do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11300 – CINVEN / SYNLAB)
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, medical diagnosis, merger control, provision of services








C_202400796EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/796


12.1.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11300 – CINVEN / SYNLAB)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/796)

On 20 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 32023M11300. 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/2024/796/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2636 of 20 November 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072 in support of building resilience in biosafety and biosecurity through the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU strategy, biological weapon, health control, international convention, non-proliferation of arms




L_202302636EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2636


22.11.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2636
of 20 November 2023
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072 in support of building resilience in biosafety and biosecurity through the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 31(1) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 25 November 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072 (1), which provided for a 24-month project-implementation period commencing on the date of the conclusion of the agreement referred to in Article 3(3) of that Decision.












(2)


That implementation period was to end on 19 December 2023.












(3)


On 23 August 2023, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), which is responsible for the technical implementation of the projects referred to in Article 1(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072, requested a 12-month extension of the implementation period.












(4)


The extension of the implementation period of Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072 until 19 December 2024 does not have any implication as regards financial resources.












(5)


Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Article 5(2) of Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072 is replaced by the following:


‘2.   This Decision shall expire on 19 December 2024.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 20 November 2023.


For the Council


The President

H. CREVITS
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2072 of 25 November 2021 in support of building resilience in biosafety and biosecurity through the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (OJ L 421, 26.11.2021, p. 56).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2636/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 17 November 2023
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202300921EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/921


20.11.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            17 November 2023
         
(C/2023/921)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0872 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,29 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4582 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87395 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4810 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9643 




ISK


Iceland króna


153,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8110 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,461 




HUF


Hungarian forint


377,75 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3770 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9723 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,1970 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6709 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4908 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4785 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8161 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4610 




KRW


South Korean won


1 405,00 




ZAR


South African rand


19,9254 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8414 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 717,28 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0881 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,416 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,068 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2947 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7042 




INR


Indian rupee


90,5065 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/921/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, Ionian Sea, Italy, catch by species, catch quota, crustacean, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fishing








C_202301091EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1091


20.11.2023






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(C/2023/1091)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure



14.10.2023





Duration



14.10.2023 – 31.12.2023





Member State



Italy





Stock or Group of stocks



ARA/GF19-21





Species



Blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus)





Zone



Ionian Sea (GFCM geographical subareas 19, 20 and 21)





Type(s) of fishing vessels


–




Reference number



15/TQ195







(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1091/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.106554Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Banská Bystrica region, Bratislava region, Košice region, Nitra region, Prešov region, Slovakia, State aid, Trenčín region, Trnava region, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, Žilina region








C_202301013EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1013


20.11.2023






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.106554
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1013)







Date of adoption of the decision


3.11.2023




Aid number


SA.106554




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Bratislavský, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


SCHÉMA ŠTÁTNEJ POMOCI Z PROSTRIEDKOV PLÁNU OBNOVY A ODOLNOSTI SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY NA PODPORU USKLADŇOVANIA ELEKTRINY




Legal basis


zákon č. 368/2021 Z. z. o mechanizme na podporu obnovy a odolnosti a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonovzákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 575/2001 Z. z. o organizácii činnosti vlády a organizácii ústrednej štátnej správy v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 431/2002 Z. z. o účtovníctve v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 278/1993 Z. z. o správe majetku štátu v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 357/2015 Z. z. o finančnej kontrole a audite a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 309/2009 Z. z. o podpore obnoviteľných zdrojov energie a vysoko účinnej kombinovanej výroby a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 251/2012 Z. z. o energetike a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 343/2015 Z. z. o verejnom obstarávaní a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Renewable energy, Energy infrastructures




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: 44 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 44 000 000  EUR




Intensity


65,0  %




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky




Mlynské nivy 44/a, 827 15 Bratislava 212








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/2023/1013/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-707/23 P: Appeal brought on 20 November 2023 by Breville Pty Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 2 September/2023 in Case T-616/22, Breville v EUIPO (Cooking devices)
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: designs and models, household electrical appliance








C_202402404EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2404


8.4.2024





Appeal brought on 20 November 2023 by Breville Pty Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 2 September/2023 in Case T-616/22, Breville v EUIPO (Cooking devices)
(Case C-707/23 P)
(C/2024/2404)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Breville Pty Ltd (represented by: G. Grippiotti, M. Pozzi, F. Caruso, avvocati)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 23/02/2024, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) held that the appeal was not allowed to proceed and that Breville Pry Ltd should bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2404/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2641 of 20 November 2023 appointing three members of the Court of Auditors
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Denmark, European Court of Auditors, Ireland, Spain, appointment of members








L_202302641EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2641


22.11.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2641
of 20 November 2023
         
appointing three members of the Court of Auditors


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,


Having regard to the proposals by the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain and Ireland,


Having regard to the opinions of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of Ms Bettina Michelle JAKOBSEN, Mr Tony MURPHY and Mr Baudilio TOMÉ MUGURUZA are due to expire on 29 February 2024.












(2)


Three members should therefore be appointed to the Court of Auditors,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 March 2024 to 28 February 2030:






—


Mr Alejandro BLANCO FERNÁNDEZ,










—


Ms Bettina Michelle JAKOBSEN,










—


Mr Tony MURPHY.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 20 November 2023.


