do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates – 11 December 2023
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202301352EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1352


12.12.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            11 December 2023
         
(C/2023/1352)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0757 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,54 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4563 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85580 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2970 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9478 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7950 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,367 




HUF


Hungarian forint


381,90 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3303 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9707 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,1872 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6420 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4609 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3971 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7608 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4454 




KRW


South Korean won


1 420,71 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5441 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7206 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 857,56 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0370 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,787 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,402 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3169 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7319 




INR


Indian rupee


89,6798 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1352/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11327 – ÖBB / GO-AHEAD) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: carriage of passengers, economic concentration, merger control, rail transport, regional transport








C_202301506EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1506


12.12.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11327 – ÖBB / GO-AHEAD)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1506)


1.   
On 4 December 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:






—


ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG (‘ÖBB’, Austria),










—


Go-Ahead Verkehrsgesellschaft Deutschland GmbH (‘Go-Ahead’, Germany).




ÖBB will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Go-Ahead.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


ÖBB is mainly a provider of passenger transport services, with primary focus on regional and long-distance rail passenger transport in Austria,










—


Go-Ahead is mainly a provider of passenger transport services, with primary focus on regional rail passenger transport in Germany.






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.11327 – ÖBB / GO-AHEAD
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/2023/1506/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11328 – XXXLUTZ / CONFORAMA ESPAÑA / CONFORAMA PORTUGAL)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, furniture industry, household article, household electrical appliance, merger control, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_202301593EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1593


20.12.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11328 – XXXLUTZ / CONFORAMA ESPAÑA / CONFORAMA PORTUGAL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1593)

On 12 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 32023M11328. 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/2023/1593/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2837 of 12 December 2023 appointing two members of the Court of Auditors
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belgium, Finland, appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








L_202302837EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2837


14.12.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2837
of 12 December 2023
         
appointing two 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 Belgium and the Republic of Finland,


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

Whereas:







(1)


The term of office of Mr Hannu TAKKULA is due to expire on 29 February 2024. The Republic of Finland has proposed that Mr Petri SARVAMAA be appointed as a member of the Court of Auditors from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2030.












(2)


The term of office of Ms Annemie TURTELBOOM is due to expire on 30 April 2024. The Kingdom of Belgium has proposed that she be reappointed from 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2030.












(3)


Mr Petri SARVAMAA and Ms Annemie TURTELBOOM should therefore be appointed to the Court of Auditors,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed as members of the Court of Auditors:






—


Mr Petri SARVAMAA, for the period from 1 June 2024 to 31 May 2030,










—


Ms Annemie TURTELBOOM, for the period from 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2030.






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




Done at Brussels, 12 December 2023.


For the Council


The President

P. NAVARRO RÍOS
            





(1)  Opinions of 22 November 2023 (not yet published in the Official Journal).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2837/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.106019Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: State aid, Sweden, control of State aid, newspaper, publishing








C_202301472EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1472


12.12.2023






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.106019
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1472)







Date of adoption of the decision


30.11.2023




Aid number


SA.106019




Member State


Sweden




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Mediestöd




Legal basis


Lag (2023:000) om mediestöd respektive Förordning (2023:000) om mediestöd




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 6 000 000 000  SEK




Intensity


75,0  %




Duration


1.1.2024 — 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


Publishing of newspapers




Name and address of the granting authority







Myndigheten för press, radio och tv




Kabyssgatan 4D, 120 30 Stockholm








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/2023/1472/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
P9_TA(2023)0450 – Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – Hans Lindblad – European Parliament decision of 12 December 2023 on the nomination of Hans Lindblad as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0379/2023 – 2023/0813(NLE)) (Consultation)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: Sweden, appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








C_202404195EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4195


2.8.2024






P9_TA(2023)0450

Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – Hans Lindblad


European Parliament decision of 12 December 2023 on the nomination of Hans Lindblad as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0379/2023 – 2023/0813(NLE))


(Consultation)

(C/2024/4195)



The European Parliament,







—


having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C9-0379/2023),










—


having regard to Rule 129 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0390/2023),










A.


whereas, by letter of 16 October 2023, the Council consulted Parliament on the nomination of Hans Lindblad as a Member of the Court of Auditors;










B.


whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control then proceeded to evaluate Hans Lindblad’s credentials, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; whereas in carrying out that evaluation, the committee received a curriculum vitae from Hans Lindblad, as well as the replies to the written questionnaire that he had been sent;










C.


whereas the committee subsequently held a hearing with Hans Lindblad on 29 November 2023, at which he made an opening statement and then answered questions put by the members of the committee;













1.


Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of Hans Lindblad as a Member of the Court of Auditors;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4195/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-762/23, Curtea de Apel București: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 12 December 2023 – RL, QN, MR, JT, VS, AX v Curtea de Apel București
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bonus payment, independence of the judiciary, judge, right to an effective remedy, seniority, termination of employment








C_202402724EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2724


29.4.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania) lodged on 12 December 2023 – RL, QN, MR, JT, VS, AX v Curtea de Apel București


(Case C-762/23, Curtea de Apel București)

(C/2024/2724)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel București

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: RL, QN, MR, JT, VS, AX

Respondent: Curtea de Apel București

Intervening party: Consiliul Național pentru Combaterea Discriminării

Question referred

Must the second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU (read in conjunction with Article 2 TEU) be interpreted as meaning that the principle of judicial independence precludes the repeal, in respect of Romanian judges with 20 consecutive years’ service in the judiciary, of the right to receive, on retirement or on termination of service for other reasons not attributable to them, a sum equal to seven gross monthly seniority allowances, in the event that the exercise of that right to remuneration is suspended prior to repeal, on a continuous basis and for a prolonged period, for reasons connected principally to the need to eliminate an excessive budget deficit (the legislature expressly invokes the threshold of 3% of gross domestic product laid down in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)?


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2724/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
P9_TA(2023)0451 – Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – João Leão – European Parliament decision of 12 December 2023 on the nomination of João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0397/2023 – 2023/0814(NLE)) (Consultation)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Committee on Budgetary Control, European Parliament
Subjects: appointment of members, member of the Court of Auditors (EU)








C_202404196EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4196


2.8.2024






P9_TA(2023)0451

Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors – João Leão


European Parliament decision of 12 December 2023 on the nomination of João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C9-0397/2023 – 2023/0814(NLE))


(Consultation)

(C/2024/4196)



The European Parliament,







—


having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C9-0397/2023),










—


having regard to Rule 129 of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A9-0391/2023),










A.


whereas, by letter of 25 October 2023, the Council consulted Parliament on the nomination of João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors;










B.


whereas Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control then proceeded to evaluate João Leão’s credentials, in particular in view of the requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; whereas in carrying out that evaluation, the committee received a curriculum vitae from João Leão, as well as the replies to the written questionnaire that he had been sent;










C.


whereas the committee subsequently held a hearing with João Leão on 29 November 2023, at which he made an opening statement and then answered questions put by the members of the committee;













1.


Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council’s nomination of João Leão as a Member of the Court of Auditors;












2.


Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and, for information, the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4196/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
NOTICE UNDER THE GENEVA ACT OF THE LISBON AGREEMENT – Publication of the entry in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Tête de Moine / Tête de Moine, Fromage de Bellelay pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Switzerland, cheese, consumer information, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, quality control of agricultural products








C_202301496EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1496


12.12.2023






NOTICE UNDER THE GENEVA ACT OF THE LISBON AGREEMENT
Publication of the entry in the International Register of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of ‘Tête de Moine / Tête de Moine, Fromage de Bellelay’ pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(C/2023/1496)

On 28 November 2023, in accordance with Article 6(4) of the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement (1), the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) notified the European Union of the following entry in the International Register:

Name: ‘Tête de Moine / Tête de Moine, Fromage de Bellelay’
         


Product type: Cheese


Country of origin: Switzerland

This publication confers the right to oppose the protection of the name within the territory of the European Union, pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and on the grounds set out therein. An opposition may be lodged with the Commission, within four calendar months from today, at:
AGRI-GEOGRAPHICAL-INDICATIONS@ec.europa.eu
The notification may be consulted in the International Register held by WIPO at the following link:
Lisbon Express (wipo.int)


(1)  Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on appellations of origin and geographical indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 15).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2019/1753 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the action of the Union following its accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (OJ L 271, 24.10.2019, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1496/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11330 – ENGIE / EFS / IDESAMGAR)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy diversification, merger control, renewable energy, service, wind energy








C_202401318EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1318


5.2.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11330 – ENGIE / EFS / IDESAMGAR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1318)

On 12 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 32023M11330. 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/2024/1318/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11310 – MHI / MELCO / JV)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric machinery, electrical energy, energy production, engine, merger control








C_202400987EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/987


18.1.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11310 – MHI / MELCO / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/987)

On 12 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 32023M11310. 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/2024/987/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)