do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 480/2013 of 24 May 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 as regards the period of analysis of certain pesticides performed on a voluntary basis  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: pesticide, plant health control, qualitative analysis, research body








L_2013139EN.01000401.xml










25.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 139/4








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 480/2013
of 24 May 2013
         
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 as regards the period of analysis of certain pesticides performed on a voluntary basis
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin and amending Council Directive 91/414/EEC (1), in particular Articles 28 and 29 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 of 31 August 2012 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2013, 2014 and 2015 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (2) provided, amongst others, for the analysis in 2013 of certain pesticides on a voluntary basis, in particular those pesticides newly added to the programme by that Implementing Regulation or those with very difficult residue definition in order to allow time for official laboratories to validate the methods required for the analysis of those pesticides. As official laboratories still need some time for the validation of the methods required for the analysis of those pesticides, the analysis of these pesticides should continue to be performed on a voluntary basis in 2014.












(2)


Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
In Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012, the footnote (g) is replaced by the following:






‘(g)


To be analysed on voluntary basis in 2013 and 2014.’






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, 24 May 2013.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 235, 1.9.2012, p. 8.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 June 2013 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ))
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2013144EN.01000701.xml










24.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/7





Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 27 Member States applicable as from 1 June 2013
(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))
2013/C 144/03
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this Communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending the Implementing Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 122, 27.4.2013, p. 16.

































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.6.2013


…



0,56




0,56



1,30



0,56



0,88



0,56



0,85



0,56




0,56




0,56




0,56




0,56



5,57



0,56




0,56



0,88



0,56



1,10



0,56




0,56



3,90



0,56



6,18


1,60



0,56




0,56



0,99




1.5.2013


31.5.2013


0,66


0,66


1,30


0,66


0,88


0,66


0,85


0,66


0,66


0,66


0,66


0,66


5,57


0,66


0,66



0,88



0,66



1,10



0,66


0,66


3,90


0,66


6,18


1,60


0,66


0,66


0,99




1.4.2013


30.4.2013


0,66


0,66



1,30



0,66


0,88


0,66


0,85


0,66


0,66


0,66


0,66


0,66



5,57



0,66


0,66


1,12


0,66


1,32


0,66


0,66



3,90



0,66


6,18



1,60



0,66


0,66



0,99





1.3.2013


31.3.2013


0,66


0,66


1,53


0,66



0,88



0,66


0,85


0,66


0,66


0,66


0,66


0,66


6,65


0,66


0,66



1,12



0,66



1,32



0,66


0,66


4,80


0,66


6,18


1,91


0,66


0,66


1,19




1.1.2013


28.2.2013



0,66




0,66




1,53




0,66




1,09




0,66




0,85




0,66




0,66




0,66




0,66




0,66




6,65




0,66




0,66




1,37




0,66




1,58




0,66




0,66




4,80




0,66




6,18




1,91




0,66




0,66




1,19
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6943 — Triton/Befesa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, Northern Europe, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, United Kingdom, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, waste recycling








C_2013144EN.01000801.xml










24.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6943 — Triton/Befesa)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 144/04






1.


On 17 May 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 Triton Fund III, part of the Triton Group (‘Triton’, Jersey), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Befesa Medio Ambiente, SLU (‘Befesa’, Spain) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Triton: private equity investment firm, active in Northern Europe (Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Nordic countries),










—


for Befesa: recycling company (in particular, recycling of steel and aluminium waste, as well as management of other industrial wastes) mainly active in Germany, Spain, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom and Turkey.














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.6943 — Triton/Befesa, 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’).
Case C-282/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 24 May 2013 — T-Mobile Austria GmbH v Telekom-Control-Kommission
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, competition law, freedom to provide services, regulation of telecommunications, telecommunications industry








C_2013260EN.01002101.xml










7.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 260/21





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 24 May 2013 — T-Mobile Austria GmbH v Telekom-Control-Kommission
(Case C-282/13)
2013/C 260/35
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: T-Mobile Austria GmbH

Respondent authority: Telekom-Control-Kommission

Interveners: Hutchison 3 G Austria Holdings GmbH, Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH, Orange Austria Telecommunication GmbH, Stubai SCA, Orange Belgium SA, A1 Telekom Austria AG

Additional party: Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technolgie

Question referred

Are Articles 4 and 9b of Directive 2002/21/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) and Article 5(6) of Directive 2002/20/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive) to be interpreted as meaning that they confer on a competitor the status, in a national procedure under Article 5(6) of the Authorisation Directive, of an undertaking which is affected within the meaning of Article 4(1) of the Framework Directive?


(1)  OJ 2002 L 108, p. 33.

(2)  OJ 2002 L 108, p. 21, amended by Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (OJ 2009 L 337, p. 37).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 484/2013 of 24 May 2013 amending Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA)
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Western Balkans, aid to refugees, building, building plot, pre-accession aid, purchase








L_2013139EN.01001101.xml










25.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 139/11








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 484/2013
of 24 May 2013
         
amending Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (1) (‘the IPA Regulation’), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 of 12 June 2007 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA) (2) provides for detailed rules for the implementation of the IPA Regulation.












(2)


In order to achieve the objectives under areas of assistance of transition assistance and institution building component, for some operations, like those contributing to the resolution of the refugees’ and displaced persons’ housing problem in the Western Balkans the eligibility of expenditure for purchase of land and existing buildings is indispensable and constitutes a core of the action. The eligibility of the expenditure for purchase of land and existing buildings should be provided for in a new derogation.












