do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-102/21: Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Bastion Holding and Others v Commission (State aid — Measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands — Decision not to raise any objections — Temporary framework for State aid measures — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, financial aid, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2023223EN.01001901.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/19






Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Bastion Holding and Others v Commission
(Case T-102/21) (1)

(State aid - Measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands - Decision not to raise any objections - Temporary framework for State aid measures - Obligation to state reasons)
(2023/C 223/25)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Bastion Holding BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), and the 35 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the judgment (represented by: B. Braeken, X.Y.G. Versteeg, L. Elzas and T. Hieselaar, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and M. Farley, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman and J. Langer, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission decision C(2020) 8286 final of 20 November 2020 on State Aid SA.59535 (2020/N) — The Netherlands — Amendment of the scheme SA.57712 — COVID-19: direct grant scheme to support the fixed costs for small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Bastion Holding BV and the other applicant parties whose names are listed in the annex to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 182, 10.5.2021.
Corrigendum to Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11055 - EQUITIX / CUBE / RIVER RIDGE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (Official Journal of the European Union C 133 of 17 April 2023) 2023/C 165/08
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, economic concentration, energy efficiency, investment, investment company, merger control, waste management








C_2023165EN.01001901.xml










10.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/19






Corrigendum to Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11055 - EQUITIX / CUBE / RIVER RIDGE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 133 of 17 April 2023
)

(2023/C 165/08)
On page 7, point 1, first line:
for:

‘On 4 April 2013’,

read:

‘On 4 April 2023’.
Case C-302/23, Piekiewicz: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy Katowice — Wschód w Katowicach (Poland) lodged on 10 May 2023 — M. J. v C. J.
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, electronic government, electronic signature, information system, information technology








C_2023286EN.01002201.xml










14.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 286/22






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy Katowice — Wschód w Katowicach (Poland) lodged on 10 May 2023 — M. J. v C. J.
(Case C-302/23, Piekiewicz (1))
(2023/C 286/27)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy Katowice — Wschód w Katowicach

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: M. J.

Defendant: C. J.

Question referred

Must Article 2(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC, (2) in conjunction with Article 25(1) and (2) thereof, and recitals 12, 13, 18, 21, 22 and 49 thereof, be interpreted as meaning that a court of a Member State is obliged to accept a procedural document lodged with that court and signed with an electronic signature, as referred to in Article 3(10) of the regulation, where the national law of the Member State does not provide for any possibility of lodging procedural documents with the court by means of an electronic signature other than through an ICT system?


(1)  This case has been given a fictitious name which does not correspond to the real name of either of the parties to the proceedings.

(2)  OJ 2014 L 257, p .73.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 8 May 2023 2023/C 165/03
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023165EN.01000901.xml










10.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/9






Euro exchange rates (1)

8 May 2023
(2023/C 165/03)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1037 




JPY


Japanese yen


149,15 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4473 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87228 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2012 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9813 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5505 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,410 




HUF


Hungarian forint


372,20 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5693 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9246 




TRY


Turkish lira


21,5304 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6244 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4710 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6618 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7389 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4620 




KRW


South Korean won


1 458,26 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2552 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6347 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 237,42 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8971 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,015 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,382 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4613 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,6393 




INR


Indian rupee


90,2775 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-665/21 P: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 May 2023 — MKB Multifunds BV v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands (Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — State aid — Alleged State aid granted by a Member State in favour of a fund of funds — Preliminary examination of the European Commission — Decision of the Commission finding no State aid — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 — Article 1(h) — Concept of ‘interested party’)
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, admissibility, control of State aid, investment company








C_2023321EN.01001701.xml










11.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 321/17






Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 10 May 2023 — MKB Multifunds BV v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands
(Case C-665/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - State aid - Alleged State aid granted by a Member State in favour of a fund of funds - Preliminary examination of the European Commission - Decision of the Commission finding no State aid - Action for annulment - Admissibility - Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 - Article 1(h) - Concept of ‘interested party’)
(2023/C 321/20)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Appellant: MKB Multifunds BV (represented initially by R. Rampersad and J. M. M. van de Hel, advocaten, and subsequently by P. Breithaupt and J. M. M. van de Hel, advocaten)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, C.-M. Carrega and S. Noë, acting as Agents), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. K. Bulterman and C. S. Schillemans, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed as being, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded.










2.


MKB Multifunds BV is ordered to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.










3.


The Kingdom of the Netherlands shall bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 11, 10.1.2022.
Case T-513/21: Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Bastion Holding and Others v Commission (State aid — Measures to support enterprises in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands — Decision not to raise any objections — Temporary framework for State aid measures — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, financial aid








C_2023223EN.01002102.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/21






Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Bastion Holding and Others v Commission
(Case T-513/21) (1)

(State aid - Measures to support enterprises in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands - Decision not to raise any objections - Temporary framework for State aid measures - Obligation to state reasons)
(2023/C 223/29)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Bastion Holding BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), and the 35 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the judgment (represented by: B. Braeken, T. Hieselaar and L. Elzas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and M. Farley, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission decision C(2021) 4735 final of 22 June 2021 on State Aid SA.63257 (2021/N) — The Netherlands — Fourth amendment of the direct grant scheme to support the fixed costs for enterprises affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Bastion Holding BV and the other applicant parties whose names are listed in the annex to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11079 – BNP PARIBAS FORTIS / MATEXI / R2O JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 174/05
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, merger control, property development, real estate business








