do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-129/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg (Germany) lodged on 20 March 2014 — Criminal proceedings against Zoran Spasic
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Schengen Agreement, carrying out of sentence, fine, imprisonment








C_2014151EN.01001501.xml










19.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/15





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg (Germany) lodged on 20 March 2014 — Criminal proceedings against Zoran Spasic
(Case C-129/14)
2014/C 151/19
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg

Party to the main proceedings

Zoran Spasic

Other party: Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Nürnberg

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 54 of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement (CISA) (1) compatible with Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in so far as it subjects the application of the ne bis in idem principle to the condition that if a penalty has been imposed, it has been enforced, is actually in the process of being enforced or can no longer be enforced under the laws of the sentencing Contracting Party?










2.


Is the abovementioned condition in Article 54 of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement also satisfied, if only one part (here: a fine) of two independent parts of the outstanding penalty imposed in the State which is the sentencing Contracting Party (here: a custodial sentence and a fine) has been enforced?






(1)  OJ 2000 L 239, p. 19.
Case C-271/13 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 March 2014  — Rousse Industry v European Commission (Appeal  — State aid  — Aid granted by the Republic of Bulgaria in the form of debt write-off  — Commission decision declaring that aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery  — Concept of ‘new aid’   — Duty to state reasons)
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, control of State aid, credit, reimbursement of aid, rights of the defence








C_2014142EN.01000802.xml










12.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/8





Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 March 2014 — Rousse Industry v European Commission
(Case C-271/13 P) (1)

((Appeal - State aid - Aid granted by the Republic of Bulgaria in the form of debt write-off - Commission decision declaring that aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Concept of ‘new aid’ - Duty to state reasons))
2014/C 142/09
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties


Appellant: Rousse Industry (represented by: A Angelov and S Panov, advokati)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Urraca Caviedes and D. Stefanov, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of 20 March 2013 in Case T-489/11 Rousse Industry v Commission, by which the General Court (Fourth Chamber) dismissed the action brought by Rousse Industry for the annulment in part of Commission Decision 2012/706/EU of 13 July 2011 on the State aid SA.28903 (C 12/2010) (ex N 389/2009) implemented by Bulgaria in favour of Rousse Industry (OJ 2012 L 320, p. 27) — State aid in the form of debt write-off — Decision declaring that aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Infringement of procedural rules adversely affecting the rights of the applicant — Infringement of EU law by the General Court.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal.










2.


Orders Rousse Industry AD to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 207, 20.7.2013.
Communication on the publication of the amounts of raw milk production as referred to in Article 149(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: dairy production, raw milk, regulation of agricultural production








C_2014081EN.01000201.xml










20.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/2





Communication on the publication of the amounts of raw milk production as referred to in Article 149(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1)

2014/C 81/02









Amounts of raw milk production (2) as referred to in Article 149(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Annual data (1 000 t) (4)





 


Cow


Ewe


Goat


Buffalo





BE



3 116,0


0,0


0,0


0,0





BG



1 093,0


87,0


53,0


8,0





CZ



2 814,7


0,0


0,0


0,0





DK



5 006,4


0,0


0,0


0,0





DE



30 672,2


1,9 (3)



13,0


3,9 (3)






EE



720,7


0,0


0,5


0,0





IE



5 399,3


0,0


0,0


0,0





EL



765,5


721,0


347,4


0,0





ES



6 502,4


571,3


464,0


0,0





FR



24 718,3


279,3


632,1


0,0





HR



659,0


5,0


12,0


0,0





IT



11 425,8


481,0


54,5


218,4





CY



153,7


25,2


26,6


0,0





LV



870,6


0,0


3,2


0,0





LT



1 774,5


0,0


3,6


0,0





LU



289,4


0,0


3,4


0,0





HU



1 812,9


1,7


3,9


0,0





MT



43,3 (3)



1,7 (3)



0,9 (3)



0,0





NL



11 881,0


3,0


217,3


1,5





AT



3 382,1


10,6


20,3


0,0





PL



12 668,0


0,0


17,0


0,0





PT



1 938,1


74,2


31,5


0,0





RO



3 881,0


403,0


248,0


19,0





SI



620,9


0,5


1,2


0,0





SK



959,4


9,9


0,1


0,0





FI



2 296,7


0,0


0,0


0,0





SE



2 861,2


0,0


0,0


0,0





UK



13 857,0


0,0


0,0


0,0





EU-28



152 183,1


2 676,3


2 153,5


250,8






(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  2012 Milk production on the farm EUROSTAT — NewCronos Products Obtained.

