do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 9 March 2023 2023/C 89/04
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023089EN.01000901.xml










10.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/9






Euro exchange rates (1)

9 March 2023
(2023/C 89/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0554 




JPY


Japanese yen


143,82 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4421 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88814 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3365 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9911 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,2715 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,626 




HUF


Hungarian forint


379,10 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6785 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9150 




TRY


Turkish lira


20,0026 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5965 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4574 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2848 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7232 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4279 




KRW


South Korean won


1 395,00 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6578 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3515 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 294,30 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7715 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,237 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,066 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4202 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,9237 




INR


Indian rupee


86,6215 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice pursuant to Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations Publication of a vacancy for the function of Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General ‘Defence Industry and Space’ (DEFIS) (grade AD 15) COM/2023/10428 2023/C 89/08
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), defence policy, job vacancy, managing director, recruitment, space policy








C_2023089EN.01001801.xml










10.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/18






NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 29(2) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS
Publication of a vacancy for the function of Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General ‘Defence Industry and Space’ (DEFIS) (grade AD 15)
COM/2023/10428
(2023/C 89/08)
The European Commission has published a vacancy notice (reference COM/2023/10428) for the function of Deputy Director-General of the Directorate-General ‘Defence Industry and Space’ (DEFIS) (grade AD 15).
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/!TkmWYM
Case C-146/23, Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku (Poland) lodged on 10 March 2023 — XL v Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to the courts, budgetary expenditure, independence of the judiciary, judge, pay cut, remuneration of work, right to justice








C_2023205EN.01002802.xml










12.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 205/28






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku (Poland) lodged on 10 March 2023 — XL v Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku
(Case C-146/23, Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku)
(2023/C 205/32)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: XL

Defendant: Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku

Question referred

Should Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, which defines the values on which the European Union is based with regard to respect for the rule of law, and the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) of the Treaty on European Union, in conjunction with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which requires Member States to ensure effective legal protection, which is based on the right to a fair and public hearing, be interpreted as meaning that the principle of judicial independence precludes provisions of national legislation which, for the purpose of limiting government spending, waives a mechanism for setting judges’ pay on the basis of objective criteria that are independent of arbitrary interference by the executive and legislative authorities, resulting in sustained cuts to the pay of judges, thereby infringing the constitutional guarantees by which judges are granted remuneration consistent with the dignity of their office and the scope of their duties and the administration of justice is carried out by independent courts and independent judges?
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11044 – DERICHEBOURG / ELIOR) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 89/07
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, catering industry, economic concentration, environmental industry, merger control, provision of services, service industry, waste management








C_2023089EN.01001601.xml










10.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/16






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11044 – DERICHEBOURG / ELIOR)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 89/07)

1.   
On 2 March 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:






—


Groupe Derichebourg (‘Derichebourg’, France),










—


Elior Group SA (‘Elior’, France).




Derichebourg will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Elior.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned:






—


Dericheburg is active, mainly in France, in the areas of environmental services (waste collection and recovery, household waste collection and other services for local authorities), and services for businesses and local authorities (such as cleaning, temporary work, outsourced aviation services, managing and operating technical installations in buildings),










—


Elior is active, mainly in France, in the areas of mass catering and services for businesses, public bodies and local authorities such as cleaning, technical and administrative management of buildings or facilities (reception and concierge services, routine maintenance, etc.) and the maintenance of green areas.






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 no later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11044 – DERICHEBOURG / ELIOR
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-248/22, The Minister for Justice and Equality: Order of the President of the Court of 10 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court — Ireland) — Z.K., M.S. v The Minister for Justice and Equality
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU national, cohabitation, free movement of workers, married person, residence permit, separated person








C_2023261EN.01000303.xml










24.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 261/3






Order of the President of the Court of 10 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court — Ireland) — Z.K., M.S. v The Minister for Justice and Equality
(Case C-248/22, (1) The Minister for Justice and Equality)
(2023/C 261/07)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 237, 20.6.2022.
Case C-145/23 P: Appeal brought on 10 March 2023 by Puma SE against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 21 December 2022 in Case T-4/22, Puma v EUIPO — DN Solutions (PUMA)
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, machine tool, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023304EN.01000201.xml










28.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 304/2






Appeal brought on 10 March 2023 by Puma SE against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 21 December 2022 in Case T-4/22, Puma v EUIPO — DN Solutions (PUMA)
(Case C-145/23 P)
(2023/C 304/02)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Puma SE (represented by: M. Schunke and P. Trieb, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), DN Solutions Co. Ltd., formerly Doosan Machine Tools Co. Ltd.
By order of 17 July 2023, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) held that the appeal was not allowed to proceed and that Puma SE should bear its own costs.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, control of State aid








C_2023090EN.01001701.xml










10.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 90/17






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(2023/C 90/02)






