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Letter from Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), to Yiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus, regarding the non-consultation of the ECB on Law 144(I)/2014 of 23 September 2014 amending the Central Bank of Cyprus Laws of 2002 to (No.2) of 2014
Date: 2015-01-07
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: legal basis

ECB-PUBLIC 

[COURTESY TRANSLATION] 

07 January 2015 

Yves MERSCH 
Member of the Executive Board 

Mr Yiannakis Omirou 

President, 

House of Representatives,  

Nicosia,  

CYPRUS 

Dear President, 

It has come to the attention of the European Central Bank (ECB) that Cypriot Law144(I)/2014 amending 

the Central Bank of Cyprus Laws of 2002 to (No.2) of 2014 was adopted by the House of Representatives 

on 23 September 2014 and published in the Official Gazette of the Republic on 3 October 2014. 

The amendments aim to empower the Central Bank of Cyprus, in order to maintain financial stability and 

in its capacity as macro-prudential authority, to issue directives or guidelines to credit institutions in order 

to  regulate  the  number  and  the  category  of  foreclosures  executed  by  credit  institutions,  taking  into 

account market conditions.   

The aforementioned set of provisions imposes on the Central Bank of Cyprus new obligations. Article 2(1) 

of  Council  Decision  98/415/EC  of  29  June  1998  on  the  consultation  of  the  European  Central  Bank  by 

national authorities regarding draft legislative provisions requires national authorities to consult the ECB 

on draft legislative provisions concerning matters that fall within its competence. Issues related to national 

central banks are expressly listed among the areas on which the ECB should be consulted.  

The  ECB  would  appreciate  the  House  of  Representatives  giving  due  consideration  to  the  above 

observations  by  honouring  their  obligation  to  consult  the  ECB  in  the  future,  in  particular  in  the  case  of 

further legislative work initiated in relation to the issues regulated by the above-specific law.  

Yours sincerely, 

[signed] 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ECB-PUBLIC 

Cc:  Ms C. Georghadji, Governor, Central Bank of Cyprus  

Mr P. Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Taxation and Customs 

Mr L. Romero Requena, Director-General Legal Service, European Commission  

Encl.  Guide to consultation of the ECB by national authorities regarding draft legislative provisions 

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Case T-185/14: Order of the General Court of 7 January 2015 — Freitas v Parliament and Council (Action for annulment — Directive 2013/55/EU — Directive 2005/36/EC — Recognition of professional qualifications — Exclusion of notaries appointed by official act of the public authorities from the scope of application of Directive 2005/36 — Lack of individual concern — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2015-01-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrative cooperation, notary, recognition of diplomas, recognition of vocational training qualifications








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2.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/36






Order of the General Court of 7 January 2015 — Freitas v Parliament and Council
(Case T-185/14) (1)

(Action for annulment - Directive 2013/55/EU - Directive 2005/36/EC - Recognition of professional qualifications - Exclusion of notaries appointed by official act of the public authorities from the scope of application of Directive 2005/36 - Lack of individual concern - Inadmissibility)
(2015/C 073/47)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: José Freitas (Porto, Portugal) (represented by: J.-P. Hordies, lawyer)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: L. Visaggio and A. Tamás, Agents); and Council of the European Union (represented by: P. Mahnič Bruni and M. Moore, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Article 1(2)(b) of Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (‘the IMI Regulation’) (OJ L 354, p. 132).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


There is no need to adjudicate on the applications of the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Portuguese Republic, Romania, the European Commission, the Ordem dos Notários (Portuguese notarial professional body) and of the Conseil national des barreaux (French National Bar Council) to intervene.










3.


Mr Freitas shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by the European Parliament and by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 184, 16.6.2014.
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,05 % on 1 January 2015 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest








C_2015002EN.01000101.xml










7.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/1





Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,05 % on 1 January 2015
Euro exchange rates (2)

6 January 2015
(2015/C 2/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1914




JPY


Japanese yen


141,69




DKK


Danish krone


7,4414




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78420




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4208




CHF


Swiss franc


1,2014




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1795




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,695




HUF


Hungarian forint


319,32




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3075




RON


Romanian leu


4,4990




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7732




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4640




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4014




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,2376




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5378




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5905




KRW


South Korean won


1 311,72




ZAR


South African rand


13,9771




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4022




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6740




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 093,06




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,2550




PHP


Philippine peso


53,624




RUB


Russian rouble


74,9100




THB


Thai baht


39,221




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2159




MXN


Mexican peso


17,7781




INR


Indian rupee


75,7400






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-2/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 7 January 2015 — DHL Express (Austria) GmbH
Date: 2015-01-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Austria, EU law - national law, co-financing, postal service, provision of services, quality standard, services of general interest, single market, universal service








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20.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/8





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 7 January 2015 — DHL Express (Austria) GmbH
(Case C-2/15)
(2015/C 127/12)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: DHL Express (Austria) GmbH

Respondent authority: Post-Control-Kommission

Other party to the proceedings: Bundesminister für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie

Questions referred







1.


Does Directive 97/67/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 on common rules for the development of the internal market of Community postal services and the improvement of quality of service, as amended by Directive 2008/6/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008, in particular Article 9 thereof, preclude national rules under which postal service providers are obliged to contribute to the financing of the national regulatory authority’s operational costs irrespective of whether they provide universal services?










2.


If the first question is answered in the affirmative:






(a)


Is it sufficient for a financing obligation to exist that the provider concerned provides postal services which are to be classified under the national rules as universal services, but which go beyond the mandatory minimum range of universal services under the directive?










(b)


When determining an undertaking’s share of the financial contributions, is one to proceed in the same way as when determining the financial contributions to the compensation fund under Article 7(4) of the directive?










(c)


Do the requirement to respect the principles of non-discrimination and proportionality within the meaning of Article 7(5) of the directive and the ‘taking account of inter-changeability with the universal service’ within the meaning of recital 27 in the preamble to Directive 2008/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 then mean that shares of turnover which are attributed to value-added services, hence postal services not assignable to the universal service, but which are connected with the universal service, are excluded and are not taken into account when determining the share?










(1)  OJ 1998 L 15, p. 14.

(2)  Directive 2008/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (OJ 2008 L 52, p. 3).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7486 — Ingram Micro/ANOV Expansion) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer equipment, economic concentration, electronic equipment, logistics, merger control








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7.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/2





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7486 — Ingram Micro/ANOV Expansion)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 2/02)






1.


On 22 December 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 Ingram Micro Inc. (‘Ingram Micro’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ANOV Expansion SAS (France) and its subsidiaries, except its Spanish subsidiaries (‘Anovo’), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Ingram Micro: distribution and logistics services for IT and other electronic products,
—   for Anovo: logistics services for mobility products, consumer electronic products and other electronic products.










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.7486 — Ingram Micro/ANOV Expansion, 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.