do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6704 — REWE Touristik GmbH/Ferid NASR/EXIM Holding SA)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, travel agency








C_2013056EN.01000901.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6704 — REWE Touristik GmbH/Ferid NASR/EXIM Holding SA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 56/04
On 30 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 32012M6704. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Germany (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.32169 (11/C) (ex 10/N) — Large investment project — Germany — Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, motor vehicle industry








C_2013056EN.01001801.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/18





DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE
State aid — Germany
(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.32169 (11/C) (ex 10/N) — Large investment project — Germany — Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 56/13
The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 13 July 2011 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Germany has withdrawn its notification on 5 November 2012 and will reduce the aid amount, in order to respect the limits and fulfil the conditions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (2).


(1)  OJ C 361, 10.12.2011, p. 17.

(2)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 3.
Winding-up proceedings — Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of AIM Általános Biztosító Zrt. (AIM General Insurance Private Company Limited by Shares) (Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, insurance company, judicial proceedings, liquidation








C_2013056EN.01001401.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/14





Winding-up proceedings
Decision to open winding-up proceedings in respect of AIM Általános Biztosító Zrt. (AIM General Insurance Private Company Limited by Shares)
(Publication made in accordance with Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)
2013/C 56/09






Insurance undertaking







AIM Általános Biztosító Zrt. (AIM General Insurance Private Company Limited by Shares)




Budapest




Könyves Kálmán krt. 11.




1097




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY








Date, entry into force and nature of the decision


25 January 2013
Withdrawal of authorisation for operation and foundation permit
Opening of winding-up proceedings starting on 28 January 2013




Competent authorities







Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority




Budapest




Krisztina krt. 39.




1013




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY








Supervisory authority







Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority




Budapest




Krisztina krt. 39.




1013




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY








Liquidator appointed







Hitelintézeti Felszámoló Nonprofit Kft. (Credit Institution Liquidator Ltd.)




Budapest




Damjanich u. 11-15.




1071




MAGYARORSZÁG/HUNGARY




Tel. +36 13210116




E-mail: kht@enternet.hu




Manager: Dr. Zsuzsanna Borbélyné Balogh




Applicable law


Hungary
Article 195(1)(s) and (t) of the Insurance Act LX of 2003
Case T-591/10: Order of the General Court of 26 February 2013 — Castiglioni v Commission (Action for annulment — Action for damages — Public works contracts — Tender procedure — Construction, restructuring and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure at the Joint Research Centre’s Ispra site — Selection criteria — Rejection of the tender submitted by one tenderer and a decision to award the contract to another tenderer — New pleas in law — Action in part manifestly unfounded in law and in part manifestly inadmissible)
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative contract, award of contract, invitation to tender, urban construction, works contract








C_2013114EN.01003403.xml










20.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/34





Order of the General Court of 26 February 2013 — Castiglioni v Commission
(Case T-591/10) (1)

(Action for annulment - Action for damages - Public works contracts - Tender procedure - Construction, restructuring and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure at the Joint Research Centre’s Ispra site - Selection criteria - Rejection of the tender submitted by one tenderer and a decision to award the contract to another tenderer - New pleas in law - Action in part manifestly unfounded in law and in part manifestly inadmissible)
2013/C 114/56
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Castiglioni Srl (Busto Arsizio, Italy) (represented by: G. Turri, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by S. Delaude and N. Bambara, and subsequently by S. Delaude and F. Moro, Agents, and by D. Gullo, lawyer)

Re:

First, application for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 29 October 2010 rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in tendering procedure ISM/2010/C05/004/0C concerning a multiple framework agreement for works to construct, restructure and maintain buildings and infrastructure at the Commission’s Joint Research Centre’s Ispra site, of the decision to award the contract to another tenderer and of the contract notice and, second, an application for damages.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Castiglioni Srl is ordered to pay the costs, including those relating to the interlocutory proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 55, 19.2.2011.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6360 — Nynas/Harburg Refinery Assets)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, essential oil, fuel, merger control








C_2013056EN.01002101.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6360 — Nynas/Harburg Refinery Assets)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 56/16






1.


