do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-706/20: Reference for a preliminary ruling from First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) (United Kingdom) made on 29 December 2020 — Amoena Ltd v The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, clothing, common customs tariff, medical device, specification of tariff heading








C_2021110EN.01001901.xml










29.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/19






Reference for a preliminary ruling from First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) (United Kingdom) made on 29 December 2020 — Amoena Ltd v The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs
(Case C-706/20)
(2021/C 110/20)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Amoena Ltd

Defendant: The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs

Questions referred







1.


Are the terms ‘them’, ‘they’ and ‘their’ in paragraph 53 of the judgment (1) to be taken as referring to the brassieres or to the breast forms?










2.


Does the second sentence of paragraph 53 suggest a test different to that identified in paragraph 51 of the Amoena Decision, and derived from the HS explanatory note to heading 8473, by requiring that the brassieres (i.e. the potential accessory) must allow the breast forms to perform a function other than that for which ‘they’ (presumably, the breast forms) are designed, or instead only intend to apply the test identified in paragraph 51, which requires the brassieres to perform a service relative to the main function of the breast form?






(1)  C-677/18, Amoena, judgment of 19/12/2019 (ECLI:EU:C:2019:1142)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10066 — Carlyle/Flender) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 451/03
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric machinery, energy industry, investment company, mechanical equipment, merger control, provision of services, software, supplier, wind energy








C_2020451EN.01000301.xml










29.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 451/3






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10066 — Carlyle/Flender)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 451/03)

1.   
On 17 December 2020, 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:






—


The Carlyle Group Inc. (‘Carlyle’, USA),










—


Flender GmbH (‘Flender’, Germany).




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


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Carlyle: a global alternative asset manager, which manages funds that invest globally across four investment disciplines: (i) Corporate Private Equity (buyout and growth capital); (ii) Real Assets (real estate, infrastructure and energy and renewable resources); (iii) Global Credit (structured credit, mezzanine, distressed, hedge funds, and middle market debt); and (iv) Investment Solutions (private equity fund of funds program and related co-investment and secondary activities),










—


for Flender: a supplier of mechanical drive products as well as generators, systems and services for industrial applications, power generation and for the wind power industry.






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.10066 — Carlyle/Flender
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10044 — Mississippi Ventures/Parcom/Hema) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 451/04
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, goods and services, investment, investment company, merger control, retail selling, supermarket








C_2020451EN.01000501.xml










29.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 451/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10044 — Mississippi Ventures/Parcom/Hema)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 451/04)

1.   
On 15 December 2020, 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:






—


Mississippi Ventures B.V. (‘Mississippi’, the Netherlands), controlled by the Van Eerd family,










—


Parcom Buy-Out Fund VI Coöperatief U.A. (‘Parcom’, the Netherlands),










—


HEMA B.V. (‘HEMA’, the Netherlands).




Mississippi and Parcom acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of HEMA.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Mississippi: investments on behalf of the Dutch entrepreneurial Van Eerd family which also owns Jumbo Supermarkets in the Netherlands;










—


for Parcom: private equity investment in middle market companies with management and operations based in the Benelux,










—


for HEMA B.V.: retail sales of a wide range of non-food products, including clothing, home textiles, cosmetics, personal care, bicycle equipment, gardening tools, and office supplies through its department stores in the Netherlands and other countries.






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.10044 — Mississippi Ventures/Parcom/Hema
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.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 29 December 2020 2020/C 452/02
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020452EN.01000301.xml










30.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 452/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

29 December 2020
(2020/C 452/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2259 




JPY


Japanese yen


127,23 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4382 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90863 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,0840 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0862 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,5500 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,302 




HUF


Hungarian forint


364,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5308 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8757 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,0177 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6121 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5713 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,5043 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7171 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6274 




KRW


South Korean won


1 340,33 




ZAR


South African rand


17,9651 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0070 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5447 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 305,60 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9655 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,903 




RUB


Russian rouble


90,1883 




THB


Thai baht


36,826 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3717 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,4001 




INR


Indian rupee


89,9420 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 28 December 2020 2020/C 451/01
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020451EN.01000101.xml










29.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 451/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

28 December 2020
(2020/C 451/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2219 




JPY


Japanese yen


126,54 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4361 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,90408 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1070 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0854 




ISK


Iceland króna


156,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,5713 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,247 




HUF


Hungarian forint


363,46 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4907 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8745 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,1254 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6083 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5677 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4731 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7160 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6237 




KRW


South Korean won


1 340,87 




ZAR


South African rand


17,8008 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9906 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5435 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 337,66 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9490 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,700 




RUB


Russian rouble


90,0681 




THB


Thai baht


36,865 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3443 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,3136 




