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Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 208/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1079]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, application of EU law, approval, disclosure of information, exchange of information, market supervision, motor vehicle, revision of an agreement, technical standard, vehicle parts




L_202401079EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1079


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 208/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1079]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/163 of 7 February 2022 laying down rules on the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards functional requirements for market surveillance of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following point is inserted after point 51d (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/545) of Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘51e.



32022 R 0163: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/163 of 7 February 2022 laying down rules on the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards functional requirements for market surveillance of vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units (OJ L 27, 8.2.2022, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/163 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 23 September 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 49/2022 of 18 March 2022 (2).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 22 September 2023.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 27, 8.2.2022, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2)  
            OJ L 182, 7.7.2022, p. 19.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1079/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA joint committee No 245/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/974]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, approval, international standard, maritime safety, maritime shipping, market approval, revision of an agreement, safety standard, technical standard, vessel




L_202400974EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/974


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 245/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/974]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1667 of 8 August 2023 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1667 repeals Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157 (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 3 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157) of Chapter XXXII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement is replaced by the following:


                  ‘
                  32023 R 1667: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1667 of 8 August 2023 laying down rules for the application of Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards design, construction and performance requirements and testing standards for marine equipment and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1157 (OJ L 215, 31.8.2023, p. 1).’
               



Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1667 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 23 September 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 22 September 2023.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 215, 31.8.2023, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 180, 6.7.2022, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/974/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (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.108595
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, cereal-growing, control of State aid, leguminous vegetable, market gardening, oil crop, oleaginous plant








C_2023336EN.01000401.xml










22.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/4







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.108595
(2023/C 336/03)







Date of adoption of the decision


27.7.2023




Aid number


SA.108595




Member State


Poland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Pomoc dla producentów pszenicy i gryki (poprawka SA.107274 (2023/N))




Legal basis


Par. 13zw of the Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 27 January 2015 on the detailed scope and manner of implementation of certain tasks of the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (J.O., item 187, as amended)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds




Name and address of the granting authority







Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa




ul. Poleczki 33,02-822 Warszawa








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.11192 – AUBAN / CDC / CORIANCE) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 344/07
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, air conditioning, economic concentration, heating, investment company, merger control, public institution, public service, services of general interest








C_2023344EN.01011801.xml










29.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/118







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11192 – AUBAN / CDC / CORIANCE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 344/07)

On 22 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 32023M11192. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10507 – Hitachi Rail / Thales GTS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 334/07
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, railway industry, signalling device, telecommunications, vehicle on rails








C_2023334EN.01001301.xml










22.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 334/13







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10507 – Hitachi Rail / Thales GTS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 334/07)


1.   
On 14 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:






—


Hitachi Rail, Ltd. (‘Hitachi Rail’, United Kingdom), controlled by Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan),










—


The Ground Transportation Systems business of Thales S.A. (‘Thales GTS’, France).




Hitachi Rail will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Thales GTS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The same concentration was already notified to the Commission on 4 October 2022, but the notification was subsequently withdrawn on 3 November 2022.


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






—


Hitachi Rail is a globally active provider of transport solutions including rolling stock, signalling systems, turnkey solutions, maintenance services and components,










—


Thales GTS is a globally active provider of rail signalling and train control systems, telecommunications and supervision systems and fare collection solutions.






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.



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.10507 – Hitachi Rail / Thales GTS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: mailto: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’).
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.108575Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, carriage of passengers, control of State aid, land transport








C_2023336EN.01000301.xml










22.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/3







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.108575
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 336/02)







Date of adoption of the decision


8.9.2023




Aid number


SA.108575




Member State


Italy




Region


Italy




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Emergency support to bus transport operators for the purchase of fuel




Legal basis


Article 14, paragraphs 1 (b), DECREE-LAW September 23, 2022, No. 144, converted, with amendments, into LAW No. 175 of 17 November 2022




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Tax allowance, Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 15 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 15 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Other passenger land transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport — General Directorate for Road Safety and Road Transport




via Giuseppe Caraci, 36 — 00157 Roma — Italia








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.109113Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, beverage industry, control of State aid, food production, processing industry, regions of Slovakia








C_2023336EN.01000801.xml










22.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/8







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.109113
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 336/07)







Date of adoption of the decision


8.9.2023




Aid number


SA.109113




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Bratislavský, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Schéma štátnej pomoci na podporu potravinárskeho sektora a sektora výroby kŕmnych zmesí v dôsledku agresie Ruska proti Ukrajine




Legal basis


zákon č. 277/2023 Z. z. o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka Slovenskej republiky a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov zákon č. 280/2017 Z. z. o poskytovaní podpory a dotácie v pôdohospodárstve a rozvoji vidieka a o zmene zákona č. 292/2014 Z. z. o príspevku poskytovanom z európskych štrukturálnych a investičných fondov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov zákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o štátnej pomoci zákon č. 357/2015 Z. z. o finančnej kontrole a audite a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov zákon č. 177/2018 Z. z. o niektorých opatreniach na znižovanie administratívnej záťaže využívaním informačných systémov verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov (zákon proti byrokracii), návrh Schémy štátnej pomoci na podporu potravinárskeho sektora a sektora výroby kŕmnych zmesí v dôsledku agresie Ruska proti Ukrajine




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Environmental protection, Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 20 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 20 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


MANUFACTURING, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka Slovenskej republiky




Dobrovičova 12, 812 66 Bratislava








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
Decision of the EEA joint committee No 238/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1006]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EC conformity marking, European Economic Area, European standard, approval, harmonisation of standards, market approval, market supervision, marketing standard, revision of an agreement, standard, telecommunications equipment




L_202401006EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1006


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 238/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1006]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Directive (EU) 2022/2380 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 amending Directive 2014/53/EU on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 4zzr (Directive 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘-



32022 L 2380: Directive (EU) 2022/2380 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 November 2022 (OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, p. 30).’






Article 2
The text of Directive (EU) 2022/2380 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 23 September 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 22 September 2023.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 315, 7.12.2022, p. 30.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1006/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA joint committee No 239/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/993]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, consumer protection, derogation from EU law, health risk, labelling, marketing standard, revision of an agreement, smoking, tobacco, tobacco industry




L_202400993EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/993


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 239/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/993]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 of 29 June 2022 amending Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the withdrawal of certain exemptions in respect of heated tobacco products (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 3 (Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XXV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘-



32022 L 2100: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 of 29 June 2022 (OJ L 283, 3.11.2022, p. 4).’






Article 2
The text of Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 23 September 2023, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1), or on the day of the entry into force of Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 6/2022 of 4 February 2022 (2), whichever is the later.


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 22 September 2023.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Pascal SCHAFHAUSER
            





(1)  
            OJ L 283, 3.11.2022, p. 4.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.

(2)  
            OJ L 175, 30.6.2022, p. 12.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/993/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)