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EFTA Surveillance Authority’s notice on state aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for the EFTA States applicable as from 1 August 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_202301528EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1528


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 August 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/2023/1528)

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




1.8.2023 –


7,69


0,62


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/2023/1528/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-474/23. Alfasoft: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj — Romania) — Alfasoft S.A. v Agenția pentru Întreprinderi Mici și Mijlocii, Atragere de Investiții și Promovare a Exportului Cluj-Napoca (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Requirement to state the reasons justifying the need for a reply from the Court — Lack of sufficient information — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: admissibility, coronavirus disease, economic support, epidemic, equal treatment, interpretation of the law, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality








C_202401514EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1514


26.2.2024





Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj — Romania) — Alfasoft S.A. v Agenția pentru Întreprinderi Mici și Mijlocii, Atragere de Investiții și Promovare a Exportului Cluj-Napoca
(CaseC-474/23. Alfasoft) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Requirement to state the reasons justifying the need for a reply from the Court - Lack of sufficient information - Manifest inadmissibility)
(C/2024/1514)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Cluj

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Alfasoft S.A.

Defendant: Agenția pentru Întreprinderi Mici și Mijlocii, Atragere de Investiții și Promovare a Exportului Cluj-Napoca

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Curtea de Apel Cluj (Court of Appeal, Cluj, Romania), by decision of 3 July 2023, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  Date lodged: 25.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1514/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-456/22, Gemeinde Ummendorf: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Ravensburg — Germany) — VX, AT v Gemeinde Ummendorf (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protection of personal data — Regulation (EU) 2016/679 — Article 82 — Right to compensation and liability — Concept of ‘non-material damage’ — Online publication of the agenda for a municipal council meeting containing personal data — Publication without the consent of the data subjects — Claim of those data subjects seeking compensation for non-material damage)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: data protection, data-processing law, disclosure of information, indemnification, local government, personal data, protection of privacy








C_202401072EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1072


5.2.2024





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Ravensburg — Germany) — VX, AT v Gemeinde Ummendorf
(Case C-456/22, (1) Gemeinde Ummendorf)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Protection of personal data - Regulation (EU) 2016/679 - Article 82 - Right to compensation and liability - Concept of ‘non-material damage’ - Online publication of the agenda for a municipal council meeting containing personal data - Publication without the consent of the data subjects - Claim of those data subjects seeking compensation for non-material damage)
(C/2024/1072)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Ravensburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: VX, AT

Defendant: Gemeinde Ummendorf

Operative part of the judgment

Article 82(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation),
must be interpreted as precluding national legislation or a national practice which sets a ‘de minimis threshold’ in order to establish non-material damage caused by an infringement of that regulation. The data subject is required to show that the consequences of the infringement which he or she claims to have suffered constitute damage which differs from the mere infringement of the provisions of that regulation.


(1)  
            OJ C 359, 19.9.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1072/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.100513Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1498


14.12.2023






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.100513
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1498)







Date of adoption of the decision


24.2.2023




Aid number


SA.100513




Member State


France




Region


GUADELOUPE, GUYANE, MARTINIQUE, MAYOTTE, REUNION




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Réductions d'octroi de mer et non assujettissement à l’octroi de mer dans certaines régions ultrapériphériques françaises (2022-2027)




Legal basis


Articles 2 et 28 de la loi no 2004-639 du 10 juillet 2004 relative à l’octroi de mer




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Regional development (including territorial cooperation)




Form of aid


Tax rate reduction, Tax advantage or tax exemption




Budget


Overall budget: 2 850 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 475 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2022 — 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Conseils régionaux de Guadeloupe, Martinique et La Réunion, collectivité territoriale de Guyane, département de Mayotte




Conseil régional de Guadeloupe: Rue Paul Lacave — PETIT PARIS — 97 109 Basse Terre Cedex — Collectivité territoriale de Guyane: Carrefour Suzini — BP 7025 — 97307 Cayenne Cedex — Conseil régional de Martinique: Rue Gaston Deffere — CS 30 137 — 97 201 FORT DE FRANCE CEDEX — Conseil régional de La Réunion: Hôtel de Région Pierre LAGOURGUE — Avenue René Cassin Moufia — BP 67 190 — 97 801 SAINT DENIS MESSAG — CEDEX 9 — Conseil départemental de Mayotte: 8 rue de l'hôpital — MAMOUDZOU — 97 600 MAYOTTE — Ma








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/2023/1498/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-772/23 P: Appeal brought on 14 December 2023 by European Association of Non-Integrated Metal Importers & distributors (Euranimi) against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) delivered on 4 October 2023 in Case T-598/21, Euranimi v Commission
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: import (EU), iron and steel product, originating product, surveillance concerning imports, tariff quota, third country








