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Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 26 April 2013 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Suomen Pankki (ECB/2013/12)
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: accountant, appointment of staff, auditing, self-employed person








C_2013126EN.01000101.xml










3.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 126/1





RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 26 April 2013
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Suomen Pankki
(ECB/2013/12)
2013/C 126/01
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.










(2)


The mandate of Suomen Pankki’s current external auditors ended following the audit for the financial year 2012. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2013.










(3)


Suomen Pankki has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as its external auditors for the financial years 2013 to 2019,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy should be appointed as the external auditors of Suomen Pankki for the financial years 2013 to 2019.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 26 April 2013.


The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6886 — Lindéngruppen/FAM/Höganäs) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, foundation, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2013120EN.01002601.xml










26.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 120/26





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6886 — Lindéngruppen/FAM/Höganäs)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 120/11






1.


On 18 April 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 undertakings Lindéngruppen AB (‘Lindéngruppen’) and Foundation Asset Management Sweden AB (‘FAM’) intend to acquire within the meaning of Article 3 (1) (b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Höganäs AB (‘Höganäs’) by way of a public cash offer.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Lindéngruppen: long-term development of industrial companies,










—


for FAM: asset management for certain foundations; and,










—


for Höganäs: manufacture of metal powder.














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.6886 — Lindéngruppen/FAM/Höganäs, 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’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 349/2013 of 17 April 2013 amending the rate of additional duty for products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America ( OJ L 108, 18.4.2013 )
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, United States, anti-dumping duty, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product, tariff exemption, tariff reduction








L_2013116EN.01001301.xml










26.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 116/13







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 349/2013 of 17 April 2013 amending the rate of additional duty for products listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 108 of 18 April 2013
)

On page 8, Annex I should read as follows:




                           ‘ANNEX I
The products on which additional duties are to apply are identified by their eight-digit CN codes. The description of products classified under these codes can be found in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1) as replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2004 (2) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 493/2005 (3).

                        0710 40 00 
                     

                        9003 19 30 
                     

                        8705 10 00 
                     

                        6204 62 31 
                     





(1)  
            OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 327, 30.10.2004, p. 1.

(3)  
            OJ L 82, 31.3.2005, p. 1.’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013120EN.01001201.xml










26.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 120/12





Euro exchange rates (1)

25 April 2013
2013/C 120/03

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3080




JPY


Japanese yen


129,67




DKK


Danish krone


7,4559




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84580




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5961




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2334




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,6535




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,899




HUF


Hungarian forint


301,24




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7000




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1467




RON


Romanian leu


4,3493




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3540




AUD


Australian dollar


1,2669




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3374




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,1549




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5299




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6188




KRW


South Korean won


1 452,92




ZAR


South African rand


11,8804




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0650




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6070




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 709,69




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9728




PHP


Philippine peso


53,916




RUB


Russian rouble


40,7829




THB


Thai baht


38,076




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6266




MXN


Mexican peso


15,8922




INR


Indian rupee


70,7960






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case F-38/13: Action brought on 26 April 2013 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, regulations for civil servants, transfer of pension rights








C_2013207EN.01005902.xml










20.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/59





Action brought on 26 April 2013 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-38/13)
2013/C 207/101
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Orlandi, J.-N. Louis and D. Abreu Caldas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision to calculate the applicant’s accredited pension rights, acquired before he took up his post, on the basis of the new General Implementing Provisions.

Form of order sought







—


declare unlawful Article 9 of the General Implementing Provisions of Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations;










—


annul the decision of 18 June 2012 to calculate accredited pension rights acquired by the applicant before he took up his post, in connection with the transfer of those rights into the pension scheme of the institutions of the European Union, on the basis of the General Implementing Provisions of Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations of 3 March 2011;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 4 March 2013 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.530 — Microsoft (Tying) — Rapporteur: Bulgaria
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: fine, information technology industry, restriction on competition








C_2013120EN.01001301.xml










26.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 120/13





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 4 March 2013 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.530 — Microsoft (Tying)
Rapporteur: Bulgaria
2013/C 120/04






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with Commission's assessment in the draft decision that Microsoft Corporation (‘Microsoft’) has failed to comply with Commission Decision of 16 December 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.530 — Microsoft (Tying), notified under document C(2009) 10033).










