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Commission Regulation (EU) No 1073/2014 of 9 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014296EN.01001301.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 296/13








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1073/2014
of 9 October 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for common sole in VIIIa and VIIIb by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


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, 9 October 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


45/TQ43




Member State


Belgium




Stock


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (solea solea)




Zone


VIIIa and VIIIb




Closing date


13.9.2014
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1074/2014 of 9 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, English Channel, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014296EN.01001501.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 296/15








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1074/2014
of 9 October 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of VIId by vessels flying the flag of Belgium


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, 9 October 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


46/TQ43




Member State


Belgium




Stock


SRX/07D.




Species


Skates and rays (Rajiformes)




Zone


Union waters of VIId




Closing date


13.9.2014
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7095 — SOCAR/DESFA)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Azerbaijan, Greece, economic concentration, energy transport, gas, merger control, petroleum exploration, public sector








C_2014356EN.01005301.xml










9.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/53





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7095 — SOCAR/DESFA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 356/10






1.


On 1 October 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 State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (‘SOCAR’ of Azerbaijan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (‘DESFA’ of Greece) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for SOCAR: wholly-owned by the Republic of Azerbaijan and involved in exploring oil and gas fields, producing, processing, and transporting oil, gas and gas condensate, marketing petroleum and petrochemical products in domestic and international markets, and supplying natural gas to industry and the public in Azerbaijan;
—   for DESFA: established in 2007 with the objective of operating, maintaining, managing, exploiting and developing the Hellenic Gas Transmission System. The activities of the company, which are governed by a special law, are a public utility and are subject to government supervision.










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.7095 — SOCAR/DESFA, 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 C-299/13: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 October 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof — Belgium) — Isabelle Gielen v Ministerraad (Taxation — Directive 2008/7/EC — Articles 5(2) and 6 — Indirect taxes on the raising of capital — Tax on the conversion of bearer securities into registered securities or dematerialised securities)
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: capital movement, indirect tax, investment company, tax system








C_2014439EN.01000601.xml










8.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/6





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 October 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof — Belgium) — Isabelle Gielen v Ministerraad
(Case C-299/13) (1)

((Taxation - Directive 2008/7/EC - Articles 5(2) and 6 - Indirect taxes on the raising of capital - Tax on the conversion of bearer securities into registered securities or dematerialised securities))
(2014/C 439/08)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Grondwettelijk Hof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Isabelle Gielen

Defendant: Ministerraad

Operative part of the judgment

Article 5(2) of Council Directive 2008/7/EC of 12 February 2008 concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital must be interpreted as precluding the taxation of the conversion of bearer securities into registered securities or dematerialised securities such as that at issue in the main proceedings. Such a tax cannot be justified under Article 6 of that directive.


(1)  OJ C 226, 3.8.2013.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 722/2014 of 24 June 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1387/2013 suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural and industrial products ( OJ L 192, 1.7.2014 )
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: CCT duties, agricultural product, import (EU), industrial product, suspension of customs duties








L_2014293EN.01005801.xml










9.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 293/58







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 722/2014 of 24 June 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1387/2013 suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain agricultural and industrial products

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 192 of 1 July 2014
)


On page 29, Annex I, columns ‘CN code’/‘TARIC’, entry ‘ex 9014 10 00 ’/‘30’, column ‘Description’:
for:

                     ‘Electronic compass, as a geomagnetic sensor, in a housing (e.g. CSWLP, LGA, SOIC) suitable for fully automated printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, with the following main components:






—


a combination of one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) and










—


one or more micro-electromechanical sensors (MEMS) manufactured with semiconductor technology, with mechanical components arranged in three-dimensional structures on the semiconductor material,




of a kind used in the manufacture of products falling in chapters 84-90 and 94 (1)’
                  ,read:

                     ‘Electronic compass, as a geomagnetic sensor, in a housing (e.g. CSWLP, LGA, SOIC) suitable for fully automated printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, with the following main components:






—


a combination of one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), and










—


one or more micro-electromechanical sensors (MEMS) manufactured with semiconductor technology, with mechanical components arranged in three-dimensional structures on the semiconductor material,




of a kind used in the manufacture of products falling in chapters 84-90 and 94’
                  .
Case C-428/13: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 October 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato (AAMS) v Yesmoke Tobacco SpA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Tax provisions — Harmonisation of laws — Directives 95/59/EC and 2011/64/EU — Structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco — Establishment of an excise duty — Principle establishing one rate of excise duty for all cigarettes — Possibility for the Member States of establishing a minimum amount of excise duty — Cigarettes in the lowest price category — National legislation — Specific category of cigarettes — Excise duty set at 115 %)
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: excise duty, manufactured goods, national law, tobacco








