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Case C-84/22: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Irlande) made on 8 February 2022 — Right to Know CLG v An Taoiseach
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU environmental policy, access to information, environmental standard, government








C_2022191EN.01001301.xml










10.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 191/13






Reference for a preliminary ruling from the High Court (Irlande) made on 8 February 2022 — Right to Know CLG v An Taoiseach
(Case C-84/22)
(2022/C 191/17)
Language of the case: English

Referring court

High Court (Irlande)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Right to Know CLG

Respondent: An Taoiseach

Questions referred







1.


Are records of formal meetings of the executive branch of government of a Member State, at which members of the government are required to meet and act as a collective authority, to be characterised, for the purpose of a request for access to environmental information contained therein, as ‘internal communications’ or as ‘proceedings’ of a public authority within the meaning of those terms as set out, respectively, in Article 4(1)(e) and Article 4(2), first paragraph, indent (a), respectively, of Directive 2003/4/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC?










2.


Does the principle of res judicata (as discussed in Köbler, Case C-224/01 (2), and subsequent case law) extend beyond the operative or dispositive part of the earlier judgment, and include, in addition, findings of fact and law featuring in the earlier judgment? Put otherwise, is the principle of res judicata confined to cause of action estoppel, or does it extend to issue estoppel?










3.


In ongoing proceedings between parties regarding alleged non-compliance with Directive 2003/4/EC concerning a specific request for environmental information, where an applicant/requester has succeeded in having a decision quashed with some grounds of challenge based on EU law upheld and others rejected, does EU law, and in particular, the principle of effectiveness preclude a national rule of res judicata based on issue estoppel that requires a national court, in fresh proceedings concerning a further decision on the same request, to exclude such an applicant/requester from challenging the said further decision on EU-law based grounds that were previously rejected but not, in the circumstances, appealed?










4.


Is the answer to Question (3) above affected by the facts that: (i) no reference was made to the Court of Justice; and (ii) relevant case law of the Court of Justice had not been brought to the national court’s attention by either of the parties?






(1)  OJ 2003, L 41, p. 26.

(2)  Judgment of 30 September 2003 (EU:C:2003:513)
Case T-707/21: Order of the General Court of 8 February 2022 — Hoteles Olivencia v EUIPO — Corporacion H10 Hotels (HOTELES HO)
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, hotel industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022148EN.01004803.xml










4.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/48






Order of the General Court of 8 February 2022 — Hoteles Olivencia v EUIPO — Corporacion H10 Hotels (HOTELES HO)
(Case T-707/21) (1)

(2022/C 148/67)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 24, 17.1.2022.
Case T-491/20: Order of the General Court of 8 February 2022 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Ou (-Vpro)
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022148EN.01004801.xml










4.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 148/48






Order of the General Court of 8 February 2022 — El Corte Inglés v EUIPO — Ou (-Vpro)
(Case T-491/20) (1)

(2022/C 148/65)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 313, 21.9.2020.
Case C-79/22 P: Appeal brought on 8 February 2022 by Carlos Correia de Matos against the order of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 17 December 2021 in Case T-719/21, Correia de Matos v Commission
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: admissibility, lawyer








C_2022463EN.01001401.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/14






Appeal brought on 8 February 2022 by Carlos Correia de Matos against the order of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 17 December 2021 in Case T-719/21, Correia de Matos v Commission
(Case C-79/22 P)
(2022/C 463/17)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Appellant: Carlos Correia de Matos (represented by: C. Correia de Matos, advogado)

Other party: European Commission
By order of 20 October 2022, the Court of Justice (Tenth Chamber) dismissed the appeal as manifestly inadmissible and ordered Mr Carlos Correia de Matos to bear his own costs.
Decision No 76/2021 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 8 February 2022 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2022/373]
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2022069EN.01013101.xml










4.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 69/131








            DECISION No 76/2021 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 8 February 2022
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2022/373]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column 'EC access to the US market' in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.
This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorized to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.









On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            

Signed in Washington, on 2 February 2022
               




On behalf of the European Union

Lucian CERNAT
            

Signed in Brussels, on 8 February 2022
               








Attachment A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column 'EC access to the US market' in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility












TÜV Italia Srl






Gruppo TÜV SÜD






Via Bradizzo 123/125






10088 Volpiano (TO)






ITALY
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10574 - ADVENT / CALDIC) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 66/05
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, life sciences, merger control, secondary sector, technology








C_2022066EN.01006101.xml










8.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 66/61






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10574 - ADVENT / CALDIC)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 66/05)

1.   
On 31 January 2022, 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:






—


Advent International Corporation and/or its affiliates (‘Advent’, USA),










—


Caldic Holdco B.V. (‘Caldic’, the Netherlands).




Advent will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Caldic.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






—


Advent is a private equity investor based in Boston, USA, focusing on the acquisition of equity stakes and the management of investment funds in various sectors, including industrial, technology, retail, consumer and leisure, healthcare, and business and financial services,










—


Caldic is an international provider of value-add life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions serving customers in the life science and industrial sectors.






