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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1249/2013 of 29 November 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in areas VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, France, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2013323EN.01002401.xml










4.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 323/24








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1249/2013
of 29 November 2013
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in areas VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 29 November 2013.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 23, 25.1.2013, p. 1.




ANNEX






No


68/TQ39




Member State


France




Stock


PLE/7FG.




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


VIIf and VIIg




Closing date


18.11.2013
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: 2013-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, control of State aid, freshwater fishing, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2013349EN.01000101.xml










29.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/1





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 349/01







Date of adoption of the decision


2.10.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.36620 (13/N)




Member State


France




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aide à la cessation d’activité des pêcheurs professionnels en eau douce impactés par les plans nationaux anguille et PCB




Legal basis








—


Décision du directeur général de FranceAgriMer en date du 19 juin 2012 précisant les modalités de mise en œuvre de mesures à la cessation d’activité des pêcheurs professionnels en eau douce concernés par le plan national de gestion de l’anguille ou par les interdictions de commercialisation des poissons du fait de la pollution par les PolyChloroBiphényles (PCB).










—


Décision modificative en date du 8 novembre 2012 de la décision du directeur général de FranceAgriMer en date du 19 juin 2012.










—


Projet de décision modificative de la décision du directeur général de FranceAgriMer








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


SMEs




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 7,4 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 7,38 million








Intensity


90 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Fishing, Freshwater fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'écologie, du développement durable et de l'énergie




Direction générale de l'aménagement, du logement et de la nature




Direction de l'eau et de la biodiversité




La Grande Arche




92055 La Défense Cedex




FRANCE








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 T-645/13: Action brought on 29 November 2013 — Eycharis Nezi v OHIM — Etam (E)
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing industry, infringement of EU law, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014061EN.01000902.xml










1.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/9





Action brought on 29 November 2013 — Eycharis Nezi v OHIM — Etam (E)
(Case T-645/13)
2014/C 61/15
Language in which the application was lodged: Greek

Parties


Applicant): Eycharis Nezi (Mykonos, Greece) (represented by: A Salkitzoglou, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Etam SAS (Clichy, France)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 3 October 2013 in Case R 329/2013-4;










—


vary the above decision so that the applicant’s mark is registered for all the goods and service which were applied for and,










—


order the opponent to pay all the applicant’s legal costs, including all costs of any interveners.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant.

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark ‘Ε’, for goods and services in Classes 14, 16, 18, 25, 26, 35 and 40 — Community trade mark application No 8701138.

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The opponent before the Board of Appeal.

Mark or sign cited in opposition: The Community figurative mark ‘Ε’, for goods in Classes 3, 18 and 25.

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejection of the opposition.

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Partial annulment of the decision of the Opposition Division.

Pleas in law:







—


Infringement of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;










—


Infringement of Article 4 of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009, and










—


Infringement of Articles 15 and 42 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-631/13: Action brought on 29 November 2013 — Raffinerie Heide v Commission
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU emission allowance, fundamental rights, greenhouse gas, principle of proportionality, principle of subsidiarity








C_2014031EN.01001601.xml










1.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 31/16





Action brought on 29 November 2013 — Raffinerie Heide v Commission
(Case T-631/13)
2014/C 31/28
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Raffinerie Heide GmbH (Hemmingstedt, Germany) (represented by: U. Karpenstein, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Commission Decision of 5 September 2013 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council (2013/448/EU, OJ 2013 L 240, p. 27), in so far as Article 1(1) and Annex IA rejected inclusion of the applicant in the list under Article 11 of Directive 2003/87/EC and the preliminary total annual amounts of emission allowances which should be allocated to the applicant under identifier DE000000000000010 free of charge;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging failure to exercise discretion
In this context the applicant claims that the Union’s greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme for the third trading period (2013 to 2020) does not exclude allocations in particular cases of hardship and does not release the Commission, in its decisions, from having regard to the fundamental rights of undertakings and the principle of proportionality. The Commission has overlooked this and thereby did not properly exercise its discretion which Union law has granted it.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the applicant’s fundamental rights
The applicant submits in that regard that the rejection by the national competent authority of the requested allocations infringes the applicant’s fundamental rights under Articles 17 and 16 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as well as the principle of proportionality. The expected under-supply of allowances to the applicant would cause it clear disproportionate hardship unforeseen by Directive 2003/87/EC. The creation of a situation likely to endanger the existence of undertakings, such as the applicant, is not appropriate, necessary or proportionate to meet the objectives set out in the directive.






(1)  Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ 2003 L 275, p. 32).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7122 — Apollo/Altamira) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: debt, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2013349EN.01002301.xml










29.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7122 — Apollo/Altamira)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 349/06






1.


On 22 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 undertaking Apollo EPF Partnership, managed by Apollo EPF Advisors II, LP, which itself is an affiliate of Apollo Management, LP (‘Apollo’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Altamira Santander Real Estate Distribucion, SA (‘Altamira’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Apollo: portfolio investments,










—


for Altamira: provision of debt management services.














