do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10822 – ARDIAN / TA ASSOCIATES / ODEALIM GROUP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 381/01
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, financing, insurance, investment company, merger control, property market, real property








C_2022381EN.01000101.xml










4.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 381/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10822 – ARDIAN / TA ASSOCIATES / ODEALIM GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 381/01)
On 6 September 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 French 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 32022M10822. 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.10808 – BROOKFIELD / HOMESERVE) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 358/01
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, heat pump, investment company, maintenance, merger control, provision of services








C_2022358EN.01000101.xml










19.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 358/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10808 – BROOKFIELD / HOMESERVE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 358/01)
On 6 September 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 32022M10808. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-340/22: Order of the General Court of 6 September 2022 — Etablissements Nicolas v EUIPO — St. Nicolaus (NICOLAS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, alcoholic beverage, business management, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2022418EN.01003701.xml










31.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 418/37






Order of the General Court of 6 September 2022 — Etablissements Nicolas v EUIPO — St. Nicolaus (NICOLAS)
(Case T-340/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate)
(2022/C 418/51)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Etablissements Nicolas (Thiais, France) (represented by: T. de Haan, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: St. Nicolaus a.s. (Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 March 2022 (Case R 1780/2020-4).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Etablissements Nicolas shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 284, 25.7.2022.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10864 - AGC GLASS EUROPE / INTERPANE) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 341/03
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, glass industry, merger control








C_2022341EN.01000301.xml










6.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/3






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10864 - AGC GLASS EUROPE / INTERPANE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 341/03)

1.   
On 30 August 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:






—


AGC Glass Europe SA (‘AGC Glass Europe’, Belgium)










—


Interpane International Glas GmbH and Interpane Glass Holding AG Interpane (together ‘Interpane’, Germany)




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


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






—


AGC Glass Europe is part of the AGC Group and is ultimately controlled by AGC Inc. AGC Glass Europe produces and processes flat glass for the building industry, the automotive industry, the solar industry and specialist industries through a network of glass production and processing sites across Europe,










—


Interpane is a family owned company active in the European architectural glass manufacturing and processing.






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.10864 - AGC GLASS EUROPE / INTERPANE
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.) 5 September 2022 2022/C 341/02
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022341EN.01000201.xml










6.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

5 September 2022
(2022/C 341/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


0,9920 




JPY


Japanese yen


139,47 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4364 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86358 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7290 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9747 




ISK


Iceland króna


142,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,9188 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,622 




HUF


Hungarian forint


403,90 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7360 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8198 




TRY


Turkish lira


18,0792 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4616 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3043 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,7867 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6289 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,3932 




KRW


South Korean won


1 359,98 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0880 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,8768 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5173 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 782,83 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4563 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,477 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,263 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,1407 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,8192 




INR


Indian rupee


79,2332 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Commission Statement relating to Articles 9(1)(c) and 11(1) of the Commission Implementing Regulation setting out technical and operational specifications of the technical system for the cross-border automated exchange of evidence and application of the ‘once-only’ principle 2022/C 341/01
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: access to information, cross-frontier data flow, evidence, exchange of information, information security, information system, service, technical specification








C_2022341EN.01000101.xml










6.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 341/1






COMMISSION STATEMENT
relating to Articles 9(1)(c) and 11(1) of the Commission Implementing Regulation setting out technical and operational specifications of the technical system for the cross-border automated exchange of evidence and application of the ‘once-only’ principle
(2022/C 341/01)
The references in Articles 9(1)(c) and 11(1) to the future solutions for powers of representation and mandates (‘when and to the extent to which solutions for representation in accordance with Regulation (EU) 910/2014 and any implementing acts adopted on its basis, have been found’) relate, in particular, to solutions going beyond the current minimum data sets of representative and represented person and covering additional semantics relating to the scope of representation or specific limitations of the mandate. The need to develop such solutions was already expressed in the conclusions of the Cooperation Network discussion that took place on 20 June 2016, reproduced in the section 2.8. NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSON REPRESENTATIVE from eIDAS SAML Attribute Profile V1.2., 31 August 2019 (1).


(1)  https://ec.europa.eu/cefdigital/wiki/download/attachments/82773108/eIDAS%20SAML%20Attribute%20Profile%20v1.2%20Final.pdf?version=2&modificationDate=1571068651772&api=v2
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10833 – FRANKLIN RESOURCES / BNY ALCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 397/04
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2022397EN.01000401.xml










17.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 397/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10833 – FRANKLIN RESOURCES / BNY ALCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 397/04)
On 6 September 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 32022M10833. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-553/22: Action brought on 6 September 2022 — RC v Commission
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Madeira, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid, corporation tax, job preservation, principle of legal certainty, right to justice, tax exemption, tax relief








C_2022424EN.01003902.xml










7.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/39






Action brought on 6 September 2022 — RC v Commission
(Case T-553/22)
(2022/C 424/51)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: RC (represented by: S. Gemas Donário and S. Soares, advogadas)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul Commission Decision C(2020) 8550 final, of 4 December 2020, on aid scheme SA.21259 (2018/C) (ex 2018/NN) implemented by Portugal in favour of the Zona Franca da Madeira (ZFM) — Regime III (Madeira Free Zone — Scheme III);










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law.






