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.105135Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, control of State aid, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy industry, energy production








C_202401358EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1358


8.2.2024






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.105135
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1358)







Date of adoption of the decision


13.6.2023




Aid number


SA.105135




Member State


Ireland




Region


Ireland




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Amendments to State Aid Approval SA.54683 (2020/N) — Ireland Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS)




Legal basis


Electricity Regulation Act 1999




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Renewable energy, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: 12 500 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 83 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


Electric power generation, transmission and distribution, Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Environment Climate and Communications




Adelaide Road, Dublin 2, Ireland








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/2024/1358/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.107575
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202401354EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1354


8.2.2024






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.107575
(C/2024/1354)







Date of adoption of the decision


13.12.2023




Aid number


SA.107575




Member State


Slovenia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoč za odpravo posledic škode v kmetijstvu zaradi suše leta 2022




Legal basis


predlog Programa odprave posledic škode v kmetijstvu zaradi suše leta 2022 z dne 10 5. 2023




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid to compensate for the damage caused by adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 700 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 700 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano




Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana








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/2024/1354/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-106/24, WEAREONE.WORLD BV: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) lodged on 8 February 2024 – OV v WEAREONE.WORLD BV
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: contract, copyright, law of obligations, ownership, work contract








C_202403154EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3154


21.5.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie (Belgium) lodged on 8 February 2024 – OV v WEAREONE.WORLD BV


(Case C-106/24, WEAREONE.WORLD BV)

(C/2024/3154)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: OV

Defendant: WEAREONE.WORLD BV

Question referred

Should Article 1(1) of the Rome Convention (1) and Article 1(1) of the Rome I Regulation (2) be interpreted as meaning that the question of ownership of copyright in a work created in performance of an obligation under an employment or commission contract, that is, the question of who is the original owner and whether and to what extent that right is transferable to a subsequent owner, is covered by the concept of ‘contractual obligations’?


(1)  Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980 and approved by the [Belgian] Law of 14 July 1987.

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (OJ 2008 L 177, p. 6).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3154/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.108070Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, air conditioning, control of State aid, electricity supply, energy production, energy supply, gas supply








C_202401359EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1359


8.2.2024






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.108070
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1359)







Date of adoption of the decision


7.12.2023




Aid number


SA.108070




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of temporary crisis measures for biomass and biogas




Legal basis


Article 4 of ‘Gesetz zur Änderung des Erdgas-Wärme-Preisbremsengesetzes, zur Änderung des Strompreisbremsegesetzes sowie zur Änderung weiterer energiewirtschaftlicher, umweltrechtlicher und sozialrechtlicher Gesetze’ of 2 August 2023




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Energy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 300 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 300 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2023 — 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY, Production of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz




11019 Berlin








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/2024/1359/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.103068Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, air conditioning, control of State aid, electricity supply, energy supply, gas supply








C_202401357EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1357


8.2.2024






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.103068
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1357)







Date of adoption of the decision


7.7.2023




Aid number


SA.103068




Member State


Spain




Region


Spain




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


ENER — Ayudas para proyectos innovadores de almacenamiento energético (MRR)




Legal basis


El Acuerdo del Consejo de Ministros de 27 de abril de 2021, por el que se aprueba el Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. Ley 22/2021, de 28 de diciembre, de Presupuestos Generales del Estado para el año 2022. BOE no 312, de 29 de diciembre de 2021. Real Decreto 887/2006, de 21 de julio, por el que se aprueba el Reglamento de la Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones Real Decreto Ley 36/2020, de 30 de diciembre, por el que se aprueban medidas urgentes para la modernización de la Administración Pública y para la ejecución del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia. Orden HFP/1030/2021, de 29 de septiembre, por la que se configura el sistema de gestión del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia Orden HFP/1031/2021, de 29 de septiembre, por la que se establece el procedimiento y formato de la información a proporcionar por las Entidades del Sector Público Estatal, Autonómico y Local para el seguimiento del cumplimiento de hitos y objetivos y de ejecución presupuestaria y contable de las medidas de los componentes del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia Ley 24/2013, de 26 de diciembre, del Sector Eléctrico y su normativa de desarrollo La Ley 9/2017, de 8 de noviembre, de Contratos del Sector Público, por la que se transponen al ordenamiento j…




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Energy infrastructures, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 350 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 150 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority







Joan Groizard Payeras




C/Madera 8 — 28004 Madrid








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/2024/1357/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-256/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 February 2024 – Pilatus Bank plc v European Central Bank (ECB), European Commission, Pilatus Holding ltd. (Appeal – Economic and monetary policy – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 – Specific supervisory tasks assigned to the European Central Bank (ECB) – Withdrawal of authorisation – Action for annulment – Inadmissibility – Representation of a party – Authority to act granted to the lawyer – Representative not lawfully provided with authority to act)
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU banking union, admissibility, bank, banking supervision, credit institution, lawyer, trade licence








C_202402275EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2275


2.4.2024





Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 February 2024 — Pilatus Bank plc v European Central Bank (ECB), European Commission, Pilatus Holding ltd.
(Case C-256/22 P) (1)

(Appeal - Economic and monetary policy - Prudential supervision of credit institutions - Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 - Specific supervisory tasks assigned to the European Central Bank (ECB) - Withdrawal of authorisation - Action for annulment - Inadmissibility - Representation of a party - Authority to act granted to the lawyer - Representative not lawfully provided with authority to act)
(C/2024/2275)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Pilatus Bank plc (represented by: O. Behrends, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Pilatus Holding ltd., European Central Bank (ECB) (represented by: M. Puidokas and E. Yoo, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: initially A. Nijenhuis, A. Steiblytė and D. Triantafyllou, and subsequently A. Steiblytė and D. Triantafyllou, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 2 February 2022, Pilatus Bank and Pilatus Holding v ECB (T-27/19, EU:T:2022:46);










2.


