do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objections  Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, farm modernisation








C_2015024EN.01000901.xml










23.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 24/9





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)
(2015/C 024/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


11.11.2014




Aid number


SA.37726 (2013/N)




Member State


Germany




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: Modell- und Demonstrationsvorhaben im Bereich Tierschutz im weiteren Sinne




Legal basis








a)


Richtlinie über die Förderung von Modellvorhaben ‘Demonstrationsbetriebe im Bereich Tierschutz’










b)


§ § 23 und 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)










c)


§ § 48, 49, 49a Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG)










d)


Richtlinie für Zuwendungsanträge auf Ausgabenbasis — AZA








Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Investments in agricultural holdings, Technical support (AGRI)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 12 (in millions)
Annual budget: EUR 4 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2018




Economic sectors


Animal production, Raising of dairy cattle, Raising of other cattle and buffaloes, Raising of sheep and goats, Raising of swine/pigs, Raising of poultry, Raising of other animals




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung




Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7472 — Rhône Capital/Goldman Sachs/Neovia)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, investment company, logistics, merger control








C_2015022EN.01000101.xml










23.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7472 — Rhône Capital/Goldman Sachs/Neovia)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 22/01)
On 16 January 2015, 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 32015M7472. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 of 29 November 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the People's Republic of China and terminating the proceeding concerning imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan ( OJ L 315, 1.12.2010 )
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: China, South Korea, Taiwan, anti-dumping duty, man-made fibre








L_2015016EN.01006601.xml










23.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 16/66







Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2010 of 29 November 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the People's Republic of China and terminating the proceeding concerning imports of high tenacity yarn of polyesters originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 315 of 1 December 2010
)


On page 15, Annex, column ‘Company Name’:
for:


                     ‘Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Company’
                  
,read:


                     ‘Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd’
                  
.
Case F-9/15: Action brought on 23 January 2015  — ZZ v EMA
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, damages, indemnification, job cuts








C_2015118EN.01004601.xml










13.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/46





Action brought on 23 January 2015 — ZZ v EMA
(Case F-9/15)
(2015/C 118/58)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: J.-N. Louis, R. Metz, N. de Montigny, D. Verbeke and T. Van Lysbeth)

Defendant: European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

The annulment of the decision of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to suspend the applicant from his duties and an application for the payment of one euro as provisional compensation in respect of the material and non-material harm allegedly suffered.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


annul the decision of the EMA of 31 March 2014 to place the applicant on ‘non-active status’ for an indefinite period;










—


order the defendant to pay the applicant one euro as provisional compensation in respect of the material and non-material harm suffered;










—


order the EMA to pay the costs.
Case C-225/14: Order of the President of the Court of 23 January 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance de Dieppe — France) — Facet SA v Jean Henri
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer information, provision of documents, unfair terms of contract








C_2015146EN.01003202.xml










4.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/32





Order of the President of the Court of 23 January 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance de Dieppe — France) — Facet SA v Jean Henri
(Case C-225/14) (1)

(2015/C 146/41)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 223, 14.7.2014.
Case F-8/15: Action brought on 23 January 2015  — ZZ and ZZ v Commission
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, redemption, travel








C_2015089EN.01004801.xml










16.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/48





Action brought on 23 January 2015 — ZZ and ZZ v Commission
(Case F-8/15)
(2015/C 089/58)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: ZZ and ZZ (represented by: J.-N. Louis, R. Metz, N. de Montigny, D. Verbeke and T. Van Lysebeth, lawyers)

Defendant: Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decisions determining the applicants’ rights to reimbursement of annual travel expenses pursuant to Article 8 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials, as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013 of the Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the CEOS.

Form of order sought







—


Annul the applicants’ salary statement for the month of June 2014 in so far as they apply, for the first time, Article 8 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, in the version in force since 1 January 2014, in order to determine the reimbursement of their travel expenses;










—


to the extent necessary, annul the standard decisions dated 15 October 2014 rejecting their claim;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.
Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Italy (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification — State aid SA.33424 (12/C) (ex 11/N) — Integrated project CCS Sulcis  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sardinia, State aid, aid to undertakings, coal, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy supply, invitation to tender, power plant, security of supply








C_2015022EN.01001101.xml










23.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/11





DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE
State aid — Italy
(Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — Withdrawal of notification
State aid SA.33424 (12/C) (ex 11/N) — Integrated project CCS Sulcis
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 22/05)
The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU, initiated on 20 November 2012 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Italy has withdrawn its notification on 17 July 2014.


