do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 30/2015 of 25 February 2015 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2016/518]
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Internet site, air quality, degree of pollution, disclosure of information, environmental cooperation, environmental monitoring, exchange of information, information system, revision of an agreement




L_2016093EN.01004601.xml










7.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/46








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 30/2015
of 25 February 2015
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2016/518]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision 2011/850/EU of 12 December 2011 laying down rules for Directive 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the reciprocal exchange of information and reporting on ambient air quality (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Implementing Decision 2011/850/EU repeals Commission Decisions 2004/224/EC (2) and 2004/461/EC (3), which are incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which are consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following point is inserted after point 14c (Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘14ca.



32011 D 0850: Commission Implementing Decision 2011/850/EU of 12 December 2011 laying down rules for Directive 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the reciprocal exchange of information and reporting on ambient air quality (OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 86).’;














(2)


the text of points 21ai (Commission Decision 2004/224/EC) and 21aj (Commission Decision 2004/461/EC) is deleted.






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision 2011/850/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 February 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 February 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 86.

(2)  
            OJ L 68, 6.3.2004, p. 27.

(3)  
            OJ L 156, 30.4.2004, p. 78.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 17/2015 of 25 February 2015 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/505]
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Croatia, European Economic Area, accession to the European Union, chemical product, dangerous substance, labelling, packaging, revision of an agreement, technical specification, technological change




L_2016093EN.01002901.xml










7.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/29








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 17/2015
of 25 February 2015
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/505]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2014 of 5 June 2014 amending, for the purposes of introducing hazard and precautionary statements in the Croatian language and its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 12zze (Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32014 R 0605: Commission Regulation (EU) No 605/2014 of 5 June 2014 (OJ L 167, 6.6.2014, p. 36).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) No 605/2014 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 February 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 February 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 167, 6.6.2014, p. 36.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case C-92/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 25 February 2015 — Sven Mathys v De Grave Antverpia NV
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of goods, carrier, chartering, contract of carriage, inland waterway shipping, interpretation of the law, vessel








C_2015155EN.01001501.xml










11.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/15





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen (Belgium) lodged on 25 February 2015 — Sven Mathys v De Grave Antverpia NV
(Case C-92/15)
(2015/C 155/16)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van beroep te Antwerpen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Sven Mathys

Defendant: De Grave Antverpia NV

Question referred

Is Article 3 of the Belgian Law of 5 May 1936 on inland waterway chartering compatible with Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 96/75/EC (1), in so far as a person who is not the owner or operator of an inland waterway vessel concludes a contract for the carriage of goods on inland waterways as carrier and is not acting as an agent (‘charterer’) within the meaning of Article 3 WBB?


(1)  Council Directive 96/75/EC of 19 November 1996 on the systems of chartering and pricing in national and international inland waterway transport in the Community (OJ 1996, L 304, p. 12).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7509 — OBI/Brico Business Cooperation)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hand tool, merger control








C_2015067EN.01000102.xml










25.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7509 — OBI/Brico Business Cooperation)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 67/02)
On 11 February 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 German 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 32015M7509. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-812/14 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 25 February 2015 — BPC Lux 2 and Others v Commission (Interim measures — State aid — Financial sector — Aid granted in the context of the resolution of a bank — Decision not to raise objections — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Portugal, State aid, bank, control of State aid, industrial restructuring








C_2015127EN.01002701.xml










20.4.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/27





Order of the President of the General Court of 25 February 2015 — BPC Lux 2 and Others v Commission
(Case T-812/14 R)
((Interim measures - State aid - Financial sector - Aid granted in the context of the resolution of a bank - Decision not to raise objections - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency))
(2015/C 127/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: BPC Lux 2 Sàrl (Senningerberg, Luxembourg); BPC UKI LP (George Town, Cayman Islands, United Kingdom); Bennett Offshore Restructuring Fund, Inc. (George Town); Bennett Restructuring Fund LP (Wilmington, Delaware, United States); Queen Street Fund Ltd (George Town); BTG Pactual Global Emerging Markets and Macro Master Fund LP (George Town); BTG Pactual Absolute Return II Master Fund LP (George Town); CSS LLC (Chicago, Illinois, United States); Beltway Strategic Opportunities Fund LP (George Town); EJF Debt Opportunities Master Fund LP (George Town); EJF DO Fund (Cayman) LP (George Town); TP Lux HoldCo (Luxembourg, Luxembourg); VR Global Partners LP (George Town); Absalon II Ltd (Dublin, Ireland); CenturyLink, Inc. Defined Benefit Master Trust (Denver, Colorado, United States); City of New York Group Trust (New York, New York, United States); Dignity Health (San Francisco, California, United States); GoldenTree Asset Management Lux Sàrl (Luxembourg); GoldenTree High Yield Value Fund Offshore 110 Two Ltd (Dublin); and San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association (San Bernardino, California, United States) (represented by: J. Webber, M. Steenson, Solicitors, and P. Fajardo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn and P.J. Loewenthal, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for the suspension of operation of Commission Decision C (2014) 5682 final of 3 August 2014 not to raise objections to State aid SA.39250 (2014/N), notified by Portugal, for the resolution of Banco Espírito Santo SA.

