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2014/941/EU: Council Decision of 27 June 2013 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Canada, cooperation agreement (EU), customs cooperation, ratification of an agreement, security of supply, traceability








L_2014367EN.01000801.xml










23.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 367/8








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 27 June 2013
         
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security

(2014/941/EU)



THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4) first subparagraph, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:







(1)


The Union and Canada should expand their customs cooperation to cover matters of supply chain security and related risk management with a view to increasing end-to-end supply chain security and at the same time facilitating legitimate trade.












(2)


In accordance with Council Decision 2012/643/EU (1), the Agreement between the European Union and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 4 March 2013, subject to its conclusion.












(3)


The position to be adopted by the Union within the EU-Canada Joint Customs Cooperation Committee (JCCC), when called upon to adopt acts having legal effects, should be decided in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Where necessary, other positions to be taken by the Union within the JCCC should be established by the Council in accordance with Article 16 of the Treaty on European Union.












(4)


The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and Canada on customs cooperation with respect to matters related to supply chain security (the ‘Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.


Article 2
The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the notification provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Union to be bound by the Agreement (2).


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 27 June 2013.


For the Council


The President

E. GILMORE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 287, 18.10.2012, p. 1.

(2)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
Notification of the Hungarian Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ‘Gas Directive’ ) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas regarding the designation of FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Closed Company Limited, FGSZ Zrt. as a transmission system operator in Hungary — Gas TSO
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: Hungary
Subjects: gas supply, private sector, public contract








C_2013182EN.01000402.xml










27.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/4





Notification of the Hungarian Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Gas Directive’) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas regarding the designation of FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Closed Company Limited, FGSZ Zrt. as a transmission system operator in Hungary — Gas TSO
2013/C 182/05
Following the Hungarian regulatory authority's final decision of 7 February 2012 regarding the certification of FGSZ Natural Gas Transmission Closed Company Limited, FGSZ Zrt. as independent transmission operator (Chapter IV of the Gas Directive), Hungary has notified to the Commission the official approval and designation of this company as a transmission system operator operating in Hungary in accordance with Article 10 of the Gas Directive.
Any additional information can be obtained from the website of the Hungarian Energy Office as well as from that of FGSZ:
decisions of the Hungarian Energy Office on the certification of FGSZ Zrt.:






—


http://fgsz.hu/en/content/company










—


http://fgsz.hu/sites/default/files/dokumentumok/jogszabalyok/MEH-hat_34_2012.pdf










—


http://www.eh.gov.hu/gcpdocs/65/A%20BIZOTTSÁG%20VÉLEMÉNYE_Brüsszel%202011.12.6%20C2011%208984%20végleges.pdf










—


http://www.eh.gov.hu/gcpdocs/65/FGSZ%20Tanúsítás%20Végső%20határozat%2034_2012.pdf
Case T-367/12: Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2013 — MOL v OHIM — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (MOL Blue Card) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Community — Word mark MOL Blue Card — Earlier Community word marks BLUE, BLUE BBVA and TARJETA BLUE BBVA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bank, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013225EN.01007702.xml










3.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/77





Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2013 — MOL v OHIM — Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (MOL Blue Card)
(Case T-367/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Community - Word mark MOL Blue Card - Earlier Community word marks BLUE, BLUE BBVA and TARJETA BLUE BBVA - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 225/172
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt. (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: K. Szamosi, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: F. Mattina, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA (Bilbao, Spain) (represented by: J. de Oliveira Vaz Miranda Sousa and N. González-Alberto Rodríguez, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 May 2012 (Case R 2532/2011-2), concerning opposition proceedings between Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA and MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders MOL Magyar Olaj- és Gázipari Nyrt. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 319, 20.10.2012.
Publication of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications’ notification of directly awarding a public service contract in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and (EEC) No 1107/70
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: EFTA Secretariat
Subjects: Norway, inland transport, negotiated contract, public service, rail transport








C_2013182EN.01001301.xml










27.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/13





Publication of the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications’ notification of directly awarding a public service contract in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 1191/69 and (EEC) No 1107/70
2013/C 182/15






1.