1.


The first plea in law relates to the fulfilment of the requirements for the compatibility of the Zona Franca da Madeira — Regime III, namely the source of the earnings and the creation and maintenance of jobs in the region.










2.


The second plea in law relates to the allegedly unjustified delay in the Commission’s response.










3.


The third plea in law relates to the alleged failure to comply with the obligation to state reasons.










4.


The fourth plea in law relates to the right to a fair hearing.










5.


The fifth plea in law relates to the protection of legitimate expectations.










6.


The sixth plea in law relates to the principle of legal certainty.
Council Decision of 6 September 2022 adopting the Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 2022/C 345/01
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU expenditure, budgetary resources, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU)




C_2022345EN.01000101.xml










8.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 345/1






COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 September 2022
adopting the Council's position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023
(2022/C 345/01)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314(3) thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Whereas:






1.


On 4 July 2022, the Commission submitted a proposal containing the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 (1),










2.


The Council examined the Commission proposal with a view to defining a position consistent, on the revenue side, with Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (2), and, on the expenditure side, with Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (3).




HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article
The Council’s position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 was adopted by the Council on 6 September 2022.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s Internet: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/


Done at Brussels, 6 September 2022.


For the Council


The President

M. BEK




(1)  COM(2022) 400 final.

(2)  OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 11.
Case C-95/22: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 September 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Judecătoria Târgu-Mureș — Romania) — proceedings brought by Delgaz Grid SA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Article 82 TFEU — Right to information in criminal proceedings — Right of a person to be informed of the charges brought against him or her — Directive 2012/13/EU — Article 6(1) — Scope — Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Effective judicial protection — Challenge to the excessive length of criminal proceedings — National legislation allowing such a challenge to be made only by persons with the status of suspect or accused person — Article 267 TFEU — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Clear lack of jurisdiction)
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: charge, criminal proceedings, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, jurisdiction, right to information, right to justice








C_2022424EN.01001501.xml










7.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 424/15






Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 6 September 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Judecătoria Târgu-Mureș — Romania) — proceedings brought by Delgaz Grid SA
(Case C-95/22) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Article 82 TFEU - Right to information in criminal proceedings - Right of a person to be informed of the charges brought against him or her - Directive 2012/13/EU - Article 6(1) - Scope - Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Effective judicial protection - Challenge to the excessive length of criminal proceedings - National legislation allowing such a challenge to be made only by persons with the status of suspect or accused person - Article 267 TFEU - Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Clear lack of jurisdiction)
(2022/C 424/16)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Judecătoria Târgu-Mureș

Criminal proceedings against

Delgaz Grid SA

Operative part of the order

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the question referred by the Judecătoria Târgu-Mureș (Court of First Instance, Târgu-Mureș, Romania), by decision of 28 January 2022.


(1)  Date lodged: 11.2.2022.
Case C-113/21 P: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 September 2022 — Maen Haikal v Council of the European Union (Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against the Syrian Arab Republic — Measures directed against leading businesspersons operating in Syria — Lists of persons subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Proof that the inclusion of the appellant’s name on those lists is well founded — Appeal manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded)
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, admissibility, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality








C_2023015EN.01001901.xml










16.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 15/19






Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 September 2022 — Maen Haikal v Council of the European Union
(Case C-113/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against the Syrian Arab Republic - Measures directed against leading businesspersons operating in Syria - Lists of persons subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Proof that the inclusion of the appellant’s name on those lists is well founded - Appeal manifestly inadmissible or manifestly unfounded)
(2023/C 15/19)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties


Appellant: Maen Haikal (represented by: S. Koev, advokat)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: B. Karaleev and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed as in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded.










2.


Mr Maen Haikal shall pay, in addition to his own costs, those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 148, 26.4.2021.
Case C-586/22 P: Appeal brought on 6 September 2022 by Gabriel Pombo da Silva against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 27 June 2022 in Case T-292/22, Pombo da Silva v Commission
Date: 2022-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Spain, admissibility, infringement of EU law








C_2023127EN.01001501.xml










11.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/15






Appeal brought on 6 September 2022 by Gabriel Pombo da Silva against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 27 June 2022 in Case T-292/22, Pombo da Silva v Commission
(Case C-586/22 P)
(2023/C 127/17)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Gabriel Pombo da Silva (represented by: M. Chao Dobarro, abogado)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission
By order of 17 February 2023, the Court of Justice (Eighth Chamber) dismissed the appeal as manifestly unfounded and ordered the appellant to bear his own costs.