On 19 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 Nynas AB (‘Nynas’, Sweden), jointly controlled by Petróleos de Venezuela SA and Neste Oil Oyj, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of certain assets of the Harburg Refinery (‘Harburg Refinery Assets’, Germany), belonging to Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH, by way of a 25-years business lease.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Nynas: production and sale of base oils, process oils, transformer oils and bitumen,










—


for Harburg Refinery Assets: production of fuel, base oils, process oils and transformer oils.














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.6360 — Nynas/Harburg Refinery Assets, 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’).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, Italy, Marches, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, natural disaster, water management in agriculture








C_2013056EN.01000101.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2013/C 56/01







Date of adoption of the decision


25.1.2013




Reference number of State aid


SA.34832 (12/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργοκτηνοτροφικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από πυρκαγιές κατά το έτος 2011




Legal basis


Κοινή υπουργική απόφαση (συνημμένη)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster, Environmental protection, Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 5 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 1,50 million








Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Agriculture, forestry and fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης & Τροφίμων




Αχαρνών 2




101 76 Αθήνα/Athens




ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE









ΕΛ.Γ.Α.




Μεσογείων 45




115 10 Αθήνα/Athens




ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm







Date of adoption of the decision


18.1.2013




Reference number of State aid


SA.35661 (12/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


Marche


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


L. R. 13/1985 — Contributi per le opere irrigue dei Consorzi di Bonifica delle Marche




Legal basis


Regio decreto 215/1933
Legge regionale delle Marche n. 13/85 «Norme per il riordinamento degli interventi in materia di Bonifica».
Delibera della Giunta Regionale n. 1360 del 1o ottobre 2012




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Energy saving




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 0,36 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 0,36 million








Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Water collection, treatment and supply




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Marche Servizio Agricolture e foreste




Via Tiziano 44




60100 Ancona AN




ITALIA








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013056EN.01001101.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/11





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 February 2013
2013/C 56/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3304




JPY


Japanese yen


125,00




DKK


Danish krone


7,4614




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87890




SEK


Swedish krona


8,4740




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2305




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,4675




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,520




HUF


Hungarian forint


293,54




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6999




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1470




RON


Romanian leu


4,3773




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3879




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2897




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3602




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,3191




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5832




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6454




KRW


South Korean won


1 443,50




ZAR


South African rand


11,7421




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2982




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5885




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 911,54




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1219




PHP


Philippine peso


54,092




RUB


Russian rouble


40,2350




THB


Thai baht


39,673




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6142




MXN


Mexican peso


16,8455




INR


Indian rupee


71,6090






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Germany (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.33152 (11/C) (ex 11/N) — Large investment project — Germany — Linamar Powertrain GmbH  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, motor vehicle industry








C_2013056EN.01001701.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/17





DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE
State aid — Germany
(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.33152 (11/C) (ex 11/N) — Large investment project — Germany — Linamar Powertrain GmbH
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 56/12
The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 9 November 2011 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Germany has withdrawn its notification on 4 October 2012 and will reduce the aid amount, in order to respect the limits and fulfil the conditions of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (2).


(1)  OJ C 20, 25.1.2012, p. 10.

(2)  OJ L 214, 9.8.2008, p. 3.
Case F-20/13: Action brought on 26 February 2013 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: assessment, indemnification








C_2013114EN.01004801.xml










20.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/48





Action brought on 26 February 2013 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-20/13)
2013/C 114/73
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the implied decision rejecting the applicant’s claim for compensation for the delay in establishing his evaluation reports for 2008 and 2009.

