do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015425EN.01000701.xml










18.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

17 December 2015
(2015/C 425/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0841




JPY


Japanese yen


132,82




DKK


Danish krone


7,4612




GBP


Pound sterling


0,72660




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3022




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0807




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5110




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,031




HUF


Hungarian forint


315,96




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2959




RON


Romanian leu


4,5048




TRY


Turkish lira


3,1674




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5097




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4995




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4050




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6078




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5351




KRW


South Korean won


1 285,85




ZAR


South African rand


16,2600




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0330




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6530




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 204,89




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6780




PHP


Philippine peso


51,434




RUB


Russian rouble


76,5023




THB


Thai baht


39,125




BRL


Brazilian real


4,2031




MXN


Mexican peso


18,3649




INR


Indian rupee


71,8400






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-737/15: Action brought on 18 December 2015 — Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products v Commission
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy consumption, energy production, financial aid, reimbursement of aid, renewable energy








C_2016059EN.01004201.xml










15.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 59/42





Action brought on 18 December 2015 — Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products v Commission
(Case T-737/15)
(2016/C 059/49)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH (Grevenbroich, Germany) (represented by: U. Karpenstein and K. Dingemann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul, pursuant to Article 264 TFEU, European Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1585 of 25 November 2014 in the procedure State aid SA.33995 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) implemented by Germany for the support of renewable electricity and the limitation of energy-intensive users, C(2014) 8786 final;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law: No State resources
The applicant submits that the defendant erred in taking the view that the exception in favour of energy-intensive users laid down in the EEG-Act 2012 involved the use of ‘State resources’ within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU. The EEG-surcharge is paid only by private persons and the resources collected also cannot be attributed to the State because of the absence of permanent control and the associated impossibility of actual access for the authorities.










2.


Second plea in law: Absence of selectivity
The applicant asserts that the special compensation rule (Besondere Ausgleichsregelung, ‘the BesAR’) is not selective — as required by Article 107(1) TFEU –, but constitutes an exception which is logical and inherent in the regulatory system of the EEG-Act.










3.


Third plea in law: Infringement of the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations
In that regard, it is claimed that the defendant established, with respect to the applicant, a legitimate expectation because it failed to examine, in the light of the law on aid, the EEG-Act — of which it was aware — for more than ten years. In addition, the defendant refrained from making recoveries of comparable aid in other Member States.
Case F-82/12: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 December 2015 — De Nicola v EIB (Civil Service — EIB staff — Appraisal — New 2007 staff report — Unlawfulness of the decision of the Adjudication Panel — Refusal of promotion — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European official, promotion, report, staff assessment








C_2016048EN.01008901.xml










8.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/89





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 December 2015 — De Nicola v EIB
(Case F-82/12) (1)

((Civil Service - EIB staff - Appraisal - New 2007 staff report - Unlawfulness of the decision of the Adjudication Panel - Refusal of promotion - No need to adjudicate))
(2016/C 048/99)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Carlo De Nicola (Strassen, Luxembourg) (represented by: L. Isola, laywer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: G. Nuvoli and F. Martin, acting as Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Adjudication Panel’s decision dismissing the applicant’s appeal against the result of the second overall appraisal of his performance for 2007.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Adjudication Panel of the European Investment Bank of 15 February 2012;










2.


Declares that there is no need to rule on the pleas seeking the annulment of the new staff report for 2007;










3.


Dismisses the remainder of the action;










4.


Orders the European Investment Bank to bear its own costs and pay the costs incurred by Mr De Nicola.






(1)  OJ C 319, 20.10.2012, p. 18.
Case F-45/11: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 December 2015 — De Nicola v EIB (Civil Service — EIB staff — Appraisal — 2009 staff report — Unlawfulness of the decision of the Adjudication Panel — Refusal of promotion — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, damages, promotion, report, staff assessment








C_2016048EN.01008801.xml










8.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/88





Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 December 2015 — De Nicola v EIB
(Case F-45/11) (1)

((Civil Service - EIB staff - Appraisal - 2009 staff report - Unlawfulness of the decision of the Adjudication Panel - Refusal of promotion - No need to adjudicate))
(2016/C 048/97)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Carlo De Nicola (Strassen, Luxembourg) (represented by: L. Isola, lawyer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: G. Nuvoli and T. Gilliams, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of the applicant’s staff report for 2009 in so far as it does not award him A or B+ and does not propose him for promotion to Function D.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Adjudication Panel of the European Investment Bank of 22 September 2010;










2.


Holds that there is no need to adjudicate on the pleas seeking annulment of the staff report relating to 2009, the decision of 25 March 2010 refusing promotion or ‘all connected, consequent and prior acts’










3.


Dismisses the remainder of the action;










4.


Orders the European Investment Bank to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by Mr D Nicola.






(1)  OJ C 186, 25.6.2011, p. 35.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2015425EN.01001801.xml










18.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/18





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2015/C 425/11)



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
: Estonia


Subject of commemoration
: the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous Estonian chess grandmaster Paul Keres


Description of the design
: The coin features a portrait of the great Estonian chess player Paul Keres with some chess pieces. At the top left in semi-circle is the inscription ‘PAUL KERES’. At the left side is the name of the issuing country ‘EESTI’ and underneath is the year of issuance ‘2016’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 


Date of issue
: January 2016


(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).
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency




C_2015425EN.01001701.xml










18.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/17





New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2015/C 425/10)



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
: Spain


Subject of commemoration
: Unesco’s World Cultural and and Natural Heritage Sites — Segovia


Description of the design
: The design depicts in the foreground the aqueduct of Segovia. At the top of the inner circle and in circular sense is the name of the issuing country ‘ESPAÑA’ and underneath it the year of issuance ‘2016’. At the top right is the mint mark.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.


