do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-738/23 P: Appeal brought on 30 November 2023 by VF Europe BVBA against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 20 September 2023 in Joined Cases T-266/16, T-324/16, T-351/16, T-363/16, T-371/16 and T-388/16, Capsugel Belgium and Others v Commission
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, control of State aid, corporation tax, multinational enterprise, profit, reimbursement of aid, tax exemption, tax law








C_202401526EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1526


26.2.2024





Appeal brought on 30 November 2023 by VF Europe BVBA against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 20 September 2023 in Joined Cases T-266/16, T-324/16, T-351/16, T-363/16, T-371/16 and T-388/16, Capsugel Belgium and Others v Commission
(Case C-738/23 P)
(C/2024/1526)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: VF Europe BVBA (represented by: C. Borgers, B. Buytaert and H. Vanhulle, advocaten, B. Meyring, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal and annul Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1699 of 11 January 2016 on the excess profit exemption State aid scheme SA.37667 (2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) implemented by Belgium (1) (‘the contested decision’); or










—


on a precautionary basis, in the event the Court considers that it cannot decide on the annulment of the contested decision, set aside the judgment under appeal and refer the case back to the General Court; and, in any event,










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant relies on four grounds of appeal.
First, the General Court erred in law by substituting the interpretation of Belgian law by the competent Belgian authorities and courts with its own diverging interpretation of Belgian law.
Second, the General Court distorted the facts and/or the evidence. When assessing whether the excess profit exemption was an inherent feature of the Belgian corporate income tax rules, the General Court arbitrarily did not take all relevant factors into account. In particular, it ignored the relevant practice of national authorities and courts without providing any objective reason or justification.
Third, the General Court erred in law when finding that the contested decision had shown the existence of an advantage.
Fourth, the General Court erred in law and distorted the evidence when assessing the excess profit exemption scheme’s selectivity.


(1)  
            OJ 2016 L 260, p. 61.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1526/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1146 of 7 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions (OJ L 208, 17.8.2018)
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: European Commission, Secretariat-General
Subjects: aid to agriculture, customs regulations, eligibility criteria, fruit, grouping of farms, import (EU), operational programme, processed foodstuff, producer organisation, vegetable








L_202390148EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2018/1146


30.11.2023






Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1146 of 7 June 2018 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors and Regulation (EC) No 606/2009 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 479/2008 as regards the categories of grapevine products, oenological practices and the applicable restrictions

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 208 of 17 August 2018
)


On page 37, in the Annex amending Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/892, Section 4, Table 4.1 (‘Indicators as regards POs, TPOs, APOs and TAPOs’), first column (‘Actions/Measure’), third line (‘Replenishment of mutual funds’):
for:


                  ‘(2)’,

read:


                  ‘(1)’.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/1146/corrigendum/2023-11-30/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-741/23 P: Appeal brought on 30 November 2023 by Ineos Aromatics Ltd, formerly BP Aromatics Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 20 September 2023 in Joined Cases T-266/16, T-324/16, T-351/16, T-363/16, T-371/16 and T-388/16, Capsugel Belgium and Others v Commission
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, control of State aid, corporation tax, multinational enterprise, profit, reimbursement of aid, tax exemption, tax law








C_202401529EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1529


26.2.2024





Appeal brought on 30 November 2023 by Ineos Aromatics Ltd, formerly BP Aromatics Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 20 September 2023 in Joined Cases T-266/16, T-324/16, T-351/16, T-363/16, T-371/16 and T-388/16, Capsugel Belgium and Others v Commission
(Case C-741/23 P)
(C/2024/1529)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Ineos Aromatics Ltd, formerly BP Aromatics Ltd (represented by: C. Borgers, B. Buytaert and H. Vanhulle, advocaten, B. Meyring, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal and annul Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1699 of 11 January 2016 on the excess profit exemption State aid scheme SA.37667 (2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) implemented by Belgium (1) (‘the contested decision’); or










—


on a precautionary basis, in the event the Court considers that it cannot decide on the annulment of the contested decision, set aside the judgment under appeal and refer the case back to the General Court; and, in any event,










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant relies on four grounds of appeal.
First, the General Court erred in law by substituting the interpretation of Belgian law by the competent Belgian authorities and courts with its own diverging interpretation of Belgian law.
Second, the General Court distorted the facts and/or the evidence. When assessing whether the excess profit exemption was an inherent feature of the Belgian corporate income tax rules, the General Court arbitrarily did not take all relevant factors into account. In particular, it ignored the relevant practice of national authorities and courts without providing any objective reason or justification.
Third, the General Court erred in law when finding that the contested decision had shown the existence of an advantage.
Fourth, the General Court erred in law and distorted the evidence when assessing the excess profit exemption scheme’s selectivity.