(3)  Communicated by the Member State and/or estimated/calculated production.

(4)  0,0: zero or less than half the unit.
Case T-46/10: Judgment of the General Court of 20 March 2014  — Faci v Commission (Competition  — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices  — European markets in ESBO/esters heat stabilisers  — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement  — Fixing prices, allocating markets and customers and exchanging commercially sensitive information  — Proof of one aspect of the infringement  — Fines  — Equal treatment  — Good administration  — Reasonable time  — Proportionality)
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: customers, equal treatment, exchange of information, fine, fixing of prices, industrial chemistry, infringement of EU law, market-sharing agreement, principle of proportionality, proof, restriction on competition, trade information








C_2014142EN.01003001.xml










12.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/30





Judgment of the General Court of 20 March 2014 — Faci v Commission
(Case T-46/10) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - European markets in ESBO/esters heat stabilisers - Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement - Fixing prices, allocating markets and customers and exchanging commercially sensitive information - Proof of one aspect of the infringement - Fines - Equal treatment - Good administration - Reasonable time - Proportionality))
2014/C 142/37
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Faci SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: S. Piccardo, lawyer, S. Crosby, Solicitor, and S. Santoro, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially by K. Mojzesowicz, F. Ronkes Agerbeek and J. Bourke, subsequently by F. Ronkes Agerbeek, J. Bourke and F. Castilla Contreras and lastly by F. Ronkes Agerbeek, F. Castilla Contreras and R. Sauer, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 8682 final of 11 November 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/38589 — Heat Stabilisers), or, in the alternative, for annulment of the fine imposed on the applicant or a reduction in its amount.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Faci SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 100, 17.4.2010.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 January 2014 (Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of the Authority’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 ( OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement No 26, 25.5.2006 , p. 1))
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2014081EN.01000801.xml










20.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/8





The EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 January 2014
(Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of the Authority’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of the Authority’s Decision No 195/04/COL of 14 July 2004 (OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement No 26, 25.5.2006, p. 1))
2014/C 81/07
Base rates are calculated in accordance with the chapter on the method for setting reference and discount rates of the Authority’s State aid Guidelines as amended by the Authority’s Decision No 788/08/COL of 17 December 2008. To obtain the applicable reference rates, appropriate margins shall be added to the base rate in accordance with the State Aid Guidelines.
Base rates have been determined as follows:








 


Iceland


Liechtenstein


Norway




1.1.2014-


6,50


0,23


1,99
Case T-171/14: Action brought on 20 March 2014  — Léon Van Parys v Commission
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, administrative formalities, infringement of EU law








C_2014151EN.01002802.xml










19.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/28





Action brought on 20 March 2014 — Léon Van Parys v Commission
(Case T-171/14)
2014/C 151/36
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Firma Léon Van Parys NV (Antwerp, Belgium) (represented by: P. Vlaemminck, B. Van Vooren and R. Verbeke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annul the letter from the Commission of 24 January 2014 informing the applicant of the suspension of the time-limit for dealing with the case pursuant to Article 907 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93;










—


declare that Article 909 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 applies fully and to the applicant’s advantage following the judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2013 in Case T-324/10 (Ref: REM/REC 07/07);










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging an infringement of Articles 907 and 909 of Regulation No 2454/93 (1) and of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 41 thereof concerning the right to good administration.






—


By the judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2013 in Case T-324/10 Firma Léon Van Parys v Commission, Commission Decision C(2010) 2858 was annulled ex tunc; the nine-month time-limit for dealing with the case having already expired, the Commission had therefore ceased to be in a position to decide on the application for remission.










—


At the very least, the Commission has exceeded its powers in so far as its actions go beyond what is required in order to bring its — partly annulled — decision in line with the General Court’s judgment of 19 March 2013 in Case T-324/10. The Commission has thereby infringed the first paragraph of Article 266 TFEU in relation to its power to take measures to comply with judgments of the Court.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging an infringement of Article 907 of Regulation No 2454/93 and of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 41 concerning the right to a fair hearing, in that the Commission has unlawfully availed itself of the opportunity to seek information in accordance with Article 907 of Regulation No 2454/93, in order to preclude or at least to delay any future application of Article 909 of Regulation No 2454/93.






(1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1993 L 253, p. 1).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 309/2014 of 20 March 2014 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana (PDO)]
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community of Valencia, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, olive oil, product designation








L_2014091EN.01000901.xml










27.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 91/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 309/2014
of 20 March 2014
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana (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)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Aceite de la Comunitat Valenciana’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register.
The name referred to in the first paragraph identifies a product in Class 1.5. Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.) of Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 (3).