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.7122 — Apollo/Altamira, 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’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013349EN.01000301.xml










29.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

28 November 2013
2013/C 349/02

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3592




JPY


Japanese yen


139,06




DKK


Danish krone


7,4586




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83215




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9301




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2323




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2760




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,350




HUF


Hungarian forint


299,46




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7029




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1942




RON


Romanian leu


4,4361




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7424




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4915




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4376




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5375




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6668




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7067




KRW


South Korean won


1 442,46




ZAR


South African rand


13,8975




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2809




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6275




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 025,14




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3936




PHP


Philippine peso


59,437




RUB


Russian rouble


45,0515




THB


Thai baht


43,662




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1566




MXN


Mexican peso


17,8184




INR


Indian rupee


84,8280






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-639/13: Action brought on 29 November 2013 — Watch TV v Council
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, invitation to tender, multimedia, services contract








C_2014045EN.01003901.xml










15.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/39





Action brought on 29 November 2013 — Watch TV v Council
(Case T-639/13)
2014/C 45/68
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Watch TV (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: F. de Visscher and M. von Kuegelgen, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 September 2013;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

By its action, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Council of the European Union not to accept its tender submitted in respect of Lot No 1 in Contract UCA 190/11 for the provision of ‘audiovisual and multimedia services to the Council of the European Union/European Council’ (OJ 2012/S 26-041228).
In support of its action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 89(1) of the Financial Regulation (1) and of Articles 131(5), 135(2) and 146(3) of the Regulation implementing the Financial Regulation, (2) in view of the fact that the Council awarded the contract to a tenderer whose tender allegedly does not meet the obligatory minimum requirements relating to the suitability of candidates, as set out in the technical specifications. The applicant claims that the Council ought, therefore, to have automatically rejected the tender which it accepted.


(1)  Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ 2002 L 248, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ 2002 L 357, p. 1).
Case F-114/13: Action brought on 29 November 2013 — ZZ and ZZ v Commission
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: Luxembourg, trade union election, union representative








C_2014052EN.01005301.xml










22.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/53





Action brought on 29 November 2013 — ZZ and ZZ v Commission
(Case F-114/13)
2014/C 52/102
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: ZZ and ZZ (represented by: A. Salerno and B. Cortese, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of the Appointing Authority refusing to recognise the legal validity of the decision of the local Staff Committee in Luxembourg revoking the authority granted to a representative to represent it within the Commission’s Central Staff Committee.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the decision of the Appointing Authority refusing to recognise the legal validity of the decision of the local Staff Committee in Luxembourg revoking the authority granted to a representative to represent it within the Commission’s Central Staff Committee;










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7096 — Eni ULX/Liverpool Bay JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, United Kingdom, economic concentration, gas, merger control, oil industry








C_2013349EN.01002401.xml










29.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/24





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7096 — Eni ULX/Liverpool Bay JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 349/07






1.


On 22 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 Eni ULX Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eni SpA (‘ENI’, Italy), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over Liverpool Bay Ltd (‘LBL’, UK) by way of a purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for ENI: an Italian integrated energy group operating worldwide in the activities of finding, producing, transporting, transforming and marketing oil and gas, electricity generation, petrochemicals, oilfield services, construction and engineering industries,










—


for LBL: active in the offshore production of oil and gas fields located in Liverpool Bay, UK.














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.7096 — Eni ULX/Liverpool Bay JV, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




MADO 1




1210 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’).
Merger and transfer of portfolio — Decision No 705 approving the transfer of the insurance portfolio of Alico Asigurări România SA to Metropolitan Life Asigurări SA in a merger by acquisition of the two companies and the withdrawal of the operating licence of Alico Asigurări România SA (Publication in accordance with Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning life assurance)
Date: 2013-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: insurance company, life assurance, merger








C_2013349EN.01000401.xml










29.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/4





Merger and transfer of portfolio
Decision No 705 approving the transfer of the insurance portfolio of Alico Asigurări România SA to Metropolitan Life Asigurări SA in a merger by acquisition of the two companies and the withdrawal of the operating licence of Alico Asigurări România SA
(Publication in accordance with Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning life assurance)
2013/C 349/03






Insurance undertaking


Alico Asigurări România SA, with its registered office in Bucharest, Bdul Lascăr Catargiu nr. 47-53, et. 4, sector 1, România, J40/12746/15.12.1998, CUI 11304080 (company identification number)
Metropolitan Life Asigurări SA, with its registered office in Bucharest, Bdul Lascăr Catargiu nr. 47-53, et. 4, Unitatea 4Bprim, sector 1, România, J40/9186/18.10.1999, CUI 12295479




Date, entry into force and nature of the decision


Decision No 705 of 11 September 2013 approving the transfer of the insurance portfolio of Alico Asigurări România SA to Metropolitan Life Asigurări SA in a merger by acquisition of the two companies and the withdrawal of the operating licence of Alico Asigurări România SA




Competent authority


Financial Supervisory Authority, with its registered offices in Bucharest, Str. Amiral Constantin Bălescu nr. 18, sectorul 1, România




Supervisory authority


Financial Supervisory Authority, with its registered offices in Bucharest, Str. Amiral Constantin Bălescu nr. 18, sectorul 1, România




Applicable law


Law No 32/2000 on insurance and insurance supervision, as amended