Number of coins to be issued
: 8 million


Date of issue
: 


(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.7855 — Ageas/AXA Portugal) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, insurance, merger control








C_2015425EN.01002201.xml










18.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7855 — Ageas/AXA Portugal)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 425/15)






1.


On 11 December 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Ageas Portugal Holdings SGPS, SA (‘Ageas Portugal’, Portugal) an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ageas SA/NV, (‘Ageas’, Belgium), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of: (i) AXA Portugal, Companhia de Seguros, SA; (ii) AXA Portugal, Companhia de Seguros de Vida, SA; and (iii) the unincorporated business of direct property and casualty insurance operated by AXA Global Direct Seguros y Reaseguros SAU through its Portuguese branch (together ‘AXA Portugal’, Portugal).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Ageas: provision of life and non-life insurance services to individuals, business and institutional customers in several EEA countries and in Asia,
—   for AXA Portugal: provision of insurance products and services, in both the non-life and life insurance in Portugal.










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.7855 — Ageas/AXA Portugal, 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 the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Tunisia, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2015425EN.01000501.xml










18.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 425/5





Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia
(2015/C 425/03)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear 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, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia.
The Council intends to renew the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/72/CFSP. The Council holds on its file new elements concerning all persons listed in the Annex to Decision 2011/72/CFSP and in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 101/2011. The persons concerned are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the information that relates to them, before 1 January 2016, 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, in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2011/72/CFSP and Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) No 101/2011.


(1)  OJ L 28, 2.2.2011, p. 62.

(2)  OJ L 31, 5.2.2011, p. 1.
Case T-850/14: Order of the General Court of 18 December 2015 — CompuGroup Medical v OHIM — Schatteiner (SAM) (Action for annulment — Community trade mark — Time-limit for bringing an action — Notification of the decision of the Board of Appeal to the electronic account at OHIM of the applicant’s representative — Out of time — No force majeure or unforeseeable circumstances — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, information technology, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2016068EN.01002801.xml










22.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 68/28





Order of the General Court of 18 December 2015 — CompuGroup Medical v OHIM — Schatteiner (SAM)
(Case T-850/14)
((Action for annulment - Community trade mark - Time-limit for bringing an action - Notification of the decision of the Board of Appeal to the electronic account at OHIM of the applicant’s representative - Out of time - No force majeure or unforeseeable circumstances - Manifest inadmissibility))
(2016/C 068/36)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: CompuGroup Medical AG (Koblenz, Germany) (represented by: B. Dix, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Simon Schatteiner (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: F. Schulz and H. Pernez, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 July 2014 (Case R 818/2013-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Mr Simon Schatteiner and CompuGroup Medical AG.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


CompuGroup Medical AG shall pay the costs.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2412 of 18 December 2015 determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 in the pigmeat sector
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: common organisation of markets, import (EU), import licence, pigmeat, tariff quota








L_2015333EN.01011601.xml










19.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 333/116








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/2412
of 18 December 2015
         
determining the quantities to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2016 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 in the pigmeat sector


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(2) and (3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of pigmeat products. The quotas listed in Part B of Annex I to that Regulation are managed using the simultaneous examination method.












(2)


The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 1 to 7 December 2015 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2016 are smaller than those available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod.












(3)


In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The quantities for which import licence applications have not been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 442/2009, to be added to the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2016, are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 18 December 2015.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Jerzy PLEWA
            

Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 442/2009 of 27 May 2009 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector (OJ L 129, 28.5.2009, p. 13).




ANNEX






Order No


Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantities available for the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2016
(kg)




09.4038


25 743 750 




09.4170


3 691 500 




09.4204


3 468 000
Case F-128/11: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 December 2015 — De Nicola v EIB (Civil Service — EIB staff — Appraisal — 2010 staff report — Contested — Internal procedures — Conditions — Withdrawal — Action — Lack of locus standi — Reasonable time — Failure to comply — Manifestly inadmissible)
Date: 2015-12-18
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: administrative procedure, conciliation procedure (part of ordinary legislative procedure), electronic mail, indemnification, promotion, staff assessment








C_2016048EN.01009801.xml










8.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/98





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Single Judge) of 18 December 2015 — De Nicola v EIB
(Case F-128/11) (1)

((Civil Service - EIB staff - Appraisal - 2010 staff report - Contested - Internal procedures - Conditions - Withdrawal - Action - Lack of locus standi - Reasonable time - Failure to comply - Manifestly inadmissible))
(2016/C 048/112)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Carlo De Nicola (Strassen, Luxembourg) (represented by: L. Isola, laywer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (represented by: G. Nuvoli and T. Gilliams, acting as Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Application seeking, firstly, annulment of the e-mail messages and decisions of the EIB concerning the administrative procedure relating to the applicant’s performance appraisal for 2010, secondly, annulment of the decision whereby the President of the EIB refused to instigate the settlement procedure before the Conciliation Board, thirdly, annulment of the applicant’s annual appraisal for 2010 in so far as it does not award him ‘exceptional performance’ or ‘very good performance’ and does not propose his promotion to Function D and, finally, an order that the EIB pay compensation for the material and non-material damage sustained.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly inadmissible.










2.


Mr De Nicola shall bear his own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Investment Bank.






(1)  OJ C 65, 3.3.2012, p. 21.