INR


Indian rupee


89,8145 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 667/2014 of 13 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules of procedure for penalties imposed on trade repositories by the European Securities and Markets Authority including rules on the right of defence and temporal provisions (Official Journal of the European Union L 179 of 19 June 2014)
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: financial control, financial transaction, futures market, limitation of legal proceedings, periodic penalty payment, rights of the defence








L_2020439EN.01003301.xml










29.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 439/33







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 667/2014 of 13 March 2014 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules of procedure for penalties imposed on trade repositories by the European Securities and Markets Authority including rules on the right of defence and temporal provisions

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 179 of 19 June 2014
)


On page 34, in Article 6(5):
for:


                  ‘The limitation period for imposing fines and periodic penalty payments shall be suspended for as long as the decision of ESMA is the subject of proceedings pending before the Board of Appeal, in accordance with Article 58 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, and before the Court of Justice of the European Union, in accordance with Article 69 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.’,

read:


                  ‘The limitation period for imposing fines and periodic penalty payments shall be suspended for as long as the decision of ESMA is the subject of proceedings pending before the Board of Appeal, in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, and before the Court of Justice of the European Union, in accordance with Article 69 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.’.

On page 34, in Article 7(5) point (b):
for:


                  ‘enforcement of payment is suspended pursuant to a pending decision of ESMA Board of Appeal, in accordance with Article 58 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, and the Court of Justice of the European Union, in accordance with Article 69 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.’,

read:


                  ‘enforcement of payment is suspended pursuant to a pending decision of ESMA Board of Appeal, in accordance with Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010, and the Court of Justice of the European Union, in accordance with Article 69 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012.’.
Case C-726/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 29 December 2020 — CT, Ferme de la Sarte SPRL v Région wallonne
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EAFRD, crop production, rural development








C_2021079EN.01002601.xml










8.3.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 79/26






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 29 December 2020 — CT, Ferme de la Sarte SPRL v Région wallonne
(Case C-726/20)
(2021/C 79/32)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: CT, Ferme de la Sarte SPRL

Defendant: Région wallonne

Question referred

Is Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 (1) to be interpreted as excluding from its scope the production of turf or of green roofs?


(1)  OJ 2013 L 347, p. 487.
Case C-723/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 29 December 2020 — Insolvency proceedings concerning the assets of Galapagos S.A.; other parties: DE, as insolvency administrator of Galapagos S.A., Galapagos BidCo. S.a.r.l, Hauck Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. and Prime Capital S.A.
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: financial solvency, head office, jurisdiction








C_2021128EN.01001201.xml










12.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 128/12






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 29 December 2020 — Insolvency proceedings concerning the assets of Galapagos S.A.; other parties: DE, as insolvency administrator of Galapagos S.A., Galapagos BidCo. S.a.r.l, Hauck Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A. and Prime Capital S.A.
(Case C-723/20)
(2021/C 128/17)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Debtor: Galapagos S.A.

Other parties: DE, as insolvency administrator of Galapagos S.A., Galapagos BidCo. S.a.r.l., Hauck Aufhäuser Fund Services S.A., Prime Capital S.A.

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (1) (‘the European Insolvency Regulation’) to be interpreted as meaning that a debtor company the statutory seat of which is situated in a Member State does not have the centre of its main interests in a second Member State in which the place of its central administration is situated, as can be determined on the basis of objective factors ascertainable by third parties, in the case where, in circumstances such as those in the main proceedings, the debtor company has moved that place of central administration from a third Member State to the second Member State at a time when a request to have the main insolvency proceedings opened in respect of its assets has been lodged in the third Member State and a decision on that request has not yet been delivered?










2.


If Question 1 is answered in the negative: Is Article 3(1) of the European Insolvency Regulation to be interpreted as meaning that:






(a)


the courts of the Member State within the territory of which the centre of the debtor’s main interests is situated at the time when the debtor lodges the request to have insolvency proceedings opened retain international jurisdiction to open those proceedings if the debtor moves the centre of its main interests to the territory of another Member State after lodging the request but before the decision opening insolvency proceedings is delivered, and










(b)


such continuing international jurisdiction of the courts of one Member State excludes the jurisdiction of the courts of another Member State in respect of further requests to have the main insolvency proceedings opened received by a court of that other Member State after the debtor has moved its centre of main interests to that other Member State?










