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State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2020/C 365/04
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, crew, maritime transport, social-security benefit, tax rebate








C_2020365EN.01000401.xml










29.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/4






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2020/C 365/04)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


9 July 2020




Case No


85361




Decision No


088/20/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title


Temporary amendments to the tax refund scheme for employing seafarers




Legal basis


The Act on subsidies for the employment of workers at sea and the Regulation on subsidies for the employment of workers at sea




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


To reduce the costs for shipping companies employing Norwegian and EEA seafares




Form of aid


Tax and social security refunds




Budget


Increase of NOK 75 million




Duration


The fourth term 2020, covering July and August 2020




Economic sectors


Maritime transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Norwegian Maritime Authority




P.O.Box 2222




N-5509  Haugesund




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/.
Case C-352/18: Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia No 6 de Reus — Spain) — Jaime Cardus Suarez v Catalunya Caixa SA (Catalunya Banc S.A.)
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer information, interest, mortgage, real estate credit, unfair terms of contract








C_2021044EN.01003801.xml










8.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/38






Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia No 6 de Reus — Spain) — Jaime Cardus Suarez v Catalunya Caixa SA (Catalunya Banc S.A.)
(Case C-352/18) (1)

(2021/C 44/43)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 285, 13.8.2018.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2020/C 365/05
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, cultural event, culture industry, emergency aid, epidemic








C_2020365EN.01000501.xml










29.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/5






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2020/C 365/05)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


16 July 2020




Case No


85350




Decision No


091/20/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title


COVID-19 Amendments and prolongation of the compensation scheme for the cancellation or postponement of cultural events




Legal basis


The regulation on a temporary compensation scheme for organisers in the culture sector for cancellations, closings or postponements of events as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak with an amendment




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


To compensate for eligible losses caused by the cancellation, partial cancellation or postponement of cultural events to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus




Form of aid


Grants




Budget


Increase of NOK 950 million (total budget of the scheme 1,25 billion)




Duration


Until 30 September




Economic sectors


Culture




Name and address of the granting authority







Arts Council Norway




Postboks 4808 Nydalen




0422 Oslo




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9967 — Kolhberg/Mubadala/Partners Group/Pioneer UK Midco 1) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 398/06
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bio-industry, company with share capital, economic concentration, holding company, investment, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, provision of services








C_2020398EN.01000601.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 398/6






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9967 — Kolhberg/Mubadala/Partners Group/Pioneer UK Midco 1)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 398/06)
On 29 October 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 32020M9967. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the identification of taxable persons in Northern Ireland’ (COM(2020) 360 final – 2020/0165 (CNS))
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Northern Ireland, VAT, application of EU law, fiscal policy, goods and services, supply, taxpayer








C_2021010EN.01006501.xml










11.1.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 10/65






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on ‘Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the identification of taxable persons in Northern Ireland’
(COM(2020) 360 final – 2020/0165 (CNS))
(2021/C 10/11)






Council referral


28.8.2020




Legal basis


Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion




Adopted at plenary


29.10.2020




Plenary session No


555




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


209/0/9




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the contents of the proposal and has already set out its views on the common system of value added in its earlier opinions on the VAT package I, adopted on 14 March 2018 (1) and the VAT package II, adopted on 23 May 2018 (2), it decided, at its 555th plenary session of 27, 28 and 29 October 2020 (meeting of 29 October 2020), by 209 votes with 9 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text and to refer to the position it had taken in the abovementioned documents.

Brussels, 29 October 2020.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Christa SCHWENG




(1)  OJ C 237, 6.7.2018, p. 40.

(2)  OJ C 283, 10.8.2018, p. 35.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9875 — BGL BNP Paribas/POST Luxembourg/i-Hub) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 372/02
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, information service, merger control, on line data service, postal and telecommunications services








C_2020372EN.01001001.xml










4.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 372/10






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9875 — BGL BNP Paribas/POST Luxembourg/i-Hub)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 372/02)
On 29 October 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 32020M9875. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2020/C 365/03
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, State aid, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, emergency aid, epidemic, mass media








C_2020365EN.01000301.xml










29.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/3






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2020/C 365/03)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


9 July 2020




Case No


85366




Decision No


087/20/COL




EFTA State


Iceland




Title


COVI-19 Temporary media support scheme




Legal basis


Act No 37/2020 amending Media Act No 38/2011 and Regulation No 670/2020




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


The objective of the measure is to ease the operating burden of private media entities in Iceland and respond to the sectors temporary financial difficulties caused by COVID-19




Budget


ISK 400 million




Duration


9 July 2020 – 1 September 2020




Economic sectors


Media sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Education, Science and Culture




Sölvhólsgata 4




101 Reykjavík




ICELAND








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1051 of 16 July 2020 terminating the absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People’s Republic of China (Official Journal of the European Union L 230 of 17 July 2020)
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: China, anti-dumping legislation, cast-iron, import (EU), originating product








L_2020359EN.01002001.xml










29.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 359/20







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1051 of 16 July 2020 terminating the absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People’s Republic of China

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 230 of 17 July 2020
)


On page 25, in Article 1:
for:


                  ‘The absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of certain cast iron articles, currently falling under CN codes ex 7325 10 00 (TARIC code 7325100031) and ex 7325 99 90 (TARIC code 7325999080), originating in the People’s Republic of China, is hereby terminated.’,

read:


                  ‘The absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of certain cast iron articles, currently falling under CN codes ex 7325 10 00 (TARIC code 7325100031) and ex 7325 99 10 (TARIC code 7325991060), originating in the People’s Republic of China, is hereby terminated.’.
Case C-523/19: Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción No 6 de Ceuta — Spain) — ED v Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: borrowing, consumer credit, consumer protection, cost of borrowing, legal expenses, real estate credit, unfair terms of contract








C_2021044EN.01004001.xml










8.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/40






Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción No 6 de Ceuta — Spain) — ED v Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA
(Case C-523/19) (1)

(2021/C 44/51)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 413, 9.12.2019.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2020/C 365/07
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, emergency aid, epidemic, sporting event, voluntary organisation, voluntary work








C_2020365EN.01000701.xml










29.10.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 365/7






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2020/C 365/07)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


16 July 2020




Case No


85354




Decision No


092/20/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title


COVID-19 Amendments and prolongation of the compensation scheme for the cancellation of sports and volunteer events




Legal basis


The national legal framework for the scheme is set out in the Regulation on a temporary compensation scheme for the volunteer- and sports sector due to the COVID-19 outbreak




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


The objective of the scheme is to compensate for eligible losses caused by the cancellation or postponement of sports and volunteer events to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.




Form of aid


Grants




Budget


NOK 1,87 billion




Duration


Until 15.9.2020




Economic sectors


Sport and voluntary sector




Name and address of the granting authority







The Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority




P.O.Box 800




NO-6805 Førde




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Case C-527/19: Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción No 6 de Ceuta — Spain) — HG, IH v Bankia SA
Date: 2020-10-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: borrowing, consumer credit, consumer protection, cost of borrowing, legal expenses, real estate credit, unfair terms of contract








C_2021044EN.01004002.xml










8.2.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 44/40






Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia e Instrucción No 6 de Ceuta — Spain) — HG, IH v Bankia SA
(Case C-527/19) (1)

(2021/C 44/52)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 413, 9.12.2019.