do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7006 — OAO Lukoil/Lubricant Business OMV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, gas, lubricants, merger control, oil industry








C_2013368EN.01001901.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7006 — OAO Lukoil/Lubricant Business OMV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 368/16






1.


On 9 December 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4, following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertaking OAO Lukoil (Russian Federation) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control part(s) of the undertaking OMV Aktiengesellschaft (Austria) by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking OAO Lukoil: exploration, development and production of oil and gas and the refining, production and marketing of crude oil and petroleum products,










—


for the transferred assets of OMV Aktiengesellschaft: the production and distribution of automotive and industrial lubricants to non retail customers.














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.7006 — OAO Lukoil/Lubricant Business OMV, 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’).
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1396/2013 of 17 December 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for Greenland Halibut in NAFO area 3LMNO by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Spain, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2013349EN.01005201.xml










21.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 349/52








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1396/2013
of 17 December 2013
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Greenland Halibut in NAFO area 3LMNO by vessels flying the flag of Spain


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 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are 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, 17 December 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. 54.




ANNEX






No


82/TQ40




Member State


Spain




Stock


GHL/N3LMNO




Species


Greenland Halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)




Zone


NAFO 3LMNO




Closing date


4.12.2013
2013/773/EU: Council Decision of 17 December 2013 appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2013343EN.01004101.xml










19.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 343/41








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 17 December 2013
         
appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/773/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions will become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Emilia MÜLLER,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:






—


Dr Beate MERK, Bayerische Staatsministerin für Europaangelegenheiten und regionale Beziehungen.






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




Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.


For the Council


The President

L. LINKEVIČIUS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 348, 29.12.2009, p. 22.

(2)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2010, p. 11.
2013/772/EU: Council Decision of 17 December 2013 appointing five members of the Court of Auditors
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








L_2013343EN.01004001.xml










19.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 343/40








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 17 December 2013
         
appointing five members of the Court of Auditors
(2013/772/EU)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of Mr Gijs DE VRIES, Mr Henri GRETHEN, Mr Michel CRETIN, Mr Ioannis SARMAS and Mr David BOSTOCK are due to expire on 31 December 2013.












(2)


New appointments should therefore be made,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2019:






—


Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER,










—


Mr Henri GRETHEN,










—


Ms Danièle LAMARQUE,










—


Mr Nikolaos MILIONIS,










—


Mr Phil WYNN OWEN.






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




Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.


For the Council


The President

L. LINKEVIČIUS
            





(1)  Opinion of 11 December 2013 (not yet published in the Official Journal).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013368EN.01001301.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/13





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 December 2013
2013/C 368/08

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3776




JPY


Japanese yen


141,87




DKK


Danish krone


7,4605




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84385




SEK


Swedish krona


9,0266




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2212




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,4345




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,600




HUF


Hungarian forint


299,77




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7029




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1758




RON


Romanian leu


4,4570




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7970




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5400




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4579




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6815




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6673




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7293




KRW


South Korean won


1 450,66




ZAR


South African rand


14,2072




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3651




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6293




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 507,61




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4626




PHP


Philippine peso


60,700




RUB


Russian rouble


45,2905




THB


Thai baht


44,125




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2091




MXN


Mexican peso


17,8013




INR


Indian rupee


85,0670






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Regulation (EU) No 1415/2013 of 17 December 2013 adjusting, from 1 July 2013 , the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, pension scheme, servant (EU), social-security contribution








L_2013353EN.01002301.xml










28.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 353/23








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1415/2013
of 17 December 2013
         
adjusting, from 1 July 2013, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, laid down in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Article 83a thereof and Annex XII thereto,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 13 of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, Eurostat submitted a report on the 2013 five-yearly actuarial assessment of the pension scheme updating the parameters referred to in that Annex. According to this assessment, the rate of contribution required to maintain actuarial balance of the pension scheme is 10,3 % of the basic salary.












(2)


In the interests of the actuarial balance of the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the Union, the rate of contribution should therefore be adjusted to 10,3 % of the basic salary.












(3)


However, in the light of recent and future judgments in the cases on the 2011 and 2012 adjustment of salaries and pensions and in the case on the 2011 adjustment of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme, the result of this adjustment may be subject to change. The implementation of those judgments may have an impact on the calculation of the rates of contribution for the years 2012 and 2013 and thus require the Council to re-adjust the said rates of contribution with retroactive effect. Where applicable, this may lead to a recovery of overpaid sums from staff,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
With effect from 1 July 2013, the rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 10,3 %.


