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Case T-200/14: Action brought on 27 March 2014  — Ben Ali v Council
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Tunisia, damages, economic sanctions, indemnification, international sanctions








C_2014202EN.01002302.xml










30.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 202/23





Action brought on 27 March 2014 — Ben Ali v Council
(Case T-200/14)
2014/C 202/30
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Mehdi Ben Tijani Ben Haj Hamda Ben Haj Hassen Ben Ali (Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, France) (represented by: A. de Saint Remy, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


Adopt a measure of organisation of procedure under Article 64 of the General Court’s Rules of Procedure, to ensure that the Commission disclose ‘all documents relating to the adoption’ of the contested regulation;










—


Annul, firstly, Council Decision 2014/49/CFSP of 30 January 2014 amending Decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia and, secondly, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 81/2014 of 30 January 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia;










—


order the Council of the European Union to pay the applicant an overall sum of EUR 1 00  000 in compensation for all forms of damage;










—


order the Council of the European Union to pay the applicant a sum of EUR 30  000 for legal expenses in support of the application and, in addition, in accordance with Article 91 of the Rules of Procedure for recoverable costs incurred;










—


order the Council of the European Union to pay all the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on seven pleas in law which are in essence identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-301/11 Ben Ali v Council. (1)



(1)  OJ 2011, C 226, p. 29.
Case C-265/13: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 27 March 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 2 de Terrassa — Spain) — Emiliano Torralbo Marcos v Korota SA, Fondo de Garantía Salarial (Request for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 47 — Right to an effective remedy — Judicial fees and deposits required for lodging appeals in employment law cases — Failure to implement EU law — Scope of EU law — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: application of EU law, corporate social responsibility, financial solvency, jurisdiction, right to justice, tax








C_2014151EN.01000701.xml










19.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/7





Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 27 March 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Social No 2 de Terrassa — Spain) — Emiliano Torralbo Marcos v Korota SA, Fondo de Garantía Salarial
(Case C-265/13) (1)

((Request for a preliminary ruling - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Article 47 - Right to an effective remedy - Judicial fees and deposits required for lodging appeals in employment law cases - Failure to implement EU law - Scope of EU law - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court))
2014/C 151/08
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de lo Social No 2 de Terrassa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Emiliano Torralbo Marcos

Defendants: Korota SA, Fondo de Garantía Salarial

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Juzgado de lo Social de Terrassa — Interpretation of Art. 47 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (OJ 2000, C 364, p. 1) and of Directive 2008/94/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (codified version) (OJ 2008 L 283, p. 36) — Right to effective judicial protection — National legislation making the bringing of legal proceedings subject to payment of the judicial fees — Powers of the national court hearing the action — Application in the field of social policy — Insolvency of employers.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court of Justice of the European Union has no jurisdiction to answer the questions referred for a preliminary ruling by the Juzgado de la Social No 2 de Terrassa (Spain).


(1)  OJ C 207, 20.7.2013.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2014088EN.01000601.xml










27.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/6





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
2014/C 88/03




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Latvia

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Latvia
Subject of commemoration: Riga — European Capital of Culture 2014
Description of the design: The central image of the coin shows the skyline of Riga and the historic centre of the city that has been included in the list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. At the top of the image, the inscription ‘EIROPAS KULTURAS GALVASPILSETA’ (European capital of culture) and at the bottom the name of the celebrated city and the year of issuance ‘RIGA — 2014’, and underneath the indication of the issuing country ‘LV’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 1 million
Approximate date of issue: September 2014


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2014088EN.01000701.xml










27.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/7





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
2014/C 88/04




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Portugal

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Portugal
Subject of commemoration: The 40th Anniversary of the 25th April Revolution
Description of the design: The two curves represent the general shape of a carnation, the flower symbolizing the movement, which was also the origin of the revolution’s name. The name of the issuing country ‘PORTUGAL’ and the Coat of Arms are inscribed on the top of the flower. The center of the image shows the date of the event ‘25 DE ABRIL’ (25th April) and at the bottom is written the number of years past since the revolution ‘40 ANOS’ (40 years) and the year of issuance ‘2014’. The shape of the letters and numbers is inspired on those used in posters and other political information supports 40 years ago, as a symbol of the euphoric period lived right after the event.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Number of coins to be issued: 
Date of issue: April 2014


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 320/2014 of 27 March 2014 amending Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, aid to agriculture, financial aid, single payment scheme








L_2014093EN.01008101.xml










28.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/81








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 320/2014
of 27 March 2014
         
amending Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular Article 57a(7) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 57a(9) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Croatia has notified by 31 January 2014 the Commission of the area of land which has been de-mined and returned to use for agricultural activities in 2013. The notification also included the corresponding budgetary envelope for the claim year 2014 and onwards. On the basis of the schedule of increments referred to in Article 121 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Annex VIII to that Regulation should be amended accordingly.












(2)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 27 March 2014.


For the Commission


The President

José Manuel BARROSO
            





(1)  
            OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.