C_2014439EN.01000901.xml










8.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/9





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 9 October 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato (AAMS) v Yesmoke Tobacco SpA
(Case C-428/13) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Tax provisions - Harmonisation of laws - Directives 95/59/EC and 2011/64/EU - Structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco - Establishment of an excise duty - Principle establishing one rate of excise duty for all cigarettes - Possibility for the Member States of establishing a minimum amount of excise duty - Cigarettes in the lowest price category - National legislation - Specific category of cigarettes - Excise duty set at 115 %))
(2014/C 439/12)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato (AAMS)

Respondent: Yesmoke Tobacco SpA

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 7(2) and 8(6) of Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco must be interpreted as precluding a provision of national law, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which, rather than establishing an identical minimum excise duty that is applicable to all cigarettes, establishes a minimum excise duty that is applicable only to cigarettes with a retail selling price lower than that of cigarettes in the most popular price category.


(1)  OJ C 313, 26.10.2013.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7359 — PCCR USA/Total's CCP Composite Business)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, United States, building materials, economic concentration, merger control








C_2014356EN.01005201.xml










9.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 356/52





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7359 — PCCR USA/Total's CCP Composite Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 356/09






1.


On 30 September 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking PCCR USA, Inc (‘PCCR’, the United States), a fully owned subsidiary of Polynt Group SàRL (‘Polynt Group’, Luxembourg) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CCP Composites SA (France), CCP Composites UK Limited (the United Kingdom), CCP Composites Canada, Inc. (Canada), CCP Composites US LLC (the United States), CCP Composites Korea Co., Ltd (South Corea), CCP Composites Resins España, SLU (Spain), CCP Composites e Resinas do Brazil Ltda (Brazil), CCP Australia Pty Ltd (Australia), CCP Composites Resins Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), CCP Composites Guangzhou Co., Ltd (China) (altogether referred to as ‘CCP Composite Business’) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for PCCR: PCCR is active in the production and the sale of resins for the coating and composite industry in North America (both in the US and Canada),
—   for CCP Composite Business: is active in the production and the sale of unsaturated polyester resins and gel coats worldwide.










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.7359 — PCCR USA/Total's CCP Composite Business, 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-716/14: Action brought on 9 October 2014 — Tweedale/EFSA
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU environmental policy, access to EU information, infringement of EU law, pollution








C_2014448EN.01003301.xml










15.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 448/33





Action brought on 9 October 2014 — Tweedale/EFSA
(Case T-716/14)
(2014/C 448/42)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Antony C. Tweedale (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: B. Kloostra, lawyer)

Defendant: European Food Safety Authority

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that EFSA acted in violation of the Aarhus Convention, of the Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and of the Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 concerning the Commission’s decision of 10 August 2011;










—


annul EFSA’s decision of 30 July 2014;










—


order EFSA to pay the costs of the proceedings.





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 that by adopting the contested decision, EFSA acted in breach of Article 4(4) of the United Nations Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of 25 June 1998 (‘Aarhus Convention’) as approved by the Council Decision 2005/370/EC, of 17 February 2005, as well as in breach of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention to Community institutions and bodies (‘the Aarhus Regulation’) and of Article 4(2) of Regulation No (EC) 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. In breach of these provisions EFSA did not recognise in the contested Decision the obligation to disclose information relating to emissions into the environment contained in the documents requested.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that by adopting the contested Decision, EFSA acted in breach of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and of its obligation to act in compliance with an Aarhus Convention compliant interpretation of the ground of refusal laid down in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 on the basis of Article 4(4) of the Aarhus Convention.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1068/2014 of 9 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for tusk in Union and international waters of I, II and XIV by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom
Date: 2014-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, EU waters, Greenland, Norwegian Sea, United Kingdom, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014295EN.01004501.xml










11.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 295/45








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1068/2014
of 9 October 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for tusk in Union and international waters of I, II and XIV by vessels flying the flag of United Kingdom


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, 9 October 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


44/TQ43




Member State


United Kingdom




Stock


USK/1214EI




Species


Tusk (Brosme brosme)




Zone


Union and international waters of I, II and XIV




Closing date


11.9.2014