do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-338/14: Order of the General Court of 27 January 2015  — UNIC v Commission (Action for annulment — Joint actions to promote sustainable development economically, socially and environmentally in developing countries — Generalised tariff preferences granted to treated and partly treated leather originating from India, Pakistan and Ethiopia — Rejection of the application for a temporary withdrawal of the benefit of generalised preferences — Measure not subject to review — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Ethiopia, India, Pakistan, developing countries, environmental protection, generalised preferences, leather, social development, sustainable development








C_2015096EN.01002002.xml










23.3.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/20





Order of the General Court of 27 January 2015 — UNIC v Commission
(Case T-338/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - Joint actions to promote sustainable development economically, socially and environmentally in developing countries - Generalised tariff preferences granted to treated and partly treated leather originating from India, Pakistan and Ethiopia - Rejection of the application for a temporary withdrawal of the benefit of generalised preferences - Measure not subject to review - Inadmissibility))
(2015/C 096/26)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Unione nazionale industria conciaria (UNIC) (Milan, Italy) (represented by: A. Fratini and M. Bottino, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. De Meester and D. Recchia, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission’s letter of 19 March 2014 addressed to the applicant and rejecting its request for initiation of a temporary withdrawal procedure in respect of the generalised preferential arrangements granted to the Republic of India, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia with regard to raw hides and semi-manufactured leather goods.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is rejected as inadmissible.










2.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application for intervention made by the Republic of Italy.










3.


The Unione nazionale industria conciaria (UNIC) shall bear its own costs and those incurred by the Commission.






(1)  OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.
Case T-207/14: Order of the General Court of 27 January 2015 — Aluwerk Hettstedt v ECHA
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: infringement of EU law, official language, principle of proportionality, small and medium-sized enterprises, tax








C_2015127EN.01003902.xml










20.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/39





Order of the General Court of 27 January 2015 — Aluwerk Hettstedt v ECHA
(Case T-207/14) (1)

(2015/C 127/53)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 202, 30.6.2014.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015027EN.01000201.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 January 2015
(2015/C 27/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1244




JPY


Japanese yen


133,03




DKK


Danish krone


7,4450




GBP


Pound sterling


0,74895




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3628




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0014




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,7345




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,754




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,67




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2157




RON


Romanian leu


4,4744




TRY


Turkish lira


2,6526




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4227




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4009




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7170




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5128




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5111




KRW


South Korean won


1 217,04




ZAR


South African rand


12,9073




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0324




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,7020




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 047,63




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0584




PHP


Philippine peso


49,574




RUB


Russian rouble


73,8368




THB


Thai baht


36,631




BRL


Brazilian real


2,9184




MXN


Mexican peso


16,4691




INR


Indian rupee


69,0691






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7509 — OBI/Brico Business Cooperation) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hand tool, merger control








C_2015027EN.01000701.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/7





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7509 — OBI/Brico Business Cooperation)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 27/08)






1.


On 19 January 2015, 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 OBI GmbH (Germany) belonging to the Tengelmann group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Brico Business Cooperation Srl (Italy) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for OBI GmbH: operation of a franchise system for do-it-yourself stores in Europe under the trademark ‘OBI’,
—   for Brico Business Cooperation Srl: operation of and provision of franchise services for more than 50 do-it-yourself stores under the trademark ‘OBI’ in Italy. Brico Business Cooperation Srl is currently jointly controlled by OBI GmbH and UNICOOP Firenze.










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.7509 — OBI/Brico Business Cooperation, 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.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/128 of 27 January 2015 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 in the pigmeat sector
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, import (EU), import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota








L_2015021EN.01001601.xml










28.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 21/16








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/128
of 27 January 2015
         
determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2015 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 in the pigmeat sector


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products. The quotas listed in Part B of Annex I to that Regulation are managed using the simultaneous examination method.












(2)


The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2014 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2015 are smaller than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod.












(3)


In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 442/2009, to be added to the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2015, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 27 January 2015.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 of 27 May 2009 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2009, p. 13).




ANNEX






Order No


Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2015
(kg)




09.4038


25 718 750 




09.4170


3 691 500 




09.4204


3 468 000
Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, air transport, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2015027EN.01000302.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/3





Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 27/04)






Member State


Portugal




Route concerned


Lisbon – Horta – Lisbon
Funchal – Ponta Delgada – Funchal
Lisbon – Santa Maria – Lisbon
Lisbon – Pico – Lisbon




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


19 December 2010




Date of entry into force of modifications


29 March 2015




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


For further information please contact:





Instituto Nacional de Aviação Civil, I. P.




