do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
State aid — Decision to close an existing aid case as a result of acceptance of appropriate measures by an EFTA State
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, State aid, broadcasting, control of State aid








C_2013347EN.01000801.xml










28.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/8





State aid — Decision to close an existing aid case as a result of acceptance of appropriate measures by an EFTA State
2013/C 347/08
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has proposed appropriate measures, which were accepted by Iceland, on the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


11 September 2013




Case number


:


70476




Decision number


:


318/13/COL




EFTA State


:


Iceland




Title


:


Financing of the Icelandic National Broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV)




Legal basis


:


Act No 23/2013 on the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, a public-service medium, Act No 38/2011, Media Law and Act No 90/2003 on Income Tax




Objective


:


n.a.




Form of aid


:


Direct payments from the State Treasury to finance public service broadcasting in Iceland




Economic sectors


:


Broadcasting




Other information


:


The Authority considers that the changes to the legislative and regulatory framework of RÚV comply with the appropriate measures proposed by the Authority in its Decision No 38/11/COL and thereby make RÚV’s financing compatible with the functioning of the EEA Agreement. On this basis, the Authority concludes that there are no grounds for pursuing the matter further and has consequently decided to close the case.




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/
Corrigendum to Public holidays in 2013: EEA EFTA States and EEA institutions ( OJ C 42, 14.2.2013 )
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EEA joint institution, EFTA countries, public holiday








C_2013347EN.01003501.xml










28.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/35





Corrigendum to Public holidays in 2013: EEA EFTA States and EEA institutions
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 42 of 14 February 2013
)
2013/C 347/15
This list replaces and annuls the list published in OJ C 42, 14.2.2013, p. 6, and the EEA Supplement No 10, 14.2.2013, p. 5.

Public holidays in 2013: EEA EFTA States and EEA institutions










 


Iceland


Liechtenstein


Norway


EFTA Surveillance Authority


EFTA Court




1 January


X


X


X


X


X




2 January


 


X


 


X


 




3 January


 


 


 


X


 




6 January


 


X


 


 


 




2 February


 


X


 


 


 




12 February


 


X


 


 


 




19 March


 


X


 


 


 




28 March


X


 


X


 


 




29 March


X


X


X


X


 




1 April


X


X


X


X


X




25 April


X


 


 


 


 




1 May


X


X


X


X


X




9 May


X


X


X


X


X




10 May


 


 


 


X


 




17 May


 


 


X


 


 




20 May


X


X


X


X


X




30 May


 


X


 


 


 




17 June


X


 


 


 


 




24 June


 


 


 


 


X




5 August


X


 


 


 


 




15 August


 


X


 


 


X




8 September


 


X


 


 


 




1 November


 


X


 


X


X




8 December


 


X


 


 


 




23 December


 


 


 


X


 




24 December


X


 


 


X


 




25 December


X


X


X


X


X




26 December


X


X


X


X


X




27 December


 


 


 


X


 




30 December


 


 


 


X


 




31 December


X


X


 


X
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1262/2013 of 28 November 2013 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Puruveden Muikku (PGI)]
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Eastern Finland, Finland, designation of origin, freshwater fish, labelling, product designation








L_2013326EN.01000301.xml










6.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 326/3








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1262/2013
of 28 November 2013
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Puruveden Muikku (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, Finland’s application to register the name ‘Puruveden Muikku’ 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, the name ‘Puruveden Muikku’ 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, 28 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 140, 18.5.2013, p. 17.




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

Class 1.7.   Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefrom

FINLAND
Puruveden Muikku (PGI)
Case T-34/12: Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2013 — Herbacin cosmetic v OHIM — Laboratoire Garnier (HERBA SHINE) (Community trade mark — Opposition procedure — Application for Community word mark HERBA SHINE — Earlier national, Community and international word marks Herbacin — Relative ground for refusal — Genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Statement of reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014015EN.01001402.xml










18.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 15/14





Judgment of the General Court of 28 November 2013 — Herbacin cosmetic v OHIM — Laboratoire Garnier (HERBA SHINE)
(Case T-34/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition procedure - Application for Community word mark HERBA SHINE - Earlier national, Community and international word marks Herbacin - Relative ground for refusal - Genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Statement of reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)
2014/C 15/19
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Herbacin cosmetic GmbH (Wutha-Farnroda, Germany) (represented by: J. Eberhardt, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Laboratoire Garnier et Cie (Paris, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 22 November 2011 (Case R 2255/2010-1), relating to an opposition procedure between Herbacin cosmetic GmbH and Laboratoire Garnier et Cie.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 22 November 2011 (Case R 2255/2010-1);










2.


Orders the OHIM to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 80, 17.3.2012.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1247/2013 of 28 November 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Jamón de Trevélez (PGI)]
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, meat product, pigmeat, product designation








L_2013323EN.01002001.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/20








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1247/2013
of 28 November 2013
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Jamón de Trevélez (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)


By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Jamón de Trevélez’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1855/2005 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 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, 28 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 L 297, 15.11.2005, p. 5.

