do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020 (Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 9490)
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, economic support, invitation to tender, telecommunications, trans-European network








C_2015382EN.01000601.xml










17.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/6





Calls for proposals under the work programme for grants in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020
(Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 9490)
(2015/C 382/05)
The European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, is hereby launching four calls for proposals in order to award grants to projects in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the work programme for 2015 in the field of the trans-European telecommunication networks under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.
Proposals are invited for the following four calls:






 


CEF-TC-2015-2: eProcurement;










 


CEF-TC-2015-2: eHealth Generic Services;










 


CEF-TC-2015-2: eIdentification and eSignature (eID);










 


CEF-TC-2015-2: Online Dispute Resolution Generic Services (ODR).




The indicative budget available for proposals selected under these calls is EUR 16,9 million.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is 15 March 2016.
The respective calls documentation is available on the CEF Telecom website: http://ec.europa.eu/inea/connecting-europe-facility/cef-telecom/apply-funding/cef-telecom-calls-proposals-2015
Case C-605/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 17 November 2015 — Minister Finansów v Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. w Warszawie
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU competition policy, VAT, jurisdiction, principle of legal certainty, provision of services, restriction on competition, tax exemption








C_2016090EN.01000401.xml










7.3.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/4





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 17 November 2015 — Minister Finansów v Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. w Warszawie
(Case C-605/15)
(2016/C 090/06)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Minister Finansów

Respondent: Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. w Warszawie

Questions referred







1.


Is a provision of national law concerning the exemption from VAT of independent groups of persons which does not lay down any criteria or procedures governing the fulfilment of the condition of distortion of competition compatible with Article 132(1)(f) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1) in conjunction with Article 131 of the VAT Directive, and also with the principles of effectiveness, of legal certainty and of the protection of legitimate expectations?










2.


What criteria should be applied in assessing whether the condition of distortion of competition laid down in Article 132(1)(f) of the VAT Directive is fulfilled?










3.


Is the answer to the second question above affected by the fact that the independent group of persons provides the services to members who fall within the jurisdiction of different Member States?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Case F-90/15: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2015 — Ayres de Abreu v EESC (Civil Service — Manifest inadmissibility — Representation by a lawyer — Applicant being a lawyer — Impossible for an applicant to be represented by a lawyer who is not a third party)
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, lawyer, retirement conditions








C_2016007EN.01003701.xml










11.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/37





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 17 November 2015 — Ayres de Abreu v EESC
(Case F-90/15)
((Civil Service - Manifest inadmissibility - Representation by a lawyer - Applicant being a lawyer - Impossible for an applicant to be represented by a lawyer who is not a third party))
(2016/C 007/49)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Antonio Ayres de Abreu (Cascais, Portugal)

Defendant: European Economic and Social Committee

Re:

Application for annulment of the decision not to allow the applicant to retire.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.










2.


Mr Ayres de Abreu shall bear his own costs.
Case C-137/15: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco — Spain) — María Pilar Plaza Bravo v Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal Dirección Provincial de Álava (Request for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Directive 79/7/EEC — Article 4(1) — Equal treatment of male and female workers — Part-time workers, primarily female — National legislation providing for a maximum amount of unemployment benefit — Legislation referring, for the calculation of that amount, to the relationship between the working hours of the part-time employees concerned and the working hours of full-time employees)
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, full-time employment, gender equality, national law, part-time employment, sexual discrimination, termination of employment, unemployment insurance








C_2016038EN.01001901.xml










1.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/19





Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco — Spain) — María Pilar Plaza Bravo v Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal Dirección Provincial de Álava
(Case C-137/15) (1)

((Request for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Directive 79/7/EEC - Article 4(1) - Equal treatment of male and female workers - Part-time workers, primarily female - National legislation providing for a maximum amount of unemployment benefit - Legislation referring, for the calculation of that amount, to the relationship between the working hours of the part-time employees concerned and the working hours of full-time employees))
(2016/C 038/27)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: María Pilar Plaza Bravo

Defendant: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal Dirección Provincial de Álava

Operative part of the order

Article 4(1) of Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security, does not preclude, in circumstances such as those in the main proceedings, a provision of national law under which, in order for the amount of the benefit for total unemployment to be received by an employee following the loss of her only part-time employment to be calculated, a reduction coefficient for part-time work that corresponds to the percentage represented by the part-time working hours in relation to the hours completed by a comparable worker employed full-time is applied to the maximum amount of unemployment benefit generally laid down by law.


(1)  OJ C 178, 1.6.2015.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015382EN.01000501.xml










17.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 November 2015
(2015/C 382/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0723




JPY


Japanese yen


132,01




DKK


Danish krone


7,4610




GBP


Pound sterling


0,70580




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3206




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0791




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3050




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,031




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,90




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2408




RON


Romanian leu


4,4387




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0922




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5110




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4293




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3109




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6554




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5253




KRW


South Korean won


1 257,58




ZAR


South African rand


15,4300




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,8330




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6075




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 776,33




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7036




PHP


Philippine peso


50,644




RUB


Russian rouble


70,7850




THB


Thai baht


38,565




BRL


Brazilian real


4,1144




MXN


Mexican peso


17,9456




INR


Indian rupee


70,7613






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2092 of 17 November 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Norwegian Sea, Sweden, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015303EN.01000101.xml










20.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 303/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/2092
of 17 November 2015
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden


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, 17 November 2015.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

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


57/TQ104




Member State


Sweden




Stock


COD/04-N.