Article 2
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, 17 December 2013.


For the Council


The President

L. LINKEVIČIUS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013368EN.01001601.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/16





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2013/C 368/11
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


21.11.2013




Duration


21.11.2013-31.12.2013




Member State


Spain




Stock or group of stocks


BUM/ATLANT




Species


Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


72/TQ40






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7073 — KKR/Arle Capital/Hilding Anders)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Europe, economic concentration, furniture industry, investment company, merger control, textile industry








C_2013368EN.01001202.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/12





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7073 — KKR/Arle Capital/Hilding Anders)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 368/07
On 11 December 2013, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32013M7073. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Case T-686/13: Action brought on 17 December 2013 — Unibail Management v OHIM (Representation of two lines and four stars)
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, graphic illustration, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014052EN.01004201.xml










22.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/42





Action brought on 17 December 2013 — Unibail Management v OHIM (Representation of two lines and four stars)
(Case T-686/13)
2014/C 52/80
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Unibail Management (Paris, France) (represented by L. Bénard, A. Rudoni, O. Klimis, lawyers)

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

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul in part the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 3 September 2013 in Case R 300/2013-2 in so far as the registration of Community mark No 10 940 161 for goods and services in Classes 16, 35, 36, 38, 41 and 42 was refused;










—


order the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark composed of four five-pointed stars, preceded and followed by a horizontal line for goods and services in Classes 16, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42 and 43 — Community trade mark application No 10 940 161

Decision of the Examiner: Rejection of the application for registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(b), read in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 75, of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009
Case F-122/13: Action brought on 17 December 2013 — ZZ v Europol
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: pay, servant (EU), severance pay, termination of a contract, work contract








C_2014052EN.01005304.xml










22.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 52/53





Action brought on 17 December 2013 — ZZ v Europol
(Case F-122/13)
2014/C 52/105
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: J. Kempeners and M. Itani, lawyers)

Defendant: European Police Office (Europol)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the decision of Europol not to renew the applicant’s contract for an indefinite period and for an order against Europol for the payment of the difference between the remuneration which he would have continued to receive at Europol and any other allowances which he has in fact received.

Form of order sought







—


annulment of the decision taken by Europol on 6 May 2013 by which Europol informed the applicant that it would not renew his fixed-term contract which expired on 31 October 2013;










—


order Europol to pay the applicant the difference between, first, the amount of the remuneration which he would have earned if he had continued to be employed by Europol and, second, the amount of the remuneration, fees, unemployment benefit or any other allowance in lieu which he has in fact received since 1 October 2013 in place of the remuneration which he was receiving at Europol;










—


order Europol to pay the costs.
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: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, State aid, control of State aid, research and development








C_2013368EN.01000901.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/9





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 368/04







Date of adoption of the decision


1.10.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.37259 (13/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


Nordrhein-Westfalen


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für Forschung, Innovation und Technologie des Landes NRW




Legal basis


Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für Forschung, Innovation und Technologie des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (FIT)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 1 080 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 120 million








Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2016




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Projektträger Jülich




Wihelm-Johnen-Strasse




52425 Jülich




DEUTSCHLAND









NRW.Bank




Johanniterstrasse 3




48145 Münster




DEUTSCHLAND









Staatskanzlei NRW




Stadttor 1




40219 Düsseldorf




DEUTSCHLAND








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
Annual Report 2012
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, activity report, exchange of information








C_2013368EN.01001401.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/14





Annual Report 2012
2013/C 368/09
On 12 September 2013, the European Ombudsman presented his Annual Report for the year 2012 to the European Parliament.
The Annual Report as well as a shorter version are available on the European Ombudsman's website in all 24 official languages (http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu).
Paper copies of these publications can be requested free of charge from the European Ombudsman's office:





1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman




CS 30403




67001 Strasbourg Cedex




FRANCE




Tel. +33 388172313




Fax +33 388179062




E-mail: eo@ombudsman.europa.eu
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Irish Sea, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013368EN.01001701.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/17





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2013/C 368/13
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


27.11.2013




Duration


27.11.2013-31.12.2013




Member State


United Kingdom




Stock or group of stocks


PLE/7FG.




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


VIIf and VIIg




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


78/TQ39






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.