Dismisses the action brought in Case T-27/19 as inadmissible;










3.


Orders Pilatus Bank plc to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Central Bank (ECB) relating to the proceedings at first instance and to the appeal proceedings;










4.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs relating to the proceedings at first instance and to the appeal proceedings.






(1)  
            OJ C 237, 20.6.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2275/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-750/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 February 2024 – Pilatus Bank plc v European Central Bank (ECB) (Appeal – Economic and monetary policy – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Tasks of the European Central Bank (ECB) – Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 – Article 6(5)(b) – Supervision of a credit institution directly by the ECB – Conditions – Action for annulment – Inadmissibility – Representation of a party – Authority to act granted to the lawyer – Representative not lawfully provided with authority to act)
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU banking union, banking supervision, credit institution, financial supervision, lawyer








C_202402273EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2273


2.4.2024





Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 8 February 2024 — Pilatus Bank plc v European Central Bank (ECB)
(Case C-750/21 P) (1)

(Appeal - Economic and monetary policy - Prudential supervision of credit institutions - Tasks of the European Central Bank (ECB) - Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 - Article 6(5)(b) - Supervision of a credit institution directly by the ECB - Conditions - Action for annulment - Inadmissibility - Representation of a party - Authority to act granted to the lawyer - Representative not lawfully provided with authority to act)
(C/2024/2273)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Pilatus Bank plc (represented by: O. Behrends, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Central Bank (ECB) (represented by: E. Koupepidou, M. Puidokas and E. Yoo, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the order of the General Court of the European Union of 24 September 2021, Pilatus Bank v ECB (T-139/19, EU:T:2021:623);










2.


Dismisses the action brought in Case T-139/19 as inadmissible;










3.


Orders Pilatus Bank plc to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 95, 28.2.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2273/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 of 19 January 2024 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (Official Journal of the European Union L, 2024/385, 19 January 2024)
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, removal, terrorism








L_202490091EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/385


8.2.2024






Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/385 of 19 January 2024 establishing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad

(
Official Journal of the European Union L, 2024/385, 19 January 2024
)


On page 9, in the Annex, entry number 4, in the column ‘Identifying information’:
for:


                  ‘DOB: 2.9.1967
                  ’,

read:


                  ‘DOB: 20.9.1967
                  ’.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/385/corrigendum/2024-02-08/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11480 - COBEPA / SD 2 HOLDING) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, fire protection, investment, investment company, merger control, service, subsidiary, video surveillance








C_202401456EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1456


8.2.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11480 - COBEPA / SD 2 HOLDING)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1456)


1.   
On 1 February 2024, 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:






—


Cobepa SA (Belgium, ‘Cobepa’), controlled by Vedihold SA, (Luxembourg)










—


SD 2 Holding B.V. (Netherlands, ‘SD 2’), controlled by Smile Invest NV, (Belgium)




Cobepa will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of SD 2.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Cobepa is an independent, privately held investment company. Cobepa’s worldwide investments include companies in different industries, such as business services, industrial, healthcare and financial services,










—


SD 2 and its subsidiaries are active in the Netherlands, through the ‘SmartSD’ brand, in the distribution of security solutions including video surveillance, access control, fire detection or intrusion detection (and environmental facility management) and related technical advice and training services.






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.11480 - COBEPA / SD 2 HOLDING
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/2024/1456/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11452 – DACHSER / FRIGOSCANDIA)
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air transport, economic concentration, logistics, maritime transport, merger control, provision of services, road transport








C_202401562EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1562


15.2.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11452 – DACHSER / FRIGOSCANDIA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1562)

On 8 February 2024, 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 32024M11452. 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/2024/1562/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11355 — VAN DRIE / F&F) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-02-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: calf, economic concentration, live animal, merger control, milk product, slaughter of animals, veal, vegetable product, wholesale trade








C_202401434EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1434


8.2.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11355 — VAN DRIE / F&F)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1434)


1.   
On 25 January 2024, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Van Drie Holding B.V. (‘Van Drie’, the Netherlands),










—


F&F Group B.V. and Melkboer Vastgoed B.V. (‘F&F’, the Netherlands).
Van Drie will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of F&F.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.






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






—


Van Drie is a company active in the wholesale of various dairy commodities, the production and sale of calf milk replacer, the purchase, trade and slaughter of calves and the sale of veal,










—


F&F is a company active in the wholesale of dairy and vegetable ingredients in the international food and feed industry.






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.11355 – VAN DRIE / F&F
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/2024/1434/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)