do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
State aid – Decision to raise no objections to certain state aid measures and finding no state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement 2022/C 428/06
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, education, investment aid, leisure, municipality








C_2022428EN.01000601.xml










10.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/6






State aid – Decision to raise no objections to certain state aid measures and finding no state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement
(2022/C 428/06)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measures, or considers that the following measures do not constitute state aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement.






Date of adoption of the decision


6 July 2022




Case No


85218




Decision No


160/22/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Region


Sandnes Municipality




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sandnes Ulf




Legal basis


Municipal decisions




Type of measure


Investment and operating aid




Objective


Sports, recreation and education




Form of aid


Grants, loan, guarantee, lease agreement




Economic sectors


Football stadium




Name and address of the granting authority







Sandnes Municipality




Postboks 583,




NO-4302 Sandnes




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/
Case C-694/22: Action brought on 10 November 2022 — European Commission v Republic of Malta
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: import, infringement of EU law, motor vehicle, vehicle registration, vehicle tax








C_2023015EN.01002902.xml










16.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 15/29






Action brought on 10 November 2022 — European Commission v Republic of Malta
(Case C-694/22)
(2023/C 15/32)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Björkland, K. Mifsud-Bonnici, R. Valletta Mallia, Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Malta

The applicant claims that the Court should:







—


declare that, by levying higher annual circulation tax on motor vehicles registered in other Member States before 1 January 2009 and brought to Malta after that date than on similar domestic vehicles, under the Fourth Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Registration and Licensing Act as amended by Act VI of 2009, Chapter 368 of the Laws of Malta, Malta has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 110 of the TFEU; and










—


order Republic of Malta to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The Commission claims that Malta has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 110 of the TFEU by levying higher annual circulation tax on motor vehicles registered in other Member States before 1 January 2009 and brought to Malta after that date, than the annual circulation tax that is issued on similar domestic vehicles.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 November 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road (11050/2022 — C9-0299/2022 — 2022/0200(NLE))
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: Ukraine, agreement (EU), carriage of goods, international road transport, ratification of an agreement








C_2023161EN.01002001.xml










5.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/20






P9_TA(2022)0376
EU-Ukraine Agreement on the carriage of freight by road
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 November 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the carriage of freight by road (11050/2022 — C9-0299/2022 — 2022/0200(NLE))
(Consent)
(2023/C 161/03)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11050/2022),










—


having regard to the draft agreement between the European Union and Ukraine (10151/2022),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 91 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0299/2022),










—


having regard to Rules 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A9-0263/2022),












1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Ukraine.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10800 – AHLSELL / SANISTAL) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 474/03
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, distributor, economic concentration, hand tool, heating, investment company, merger control, plumbing equipment, protective equipment








C_2022474EN.01002601.xml










14.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 474/26






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10800 – AHLSELL / SANISTAL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 474/03)
On 10 November 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 32022M10800. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 9 November 2022 2022/C 428/02
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022428EN.01000201.xml










10.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

9 November 2022
(2022/C 428/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0039 




JPY


Japanese yen


146,82 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4382 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87774 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8450 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9880 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,3220 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,337 




HUF


Hungarian forint


403,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7010 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9045 




TRY


Turkish lira


18,6728 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5538 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3501 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


7,8801 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7033 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4061 




KRW


South Korean won


1 369,73 




ZAR


South African rand


17,8770 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2813 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5425 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 717,07 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7098 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,236 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,999 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,1947 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,6554 




INR


Indian rupee


81,6575 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10912 – CD&R / ATALIAN) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 428/10
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, investment company, management, merger control, provision of services








C_2022428EN.01004401.xml










10.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/44






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10912 – CD&R / ATALIAN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 428/10)

1.   
On 27 October 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:






—


Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XI, LP (‘CD&R’, Cayman Islands),










—


La Financière Atalian S.A.S (‘Atalian’, France).




CD&R will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Atalian.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


CD&R is a private equity investment firm,










—


Atalian provides contract foodservices and facility management services.






