do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11193 – BAOSTEEL / SAUDI ARAMCO / PIF / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 337/01
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carbon, economic concentration, hydrocarbon, information technology, investment, investment company, iron and steel industry, merger control








C_2023337EN.01000101.xml










25.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/1







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11193 – BAOSTEEL / SAUDI ARAMCO / PIF / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 337/01)

On 18 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 32023M11193. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 15 September 2023 2023/C 328/06
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023328EN.01001601.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/16







Euro exchange rates (1)


            15 September 2023
         
(2023/C 328/06)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0658 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,50 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4573 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85878 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,8730 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9554 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4220 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,496 




HUF


Hungarian forint


383,75 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6308 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9698 




TRY


Turkish lira


28,7513 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6498 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4409 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3416 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8008 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4524 




KRW


South Korean won


1 415,78 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2968 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7561 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 379,21 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9922 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,612 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,145 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,1860 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,2275 




INR


Indian rupee


88,6150 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/1780 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1779 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply 2023/C 328/03
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_2023328EN.01001101.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/11







Notice for the attention of the persons and entities to whom measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/1780 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1779 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran apply
(2023/C 328/03)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/1780 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1779 (4) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council of the European Union has decided that those persons and entities should be included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 1 January 2024, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The attention of the persons and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council's decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, 2nd paragraph, and Article 263, 4th and 6th paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.


(1)  
            OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 51.

(2)  
            OJ L 228 I, 15.9.2023, p. 6.

(3)  
            OJ L 100, 14.4.2011, p. 1.

(4)  
            OJ L 228 I, 15.9.2023, p. 1.
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 328/05
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, paints and varnishes, wool








C_2023328EN.01001501.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/15







Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 328/05)


Decision withdrawing an authorisation












Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Addressee of the decision


Withdrawn use


Repealed decision


Reasons for the decision




C(2023) 6014


11 September 2023


Sodium dichromate EC No 234-190-3; CAS No 10588-01-9 (anhydrous); CAS No 7789-12-0 (dihydrate)


Gruppo Colle S.r.l., Via G. Di Vittorio 3/5, 59025 Usella, Cantagallo, Prato, Italy


As mordant in wool dyeing with dark colours


C(2017) 8331


The review report did not demonstrate the absence of suitable alternatives for the applicant, in accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).
Council Decision of 18 September 2023 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2023 2023/C 339/02
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU financial instrument, European Data Protection Supervisor, amending budget, defence expenditure, draft budget (EU), financial year, general budget (EU), negotiation of an agreement (EU), own resources, sustainable fisheries








C_2023339EN.01000801.xml










26.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 339/8








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 18 September 2023
         
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2023
(2023/C 339/02)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,


Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

Whereas:
















HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2023 was adopted on 18 September 2023.
The full text (3) is available for consultation or download on the Council’s Internet: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/documents-publications/public-register/public-register-search/.




Done at Brussels, 18 September 2023.


For the Council


The President

L. PLANAS PUCHADES
            





(1)  
            OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 58, 23.2.2023, p. 1.

(3)  Doc. 12435/23 + ADD 1.
Information Note regarding the entry into force of the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (2022–2026)
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Mauritius, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, sea fishing, sustainable fisheries








L_2023229EN.01005401.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 229/54







Information Note regarding the entry into force of the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (2022–2026)

Following signature on 21 December 2022, the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius notified the 10 July 2023 and 7 September 2023 respectively, that they had finalised their internal procedures to conclude the Protocol.
Therefore, the Protocol implementing the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius enters into force on 7 September 2023 pursuant to Article 19 of the Protocol.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11263 – EF EXCLUSIVE CARS / FG AUTOMOBIL HOLDING / FG EXCLUSIVE CARS JV)
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, general mechanical engineering, light-duty vehicle, merger control, motor car, provision of services, retail selling, used goods, vehicle parts








C_202300088EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/88


2.10.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11263 – EF EXCLUSIVE CARS / FG AUTOMOBIL HOLDING / FG EXCLUSIVE CARS JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/88)

On 18 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 German language 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 32023M11263. 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/2023/88/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions at its meeting on 18 September 2023 concerning a draft Decision in case COMP AT.40760 – Hand grenades – Meeting by Video Conference – via Skype for Business – Rapporteur: Poland
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, European Economic Area, arms trade, cartel, control of restrictive practices, conventional weapon, market-sharing agreement, restriction on competition, sanction (EU)








C_202301483EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1483


11.12.2023






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions at its meeting on 18 September 2023 concerning a draft Decision in case COMP AT.40760 – Hand grenades
Meeting by Video Conference – via ‘Skype for Business’
         
Rapporteur: Poland
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1483)


1.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the anti-competitive conduct covered by the draft decision constitutes an agreement and/or concerted practice between undertakings within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.



