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Europe Daily News Thursday 13 October 2011

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Pierre Fabre unit may lose antitrust RADE USTOMS challenge at EU High Court (See Judgment T & C in Case C-439/09) Agenda for Trade Policy Committee Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Services & Investment) on 19 October 2011 (Case COMP/M.6230 - Solvay/Rhodia) 1 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) Non-opposition to a notified concentration No 1008/2011 of 10 October 2011 imposing (Case COMP/M.6313 - Ashland/ a definitive anti-dumping duty on International Specialty Products) 1 imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Speech by Joaquín Almunia :« Policy Republic of China as extended to imports Building ’s future payments of hand pallet trucks and their essential market » parts consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or Commission clears acquisition of The not, following an expiry review pursuant Go Daddy Group by two US investment to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No firms 1225/2009 Midday Express 13.10.2011

The Antimonopoly Office of the Slovak INTERNAL MARKET & G ENERAL Republic imposed the fines to PAP-PEX and SLOVPAP for agreement restricting Judgment of the Court of 13.10.2011 in Case competition C-148/10, DHL International NV, formerly Express Line NV Vs. Belgisch Bundeskartellamt - List of Notified Instituut voor Postdiensten en Merger Projects Telecommunicatie, Re: Postal services - External procedures for Cyprus - Notification of a concentration dealing with users’ complaints - Directive concerning the acquisition of part of the 97/67/EC - Article 19 - Scope - Additional to share capital of Vivartia (Cyprus) Ltd means of redress available under national law and under law - Freedom of action of by Senataria Enterprises Ltd and Member States - Restrictions - Article 49 TFEU - Coralport Enterprises Ltd, through the Freedom of establishment vehicle company Kaliacal Enterprises Ltd. Recommendations on the future of the outermost regions and the single S TATE A ID market (IP/11/1178 & Text of the report) European Commission and EIB welcome Judgment of the Court of 13.10.2011 in adoption of new mandate for lending Joined Cases C-463/10 P & C-475/10 P, outside the EU (IP/11/1179) Deutsche Post AG, Federal Republic of Germany, Vs European Commission Re : Appeals - State aid - Regulation (EC) No 659 /1999 - Article 10(3) - Decision requiring the Mayer Brown International LLP – Brussels

Speech by Maria Damanaki : "The Arctic F INANCE & T AXATION at a time of change"

Judgment of the Court of 13.10.2011 in Case Agricultural and Rural Capital Markets C-9/11, Waypoint Aviation SA Vs. État in the EU Candidate Countries: Croatia, belge - SPF Finances, the FYR of Macedonia and Turkey (CEPS Re: Feedom to provide services - Tax legislation - Working Paper – No.8 ) Tax credit on income from loans granted for the acquisition of assets used on national territory - Exclusion of assets for which the right to use is ENVIRONMENT transferred to a third party established in another Member State Split over changes to rules on recycling electronic waste Bank capital rules: stakeholders state European Voice 13.10.2011 p.18 their views (See the EP Statement) Emissions plan sparks EU concerns Commission to get tough on insider Wall Street Journal Europe 12.10.2011 p.22 dealing European Voice 13.10.2011 p.18 H EALTH & C ONSUMER PROTECTION A derivatives deal, but the arguments continue « EU DOES NOT » ban children from European Voice 13.10.2011 p.19 blowing up balloons (Memo/11/698)

