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.109232
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, crop production








C_202402694EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2694


16.4.2024






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.109232
(C/2024/2694)







Date of adoption of the decision


19.2.2024




Aid number


SA.109232




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


DP 3.l. Eradikace úporných a přemnožených forem plevelů v cukrové řepě




Legal basis


Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších předpisůZásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací pro příslušný rok na základě § 1, § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších předpisů




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 000 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 200 000 000  CZK




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Growing of other non-perennial crops




Name and address of the granting authority


Státní zemědělský intervenční fond
Ve Smečkách 33, 110 00 Praha 1




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/2024/2694/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2024/1191 of 16 April 2024 on the acceptance of a third State’s contribution to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH/36/2024)
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, EU military mission, Moldova, financial aid, military cooperation




L_202401191EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1191


19.4.2024






Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2024/1191
of 16 April 2024
         
on the acceptance of a third State’s contribution to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH/36/2024)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38, third paragraph, thereof,


Having regard to Council Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1),

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 11(2) of Joint Action 2004/570/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee to take, upon the recommendation of the EU Operation Commander and the EU Military Committee (EUMC), the relevant decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions by third States to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.












(2)


Following the recommendations of the EU Operation Commander and the EUMC regarding a contribution from the Republic of Moldova, that contribution should be accepted and considered to be significant.












(3)


On 12 and 13 December 2002, the Copenhagen European Council adopted a declaration stating that the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements and the implementation thereof will apply only to those Member States of the Union which are also either NATO members or members of the ‘Partnership for Peace’ programme, and which have consequently concluded bilateral security agreements with NATO,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   The contribution from the Republic of Moldova to the European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA) is accepted and considered to be significant.


2.   The Republic of Moldova is exempted from financial contributions to the budget of Operation ALTHEA.



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




Done at Brussels, 16 April 2024.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

D. PRONK
            





(1)  
            
OJ L 252, 28.7.2004, p. 10.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1191/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.113259
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202402689EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2689


16.4.2024






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.113259
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2689)








Date of adoption of the decision


5.4.2024




Aid number


SA.113259




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Exemption from social contributions for the hiring of beneficiaries of the Citizens’ Income (reintroduction of scheme SA.108654)




Legal basis


Esonero dei contributi previdenziali per l’assunzione dei beneficiari del Reddito di Cittadinanza




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Reduction of social security contributions




Budget


Overall budget: 61 500 000  EUR
Annual budget: 61 500 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche Sociali (INPS)
Via Veneto, 56 - Roma




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/2024/2689/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.109467
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Abruzzi, Italy, State aid, control of State aid, forestry holding, forestry policy








C_202402696EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2696


16.4.2024






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.109467
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2696)







Date of adoption of the decision


19.2.2024




Aid number


SA.109467




Member State


Italy




Region


Abruzzo




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


PSP 2023 2027 - Avviso Pubblico Intervento SRA27 - Pagamenti Impegni silvoambientali e impegni in materia di clima




Legal basis


Determinazione n. DPD021/462 del 29.6.2023




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for forest-environment and climate services and forest conservation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 500 000  EUR
Annual budget: 2 500 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority


Regione Abruzzo – Giunta regionale – Dipartimento Agricoltura – Servizio Foreste e parchi
Via Catullo, 65127 Pescara PE




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/2024/2696/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-268/24, Lalfi: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Lecce (Italy) lodged on 16 April 2024 – ZT v Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, framework agreement, full-time employment, labour law, labour shortage, teacher, temporary employment, work contract, working conditions








C_202404311EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4311


15.7.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Lecce (Italy) lodged on 16 April 2024 – ZT v Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito


(Case C-268/24, Lalfi)
                (1)

(C/2024/4311)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Lecce

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: ZT

Defendant: Ministero dell’Istruzione e del Merito

Questions referred







1.


Is Clause 4 of the Framework Agreement referred to in [Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed-term work (2) concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP] to be interpreted as precluding a limitation on the award of the teachers’ card, as provided for in Article 1(121) et seq. of legge del 13 luglio 2015, n. 107 – Riforma del sistema nazionale di istruzione e formazione e delega per il riordino delle disposizioni legislative vigenti (Law No 107 of 13 July 2015 reforming the national education and training system and introducing delegation measures for the reorganisation of the legislative provisions in force) (OJ No 162 of 15 July 2015), based on the duration of the supply teaching assignment?










2.


In the light of Clause 4 cited above, is it possible to regard as ‘objective grounds’, such as to exclude the existence of discrimination, the types of staff vacancy – in the cases referred to in Article 4(1), (2) or (3) of legge 124/99 (Law 124/99) – which the individual supply teacher is called upon to ‘fill’?










3.


Can the fact of having held temporary supply teaching posts in different schools – in the same academic year – under a number of different temporary supply teaching contracts be regarded as an objective ground within the meaning of Clause 4 of the Framework Agreement of [Directive 1999/70]?










4.


