do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU Request made by a Contracting Entity 2020/C 53/10
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, award of contract, carriage of goods, rail transport








C_2020053EN.01001001.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 53/10






Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a Contracting Entity
(2020/C 53/10)
On 19 September 2019 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 20 September 2019.
This request, made by is Slovenske železnice – Tovorni promet d.o.o., concerns rail freight transport in Slovenia. Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that ‘contracts intended to enable an activity mentioned in Articles 8 to 14 to be carried out, shall not be subject to this Directive if the Member State or the contracting entities having introduced the request pursuant to Article 35 can demonstrate that, in the Member State in which it is performed, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted; nor shall design contests that are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in that geographic area be subject to this Directive’. The assessment of direct exposure to competition that can be carried out in the context of Directive 2014/25/EU is without prejudice to the full-fledged application of competition law.
The Commission is allowed a period of 90 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 5 February 2020.
According to Article 35(5) of Directive 2014/25/EU, further requests concerning the same sector or activity in Slovenia before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request shall not be considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.


(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/216 of 17 February 2020 on the appointment of the Vice-Chair and two further full-time members of the Single Resolution Board
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, aid to undertakings, appointment of members, board of directors, company in difficulties, credit institution, financial control, financial solvency, investment company








L_2020045EN.01000801.xml










18.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 45/8








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2020/216
of 17 February 2020
         
on the appointment of the Vice-Chair and two further full-time members of the Single Resolution Board


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 establishing uniform rules and a uniform procedure for the resolution of credit institutions and certain investment firms in the framework of a Single Resolution Mechanism and a Single Resolution Fund and amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 (1), and in particular Article 56(4) and (6) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


On 13 November 2019, the Commission, after hearing the Single Resolution Board (the ‘Board’) in its plenary session, adopted shortlists of candidates for the appointment of the Vice-Chair and two further full-time members of the Board and provided those shortlists to the European Parliament.












(2)


The Council was informed of those shortlists on 14 November 2019.












(3)


Pursuant to Article 56(5) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014, the term of office of the Vice-Chair and of the further full-time members of the Board is to be 5 years.












(4)


On 14 January 2020, the Commission adopted a proposal for the appointment of Mr Jan Reinder DE CARPENTIER as the Vice-Chair of the Board and of Mr Jesús SAURINA and Mr Pedro MACHADO as further full-time members of the Board and submitted that proposal to the European Parliament for approval.












(5)


The European Parliament approved that proposal on 30 January 2020.












(6)


The proposed candidates fulfil all the requirements set out in Article 56(4) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following persons are hereby appointed full-time members of the Board for a term of office of 5 years as from 1 March 2020:






—


Mr Jan Reinder DE CARPENTIER, as Vice-Chair,










—


Mr Jesús SAURINA, as Director of Resolution Planning and Decisions,










—


Mr Pedro MACHADO, as Director of Resolution Planning and Decisions.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.





Done at Brussels, 17 February 2020.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES.





(1)  
            OJ L 225, 30.7.2014, p. 1.
Notice of a request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, award of contract, carriage of passengers, rail transport








C_2020053EN.01001101.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 53/11






Notice of a request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU

Request made by a Contracting Entity

(2020/C 53/11)
On 13 December 2019 the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 14 December 2019.
This request, made by SJ AB, concerns activities relating to the provision of railway passenger transport in Sweden.
Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that ‘contracts intended to enable an activity mentioned in Articles 8 to 14 to be carried out shall not be subject to this Directive if the Member State or the contracting entities having introduced the request pursuant to Article 35 can demonstrate that, in the Member State in which it is performed, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted; nor shall design contests that are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in that geographic area be subject to this Directive’. The assessment of direct exposure to competition that can be carried out in the context of Directive 2014/25/EU is without prejudice to the full-fledged application of competition law.
The Commission is allowed a period of 130 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 6 July 2020.
According to Article 35(5) of Directive 2014/25/EU, further requests concerning the same activity in Sweden submitted before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request shall not be considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.


(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: Greece, award of contract, delivery, provision of services, transport company








C_2020053EN.01000801.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 53/8






Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU

Request made by a Contracting Entity

(2020/C 53/08)
On 6 June 2019 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 7 June 2019.
This request, made by Elta Courier S.A., concerns courier services in Greece. Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that ‘contracts intended to enable an activity mentioned in Articles 8 to 14 to be carried out, shall not be subject to this Directive if the Member State or the contracting entities having introduced the request pursuant to Article 35 can demonstrate that, in the Member State in which it is performed, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted; nor shall design contests that are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in that geographic area be subject to this Directive’. The assessment of direct exposure to competition that can be carried out in the context of Directive 2014/25/EU is without prejudice to the full-fledged application of competition law.
The Commission is allowed a period of 105 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 19 November 2019.
According to Article 35(5) of Directive 2014/25/EU, further requests concerning the same sector or activity in Greece before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request shall not be considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.


