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Case T-271/24: Action brought on 23 May 2024 – Rashevsky v Council
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, fundamental rights, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality








C_202404095EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4095


8.7.2024






Action brought on 23 May 2024 – Rashevsky v Council


(Case T-271/24)

(C/2024/4095)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Vladimir Rashevsky (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: G. Lansky, P. Goeth and A. Egger, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the inapplicability, pursuant to Articles 263, 275(2) and 277 TFEU, of Article 2(1)(a) and (f) of Council Decision No 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by the Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/329 of 25 February 2022, as well as of Article 3(1)(a) and (f) of Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2022/330 of 25 February 2022; and in eventu of Article 2(1) (g) of Council Decision No 2014/145/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1094 of 5 June 2023, as well as and in eventu of Article 3(1) (g) of Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014 as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1089 of 5 June 2023;










—


annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 of 12 March 2024, amending Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), in so far as it concerns the applicant;










—


annul 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 (2), in so far as it concerns the applicant, and










—


order the Council to pay the costs pursuant to Article 134 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court.





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 the illegality of the Contested Listing Criteria as infringing the EU Treaties and the principle of legal certainty as well as the rule of law relating to their application in respect of the applicant.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the Council has acted unlawfully when prolonging the contested decision, in that the Council has committed an error of assessment in respect of the applicant.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that the continued listing of the applicant is disproportionate and unlawfully infringes certain rights of the applicant under the Charter of Fundamental Rights.






(1)  OJ L, 2024/847.

(2)  OJ L, 2024/849.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4095/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2024/1334 of 22 April 2024 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (OJ L, 2024/1334, 17.5.2024)
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Argentina, GATT, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, revision of an agreement, tariff preference, tariff quota, withdrawal from the EU








L_202490310EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/90310


23.5.2024






Corrigendum to Council Decision (EU) 2024/1334 of 25 September 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic amending the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Argentine Republic pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union
(
Official Journal of the European Union L, 2024/1334, 17 May 2024
)

In the title:







for:





                           ‘Council Decision (EU) 2024/1334 of 25 September 2023
                           ’,












read:





                           ‘Council Decision (EU) 2024/1334 of 22 April 2024
                           ’.





On page 2:







for:





                           ‘Done at Luxembourg, 25 September 2023.’,












read:





                           ‘Done at Luxembourg, 22 April 2024.’.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1334/corrigendum/2024-05-23/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-367/24, Telekom România Mobile Communications: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (Romania) lodged on 23 May 2024 – Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații v Telekom România Mobile Communications
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Internet, equal treatment, mobile communication, regulation of telecommunications, telephone charges, transmission network, video communications








C_202405080EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5080


26.8.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție (Romania) lodged on 23 May 2024 – Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații v Telekom România Mobile Communications


(Case C-367/24, Telekom România Mobile Communications)

(C/2024/5080)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law and defendant at first instance: Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații

Respondent on a point of law and applicant at first instance: Telekom România Mobile Communications

Question referred

Must Article 3 of Regulation [2015/2120] (1) be interpreted as meaning that a tariff option offered by a telecommunications undertaking which allows final customers who have accepted it to use all video-streaming services free of charge, independently of the service provider and regardless of whether or not they have the status of content partner of the telecommunications undertaking, is compatible with the obligations arising from that provision, without the data volume consumed by using those services being included in the monthly data allowance guaranteed by the mobile communications tariff, but with a limitation of the bandwidth for that type of content?


(1)  Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (OJ 2015 L 310, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5080/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11503 – VITOL / SARAS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy market, merger control, oil industry, petroleum product, primary product, wholesale trade, wind energy








C_202403275EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3275


23.5.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11503 – VITOL / SARAS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3275)


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:






—


Vitol Holding B.V. (‘Vitol’, Netherlands), indirectly controlled by Vitol Holding II S.A. (Luxembourg), the ultimate parent entity of the Vitol group,










—


Saras S.p.A. (‘Saras’, Italy), controlled by Massimo Moratti S.a.p.A. di Massimo Moratti (Italy), Angel Capital Management S.p.A. (Italy), and Stella Holding S.p.A. (Italy).




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


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






—


Vitol is primarily active in trading and distributing energy and commodity products globally,










—


Saras is primarily active in petroleum refining and power generation, from its industrial facilities and windfarms in Italy, as well as in the wholesale distribution of refined petroleum products in Italy and Spain.






