do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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.108255Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Saxony, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202300587EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/587


31.10.2023






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.108255
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/587)







Date of adoption of the decision


4.9.2023




Aid number


SA.108255




Member State


Germany




Region


SACHSEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Sachsen: Natürliches Erbe — Vorhaben der naturschutzbezogenen Öffentlichkeits-/ Bildungsarbeit (FRL NE/2023)




Legal basis


Förderrichtlinie Natürliches Erbe des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Energie, Klimaschutz, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft (Förderrichtlinie Natürliches Erbe — FRL NE/2023)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for basic services and village renewal in rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 3 500 000  EUR
Annual budget: 500 000  EUR




Intensity


80,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Landesamt für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Geologie




August-Böckstiegel-Straße 1, 01326 Dresden-Pillnitz








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/2023/587/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11285 – AVIALLIANCE / AIA) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pension scheme








C_202300605EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/605


31.10.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11285 – AVIALLIANCE / AIA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/605)


1.   
On 24 October 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:






—


AviAlliance GmbH (‘AviAlliance’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Public Sector Pension Investment Board (‘PSP Investments’, Canada),










—


Athens International Airport S.A. (‘Athens International Airport’, Greece).




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


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






—


AviAlliance is a private airport investor and manager. PSP Investments is a Canadian Crown corporation, and is the pension investment manager of the pension plans of the Canadian Federal Public Service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force,










—


Athens International Airport operates the international airport in Athens.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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.11285 – AVIALLIANCE / AIA
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.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/605/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.109322Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Greece, State aid, control of State aid, regional aid, regional development








C_202300563EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/563


31.10.2023






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.109322
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/563)







Date of adoption of the decision


16.10.2023




Aid number


SA.109322




Member State


Greece




Region


Greece




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


ΑMENDMENT OF THE GREEK REGIONAL AID MAP FOR THE PERIOD OF 1.1.2024-31.12.2027




Legal basis


ΑMENDMENT OF THE GREEK REGIONAL AID MAP FOR THE PERIOD OF 1.1.2024-31.12.2027 "




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Regional development (including territorial cooperation)




Form of aid


Other




Budget


 




Intensity


60,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Development




5-7 Nikis str., 10180 Athens Greece








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/2023/563/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.109165Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Estonia, State aid, control of State aid, energy supply, investment aid, security of supply








C_202300562EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/562


31.10.2023






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.109165
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/562)







Date of adoption of the decision


18.9.2023




Aid number


SA.109165




Member State


Estonia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Support for the investments to ensure security of energy supply (EBIA)




Legal basis


Regulation No 30 of the Minister of Economy and Information Technology of 30 May 2023 ‘Terms and conditions of and procedure for security of supply aid for enterprises




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




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


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ettevõtluse ja Innovatsiooni Sihtasutus (Estonian Business and Innovation Agency)




Sepise 7








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/2023/562/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.109293Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, control of State aid, regional aid, regional development, regions of Slovakia








C_202300567EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/567


31.10.2023






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.109293
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/567)







Date of adoption of the decision


16.10.2023




Aid number


SA.109293




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Zmena mapy regionálnej pomoci pre Slovenskú republiku na obdobie 1.1.2024 — 31.12.2027




Legal basis








1.


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) 2. Zákon č. 539/2008 Z. z. o podpore regionálneho rozvoja v znení neskorších predpisov 3. Zákon č. 57/2018 Z. z. o regionálnej investičnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov 4. Zákon č. 121/2022 Z. z. o príspevkoch z fondov Európskej únie a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov








Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Regional development (including territorial cooperation)




Form of aid


Other




Budget


 




Intensity


50,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Protimonopolný úrad SR




Drieňová 24, 826 03 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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/567/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1048/23: Action brought on 31 October 2023 — Grupo Bimbo v EUIPO (Shape of a flat and round biscuit)
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery, confectionery product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202400462EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/462


3.1.2024





Action brought on 31 October 2023 — Grupo Bimbo v EUIPO (Shape of a flat and round biscuit)
(Case T-1048/23)
(C/2024/462)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Grupo Bimbo, SAB de CV (Mexico, Mexico) (represented by: N. Fernández Fernández-Pacheco, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for an EU three-dimensional mark (Shape of a round and flat biscuit) — Application No 18 739 817

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 September 2023 in Case R 950/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and issue another decision, granting the registration of the contested mark for all the goods for which protection is sought by that mark;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs and expenses incurred in all proceedings before EUIPO and the Court.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/462/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.109527
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Malta, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, dairy cow, livestock farming








C_202300578EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/578


31.10.2023






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.109527
(C/2023/578)







