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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10437 – EDF/GEIH/SCI OPG Avenue de France) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 427/02
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, economic concentration, energy distribution, energy industry, energy production, energy supply, energy transport, investment company, merger control, real estate business








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22.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/2






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10437 – EDF/GEIH/SCI OPG Avenue de France)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 427/02)

1.   
On 14 October 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:






—


EDF SA (‘EDF’, France),










—


General Europe Income Holding SA (‘GEIH’, Luxembourg), belonging to the Generali Group,










—


SCI OPG Avenue de France (‘SCI’, France).




EDF and GEIH acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of SCI. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for EDF: integrated energy company active in the generation, transmission, distribution, supply, and trading of energies in France and internationally,










—


for GEIH: investment fund with a specific focus on investing and managing office, retail, mixed-use and residential buildings in the EU, UK, Norway and Switzerland,










—


for SCI: ownership and management of a real estate complex located in Paris (France) with a total gross lettable area of 21 995 sqm.






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.10437 – EDF/GEIH/SCI OPG Avenue de France
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.
Case T-510/20: Order of the General Court of 22 October 2021 — Fachverband Spielhallen and LM v Commission (State aid — Tax treatment of operators of public casinos in Germany — Complaint — Preliminary examination stage — Commission decision finding that there is no State aid — Conditions for initiating a formal investigation procedure — Serious difficulties — Concept of ‘State aid’ — Levy on the profits — Advantage — Selectivity — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, State aid, control of State aid, game of chance, gaming establishment, tax exemption, tax relief, tax system








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20.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 513/28






Order of the General Court of 22 October 2021 — Fachverband Spielhallen and LM v Commission
(Case T-510/20) (1)

(State aid - Tax treatment of operators of public casinos in Germany - Complaint - Preliminary examination stage - Commission decision finding that there is no State aid - Conditions for initiating a formal investigation procedure - Serious difficulties - Concept of ‘State aid’ - Levy on the profits - Advantage - Selectivity - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2021/C 513/41)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicants: Fachverband Spielhallen eV (Berlin, Germany) and LM (represented by: A. Bartosch and R. Schmidt, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and K. Blanck, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: R Kanitz and S. Costanzo, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 8819 final of 9 December 2019 on State aid SA.44944 (2019/C ex 2019/FC) — Tax treatment of public casinos operators in Germany and SA.53552 (2019/C ex 2019/FC) — Alleged guarantee for public casinos operators in Germany (Wirtschaftlichkeitsgarantie), inasmuch as it rejects the complaint lodged by the applicants against the fact that the sums paid by operators of public casinos to the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) as a levy on the profits were deductible from the tax bases for the trade tax and the income or corporation tax.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Fachverband Spielhallen eV and LM shall pay, in addition to their own costs, those incurred by the European Commission.










3.


The Federal Republic of Germany shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 329, 5.10.2020.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1867 of 22 October 2021 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Guinea, economic sanctions, international sanctions




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25.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 377/34








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1867
of 22 October 2021
         
amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/638/CFSP (1), concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea.












(2)


On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, those restrictive measures should be extended until 27 October 2022.












(3)


Decision 2010/638/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 8(2) of Decision 2010/638/CFSP is replaced by the following:


‘2.   This Decision shall apply until 27 October 2022. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.




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




Done at Brussels, 22 October 2021.


For the Council


The President

G. DOVŽAN
            





(1)  Council Decision 2010/638/CFSP of 25 October 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea (OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10428 – CDPQ / OTPPB / CMLIC) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 21/02
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, United States, economic concentration, investment company, life assurance, merger control, pension scheme, teacher








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14.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10428 – CDPQ / OTPPB / CMLIC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 21/02)
On 22 October 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 policy’ 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 32021M10428. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 21 October 2021 2021/C 427/01
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








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22.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

21 October 2021
(2021/C 427/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1637 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,85 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4406 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84290 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,0145 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0690 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,7065 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,615 




HUF


Hungarian forint


363,39 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6030 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9467 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,9681 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5528 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4359 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0487 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6214 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5672 




KRW


South Korean won


1 370,60 




ZAR


South African rand


16,9215 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4463 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5132 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 460,85 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8387 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,124 




RUB


Russian rouble


82,9299 




THB


Thai baht


38,862 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5892 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,6004 




INR


Indian rupee


87,1445 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10108 – S&P GLOBAL / IHS MARKIT) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 49/03
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: data processing, economic concentration, financial analysis, financial services, merger control








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31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 49/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10108 – S&P GLOBAL / IHS MARKIT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 49/03)
On 22 October 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 policy’ 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 32021M10108. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-689/21: Action brought on 22 October 2021 — Auken and Others v Commission
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, freedom of expression, right to information








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20.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 513/34






Action brought on 22 October 2021 — Auken and Others v Commission
(Case T-689/21)
(2021/C 513/48)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Margrete Auken, Tilly Metz, Jutta Paulus, Michèle Rivasi and Kimberly van Sparrentak (represented by: B. Kloostra, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the defendant’s implied rejection decision of 13 August 2021 following their confirmatory application of 30 June 2021 against the decision of 9 June 2021 to partially deny access to the documents requested by the applicants; and










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant unlawfully applied the exceptions provided for in the first indent of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (1).