(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9673 — Columbia Threadneedle Investments/Brittany Ferries/Condor) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 398/02
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, investment company, maritime transport, merger control, tourism, transport company








C_2020398EN.01000201.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9673 — Columbia Threadneedle Investments/Brittany Ferries/Condor)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 398/02)
On 17 February 2020, 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 32020M9673. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Council Decision (EU) 2020/235 of 17 February 2020 appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Austria, appointment of members, member of the Committee of the Regions








LI2020047EN.01000701.xml










20.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


LI 47/7








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/235
of 17 February 2020
         
appointing a member and an alternate member, proposed by the Republic of Austria, 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 Austrian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 10 December 2019, 20 January 2020 and 3 February 2020, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2019/2157 (1), (EU) 2020/102 (2) and (EU) 2020/144 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025.












(2)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Barbara EIBINGER-MIEDL.












(3)


An alternate member’s seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Doris KAMPUS,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025:






(a)


as a member






—


Mr Christopher DREXLER, Member of a Regional Executive: State Government of Styria;















(b)


as an alternate member:






—


Ms Barbara EIBINGER-MIEDL, Member of a Regional Executive: State Government of Styria.











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




Done at Brussels, 17 February 2020.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/2157 of 10 December 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 327, 17.12.2019, p. 78).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/102 of 20 January 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 20, 24.1.2020, p. 2).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/144 of 3 February 2020 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2020 to 25 January 2025 (OJ L 32, 4.2.2020, p. 16)
Council Decision (EU) 2020/255 of 17 February 2020 on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: China, agreement (EU), air transport, ratification of an agreement








L_2020055EN.01000101.xml










26.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 55/1








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2020/255
of 17 February 2020
         
on the conclusion on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 100(2), in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,


Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2018/1152 (2), the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) has been signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date.












(2)


The objective of the Agreement is to bring bilateral air services agreements between 27 Member States and the People’s Republic of China in line with Union law.












(3)


The Agreement should be approved on behalf of the Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (the ‘Agreement’) is hereby approved on behalf of the Union (3).


Article 2
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 6(1) of the Agreement (4).


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 17 February 2020.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  Consent of 15 January 2020 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2018/1152 of 26 June 2018 on the signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on certain aspects of air services (OJ L 210, 21.8.2018, p. 1).

(3)  See page 3 of this Official Journal.

(4)  The date of entry into force of the Agreement will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the General Secretariat of the Council.
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation 2020/C 53/04
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2020053EN.01000401.xml










17.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 53/4






New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2020/C 53/04)




National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Lithuania

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: Lithuania

Subject of commemoration: Aukštaitija (from the series Lithuanian Etnographic Regions)

Description of the design: The design features a coat of arms with an armour-clad knight holding a sword in his right hand. The coat of arms is held by two angels, simbolically exalting and protecting Aukštaitija – one of the most important regions of Lithuania and the cradle of its statehood.
Below is a Latin inscription PATRIAM TUAM MUNDUM EXISTIMA (CONSIDER YOUR HOMELAND TO BE THE WHOLE WORLD).
The design is surrounded by inscriptions: ‘LIETUVA’ (the name of the issuing country), ‘AUKŠTAITIJA’, the year of issuance ‘2020’ and the mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 500 000

Date of issue: Third quarter of 2020


(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, pp. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
Council Regulation (EU) 2020/213 of 17 February 2020 amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
Date: 2020-02-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Zimbabwe, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2020045EN.01000101.xml










18.2.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 45/1








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2020/213
of 17 February 2020
         
amending Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/215 of 17 February 2020 amending Decision 2011/101/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (1),


Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 (2) gives effect to several measures provided for by Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP (3), including the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain natural or legal persons, entities and bodies.












(2)


On 17 February 2020 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/215, which amended the title of Decision 2011/101/CFSP and suspended the restrictive measures with regard to one person.












(3)


Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as follows:






(1)


the title is replaced by the following:


                           ‘Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Zimbabwe’.











(2)


Annex IV is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.






Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 February 2020.


For the Council


The President

 J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  See page 4 of this Official Journal.

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (OJ L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1).

(3)  Council Decision 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (OJ L 42, 16.2.2011, p. 6).




ANNEX



‘ANNEX IV
LIST OF PERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6(4)
Persons






 


Name (and any aliases)




3.


Chiwenga, Constantine




4.


Shiri, Perence (a.k.a. Bigboy) Samson Chikerema




5.


Sibanda, Phillip Valerio (a.k.a. Valentine)




6.


Mugabe, Grace






            ’