do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014316EN.01000101.xml










16.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 September 2014
2014/C 316/01

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2911




JPY


Japanese yen


138,48




DKK


Danish krone


7,4442




GBP


Pound sterling


0,79495




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2329




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2099




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2750




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,579




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,53




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1980




RON


Romanian leu


4,4139




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8584




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4311




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4313




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,0071




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5812




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6336




KRW


South Korean won


1 341,07




ZAR


South African rand


14,2340




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9317




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6200




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 438,38




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1706




PHP


Philippine peso


57,253




RUB


Russian rouble


49,3255




THB


Thai baht


41,683




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0186




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0879




INR


Indian rupee


78,9211






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 981/2014 of 16 September 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, EU waters, Netherlands, North Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014276EN.01004501.xml










18.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 276/45








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 981/2014
of 16 September 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for plaice in Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2014.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 16 September 2014.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Lowri EVANS
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 of 20 January 2014 fixing for 2014 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, to Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 24, 28.1.2014, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


26/TQ43




Member State


The Netherlands




Stock


PLE/03AN.




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


Skagerrak




Closing date


25.8.2014
Case C-364/14: Order of the President of the Court of 16 September 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim — Germany) — Annette Lorch, Kurt Lorch v Condor Flugdienst GmbH
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, consumer protection, indemnification, transport company, transport regulations








C_2014431EN.01001703.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/17





Order of the President of the Court of 16 September 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim — Germany) — Annette Lorch, Kurt Lorch v Condor Flugdienst GmbH
(Case C-364/14) (1)

(2014/C 431/29)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 339, 29.9.2014.
Case T-497/13: Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — Boston Scientific Neuromodulation v OHIM (PRECISION SPECTRA) (Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark PRECISION SPECTRA — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014431EN.01002202.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/22





Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — Boston Scientific Neuromodulation v OHIM (PRECISION SPECTRA)
(Case T-497/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark PRECISION SPECTRA - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law))
(2014/C 431/38)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. (Valencia, California, United States) (represented by: P. Rath and W. Festl-Wietek, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: P. Geroulakos, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 May 2013 (Case R 2099/2012-5), concerning an application for registration of the word mark PRECISION SPECTRA as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 344, 23.11.2013.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 September 2014 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party (14011/2013 – C8-0106/2014 – 2013/0151B(NLE))
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EAEC, Ukraine, association agreement (EU), consent procedure, equal treatment, foreign national, interim agreement (EU), migrant worker, ratification of an agreement, working conditions








C_2016234EN.01003901.xml










28.6.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 234/39





P8_TA(2014)0015
EU-Ukraine association agreement, as regards the treatment of third country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party ***

European Parliament legislative resolution of 16 September 2014 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party (14011/2013 – C8-0106/2014 – 2013/0151B(NLE))
(Consent)
(2016/C 234/10)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (14011/2013),










—


having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (7076/2013),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 79(2)(b), Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), and paragraph 8, first subparagraph, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0106/2014),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0009/2014),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Ukraine.
Case T-34/11: Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014  — Canon Europa v Commission (Action for annulment — Customs Union — Common Customs Tariff — Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature — Classification in the Combined Nomenclature — Tariff subheadings — Customs duties applicable to goods classified under those subheadings — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Inadmissible)
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, EU statistics, common customs tariff, customs duties








C_2014409EN.01003801.xml










17.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 409/38





Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — Canon Europa v Commission
(Case T-34/11) (1)

((Action for annulment - Customs Union - Common Customs Tariff - Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature - Classification in the Combined Nomenclature - Tariff subheadings - Customs duties applicable to goods classified under those subheadings - Regulatory act entailing implementing measures - Inadmissible))
2014/C 409/54
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Canon Europa NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: P. De Baere and P. Muñiz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and L. Keppenne, Agents)

Re:

Application to annul in part the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 861/2010 of 5 October 2010 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 2010 L 284, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


There is no need to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene made by Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH and Olivetti SpA.










3.


Canon Europa NV shall bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 80, 12.3.2011.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7364 — Blackstone/Lombard) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, financial services, insurance company, investment, merger control








C_2014316EN.01000501.xml










16.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7364 — Blackstone/Lombard)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 316/05






1.


On 3 September 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Lombard International Assurance S.A. (‘Lombard’, Luxembourg) and Insurance Development Holdings A.G. (‘Insurance Development’, Switzerland), jointly referred to as ‘Lombard’, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Blackstone: an alternative asset manager and provider of financial advisory services, active globally.
—   for Lombard: a provider of life insurance services, in particular unit-linked insurance plan services mainly in the EEA.










3.


