do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2014463EN.01001501.xml










23.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/15





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 December 2014
(2014/C 463/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2259




JPY


Japanese yen


147,06




DKK


Danish krone


7,4401




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78490




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5536




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2035




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,0565




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,618




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,33




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,45280




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2665




RON


Romanian leu


4,4666




TRY


Turkish lira


2,8423




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5057




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4257




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5098




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5803




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6171




KRW


South Korean won


1 343,82




ZAR


South African rand


14,2082




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6271




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6650




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 255,54




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2839




PHP


Philippine peso


54,723




RUB


Russian rouble


67,1555




THB


Thai baht


40,282




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2455




MXN


Mexican peso


17,8608




INR


Indian rupee


77,4769






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/17 of 23 December 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for ling in IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Denmark, EU waters, North Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015004EN.01000101.xml










8.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/17
of 23 December 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for ling in IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd 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, 23 December 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


80/TQ43




Member State


Denmark




Stock


LIN/3A/BCD




Species


Ling (Molva molva)




Zone


IIIa; Union waters of IIIbcd




Closing date


11.12.2014
Case T-834/14: Action brought on 23 December 2014 — Forbruger-Kontakt v Commission
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, advertising, control of State aid, national law, newspaper, tax exemption








C_2015138EN.01005201.xml










27.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/52





Action brought on 23 December 2014 — Forbruger-Kontakt v Commission
(Case T-834/14)
(2015/C 138/69)
Language of the case: Danish

Parties


Applicant: Forbruger-Kontakt A/S (Taastrup, Denmark) (represented by: M. Honoré, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annulment of the Commission’s decision of 9 July 2014 not to raise objections to tax exemptions for certain advertising materials (SA.35683);










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law put forward by the applicant are, in essence, identical or similar to those put forward in case T-833/14 Søndagsavisen v Commission.
Case T-833/14: Action brought on 23 December 2014 — Søndagsavisen v Commission
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, advertising, control of State aid, national law, newspaper, tax exemption








C_2015138EN.01005102.xml










27.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 138/51





Action brought on 23 December 2014 — Søndagsavisen v Commission
(Case T-833/14)
(2015/C 138/68)
Language of the case: Danish

Parties


Applicant: Søndagsavisen A/S (Søborg, Denmark) (represented by: M. Honoré, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







—


Annulment of the Commission’s decision of 9 July 2014 not to raise objections to the tax exemption for certain advertisements (SA.35683);










—


Order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant, who is a competitor of the aid recipient, has submitted that the Commission ought to have found that there were doubts as to whether tax exemptions on non-nominative advertising material and subscription newspapers delivered to households constituted aid.
The applicant submits that the Commission accordingly ought to have decided to institute the formal investigation procedure, see Article 108(2) TFEU and Article 4(4) of Regulation No 659/1999 (1). In failing to do so, the Commission disregarded the applicant’s procedural rights under Article 108, stk. 2, TFEU.
The applicant puts forward the following arguments in support of its argument that there were reasonable doubts:






—


the time the Commission took to handle the case was extraordinarily long and in itself shows that there was reasonable doubt — not least since it involved a notified aid scheme under Article 108(3) TFEU;










—


the Commission’s decision is vitiated by a lack of statement of reasons for the tax exemptions on non-nominative advertising material and subscription newspapers delivered to households; and










—


the Commission conducted an incomplete and incorrect examination of the Danish legislation on advertising taxes in determining whether the tax exemptions on non-nominative advertising material and subscription newspapers delivered to households gave rise to State aid.






(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ 1999 L 83, s. 1).
Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020 (Commission Decision C(2014) 2069 as amended by C(2014) 9588)
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, economic support, electronic signature, invitation to tender, telecommunications, trans-European network








C_2014463EN.01001801.xml










23.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/18





Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020
(Commission Decision C(2014) 2069 as amended by C(2014) 9588)
(2014/C 463/06)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is hereby launching one call for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the work programme for 2014 in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.
Proposals are invited for the following call:
CEF-TC-2014-3, ‘Electronic Identification and authentication — eIdentification and eSignature — Generic Services’
Call documentation including content, deadline and budget is given in the call text which is published on the CEF Telecommunication website:
http://inea.ec.europa.eu/en/cef/cef_telecom/apply_for_funding/cef_telecom_call_for_proposals_2014.htm
Case C-602/14 P: Appeal brought on 23 December 2014 by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd against the order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 21 October 2014 in Case T-374/14: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd v European Commission
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: electrical equipment, infringement of EU law, supplies contract








C_2015311EN.01001401.xml










21.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 311/14





Appeal brought on 23 December 2014 by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd against the order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 21 October 2014 in Case T-374/14: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd v European Commission
(Case C-602/14 P)
(2015/C 311/17)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (represented by: A. Mc Donagh, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission
By order of 4 June 2015 the Court of Justice (Sixth Chamber) has dismissed the appeal and ordered Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd to bear its own costs.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/18 of 23 December 2014 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, EU waters, Germany, North Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015004EN.01000301.xml










8.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/3








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/18
of 23 December 2014
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Germany


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, 23 December 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


81/TQ43




Member State


Germany




Stock


COD/03AN.