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 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.10574 - ADVENT / CALDIC
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.) 7 February 2022 2022/C 66/03
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022066EN.01002601.xml










8.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 66/26






Euro exchange rates (1)

7 February 2022
(2022/C 66/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1447 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,59 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4443 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84685 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4483 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0571 




ISK


Iceland króna


143,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0658 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,222 




HUF


Hungarian forint


353,48 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5432 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9461 




TRY


Turkish lira


15,5235 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6097 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4546 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,9202 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7278 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5389 




KRW


South Korean won


1 371,76 




ZAR


South African rand


17,7000 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2807 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5200 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 478,97 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7909 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,978 




RUB


Russian rouble


86,5824 




THB


Thai baht


37,735 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0541 




MXN


Mexican peso


23,5750 




INR


Indian rupee


85,5345 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10555 – ADIA / TRANSURBAN / AUSTRALIANSUPER / CPP INVESTMENTS / WCX) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 85/03
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, road transport tariff, toll, transport infrastructure








C_2022085EN.01000301.xml










22.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 85/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10555 – ADIA / TRANSURBAN / AUSTRALIANSUPER / CPP INVESTMENTS / WCX)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 85/03)
On 8 February 2022, 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 32022M10555. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision No 74/2021 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 8 February 2022 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment [2022/371]
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2022069EN.01012701.xml










4.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 69/127








            DECISION No 74/2021 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 8 February 2022
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment [2022/371]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column 'EC access to the US market' in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.
This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorized to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.









On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            

Signed in Washington, on 2 February 2022
               




On behalf of the European Union

Lucian CERNAT
            

Signed in Brussels, on 8 February 2022
               









ATTACHMENT A


EC Conformity Assessment Bodies added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column 'EC access to the US market' in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Telecommunication Equipment












KL-Certification GmbH






Heinrich-Hertz-Allee 7






66386 St. Ingbert






GERMANY
Decision No 73/2021 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 8 February 2022 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility (2022/370)
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2022069EN.01012501.xml










4.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 69/125








            DECISION No 73/2021 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 8 February 2022
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility (2022/370)


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Bodies in Attachment A are added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scopes of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Bodies indicated in Attachment A have been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.
This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorized to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decion shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.









On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            

Signed in Washington, on 2 February 2022
               




On behalf of the European Union

Lucian CERNAT
            

Signed in Brussels, on 8 February 2022
               









Attachment A


EC Conformity Assessment Bodies added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility












IBL-Lab GmbH






Heinrich-Hertz-Allee 7






66386 St. Ingbert






GERMANY




















C.R.E.I. Ven S.c.r.a.l. Centro Ricerca Elettronica Industriale del Veneto






Corso Spagna 12,






35127 Padova






ITALY
Decision No 72/2020 of the Joint Committee established under the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America of 8 February 2022 related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2022/369]
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: European Union, Joint Committee, United States
Subjects: EC conformity marking, United States, agreement (EU), approval, electro-magnetic equipment, market access, mutual recognition principle, revision of an agreement








L_2022069EN.01012301.xml










4.3.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 69/123








            DECISION No 72/2020 OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON MUTUAL RECOGNITION BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
         
of 8 February 2022
         
related to the listing of Conformity Assessment Bodies under the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility [2022/369]


THE JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America and in particular Article 7 and 14;

Whereas the Joint Committee is to take a decision to list a Conformity Assessment Body or Bodies under a Sectoral Annex;
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:








1.


The Conformity Assessment Body in Attachment A is added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility.










2.


The specific scope of listing, in terms of products and conformity assessment procedures, of the Conformity Assessment Body indicated in Attachment A has been agreed by the Parties and will be maintained by them.
This Decision, done in duplicate, shall be signed by representatives of the Joint Committee who are authorized to act on behalf of the Parties for purposes of amending the Agreement. This Decision shall be effective from the date of the later of these signatures.









On behalf of the United States of America

James C. SANFORD
            

Signed in Washington, on 2 February 2022
               




On behalf of the European Union

Lucian CERNAT
            

Signed in Brussels, on 8 February 2022
               








Attachment A

EC Conformity Assessment Body added to the list of Conformity Assessment Bodies under column ‘EC access to the US market’ in Section V of the Sectoral Annex for Electromagnetic Compatibility












EKTOS Testing and Reliability Services A/S (IKTOS TRS A/S)






Peter Bangs Vej 17






7600 Struer






DENMARK
Case C-88/22 P: Appeal brought on 8 February 2022 by QB against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 8 December 2021 in Case T-71/21, QB v Commission
Date: 2022-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Poland, allowances and expenses, expatriate worker, judge, servant (EU), staff regulations (EU)








C_2022207EN.01001301.xml










23.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/13






Appeal brought on 8 February 2022 by QB against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 8 December 2021 in Case T-71/21, QB v Commission
(Case C-88/22 P)
(2022/C 207/18)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: QB (represented by: R. Wardyn, radca prawny)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The Appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under the appeal, in whole;
and, therefore






—


annul the decisions of the European Commission of 6 th April 2020 and 3rd November 2020,
or, failing that,










—


refer the case back to the General Court for judgment, and














—


order the European Commission to pay its own costs of the process as well as those of the Applicant in both instances.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the Appellant relies on one plea in law alleging violation of article 4 (1) of Annex VII of Staff Regulations and claims that the General Court:






—


erred in determining the main occupation of the Appellant as it disregarded the work done by the Appellant for the State of Poland and his status of a judge;










—


erred in defining the conditions of ‘work done for another state’;










—


disregarded and failed to take account of the work done by the Appellant for the State of Poland and his status of a judge while examining the exception of ‘work done for another state’.