do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-389/12: Order of the General Court of 22 January 2014 — EDF v Commission
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: electrical industry, merger, principle of proportionality








C_2014078EN.01001803.xml










15.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/18





Order of the General Court of 22 January 2014 — EDF v Commission
(Case T-389/12) (1)

2014/C 78/37
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 331, 27.10.2012.
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: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, Thuringia, control of State aid, research and development








C_2014019EN.01000101.xml










22.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 19/01







Date of adoption of the decision


26.11.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.37475 (13/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


Thüringen


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Richtlinie zur Förderung von innovativen, technologieorientierten Verbundprojekten, Netzwerken und Clustern (Verbundförderung)
(Promotion of R+D in collaboration, networks and clusters)




Legal basis








1.


Richtlinie zur Förderung von innovativen, technologieorientierten Verbundprojekten, Netzwerken und Clustern (Verbundförderung)










2.


Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung (ThürLHO)










3.


Thüringer Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (ThürVwVfG)










4.


Subventionsrechtliche Vorschriften, z. B. Thüringer Subventionsgesetz (ThürSubvG)








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Research and development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 145 million




Intensity


80 %




Duration (period)


Until 31.12.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Thüringer Aufbaubank




Gorkistraße 9




99084 Erfurt




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
Case C-30/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 22 January 2014  — Ryanair Ltd, Other party: PR Aviation BV
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: contract terms, copyright, database








C_2014135EN.01001802.xml










5.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 135/18






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 22 January 2014 — Ryanair Ltd, Other party: PR Aviation BV
(Case C-30/14)
(2014/C 135/20)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ryanair Ltd

Other party: PR Aviation BV

Question referred

Does the operation of the [Database Directive] (1) also extend to online databases which are not protected by copyright on the basis of Chapter II of the Directive, and also not by a sui generis right on the basis of Chapter III, in the sense that the freedom to use such databases through the (whether or not analogous) application of Articles 6(1) and 8 in conjunction with Article 15 [of the Database Directive], may not be limited contractually?


(1)  Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases (OJ 1996 L 77, p. 20).
Case C-270/12: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 January 2014 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Parliament, Council of the European Union (Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 — Short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps — Article 28 — Validity — Legal basis — Powers of intervention conferred on the European Securities and Markets Authority in exceptional circumstances)
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: delegation of power, financial market, infringement of EU law, institutional balance (EU), legal basis, market intervention, payment








C_2014085EN.01000401.xml










22.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/4





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 January 2014 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Parliament, Council of the European Union
(Case C-270/12) (1)

(Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 - Short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps - Article 28 - Validity - Legal basis - Powers of intervention conferred on the European Securities and Markets Authority in exceptional circumstances)
2014/C 85/06
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: A. Robinson, Agent, J. Stratford QC and A. Henshaw, Barrister)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: A. Neergaard, R. Van de Westelaken, D. Gauci and A. Gros-Tchorbadjiyska, Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: H. Legal, A. De Elera and E. Dumitriu-Segnana, Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendants: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, Agent), French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, D. Colas and E. Ranaivoson, Agents), Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent and F. Urbani Neri, avvocato dello Stato), European Commission (represented by: T. van Rijn, B. Smulders, C. Zadra and R. Vasileva, Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment — Validity of Article 28 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (OJ 2012 L 86, p. 1) — Institutional balance — Infringement of the conditions established by the case-law of the Court of Justice for the delegation of powers to agencies — Infringement of Articles 290 and 291 TFEU — Infringement of Article 114 TFEU — Attribution of powers of intervention to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) — Margin of discretion conferred on ESMA as regards the need for it to intervene and the measures to be adopted — Nature of the measures capable of being adopted by ESMA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic and the European Commission to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 273, 8.9.2012.
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: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, agricultural holding, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, investment aid, technical cooperation








C_2014019EN.01000301.xml










22.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/3





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)
2014/C 19/03







Date of adoption of the decision


13.12.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.36578 (13/N)




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Environmental Enhancement Through Agriculture, National Parks (England and Wales) scheme 2009




Legal basis








 


1995 Environment Act, Section 63










 


1988 Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act, Section 1










 


1949 National park and Access to the Countryside Act, Part 2, Section 5










 


1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act, Section 39










 


1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaoelogical areas Act, Section 17








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Agri-environmental commitments, Investments in agricultural holdings, Technical support (AGRI)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: GBP 3,2 million










 


Annual budget: GBP 1,6 million








Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


1.3.2014-28.2.2016




Economic sectors


Agriculture, forestry and fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







North York Moors National Park Authority




The Old Vicarage




Bond Gate




Helmsley




York




Y062 5BP




UNITED KINGDOM








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 Council Regulation 2014/42/EU of 20 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran ( OJ L 15, 20.1.2014 )
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, nuclear policy, trade restriction








L_2014019EN.01000701.xml










22.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 19/7







Corrigendum to Council Regulation 2014/42/EU of 20 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 15 of 20 January 2014
)