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the fine the Commission intends to impose on Microsoft.










3.


The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account any other points raised during the discussion.










4.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Case C-224/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Cagliari (Italy) lodged on 26 April 2013 — Criminal proceedings against Sergio Alfonso Lorrai
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, interpretation of the law, judicial proceedings, legal capacity, medical report








C_2013207EN.01001301.xml










20.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/13





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Cagliari (Italy) lodged on 26 April 2013 — Criminal proceedings against Sergio Alfonso Lorrai
(Case C-224/13)
2013/C 207/23
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Cagliari

Parties to the main proceedings

Sergio Alfonso Lorrai

Questions referred







1.


On a proper construction of Article 6 ECHR and of the second paragraph of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, do those provisions preclude the application of Articles 70, 71 and 72 of the [Italian] Criminal Procedure Code in so far as they require criminal proceedings to be stayed indefinitely and, in addition, regular expert assessments to be carried out in respect of the defendant, once it has been ascertained that that defendant is incapable of taking part in the proceedings in a state of full awareness, by reason of a medical condition which is irreversible and unlikely to improve?










2.


On a proper construction of Article 6 ECHR and of the second paragraph of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, do those provisions preclude the application of point (3) of the first paragraph of Article 159 of the Criminal Code in so far as it requires the limitation period to be prolonged indefinitely (extended on a six-month basis under Article 72 of that Code) in the event that a defendant is incapable of taking part in the proceedings in a state of full awareness, by reason of a medical condition which is irreversible and unlikely to improve?
Case T-194/07: Order of the General Court of 26 April 2013 — Czech Republic v Commission
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, national planning, principle of proportionality








C_2013171EN.01004002.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/40





Order of the General Court of 26 April 2013 — Czech Republic v Commission
(Case T-194/07) (1)

2013/C 171/81
Language of the case: Czech
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 199, 25.8.2007.
Summary of European Union decisions on marketing authorisations in respect of medicinal products from 1 February 2013 to 28 February 2013 (Published pursuant to Article 13 or Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council)
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: drug surveillance, market approval, marketing standard, medicinal product








C_2013121EN.01000101.xml










26.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/1





Summary of European Union decisions on marketing authorisations in respect of medicinal products from 1 February 2013 to 28 February 2013

(Published pursuant to Article 13 or Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council
 (1)
)

2013/C 121/01
—   Modification of a marketing authorization (Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council): Accepted










Date of the decision


Name of the medicinal product


Holder of the marketing authorization


Number of the entry in the Community Register


Date of notification




8.2.2013


Novem







Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH




D-55216 Ingelheim am Rhein, Deutschland






EU/2/04/042


12.3.2013






(1)  OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Case F-37/13: Action brought on 26 April 2013 — ZZ v Commission
Date: 2013-04-26
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, contract, indemnification, servant (EU)








C_2013207EN.01005901.xml










20.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/59





Action brought on 26 April 2013 — ZZ v Commission
(Case F-37/13)
2013/C 207/100
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: S. Rodrigues and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of OLAF (the European Anti-fraud Office) rejecting the request for renewal of the applicant’s contract, following the annulment of that decision by a judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal and a claim for damages in respect of the material and non-material harm allegedly suffered.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


annul the appointing authority’s decision of 8 August 2012 rejecting the request for renewal of the applicant’s contract;










—


so far as necessary, annul the implied rejection, on 12 August 2010, of the request for renewal of the applicant’s contract, in the event that its annulment is called into question in an appeal before the General Court of the European Union;










—


and, so far as necessary, annul the appointing authority’s decision of 17 January 2013 rejecting the complaint brought by the applicant on 21 September 2012;










—


grant the applicant, in respect of the material harm suffered, a sum corresponding to the difference between the remuneration which he would have received had he been able to obtain the renewal of his contract as a member of the temporary staff at OLAF for another four years and the remuneration which he has received since May 2011 (taking account of his pension rights and his normal career progression);










—


compensate the applicant for the material harm suffered by him on account of the loss of a chance of obtaining a contract for an indefinite term, fixed on equitable principles and provisionally at EUR 250 000;










—


grant the sum fixed on equitable principles and provisionally at EUR 10 000 in respect of the non-material harm suffered;










—


order the Commission to pay all the costs.