(3)


Regulation (EC) No 718/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.












(4)


The provisions laid down in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the IPA Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
In Article 66(3) of Regulation (EC) No 718/2007, the following point (d) is added:






‘(d)


purchase of land and existing buildings when justified by the nature of the operation’.






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 24 May 2013.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 82.

(2)  
            OJ L 170, 29.6.2007, p. 1.
Case T-287/13: Action brought on 24 May 2013 — Husky CZ/OHIM — Husky of Tostock (HUSKY)
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013207EN.01005301.xml










20.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/53





Action brought on 24 May 2013 — Husky CZ/OHIM — Husky of Tostock (HUSKY)
(Case T-287/13)
2013/C 207/87
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Husky CZ s.r.o. (Prague, Czech Republic) (represented by: L. Lorenc, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Husky of Tostock Ltd (Woodbridge, United Kingdom)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the contested decision of OHIM’s First Board of Appeal of 14 March 2013;










—


Order OHIM and Husky of Tostock Limited to pay all costs and expenses.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which an application for revocation has been made: The word mark ‘HUSKY’ for goods in classes 3, 9, 14, 16, 18 and 25 — Community trade mark No 152 546

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Party applying for revocation of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Partially revoked the Community trade mark registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 51(1)(a) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 481/2013 of 24 May 2013 adapting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 as regards the number of samples to be taken and analysed by Croatia for the pesticide/product combinations  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, accession to the European Union, food inspection, pesticide, plant health control, sampling








L_2013139EN.01000501.xml










25.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 139/5








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 481/2013
of 24 May 2013
         
adapting Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 as regards the number of samples to be taken and analysed by Croatia for the pesticide/product combinations
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,


Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Croatia is expected to accede to the Union on 1 July 2013.












(2)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 of 31 August 2012 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2013, 2014 and 2015 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (1) sets out in its Annex II the number of samples per Member State that has to be taken and analysed in accordance with Article 1 of that Regulation.












(3)


As data from only half a year would not be fully comparable with those of other Member States collected during the whole year 2013, Croatia should participate to the coordinated multiannual programmes of the Union as from January 2014.












(4)


Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012 should therefore be adapted accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
In point (5) of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 788/2012, the following row is inserted after the row for Hungary:






‘HR


12 (*)
15 (**)’






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
It shall apply as from 1 January 2014.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 May 2013.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 235, 1.9.2012, p. 8.
2013/254/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUBAM Libya/1/2013 of 24 May 2013 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Libya, appointment of members, border control, international security








L_2013147EN.01001301.xml










1.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 147/13








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUBAM LIBYA/1/2013
of 24 May 2013
         
on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya)
(2013/254/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2013/233/CFSP of 22 May 2013 on the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) (1), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Decision 2013/233/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of EUBAM Libya, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.












(2)


On 22 March 2013, the PSC endorsed the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, dated 18 March 2013, regarding the appointment of Colonel Antti Juhani HARTIKAINEN, and requested him, as proposed future Head of Mission, to assist the Civilian Operations Commander for the purpose of ongoing planning,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Colonel Antti Juhani HARTIKAINEN is hereby appointed Head of the European Union Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) for the period from 22 May 2013 until 21 May 2014.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 22 May 2013.




Done at Brussels, 24 May 2013.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

O. SKOOG
            





(1)  
            OJ L 138, 24.5.2013, p. 15.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013144EN.01000601.xml










24.5.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/6





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 May 2013
2013/C 144/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2888




JPY


Japanese yen


131,07




DKK


Danish krone


7,4541




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85515




SEK


Swedish krona


8,5943




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2486




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,5340




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,094




HUF


Hungarian forint


292,18




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7005




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2092




RON


Romanian leu


4,3655




TRY


Turkish lira


2,3872




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3302




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3339




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0044




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5932




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6301




KRW


South Korean won


1 454,95




ZAR


South African rand


12,3661




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9055




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5765




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 608,68




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


3,9060




PHP


Philippine peso


53,778




RUB


Russian rouble


40,4890




THB


Thai baht


38,561




BRL


Brazilian real


2,6463




MXN


Mexican peso


16,1081




INR


Indian rupee


71,8050






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-281/13: Action brought on 24 May 2013 — Golam v OHIM — meta Fackler Arzneimittel (METABIOMAX)
Date: 2013-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013215EN.01001502.xml










27.7.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 215/15





Action brought on 24 May 2013 — Golam v OHIM — meta Fackler Arzneimittel (METABIOMAX)
(Case T-281/13)
2013/C 215/21
Language in which the application was lodged: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Sofia Golam (Athens, Greece) (represented by: N. Trovas, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: meta Fackler Arzneimittel GmbH (Springe, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


uphold the present action, so as to annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 14 March 2013 in Case R 2022/2011-2;










—


reject the opposition of the other party before the Board of Appeal and grant the application lodged by the applicant in its entirety;










—


order the other party before the Board of Appeal to pay the applicant the costs of the present proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Sofia Golam

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘METABIOMAX’ for goods in Classes 5, 16 and 30 — Community trade mark application No 8885261

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: meta Fackler Arzneimittel GmbH

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the German word mark ‘metabiarex’ which has been registered under No 857721, for goods in Class 5

Decision of the Opposition Division: opposition upheld in part

Decision of the Board of Appeal: decision of the Opposition Division annulled in part

Pleas in law: infringement of Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5) of Council Regulation No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009