(3)  
            OJ C 179, 25.6.2013, p. 40.




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

Class 1.2   Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)

SPAIN
Jamón de Trevélez (PGI)
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, State aid, aerospace industry, control of State aid, innovation, motor vehicle industry, shipbuilding








C_2013347EN.01001001.xml










28.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/10





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
2013/C 347/10
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


11 September 2013




Case number


:


74138




Decision number


:


320/13/COL




EFTA State


:


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


:


NCE Systems Engineering innovation cluster




Legal basis


:


Article 61(3)(c) of the EEA Agreement




Type of measure


:


Individual aid for cluster animation




Objective


:


Promotion of innovation




Form of aid


:


Grant




Budget


:


Overall budget: NOK 50 million




Duration


:


Until July 2016




Economic sectors


:


Subsea, maritime, automotive, aircraft, defence and aerospace




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Innovation Norway




PO Box 448, Sentrum




Akersgata 13




0104 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/
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1246/2013 of 28 November 2013 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Peras de Rincón de Soto (PDO)]
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, designation of origin, pip fruit, product designation








L_2013323EN.01001801.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/18








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1246/2013
of 28 November 2013
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Peras de Rincón de Soto (PDO)]


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)


By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Peras de Rincón de Soto’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 738/2004 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments 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, 28 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 L 116, 22.4.2004, p. 5.

(3)  
            OJ C 177, 22.6.2013, p. 18.




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

Class 1.6.   Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed

SPAIN
Peras de Rincón de Soto (PDO)
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013347EN.01000401.xml










28.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

27 November 2013
2013/C 347/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3596




JPY


Japanese yen


138,43




DKK


Danish krone


7,4586




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83405




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9100




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2305




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2530




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,341




HUF


Hungarian forint


299,08




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7029




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2036




RON


Romanian leu


4,4376




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7499




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4952




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4382




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5406




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6638




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7056




KRW


South Korean won


1 447,24




ZAR


South African rand


13,8377




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2839




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6433




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 038,43




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3922




PHP


Philippine peso


59,378




RUB


Russian rouble


44,8979




THB


Thai baht


43,670




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1311




MXN


Mexican peso


17,8203




INR


Indian rupee


84,5060






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-167/13: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 28 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil régional d'expression française de l'ordre des médecins vétérinaires (Belgium)) — Disciplinary proceedings against Jean Devillers (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Conseil régional d'expression française de l'ordre des médecins vétérinaires — Concept of ‘court or tribunal of a Member State’ within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, animal welfare, protection of animals, transport of animals, veterinary inspection








C_2014102EN.01001001.xml










7.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/10





Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 28 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil régional d'expression française de l'ordre des médecins vétérinaires (Belgium)) — Disciplinary proceedings against Jean Devillers
(Case C-167/13) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Conseil régional d'expression française de l'ordre des médecins vétérinaires - Concept of ‘court or tribunal of a Member State’ within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court))
2014/C 102/12
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil régional d'expression française de l'ordre des médecins vétérinaires

Party to the main proceedings

Jean Devillers

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Conseil regional d’expression française de l’ordre des médecins vétérinaires (Belgium) — Interpretation of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ 2005 L 3, p. 1) — Question referred for a preliminary ruling by a professional association — Concept of court or tribunal within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU — Jurisdiction of the Court — Insufficient as to facts and law — Admissibility of the question.

Operative part of the order

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the question referred by the Conseil regional d’expression française de l’ordre des médecins vétérinaires (Belgium) in its decision of 23 March 2013.


(1)  OJ C 164, 8.6.2013.
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: 2013-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Basque Country, Spain, State aid, aid for restructuring, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, processing industry








C_2013347EN.01000101.xml










28.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/1





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 347/01







Date of adoption of the decision


22.10.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.36775 (13/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


Pais Vasco


Mixed




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayudas a la reestructuración y relanzamiento de empresas en crisis/PYME/BIDERATU




Legal basis


Borrador de Decreto XXX/2013 por el que se establecen ayudas destinadas a la reestructuración y relanzamiento de empresas en crisis




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Restructuring firms in difficulty, SMEs




Form of aid


Reimbursable grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 18 000 000










 


Annual budget: EUR 6 000 000








Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Manufacturing




Name and address of the granting authority







Dpto. de Desarrollo Económico y Competitividad Gobierno Vasco




C/ Donostia-San Sebastián, 1




01010 Vitoria Gasteiz




ESPAÑA








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
Special Report No 10/2013 ‘Common Agricultural Policy: Is the specific support provided under Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 well designed and implemented?’
Date: 2013-11-28
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: aid to agriculture, farmers' income, single payment scheme








C_2013347EN.01000601.xml










28.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 347/6





Special Report No 10/2013 ‘Common Agricultural Policy: Is the specific support provided under Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 well designed and implemented?’
2013/C 347/06
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 10/2013 ‘Common Agricultural Policy: Is the specific support provided under Article 68 of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 well designed and implemented?’ has just been published.
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