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Case T-725/22: Action brought on 15 November 2022 — Register.com v Commission
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Madeira, Portugal, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, corporation tax, regional aid, reimbursement of aid, tax exemption, tax relief








C_2023063EN.01005602.xml










20.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/56






Action brought on 15 November 2022 — Register.com v Commission
(Case T-725/22)
(2023/C 63/74)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: Register.com LP — Sucursal em Portugal (Zona Franca da Madeira) (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: G. Leite de Campos and M. Clemente, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul Articles 1 to 3, Article 4(1) to (3) and the second part of (4), and Articles 5 and 6 of Commission Decision (EU) 2022/1414 of 4 December 2020 on aid scheme SA.21259 (2018/C) (ex 2018/NN) implemented by Portugal for Zona Franca da Madeira (ZFM) — Regime III, (1) and, in the alternative










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the present proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.
First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 108(2) TFEU and Articles 21 to 23 of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015.
Second plea in law, alleging an irreconcilable contradiction between the contested decision and the reasons on which it is based.
Third plea in law, alleging breach of the principle of conferral of powers, enshrined in Article 5 TFEU.
Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 107 TFEU, in that some of the cases included in the decision do not involve State aid and the Portuguese State has been unjustly enriched, in breach of the principle that the wrongdoer (the Portuguese State) should not benefit from the infringement.
Fifth plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 26 TFEU as regards the promotion of the internal market.


(1)  OJ 2022 L 217, p. 49.
Notice for the attention of the persons, entities and bodies to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/2235 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2231 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply 2022/C 433/14
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2022433EN.01004701.xml










15.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/47






Notice for the attention of the persons, entities and bodies to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/2235 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2231 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply
(2022/C 433/14)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/2235 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2231 (4) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that those persons and entities should be included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 December 2022, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 51.

(2)  OJ L 293, 14.11.2022, p. 46.

(3)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 293, 14.11.2022, p. 16.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 14 November 2022 2022/C 433/06
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022433EN.01003601.xml










15.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/36






Euro exchange rates (1)

14 November 2022
(2022/C 433/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0319 




JPY


Japanese yen


144,86 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4382 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87513 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,7713 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9751 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,3143 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,289 




HUF


Hungarian forint


407,28 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6898 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9043 




TRY


Turkish lira


19,1923 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5427 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3706 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,0852 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6957 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4177 




KRW


South Korean won


1 369,32 




ZAR


South African rand


17,8393 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2906 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5465 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 052,12 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7429 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,040 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,978 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4605 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,0985 




INR


Indian rupee


83,7779 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Annual report on EU Joint Undertakings for the 2021 financial year 2022/C 433/18
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Joint Undertaking, Framework Programme for Research and Development, activity report, administration of the Institutions, audit, auditing, budgetary control, financial control








C_2022433EN.01005201.xml










15.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/52






Annual report on EU Joint Undertakings for the 2021 financial year
(2022/C 433/18)
The European Court of Auditors will publish its annual report for the 2021 financial year on EU Joint Undertakings, together with their replies, on 15 November 2022.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded, from 17:00 on 15 November 2022, at the European Court of Auditors’ website:






 


https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=62403
Case T-720/22: Action brought on 15 November 2022 — Nova Ship Invest v Commission
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Madeira, Portugal, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, corporation tax, regional aid, reimbursement of aid, tax exemption, tax relief








C_2023063EN.01005501.xml










20.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/55






Action brought on 15 November 2022 — Nova Ship Invest v Commission
(Case T-720/22)
(2023/C 63/72)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: Nova Ship Invest, Unipessoal, Lda (Zona Franca da Madeira) (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: M. Muñoz Pérez and P. Casillas Vázquez, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul European Commission Decision (EU) 2022/1414 of 4 December 2020 on aid scheme SA.21259 (2018/C) (ex 2018/NN) implemented by Portugal for Zona Franca da Madeira (ZFM) — Regime III (notified under document C(2020) 8550); (1)











—


in the alternative, annul Article 4(1) of the contested decision and the order to recover the aid contained therein;










—


in the alternative, annul Article 4(1) of the contested decision and the order to recover the aid contained therein, due to the incorrect method used to determine the basis of the aid;










—


order the defendant institution to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.
First plea in law, alleging that, by interpreting the concept of ‘activities effectively and materially performed in Madeira’ and ‘job creation/maintenance in the region’ restrictively, the Commission infringed Commission Decision of 27 June 2007 in Case N421/2006 and Commission Decision of 2 July 2013 in Case SA.34160 (2011/N), as well as the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013, Article 107(3)(a) TFEU, and Articles 21, 45, 49, 54 and 56 TFEU.
Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 107(3)(a) TFEU for failing to state directly that the aid scheme was compatible on the same basis.
Third plea in law, alleging, in the alternative, that Article 4(1) of the contested decision is invalid, in so far as the recovery order contained therein infringes Article 16(1) of Regulation 2015/1589, in that it contravenes the general principles of protection of legitimate expectations and legal certainty.
Fourth plea in law, alleging, in the alternative, that Article 4(1) of the contested decision is invalid, in so far as the recovery of the incompatible aid is based on an incorrect method for determining the basis of the aid.


