do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11496 – BP / ADNOC / JV)
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Egypt, economic concentration, fuel, gas industry, gas supply, investment company, merger control, oil industry, petroleum product, wholesale trade








C_202405859EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5859


27.9.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11496 – BP / ADNOC / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5859)

On 14 May 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:






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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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32024M11496. 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/2024/5859/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-258/24: Action brought on 14 May 2024 – Scandlines Danmark and Others v Commission
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, Sweden, bridge, consortium, control of State aid, guarantee, loan, project of common interest, tax relief








C_202404482EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4482


22.7.2024






Action brought on 14 May 2024 – Scandlines Danmark and Others v Commission


(Case T-258/24)

(C/2024/4482)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Scandlines Danmark ApS (Copenhagen, Denmark), Scandlines Deutschland GmbH (Hamburg, Germany), Stena Line Scandinavia AB (Gothenburg, Sweden), Trelleborgs Hamn AB (Trelleborg, Sweden), Rederi Aktiebolaget Nordö-Link (Malmö, Sweden) (represented by: L. Sandberg-Mørch, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






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Annul European Commission decision C(2024) 959 final of 13 February 2024 on the measures State aid SA.52162 (2019/C) (ex 2018/FC) - Denmark and State aid SA.52617 (2019/C) (ex 2018/FC) – Sweden, implemented by Denmark and Sweden for Øresundsbro Konsortiet;










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Order the respondent to pay its own costs and the costs of the applicants.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the Commission erred as the State guarantees do not constitute one single individual aid because each guarantee constitutes an individual aid and if not, then the aid was granted with each aid payment under each State guarantee. This plea is divided into three sub-pleas, in which the applicant argues as follows:






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First sub-plea: the consequence of the State guarantees not constituting an aid scheme is that each guarantee constitutes an individual aid;










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Second sub-plea: even if each State guarantee is not automatically considered as individual aid, it is so due to implementing measures;










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Third sub-plea: even if each State guarantee is not considered as individual aid because there are no implementing measures, then, in any case, the aid entailed in them was granted with each payment under each guarantee.














2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission erred because the contested decision authorises operating aid, in violation of the IPCEI Communication.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4482/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-360/24 P: Appeal brought on 14 May 2024 by Yeguada de Milagro, SA against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 14 March 2024 in Case T-33/24, Yeguada de Milagro v Tribunal Constitucional
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Spain, VAT, admissibility, higher court, jurisdiction, tax exemption, transport of animals








C_202405398EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5398


16.9.2024






Appeal brought on 14 May 2024 by Yeguada de Milagro, SA against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 14 March 2024 in Case T-33/24, Yeguada de Milagro v Tribunal Constitucional


(Case C-360/24 P)

(C/2024/5398)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Appellant: Yeguada de Milagro, SA (represented by: C. Verdú Nido, abogado)

Other party to the proceedings: Tribunal Constitucional
By order of 16 July 2024, the Court (Seventh Chamber) dismissed the appeal as manifestly inadmissible and ordered the appellant to bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5398/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-352/24 P: Appeal brought on 14 May 2024 by PU against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) delivered on 28 February 2024 in Case T-442/22, PU v European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: appointment of members, principle of legal certainty, public prosecutor's department, right to an effective remedy








C_202405209EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5209


2.9.2024






Appeal brought on 14 May 2024 by PU against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber) delivered on 28 February 2024 in Case T-442/22, PU v European Public Prosecutor’s Office


(Case C-352/24 P)

(C/2024/5209)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Appellant: PU (represented by: P. Yatagantzidis and D. Tsarapatsanis, dikigoroi)

Other party to the proceedings: European Public Prosecutor's Office

Form of order sought

The appellant submits that the Court of Justice should:






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set aside the first part (paragraphs 24 to 57) of the judgment of the General Court of 28 February 2024 in Case T-442/22, together with the relevant point of the operative part (namely, the dismissal of the action brought against the respondent’s decisions of 23 March 2022 and 30 May 2022);










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refer the case back to the General Court so that it may rule on the matter set out in the first paragraph above;










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order the respondent to pay the costs.





Ground of appeal and main arguments

In support of the appeal, the appellant raises a single ground of appeal divided into two parts:






1.


First part of the single ground of appeal:
The judgment under appeal is vitiated by an error of law, in that it infringes the appellant’s right to effective judicial protection by misinterpreting and misapplying Article 17(1) and Article 96(1) of Regulation 2017/1939, (1) read in conjunction with Articles 263 and 270 TEUF, Articles 47 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Articles 6 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), and the principle of legal certainty.










2.


Second part of the single ground of appeal:
The judgment under appeal is insufficiently reasoned in so far as it fails to address the appellant’s arguments, put forward in the reply lodged at first instance, relating to the interpretation of the applicable legal framework in accordance with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.






