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Case T-510/23: Action brought on 18 August 2023 — RHEA Group Technologies v Commission
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: equal treatment, judicial review, principle of legal certainty, public procurement, tendering








C_202300065EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/65


9.10.2023





Action brought on 18 August 2023 — RHEA Group Technologies v Commission
(Case T-510/23)
(C/2023/65)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Rhea Group Technologies (Machelen, Belgium) (represented by: S. Gerber, M. Werner and I. Kampouridi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of 23 March 2023; (1)











—


order the defendant to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the applicant in connection with the application for annulment of the contested decision.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging the infringement of the essential procedural requirement to provide reasons.






—


The Commission’s decision dated 23 March 2023 infringes the duty to provide reasons pursuant to Article 296 TFEU, Article 200(7) of the EU Financial Regulation (2) and Article 41(2) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. A breach of this principle constitutes a violation of an essential procedural requirement for the purposes of judicial review pursuant to Article 263, paragraph 2, TFEU.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging the infringement of the Treaties or any rule of law relating to their application.






—


Further, or alternatively, and to the extent necessary, in support of its action the applicant alleges that the Commission has misapplied its Guidance on participation in EU restricted calls and has therefore infringed a rule of law relating to the application of the Treaties pursuant to Article 263(2) TFEU. By misapplying this Guidance, the Commission has also violated the general EU law principles of non-discrimination/ equal treatment and legal certainty










(1)  The contested decision is a rejection decision relating to the tender procedure DIGITAL-2021-QCI-01-EUROQCI-QKD (‘Coordinate the first deployment of national EuroQCI projects and prepare the large-scale QKD testing and certification infrastructure’).

(2)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ 2018 L 193, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/65/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.108572Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, road transport








C_2023291EN.01000901.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/9






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.108572
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 291/08)






Date of adoption of the decision


3.8.2023




Aid number


SA.108572




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Emergency Support Scheme for Haulage Operators (amendment to SA.103480, as amended by SA.103966 and SA.105007)




Legal basis








—


Article 3 of Decree-Law No 50 of 17 May 2022 on urgent measures on national energy policies, business productivity and investment attraction, as well as on social policies and the Ukraine crisis, — Article 1, paragraphs 503, 503a and 504 of Law 197/2022 on the State budget for the financial year 2023 and multi-year budget for the three-year period 2023 — 2025, as amended by Decree-Law 48/23 — Draft Interministerial Decree for the implementation of the measures referred to in Article 1, paragraphs 503, 503a and 504 of Law 197/2022, as amended by Decree-Law 48/23








Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: 200 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 200 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


3.8.2023 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Freight transport by road




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport




Piazzale di Porta Pia, 1 ROMA








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA
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.104723Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, rail transport








C_2023291EN.01001101.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/11






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.104723
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 291/10)






Date of adoption of the decision


20.3.2023




Aid number


SA.104723




Member State


Spain




Region


Spain




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


SA.104723 — TRTEL — MODIFICACIÓN — SA.100486 Programa de Apoyo al Transporte Sostenible y Digital. Eco-incentivo para el impulso del transporte ferroviario de mercancías basado en el mérito ambiental y socioeconómico (MRR)




Legal basis


Orden TMA/371/2022, de 21 de abril, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones en concurrencia no competitiva del eco-incentivo para el impulso del transporte ferroviario de mercancías basado en el mérito ambiental y socioeconómico, en el marco del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia, y se aprueba y publica la convocatoria correspondiente al periodo de elegibilidad 2022. Orden TMA/1234/2022, de 12 de diciembre, por la que se modifica la Orden TMA/371/2022, de 21 de abril, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones en concurrencia no competitiva del eco-incentivo para el impulso del transporte ferroviario de mercancías basado en el mérito ambiental y socioeconómico, en el marco del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia, y se aprueba y publica la convocatoria correspondiente al periodo de elegibilidad 2022.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Coordination of transport, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 120 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 40 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2026




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana.




Paseo de la Castellana, 67, 28046 Madrid








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.108604
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Goriška, Slovenia, State aid, animal production, control of State aid








C_2023291EN.01000701.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/7






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.108604
(2023/C 291/06)






Date of adoption of the decision


4.8.2023




Aid number


SA.108604




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Goriska




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Pomoč sektorju živinoreje




Legal basis


Pravilnik o ohranjanju in spodbujanju razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Kobarid (Uradni list RS, št. 86/21 in 56/22) in predlog pravilnika o spremembah in dopolnitvah Pravilnika o ohranjanju in spodbujanju razvoja kmetijstva in podeželja v občini Kobarid




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 160 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Občina Kobarid




Trg svobode 2, 5222 Kobarid








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11190 – CORAL REEF / MHI / EQUITY INMEUBLES) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 299/02
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, hotel industry, investment company, merger control, real property, subsidiary








C_2023299EN.01000201.xml










24.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 299/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11190 – CORAL REEF / MHI / EQUITY INMEUBLES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 299/02)
On 18 August 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 32023M11190. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 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.107099
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_2023291EN.01000101.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/1






