do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
EFTA Surveillance Authority communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation 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 2021/C 396/08
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2021396EN.01000801.xml










30.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 396/8






EFTA Surveillance Authority communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation 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
(2021/C 396/08)






Member State


Norway




Concerned routes








—


Routes between Kirkenes, Vadsø, Vardø, Båtsfjord, Berlevåg, Mehamn, Honningsvåg, Hammerfest and Alta










—


Hasvik – Tromsø v.v., Hasvik – Hammerfest v.v., Sørkjosen – Tromsø v.v.










—


Lakselv – Tromsø v.v.










—


Andenes – Bodø v.v., Andenes – Tromsø v.v.










—


Harstad/Narvik – Tromsø v.v.










—


Harstad/Narvik – Bodø v.v.










—


Stokmarknes – Tromsø v.v.










—


Stokmarknes – Bodø v.v.










—


Leknes – Bodø v.v.










—


Svolvær – Bodø v.v.










—


Røst – Bodø v.v.










—


Brønnøysund – Bodø v.v., Brønnøysund – Trondheim v.v.










—


Sandnessjøen – Bodø v.v., Sandnessjøen – Trondheim v.v.










—


Mo i Rana – Bodø v.v., Mo i Rana – Trondheim v.v.










—


Mosjøen – Bodø v.v., Mosjøen – Trondheim v.v.










—


Namsos – Trondheim v.v., Rørvik – Trondheim v.v.








Period of validity of the contract


1.4.2022 – 31.3.2024




Deadline for submission of tenders


30.11.2021




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the modified public service obligations can be obtained


The Norwegian Ministry of Transport
Find document - regjeringen.no
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 414/01
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy efficiency, holding company, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_2021414EN.01000101.xml










13.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 414/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10441 — Bridgepoint/FFL/ACT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 414/01)
On 30 September 2021, 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 32021M10441. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1762 of 30 September 2021 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Σητεία Λασιθίου Κρήτης’ (Sitia Lasithiou Kritis) (PDO)
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Crete, Greece, designation of origin, labelling, olive oil, product designation








L_2021355EN.01000101.xml










7.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 355/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1762
of 30 September 2021
         
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ‘Σητεία Λασιθίου Κρήτης’ (Sitia Lasithiou Kritis) (PDO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Greece’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Σητεία Λασιθίου Κρήτης’ (Sitia Lasithiou Kritis), registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/98 (2).












(2)


Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.












(3)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Σητεία Λασιθίου Κρήτης’ (Sitia Lasithiou Kritis) (PDO) are hereby approved.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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, 30 September 2021.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 134/98 of 20 January 1998 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (OJ L 15, 21.1.1998, p. 6).

(3)  
            OJ C 226, 14.6.2021, p. 12.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10469 – GS/Charlesbank/MDVIP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 406/04
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, health care, investment company, merger control








C_2021406EN.01000401.xml










8.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 406/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10469 – GS/Charlesbank/MDVIP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 406/04)
On 30 September 2021, 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 32021M10469. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
State aid – Decision to raise no objections 2021/C 396/11
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, financial solvency








C_2021396EN.01001101.xml










30.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 396/11






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(2021/C 396/11)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


18.6.2021




Case No


86974




Decision No


130/21/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of the COVID-19 Guarantee scheme




Legal basis


Forskrift om endring i forskrift 27. mars 2020 nr. 490 til lov om statlig garantiordning for lån til små og mellomstore bedrifter, FOR-2020-03-27-490




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Ensure access to liquidity for undertakings facing a sudden shortage of liquidity due to the COVID-19 outbreak




Form of aid


Public guarantees




Budget


NOK 50 billion (for the scheme as amended)




Duration


1.7.2021 - 31.10.2021




Economic sectors


All sectors




Name and address of the granting authority







GIEK,




The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency




Pb 1763 Vika




N-0122 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/
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 29 September 2021 2021/C 396/02
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021396EN.01000201.xml










30.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 396/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

29 September 2021
(2021/C 396/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1654 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,89 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4360 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86443 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1830 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0829 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1430 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,457 




HUF


Hungarian forint


359,60 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6260 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9460 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,3168 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6112 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4793 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0714 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6826 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5822 




KRW


South Korean won


1 381,20 




ZAR


South African rand


17,5210 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5347 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4975 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 670,71 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8769 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,203 




RUB


Russian rouble


84,6823 




THB


Thai baht


39,490 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3218 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,7082 




INR


Indian rupee


86,4670 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-607/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 30 September 2021 — XXX v État belge
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU national, dependant, equal treatment, family reunification, foreign national, freedom of movement, residence permit








C_2021502EN.01001502.xml










13.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 502/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium) lodged on 30 September 2021 — XXX v État belge
(Case C-607/21)
(2021/C 502/24)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: XXX

Respondent: État belge

Questions referred







1.


In the context of the examination of the concept of a dependant for the purposes of Article 2(2)(d) of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC, (1) should account be taken of the situation of an applicant who is already in the territory of the State in which the sponsor is established?










2.


If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, should an applicant who is lawfully in the territory of that State be treated differently from an applicant who is there unlawfully?










3.


