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Statements relating to Decision No 573/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES)
Date: 2014-05-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU employment policy, European cooperation, employment service, job access








C_2014163EN.01000401.xml










28.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/4





Statements relating to Decision No 573/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) (1)

(2014/C 163/04)

Statement by the Council

The Council of the European Union:






1.


Welcomes the agreement reached by the co-legislators on the Commission’s proposal for a Decision on enhanced cooperation between PES as an additional tool that can positively contribute to the wider ongoing efforts to make existing structures more effective in tackling unemployment;










2.


Recalls that Article 149 TFEU provides that the European Parliament and the Council may adopt incentive measures designed to encourage cooperation between Member States;










3.


Considers that this legal basis does not allow for the draft Decision to impose an obligation of cooperation in the field of employment on the Member States;










4.


Recognises that the real added value of the Network resides in the participation of all Member States, thus enabling the development and implementation of benchmarking systems and mutual learning activities with a view to developing an appropriate benchlearning process.




The Member States of the European Union, in the light of the above, and in order to allow for the Network to function effectively and to provide real added value, hereby declare that they have all agreed to participate in the Network on a voluntary basis and that they will accordingly notify their participation to the Secretariat of the Network as set out in recital 3.

Statement by the Commission

The Commission:






1.


Welcomes the agreement reached by the co-legislators on enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services as a powerful mechanism for strengthening cooperation between Member State’s employment services with a view to increasing the quality of services, the capacity and the efficiency in implementing employment policies;










2.


Considers that in accordance with Article 145 TFEU this enhanced cooperation between PES is an integral part of the coordinated strategy for employment;










3.


Considers that Article 149 TFEU provides the legal basis for the full participation of all the Member States in the network.






(1)  OJ L 159, 28.5.2014, p. 32.
Case C-256/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 28 May 2014  — Lisboagás GDL, Sociedade Distribuidora de Gás Natural de Lisboa SA v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Date: 2014-05-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, charges for use of infrastructure, energy distribution, municipality, natural gas, piping








C_2014303EN.01001201.xml










8.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 303/12





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 28 May 2014 — Lisboagás GDL, Sociedade Distribuidora de Gás Natural de Lisboa SA v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
(Case C-256/14)
2014/C 303/16
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Lisboagás GDL, Sociedade Distribuidora de Gás Natural de Lisboa SA

Defendant: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Questions referred







1.


Does EU law preclude the assessment of VAT, when a private undertaking providing infrastructures for the distribution of natural gas passes on to an undertaking acquiring its services, without including any additional amount, the amounts relating to land use taxes paid to the municipalities in which the pipes comprising those infrastructures are located?










2.


Given that local authorities assess land use taxes in the exercise of their public powers, without including VAT, does EU law preclude the assessment of VAT when the amounts relating to those taxes paid by a private undertaking providing infrastructures for the distribution of natural gas are passed on to an undertaking acquiring its services?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7238 — American Express Company / Qatar Holding / GBT)  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Qatar, economic concentration, electronic money, holding company, investment company, merger control, travel








C_2014163EN.01001401.xml










28.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 163/14





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7238 — American Express Company / Qatar Holding / GBT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/C 163/13)






1.


On 20 May 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings American Express Company (USA) and Juweel Investors Limited (USA), solely controlled by Qatar Holding LLC (Qatar), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking GBT III B.V. (USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


American Express Company is a global services company, active in charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services worldwide,










—


Juweel Investors Limited is a special purpose vehicle solely controlled by Qatar Holding LLC,










—


Qatar Holding LLC is a global investment holding company founded by the Qatar Investment Authority, which is the sovereign investment fund of the State of Qatar. Qatar Holding LLC invests internationally in strategic private and public equity, as well as in other direct investments,










—


GBT III B.V. is the holding company of American Express Company's global business travel unit with presence in around 140 countries.














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 number M.7238 — American Express Company / Qatar Holding / GBT, 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’).