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.108275
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, animal production, control of State aid








C_202300580EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/580


3.11.2023






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.108275
(C/2023/580)







Date of adoption of the decision


22.9.2023




Aid number


SA.108275




Member State


Ireland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


2023 Scheme to Promote the Combustion of Category 1 Meat and Bonemeal




Legal basis


 




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products, Energy efficiency, Energy infrastructures, Environmental protection, Renewable energy, Aid for investment in connection with the processing of agricultural products and the marketing of agricultural products




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 10 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 10 000 000  EUR




Intensity


65,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine




Agriculture House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland








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/2023/580/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.109516
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, market gardening








C_202300581EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/581


3.11.2023






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.109516
(C/2023/581)







Date of adoption of the decision


16.10.2023




Aid number


SA.109516




Member State


Cyprus




Region


Cyprus




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Καταβολή έκτακτης κρατικής βοήθειας για στήριξη των γεωργών της Δυτικής Λευκωσίας για το αυξημένο κόστος παραγωγής




Legal basis


Ministerial Council Decision of 25th of August 2023 regarding proposal 942/2023




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 600 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers, Growing of other non-perennial crops, Growing of other perennial crops




Name and address of the granting authority







Cyprus Agricultural Paying Organization (CAPO)




20, Michael Koutsofta, 2000 Nicosia, Cyprus








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/2023/581/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.107894Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, aid to agriculture, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, silviculture, wood production








C_202300595EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/595


3.11.2023






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.107894
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/595)







Date of adoption of the decision


22.9.2023




Aid number


SA.107894




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund-Nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Finanzhilfen zur Bewältigung von Schäden in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft verursacht durch Naturkatastrophen oder widrige Witterungsverhältnisse (Verlängerung und Änderung der Regelung SA.40354)




Legal basis


Die Rechtsgrundlage ist die Nationale Rahmenrichtlinie zur Gewährung staatlicher Finanzhilfen zur Bewältigung von Schäden in der Land- und Forstwirtschaft verursacht durch Naturkatastrophen oder widrige Witterungsverhältnisse.




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant, Interest subsidy, Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


Overall budget: 4 500 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 750 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesländer




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/2023/595/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11284 – PRAX / OIL!) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, oil refining, petrol, retail selling








C_202300685EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/685


3.11.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11284 – PRAX / OIL!)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/685)


1.   
On 23 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:






—


Prax Limited (‘Prax’, UK), controlled by Prax Group Holdings Limited (UK), and ultimately by Winston Sanjeev Kumar Soosaipillai and Arani Kumar Soosaipillai,










—


OIL! Tankstellen GmbH (‘OIL!’, Germany), controlled by MABANAFT GmbH & Co. KG (‘Mabanaft’, Germany).




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


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






—


for Prax: a holding company and subsidiary of the Prax Group, active in the refining and blending of oil, supply of petroleum products, operating of a logistics network to transport oil products as well as the retail sale of fuel through fuel stations,










—


for OIL!: is, together with its subsidiaries, active in the retail sale of motor fuels and complementary products (convenience goods, car wash and other services) through fuel stations.






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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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.11284 – PRAX / OIL!
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/2023/685/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11167 – ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD / TOTALENERGIES (BELGIUM – LUXEMBOURG – GERMANY))
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, EU Member State, European Economic Area, United States, economic concentration, electronic money, merger control, motor fuel, retail trade








C_202300788EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/788


9.11.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11167 – ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD / TOTALENERGIES (BELGIUM – LUXEMBOURG – GERMANY))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/788)

On 3 November 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 32023M11167. 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/2023/788/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 31 October 2023
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202300273EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/273


3.11.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            31 October 2023
         
(C/2023/273)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0619 




JPY


Japanese yen


160,30 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4647 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87366 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,8275 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9607 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8735 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,558 




HUF


Hungarian forint


382,13 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4405 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9659 




TRY


Turkish lira


30,0455 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6739 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4712 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3079 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8224 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4525 




KRW


South Korean won


1 434,66 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9507 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7686 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 868,28 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0594 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,295 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,266 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3743 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,1551 




INR


Indian rupee


88,4195 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/273/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 1 November 2023
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202300616EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/616


3.11.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            1 November 2023
         
(C/2023/616)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0537 




JPY


Japanese yen


159,33 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4644 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86945 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,8060 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9572 




ISK


Iceland króna


148,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7960 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,677 




HUF


Hungarian forint


383,75 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4658 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9679 




TRY


Turkish lira


29,8523 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6561 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4610 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2436 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8068 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4443 




KRW


South Korean won


1 429,16 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6349 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7120 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 803,04 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0272 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,861 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,144 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2963 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,9457 




INR


Indian rupee


87,7525 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/616/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, common customs tariff, footwear industry








C_202300610EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/610


3.11.2023






Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union
(C/2023/610)

Pursuant to Article 9(1), point (a), of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are amended as follows:

On page 276,


paragraph 3 of the Explanatory Notes to subheading 6404 11 00 is deleted and replaced by the following paragraphs:


            ‘The term “tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like” of this subheading covers shoes which, by virtue of their shape, cut, look and materials, show that






(a)


they are designed for a specific sporting activity that generally requires running, jumping movements, quick turns and abrupt stops or










(b)


they have a specific design that allows to exercise only a specific sporting activity and this specific design is not suitable for merely walking (for example, freestyle rock climbing shoes, flexible gymnastic or dancing slippers).




