do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015407EN.01000301.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

7 December 2015
(2015/C 407/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0809




JPY


Japanese yen


133,40




DKK


Danish krone


7,4607




GBP


Pound sterling


0,71770




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2188




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0830




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,3265




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,022




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,85




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3133




RON


Romanian leu


4,4803




TRY


Turkish lira


3,1349




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4849




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4550




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3771




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6238




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5191




KRW


South Korean won


1 264,00




ZAR


South African rand


15,6593




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9266




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6380




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 965,26




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5744




PHP


Philippine peso


50,880




RUB


Russian rouble


74,6306




THB


Thai baht


38,761




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0425




MXN


Mexican peso


18,1229




INR


Indian rupee


72,1325






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7812 — Swiss RE Life Capital/Guardian Holdings Europe) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, holding company, insurance, merger control








C_2015407EN.01000102.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7812 — Swiss RE Life Capital/Guardian Holdings Europe)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 407/02)
On 2 December 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 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 32015M7812. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7763 — TCCC/Cobega/CCEP) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: beverage industry, economic concentration, merger control, non-alcoholic beverage, wholesale selling








C_2015407EN.01000202.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7763 — TCCC/Cobega/CCEP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 407/04)
On 9 November 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 32015M7763. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-660/15 P: Appeal brought on 8 December 2015 by Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 24 September 2015 in Case T-125/12: Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd v European Commission
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, broadcasting, control of State aid, services of general interest, television








C_2016059EN.01000902.xml










15.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 59/9





Appeal brought on 8 December 2015 by Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 24 September 2015 in Case T-125/12: Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd v European Commission
(Case C-660/15 P)
(2016/C 059/09)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd (represented by: M. Honoré and S. Kalsmose-Hjelmborg, advokater)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Kingdom of Denmark, TV2/Danmark A/S

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment in Case T-125/12, Viasat Broadcasting UK Ltd v Commission, and










—


annul Commission Decision 2011/839/EU (1) of 20 April 2011 on measures adopted by the Danish state in favour of TV2/Danmark (EUT 2011 L 340, s. 1), and










—


order the defendant at first instance to pay the costs of Viasat both incurred in the first instance and before your Court
alternatively,










—


set aside the judgment under appeal, and










—


refer the case back to the General Court, and










—


reserve the costs of the proceedings at first instance and on.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the form of order sought, Viasat contends that the General Court erred in law when stating that in its assessment under Article 106(2) TFEU the Commission was not required to take account of the fact that aid to TV2 had been granted without observing fundamental principles of transparency and cost efficiency.
More in particular, Viasat contends that the General Court erred in law (1) by relying on the M6 judgment and the related case law to dismiss Viasat’s claims, (2) by holding that Viasat’s arguments lead to a ‘logical impasse’ (3) by rejecting the significance of the 2005 and 2011 SGEI Communications and the 2009 Broadcasting Communication (4) by holding that the 2001 Broadcasting Communication prevented the Commission from applying the methodology which, in Viasat’s view, flows from Article 106(2) TFEU.


(1)  Commission Decision of 20 April 2011 on the measures implemented by Denmark (C 2/03) for TV2/Danmark

OJ L 340, p. 1.
Opinion No 8/2015 (pursuant to Article 287(4), TFEU) on a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Development Fund, bank charges, bank deposit, central bank, financial institution, financial regulation, interest








C_2016005EN.01000601.xml










8.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 5/6





OPINION No 8/2015

(pursuant to Article 287(4), TFEU)

on a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund
(2016/C 5/02)
THE COURT OF AUDITORS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 287(4) thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Commission's proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund (2),
Having regard to the Council's request for an opinion on the abovementioned proposal received at the Court of Auditors on 3 November 2015,
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING OPINION:






1.


The proposal for a Council Regulation on which the Court of Auditors' opinion is requested aims to clarify that the special accounts opened by the Member States in the name of the Commission, for the purpose of depositing EDF contributions, until they need to be used for payments should be kept free of any charge and interest.










2.


The Court of Auditors has no observations to make on the proposal.





This opinion was adopted by Chamber III, headed by Mr Karel PINXTEN, Member of the Court of Auditors, in Luxembourg at its meeting of 8 December 2015.


For the Court of Auditors

Vítor Manuel da SILVA CALDEIRA

President





(1)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

(2)  COM(2015) 463 final.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, France, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2015407EN.01002502.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/25





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 407/12)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


6.11.2015




Duration


6.11–31.12.2015




Member State


France




Stock or Group of stocks


PLE/7HJK.