(1)  
            OJ 2016 L 260, p. 61.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1529/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2746 of 30 November 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Ezine Peyniri (PDO))
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, cows’ milk cheese, designation of origin, goats’ milk cheese, labelling, product designation, semi-soft cheese, sheep's milk cheese








L_202302746EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2746


7.12.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2746
of 30 November 2023
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Ezine Peyniri’ (PDO))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Türkiye’s application to register the name ‘Ezine Peyniri’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no reasoned statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Ezine Peyniri’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Ezine Peyniri’ (PDO) is hereby entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.3 – Cheeses, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 30 November 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 287, 16.8.2023, p. 22.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2746/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Statement of revenue and expenditure for the 2023 financial year – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (OJ C 73, 28.2.2023)
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Subjects: EU expenditure, budgetary resources, financial year, general budget (EU), publication of accounts








C_202390007EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C














30.11.2023






Corrigendum to Statement of revenue and expenditure for the 2023 financial year – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 73 of 28 February 2023
)


On page 17, Establishment plan:
for:










‘Function group and grade


 




2023


2022




Authorized under the Union budget


Authorized under the Union budget




Permanent posts


Temporary posts


Permanent posts


Temporary posts




AD 16


—


—


—


—




AD 15


—


1


—


1




AD 14


—


4


—


4




AD 13


—


3


—


3




AD 12


—


3


—


1




AD 11


—


7


—


6




AD 10


—


9


—


11




AD 9


—


10


—


9




AD 8


—


7


—


10




AD 7


—


2


—


3




AD 6


—


2


—


—




AD 5


—


—


—


—




Subtotal AD


—


48


—


48




AST 11


—


—


—


—




AST 10


—


2


—


3




AST 9


—


3


—


3




AST 8


—


3


—


3




AST 7


—


6


—


5




AST 6


—


6


—


7




AST 5


—


2


—


3




AST 4


—


2


—


—




AST 3


—


—


—


—




AST 2


—


—


—


—




AST 1


—


—


—


—




Subtotal AST


—


24


—


24




AST/SC 6


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 5


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 4


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 3


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 2


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 1


—


—


—


—




Subtotal AST/SC


—


—


—


—





Total



—



72



—



72






Grand Total




72




72’





read:










‘Function group and grade


 




2023


2022




Authorized under the Union budget


Authorized under the Union budget




Permanent posts


Temporary posts


Permanent posts


Temporary posts




AD 16


—


—


—


—




AD 15


—


1


—


1




AD 14


—


3


—


4




AD 13


—


3


—


3




AD 12


—


1


—


1




AD 11


—


6


—


6




AD 10


—


12


—


11




AD 9


—


10


—


9




AD 8


—


9


—


10




AD 7


—


1


—


3




AD 6


—


1


—


—




AD 5


—


1


—


—




Subtotal AD


—


48


—


48




AST 11


—


—


—


—




AST 10


—


4


—


3




AST 9


—


2


—


3




AST 8


—


3


—


3




AST 7


—


6


—


5




AST 6


—


7


—


7




AST 5


—


2


—


3




AST 4


—


—


—


—




AST 3


—


—


—


—




AST 2


—


—


—


—




AST 1


—


—


—


—




Subtotal AST


—


24


—


24




AST/SC 6


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 5


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 4


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 3


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 2


—


—


—


—




AST/SC 1


—


—


—


—




Subtotal AST/SC


—


—


—


—





Total



—



72



—



72






Grand Total




72




72’







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.109962
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, State aid, control of State aid, crop production, farming sector, permanent crop








C_202301271EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1271


30.11.2023






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.109962
(C/2023/1271)







Date of adoption of the decision


14.11.2023




Aid number


SA.109962




Member State


France




Region


GUADELOUPE, MARTINIQUE




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Dispositif d’indemnisation exceptionnelle des exploitations agricoles productrices de fruits et légumes dans les départements et régions d’outre-mer et à Saint-Martin touchées par la hausse de leurs charges en engrais et amendements (modification du régime SA.108916 (2023/N))