Is Article 2(2)(d) of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC to be interpreted as meaning that, in order to be regarded as a dependant and thus to fall within the definition of ‘family member’ referred to in that provision, a direct relative in the ascending line [may] rely on a situation of real material dependence in the country of origin established by documents which, at the time of lodging the application for a residence card as a family member of a Union citizen, were, however, issued several years previously, on the ground that the departure from the country of origin and the lodging of the application for a residence card in the host Member State did not occur at the same time?










4.


If the answer to the third question is in the negative, what are the criteria for assessing the situation of material dependence of an applicant seeking to join a European citizen or his or her partner, as a relative in the ascending line, without having been able to obtain a residence permit on the basis of an application lodged immediately after his or her departure from the country of origin?






(1)  OJ 2004 L 158, p. 77.
Case T-124/21: Order of the General Court of 30 September 2021 — Mariani and Others v Parliament (Action for annulment — Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2223 — Cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the effectiveness of OLAF investigations — Act not of individual concern — Non-regulatory act — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, Member of the European Parliament, access to information, parliamentary immunity, personal data, protection of privacy








C_2021490EN.01004402.xml










6.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 490/44






Order of the General Court of 30 September 2021 — Mariani and Others v Parliament
(Case T-124/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2223 - Cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the effectiveness of OLAF investigations - Act not of individual concern - Non-regulatory act - Inadmissibility)
(2021/C 490/53)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Thierry Mariani (Paris, France) and the 22 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the order (represented by: F. Wagner, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz and L. Tapper Brandberg, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Article 1 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2223 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 December 2020 amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the effectiveness of the European Anti-Fraud Office investigations (OJ 2020 L 437, p. 49).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application for leave to intervene made by the Council of the European Union.










3.


Mr Thierry Mariani and the other applicants whose names are listed in the annex shall, in addition to bearing their own costs, pay those incurred by the European Parliament.










4.


The Council shall bear its own costs relating to the application for leave to intervene.






(1)  OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.
EFTA Surveillance Authority information notice 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 Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services 2021/C 396/10
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Norway, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2021396EN.01001001.xml










30.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 396/10






EFTA Surveillance Authority information notice 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
Repeal of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(2021/C 396/10)






Member State


Norway




Routes concerned








—


Routes between Kirkenes, Vadsø, Vardø, Båtsfjord, Berlevåg, Mehamn, Honningsvåg, Hammerfest and Alta










—


Hasvik – Tromsø v.v., Hasvik – Hammerfest v.v., Sørkjosen – Tromsø v.v.










—


Lakselv – Tromsø v.v.










—


Andenes – Bodø v.v., Andenes – Tromsø v.v.










—


Harstad/Narvik – Tromsø v.v.










—


Harstad/Narvik – Bodø v.v.










—


Stokmarknes – Tromsø v.v.










—


Stokmarknes – Bodø v.v.










—


Leknes – Bodø v.v.










—


Svolvær – Bodø v.v.










—


Røst – Bodø v.v.










—


Brønnøysund – Bodø v.v., Brønnøysund – Trondheim v.v.










—


Sandnessjøen – Bodø v.v., Sandnessjøen – Trondheim v.v.










—


Mo i Rana – Bodø v.v., Mo i Rana – Trondheim v.v.










—


Mosjøen – Bodø v.v., Mosjøen – Trondheim v.v.










—


Namsos – Trondheim v.v., Rørvik – Trondheim v.v.








Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1.4.2017, 1.1.2021, and 1.10.2021




Date of repeal


1.4.2022




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


The public service obligations announced on 2 June 2016 in the Official Journal of the EU no. C 195 and the EEA Supplement no. 31 are hereby repealed on the routes concerned.
The public service obligations announced on 4 June 2020 in the Official Journal of the EU no. C 185 and the EEA Supplement no. 37 are hereby repealed on the route concerned (Harstad/Narvik – Bodø v.v.).
The public service obligations announced on 15 April 2021 in the Official Journal of the EU no. C 132 and the EEA Supplement no. 27 are hereby repealed on the routes concerned (Stokmarknes – Bodø and Stokmarknes – Tromsø v.v.).
The Norwegian Ministry of Transport
Find document - regjeringen.no
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10490 — Bain Capital/CTI/BBG Holding) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 396/13
Date: 2021-09-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consumer goods, economic concentration, electrical engineering, electronics industry, investment company, merger control, product design, sale








C_2021396EN.01001301.xml










30.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 396/13






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10490 — Bain Capital/CTI/BBG Holding)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 396/13)

1.   
On 21 September 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:






—


Bain Capital Investors L.L.C. (‘Bain Capital’, United States),










—


Chal-Tec Invest GmbH (‘CTI’, Germany),










—


Berlin Brands Group Holding GmbH (‘BBG’, Germany), controlled by CTI.




Bain Capital and CTI acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of BBG.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bain Capital: private equity investment firm in a variety of industries globally, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing,










—


for CTI: private investment vehicle holding the shares in BBG and other undertakings active globally in the retail and real estate sector,










—


for BBG: design, development and sale of consumer goods, in particular electrical appliances and consumer electronics, in Europe, the United States and China.






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.10490 — Bain Capital/CTI/BBG Holding
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.