do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, farming sector, forestry holding, hunting, natural disaster, silviculture








C_2013378EN.01001701.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/17





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2013/C 378/06







Date of adoption of the decision


4.11.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.37151 (13/N)




Member State


Czech Republic




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na zmírnění škod způsobených povodněmi v lesním hospodářství a myslivosti v červnu roku 2013




Legal basis








1)


Zásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací na zmírnění škod způsobených povodněmi v lesním hospodářství a myslivosti v červnu roku 2013










2)


Zákon č. 289/1995 Sb., o lesích a o změně a doplnění některých zákonů (lesní zákon), ve znění pozdějších předpisů










3)


Zákon č. 449/2001 Sb. o myslivosti, ve znění pozdějších předpisů










4)


Usnesení vlády č. 548 ze dne 24. července 2013, k řešení zmírnění škod způsobených na státním vodohospodářském majetku, zemědělském a lesním majetku v důsledku povodně v červnu 2013 (včetně přílohy – souhrnné vyčíslení škod)










5)


Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některý souvisejících zákonů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: CZK 28 million










 


Annual budget: CZK 28 million








Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo zemědělství




Těšnov 17




117 05 Praha 1




ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA








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
Notification by the French Government of the designation of GRTgaz and TIGF as transmission system operators in France pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ‘Gas Directive’ ) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: France
Subjects: France, domestic market, energy grid, natural gas, private sector, public contract








C_2013378EN.01003201.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/32





Notification by the French Government of the designation of GRTgaz and TIGF as transmission system operators in France pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Gas Directive’) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas
2013/C 378/18
Following the final decisions of 26 January 2012 by the French regulatory authority (Energy Regulatory Commission) to certify GRTgaz and TIGF as independent transmission operators (Chapter IV of the Gas Directive), France notified the Commission that it had approved the decisions and officially designated those undertakings as transmission system operators operating in France in accordance with Article 10 of the Gas Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Further information may be obtained from:





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




Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat




Arche Nord




92055 La Défense Cedex




FRANCE




http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7100 — New Mountain Capital/Alexander Mann Solutions)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, head-hunting, investment company, merger control








C_2013378EN.01001901.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/19





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7100 — New Mountain Capital/Alexander Mann Solutions)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 378/08
On 13 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 32013M7100. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 28 June 2013 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.847/E-BOOKS — Rapporteur: Lithuania
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: book trade, electronic publishing, inter-company agreement, price agreement, price increase, retail selling








C_2013378EN.01002201.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/22





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 28 June 2013 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/39.847/E-BOOKS
Rapporteur: Lithuania
2013/C 378/12






1.


The Advisory Committee shares the competition concerns raised by the Commission in its draft decision.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the behaviour may have effects on trade between Member States.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees that the commitments offered by Penguin address the competition concerns raised by the Commission.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees that the commitments are adequate.










5.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the duration of the commitments.










6.


The Advisory Committee agrees that the commitments should be made binding in full.










7.


The Advisory Committee agrees that in light of the commitments and without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission against Penguin as regards the competition concerns identified in the draft decision.










8.


The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account any other points raised during the discussion.










9.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Case T-715/13: Action brought on 24 December 2013 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — Horno del Espinar (Castello)
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, food industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014078EN.01001302.xml










15.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/13





Action brought on 24 December 2013 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — Horno del Espinar (Castello)
(Case T-715/13)
2014/C 78/27
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter, M. Kefferpütz and A. Marx, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Horno del Espinar, SL (El Espinar, Spain)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 1 October 2013 given in Case R 2338/2012-2;










—


Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark containing the verbal element ‘Castello’ for goods in Classes 29, 30 et 31 — Community trade mark application No 6 819 941

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration No 4 199 907 for goods and services in Classes 30, 35 and 39 and Spanish trade marks for goods and services in Classes 30, 35 and 39

Decision of the Opposition Division: Upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 75, 79 and 8(1)(b) CTMR.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, forestry holding, silviculture








C_2013378EN.01001601.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/16





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2013/C 378/05







Date of adoption of the decision


14.10.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.36709 (13/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Restoration of forests damaged by adverse weather conditions and prevention measures




Legal basis








1)


Ustawa z dnia 7 marca 2007 r. o wspieraniu rozwoju obszarów wiejskich z udziałem środków Europejskiego Funduszu Rolnego na rzecz Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich










2)


Rozporządzenie Ministra Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi z dnia 20 maja 2008 r. w sprawie szczegółowych warunków i trybu przyznawania pomocy finansowej w ramach działania „Odtwarzania potencjału produkcji leśnej zniszczonego przez katastrofy oraz wprowadzanie instrumentów zapobiegawczych” objętego Programem Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich na lata 20…








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Forestry




Form of aid


Other




Budget


—




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2014-31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa




ul. Poleczki 33




02-822 Warszawa




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
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, farming sector, hunting, natural disaster








C_2013378EN.01001801.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/18





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)
2013/C 378/07







Date of adoption of the decision


4.11.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.36895 (13/N)




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenia


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoč za izgube zaradi neugodnih vremenskih razmer – suša 2012




Legal basis


Program odprave posledic škode v kmetijstvu zaradi suše leta 2012 (Sklep Vlade RS, št. 84400-1/2013/4, sprejet na 4. seji, z dne 11.4.2013).




