do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7608 — Borealis Siegfried Holdings/Fortum Distribution AB) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, merger control, supplementary pension








C_2015162EN.01000101.xml










19.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7608 — Borealis Siegfried Holdings/Fortum Distribution AB)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 162/01)
On 8 May 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 32015M7608. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 May 2015 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (07597/1/2014 — C8-0286/2014 — 2010/0361(NLE))
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Culture and Education, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Legal Affairs, Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, European Parliament
Subjects: European convention, access to information, audiovisual industry, audiovisual piracy, broadcasting, computer piracy, consent procedure, information industry, pay television, private media








C_2016353EN.01011501.xml










27.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 353/115





P8_TA(2015)0190
European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 May 2015 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (07597/1/2014 — C8-0286/2014 — 2010/0361(NLE))
(Consent)
(2016/C 353/21)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (07597/1/2014),










—


having regard to Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (1),










—


having regard to the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access of 24 January 2001 (2),










—


having regard to Council Decision 2014/243/EU of 14 April 2014 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the European Convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (3),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4), first subparagraph, and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0286/2014),










—


having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of 22 October 2013 (4),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1), first and third subparagraphs, Rule 99(2), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0071/2015),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the Convention;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Council of Europe.






(1)  OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 54.

(2)  OJ L 336, 20.12.2011, p. 2.

(3)  OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 61.

(4)  Judgment of the Court of Justice of 22 October 2013, Commission v Council, C-137/12, ECLI:EU:C:2013:675.
Case F-59/14: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 19 May 2015 — Brune v Commission (Civil Service — Open competition EPSO/AD/26/05 — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Annulment by the General Court — Article 266 TFEU — Organisation of another oral test — Refusal by the candidate to participate — New decision not to include the candidate on the reserve list — Action for annulment — Dismissal — Judgment of the General Court upheld on appeal — Later application for compensation — Observance of reasonable time-limit)
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: EPSO, administrator, admission to examinations, competition (EU), damages








C_2015213EN.01004402.xml










29.6.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/44





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 19 May 2015 — Brune v Commission
(Case F-59/14) (1)

((Civil Service - Open competition EPSO/AD/26/05 - Non-inclusion on the reserve list - Annulment by the General Court - Article 266 TFEU - Organisation of another oral test - Refusal by the candidate to participate - New decision not to include the candidate on the reserve list - Action for annulment - Dismissal - Judgment of the General Court upheld on appeal - Later application for compensation - Observance of reasonable time-limit))
(2015/C 213/72)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Markus Brune (Bonn, Germany) (represented by: H. Mannes, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents, B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

Claim for damages to compensate the alleged loss of an opportunity to be recruited to a position in the EU, based on the judgment in Case F-5/08.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Orders the European Commission to pay Mr Brune, on account of the non-pecuniary loss incurred between 6 March 2007 and 4 February 2011, the sum of EUR 4  000, plus default interest from 17 April 2013 at a rate applied by the European Central Bank for main refinancing operations over the period concerned and increased by two points;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and 50 % of the costs incurred by Mr Brune;










4.


Orders Mr Brune to bear 50 % of his own costs.






(1)  OJ C 431, 1.12.2014, p. 48.
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Fürstliches Obergericht, Liechtenstein, dated 19 May 2015, in the Case of Abuelo Insua Juan Bautista v Liechtensteinische Invalidenversicherung (Case E-13/15)
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: Liechtenstein, interpretation of the law, medical examination, public institution, residence, social-security benefit








C_2015366EN.01001102.xml










5.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 366/11





Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by Fürstliches Obergericht, Liechtenstein, dated 19 May 2015, in the Case of Abuelo Insua Juan Bautista v Liechtensteinische Invalidenversicherung
(Case E-13/15)
(2015/C 366/09)
A request has been made to the EFTA Court by a letter dated 19 May 2015 from Fürstliches Obergericht, Liechtenstein (Princely Court of Appeal, Liechtenstein), which was received at the Court Registry on 29 May 2015, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Abuelo Insua Juan Bautista v Liechtensteinische Invalidenversicherung, on the following questions:






1.


Is a recipient of benefits (claimant) prohibited, because the debtor institution is bound by the findings of the institution of the place of stay or residence under the second sentence of Article 87(2) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, from challenging those findings in the procedure before the debtor institution?










2.


If the first question is answered in the affirmative: does that binding effect also apply in court proceedings which, under national procedural rules, follow on from the proceedings before a debtor institution?
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/815 of 19 May 2015 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pastel de Chaves (PGI)]
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, consumer information, designation of origin, foodstuff, pastry-making, product designation








L_2015129EN.01000901.xml










27.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 129/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/815
of 19 May 2015
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pastel de Chaves (PGI)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Portugal's application to register the name ‘Pastel de Chaves’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Pastel de Chaves’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Pastel de Chaves’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 2.3. Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's wares in accordance with Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 19 May 2015.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 461, 20.12.2014, p. 46.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Recruitment for the European Medicines Agency (London)
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: European Medicines Agency
Subjects: European Medicines Agency, European official, administrative personnel, job vacancy, recruitment








CA2015162EN.01000101.xml










19.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CA 162/1





RECRUITMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY (LONDON)
(2015/C 162 A/01)
The Agency is responsible for coordinating the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use in the European Union (see Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1)). The Agency was established in January 1995. It has many close contacts with the European Commission, the 28 EU Member States, the EEA-EFTA countries and many other groups in government and the private sector.
Further information on the Agency and its activities is readily accessible through the internet; our web address is: http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is organising a selection procedure with a view to drawing up a reserve list for:

EMA/AST/372: Security Officer, Infrastructure Services Department, Administration Division (AST 3)

Selected candidates will be included on a reserve list and, depending on the budgetary situation, may be offered a five-year renewable contract in accordance with the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Union (2).
The place of employment shall be London.
Candidates must be nationals of a Member State of the European Union, or of Iceland, Norway or Liechtenstein, on condition that they have full rights as a citizen.






