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Decision (EU) 2023/1793 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 15 September 2023 appointing two Judges to the General Court
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: General Court (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_2023231EN.01011401.xml










20.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 231/114








            DECISION (EU) 2023/1793 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 15 September 2023
         
appointing two Judges to the General Court


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 254 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 23 Judges of the General Court expired on 31 August 2019.












(2)


In that context, Mr Saulius Lukas KALĖDA has been nominated for the post of Judge of the General Court for a term of office ending on 31 August 2025.












(3)


In addition, under Articles 5 and 7 of Protocol No 3 on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and following the resignation of Mr Sten FRIMODT NIELSEN, a Judge should be appointed to the General Court for the remainder of Mr Sten FRIMODT NIELSEN’s term of office, which runs until 31 August 2028.












(4)


Ms Louise SPANGSBERG GRØNFELDT has been nominated for the vacant post.












(5)


The panel set up under Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of those candidates to perform the duties of Judge of the General Court,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Saulius Lukas KALĖDA is hereby appointed Judge of the General Court for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 31 August 2025.


Article 2
Ms Louise SPANGSBERG GRØNFELDT is hereby appointed Judge of the General Court for the period from the date of entry into force of this Decision to 31 August 2028.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 15 September 2023.


The President

M. ALONSO ALONSO
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.104557
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_2023327EN.01000801.xml










15.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 327/8







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.104557
(2023/C 327/07)







Date of adoption of the decision


14.7.2023




Aid number


SA.104557




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Schleswig-Holstein: Förderung landwirtschaftlicher Vorhaben für den Natur- oder Klimaschutz in Schleswig-Holstein




Legal basis


§ 44 Landeshaushaltsordnung Schleswig-Holstein Entwurf: Richtlinie zur Förderung landwirtschaftlicher Vorhaben für den Natur- oder Klimaschutz in Schleswig-Holstein (Rili NaKli)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 6 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 200 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerium für Energiewende, Klimaschutz, Umwelt und Natur des Landes Schleswig-Holstein




Mercatorstraße 3, 24106 Kiel








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.11214 – MUBADALA CAPITAL / FORTRESS MANAGEMENT / FIG) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 342/03
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, subsidiary








C_2023342EN.01000301.xml










28.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/3







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11214 – MUBADALA CAPITAL / FORTRESS MANAGEMENT / FIG)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 342/03)

On 15 September 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 32023M11214. 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.107070
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, French overseas department and region, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_2023327EN.01001001.xml










15.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 327/10







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.107070
(2023/C 327/09)







Date of adoption of the decision


8.8.2023




Aid number


SA.107070




Member State


France




Region


DEPARTEMENTS D'OUTRE-MER




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Modification du régime SA.49407 (2017/N) ‘Régime cadre notifié relatif aux aides à l’encadrement administratif dans les structures collectives agricoles d’Outre-mer’




Legal basis


Articles L.621-3, L.681-3, D.684-1 à D.684-3 et R.684-4 à R.684-10 du code rural et de la pêche maritime.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Outermost regions and the Aegean Islands




Form of aid


 




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère des Outre-mer




57 bd des Invalides








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
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11256 – SHELL / EGO) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 325/07
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy market, merger control, natural gas, oil industry, petrochemicals, renewable energy








C_2023325EN.01000901.xml










15.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/9







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11256 – SHELL / EGO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 325/07)


1.   
On 7 September 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:






—


Shell Italia Holding S.p.A. (Italy), controlled by Shell plc. (‘Shell Group’, United Kingdom),










—


EGO S.r.l. (‘EGO’, Italy).




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


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






—


Shell Group is mainly active in oil and gas exploration, production and supply of oil products and chemicals, as well as in the sale of renewable energy products,










—


EGO is mainly active in electricity trading.






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.11256 – SHELL / EGO
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 160, 5.5.2023, 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.106815Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Romania, State aid, control of State aid, forestry holding, silviculture








C_2023327EN.01001301.xml










15.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 327/13







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.106815
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 327/12)







Date of adoption of the decision


4.7.2023




Aid number


SA.106815




Member State


Romania




Region


Romania




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sprijin pentru investiții în noi suprafețe ecupate cu păduri




Legal basis


Proiect de Ordin privind modificarea alineatului (2) al articolului 14 din Schema de ajutor de stat ‘Sprijin pentru investiții în noi suprafețe ocupate de păduri’, aprobată prin Ordinul ministrului mediului, apelor și pădurilor nr. 2121/2022




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for afforestation and creation of woodland




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 0 RON




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


Until 30.6.2026




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor




Blvd. Libertății nr. 12ș Sector 5; București








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.106755Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Italy, State aid, animal production, control of State aid








