do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
State aid – Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, air transport, carriage of passengers, control of State aid








C_202402896EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2896


25.4.2024






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(C/2024/2896)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


19 December 2023




Case No


91444




Decision No


193/23/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Region


Salten




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Investment aid to Avinor AS for the construction of a new airport in Bodø




Legal basis


The revised national budget for 2022 Prop. 1 S (2021-2022) and Prop. 115 S (2021-2022). See also Prop. 1 S (2022-2023).
Bodø Municipality’s decision of 8 December 2022 in case PS 22/198
Contract between Avinor, the Ministry of Transport and Bodø Municipality which implements the instructions from the Ministry and the Parliament and sets out the terms of the aid grants




Type of measure


Ad hoc aid




Objective


Airport infrastructure. Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grants. Property transactions




Budget


NOK 5 068 300 000 




Intensity


66,3 %




Duration


Works starts in 2024. Airport is planned for opening in 2029.




Economic sectors


Passenger air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







The Ministry of Transport




PO Box 8010 Dep




N-0030 Oslo




NORWAY




Bodø Municipality




P.b. 319




8001 Bodø




NORWAY








Other information


—




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2896/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-223/24: Action brought on 25 April 2024 – Pinpoint Innovations v Commission
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, claim, coronavirus disease, epidemic, financial aid, project funding, reimbursement of aid, sanction (EU)








C_202404092EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4092


8.7.2024






Action brought on 25 April 2024 – Pinpoint Innovations v Commission


(Case T-223/24)

(C/2024/4092)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pinpoint Innovations Ltd (Clarina, Ireland) (represented by: K. Kelly, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Annul Commission Decision C(2024) 1172 final of 17 February 2024 relating to the recovery of EUR 122 662,74 (one hundred and twenty-two thousand six hundred and sixty-two euro and seventy-four cents), plus interest due, from Pinpoint Innovations Limited;










—


Grant an extension of time for the completion of the grant agreement and the provision of funding;










—


In the alternative, reduce the fine imposed on the applicant in exercise of the Court’s unlimited jurisdiction;










—


Grant an order for the applicant’s costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the defendant failed and/or refused to consider the force majeure clauses contained in the grant agreement in reaching its findings in the contested decision.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the defendant failed and/or refused to adopt a ‘flexible and favourable’ approach to the applicant, contrary to what was published in their FAQs in December 2020.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that, even if the contested decision is in other respects deemed lawful, the sum found to be due and owing by the applicant to the defendant should be annulled or reduced, in light of (a) the global pandemic, which prevented the applicant from performing its duties and/or (b) the failure of the defendant to facilitate any engagement regarding the full implementation of ‘Project Tracworx’, when it was safe and legal to do so.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4092/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
State aid – Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, offshore wind energy production








C_202402898EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2898


25.4.2024






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(C/2024/2898)

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:






Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2023




Case No


91396




Decision No


194/23/COL




EFTA State


Norway




Title


Contract for Difference scheme to facilitate the development of an offshore wind farm in Phase I of Sørlige Nordsjø II




Legal basis


The Parliamentary Decision authorising support to Phase I of Sørlige Nordsjø II and the contract for difference between the State and the beneficiary




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


The purpose of the aid scheme is to support production of electricity from offshore wind




Form of aid


Direct grant in the form of a contract for difference




Intensity


The aid intensity will be decided by the competition for the contract for difference.




Duration


The aid under the measure will be granted by 31 December 2025. The auction for the contract for difference is scheduled for February/March 2024.




Economic sectors


Production of electricity from offshore wind (NACE 35.11)




Name and address of the granting authority


The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Post-box 8148 Dep, 0033, Oslo, NORWAY




The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/decisions/



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2898/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to the Communication to the Official Journal in Case C 293/23 (OJ C 252 of 17 July 2023)

Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, farmer, monetary compensatory amount, mountain region








C_202490024EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series














25.4.2024






Corrigendum to the Communication to the Official Journal in Case C-293/23

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 252 of 17 July 2023
)


On the cover and on page 25, in the title:
for:


                  ‘Case C-293/23’,

read:


                  ‘Case C-239/23’.



ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Special report 05/2024: EU Transparency Register – provides useful but limited information on lobbying activities
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU policy, administrative transparency, dissemination of information, information system, interest group, interinstitutional agreement, interinstitutional cooperation (EU), transparency in decision-making








C_202402831EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2831


25.4.2024






Special report 05/2024:

            ‘EU Transparency Register – provides useful but limited information on lobbying activities’
         
(C/2024/2831)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 05/2024: ‘EU Transparency Register – provides useful but limited information on lobbying activities’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/sr-2024-05



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2831/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.47650
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Internet site, North Rhine-Westphalia, State aid, control of State aid, service








C_202402878EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2878


25.4.2024






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.47650
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/2878)








Date of adoption of the decision


26.3.2024




Aid number


SA.47650




Member State


Germany




Region


NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Staatliche Beihilfen zugunsten der Cosinex




Legal basis


 




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Cosinex GmbH




Objective


Research, development and innovation




Form of aid


Other




Budget


 




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration


 




Economic sectors


Web portals




Name and address of the granting authority


Land Nordrhein Westfalen (NRW) d-NRW AöR
-




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/2024/2878/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-291/24, Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkasse and Others: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Austria) lodged on 25 April 2024 – Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG, KL, TR v Österreichische Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde (FMA)
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: barring of penalties by limitation, charge, criminal liability, legal person, managing director, natural person








C_202405297EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5297


9.9.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Austria) lodged on 25 April 2024 – Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG, KL, TR v Österreichische Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde (FMA)