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant has failed to justify the application of exceptions under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 and therefore violated Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 as no strict interpretation and application of the first indent of Article 4(2) and of Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 was followed by the defendant.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the defendant incoherently applied the exceptions provided for in the first indent of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the defendant did not take into account that there is an overriding public interest in the disclosure of the requested information.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging that the contested decision violates Article 52(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and Article 10(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights.






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43-48).
Case T-692/21: Action brought on 22 October 2021 — AL v Commission and OLAF
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, disciplinary proceedings, dismissal, indemnification








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24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/38






Action brought on 22 October 2021 — AL v Commission and OLAF
(Case T-692/21)
(2022/C 37/51)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: AL (represented by: R. Rata, lawyer)

Defendants: European Commission, European Anti-Fraud Office

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul (i) the OLAF decision OCM (2021)22007 dated 22 July 2021; (ii) the OLAF decision OCM (2021)22008 dated 22 July 2021; (iii) the Commission decision (ref. Ares(2021)20233749) dated 22 March 2021 and (iv) the Commission decision (ref. Ares(2021)1610971) dated 3 March 2021;










—


order the defendants to pay (i) EUR 1 127,66 retained in the absence of any PMO individual administrative decision in respect of the recovery; (ii) EUR 9 250,05 retained for May, June, July, August, and September 2021 and (iii) EUR 1 ex aequo et bono to compensate for the non-material harm suffered by the applicant as a consequence of the illegal conduct of the OLAF investigation OF/2016/0928/A1 which finally led to the removal from post of the applicant;










—


order the defendants to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging the violation by OLAF of Article 90(2) and of Article 90a of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, due to the rejection of the applicant’s complaint dated 23 March 2021 as inadmissible based on consistent EU case-law according to which OLAF’s final report and recommendations do not constitute acts producing legal effects.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging the violation by OLAF of Article 90(2) and Article 90a of the aforesaid Staff Regulations, due to the rejection of the applicant’s complaint dated 23 April 2021 as inadmissible. The applicant alleges that the complaint should have been declared admissible by OLAF because OLAF is a service of the Commission, therefore part of the Commission, and should have assessed the applicant’s complaint.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging the violation by the Commission of Article 90(2) of the aforesaid Staff Regulations in so far as the Commission issued an implicit rejection decision in relation to the applicant’s complaint directed against the Commission’s decision of 22 March 2021 (ref. ARES(2021)2023374) which confirmed the Commission’s decision of 3 March 2021 (ref. ARES(2021)1610971).
Case T-22/21: Order of the General Court of 22 October 2021 — Equinoccio-Compañía de Comercio Exterior v Commission (Action for annulment — Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance — Non-member State — National public procurement — Termination of the contract by the contracting authority — Request for enforcement by the contracting authority of a bank guarantee — Countersignature by the Head of the EU Delegation in the Non-member State or his deputy — Lack of jurisdiction)
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Türkiye, administrative procedure, claim, financial management, financial regulation, guarantee, ministry, operation of the Institutions, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








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20.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 513/28






Order of the General Court of 22 October 2021 — Equinoccio-Compañía de Comercio Exterior v Commission
(Case T-22/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance - Non-member State - National public procurement - Termination of the contract by the contracting authority - Request for enforcement by the contracting authority of a bank guarantee - Countersignature by the Head of the EU Delegation in the Non-member State or his deputy - Lack of jurisdiction)
(2021/C 513/42)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Equinoccio-Compañía de Comercio Exterior, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: D. Luff and R. Sciaudone, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Bianchi and T. Van Noyen, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of the Commission’s letter of 5 November 2020, with reference GK/Regio.ddg.d. 1(2020)6793282, concerning the enforcement of the bank guarantee requested by the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Equinoccio-Compañía de Comercio Exterior, SL shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 128, 12.4.2021.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10247 – CVC / COOPER) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 486/02
Date: 2021-10-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, polishing and scouring preparations








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3.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 486/20






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10247 – CVC / COOPER)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 486/02)
On 22 October 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 policy’ 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 32021M10247. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.