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Compensation of damages caused by natural disaster, Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 0,3 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 0,3 million








Intensity


45 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2015




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo in okolje




Dunajska cesta 22




SI-1000 Ljubljana




SLOVENIJA








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
Corrigendum to the calls for proposals under the multi-annual work programme 2013 for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013 ( OJ C 361, 11.12.2013 )
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic support, invitation to tender, transport network








C_2013378EN.01003701.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/37





Corrigendum to the calls for proposals under the multi-annual work programme 2013 for grants in the field of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) for the period 2007-2013
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 361 of 11 December 2013
)
2013/C 378/23
On page 8:
for:

‘The deadline for the submission of proposals is 17 March 2014.’,

read:

‘The deadline for the submission of proposals is 11 March 2014.’
Notification of the Slovak Republic Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ‘Electricity Directive’ ) concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity regarding the designation of Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a. s. as transmission system operator in the Slovak Republic — Electricity TSO
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: Slovakia
Subjects: Slovakia, domestic market, electricity supply, private sector, public contract, transport network








C_2013378EN.01003101.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/31





Notification of the Slovak Republic Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Electricity Directive’) concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity regarding the designation of Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a. s. as transmission system operator in the Slovak Republic — Electricity TSO
2013/C 378/16
Following the Slovak Republic regulatory authority's final decision of 14 October 2013 regarding the certification of Slovenská elektrizačná prenosová sústava, a. s. as ownership unbundled transmission system operator (Article 9 of the Electricity Directive), the Slovak Republic has notified to the Commission the official approval and designation of this company as a transmission system operator operating in the Slovak Republic in accordance with Article 10 of the Electricity Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Any additional information can be obtained at the following address:





Ministry of Economy




Mierová 19




827 15 Bratislava 212




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA




http://www.economy.gov.sk
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2013378EN.01002101.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/21





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 December 2013
2013/C 378/11

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3702




JPY


Japanese yen


142,38




DKK


Danish krone


7,4612




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83770




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9873




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2257




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3975




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,574




HUF


Hungarian forint


298,52




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7022




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1597




RON


Romanian leu


4,4810




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8660




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5320




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4524




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6248




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6697




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7349




KRW


South Korean won


1 453,63




ZAR


South African rand


14,1583




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3151




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6395




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 607,59




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5117




PHP


Philippine peso


60,825




RUB


Russian rouble


44,8968




THB


Thai baht


44,780




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2504




MXN


Mexican peso


17,7681




INR


Indian rupee


84,7030






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7096 — Eni ULX/Liverpool Bay JV)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, United Kingdom, economic concentration, gas, merger control, oil industry








C_2013378EN.01002001.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/20





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7096 — Eni ULX/Liverpool Bay JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 378/10
On 19 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 32013M7096. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Notification of the Slovak Republic Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ‘Gas Directive’ ) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas regarding the designation of eustream, a. s. as transmission system operator in the Slovak Republic — Gas TSO
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: Slovakia
Subjects: Slovakia, domestic market, natural gas, private sector, public contract, transport network








C_2013378EN.01003102.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/31





Notification of the Slovak Republic Government pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Gas Directive’) concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas regarding the designation of eustream, a. s. as transmission system operator in the Slovak Republic — Gas TSO
2013/C 378/17
Following the Slovak Republic regulatory authority's final decision of 28 October 2013 regarding the certification of eustream, a. s. as independent transmission operator (Chapter IV of the Gas Directive), the Slovak Republic has notified to the Commission the official approval and designation of this company as a transmission system operator operating in the Slovak Republic in accordance with Article 10 of the Gas Directive.
Any additional information can be obtained at the following address:





Ministry of Economy




Mierová 19




827 15 Bratislava 212




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA




http://www.economy.gov.sk
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7052 — Lloyds Development Capital/PostNL/TNT Post UK)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-12-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, postal service








C_2013378EN.01003501.xml










24.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 378/35





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7052 — Lloyds Development Capital/PostNL/TNT Post UK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 378/21






1.


On 16 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 Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) Limited (‘LDC’, United Kingdom) and PostNL NV (‘PostNL’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of TNT Post UK (United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


LDC is a private equity specialist, focusing on management buyouts, institutional buyouts and development capital transactions from a network of regional offices, predominantly across the United Kingdom. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc, which offers a full range of financial services, including retail and wholesale banking, insurance and investment management services,










—


PostNL provides mail, parcels and support services, both physical and digital, in its home market of the Netherlands, as well as in United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Belgium (and elsewhere). In the United Kingdom, PostNL provides services through TNT Post UK and Spring Global Mail,










—


TNT Post UK operates through a network of wholly-owned operating subsidiaries to supply postal services in the United Kingdom.














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.7052 — Lloyds Development Capital/PostNL/TNT Post UK, 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’).