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Commission Regulation (EU) No 566/2013 of 18 June 2013 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, Poland, application of EU law, civil law, commercial law, conflict of jurisdiction, mutual recognition principle








L_2013167EN.01002901.xml










19.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 167/29








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 566/2013
of 18 June 2013
         
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (1), and in particular Article 74(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 lists the rules of national jurisdiction referred to in Articles 3(2) and 4(2) of the Regulation.












(2)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 has been amended on several occasions, most recently by Commission Regulation (EU) No 156/2012 (2) so as to update the rules of national jurisdiction.












(3)


Poland has notified the Commission of additional amendments to the list set out in Annex I.












(4)


Pursuant to Article 2 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (3), this Regulation should, under international law, apply to the relations between the European Union and Denmark.












(5)


Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
In Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, the entry for Poland is replaced by the following:






‘—


in Poland: Article 1103 point 4 and Article 1110 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Kodeksu postępowania cywilnego) in so far as the latter establish jurisdiction exclusively on the basis of one of the following circumstances: the applicant is a Polish citizen or has their habitual residence, domicile or registered office in Poland.’






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Brussels, 18 June 2013.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 12, 16.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 50, 23.2.2012, p. 3.

(3)  
            OJ L 299, 16.11.2005, p. 62.
Case T-404/08: Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2013 — Fluorsid and Minmet v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — World market in aluminium fluoride — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement — Action for annulment — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Out of time — Inadmissibility — Price-fixing and market-sharing — Evidence of the infringement — Rights of defence — Definition of the relevant market — Fines — Gravity of the infringement — 2006 Guidelines on fines)
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: aluminium, fine, fixing of prices, market-sharing agreement, restriction on competition








C_2013225EN.01006002.xml










3.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/60





Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2013 — Fluorsid and Minmet v Commission
(Case T-404/08) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - World market in aluminium fluoride - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Action for annulment - Period allowed for commencing proceedings - Out of time - Inadmissibility - Price-fixing and market-sharing - Evidence of the infringement - Rights of defence - Definition of the relevant market - Fines - Gravity of the infringement - 2006 Guidelines on fines)
2013/C 225/134
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicants: Fluorsid SpA (Assemini, Italy); and Minmet financing Co. (Lausanne, Switzerland) (represented by: L. Vasques and F. Perego, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci, C. Cattabriga and K. Mojzesowicz, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 3043 of 25 June 2008 relating to a proceeding under Article 81[EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (COMP/39.180 — Aluminium fluoride), concerning a worldwide price-fixing and market-sharing cartel on the world aluminium fluoride market and, in the alternative, reduction of the fine imposed on the applicants

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Fluorsid SpA and Minmet financing Co. to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 301, 22.11.2008.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013172EN.01000401.xml










18.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2013/C 172/06
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


1.6.2013




Duration


1.6.2013-31.12.2013




Member State


Spain




Stock or group of stocks


ALF/3X14-




Species


Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)




Zone


EU and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


FS05DSS






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case F-143/11: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single judge) of 18 June 2013 — Marcuccio v Commission (Civil service — Rejection by the appointing authority of a claim for reimbursement of the costs incurred in proceedings — Action for annulment having the same purpose as an application for taxation of costs — Manifestly inadmissible)
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: enforcement of ruling, legal expenses, redemption








C_2013252EN.01005002.xml










31.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/50





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single judge) of 18 June 2013 — Marcuccio v Commission
(Case F-143/11) (1)

(Civil service - Rejection by the appointing authority of a claim for reimbursement of the costs incurred in proceedings - Action for annulment having the same purpose as an application for taxation of costs - Manifestly inadmissible)
2013/C 252/91
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Luigi Marcuccio (Tricase, Italy) (represented by: G. Cipressa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and J. Banquero Cruz, Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission’s implied decision not to reimburse a quarter of the costs incurred by the applicant in Case F-81/09 Marcuccio v Commission, which it was ordered to pay by judgment of 15 February 2011.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.










2.


Mr Marcuccio is ordered to bear his own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 65, 3.3.2012, p. 26.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, EU waters, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013172EN.01000302.xml










18.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/3





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2013/C 172/05
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


3.5.2013




Duration


3.5.2013-30.6.2013




Member State


European Union (all Member States)




Stock or group of stocks


RED/N3M




Species


Redfish (Sebastes spp.)




Zone


NAFO 3M




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


FS03TQ40






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Council Decision of 18 June 2013 appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Cedefop, Greece, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)








C_2013174EN.01000401.xml










20.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/4





COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 June 2013
appointing and replacing members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
2013/C 174/02
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 of 10 February 1975 establishing the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, and in particular Article 4 thereof (1),
Having regard to the nomination submitted to the Council by the Commission in the category of employees' representatives,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 16 July 2012 (2), the Council appointed the members of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the period from 18 September 2012 to 17 September 2015.










(2)


A member's seat is available for Greece on the Governing Board of the Centre in the category of employees' representatives,




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
The following person is hereby appointed as a member of the Governing Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the remainder of the term of office, which runs until 17 September 2015:
REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES' ORGANISATIONS:






GREECE


Mr Michalis KOUROUTOS





Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2013.


