do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-599/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 22 November 2013 — Somalische Vereniging Amsterdam en Omgeving (Somvao); other party: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: aid to refugees, competence of the Member States, legal basis, reimbursement of aid








C_2014024EN.01001201.xml










25.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/12





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 22 November 2013 — Somalische Vereniging Amsterdam en Omgeving (Somvao); other party: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie
(Case C-599/13)
2014/C 24/22
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Somalische Vereniging Amsterdam en Omgeving (Somvao)

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

Questions referred







1.


Does Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 (1) of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests or Article 53b(2)(c) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (2) of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, as amended by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (3) of 13 December 2006, provide national authorities with a legal basis on which they may alter, to the detriment of a grant recipient, and seek to recover from that recipient a grant already determined and provided from the European Refugee Fund?










2.


Does Article 25(2) of Council Decision 2004/904/EC (4) of 2 December 2004 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005 to 2010 constitute a legal basis on which national authorities may alter, to the detriment of a grant recipient, and seek to recover from that recipient a grant already determined and provided from the European Refugee Fund, without there being any need for authority to do so under national law?






(1)  OJ 1995 L 312, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2002 L 248, p. 1.

(3)  OJ 2006 L 390, p. 1.

(4)  OJ 2004 L 381, p. 52.
Case C-598/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Suceava (Romania) lodged on 22 November 2013 — Casa Județeană de Pensii Botoșani v Polixeni Guletsou
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, application of EU law, bilateral agreement, political refugee, return migration, social-security benefit, social-security contribution








C_2014024EN.01001102.xml










25.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/11





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Suceava (Romania) lodged on 22 November 2013 — Casa Județeană de Pensii Botoșani v Polixeni Guletsou
(Case C-598/13)
2014/C 24/21
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Suceava

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Casa Județeană de Pensii Botoșani

Defendant: Polixeni Guletsou

Question referred

Is Article 7(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (1) to be interpreted as including within its scope a bilateral agreement which two Member States entered into before the date on which that regulation became applicable and by which those States agreed to the termination of obligations relating to social security benefits owed by one State to nationals of the other State who had been political refugees in the territory of the first State and who have been repatriated to the territory of the second State, in exchange for a payment by the first State of a lump sum for the payment of pensions and to cover periods during which social security contributions were paid in the first Member State?


(1)  Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community (OJ, English Special Edition 1971 (II), p. 416).
Call addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of prospective independent experts to assist Commission services with tasks in connection with Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Commission, Framework Programme for Research and Development, database, invitation to tender, natural person, self-employed person








C_2013342EN.01000301.xml










22.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/3





Call addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of prospective independent experts to assist Commission services with tasks in connection with Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
2013/C 342/03
Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of prospective independent experts to assist Commission services with tasks in connection with Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (1) and its specific programme (Horizon 2020 framework programme), and the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (the ‘Euratom Programme’), (collectively ‘Horizon 2020’) and the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS) (2).
Information on the modalities and how to apply as a prospective expert for this call is available through the European Commission Participant Portal website (http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/experts).


(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal. This call is published before the expected adoption and entry into force of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. The call will, therefore, only take full effect after the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme has entered into force. It may be verified that the provisions concerning independent experts have not undergone any substantial change. The publication of the call, anticipating the adoption of the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, shall not give rise to any claim against the Commission.

(2)  Council Decision 2008/376/EC of 29 April 2008 on the adoption of the Research Fund of the RFCS and on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, OJ L 130, 20.5.2008, p. 7.
Case C-598/12: Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Poland, interveners: Kingdom of the Netherlands, Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic, Republic of Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Estonia
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Poland, domestic market, electrical energy, infringement of EU law, national implementing measure, periodic penalty payment








C_2014102EN.01002802.xml










7.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/28





Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Poland, interveners: Kingdom of the Netherlands, Federal Republic of Germany, Czech Republic, Republic of Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Estonia
(Case C-598/12) (1)

2014/C 102/39
Language of the case: Polish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 79, 16.3.2013.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7035 — Austevoll Seafood/Kvefi/JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, fish product, food industry, merger control








C_2013342EN.01000901.xml










22.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7035 — Austevoll Seafood/Kvefi/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 342/07






1.


On 15 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 undertakings Austevoll Seafood ASA (‘AUSS’, Norway) and Kvefi AS (‘Kvefi’, Norway) controlled by Kverva AS acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’, Norway) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for AUSS: production and sale of seafood, fishmeal and fish oil,










—


for Kvefi: production and sale of seafood, fishmeal and fish oil,










—


for JV: primary and secondary processing of pelagic fish, production and sale of fishmeal and fish oil.














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.7035 — Austevoll Seafood/Kvefi/JV, 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’).
Case C-403/13: Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Ireland — Ireland) — Lisa Kelly v Minister for Social Protection
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Ireland, free movement of workers, interpretation of the law, migrant worker, residence, sick leave, social-security contribution








C_2014102EN.01003101.xml










7.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/31





Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Ireland — Ireland) — Lisa Kelly v Minister for Social Protection
(Case C-403/13) (1)

2014/C 102/49
Language of the case: English
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 274, 21.9.2013.
Case C-178/13: Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Finland
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Finland, application of EU law, arrangement of working time, drivers, road transport, self-employed person








C_2014102EN.01002904.xml










7.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/29





Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Finland
(Case C-178/13) (1)

2014/C 102/44
Language of the case: Finnish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 156, 1.6.2013.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1196/2013 of 22 November 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Stakliškės (PGI)]
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, alcoholic beverage, designation of origin, product designation








L_2013315EN.01003201.xml










26.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 315/32








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1196/2013
of 22 November 2013
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Stakliškės (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)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Lithuania’s application to register the name ‘Stakliškės’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.


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, 22 November 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 C 166, 12.6.2013, p. 8.




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

Class 1.8.   Other products listed in Annex I to the Treaty (spices, etc.)

LITHUANIA
Stakliškės (PGI)
Case C-462/12: Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 — European Commission v Hungary
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: freedom to provide services, single market, special tax, telecommunications industry, transmission network








C_2014102EN.01002801.xml










7.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/28





Order of the President of the Court of 22 November 2013 — European Commission v Hungary
(Case C-462/12) (1)

2014/C 102/38
Language of the case: Hungarian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 379, 8.12.2012.
Case T-633/13: Action brought on 22 November 2013 — Reed Exhibitions v OHIM (INFOSECURITY)
Date: 2013-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, security services, trade-mark law








C_2014052EN.01003702.xml










22.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/37





Action brought on 22 November 2013 — Reed Exhibitions v OHIM (INFOSECURITY)
(Case T-633/13)
2014/C 52/71
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Reed Exhibitions Ltd (Richmond, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 10 September 2013 given in Case R 1544/2012-5;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘INFOSECURITY’ for goods and services in Classes 16, 35 and 41 — Community trade mark application No 10 155 596

Decision of the Examiner: Partially rejected the CTM application

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 7(1)(b) and (c) and 7(3) CTMR.