Species


Cod (Gadus morhua)




Zone


Norwegian waters south of 62° N




Closing date


19.10.2015
Case C-601/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 17 November 2015 — J.N.; other party: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European Convention on Human Rights, aid to refugees, foreign national, right of asylum








C_2016038EN.01003401.xml










1.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/34





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 17 November 2015 — J.N.; other party: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
(Case C-601/15)
(2016/C 038/47)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: J.N.

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

Question referred

Is Article 8(3)(e) of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 96) valid in the light of Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (OJ 2007 C 303, p. 1):






1.


in a situation where a third-country national has been detained pursuant to Article 8(3)(e) of that directive and, under Article 9 of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 60), has the right to remain in a Member State until a decision on his asylum application has been made at first instance, and










2.


in view of the Explanation (OJ 2007 C 303, p. [19]) that the limitations which may legitimately be imposed on the rights in Article 6 of the Charter may not exceed those permitted by the European Convention on Human Rights in the wording of its Article 5[(1)](f), and in the light of the interpretation by the European Court of Human Rights of the latter provision in, inter alia, the judgment of 22 September 2015 in Nabil and Others v Hungary, 62116/12, according to which the detention of an asylum-seeker is contrary to the aforementioned Article 5(1)(f) if such detention was not imposed with a view to removal?
Case F-142/15: Action brought on 17 November 2015 — ZZ v Parliament
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, damages, indemnification, legal aid








C_2016027EN.01007802.xml










25.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/78





Action brought on 17 November 2015 — ZZ v Parliament
(Case F-142/15)
(2016/C 027/101)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: A. Tymen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the Parliament’s decision not to act upon the request for assistance submitted by the applicant and an application for damages in respect of the non-material harm allegedly incurred.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Tribunal should:






—


annul the implied decision which became effective on 11 April 2015 rejecting the applicant’s request for assistance of 11 December 2014;










—


annul the decision dated 20 August 2015, received on 24 August 2015, rejecting the applicant’s complaint of 24 April 2015;










—


order the defendant to pay damages, assessed on equitable principles at EUR 50 000, to compensate the applicant for the non-material harm incurred;










—


order the European Parliament to pay all the costs.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7810 — Vista/Solera) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, investment company, merger control








C_2015382EN.01000801.xml










17.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7810 — Vista/Solera)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 382/07)






1.


On 11 November 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 Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking Solera Holdings, Inc. (‘Solera’ United States of America) by way of a public bid.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Vista: private equity firm,
—   for Solera: provision of risk and asset management software and IT services to insurance companies and automotive industry participants.










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.7810 — Vista/Solera, 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.
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Tunisia, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2015382EN.01000101.xml










17.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 382/1





Notice for the attention of the persons subject to restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia
(2015/C 382/01)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons listed in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia.
Following a review, the Council of the European Union has concluded that the above-mentioned persons should continue to be included on the list of designated persons.
The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documents, that the decision to include them on the list of designated persons should be reconsidered. Any such request should be presented before 1 December 2015 and sent to the following address:





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




Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s periodic review, pursuant to Article 5 of Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) No 101/2011, of the list of designated persons.


(1)  OJ L 28, 2.2.2011, p. 62.

(2)  OJ L 31, 5.2.2011, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2015/2090 of 17 November 2015 appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Germany, appointment of members








L_2015302EN.01010901.xml










19.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 302/109








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/2090
of 17 November 2015
         
appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January, 5 February and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Jacqueline KRAEGE,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as a member to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Frau Heike RAAB, Staatssekretärin, Bevollmächtigte des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz beim Bund und für Europa, für Medien und Digitales.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 17 November 2015.


For the Council


The President

J. ASSELBORN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42.

(2)  
            OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25.

(3)  
            OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70.
Case T-329/15: Order of the General Court of 17 November 2015 — Certuss Dampfautomaten v OHIM — Universal for Engineering Industries (Universal 1800 TC) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceeding — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2015-11-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, industrial electric machinery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016038EN.01006101.xml










1.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/61





Order of the General Court of 17 November 2015 — Certuss Dampfautomaten v OHIM — Universal for Engineering Industries (Universal 1800 TC)
(Case T-329/15) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceeding - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate))
(2016/C 038/82)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Certuss Dampfautomaten GmbH & Co. KG (Krefeld, Germany) (represented by: J. Sroka, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: D. Botis, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Universal for Engineering Industries SAE (Giza, Egypt)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 April 2015 (Case R 1303/2014-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Universal for Engineering Industries SAE and Certuss Dampfautomaten GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the appeal.










2.


Certuss Dampfautomaten GmbH & Co. KG is ordered to bear its own costs and those incurred by the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).






(1)  OJ C 279, 24.8.2015.