Species


Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)




Zone


VIIh, VIIj and VIIk




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


65/TQ104






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-673/14: Order of the General Court of 8 December 2015 — Italy v Commission (Action for annulment — State aid — Transport — Establishment of Airport Handling SpA — Decision to open the formal examination procedure provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU — Measure not open to challenge — Aid measures completely implemented by the date on which the action was brought — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, airport, control of State aid, infringement of EU law, principle of proportionality, suspension of aid, terms for aid








C_2016059EN.01001801.xml










15.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 59/18





Order of the General Court of December 2015 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-673/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - State aid - Transport - Establishment of Airport Handling SpA - Decision to open the formal examination procedure provided for in Article 108(2) TFEU - Measure not open to challenge - Aid measures completely implemented by the date on which the action was brought - Inadmissibility))
(2016/C 059/19)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and S. Fiorentino and A. De Stefano, avvocati dello Stato)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Conte and S. Noë, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2014) 4537 final of 9 July 2014 to initiate a formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) TFEU concerning the establishment of the company Airport Handling (State Aid SA.21420 (2014/C) (ex 20 14/NN) (ex 20 13/PN)).

Operative part of the order







1)


The application is dismissed as inadmissible.










2)


The Italian Republic is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 409, 17.11.2014.
Information Communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, English Channel, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2015407EN.01002501.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/25





Information Communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 407/11)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


1.11.2015




Duration


1.11 – 31.12.2015




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


COD/07D.




Species


Cod (Gadus Morhua)




Zone


VIId




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


63/TQ104






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7875 — ICG/Capiton/Prefere Resins Holding) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, chemical industry, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control








C_2015407EN.01002701.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/27





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7875 — ICG/Capiton/Prefere Resins Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 407/14)






1.


On 27 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 a fund managed by Intermediate Capital Group, plc (‘ICG’, UK) and a fund managed by Capiton AG (‘Capiton’, Germany), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Prefere Resins Holding GmbH (‘Prefere Resins’, Germany), hitherto under sole control of Capiton.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for ICG: UK-based investment firm, active in the structuring and provision of mezzanine finance, leveraged credit and minority equity, in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US,
—   for Capiton: investment firm headquartered in Berlin, focusing on investments in large SMEs in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by means of management buy-outs and expansion financing,
—   for Prefere Resins: manufacturer of phenolic and amino resins for industrial, construction and insulation applications.










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.7875 — ICG/Capiton/Prefere Resins Holding, 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.
Case T-719/15 P: Appeal brought on 8 December 2015 by LP against the Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 28 September 2015 in Case F-73/14 LP v Europol
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: damages, indemnification, infringement of EU law, servant (EU), termination of employment, work contract








C_2016059EN.01003702.xml










15.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 59/37





Appeal brought on 8 December 2015 by LP against the Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 28 September 2015 in Case F-73/14 LP v Europol
(Case T-719/15 P)
(2016/C 059/43)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: LP (The Hague, Netherlands) (represented by M. Velardo, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Police Office (Europol)

Form of order sought by the appellant

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


Set aside the order of 28 September 2015 in Case F-73/14 and give a ruling on the case or, in the alternative, refer the case back to the Civil Service Tribunal;










—


Order Europol to pay the cost of both parties





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the appeal, the appellant relies on a single plea in law, alleging that the contested order is vitiated by several errors of law and infringes EU law, in particular in respect of the obligation to provide a statement of reasons, the duty of care and the manifest error of assessment.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Faroes, France, Iceland, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2015407EN.01002601.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/26





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 407/13)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of 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), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


6.11.2015




Duration


6.11–31.12.2015




Member State


France




Stock or Group of stocks


LIN/05EI.




Species


Ling (Molva molva)




Zone


Union and international waters of V




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


64/TQ104






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-583/14: Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2015 — Giand v OHIM — Flamagas (FLAMINAIRE) (Community mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark FLAMINAIRE — Earlier national and international word marks FLAMINAIRE — Relative grounds for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Ne bis in idem)
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, gift item, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016027EN.01005001.xml










25.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 27/50





Judgment of the General Court of 8 December 2015 — Giand v OHIM — Flamagas (FLAMINAIRE)
(Case T-583/14) (1)

((Community mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark FLAMINAIRE - Earlier national and international word marks FLAMINAIRE - Relative grounds for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Ne bis in idem))
(2016/C 027/62)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Giand Srl (Rimini, Italy) (represented by: F. Caricato, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Flamagas, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: G. Hinarejos Mulliez, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 11 June 2014 (Case R 2117/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Flamagas, SA and Giand Srl.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Giand Srl to pay the costs, including those necessarily incurred by Flamagas, SA for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).






(1)  OJ C 351, 6.10.2014.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7791 — Aviva/PSP/Property Portfolio JV) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-12-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, property leasing, real estate business








C_2015407EN.01000201.xml










8.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 407/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7791 — Aviva/PSP/Property Portfolio JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 407/03)
On 2 December 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 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 32015M7791. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.