do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 46/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, chemical product, cosmetic product, health risk, market approval, product safety, revision of an agreement




L_2014256EN.01002301.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 256/23








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 46/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 1197/2013 of 25 November 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Implementing Decision 2013/674/EU of 25 November 2013 on Guidelines on Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32013 R 1197: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1197/2013 of 25 November 2013 (OJ L 315, 26.11.2013, p. 34).’;














(2)


the following point is inserted after point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘1aa.



32013 D 0674: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/674/EU of 25 November 2013 on Guidelines on Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (OJ L 315, 26.11.2013, p. 82).’










Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) No 1197/2013 and Implementing Decision 2013/674/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 April 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 315, 26.11.2013, p. 34.

(2)  
            OJ L 315, 26.11.2013, p. 82.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 33/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, European Economic Area, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, cattle, epidemiology, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




L_2014256EN.01000101.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 256/1








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 33/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision 2013/76/EU of 4 February 2013 amending Decision 2009/719/EC authorising certain Member States to revise their annual BSE monitoring programmes (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Under the heading ‘
               ACTS OF WHICH THE EFTA STATES AND THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE DUE ACCOUNT
               ’ in Part 7.2 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement, the following is added in point 41b (Commission Decision 2009/719/EC):






‘—



32013 D 0076: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/76/EU of 4 February 2013 (OJ L 35, 6.2.2013, p. 6).




The provisions of the Decision shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In the Annex, the following shall be added:


                              “
                              LIST OF EFTA STATES AUTHORISED TO REVISE THEIR BSE ANNUAL MONITORING PROGRAMMES







—


Norway” ’
                           







Article 2
The texts of Implementing Decision 2013/76/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 April 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 35, 6.2.2013, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 54/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, eco-label, energy saving, environmental impact, plumbing equipment, revision of an agreement, tax, technical specification, water consumption




L_2014256EN.01003201.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 256/32








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 54/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 782/2013 of 14 August 2013 amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the EU Ecolabel (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Decision 2013/641/EU of 7 November 2013 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for flushing toilets and urinals (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


The following is added in point 2a (Regulation (EU) No 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council):

                              ‘, as amended by:






—



32013 R 0782: Commission Regulation (EU) No 782/2013 of 14 August 2013 (OJ L 219, 15.8.2013, p. 26).’
                                 














2.


The following point is inserted after point 2zi (Commission Decision 2013/250/EU):






‘2zj.



32013 D 0641: Commission Decision 2013/641/EU of 7 November 2013 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel for flushing toilets and urinals (OJ L 299, 9.11.2013, p. 38).’










Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) No 782/2013 and Decision 2013/641/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 April 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 219, 15.8.2013, p. 26.

(2)  
            OJ L 299, 9.11.2013, p. 38.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 40/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, health control, import (EU), medicinal product, revision of an agreement, third country




L_2014256EN.01001301.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 256/13








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 40/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision 2013/301/EU of 11 June 2013 amending Implementing Decision 2012/715/EU establishing a list of third countries with a regulatory framework applicable to active substances for medicinal products for human use and the respective control and enforcement activities ensuring a level of protection of public health equivalent to that in the Union (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 15qb (Commission Implementing Decision 2012/715/EU) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32013 D 0301: Commission Implementing Decision 2013/301/EU of 11 June 2013 (OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 71).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision 2013/301/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 April 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 169, 21.6.2013, p. 71.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 ( OJ L 84, 20.3.2014 )
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: consumer information, designation of origin, flavoured wine, labelling, product designation








L_2014105EN.01001201.xml










8.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 105/12







Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 84 of 20 March 2014
)

On page 26, Article 36(2) and (3):
for:

               ‘… 27 March 2014 …’,
read:

               ‘… 28 March 2015 …’.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 39/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, food safety, honey, market approval, revision of an agreement, veterinary drug




L_2014256EN.01001201.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 256/12