On the cover, in the table of contents:
for:


                        ‘2014/42/EU
Council Regulation of 20 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran’,

read:


                        ‘Council Regulation (EU) No 42/2014 of 20 January 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran’;

on page 18, in the title:
for:


                        ‘COUNCIL REGULATION
of 20 January 2014
                     
amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
(2014/42/EU)’,

read:


                        ‘COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 42/2014
of 20 January 2014
                     
amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran’.
Case T-468/12: Order of the General Court of 22 January 2014 — Faktor, B. i W. Gęsina v Commission (Action for annulment — Time-limit for bringing proceedings — Lateness — No force majeure or unforeseeable circumstances — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, equal treatment








C_2014078EN.01001103.xml










15.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/11





Order of the General Court of 22 January 2014 — Faktor, B. i W. Gęsina v Commission
(Case T-468/12) (1)

(Action for annulment - Time-limit for bringing proceedings - Lateness - No force majeure or unforeseeable circumstances - Manifest inadmissibility)
2014/C 78/23
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Firma Handlowa Faktor B. i W. Gęsina, Gęsina Wojciech (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: H. Mackiewicz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Keppenne and M. Owsiany-Hornung, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 554/2012 of 19 June 2012 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature (OJ 2012 L 166, p. 20).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Firma Handlowa Faktor B. i W. Gęsina, Gęsina Wojciech is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7121 — E.ON Sverige/SEAS-NVE Holding/E.ON Vind Sverige)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, economic concentration, electricity supply, energy production, gas, merger control, wind energy








C_2014019EN.01003601.xml










22.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/36





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7121 — E.ON Sverige/SEAS-NVE Holding/E.ON Vind Sverige)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 19/07
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 32013M7121. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
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: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, regional development, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2014019EN.01000201.xml










22.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/2





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 19/02







Date of adoption of the decision


3.12.2013




Reference number of State Aid


SA.37638 (13/N)




Member State


Spain




Region


Andalucia


Article 107(3)(a)




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongación del régimen de ayudas estatales aprobado N 593/08 [Régimen de ayudas regionales a la inversión, la creación de empleo y el apoyo a las PYME en Andalucía (España) — Extensión del N 507/2000] hasta el 30 de junio de 2014 inclusive




Legal basis


Decreto 394/2008 de 24 de junio, por el que se establece el marco regulador de las ayudas de finalidad regional y en favor de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (PYMEs) que se concedan por la Administración de la Junta de Andalucía.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Regional development, Employment, SMEs




Form of aid


Interest subsidy, Soft loan, Direct grant




Budget








 


Overall budget: EUR 130 million










 


Annual budget: EUR 130 million








Intensity


50 %




Duration (period)


1.1.2014-30.6.2014




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Junta de Andalucía




Avda. de Roma, s/n.




Sevilla




ESPAÑA








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
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 56/2014 of 22 January 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Terra d’Otranto (PDO)]
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, designation of origin, olive oil, product designation








L_2014020EN.01000201.xml










23.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 20/2








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 56/2014
of 22 January 2014
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Terra d’Otranto (PDO)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Terra d’Otranto’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 644/98 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 22 January 2014.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 87, 21.3.1998, p. 8.

(3)  
            OJ C 237, 15.8.2013, p. 36.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.5   Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)

ITALY
Terra d’Otranto (PDO)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6981 — TPG/Servco/Fender Musical Instrument)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle insurance, retail selling, vehicle parts








C_2014019EN.01003501.xml










22.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/35





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.6981 — TPG/Servco/Fender Musical Instrument)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 19/05
On 16 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 32013M6981. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014019EN.01003801.xml










22.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 19/38





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 January 2014
2014/C 19/10

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3526




JPY


Japanese yen


141,58




DKK


Danish krone


7,4621




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82390




SEK


Swedish krona


8,8071




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2357




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3720




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,555




HUF


Hungarian forint


302,80




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1651




RON


Romanian leu


4,5365




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0459




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5403




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4877




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,4920




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6290




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7308




KRW


South Korean won


1 447,19




ZAR


South African rand


14,6830




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,1842




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6360




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 413,82




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5152




PHP


Philippine peso


61,427




RUB


Russian rouble


45,9580




THB


Thai baht


44,529




BRL


Brazilian real


3,1977




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0065




INR


Indian rupee


83,9200






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 57/2014 of 22 January 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Třeboňský kapr (PGI)]
Date: 2014-01-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, designation of origin, fish farming, freshwater fish, product designation








L_2014020EN.01000401.xml










23.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 20/4








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 57/2014
of 22 January 2014
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Třeboňský kapr (PGI)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined the Czech Republic's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Třeboňský kapr’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2007 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 22 January 2014.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Dacian CIOLOȘ
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 312, 30.11.2007, p. 16.

(3)  
            OJ C 179, 25.6.2013, p. 27.




ANNEX
Agricultural products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty:

Class 1.7.   Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefrom

THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Třeboňský kapr (PGI)