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Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/2690 of 28 November 2023 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/4/2023)
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU military mission, EU restrictive measure, Libya, Mediterranean region (EU), arms trade, firearms and munitions, illicit trade, military cooperation








L_202302690EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2690


30.11.2023







            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2690
of 28 November 2023
         
on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/4/2023)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 March 2020, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2020/472, which established and launched a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) for the period until 31 March 2021.












(2)


Article 8(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 provides that, notwithstanding that period, the authorisation of the operation is to be reconfirmed every four months and that the Political and Security Committee is to prolong the operation unless the deployment of maritime assets of the operation produces a pull effect on migration on the basis of substantiated evidence gathered according to the criteria set out in the Operations Plan.












(3)


On 20 March 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/653 (2), which extended EUNAVFOR MED IRINI until 31 March 2025, subject to the same reconfirmation procedure.












(4)


The Operation Commander provided monthly pull factor reports.












(5)


The authorisation of the operation should be reconfirmed for the twelfth four-month sub-period of its mandate and the operation should be prolonged accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The authorisation of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI is hereby reconfirmed and the operation is prolonged for the period from 1 December 2023 to 31 March 2024.


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




Done at Brussels, 28 November 2023.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

D. PRONK
            





(1)  
            OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/653 of 20 March 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 on the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (OJ L 81, 21.3.2023, p. 27).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2690/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.55844Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202301199EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1199


28.11.2023






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.55844
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1199)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.1.2021




Aid number


SA.55844




Member State


Croatia




Region


Croatia




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPCEI on Batteries ‘EuBatIn’




Legal basis


Act on the Establishment of the Institutional Framework for the Implementation of the European Structural and Investment Funds in the Republic of Croatia in the Financial Period 2014-2020 (link: https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2014_07_92_1838.html)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Rimac Automobili




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest, Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 31.1.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo regionalnog razvoja i fondova EU




Miramarska 22








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/2023/1199/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention of two persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP and Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Democratic Republic of the Congo, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_202301261EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1261


28.11.2023






Notice for the attention of two persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP and Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(C/2023/1261)

The following information is brought to the attention of Mr. Bernard Maheshe BYAMUNGU and Mr. Ruvugayimikore PROTOGÈNE, persons appearing in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP (1) and Annex Ia to Council Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
On 25 October 2023, the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1533 (2004) added the two above-mentioned persons to the list of individuals and entities subject to restrictive measures. The narratives underlying those listings are available at Security Council 1533 Sanctions Committee Adds Two Entries to Its Sanctions List | UN Press.
In view of the above, the Council envisages including the two above-mentioned persons in the lists of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Decision 2010/788/CFSP and in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005, and deleting the corresponding entries from Annex II to Decision 2010/788/CFSP and from Annex Ia to Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005.
Any observations that the persons concerned would wish to present should be submitted by 12 December 2023 to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu


(1)  
            OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30.

(2)  
            OJ L 193, 23.7.2005, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1261/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11299 – EPEI / ATOS TF BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: computer equipment, consultancy, digital infrastructure supply, economic concentration, information service, investment company, merger control, software








C_202301249EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1249


28.11.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11299 – EPEI / ATOS TF BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1249)


1.   
On 16 November 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:






—


EP Equity Investment S.à r.l (‘EPEI’, Luxembourg),










—


Atos Holding France 1 (the ‘Atos TF Business’, France), currently solely controlled by Atos SE (France).




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


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






—


EPEI is an investment company focusing on investments in publicly traded companies and prospective European businesses,










—


the Atos TF Business will hold the Tech Foundations business of Atos SE, which designs, builds, and manages digital infrastructure for its customers.






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.11299 – EPEI / ATOS TF BUSINESS
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/2023/1249/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
INFORMATION NOTICE
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Japan, cooperation agreement (EU), economic cooperation, viticulture, wine








C_202301319EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1319


28.11.2023






INFORMATION NOTICE
(C/2023/1319)

The Commission would like to inform the relevant operators and Member States’ authorities that the oenological practices referred to in Section D of Part 1 and Section D of Part 2 of Annex 2-E of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership (EPA) are authorised, in accordance with Article 2.27 of the EPA, in the EU and in Japan respectively for the wine products covered by Section C of Chapter 2 of the EPA from 22 November 2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1319/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)