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, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty.
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Poland, Sardinia, State aid, control of State aid








C_2019101EN.01000501.xml










15.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 101/5






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, except for products falling under Annex I of the Treaty)
(2019/C 101/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


29.01.2019




Aid number


SA.51730 (2018/N)




Member State


Poland




Region


Poland


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoc dla producentów świń w celu zapobiegania szerzenia się Afrykańskiego Pomoru Świń




Legal basis


ustawa z dnia 9 maja 2008 r. o Agencji Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa (Dz.U. z 2017 r. poz. 2137)




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: PLN 589.8 (in millions)
Annual budget: PLN 234.4 (in millions)




Intensity


100 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2021




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production; hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Prezes Agencji Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa




Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa, ul. Poleczki 33, 02-822 Warszawa








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


07.02.2019




Aid number


SA.52745 (2018/N)




Member State


Italy




Region


SARDEGNA


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuti agli investimenti nel settore apistico




Legal basis


DGR n. 55/29 DEL 13.11.2018; Legge regionale 24 luglio 2015, n. 19.




Type of measure


Scheme


—




Objective


Aid for investment in tangible assets and intangible assets on agricultural holdings linked to primary agricultural production




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 1.5 (in millions)




Intensity


60 %




Duration (period)


until 31.12.2022




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







REGIONE AUTONOMA DELLA SARDEGNA — ASSESSORATO AGRICOLTURA




Via Pessagno 4 — CAGLIARI








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.
Council Decision (EU) 2019/447 of 15 March 2019 appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Italy, appointment of members








L_2019077EN.01007301.xml










20.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 77/73








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/447
of 15 March 2019
         
appointing an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


An alternate member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Giorgio SILLI,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Mr Alessio MARSILI, Consigliere del Municipio XIII di Roma Capitale.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 15 March 2019.


For the Council


The President

M.C. BUDĂI
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Case T-410/18: Order of the General Court of 15 March 2019 — Silgan Closures and Silgan Holdings v Commission (Action for annulment — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market in metal packaging — Decision to open an investigation — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, abuse of power, cartel, competition policy, metal product, packaging product, principle of proportionality, principle of subsidiarity, restriction on competition, sanction (EU)








C_2019164EN.01005001.xml










13.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/50






Order of the General Court of 15 March 2019 — Silgan Closures and Silgan Holdings v Commission
(Case T-410/18) (1)

(Action for annulment - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market in metal packaging - Decision to open an investigation - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility)
(2019/C 164/53)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: Silgan Closures GmbH (Munich, Germany), Silgan Holdings, Inc. (Stamford, Connecticut, United States) (represented by: H. Wollmann, D. Seeliger, R. Grafunder and V. Weiss, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Christoforou, B. Ernst, G. Meessen, C. Vollrath and L. Wildpanner, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2018) 2466 final of 19 April 2018, by which the Commission initiated a proceeding under Article 101 TFEU in case AT.40522 — Pandora.

Operative part of the order







1.



The action is dismissed.











2.



There is no need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Council of the European Union.











3.



Silgan Closures GmbH and Silgan Holdings, Inc., shall bear their own costs and pay the costs incurred by the European Commission.











4.



The Federal Republic of Germany and the Council shall bear their own costs relating to the applications to intervene.







(1)  OJ C 285, 13.8.2018.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9291 — Apollo Management/RPC Group) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging, plastics industry








C_2019318EN.01000101.xml










23.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 318/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9291 — Apollo Management/RPC Group)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 318/01)
On 15 March 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9291. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Winding-Up Proceedings — Decision to start winding-up proceedings in respect of Horizon Insurance Company Limited (Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Gibraltar, insurance company, judicial proceedings, liquidation








C_2019100EN.01001501.xml










15.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/15






Winding-Up Proceedings
Decision to start winding-up proceedings in respect of Horizon Insurance Company Limited

(Publication made in accordance with Article 280 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II))

(2019/C 100/08)






Insurance undertaking







Horizon Insurance Company Limited




Address of registered office:




5/5 Crutchett’s Ramp




GIBRALTAR








Date, entry into force and nature of decision


On 19 December 2018, the Supreme Court of Gibraltar appointed (with immediate effect) Mr Frederick David John White of Grant Thornton Gibraltar as administrator of Horizon Insurance Company Limited, under the Insolvency Act 2011.
The administrator will coordinate with the Financial Services Compensation Scheme in the United Kingdom to ensure that all policyholders will continue to have valid and eligible claims settled. The administrator was granted leave to make distributions, from the assets of the company, to insurance creditors up to the value of 80 % of the agreed insurance claims, with the remaining balance protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Entry into force: 19 December 2018




