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Case C-771/23: Action brought on 14 December 2023 — Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: energy efficiency, energy resources, energy supply, fossil fuel, principle of proportionality, security of supply, self-sufficiency in energy








C_202401088EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1088


5.2.2024





Action brought on 14 December 2023 — Republic of Poland v European Parliament and Council of the European Union
(Case C-771/23)
(C/2024/1088)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, Agent)

Defendant: European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast) (1);










—


order the European Parliament and Council of the European Union to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments







1.


Plea in law alleging infringement of point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 192(2) TFEU by applying an incorrect legal basis (Article 194(2) TFEU) to the adoption of Directive 2023/1791, even though the measures laid down by that directive significantly affect Poland’s choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply.
According to Poland, the defendant institutions infringed point (c) of the first subparagraph of Article 192(2) TFEU by failing to adopt the directive at issue on the basis of the abovementioned Treaty provision, which requires unanimity in the Council, even though the directive at issue significantly affects a Member State’s choice between different energy sources and the overall structure of its energy supply.










2.


Plea in law alleging infringement of the principle of proportionality set out in Article 5(4) TEU, in conjunction with Article 296 and Article 191(3) TFEU, by establishing measures that engender costs that are disproportionate to achieving the intended objectives.
According to Poland, the defendant institutions infringed the principle of proportionality, because the directive at issue was adopted without taking into account the existing conditions in individual Member States, and the measures provided for in those Member States to reduce the reliance of the European Union on fossil fuels are unfeasible or connected to costs that are disproportionate to the results expected.






(1)  
            OJ 2023 L 231, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1088/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-164/22: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Ryanair v Commission
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Portugal, State aid, air transport, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, general legal principle, indemnification, principle of proportionality








C_202401889EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1889


11.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Ryanair v Commission
(Case T-164/22) (1)

(C/2024/1889)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1889/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on EESC’s support for the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Bulgaria, Romania, Schengen Agreement, border control, external border of the EU, internal border of the EU








C_202401563EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1563


5.3.2024






Resolution of the European Economic and Social Committee on EESC’s support for the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area
(C/2024/1563)







Legal basis


Rule 50 of the Rules of Procedure




 


 




Adopted at plenary


14.12.2023




Plenary session No


583




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


183/3/3





Allow Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen area!

Regarding the accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area, the European Economic and Social Committee:






—


Reiterates its position, also supported by the European Commission and the European Parliament, that the two Member States fulfil all the conditions for joining the Schengen area, and considers it imperative that the accession formalities be completed quickly;










—


Notes the signs of some progress in relation to the possible accession of the two Member States to the Schengen area, as a first step only at air transport level, and encourages the Spanish Presidency, the Council and the Member States to hold an extraordinary meeting of the JHA Council in order to adopt an agreement to that effect by the end of 2023;










—


Considers that imposing additional conditions for the two Member States to join the Schengen area, which go beyond the existing treaties and regulations, risks creating confusion between distinct areas such as the area of free movement and irregular migration, complicating political decisions and dangerously disrupting the proper functioning of the EU in accordance with its fundamental values and the principles of the European Convention on Human Rights.




The European Economic and Social Committee has always supported the idea of extending the Schengen area and has encouraged the European institutions and the Member States to provide a legal and political framework for the participation of all EU and EFTA Member States in the widest possible area ensuring full freedom of movement of persons and goods, in accordance with the principles and values of the European Union.


Brussels, 14 December 2023.