Legal basis


Circulaire AGRT2323985C du Ministère de l’agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire et du Ministère des outre-mer définissant les modalités de mise en œuvre d’un dispositif d’indemnisation exceptionnelle pour les productions locales de fruits et légumes (hors banane dessert destinée à l'export) dans les départements et régions d’outre-mer et à Saint-Martin touchées par la hausse de leurs charges en engrais et amendements engendrée par les conséquences de l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine Projet de circulaire définissant les modalités de mise en œuvre de l’utilisation du reliquat du dispositif d’indemnisation exceptionnelle pour les productions locales de fruits et légumes dans les départements et régions d’outre-mer et à Saint-Martin, pour l’indemnisation exceptionnelle pour les productions locales de banane export en Martinique et en Guadeloupe




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Growing of non-perennial crops, Growing of perennial crops, Mixed farming




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministère de l’agriculture et de la souveraineté alimentaire




3 rue Barbet de Jouy 75349 PARIS 07 SP








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/2023/1271/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-740/23 P: Appeal brought on 30 November 2023 by Zoetis Belgium against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 20 September 2023 in Joined Cases T-266/16, T-324/16, T-351/16, T-363/16, T-371/16 and T-388/16, Capsugel Belgium and Others v Commission
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, control of State aid, corporation tax, multinational enterprise, profit, reimbursement of aid, tax exemption, tax law








C_202401528EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1528


26.2.2024





Appeal brought on 30 November 2023 by Zoetis Belgium against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 20 September 2023 in Joined Cases T-266/16, T-324/16, T-351/16, T-363/16, T-371/16 and T-388/16, Capsugel Belgium and Others v Commission
(Case C-740/23 P)
(C/2024/1528)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Zoetis Belgium (represented by: C. Borgers, B. Buytaert and H. Vanhulle, advocaten, B. Meyring, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal and annul Commission Decision (EU) 2016/1699 of 11 January 2016 on the excess profit exemption State aid scheme SA.37667 (2015/C) (ex 2015/NN) implemented by Belgium (1) (‘the contested decision’); or










—


on a precautionary basis, in the event the Court considers that it cannot decide on the annulment of the contested decision, set aside the judgment under appeal and refer the case back to the General Court; and, in any event,










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant relies on four grounds of appeal.
First, the General Court erred in law by substituting the interpretation of Belgian law by the competent Belgian authorities and courts with its own diverging interpretation of Belgian law.
Second, the General Court distorted the facts and/or the evidence. When assessing whether the excess profit exemption was an inherent feature of the Belgian corporate income tax rules, the General Court arbitrarily did not take all relevant factors into account. In particular, it ignored the relevant practice of national authorities and courts without providing any objective reason or justification.
Third, the General Court erred in law when finding that the contested decision had shown the existence of an advantage.
Fourth, the General Court erred in law and distorted the evidence when assessing the excess profit exemption scheme’s selectivity.


(1)  
            OJ 2016 L 260, p. 61.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1528/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.109734Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, market gardening








C_202301273EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1273


30.11.2023






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.109734
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1273)







Date of adoption of the decision


16.11.2023




Aid number


SA.109734




Member State


Poland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Pomoc dla producenta rolnego, który w 2023 r. nie otrzymał zapłaty od odbiorcy za wyprodukowane zgodnie z umową kalafiory lub brokuły




Legal basis


par. 13zzi Rozporządzenia Rady Ministrów z dnia 27 stycznia 2015 r. w sprawie szczegółowego zakresu i sposobów realizacji niektórych zadań Agencji Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa (Dz. U. poz. 187, z późn. zm.)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 5 000 000  PLN




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers




Name and address of the granting authority







Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa




ul. Poleczki 33, 02-822 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/2023/1273/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 29 November 2023
Date: 2023-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202301004EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1004


30.11.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            29 November 2023
         
(C/2023/1004)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0985 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,12 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4565 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86525 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3655 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9628 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6965 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,260 




HUF


Hungarian forint


377,38 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3355 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9726 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,7630 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6586 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4920 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5711 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7843 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4629 




KRW


South Korean won


1 418,07 




ZAR


South African rand


20,3397 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8296 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 960,40 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1105 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,835 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,228 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3785 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,8765 




INR


Indian rupee


91,5280 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1004/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)