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 39/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 489/2013 of 27 May 2013 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance double stranded ribonucleic acid homologous to viral ribonucleic acid coding for part of the coat protein and part of the intergenic region of the Israel Acute Paralysis Virus (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 13 (Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32013 R 0489: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 489/2013 of 27 May 2013 (OJ L 141, 28.5.2013, p. 4).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 489/2013 in the Icelandic and Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 April 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 141, 28.5.2013, p. 4.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case T-319/11: Judgment of the General Court of 8 April 2014  — ABN Amro Group v Commission (State aid — Financial sector — Aid intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State — Article 107(3)(b) TFEU — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market — Conditions of authorisation of the aid — Prohibition of carrying out acquisitions — Conformity with the Commission’s notices concerning aid to the financial sector in the context of the financial crisis — Proportionality — Equal treatment — Principle of sound administration — Duty to state reasons — Right of property)
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, economic recession, equal treatment, financial market, ownership, principle of proportionality, single market, terms for aid








C_2014159EN.01002201.xml










26.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/22





Judgment of the General Court of 8 April 2014 — ABN Amro Group v Commission
(Case T-319/11) (1)

((State aid - Financial sector - Aid intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State - Article 107(3)(b) TFEU - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market - Conditions of authorisation of the aid - Prohibition of carrying out acquisitions - Conformity with the Commission’s notices concerning aid to the financial sector in the context of the financial crisis - Proportionality - Equal treatment - Principle of sound administration - Duty to state reasons - Right of property))
2014/C 159/29
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ABN Amro Group NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: W. Knibbeler and P. van den Berg, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn and S. Noë, acting as Agents)

Re:

Annulment in part of Commission Decision 2011/823/EU of 5 April 2011 on the measures C 11/09 (ex NN 53b/08, NN 2/10 and N 19/10) implemented by the Dutch State for ABN Amro Group NV (created following the merger between Fortis Bank Nederland and ABN Amro N) (OJ 2011 L 333, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders ABN Amro Group NV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7205 — Extra Holding/Dolphin/IDBD)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agri-foodstuffs, economic concentration, energy industry, financial services, insurance company, merger control, mining industry, real estate business, telecommunications industry, travel agency








C_2014103EN.01000301.xml










8.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.7205 — Extra Holding/Dolphin/IDBD)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 103/02)
On 28 March 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English language 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 32014M7205. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014103EN.01000401.xml










8.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 103/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 April 2014
(2014/C 103/03)
1 euro =










 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3723




JPY


Japanese yen


141,65




DKK


Danish krone


7,4658




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82710




SEK


Swedish krona


8,9733




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2202




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2405




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,444




HUF


Hungarian forint


306,50




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1746




RON


Romanian leu


4,4655




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9103




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4818




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5084




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6427




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5983




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,7314




KRW


South Korean won


1 449,08




ZAR


South African rand


14,4744




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,5266




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6333




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 510,31




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4847




PHP


Philippine peso


61,616




RUB


Russian rouble


48,9978




THB


Thai baht


44,581




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0843




MXN


Mexican peso


17,9051




INR


Indian rupee


82,6010






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
The European Union.
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: Liaison Office in the United Kingdom – Edinburgh
Subjects: European Union

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ISBN 978-92-823-5568-8
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 45/2014 of 8 April 2014 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2014-04-08
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, chemical product, classification, dangerous substance, environmental impact, health risk, labelling, packaging, revision of an agreement, technological change




L_2014256EN.01002201.xml










28.8.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 256/22








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 45/2014
of 8 April 2014
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 758/2013 of 7 August 2013 correcting Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 944/2013 of 2 October 2013 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (2) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indents are added in point 12zze (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32013 R 0758: Commission Regulation (EU) No 758/2013 of 7 August 2013 (OJ L 216, 10.8.2013, p. 1),










—



32013 R 0944: Commission Regulation (EU) No 944/2013 of 2 October 2013 (OJ L 261, 3.10.2013, p. 5).’






Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EU) No 758/2013 and (EU) No 944/2013 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 April 2014, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 8 April 2014.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 216, 10.8.2013, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 261, 3.10.2013, p. 5.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.