(1)  Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ 2017 L 283, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5209/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-254/24: Action brought on 14 May 2024 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (HANDS FREE FIT)
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202403922EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3922


1.7.2024






Action brought on 14 May 2024 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (HANDS FREE FIT)


(Case T-254/24)

(C/2024/3922)
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 HANDS FREE FIT – Application for registration No 18 834 742

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 March 2024 in Case R 2417/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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annul the contested decision;










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order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







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










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










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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;










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






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3922/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 13 May 2024
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202402529EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2529


14.5.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            13 May 2024
         
(C/2024/2529)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0795 




JPY


Japanese yen


168,25 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4608 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86023 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,7000 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9784 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6800 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,779 




HUF


Hungarian forint


387,00 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2860 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9762 




TRY


Turkish lira


34,7702 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6305 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4757 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4329 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7923 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4605 




KRW


South Korean won


1 476,01 




ZAR


South African rand


19,8185 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8095 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 371,37 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1082 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,417 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,688 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5486 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0713 




INR


Indian rupee


90,1330 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2529/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-346/24: Action brought on 14 May 2024 – European Commission v Ireland
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: infringement of EU law, national implementing measure, territorial waters, water management, water protection, water resources, watercourse








C_202403906EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3906


1.7.2024






Action brought on 14 May 2024 – European Commission v Ireland


(Case C-346/24)

(C/2024/3906)
Language of the case: English

Parties


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

Defendant: Ireland

The applicant claims that the Court should:







—


declare that, by failing to fulfil its obligations related to reviewing, updating and reporting, by 22 March 2022, river basin management plans, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 13(7) and 15(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (1) (hereafter ‘The Water Framework Directive’ or ‘the Directive’);










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order Ireland to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The period prescribed for transposing the directive expired on 22 March 2022.
The Water Framework Directive focuses on ensuring good qualitative and quantitative health of European water bodies, such as rivers and lakes. It aims to reduce and remove pollution as well as ensure that there is enough water to support at the same time human needs and wildlife.
Under the Water Framework Directive, Member States must review, update and report their river basin management plans (RBMP) every six years. The Directive entered into force on 22 December 2000. First river basin management plans had to be adopted by 22 December 2009 and first review and update thereof by 22 December 2015.
Member States had to review and update their RBMP for the second time by 22 December 2021, and send copies of those updated plans (the so-called “third generation RBMP”) by 22 March 2022.
Despite the deadline of 22 March 2022 having long passed, the Commission has still not received from Ireland copies of the updated river basin management plans. This is a breach of Article 15(1) of the Directive.
It is also clear from Ireland’s replies in the administrative phase that Ireland has still not reviewed and updated these plans. Consequently, the Commission considers that Ireland is in breach of its obligations under Article 13(7) of the Directive to review and update its river basin management plans.


(1)  
            OJ 2000, L 327, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3906/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-350/24, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 14 May 2024 – HJ v Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: equal treatment, gender equality, primacy of EU law, sexual discrimination, social security, working conditions








C_202405074EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5074


26.8.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 14 May 2024 – HJ v Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank


(Case C-350/24, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank)

(C/2024/5074)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: HJ

Respondent: Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank

Questions referred







1.


Must the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), approved by the Council of the European Union by Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020, (1) be interpreted as meaning that United Kingdom legislation transposing Article 19 of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (2) must be regarded as legislation of a Member State transposing a directive, by a court giving its ruling after the end of the transition period, where the facts are prior to that date and/or the proceedings were brought before that date?










2.


Must Article 288 TFEU be interpreted as meaning that a national court hearing a dispute between individuals, which is obliged to apply the law of another Member State, must interpret the provisions of that law in conformity with a directive, without this being precluded by the principle of mutual trust?










3.


If the national court considers that it is impossible to interpret those provisions in conformity with the directive, must it disapply that law, as it would do with its own national law, where a general principle of EU law or a provision of primary law, as given concrete expression in a directive, is at issue?






(1)  Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 2020 on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ 2020 L 29, p. 1).

(2)  
            OJ 2006 L 204, p. 23.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5074/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federal Republic of Somalia on the Status of the European Union Military Mission to contribute to the Training of Somali Security Forces (EUTM Somalia) in the Federal Republic of Somalia [2024/1324]
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU military mission, Somalia, agreement (EU), military cooperation, military training, paramilitary force, regional security








L_202401324EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1324


14.5.2024






Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Federal Republic of Somalia on the Status of the European Union Military Mission to contribute to the Training of Somali Security Forces (EUTM Somalia) in the Federal Republic of Somalia [2024/1324]


The Agreement between the European Union and the Federal Republic of Somalia on the Status of the European Union Military Mission to contribute to the Training of Somali Security Forces (EUTM Somalia) in the Federal Republic of Somalia, signed at Mogadishu on 26 May 2021, has entered into force on the day of the signature, according to the terms of the entry into force provided for in Article 19(1) of the Agreement.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/info/2024/1324/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)