do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015241EN.01000301.xml










23.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 241/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

22 July 2015
(2015/C 241/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0902




JPY


Japanese yen


134,98




DKK


Danish krone


7,4616




GBP


Pound sterling


0,69820




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3836




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0482




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8990




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,068




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,33




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1208




RON


Romanian leu


4,4198




TRY


Turkish lira


2,9660




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4765




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4167




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4498




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6562




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4889




KRW


South Korean won


1 257,50




ZAR


South African rand


13,4922




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,7695




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5880




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 621,13




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,1359




PHP


Philippine peso


49,260




RUB


Russian rouble


62,3115




THB


Thai baht


37,795




BRL


Brazilian real


3,4816




MXN


Mexican peso


17,5173




INR


Indian rupee


69,3814






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1282 of 23 July 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for tusk in Union and international waters of V, VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, fishing vessel, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015198EN.01000701.xml










28.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 198/7








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/1282
of 23 July 2015
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for tusk in Union and international waters of V, VI and VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain


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) 2015/104 (2), lays down quotas for 2015.












(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 2015.












(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 2015 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 July 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) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


12/TQ104




Member State


Spain




Stock


USK/567EI.




Species


Tusk (Brosme brosme)




Zone


Union and international waters of V, VI and VII




Closing date


11.4.2015
Case C-474/15 P: Appeal brought on 23 July 2015 by Harper Hygienics S.A. against the judgment delivered by the General Court on 13 May 2015 in Case T-363/13, Harper Hygienics v European Union Intellectual Property Office — Clinique Laboratories (CLEANIC natural beauty)
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016326EN.01000601.xml










5.9.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 326/6





Appeal brought on 23 July 2015 by Harper Hygienics S.A. against the judgment delivered by the General Court on 13 May 2015 in Case T-363/13, Harper Hygienics v European Union Intellectual Property Office — Clinique Laboratories (CLEANIC natural beauty)
(Case C-474/15 P)
(2016/C 326/08)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Appellant: Harper Hygienics S.A. (represented by: D. Rzążewska, radca prawny)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office and Clinique Laboratories, LLC
By order of the Court of Justice (Tenth Chamber) of 7 April 2016, the appeal was declared inadmissible in part and was dismissed as to the remainder.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1283 of 23 July 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for alfonsinos in Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, deep-sea fishing, fishing rights, fishing vessel, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








L_2015198EN.01000901.xml










28.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 198/9








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/1283
of 23 July 2015
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for alfonsinos in Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain


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 1367/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2015.












(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 2015.












(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 2015 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 July 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 1367/2014 of 15 December 2014 fixing for 2015 and 2016 the fishing opportunities for Union fishing vessels for certain deep-sea fish stocks (OJ L 366, 20.12.2014, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


11/DSS




Member State


Spain




Stock


ALF/3X14-




Species


Alfonsinos (Beryx spp.)




Zone


Union and international waters of III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII and XIV




Closing Date


12.3.2015
Case F-107/15: Action brought on 23 July 2015 — ZZ v EESC
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, pension scheme, retirement conditions








C_2015320EN.01005302.xml










28.9.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/53





Action brought on 23 July 2015 — ZZ v EESC
(Case F-107/15)
(2015/C 320/74)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: M.-A. Lucas, lawyer)

Defendant: EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Application for annulment of the decision retiring the applicant with effect as of 31 December 2014 and the decision rejecting his request to extend his service.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


annul the decision of 7 April 2014 of the Secretary General of the EESC retiring the applicant with effect as of the evening of 31 December 2014;










—


annul the decision of 30 September 2014 of the Director of Human Resources and Internal Services refusing, by a power delegated from the appointing authority, to concede to his request, brought on 3 September 2014, for the extension of his occupational activity until 31 May 2015;










—


annul so far as necessary the decision of 22 April 2015 of the Secretary General of the EESC rejecting the complaint brought on 22 December 2014 by the applicant against the decisions of 7 April and 30 September 2014;










—


order the EESC to pay the costs.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1286 of 23 July 2015 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pancetta di Calabria (PDO))
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Calabria, Italy, consumer information, designation of origin, foodstuff, labelling, meat product, pigmeat, product designation








L_2015198EN.01001401.xml










28.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 198/14








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/1286
of 23 July 2015
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pancetta di Calabria (PDO))


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 the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pancetta di Calabria’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/98 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Pancetta di Calabria’ (PDO) are hereby approved.


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, 23 July 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)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/98 of 20 January 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 6).

