do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Invitation to submit comments on the draft Commission Regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the agriculture sector
Date: 2013-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, agricultural production, aid to agriculture, fishing industry, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2013227EN.01000301.xml










6.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/3





Invitation to submit comments on the draft Commission Regulation on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid in the agriculture sector
2013/C 227/03
Interested parties may submit their comments within one month of the date of publication of this draft Regulation to:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development




Directorate for Agricultural Legislation




Unit M.2 Competition




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 130




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: Agri-State-Aids@ec.europa.eu
Case T-410/13: Action brought on 6 August 2013 — Bitiqi and Others v Commission and Others
Date: 2013-08-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: collective dismissal, equal treatment, motherhood, temporary employment, work contract, worker consultation, workers' representation








C_2013325EN.01003301.xml










9.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/33





Action brought on 6 August 2013 — Bitiqi and Others v Commission and Others
(Case T-410/13)
2013/C 325/55
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Burim Bitiqi (London, United Kingdom); Arlinda Gjebrea (Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo); Anna Gorska (Warsaw, Poland); Agim Hajdini (London); Josefa Martínez Estéve (Valencia, Spain); Denis Vasile Miron (Bucharest, Romania); James Nicholls (Swindon, United Kingdom); Zornitsa Popova Glodzhani (Varna, Bulgaria); Andrei Mihai Popovici (Bucharest); and Amaia San José Ortiz (Llodio, Spain) (represented by: A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis, É. Marchal and D. Abreu Caldas, lawyers)

Defendants: European Commission, Eulex Kosovo and the European External Action Service (EEAS)

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the General Court should:






—


annul the decisions of 27 May and 2 July 2013 not to renew their contracts;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle that staff representatives should be consulted, since the staff was not informed of the consequences of the decision to restructure the Eulex Kosovo Mission until after that decision had been taken, and the hierarchy refused to consult with a trade union representative.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the protection of workers in the context of a mass redundancy, in so far as each of the workers made redundant must have the law in force in her/his Member State of origin applied to her/him, resulting in significant differences in the rules applied and the protection granted to each worker.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging misuse of the right to use successive fixed-term contracts.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of the principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination between ‘seconded’ and ‘contracted’ workers, in so far as only those workers who were ‘contracted’ staff will actually be made redundant, whereas ‘seconded’ members of staff have been offered the opportunity to be deployed elsewhere.










5.


Fifth plea in law, concerning one of the applicants, alleging a breach of Article 8 of the European Social Charter, since that applicant was informed of the contested decision while she was pregnant and on maternity leave.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6966 — 3i Group/Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2013227EN.01001601.xml










6.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/16





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6966 — 3i Group/Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 227/08






1.


On 31 July 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 3i Group plc (‘3i Group’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Limited (‘BIFM’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for 3i Group: international investor and investment management business, focused on midmarket private equity, infrastructure and debt management,










—


for BIFM: infrastructure funds management business, managing funds which focus on investments in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and Italy.














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.6966 — 3i Group/Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management, 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’).
Invitation to submit comments on the draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 as regards its period of application
Date: 2013-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAFRD, State aid, agricultural production, application of EU law, rural development, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2013227EN.01000101.xml










6.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/1





Invitation to submit comments on the draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 as regards its period of application
2013/C 227/01
Interested parties may submit their comments within one month of the date of publication of this draft Regulation to:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development




Directorate for Agricultural Legislation




Unit M.2 Competition




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 130




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: Agri-State-Aids@ec.europa.eu
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013227EN.01001501.xml










6.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/15





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 August 2013
2013/C 227/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3257




JPY


Japanese yen


130,62




DKK


Danish krone


7,4554




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86425




SEK


Swedish krona


8,7618




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2352




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,8550




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,937




HUF


Hungarian forint


298,56




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7030




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2192




RON


Romanian leu


4,4220




TRY


Turkish lira


2,5630




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4910




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3782




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,2832




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7076




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6818




KRW


South Korean won


1 475,99




ZAR


South African rand


13,0548




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1195




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5200




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


13 635,34




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2840




PHP


Philippine peso


57,608




RUB


Russian rouble


43,6085




THB


Thai baht


41,521




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0321




MXN


Mexican peso


16,7893




INR


Indian rupee


80,7020






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-08-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, aquaculture, control of State aid, fishing industry, research and development








C_2013227EN.01001401.xml










6.8.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 227/14





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 227/06







Date of adoption of the decision


5.6.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.33365 (12/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Onderzoeksprojecten aanvoersector




Legal basis


Bestemmingsheffingsverordening conform artikel 7 van het Instellingsbesluit Productschap Vis (Staatsblad 2003, nummer 253) gebaseerd op artikel 126, eerste lid, van de Wet op de bedrijfsorganisatie (wet van 27 januari 1950 gepubliceerd in Staatsblad K 22, laatste wijziging is met ingang van 1 januari 2011 in werking getreden welke is gepubliceerd in Staatsblad 2010, 840).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


From 3.7.2012




Economic sectors


Fishing and aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Productschap Vis




Postbus 72




2280 AB Rijswijk




NEDERLAND








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 C-442/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 6 August 2013 — Sarah Nagy v Marcel Nagy
Date: 2013-08-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, interpretation of the law, maintenance obligation








C_2013325EN.01001401.xml










9.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/14





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 6 August 2013 — Sarah Nagy v Marcel Nagy
(Case C-442/13)
2013/C 325/23
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Sarah Nagy

Defendant: Marcel Nagy

Questions referred







1.


Are two proceedings brought ‘between the same parties’, within the meaning of Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations, (1) where in one set of proceedings the child makes a claim against the father for past and current maintenance, and the father, in divorce proceedings, seeks a determination of his maintenance obligation relating to that child and of payments to be made to the mother after the divorce?










2.


If the answer to that question is in the affirmative: Where, in one set of proceedings, the maintenance creditor makes a claim for current maintenance and, in another set of proceedings, the maintenance debtor seeks to have his obligation to pay current maintenance postponed to a later date, will the proceedings then involve ‘the same cause of action’, within the meaning of Article 12 of the regulation, from the later date?






(1)  OJ 2008 L 7, p. 1.