do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Opinion on restrictive agreements and dominant positions at its meeting on 20 June 2022 concerning a draft decision in case AT.40511 - Insurance Ireland: Insurance claims database and conditions of access Rapporteur: Latvia (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 335/08
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, Ireland, control of restrictive practices, database, exchange of information, insurance claim, motor vehicle insurance, restriction on competition, sanction (EU), third-party insurance








C_2022335EN.01000901.xml










2.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 335/9






Opinion on restrictive agreements and dominant positions at its meeting on 20 June 2022 concerning a draft decision in case AT.40511 - Insurance Ireland: Insurance claims database and conditions of access
Rapporteur: Latvia
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 335/08)

(1)   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) shares the Commission’s concerns expressed in its draft Decision under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.



(2)   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the proceedings can be concluded by means of a decision pursuant to Article 9(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, as described in the draft Decision.



(3)   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the offered commitments are suitable, necessary and proportionate and should be made legally binding, as set out in the draft Decision.



(4)   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s draft Decision that, in light of the offered commitments, there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission, without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.



(5)   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 17 June 2022 2022/C 236/03
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022236EN.01000401.xml










20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 236/4






Euro exchange rates (1)

17 June 2022
(2022/C 236/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0486 




JPY


Japanese yen


141,21 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4384 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85500 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,6748 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0105 




ISK


Iceland króna


137,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,4525 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,742 




HUF


Hungarian forint


400,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7003 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9469 




TRY


Turkish lira


18,1495 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5039 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3631 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2314 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6601 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4547 




KRW


South Korean won


1 356,27 




ZAR


South African rand


16,7133 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0308 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5155 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 537,05 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6159 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,371 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,974 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3824 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4474 




INR


Indian rupee


81,8710 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/962 of 20 June 2022 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, import (EU), import restriction, international sanctions, originating product, territorial dispute








L_2022165EN.01004601.xml










21.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 165/46








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/962
of 20 June 2022
         
amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol


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 23 June 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/386/CFSP (1).












(2)


The Union does not recognise and continues to condemn the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation as a violation of international law. The Union remains steadfast in its commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders and dedicated to fully implementing its non-recognition policy.












(3)


On the basis of a review of Decision 2014/386/CFSP, the restrictive measures set out therein should be renewed until 23 June 2023.












(4)


Decision 2014/386/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 5 of Decision 2014/386/CFSP, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
‘This Decision shall apply until 23 June 2023.’


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 Luxembourg, 20 June 2022.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
            





(1)  Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 70).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10652 – MOL / LOTOS PALIWA) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 236/07
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Poland, economic concentration, fuel, gas industry, merger control, oil industry, petrol, provision of services, retail trade








C_2022236EN.01010401.xml










20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 236/104






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10652 – MOL / LOTOS PALIWA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 236/07)

1.   
On 10 June 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:






—


MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Public Limited Company (‘MOL’, Hungary),










—


LOTOS Paliwa sp. z o.o. (‘Lotots Paliwa’, Poland).




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


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






—


MOL and its affiliated entities are a Central Eastern European (CEE) integrated oil and gas corporation active in the oil and gas exploration and production, refining, midstream services, as well as consumer services (fuel retail) segments. MOL also produces and sells petrochemicals,










—


LOTOS Paliwa manages a network of petrol stations across Poland under the ‘Lotos’ brand.






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.10652 – MOL / LOTOS PALIWA
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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10725 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES HOLDINGS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 236/10
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, chemical product, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pharmaceutical industry, plastics, special chemicals, supply








C_2022236EN.01010901.xml










20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 236/109






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10725 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES HOLDINGS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 236/10)

1.   
On 10 June 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:






—


Valor Acquisition Buyer Inc. (USA), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of SK Capital Fund VI, managed by SK Capital Investment VI, Ltd., which is, in turn, managed by affiliates of SK Capital Partners, LP (‘SK Capital’, USA). SK Capital is ultimately controlled by two co-founding partners, Mr. Barry Siadat and Mr. Jamshid Keynejad,










—


Polymer Additives Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries (‘Valtris’, USA).




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


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






—


SK Capital is a US-based private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceutical sectors.










—


Valtris is a US-based company active in the supply of specialty chemicals, primarily used as additives in the production and processing of plastics, and chemical precursors used in coatings, flavour and fragrance, personal care and pharmaceutical applications.






