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Europe Daily News
Thursday 20 November 2014
ANTITRUST
Commission clears acquisition of Club
Mediterranée by Fosun (M.7430)
Midday Express 20.11.2014
Commission clears acquisition of CSC
ServiceWorks by Ontario Teachers'
Pension Plan Board and Pamplona
Capital Partners (M.7433)
Midday Express 20.11.2014
Commission approves acquisition of
joint control over 2 Portuguese
insurance companies by Aegon and
Santander (M.7389)
Midday Express 20.11.2014
Tech patent owners may need to make
‘specific offer’ before seeking injunctions,
EU Court opinion says (See Case C-170/13)
Antitrust: Commission sends statement
of objections to suspected participants
in trucks cartel (IP/14/2002)
CMA decision on acquisition by Werner
Access Products of Youngman Group
CMA consults on consumer law advice as
part of work on higher education sector
Communication from the Commission State aid - Publication of existing State
aid measures in Croatia in the
agriculture sector
TRADE & CUSTOMS
Judgment of the Court of 20.11.2014 in Case
C-40/14, Direction générale des douanes
et droits indirects, Chef de l’Agence de
poursuites de la Direction nationale du
renseignement
et
des
enquêtes
douanières, Direction régionale des
douanes et droits indirects de Lyon Vs.
Utopia SARL
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs
union and Common Customs Tariff - Importation free
of customs duties - Animals specially prepared for
laboratory use - Public establishment or an authorised
private establishment - Importer whose customers are
such establishments - Packing materials or packing
containers - Cages used for transportation of animals
Judgment of the Court of 20.11.2014 in Case
C-666/13, Rohm Semiconductor GmbH
Vs. Hauptzollamt Krefeld
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs
union - Tariff classification - Common Customs Tariff Combined Nomenclature - Headings 8541 and 8543 Modules for short-range data transmission and
reception - Subheadings 8543 89 95 and 8543 90 80 Definition of parts of electrical machinery and
apparatus
CMA is considering the award of the
Crossrail
concession
to
MTR
Corporation (Crossrail) Limited
Agenda for Working Party on Customs
Union of 24 November 2014
STATE AID
Agenda & Background note - Foreign
Affairs (Trade) Council meeting - Brussels,
21 November 2014
Information communicated by the EFTA
States regarding State aid granted under
the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV
to the EEA Agreement
OJ C 414 20.11.2014 p.2, 4 & 6
Notice concerning the anti-dumping
measures in force in respect of imports
into the Union of melamine originating in
the P.R. of China: change of the name of
one company subject to the minimum
import price
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Notice concerning the anti-dumping
measures in force in respect of imports
into the Union of ceramic tableware and
kitchenware originating in the P.R. of
China: change of the name of companies
subject to the anti-dumping duty rate for
cooperating non-sampled companies
Notice concerning the anti-dumping
measures in force in respect of imports
into the Union of ceramic tiles originating
in the P.R. of China: change of the name
of a company subject to the anti-dumping
duty rate for cooperating non-sampled
companies
Decision No 1/2014 of the Joint
Cariforum-EU Council of 24.10.2014 set
up by the EPA between the Cariforum
States, of the one part, and the European
Community and its Member States, of
the other part, concerning participation in
the
Cariforum-EU
Consultative
Committee
Commission to
transparency
Commission
ministers
further
under
fire
boost
from
TTIP
trade
European Voice 20.11.2014 p.3
WTO - Trade Policy Review: Hong Kong,
China on 19 & 21 November 2014
WTO launches discussion forum on 2014
World Trade Report
Brazil rejects panel requested by the EU
over tax measures
INTERNAL MARKET & GENERAL
Main Results of 3347th Council meeting General Affairs of 18 & 19.11.2014
Council conclusions on the 6th report on
economic,
social
and
territorial
cohesion: investment for jobs and
growth
Speech by Marianne Thyssen : A fresh
start for job creation and social fairness
FINANCIAL SERVICES & TAXATION
Securities
financing
transactions:
Council agrees transparency rules
Keynote speech by Steven Maijoor, Chair
of ESMA at the "Regulatory measures to
prevent another crisis?"