Date of adoption of the decision


18.10.2023




Aid number


SA.109527




Member State


Malta




Region


Malta




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Temporary State Aid Scheme to the Dairy Sector intended to compensate farmers for the losses experienced due to market disturbances brought about by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia




Legal basis


Chapter 146 of the Laws of Malta — Agriculture and Fishing Industries (Financial Assistance) Act (attached as Annex A)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 300 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Raising of dairy cattle




Name and address of the granting authority







Directorate of Agriculture, Rural Affairs Department




Research and Innovation Hub, Ghammieri, Marsa








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/2023/578/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.102871Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, energy production, offshore wind energy production, renewable energy








C_202300566EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/566


31.10.2023






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.102871
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/566)







Date of adoption of the decision


4.10.2023




Aid number


SA.102871




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Lithuania




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


SA.102871 (2023/N) — Lithuania — TCTF: Offshore wind support scheme




Legal basis


Law of the Republic of Lithuania on amending law on Energy from Renewable Sources No. XI-1375, amending articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 20-1, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, 49, 50, 55, 56, 57, 63, changing the name of the twelfth section, recognizing Article 54 as invalid and supplementing the Law with Article 15-1 and amending Articles 10, 15 and 27 of Law No. XIV-1001 Law Law on Electricity Government Resolution No 697, dated 2020-06-22, regarding the parts of the territorial sea of the Republic of Lithuania and/or the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea, where it is appropriate to organize a tender (tenders) for the development and operation of power plants using renewable energy resources, and the determination of the maximum permitted generating power and the minimum installed power of these power plants Government Resolution No 1049, dated 2022-10-19, On approval of the requirements for persons who seek to acquire and have acquired the right to develop and operate power plants using renewable energy resources in the maritime area, and the description of compensation for the costs of carrying out research and other actions in the maritime area (‘Government Resolution on the Offshore RES park tender’) NERC Resolution No O3E-332, dated 2023-03-29, regarding the approval…




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy, Renewable energy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Other




Budget


Overall budget: 104 236 000  EUR
Annual budget: 16 086 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter — the ‘Ministry’)




Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104, Vilnius, Lithuania








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/2023/566/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-648/23, RSD Reise Service Deutschland: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Wiesbaden (Germany) lodged on 31 October 2023 — VB v RSD Reise Service Deutschland GmbH
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, contract, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction, legal domicile, package travel, private international law, right of action, traveller








C_202401238EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1238


12.2.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Wiesbaden (Germany) lodged on 31 October 2023 — VB v RSD Reise Service Deutschland GmbH
(Case C-648/23, RSD Reise Service Deutschland)
(C/2024/1238)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Wiesbaden

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: VB

Defendant: RSD Reise Service Deutschland GmbH

Question referred

Is Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that, in addition to regulating international jurisdiction, the provision also lays down a rule to be observed by the adjudicating court as to the territorial jurisdiction of the national courts in matters pertaining to travel contracts where both the consumer, as the traveller, and his or her contractual partner, as the tour operator, are domiciled in the same Member State, however the destination is not in that Member State but is located abroad, with the consequence that the consumer can bring contractual claims against the tour operator before the court for his or her place of domicile as a supplement to national rules?


(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (reacst) (OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1238/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-650/23, Hembesler: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg (Austria) lodged on 31 October 2023 — E EAD v DW
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: airline, carrier, civil aviation, indemnification, package travel, reservation, traveller








C_202401239EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1239


12.2.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg (Austria) lodged on 31 October 2023 — E EAD v DW
(Case C-650/23, Hembesler (1))
(C/2024/1239)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Korneuburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant (defendant at first instance): E EAD

Respondent (applicant at first instance): DW

Question referred

Must Article 7(1), Article 4(3) and Article 2(j) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91, be interpreted as meaning that the operating air carrier is obliged to compensate a passenger in the case where, in the context of a package tour, the passenger has a confirmed reservation by a tour operator on a return flight, the tour operator informed the passenger on the day before the planned (return) flight that the flight had been rescheduled due to a change in flight number, flight time and final destination; the passenger therefore did not present himself for boarding for the flight originally booked under the conditions laid down in Article 3(2) of the regulation; however, the flight originally booked is actually operated as planned and the air carrier would also have carried the passenger if he had presented himself for boarding under the conditions laid down in Article 3(2) of that regulation?


(1)  The present case is designated by a fictitious name which does not correspond to the actual name of a party to the proceedings.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1239/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11231 – KEENSIGHT CAPITAL / NOMIOS)
Date: 2023-10-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, health care, information security, investment company, merger control, software, technology








C_202300720EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/720


8.11.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11231 – KEENSIGHT CAPITAL / NOMIOS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/720)

On 31 October 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 32023M11231. 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/2023/720/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)