do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11306 – SMARTSELLER / FNSG / SMARTSELLER FN (JV))
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: airport, catering industry, duty-free sale, economic concentration, merger control, parking area, retail selling, service concession








C_202301584EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1584


19.12.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11306 – SMARTSELLER / FNSG / SMARTSELLER FN (JV))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1584)

On 6 December 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 32023M11306. 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/2023/1584/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 5 December 2023
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202301348EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1348


6.12.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            5 December 2023
         
(C/2023/1348)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0817 




JPY


Japanese yen


159,13 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4559 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85723 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3095 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9456 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7865 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,369 




HUF


Hungarian forint


379,30 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3225 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9671 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,2925 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6492 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4700 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4562 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7637 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4487 




KRW


South Korean won


1 422,18 




ZAR


South African rand


20,4715 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7269 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 740,06 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0483 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,832 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,133 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3636 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,9133 




INR


Indian rupee


90,1885 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1348/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
List of members of the primary dealer network
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Budget, European Commission
Subjects: EAEC, European Commission, borrowing, capital market, credit institution, dealer, economic recovery, issue of securities, securities








C_202301445EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1445


6.12.2023






List of members of the primary dealer network
(C/2023/1445)

In accordance with Article 15(3) of Commission Decision (EU, Euratom) 2023/1602 of 31 July 2023 on the primary dealer network and the definition of eligibility criteria for lead and co-lead mandates for syndicated transactions for the purposes of the borrowing activities by the Commission on behalf of the Union and of the European Atomic Energy Community (1) (Decision 2023/1602), the list of members of the primary dealer network shall be published once a year in the Official Journal of the European Union. The published list reflects the membership of the primary dealer network on the day of publication, but is without prejudice to further changes in the list, in accordance with the provisions of Decision 2023/1602, prior to the next publication date.











1.


Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.










2.


Banco Santander S.A.










3.


Barclays Bank Ireland Plc










4.


BNP Paribas S.A.










5.


BofA Securities Europe S.A.










6.


Bred Banque Populaire










7.


Caixabank S.A.










8.


Cecabank S.A.










9.


Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG










10.


Commerzbank AG










11.


Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank S.A.










12.


Danske Bank A/S










13.


Deutsche Bank AG










14.


DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank










15.


Erste Group Bank AG










16.


Eurobank S.A.










17.


Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE










18.


HSBC Continental Europe S.A.










19.


Intesa Sanpaolo SpA










20.


J.P. Morgan SE










21.


KBC Bank N.V.










22.


Landesbank Baden-Württemberg










23.


Morgan Stanley Europe SE










24.


MPS Capital Services Banca per le Imprese S.p.A.










25.


National Bank of Greece S.A.










26.


Natixis S.A.










27.


Natwest Markets N.V.










28.


Nomura Financial Products Europe GmbH










29.


Nordea Bank Abp










30.


Piraeus Bank S.A.










31.


Raiffeisen Bank International AG










32.


Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets (Europe) GmbH










33.


Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB










34.


Societe Generale S.A.










35.


TD Global Finance Unlimited Company










36.


UBS Europe SE










37.


UniCredit Bank AG










(1)  
            OJ L 196, 4.8.2023, p. 44.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1445/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11301 – WÜRTH / DREES / LCM (JV))
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bolt and screw industry, consultancy, digital technology, economic concentration, financial services, merger control, project management, real estate business, software, wholesale selling








C_202301537EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1537


13.12.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11301 – WÜRTH / DREES / LCM (JV))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1537)

On 6 December 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 German language 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 32023M11301. 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/2023/1537/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) lodged on 6 December 2023 — C. Limited v M.S. (Case C-748/23, Gekus)
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to the courts, appointment of staff, higher court, independence of the judiciary, judge, right to justice








C_202402011EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2011


18.3.2024





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Poland) lodged on 6 December 2023 — C. Limited v M.S.
(Case C-748/23, Gekus (1))
(C/2024/2011)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Najwyższy

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: C. Limited

Respondent: M.S.