Date of adoption of the decision


24.2.2023




Aid number


SA.106204




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCF: Reintroduction of the scheme SA.103619 (2022/N) ‘TCF: Opex 2022 — Loan Principal Reduction’




Legal basis








1)


Act No. 252/1997 Coll., on agriculture, as amended 2) Guidelines for granting aid by the Podpůrný a garanční rolnický a lesnický fond, a.s. within the program titled ‘Opex — 2022 — Loan Principal Reduction’ (in Czech: Pokyny pro poskytování podpory Podpůrným a garančním rolnickým a lesnickým fondem, a.s. v rámci programu ‘Provoz 2022 — snížení jistiny úvěru’)








Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 500 000 000  CZK




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Podpůrný a garanční rolnický a lesnický fond, a.s .




Sokolovská 394/17, 186 00 Praha 8 — Karlín








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://ec.europa.eu/competition/elojade/isef/index.cfm
Case C-147/23: Action brought on 10 March 2023 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: directive (EU), national implementing measure, sanction (EU), whistleblowing








C_2023155EN.01004201.xml










2.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 155/42






Action brought on 10 March 2023 — European Commission v Republic of Poland
(Case C-147/23)
(2023/C 155/54)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: M. Owsiany-Hornung, J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Poland

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Declare that, by failing to adopt all laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (1) and by failing to communicate those provisions to the Commission, the Republic of Poland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 26(1) and (3) of that directive;










—


Order the Republic of Poland to pay the Commission a lump sum, corresponding to the higher of the following two sums: (i) a daily rate of EUR 13 700 multiplied by the number of days between the date following that of the expiry of the deadline for transposition laid down in that directive and the date on which the legal infringement was remedied, or, in the event that it is not remedied, the date on which the present judgment is delivered; (ii) a minimum lump sum of EUR 3 836 000;










—


If the failure to fulfil obligations determined in point 1 lasts until the date of delivery of the judgment in the present proceedings, order the Republic of Poland to pay to the Commission penalty payments of EUR 53 430 per day from the date of delivery of the judgment in the present proceedings until the date on which the Republic of Poland fulfils its obligations under that directive; and










—


Order the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down an effective system for the protection of persons who work in a private or public organisation or who are in contact with those organisations and who notify an infringement of EU law in certain areas. Pursuant to Article 26(1) of the Directive, Member States were supposed to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with that directive by 17 December 2021. Under Article 26(3) of that directive, the Member States were also obliged to communicate to the Commission forthwith the text of those provisions.
On 27 January 2022, the Commission sent the Republic of Poland a letter of formal notice. On 15 July 2022, the Commission sent the Republic of Poland a reasoned opinion. However, the Republic of Poland has not thus far adopted or notified the measures necessary to transpose the directive.


(1)  OJ 2019 L 305, p. 17.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11048 – MACQUARIE / BCI / EKU ENERGY) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 96/03
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity storage device, electricity supply, energy production, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2023096EN.01000301.xml










15.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/3






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11048 – MACQUARIE / BCI / EKU ENERGY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 96/03)
On 10 March 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 32023M11048. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11020 – KKR / APRIL) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 89/09
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, capital market, economic concentration, health insurance, insurance, investment company, merger control








C_2023089EN.01001901.xml










10.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/19






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11020 – KKR / APRIL)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 89/09)

1.   
On 28 February 2023, 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:






—


KKR & Co. Inc. (‘KKR’, USA),










—


April S.A.S. (‘April’, France).




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


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






—


KKR is a global investment firm, offering asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions. KKR owns +Simple, a French insurance wholesale broker founded in 2015, which is a digital insurance brokerage platform for businesses in France, Germany, Italy and more recently, Austria,










—


April is an insurance broker headquartered in Lyon, France, which focuses on personal insurance lines in health, protection, property and casualty, home loan and international health insurance.






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.11020 – KKR / APRIL
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11063 – CVC CAPITAL / SCAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 89/10
Date: 2023-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage for hire or reward, consultancy, economic concentration, investment company, logistics, merger control, provision of services








C_2023089EN.01002101.xml










10.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 89/21






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11063 – CVC CAPITAL / SCAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 89/10)

1.   
On 3 March 2023, 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:






—


CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg),










—


SGL TransGroup US Corp (United States) and Scan (Jersey) TopCo Ltd (Jersey), together referred to as Scan Global Logistics, controlled by AEA Investors SBF LP (‘AEA’, United States).




CVC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Scan Global Logistics.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


CVC provides advice to and manages investment funds with interests in a number of companies active in a variety of industries around the world, primarily in Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region,










—


Scan Global Logistics provides asset-light international freight forwarding services globally. Scan Global Logistics is currently controlled by AEA, which is active in private equity investment.






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.11063 – CVC CAPITAL / SCAN GLOBAL LOGISTICS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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.