do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objectionsText with EEA relevance.
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Netherlands, State aid, control of State aid








C_2018236EN.01000101.xml










6.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 236/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 236/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


25.06.2017




Aid number


SA.45664 (2017/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Orderly liquidation of Banca Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca — Liquidation aid




Legal basis


Legislative Decrees 16 November 2015, No 180 and 181




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid


Banca Populare di Vicenza SPA, Veneto Banca SPA




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: Direct grant: EUR 4 785  (in millions)


Guarantee: EUR 12 000  (in millions)




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE




VIA XX SETTEMBRE, 91 ROME








Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.







Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2017




Aid number


SA.46349 (2017/N)




Member State


Netherlands




Region


—


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Introduction of a system of tradable phosphate rights for dairy cattle




Legal basis


—




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other — tradable rights system




Budget


—




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


From 01.01.2018




Economic sectors


Raising of dairy cattle




Name and address of the granting authority


—




Other information


—




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 168/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2021/229]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, data collection, data transmission, entrepreneurship, household, information society, natural person, revision of an agreement




L_2021067EN.01006401.xml










25.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 67/64








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 168/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2021/229]


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) 2017/1515 of 31 August 2017 implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society for the reference year 2018 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 28l (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2015) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:






‘28m.



32017 R 1515: Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1515 of 31 August 2017 implementing Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on the information society for the reference year 2018 (OJ L 226, 1.9.2017, p. 6).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2017/1515 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 7 July 2018, 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, 6 July 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 226, 1.9.2017, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8963 — Eurocar/Bonaldi) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, light-duty vehicle, maintenance, merger control, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry, retail trade, used goods, vehicle parts








C_2018235EN.01000801.xml










6.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/8





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8963 — Eurocar/Bonaldi)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 235/09)

1.   
On 28 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:






—


Eurocar Italia srl (‘Eurocar’), controlled by Volkswagen (‘VW’, Germany),










—


Bonaldi Motori SpA and Bonaldi Tech S.p.A. (‘Bonaldi’, Italy)




Eurocar acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over the whole of Bonaldi.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Eurocar is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (as well as OEM spare parts) of the VW Group brands in Italy, and related repair activities. The main regional focus is Friuli Venezia Giulia in North-Eastern Italy and Tuscany in Central Italy.










—


Bonaldi is active in the retail distribution of new and used passenger cars and light commercial vehicles of the brands of the Volkswagen Group in Italy, related repair activities and sale of OEM spare parts. The main regional focus is Lombardia in North-Western Italy.






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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.8963 — Eurocar/Bonaldi
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:





E-mail: 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’).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 165/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2021/226]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU emission allowance, EU environmental policy, European Economic Area, auction sale, greenhouse gas, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions, reserves, revision of an agreement




L_2021067EN.01005901.xml










25.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 67/59








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 165/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2021/226]


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)


Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex XX to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






(1)


the following indent is added in point 21al (Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council):






‘—



32015 D 1814: Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 (OJ L 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).’;














(2)


the following point is inserted after point 21ali (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/775):






‘21alj.



32015 D 1814: Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).’.










Article 2
The text of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 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 7 July 2018, 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, 6 July 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case C-449/18 P: Appeal brought on 6 July 2018 by the European Union Intellectual Property Office against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 26 April 2018 in Case T-554/14 Messi Cuccittini v EUIPO — J.M.-E.V. e hijos
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, road safety, safety device, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2018392EN.01000303.xml










29.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/3






Appeal brought on 6 July 2018 by the European Union Intellectual Property Office against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 26 April 2018 in Case T-554/14 Messi Cuccittini v EUIPO — J.M.-E.V. e hijos
(Case C-449/18 P)
(2018/C 392/06)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Palmero Cabezas, acting as Agent)

Other parties to the proceedings: Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini and J.M.-E.V. e hijos, S.R.L.

