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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8273 — Standard/Braas Monier) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, merger control, wholesale trade








C_2017065EN.01000501.xml










1.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/5





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8273 — Standard/Braas Monier)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 65/04)






1.


On 20 February 2017, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Standard Industries Inc. (‘Standard’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the Braas Monier Building Group SA (‘Braas Monier’, Luxembourg) by way of a public bid.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Standard: manufacture and distribution of commercial and residential roofing products and certain other construction products worldwide. In Europe Standard is mostly active through its subsidiary, Icopal Holding A/S which is primarily focussed on the manufacture and sale of flat roofing products.
—   for Braas Monier: manufacture and supply of pitched roof products, roof tiles and roofing components in 29 countries worldwide, mainly in Europe, Asia and South Africa. Braas Monier also manufactures chimneys and energy systems.










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 M.8273 — Standard/Braas Monier, 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’).
Case T-698/15: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — Silvan v Commission (Appeal — Civil service — Officials — 2013 promotion exercise — Decision not to promote the appellant — Comparison of the merits — Taking into account of staff reports — No error of law)
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, promotion, staff assessment, staff regulations (EU)








C_2017121EN.01002701.xml










18.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/27





Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — Silvan v Commission
(Case T-698/15) (1)

((Appeal - Civil service - Officials - 2013 promotion exercise - Decision not to promote the appellant - Comparison of the merits - Taking into account of staff reports - No error of law))
(2017/C 121/38)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Juha Tapio Silvan (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: N. de Montigny and J.-N. Louis, lawyers)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: G. Berscheid and C. Berardis-Kayser, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (Second Chamber) of 22 September 2015, Silvan v Commission (F-83/14, EU:F:2015:106), and asking for annulment of that judgment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the appeal;










2)


Orders Mr Juha Tapio Silvan to bear his own costs as well as those incurred by the European Commission in the context of the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 59, 15.2.2016.
Case T-278/15 P: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — SEAE v KL (Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2013 promotion procedure — Non-inclusion in the list of promoted officials — No error of law)
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, promotion








C_2017129EN.01001701.xml










24.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 129/17





Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — SEAE v KL
(Case T-278/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Civil service - Officials - Promotion - 2013 promotion procedure - Non-inclusion in the list of promoted officials - No error of law))
(2017/C 129/27)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European External Action Service (EEAS) (represented initially by S. Marquardt and M. Silva, then by S. Marquardt, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: KL (represented by: N. de Montigny and J.-N. Louis, lawyers)

Intervener in support of the Appellant: European Commission (represented by: G. Berscheid and C. Berardis-Kayser, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal [confidential] (2) seeking the annulment of that judgment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Dismisses the appeal;










2)


Orders the European External Action Service (EEAS) to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by KL in the present proceedings;










3)


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs incurred in the present proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 294, 7.9.2015.

(2)  Confidential information omitted.
Case T-366/13: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — France v Commission (State aid — Maritime cabotage — Aid implemented by France in favour of the Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie méridionale de navigation — Service of general economic interest — Compensation for a service additional to the basic service intended to cover peak periods during the tourist season — Decision declaring aid incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Advantage — Altmark judgment)
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, State aid, carriage of passengers, control of State aid, maritime transport, services of general interest








C_2017121EN.01002002.xml










18.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/20





Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — France v Commission
(Case T-366/13) (1)

((State aid - Maritime cabotage - Aid implemented by France in favour of the Société nationale maritime Corse Méditerranée (SNCM) and the Compagnie méridionale de navigation - Service of general economic interest - Compensation for a service additional to the basic service intended to cover peak periods during the tourist season - Decision declaring aid incompatible with the internal market - Concept of State aid - Advantage - Altmark judgment))
(2017/C 121/29)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: French Republic (represented by: initially, E. Belliard, G. de Bergues, D. Colas and N. Rouam, then G. de Bergues, D. Colas, F. Alabrune and J. Bousin, and subsequently D. Colas, F. Alabrune and J. Bousin, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Afonso and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU for the annulment of Commission Decision 2013/435/EU of 2 May 2013 on State aid SA.22843 (2012/C) (ex 2012/NN) implemented by France in favour of Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée (OJ 2013 L 220, p. 20).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


dismisses the action;










2.


orders the French Republic to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by the European Commission, including those incurred in the interim proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 252, 31.8.2013.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017065EN.01000401.xml










1.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

28 February 2017
(2017/C 65/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0597 




JPY


Japanese yen


118,83 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4332 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85305 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5675 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0648 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8693 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,25 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3148 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5202 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,8391 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3807 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3984 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2252 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4707 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4831 




KRW


South Korean won


1 194,24 




ZAR


South African rand


13,7910 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2780 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4365 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 132,16 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7051 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,258 




RUB


Russian rouble


61,7550 




THB


Thai baht


36,952 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2810 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,0800 




