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European Parliament legislative resolution of 4 July 2018 on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 (09425/2018 — C8-0276/2018 — 2015/0907(APP))
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: Committee on Constitutional Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: European election, European electoral system, Member of the European Parliament, universal suffrage, vote








C_2020118EN.01024601.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/246






P8_TA(2018)0282
Reform of the electoral law of the European Union ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 4 July 2018 on the draft Council decision amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, annexed to Council Decision 76/787/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 20 September 1976 (09425/2018 — C8-0276/2018 — 2015/0907(APP))
(Special legislative procedure — consent)
(2020/C 118/36)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (09425/2018),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 223(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0276/2018),










—


having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2015 on the reform of the electoral law of the European Union and to the annexed proposal for a Council decision adopting the provisions amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (1),










—


having regard to the reasoned opinions submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the French Senate, the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies, the Netherlands Senate, the Netherlands House of Representatives, the Swedish Parliament, the United Kingdom House of Commons and the United Kingdom House of Lords, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,










—


having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A8-0248/2018),












1.


Gives its consent to the draft Council decision;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 366, 27.10.2017, p. 7.
Case T-401/18 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 4 July 2018 — SFIE-PE v Parliament (Interim measures — Law governing the institutions — Strike action by interpreters — Measures for the requisition of interpreters adopted by the European Parliament — Application for suspension of operation — Application for interim measures — Partial inadmissibility — Weighing up of interests)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: information profession, interpreting, labour law, operation of the Institutions, requisitioning of workers, strike








C_2018392EN.01003101.xml










29.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/31






Order of the President of the General Court of 4 July 2018 — SFIE-PE v Parliament
(Case T-401/18 R)
((Interim measures - Law governing the institutions - Strike action by interpreters - Measures for the requisition of interpreters adopted by the European Parliament - Application for suspension of operation - Application for interim measures - Partial inadmissibility - Weighing up of interests))
(2018/C 392/38)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Syndicat des fonctionnaires internationaux et européens — Section du Parlement européen (SFIE-PE) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Re:

Application based on Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU seeking, first, suspension of the operation of the decisions of the European Parliament of 2 and 3 July 2018 concerning the requisition of interpreters and future decisions concerning the requisition of interpreters for 5, 10 and 11 July 2018 and, second, an order requiring the Parliament to limit requisitions of interpreters in future.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8987 — HPS/MDP/HAPS) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, insurance company, investment company, merger control








C_2018241EN.01000301.xml










10.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 241/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8987 — HPS/MDP/HAPS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 241/05)
On 4 July 2018, 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 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 32018M8987. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-402/18 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 4 July 2018 — Aquino and Others v Parliament (Interim measures — Law governing the institutions — Interpreters’ strike action — Measures of requisition of interpreters adopted by the European Parliament — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Application for interim measures — Inadmissible in part — Balance of interests)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: information profession, interpreting, labour law, operation of the Institutions, requisitioning of workers, strike








C_2018392EN.01003102.xml










29.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/31






Order of the President of the General Court of 4 July 2018 — Aquino and Others v Parliament
(Case T-402/18 R)
((Interim measures - Law governing the institutions - Interpreters’ strike action - Measures of requisition of interpreters adopted by the European Parliament - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Application for interim measures - Inadmissible in part - Balance of interests))
(2018/C 392/39)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Roberto Aquino (Brussels, Belgium) and the 30 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the order (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Re:

Application on the basis of Articles 278 TFEU and 279 TFEU seeking, first, the suspension of the application of the decisions of the European Parliament of 2 and 3 July 2018 requisitioning interpreters and future decisions requisitioning interpreters on 5, 10 and 11 July 2018 and, second, an order that the Parliament limit the requisitions of interpreters in future.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Ile-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2018233EN.01001801.xml










4.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 233/18





Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 233/08)






Member State


France




Route concerned


Agen-Paris (Orly)




Period of validity of the contract


From 7 January 2019 to 6 January 2023




Deadline for the submission of applications and tenders


10 September 2018 (12.00, local time)




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Syndicat Mixte pour l’Aérodrome Départemental (SMAD)




Aéroport d’Agen La Garenne




47520 Le Passage




FRANCE




Tel. +33 553770083




Email: m.bertaud@aeroport-agen.fr




Or on the platform containing SMAD’s buyer profile: https://www.e-marchespublics.fr
European Parliament legislative resolution of 4 July 2018 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (10670/2017 — C8-0121/2018 — 2017/0137(NLE))
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: Croatia, GATT, New Zealand, accession to the European Union, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, tariff preference








C_2020118EN.01024901.xml










8.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/249






P8_TA(2018)0287
EU-New Zealand Agreement relating to the modification of concessions (accession of Croatia) ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 4 July 2018 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (10670/2017 — C8-0121/2018 — 2017/0137(NLE))
(Consent)
(2020/C 118/39)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (10670/2017),










—


having regard to draft Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union (10672/2017),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(4) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0121/2018),










—


having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4), and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A8-0220/2018),












1.


Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of New Zealand.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018233EN.01000401.xml










4.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 233/4





Euro exchange rates (1)

3 July 2018
(2018/C 233/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1665 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,09 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4506 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88350 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3123 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1573 




ISK


Iceland króna


124,60 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4655 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,073 




HUF


Hungarian forint


327,35 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3915 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6615 




TRY


Turkish lira


5,4444 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5761 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5344 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1506 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7281 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5921 




KRW


South Korean won


1 298,07 




ZAR


South African rand


15,9718 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7481 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3845 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 766,10 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7208 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,249 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,6468 




THB


Thai baht


38,681 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5429 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,9451 




INR


Indian rupee


79,9310 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8939 — Liberty House Group/Aluminium Dunkerque) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, economic concentration, iron and steel industry, mechanical engineering, merger control








C_2018233EN.01002101.xml










4.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 233/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8939 — Liberty House Group/Aluminium Dunkerque)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 233/10)

1.   
On 26 June 2018, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Liberty Industries France (France), controlled by Liberty House Group (UK),










—


Aluminium Dunkerque (France).




Liberty Industries France acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Aluminium Dunkerque.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for Liberty House Group: production, trading and recycling of steel and aluminium and manufacture value added engineering products worldwide,
—   for Aluminium Dunkerque: manufacture of primary aluminium in France.


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 the 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 the 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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8939 — Liberty House Group/Aluminium Dunkerque
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu




Fax +32 22964301




Postal 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-29/18: Order of the General Court of 4 July 2018 — Planet v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to the contract ‘Technical Assistance to Ecowas for the implementation of the 10th EDF Transport Facilitation Project II (TFP II)’ — Implied refusal of access — Express decision adopted after the action had been brought — Withdrawal of the contested act — Action which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, Economic Community of West African States, access to EU information, development aid, provision of documents, tendering, transport infrastructure








C_2018301EN.01003701.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/37






Order of the General Court of 4 July 2018 — Planet v Commission
(Case T-29/18) (1)

((Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to the contract ‘Technical Assistance to Ecowas for the implementation of the 10th EDF Transport Facilitation Project II (TFP II)’ - Implied refusal of access - Express decision adopted after the action had been brought - Withdrawal of the contested act - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate))
(2018/C 301/49)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Planet AE Parochis Symvouleftikon Ypiresion (Athens, Greece) (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar and M. Konstantinidis, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of an implied decision of the Commission rejecting the applicant’s confirmatory application of 6 November 2017 requesting access to certain documents relating to the contract ‘Technical Assistance to Ecowas for the implementation of the 10th EDF Transport Facilitation Project II (TFP II)’.

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 112, 26.3.2018.
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — End of the suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, electrical energy, natural gas, public contract, retail trade








C_2018233EN.01002201.xml










4.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 233/22





Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
End of the suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts
(2018/C 233/11)
On 2 November 2016 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).
This request, made by the Czech Republic, concerns certain activities in the markets for retail of electricity and gas in the Czech Republic. The relevant notices were published in OJ C 23, 24.1.2017, p. 10, in OJ C 167, 25.5.2017, p. 10, in OJ C 276, 19.8.2017, p. 4, in OJ C 396, 23.11.2017, p. 18 and in OJ C 439, 20.12.2017, p. 12.
On 21 December 2017, the Commission asked the Applicant to provide additional information by 10 January 2018 the latest. As announced in the notice published in OJ C 114, 28.3.2018, p. 20, the final deadline was prolonged by 55 working days after the receipt of complete and correct information. Complete and correct information was received on 12 April 2018.
The final deadline therefore expires on 5 July 2018.


(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Case C-626/16: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2018 — European Commission v Slovak Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Environment — Landfill of waste — Directive 1999/31/EC — Existing landfill sites — Article 14 — Definite decision on whether or not operations may continue — Article 13 — Closure procedures — Judgment of the Court declaring a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance — Article 260(2) TFEU — Pecuniary penalties — Penalty payment and lump sum)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: infringement procedure (EU), periodic penalty payment, sanction (EU), storage of waste, waste disposal








C_2018301EN.01000401.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/4






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 4 July 2018 — European Commission v Slovak Republic
(Case C-626/16) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Landfill of waste - Directive 1999/31/EC - Existing landfill sites - Article 14 - Definite decision on whether or not operations may continue - Article 13 - Closure procedures - Judgment of the Court declaring a failure to fulfil obligations - Non-compliance - Article 260(2) TFEU - Pecuniary penalties - Penalty payment and lump sum))
(2018/C 301/04)
Language of the case: Slovak

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: E. Sanfrutos Cano and A. Tokár, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Slovak Republic (represented by: B. Ricziová, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to take all the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 25 April 2013, Commission v Slovakia (C-331/11, not published, EU:C:2013:271), the Slovak Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU;










2.


Orders that if the failure to fulfil obligations established in point 1 has continued until the day of delivery of the present judgment the Slovak Republic must pay the European Commission a penalty payment of EUR 5 000 for each day of delay in implementing the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 25 April 2013, Commission v Slovakia (C-331/11, not published, EU:C:2013:271), from the date of delivery of the present judgment until the judgment of 25 April 2013, Commission v Slovakia (C-331/11, not published, EU:C:2013:271), has been complied with in full;










3.


Orders the Slovak Republic to pay the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1 000 000;










4.


Orders the Slovak Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 78, 13.3.2017.
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774 of 28 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ L 131, 29.5.2018)
Date: 2018-07-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








L_2018167EN.01003602.xml










4.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 167/36







Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774 of 28 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 131 of 29 May 2018
)


On page 4, in the Annex (concerning amendments to Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012), entry No 68 (concerning Bassam Sabbagh) is deleted.