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.10912 – CD&R / ATALIAN
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-693/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy dla m.st. Warszawy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 10 November 2022 — I. sp. z o.o. v M.W.
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: data protection, data-processing law, database, enforcement of ruling, natural person, personal data, sale








C_2023035EN.01003601.xml










30.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/36






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy dla m.st. Warszawy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 10 November 2022 — I. sp. z o.o. v M.W.
(Case C-693/22)
(2023/C 35/43)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy dla m.st. Warszawy w Warszawie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: I. sp. z o.o.

Defendant: M.W.

Question referred

Should Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), (1) in conjunction with Article 6(1)(a), (c) and (e) of that regulation, as well as Article 6(3) thereof, be interpreted as precluding a provision of national law that permits the sale, in enforcement proceedings, of a database, within the meaning of Article 1(2) of Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 1996 on the legal protection of databases, (2) which contains personal data, if the data subject did not consent to such a sale?


(1)  OJ 2016 L 119, p. 1.

(2)  OJ 1996 L 77, p. 20.
Case C-385/21: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie — Romania) — Zenith Media Communications SRL v Consiliul Concurenţei (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Article 101 TFEU — Penalty imposed by the national competition authority — Determination of the amount of the fine — Consideration of turnover in the profit and loss account — Request for the national competition authority to take into account a different turnover — Refusal by the Competition Council — Real situation of the undertaking concerned — Principle of proportionality)
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU competition policy, balance sheet, cartel, fine, principle of proportionality, turnover








C_2023007EN.01000801.xml










9.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/8






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie — Romania) — Zenith Media Communications SRL v Consiliul Concurenţei
(Case C-385/21) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Article 101 TFEU - Penalty imposed by the national competition authority - Determination of the amount of the fine - Consideration of turnover in the profit and loss account - Request for the national competition authority to take into account a different turnover - Refusal by the Competition Council - Real situation of the undertaking concerned - Principle of proportionality)
(2023/C 7/09)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Zenith Media Communications SRL

Defendant: Consiliul Concurenţei

Operative part of the judgment

Article 4(3) TEU and Article 101 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding national legislation or practice under which, for the purposes of calculating the fine imposed on an undertaking for infringement of Article 101 TFEU, the national competition authority is required, in all circumstances, to take into account the turnover of that undertaking as shown in its profit and loss account, without having the possibility of examining evidence put forward by that undertaking to show that that turnover does not reflect its real economic situation and that, consequently, another amount which reflects that situation should be taken into account as turnover, provided that that evidence is precise and documented.


(1)  OJ C 391, 27.9.2021.
Case C-702/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 November 2022 — Laboratoire Pareva v Biotech3D Ltd & Co. KG, European Commission, French Republic, European Chemicals Agency (Appeal — Biocidal products — Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 — Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 — Active substance PHMB (1415; 4.7) — Refusal of approval as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 1, 5 and 6 — Approval as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 4 — Teratogenic effect — Human health risk assessment)
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: biocide, chemical product, dangerous substance, decontamination, drinking water, health risk, market approval, pharmaceutical product, preservative








C_2023007EN.01001301.xml










9.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/13






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 November 2022 — Laboratoire Pareva v Biotech3D Ltd & Co. KG, European Commission, French Republic, European Chemicals Agency
(Case C-702/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Biocidal products - Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 - Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2014 - Active substance PHMB (1415; 4.7) - Refusal of approval as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 1, 5 and 6 - Approval as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products of product-types 2 and 4 - Teratogenic effect - Human health risk assessment)
(2023/C 7/15)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Laboratoire Pareva (represented by S. Englebert, M. Grunchard and M. Ombredane, avocats, P. Sellar, advocaat, and by K. Van Maldegem, avocat)

Other parties to the proceedings: Biotech3D Ltd & Co. KG, European Commission (represented by R. Lindenthal and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by G. Bain and J.-L. Carré, acting as Agents), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) (represented by C. Buchanan, M. Heikkilä and T. Zbihlej, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Laboratoire Pareva to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the French Republic to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 64, 7.2.2022.
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 November 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the carriage of freight by road (11052/2022 — C9-0304/2022 — 2022/0201(NLE))
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Committee on International Trade, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: Moldova, agreement (EU), carriage of goods, international road transport, ratification of an agreement