Form of order sought







—


annulment of the European Commission’s decision implicitly rejecting the applicant’s claim of 13 January 2012;










—


where necessary, annulment of the decision of the appointing authority of 20 November 2012 rejecting the complaint submitted by the applicant on 24 July 2012;










—


grant the applicant the sum fixed ex aequo et bono and provisionally at one euro for material loss sustained and at one euro for non-material loss sustained;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs.
Call for proposals under the work programme of the Artemis Joint Undertaking
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, information technology, invitation to tender








C_2013056EN.01001601.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/16





Call for proposals under the work programme of the Artemis Joint Undertaking
2013/C 56/11
Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the work programme of the Artemis Joint Undertaking.
Proposals are invited for the following call: Artemis-2013-1.
Call documentation including deadline and budget is given in the call text, which is published on the following website:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/calls
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6722 — FrieslandCampina/Zijerveld & Veldhuyzen and Den Hollander)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cheese, economic concentration, food industry, merger control








C_2013056EN.01002001.xml










26.2.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/20





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6722 — FrieslandCampina/Zijerveld & Veldhuyzen and Den Hollander)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 56/15






1.


On 19 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 FrieslandCampina Nederland Holding BV (‘FrieslandCampina’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control of Zijerveld & Veldhuyzen BV (‘Z&V’, the Netherlands) and Den Hollander Food BV (‘Den Hollander’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for FrieslandCampina: production and sale of dairy and non-dairy products for individual consumers and industrial customers on a worldwide scale,










—


for Z&V: specialised wholesale of cheese primarily in the Netherlands; and,










—


for Den Hollander: provision of cheese packaging services.














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.6722 — FrieslandCampina/Zijerveld & Veldhuyzen and Den Hollander, 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’).
Case F-74/11: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 26 February 2013 — Bojc Golob v Commission (Civil service — Member of the contract staff — Contract of indefinite duration — Termination)
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: servant (EU), termination of a contract








C_2013114EN.01004602.xml










20.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/46





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 26 February 2013 — Bojc Golob v Commission
(Case F-74/11) (1)

(Civil service - Member of the contract staff - Contract of indefinite duration - Termination)
2013/C 114/69
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Aleksandra Bojc Golob (Domžale, Slovenia) (represented by: S. Rodrigues, A. Blot and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Berscheid and D. Martin, acting as Agents)

Re:

Civil Service — Application for the annulment of the decision of the AACC terminating the applicant’s contract of indefinite duration.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Declares that Aleksandra Bojc Golob must bear her own costs and orders her to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 290, 1.10.2011, p. 20.
Case C-11/11: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 February 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Air France v Heinz-Gerke Folkerts, Luz-Tereza Folkerts (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Air transport — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Articles 6 and 7 — Connecting flight(s) — Delay in arrival at the final destination — Delay equal to or in excess of three hours — A passenger’s right to compensation)
Date: 2013-02-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, air transport, consumer protection, indemnification, interpretation of the law, transport regulations








C_2013114EN.01000801.xml










20.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 114/8





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 26 February 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Air France v Heinz-Gerke Folkerts, Luz-Tereza Folkerts
(Case C-11/11) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Air transport - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Articles 6 and 7 - Connecting flight(s) - Delay in arrival at the final destination - Delay equal to or in excess of three hours - A passenger’s right to compensation)
2013/C 114/09
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Air France

Defendants: Heinz-Gerke Folkerts, Luz-Tereza Folkerts

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Bundesgerichtshof — Interpretation of Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1) — Intercontinental flight consisting of several stages — Situation in which the flight arrives at the final destination ten hours late, although departure was delayed for a period within the limits set out in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Possible right to compensation

Operative part of the judgment

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 must be interpreted as meaning that compensation is payable, on the basis of that article, to a passenger on directly connecting flights who has been delayed at departure for a period below the limits specified in Article 6 of that regulation, but has arrived at the final destination at least three hours later than the scheduled arrival time, given that the compensation in question is not conditional upon there having been a delay at departure and, thus, upon the conditions set out in Article 6 having been met.


(1)  OJ C 95, 26.3.2011.