Questions referred







1.


Must the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, interpreted in light of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, be understood as meaning that the circumstances of a judicial appointment may in and of themselves indicate that a judge fails to meet the requirements of independence and impartiality if those circumstances result in a court being constituted in a manner that violates an individual’s right to a tribunal or, alternatively, that the failure to meet those requirements is determined by the judge’s passive acceptance (by continuing to give rulings) of irregularities in the procedure by which he or she was appointed, resulting in a court being constituted in a manner that violates an individual’s right to a tribunal?










2.


Must the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, interpreted in light of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, be understood as meaning that the test to determine whether a judge of the Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court, Poland) is impartial cannot be conducted by judges whose participation — due to the fact that they were appointed as Supreme Court judges on a proposal of the Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa (National Council of the Judiciary) constituted in accordance with the procedure set out in the ustawa z dnia 8 grudnia 2017 r. o zmianie ustawy o Krajowej Radzie Sądownictwa oraz niektórych innych ustaw (Law of 8 December 2017 amending the Law on the National Council of the Judiciary and certain other laws, Dziennik Ustaw (Journal of Laws) of 2018, item 3) — violates an individual’s right to a tribunal?










3.


If the second question is answered in the affirmative, must the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU, interpreted in light of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, be interpreted as meaning that the Supreme Court is obliged not to include such judges in the panel conducting the impartiality test and, as a last resort, disapply the national provision providing for a panel of five judges in such cases, whereby the case should be heard by another panel provided for by national law which does not include such judges?






(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.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2011/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.108160
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, control of State aid, sea fishing








C_202301387EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1387


6.12.2023






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.108160
(C/2023/1387)







Date of adoption of the decision


30.10.2023




Aid number


SA.108160




Member State


Ireland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Brexit Specific Scallop Fleet Transition Support Scheme




Legal basis


Brexit Specific Scallop Fleet Transition Support Scheme




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 560 000  EUR
Annual budget: 560 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Marine fishing




Name and address of the granting authority







Bord Iascaigh Mhara




12 Crofton Rd., Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin








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/2023/1387/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-297/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2023 — BB Services v EUIPO — Lego Juris (Shape of a toy figure with a protrusion on its head) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a toy figure with a protrusion on its head — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape which results from the nature of the goods themselves — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, decorative item, electronic game, footwear industry, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202400946EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/946


29.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2023 — BB Services v EUIPO — Lego Juris (Shape of a toy figure with a protrusion on its head)
(Case T-297/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a toy figure with a protrusion on its head - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape which results from the nature of the goods themselves - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2024/946)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: BB Services GmbH (Flörsheim am Main, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by E. Nicolás Gómez and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Lego Juris A/S (Billund, Denmark) (represented by V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 March 2022 (Case R 1355/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders BB Services GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 257, 4.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/946/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-757/23 P: Appeal brought on 6 December 2023 by Magnetrol International and Others against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered 20 September 2023 in Cases T 263/16 RENV, T-265/16, T-311/16, T-319/16, T-321/16, T-343/16, T-350/16, T-444/16, T-800/16 et T-832/16, Magnetrol International and Others v Commission
Date: 2023-12-06
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_202401535EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1535


26.2.2024





Appeal brought on 6 December 2023 by Magnetrol International and Others against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered 20 September 2023 in Cases T 263/16 RENV, T-265/16, T-311/16, T-319/16, T-321/16, T-343/16, T-350/16, T-444/16, T-800/16 et T-832/16, Magnetrol International and Others v Commission
(Case C-757/23 P)
(C/2024/1535)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellants: Magnetrol International, Puratos, Delta Light, Ontex, Siemens Industry Software, BASF Antwerpen NV, Ansell Healthcare Europe NV, Trane, Inc., Kinepolis Group, Vasco Group, Mayekawa Europe NV/SA (represented by: H. Gilliams, L. Goossens, advocaten)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Celio International SA, Astra Sweets, Soudal NV, Esko-Graphics BVBA, Flir Systems Trading Belgium, Celio International SA, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Ampar, Atlas Copco Airpower, Atlas Copco AB, ZF CV Systems Europe, formerly Wabco Europe

