do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11540 – GAMMA / KARL ROYER / RHO / HEKTAR MEDIA)
Date: 2024-05-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, advertising, audiovisual industry, banking, economic concentration, farming sector, film industry, holding company, mass media, merger control








C_202403505EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3505


30.5.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11540 – GAMMA / KARL ROYER / RHO / HEKTAR MEDIA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3505)

On 22 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 German language 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 32024M11540. 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/2024/3505/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision (EU) 2024/1492 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 22 May 2024 appointing two Judges to the Court of Justice
Date: 2024-05-22
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_202401492EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/1492


27.5.2024







            DECISION (EU) 2024/1492 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 22 May 2024
         
appointing two Judges to the Court of Justice


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 13 Judges and five Advocates-General of the Court of Justice are due to expire on 6 October 2024. Appointments to those posts should therefore be made for the term of office starting on 7 October 2024 and expiring on 6 October 2030.












(2)


Mr Massimo CONDINANZI and Ms Ramona FRENDO have each been nominated for a first term of office as Judge of the Court of Justice.












(3)


The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of each of these candidates to perform the duties of Judge of the Court of Justice,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed Judges to the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2024 to 6 October 2030:






—


Mr Massimo CONDINANZI,










—


Ms Ramona FRENDO.






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




Done at Brussels, 22 May 2024.


The President

D. VAN DE VOORDE
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1492/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-268/24: Action brought on 22 May 2024 – Rotenberg v Council
Date: 2024-05-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of proportionality, proof, right to an effective remedy








C_202403927EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3927


1.7.2024






Action brought on 22 May 2024 – Rotenberg v Council


(Case T-268/24)

(C/2024/3927)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Igor Rotenberg (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: D. Rovetta, M. Campa, M. Moretto and V. Villante, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should annul:






—


Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 of 12 March 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine as published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 13 March 2024;










—


Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/849 of 12 March 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 13 March 2024;










—


collectively referred to as the ‘Contested Acts’, in so far as the Contested Acts include the applicant in the list of persons and entities made subject to the restrictive measures.





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 infringement of the obligation to state reasons, of Article 296 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and of Article 41 (2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, as well as breach of the right to effective judicial protection and of Article 47 of the Charter.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging a manifest error of assessment – failure to discharge the burden of proof – breach of the listing criteria set forth in Article 1(1) (b) (d) and 2(1)(d)(f) of Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 and in Article 3(1)(d)(f) of Council Regulation (EU) no 269/2014 of 17 March 2014, both concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, as well as a plea of illegality under article 277 TFEU.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging a breach of the principle of proportionality and the applicant’s fundamental rights, as well as breach of the applicant’s fundamental rights to property and freedom to conduct business and a breach of Article 16 and 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3927/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 21 May 2024
Date: 2024-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202402536EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2536


22.5.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            21 May 2024
         
(C/2024/2536)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0864 




JPY


Japanese yen


169,86 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4617 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85440 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5810 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9884 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5830 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,682 




HUF


Hungarian forint


385,43 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2553 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9743 




TRY


Turkish lira


34,9752 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6278 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4797 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4778 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7810 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4632 




KRW


South Korean won


1 480,56 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6955 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8610 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 383,98 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0979 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,294 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,425 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5371 




MXN


Mexican peso


17,9800 




INR


Indian rupee


90,5115 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2536/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11493 – WÜRTH GROUP / IDG01) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-05-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bolt and screw industry, distributor, economic concentration, electrical equipment, heating, merger control, plumbing equipment, wholesale trade








C_202403266EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3266


22.5.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11493 – WÜRTH GROUP / IDG01)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3266)


1.   
On 14 May 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:






—


W.EG Italia S.r.l. (‘W.EG’, Italy), controlled by the group Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG (‘Würth Group’, Germany),










—


IDG01 S.p.A. (‘IDG01’, Italy), controlled by IDG S.p.A. (‘IDG’, Italy).




Würth Group will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of IDG01.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Würth Group is an international wholesaler and manufacturing business with its core business being the sale, development and production of assembly and fastening materials.










—


IDG01 is a wholesale distributor specialised mainly in the sale of electrical products, as well as heating, plumbing and sanitary products, in Italy.






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.11493 – WÜRTH GROUP / IDG01
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/2024/3266/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2505 of 22 May 2024 correcting the German language version of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code
Date: 2024-05-22
Institutions: Directorate-General for Translation, European Commission
Subjects: EU customs procedure, customs cooperation, customs harmonisation, customs regulations, customs territory (EU), exchange of information, export (EU), import (EU)








L_202402505EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2505


24.9.2024







            COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2024/2505
of 22 May 2024
         
correcting the German language version of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (1), and in particular Article 253 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The German language version of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 (2) contains an error in Article 221, second paragraph, and in Article 222, second sentence, that alters the meaning of those provisions.












(2)


The German language version of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 should therefore be corrected accordingly. The other language versions are not affected,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

(Does not concern the English language.)



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 May 2024.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/952/oj.

(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2015/2446/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/2505/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention of an entity subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Date: 2024-05-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, territorial dispute








C_202403276EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3276


22.5.2024






Notice for the attention of an entity subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
(C/2024/3276)

The following information is brought to the attention of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization (IRGC SSJO) (No. 123), entity appearing in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP1 (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/24322 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/20143 (3) as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/24304 (4) concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
The Council envisages to include the above mentioned entity in the Annex to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/15325 (5) and in Annex III to Council Regulation (EU) 2023/15296 (6) concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region.
The entity concerned is hereby informed that it may submit a request to the Council to obtain the draft statement of reasons, before 29 May 2024, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1 Global and Horizontal Affairs




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




e-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu







(1)  
            OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16.

(2)  
            OJ L 318 I, 12.12.2022, p. 32.

(3)  
            OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

(4)  
            OJ L 318 I, 12.12.2022, p. 20.

(5)  
            OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 20.

(6)  
            OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3276/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)