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.109766
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202402805EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2805


22.4.2024






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.109766
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2805)








Date of adoption of the decision


27.3.2024




Aid number


SA.109766




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


SA.109766 : Régime temporaire d’aides à la production de chaleur, de combustibles et de carburants dérivés de la biomasse et de l’hydrogène renouvelable




Legal basis


À publier sur le site suivant : https://www.europe-en-france.gouv.fr/fr/aides-d-etat/regimes-d-aide





Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Renewable energy, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Repayable advances, Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 900 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


Direction générale des entreprises (DGE)
139 rue de Bercy, 75012, PARIS




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/2024/2805/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision of 22 April 2024 appointing a member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU statistics, advisory committee (EU), appointment of members








C_202402980EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2980


25.4.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 22 April 2024
         
appointing a member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board
(C/2024/2980)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 235/2008/EC of 11 March 2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (1), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:






(1)


By its Decision of 24 May 2022 (2), the Council appointed Ms Martine DURAND as member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (the ‘Board’) for a term of office of three years.










(2)


Ms Martine DURAND resigned before the expiry of her term of office.










(3)


It is therefore necessary to appoint a new member of the Board.










(4)


Article 3(2) of Decision No 235/2008/EC states that the members of the Board are to be selected from among experts possessing outstanding competence in the field of statistics,




HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
Ms Sandrine DUCHÊNE is hereby appointed member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board for a term of office of three years.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.



Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2024.


For the Council


The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES
               





(1)  
            OJ L 73, 15.3.2008, p. 17.

(2)  Council Decision of 24 May 2022 appointing a member of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (OJ C 211, 30.5.2022, p. 2).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2980/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-214/24: Action brought on 22 April 2024 – Apple and Apple Distribution International v Commission
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: competition law, digital economy, digital single market, information technology, provision of services








C_202403623EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3623


17.6.2024






Action brought on 22 April 2024 – Apple and Apple Distribution International v Commission


(Case T-214/24)

(C/2024/3623)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California, United States), Apple Distribution International Ltd (Cork, Ireland) (represented by: D. Beard, S. Love and J. Bourke, Barristers-at-Law, and W. Knibbeler, T. van Helfteren and M. Lawton, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the European Commission’s decision of 12 February 2024 and notified to Apple on 13 February 2024 with number C(2024)785 final, reference DMA.100022, closing the market investigation opened by Decision C(2023)6077, pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) insofar as it is wrongly predicated on a finding that iMessage is a number-independent interpersonal communications service within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2); and










—


order the European Commission to pay the applicant’s costs pursuant to Article 134 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court, including the costs relating to any intervening parties.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on one plea in law alleging misinterpretation and misapplication of Regulation 2022/1925 and Directive 2018/1972, and material factual errors, in concluding that iMessage is a number-independent interpersonal communications service.


(1)  Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (OJ 2022 L 265, p. 1).

(2)  Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ 2018 L 321, p. 36).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3623/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1216 of 22 April 2024 conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name Wiener Gemischter Satz (PDO)
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, Vienna, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, white wine








L_202401216EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1216


29.4.2024







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/1216
of 22 April 2024
         
conferring protection under Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the name ‘Wiener Gemischter Satz’ (PDO)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 99 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 97(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the Commission has examined the application to register the name ‘Wiener Gemischter Satz’ forwarded by Austria and has published it in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


No statement of objection has been received by the Commission under Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.












(3)


In accordance with Article 99 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, the name ‘Wiener Gemischter Satz’ should be protected and entered in the register referred to in Article 104 of that Regulation.












(4)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Common Organisation of the Agricultural Markets,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Wiener Gemischter Satz’ (PDO) is hereby protected.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 April 2024.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj


(2)  
            OJ C, C/2023/1187, 24.11.2023, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1187/oj



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/1216/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-211/24: Action brought on 22 April 2024 – SZ DJI Technology v EUIPO – Vision Research (PHANTOM)
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer equipment, consultancy, electronic device, electronic equipment, recording equipment, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_202403486EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3486


10.6.2024






Action brought on 22 April 2024 – SZ DJI Technology v EUIPO – Vision Research (PHANTOM)


(Case T-211/24)

(C/2024/3486)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: SZ DJI Technology Co. Ltd (Shenzhen, China) (represented by: A. Renck, S. Petivlasova and A. Bothe, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Vision Research, Inc. (Wayne, New York, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark PHANTOM – International registration designating the European Union No 1 173 012
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 February 2024 in Case R 2125/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision, namely point 1 of its operative part, and decide that the trade mark at issue is maintained on the register for high speed cameras under Class 9;










—


in the alternative, partially annul the contested decision as regards points 1 and 4 of its operative part; and










—


order that the costs of the proceedings are borne by the defendant and the intervener, if any.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) and Article 58(2) in conjunction with Article 198(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3486/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community – Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: France, Ile-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_202402868EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2868


22.4.2024






Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2868)







Member State


France




Route concerned


Brive – Paris (Orly)




Original date of entry into force of the public service obligation


28 October 1995




Date of entry into force of the changes


27 October 2024




Address where the text and any information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


Order of 4 April 2024 amending the public service obligation imposed on scheduled air services between Brive and Paris (Orly)
NOR: TREA2409628A

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do

For further information please contact:





Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile




DTA/SDS1




50 rue Henry Farman




75720 Paris CEDEX 15




FRANCE




Tel. +33 0158094321






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2868/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11498 – BRITANNIC STRATEGIES / GETEC ENERGIE) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, electricity supply, gas supply, merger control, precious metal, provision of services








C_202402872EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2872


22.4.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11498 – BRITANNIC STRATEGIES / GETEC ENERGIE)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2872)


1.   
On 15 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:






—


Britannic Strategies Limited (‘BSL’, United Kingdom), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of BP p.l.c. (United Kingdom),










—


GETEC Energie GmbH (‘GETEC’, Germany).




