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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 123/2013 of 12 February 2013 amending for the 186th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, terrorism








L_2013042EN.01001801.xml










13.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 42/18








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 123/2013
of 12 February 2013
         
amending for the 186th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 5 February 2013 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to add one natural person to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.












(4)


In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 12 February 2013.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.




ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:
The following entry shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:


            ‘Djamel Akkacha (alias (a) Yahia Abou el Hoummam, (b) Yahia Abou el Hammam). Date of birth: 9.5.1978. Place of birth: Rouiba, Algiers, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Address: Mali. Other information: Father’s name is Slimane. Mother’s name is Akrouf Khadidja. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 5.2.2013.’
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2012/827/EU of 18 December 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of two years ( OJ L 361, 31.12.2012 )
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mauritania, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing permit, fishing rights, interim agreement (EU), protocol to an agreement, signature of an agreement








L_2013041EN.01001501.xml










12.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 41/15







Corrigendum to Council Decision 2012/827/EU of 18 December 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and on the provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of two years
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 361 of 31 December 2012
)

In the title on the cover page and on page 43, and in the place and date on page 43:
for:

               ‘
               18 December 2012
               ’,
read:

               ‘
               3 December 2012
               ’;
on page 43, in the signature:
for:


                  ‘S. ALETRARIS’,

read:


                  ‘N. SYLIKIOTIS’.
Case T-81/13: Action brought on 12 February 2013 — FTI Touristik v OHIM (BigXtra)
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, travel agency








C_2013108EN.01003201.xml










13.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 108/32





Action brought on 12 February 2013 — FTI Touristik v OHIM (BigXtra)
(Case T-81/13)
2013/C 108/80
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: FTI Touristik GmbH (Munich, Germany) (represented by A. Parr, lawyer)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 29 November 2012 in Case R 2521/12011-1;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘BigXtra’ for goods and services in Classes 16, 35, 39, 41, 42 and 43 — Community trade mark application No 9 925 868

Decision of the Examiner: the application was rejected

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013039EN.01002501.xml










12.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/25





Euro exchange rates (1)

11 February 2013
2013/C 39/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3391




JPY


Japanese yen


125,12




DKK


Danish krone


7,4617




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85350




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5754




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2294




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,3795




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,240




HUF


Hungarian forint


291,72




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6995




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1537




RON


Romanian leu


4,4003




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3744




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3029




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3494




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,3847




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6081




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6599




KRW


South Korean won


1 464,81




ZAR


South African rand


11,9345




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3458




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5765




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 869,99




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1492




PHP


Philippine peso


54,535




RUB


Russian rouble


40,4000




THB


Thai baht


39,972




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6429




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0970




INR


Indian rupee


72,1170






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 709/2012 of 2 August 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran ( OJ L 208, 3.8.2012 )
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions








L_2013041EN.01001401.xml










12.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 41/14







Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 709/2012 of 2 August 2012 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 208 of 3 August 2012
)

Page 4, Annex II, fifth entry (‘Bank Tejarat’), third column (‘Reasons’):
for:

               ‘Bank Tejarat is a partly State owned bank. It has directly facilitated Iran's nuclear efforts. For example, in 2011, Bank Tejarat facilitated the movement of tens of millions of dollars in an effort to assist the UN designated Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran's ongoing effort to acquire yellowcake uranium. The AEOI is the main Iranian organisation for research and development of nuclear technology, and manages fissile material production programs. Bank Tejarat also has a history of assisting designated Iranian banks in circumventing international sanctions, for example acting in business involving UN designated Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group cover companies.’,
read:


                  ‘Bank Tejarat is a partly State-owned bank. It has directly facilitated Iran's nuclear efforts. For example, in 2011, Bank Tejarat facilitated the movement of tens of millions of dollars in an effort to assist the UN designated Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran's (AEOI) ongoing effort to acquire yellowcake uranium. The AEOI is the main Iranian organisation for research and development of nuclear technology, and manages fissile material production programmes. Bank Tejarat also has a history of assisting designated Iranian banks in circumventing international sanctions, for example acting in business involving UN designated Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group cover companies.
Through its financial services to EU designated Bank Mellat and Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) in the past few years, Bank Tejarat has also supported the activities of subsidiaries and subordinates of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, UN designated Defense Industries Organisation and UN designated MODAFL.’.
Case T-90/13: Action brought on 12 February 2013 — Herdade de S. Tiago II/OHIM — Polo/Lauren (V)
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013123EN.01001702.xml