The complete conditions and job description should be downloaded from the Agency website:


http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/
under ‘Careers at the Agency’.


Applications have to be submitted electronically using the form available on the Agency website. Deadline for submission of application forms is 19 June 2015 at midnight.


Please note that due to the large number of applications the Agency may receive, when reaching the deadline for submission of applications, the system may have problems processing the large amounts of data. Applicants are therefore advised to send in their application well ahead of the deadline.





If you wish to receive notification of vacancy publications electronically please register online for an RSS feed at: http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/ under ‘RSS news feeds’.


(1)  OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 15.
Council Decision (EU) 2015/809 of 19 May 2015 designating the European Capitals of Culture for the year 2019 in Bulgaria and Italy
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Bulgaria, EU action, European cultural event, Italy, capital city








L_2015128EN.01002001.xml










23.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 128/20








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/809
of 19 May 2015
         
designating the European Capitals of Culture for the year 2019 in Bulgaria and Italy


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,


Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,


Having regard to the selection panel's reports of October and November 2014 regarding the selection process of the European Capitals of Culture in Bulgaria and Italy,

Whereas:

Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Plovdiv and Matera are designated as ‘European Capitals of Culture 2019’ in Bulgaria and Italy respectively.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 19 May 2015.


For the Council


The President

M. SEILE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 304, 3.11.2006, p. 1.
Case T-255/15: Action brought on 19 May 2015 — Almaz-Antey/Council
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russia, Ukraine, directory, economic sanctions, international sanctions, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








C_2015294EN.01006901.xml










7.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 294/69






Action brought on 19 May 2015 — Almaz-Antey/Council
(Case T-255/15)
(2015/C 294/84)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: OAO Concern PVO Almaz-Antey (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: C. Stumpf and A. Haak, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/432 of 13 March 2015 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2015 L 70, p. 47) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/427 of 13 March 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2015 L 70, p. 1), insofar those measures apply to the applicant;










—


order that the Council should pay the applicant’s costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the Council failed to give adequate or sufficient reasons for including the applicant on the lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures in view of the situation in Ukraine.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the Council has manifestly erred in considering that any of the criteria for listing in the contested measures were fulfilled in the applicant’s case.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the defendant’s decision infringes the principle of proportionality.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the entire reasoning of the defendant fails to meet the requirements for restrictive measures.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that the Council has infringed, without justification or proportion, the Applicant’s fundamental rights, including the applicant’s rights of defence and the right to effective judicial protection.
Case C-228/15: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Catania (Italy) lodged on 19 May 2015 — Criminal proceedings against Snezhana Velikova
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law, EU national, EU visa policy, European citizenship, family, foreign national, freedom of movement, residence permit








C_2015245EN.01001001.xml










27.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 245/10





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Catania (Italy) lodged on 19 May 2015 — Criminal proceedings against Snezhana Velikova
(Case C-228/15)
(2015/C 245/13)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Catania

Party to the main proceedings

Snezhana Velikova

Question referred

Are Articles 20 and 21 of [Legislative Decree No 30 of 6 February 2007] and [subsequent amendments] implementing Directive 2004/38/EC (1) contrary to [European Union] law?


(1)  Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ 2004 L 158, p. 77).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015162EN.01000301.xml










19.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 May 2015
(2015/C 162/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1328




JPY


Japanese yen


135,78




DKK


Danish krone


7,4652




GBP


Pound sterling


0,72110




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4273




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0463




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3745




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,401




HUF


Hungarian forint


306,67




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0432




RON


Romanian leu


4,4415




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9405




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4159




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3636




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,7803




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5237




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5023




KRW


South Korean won


1 234,48




ZAR


South African rand


13,4438




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0278




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5468




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 878,12




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,0449




PHP


Philippine peso


50,365




RUB


Russian rouble


56,7475




THB


Thai baht


38,070




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4119




MXN


Mexican peso


17,2921




INR


Indian rupee


72,1159






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7562 — Canada Life Group/LGII) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-05-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Channel Islands, Germany, Ireland, Isle of Man, United Kingdom, economic concentration, financial services, life assurance, merger control








C_2015162EN.01001701.xml










19.5.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 162/17





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7562 — Canada Life Group/LGII)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 162/12)






1.


On 11 May 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Canada Life Group (UK) Limited (‘Canada Life’, UK), an indirect subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc., ultimately controlled by Power Corporation of Canada, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Legal & General International (Ireland) Limited (‘LGII’, Ireland) by way of purchase of shares, as well as control of the current book of life insurance policies of Legal & General Deutschland (‘LG Deutschland life business’, Germany) by way of purchase of assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Canada Life: provision of life insurance, retirement savings and asset management in particular in the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and Germany,
—   for LGII: provision of life insurance mainly in the UK and, on a smaller scale, in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Italy,
—   LG Deutschland life business: life insurance in Germany.










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 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7562 — Canada Life Group/LGII, 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.