do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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 – SA.102927Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, building industry, control of State aid








C_2023110EN.01001401.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/14






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
SA.102927
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 110/12)






Date of adoption of the decision


6.2.2023




Aid number


SA.102927




Member State


Ireland




Region


Ireland




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme




Legal basis


Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 450 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Construction of residential and non-residential buildings




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage




Custom House, Dublin 1








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
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 23 March 2023 2023/C 109/04
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023109EN.01007201.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/72






Euro exchange rates (1)

23 March 2023
(2023/C 109/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0879 




JPY


Japanese yen


142,87 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4482 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88523 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2220 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9969 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,2840 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,658 




HUF


Hungarian forint


384,75 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6868 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9228 




TRY


Turkish lira


20,7179 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6242 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4875 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5396 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7373 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4434 




KRW


South Korean won


1 396,18 




ZAR


South African rand


19,7787 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,4312 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 450,63 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8063 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,125 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,119 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6995 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,1915 




INR


Indian rupee


89,4810 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-196/23: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña (Spain) lodged on 24 March 2023 — CL and Others v DB, sole successor to FC, and Fondo de Garantía Salarial (FOGASA)
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: collective dismissal, direct applicability, employer, labour law, pension scheme, retired person








C_2023304EN.01000202.xml










28.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 304/2






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña (Spain) lodged on 24 March 2023 — CL and Others v DB, sole successor to FC, and Fondo de Garantía Salarial (FOGASA)
(Case C-196/23)
(2023/C 304/03)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: CL and Others

Defendant: DB, sole successor to FC, and Fondo de Garantía Salarial (FOGASA)

Questions referred







1.


Is legislation such as the Spanish legislation (1) (Article 49(1)(e) of Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2015 por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley del Estatuto de los Trabajadores (Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015 approving the consolidated text of the Law on the Workers’ Statute) of 23 October 2015), which does not establish a period of consultation in situations where contracts of employment in excess of the number laid down in Article 1 of that directive are terminated as a result of the retirement of the natural person employer, compatible with Article 2 of Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies?










2.


If the answer to the preceding question is in the negative, does Directive 98/59 have direct horizontal effect between individuals?






(1)  OJ 1998 L 225. p. 16.
Case T-157/23: Action brought on 24 March 2023 — Kneipp v EUIPO — Patou (Joyful by nature)
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, decorative item, hairdressing and beauty care, health care, marketing, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2023173EN.01003701.xml










15.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 173/37






Action brought on 24 March 2023 — Kneipp v EUIPO — Patou (Joyful by nature)
(Case T-157/23)
(2023/C 173/48)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Kneipp GmbH (Würzburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Pejman, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Jean Patou (Paris, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark Joyful by nature — Application for registration No 18 159 946

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 January 2023 in Case R 532/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in so far as it dismissed the applicant’s appeal against the refusal of the application for goods and services in Classes 3, 4, 35 and 44;










—


order EUIPO to pay the applicant`s fees and costs of the action as well as the applicant`s fees and costs of the opposition proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case C-191/23: Action brought on 24 March 2023 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: action programme, environmental risk prevention, infringement of EU law, invasive species








C_2023173EN.01002702.xml










15.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 173/27






Action brought on 24 March 2023 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic
(Case C-191/23)
(2023/C 173/38)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: C. Hermes and L. Santiago de Albuquerque, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

The applicant’s claims

The applicant claims that the Court should:






1.


declare that the Portuguese Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 13(2) and (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (1) by failing to establish and implement action plans that comply with the requirements specified in Article 13 of that regulation and to transmit them to the Commission without delay;










2.


order the Portuguese Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

According to Article 13(2) and (5) of Regulation No 1143/2014, the Portuguese Republic had three years from the adoption of the list of invasive alien species of Union concern (‘the Union list’) to establish, implement and transmit to the Commission action plans to address the priority pathways of unintentional introduction and spread of those species in its territory and marine waters.
The Portuguese Republic identified eleven priority pathways covered by seven proposed action plans.
However, the Portuguese Republic has not indicated the anticipated date for the completion and approval of those plans, nor has it transmitted them to the Commission.


(1)  OJ 2014 L 317, p. 35.
Joint Declaration of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 on Article 13(3a) of the Windsor Framework (See Joint Declaration No 1/2023.)
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: European Union, United Kingdom
Subjects: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), application of EU law, court of arbitration, international arbitration, joint committee (EU), protocol to an agreement, withdrawal from the EU








L_2023102EN.01009001.xml










17.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 102/90








            JOINT DECLARATION OF THE UNION AND THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
         
of 24 March 2023
         
on Article 13(3a) of the Windsor Framework (1)


The Union and the United Kingdom recognise that for a notification under Article 13(3a) of the Windsor Framework to be made in good faith in accordance with Article 5 of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (2) (‘the Withdrawal Agreement’), it needs to be made under each of the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of the Unilateral Declaration by the United Kingdom on involvement of the institutions of the 1998 Agreement, as annexed to Decision No 1/2023 (3).
In case the arbitration panel has ruled, in accordance with Article 175 of the Withdrawal Agreement, that the United Kingdom has failed to comply with Article 5 of the Withdrawal Agreement in relation to a notification under Article 13(3a) of the Windsor Framework, swift compliance with the ruling of the arbitration panel should be achieved, as set out in Recommendation No 2/2023 (4).