On preliminary examination, the European 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 European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7364 — Blackstone/Lombard 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 T-83/13 P: Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — BS v Commission (Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Social security — Article 73 of the Staff Regulations — Rules on insurance against the risks of accident and occupational disease — Principle of collegiality — Legal nature of the dispute — Rate of adverse effect on physical or mental integrity — Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded)
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, disability insurance, infringement of EU law, medical diagnosis, occupational disease, skin disease








C_2014431EN.01002101.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/21





Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — BS v Commission
(Case T-83/13 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Social security - Article 73 of the Staff Regulations - Rules on insurance against the risks of accident and occupational disease - Principle of collegiality - Legal nature of the dispute - Rate of adverse effect on physical or mental integrity - Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded))
(2014/C 431/36)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Appellant: BS (Messina, Italy) (represented by: C. Pollicino, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented initially by J. Currall and V. Joris, and subsequently by J. Currall, acting as Agents, and D. Gullo, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Third Chamber) of 12 December 2012 in Case F-90/11 BS v Commission, ECR-SC, EU:F:2012:188, seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


BS shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission in the course of the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 101, 6.4.2013.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7366 — Whirlpool/Indesit)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, household electrical appliance, merger control








C_2014316EN.01000401.xml










16.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/4





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7366 — Whirlpool/Indesit)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 316/04






1.


On 8 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Whirlpool Corporation (‘Whirlpool’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Indesit Company S.p.A. (‘Indesit’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Whirlpool: manufacture and marketing of a full line of major appliances and related products, primarily for home use. Its principal products are major domestic appliances (‘MDAs’), namely: cooking appliances (i.e. hobs, cookers, and ovens), hoods, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, microwave ovens, washing machines and tumble dryers,
—   for Indesit: production and sale of MDAs, namely: cooking appliances (i.e. hobs, cookers, and ovens), hoods, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, microwave ovens, washing machines and tumble dryers.










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.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7366 — Whirlpool/Indesit, 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’).
Case T-405/10: Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — Justice & Environment v Commission (Approximation of laws — Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs — Marketing authorisation procedure — Request for internal review — Annulment of the contested decisions or the decisions concerned — Action devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: foodstuffs legislation, health risk, infringement of EU law, market approval, transgenic plant








C_2014431EN.01001902.xml










1.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 431/19





Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — Justice & Environment v Commission
(Case T-405/10) (1)

((Approximation of laws - Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs - Marketing authorisation procedure - Request for internal review - Annulment of the contested decisions or the decisions concerned - Action devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate))
(2014/C 431/33)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Association/Vereniging Justice & Environment (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Černý, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by P. Olivier and D. Bianchi, and subsequently by D. Bianchi)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2010/135/EU of 2 March 2010 concerning the placing on the market, in accordance with Directive 200l/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of a potato product (Solanum tuberosum L. line EH92-527-1) genetically modified for enhanced content of the amylopectin component of starch (OJ 2010 L 53, p. 11) and of Commission Decision 2010/136/EU of 2 March 2010 authorising the placing on the market of feed produced from the genetically modified potato EH92-527-1 (BPS-25271-9) and the adventitious or technically unavoidable presence of the potato in food and other feed products under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2010 L 53, p. 15), and of the decision allegedly contained in the Commission’s letter of 6 July 2010 rejecting the request for an internal review of those decisions.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The European Commission is to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Association/Vereniging Justice & Environment.






(1)  OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.
Case T-35/11: Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014  — Kyocera Mita Europe v Commission (Actions for annulment — Customs union — Common Customs Tariff — Tariff and statistical nomenclature — Classification in the Combined Nomenclature — Tariff subheadings — Customs duties applicable to goods classified under those tariff subheadings — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2014-09-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, EU statistics, common customs tariff, customs duties








C_2014409EN.01003802.xml










17.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 409/38





Order of the General Court of 16 September 2014 — Kyocera Mita Europe v Commission
(Case T-35/11) (1)

((Actions for annulment - Customs union - Common Customs Tariff - Tariff and statistical nomenclature - Classification in the Combined Nomenclature - Tariff subheadings - Customs duties applicable to goods classified under those tariff subheadings - Regulatory act entailing implementing measures - Inadmissibility))
2014/C 409/55
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Kyocera Mita Europe BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: P. De Baere and P. Muñiz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and L. Keppenne, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment in part of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 861/2010 of 5 October 2010 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 2010 L 284, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


It is not necessary to adjudicate on the applications for leave to intervene submitted by Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH and Olivetti SpA.










3.


Kyocera Mita Europe BV shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 80, 12.3.2011.