Examples of the sporting activities are also sailing, squash, table tennis, volleyball. However, footwear designed mainly or exclusively for, for example, white water canoeing, walking, trekking, hiking, traditional mountain climbing is excluded.
The sole of the footwear designed for running, jumping, quick turns and abrupt stops must have features to absorb the shocks resulting from the impacts of those movements. Such features would be, for example, air or gas pads especially in the heel part of the footwear. The outer sole must have a specific structure that supports turning or the sole is shaped as a typical running sole (being lower in front than in the heel part).
Moreover, the upper of the footwear designed for running, jumping, quick turns and abrupt stops must give stability and balance to the foot when running, jumping, turning or stopping quickly. The material of the upper, its reinforcements, padding and lining may ensure this stability and balance and protect the foot (for example a reinforced toecap to protect the toes).’
         


(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  
            OJ C 119, 29.3.2019, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/610/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Special report 24/2023: Smart cities – Tangible solutions, but fragmentation challenges their wider adoption
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU programme, carbon neutrality, innovation, smart city, smart technology, town and country planning, town-planning scheme, urban centre, urban infrastructure, urbanisation








C_202300613EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/613


3.11.2023






Special report 24/2023:

            ‘Smart cities – Tangible solutions, but fragmentation challenges their wider adoption’
         
(C/2023/613)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 24/2023: ‘Smart cities – Tangible solutions, but fragmentation challenges their wider adoption’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/sr-2023-24


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/613/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-570/23, Eurowings: Order of the President of the Court of 3 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf — Germany) — IH v Eurowings GmbH
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carrier, civil aviation, indemnification, reservation, traveller








C_202401094EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1094


5.2.2024





Order of the President of the Court of 3 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf — Germany) — IH v Eurowings GmbH
(Case C-570/23, (1) Eurowings)
(C/2024/1094)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C, C/2023/1289.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1094/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014)
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: award of contract, invitation to tender, services contract, single market, supplies contract, works contract








L_202390063EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2014/24


3.11.2023






Corrigendum to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 94 of 28 March 2014
)


On page 224, Annex XI, eighth indent, concerning Greece:
for:


                  ‘… in the cases provided for by existing national legislation, for the provision of research services as referred to in Annex I, the professional register …;’,

read:


                  ‘… in the cases provided for by existing national legislation, for the provision of research services, the professional register …;’.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/0024/corrigendum/2023-11-03/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014)
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: award of contract, energy demand, postal service, services of general interest, sustainable development, transport network, water supply




L_202390064EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2014/25


3.11.2023






Corrigendum to Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 94 of 28 March 2014
)








1.


On page 306, Article 55(1), first subparagraph:




for:


‘1.   Member States may provide that contracting entities may acquire works, supplies and/or services from a central purchasing body offering the centralised purchasing activity referred to in point (a) of point (10) of Article 2.’

,read:


‘1.   Member States may provide that contracting entities may acquire supplies and/or services from a central purchasing body offering the centralised purchasing activity referred to in point (a) of point (10) of Article 2.’

.





2.


On page 348, Annex XI, Part A, point 11(a):




for:






‘(a)


Final date for receipt of tenders or indicative tenders where a dynamic purchasing system is introduced;’,




read:






‘(a)


Final date for receipt of tenders where a dynamic purchasing system is introduced;’.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/0025/corrigendum/2023-11-03/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-1054/23: Action brought on 3 November 2023 — Embassy Sporthandel v EUIPO — Zwibo (BULL’S THE DART SIDE OF LIFE)
Date: 2023-11-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_202400459EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/459


3.1.2024





Action brought on 3 November 2023 — Embassy Sporthandel v EUIPO — Zwibo (BULL’S THE DART SIDE OF LIFE)
(Case T-1054/23)
(C/2024/459)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Embassy Sporthandel GmbH (Münster, Germany) (represented by: G. Vierkötter, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Zwibo BV (Naaldwijk, Netherlands)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark BULL’S THE DART SIDE OF LIFE — Application for registration No 18 295 079

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 August 2023 in Case R 92/2023-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and reject opposition No. B003135481;










—


in the alternative, schedule an oral hearing;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including the costs of the appeal proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 47(5) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/459/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)