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, 20 March 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 C 276, 25.9.2013, p. 9.

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 of 14 December 2006 laying down detailed rules of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 369, 23.12.2006, p. 1).
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, State aid, aid for restructuring, control of State aid, economic recession, financial services








C_2014081EN.01000701.xml










20.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/7





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
2014/C 81/06
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:







Date of adoption of the decision


:


18 December 2013




Case number


:


73097




Decision number


:


539/13/COL




EFTA State


:


Iceland




Title


:


Restructuring aid to Nordfjordur Savings Bank




Legal basis


:


Article 61(3)(b) EEA




Objective


:


Remedy a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


:


Conversion of claims




Aid amount


:


Gross value of claims converted: ISK 559 million (EUR 3,4 million)




Duration


:


Not relevant




Economic sectors


:


Financial services




Name and address of the granting authority


:







Central Bank of Iceland




Kalkofnsvegi 1




150 Reykjavík




ICELAND








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Council Decision 2014/157/CFSP of 20 March 2014 amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, economic sanctions, international sanctions, removal








L_2014087EN.01009501.xml










22.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 87/95








            COUNCIL DECISION 2014/157/CFSP
of 20 March 2014
         
amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/173/CFSP (1).












(2)


On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the restrictive measures contained in that Decision should be renewed until 22 March 2015.












(3)


Decision 2011/173/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 6 of Decision 2011/173/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘This Decision shall apply until 22 March 2015.’


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.





Done at Brussels, 20 March 2014.


For the Council


The President

D. KOURKOULAS
            





(1)  Council Decision 2011/173/CFSP of 21 March 2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 68).
Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, Spain, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, public service, transport regulations








C_2014081EN.01000501.xml










20.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/5





Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
2014/C 81/04






Member State


Spain




Concerned route


Almeria–Seville




Period of validity of the contract


Four years following the start of the operations




Deadline for submission of tenders


Two months following the date of publication of this notice




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Ministerio de Fomento




Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Paseo de la Castellana, 67




28071 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Tel. +34 915978454




Fax +34 915978643




E-mail: osp.dgac@fomento.es
Case C-139/12: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 20 March 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona v Generalidad de Cataluña (Request for a preliminary ruling  — Sixth VAT Directive  — Exemptions  — Transactions concerning the sale of shares and involving the transfer of interests in immovable property  — Imposition of an indirect tax distinct from VAT  — Articles 49 TFEU and 63 TFEU  — Purely internal situation)
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, basis of tax assessment, indirect tax, real property, share capital, tax exemption, tax harmonisation, transfer of property








C_2014142EN.01000501.xml










12.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/5





Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 20 March 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona v Generalidad de Cataluña
(Case C-139/12) (1)

((Request for a preliminary ruling - Sixth VAT Directive - Exemptions - Transactions concerning the sale of shares and involving the transfer of interests in immovable property - Imposition of an indirect tax distinct from VAT - Articles 49 TFEU and 63 TFEU - Purely internal situation))
2014/C 142/05
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Supremo

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions de Barcelona

Respondent: Generalidad de Cataluña

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal Supremo — Interpretation of Art. 13B(d) of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (OJ 1977 L 145, p. 1) — Exemption of transactions involving shares referred to in Art. 13B(d)(5) — Exception — Transactions concerning the sale of shares and involving the transfer of interests in immovable property — National law subjecting the acquisition of the majority of the capital of a company the assets of which are essentially shares in immovable property to an indirect tax distinct from VAT

Operative part of the judgment

Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, as amended by Council Directive 91/680/EEC of 16 December 1991, must be interpreted as not precluding a national provision, such as Article 108 of Law 24/1988 on the Stock Market (Ley 24/1988 del Mercado de Valores) of 28 July 1988, as amended by Law 18/1991 on Income Tax payable by Natural Persons (Ley 18/1991 del Impuesto sobre la Renta de las Personas Físicas) of 6 June 1991, which makes the acquisition of the majority of the capital of a company, the assets of which essentially comprise immovable property, subject to an indirect tax other than value added tax, such as that at issue in the main proceedings.


(1)  OJ C 174, 16.6.2012.
Notice of open competition
Date: 2014-03-20
Institutions: European Personnel Selection Office
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, audit, competition (EU)








C_2014081EN.01000901.xml










20.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/9






NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

2014/C 81/08
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising the following open competition:
EPSO/AD/277/14 — Administrators (AD 5) in the field of audit
The competition notice is published in Official Journal C 81 A of 20 March 2014.
Further details can be found on the EPSO website (http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/).