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


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






—


BSL is active in precious metals trading. BP p.l.c., its ultimate parent company, is an integrated global energy group,










—


GETEC is a trading company active in the provision of consulting services and in the supply of electricity and gas in Europe.






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.11498 – BRITANNIC STRATEGIES / GETEC ENERGIE
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/2024/2872/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-715/22, Mercedes-Benz Bank: Order of the President of the Court of 22 April 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Ravensburg – Germany) – QR v Mercedes-Benz Bank AG
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer protection, contract terms, termination of a contract, vehicle








C_202403755EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3755


24.6.2024






Order of the President of the Court of 22 April 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Ravensburg – Germany) – QR v Mercedes-Benz Bank AG


(Case C-715/22,
                (1)
Mercedes-Benz Bank)

(C/2024/3755)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 45, 6.2.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3755/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-224/24: Action brought on 22 April 2024 – YL v Council
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European civil service, damages, equal treatment, indemnification, rights of the defence, temporary employment, termination of employment








C_202403782EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3782


24.6.2024






Action brought on 22 April 2024 – YL v Council


(Case T-224/24)

(C/2024/3782)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: YL (represented by: A. Guillerme and T. Bontinck, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 May 2023 not to extend the applicant’s term of office (‘the contested decision’);










—


order the Council to pay a compensation for the material and moral harm suffered by the applicant due to the contested decision;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on the following pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the decision of the Council of 30 May 2023 is vitiated by procedural flaws, namely the incompetence of the author of the acts adopted in the process leading to the adoption of the contested decision, considering:






—


the incompetence of the Management Board of the EUIPO to adopt the decision of 22 November 2022;










—


the infringement of the applicant’s right to be heard.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the Council committed manifest errors of assessment when adopting the contested decision.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the Council infringed the principles of legitimate expectations and non-discrimination.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3782/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-279/24, Liechtensteinische Landesbank: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria), lodged on 22 April 2024 – AY v Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: bank, consumer protection, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, private international law, provision of services, unfair terms of contract








C_202404573EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4573


29.7.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria), lodged on 22 April 2024 – AY v Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG


(Case C-279/24, Liechtensteinische Landesbank)

(C/2024/4573)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: AY

Defendant: Liechtensteinische Landesbank (Österreich) AG

Questions referred







1.


Must the legal consequences of orders for the acquisition of financial products placed by a consumer domiciled in State A (here Italy) on the basis of an ongoing business relationship with a bank domiciled in State B (here Austria) be assessed in accordance with the law resulting from Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 (1) (Rome I Regulation) if the conditions for the application of Article 6 of the Rome I Regulation were met when the individual orders were placed but not when the business relationship was entered into and the parties had at that time chosen the law of State B for the entire business relationship in accordance with Article 3 of the Rome I Regulation?










2.


If question 1 is answered in the affirmative:
Is the exception in Article 6(4)(a) of the Rome I Regulation applicable where a bank opens accounts for a consumer domiciled in another Member State on the basis of a contract and subsequently acquires financial products for the consumer on the basis of the consumer’s orders that are attributed to the accounts, where the consumer may (also) place the orders by means of remote communication?










3.


If question 1 is answered in the affirmative and question 2 is answered in the negative: Must a choice of law made before the conditions for the application of Article 6 of the Rome I Regulation were met be regarded as unfair within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 93/13/EEC (2) (Unfair Contract Terms Directive) after those conditions were met if the contract does not refer to the legal consequences of Article 6(2) of the Rome I Regulation?






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

(2)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4573/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.111374
Date: 2024-04-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, telecommunications








C_202402793EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2793


22.4.2024






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.111374
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2793)








Date of adoption of the decision


8.4.2024




Aid number


SA.111374




Member State


Italy




Region


Italy




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF - Aid for telecom operators for increased electricity costs




Legal basis


(a) The Decree n. 65/2015 of 6 August 2015 adopted by ‘Comitato Interministeriale per la Programmazione Economica’ (‘CIPE’), as modified by the CIPE Decree n. 6 of 1 May 2016(b) The Ministerial Decree containing the implementing regulation for the scheme, a draft version of which has been provided to the Commission. Italy will adopt the Decree after the notification of the Commission’s decision approving the measur




Type of measure


Schemes


 




Objective


Energy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 35 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 35 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority


Ministero delle Imprese e del made in Italy
Viale America 201 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/2024/2793/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)