do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange ratesSource: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 12 December 20192019/C 420/04
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019420EN.01000801.xml










13.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 420/8






Euro exchange rates (1)

12 December 2019
(2019/C 420/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1137 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,95 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4732 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84560 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4495 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0939 




ISK


Iceland króna


136,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1350 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,519 




HUF


Hungarian forint


329,40 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2836 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7791 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,4390 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6165 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4676 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6923 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6906 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5117 




KRW


South Korean won


1 323,39 




ZAR


South African rand


16,3248 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8374 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4390 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 630,78 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6324 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,476 




RUB


Russian rouble


70,0885 




THB


Thai baht


33,606 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,5788 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2831 




INR


Indian rupee


78,9355 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9693 — Liberty/Aleris Divestment Business) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 420/10
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: aluminium, economic concentration, flat product, iron and steel industry, merger control, metal waste, waste recycling








C_2019420EN.01002601.xml










13.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 420/26






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9693 — Liberty/Aleris Divestment Business)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 420/10)

1.   
On 4 December 2019, 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 House Group Pte. Ltd (‘Liberty’, Singapore)










—


Aleris Divestment Business (‘Aleris DB’, Belgium)




Liberty acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the Aleris DB.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Liberty: metals recycling, manufacture of steel, manufacture of aluminium and engineering products,










—


for Aleris DB: manufacture and sale of aluminium flat-rolled products, including in particular aluminium automotive body sheets and heat exchanger.






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.9693 — Liberty/Aleris Divestment Business
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 C-912/19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 13 December 2019 — Agrimotion S.A. v ADAMA Deutschland GmbH
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: labelling, market approval, plant health control, plant health product, product designation








C_2020095EN.01001501.xml










23.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 13 December 2019 — Agrimotion S.A. v ADAMA Deutschland GmbH
(Case C-912/19)
(2020/C 95/16)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings


Defendant and appellant: Agrimotion S.A.

Applicant and respondent: ADAMA Deutschland GmbH

Question referred

Can an undertaking which places a plant protection product authorised in the Member State of origin on the market of the Member State of introduction rely on the parallel trade permit granted by the competent authority of the Member State of introduction to a third undertaking, if the canisters containing the plant protection product and in which that product is placed on the market of the Member State of introduction indicate both the holder of the permit and the importing undertaking? If there are any additional requirements, what are they? (1)



(1)  Pursuant to Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ 2009 L 309, p. 1).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 327/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2020/345]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, agricultural holding, agricultural statistics, agricultural structure, data collection, data protection, personal data, revision of an agreement, statistical method




L_2020068EN.01008501.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/85








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 327/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2020/345]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 repeals Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 23 (Regulation (EC) No 1166/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:


                  ‘
                  32018 R 1091: Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on integrated farm statistics and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1166/2008 and (EU) No 1337/2011 (OJ L 200, 7.8.2018, p. 1).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptations:






(a)


The EFTA States shall not be bound by the regional breakdown of data as required by this Regulation.










(b)


The EFTA States shall not be bound to collect “Vineyard”-module in Article 7(h) and as listed in Annex IV of the Regulation, also including any ad-hoc data supplementing the three mentioned modules due to Article 9.










(c)


This Regulation shall not apply to Liechtenstein.’







Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2018/1091 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 200, 7.8.2018, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 321, 1.12.2008, p. 14.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 316/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2020/334]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, air safety, air space, air traffic, air traffic control, common transport policy, revision of an agreement, transport network




L_2020068EN.01007101.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/71








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 316/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2020/334]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/903 of 29 May 2019 setting the Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network for the third reference period starting on 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2024 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 66xh (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1048) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘66xi.