Species


Cod (Gadus Morhua)




Zone


Skagerrak




Closing date


14.12.2014
Case T-842/14: Action brought on 22 December 2014  — Airpressure Bodyforming v OHIM (Slim legs by airpressure bodyforming)
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, new technology, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2015065EN.01005002.xml










23.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/50





Action brought on 22 December 2014 — Airpressure Bodyforming v OHIM (Slim legs by airpressure bodyforming)
(Case T-842/14)
(2015/C 065/68)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Airpressure Bodyforming GmbH (Berchtesgaden, Germany) (represented by: S. Merz, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘Slim legs by airpressure bodyforming’ — Application No 12 533 709

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 October 2014 in Case R 1570/2014-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-826/14: Action brought on 23 December 2014  — Spain v Commission
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, foreign enterprise, goodwill, principle of legal certainty, shareholding








C_2015065EN.01004701.xml










23.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/47





Action brought on 23 December 2014 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-826/14)
(2015/C 065/63)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Sampol Pucurull, Abogado del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested Decision;










—


in the alternative, annul Article 4 of the contested Decision, and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The present action is brought against Commission Decision SA.35550 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) of 15 October 2014 concerning the scheme for the tax amortisation of financial goodwill for foreign shareholding acquisitions.
In support of its action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.






1.


The first plea in law alleges infringement of Article 108(2) TFEU, in conjunction with Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (OJ 1999 L 83, p. 1) and Article 296 TFEU, inasmuch as the contested Decision is a measure formally lacking a statement of reasons and inasmuch as it does not contain an assessment of the measure in the light of the judgments of the General Court of 7 November 2014 in Cases T-219/10 and T-399/11.










2.


The second plea in law alleges infringement of Article 107(1) TFEU since the scheme in question is a measure of a general nature and not a selective measure.










3.


The third plea in law is based on there being no new aid and the consequent infringement of Article 13 of Regulation No 659/1999.










4.


The fourth plea in law alleges breach of the principles of legal certainty and the protection of legitimate expectations, in connection with Article 14 of Regulation No 659/1999 and the Commission’s own statements in two earlier Decisions.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code ( OJ L 302, 19.10.1992 )
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU law, customs territory (EU), customs union, legal code, simplification of formalities








L_2014367EN.01012601.xml










23.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 367/126







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code

(
Official Journal of the European Communities L 302 of 19 October 1992
)


On page 32, in Article 166, point (a), first line:
for:

               ‘Community goods are considered, …’,
read:

               ‘Non-Community goods are considered, …’.
Notice of entry into force
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: European External Action Service
Subjects: Switzerland, agreement (EU), free movement of persons, social-security harmonisation








C_2014463EN.01001601.xml










23.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/16





Notice of entry into force
(2014/C 463/04)
The Decision No 1/2014 of the EU-Swiss Joint Committee established by Article 14 of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the Free Movement of Persons of 21 June 1999 amending Annex II (Coordination of Social Security Systems) thereto, enters into force on 1 January 2015 following the adoption by the Joint Committee on 28 November 2014 by written procedure.
Public holidays in 2015
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EU Member State, public holiday








C_2014463EN.01001701.xml










23.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/17





Public holidays in 2015
(2014/C 463/05)






Belgique/België


1.1, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 25.5, 21.7, 15.8, 1.11, 2.11, 11.11, 15.11, 25.12




България


1.1, 3.3, 10.4, 11.4, 12.4, 13.4, 1.5, 6.5, 24.5, 6.9, 22.9, 1.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Česká republika


1.1, 6.4, 1.5, 8.5, 5.7, 6.7, 28.9, 28.10, 17.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Danmark


1.1, 2.4, 3.4, 5.4, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 24.5, 25.5, 5.6, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 31.12




Deutschland


1.1, 3.4, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 25.5, 21.7, 15.8, 3.10, 1.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 31.12




Eesti


1.1, 24.2, 3.4, 5.4, 1.5, 24.5, 23.6, 24.6, 20.8, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Éire/Ireland


1.1, 17.3, 3.4 6.4, 4.5, 1.6, 3.8, 26.10, 25.12, 28.12




Ελλάδα


1.1, 6.1, 23.2, 25.3, 10.4, 13.4, 1.5, 1.6, 28.10, 25.12




España


1.1, 6.1, 3.4, 1.5, 15.8, 12.10, 8.12, 25.12




France


1.1, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 25.5, 14.7, 21.7, 15.8, 1.11, 11.11, 25.12




