do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Notification of a concentration (Case M.10407 – AIP / ALVANCE DUNKERQUE TARGET BUSINESS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 439/07
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, Hauts-de-France, aluminium, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, metalwork








C_2021439EN.01001101.xml










29.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/11






Notification of a concentration
(Case M.10407 – AIP / ALVANCE DUNKERQUE TARGET BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 439/07)

1.   
On 18 October 2021, the Commission received notification of a concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII, LP (US), an investment fund managed by American Industrial Partners (collectively referred to as ‘AIP’), and










—


Alvance Aluminium Dunkerque SAS and Alvance Aluminium Service SAS (together, ‘Alvance Dunkerque Target Business’, France),




AIP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Alvance Dunkerque Target Business. The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 16 July 2021 and 26 July 2021, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 19 July 2021 and 27 August 2021, respectively.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


AIP is a private equity firm focused on buying and improving industrial businesses.










—


Alvance Dunkerque Target Business is a primary aluminium producer, which operates an aluminium smelter in Loon-Plage near Dunkerque (France).






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 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.10407 – AIP / Alvance Dunkerque Target 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case T-178/21: Order of the General Court of 29 October 2021 — LF v Commission
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belgium, EU institution, European official, France, allowances and expenses, expatriate worker, staff regulations (EU)








C_2022002EN.01005301.xml










3.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 2/53






Order of the General Court of 29 October 2021 — LF v Commission
(Case T-178/21) (1)

(2022/C 2/73)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 206, 31.5.2021.
Case C-658/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium) lodged on 29 October 2021 — VZW Belgische Vereniging van de Industrie van Plantenbeschermingsmiddelen (PHYTOFAR) v Vlaams Gewest
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to information, dangerous substance, herbicide, information society, market approval, marketing standard, pesticide, plant health legislation, technical regulations








C_2022073EN.01000901.xml










14.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/9






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Belgium) lodged on 29 October 2021 — VZW Belgische Vereniging van de Industrie van Plantenbeschermingsmiddelen (PHYTOFAR) v Vlaams Gewest
(Case C-658/21)
(2022/C 73/12)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: VZW Belgische Vereniging van de Industrie van Plantenbeschermingsmiddelen (PHYTOFAR)

Defendant: Vlaams Gewest

Question referred

Must Article 5(1) of Directive 2015/1535/EU (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015‘laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services’ be interpreted as meaning that a prohibition on the use of pesticides containing glyphosate on land in private use by users who do not have a phytosanitary licence is deemed to concern a technical regulation which must be communicated to the European Commission in accordance with the provisions of that article?


(1)  OJ 2015 L 241, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 287/2021 of 29 October 2021 amending Annex II (Technical Regulations, Standards, Testing and Certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/547]
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, dangerous substance, health risk, hydrocarbon, market approval, marketing standard, product safety, recycled product, revision of an agreement, rubber industry, sports facilities




L_202400547EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/547


29.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 287/2021
of 29 October 2021
         
amending Annex II (Technical Regulations, Standards, Testing and Certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/547]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1199 of 20 July 2021 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in granules or mulches used as infill material in synthetic turf pitches or in loose form on playgrounds or in sport applications (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 12zc (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32021 R 1199: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1199 of 20 July 2021 (OJ L 259, 21.7.2021, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2021/1199 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 October 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 29 October 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 259, 21.7.2021, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/547/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 306/2021 of 29 October 2021 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2024/561]
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, local area network, radio telecommunications, regulation of telecommunications, revision of an agreement, technical specification, technical standard, waveband, wifi




L_202400561EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/561


29.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 306/2021
of 29 October 2021
         
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2024/561]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1067 of 17 June 2021 on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 945-6 425 MHz frequency band for the implementation of wireless access systems including radio local area networks (WAS/RLANs) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 5czsb (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1070) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:






‘5czt.



32021 D 1067: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1067 of 17 June 2021 on the harmonised use of radio spectrum in the 5 945-6 425 MHz frequency band for the implementation of wireless access systems including radio local area networks (WAS/RLANs) (OJ L 232, 30.6.2021, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1067 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 October 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 29 October 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 232, 30.6.2021, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/561/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA joint Committee No 299/2021 of 29 October 2021 amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2024/545]
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, administrative cooperation, freedom to provide services, nursing staff, paramedical profession, personal data, real estate business, recognition of diplomas, recognition of vocational training qualifications, revision of an agreement, right of establishment, tourist profession




