do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-605/23, Ati-19: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria) lodged on 4 October 2023 — ‘Ati-19’ EOOD v Nachalnik na otdel ‘Operativni deynosti’ — Sofia v Glavna direktsia ‘Fiskalen kontrol’ pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (Head of the Department ‘Operational Activities’)
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, damages, judicial review, right to justice








C_202400468EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/468


3.1.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria) lodged on 4 October 2023 — ‘Ati-19’ EOOD v Nachalnik na otdel ‘Operativni deynosti’ — Sofia v Glavna direktsia ‘Fiskalen kontrol’ pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (Head of the Department ‘Operational Activities’)
(Case C-605/23, Ati-19)
(C/2024/468)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Administrativen sad Blagoevgrad

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant:
            ‘Ati-19’ EOOD

Defendant: Nachalnik na otdel ‘Operativni deynosti’ — Sofia v Glavna direktsia ‘Fiskalen kontrol’ pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (Head of the Department ‘Operational Activities’)

Question referred

Must Article 47(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union be interpreted as not precluding national rules on protection against the provisional enforcement of measures introduced by the national legislature to safeguard the interest referred to in Article 273 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, (1) in the context of which the scope of judicial review is limited to the existence of damage suffered?


(1)  
            OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/468/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-407/21: Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2023 — PB v Commission (Public supply contracts — Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and to the Ukrainian authorities — Irregularities in the contract award procedure — Recovery of amounts unduly paid — Director of the recipient company — Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Ukraine, award of contract, damages, debt, interest, managing director, provision of services, reimbursement of aid, services contract, technical cooperation








C_202300974EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/974


27.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2023 — PB v Commission
(Case T-407/21) (1)

(Public supply contracts - Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and to the Ukrainian authorities - Irregularities in the contract award procedure - Recovery of amounts unduly paid - Director of the recipient company - Non-contractual liability)
(C/2023/974)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: PB (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Estrada de Solà and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of Commission Decision C(2021) 3338 final of 5 May 2021 related to the recovery of the amount of EUR 5 038 737,86, plus interest, payable by the director of the company [Confidential] and, second, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, he seeks an order to the European Commission to pay compensation for the material harm that he alleges he suffered after the adoption of that decision, together with default interest at the rate applied by the European Central Bank (ECB) plus 7 percentage points, as well as the payment of EUR 10 000 in damages, subject to adjustment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C(2021) 3338 final of 5 May 2021 related to the recovery of the amount of EUR 5 038 737,86, plus interest, payable by the director of the company [Confidential];










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders PB and the European Commission each to pay their own costs relating to the present proceedings;










4.


Orders the Commission to pay the costs relating to the proceedings for interim relief.






(1)  
            OJ C 338, 23.8.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/974/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 3 October 2023
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202300077EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/77


4.10.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            3 October 2023
         
(C/2023/77)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0469 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,01 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4584 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86775 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,6375 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9660 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4258 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,494 




HUF


Hungarian forint


386,73 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6230 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9753 




TRY


Turkish lira


28,7892 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6612 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4365 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,1992 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7750 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4393 




KRW


South Korean won


1 425,31 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2403 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6439 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 336,51 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9450 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,453 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,798 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3370 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,6025 




INR


Indian rupee


87,1175 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/77/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.108920Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, electric vehicle, electricity storage device, motor vehicle industry, value chain








C_202300085EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/85


4.10.2023






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.108920
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/85)







Date of adoption of the decision


21.9.2023




Aid number


SA.108920




Member State


Spain




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IND- Línea de actuación integral sobre la cadena de valor industrial, Sección A Baterías (PERTE Vehículo Eléctrico y Conectado) (MRR)




Legal basis


Orden ICT/736/2023, de 5 de julio, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de ayudas a proyectos para el impulso a la cadena de valor del vehículo eléctrico y conectado dentro del Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica en el sector del Vehículo Eléctrico y Conectado, en el marco del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia, y la convocatoria de ayudas a proyectos de producción de baterías del vehículo eléctrico del año 2023. BOE-A-2020-17340 Real Decreto-ley 36/2020, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se aprueban medidas urgentes para la modernización de la Administración Pública y para la ejecución del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. BOE-A-2021-11918 Orden PCM/756/2021, de 16 de julio, por la que se publica el Acuerdo del Consejo de Ministros de 13 de julio de 2021, por el que se declara como Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica el desarrollo de un ecosistema para la fabricación del Vehículo Eléctrico y Conectado.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 1 437 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 437 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio




n/a








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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/85/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-598/21: Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2023 — Euranimi v Commission (Protective measures — Steel products market — Imports of certain steel products — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1029 — Action for annulment — Interest in bringing proceedings — Locus standi — Admissibility — Prolongation of a safeguard measure — Necessity — Threat of serious injury — Adjustment measures — Interest of the European Union — Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: import (EU), iron and steel product, originating product, surveillance concerning imports, tariff quota, third country








C_202300975EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/975


27.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2023 — Euranimi v Commission
(Case T-598/21) (1)