(1)  OJ L 217, 22.8.2022, p. 49.
Notice issued by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic in accordance with Article 3(2) of 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 433/19
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: Czechia
Subjects: Czechia, Moravian-Silesian Region, gas field, mineral prospecting, natural gas




C_2022433EN.01005301.xml










15.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/53






Notice issued by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic in accordance with Article 3(2) of 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 433/19)
In accordance with Article 3(2) of 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, the Ministry of the Environment hereby gives notice that it has received an application for prior consent for a proposal to establish the Karviná-Doly IV extraction site for the working of the natural gas deposit associated with the Důl Darkov coal seam, plant No 3 (deposit registration number 070423). The application relates to a polygonal area of approximately 4,49875 km2. The area is situated within the cadastral area of the municipalities of Karviná-Doly, Stonava and Darkov in the Moravia-Silesia Region (north-eastern Czech Republic).
With reference to the Directive mentioned in the title and to Section 24 of Act No 44/1988 on the protection and exploitation of mineral resources (the Mining Act), as amended, the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic invites legal or natural persons authorised to carry out mining activities (contracting entities) to submit a competing application for prior consent to establish an extraction site in the area delineated above.
The authority competent to take the decision is the Ministry of the Environment. The criteria, conditions and requirements laid down in Article 5(1) and (2) and Article 6(2) of the Directive are set out in full in Czech legislation in Act No 44/1988 on the protection and exploitation of mineral resources (the Mining Act), as amended.
Applications may be submitted during the 90 days following publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:





RNDr. Martin Holý




ředitel odboru geologie




Ministerstvo životního prostředí




Vršovická 65




100 10 Praha 10




CZECH REPUBLIC




Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered. A decision on the applications will be taken no later than 12 months after this period has expired. Further information is available on request from the geology department of the Ministry via the email address martin.holy@mzp.cz.




ANNEX
Case C-260/21, Corporate Commercial Bank: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 15 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrazhen sad — Vidin — Bulgaria) — Corporate Commercial Bank, in liquidation v Elit Petrol AD (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Articles 94 and 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Insolvency proceedings — Mutual set-offs with an insolvent credit institution — Retroactive amendment to the conditions for the enforcement of those set-offs — National legislation declared unconstitutional — Purely internal situation — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bank, claim, control of constitutionality, credit institution, financial solvency, redemption








C_2023104EN.01001001.xml










20.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/10






Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 15 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrazhen sad — Vidin — Bulgaria) — Corporate Commercial Bank, in liquidation v Elit Petrol AD
(Case C-260/21, (1) Corporate Commercial Bank)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) and Articles 94 and 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Insolvency proceedings - Mutual set-offs with an insolvent credit institution - Retroactive amendment to the conditions for the enforcement of those set-offs - National legislation declared unconstitutional - Purely internal situation - Manifest inadmissibility)
(2023/C 104/11)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Okrazhen sad — Vidin

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Corporate Commercial Bank, in liquidation

Defendant: Elit Petrol AD

Operative part of the order







1.


The second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU must be interpreted as not precluding the adoption by a Member State of general rules on set-off in the context of the insolvency of a bank, even if they are retroactive.










2.


The first to fourth and sixth questions submitted by the Okrazhen sad Vidin (Regional Court, Vidin, Bulgaria) are manifestly inadmissible.






(1)  
            OJ C 252, 28.6.2021.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2280 of 15 November 2022 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Salacgrīvas nēģi’ (PGI))
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, Vidzeme, designation of origin, fish product, fresh fish, freshwater fish, labelling, product designation








L_2022301EN.01002001.xml










22.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 301/20








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2280
of 15 November 2022
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Salacgrīvas nēģi’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Latvia’s application to register the name ‘Salacgrīvas nēģi’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Salacgrīvas nēģi’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Salacgrīvas nēģi’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.7. Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefrom, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


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




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2022.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 281, 22.7.2022, p. 9.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Notice pursuant to Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations Publication of a vacancy for three functions of Director ‘Resources’ (Grade AD 14) in the Directorates-General for: International Partnerships (INTPA) Health and Food Safety (SANTE) Trade (TRADE) COM/2022/10419 2022/C 433/20
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: EU international partnership, administrator, competition (EU), food safety, job vacancy, managing director, public health, recruitment, trade policy








C_2022433EN.01005501.xml










15.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/55






NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 29(2) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS
Publication of a vacancy for three functions of Director ‘Resources’ (Grade AD 14) in the Directorates-General for:
International Partnerships (INTPA)
Health and Food Safety (SANTE)
Trade (TRADE)
COM/2022/10419
(2022/C 433/20)
The European Commission has published a vacancy notice (reference COM/2022/10419) for three functions of Director ‘Resources’ (Grade AD 14) in the Directorates-General for International Partnership (INTPA), Health and Food Safety (SANTE) and Trade (TRADE).
To consult the text of the vacancy notice in 24 languages and to submit your application, please visit this dedicated webpage on the European Commission’s website: https://europa.eu/!RNhCDw
Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10763 – NORDEA / TOPDANMARK LIV HOLDING) (Official Journal of the European Union C 431 of 14 November 2022) 2022/C 433/25
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, banking, economic concentration, financial services, holding company, life assurance, merger control, pension fund








C_2022433EN.01006701.xml










15.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/67






Corrigendum to Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10763 – NORDEA / TOPDANMARK LIV HOLDING)

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 431 of 14 November 2022
)

(2022/C 433/25)
This publication is declared null and void.
Notice for the attention of the person to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP as implemented by Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/2234 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2230 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran apply 2022/C 433/12
Date: 2022-11-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2022433EN.01004401.xml










15.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/44






Notice for the attention of the person to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP as implemented by Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/2234 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2230 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran apply
(2022/C 433/12)
The following information is brought to the attention of the person that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/2234 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2230 (4) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that this person should be included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The attention of the person concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The person concerned may submit a request to the Council before 31 December 2022, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The attention of the persons concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 51.

(2)  OJ LI 294, 14.11.2022, p. 43.

(3)  OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 1.

(4)  OJ LI 294, 14.11.2022, p. 13.