Name and address of the competent authority:





The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications




Department of Public and Rail Transport




PO Box 8010 Dep




0030 Oslo




NORWAY














2.


Type of award envisaged:
Direct award










3.


Services and areas potentially covered by the award:
Priority for Flytoget AS (Oslo Airport Express) on domestic rail passenger service between Oslo Airport Gardermoen and Asker










4.


Duration of the public service contract:
Fifteen years from 1 February 2013 to 31 January 2028










5.


Description of the parameters of the financial compensation:
There is no financial compensation. Priority for Flytoget AS to operate said rail service between Oslo Airport Gardermoen and Asker at set hourly intervals as defined in the agreement.










6.


Quality targets, such as punctuality and reliability, and rewards and penalties applicable:






 


Flytoget AS shall as a minimum stop at the following stations three — 3 — times hourly: Asker, Sandvika, Lysaker, Skøyen, The National Theatre, and Lillestrøm, and as a minimum stop at the following stations six — 6 — times hourly: Oslo Central Station and Oslo Airport Gardermoen;










 


scheduled stops shall be divided evenly throughout the hour, with fixed stoppage times at each station;










 


operating hours shall as a minimum correspond to the opening hours of the airport, i.e. 06.30-24.00;










 


Flytoget AS is given the exclusive right to set the rates of the fares.














7.


Conditions relating to essential assets:
None
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6925 — Allianz Group/Omers Group/NET4GAS) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas supply, investment company, merger control








C_2013182EN.01001501.xml










27.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6925 — Allianz Group/Omers Group/NET4GAS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 182/17






1.


On 20 June 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Allianz Infrastructure Luxembourg I Sàrl (‘Allianz’, Luxembourg), part of the Allianz Group (‘Allianz Group’, Germany), and Borealis European Holdings BV (‘Borealis’, the Netherlands), wholly owned by Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (‘OMERS’, Canada), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over NET4GAS sro (‘NET4GAS’, Czech Republic), by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Allianz: a worldwide investment and management company for direct infrastructure investments of the Allianz Group (international financial services company),










—


for Borealis: a worldwide investment and management company for direct infrastructure investments of OMERS (Canadian pension funds),










—


for NET4GAS: active in the provision of gas transportation/transmission in the Czech Republic including gas transportation services to the border with Germany, Poland and Slovakia.














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.6925 — Allianz Group/Omers Group/NET4GAS, 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’).
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, research and development








C_2013182EN.01001201.xml










27.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/12





Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV to the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation))
2013/C 182/14
PART I








Aid No


GBER 4/13/R&D




EFTA State


Norway




Granting authority


Name


Avinor AS




Address







PO Box 150




2061 Gardermoen




NORWAY








Webpage


http://www.avinor.no




Title of the aid measure


‘Agreement on cooperation on research on Remote & Virtual Tower technology (RVT) — 2’
‘Avtale om samarbeid om forskning på teknologi for fjernstyrte og virtuelle tårn (RVT) — 2’




National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)


Contract




Weblink to the full text of the aid measure


http://www.avinor.no/avinor/presse/_nyhetsarkiv?SAMARBEIDSAVTALE_MELLOM_AVINOR_OG_KONGSBERG&id=181-154688




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Name of the beneficiary:
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS




Date of granting


Ad hoc aid


11.2.2013




Type of beneficiary


Large enterprises


X




Budget


Overall amount of the ad hoc aid awarded to the undertaking


MNOK 2,5




Aid instrument (Article 5)


Grant


MNOK 2




Other (please specify)


500 working hours at NOK 1 000 = NOK 500 000




PART II









General objectives (list)


Objectives (list)


Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK


SME — bonuses in %




Aid for research, development and innovation
(Articles 30-37)


Aid for research and development projects
(Article 31)


Industrial research
(Article 31(2)(b))


50 %
Case C-570/12 P: Appeal brought on 29 November 2012 by Alexandru Octavian Concal against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 25 September 2012 in Case T-320/12: Concal v Commission
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Romania, crime against humanity, indemnification, infringement of EU law, ownership, public authorities








