do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-896/19: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 April 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili — Ġurisdizzjoni Kostituzzjonali — Malta) — Repubblika v Il-Prim Ministru (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 2 TEU — Values of the European Union — Rule of law — Article 49 TEU — Accession to the European Union — No reduction in the level of protection of the values of the European Union — Effective judicial protection — Article 19 TEU — Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Scope — Independence of the members of the judiciary of a Member State — Appointments procedure — Power of the Prime Minister — Involvement of a judicial appointments committee)
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: accession to the European Union, appointment of staff, executive competence, head of government, independence of the judiciary, judge, right to justice, rule of law








C_2021228EN.01000701.xml










14.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 228/7






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 20 April 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili — Ġurisdizzjoni Kostituzzjonali — Malta) — Repubblika v Il-Prim Ministru
(Case C-896/19) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 2 TEU - Values of the European Union - Rule of law - Article 49 TEU - Accession to the European Union - No reduction in the level of protection of the values of the European Union - Effective judicial protection - Article 19 TEU - Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Scope - Independence of the members of the judiciary of a Member State - Appointments procedure - Power of the Prime Minister - Involvement of a judicial appointments committee)
(2021/C 228/08)
Language of the case: Maltese

Referring court

Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili — Ġurisdizzjoni Kostituzzjonali

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Repubblika

Defendant: Il-Prim Ministru

Intervening party: WY

Operative part of the judgment







1.


The second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU must be interpreted as meaning that it may be applied in a case in which a national court is seised of an action provided for by national law and seeking a ruling on the conformity with EU law of national provisions governing the procedure for the appointment of members of the judiciary of the Member State to which that court belongs. Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union must be duly taken into consideration for the purposes of interpreting that provision.










2.


The second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU must be interpreted as not precluding national provisions which confer on the Prime Minister of the Member State concerned a decisive power in the process for appointing members of the judiciary, while providing for the involvement, in that process, of an independent body responsible for, inter alia, assessing candidates for judicial office and giving an opinion to that Prime Minister.






(1)  OJ C 77, 9.3.2020.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 139/07
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, information technology industry, merger control, multinational enterprise








C_2021139EN.01000801.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/8






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 139/07)

1.   
On 13 April 2021, 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:






—


SK hynix Inc. (‘SK hynix’, Korea),










—


Intel’s NAND and SSD business (‘Target Business’, USA).




SK hynix acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of parts of Intel, the Target Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of assets.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for SK hynix: multinational company active in (i) memory semiconductors, such as Dynamic Random Access Memory (‘DRAM’) and NAND flash memory, (ii) storage solutions such as NAND-based SSDs, and (iii) system semiconductors, such as Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (‘CMOS’) image sensors,










—


for the Target Business: active in developing, designing, manufacturing, assembling, testing, marketing and selling products utilizing the non-volatile memory technology, commonly referred to within the semiconductor industry as NAND flash memory. The Target Business is also active in developing, designing, manufacturing, assembling, testing, marketing and selling SSDs that utilize NAND flash memory.






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.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business
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’).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 19 April 2021 2021/C 139/03
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021139EN.01000301.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

19 April 2021
(2021/C 139/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2035 




JPY


Japanese yen


130,09 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4364 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86355 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,0985 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0998 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9733 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,903 




HUF


Hungarian forint


360,23 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5473 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9260 




TRY


Turkish lira


9,7198 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5491 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5038 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3475 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6750 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6014 




KRW


South Korean won


1 340,89 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1398 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8323 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5713 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 463,33 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9626 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,223 




RUB


Russian rouble


91,7527 




THB


Thai baht


37,589 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,7056 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,8860 




INR


Indian rupee


90,0675 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10236 — Goldman Sachs/Oikos) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 139/06
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, housing, investment, investment company, merger control, prefabrication, provision of services, securities








C_2021139EN.01000701.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10236 — Goldman Sachs/Oikos)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 139/06)

1.   
On 8 April 2021, 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:






—


Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (‘Goldman Sachs’, USA),










—


Oikos Holding GmbH (‘Oikos’, Germany).




Goldman Sachs’acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Oikos.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in Oikos.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Goldman Sachs: global investment banking, securities and investment management. It provides a range of banking, securities and investment services worldwide,










—


for Oikos: planning, construction, development, manufacturing and selling of prefabricated houses.






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.10236 — Goldman Sachs/Oikos
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.
Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 May 2021 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.))) 2021/C 139/04
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_2021139EN.01000401.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/4






Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 May 2021



(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004
 (1)

))



(2021/C 139/04)
Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6.). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basis points has to be added. The Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basis points to the base rate.
Modified rates are indicated in bold.
Previous table published in OJ C 87, 15.3.2021, p. 6.


































From


To


AT


BE


BG


CY


CZ


DE


DK


EE


EL


ES


FI


FR


HR


HU


IE


IT


LT


LU


LV


MT


NL


PL


PT


RO


SE


SI


SK


UK




1.5.2021


…


-0,45


-0,45


0,00


-0,45


0,50


-0,45


0,04


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,22


0,80


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,15


-0,45


1,75



0,01



-0,45


-0,45


0,11




1.4.2021


30.4.2021


-0,45


-0,45


0,00


-0,45



0,50



-0,45


0,04


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,22


0,80


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,15


-0,45



1,75



-0,02


-0,45


-0,45


0,11




1.3.2021


31.3.2021


-0,45


-0,45


0,00


-0,45


0,44


-0,45



0,04



-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,22


0,80


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45



0,15



-0,45


2,07


-0,02


-0,45


-0,45



0,11





1.2.2021


28.2.2021


-0,45


-0,45


0,00


-0,45


0,44


-0,45



0,05



-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


0,22


0,80


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45


-0,45



0,19



-0,45


2,07



-0,02



-0,45


-0,45



0,12





1.1.2021


31.1.2021



-0,45




-0,45




0,00




-0,45




0,44




-0,45




0,06




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




0,22




0,80




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




-0,45




0,23




-0,45




2,07




0,00




-0,45




-0,45




0,15







(1)  OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Case T-702/19: Order of the General Court of 20 April 2021 — Compass Overseas Holdings and Others v Commission
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, equal treatment, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax avoidance, tax exemption, tax law