(1)  See Joint Declaration No 1/2023.

(2)  
            OJ L 29, 31.1.2020, p.7.

(3)  Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 laying down arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework (see page 61 of this Official Journal).

(4)  Recommendation No 2/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 on Article 13(3a) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (see page 86 of this Official Journal).
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 – SA.103856Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid








C_2023110EN.01000101.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/1






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
SA.103856
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 110/01)






Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2022




Aid number


SA.103856




Member State


Italy




Region


Italy




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


‘Ferrobonus’ — Incentives for rail transport




Legal basis


Progetto di decreto che modifica il ‘Regolamento recante l'individuazione dei beneficiari, la commisurazione degli aiuti, le modalità e le procedure per l'attuazione degli interventi di cui all'articolo 1, commi 648 e 649, della legge 28 dicembre 2015, n. 208’.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Coordination of transport, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 110 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 22 000 000  EUR




Intensity


50,0  %




Duration


1.1.2023 — 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero delle infrastrutture e della mobilità sostenibili — Direzione Generale per le politiche integrate di mobilità sostenibile, la logistica e l'intermodalità




Via G. Caraci, 36 — 00157 Roma








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
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 – SA.102927Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, control of State aid








C_2023110EN.01000401.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/4






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
SA.102927
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 110/03)






Date of adoption of the decision


6.2.2023




Aid number


SA.102927




Member State


Ireland




Region


Ireland




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Croí Cónaithe (Cities) Scheme




Legal basis


Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 450 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Construction of residential and non-residential buildings




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage




Custom House, Dublin 1








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
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10821 – YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO / TRELLEBORG WHEEL SYSTEMS HOLDING)
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, rubber industry








C_202300912EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/912


14.11.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10821 – YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO / TRELLEBORG WHEEL SYSTEMS HOLDING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/912)

On 24 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32023M10821. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/912/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
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 – SA.104353Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid








C_2023110EN.01001301.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/13






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
SA.104353
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 110/11)






Date of adoption of the decision


11.11.2022




Aid number


SA.104353




Member State


Germany




Region


Germany




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Unterstützungsmaßnahmen Deutschlands in Bezug auf SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH — Part 1 SA.104353




Legal basis


Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO) in conjunction with Section 17 a para. 3 EnSiG (excerpt of the EnSiG attached as Annex [1])




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (‘SEFE’ including all affiliates, but excluding its current Russian shareholder ‘SEFE Group’)




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: 225 595 000  EUR
Annual budget: 225 595 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 14.11.2022




Economic sectors


Trade of gas through mains




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz




Scharnhorststr. 34-37, 10115 Berlin








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
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 – SA.105001Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid








C_2023110EN.01001201.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/12






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
SA.105001
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 110/10)






Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2022




Aid number


SA.105001




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Unterstützungsmaßnahmen Deutschlands in Bezug auf SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH — Part 2 [BMWK — WEA6]




Legal basis


§ 29 EnSiG (Annex 1); Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
SEFE Securing Energy for Europe GmbH (‘SEFE’, including all affiliates ‘SEFE Group’)




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: 6 300 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 19.12.2022




Economic sectors


Trade of gas through mains




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz




Scharnhorststr. 34-37, 10115 Berlin








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
Corrigendum to Position (EU) No …/2023 of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo *) Adopted by the Council on 9 March 2023 (Official Journal of the European Union C 105 of 21 March 2023) 2023/C 109/06
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU visa policy, Kosovo, Schengen Agreement, external border of the EU, foreign national








C_2023109EN.01008001.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 109/80






Corrigendum to Position (EU) No …/2023 of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo *)
Adopted by the Council on 9 March 2023

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 105 of 21 March 2023
)

(2023/C 109/06)
On the cover, in the table of contents, and on page 4, the title should read:
‘POSITION (EU) No 1/2023 OF THE COUNCIL AT FIRST READING


with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo *)


Adopted by the Council on 9 March 2023’
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 – SA.103791Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-03-24
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid








C_2023110EN.01001001.xml










24.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 110/10






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
SA.103791
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 110/08)






Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2022




Aid number


SA.103791




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


SA.103791 — Unterstützungsmaßnahmen Deutschlands in Bezug auf Uniper SE [BMWK/WEA3]




Legal basis


Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO), Energiesicherungsgesetz (EnSiG)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Uniper SE with its registered office at Holzstraße 6, 40221 Düsseldorf




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: 34 500 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 34 500 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 20.12.2022




Economic sectors


Trade of gas through mains




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz




Scharnhorststr. 34-37, 10115 Berlin








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