C_202401089EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1089


5.2.2024





Appeal brought on 14 December 2023 by European Association of Non-Integrated Metal Importers & distributors (Euranimi) against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) delivered on 4 October 2023 in Case T-598/21, Euranimi v Commission
(Case C-772/23 P)
(C/2024/1089)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: European Association of Non-Integrated Metal Importers & distributors (Euranimi) (represented by: M. Campa, V. Villante, avvocati, D. Rovetta, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


to annul the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1029 (1) of 24 June 2021, amending the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/159 to prolong the safeguard measure on imports of certain steel products;










—


order the European Commission to bear the legal cost of the present appeal and of the procedure at first instance.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant relies on two main grounds of appeal.
First plea in law, alleging, first, an error in law in interpretation of Article 19(2)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 on common rules for imports and in particular the requisite of ‘serious injury’ and ‘adjustment’, second, a wrongful qualification of facts and distortion of evidence and third, a failure to state reasons and to respond to several crucial arguments, supported by evidence, raised by the appellant.
Second plea in law, alleging, first, an infringement and misinterpretation of the concept of ‘interest of the Union’ under the Regulation (EU) 2015/478, second, a wrong qualification of facts and distortion of evidence, and third, a failure to state reasons and to respond to several crucial arguments, supported by evidence, raised by the appellant.


(1)  
            OJ 2021 L 225I, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ 2015 L 83, p. 16



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1089/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-780/23 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 Joined Cases T-252/15 and T-257/15, Ferrovial and Others v Commission
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Spain, State aid, amortisation, control of State aid, corporation tax, goodwill, holding company, reimbursement of aid, shareholding, tax relief








C_202401544EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1544


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 Joined Cases T-252/15 and T-257/15, Ferrovial and Others v Commission
(Case C-780/23 P)
(C/2024/1544)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


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

Other parties to the proceedings:

Ferrovial, SA
Ferrovial Services SA,
Amey UK plc,
Arcelormittal Spain Holding, SA

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court of Justice should:






—


annul the judgment of the General Court of 27 September 2023 in Joined Cases Ferrovial and Others v European Commission (T-252/15 and T-257/15, EU:T:2023:584);










—


dismiss the actions for annulment in Cases T-252/15 (Ferrovial v Commission) and T-257/15 (Arcelormittal Spain Holding v Commission); and










—


order the applicants at first instance to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission in respect of both the proceedings at first instance and the present appeal.





Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The appellant relies on three grounds of appeal and submits that the General Court made the following errors of law:






1.


Error of law as to the scope of the initial decisions in that it failed to take into account the information provided by the Member State (first ground of appeal);










2.


Error of law as to the relevance of a binding administrative practice in that it held that it could not extend the scope of an aid scheme (second ground of appeal); and










3.


Error of law in the interpretation and application of the principle of legitimate expectations to the aid scheme at issue (third ground of appeal).






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1544/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-109/22: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2023 — European Commission v Romania (Environment — Directive 1999/31/EC — Landfill of waste — Obligation to close landfill sites which have not been granted the required permit — Closure procedures — Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance — Article 260(2) TFEU — Pecuniary penalties — Penalty payments — Lump sum)
Date: 2023-12-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: enforcement of ruling, judgment of the Court (EU), periodic penalty payment, prevention of pollution, sanction (EU), storage of waste, unauthorised dumping, waste disposal








C_202401070EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1070


5.2.2024





Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2023 — European Commission v Romania
(Case C-109/22) (1)

(Environment - Directive 1999/31/EC - Landfill of waste - Obligation to close landfill sites which have not been granted the required permit - Closure procedures - Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations - Non-compliance - Article 260(2) TFEU - Pecuniary penalties - Penalty payments - Lump sum)
(C/2024/1070)
Language of the case: Romanian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Nicolae and E. Sanfrutos Cano, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Romania (represented by: L.-E. Baţagoi, E. Gane, O.-C. Ichim and L. Liţu, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by failing to take the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 18 October 2018, Commission v Romania (C-301/17, EU:C:2018:846), Romania has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU.










2.


Orders Romania to pay the European Commission a periodic penalty payment of EUR 600 per landfill site and per day of delay in implementing the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 18 October 2018, Commission v Romania (C-301/17, EU:C:2018:846), from the date of delivery of the present judgment until the date of full compliance with the judgment of 18 October 2018, Commission v Romania (C-301/17, EU:C:2018:846).










3.


Orders Romania to pay to the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 1 500 000.










4.


Orders Romania to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 148, 4.4.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1070/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)