do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6864 — DSE/INCJ/Solar Ventures/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, distribution business, economic concentration, financial aid, holding company, innovation, investment company, merger control, renewable energy, solar energy








C_2013080EN.01001001.xml










19.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/10





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6864 — DSE/INCJ/Solar Ventures/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 80/03
On 11 March 2013, 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 32013M6864. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013080EN.01001301.xml










19.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/13





Euro exchange rates (1)

18 March 2013
2013/C 80/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2929




JPY


Japanese yen


122,88




DKK


Danish krone


7,4547




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85620




SEK


Swedish krona


8,3370




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2221




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5015




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,620




HUF


Hungarian forint


307,17




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7012




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1565




RON


Romanian leu


4,4153




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3466




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2446




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3211




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0351




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5686




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6157




KRW


South Korean won


1 439,04




ZAR


South African rand


11,8662




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0399




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5875




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 557,23




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0487




PHP


Philippine peso


52,595




RUB


Russian rouble


39,9180




THB


Thai baht


38,179




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5697




MXN


Mexican peso


16,1410




INR


Indian rupee


69,9780






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-139/13: Action brought on 19 March 2013 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
Date: 2013-03-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, infringement of EU law, passport








C_2013156EN.01002201.xml










1.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 156/22





Action brought on 19 March 2013 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-139/13)
2013/C 156/34
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Maidani and G. Wils, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium

Form of order sought







—


declare that as it did not apply, by 28 June 2009, the time-limit laid down by Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 (1), the technical specifications for issuing biometric passports containing fingerprints, in accordance with the provisions contained in Commission Decision C(2006) 2909 of 28 June 2006, the Kingdom of Belgium failed to fulfil its obligations under that regulation,










—


order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In its application, the Commission claims that the Kingdom of Belgium has not adopted the measures necessary to ensure that biometric passports integrating fingerprints are issued within the time-limit laid down by Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ 2004 L 385, p. 1)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6843 — Siemens/Invensys Rail)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, rail transport, traffic signs








C_2013080EN.01001601.xml










19.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6843 — Siemens/Invensys Rail)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 80/09






1.


On 12 March 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 Siemens AG (Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Invensys Rail (United Kingdom), a division of the Invensys group, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Siemens AG: provider of products and services in the energy, healthcare, industry and infrastructure sectors, including railway signalling,










—


for Invensys Rail: provider of railway signalling projects and products.














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.6843 — Siemens/Invensys Rail, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




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: 2013-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, State aid, aid to agriculture, competition, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, indemnification, natural disaster, silviculture








C_2013080EN.01000801.xml










19.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/8





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 80/02







Date of adoption of the decision


11.2.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.33890 (11/N)




Member State


Greece




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ανάθεση στον ΕΛ.Γ.Α. της υλοποίησης του προγράμματος κρατικών οικονομικών ενισχύσεων: Μέτρα υπέρ των παραγωγών της χώρας που οι γεωργικές τους εκμεταλλεύσεις ζημιώθηκαν από θεομηνίες (πλημμύρες, κατολισθήσεις) και δυσμενείς καιρικές συνθήκες (ανεμοθύελλες, υπερβολικές βροχοπτώσεις, παγετό) ως αποτέλεσμα δυσμενών καιρικών συνθηκών, κατά τη χρονική περίοδο Ιανουάριος-Δεκέμβριος 2010




Legal basis


Kοινή υπουργική απόφαση (συνημμένη)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster, Adverse weather conditions




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 12 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 4 million








Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Agriculture, forestry and fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







Υπουργείο ΑΑΤ




Αχαρνών 2




101 76 Αθήναι/Athens




ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE









ΕΛ.Γ.Α




Mεσογείων 45




115 10 Αθήναι/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
Case F-10/12: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (1st Chamber) of 19 March 2013 — SF (*1) v Commission (Civil Service — Remuneration — Daily subsistence allowance — Transfer — Grant of the daily subsistence allowance — Official owning accommodation located at the new place of employment — Proof of expenses incurred due to provisional installation at the new place of employment)
Date: 2013-03-19
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, allowances and expenses, indemnification, reassignment, residence




C_2013147EN.01003302.xml










25.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/33






Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (1st Chamber) of 19 March 2013 —  SF (*1) v Commission
(Case F-10/12) (1)

(Civil Service - Remuneration - Daily subsistence allowance - Transfer - Grant of the daily subsistence allowance - Official owning accommodation located at the new place of employment - Proof of expenses incurred due to provisional installation at the new place of employment)
(2013/C 147/61)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: SF (*1) (represented by: S. Pappas, lawyer)

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

Re:

Civil Service — Application to annul the Commission decision refusing to grant the applicant daily subsistence allowances.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay half the costs incurred by  SF (*1);










3.


Orders  SF (*1) to bear half of his own costs.






(*1)  Information erased or replaced within the framework of protection of personal data and/or confidentiality.

(1)  OJ C 65, 3.3.2012, p. 29.
Corrigendum to the Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( OJ C 43, 15.2.2013 )
Date: 2013-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Brandenburg, Czechia, Netherlands, Portugal, State aid, air conditioning, carriage of goods, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy distribution, energy saving, environmental protection, financial services, gas, inland waterway transport, innovation, rail transport, telecommunications








C_2013080EN.01002301.xml










19.3.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 80/23





Corrigendum to the Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 43 of 15 February 2013
)
2013/C 80/11
On page 21, State aid SA35747 (12/N):
for:

‘Intensity: measure does not constitute aid’,

read:

‘Intensity: —’.