(1)  OJ 2015 L 141, p. 19.
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1794 of 16 September 2020 amending Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of in-conversion and non-organic plant reproductive material (Official Journal of the European Union L 402 of 1 December 2020)
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural product, agricultural production, consumer protection, food inspection, genetically modified organism, harmonisation of standards, labelling, organic farming, organic product, plant propagation








L_2020439EN.01003201.xml










29.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 439/32







Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1794 of 16 September 2020 amending Part I of Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of in-conversion and non-organic plant reproductive material

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 402 of 1 December 2020
)


On page 24, in the second paragraph of Article 2:
for:


                  ‘
                  1 January 2021
                  ’,

read:


                  ‘
                  1 January 2022
                  ’.
Public holidays 2021 2020/C 451/02
Date: 2020-12-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, public holiday








C_2020451EN.01000201.xml










29.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 451/2






Public holidays 2021
(2020/C 451/02)






Belgique.België


1.1, 5.4, 13.5, 24.5, 21.7, 27.9, 1.11, 2.11, 15.11, 15.11, 27.12, 28.12, 29.12, 30.12, 31.12




България


1.1, 3.3, 30.4, 1.5, 2. 5, 3. 5, 4. 5, 6.5, 24.5, 6.9, 22.9, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 27.12, 28.12




Česká republika


1.1, 2.4, 5.4, 1.5, 8.5, 5.7, 6.7, 28.9, 28.10, 17.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Danmark


1.1, 1.4, 2.4, 4.4, 5.4, 30.4, 13.5, 23.5, 24.5, 25.12, 26.12




Deutschland


1.1, 8.3, 2.4, 5.4, 1.5, 13.5, 24.5, 3.10, 25.12, 26.12




Eesti


1.1, 24.2, 2.4, 4.4, 1.5, 23.5, 23.6, 24.6, 20.8, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Éire.Ireland


1.1, 17.3, 5.4, 3.5, 7.6, 2.8, 25.10, 25.12, 26.12




Ελλάδα


1.1, 6.1, 15.3, 25.3, 30.4, 1.5, 3.5, 21.6, 15.8, 28.10, 25.12, 26.12




España


1.1, 6.1, 2.4, 1.5, 12.10, 1.11, 6.12, 8.12, 25.12




France


1.1, 5.4, 1.5, 8.5, 13.5, 24.5, 14.7, 15.8, 1.11, 11.11, 25.12




Hrvatska


1.1, 6.1, 4.4, 5.4, 1.5, 30.5, 3.6, 22.6, 5.8, 15.8, 1.11, 18.11, 25.12, 26.12




Italia


1.1, 6.1, 5.4, 25.4, 1.5, 2.6, 15.8, 1.11, 8.12, 25.12, 26.12




Κύπρος.Kıbrıs


1.1, 6.1, 15.3, 25.3, 1.4, 30.4, 1.5, 3.5, 21.6, 1.10, 15.8, 28.10, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Latvija


1.1, 2.4, 4.4, 5.4, 1.5, 3.5, 4.5, 23.5, 23.6, 24.6, 25.6, 18.11, 19.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12, 31.12




Lietuva


1.1, 16.2, 11.3, 4.4, 5.4, 1.5, 2.5, 6.6, 24.6, 6.7, 15.8, 1.11, 2.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Luxembourg


1.1, 5.4, 13.5, 24.5, 23.6, 1.11




Magyarország


1.1, 15.3, 2.4, 5.4, 1.5, 24.5, 20.8, 23.10, 1.11, 25.12, 26.12




Malta


1.1, 10.2, 19.3, 31.3, 2.4, 1.5, 7.6, 29.6, 15.8, 8.9, 21.9, 8.12, 13.12, 25.12




Nederland


1.1, 2.4, 4.4, 5.4, 27.4, 5.5, 13.5, 14.5, 23.5, 24.5, 25.12, 26.12




Österreich


1.1, 6.1, 5.4, 1.5, 13.5, 24.5, 3.6, 15.8, 26.10, 1.11, 08.12, 25.12, 26.12




Polska


1.1, 6.1, 4.4, 5.4, 1.5, 3.5, 3.6, 15.8, 1.11, 11.11, 25.12, 26.12




Portugal


1.1, 2.4, 4.4, 25.4, 1.5, 3.6, 10.6, 15.8, 5.10, 1.11, 1.12, 8.12, 25.12




România


1.1, 2.1, 24.1, 30.4, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, 1.6, 20.6, 21.6, 15.8, 30.11, 1.12, 25.12, 26.12




Slovenija


1.1, 8.2, 5.4, 27.4, 25.6, 1.11




Slovensko


1.1, 6.1, 2.4, 5.4, 1.5, 8.5, 5.7, 29.8, 1.9, 15.9, 1.11, 17.11, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Suomi.Finland


1.1, 6.1, 2.4, 4.4, 5.4, 1.5, 13.5, 23.5, 25.6, 26.6, 6.11, 6.12, 24.12, 25.12, 26.12




Sverige


1.1, 6.1, 2.4, 4.4, 5.4, 1.5, 13.5, 23.5, 6.6, 26.6, 6.11, 25.12, 26.12