Rua B, Edifícios 4, 5 e 6 — Aeroporto de Lisboa




1749-034 Lisbon




PORTUGAL




Tel. +351 218423500




Fax +351 218423582




E-mail: dre.am@inac.pt




Internet: www.inac.pt
Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/108 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria applies
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Syria, disclosure of information, economic sanctions, international sanctions








C_2015027EN.01000101.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/1





Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/108 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria applies
(2015/C 27/01)
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (1):
The legal basis for this processing operation is Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/108 (3).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is the Unit 1C of DG C that can be contacted at:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/108.
The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the Statement of Reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (4).
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Data subjects may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.


(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 2.

(4)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.
Corrigendum to Call for Expressions of Interest — contract staff — researchers (function group IV) in the field of parliamentary research — (OJ C 55 A, 26.2.2014 )
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: Provisional data
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, database, job vacancy, research staff, servant (EU)








CA2015027EN.01000101.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 27/1





Corrigendum to Call for Expressions of Interest — contract staff — researchers (function group IV) in the field of parliamentary research
(Official Journal of the European Union 
C 55 A of 26 February 2014
)
(2015/C 027 A/01)

On page 4, Section VIII, last sentence:


for:

‘The contract will be drawn up in accordance with Articles 3a, 84 and 85 of the CEOS.’,

read:

‘The contract will be drawn up in accordance with Articles 3b, 84 and 88 of the CEOS.’.
Case C-56/14: Order of the President of the Court of 27 January 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Turnhout — Belgium) — Openbaar Ministerie v Marc Emiel Melanie De Beuckeleer, Michiel Martinus Zeeuws, Staalbeton NV/SA
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: freedom to provide services, social security, wage earner








C_2015146EN.01003102.xml










4.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 146/31





Order of the President of the Court of 27 January 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Turnhout — Belgium) — Openbaar Ministerie v Marc Emiel Melanie De Beuckeleer, Michiel Martinus Zeeuws, Staalbeton NV/SA
(Case C-56/14) (1)

(2015/C 146/39)
Language of the case: Dutch
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 135, 5.5.2014.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7408 — Cargill / ADM Chocolate Business)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cocoa, economic concentration, merger control, pastry-making








C_2015027EN.01000501.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7408 — Cargill / ADM Chocolate Business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 27/06)






1.


On 19 January 2015, 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 Cargill, Incorporated (‘Cargill’, the United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the industrial chocolate business of the undertaking Archer Daniels Midland Company (‘ADM’s industrial chocolate business’, the United States) by way of purchase of shares and assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Cargill: production and sale of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. Cargill’s businesses include processing, sale and distribution of industrial chocolate and fat-based coatings and fillings/chocolate compound,
—   for ADM’s industrial chocolate business: processing, sale and distribution of industrial chocolate and fat-based coatings and fillings/chocolate compound.










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.7408 — Cargill / ADM Chocolate 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-208/14: Order of the General Court of 27 January 2015 — Richard Anton v ECHA
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: infringement of EU law, official language, principle of proportionality, small and medium-sized enterprises, tax








C_2015127EN.01003903.xml










20.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/39





Order of the General Court of 27 January 2015 — Richard Anton v ECHA
(Case T-208/14) (1)

(2015/C 127/54)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Sixth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 202, 30.6.2014.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7456 — Imerys/S&B Minerals)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, mining industry








C_2015027EN.01000601.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/6





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7456 — Imerys/S&B Minerals)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 27/07)






1.


On 16 January 2015, 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 Imerys SA (France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking S&B Minerals Finance SCA (‘S&B Group’, Greece) (with the exception of its Greek bauxite business) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Imerys SA: a multinational mining company operating in four business groups: (i) energy solutions and specialties, (ii) filtration and performance additives, (iii) ceramic materials, and (iv) high resistance minerals,
—   for S&B Group: extraction and processing of industrial minerals for a wide range of sectors, notably metallurgy, foundry, construction, and specialties sectors.










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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7456 — Imerys/S&B Minerals, 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’).
Information on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Date: 2015-01-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, North Sea, Norway, Sweden, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, fishing vessel, interim agreement (EU), sea fishing, ship's flag, signature of an agreement








L_2015020EN.01000101.xml










27.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 20/1







Information on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden

The European Union and the Kingdom of Norway signed, on 15 January 2015 in Brussels, the Agreement on reciprocal access to fishing in the Skagerrak for vessels flying the flag of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1).
The Agreement accordingly applies provisionally from 15 January 2015 pursuant to Article 9 thereof.


(1)  
            OJ L 224, 30.7.2014, p. 3.