do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-722/23, Rugu: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Belgium) lodged on 28 November 2023 — Criminal proceedings against AR
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European arrest warrant, carrying out of sentence, fundamental rights, imprisonment








C_202401671EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1671


4.3.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Belgium) lodged on 28 November 2023 — Criminal proceedings against AR
(Case C-722/23, Rugu) (1)

(C/2024/1671)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Party to the main proceedings

AR

Other party

Ministère Public

Questions referred

Where the courts of the Member State executing a European arrest warrant have found that, in the event of the surrender of the requested person to the issuing Member State, there is a risk of that person’s fundamental rights being infringed in connection with the execution of the foreign sentence, with the consequence that there are grounds for refusing to execute the European arrest warrant, does Article 4(6) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (2) authorise courts of the executing Member State that find that the requested person resides in the executing State to decide subsequently that, in accordance with the provision transposing Article 4(6) of the framework decision into national law, the custodial sentence imposed in the Member State that issued the European arrest warrant, which is referred to in that warrant, is to be served in the executing Member State?


(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  
            OJ 2002 L 190, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1671/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.56665Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Attica, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202301206EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1206


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.56665
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1206)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.1.2021




Aid number


SA.56665




Member State


Greece




Region


ANATOLIKI MAKEDONIA, THRAKI, ATTIKI




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPCEI on Batteries ‘EuBatIn’




Legal basis


L. 4314/2014 ‘For the management, control and implementation of development interventions for the 2014-2020 programming period’ as amended




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Sunlight Systems ABEE




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







Hellenic Ministry of Development and Investments




5-7 Nikis Street, 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/2023/1206/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11273 – BROMIA / RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL / RAIFFEISEN CONTINUUM MANAGEMENT) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, trust company








C_202301253EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1253


28.11.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11273 – BROMIA / RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL / RAIFFEISEN CONTINUUM MANAGEMENT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1253)


1.   
On 20 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:






—


Raiffeisen Bank International AG (‘RBI’, Austria),










—


BROMIA Beteiligungs GmbH (‘BROMIA’, Austria), controlled by Raiffeisen-Holding Niederösterreich-Wien reg. GenmbH (‘RH’, Austria),










—


Raiffeisen Continuum Management GmbH (‘RCM’, Austria).




RBI and RH will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of RCM.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


RBI is an Austrian banking group with a focus on Central and Eastern European markets,










—


RH is an investment company that invests in the agricultural, banking, media and infrastructure sectors,










—


RCM is active in the management of alternative investment funds.






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.11273 – BROMIA / RAIFFEISEN BANK INTERNATIONAL / RAIFFEISEN CONTINUUM MANAGEMENT
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/2023/1253/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1121/23: Action brought on 28 November 2023 — Summerbird v EUIPO — Puratos (AMBER)
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery, confectionery product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202400965EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/965


29.1.2024





Action brought on 28 November 2023 — Summerbird v EUIPO — Puratos (AMBER)
(Case T-1121/23)
(C/2024/965)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Summerbird A/S (Assens, Denmark) (represented by: M. Bartholdy, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Puratos (Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark AMBER — European Union trade mark No 18 063 071

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 September 2023 in Case R 1816/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision to the extent that it found the trade mark at issue to be descriptive, and reject the request for invalidity of the trade mark at issue in its entirety or at least partially;










—


in the alternative, refer the case back to the EUIPO for renewed decision;










—


order the Board of Appeal to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the applicant, including the expenses necessarily incurred for the purpose of the appeal proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Articles 7(1)(c) and 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/965/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 of 6 October 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and nitrates (E 251-252) (Official Journal of the European Union L, 2023/2108, 9 October 2023)
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: cheese, consumer protection, fishery product, food safety, foodstuff, human nutrition, market approval, meat product, preservative, preserved product








L_202390138EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2108


28.11.2023






Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2108 of 6 October 2023 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and nitrates (E 251-252)

(
Official Journal of the European Union L, 2023/2108, 9 October 2023
)


On page 7, in Annex I, point 2(d)(i), the second line of the table:
for:











 


‘E 251–252


Nitrates


75


(30) (XA) (XB)


only cheese milk of hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese
Period of application: 9 October 2026”;’





read:











 


‘E 251–252


Nitrates


75


(30) (XA) (XB)


only cheese milk of hard, semi-hard and semi-soft cheese
Period of application: from 9 October 2026”;’







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2108/corrigendum/2023-11-28/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.55819Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, regions of Slovakia








C_202301203EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1203


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.55819
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1203)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.1.2021




Aid number


SA.55819




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Bratislavský, Západné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPCEI on Batteries ‘EuBatIn’




Legal basis


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).