C_2023161EN.01002101.xml










5.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/21






P9_TA(2022)0377
EU-Moldova Agreement on the carriage of freight by road
European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 November 2022 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the carriage of freight by road (11052/2022 — C9-0304/2022 — 2022/0201(NLE))
(Consent)
(2023/C 161/04)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11052/2022),










—


having regard to the draft agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova (10152/2022),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Articles 91 and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0304/2022),










—


having regard to Rules 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A9-0262/2022),












1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Moldova.
Special report 22/2022: ‘EU support to coal regions – Limited focus on socio-economic and energy transition’ 2022/C 428/03
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU aid, EU energy policy, carbon neutrality, coal industry, employment aid, energy transition, job cuts, regional aid, social impact, socioeconomic conditions








C_2022428EN.01000301.xml










10.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/3






Special report 22/2022:
‘EU support to coal regions – Limited focus on socio-economic and energy transition’
(2022/C 428/03)
The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 22/2022: ‘EU support to coal regions – Limited focus on socio-economic and energy transition’.
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=62373
Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons 2022/C 428/04
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Malta
Subjects: Malta, extraction of oil, hydrocarbon, petroleum exploration, public contract, security of supply








C_2022428EN.01000401.xml










10.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 428/4






Notice from the Government of Malta concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
(2022/C 428/04)
Pursuant to the Notice from the Government of Malta concerning the above-mentioned Directive published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 on 4 May 2013 (2013/C 127/04), the Ministry for Finance and Employment hereby notifies that Area 2 and Area 7 are now available for authorisation on a permanent basis under either an exploration licence or an exploration and production licence.
The Ministry for Finance and Employment also notifies that pursuant to the Notice from the Government of Malta concerning the above-mentioned Directive published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 1 August 2019 (2019/C 258/05), Blocks 1, 2 and 3 of Area 3 are now available for authorisation on a permanent basis under either an exploration licence or an exploration and production licence.
Information regarding this notice may be obtained by contacting the Director General of the Continental Shelf Department at the Ministry for Finance and Employment, Block E, Antonio Maurizio Valperga Street, Floriana, FRN 1700, Malta on dgcs.csmalta@gov.mt and on continentalshelf.gov.mt.
Case C-211/20 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2022 — European Commission v Valencia Club de Fútbol, SAD, Kingdom of Spain (Appeal — State aid — Public guarantee granted by a public entity — Loans to three football clubs from the Community of Valencia (Valencia CF, Hércules CF and Elche CF) — Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the internal market — Annulment of the decision in so far as it concerns Valencia CF — Concept of ‘advantage’ — Assessment of the existence of an advantage — Guarantee Notice — Interpretation — Duty of care on the part of the European Commission — Burden of proof — Distortion)
Date: 2022-11-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Community of Valencia, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, credit guarantee, loan, professional sport, proof, reimbursement of aid, sports body








C_2023007EN.01000401.xml










9.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/4






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 November 2022 — European Commission v Valencia Club de Fútbol, SAD, Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-211/20 P) (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Public guarantee granted by a public entity - Loans to three football clubs from the Community of Valencia (Valencia CF, Hércules CF and Elche CF) - Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the internal market - Annulment of the decision in so far as it concerns Valencia CF - Concept of ‘advantage’ - Assessment of the existence of an advantage - Guarantee Notice - Interpretation - Duty of care on the part of the European Commission - Burden of proof - Distortion)
(2023/C 7/04)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by G. Luengo, P. Němečková and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Valencia Club de Fútbol SAD (represented by G. Cabrera López, J.R. García-Gallardo Gil-Fournier and D. López Rus, abogados), Kingdom of Spain (represented by M.J. Ruiz Sánchez, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Valencia Club de Fútbol SAD;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 262, 10.8.2020.