L_202400545EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/545


29.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 299/2021
of 29 October 2021
         
amending Annex VII (Recognition of professional qualifications) to the EEA Agreement [2024/545]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1190 of 11 August 2020 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/983 on the procedure for issuance of the European Professional Card and the application of the alert mechanism pursuant to Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex VII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 1b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/983) of Annex VII to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32020 R 1190: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1190 of 11 August 2020 (OJ L 262, 12.8.2020, p. 4).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1190 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 October 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 29 October 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 262, 12.8.2020, p. 4.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/545/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10364 – ECI / BONAK / FAST GROUP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 21/03
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electronic commerce, electronics industry, financial services, household electrical appliance, investment company, merger control, telecommunications, wholesale trade








C_2022021EN.01000301.xml










14.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 21/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10364 – ECI / BONAK / FAST GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 21/03)
On 29 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 32021M10364. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Special report No 24/2021 Performance-based financing in Cohesion policy: worthy ambitions, but obstacles remained in the 2014-2020 period 2021/C 439/04
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU budget, EU financing, EU investment, State aid, economic and social cohesion, programme budgeting








C_2021439EN.01000401.xml










29.10.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/4






Special report No 24/2021
Performance-based financing in Cohesion policy: worthy ambitions, but obstacles remained in the 2014-2020 period
(2021/C 439/04)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that special report No 24/2021 ‘Performance-based financing in Cohesion policy: worthy ambitions, but obstacles remained in the 2014-2020 period’ has just been published.
The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu
Case C-206/21: Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif de Dijon — France) — Mr. X v Préfet de Saône-et-Loire
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European citizenship, administrative formalities, equal treatment, health insurance, residence permit, social assistance








C_2022084EN.01003301.xml










21.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 84/33






Order of the President of the Court of 29 October 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif de Dijon — France) — Mr. X v Préfet de Saône-et-Loire
(Case C-206/21) (1)

(2022/C 84/44)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 278, 12.7.2021.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 294/2021 of 29 October 2021 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/550]
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, approximation of laws, chemical product, consumer information, cosmetic product, health risk, product safety, revision of an agreement




L_202400550EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/550


29.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 294/2021
of 29 October 2021
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/550]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/850 of 26 May 2021 amending and correcting Annex II and amending Annexes III, IV and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32021 R 0850: Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/850 of 26 May 2021 (OJ L 188, 28.5.2021, p. 44).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2021/850 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 October 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 29 October 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 188, 28.5.2021, p. 44.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/550/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA joint Committee No 309/2021 of 29 October 2021 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/523]
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, eligibility criteria, fund (EU), greenhouse gas, innovation, pollution control measures, project funding, reduction of gas emissions, revision of an agreement




L_202400523EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/523


29.2.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 309/2021
of 29 October 2021
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/523]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1204 of 10 May 2021 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856 as regards the application and selection procedures under the Innovation Fund (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 21alk (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/856) Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32021 R 1204: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1204 of 10 May 2021 (OJ L 261, 22.7.2021, p. 4).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1204 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 30 October 2021, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 29 October 2021.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Rolf Einar FIFE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 261, 22.7.2021, p. 4.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/523/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-656/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 29 October 2021 — IM GESTÃO DE ATIVOS — SOCIEDADE GESTORA DE ORGANISMOS DE INVESTIMENTO COLETIVO, SA and Others v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
Date: 2021-10-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: company law, financial services, indirect tax, investment company, securities, stamp duty, tax law, tax on capital








C_2022037EN.01001701.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) (Portugal) lodged on 29 October 2021 — IM GESTÃO DE ATIVOS — SOCIEDADE GESTORA DE ORGANISMOS DE INVESTIMENTO COLETIVO, SA and Others v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
(Case C-656/21)
(2022/C 37/23)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: IM GESTÃO DE ATIVOS — SOCIEDADE GESTORA DE ORGANISMOS DE INVESTIMENTO COLETIVO, SA and Others

Defendant: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Questions referred







1.


Does Article 5(2) of Directive 2008/7/EC (1) preclude national legislation, such as item 17(3)(4) of the Código do Imposto do Selo (Stamp Duty Code), under which stamp duty is levied on fees which banks charge open-ended securities investment fund management companies for gaining new subscriptions for units, that is, for obtaining new inflows of capital for the investment funds in the form of new subscriptions for units issued by the funds?










2.


Does Article 5(2) of Directive 2008/7/EC preclude national legislation under which stamp duty is levied on the management fees charged to open-ended securities investment funds by management companies, in so far as those management fees include the fees which the banks charge the fund management companies for the aforementioned activity?






(1)  Council Directive 2008/7/EC of 12 February 2008 concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital (OJ 2008 L 46, p. 11).