(Protective measures - Steel products market - Imports of certain steel products - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1029 - Action for annulment - Interest in bringing proceedings - Locus standi - Admissibility - Prolongation of a safeguard measure - Necessity - Threat of serious injury - Adjustment measures - Interest of the European Union - Manifest error of assessment)
(C/2023/975)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Association of Non-Integrated Metal Importers & distributors (Euranimi) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: M. Campa, D. Rovetta, P. Gjørtler and V. Villante, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Luengo and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1029 of 24 June 2021 amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 to prolong the safeguard measure on imports of certain steel products (OJ 2021 L 225I, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Association of Non-Integrated Metal Importers & distributors (Euranimi) to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 452, 8.11.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/975/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Annual reports on the implementation of the EU budget and on the activities funded by the 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds for the 2022 financial year
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Development Fund, audit, closing of accounts, financial management, general budget (EU), implementation of the budget








C_202300103EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/103


4.10.2023






Annual reports on the implementation of the EU budget and on the activities funded by the 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds for the 2022 financial year
(C/2023/103)

The European Court of Auditors will publish its annual reports for the 2022 financial year on the implementation of the EU budget and on the activities funded by the 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds, together with the institutions’ replies, on 5 October 2023.
The reports can be consulted directly or downloaded, from 00:01 on 5 October 2023, at the European Court of Auditors’ website:
https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/AR-2022
The following link to an overview of the annual reports and related documents will become active at the same time:
https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/news/NEWS-AR-2022


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/103/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.107640Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sicily, State aid, building industry, control of State aid, distributive trades, general mechanical engineering, mining industry, processing industry, service, tourism








C_202300091EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/91


4.10.2023






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.107640
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/91)







Date of adoption of the decision


9.8.2023




Aid number


SA.107640




Member State


Italy




Region


SICILIA




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bonus Energia Sicilia




Legal basis


Bonus Energia Sicilia




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 150 000 000  EUR




Intensity


30,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION, PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION, HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES, ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION, OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES




Name and address of the granting authority







Dipartimento delle attività produttive — Regione Siciliana




Via degli Emiri, 45








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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/91/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-510/22: Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2023 — Sastela v EUIPO — Zenergo (Tante Mitzi Caffè CAFFÈ — STRUDEL — BARETTO) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark Tante Mitzi Caffè CAFFÈ — STRUDEL — BARETTO — Lack of genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Facts relied on or evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, coffee, confectionery, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202300981EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/981


27.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 4 October 2023 — Sastela v EUIPO — Zenergo (Tante Mitzi Caffè CAFFÈ — STRUDEL — BARETTO)
(Case T-510/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark Tante Mitzi Caffè CAFFÈ — STRUDEL — BARETTO - Lack of genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Facts relied on or evidence submitted for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)
(C/2023/981)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sastela, proizvodnja peciva in tort, d.o.o. (Ljutomer, Slovenia), (represented by: U. Pogačnik, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent,)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Zenergo, svetovanje in druge storitve, d.o.o. (Zgornja Polskava, Slovenia), (represented by M. Maček, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 June 2022 (Case R 1413/2021-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sastela, proizvodnja peciva in tort, d.o.o. to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Zenergo, svetovanje in druge storitve, d.o.o.;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 380, 3.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/981/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11153 – CMI / EDITIS)
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, France, Romania, audiovisual industry, economic concentration, mass media, merger control, publisher, serial publication








C_202300104EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/104


4.10.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11153 – CMI / EDITIS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/104)


1.   
On 25 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:






—


Czech Media Invest a.s. (‘CMI’, Czechia),










—


Editis Holding (‘Editis’, France), controlled by Vivendi SE (France).




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


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






—


CMI is active in the audio-visual and media sectors in Czechia, France and Romania. In France, CMI is primarily active in the magazine publishing sector, through Elle, Art & Decoration, France Dimanche and Marianne as well as online magazines.










—


Editis is a book publishing group active in France and French-speaking countries.






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.11153 – CMI / EDITIS
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’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/104/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-606/23, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp and KIA Auto: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 4 October 2023 — AS ‘Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp’, AS ‘KIA Auto’ v Konkurences padome
Date: 2023-10-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: after-sales service, control of restrictive practices, maintenance, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry, producer's liability, restriction on competition, spare part








C_202301437EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1437


18.12.2023





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 4 October 2023 — AS ‘Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp’, AS ‘KIA Auto’ v Konkurences padome
(Case C-606/23, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp and KIA Auto)
(C/2023/1437)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Administratīvā apgabaltiesa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: AS ‘Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp’, AS ‘KIA Auto’
         

Defendant: Konkurences padome

Questions referred







1.


In accordance with Article 101(1) TFEU, for the purposes of determining the existence of a prohibited agreement establishing restrictions in respect of car warranties which, in order for the car’s warranty to remain valid, oblige or induce car owners to carry out the repair and maintenance of that car solely at authorised representatives of the car’s manufacturer and to use the original spare parts of that manufacturer in its servicing, must the competition authority demonstrate the existence of actual and real restrictive effects on competition?










2.


In accordance with Article 101(1) TFEU, for the purposes of determining the existence of the agreement mentioned in the first question referred, is it sufficient for the competition authority to demonstrate solely the existence of potential restrictive effects on competition?






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1437/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)