(1)  OJ C 20, 23.1.2013, p. 12.
Case T-38/15: Action brought on 23 January 2015  — Telecom Castilla-La Mancha v Commission
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, restriction on competition, telecommunications industry, terms for aid








C_2015089EN.01004102.xml










16.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/41





Action brought on 23 January 2015 — Telecom Castilla-La Mancha v Commission
(Case T-38/15)
(2015/C 089/50)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Telecom Castilla-La Mancha, SA (Toledo, Spain) (represented by: J. Buendía Sierra, A. Lamadrid de Pablo, A. Balcells Cartagena and M. Bolsa Ferruz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and, in particular, Article 1 thereof, in so far as it declares the existence of State aid which is incompatible with the internal market;










—


annul, consequently, the recovery orders contained in Articles 3 and 4 of the contested decision, and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and principal arguments are those put forward in Case T-36/15 HISPASAT v Commission.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015022EN.01000201.xml










23.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 January 2015
(2015/C 22/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1618




JPY


Japanese yen


136,70




DKK


Danish krone


7,4454




GBP


Pound sterling


0,76440




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4405




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9943




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8310




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,900




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,56




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2997




RON


Romanian leu


4,5023




TRY


Turkish lira


2,7128




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4299




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4353




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0074




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5344




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5479




KRW


South Korean won


1 259,38




ZAR


South African rand


13,3367




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2144




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6985




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 481,47




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1617




PHP


Philippine peso


51,373




RUB


Russian rouble


74,7800




THB


Thai baht


37,851




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9955




MXN


Mexican peso


17,0639




INR


Indian rupee


71,5192






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/133 of 23 January 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in areas IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, EU waters, English Channel, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015023EN.01000701.xml










29.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 23/7








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/133
of 23 January 2015
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for herring in areas IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa 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 January 2015.


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


89/TQ43




Member State


Denmark




Stock


HER/2A47DX




Species


Herring (Clupea harengus)




Zone


IV, VIId and Union waters of IIa




Closing date


22.12.2014
Case F-10/15: Action brought on 23 January 2015  — ZZ and Others v Commission
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, redemption, travel








C_2015089EN.01004802.xml










16.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/48





Action brought on 23 January 2015 — ZZ and Others v Commission
(Case F-10/15)
(2015/C 089/59)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: ZZ and Others (represented by: J.-N. Louis, R. Metz, N. de Montigny, D. Verbeke and T. Van Lysebeth, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of decisions establishing the rights of the applicants with regard to reimbursement of their annual travel expenses pursuant to Article 8 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, as amended by Regulation No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


Annul the applicants’ pay slips for June 2014 in so far as they apply, for the first time, the version of Article 8 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations in force since 1 January 2014 for the purposes of determining the reimbursement of their travel expenses;










—


Annul, if necessary, the standard decisions of 15 October 2014 rejecting their claim;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.
Case T-41/15: Action brought on 23 January 2015 — Novartis v OHIM — Mabxience (HERTIXAN)
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2015107EN.01003202.xml










30.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 107/32






Action brought on 23 January 2015 — Novartis v OHIM — Mabxience (HERTIXAN)
(Case T-41/15)
(2015/C 107/42)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mabxience SA (Montevideo, Uruguay)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘HERTIXAN’ — Application for registration No 10 660 835

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 October 2014 in Case R 2550/2013-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order OHIM to pay the costs.





Plea(s) in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case C-124/14: Order of the President of the Court of 23 January 2015 — European Commission v Italian Republic
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: arrangement of working time, health care system, infringement of EU law, nursing staff, rest period








C_2015127EN.01001601.xml










20.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/16





Order of the President of the Court of 23 January 2015 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-124/14) (1)

(2015/C 127/22)
Language of the case: Italian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 175, 10.6.2014.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/132 of 23 January 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Greenland, North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015023EN.01000501.xml










29.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 23/5








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/132
of 23 January 2015
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV 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 January 2015.


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


87/TQ43




Member State


Germany




Stock


RED/N1G14P




Species


Redfish (Sebastesspp.)




Zone


Greenland waters of NAFO 1F and Greenland waters of V and XIV




Closing date


20.12.2014
Case T-37/15: Action brought on 23 January 2015  — Abertis Telecom Terrestre v Commission
Date: 2015-01-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, restriction on competition, telecommunications industry, terms for aid








C_2015089EN.01004101.xml










16.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/41





Action brought on 23 January 2015 — Abertis Telecom Terrestre v Commission
(Case T-37/15)
(2015/C 089/49)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Abertis Telecom Terrestre, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Buendía Sierra, A. Lamadrid de Pablo, A. Balcells Cartagena and M. Bolsa Ferruz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and, in particular, Article 1 of the decision in so far as it declares the existence of State aid incompatible with the internal market;










—


consequently, annul the orders for the recovery of that aid set out in Articles 3 and 4 of the decision;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of these proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main supporting arguments are those set out in Case T-36/15, Hispasat v Commission.