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
ENERGO AQUA, InoBat Auto, InoBat Energy, ZTS Vav




Objective


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




Form of aid


Other




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 31.1.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR




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/2023/1203/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.55831Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Brandenburg, Germany, Saxony, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202301205EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1205


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.55831
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1205)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.1.2021




Aid number


SA.55831




Member State


Germany




Region


BRANDENBURG, DRESDEN, SCHWABEN, OBERFRANKEN, OBERBAYERN, TUEBINGEN, FREIBURG




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPCEI on Batteries ‘EuBatIn’




Legal basis


Bundeshaushaltsordnung; Bekanntmachung des Interessensbekundungsverfahrens zur geplanten Förderung im Bereich der industriellen Fertigung für mobile und stationäre Energiespeicher (Batteriezellfertigung)




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
ACIS, Alumina, BMW, Cellforce, ElringKlinger, Liofit, Manz, Northvolt, SGL Carbon, Skeleton, Tesla




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


From 1.2.2021




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy




Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, 11019 Berlin, Germany








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/2023/1205/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.107401
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, fruit-growing, orchard, viticulture








C_202301193EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1193


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.107401
(C/2023/1193)







Date of adoption of the decision


5.9.2023




Aid number


SA.107401




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podpora vybudování kapkové závlahy v ovocných sadech, chmelnicích, vinicích a ve školkách




Legal basis


Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších předpisů Zásady MZe, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací pro příslušný rok na základě § 1, § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších předpisů




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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 400 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 200 000 000  CZK




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2024 — 31.12.2030




Economic sectors


Growing of grapes, Growing of pome fruits and stone fruits, Growing of other tree and bush fruits and nuts, Growing of other perennial crops




Name and address of the granting authority







Státní zemědělský intervenční fond




Ve Smečkách 33, 110 00 Praha 1








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/2023/1193/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.55896Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202301201EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1201


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.55896
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1201)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.1.2021




Aid number


SA.55896




Member State


Spain




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPCEI on Batteries ‘EuBatIn’




Legal basis


 




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Ferroglobe, Liitle Electric Cars




Objective


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




Form of aid


Other




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







MINISTERIO DE INDUSTRIA, COMERCIO Y TURISMO




C/ Paseo de la Castellana 160 28071 Madrid-Spain








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/2023/1201/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.55858Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202301204EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1204


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.55858
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1204)







Date of adoption of the decision


26.1.2021




Aid number


SA.55858




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


IPCEI on Batteries ‘EuBatIn’




Legal basis


 




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
ARKEMA, Tokai Carbon




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l'économie et des finances (Direction Générale des entreprises)




61 boulevar Vincent Auriol — 75013 Paris








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/2023/1204/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-726/23, Arcomet Towercranes: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 28 November 2023 — S.C. Arcomet Towercranes S.R.L. v Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice București, Administrația Fiscală pentru Contribuabili Mijlocii București
Date: 2023-11-28
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, economic activity, invoicing, payment, profit, purchase, service, supply, tax relief, taxable income








C_202402136EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2136


25.3.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 28 November 2023 — S.C. Arcomet Towercranes S.R.L. v Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice București, Administrația Fiscală pentru Contribuabili Mijlocii București
(Case C-726/23, Arcomet Towercranes)
(C/2024/2136)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel București

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant: S.C. Arcomet Towercranes S.R.L.

Defendants and respondents: Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice București, Administrația Fiscală pentru Contribuabili Mijlocii București

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 2(1)(c) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax (1) to be interpreted as meaning that the amount invoiced by a company (the principal company) to an associated company (the operating company), equal to the amount necessary to align the operating company’s profit with the activities carried out and the risks assumed in accordance with the margin method of the OECD Transfer Pricing Guidelines, constitutes a payment for a service which therefore falls within the scope of VAT?










2.


If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, with regard to the interpretation of Articles 168 and 178 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, are the tax authorities entitled to require, in addition to the invoice, documents (for example, activity reports, [works] progress reports, and so forth) justifying the use of the services purchased for the purposes of the taxable person’s taxable transactions, or must that analysis of the right to deduct VAT be based solely on the direct link between purchase and supply or [between purchase and] the taxable person’s economic activity as a whole?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2136/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)