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2013/672/EU: Council Decision of 15 November 2013 on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of two years
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mauritania, agreement (EU), financial compensation of an agreement, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing permit, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, territorial waters








L_2013313EN.01000301.xml










22.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 313/3








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 15 November 2013
         
on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of two years
(2013/672/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43, in conjunction with point (a) of Article 218(6), thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,

Whereas:







(1)


On 30 November 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 1801/2006 on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (1) (‘the Partnership Agreement’).












(2)


The Union has negotiated a new Protocol with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (‘the new Protocol’) granting EU vessels fishing opportunities in waters in which Mauritania exercises its sovereignty or its jurisdiction as regards fishing.












(3)


The new Protocol was signed on the basis of Council Decision 2012/827/EU (2) and has been applied provisionally from the date of its signature.












(4)


The new Protocol should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of two years (‘the Protocol’) (3) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.


Article 2
The President of the Council shall proceed, on behalf of the Union, to the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Protocol (4).


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




Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.


For the Council


The President

R. ŠADŽIUS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 343, 8.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 361, 31.12.2012, p. 43.

(3)  The text of the Protocol has been published in OJ L 361, 31.12.2012, p. 44 together with the decision on the signature.

(4)  The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
Council Decision of 15 November 2013 appointing two members and three alternates of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, appointment of members, board of directors








C_2013337EN.01000801.xml










19.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/8





COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 November 2013
appointing two members and three alternates of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
2013/C 337/07
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:






(1)


Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 provides that the Council is to appoint five members and their alternates to the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators.










(2)


In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 713/2009, a member of the Administrative Board is not to be a member of the Board of Regulators and the members of the Administrative Board are to act independently and objectively in the public interest.










(3)


By Decision of 22 December 2009 (2), the Council appointed to the Administrative Board three members and three alternates for six years, and two members and two alternates for four years.










(4)


Following the expiry of the four-year mandates of two members and two alternates, and the resignation of one alternate from his six-year mandate, two members and three alternates should be appointed to replace them,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following persons shall be appointed members of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for a period of four years from 28 January 2014:






—


Guy LENTZ, Luxembourg,










—


Jochen PENKER, Austria.




Article 2
The following persons shall be appointed alternate members of the Administrative Board of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for a period of four years from 28 January 2014:






—


Detlef DAUKE, Germany,










—


Pal KOVACS, Hungary,










—


Romas SVEDAS, Lithuania.




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

Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.


For the Council


The President

R. ŠADŽIUS




(1)  OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 21, 28.1.2010, p. 1.
Case C-582/13 P: Appeal brought on 15 November 2013 by Intra-Presse against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 16 September 2013 in Case T-437/11: Golden Balls Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, translation








C_2014024EN.01000901.xml










25.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/9





Appeal brought on 15 November 2013 by Intra-Presse against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 16 September 2013 in Case T-437/11: Golden Balls Ltd v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(Case C-582/13 P)
2014/C 24/16
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Intra-Presse (represented by: P. Péters, advocaat, T. de Haan, avocat, M. Laborde, avocate)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs); Golden Balls Ltd

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the judgment of the General Court of the European Court of 16 September 2013 in Case T-437/11;










—


refer the case back to the General Court of the European Union to rule on the action brought by Intra-Presse under Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (1);










—


order that the costs be reserved.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Appellant submits that the contested judgment should be annulled on the following grounds.
Firstly, the General Court infringed Article 8(1)(b) CTMR in defining the relevant public and in assessing the degree of conceptual similarity between marks by adding a requirement of ‘intellectual process of translation’, ‘begin by translating’ or ‘prior translation’. Secondly, the General Court infringed Article 8(5) CTMR by failing to carry out a global assessment and omitting to examine the relevance of the reputation of Appellant’s earlier mark and the existence of a possible link.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark
OJ L 78, p. 1
Case C-579/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Nederland) lodged on 15 November 2013 — P v Commissie Sociale Zekerheid Breda, S v College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van de gemeente Amstelveen
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, fine, integration of migrants, residence permit








C_2014024EN.01000801.xml










25.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/8





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Nederland) lodged on 15 November 2013 — P v Commissie Sociale Zekerheid Breda, S v College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van de gemeente Amstelveen
(Case C-579/13)
2014/C 24/14
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Centrale Raad van Beroep

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: P

Defendant: Commissie Sociale Zekerheid Breda
&

Applicant: S

Defendant: College van Burgemeester en Wethouders van de gemeente Amstelveen

Questions referred







1.


Must the aim and scope of Directive 2003/109/EC, (1) or of Article 5(2) and/or of Article 11(1) thereof, be interpreted as meaning that the imposition of the civic integration obligation, under national law, on third-country nationals who have acquired long-term resident status, with penalties in the form of a system of fines, cannot be reconciled therewith?










2.


In answering the first question, is it relevant whether the civic integration obligation was imposed before long-term resident status was granted?






(1)  Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (OJ 2004 L 16, p. 44).
2013/669/EU: Council Decision of 15 November 2013 appointing a Danish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, European Economic and Social Committee, appointment of members








L_2013312EN.01004601.xml










21.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 312/46








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 15 November 2013
         
appointing a Danish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2013/669/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Danish Government,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).












