do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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.103466Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: State aid, Sweden, carriage of goods, control of State aid, maritime transport








C_202301474EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1474


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.103466
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1474)








Date of adoption of the decision


17.11.2023




Aid number


SA.103466




Member State


Sweden




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Dredging and port infrastructure at the port of Gothenburg




Legal basis


Government Decisions N2018/03462 and I2022/01294




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Göteborgs Hamn Aktiebolag (registration number 556008-2553)




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 675 000 000  SEK
Annual budget: 1 255 000 000  SEK




Intensity


 




Duration


From 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal freight water transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration)




SE- 781 89 Borlänge








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/2023/1474/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11043 – NOVOZYMES / CHR HANSEN HOLDING)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: biochemistry, biotechnology, economic concentration, merger control, organic chemical, research and development








C_202407193EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7193


28.11.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11043 – NOVOZYMES / CHR HANSEN HOLDING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7193)

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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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 32023M11043. 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/2024/7193/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2858 of 12 December 2023 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 14 December 2023
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Energy Community, energy cooperation, energy policy, multilateral agreement, renewal of an agreement, revision of an agreement, seat of institution




L_202302858EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2858


15.12.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2858
of 12 December 2023
         
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 14 December 2023
         


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 194(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


The Energy Community Treaty was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision 2006/500/EC (1) and entered into force on 1 July 2006.












(2)


Pursuant to Article 47 of the Energy Community Treaty, the Ministerial Council is to take Measures, which, pursuant to Article 76 of that Treaty, may take the form of a Decision or of a Recommendation.












(3)


The Ministerial Council, during its 21st session on 14 December 2023, will adopt a number of acts, attached to this Decision, which fall under the scope of Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and on which representatives of the Union will vote.












(4)


The purpose of the envisaged acts is to facilitate the achievement of the objectives of the Energy Community Treaty.












(5)


It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Ministerial Council regarding the acts attached to this Decision, as those acts will have legal effects for the Union,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf in the 21st session of the Ministerial Council to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 14 December 2023, regarding the issues falling under the scope of Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is to approve the adoption of the acts attached to this Decision.


2.   Minor changes to the acts attached to this Decision, in the light of comments from Contracting Parties to the Energy Community, may be agreed by the Commission, before or at the Ministerial Council, without a further decision of the Council.



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)  Council Decision 2006/500/EC of 29 May 2006 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Energy Community Treaty (OJ L198, 20.7.2006, p. 15).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2858/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2885 of 12 December 2023 appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, of the European Economic and Social Committee
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Economic and Social Committee, Sweden, appointment of members








L_202302885EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2885


20.12.2023







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2023/2885
of 12 December 2023
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Sweden, of the European Economic and Social Committee


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/853 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),


Having regard to the proposal of the Swedish Government,


After consulting the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 300(2) of the Treaty, the Economic and Social Committee is to consist of representatives of organisations of employers, of the employed, and of other parties representative of civil society, notably in socioeconomic, civic, professional and cultural areas.












(2)


On 2 October 2020, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2020/1392 (2), appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025.












(3)


A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Ms Gabriella Kristina SEBARDT.












(4)


The Swedish Government has proposed Mr Ola BRINNEN, Senior juridisk rådgivare, Svenskt Näringsliv (Senior legal advisor, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise), as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Ola BRINNEN, Senior juridisk rådgivare, Svenskt Näringsliv (Senior legal advisor, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise), is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2025.


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)  
            OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 15.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2020/1392 of 2 October 2020 appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025, and repealing and replacing the Council Decision appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period 21 September 2020 to 20 September 2025 adopted on 18 September 2020 (OJ L 322, 5.10.2020, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2885/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11234 – GENERALI / LIBERTY SEGUROS)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, Portugal, Spain, economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_202301505EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1505


12.12.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11234 – GENERALI / LIBERTY SEGUROS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1505)


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:






—


Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (‘Generali’, Italy),










—


Liberty Seguros, Compañia de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. (‘Liberty Seguros’, Spain), belonging to the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, wholly owned by Liberty Spain Holdings LLC and Liberty UK and Europe Holdings Limited.




Generali will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Liberty Seguros.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Generali is active in insurance, reinsurance, provision of assistance services and real estate and asset management,










—


Liberty Seguros offers non-life and life insurance products mainly in Spain, Portugal and Ireland, mostly focusing on motor insurance, as well as on home and life risk insurance.






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.



