Bain Capital Investors/Atento)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 374/01
On 28 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 32012M6767. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case C-316/12: Order of the President of the Court of 4 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main — Germany) — J. Sebastian Guevara Kamm v TAM Airlines S.A./TAM Linhas Aereas S.A.
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, indemnification, traveller








C_2013063EN.01001601.xml










2.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/16





Order of the President of the Court of 4 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main — Germany) — J. Sebastian Guevara Kamm v TAM Airlines S.A./TAM Linhas Aereas S.A.
(Case C-316/12) (1)

2013/C 63/30
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 295, 29.9.2012.
Case T-77/12: Order of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 4 December 2012 — Wahl v OHIM — Tenacta Group (bellissima)
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, household electrical appliance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013026EN.01006904.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/69





Order of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 4 December 2012 — Wahl v OHIM — Tenacta Group (bellissima)
(Case T-77/12) (1)

2013/C 26/138
Language of the case: German
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 109, 14.4.2012.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, cosmetic product








C_2012374EN.01001201.xml










4.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/12





Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
2012/C 374/05
Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

Page 155

After the last phrase of subheading 3301 90 90 the following paragraph is inserted:







‘3304




Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than medicaments), including sunscreen or suntan preparations; manicure or pedicure preparations:






3304 99 00




Other

This subheading covers products put up for the care of the skin (other than medicaments) presented in waddings, felt and nonwovens, such as moisturisers, toners and cleansers. Nevertheless, if the waddings, felt and nonwovens are impregnated, coated or covered with products providing the essential character of perfume, cosmetics, soap or detergent, they are excluded from this heading (headings 3307 and 3401 respectively).’







(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 137, 6.5.2011, p. 1.
Council Decision of 4 December 2012 renewing the term of office of the Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Community Plant Variety Office, appointment of staff, president of an institution








C_2012378EN.01000201.xml










8.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/2





COUNCIL DECISION
of 4 December 2012
renewing the term of office of the Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office
2012/C 378/03
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights (1), and in particular Article 47(1) thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


By Decision 2007/858/EC of 17 December 2007 (2), the Council appointed Mr Paul A.C.E. VAN DER KOOIJ as Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office.










(2)


On 10 October 2012, after obtaining the favourable opinion of the Administrative Council of the Office, the Commission proposed that the term of office of Mr Paul A.C.E. VAN DER KOOIJ be renewed,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The term of office of Mr Paul A.C.E. VAN DER KOOIJ as Chairman of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office is hereby renewed for a period of five years with effect from 18 December 2012.
Article 2
The Chairman of the Administrative Council of the Office shall be empowered to provide for all the arrangements necessary to implement Article 1.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 4 December 2012.


For the Council


The President

V. SHIARLY




(1)  OJ L 227, 1.9.1994, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 337, 21.12.2007, p. 105.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,75 % on 1 December 2012 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2012374EN.01001101.xml










4.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/11





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

3 December 2012
2012/C 374/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3057




JPY


Japanese yen


107,36




DKK


Danish krone


7,4602




GBP


Pound sterling


0,81210




SEK


Swedish krona


8,6558




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2087




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3490




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,256




HUF


Hungarian forint


281,89




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6963




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1116




RON


Romanian leu


4,5234




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3329




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2517




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,2964




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1193




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5891




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5911




KRW


South Korean won


1 413,94




ZAR


South African rand


11,5385




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1328




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5320




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 534,89




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9727




PHP


Philippine peso


53,445




RUB


Russian rouble


40,3751




THB


Thai baht


40,020




BRL


Brazilian real


2,7477




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8362




INR


Indian rupee


71,5220






(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 T-364/11: Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 4 December 2012 — Arla Foods v OHIM — Artax (Lactofree)
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, milk product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013026EN.01006902.xml










26.1.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 26/69





Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 4 December 2012 — Arla Foods v OHIM — Artax (Lactofree)
(Case T-364/11) (1)

2013/C 26/136
Language of the case: German
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 282, 24.9.2011.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1173/2012 of 4 December 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queso Camerano (PDO))
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, goats’ milk cheese, product designation, soft cheese








L_2012337EN.01001301.xml










11.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 337/13








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1173/2012
of 4 December 2012
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queso Camerano (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)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Queso Camerano’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


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, 4 December 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 C 101, 4.4.2012, p. 6.




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

Class 1.3.   Cheeses

SPAIN
Queso Camerano (PDO)
2012/751/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EULEX KOSOVO/3/2012 of 4 December 2012 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Kosovo, appointment of members, common security and defence policy, fact-finding mission, rule of law








L_2012334EN.01004601.xml










6.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 334/46








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EULEX KOSOVO/3/2012
of 4 December 2012
         
on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO
(2012/751/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP of 4 February 2008 on the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO (1), and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 4 February 2008, the Council adopted Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP establishing the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO.