INR


Indian rupee


70,6290 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-208/15: Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — Universiteit Antwerpen v REA (Arbitration clause — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) — Marie Curie actions — Early-stage researchers — Call for proposals FP7-People-ITN-2008 — Grant agreements — Eligible costs — Recovery of sums paid — Concept of hosting researchers — Proportionality)
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU programme, Framework Programme for Research and Development, invitation to tender, principle of proportionality, reimbursement of aid, research staff








C_2017121EN.01002502.xml










18.4.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/25





Judgment of the General Court of 1 March 2017 — Universiteit Antwerpen v REA
(Case T-208/15) (1)

((Arbitration clause - Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) - Marie Curie actions - Early-stage researchers - Call for proposals FP7-People-ITN-2008 - Grant agreements - Eligible costs - Recovery of sums paid - Concept of hosting researchers - Proportionality))
(2017/C 121/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Universiteit Antwerpen (Antwerp, Belgium) (represented by: P. Teerlinck and P. de Bandt, lawyers)

Defendant: Research Executive Agency (REA) (represented by: S. Payan-Lagrou and V. Canetti, acting as Agents, and by D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

Action under Article 272 TFEU seeking, first of all, a declaration that Grant Agreements No 238214 ‘C7’ (Cerebellar-Cortical Control: Cells, Circuits, Computation, and Clinic) and No 238686 ‘Cerebnet’ (Timing and plasticity in the olivo-cerebellar system), which were entered into in the context of call for proposals FP7-People-ITN-2008, cannot be interpreted as imposing an obligation on the beneficiaries to provide training to early-stage researchers exclusively on their own premises and, as a consequence, confirmation that the REA cannot reject as ineligible part of the costs relating to the training of three early-stage researchers outside the applicant’s premises; and, secondly, an order that the REA is to pay all the costs related to the training of those early-stage researchers, as claimed by the applicant, together with interest from the date on which the payments were due under the agreements.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders the Research Executive Agency (REA) to pay Universiteit Antwerpen the sum of EUR 45 526,73, corresponding to payment of some of the eligible costs under the ‘Cerebnet’ Agreement No 238686 entered into under the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013), together with contractual interest from the date from which that amount was due under that agreement;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the REA and Universiteit Antwerpen to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 270, 17.8.2015.
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: GATT, World Trade Organisation, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement








L_2017054EN.01000101.xml










1.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 54/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization

The Protocol amending the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (1) has entered into force on 22 February 2017.


(1)  
            OJ L 284, 30.10.2015, p. 3.
Case C-160/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 1 March 2017 — Raoul Thybaut, Johnny De Coster and Frédéric Romain v Région wallonne
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU environmental policy, building industry, building permit, building regulations, environmental impact, environmental protection, expropriation, town-planning scheme








C_2017178EN.01001101.xml










6.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/11





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 1 March 2017 — Raoul Thybaut, Johnny De Coster and Frédéric Romain v Région wallonne
(Case C-160/17)
(2017/C 178/12)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Raoul Thybaut, Johnny De Coster and Frédéric Romain

Defendant: Région wallonne

Question referred

Is Article 2(a) of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (1) to be interpreted as including in the concept of plan or programme an area prescribed by a legislative provision and adopted by a regional authority:






—


the sole purpose of which is to determine the boundary of a geographical area in which an urban development plan is capable of being carried out, it being understood that this plan, which must pursue a defined objective — in this case concerning renovation and development of urban functions requiring the creation, modification, extension, removal or overhang of roads and public spaces — justifies the adoption of the area, which in turn entails acceptance of the principle of this plan, but which must still be subject to planning permission which requires the assessment of effects; and










—


which has the effect, from a procedural point of view, of allowing planning permission applications for measures or works located in this area to benefit from a special procedure, it being understood that the planning rules that were applicable to the land concerned before adoption of the area remain applicable, but that the use of this procedure may allow derogation from these rules to be obtained more easily; and










—


which enjoys a presumption of public interest for expropriations within the framework of an accompanying expropriation plan?






(1)  Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ 2001 L 197, p. 30).
Decision No 47/2016 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 1 March 2017 related to the listing of conformity assessment bodies under the sectoral annex for electromagnetic compatibility [2017/467]
Date: 2017-03-01
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle








L_2017072EN.01007601.xml










17.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 72/76








            DECISION No 47/2016 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 1 March 2017
         
related to the listing of conformity assessment bodies under the sectoral annex for electromagnetic compatibility [2017/467]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14,


Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a conformity assessment body or bodies under a sectoral annex,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The conformity assessment body in Attachment A is added to the list of conformity assessment bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the sectoral annex for electromagnetic compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the conformity assessment body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.







This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorised to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.


On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            
Signed in Washington DC, on 13 February 2017
            



On behalf of the European Union

Ignacio IRUARRIZAGA
            
Signed in Brussels, on 1 March 2017
            







Attachment A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility











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