C_2023327EN.01000301.xml










15.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 327/3







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.106755
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 327/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


25.7.2023




Aid number


SA.106755




Member State


Italy




Region


BOLZANO-BOZEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuti per il pagamento di premi assicurativi nel settore zootecnico




Legal basis


articolo 4, comma 1, lettera k), della legge provinciale 14 dicembre 1998, n. 11, Disposizioni relative all'incentivazione in agricoltura; progetto di decisione sui criteri per la concessione di aiuti per il pagamento di premi assicurativi nel settore zootecnico.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for the payment of insurance premiums




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 14 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 2 000 000  EUR




Intensity


50,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Provincia autonoma di Bolzano, Ripartizione Agricoltura




Via Brennero 6, 39100 Bolzano








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
Case C-573/23 P: Appeal brought on 15 September 2023 by Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, Antoni Comín i Oliveres against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 5 July 2023 in Case T-115/20, Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, parliamentary immunity, parliamentary rules of procedure, right to justice








C_202400623EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/623


15.1.2024





Appeal brought on 15 September 2023 by Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, Antoni Comín i Oliveres against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 5 July 2023 in Case T-115/20, Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament
(Case C-573/23 P)
(C/2024/623)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, Antoni Comín i Oliveres (represented by: P. Bekaert and S. Bekaert, advocaten, G. Boye, abogado)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Parliament, Kingdom of Spain

Form of order sought

The appellants claim that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


annul the decision of the President of the European Parliament allegedly contained in his letter of 10 December 2019, sent in response to the request that the Parliament, on the basis of Rule 9 of its Rules of Procedure, defend their parliamentary immunity; or, in the alternative










—


refer the case back to the General Court;










—


order the European Parliament and the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs; or, in the alternative










—


reserve the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of this appeal, the appellants rely on the following three grounds of appeal:
First ground of appeal: Breach of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in light of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, of Article 296 TFEU, and of Articles 36 and 53 of the Statute of the Court of Justice.
Second ground of appeal: Breach of Article 263 TFEU and Article 47 of the Charter, in connection with Articles 39(2) and 41 of the Charter and Rules 7 and 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament.
Third ground of appeal: Breach of Article 47 of the Charter as a result of the excessive length of the proceedings before the General Court.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/623/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-570/23: Action brought on 15 September 2023 — Telefónica Germany v EUIPO — ePlus (e.plus)
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_202300352EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/352


30.10.2023





Action brought on 15 September 2023 — Telefónica Germany v EUIPO — ePlus (e.plus)
(Case T-570/23)
(C/2023/352)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: ePlus Inc. (Herndon, Virginia, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark e.plus — European Union trade mark No 1 132 299

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 June 2023 in joined cases R 1199/2022-1 and R 1711/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


partially annul and alter the contested decision insofar that the use of the contested mark has been demonstrated for the following services of class 38 in total: telecommunications; operating telecommunications networks;










—


order EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the applicant including those incurred for the purposes of the proceedings before the Cancellation Division and the First Board of Appeal of the EUIPO;










—


order any intervener to bear its own costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/352/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.107242
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Basque Country, Spain, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_2023327EN.01000901.xml










15.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 327/9







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.107242
(2023/C 327/08)







Date of adoption of the decision


3.8.2023




Aid number


SA.107242




Member State


Spain




Region


PAIS VASCO




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Ayudas para grandes inversiones relacionadas con la innovación tecnológica en la producción agrícola primaria (Programa HANDITU INNOVA 2023)




Legal basis


ORDEN de __ de _____ de 2023, de la Consejera de Desarrollo Económico, Sostenibilidad y Medio Ambiente, por la que se aprueban, para el año 2023, las bases de las ayudas para grandes inversiones relacionadas con la innovación tecnológica en la producción agrícola primaria (Programa HANDITU INNOVA)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 25 000 000  EUR




Intensity


60,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Gobierno Vasco — Departamento de Desarrollo Económico, Sostenibilidad y Medio Ambiente




C/ Donostia 1, 01010 — Vitoria Gasteiz








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
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 14 September 2023 2023/C 325/05
Date: 2023-09-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023325EN.01000601.xml










15.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 325/6







Euro exchange rates (1)


            14 September 2023
         
(2023/C 325/05)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0730 




JPY


Japanese yen


158,13 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4601 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85995 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,9500 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9588 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5038 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,468 




HUF


Hungarian forint


384,30 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6275 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9703 




TRY


Turkish lira


28,9191 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6648 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4505 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3998 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8097 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4601 




KRW


South Korean won


1 422,44 




ZAR


South African rand


20,3109 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8093 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 475,95 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0238 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,828 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,387 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2652 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,4079 




INR


Indian rupee


89,0530 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.