For the Council


The President

H. CREVITS
            





(1)  Opinions of 12 October 2023 (not yet published in the Official Journal).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2641/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-708/23 P: Appeal brought on 20 November 2023 by MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation, against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 8 September 2023 in Case T-523/22, MeSoFa v Commission and SRB
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU banking union, bank, bank resolution, company in difficulties








C_202405294EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5294


9.9.2024






Appeal brought on 20 November 2023 by MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation, against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 8 September 2023 in Case T-523/22, MeSoFa v Commission and SRB


(Case C-708/23 P)

(C/2024/5294)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation (represented by: O. Behrends, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union, European Commission and Single Resolution Board
By order of 19 July 2024, The Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) held that the appeal was dismissed as manifestly unfounded and MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation, shall bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5294/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-749/23, Innogy Energie: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresní soud v Teplicích (Czech Republic) lodged on 20 November 2023 — innogy Energie, s.r.o. v QS
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer protection, energy supply, price fixed in advance, price of energy, termination of a contract, unfair terms of contract








C_202402012EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2012


18.3.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresní soud v Teplicích (Czech Republic) lodged on 20 November 2023 — innogy Energie, s.r.o. v QS
(Case C-749/23, Innogy Energie)
(C/2024/2012)
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Okresní soud v Teplicích (Czech Republic)

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Innogy Energie, s.r.o.

Defendant: QS

Questions referred







1.


Does the spirit and purpose of Directive 93/13/EEC (1) prevent Article 3 thereof in conjunction with the Annex thereto, point 1(e), concerning unfair contractual terms in consumer contracts, in conjunction with Article 5 thereof concerning written terms drafted in plain and intelligible language, and the principle of effectiveness under Article 7 thereof, from being interpreted to the effect that a contractual penalty set out in an adhesion contract in the part ‘Other Stipulations’, on page 1/2 (first page of the contract) is deemed — even though (contrary to common practice in consumer contracts), this ‘first’ page does not feature any identification data of the parties, nothing is to be physically filled in, and the contractual penalty is included in the section ‘Other Stipulations’, which appears to be an unimportant provision — to constitute a regular part of a written contract between the consumer and the supplier, inasmuch as the consumer may be required to become duly acquainted with this page of the contract, when the second page of the contract (2/2), which is actually filled in and signed, features adequate indication that this is page two of the contract by being marked 2/2?










2.


Does the spirit and purpose of Directive 93/13/EEC prevent Article 3 thereof in conjunction with the Annex thereto, point 1(e), and/or Article 12(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/944 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council from being interpreted such that, in the event of the termination of a fixed-price energy contract for a fixed term by the supplier due to a breach of obligation by the consumer, the amount of the actual direct economic loss sustained by the supplier due to the premature termination of the contract with the consumer is not decisive?






(1)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29)

(2)  Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU (OJ 2019 L 158, p. 125)


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2012/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 20 November 2023 concerning a draft decision in case AT.40512 – Euro Denominated Bonds – Meeting by Video Conference – via Skype for Business – Rapporteur: France
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, European Economic Area, bank, bond, control of restrictive practices, euro, exchange of information, restriction on competition, sanction (EU), trade information








C_202404629EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4629


29.7.2024






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 20 November 2023 concerning a draft decision in case AT.40512 – Euro Denominated Bonds – Meeting by Video Conference – via ‘Skype for Business’
         
Rapporteur: France
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4629)


1.   

The Advisory Committee (07 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the conduct covered by the draft Decision constitutes a single and continuous infringement which consists of agreements and/or concerted practices that have the object of restricting and/or distorting competition in the sector of Euro-denomiated SSA bonds and Euro-denominated Government Guaranteed bonds and that violates Article 101 of the Treaty and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.



2.   

The Advisory Committee (07 Member States) agrees with the Commission’s assessment in the draft Decision as regards the duration of the infringement.



3.   

The Advisory Committee (07 Member States) agrees with the Commission that the infringement should be ordered to be brought to an end and that a remedy should be imposed, as set out in the draft Decision.



4.   

The Advisory Committee (07 Member States) agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on the addressees of the draft Decision, with the exception of the immunity applicant.



5.   

The Advisory Committee (07 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the calculation of the proxy for the value of sales to enable the application to the case of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.



6.   

The Advisory Committee (07 Member States) agrees with the Commission on the final amount of the fine, based on the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation No 1/2003.



7.   

The Advisory Committee (07 Member States) recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal.




ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4629/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.108989Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, financial services








C_202301022EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1022


20.11.2023






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.108989
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1022)







Date of adoption of the decision


20.10.2023




Aid number


SA.108989




Member State


Poland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Resolution scheme for cooperative banks and small commercial banks




Legal basis


ustawa z dnia 10 czerwca 2016 r. o Bankowym Funduszu Gwarancyjnym, systemie gwarantowania depozytów oraz przymusowej restrukturyzacji (Dz.U. z 2022 r. poz. 2253, z 2023 r. poz. 825)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 42 500 000 000  PLN




Intensity


 




Duration


30.10.2023 — 29.10.2024




Economic sectors


Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny




ul. ks. Ignacego Skorupki 4, 00-546 Warszawa




—




Ministerstwo Finansów




ul. Świętokrzyska 12, 00-916 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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1022/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-709/23 P: Appeal brought on 20 November 2023 by MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation, against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 8 September 2023 in Case T-524/22, MeSoFa v Commission and SRB
Date: 2023-11-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU banking union, bank, bank resolution, company in difficulties








C_202405295EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5295


9.9.2024






Appeal brought on 20 November 2023 by MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation, against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 8 September 2023 in Case T-524/22, MeSoFa v Commission and SRB


(Case C-709/23 P)

(C/2024/5295)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation (represented by: O. Behrends, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union, European Commission and Single Resolution Board
By order of 19 July 2024, The Court of Justice (Seventh Chamber) held that the appeal was dismissed as manifestly unfounded and MeSoFa Vermögensverwaltungs AG, in liquidation, shall bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5295/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)