C_2023174EN.01000601.xml










16.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 174/6






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11079 – BNP PARIBAS FORTIS / MATEXI / R2O JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 174/05)
On 10 May 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 32023M11079 . EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11097 – ROCKY / CENTERBRIDGE / INDUS REIT) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 204/01
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, property leasing, property market, real estate business, subsidiary








C_2023204EN.01000101.xml










12.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 204/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11097 – ROCKY / CENTERBRIDGE / INDUS REIT)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 204/01)
On 10 May 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 32023M11097. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-238/21: Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Ryanair v Commission (SAS II; COVID-19) (State aid — Danish and Swedish air transport markets — Aid granted by Denmark and Sweden to an airline in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic — Recapitalisation of SAS — Decision not to raise any objections — Actions for annulment — Individual concern — Substantial effect on the competitive position — Admissibility — Temporary Framework for State aid measures — Aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State — Compliance with the requirements of the Temporary Framework)
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, Sweden, aid to undertakings, air transport, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, restriction on competition








C_2023223EN.01001902.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/19






Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Ryanair v Commission (SAS II; COVID-19)
(Case T-238/21) (1)

(State aid - Danish and Swedish air transport markets - Aid granted by Denmark and Sweden to an airline in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic - Recapitalisation of SAS - Decision not to raise any objections - Actions for annulment - Individual concern - Substantial effect on the competitive position - Admissibility - Temporary Framework for State aid measures - Aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State - Compliance with the requirements of the Temporary Framework)
(2023/C 223/26)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by: E. Vahida, F.-C. Laprévote, V. Blanc, S. Rating and I.-G. Metaxas-Maranghidis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, J. Carpi Badía and A. Bouchagiar, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: M. Søndahl Wolff, C. Maertens and C. Grønbech-Jensen, acting as Agents, and by R. Holdgaard, lawyer), Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: C. Meyer-Seitz, H. Shev, A. Runeskjöld, M. Salborn Hodgson, R. Shahsavan Eriksson, H. Eklinder and O. Simonsson, acting as Agents), SAS AB (Stockholm, Sweden) (represented by: F. Sjövall and A. Lundmark, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 5750 final of 17 August 2020 on State Aid SA.57543 (2020/N) — Denmark and SA.58342 (2020/N) — Sweden — COVID-19 recapitalisation of SAS AB.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C(2020) 5750 final of 17 August 2020 on State Aid SA.57543 (2020/N) — Denmark and SA.58342 (2020/N) — Sweden — COVID-19 recapitalisation of SAS AB;










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ryanair DAC, with the exception of those related to the interventions;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Sweden and SAS to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by Ryanair as a result of their respective interventions.






(1)  OJ C 242, 21.6.2021.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 9 May 2023 2023/C 165/04
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023165EN.01001001.xml










10.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 165/10






Euro exchange rates (1)

9 May 2023
(2023/C 165/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0959 




JPY


Japanese yen


147,97 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4452 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86990 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,1885 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9788 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5750 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,363 




HUF


Hungarian forint


371,68 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5723 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9200 




TRY


Turkish lira


21,3858 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6217 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4679 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5934 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7320 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4544 




KRW


South Korean won


1 451,90 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2003 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5853 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 159,20 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8762 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,123 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,921 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4863 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,4970 




INR


Indian rupee


89,9495 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-265/22: Order of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — PSCC 2012 v EUIPO — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (LA BOTTEGA W) (EU trade mark — Cancellation proceedings — Withdrawal of the application for registration — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, foodstuff, mineral water, registered trade mark, retail selling, trade-mark law








C_2023235EN.01003901.xml










3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/39






Order of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — PSCC 2012 v EUIPO — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (LA BOTTEGA W)
(Case T-265/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Cancellation proceedings - Withdrawal of the application for registration - No need to adjudicate)
(2023/C 235/53)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: PSCC 2012 Srl (Rome, Italy) (represented by: P. Alessandrini and E. Montelione, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: G. Predonzani and R. Raponi, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) (represented by: P. Roncaglia, M. Boletto and N. Parrotta, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and amendment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 February 2022 (Case R 621/2019-2).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


PSCC 2012 Srl and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC shall bear their own costs and shall each pay half of the costs incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).






(1)  OJ C 257, 4.7.2022.
Case T-289/21: Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Bastion Holding and Others v Commission (State aid — Measures to support enterprises in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands — Decision not to raise any objections — Temporary framework for State aid measures — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2023-05-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, aid to undertakings, company in difficulties, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, financial aid








C_2023223EN.01002101.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/21






Judgment of the General Court of 10 May 2023 — Bastion Holding and Others v Commission
(Case T-289/21) (1)

(State aid - Measures to support enterprises in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands - Decision not to raise any objections - Temporary framework for State aid measures - Obligation to state reasons)
(2023/C 223/28)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Bastion Holding BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands), and the 35 other applicants whose names are listed in the annex to the judgment (represented by: B. Braeken, X.Y.G. Versteeg, T. Hieselaar and L. Elzas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka and M. Farley, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: J. Langer and M. Bulterman, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission decision C(2021) 1872 final of 15 March 2021 on State Aid SA.62241 (2021/N) — The Netherlands — Third amendment of the direct grant scheme to support the fixed costs for enterprises affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Bastion Holding BV and the other applicant parties whose names are listed in the annex to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 278, 12.7.2021.