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.11234 – GENERALI / LIBERTY SEGUROS
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’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1505/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11339 – CORVINUS / VINCI AIRPORTS / AIRPORT HOLDING)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: airport, building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, service








C_202401984EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1984


5.3.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11339 – CORVINUS / VINCI AIRPORTS / AIRPORT HOLDING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1984)

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 32023M11339. 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/2024/1984/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
P9_TA(2023)0452 – EC/Kiribati Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2023-2028). Implementation Protocol – European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 December 2023 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028) (09862/2023 – C9-0356/2023 – 2023/0147(NLE)) (Consent)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Development, Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Kiribati, agreement (EU), fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, sea fishing








C_202404197EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4197


2.8.2024






P9_TA(2023)0452

EC/Kiribati Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2023-2028). Implementation Protocol


European Parliament legislative resolution of 12 December 2023 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028) (09862/2023 – C9-0356/2023 – 2023/0147(NLE))


(Consent)

(C/2024/4197)



The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the draft Council decision (09862/2023),










—


having regard to the draft Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community, on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (2023-2028) (09890/2023),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), and (7), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0356/2023),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries (A9-0380/2023),













1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Kiribati.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4197/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.109792Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Greece, State aid, clothing industry, control of State aid, footwear industry, hides and furskins industry, wholesale trade








C_202301469EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1469


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.109792
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1469)







Date of adoption of the decision


1.12.2023




Aid number


SA.109792




Member State


Greece




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Re-introduction of subsidy to companies affected by Russia's aggression on Ukraine and international sanctions imposed




Legal basis








1)


Law 4314/2014, as amended (Official Gazette Α' 265/2014). 2) Law 4914/2022 (Official Gazette Α' 61/2022). 3) Ministerial Decision — Protocol Number 5636/11.10.2022 as amended with Decisions 6866/7.12.2022 and 1392/ 15.3.2023.








Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 30 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


12.10.2022 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Manufacture of articles of fur, Tanning and dressing of leather; dressing and dyeing of fur, Wholesale of clothing and footwear




Name and address of the granting authority







‘ΕΠΑΝΕΚ’ ΕΙΔΙΚΗ ΥΠΗΡΕΣΙΑ ΔΙΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΗΣ Ε.Π. ΑΝΤΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ, ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΜΑΤΙΚΟΤΗΤΑ & ΚΑΙΝΟΤΟΜΙΑ




Μεσογείων 56 τ.κ. 11527 Αθήνα




—




Intermediate Agency for Operational Programmes for Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship ‘EFEPAE’-the authority responsible for administering the measure




Σεβαστουπόλεως 80 τ.κ.11526 Αθήνα








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/2023/1469/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.107243Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, Trenčín region, coal mining, control of State aid








C_202301473EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1473


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.107243
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1473)








Date of adoption of the decision


24.11.2023




Aid number


SA.107243




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Západné Slovensko, Trencianský kraj




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podpora zamestnateľnosti v regióne Horná Nitra




Legal basis








1.


Zákon č. 121/2022 Z. z. o príspevkoch z fondov Európskej únie a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov 2. 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), 1. Zákon č. 302/2001 o samospráve vyšších územných celkov (zákon o samosprávnych krajoch) v znení neskorších predpisov 2. Uznesenie vlády SR č. 580/2018 z 12.12.2018 k návrhu problematiky transformácie regiónu Horná Nitra v súvislosti s návrhom všeobecného hospodárskeho záujmu na zabezpečenie bezpečnosti dodávok elektriny ukladá povinnosť tvorby nových pracovných miest v regióne hornej Nitry a prípravu projektov na zabezpečenie zamestnanosti v regióne. 3. Uznesenie vlády SR č. 336/2019 z 3.7.2019 k Akčnému plánu transformácie uhoľného regiónu horná Nitra https://rokovania.gov.sk/RVL/Resolution/17818/1 4. Uznesenie vlády SR č. 19/2022 z 12.1.2022 k aktualizácii Akčného plánu transformácie uhoľného regiónu horná Nitra https://rokovania.gov.sk/RVL/Resolution/19801/1








Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Hornonitrianske bane a.s. Prievidza (ďalej len ‘HBP’) Slovenské elektrárne, a.s. (odštepný závod Elektrárne Nováky, so sídlom Zemianske Kostoľany, okres Prievidza) (ďalej len ‘ENO’)




Objective


Training, Closure aid




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 10 750 047  EUR
Annual budget: 5 375 024  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 1.7.2023




Economic sectors


Mining of hard coal




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo práce sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR




Špitálska 4-6, 816 43 Bratislava








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/2023/1473/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-407/23, Hera Luce: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Hera Luce Srl v Comune di Trieste, City Green Light Srl, Edison Next Government Srl (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Requirement to set out the factual and legislative context of the dispute in the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the question referred for a preliminary ruling — Lack of sufficient information — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-12-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, interpretation of the law, lighting, municipality, project funding, service concession








C_202400929EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/929


29.1.2024





Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 12 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Hera Luce Srl v Comune di Trieste, City Green Light Srl, Edison Next Government Srl
(Case C-407/23, (1) Hera Luce)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Requirement to set out the factual and legislative context of the dispute in the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the question referred for a preliminary ruling - Lack of sufficient information - Manifest inadmissibility)
(C/2024/929)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Hera Luce Srl

Respondents: Comune di Trieste, City Green Light Srl, Edison Next Government Srl

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Consiglio di Stato (Council of State, Italy), by decision of 7 June 2023, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  Date lodged: 3.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/929/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)