do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-450/21: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 May 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Vercelli — Italy) — UC v Ministero dell’Istruzione (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Social policy — Directive 1999/70/EC — Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP — Clause 4(1) — Principle of non-discrimination — Concept of ‘employment conditions’ — Allowance to support the in-service training of teachers and to enhance their professional skills)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: allowances and expenses, continuing vocational training, equal treatment, full-time employment, in-service training, teacher, teacher training, temporary employment, updating of skills, working conditions








C_2022368EN.01000701.xml










26.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 368/7






Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 May 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Vercelli — Italy) — UC v Ministero dell’Istruzione
(Case C-450/21) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Social policy - Directive 1999/70/EC - Framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP - Clause 4(1) - Principle of non-discrimination - Concept of ‘employment conditions’ - Allowance to support the in-service training of teachers and to enhance their professional skills)
(2022/C 368/09)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale ordinario di Vercelli

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: UC

Defendant: Ministero dell’Istruzione

Operative part of the order

Clause 4(1) of the Framework Agreement on fixed-term work concluded on 18 March 1999, annexed to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP, must be interpreted as precluding national legislation which gives only permanent teaching staff of the Ministry of Education, and not fixed-term teaching staff of that ministry, the right to benefit from additional remuneration in the amount of EUR 500 per year, granted in order to support the in-service training of teachers and to enhance their professional skills, by means of an electronic card which can be used to purchase books and texts (including in digital format), publications, journals relevant in any way for professional development, to purchase hardware and software, to enrol in professional development and certification courses for professional skills, in undergraduate or masters courses related to the job profile, or in postgraduate courses or specialising masters courses related to the job profile, to attend theatrical performances and film screenings, to access museums, exhibitions, cultural events, live performances and other training activities, as well as to purchase connectivity services in order to fulfil the obligation to carry out professional activities remotely.


(1)  OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.
Case T-251/19: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Wieland-Werke v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — Market for rolled products and pre-rolled strip made of copper and copper alloys — Decision declaring the concentration incompatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement — Commitments — Relevant market — Assessment of the horizontal and vertical effects of the transaction on competition — Manifest error of assessment — Principle of good administration — Rights of the defence)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, alloy, copper, economic concentration, flat product, merger control, rights of the defence, semi-manufactured goods








C_2022284EN.01002302.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/23






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Wieland-Werke v Commission
(Case T-251/19) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - Market for rolled products and pre-rolled strip made of copper and copper alloys - Decision declaring the concentration incompatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement - Commitments - Relevant market - Assessment of the horizontal and vertical effects of the transaction on competition - Manifest error of assessment - Principle of good administration - Rights of the defence)
(2022/C 284/27)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Wieland-Werke AG (Ulm, Germany) (represented by: U. Soltész, C. von Köckritz and K. Winkelmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Berghe, A. Cleenewerck de Crayencour, M. Farley and F. Jimeno Fernández, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 922 final of 5 February 2019 declaring a concentration to be incompatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.8900 — Wieland/Aurubis Rolled Products/Schwermetall).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Wieland-Werke AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 213, 24.6.2019.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10624 – ENEL / INTESA / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 201/08
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, merger control, natural gas, payment system, provision of services, retail trade








C_2022201EN.01009001.xml










18.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/90






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10624 – ENEL / INTESA / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 201/08)

1.   
On 10 May 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:






—


Enel X S.r.l. (Italy), controlled by Enel S.p.A.,










—


Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Italy),










—


Mooney Group S.p.A. (Italy),










—


PayTipper S.p.A., CityPoste Payment S.p.A., Enel X Financial Services S.r.l. and Junia Insurance S.r.l. (Italy).




Enel X S.r.l. and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Mooney Group S.p.A., PayTipper S.p.A., CityPoste Payment S.p.A., Enel X Financial Services S.r.l. and Junia Insurance S.r.l..
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Enel S.p.A. is an energy group active in generation, trading, distribution and supply of electricity and natural gas,










—


Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. is a banking group active in the retail and corporate banking and in wealth management. The group offers services to 13.5 million customers through a network of over 3,700 branches in Italy and 1,000 branches and 7.1 million customers wordwide,










—


Mooney Group S.p.A. renders payment services through retail outlets and its own digital platforms in Italy,










—


PayTipper S.p.A., CityPoste Payment S.p.A., Enel X Financial Services S.r.l. and Junia Insurance S.r.l. render services for the payment of taxes and utility bills.






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.10624 – ENEL / INTESA / JV
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.) 17 May 2022 2022/C 201/03
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022201EN.01000301.xml










18.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/3






Euro exchange rates (1)

17 May 2022
(2022/C 201/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0541 




JPY


Japanese yen


136,32 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4414 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84400 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4393 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0457 




ISK


Iceland króna


138,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,1780 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,712 




HUF


Hungarian forint


386,30 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6488 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9478 




TRY


Turkish lira


16,6027 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4993 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3517 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2744 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6561 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4589 




KRW


South Korean won


1 333,66 




ZAR


South African rand


16,8440 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0899 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5245 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 433,23 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6211 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,137 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,361 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2621 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,0273 




INR


Indian rupee


81,6515 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to alleviate the consequences of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on fishing activities and to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by that military aggression on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products (COM(2022) 179 — 2022/0118 COD)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, Russia, Ukraine, aquaculture, common fisheries policy, eligibility criteria, fishery product, market organisation, military intervention, sea fishing, supply chain








C_2022323EN.01013501.xml










26.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/135






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to alleviate the consequences of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on fishing activities and to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by that military aggression on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products
(COM(2022) 179 — 2022/0118 COD)
(2022/C 323/25)






Referral


Council, 25.4.2022
European Parliament, 2.5.2022




Legal basis


Articles 43(2), 175 and article 304 of the TFEU




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary


18.5.2022




Plenary session No


569




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


188/2/2




In view of the short deadlines and the necessary character of the EC initiative, the Committee decided, at its 569th plenary session of 18 and 19 May 2022 (meeting of 18 May), by 188 votes in favour, 2 votes against and 2 abstentions, not to draw up a substantial opinion but to formally endorse the proposal.

