do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11242 – EP CORPORATE GROUP / LEB / LEK) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 342/02
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: European Economic Area, Germany, United Kingdom, coal industry, economic concentration, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy production, gas supply, heating, merger control








C_2023342EN.01000201.xml










28.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 342/2







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11242 – EP CORPORATE GROUP / LEB / LEK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 342/02)

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 32023M11242. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-583/23, Delda: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — Chambre criminelle (France) lodged on 22 September 2023 — AK v Ministère public
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: charge, evidence, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, judicial investigation, rights of the defence








C_202401235EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1235


12.2.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — Chambre criminelle (France) lodged on 22 September 2023 — AK v Ministère public
(Case C-583/23, Delda) (1)

(C/2024/1235)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation — Chambre criminelle

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: AK

Defendant: Ministère public

Question referred

Must Articles 1 and 3 of Directive 2014/41 (2) be interpreted as allowing the judicial authorities of a Member State to issue or validate a European Investigation Order the purpose of which is, first, to serve on the person concerned an indictment, which also includes an incarceration order and an order to make a bail payment and, second, to hear that person so that he or she may, in the presence of his or her lawyer, make any relevant observations on the matters set out in the indictment?


(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters (OJ 2014 L 130, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1235/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration Case M.10926 – FARFETCH / RICHEMONT / YNAP (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 334/08
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: clothing, economic concentration, electronic commerce, holding company, luxury products industry, merger control, retail trade








C_2023334EN.01001401.xml










22.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 334/14







Prior notification of a concentration
Case M.10926 – FARFETCH / RICHEMONT / YNAP
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 334/08)


1.   
On 15 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:






—


Farfetch Limited (‘Farfetch’
                     ) (United Kingdom),










—


Compagnie Financière Richemont S.A. (‘Richemont
                        ’
                     ) (Switzerland),










—


YOOX Net-A-Porter Group S.p.A. (‘YNAP’) (Italy), belonging to Richemont.




Farfetch and Richemont will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control over YNAP.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Farfetch is a global platform for the luxury fashion industry active in the retail supply of personal luxury goods, mainly through its marketplace and a suite of retail stores. Farfetch is also active in the supply of e-commerce services to brands,










—


Richemont is a holding company comprising 26 personal luxury brands (the ‘Richemont Maisons’), including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, Alfred Dunhill and IWC Schaffhausen as well as YNAP,










—


YNAP is a global online retailer of personal luxury goods which provides a curated selection of luxury fashion goods through its own suite of online stores (Net-A-Porter, Mr Porter, YOOX and The Outnet). YNAP is also active in the provision of e-commerce services to brands.






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.10926 – FARFETCH / RICHEMONT / YNAP
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11267 – SMRP / DR SCHNEIDER GROUP) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 344/08
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor car, motor vehicle industry, supplier, vehicle parts








C_2023344EN.01011901.xml










29.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 344/119







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11267 – SMRP / DR SCHNEIDER GROUP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 344/08)

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 32023M11267. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Decision of the EEA joint committee No 241/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/983]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, company in difficulties, credit institution, financial instrument, financial requirements, financial risk, financial supervision, private-sector liquidity, revision of an agreement, technical standard




L_202400983EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/983


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 241/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex IX (Financial services) to the EEA Agreement [2024/983]


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 Regulation (EU) 2023/827 of 11 October 2022 laying down regulatory technical standards amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 as regards the prior permission to reduce own funds and the requirements related to eligible liabilities instruments (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 14aa (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014) of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement:






‘-



32023 R 0827: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/827 of 11 October 2022 (OJ L 104, 19.4.2023, p. 1).’






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/827 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 104, 19.4.2023, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/983/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 242/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2024/991]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU statistics, European Economic Area, health care, health care profession, health service, health statistics, medical device, public health, revision of an agreement, statistical method




L_202400991EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/991


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 242/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex XXI (Statistics) to the EEA Agreement [2024/991]


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 Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 of 23 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is inserted after point 18oe (Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/255) of Annex XXI to the EEA Agreement:






‘18of.



32022 R 2294: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 of 23 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards statistics on healthcare facilities, healthcare human resources and healthcare utilisation (OJ L 304, 24.11.2022, p. 42).
The provisions of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
Liechtenstein is exempted from reporting data on the number of surgeries referred to in Section 7 of Annex II of this Regulation, provided that there are three or less providers of surgeries operating in Liechtenstein. This exemption shall not apply if the Liechtenstein’s public hospital is the sole provider of surgeries in the country.’
                        






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2022/2294 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 304, 24.11.2022, p. 42.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/991/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA joint committee No 231/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1010]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal product, consumer protection, drug residue, food inspection, food safety, foodstuff, health risk, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




L_202401010EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1010


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 231/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/1010]


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 Regulation (EU) 2023/411 of 23 February 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1871 as regards the application of reference points for action for nitrofurans and their metabolites (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 is added in point 12e (Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1871) of Chapter XIII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32023 R 0411: Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/411 of 23 February 2023 (OJ L 59, 24.2.2023, p. 8).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/411 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 59, 24.2.2023, p. 8.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1010/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.108573Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, road transport








C_2023336EN.01000101.xml










22.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 336/1







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.108573
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 336/01)







Date of adoption of the decision


7.9.2023




Aid number


SA.108573




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Aid to undertakings performing own-account road haulage transport of goods




Legal basis








—


Article 14 Decree Law No. 144 of September 23, 2022, converted with amendments by Law No. 175 of November 17 2022, and amended by Article 34 paragraph 1 of Decree Law No. 48 of May 4, 2023‘Additional urgent measures on national energy policy, business productivity, social policies and for the implementation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP)’, — Draft Interministerial Decree, as provided for in Article 14(2) of the Decree-Law 144/2022, stipulating the criteria for the implementation of the measure.








Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Tax allowance




Budget


Overall budget: 85 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 85 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 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 (ITALY)








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 233/2023 of 22 September 2023 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/978]
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, fluorine, intermediate goods, international convention, market approval, organic acid, pollution control measures, protocol to an agreement, public health, revision of an agreement




L_202400978EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/978


25.4.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 233/2023
of 22 September 2023
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/978]


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 Regulation (EU) 2023/866 of 24 February 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds (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 12w (Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32023 R 0866: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/866 of 24 February 2023 (OJ L 113, 28.4.2023, p. 5).’






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/866 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 113, 28.4.2023, p. 5.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/978/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11177 – PFIZER / SEAGEN) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 334/06
Date: 2023-09-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: biotechnology, economic concentration, merger control, oncology, pharmaceutical industry, therapeutics








C_2023334EN.01001201.xml










22.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 334/12







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11177 – PFIZER / SEAGEN)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 334/06)


1.   
On 14 September 2023, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Pfizer Inc. (‘Pfizer’) (USA),










—


Seagen Inc. (‘Seagen’) (USA).




Pfizer will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Seagen.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Pfizer is a pharmaceutical company active worldwide in the research, development, manufacturing and marketing of medicines in various areas, including oncology,










—


Seagen is a biotechnology company that develops and commercialises targeted therapies to treat cancer. Seagen’s efforts are exclusively in oncology.






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.11177 – PFIZER / SEAGEN
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’).