(2)


A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Peder Munch HANSEN,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Bernt FALLENKAMP is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.


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




Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.


For the Council


The President

R. ŠADŽIUS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 251, 25.9.2010, p. 8.
Judgment of the Court of 15 November 2013 in Case E-11/13 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2002/92/EC of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediation)
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Iceland, infringement of EU law, insurance, national implementing measure








C_2014088EN.01001201.xml










27.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/12






JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 15 November 2013
in Case E-11/13
EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland
(Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2002/92/EC of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediation)
2014/C 88/09
In Case E-11/13, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that, by failing to correctly implement Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2, and Article 10 of the Act referred to at point 13b of Annex IX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediation), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by Protocol 1 thereto, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations arising under that Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President and Judge-Rapporteur, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 15 November 2013, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


declares that, by failing to correctly implement Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 2, and Article 10 of the Act referred to at point 13b of Annex IX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediation), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, within the time prescribed, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations pursuant to that Act and pursuant to Article 7 of the EEA Agreement;










2.


orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings.
Council Decision 2013/660/CFSP of 15 November 2013 amending Decision 2012/389/CFSP on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR)
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU military mission, Horn of Africa, financing level, maritime safety, piracy




L_2013306EN.01001701.xml










16.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 306/17








            COUNCIL DECISION 2013/660/CFSP
of 15 November 2013
         
amending Decision 2012/389/CFSP on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 28 and Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 16 July 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/389/CFSP (1). That Decision expires on 15 July 2014.












(2)


On 9 July 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/367/CFSP (2) which amended Decision 2012/389/CFSP and extended the period covered by the financial reference amount until 15 November 2013.












(3)


Decision 2012/389/CFSP should be amended in order to provide for a new financial reference amount for the period from 16 November 2013 until 15 July 2014.












(4)


EUCAP NESTOR will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 13(1) of Decision 2012/389/CFSP is replaced by the following:

‘1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUCAP NESTOR from 16 July 2012 to 15 November 2013 shall be EUR 22 880 000.
The financial reference amount to cover the expenditure related to EUCAP NESTOR for the period from 16 November 2013 to 15 July 2014 shall be EUR 11 950 000.’.



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




Done at Brussels, 15 November 2013.


For the Council


The President

R. ŠADŽIUS
            





(1)  Council Decision 2012/389/CFSP of 16 July 2012 on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR) (OJ L 187, 17.7.2012, p. 40).

(2)  Council Decision 2013/367/CFSP of 9 July 2013 amending Decision 2012/389/CFSP on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR) (OJ L 189, 10.7.2013, p. 12).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7019 — TRIMET/EDF/NEWCO)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, copper, economic concentration, electrical industry, merger control








C_2013332EN.01001401.xml










15.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 332/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7019 — TRIMET/EDF/NEWCO)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 332/04






1.


On 8 November 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 TRIMET Group (‘TRIMET’, Germany) and EDF SA (‘EDF’, France) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of two aluminium plants in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (France) and Castelsarrasin (France) from the Rio Tinto Alcan Group (United Kingdom), by way of purchase of shares in a special pupose vehicle (the ‘NEWCO’).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for TRIMET: production and trading of aluminium products as well as trading of copper products,










—


for EDF: generation, wholesale, transmission, distribution and retail supply of electricity as well as provision of electricity related services in France and other countries,










—


for NEWCO: production of aluminium wire rod for the electrical, mechanical and welding industry.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7019 — TRIMET/EDF/NEWCO, 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’).
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.6992 — Hutchison 3G UK/Telefonica Ireland)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, economic concentration, merger control, telecommunications industry, telephone








C_2013332EN.01001201.xml










15.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 332/12





Initiation of proceedings
(Case COMP/M.6992 — Hutchison 3G UK/Telefonica Ireland)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 332/02
On 6 November 2013, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the abovementioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 / 22967244) or by post, under reference COMP/M.6992 — Hutchison 3G UK/Telefonica Ireland, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 15 November 2013 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Latvijas Banka (ECB/2013/42)
Date: 2013-11-15
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Latvia, accountant, appointment of staff, auditing, central bank, self-employed person








C_2013342EN.01000101.xml










22.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/1





RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 15 November 2013
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Latvijas Banka
(ECB/2013/42)
2013/C 342/01
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)


Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2013/387/EU (1), Latvia fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation in favour of Latvia referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (2) is abrogated with effect from 1 January 2014.










(3)


Pursuant to Article 43 of the Law on Latvijas Banka, from 1 January 2014 the annual financial statements of Latvijas Banka shall be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council.










(4)


The external auditors recommended herein are Latvijas Banka's current auditors, who were appointed for the financial years 2012 to 2014,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that SIA Ernst & Young Baltic should be appointed as the external auditors of Latvijas Banka for the financial year 2014.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 15 November 2013.


The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI




(1)  Council Decision 2013/387/EU of 9 July 2013 on the adoption by Latvia of the euro on 1 January 2014 (OJ L 195, 18.7.2013, p. 24).

(2)  OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33.