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Case C-611/12 P: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 October 2014  — Jean-François Giordano v European Commission (Appeals — Common fisheries policy — Fishing quotas — Emergency measures adopted by the Commission — Non-contractual liability of the European Union — Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU — Conditions — Actual and certain harm — Individual fishing rights)
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: catch quota, common fisheries policy, damages, fishing rights








C_2014462EN.01000301.xml










22.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 462/3





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 October 2014 — Jean-François Giordano v European Commission
(Case C-611/12 P) (1)

((Appeals - Common fisheries policy - Fishing quotas - Emergency measures adopted by the Commission - Non-contractual liability of the European Union - Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU - Conditions - Actual and certain harm - Individual fishing rights))
(2014/C 462/04)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Jean-François Giordano (represented by: D. Rigeade and A. Scheuer, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet and D. Nardi, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union in Giordano v Commission (T-114/11, EU:T:2012:585);










2.


Dismisses the action for damages brought by Mr Jean-François Giordano in Case T-114/11;










3.


Orders Mr Jean-François Giordano and the Commission to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.
Case C-469/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 14 October 2014 — Masterrind GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: animal welfare, health certificate, interpretation of the law, length of journey, live animal, protection of animals, transport of animals, veterinary inspection








C_2015016EN.01001603.xml










19.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/16






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 14 October 2014 — Masterrind GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas
(Case C-469/14)
(2015/C 016/26)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Masterrind GmbH

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas

Questions referred







1.


Is the provision contained in point 1.4 of Chapter V of Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (1), to the effect that, after 14 hours of travel, animals are to be given a rest period of at least one hour sufficient for them in particular to be given liquid and if necessary fed, after which they may be transported for a further 14 hours, to be interpreted as meaning that the periods of transport may also be interrupted by a rest period of more than one hour or by several rest periods at least one of which lasts for one hour?










2.


Is the paying agency of the individual Member State bound by the entry made by the official veterinarian at the exit point in accordance with Article 2(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 817/2010 of 16 September 2010 laying down detailed rules pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards requirements for the granting of export refunds related to the welfare of live bovine animals during transport (2), with the result that the lawfulness of a refusal to make the entry is reviewable only by the authority accountable for the actions of the border veterinarian, or is the entry made by the official veterinarian nothing more than a mere procedural act by the authority which may be contested only in tandem with the appeals that lie against the paying agency’s substantive decisions?






(1)  OJ 2005 L 3, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 2010 L 245, p. 16.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1087/2014 of 14 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, EU waters, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014299EN.01000301.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 299/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1087/2014
of 14 October 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for skates and rays in Union waters of IIa and IV by vessels flying the flag of Denmark


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, 14 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


55/TQ43




Member State


Denmark




Stock


SRX/2AC4-C




Species


Skates and rays (Rajiformes)




Zone


Union waters of IIa and IV




Closing date


21.9.2014
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014362EN.01001101.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/11





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 362/08
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


13.9.2014




Duration


13.9.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Belgium




Stock or group of stocks


SOL/8AB.




Species


Common sole (solea solea)




Zone


VIIIa and VIIIb




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


45/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, English Channel, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014362EN.01001102.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/11





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 362/09
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


13.9.2014




Duration


13.9.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


SRX/07D.




Species


Skates and rays (Rajiformes)




Zone


Union waters of VIId




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


46/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1088/2014 of 14 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014299EN.01000501.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 299/5








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1088/2014
of 14 October 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for megrims in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe 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, 14 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


50/TQ43




Member State


Belgium




Stock


LEZ/8ABDE.




Species


Megrims (Lepidorhombus spp.)




Zone


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe




Closing date


13.9.2014
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7428 — Iridium/DIF/concession businesses) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Europe, North America, Spain, economic concentration, investment company, medical institution, merger control, public works, public-private partnership, renewable energy, transport infrastructure








C_2014362EN.01001501.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/15





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7428 — Iridium/DIF/concession businesses)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 362/12






1.


On 6 October 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 Iridium Concesiones de infraestructuras S.A. (‘Iridium’, Spain), a subsidiary of the ACS Group (Spain), and DIF Management B.V. (‘DIF’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over a number of concession businesses by way of purchase of shares in a newly created joint venture and by way of contract of management.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Iridium is active in the development, management and maintenance of concessions involving transport and public works infrastructure worldwide,










—


DIF manages investment funds active in high quality infrastructure assets, including public-private partnership projects related to social infrastructure and renewable energy projects, in Europe and North America,










—


concession businesses, which are currently solely or jointly controlled by Iridium, in the hospital infrastructure and transport infrastructure sector in Spain.














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 the 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 this Notice.










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.7428 — Iridium/DIF/concession businesses, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014362EN.01000501.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

13 October 2014
2014/C 362/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2679




JPY


Japanese yen


135,95




DKK


Danish krone


7,4439




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78800




SEK


Swedish krona


9,1103




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2077




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2295




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,545




HUF


Hungarian forint


305,51




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1916




RON


Romanian leu


4,4008




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8822




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4480




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4216




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,8371




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6107




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6115




KRW


South Korean won


1 352,15




ZAR


South African rand


14,0093




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7684




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6515




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 460,12




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1356




PHP


Philippine peso


56,741




RUB


Russian rouble


51,3027




THB


Thai baht


41,113




BRL


Brazilian real


3,0303




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0317




INR


Indian rupee


77,3356






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1086/2014 of 14 October 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2014299EN.01000101.xml










17.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 299/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1086/2014
of 14 October 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for anglerfish in VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe 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, 14 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


49/TQ43




Member State


Belgium




Stock


ANF/8ABDE.




Species


Anglerfish (Lophiidae)




Zone


VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId and VIIIe




Closing date


13.9.2014
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7311 — MOL/ENI Česká/ENI Romania/ENI Slovensko)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, petrochemicals








C_2014362EN.01000402.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/4





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7311 — MOL/ENI Česká/ENI Romania/ENI Slovensko)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 362/03
On 24 September 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 the 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7311. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2014-10-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, EU waters, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








C_2014362EN.01001201.xml










14.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 362/12





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2014/C 362/10
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


13.9.2014




Duration


13.9.2014-31.12.2014




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


SRX/89-C.




Species


Skates and rays (Rajiformes)




Zone


Union waters of VIII and IX




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


47/TQ43






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.