do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10787 – SONY / HONDA / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 295/01
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric vehicle, electronic game, electronics, energy production, financial services, merger control, motor vehicle industry, software








C_2022295EN.01000101.xml










2.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10787 – SONY / HONDA / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 295/01)
On 26 July 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 32022M10787. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10740 – CUMMINS / MERITOR) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 295/02
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric machinery, engine, merger control, motor vehicle industry








C_2022295EN.01000201.xml










2.8.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 295/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10740 – CUMMINS / MERITOR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 295/02)
On 26 July 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 32022M10740. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision No 2/2022 of the Joint Council established under the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part of 26 July 2022 on the request from Angola pursuant to Article 119(1) of the EPA [2022/1499]
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: European Union, Joint Council, Southern African Development Community
Subjects: Angola, Southern African Development Community, accession to an agreement, cooperation agreement (EU), economic cooperation, joint body (EU)








L_2022234EN.01003401.xml










9.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 234/34








            DECISION No 2/2022 OF THE JOINT COUNCIL ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS MEMBER STATES, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE SADC EPA STATES, OF THE OTHER PART
         
of 26 July 2022
         
on the request from Angola pursuant to Article 119(1) of the EPA [2022/1499]


THE JOINT COUNCIL,

Having regard to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part (‘the Agreement’), and in particular Articles 100, 101 and 119 thereof and to Article 8(4) of Decision 1/2019 of the Joint Council (Rules of Procedure of the Joint Council),


Recalling that Article 119(3) of the Agreement provides that the Parties agree that in the case of a request from Angola to the Joint Council to accede to the Agreement, negotiations concerning the terms of accession should be conducted on the basis of the Agreement, taking into account the specific situation of Angola,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Joint Council agrees to the request from Angola to start negotiations concerning the terms of its potential accession to the EU-SADC EPA pursuant to Article 119(1) of the EPA.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels and Gaborone.


For the Joint Council


Representative of the SADC EPA States

Mmusi KGAFELA
            



EU representative

Valdis DOMBROVSKIS
Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1313 of 26 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, territorial dispute, territorial law, trade restriction




L_2022198EN.01001701.xml










27.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 198/17








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1313
of 25 July 2022
         
amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine


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 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1).












(2)


In view of the gravity of the situation, and in response to Russia’s continued actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, the Council considers that Decision 2014/512/CFSP should be renewed for a further six months.












(3)


Decision 2014/512/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Decision 2014/512/CFSP, Article 9(1) is replaced by the following:


‘1.   This Decision shall apply until 31 January 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 Brussels, 25 July 2022.


For the Council


The President

J. SÍKELA
            





(1)  Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13).
Council Decision (EU) 2022/1318 of 26 July 2022 appointing a member of the Court of Auditors
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Netherlands, appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








L_2022199EN.01000501.xml










28.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 199/5








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2022/1318
of 26 July 2022
         
appointing a member of the Court of Auditors


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(5) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal by the Kingdom of the Netherlands,


Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


By means of Decision (EU) 2019/2173 (2), Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER was appointed as a member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2025.












(2)


By letter of 3 June 2021, Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER presented his resignation as a member of the Court of Auditors with effect from 1 January 2022. In accordance with Article 286(5), third subparagraph, of the Treaty, he remained in office pending the appointment of his successor.












(3)


On 14 April 2022, Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER passed away.












(4)


A new member of the Court of Auditors should be appointed to serve for the remainder of Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER’s term of office.












(5)


The Kingdom of the Netherlands has proposed the appointment of Mr Stephanus Abraham BLOK as a member of the Court of Auditors from 1 September 2022,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Stephanus Abraham BLOK is hereby appointed as a member of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 September 2022 until 31 December 2025.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 26 July 2022.


For the Council


The President

J. SÍKELA
            





(1)  Opinion of 23 June 2022 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2019/2173 of 16 December 2019 appointing five members of the Court of Auditors (OJ L 329, 19.12.2019, p. 94).
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 25 July 2022 2022/C 285/02
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022285EN.01000201.xml










26.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

25 July 2022
(2022/C 285/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0236 




JPY


Japanese yen


139,84 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4449 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84813 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3973 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9869 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0704 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,535 




HUF


Hungarian forint


396,50 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7080 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9339 




TRY


Turkish lira


18,2653 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4707 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3168 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,0345 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6325 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4176 




KRW


South Korean won


1 341,25 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1502 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9094 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5195 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 303,87 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5586 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,209 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,525 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5976 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,9376 




INR


Indian rupee


81,6675 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10795 – TA ASSOCIATES / VISTA / iCIMS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 285/07
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, electronic publishing, financial services, health care, investment company, merger control, service, software, technology








C_2022285EN.01000901.xml










26.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/9






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10795 – TA ASSOCIATES / VISTA / iCIMS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 285/07)

1.   
On 19 July 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:






—


TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, USA),










—


Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, USA),










—


iCIMS Holdings LLC (‘iCIMS’, USA), solely controlled by Vista.