ANNEX
Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is amended as follows:






(1)


In table 2, in the column for the year 2014, the entry for Croatia is replaced by the following:






(thousand EUR)




 


2014




‘Croatia


114 180 ’














(2)


In table 3, in the column for the year 2014, the entry for Croatia is replaced by the following:






(thousand EUR)




 


2014




‘Croatia


114 180 ’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.7153 — BNPP/LaSer) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, United Kingdom, bank, consumer credit, economic concentration, financial services, merger control








C_2014088EN.01001901.xml










27.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 88/19





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.7153 — BNPP/LaSer)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 88/16






1.


On 18 March 2014, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking BNP Paribas SA (‘BNPP’, France), through its subsidiary BNP Paribas Personal Finance (‘BNPP PF’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking LaSer SA (‘LaSer’, France), by way of purchase of shares. LaSer is currently controlled jointly by BNPP PF and Galerie Lafayette SA










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


BNP Paribas group: operates on the global market for retail banking and financial services (to which BNPP PF belongs), lending and investing, as well as asset management and insurance,










—


LaSer: specialises mainly in providing consumer credit, namely loans, personal loans and revolving loans, as well as payment solutions in France, Poland, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands. The company also provides customer loyalty programmes and relationship marketing services.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than ten days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7153 — BNPP/LaSer, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case C-199/13 P: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 27 March 2014 — Polyelectrolyte Producers Group, SNF SAS, Travetanche Injection SPRL v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure — Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH regulation) — Restrictions on the placing on the market and use of acrylamide — Regulation (EU) No 366/2011 amending Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: chemical product, marketing standard, product safety








C_2014184EN.01000601.xml










16.6.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 184/6





Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 27 March 2014 — Polyelectrolyte Producers Group, SNF SAS, Travetanche Injection SPRL v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands
(Case C-199/13 P) (1)

((Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure - Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH regulation) - Restrictions on the placing on the market and use of acrylamide - Regulation (EU) No 366/2011 amending Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006))
2014/C 184/08
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Polyelectrolyte Producers Group, SNF SAS, Travetanche Injection SPRL (represented by: K. Van Maldegem and R. Cana, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: E. Manhaeve and P. Oliver, Agents, and by J. Stuyck and A.-M. Vandromme, advocaten), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman and B. Koopman, Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgement of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 February 2013 in Case T-368/11 Polyelectrolyte Producers Group and Others v Commission wherein the General Court dismissed an action for annulment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 366/2011 of 14 April 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (OJ 2011 L 101, p. 12) insofar as it imposes restrictions on the marketing of acrylamide for grouting applications

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed;










2.


Polyelectrolyte Producers Group, SNF SAS and Travetanche Injection SPRL shall pay the costs;










3.


The Kingdom of the Netherlands shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 171, 15.6.2013.
Case T-603/11: Order of the General Court of 27 March 2014  — Ecologistas en Acción v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to the carrying out of an industrial project on a site protected under Directive 92/43/EEC — Documents originating from a Member State — Opposition by the Member State — Refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings — Environmental information — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Canary Islands, Spain, access to EU information, audit, judicial proceedings, protection of animal life, protection of plant life, provision of documents








C_2014159EN.01002402.xml










26.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/24





Order of the General Court of 27 March 2014 — Ecologistas en Acción v Commission
(Case T-603/11) (1)

((Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to the carrying out of an industrial project on a site protected under Directive 92/43/EEC - Documents originating from a Member State - Opposition by the Member State - Refusal of access - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings - Environmental information - Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law))
2014/C 159/33
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Ecologistas en Acción-CODA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Doreste Hernández, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Costa de Oliveira and I. Martínez del Peral, acting as Agents)

Intervening party in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented initially by S. Centeno Huerta, then by M. J. García-Valdecasas Dorrego, abogados del Estado)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission’s decision of 23 September 2011 refusing to grant the applicant access to certain documents concerning approval of the project to construct a port in Granadilla (Tenerife, Spain), sent by the Spanish authorities to the Commission pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ 1992 L 206, p. 7)

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Ecologistas en Acción-CODA is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.










3.


The Kingdom of Spain is ordered to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 25, 28.1.2012.
Case C-322/13: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 27 March 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Bozen — Italy) — Ulrike Elfriede Grauel Rüffer v Katerina Pokorná (Citizenship of the Union — Principle of non-discrimination — Language rules applicable to civil proceedings)
Date: 2014-03-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European citizenship, civil procedure, equal treatment, language policy








C_2014151EN.01000801.xml










19.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/8





Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 27 March 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Bozen — Italy) — Ulrike Elfriede Grauel Rüffer v Katerina Pokorná
(Case C-322/13) (1)

((Citizenship of the Union - Principle of non-discrimination - Language rules applicable to civil proceedings))
2014/C 151/10
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Bozen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Ulrike Elfriede Grauel Rüffer

Defendant: Katerina Pokorná

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale di Bolzano/Landesgericht Bozen — Interpretation of Articles 18 and 21 TFEU — Non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union — Language regime applicable to civil proceedings — Derogation for nationals — Extension of that derogation to EU nationals in the same situation as nationals

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 18 TFEU and 21 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding national rules, such as those at issue in the main proceedings, which grant the right to use a language other than the official language of that State in civil proceedings brought before the courts of a Member State which are situated in a specific territorial entity, only to citizens of that State who are domiciled in the same territorial entity.


(1)  OJ C 226, 3.8.2013.