do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10991 – GIP / KKR / VODAFONE / VANTAGE TOWERS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 78/02
Date: 2023-02-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, telecommunications








C_2023078EN.01000201.xml










2.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 78/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10991 – GIP / KKR / VODAFONE / VANTAGE TOWERS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 78/02)
On 22 February 2023, 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M10991. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-106/23 P: Appeal brought on 22 February 2023 by Patrick Vanhoudt against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 14 December 2022 in Case T-490/21, Vanhoudt v EIB
Date: 2023-02-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: competition (EU), equal treatment, indemnification, job vacancy, principle of legal certainty, recruitment, servant (EU), transparency in decision-making, vice-president of an institution








C_2023189EN.01001402.xml










30.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 189/14






Appeal brought on 22 February 2023 by Patrick Vanhoudt against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 14 December 2022 in Case T-490/21, Vanhoudt v EIB
(Case C-106/23 P)
(2023/C 189/20)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Patrick Vanhoudt (represented by: L. Levi and A. Champetier, avocates)

Other party to the proceedings: European Investment Bank

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






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set aside the judgment of the General Court of 14 December 2022 in Case T-490/21;










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consequently, grant the appellant the form of order sought at first instance and, accordingly






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annul the decision of 16 December 2020 to the extent that it dismisses the appellant’s application for the position of Head of Office of the EIB Vice-President and the decision to appoint Mr L to the position concerned;










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annul, where appropriate, the decision of 17 May 2021, communicated to the appellant on 18 May 2021, refusing the appellant’s requests for administrative review of 18 December 2020 and 17 March 2021;










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order the EIB to compensate the appellant’s non-material damage, which is assessed, ex aequo et bono, at EUR 4 000;










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order the EIB to pay all the costs;














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order the defendant to pay all the costs of both proceedings.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

In support of the appeal, the appellant relies on the following grounds:






1.


Breach of the Practice Directions and of the procedure — Breach of the court’s duty to state reasons — Error in the legal qualification of the vacancy notice –Breach of the principle of non-discrimination.










2.


Breach of the principle of legal certainty, transparency and non-discrimination — Breach of the court’s duty to state reasons.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 21 February 2023 2023/C 65/01
Date: 2023-02-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023065EN.01000101.xml










22.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/1






Euro exchange rates (1)

21 February 2023
(2023/C 65/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0664 




JPY


Japanese yen


143,76 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4456 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87925 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,0098 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9853 




ISK


Iceland króna


154,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9468 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,730 




HUF


Hungarian forint


382,19 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7478 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9188 




TRY


Turkish lira


20,1223 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5517 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4351 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3645 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7092 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4272 




KRW


South Korean won


1 387,03 




ZAR


South African rand


19,4579 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3372 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 194,81 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7268 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,684 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,897 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5110 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,6085 




INR


Indian rupee


88,2835 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State State aid – Poland (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU – withdrawal of notification SA.46981 2018/C (ex 2016/N) – Poland – Flat rate sales tax in shipbuilding sector (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 65/03
Date: 2023-02-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, flat-rate tax, infringement procedure (EU), sale, shipbuilding








C_2023065EN.01000401.xml










22.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 65/4






DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE
State aid – Poland
(Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU – withdrawal of notification
SA.46981 2018/C (ex 2016/N) – Poland – Flat rate sales tax in shipbuilding sector
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 65/03)
The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 15 January 2018 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Poland has withdrawn its notification on 23 March 2021 and will not pursue this aid project further.


(1)  OJ C 80, 2.3.2018, p. 9.
Case C-104/23, A GmbH & Co. KG: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 22 February 2023 — A GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt B
Date: 2023-02-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, engineering structure, prefabrication, specification of tariff heading








C_2023189EN.01001401.xml










30.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 189/14






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 22 February 2023 — A GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt B
(Case C-104/23, A GmbH & Co. KG)
(2023/C 189/19)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: A GmbH & Co. KG

Respondent on a point of law: Hauptzollamt B

Questions referred







1.


Does Combined Nomenclature (1) heading 9406 necessarily require that a prefabricated building completely enclose a space on all sides?










2.


If Question 1 is answered in the negative, does Combined Nomenclature heading 9406 require that the prefabricated building be large enough for a person of average height to be able to enter it, and does that require it to have at least one area that such a person can enter in an upright position, or is it sufficient for the person to be able to enter it in a bent-over position?






(1)  Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1101/2014 of 16 October 2014 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 2014 L 312, p. 1).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10841 – FIRMENICH INTERNATIONAL / KONINKLIJKE DSM) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 98/02
Date: 2023-02-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, conifer, economic concentration, enzyme, flavouring, merger control, resin, vitamin








C_2023098EN.01000201.xml










16.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10841 – FIRMENICH INTERNATIONAL / KONINKLIJKE DSM)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 98/02)
On 22 February 2023, 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 32023M10841. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.