TA Associates and Vista will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of iCIMS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


for TA Associates: a private equity firm which has portfolio companies active in selected industries, including business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare and technologies,










—


for Vista: an investment firm focused on empowering and growing enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses,










—


for iCIMS: a provider of human resources software to help with staff recruitment and onboarding.






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.10795 – TA ASSOCIATES / VISTA / iCIMS
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-507/22 P: Appeal brought on 26 July 2022 by Luís Miguel Novais against the order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 2 June 2022 in Case T-195/22, Novais v Portugal
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: admissibility, infringement of EU law, jurisdiction








C_2023134EN.01000201.xml










17.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/2






Appeal brought on 26 July 2022 by Luís Miguel Novais against the order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 2 June 2022 in Case T-195/22, Novais v Portugal
(Case C-507/22 P)
(2023/C 134/02)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Appellant: Luís Miguel Novais (represented by: C. Almeida Lopes, Á. Oliveira, advogados)

Other party: Portuguese Republic
By order of 17 February 2023, the Court of Justice (Sixth Chamber) dismissed the appeal as manifestly unfounded and ordered Luís Miguel Novais to bear his own costs.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1314 of 26 July 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Lebanon, democracy, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, removal, rule of law








L_2022198EN.01001801.xml










27.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 198/18








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1314
of 26 July 2022
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon


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 30 July 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon.












(2)


Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 applies until 31 July 2022. On the basis of a review of that Decision, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 31 July 2023.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The first paragraph of Article 9 of Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 is replaced by the following:
‘This Decision shall apply until 31 July 2023 and shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.


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




Done at Brussels, 26 July 2022.


For the Council


The President

J. SÍKELA
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 of 30 July 2021 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon (OJ L 277 I, 2.8.2021, p. 16).
Case T-567/21: Order of the General Court of 26 July 2022 — WG v EUIPO
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: abuse of power, administrator, competition (EU), equal treatment, language skills, professional qualifications, recruitment, transparency in decision-making








C_2022418EN.01005402.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/54






Order of the General Court of 26 July 2022 — WG v EUIPO
(Case T-567/21) (1)

(2022/C 418/70)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 502, 13.12.2021.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10823 – CLEARLAKE / TA ASSOCIATES / EPHESOFT) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 285/08
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cloud computing, economic concentration, electronic publishing, information storage and retrieval, investment company, merger control, service, software








C_2022285EN.01001101.xml










26.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/11






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10823 – CLEARLAKE / TA ASSOCIATES / EPHESOFT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 285/08)

1.   
On 19 July 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:






—


Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (‘Clearlake’, U.S.A.),










—


TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, U.S.A.),










—


Ephesoft, Inc. (‘Ephesoft’ or ‘Target’, U.S.A.).




Clearlake and TA Associates will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Ephesoft.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






—


for Clearlake: private investment firm, active in software and technology-enabled services, energy and industrials, food and consumer products;










—


for TA Associates: private equity firm, active in business services, consumer services, financial services, healthcare and technologies;










—


for Ephesoft: provides an intelligent document processing platform for global consultancies and systems integrators for mid-large enterprises and users, which automates the processing of documents that come into organizations.






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.10823 – CLEARLAKE / TA ASSOCIATES / EPHESOFT
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.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 285/04
Date: 2022-07-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: Aegean Islands, Attica, Central Macedonia, Crete, Greece, Ionian Islands, Western Greece, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2022285EN.01000401.xml










26.7.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/4






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Establishment of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 285/04)






Member State


Greece




Routes concerned


Alexandroupolis - Siteia
Aktio - Siteia
Athens – Astypalaia
Athens – lkaria
Athens – Kalymnos
Athens – Karpathos
Athens – Kithira
Athens – Kozani – Kastoria
Athens – Leros
Athens – Milos
Athens – Naxos
Athens – Paros
Athens – Skiathos
Athens – Siteia
Athens – Skyros
Athens – Syros
Athens – Zakynthos
Corfu – Aktio – Kefalonia – Zakynthos
Limnos – Mytilini – Chios – Samos – Rhodos
Thessaloniki - Samos
Thessaloniki – Chios
Thessaloniki – Corfu
Thessaloniki – Kalamata – Kithira
Thessaloniki – Limnos – Ikaria
Thessaloniki – Skyros
Rhodos – Karpathos – Kasos – Siteia
Rhodos – Kastelorizo
Rhodos – Kos - Kalymnos – Leros - Astypalaia




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


1 February 2023




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public service obligation can be obtained free of charge







Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority




General Directorate for Economic Oversight & Administrative Support




Athens International Airport, Building 46,




P.O. 190 1P.O. 190 19, Spata, Greece




Tel. +30 210 3541313, 3541327, 3541349, 3541333
Emails: info@hcaa.gov.gr, gd.ecfin@hcaa.gov.gr, a4.a@hcaa.gov.gr
Internet: https://hcaa.gov.gr/