do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 241/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex XI (Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services and Information Society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/46]
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, European Economic Area, administrative cooperation, cross-frontier data flow, data protection, exchange of information, information system, personal data, revision of an agreement, single market




L_2023004EN.01007501.xml










5.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/75








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 241/2019
of 27 September 2019
         
amending Annex XI (Electronic Communication, Audiovisual Services and Information Society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/46]


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 Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/743 of 16 May 2018 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation provisions set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council by means of the Internal Market Information System (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 5er (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/419) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:






‘5es.



32018 D 0743: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/743 of 16 May 2018 on a pilot project to implement the administrative cooperation provisions set out in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council by means of the Internal Market Information System (OJ L 123, 18.5.2018, p. 115).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/743 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 28 September 2019, 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, 27 September 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 123, 18.5.2018, p. 115.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9473 — KIRKBI/Blackstone/CPPIB/Merlin) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, leisure park, merger control, teaching materials, tourism, toy industry








C_2019323EN.01010101.xml










27.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/101






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9473 — KIRKBI/Blackstone/CPPIB/Merlin)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 323/07)

1.   
On 20 September 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:






—


KIRKBI Invest A/S (‘KIRKBI’, Denmark),










—


The Blackstone Group Inc. (‘Blackstone’, United States),










—


Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (‘CPPIB’, Canada),










—


Merlin Entertainments PLC (‘Merlin’, United Kingdom).




KIRKBI, Blackstone and CPPIB acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of Merlin.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   for KIRKBI: holding and investment company which owns LEGO A/S active in the development, production, and sale of toys and play-based training materials,
—   for Blackstone: global asset management,
—   for CPPIB: investment management,
—   for Merlin: owner of theme and amusement parks and visitors attractions.


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.9473 — KIRKBI/Blackstone/CPPIB/Merlin
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.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 207/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/12]
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal health, animal nutrition, chemical compound, food additive, food inspection, health control, microorganism, revision of an agreement




L_2023004EN.01000301.xml










5.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/3








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 207/2019
of 27 September 2019
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/12]


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) 2019/962 of 12 June 2019 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the establishment of two new functional groups of feed additives (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding feedingstuffs. Legislation regarding feedingstuffs 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter II of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 R 0962: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/962 of 12 June 2019 (OJ L 156, 13.6.2019, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/962 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 28 September 2019, 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, 27 September 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 156, 13.6.2019, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9515 — TPG Asia/Genting Hong Kong/Dream Cruises) (Text with EEA relevance) 2019/C 342/01
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, culture industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pleasure craft








C_2019342EN.01000101.xml










10.10.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9515 — TPG Asia/Genting Hong Kong/Dream Cruises)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 342/01)
On 27 September 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 32019M9515. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 245/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/50]
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU emission allowance, EU environmental policy, European Economic Area, Germany, auction sale, fund (EU), greenhouse gas, innovation, revision of an agreement, tradeable emission permit




L_2023004EN.01008201.xml










5.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/82








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 245/2019
of 27 September 2019
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/50]


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 Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/7 of 30 October 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 as regards the auctioning of 50 million unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve for the innovation fund and to list an auction platform to be appointed by Germany (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
The following indent is added in point 21ala (Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 R 0007: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/7 of 30 October 2018 (OJ L 2, 4.1.2019, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/7 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 28 September 2019, 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, 27 September 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 2, 4.1.2019, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 206/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/11]
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Netherlands, animal welfare, consortium, research body, revision of an agreement, scientific cooperation




L_2023004EN.01000101.xml










5.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/1








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 206/2019
of 27 September 2019
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2023/11]


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 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/329 of 5 March 2018 designating a European Union Reference Centre for Animal Welfare (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding live animals other than fish and aquaculture animals. Legislation concerning these matters shall not apply to Iceland, as specified in paragraph 2 of the Introductory Part of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Iceland.












(3)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters 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 sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(4)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 14 (Commission Implementing Decision 2013/188/EU) in Part 9.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘15.



32018 R 0329: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/329 of 5 March 2018 designating a European Union Reference Centre for Animal Welfare (OJ L 63, 6.3.2018, p. 13).
This act shall not apply to Iceland.’.






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/329 in the Norwegian language, 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 28 September 2019, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 210/2019 of 27 September 2019 (2), whichever is the later.


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, 27 September 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 63, 6.3.2018, p. 13.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2)  See page 11 of this Official Journal.
Case T-656/19: Action brought on 27 September 2019 — Alfa Acciai v Commission
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: abuse of power, cartel, competition law, fixing of prices, limitation of legal proceedings, market-sharing agreement, price agreement, principle of proportionality, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2019399EN.01008801.xml










25.11.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/88






Action brought on 27 September 2019 — Alfa Acciai v Commission
(Case T-656/19)
(2019/C 399/107)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Alfa Acciai SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: D. Fosselard, G. Carnazza, lawyers, and D. Slater, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision, in so far as it concerns the applicant;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The pleas in law and main arguments are those set out in Case T-655/19, Ferriera Valsabbia and Valsabbia Investimenti v Commission.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 225/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/30]
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, environmental protection, organic chemical, organic pollution, pollution control measures, public health, revision of an agreement, toxic substance, transfrontier pollution




L_2023004EN.01004001.xml










5.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/40








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 225/2019
of 27 September 2019
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/30]


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) 2019/636 of 23 April 2019 amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 12w (Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 R 0636: Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/636 of 23 April 2019 (OJ L 109, 24.4.2019, p. 6).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2019/636 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 28 September 2019, 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, 27 September 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 109, 24.4.2019, p. 6.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 246/2019 of 27 September 2019 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2023/51]
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU aid, European Economic Area, aid to disaster victims, civil defence, cooperation policy, degradation of the environment, emergency aid, environmental risk prevention, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement




L_2023004EN.01008301.xml










5.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 4/83








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 246/2019
of 27 September 2019
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2023/51]


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 extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to include Decision (EU) 2019/420 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2019 amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (1).












(2)


Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly in order to allow for that extended cooperation to take place from 21 March 2019,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following sub-indent shall be added in the indent (Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Article 10(8)(d) of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32019 D 0420: Decision (EU) 2019/420 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2019 amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 77I, 20.3.2019, p. 1).’






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification to the EEA Joint Committee under Article 103(1) of the Agreement (*1).
It shall apply from 21 March 2019.


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, 27 September 2019.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Gunnar PÁLSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 77I, 20.3.2019, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9500 — Lindsay Goldberg Group/Bilcare Research Swiss Holding I and II) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Date: 2019-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, packaging product, plastics industry








C_2019323EN.01010001.xml










27.9.2019   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/100






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.9500 — Lindsay Goldberg Group/Bilcare Research Swiss Holding I and II)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2019/C 323/06)

1.   
On 20 September 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:






—


Lindsay & Co. LLC (USA) which belongs to Lindsay Goldberg group (‘Lindsay Goldberg’, USA), and










—


Bilcare Research Swiss I AG and (ii) Bilcare Research Swiss II AG (together with their subsidiaries ‘Bilcare Research Swiss Holding I and II’, Switzerland).




Linday Goldberg acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Bilcare Research Swiss Holding I and II.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Lindsay Goldberg indirectly manages different funds that hold equity investments in operating portfolio companies,










—


Bilcare Research Swiss Holding I and II is a manufacturer and supplier of technical plastic films that are used for the production of flexible packaging as well as for non-packaging applications.






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.9500 — Lindsay Goldberg Group/Bilcare Research Swiss Holding I and II
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’).