do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1361/2013 of 17 December 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions








L_2013343EN.01000701.xml










19.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 343/7








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1361/2013
of 17 December 2013
         
implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.












(2)


Following the judgment of 28 November 2013 of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-280/12 P, Fereydoun MAHMOUDIAN and Fulmen are not included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (2).












(3)


Fereydoun MAHMOUDIAN and Fulmen should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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

R. ŠADŽIUS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39).




ANNEX
Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as follows:






(1)


in Part I(A), entry no 9 concerning 'Fereydoun MAHMOUDIAN' is deleted;










(2)


in Part I(B), entry no 13 concerning 'Fulmen' is deleted.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7016 — MHI/MH Power Systems)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, metallurgical industry, shipbuilding








C_2013368EN.01001201.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/12





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7016 — MHI/MH Power Systems)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 368/06
On 6 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 32013M7016. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Case C-672/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 17 December 2013 — OTP Bank Nyrt. v Magyar Állam and Magyar Államkincstár
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, accession to the European Union, control of State aid, domestic market








C_2014085EN.01001401.xml










22.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/14





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 17 December 2013 — OTP Bank Nyrt. v Magyar Állam and Magyar Államkincstár
(Case C-672/13)
2014/C 85/25
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fővárosi Törvényszék

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: OTP Bank Nyrt.

Defendants: Magyar Állam and Magyar Államkincstár

Questions referred







1.


Does a State guarantee granted under Government Decree 12/2001 of 31 January 2001 and undertaken before the accession of Hungary to the European Union constitute State aid and, if so, is it compatible with the internal market?










2.


If the State guarantee granted by that Decree is incompatible with the internal market, what remedies are available under Community law for any damage to the interests of the persons concerned?
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1397/2013 of 17 December 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, North Sea, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2013349EN.01005401.xml










21.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 349/54








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1397/2013
of 17 December 2013
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom


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


80/TQ40




Member State


United Kingdom




Stock


HER/4AB.




Species


Herring (Clupea harengus)




Zone


EU and Norwegian waters of IV north of 53° 30′ N




Date


3.12.2013
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Sea, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013368EN.01001602.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 368/12
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


MAC/*4A




Species


Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)




Zone


IVa




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


73/TQ40






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
2013/777/CFSP: Political and Security Committee Decision EUTM Somalia/1/2013 of 17 December 2013 on the appointment of an EU Mission Commander for the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia)
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU military mission, Somalia, appointment of members, military personnel








L_2013346EN.01005301.xml










20.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 346/53








            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EUTM SOMALIA/1/2013
of 17 December 2013
         
on the appointment of an EU Mission Commander for the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia)
(2013/777/CFSP)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2010/96/CFSP of 15 February 2010 on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 5(1) of Decision 2010/96/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Mission Commander for the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia).












(2)


On 22 January 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/44/CFSP (2) amending and extending Decision 2010/96/CFSP and appointing Brigadier General Gerald AHERNE as EU Mission Commander.












(3)


The Italian Republic has proposed the appointment of Brigadier General Massimo MINGIARDI as the new EU Mission Commander to succeed Brigadier General Gerald AHERNE.












(4)


The EU Military Committee supports that proposal.












(5)


In accordance with Article 5 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Consequently, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision and is neither bound by it nor subject to its application,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Brigadier General Massimo MINGIARDI is hereby appointed EU Mission Commander for the European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (EUTM Somalia) as from 15 February 2014.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on 15 February 2014.




Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

W. STEVENS
            





(1)  
            OJ L 44, 19.2.2010, p. 16.

(2)  Council Decision 2013/44/CFSP of 22 January 2013 amending and extending Decision 2010/96/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces (OJ L 20, 23.1.2013, p. 57).
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 17 December 2013 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banque centrale du Luxembourg (ECB/2013/51)
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: Luxembourg, accountant, appointment of staff, auditing, central bank, self-employed person








C_2013378EN.01001501.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/15





RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 17 December 2013
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banque centrale du Luxembourg
(ECB/2013/51)
2013/C 378/04
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)


The mandate of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s current external auditors will end after the audit for the financial year 2013. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2014.