The President of European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1563/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-432/23: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Universität Koblenz v EACEA
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, financial aid, proof, reimbursement of aid, university








C_202401891EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1891


11.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Universität Koblenz v EACEA
(Case T-432/23) (1)

(C/2024/1891)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 321, 11.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1891/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 13 December 2023
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202301394EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1394


14.12.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            13 December 2023
         
(C/2023/1394)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0787 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,13 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4566 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86120 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2770 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9452 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8250 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,476 




HUF


Hungarian forint


380,90 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3260 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9738 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,3399 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6452 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4644 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4288 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7691 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4490 




KRW


South Korean won


1 422,86 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5870 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7426 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 862,02 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0764 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,493 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,612 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3609 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,6870 




INR


Indian rupee


89,9635 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1394/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-206/22, Sparkasse Südpfalz: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Ludwigshafen am Rhein — Germany) — TF v Sparkasse Südpfalz (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protection of the safety and health of workers — Organisation of working time — Article 31(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Directive 2003/88/EC — Article 7 — Right to paid annual leave — SARS-Cov-2 virus — Quarantine measure — Impossible to carry over the paid annual leave granted for a period coinciding with a period of quarantine)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: arrangement of working time, coronavirus disease, disease prevention, epidemic, labour law, paid leave, working conditions








C_202401071EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1071


5.2.2024





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Ludwigshafen am Rhein — Germany) — TF v Sparkasse Südpfalz
(Case C-206/22, (1) Sparkasse Südpfalz)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of the safety and health of workers - Organisation of working time - Article 31(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Directive 2003/88/EC - Article 7 - Right to paid annual leave - SARS-Cov-2 virus - Quarantine measure - Impossible to carry over the paid annual leave granted for a period coinciding with a period of quarantine)
(C/2024/1071)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Arbeitsgericht Ludwigshafen am Rhein

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: TF

Defendant: Sparkasse Südpfalz

Operative part of the judgment

Article 7(1) of Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time and Article 31(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation or practice that does not permit the carry-over of days of paid annual leave which were granted to a worker who is not sick in respect of a period coinciding with a period of quarantine ordered by a public authority on account of that worker having been in contact with a person infected with a virus.


(1)  
            OJ C 237, 20.6.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1071/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-185/22: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Ryanair v Commission
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Portugal, State aid, air transport, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, damages, epidemic, general legal principle, principle of proportionality








C_202401890EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1890


11.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Ryanair v Commission
(Case T-185/22) (1)

(C/2024/1890)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1890/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-776/23 P: Appeal brought on 14 December 2023 by the European Commission against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 27 September 2023 in Case T-826/14, Spain v Commission
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, amortisation, control of State aid, corporation tax, goodwill, holding company, reimbursement of aid, shareholding, tax relief








C_202401540EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1540


26.2.2024





Appeal brought on 14 December 2023 by the European Commission against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 27 September 2023 in Case T-826/14, Spain v Commission
(Case C-776/23 P)
(C/2024/1540)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky, C. Urraca Caviedes and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Kingdom of Spain

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2023 in Case T-826/14, Spain v Commission (EU:T:2023:582);










—


dismiss the action for annulment in Case T-826/14, Spain v Commission;










—


order the Kingdom of Spain to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission at first instance and on appeal.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The appellant puts forward two grounds of appeal and claims that the General Court made the following errors of law:






1.


Error of law as regards the scope of the initial decisions, by failing to take account of the information provided by the Member State (first ground of appeal), and










2.


Error of law as regards the effect of a binding administrative practice, by finding that it cannot broaden the scope of an aid scheme (second ground of appeal).






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1540/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11370 – CENTRAL / SELFRIDGES)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, economic concentration, holding company, merchandising, merger control, property development, property market, retail trade








C_202301601EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1601


20.12.2023






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11370 – CENTRAL / SELFRIDGES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1601)

On 14 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 32023M11370. 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/2023/1601/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-767/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2023 — Jérôme Rivière, Dominique Bilde, Joëlle Mélin, Aurélia Beigneux, Thierry Mariani, Jordan Bardella, Jean Paul Garraud, Jean-François Jalkh, Gilbert Collard, Gilles Lebreton, Nicolaus Fest, Gunnar Beck and Philippe Olivier v European Parliament (Appeal — Law governing the institutions — Members of the European Parliament — Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament — Standards of conduct — Rule 10(3) — Prohibition on displaying banners during the sittings of Parliament — Oral measure of the President of the Parliament prohibiting MEPs from displaying national flags on their lecterns — Action for annulment — Article 263 TFEU — Concept of ‘challengeable act’)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, President of the EP, code of conduct, flag, parliamentary rules of procedure, parliamentary sitting








