do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013373EN.01002201.xml










20.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/22





Euro exchange rates (1)

19 December 2013
2013/C 373/08

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3667




JPY


Japanese yen


142,55




DKK


Danish krone


7,4600




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83490




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9539




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2261




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3830




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,657




HUF


Hungarian forint


299,38




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7028




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1739




RON


Romanian leu


4,4813




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8338




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5445




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4650




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5964




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6715




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7313




KRW


South Korean won


1 449,92




ZAR


South African rand


14,1911




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3011




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6358




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 525,38




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4770




PHP


Philippine peso


60,793




RUB


Russian rouble


44,9955




THB


Thai baht


44,370




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2112




MXN


Mexican peso


17,7312




INR


Indian rupee


85,2490






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Statement relating to Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and on specific provisions concerning the investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Regional Development Fund, State aid, aid to undertakings, economic growth, investment aid, job creation, peripheral region, simplification of formalities








C_2013375EN.01000101.xml










20.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 375/1





Statement relating to Regulation (EU) No 1301/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and on specific provisions concerning the investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 (1)

2013/C 375/01

Statement by the Commission relating to Article 11(2)

The Commission shares the objective expressed by the European Parliament of simplifying state aid procedures as regards operating aid granted to undertakings established in the outermost regions which are linked to the offsetting of the additional costs incurred in such regions as a result of their specific economic and social situation.
According to the proposal for the future General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) as recently published by the Commission services, operating aid intended to compensate certain additional costs incurred by beneficiaries established in these regions would be considered compatible with the internal market, under the conditions stipulated therein, and would thus be exempted from notification under Article 108(3) TFEU. The Commission considers that this will provide a sound basis for achieving the simplification which is sought, and will take full account of all observations received from Member States in the ongoing consultation process in view of the adoption of the Regulation in 2014.


(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 289.
Case T-683/13: Action brought on 20 December 2013 — Brammer v OHIM — Office Ernest T. Freylinger (EUROMARKER)
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, maintenance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014061EN.01001401.xml










1.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/14





Action brought on 20 December 2013 — Brammer v OHIM — Office Ernest T. Freylinger (EUROMARKER)
(Case T-683/13)
2014/C 61/24
Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties


Applicant: Brammer GmbH (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: R. Kornfeld, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Office Ernest T. Freylinger SA (Strassen, Luxembourg)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:
in so far as the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) also confirmed the decision of the Opposition Division of 4 July 2012, in that it upheld the opposition also for the supply of services in Class 38 and in Class 42,






—


find that the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) made an error;










—


annul the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 8 October 2013 in Case R 1653/2012-1;










—


order the defendant OHIM to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: Brammer GmbH

Community trade mark concerned: Word mark ‘EUROMARKER’ for services in Classes 38, 42 and 45 — Community trade mark application Nr 9 852 849

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Office Ernest T. Freylinger SA

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Word mark ‘EURIMARK’ for services in Classes 35, 41, 42 and 45 — Community trade mark No 5 850 111

Decision of the Opposition Division: The opposition was upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: The appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009
Commission Regulation (EU) No 9/2014 of 20 December 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in areas VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014003EN.01000501.xml










8.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 3/5








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 9/2014
of 20 December 2013
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in areas VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 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 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, 20 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. 1.




ANNEX






No


81/TQ39




Member State


United Kingdom




Stock


HAD/7X7A34




Species


Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)




Zone


VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Date


10.11.2013
Case F-125/13: Action brought on 20 December 2013 — ZZ v OHIM
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, damages, indemnification, staff assessment








C_2014129EN.01003702.xml










28.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 129/37






Action brought on 20 December 2013 — ZZ v OHIM
(Case F-125/13)
(2014/C 129/46)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

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

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the appraisal report for 2012, covering the period from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2012, and of the objectives set for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2013, and claim for damages

Form of order sought







—


Annul the applicant’s appraisal report of 15 March 2013 covering the period from 1 October 2011 to 31 December 2012;










—


annul the objectives set for the applicant by OHIM in respect of the period January to December 2013;










—


order OHIM to pay to the applicant damages of an appropriate amount at the discretion of the Tribunal for the non-material damage suffered;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7078 — Santander Customer Finance/El Corte Inglés/Financier El Corte Inglés)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Economic Area, Portugal, Spain, credit, economic concentration, electronic money, merger control, retail trade








C_2013373EN.01003101.xml










20.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/31





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7078 — Santander Customer Finance/El Corte Inglés/Financier El Corte Inglés)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 373/12






1.


On 13 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 undertakings Santander Customer Finance SA (‘SCF’, Spain) belonging to the Santander Group and El Corte Inglés SA (‘ECI’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the Financiera El Corte Inglés E.F.C., SA (‘FECI’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for SCF: consumer credit activities, namely card issuing and loans, offered at the point of sales (through dealers and merchant outlets) and directly to customers in the EEA,










—


for ECI: retail distribution based on the department store model in Spain and in Portugal,










—


for FECI: personal loans to customers and financing through private label cards for the acquisition of goods and services in stores of the ECI Group and in business premises of certain retails.














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.7078 — Santander Customer Finance/El Corte Inglés/Financier El Corte Inglés, 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’).
Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia apply
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Tunisia, abuse of power, civil servant, international sanctions, judicial inquiry








C_2013373EN.01002001.xml










20.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/20





Notice for the attention of the persons to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia apply
2013/C 373/07
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP (1), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 (2), concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia.
The Council intends to amend the statements of reasons for the persons appearing in the entries in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011, with the exception of entries no. 1, 4, 5, 25 and 46, to read as follows:

‘Person subject to judicial investigations by the Tunisian authorities for complicity in the misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, complicity in the misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and complicity in the exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.’

The Council intends to amend the statement of reasons for the person appearing in entry no 1 in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011, to read as follows:

‘Person subject to judicial investigations by the Tunisian authorities for misappropriation of public monies by a public office-holder, misuse of office by a public office-holder to procure an unjustified advantage for a third party and to cause a loss to the administration, and for exerting wrongful influence over a public office-holder with a view to obtaining directly or indirectly an advantage for another person.’

The persons concerned may submit observations to the Council, together with supporting documentation, by 7 January 2014, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council's periodic review, in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) No 101/2011.


(1)  OJ L 28, 2.2.2011, p. 62.

(2)  OJ L 31, 5.2.2011, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 7/2014 of 20 December 2013 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in EU waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, English Channel, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014003EN.01000101.xml










8.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 3/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 7/2014
of 20 December 2013
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in EU waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


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, 20 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. 1.




ANNEX






No


84/TQ39




Member State


Belgium




Stock


SRX/07D.




Species


Skates and rays (Rajiformes)




Zone


EU waters of VIId




Date


10.12.2013
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1363/2013 of 12 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ ( OJ L 343, 19.12.2013 )
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer information, food additive, food safety, foodstuff, nanotechnology








L_2013346EN.01008901.xml










20.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 346/89







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1363/2013 of 12 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’
         
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 343 of 19 December 2013
)

The publication of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1363/2013 is to be considered null and void.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7044 — Blackstone/Cambourne/Goldman Sachs/Rothesay)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, European Economic Area, United Kingdom, United States, economic concentration, financial services, insurance company, merger control








C_2013373EN.01001902.xml










20.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 373/19





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7044 — Blackstone/Cambourne/Goldman Sachs/Rothesay)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 373/06
On 29 November 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 32013M7044. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.