32019 D 0903: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/903 of 29 May 2019 setting the Union-wide performance targets for the air traffic management network for the third reference period starting on 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2024 (OJ L 144, 3.6.2019, p. 49).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/903 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 144, 3.6.2019, p. 49.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 278/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/297]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal feedingstuffs, chemical compound, food additive, market approval, revision of an agreement




L_2020068EN.01000701.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/7








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 278/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2020/297]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/894 of 28 May 2019 concerning the authorisation of L-threonine produced by Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.232 as a feed additive for all animal species (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 302 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1289) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘303.



32019 R 0894: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/894 of 28 May 2019 concerning the authorisation of L-threonine produced by Escherichia coli CGMCC 7.232 as a feed additive for all animal species (OJ L 142, 29.5.2019, p. 63).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/894 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 142, 29.5.2019, p. 63.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 305/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/323]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, aid for restructuring, company in difficulties, credit institution, debt, economic stabilisation, financial intervention, financial solvency, investment company, revision of an agreement




L_2020068EN.01005401.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/54








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 305/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2020/323]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive (EU) 2017/2399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 amending Directive 2014/59/EU as regards the ranking of unsecured debt instruments in insolvency hierarchy (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex IX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 19b (Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘as amended by:






—



32017 L 2399: Directive (EU) 2017/2399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 96).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2017/2399 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 21/2018 of 9 February 2018 (2), whichever is the later.


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 96.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2)  
            OJ L 323, 12.12.2019, p. 41.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 329/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex XXII (Company Law) to the EEA Agreement [2020/347]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, financial accounting, financial legislation, international standard, remuneration of work, revision of an agreement, standardised accounting system




L_2020068EN.01008801.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/88








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 329/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex XXII (Company Law) to the EEA Agreement [2020/347]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/402 of 13 March 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Accounting Standard 19 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 10ba (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008) of Annex XXII to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 R 0402: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/402 of 13 March 2019 (OJ L 72, 14.3.2019, p. 6).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/402 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 72, 14.3.2019, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated
Case T-411/18: Action brought on 13 December 2019 – WM v Commission
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), damages, equal treatment, staff assessment








C_2020061EN.01004701.xml










24.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 61/47






Action brought on 13 December 2019 – WM v Commission
(Case T-411/18)
(2020/C 61/60)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: WM (represented by: B. Entringer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the selection board of 27 September 2017 in open competition EPSO/AD/338/17 not to include the applicant on the reserve list;










—


annul the decision of the appointing authority of 19 April 2018 rejecting complaint No R/75/17;










—


award the applicant an amount of no less than EUR 25 000 in damages;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, alleging that the Commission infringed the principle of non-discrimination and equal treatment related to employment and occupation.






—


The applicant refers to Article 5 of Directive 2000/78, (1) and to Article 1d of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, in support of his plea, and argues that the defendant failed to undertake the required individual assessment of the applicant’s needs.






(1)  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16).
Update with effect from 1 July 2019 of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European UnionEurostat Report on the 2019 actuarial assessment of the Pension Scheme for European Officials of 1 September 2019.2019/C 420/08
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: European official, pension scheme, servant (EU), social-security contribution








C_2019420EN.01002201.xml










13.12.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 420/22






Update with effect from 1 July 2019 of the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union (1)

(2019/C 420/08)
The rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 9,7 %, with effect from 1 July 2019.


(1)  Eurostat Report on the 2019 actuarial assessment of the Pension Scheme for European Officials of 1 September 2019.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 323/2019 of 13 December 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/341]
Date: 2019-12-13
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, environmental impact, environmental protection, environmental risk prevention, evaluation method, genetically modified organism, revision of an agreement




L_2020068EN.01008101.xml










5.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 68/81








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 323/2019
of 13 December 2019
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2020/341]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1790 of 16 November 2018 repealing Decision 2002/623/EC establishing guidance notes on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1790 repeals Commission Decision 2002/623/EC (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 25e (Commission Decision 2002/623/EC) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement is deleted.


Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1790 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 14 December 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1)



Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 13 December 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 293, 20.11.2018, p. 32.

(2)  
            OJ L 200, 30.7.2002, p. 22.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.