C_202401068EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1068


5.2.2024





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2023 — Jérôme Rivière, Dominique Bilde, Joëlle Mélin, Aurélia Beigneux, Thierry Mariani, Jordan Bardella, Jean Paul Garraud, Jean-François Jalkh, Gilbert Collard, Gilles Lebreton, Nicolaus Fest, Gunnar Beck and Philippe Olivier v European Parliament
(Case C-767/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Law governing the institutions - Members of the European Parliament - Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament - Standards of conduct - Rule 10(3) - Prohibition on displaying banners during the sittings of Parliament - Oral measure of the President of the Parliament prohibiting MEPs from displaying national flags on their lecterns - Action for annulment - Article 263 TFEU - Concept of ‘challengeable act’)
(C/2024/1068)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellants: Jérôme Rivière, Dominique Bilde, Joëlle Mélin, Aurélia Beigneux, Thierry Mariani, Jordan Bardella, Jean Paul Garraud, Jean-François Jalkh, Gilbert Collard, Gilles Lebreton, Nicolaus Fest, Gunnar Beck and Philippe Olivier (represented by: F. Wagner, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Parliament (represented by: N. Lorenz and T. Lukácsi, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Mr Jérôme Rivière, Ms Dominique Bilde, Ms Joëlle Mélin, Ms Aurélia Beigneux, Mr Thierry Mariani, Mr Jordan Bardella, Mr Jean-Paul Garraud, Mr Jean-François Jalkh, Mr Gilbert Collard, Mr Gilles Lebreton, Mr Nicolaus Fest, Mr Gunnar Beck and Mr Philippe Olivier to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament.






(1)  
            OJ C 109, 7.3.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1068/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11282 - KESKO / DAVIDSEN) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: building materials, economic concentration, foodstuff, merger control, motor car, retail trade








C_202301539EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1539


14.12.2023






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11282 - KESKO / DAVIDSEN)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1539)


1.   
On 5 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:






—


Kesko Corporation (‘Kesko’, Finland),










—


Davidsen Koncernen A/S (‘Davidsen’, Denmark).




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


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






—


Kesko is a Finnish retailing conglomerate active within the grocery trade, building and technical trade, and car trade,










—


Davidsen is a Danish distributor of building materials.






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.11282 – KESKO / DAVIDSEN
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/2023/1539/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 September 2023 (Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of ESA’s Decision No 195/04/COL 14 July 2004)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, State aid, interest, reimbursement of aid








C_202301529EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1529


14.12.2023






EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 September 2023
         


(Published in accordance with the rules on reference and discount rates set out in Part VII of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines and Article 10 of ESA’s Decision No 195/04/COL 14 July 2004
               
                (1)
)


(C/2023/1529)

Base rates are calculated in accordance with the Chapter on the method for setting reference and discount rates of ESA’s State Aid Guidelines as amended by ESA’s Decision No 788/08/COL of 17 December 2008. To obtain the applicable reference rates, appropriate margins shall be added to the base rate in accordance with the State Aid Guidelines.
Base rates have been determined as follows:








 


Iceland


Liechtenstein


Norway




1.9.2023 –


9,18


0,79


3,66






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 25.5.2006, p. 37 and EEA Supplement to the OJ No. 26/2006, 25.5.2006, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1529/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-444/21: Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Ryanair v Commission (Finnair III: COVID-19)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Finland, State aid, aid to undertakings, air transport, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, equal treatment, freedom to provide services, right of establishment








C_202401887EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1887


11.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 14 December 2023 — Ryanair v Commission (Finnair III: COVID-19)
(Case T-444/21) (1)

(C/2024/1887)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 357, 6.9.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1887/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)