27.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 123/17





Action brought on 12 February 2013 — Herdade de S. Tiago II/OHIM — Polo/Lauren (V)
(Case T-90/13)
2013/C 123/29
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Herdade de S. Tiago II-Sociedade Agrícola, SA (Lisboa, Portugal) (represented by: I. de Carvalho Simões and J. Pimenta, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: The Polo/Lauren Company, LP (New York, United States)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Grant the appeal and annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM dated 28 November 2012 in Case R 1436/2010-2;










—


Order the respondent to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings before the General Court, including those of the appellant.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark representing a polo player on horseback and the word element ‘V’ for goods and services in classes 3, 18, 25, 28, 41 and 43 — Community trade mark application 5 791 835

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration, UK trade mark registration and Benelux trade mark registration of the figurative mark representing a polo player for goods in classes 9, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25 et 28

Decision of the Opposition Division: Partially upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.
Corrigendum to Council Decision 2012/457/CFSP of 2 August 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran ( OJ L 208, 3.8.2012 )
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, removal








L_2013041EN.01001301.xml










12.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 41/13







Corrigendum to Council Decision 2012/457/CFSP of 2 August 2012 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 208 of 3 August 2012
)

Page 20, Annex II, fifth entry (‘Bank Tejarat’), third column (‘Reasons’):
for:

               ‘Bank Tejarat is a partly State owned bank. It has directly facilitated Iran's nuclear efforts. For example, in 2011, Bank Tejarat facilitated the movement of tens of millions of dollars in an effort to assist the UN designated Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran's ongoing effort to acquire yellowcake uranium. The AEOI is the main Iranian organisation for research and development of nuclear technology, and manages fissile material production programs. Bank Tejarat also has a history of assisting designated Iranian banks in circumventing international sanctions, for example acting in business involving UN designated Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group cover companies.’,
read:


                  ‘Bank Tejarat is a partly State-owned bank. It has directly facilitated Iran's nuclear efforts. For example, in 2011, Bank Tejarat facilitated the movement of tens of millions of dollars in an effort to assist the UN designated Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran's (AEOI) ongoing effort to acquire yellowcake uranium. The AEOI is the main Iranian organisation for research and development of nuclear technology, and manages fissile material production programmes. Bank Tejarat also has a history of assisting designated Iranian banks in circumventing international sanctions, for example acting in business involving UN designated Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group cover companies.
Through its financial services to EU designated Bank Mellat and Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) in the past few years, Bank Tejarat has also supported the activities of subsidiaries and subordinates of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, UN designated Defense Industries Organisation and UN designated MODAFL.’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6861 — B & C Industrieholding/AMAG Austria Metall) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, aluminium, economic concentration, foundation, merger control








C_2013039EN.01002801.xml










12.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/28





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6861 — B & C Industrieholding/AMAG Austria Metall)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 39/05






1.


On 1 February 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking B & C Industrieholding GmbH (‘BCIH’, Austria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, control of AMAG Austria Metall AG (‘AMAG’, Austria), by way of a purchase of shares and an ensuing public bid.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


BCIH is a holding company which manages shareholdings in industrial undertakings. The company is solely owned and controlled by B & C Privatstiftung, an Austrian private foundation. Controlling shareholdings of BCIH are Lenzing AG and Semperit AG Holding. Prior to this transaction, BCIH already held an indirect 29,99% shareholding in AMAG,










—


AMAG is a manufacturer of primary aluminium and semi-finished aluminium products for different processing industries active on a global scale. Its business is structured in three divisions: Metal Division, Casting Division and Rolling Division.














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.6861 — B & C Industrieholding/AMAG Austria Metall, 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’).
2013/79/EU: Council Decision of 12 February 2013 appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2013043EN.01003501.xml










14.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 43/35








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 12 February 2013
         
appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/79/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.












(2)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Eva QUANTE-BRANDT,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






—


Ms Ulrike HILLER, Staatsrätin, Mitglied des Senats der Freien Hansestadt Bremen.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 12 February 2013.


For the Council


The President

M. NOONAN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
The European EIB Prize
Date: 2013-02-12
Institutions: European Investment Bank
Subjects: European integration, cultural prize, economic growth, invitation to tender, job creation








C_2013039EN.01002701.xml










12.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 39/27





The European EIB Prize
2013/C 39/04
The European EIB Prize has been created to recognise and stimulate excellence in economic and social research, and its implementation and diffusion. Research should be of specific relevance to European development and integration. The EIB Prize will be awarded annually, starting in 2013. It consists of an ‘Outstanding Contribution Award’ of EUR 40 000 and a ‘Young Economist Prize’ of EUR 25 000. The topic for the 2013 EIB Prize is ‘Growth, employment and convergence, with applications to the European Union’.
Please click here for more details and nomination forms: http://institute.eib.org/2013/01/1st-european-eib-prize/