Brussels, 18 May 2022.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Christa SCHWENG
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources (COM(2022) 145 final — 2022/0096 (COD)), and Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources (COM(2022) 162 final — 2022/0096 (COD))
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Ukraine, additional resources, aid to refugees, coronavirus disease, distribution of EU funding, economic and social cohesion, epidemic, foreign national, fund (EU), operational programme, war








C_2022323EN.01013401.xml










26.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/134






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources
(COM(2022) 145 final — 2022/0096 (COD))
Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources
(COM(2022) 162 final — 2022/0096 (COD))
(2022/C 323/24)






Referral


Council of the European Union, 25.3.2022 and 4.4.2022
European Parliament, 4.4.2022




Legal basis


Articles 175(3), 177 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion




Adopted at plenary


18.5.2022




Plenary session No


569




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


179/0/4




Since the Committee endorses the content of both proposals for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 223/2014 as regards increased pre-financing from REACT-EU resources and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 569th plenary session of 18 and 19 May 2022, (meeting of 18 May), by 179 votes with 4 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.

Brussels, 18 May 2022.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Christa SCHWENG
Case T-101/22 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — OG and Others v Commission (Interim Relief — Regulation (EU) 2021/953 — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 — EU Digital COVID certificate — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: coronavirus disease, epidemic, health certificate, vaccination








C_2022266EN.01003001.xml










11.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 266/30






Order of the President of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — OG and Others v Commission
(Case T-101/22 R)
(Interim Relief - Regulation (EU) 2021/953 - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 - EU Digital COVID certificate - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency)
(2022/C 266/37)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicants: OG, OH, OI, OJ (represented by: D. Gómez Fernández, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: E. Montaguti and J. Baquero Cruz,

Re:

By their application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU, the applicants request suspension of the operation of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 of 21 December 2021 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series (OJ 2021 L 458, p. 459).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10722 – CHEVRON / RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 201/09
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, adjuvant, biofuel, economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, natural gas, oil industry, petrochemicals








C_2022201EN.01009201.xml










18.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/92






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10722 – CHEVRON / RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 201/09)

1.   
On 10 May 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:






—


Chevron Corporation (‘Chevron’, United States),










—


Renewable Energy Group, Inc (‘REG’, United States).




Chevron will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of REG.
The concentration is accomplished by way of a merger agreement (all-cash transaction).


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Chevron is an integrated energy company based in California, producing crude oil and natural gas, transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and additives,










—


REG is a producer of biofuels headquartered in Iowa, producing biodiesel and renewable diesel, and selling carbon credits, petroleum-based products, as well as petroleum-based products further blended with bio-based diesel.






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.   

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.



5.   
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.10722 – CHEVRON / RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP
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-577/20: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Ryanair v Commission (Condor; rescue aid) (State aid — German air transport market — Loan granted by Germany to Condor Flugdienst — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market — Article 107(3)(c) TFEU — Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring undertakings in difficulty — Intrinsic difficulties that are not the result of an arbitrary allocation of costs within the group — Difficulties that are too serious to be dealt with by the group itself — Risk of disruption to an important service)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, State aid, aid to undertakings, airline, company in difficulties, control of State aid, loan








C_2022284EN.01002502.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/25






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Ryanair v Commission (Condor; rescue aid)
(Case T-577/20) (1)

(State aid - German air transport market - Loan granted by Germany to Condor Flugdienst - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market - Article 107(3)(c) TFEU - Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring undertakings in difficulty - Intrinsic difficulties that are not the result of an arbitrary allocation of costs within the group - Difficulties that are too serious to be dealt with by the group itself - Risk of disruption to an important service)
(2022/C 284/30)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by: E. Vahida, F.-C. Laprévote, V. Blanc, S. Rating and I.-G. Metaxas-Maranghidis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn and V. Bottka, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Condor Flugdienst GmbH (Neu-Isenburg, Germany) (represented by: A. Birnstiel and S. Blazek, lawyers)

Re:

By its action on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 7429 final of 14 October 2019 on State aid SA.55394 (2019/N) — Germany — Rescue aid to Condor (OJ 2020 C 294, p. 3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ryanair DAC to bear its own costs, and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders Condor Flugdienst GmbH to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 23.11.2020.
Case T-256/21: Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Domator24.com Paweł Nowak v EUIPO — Siwek and Didyk (Armchair) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered community design representing an armchair — Earlier community design — Proof of disclosure — Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Article 25(1)(b) and Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2022-05-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, furniture industry








C_2022284EN.01003001.xml










25.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 284/30






Judgment of the General Court of 18 May 2022 — Domator24.com Paweł Nowak v EUIPO — Siwek and Didyk (Armchair)
(Case T-256/21) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered community design representing an armchair - Earlier community design - Proof of disclosure - Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Article 25(1)(b) and Article 6(1)(b) of Regulation No 6/2002)
(2022/C 284/37)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Domator24.com Paweł Nowak (Zielona Góra, Poland) (represented by: T. Gawliczek, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas and E. Śliwińska, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Piotr Siwek (Gdańsk, Poland), Sebastian Didyk (Gdańsk) (represented by: W. Gierszewski, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 March 2021 (Case R 1275/2020-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between, on the one hand, Mr Siwek and Mr Didyk and, on the other, Domator24.com Paweł Nowak.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Domator24.com Paweł Nowak to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 278, 12.7.2021.