Operative part of the order







1)


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2)


The costs are reserved.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 7/2015 of 25 February 2015 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2016/495]
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, agronomic research, animal feedingstuffs, fodder plant, market approval, research and development, revision of an agreement, seed




L_2016093EN.01001101.xml










7.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/11








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 7/2015
of 25 February 2015
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2016/495]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision 2014/362/EU of 13 June 2014 amending Decision 2009/109/EC on the organisation of a temporary experiment providing for certain derogations for the marketing of seed mixtures intended for use as fodder plants pursuant to Council Directive 66/401/EEC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding phytosanitary matters. Legislation regarding phytosanitary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 54 (Commission Decision 2009/109/EC) of Chapter III of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32014 D 0362: Commission Implementing Decision 2014/362/EU of 13 June 2014 (OJ L 177, 17.6.2014, p. 58).’
                     






Article 2
The texts of Implementing Decision 2014/362/EU in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 February 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 February 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 177, 17.6.2014, p. 58.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 13/2015 of 25 February 2015 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/501]
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, consumer information, food safety, foodstuff, labelling, revision of an agreement, vegetable protein




L_2016093EN.01002201.xml










7.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/22








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 13/2015
of 25 February 2015
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2016/501]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 of 30 July 2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 88 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 400/2014) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:







‘89.



32014 R 0828: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 of 30 July 2014 on the requirements for the provision of information to consumers on the absence or reduced presence of gluten in food (OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 5).’







Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 828/2014 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 February 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 February 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 228, 31.7.2014, p. 5.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Special Report No 24/2014 ‘Is EU support for preventing and restoring damage to forests caused by fire and natural disasters well managed?’
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU aid, environmental risk prevention, financial management, fire, forest conservation, management of resources, natural disaster, silviculture








C_2015067EN.01001401.xml










25.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/14





Special Report No 24/2014 ‘Is EU support for preventing and restoring damage to forests caused by fire and natural disasters well managed?’
(2015/C 67/08)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 24/2014 ‘Is EU support for preventing and restoring damage to forests caused by fire and natural disasters well managed?’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:





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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 27/2015 of 25 February 2015 amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement [2016/515]
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, fringe benefit, health certificate, health expenditure, health service, redemption, revision of an agreement, social-security benefit




L_2016093EN.01004101.xml










7.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/41








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 27/2015
of 25 February 2015
         
amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement [2016/515]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Decision No S10 of 19 December 2013 concerning the transition from Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 and 574/72 to Regulations (EC) Nos 883/2004 and 987/2009 and the application of reimbursement procedures (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex VI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 8.8 (Decision No S8) of Annex VI to the EEA Agreement:







‘8.9.



32014 D 0520(02): Decision No S10 of 19 December 2013 concerning the transition from Regulations (EEC) Nos 1408/71 and 574/72 to Regulations (EC) Nos 883/2004 and 987/2009 and the application of reimbursement procedures (OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 16).’







Article 2
The texts of Decision No S10 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 February 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 February 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 16.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Corrigendum to the single document of the application for registration of the name ‘Oli de l’Empordà’ / ‘Aceite de L’Empordà’ as protected designation of origin published pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs ( OJ C 358, 10.10.2014 )
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Catalonia, Spain, consumer information, designation of origin, foodstuff, olive oil, product quality








C_2015067EN.01002701.xml










25.2.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/27





Corrigendum to the single document of the application for registration of the name ‘Oli de l’Empordà’/‘Aceite de L’Empordà’ as protected designation of origin published pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 358 of 10 October 2014
)
(2015/C 67/11)
In all the language versions:
On page 9, point 3.2, seventh paragraph:

for:


‘of freshly cut grass and walnut’,


read:


‘of freshly cut grass and/or walnut’.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 28/2015 of 25 February 2015 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2016/516]
Date: 2015-02-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, administrative procedure, air safety, aircraft, civil aviation, revision of an agreement, safety standard, technical specification, technical standard, transport authorisation




L_2016093EN.01004201.xml










7.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 93/42








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 28/2015
of 25 February 2015
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2016/516]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) No 452/2014 of 29 April 2014 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations of third country operators pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is inserted after point 66nf (Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:







‘66ng.



32014 R 0452: Commission Regulation (EU) No 452/2014 of 29 April 2014 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations of third country operators pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 133, 6.5.2014, p. 12).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
In ART.110(a) of Annex 2, the words “, the EFTA Surveillance Authority” shall be inserted after the word “Commission”.’
                  







Article 2
The texts of Regulation (EU) No 452/2014 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 February 2015, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 February 2015.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gianluca GRIPPA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 133, 6.5.2014, p. 12.

(*1)  Constitutional requirements indicated.