2.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the object of the agreement and/or concerted practices was to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 101 TFEU and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.



3.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment as regards the duration of the infringement.



4.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission that fines should be imposed on the addressee of the draft decision, with the exception of the immunity applicant.



5.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the application of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003.



6.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission as regards the application of point 37 of the 2006 Guidelines on Fines.



7.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission as regards the reduction of the fines based on the 2006 Leniency Notice and the 2008 Settlement Notice.



8.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines.



9.   

The Advisory Committee (12 Member States) recommends the publication of its Opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.




ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1483/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11223 – PAI PARTNERS / INFRA GROUP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 337/02
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy grid, industrial infrastructure, investment company, merger control, parent company, provision of services, real property, risk management, transmission network








C_2023337EN.01000201.xml










25.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/2







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11223 – PAI PARTNERS / INFRA GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 337/02)

On 18 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 32023M11223. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-574/23: Action brought on 18 September 2023 — Hoya Medical Singapore v EUIPO — Alcon (VIVITY)
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, optical industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300354EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/354


30.10.2023





Action brought on 18 September 2023 — Hoya Medical Singapore v EUIPO — Alcon (VIVITY)
(Case T-574/23)
(C/2023/354)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Hoya Medical Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore, Singapore) (represented by: J. Eberhardt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark VIVITY — European Union trade mark No 17 249 442

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 July 2023 in Case R 2120/2021-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings, including the costs incurred in the proceedings before the cancellation division of the defendant and its Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) EUTMR in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 95(1), first sentence, of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/354/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-170/22: Order of the General Court of 18 September 2023 — Telefónica de España v Commission (Public service contracts — Withdrawal of the contested measure — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: award of contract, provision of services, public procurement, services contract, telematics, tendering








C_202300654EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/654


13.11.2023





Order of the General Court of 18 September 2023 — Telefónica de España v Commission
(Case T-170/22) (1)

(Public service contracts - Withdrawal of the contested measure - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2023/654)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Telefónica de España, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Blanco Carol and F. González Díaz, lawyers, and P. Stuart, Barrister-at-Law)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. André and M. Ilkova, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: BT Global Services Belgium (Machelen, Belgium) (represented by V. Dor, A. Lepièce and M. Vilain XIIII, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the European Commission’s decision of 21 January 2022, by which the latter rejected the tender the applicant had submitted under the call for tenders DIGIT/A3/PR/2019/010 relating to Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations (TESTA) and awarded the contract to the intervener, BT Global Services Belgium

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Telefónica de España, SA in the present case and in Cases T-170/22 R, C-478/22 P(R), C-478/22 P(R)-R and T-170/22 R-RENV.










3.


BT Global Services Belgium shall bear its own costs in the present case and in Cases T-170/22 R, C-478/22 P(R), C-478/22 P(R)-R and T-170/22 R-RENV.






(1)  
            OJ C 207, 23.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/654/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to notice in the Official Journal in Case C-720/22 P (OJ C 278, 7.8.2023)
Date: 2023-09-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, indemnification, staff assessment








C_2023329EN.01004401.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/44







Corrigendum to notice in the Official Journal in Case C-720/22 P
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 278 of 7 August 2023
)
(2023/C 329/64)

The text of the notice in Case C-720/22 P, QN / Commission, is to be replaced by the following text:



Appeal brought on 23 November 2022 by QN against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 14 September 2022 in Case T-179/21, QN v Commission
(Case C-720/22 P)
(2023/C 278/17)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: QN (represented by: N. Flandin and L. Levi, avocates)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission
By order of 22 June 2023, the Court of Justice (Eight Chamber) held that the appeal is dismissed as being in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded and that QN shall bear his own costs.