C_2021252EN.01003803.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/38






Order of the General Court of 20 April 2021 — Compass Overseas Holdings and Others v Commission
(Case T-702/19) (1)

(2021/C 252/61)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 10, 13.1.2020.
Corrigendum to EFTA Surveillance Authority communication 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 132 of 15 April 2021) 2021/C 139/12
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2021139EN.01003001.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/30






Corrigendum to EFTA Surveillance Authority communication 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 132 of 15 April 2021
)

(2021/C 139/12)
On page 5, in the table:
for:







‘Period of validity of the contract


Florø–Oslo and Ørsta-Volda–Oslo:
1 October 2021/November 2021 – 31 March 2024
Stokmarknes–Bodø and Stokmarknes–Tromsø:
1 October 2021/November 2021 – 31 March 2022




Deadline for submission of tenders


15 June 2021 (tentative date)’





read:







‘Period of validity of the contract


Florø–Oslo and Ørsta-Volda–Oslo:
1 October 2021 – 31 March 2024
Stokmarknes–Bodø and Stokmarknes–Tromsø:
1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022




Deadline for submission of tenders


15 June 2021’
Case C-247/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 20 April 2021 — Luxury Trust Automobil GmbH
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, basis of tax assessment, intra-EU trade, invoicing, tax exemption, taxpayer








C_2021263EN.01000901.xml










5.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/9






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 20 April 2021 — Luxury Trust Automobil GmbH
(Case C-247/21)
(2021/C 263/12)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: Luxury Trust Automobil GmbH

Defendant authority: Finanzamt Österreich, Baden Mödling office

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 42(a) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, (1) in conjunction with Article 197(1)(c) of that directive (as amended by Directive 2010/45/EU (2)), to be interpreted as meaning that the person to whom the supply is made is to be designated as liable for payment of VAT if the invoice, which does not show the amount of value added tax, states: ‘Exempt intra-Community triangular transaction’?










2.


If the first question is answered in the negative:






a)


Can such a mention on the invoice be amended so as to apply retroactively (by stating: ‘Intra-Community triangular transaction in accordance with Article 25 of the Austrian Law on turnover tax (“the UStG”). Liability for payment of VAT is transferred to the customer’)?










b)


Is it necessary for the invoice recipient to receive the amended invoice in order for an amendment to be effective?










c)


Does the effect of the amendment apply retroactively to the original date of invoicing?














3.


Is Article 219a of Directive 2006/112/EC (as amended by Directive 2010/45/EU and the Corrigendum (3)) to be interpreted as meaning that the rules on invoicing to be applied are those of the Member State whose provisions would be applicable if a ‘customer’ has not (yet) been designated on the invoice as the person liable for payment of VAT; or are the rules to be applied those of the Member State whose provisions would be applicable if the designation of the ‘customer’ as the person liable for payment of VAT is accepted as valid?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.

(2)  Council Directive of 13 July 2010 amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the rules on invoicing (OJ 2010 L 189, p. 1).

(3)  Corrigendum to Directive 2010/45 amending Directive 2006/112 (OJ 2010 L 299, p. 46).
Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2021/486 of 15 February 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the written procedure by the Participants to the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft contained in Annex III to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits as regards the Common Line on the temporary deferral of loan principal repayment (Official Journal of the European Union L 100 of 23 March 2021)
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: OECD, aeronautical industry, aircraft, civil aviation, economic recession, engine, export credit, international agreement, purchase, redemption








L_2021133EN.01006601.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 133/66







Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2021/486 of 15 March 2021 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the written procedure by the Participants to the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Civil Aircraft contained in Annex III to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits as regards the Common Line on the temporary deferral of loan principal repayment

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 100 of 23 March 2021
)


On the cover page, on page 11 and page 12, adoption date:
for:


                  ‘
                  15 March 2021
                  ’,

read:


                  ‘
                  15 February 2021
                  ’.
Corrigendum to EFTA Surveillance Authority communication 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 – Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Official Journal of the European Union C 132 of 15 April 2021) 2021/C 139/11
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2021139EN.01002901.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/29






Corrigendum to EFTA Surveillance Authority communication 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 – Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 132 of 15 April 2021
)

(2021/C 139/11)
On page 4, in the table:
for:







‘Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1 October/1 November 2021’





read:







‘Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1 October 2021’
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10215 — CVC/Carlyle/MedRisk) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 139/05
Date: 2021-04-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, supplier, therapeutics








C_2021139EN.01000501.xml










20.4.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 139/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10215 — CVC/Carlyle/MedRisk)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 139/05)

1.   
On 13 April 2021, 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:






—


CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),










—


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










—


MedRisk Holdco, LLC (‘MedRisk’, United States), controlled by Carlyle.




CVC and Carlyle acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of MedRisk.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for CVC: management of investment funds and platforms holding interests in companies active in various industries primarily in Europe, United States, and the Asia-Pacific region,










—


for Carlyle: global alternative asset manager of funds active globally across different investment disciplines, including corporate private equity, real estate, and natural resources funds,










—


for MedRisk: supplier of managed physical therapy for the workers’ compensation industry and related market sectors in the United States.






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 the treatment of certain concentrations under 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.10215 — CVC/Carlyle/MedRisk
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.