(3)  
            OJ C 78, 6.3.2015, p. 9.
Case C-400/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 23 July 2015 — Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark v Finanzamt Brandenburg
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, delivery, tax harmonisation, tax relief








C_2015363EN.01001902.xml










3.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 363/19





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 23 July 2015 — Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark v Finanzamt Brandenburg
(Case C-400/15)
(2015/C 363/24)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Finanzamt Brandenburg

Question referred

The second sentence of Paragraph 15(1) of the German Umsatzsteuergesetz (Law on turnover tax) provides that the intra-Community supply, importation or acquisition of goods which a commercial operator uses in the amount of less than 10 % for the purposes of his business does not count as being carried out for the purposes of his business — and to that extent excludes the right to deduct input tax.
That rule is based on Article 1 of Council Decision 2004/817/EC (1) of 19 November 2004, which authorises the Federal Republic of Germany, by way of derogation from Article 17(2) of Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes, to exclude expenditure on goods and services from the right to deduct VAT when the goods and services in question are used more than 90 % for the private purposes of a taxable person or of his employees, or, more generally, for non-business purposes.
Does this authorisation — in accordance with its wording — apply only to the cases covered by Article 6(2) of Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes (Article 26 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax), or does it apply, in addition, to all cases in which goods or services are used only partly for business purposes?


(1)  OJ 2004 L 357, p. 33.
Case C-398/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 23 July 2015 — Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Lecce v Salvatore Manni
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to information, data-processing law, disclosure of information, personal data, protection of privacy, registration of a company








C_2015354EN.01002001.xml










26.10.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 354/20





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione (Italy) lodged on 23 July 2015 — Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Lecce v Salvatore Manni
(Case C-398/15)
(2015/C 354/23)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Lecce

Defendant: Salvatore Manni

Questions referred







1)


Must the principle of keeping personal data in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data were collected or for which they are further processed, laid down in Article 6(e) of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995, (1) implemented by Legislative Decree No 196 of 30 June 2003, take precedence over and, therefore, preclude the system of disclosure through the commercial registers provided for by the First Council Directive 68/151/EC of 9 March 1968, (2) and by national law in Article 2188 of the Civil Code and Article 8 of Law No 580 of 29 December 1993, in so far as it is a requirement of that system that anyone may, at any time, obtain the data relating to individuals in those registers?










2)


Consequently, is it permissible under Article 3 of the First Council Directive 68/151/EC of 9 March 1968 [on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies, within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 58 of the Treaty, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent throughout the Community], by way of derogation from [the principles] that there should be no time limit and that anyone may consult the data published in the companies register, for the data no longer to be subject to ‘disclosure’, in both those regards, but to be available for only a limited period and only to certain recipients, on the basis of an assessment case by case by the data manager?






(1)  Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ 1995 L 281, p. 31).

(2)  First Council Directive 68/151/EEC of 9 March 1968 on coordination of safeguards which, for the protection of the interests of members and others, are required by Member States of companies within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 58 of the Treaty, with a view to making such safeguards equivalent throughout the Community (OJ 1968 L 65, p. 8).
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2015241EN.01000401.xml










23.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 241/4





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2015/C 241/03)



Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.


Issuing country
: Slovakia


Subject of commemoration
: The 200th anniversary of the birth of Ľudovít Štúr


Description of the design
: The design depicts a portrait of Ľudovít Štúr. Inscribed to the right of the portrait, parallel to the edge of the inner part of the coin, are the year of issuance ‘2015’ and, further right along the edge, the name of issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’. Inscribed to the left of the portrait, parallel to the inner edge, are the dates of Štúr’s birth and death ‘1815–1856’ and, further left along the edge, the name ‘ĽUDOVÍT ŠTÚR’. In the upper right part of the design is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica), consisting of the initials ‘MK’ placed between two dies. In the lower right part are the stylised letters ‘IŘ’, the initials of the designer, Ivan Řehák.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 


Date of issue
: October 2015


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7703 — PontMeyer/DBS) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, holding company, merger control, retail trade, wood industry








C_2015241EN.01000501.xml










23.7.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 241/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7703 — PontMeyer/DBS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 241/04)






1.


On 15 July 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 PontMeyer N. V. (‘PontMeyer’, the Netherlands), controlled by HAL Investments B.V., acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Deli Building Supplies B.V. (‘DBS’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for PontMeyer: distribution of timber and building materials in the Netherlands, wholesale of wood and wood-based panels, manufacturing of wooden windows, doors and frames,
—   for DBS: a holding company for several suppliers of timber and building materials in the Netherlands, wholesale of wood and wood-based panels, wholesale of ceiling and partitioning products.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










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.7703 — PontMeyer/DBS, 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’).