Speech by John Dalli : « Ensuring the INDUSTRY , ENTERPRISES , R ESEARCH delivery of solid scientific advice through safeguarding the independence Amended proposal for a Directive of the of EFSA » European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as EFSA - Scientific Opinion on the re- regards information to the general public evaluation of butylated hydroxyanisole on medicinal products for human use – BHA (E 320) as a food additive subject to medical prescription and as regards pharmacovigilance T ELECOMS & MEDIAS Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council EFTA Surveillance Authority Amending Directive 2001/83/EC, as Recommendation of 2 December 2009 on regards information to the general public notifications, time limits and on medicinal products subject to medical consultations provided for in Article 7 of prescription and as regards the Act referred to at point 5cl of Annex pharmacovigilance XI to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adapted by Protocol A GRICULTURE & F ISHERIES 1 thereto 12 Opening address by Neelie Kroes : EU farm policy after 2013: Commission « Books in the 21st century » proposals welcomed with reservations (See the EP Statement, the EESC reaction see also Lack of consensus on how to divide up reactions from WWF, FoEE, Greenpeace, ePure the airwaves and the UK's Food and Drink Federation as well European Voice 13.10.2011 p.18 as EU political groups Greens/EFA, EPP, S&D and ALDE European Voice 13.10.2011 p.7 T RANSPORT Wall Street Journal Europe 13.10.2011 p.6 Judgment of the Court of 13.10.2011 in Case Commission hosts high-level meeting on C-83/10, Aurora Sousa Rodríguez, Yago maritime affairs and fisheries in the López Sousa, Rodrigo Manuel Puga Black Sea (See the programme) Lueiro, Luis Ángel Rodríguez González, Midday Express 13.10.2011 María del Mar Pato Barreiro, Manuel Mayer Brown International LLP – Brussels

López Alonso, Yaiza Pato Rodríguez Vs. Germany urges Treaty rewrite to Air France SA strengthen bloc Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Air Financial Times 13.10.2011 p.4 transport - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Article Insurance plan to boost rescue fund's 2(l) - Compensation for passengers in the event of reach cancellation of a flight - Meaning of ‘cancellation’ Financial Times 13.10.2011 p.4 - Article 12 -Meaning of ‘further compensation’ - Compensation under national law Euro-zone 'outs' must stick up for the single market Independent rail regulators are key to Financial Times 13.10.2011 p.11 competitive rail services (See the EP Statement) Europe's bailout fund overcomes hurdle Wall Street Journal Europe 12.10.2011 p.4 EuroChambres' Position Paper on the White Paper on Transport End of the beginning for Euro crisis? Wall Street Journal Europe 12.10.2011 p.6 J USTICE & H OME A FFAIRS EXT . R ELATIONS & A CCESSION Making cross border inheritances easier (See the EP Statement) MEPs to debate Middle East and Tymoshenko jail sentence with E URO & ECONOMY Catherine Ashton (See the EP Statement) Statement by the spokesperson of the Speech by José Manuel González- H.R. Catherine Ashton on Liberia Páramo: The conduct of monetary policy: lessons from the crisis and Statement by the spokesperson of challenges for the coming years Catherine Ashton, EU H.R. on the release of political prisoners in Burma Decision of the European Systemic Risk /Myanmar Board of 21 September 2011 on the provision and collection of information Statement by H.R. Catherine Ashton on for the macro-prudential oversight of the the foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi financial system within the Union Ambassador to the US (ESRB/2011/6) Turkey hits back at Brussels over Speech by President Barroso: « Are censure austerity cutbacks the right solution for Financial Times 13.10.2011 p.2 Europe’s economic woes?» advances quest to join EU (See the Commission's Task Force for EP Statement) progresses rapidly with technical Wall Street Journal Europe 12.10.2011 p.8 assistance actions (IP/11/1183) Indian monsoon floods: Commission Speech by President Barroso :«A responds to desperate needs (IP/11/1188) roadmap for stability and growth » (IP/11/1180 & Communication Roadmap for EU development policy: Commission to Stability and Growth) increase aid impact, concentrating on fewer sectors, focusing on countries most Barroso implores EU to act on Greece - in need (IP/11/1184) Financial Times 13.10.2011 Background information on EU lays out proposals to bolster regional Communications "Agenda for Change" in banks - EU banks could shrink to hit EU development policy and EU budget capital rules support (Memo/11/696) Financial Times 13.10.2011 Wall Street Journal Europe 12.10.2011 p.4