do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 233/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/762]
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EC conformity marking, European Economic Area, approval, market supervision, motor vehicle, revision of an agreement, technical specification, technical standard, vehicle parts




L_2023106EN.01001301.xml










20.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/13








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 233/2022
of 23 September 2022
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2023/762]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/799 of 20 May 2022 correcting the Greek language version of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683 implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regards to the administrative requirements for the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 51a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/683) of Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32022 R 0799: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/799 of 20 May 2022 (OJ L 143, 23.5.2022, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/799 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 52/2022 of 18 March 2022 (2), whichever is the later.


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 September 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 143, 23.5.2022, p. 1.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2)  
            OJ L 182, 7.7.2022, p. 24.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 260/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/789]
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European Union Agency for Railways, operation of the Institutions, payment, provision of services, rail transport, revision of an agreement




L_2023106EN.01006101.xml










20.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/61








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 260/2022
of 23 September 2022
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/789]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1903 of 29 October 2021 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/764 on the fees and charges payable to the European Union Agency for Railways and their conditions of payment (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 42fa (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/764) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32021 R 1903: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1903 of 29 October 2021 (OJ L 387, 3.11.2021, p. 126).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1903 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 September 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 387, 3.11.2021, p. 126.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 263/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/792]
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, air safety, air traffic control, airline, civil aviation, common transport policy, revision of an agreement, third country, transport company, transport licence




L_2023106EN.01006401.xml










20.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/64








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 263/2022
of 23 September 2022
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/792]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/594 of 8 April 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 as regards the list of air carriers banned from operating or subject to operational restrictions within the Union (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 66zab (Commission Regulation (EC) No 474/2006) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32022 R 0594: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/594 of 8 April 2022 (OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 49).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/594 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 September 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 114, 12.4.2022, p. 49.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 254/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/783]
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, harmonisation of standards, mobile application, radio telecommunications, regulation of telecommunications, revision of an agreement, technical specification, technical standard, waveband




L_2023106EN.01005401.xml










20.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/54








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 254/2022
of 23 September 2022
         
amending Annex XI (Electronic communication, audiovisual services and information society) to the EEA Agreement [2023/783]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/180 of 8 February 2022 amending Decision 2006/771/EC as regards the update of harmonised technical conditions in the area of radio spectrum use for short-range devices (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XI to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 5cz (Commission Decision 2006/771/EC) of Annex XI to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32022 D 0180: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/180 of 8 February 2022 (OJ L 29, 10.2.2022, p. 17).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/180 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 September 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 29, 10.2.2022, p. 17.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Case C-610/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Pistoia (Italy) lodged on 23 September 2022 — QX v Agos Ducato S.p.A.
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer information, contract terms, cost of borrowing, national implementing measure








C_2022482EN.01000701.xml










19.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 482/7






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Pistoia (Italy) lodged on 23 September 2022 — QX v Agos Ducato S.p.A.
(Case C-610/22)
(2022/C 482/10)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Pistoia

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: QX

Defendant: Agos Ducato S.p.A.

Question referred


Does ensuring ‘that the provisions which [Member States] adopt in implementation of [Directive 87/202] (1)
are not circumvented as a result of the way in which agreements are formulated’, as is required by Article 14(2) of that directive, concern only failure to state the APR in an agreement, or does it concern also incorrect statement of the APR in an agreement?



(1)  Council Directive 87/102/EEC of 22 December 1986 for the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning consumer credit (OJ 1987 L 42, p. 48).
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 271/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2023/800]
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European cultural event, promotion of the European idea, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, young person, youth policy




L_2023106EN.01007701.xml










20.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/77








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 271/2022
of 23 September 2022
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2023/800]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Decision (EU) 2021/2316 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2021 on a European Year of Youth (2022) (1).












(2)


Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2022,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 2r (Regulation (EU) 2021/888 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Article 4 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement:






‘2s.


The EFTA States shall, with effect from 1 January 2022, participate in the following action:






—



32021 D 2316: Decision (EU) 2021/2316 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 December 2021 on a European Year of Youth (2022) (OJ L 462, 28.12.2021, p. 1).’
                                 










Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*).
It shall apply from 1 January 2022.


Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 September 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 462, 28.12.2021, p. 1.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 22 September 2022 2022/C 364/02
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022364EN.01000201.xml










23.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 364/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

22 September 2022
(2022/C 364/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


0,9884 




JPY


Japanese yen


139,18 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4365 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87256 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8724 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9684 




ISK


Iceland króna


139,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,2350 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,657 




HUF


Hungarian forint


405,25 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7592 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9411 




TRY


Turkish lira


18,1559 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4840 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3278 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,7583 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6832 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,3998 




KRW


South Korean won


1 384,79 




ZAR


South African rand


17,3514 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,9804 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5235 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 824,28 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5140 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,721 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,803 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,0677 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,6129 




INR


Indian rupee


79,8970 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10820 – BERKSHIRE / ALLEGHANY) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 397/05
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage of goods, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy production, insurance, merger control, rail transport, retail trade








C_2022397EN.01000501.xml










17.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 397/5






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10820 – BERKSHIRE / ALLEGHANY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 397/05)
On 23 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 32022M10820. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 261/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/790]
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, carriage of passengers, disabled person, harmonisation of standards, international transport, maritime safety, national transport, revision of an agreement, safety standard, transport licence, vessel




L_2023106EN.01006201.xml










20.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/62








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 261/2022
of 23 September 2022
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/790]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1180 of 11 January 2022 correcting Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 56f (Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32022 R 1180: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1180 of 11 January 2022 (OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1180 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 September 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 184, 11.7.2022, p. 1.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 269/2022 of 23 September 2022 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/798]
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European Environment Agency, data processing, exchange of information, information system, noise, noise pollution, noise protection, revision of an agreement, technical specification




L_2023106EN.01007401.xml










20.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/74








            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 269/2022
of 23 September 2022
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2023/798]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1967 of 11 November 2021 setting up a mandatory data repository and a mandatory digital information exchange mechanism in accordance with Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 32ga (Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:






‘32gb.



32021 D 1967: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1967 of 11 November 2021 setting up a mandatory data repository and a mandatory digital information exchange mechanism in accordance with Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 400, 12.11.2021, p. 160).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1967 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 24 September 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 September 2022.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
            





(1)  
            OJ L 400, 12.11.2021, p. 160.

(*)  No constitutional requirements indicated.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10699 – SALMAR / NTS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 364/04
Date: 2022-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Iceland, Norway, Scotland, economic concentration, fish farming, fishing industry, merger control, sea fish, subsidiary








C_2022364EN.01000501.xml










23.9.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 364/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10699 – SALMAR / NTS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 364/04)

1.   
On 12 September 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:






—


SalMar ASA (‘SalMar’, Norway), ultimately controlled by Kvarv AS,










—


NTS ASA (‘NTS’, Norway).




SalMar will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of NTS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 17 March 2022.


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






—


SalMar is a producer of salmon with farming and processing operations in Norway, Iceland and Scotland, while its parent Kvarv AS has further subsidiaries active in the acquaculture industry,










—


NTS is, via its subsidiaries SalmoNor AS, Norwegian Royal Salmon ASA and Frøy ASA, active in farming and processing of salmon in Norway and Iceland as well as other parts of the acquaculture industry.






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.10699 – SalMar / NTS
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’).