C_2013225EN.01005305.xml










3.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/53





Appeal brought on 29 November 2012 by Alexandru Octavian Concal against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 25 September 2012 in Case T-320/12: Concal v Commission
(Case C-570/12 P)
2013/C 225/98
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Alexandru Octavian Concal (represented by: R. Neagu, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission
By order of 27 June 2013 the Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) held that the appeal was inadmissible.
Case C-355/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale dell’Umbria (Italy) lodged on 27 June 2013 — Umbra Packaging srl v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Provinciale di Perugia
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: regulation of telecommunications, restriction on competition, tax system








C_2013260EN.01002702.xml










7.9.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 260/27





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale dell’Umbria (Italy) lodged on 27 June 2013 — Umbra Packaging srl v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Provinciale di Perugia
(Case C-355/13)
2013/C 260/49
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Commissione Tributaria Regionale dell’Umbria

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Umbra Packaging srl

Defendant: Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Provinciale di Perugia

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 160 of Legislative Decree No 259/2003, which provides the basis for the government concession tax charged at the tariff indicated in Article 21 of [the Annex to] Presidential Decree No 641/1972, consistent with Article 3 of Directive 20/2002/EC, (1) which, within the liberalised system for communications, prohibits administrative authorities from having the power of control which is used to justify the charge imposed on service users?










2.


Is Article 3(2) of Ministerial Decree No 33/1990, which is referred to in the tariff indicated in Article 21 of [the Annex to] Presidential Decree No 641/1972, as amended by Article 3 of Legislative Decree No 151/1991, consistent with the system of free competition and the prohibition, laid down in Article 102 of the Treaty, of applying dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions?










3.


Are the differing rates of the government concession tax imposed on domestic and business users and its being applied only to subscription agreements, not to pre-paid services, consistent with the criteria of reasonableness and appropriateness and do those differences not impede the creation of a competitive market?






(1)  Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive) (OJ L 108, p. 21).
Case T-608/11: Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2013 — Beifa Group v OHIM — Schwan-Stabilo Schwanhäußer (Instrument for writing) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing an instrument for writing — Earlier national figurative and three-dimensional trade marks — Ground for invalidity — Use in the Community design of an earlier sign the holder of which has the right to prohibit such use — Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision)
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, office supplies, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013225EN.01007401.xml










3.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 225/74





Judgment of the General Court of 27 June 2013 — Beifa Group v OHIM — Schwan-Stabilo Schwanhäußer (Instrument for writing)
(Case T-608/11) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing an instrument for writing - Earlier national figurative and three-dimensional trade marks - Ground for invalidity - Use in the Community design of an earlier sign the holder of which has the right to prohibit such use - Article 25(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision)
2013/C 225/163
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Beifa Group Co. Ltd (Ningbo, China) (represented by: R. Davis, Barrister, N. Cordell, Solicitor, and B. Longstaff, Barrister)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Schwan-Stabilo Schwanhäußer GmbH & Co. KG (Heroldsberg, Germany) (represented by: H. Gauß and U. Blumenröder, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 August 2011 (Case R 1838/2010-3) relating to invalidity proceedings between Schwan-Stabilo Schwanhäußer GmbH & Co. KG and Ningbo Beifa Group Co., Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Beifa Group Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 32, 4.2.2012.
No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, control of State aid, fixing of prices








C_2013182EN.01000901.xml










27.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/9





No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
2013/C 182/11
The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


20 March 2013




Case number


:


73197




Decision number


:


127/13/COL




EFTA State


:


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


:


Pricing mechanism of Export Credit Norway




Form of aid


:


n.a.




Duration


:


Four years




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Eksportkreditt Norge AS




Hieronymus Heyerdahls gate 1




PO Box 1315 Vika




0112 Oslo




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Special Report No 7/2013 ‘Has the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund delivered EU added value in re-integrating redundant workers?’
Date: 2013-06-27
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, collective dismissal, reintegration into working life








C_2013182EN.01000301.xml










27.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 182/3





Special Report No 7/2013 ‘Has the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund delivered EU added value in re-integrating redundant workers?’
2013/C 182/03
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 7/2013 ‘Has the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund delivered EU added value in re-integrating redundant workers?’ has just been published.
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