For the Council


The President

P. HOGAN




(1)  OJ L 39, 13.2.1975, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 228, 31.7.2012, p. 3.
Case T-509/09: Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2013 — Portugal v Commission (Fisheries — Financial contribution for the implementation of control and surveillance systems — Decision not to reimburse expenditure incurred for the purchase of two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) — Article 296 EC — Directive 93/36/EEC — Legitimate expectations — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Portugal, eligibility criteria, financial aid, fishing controls, maritime surveillance, redemption, vessel








C_2013225EN.01006201.xml










3.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/62





Judgment of the General Court of 18 June 2013 — Portugal v Commission
(Case T-509/09) (1)

(Fisheries - Financial contribution for the implementation of control and surveillance systems - Decision not to reimburse expenditure incurred for the purchase of two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV) - Article 296 EC - Directive 93/36/EEC - Legitimate expectations - Obligation to state reasons)
2013/C 225/138
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: Portuguese Republic (represented: initially by L. Inez Fernandes, A. Trindade Mimoso and A. Miranda Boavida, and subsequently by I. Inez Fernandes, H. Leitão and V. Coelho, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet and M. Afonso, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of Commission Decision of 14 October 2009 declaring ineligible for European Union financial support under Commission Decision 2002/978/EC of 10 December 2002 on the eligibility of expenditure on a number of operations to be incurred by certain Member States in 2002 in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (OJ 2002 L 338, p. 33) expenditure associated with the purchase of two Ocean Patrol Vessels (OPV), to be used partly for the control and surveillance of fishing activities.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 80, 27.3.2010.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 583/2013 of 18 June 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ternasco de Aragón (PGI))
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Aragon, Spain, designation of origin, fresh meat, labelling, product designation, sheepmeat








L_2013169EN.01003701.xml










21.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 169/37








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 583/2013
of 18 June 2013
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ternasco de Aragón (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).












(2)


By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Ternasco de Aragón’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 392/2008 (4).












(3)


Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (5), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of that Regulation has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


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, 18 June 2013.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.

(3)  
            OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1.

(4)  
            OJ L 117, 1.5.2008, p. 16.

(5)  
            OJ C 294, 29.9.2012, p. 23.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.1.   Fresh meat (and offal)

SPAIN
Ternasco de Aragón (PGI)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6936 — Donata/DE Master Blenders)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: coffee, consumer goods, economic concentration, holding company, merger control, tea








C_2013172EN.01000102.xml










18.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6936 — Donata/DE Master Blenders)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 172/02
On 12 June 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 32013M6936. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Case F-98/11: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 June 2013 — Jargeac and Others v Commission (Civil Service — Remuneration — Family allowances — Education allowance — Conditions for grant — Deduction of an allowance of the same type received from another source — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: State aid, economic aid, education grant, family benefit, higher education, terms for aid








C_2013252EN.01004802.xml










31.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/48





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 June 2013 — Jargeac and Others v Commission
(Case F-98/11) (1)

(Civil Service - Remuneration - Family allowances - Education allowance - Conditions for grant - Deduction of an allowance of the same type received from another source - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)
2013/C 252/85
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Bernard Jargeac and Others (Hostert, Luxembourg) (represented initially by: F. Moyse and A. Salerno, lawyers, and subsequently by: A. Salerno, lawyer)

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

Re:

Civil Service — Action for annulment of the decision of the Commission to consider certain financial aid from a Member State to students in higher education to be allowances of the same nature as family allowances and to deduct that financial aid from the education allowance granted to officials who are parents of such students and annulment of the decision to seek repayment of sums unduly paid.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action, in so far as submitted by Mr Finch, is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


The action, in so far as submitted by Mr Jargeac, Mr Aliaga Artero, Mr Charrière, Mr Clarke, Ms Domingues, Ms Hughes, Mr Lanneluc and Mr Zein, is dismissed as manifestly unfounded in law.










3.


Mr Jargeac and the other eight officials or former officials whose names appear in the annex shall bear their own costs and shall pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 347, 26.11.2011, p. 47.
2013/300/EU: Council Decision of 18 June 2013 appointing two Austrian members and two Austrian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Committee of the Regions, appointment of members








L_2013169EN.01007001.xml










21.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 169/70








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 18 June 2013
         
appointing two Austrian members and two Austrian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/300/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 Austrian 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)


Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Gerhard DÖRFLER and Mr Josef PÜHRINGER. Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Viktor SIGL and Mr Wolfgang WALDNER,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



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






(a)


as members:






—


Dr Peter KAISER, Landeshauptmann,










—


Dr Michael STRUGL, MBA, Landesrat;




and










(b)


as alternate members:






—


Mr Herwig SEISER, Landtagsabgeordneter,










—


Mr Viktor SIGL, Landtagspräsident.










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




Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2013.


For the Council


The President

P. HOGAN
            





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

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
Case F-100/11: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 18 June 2013 — Marcuccio v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Daily allowance — Conditions for granting — Actual establishment in the place of employment — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law — Legal costs — Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure)
Date: 2013-06-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, indemnification, reassignment, residential mobility








C_2013252EN.01004803.xml










31.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/48





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 18 June 2013 — Marcuccio v Commission
(Case F-100/11) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Remuneration - Daily allowance - Conditions for granting - Actual establishment in the place of employment - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law - Legal costs - Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure)
2013/C 252/86
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Luigi Marcuccio (Tricase, Italy) (represented by: G. Cipressa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and J. Banquero Cruz, Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission’s decision refusing to grant to the applicant the daily allowances linked to the decision relating to transfer him from the delegation in Angola to headquarters in Brussels.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly unfounded.










2.


Mr Marcuccio is ordered to bear his own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.










3.


Mr Marcuccio is ordered to pay to the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union the sum of EUR 2 000.






(1)  OJ C 25, 28.1.2012, p. 67.