(2)


On 5 June 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/291/CFSP (2) amending Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP and extending the duration of EULEX KOSOVO until 14 June 2014.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 12(2) of Joint Action 2008/124/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising political control and strategic direction of EULEX KOSOVO, including decisions regarding the appointment of the Head of Mission.












(4)


On 20 November 2012, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed the appointment of Ambassador Bernd BORCHARDT as Head of Mission of EULEX KOSOVO from 1 February 2013,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ambassador Bernd BORCHARDT is hereby appointed as Head of Mission of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX KOSOVO, with effect from 1 February 2013.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply until 14 June 2014.




Done at Brussels, 4 December 2012.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

O. SKOOG
            





(1)  
            OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 92.

(2)  
            OJ L 146, 6.6.2012, p. 46.
Case T-370/10: Order of the General Court of 4 December 2012 — Rubinetterie Flero v Commission
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: competition, enforcement of ruling, fine








C_2013032EN.01002603.xml










2.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 32/26





Order of the General Court of 4 December 2012 — Rubinetterie Flero v Commission
(Case T-370/10) (1)

2013/C 32/43
Language of the case: Italian
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 288, 23.10.2010.
Case T-78/11 P: Order of the General Court of 4 December 2012 — Lenz v Commission (Appeal — Public service — Officials — Social security — Reimbursement of the costs of treatment provided by a ‘Heilpraktiker’ — Obligation to state reasons — Distortion of the facts)
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European civil service, alternative medicine, social security








C_2013032EN.01001702.xml










2.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 32/17





Order of the General Court of 4 December 2012 — Lenz v Commission
(Case T-78/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Public service - Officials - Social security - Reimbursement of the costs of treatment provided by a ‘Heilpraktiker’ - Obligation to state reasons - Distortion of the facts)
2013/C 32/26
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: Erika Lenz (Osnabrück, Germany) (represented by: V. Lenz and J. Römer, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and B. Eggers, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (First Chamber) of 14 December 2010 in Case F-80/09 Lenz v Commission [2010] ECR II-A-1-0000, and seeking that that judgment be set aside

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


Ms Erika Lenz is to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 103, 2.4.2011.
Action brought on 4 December 2012 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against the Principality of Liechtenstein (Case E-14/12)
Date: 2012-12-04
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Liechtenstein, discrimination on the basis of nationality, guarantee, infringement of EU law, temporary employment agency








C_2013066EN.01002801.xml










7.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 66/28





Action brought on 4 December 2012 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority against the Principality of Liechtenstein
(Case E-14/12)
2013/C 66/08
An action against the Principality of Liechtenstein was brought before the EFTA Court on 4 December 2012 by the EFTA Surveillance Authority, represented by Xavier Lewis, Clémence Perrin and Catherine Howdle, acting as Agents, Rue Belliard 35, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority requests the EFTA Court to declare that:






1.


by maintaining in force a legislation which imposes on persons resident in Liechtenstein who are responsible for a temporary work agency the obligation to supply a guarantee of CHF 50 000, whereas the guarantee of CHF 100 000 is imposed upon persons performing a similar function who are resident outside of Liechtenstein, and on agencies seeking to deliver temporary employment services cross-border, the Principality of Liechtenstein (‘Liechtenstein’) has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 31 and 36 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area;










2.


the Principality of Liechtenstein bears the costs of these proceedings.





Legal and factual background and pleas in law adduced in support:






—


The EFTA Surveillance Authority submits that Liechtenstein has failed to comply with a reasoned opinion delivered by the EFTA Surveillance Authority on 25 January 2012 on a failure to fulfil its obligation under Articles 31 and 36 of the EEA Agreement in the field of temporary work and employment services.










—


The Liechtenstein measures at issue are Articles 25 and 26 of Verordnung vom 11. Juli 2000 zum Gesetz über die Arbeitsvermittlung und den Personalverleih (Regulation of 11 July 2000 concerning job placement and temporary employment services).
The EFTA Surveillance Authority submits that by these measures, Liechtenstein’s national legislation imposes on persons resident in that country who are responsible for a temporary work agency the obligation to supply a guarantee of CHF 50 000. By the same legislation, an obligation to supply a guarantee of CHF 100 000 when delivering temporary work services is imposed upon persons performing a similar function who are resident outside of Liechtenstein. A guarantee of CHF 100 000 is also required from temporary work agencies established outside of Liechtenstein who seek to provide such services cross-border.










—


The EFTA Surveillance Authority submits that by maintaining in force its legislation, as it currently stands, Liechtenstein is in breach of its obligations under Articles 31 and 36 EEA.