(3)


The Banque centrale du Luxembourg has selected DELOITTE AUDIT SARL as its external auditors for the financial years 2014 to 2018,




HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that DELOITTE AUDIT SARL should be appointed as the external auditors of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg for the financial years 2014 to 2018.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 17 December 2013.


The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI
Special report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, Frontex, exchange of information, interinstitutional relations (EU), research report








C_2013368EN.01001501.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/15





Special report to the European Parliament made in accordance with Article 3(7) of the Statute of the European Ombudsman (1)

2013/C 368/10
The European Ombudsman addressed one special report to the European Parliament in 2013:
Special Report of 12 November 2013 following the European Ombudsman's own-initiative inquiry OI/5/2012/BEH-MHZ concerning Frontex.
The text of the special report is available on the European Ombudsman's website (http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu).
Paper copies 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






(1)  Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 9 March 1994 on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties (OJ L 113, 4.5.1994, p. 15).
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Sea, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013368EN.01001702.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 368/14
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


MAC/*3A4BC




Species


Mackerel (Scomber scombrus)




Zone


IIIa and IVbc




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


74/TQ40






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7113 — PPF Group/Telefónica Czech Republic/Telefónica Slovakia) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Czechia, Slovakia, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2013368EN.01001801.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7113 — PPF Group/Telefónica Czech Republic/Telefónica Slovakia)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 368/15






1.


On 9 December 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 PPF Group N.V. (‘PPF’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Telefónica Czech Republic a.s. (‘Telefónica CZ’, Czech Republic) and its fully-owned subsidiary Telefónica Slovakia s.r.o (‘Telefónica SK’, Slovakia), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for PPF: finance and investment group active in the sectors of banking and investments, consultancy, real estate, energy, mining and retail of consumer electronics with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe and Asia,










—


for Telefónica CZ: fixed and mobile telecommunication and related services in the Czech Republic,










—


for Telefónica SK: mobile telecommunication and related services in Slovakia.














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.7113 — PPF Group/Telefónica Czech Republic/Telefónica Slovakia, 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’).
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: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, regional development








C_2013368EN.01001101.xml










17.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/11





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 368/05







Date of adoption of the decision


31.10.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.37484 (13/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Poland


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Przedłużenie mapy pomocy regionalnej na lata 2007–2013 do dnia 30 czerwca 2014 r.




Legal basis


Projekt rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów zmieniającego rozporządzenie w sprawie ustalenia mapy pomocy regionalnej




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Other — The notification refers to the prolongation of the existing regional aid map. All forms of aid are possible.




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


31.12.2013-30.6.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Polska/Poland




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
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur dated 17 December 2013 in the case of LBI hf. v Merrill Lynch Int. Ltd (Case E-28/13)
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: EU law - national law, bankruptcy, credit institution, financial intervention, judicial proceedings








C_2014121EN.01000501.xml










24.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/5





Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur dated 17 December 2013 in the case of LBI hf. v Merrill Lynch Int. Ltd
(Case E-28/13)
(2014/C 121/05)
A request has been made to the EFTA Court by a letter dated 17 December 2013 from Héraðsdómur Reykjavíkur (Reykjavík District Court), which was received at the Court’s Registry on 17 December 2013, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of LBI hf. v Merrill Lynch Int. Ltd, on the following questions:






1.


Should Article 30(1) of Directive 2001/24/EC, on the reorganisation and winding up of credit institutions, be interpreted as meaning that ‘the voidness, voidability or unenforceability of legal acts’ refers to the rules on the rescission of measures taken by a financial undertaking according to rules that are comparable to those that apply to the rescission of measures taken by a bankrupt individual under the Bankruptcy (Etc.) Act?










2.


If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, should Article 30(1) of the Directive be interpreted as meaning that it is sufficient for the party against whom a demand for rescission is directed to present proof that rescission of the measure would not be permitted under the laws of the Member State applicable to the measure, with reference to rules of any type, e.g. rules on time limits for taking legal action?










3.


If the answer to the second question is in the negative, should Article 30(1) of the Directive be interpreted as meaning that it is necessary for the party against whom a demand for rescission is directed to present proof that the conditions for rescission under the laws of the Member State applicable to the measure have evidently not been met, e.g. because there is a complete lack of authorisation for the rescission of the type of measure involved?