Hrvatska


1.1, 6.1, 5.4, 6.4, 1.5, 4.6, 22.6, 25.6, 5.8, 15.8, 8.10, 1.11, 25.12, 26.12




Italia


1.1, 6.1, 6.4, 25.4, 1.5, 2.6, 15.8, 1.11, 8.12, 25.12, 26.12




Κύπρος/Kıbrıs


1.1, 6.1, 23.2, 25.3, 1.4, 10.4, 12.4, 13.4, 1.5, 31.5, 1.6, 15.8, 1.10, 28.10, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Latvija


1.1, 3.4, 5.4, 6.4, 1.5, 4.5, 10.5, 24.5, 23.6, 24.6, 18.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 31.12




Lietuva


1.1, 16.2, 11.3, 5.4, 1.5, 3.5, 7.6, 24.6, 6.7, 15.8, 1.11, 24.12, 25.12




Luxembourg


1.1, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 25.5, 23.6, 15.8, 1.11, 25.12, 26.12




Magyarország


1.1, 2.1, 15.3, 5.4, 6.4, 1.5, 24.5, 25.5, 20.8, 21.8, 23.10, 1.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Malta


1.1, 10.2, 19.3, 31.3, 3.4, 7.6, 29.6, 15.8, 8.9, 21.9, 8.12, 13.12, 25.12




Nederland


1.1, 5.4, 6.4, 27.4, 5.5, 14.5, 24.5, 25.5, 25.12, 26.12




Österreich


1.1, 6.1, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 25.5, 4.6, 15.8, 26.10, 1.11, 8.12, 25.12, 26.12




Polska


1.1, 6.1, 5.4, 6.4, 1.5, 3.5, 4.6, 15.8, 1.11, 11.11, 25.12, 26.12




Portugal


1.1, 3.4, 5.4, 25.4, 1.5, 10.6, 15.8, 8.12, 25.12




România


1.1, 2.1, 24.1, 12.4, 13.4, 1.5, 31.5, 1.6, 15.8, 30.11, 1.12, 25.12, 26.12




Slovenija


1.1, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 15.5, 25.6, 24.12, 25.12, 28.12, 29.12, 30.12, 31.12




Slovensko


1.1, 6.1, 3.4, 6.4, 1.5, 8.5, 5.7, 1.9, 15.9, 1.11, 17.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Suomi/Finland


1.1, 6.1, 25.3, 27.3, 28.3, 1.5, 5.5, 15.5, 25.6, 5.11, 6.12, 25.12, 26.12




Sverige


1.1, 6.1, 3.4, 5.4, 6.4, 1.5, 14.5, 24.5, 6.6, 20.6, 31.10, 25.12, 26.12




United Kingdom


Wales and England: 1.1, 3.4, 6.4, 4.5 25.5, 31.8, 25.12, 28.12
Northern Ireland: 1.1, 17.3, 3.4, 6.4, 4.5, 25.5, 13.7, 31.8, 25.12, 28.12
Scotland: 1.1, 2.1, 3.4, 4.5, 25.5, 3.8, 30.11, 25.12, 28.12
Call for submission of applications ‘European Capital of Culture’ — EAC/A03/2014
Date: 2014-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European cultural event, European symbol, capital city, invitation to tender








C_2014463EN.01001901.xml










23.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/19





CALL FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS‘EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE’ — EAC/A03/2014
(2014/C 463/07)






1.


In accordance with Decision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC (1), the Commission, Directorate-General for Education and Culture, is launching a call for submission of applications for the Union Action ‘European Capital of Culture’ for the year 2021 for cities in candidate countries and potential candidates for EU membership which participate in the Creative Europe Programme.










2.


The aim of this call is to lead to the designation of one of these cities as European Capital of Culture in 2021.










3.


The objectives of the European Capital of Culture action are to safeguard and promote the diversity of cultures in Europe and to highlight the common features they share as well as to increase citizens’ sense of belonging to a common cultural area, and to foster the contribution of culture to the long-term development of cities. Activities developped by the city that will be designated as European Capital of Culture will strive to enhance the range, diversity and European dimension of its cultural offering; to widen access to and participation in culture; to strengthen the capacity of its cultural sector and the links of the latter with other sectors and to raise its international profile through culture.










4.


Detailed information, financing conditions and application form can be found in the full text of the call at: http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/creative-europe/calls/general/2014-eac-a03_en.htm
The full text provides an overview of the eligibility, exclusion and award criteria that will be applied for the assessment of the applications as well as information about the selection procedure. Applications must comply with all the requirements set out in the full text of the call.










5.


Applications must be sent to the address indicated in the full text of the call no later than 23 October 2015.






(1)  OJ L 132, 3.5.2014, p. 1.