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.10725 - SK CAPITAL PARTNERS / POLYMER ADDITIVES HOLDINGS
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’).
Case C-407/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 20 June 2022 — Ministre de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Relance v Manitou BF SA
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: corporation tax, parent company, right of establishment, subsidiary, tax exemption, tax law, tax relief








C_2022340EN.01002002.xml










5.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 340/20






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 20 June 2022 — Ministre de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Relance v Manitou BF SA
(Case C-407/22)
(2022/C 340/26)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Ministre de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Relance

Respondent: Manitou BF SA

Question referred

Does Article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union preclude legislation of a Member State relating to a tax integration scheme under which a tax-integrated parent company benefits from the neutralisation of the proportion of costs and expenses added back in respect of dividends received by it from resident companies which are parties to the integration and, for the purpose of taking account of the judgment of 2 September 2015, Groupe Steria SCA (C-386/14), in respect of dividends received from subsidiaries established in another Member State which, had they been resident, would objectively have been eligible, if they so elected, for the tax integration scheme but which refuses the benefit of that neutralisation to a resident parent company which, despite the existence of capital links with other resident entities allowing for the constitution of a tax-integrated group, has not opted to belong to such a group, both in respect of the dividends distributed to it by its resident subsidiaries and in respect of those from subsidiaries established in other Member States which meet the eligibility criteria other than residence?
Special report 15/2022: “Measures to widen participation in Horizon 2020 were well designed but sustainable change will mostly depend on efforts by national authorities” 2022/C 236/06
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU Member State, EU financing, Framework Programme for Research and Development, innovation, research and development, research body, research staff, scientific cooperation








C_2022236EN.01010301.xml










20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 236/103






Special report 15/2022:
“Measures to widen participation in Horizon 2020 were well designed but sustainable change will mostly depend on efforts by national authorities”
(2022/C 236/06)
The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 15/2022:
“Measures to widen participation in Horizon 2020 were well designed but sustainable change will mostly depend on efforts by national authorities”.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=61346
Case C-408/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 20 June 2022 — Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Relance v Bricolage Investissement France SA
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: corporation tax, parent company, right of establishment, subsidiary, tax exemption, tax law, tax relief








C_2022340EN.01002101.xml










5.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 340/21






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 20 June 2022 — Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Relance v Bricolage Investissement France SA
(Case C-408/22)
(2022/C 340/27)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Relance

Respondent: Bricolage Investissement France SA

Question referred

Does Article 49 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union preclude legislation of a Member State relating to a tax integration scheme under which a tax-integrated parent company benefits from the neutralisation of the proportion of costs and expenses added back in respect of dividends received by it from resident companies which are parties to the integration and, for the purpose of taking account of the judgment of 2 September 2015, Groupe Steria SCA (C-386/14), in respect of dividends received from subsidiaries established in another Member State which, had they been resident, would objectively have been eligible, if they so elected, for the tax integration scheme but which refuses the benefit of that neutralisation to a resident parent company which, despite the existence of capital links with other resident entities allowing for the constitution of a tax-integrated group, has not opted to belong to such a group, both in respect of the dividends distributed to it by its resident subsidiaries and in respect of those from subsidiaries established in other Member States which meet the eligibility criteria other than residence?
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10635 – CVC / HTB / FL) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 255/03
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: artificial reproduction, consultancy, economic concentration, investment, investment company, medical institution, merger control, provision of services, reproductive health








C_2022255EN.01000301.xml










4.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10635 – CVC / HTB / FL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 255/03)
On 20 June 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 32022M10635. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10768 – KKR / ALBIOMA) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 236/09
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bioenergy, biomass, economic concentration, energy production, geothermal energy, investment company, merger control, renewable energy, solar energy








C_2022236EN.01010801.xml










20.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 236/108






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10768 – KKR / ALBIOMA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 236/09)

1.   
On 7 June 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:






—


KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’) (United States),










—


Albioma S.A. (‘Albioma’) (France).




The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


KKR is a global investment firm, offering alternative asset management and capital markets and insurance solutions,










—


Albioma is a renewable energy producer using biomass, photovoltaic and geothermal energy.






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.10768 – KKR / ALBIOMA
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 C-415/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 20 June 2022 — JD v Acerta — Caisse d’assurances sociales ASBL, Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants (Inasti), Belgian State
Date: 2022-06-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, retired person, self-employed person, social security legislation, social-security contribution








C_2022359EN.01004202.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/42






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 20 June 2022 — JD v Acerta — Caisse d’assurances sociales ASBL, Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants (Inasti), Belgian State
(Case C-415/22)
(2022/C 359/49)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: JD

Defendants: Acerta — Caisse d’assurances sociales ASBL, Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants (Inasti), Belgian State

Question referred

Does the principle of EU law based on a single social security scheme applicable to workers, whether employed or self-employed, active or retired, preclude a Member State of residence from requiring, as in the present case, a retired official of the European Commission, who pursues an activity as a self-employed person, to be subject to its social security scheme and the payment of purely ‘solidarity’ social security contributions, where the retired official is subject to the compulsory social security scheme of the European Union and does not derive any benefits, be they contributory or non-contributory, from the national scheme to which he or she is subject by force?