Form of order sought

The appellant submits that the Court should:






—


Set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


Order the applicant before the General Court to pay the costs.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

EUIPO submits that the judgment under appeal ought to be set aside in so far as the General Court has infringed Article 8(1)(b) of European Trade Mark Regulation, on the following grounds:






—


The General Court has erred in law in examining the conceptual similarity between the signs, since it takes into account only the perception of a significant part of the relevant public and fails to establish the relevance of the remainder of the relevant public, for whom the conceptual difference between the marks fails to counteract their visual or phonetic similarity.










—


Accordingly, the General Court has erred in law by discounting the existence of a likelihood of confusion on the basis of the conceptual perception that a ‘significant part’ of the public has of the marks at issue, rather than assessing whether such a likelihood of confusion exists in a non-negligible part of the relevant public, as required by case-law.
Case T-103/18: Order of the General Court of 6 July 2018 — S & V Technologies v EUIPO — Smoothline (Smoothline)
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, hairdressing and beauty care, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018319EN.01002701.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/27






Order of the General Court of 6 July 2018 — S & V Technologies v EUIPO — Smoothline (Smoothline)
(Case T-103/18) (1)

(2018/C 319/34)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Third Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 134, 16.4.2018.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 49(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules for the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products for human use — Information concerning the date of application of Articles 1 to 48 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, application of EU law, industrial counterfeiting, labelling, medicinal product, pharmaceutical legislation, technical specification








C_2018235EN.01000701.xml










6.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/7





Commission information notice pursuant to Article 49(2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down detailed rules for the safety features appearing on the packaging of medicinal products for human use
Information concerning the date of application of Articles 1 to 48 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 235/08)
The Federal Government of Belgium has notified the Commission that Articles 1 to 48 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/161 (1) will apply in the Belgian territory as of 9 February 2019.


(1)  OJ L 32, 9.2.2016, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2021/233]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, company law, general budget (EU), protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement




L_2021067EN.01007001.xml










25.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 67/70








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 172/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2021/233]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘the EEA Agreement’), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the Union regarding company law.












(2)


Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2018,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 7(13) of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, the words ‘and 2017’ are replaced by the words ‘, 2017 and 2018’.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1).
It shall apply from 1 January 2018.


Article 3
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, 6 July 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
            





(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 135/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/197]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, baby food, consumer protection, early childhood, fats, food contamination, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, revision of an agreement




L_2021067EN.01002301.xml










25.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 67/23








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 135/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/197]


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) 2018/290 of 26 February 2018 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 as regards maximum levels of glycidyl fatty acid esters in vegetable oils and fats, infant formula, follow-on formula and foods for special medical purposes intended for infants and young children (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs 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 introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 54zzzz (Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32018 R 0290: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/290 of 26 February 2018 (OJ L 55, 27.2.2018, p. 27).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2018/290 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 7 July 2018, 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, 6 July 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 55, 27.2.2018, p. 27.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 142/2018 of 6 July 2018 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/204]
Date: 2018-07-06
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, chemical product, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, methanol, product safety, revision of an agreement, toxic substance




L_2021067EN.01003301.xml










25.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 67/33








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE
         
No 142/2018
of 6 July 2018
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2021/204]


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) 2018/588 of 18 April 2018 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/589 of 18 April 2018 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards methanol (2), as corrected by OJ L 102, 23.4.2018, p. 99, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indents are added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32018 R 0588: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/588 of 18 April 2018 (OJ L 99, 19.4.2018, p. 3),










—



32018 R 0589: Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/589 of 18 April 2018 (OJ L 99, 19.4.2018, p. 7), as corrected by OJ L 102, 23.4.2018, p. 99.’






Article 2
The texts of Regulations (EU) 2018/588 and (EU) 2018/589, as corrected by OJ L 102, 23.4.2018, p. 99, 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 7 July 2018, 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, 6 July 2018.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Oda Helen SLETNES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 99, 19.4.2018, p. 3.

(2)  
            OJ L 99, 19.4.2018, p. 7.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.