Form of order sought

The Appellants claim that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the proceedings of Appellants in the present case, as well as in Cases T-263/16, T-263/16 RENV, C-337/19 P, T-265/16, T-311/16, T-319/16, T-321/16, T-343/16, T-350/16, T-444/16, T-800/16, and










—


annul Commission Decision 2016/1699 (1) or, in any event, Article 2 thereof.




Or, in the alternative:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal, and










—


refer the Case back to the General Court.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The first ground of appeal is directed against the finding in the judgment under appeal that Commission Decision 2016/1699 correctly defined the reference framework and also was justified in finding that the scheme derogates from the reference system.
The second ground of appeal is directed against the finding in the judgment under appeal that Commission Decision 2016/1699 was justified in qualifying the scheme as a selective measure.
The third ground of appeal is directed against the finding in the judgment under appeal that the recovery order, as expressed in Commission Decision 2016/1699, was justified.


(1)  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 (OJ 2016, L 260, p. 61).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1535/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-287/23: Order of the General Court of 6 December 2023 — Birių Krovinių Terminalas v Council (Action for annulment — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine — Prohibition on the purchase, import or transfer of potash from Belarus — Prevention of the transit of potash from Belarus via the territory of Lithuania — Time limit for initiating proceedings — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, Lithuania, Russo-Ukrainian issue, admissibility, economic sanctions, international sanctions, potash, trade restriction, transit








C_202400961EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/961


29.1.2024





Order of the General Court of 6 December 2023 — Birių Krovinių Terminalas v Council
(Case T-287/23) (1)

(Action for annulment - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken having regard to the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine - Prohibition on the purchase, import or transfer of potash from Belarus - Prevention of the transit of potash from Belarus via the territory of Lithuania - Time limit for initiating proceedings - Inadmissibility)
(C/2024/961)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Birių Krovinių Terminalas UAB (Klaipeda, Lithuania) (represented by: V. Ostrovskis, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Boggio-Tomasaz, B. Driessen and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents, and by E. Raoult, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of, first, Article 2(g)(1) and (1a) of Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus (OJ 2012 L 285, p. 1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/421 of 24 February 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ 2023 L 61, p. 41), and, secondly, Article 1(i) and Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus (OJ 2006 L 134, p. 1) as allegedly amended by Decision 2023/421, in so far as the relevant restrictions prohibit the transfer of potash from Belarus.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


There is no need to rule on the application to intervene made by the Republic of Lithuania.










3.


Birių Krovinių Terminalas UAB is ordered to pay the costs.










4.


The Republic of Lithuania shall bear its own costs relating to the application to intervene.






(1)  
            OJ C 252, 17.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/961/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-298/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2023 — BB Services v EUIPO — Lego Juris (Shape of a toy figure) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a toy figure — Absolute grounds for invalidity — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape which results from the nature of the goods themselves — Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result — Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-12-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, decorative item, electronic game, footwear industry, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202400947EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/947


29.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 6 December 2023 — BB Services v EUIPO — Lego Juris (Shape of a toy figure)
(Case T-298/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a toy figure - Absolute grounds for invalidity - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape which results from the nature of the goods themselves - Sign consisting exclusively of the shape of goods which is necessary to obtain a technical result - Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(e)(i) and (ii) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2024/947)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: BB Services GmbH (Flörsheim am Main, Germany) (represented by: M. Krogmann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Lego Juris A/S (Billund, Denmark) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 March 2022 (Case R 1354/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders BB Services GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 257, 4.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/947/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)