Competent authorities







Supreme Court of Gibraltar




The Law Courts




227 Main Street




GIBRALTAR








Supervisory authority







Gibraltar Financial Services Commission




Suite 3, Ground Floor




Atlantic Suites




Europort Avenue




PO Box 940




GIBRALTAR








Administrator appointed







Frederick David John White




Grant Thornton Gibraltar




6A Queensway




PO Box 64




GIBRALTAR








Applicable law


Gibraltar law
Financial Services (Insurance Companies) (Solvency II Directive) Act 2015
Insolvency Act 2011
Companies Act 2014
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9270 — VINCI Airports/Gatwick Airport) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: airport, economic concentration, holding company, merger control








C_2019167EN.01000101.xml










16.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 167/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9270 — VINCI Airports/Gatwick Airport)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 167/01)
On 15 March 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9270. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-231/19: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (United Kingdom) made on 15 March 2019 — Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Limited v Commissioners for HerMajesty's Revenue and Customs
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, investment, investment company, provision of services, service, tax exemption








C_2019172EN.01002101.xml










20.5.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 172/21






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) (United Kingdom) made on 15 March 2019 — Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Limited v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
(Case C-231/19)
(2019/C 172/24)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Limited

Defendant: Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

Question referred

On the proper interpretation of Article 135.1(g) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (1), where a single supply of management services within the meaning of that Article is made by a third-party provider to a fund manager and is used by that fund manager both in the management of special investment funds (‘SIFs’) and in the management of other funds that are not special investment funds (‘non-SIFs’):






(a)


Is that single supply to be subject to a single rate of tax? If so, how is that single rate to be determined? or










(b)


Is the consideration for that single supply to be apportioned in accordance with the use of the management services (for example, by reference to the amounts of the funds under management in the SIFs and non-SIPs respectively) so as to treat part of the single supply as exempt and part as taxable?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006, L 347, p. 1).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9263 — Moma Lieux/Unibail-Rodamco/JV) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: business lease, catering industry, economic concentration, merger control








C_2019111EN.01000202.xml










25.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 111/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9263 — Moma Lieux/Unibail-Rodamco/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 111/04)
On 15 March 2019, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in French and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32019M9263. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Special Report No 04/2019 — The control system for organic products has improved, but some challenges remain
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: consumer protection, food industry, food inspection, food policy, food safety, organic certification, organic product, quality control of agricultural products, supply chain, surveillance concerning imports








C_2019100EN.01001401.xml










15.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/14






Special Report No 04/2019
The control system for organic products has improved, but some challenges remain
(2019/C 100/07)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 04/2019, The control system for organic products has improved, but some challenges remain has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Corrigendum to Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (OJ C 39, 1.2.2019)
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Corsica, France, Ile-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2019100EN.01001802.xml










15.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/18






Corrigendum to Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 39 of 1 February 2019
)
(2019/C 100/11)
On page 17, fourth row of the table:

for:








‘Deadline for the submission of applications and tenders


8 April 2019 (16:00, local time)’,






read:








‘Deadline for the submission of applications and tenders


29 April 2019 (16:00, local time)’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2019100EN.01001301.xml










15.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/13






Euro exchange rates (1)

14 March 2019
(2019/C 100/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1295 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,09 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4624 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85228 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,5373 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1351 




ISK


Iceland króna


133,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7155 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,668 




HUF


Hungarian forint


314,43 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3032 




RON


Romanian leu


4,7650 




TRY


Turkish lira


6,1842 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6030 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5074 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8665 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6585 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5325 




KRW


South Korean won


1 283,62 




ZAR


South African rand


16,3820 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5984 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4214 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 150,44 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6180 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,601 




RUB


Russian rouble


73,9250 




THB


Thai baht


35,896 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3330 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,8824 




INR


Indian rupee


78,4730 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (OJ C 39, 1.2.2019)
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Corsica, France, Ile-de-France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2019100EN.01001801.xml










15.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/18






Corrigendum to Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 39 of 1 February 2019
)
(2019/C 100/10)
Page 16, last section on the right:

for:


‘31 January 2019’,


read:


‘21 February 2019’.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9190 — ADP/Bouygues/BPCE/IFC/Marguerite/TAV/ZAIC-A) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: airport, building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_2019100EN.01001601.xml










15.3.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/16






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9190 — ADP/Bouygues/BPCE/IFC/Marguerite/TAV/ZAIC-A)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 100/09)

1.   
On 5 March 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:






—


Bouygues Bâtiment International (‘Bouygues’, France), a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group,










—


Mirova (France), controlled by BPCE,










—


ZAIC-A-Limited (‘ZAIC’, United Kingdom).




Bouygues and Mirova acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of ZAIC, which will also remain under the joint control of Aéroports de Paris, International Finance Corporation, Marguerite Fund and TAV Airports Holding.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Bouygues: design and implementation of complex construction projects at international level,
—   Mirova: asset management company authorised by the AMF which focuses specifically on responsible investment management for institutional investors,
—   ZAIC: operation and management of Zagreb Airport under a concession contract.


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.9190 — ADP/Bouygues/BPCE/IFC/Marguerite/TAV/ZAIC-A
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.