ESMA - Summary of conclusions MB
meeting of 24/09/14
ESMA - Summary of conclusions BoS
meeting of 25/09/14
INDUSTRY, ENTERPRISES, RESEARCH
Agenda for : Working Party on Technical
Harmonisation on 27 November 2014
Proposal for a Regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council
on cableway installations = General
approach
New study shows decline in EU
chemicals
sector
global
competitiveness (See Cefic Statement)
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
EU and Senegal sign Sustainable
Fisheries Partnership Agreement
Midday Express 20.11.2014
ENERGY
Europe 2020 Strategy - Mid-term
review - Contribution of the TTE
(Energy) Council = Policy debate
Position of the Council at first reading
with a view to the adoption of a Directive
of the European Parliament and of the
Council amending Directive 98/70/EC
relating to the quality of petrol and diesel
fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC
on the promotion of the use of energy
from renewable sources
Naftogaz warns of gas cuts to east
Ukraine
Financial Times 20.11.2014 p.3
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ENVIRONMENT
TRANSPORT
Civil Protection Exercise ARETE 2014:
Preparing for disasters
Statement by Violeta Bulc after her
meeting with the German Minister of
Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Alexander Dobrindt
Midday Express 20.11.2014
Summary record of the meeting of the EP
ENVI Committee on 10-11.11.2014
Air pollution ruling puts pressure on
UK
Financial Times 20.11.2014
HEALTH & CONSUMER PROTECTION
Judgment of the Court of 20.11.2014 in Case
C-310/13, Novo Nordisk Pharma GmbH
Vs. S.,
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 85/
374/EEC - Consumer protection - Liability for defective
products - Material scope of the directive - Special
liability system existing on the date of notification of
that directive - Permissibility of a national liability
system enabling information on the adverse effects of
pharmaceutical products to be obtained
Commissioner Mimica attends FAO’s
high-level conference on Nutrition in
Rome
Midday Express 20.11.2014
EFSA – Scientific Opinion on the safety
and efficacy of
- cassia gum for dogs and cats based on a
dossier submitted by Intercolloid (UK) Ltd
- cassia gum (Galactogum) for dogs and cats
based on a dossier submitted by Galacto
Naturstoffe GmbH
- cassia gum (Diagum CS) for dogs and cats
based on a dossier submitted by Lubrizol
Advance Materials Europe B.V.B.A
- cassia gum for dogs and cats based on a
dossier submitted by Glycomer GmbH
EFSA - Opinion on the substantiation of
a health claim related to
- selenium and protection of DNA, proteins
and lipids from oxidative damage ;
- prunes and contribution to normal bowel
function ;
- zinc and normal growth ;
- “non digestible oligo and polysaccharides
including
galacto-oligosaccharides,
oligofructose, polyfructose and inulin” and
“increase in calcium absorption”,
TELECOMS & MEDIAS
Proposal for a Directive of the European
Parliament and of the Council concerning
measures to ensure a high common
level of network and information
security across the Union - Information on
the state of play
JUSTICE & HOME AFFAIRS
Summary of the meeting of the EP
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice
and Home Affairs of 10 & 11.11.2014
Joint Statement on the occasion of the
Universal Children’s Day and the 25th
Anniversary of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child
EURO & ECONOMY
The
identification
of
fiscal
macroeconomic imbalances
and
ECB Occasional paper no. 157 – 19.11.2014
Eurozone
solutions
stagnation
demands
real
Financial Times 20.11.2014 p.8
FOREIGN AFFAIRS &
ACCESSION
Conclusions adopted by the EEA Council at
its 42nd meeting of 19 November 2014
Thirteenth meeting of the Cooperation
Council between the EU and the Kyrgyz
Republic - EU announces further
support for development
Statement by Herman Van Rompuy,
following his meeting with the President
of Indonesia, Joko Widodo
Firmly committed to Serbia's
perspective (Statement/14/2004)
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