In any event, is the assessment of comparability between fixed-term teachers and permanent teachers to be made ex ante or must account be taken of the actual duration of the supply teaching services provided in the course of the year (for example, where, although under more than one contract, the supply teacher has worked for a period not unlike a supply teacher recruited to fill a vacant post in the ‘de facto’ staff lists)?






(1)  The name of the present case is fictitious. It does not correspond to the real name of any of the parties to the proceedings.

(2)  
            OJ 1999 L 175, p. 43.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4311/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: Hungary, Northern Hungary, cross-border cooperation, economic and social cohesion, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_202402717EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2717


16.4.2024






Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
(C/2024/2717)


I.   

Name of the EGTC, address and contact point (as it is currently in the EGTC register)

Official name: BODROGKÖZI Korlátolt Felelősségű Európai Területi Együttműködési Csoportosulás, in short: BODROGKÖZI EGTC

Registered office: 3525 Miskolc, Vologda u. 4

Person responsible (Director): Klára Kémeri-Szabó – director

Email:
bodrogkoziegtc@gmail.hu


Internet address of the Grouping:
https://bodrogkoziek.hu



II. /1.   

Members who left the grouping


Official name: Dámóc Község Önkormányzata


Postal address: 3978 Dámóc, Fő u.129

Internet: N/A

Type of member: local authority


Country: Hungary



II./2.   

Members who left the grouping


Official name: Tiszakarád Község Önkormányzata


Postal address: 3971 Tiszakarád, Engels Frigyes u. 13

Internet: N/A

Type of member: local authority


Country: Hungary




ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2717/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.109105
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_202402690EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2690


16.4.2024






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.109105
(C/2024/2690)







Date of adoption of the decision


16.2.2024




Aid number


SA.109105




Member State


Denmark




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Planteafgiftsfonden




Legal basis


Landbrugsstøtteloven (LBK nr. 115 af 6.2.2020)




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for research and development in the agricultural sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 105 000 000  DKK
Annual budget: 35 000 000  DKK




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority


Landbrugsstyrelsen
Nyropsgade 30, 1780 København V




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/2024/2690/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-205/24: Action brought on 16 April 2024 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (JUST STEP IN)
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202403481EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3481


10.6.2024






Action brought on 16 April 2024 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (JUST STEP IN)


(Case T-205/24)

(C/2024/3481)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Skechers USA, Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, California, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz, Y. Stone and J. Feigl, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark JUST STEP IN – Application for registration No 18 837 583
         

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 February 2024 in Case R 2200/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the principle of equality as laid down in Article 20 in conjunction with Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’);










—


Infringement of the right to good administration as laid down in Article 41(1) of the Charter.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3481/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11517 – CKI / CKA / PHOENIX ENERGY)
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Northern Ireland, economic concentration, energy distribution, energy supply, holding company, investment company, merger control, property development, transport infrastructure, urban infrastructure








C_202404393EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4393


5.7.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11517 – CKI / CKA / PHOENIX ENERGY)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4393)

On 16 April 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 32024M11517. 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/2024/4393/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.109425
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, aquaculture, control of State aid, freshwater fishing, watercourse








C_202402693EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2693


16.4.2024






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.109425
(C/2024/2693)








Date of adoption of the decision


19.2.2024




Aid number


SA.109425




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Podprogram 129 384 ‘Odstranění povodňových škod na rybnících a vodních nádržích’




Legal basis


Zákon č. 254/2001 Sb., o vodách a o změně některých zákonů ve znění pozdějších předpisů, dále též ‘vodní zákon’Zákon č. 218/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech a o změně některých souvisejících zákonů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů, dále též ‘rozpočtová pravidla’Vyhláška Ministerstva financí č. 560/2006 Sb., o účasti státního rozpočtu na financování programů reprodukce majetku (dále jen ‘vyhláška č. 560/2006 Sb.’)Pravidla České republiky – Ministerstva zemědělství pro poskytování finančních prostředků z programu 129 380 ‘Podpora retence vody v krajině – rybníky a vodní nádrže – 2. etapa’ (dále jen ‘Pravidla’)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 000 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 200 000 000  CZK




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Freshwater fishing, Freshwater aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministerstvo zemědělství
Těšnov 65/17, 110 00 Praha 1




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/2024/2693/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11476 – NIPPON STEEL / UNITED STATES STEEL) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-04-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control








C_202402716EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2716


16.4.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11476 – NIPPON STEEL / UNITED STATES STEEL)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2716)


1.   
On 9 April 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:






—


Nippon Steel Corporation (‘Nippon Steel’, Japan),










—


United States Steel Corporation (‘U.S. Steel’, USA).




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


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






—


Nippon Steel is mainly active in the manufacture and sale of various steel products, such as steel plate and sheets, steel bars and sections, wire rods, steel pipes and tubes, as well as stainless steel products and titanium products globally,










—


U.S. Steel is mainly active in manufacturing and selling of steel products, as well as raw materials globally.






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.11476 – NIPPON STEEL / UNITED STATES STEEL
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/2024/2716/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)