do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 214/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, heavy metal, packaging, plastics, revision of an agreement, waste recycling




L_2013081EN.01001401.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/14








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 214/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Decision 2009/292/EC of 24 March 2009 establishing the conditions for a derogation for plastic crates and plastic pallets in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 7e (Commission Decision 2005/270/EC) of Chapter XVII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘7f.



32009 D 0292: Commission Decision 2009/292/EC of 24 March 2009 establishing the conditions for a derogation for plastic crates and plastic pallets in relation to the heavy metal concentration levels established in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 44).’.






Article 2
The text of Decision 2009/292/EC in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 44.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 231/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, eco-label, environmental impact, environmental standard, newspaper, paper, revision of an agreement




L_2013081EN.01003301.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/33








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 231/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Decision 2012/448/EU of 12 July 2012 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for newsprint paper (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Decision 2012/481/EU of 16 August 2012 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for printed paper (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following points are inserted after point 2zd (Commission Decision 2009/894/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:






‘2ze.



32012 D 0448: Commission Decision 2012/448/EU of 12 July 2012 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for newsprint paper (OJ L 202, 28.7.2012, p. 26).










2zf.



32012 D 0481: Commission Decision 2012/481/EU of 16 August 2012 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for printed paper (OJ L 223, 21.8.2012, p. 55).’.






Article 2
The texts of Decisions 2012/448/EU and 2012/481/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1) or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 200/2012 of 26 October 2012 (3), whichever is the later.


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 202, 28.7.2012, p. 26.

(2)  
            OJ L 223, 21.8.2012, p. 55.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(3)  
            OJ L 21, 24.1.2013, p. 50.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6768 — Reggeborgh/Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, investment company








C_2012377EN.01001801.xml










7.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 377/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6768 — Reggeborgh/Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2012/C 377/09






1.


On 29 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 undertakings Victor Rijssen BV, Revius BV and Arend Rijssen BV, all belonging to the Reggeborgh Group (‘Reggeborgh’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin NV (‘KVWS’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Reggeborgh: private equity investment company active in various sectors such as the (mid-stream) trade and supply of petroleum products, design and supply of access to (glass fibre) telecom networks, construction services, waste incineration and agriculture,










—


for KVWS: construction services, including residential, non-residential, and infrastructural building projects, and real estate services.














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.6768 — Reggeborgh/Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin, 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’).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1177/2012 of 7 December 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Scottish Wild Salmon (PGI)]
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Scotland, United Kingdom, designation of origin, product designation, sea fish








L_2012337EN.01002701.xml










11.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 337/27








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1177/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Scottish Wild Salmon (PGI)]


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, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‧Scottish Wild Salmon‧ 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, 7 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. 13.




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

Class 1.7.   Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefrom

UNITED KINGDOM
Scottish Wild Salmon (PGI)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1178/2012 of 7 December 2012 establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in areas IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Sweden, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2012337EN.01002901.xml










11.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 337/29








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1178/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for saithe in areas IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32by 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, 7 December 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


75/TQ44




Member State


Sweden




Stock


POK/2A34.




Species


Saithe (Pollachius virens)




Zone


IIIa and IV; EU waters of IIa, IIIb, IIIc and Subdivisions 22-32




Date


19.11.2012
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1175/2012 of 7 December 2012 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Sale Marino di Trapani (PGI))
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, labelling, location of production, product designation, salt








L_2012337EN.01002001.xml










11.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 337/20








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1175/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Sale Marino di Trapani (PGI))


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, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Sale Marino di Trapani’ 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, 7 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 99, 3.4.2012, p. 18.




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

Class 1.8.   Other products listed in Annex I to the Treaty

ITALY
Sale Marino di Trapani (PGI)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 223/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Community certification, European Economic Area, air safety, aircraft, civil aviation, environmental standard, product design, production standard, revision of an agreement




L_2013081EN.01002501.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/25








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 223/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 repeals Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 (2) which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 66p (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement shall be replaced by the following:

                  ‘
                  32012 R 0748: Commission Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 of 3 August 2012 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1).’.


Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1) or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 163/2011 of 19 December 2011 (3), whichever is the later.


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 224, 21.8.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 243, 27.9.2003, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(3)  
            OJ L 76, 15.3.2012, p. 51.
Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Brazil, cooperation agreement (EU), scientific cooperation, technology








L_2012335EN.01000101.xml










7.12.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 335/1







Information concerning the entry into force of the Agreement renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil

The Agreement renewing the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil, signed on 19 January 2004
          (1), has, in accordance with Article XII.1 thereof, entered into force on 30 October 2012. The renewal of the Agreement for a further period of five years, in accordance with Article XII.2 thereof, is effective as from 8 August 2012.


(1)  
            OJ L 295, 11.11.2005, p. 38.
Case C-575/12: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 7 December 2012 — AS ‘Air Baltic Corporation’ v Valsts robežsardze
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU visa policy, Schengen Agreement, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, interpretation of the law, regulation (EU)








C_2013038EN.01001602.xml










9.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/16





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 7 December 2012 — AS ‘Air Baltic Corporation’ v Valsts robežsardze
(Case C-575/12)
2013/C 38/24
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Administratīvā apgabaltiesa

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: AS ‘Air Baltic Corporation’

Respondent: Valsts robežsardze

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) be interpreted as meaning that existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document is a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of a third-country national?










2.


Under Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), does cancellation of a travel document to which a visa sticker is affixed mean that the visa issued is also invalidated?










3.


Are national rules which require, as a mandatory pre-condition for the entry of third-country nationals, the existence of a valid visa contained in a valid travel document compatible with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) and Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 105, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2009 L 243, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 224/2012 of 7 December 2012 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2012-12-07
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, air safety, aircraft, maintenance, professional qualifications, revision of an agreement, technical specification




L_2013081EN.01002601.xml










21.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 81/26








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 224/2012
of 7 December 2012
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 593/2012 of 5 July 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 66q (Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32012 R 0593: Commission Regulation (EU) No 593/2012 of 5 July 2012 (OJ L 176, 6.7.2012, p. 38).’.






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 593/2012 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 8 December 2012, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 7 December 2012.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Atle LEIKVOLL
            





(1)  
            OJ L 176, 6.7.2012, p. 38.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.