(Case C-291/24, Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkasse and Others)

(C/2024/5297)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellants: Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG, KL, TR

Defendant authority: Österreichische Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde (FMA)

Questions referred

Does secondary EU law (in particular Article 60(5) and (6) in conjunction with Article 58(1) to (3) and Article 59(1) of Directive (EU) 2015/849, (1) in addition to the general legal principles of the European Union (in particular effet utile)
preclude the provisions of Paragraph 35(1) to (3) (on the criminal liability of legal persons) and Paragraph 36 (extension of the limitation period) of the Austrian Finanzmarkt-Geldwäschegesetz (Law on financial markets anti-money laundering, FM-GwG),
which, in conjunction with the interpretation of those provisions by the Austrian Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Supreme Administrative Court), require that, in order to punish a legal person, it is imperative that an official representative or another natural person who has acted for the legal person has previously been given the formal party status of defendant (while strictly safeguarding all party rights) and, in addition, it is imperative that the operative part of the administrative penal order against the legal person determines that the natural person specifically named therein (or the official representative) committed an offence, acted unlawfully and is culpable in order to attribute that conduct to the legal person as a further step, the limitation period for bringing proceedings being within a period of three years of the end of the offence and the limitation period for the punishment of offences within a period of five years?


(1)  Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ 2015 L 141, p. 73).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5297/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-504/23: Order of the General Court of 25 April 2024 – Terminal Ouest Provence v CINEA
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, engineering structure, invoicing, subcontracting








C_202403489EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3489


10.6.2024






Order of the General Court of 25 April 2024 – Terminal Ouest Provence v CINEA


(Case T-504/23)
                (1)

(C/2024/3489)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Tenth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C, C/2023/64, 9.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3489/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-292/24, Iberia: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 25 April 2024 – AD v Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, SA Operadora Unipersonal
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carriage of goods, damages, international convention, limitation of legal proceedings, passenger rights, personal effects








C_202404712EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4712


5.8.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 25 April 2024 – AD v Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, SA Operadora Unipersonal


(Case C-292/24, Iberia)

(C/2024/4712)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Frankfurt am Main

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: AD

Respondent: Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, SA Operadora Unipersonal

Question referred

Does the second sentence of Article 31(2) of the Montreal Convention (1) constitute an absolute time limit and must it be interpreted as meaning that the complaint must be made within 21 days from the date on which the baggage is returned, or can the complaint also be made before the baggage is returned?


(1)  Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, concluded in Montreal on 28 May 1999 (the Montreal Convention) (OJ 2001 L 194, p. 39).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4712/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 24 April 2024
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202402244EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2244


25.4.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            24 April 2024
         
(C/2024/2244)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0686 




JPY


Japanese yen


165,57 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4575 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85945 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,6225 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9774 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7330 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,242 




HUF


Hungarian forint


393,35 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3193 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9757 




TRY


Turkish lira


34,7497 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6421 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4628 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3700 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8010 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4547 




KRW


South Korean won


1 469,91 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5062 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7431 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 277,66 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1058 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,487 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,602 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4856 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0824 




INR


Indian rupee


89,0435 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2244/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.109688
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, animal production, control of State aid








C_202402875EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2875


25.4.2024






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.109688
(C/2024/2875)








Date of adoption of the decision


8.3.2024




Aid number


SA.109688




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


‘Помощ за реализиране на доброволно поети ангажименти за хуманно отношение към птиците’




Legal basis


Закон за подпомагане на земеделските производители




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for animal welfare commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 241 939 336  BGN
Annual budget: 40 323 223  BGN




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Държавен фонд ‘Земеделие’




София 1618, бул. ‘Цар Борис III’ 136








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/2024/2875/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) 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 – Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: Andalusia, Spain, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_202402977EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2977


25.4.2024






Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) 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
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(C/2024/2977)







Member State


Spain




Concerned route


Almeria - Seville




Period of validity of the contract


From November 1st 2024 to October 31st 2027




Deadline for submission of tenders


Not before 2 months following the date of publication of this notice




Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation related to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained


Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible





Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Paseo de la Castellana 67




28071 Madrid




ESPAÑA




Email: osp.dgac@transportes.gob.es







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2977/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-366/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 April 2024 – Compagnie industrielle de la matière végétale (CIMV) v European Commission (Appeal – Research and technological development – Grant agreement concluded in the context of the ‘Horizon 2020’ Framework Programme for Research and Innovation – Recovery of a debt – Repayment by instalments – Substantive accuracy of the facts – Manifest error of assessment – Obligation to state reasons – Legitimate expectations – Right to be heard – Proportionality)
Date: 2024-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Framework Programme for Research and Development, claim, debt, eligibility criteria, innovation, principle of proportionality, project funding, research and development, rights of the defence, technological change








C_202403578EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3578


17.6.2024






Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 25 April 2024 – Compagnie industrielle de la matière végétale (CIMV) v European Commission


(Case C-366/23 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - Research and technological development - Grant agreement concluded in the context of the ‘Horizon 2020’ Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Recovery of a debt - Repayment by instalments - Substantive accuracy of the facts - Manifest error of assessment - Obligation to state reasons - Legitimate expectations - Right to be heard - Proportionality)
(C/2024/3578)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Compagnie industrielle de la matière végétale (CIMV) (represented by: B. Le Bret, R. Rard and P. Renié, avocats)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: M. Ilkova and S. Romoli, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Compagnie industrielle de la matière végétale (CIMV) to bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  
            OJ C 271, 31.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3578/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)