do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/173 of 9 February 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst/Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst (PGI))
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, product designation








L_2016033EN.01000901.xml










10.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 33/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/173
of 9 February 2016
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst/Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


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

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Germany's application to register the name ‘Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst’/‘Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst’/‘Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Aachener Weihnachts-Leberwurst’/‘Oecher Weihnachtsleberwurst’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. — Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 312, 22.9.2015, p. 5.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-639/14: Order of the General Court of 9 February 2016 — DEI v Commission (State aid — Complaints — Rejection decisions — Commission’s preliminary assessment — Final decision — Repeal of the contested act — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, cost price, electricity supply, infringement of EU law, price of energy








C_2016118EN.01003201.xml










4.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/32





Order of the General Court of 9 February 2016 — DEI v Commission
(Case T-639/14) (1)

((State aid - Complaints - Rejection decisions - Commission’s preliminary assessment - Final decision - Repeal of the contested act - No need to adjudicate))
(2016/C 118/36)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou (DEI) (Athens, Greece) (represented by: E. Bourtzalas, D. Waelbroeck, A. Oikonomou, C. Synodinos and E. Salaka, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouchagiar and É. Gippini Fournier, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission letter COMP/E3/ON/AB/ark*2014/61460 of 21 June 2014 in which the Commission rejected the applicant’s complaints concerning State aid.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate in the present action.










2.


There is no longer any need to rule on the application for leave to intervene made by Alouminion tis Ellados AE.










3.


Each party shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 395, 10.11.2014.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/233 of 9 February 2016 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Guijuelo (PDO)]
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Castile-Leon, Spain, designation of origin, labelling, pigmeat, product designation








L_2016044EN.01000501.xml










19.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 44/5








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/233
of 9 February 2016
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Guijuelo (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 Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Guijuelo’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (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 ‘Guijuelo’ (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, 9 February 2016.


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 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 148, 21.6.1996, p. 1).

(3)  
            OJ C 329, 6.10.2015, p. 3.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7686 — Avago/Broadcom) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronics industry, information technology industry, merger control, telecommunications industry








C_2016049EN.01000101.xml










9.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7686 — Avago/Broadcom)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 49/01)
On 23 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 32015M7686. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
2016 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: allowances and expenses, secretariat of an Institution, self-employed person, wage determination








C_2016049EN.01000401.xml










9.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/4





2016 update of the allowances applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
(2016/C 49/06)
In accordance with Article 19(6) of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1027 of 23 June 2015 concerning the rules applicable to experts on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council and repealing Decision 2007/829/EC (1):






1.


from 1 January 2016, the daily allowance is set at EUR 131,76;










2.


from 1 January 2016, the scale used to calculate reimbursements due on the basis of the distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km) is as follows:






Distance between the place of origin and the place of secondment (in km)


Amount (in EUR)




0-150


0,00




> 150


84,68




> 300


150,56




> 500


244,68




> 800


395,24




> 1 300


621,11




> 2 000


743,46










(1)  OJ L 163, 30.6.2015, p. 40.
EFTA Surveillance Authority Decision No 36/16/COL of 9 February 2016 to partially repeal Decision No 227/04/COL as regards the status for Iceland for Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (VHS) [2016/1862]
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, aquaculture, disease prevention, fish disease, veterinary inspection








L_2016284EN.01003501.xml










20.10.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 284/35







EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY DECISION
         
No 36/16/COL
of 9 February 2016
         
to partially repeal Decision No 227/04/COL as regards the status for Iceland for Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (VHS) [2016/1862]


THE EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY,

Having regard to the Act referred to at point 5a of Part 4.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement (Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October 2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals (1)), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by point 4(d) of Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement and Article 1(2) and Article 3 of Protocol 1 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement,


Having regard to Decision No 494/13/COL of the EFTA Surveillance Authority (‘the Authority’) of 11 December 2013 empowering the College Member with special responsibility for veterinary and phytosanitary matters to take certain decisions in that field (Document No 683826),

Whereas:

By Decision No 227/04/COL, the Authority recognised the whole continental and coastal area of Iceland as free from Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) and Viral Haemorraghic Septicaemia (VHS).


On 23 October 2015, Iceland notified through the Animal Disease Notification System an outbreak of VHS in lumpfish of wild origin used as brood fish in the Landnamsholf region. Further information regarding the measures taken were provided by letter of 13 November 2015 (Document No 780869, IS ref. ANR15110004/20.5).


In light of the above, the VHS-free status for Iceland, as recognised by Decision No 227/04/COL, should be withdrawn.


No changes have occurred as regards Iceland's status for IHN.


It is therefore appropriate to repeal Decision No 227/04/COL as regards Iceland's VHS-status only.


This Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the EFTA Veterinary and Phytosanitary Committee.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:








1.


Decision No 227/04/COL is repealed as regards Iceland's status for Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia.










2.


Decision No 227/04/COL remains in force as regards Iceland's status for Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis.










3.


This Decision is addressed to Iceland.







Done at Brussels, 9 February 2016.


For the EFTA Surveillance Authority

Helga JÓNSDÓTTIR
            

College Member

Carsten ZATSCHLER
            

Director






(1)  
            OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2016049EN.01000102.xml










9.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 49/02)
On 5 January 2016, 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 32016M7827. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/234 of 9 February 2016 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Salam de Sibiu (PGI)]
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Bacau, Brasov, Bucharest — Ilfov, Calarasi, Covasna, Prahova, Romania, Sibiu, designation of origin, labelling, meat product, product designation








L_2016044EN.01000601.xml










19.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 44/6








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/234
of 9 February 2016
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Salam de Sibiu (PGI)]


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


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

Whereas:







(1)


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












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Salam de Sibiu’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.2. — Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 February 2016.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Phil HOGAN
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  
            OJ C 329, 6.10.2015, p. 20.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016049EN.01000501.xml










9.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 February 2016
(2016/C 49/07)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1101




JPY


Japanese yen


129,11




DKK


Danish krone


7,4631




GBP


Pound sterling


0,77240




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4307




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1051




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5885




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,062




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,69




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4352




RON


Romanian leu


4,4798




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2721




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5726




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5487




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6481




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6802




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5640




KRW


South Korean won


1 343,41




ZAR


South African rand


17,9885




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2995




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6455




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 178,82




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6462




PHP


Philippine peso


53,084




RUB


Russian rouble


85,8419




THB


Thai baht


39,459




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3245




MXN


Mexican peso


20,7145




INR


Indian rupee


75,5245






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2016049EN.01000202.xml










9.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7901 — COFRA Holding/Binder Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 49/04)
On 2 February 2016, 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 32016M7901. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7796 — Linamar/Montupet) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-02-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, machinery, merger control, metallurgical industry, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2016049EN.01000201.xml










9.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/2





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7796 — Linamar/Montupet)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 49/03)
On 10 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 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 32015M7796. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.