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.107099
(2023/C 291/01)






Date of adoption of the decision


4.7.2023




Aid number


SA.107099




Member State


Austria




Region


Austria




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Qualitätsprogramme und Qualitätszeichen AMA-Biosiegel und AMA-Gütesiegel




Legal basis


AMA-Gesetz 1992, BGBl. Nr. 376/1992




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for information and promotion activities concerning cotton and foodstuffs covered by a quality scheme




Form of aid


Subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget: 63 160 000  EUR
Annual budget: 15 790 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


1.1.2024 — 31.1.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Agrarmarkt Austria Marketing GmbH




Dresdner Straße 68a, 1200 Wien








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA
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.108694
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, farming sector








C_2023291EN.01001001.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/10






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.108694
(2023/C 291/09)






Date of adoption of the decision


3.8.2023




Aid number


SA.108694




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Dispositif exceptionnel de prise en charge des pertes économiques des filières agricoles spécialisées dans la production biologique




Legal basis


Projet de décision de la directrice générale de FranceAgriMer FranceAgriMer relative aux modalités de mise en œuvre du dispositif exceptionnel de prise en charge des pertes économiques des filières agricoles spécialisées dans la production biologique engendrées par les conséquences de l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 60 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Growing of non-perennial crops, Growing of perennial crops, Plant propagation, Animal production, Mixed farming




Name and address of the granting authority







FranceAgriMer




12, rue Henri Rol-Tanguy 93100 MONTREUIL








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA
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.107268
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Hamburg, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_2023291EN.01000801.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/8






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.107268
(2023/C 291/07)






Date of adoption of the decision


14.7.2023




Aid number


SA.107268




Member State


Germany




Region


HAMBURG




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hamburg: Richtlinie zur Gewährung von Fördermitteln für den Vertragsnaturschutz und als Ausgleich von Nachteilen in Natura 2000-Gebieten




Legal basis


Hamburg: Gewährung von Fördermitteln für den Vertragsnaturschutz und als Ausgleich von Nachteilen in Natura 2000-Gebieten




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 5 040 000  EUR
Annual budget: 720 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


1.1.2024 — 31.12.2030




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Behörde für Umwelt, Klima, Energie und Agrarwirtschaft




Neuenfelder Straße 19, 21109 Hamburg








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA
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.107300
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_2023291EN.01000601.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/6






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.107300
(2023/C 291/05)






Date of adoption of the decision


17.7.2023




Aid number


SA.107300




Member State


Denmark




Region


Denmark




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid scheme on compensation for losses related to animal diseases and zoonotic salmonella for non-SMEs




Legal basis


Draft Administrative Act on compensation and costs related to eradication and prevention of animal diseases (‘Bekendtgørelse om erstatning og udgifter ved bekæmpelse og forebyggelse af husdyrsygdomme m.v.’)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests




Form of aid


Subsidised services, Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 120 000 000  DKK
Annual budget: 30 000 000  DKK




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration




Stationsparken 31-33 DK — 2600 Glostrup








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA
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.101579Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_2023291EN.01000401.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 291/4






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.101579
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 291/03)






Date of adoption of the decision


14.7.2023




Aid number


SA.101579




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Development of rail sidings




Legal basis


Act No. 266/1994 Coll., on rail systems, as amended Act No. 104/2000 Coll., on the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure, as amended Act No. 218/2000 Coll., on budgetary rules, as amended Decree No. 560/2006 Coll., on the participation of the state budget in the financing of property reproduction programmes, as amended Operational Programme Transport 2021 — 2027 — officially approved by the EC on 8 July 2022 the Transport Programme 2021-2027 under the responsibility of the Ministry of Transport, approved by Resolution of the Government of the Czech Republic No. 984 of 5 November 2021




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 800 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 300 000 000  CZK




Intensity


49,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Transport




nábřeží L. Svobody 1222/12, 110 15 Praha 1








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11145 – SCANIA / SENNDER / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 300/01
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bus, carriage for hire or reward, commercial vehicle, economic concentration, electric vehicle, financial services, joint venture, merger control, motor vehicle industry, provision of services








C_2023300EN.01000101.xml










25.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11145 – SCANIA / SENNDER / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 300/01)
On 18 August 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 32023M11145. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Corrigendum to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Social Imbalances Procedure (exploratory opinion at the request of the Spanish Presidency) (OJ C 228, 29.6.2023)
Date: 2023-08-18
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European Semester, European social policy, social development, social rights, social situation








C_2023293EN.01014701.xml










18.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/147







Corrigendum to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the Social Imbalances Procedure (exploratory opinion at the request of the Spanish Presidency)
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 228 of 29 June 2023
)
(2023/C 293/24)

On page 63, footnote 10:







for:





                           ‘… (OJ C 353, 18.10.2019, p. 36)’,












read:




                           ‘… (OJ C 353, 18.10.2019, p. 39).’.