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.11503 – VITOL / SARAS
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/2024/3275/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11433 – SÜWAG / ALTERRIC / JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electricity supply, energy grid, energy production, energy supply, gas supply, heating, joint venture, merger control, wind energy








C_202403274EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3274


23.5.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11433 – SÜWAG / ALTERRIC / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3274)


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:






—


Süwag Grüne Energien und Wasser AG & Co. KG (‘Süwag’), controlled by E.ON SE (both Germany), and










—


Alterric Deutschland GmbH (‘Alterric’), controlled by EWE AG (both Germany).




Süwag und Alterric will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a joint venture company.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






—


Süwag produces energy, operates energy networks and supplies electricity, gas and heat to end customers,










—


Alterric plans, constructs, operates and maintains wind energy installations and supplies electricity.






3.   

The joint venture company will be active in the planning, construction and operation of wind energy installations and in the supply of electricity.



4.   
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.


5.   
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.11433 – SÜWAG / ALTERRIC / JV
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/2024/3274/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
State aid – Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, State aid, control of State aid, research and development








C_202403363EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3363


23.5.2024






State aid – Decision to raise no objections
(C/2024/3363)

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






Date of adoption of the decision


7 February 2024




Case No


91557




Decision No


006/24/COL




EFTA State


Iceland




Region


All




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Favourable tax rate on share option profits in R&D start up entities




National legal basis


Article 10(a) of the Income tax Act




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


To enhance start-up entities’ ability to recruit and retain key employees




Form of aid


Tax exemption




Budget


Maximum EUR 500 000  per year




Intensity


9,48  % – 24,28  %




Duration


2024 – 2033




Economic sectors


R&D




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs




Arnarhvoli við Lindargötu




101 Reykjavík




ICELAND








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/2024/3363/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 22 May 2024
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202402537EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2537


23.5.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            22 May 2024
         
(C/2024/2537)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0830 




JPY


Japanese yen


169,54 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4617 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85165 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,6325 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9905 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5850 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,748 




HUF


Hungarian forint


388,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2686 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9751 




TRY


Turkish lira


34,8553 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6288 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4810 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4538 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7724 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4616 




KRW


South Korean won


1 480,95 




ZAR


South African rand


19,7464 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8414 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 371,32 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0820 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,825 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,448 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,5647 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0397 




INR


Indian rupee


90,2135 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2537/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-370/24, Nastolo: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Lodi (Italy) lodged on 23 May 2024 – AT v CT
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: insurance law, motor vehicle insurance, proof, theft, transport accident








C_202404846EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4846


12.8.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Lodi (Italy) lodged on 23 May 2024 – AT v CT


(Case C-370/24, Nastolo)
                (1)

(C/2024/4846)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale ordinario di Lodi

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: AT

Defendant: CT

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 13 of Directive 2009/103/EC (2) to be interpreted as meaning that, in the case of a road traffic accident involving a passenger travelling in a stolen vehicle, it is for the body responsible for providing compensation within the meaning of Article 10 of Directive 2009/103/EC to prove that the injured party knew that the vehicle had been stolen?










2.


If so, does that provision, as thus interpreted, preclude legislation, such as the Italian legislation, interpreted and applied as meaning that the burden of proof is on the injured passenger?






(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)  Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability (OJ 2009 L 263, p. 11).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4846/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-273/24: Action brought on 23 May 2024 – Ezubov v Council
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, proof, right to an effective remedy








C_202404097EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4097


8.7.2024






Action brought on 23 May 2024 – Ezubov v Council


(Case T-273/24)

(C/2024/4097)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pavel Ezubov (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: D. Rovetta, M. Campa 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; (1)











—


annul 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, (2) and










—


order the Council to bear the costs of the present proceedings.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of the obligation to state reasons, of Article 296 of the TFEU and of Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - breach of the right to effective judicial protection and of Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging unlawfulness of the new listing criterion in Articles 1(1)(e) and 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, introduced by the June 2023 Acts - plea of illegality under Article 277 TFEU.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging manifest error of assessment – failure to discharge the burden of proof – in Articles 1(1)(e) and 2(1)(g) of Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) no 269/2014, both concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.










4.


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






(1)  OJ L, 2024/847.

(2)  OJ L, 2024/849.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4097/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.111028
Date: 2024-05-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bavaria, Germany, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202403264EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3264


23.5.2024






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.111028
(C/2024/3264)








Date of adoption of the decision


5.4.2024




Aid number


SA.111028




Member State


Germany




Region


Bayern




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bayern: Streuobstpflege (KULAP – I82)




Legal basis


Gemeinsame Richtlinie zur Förderung von Agrarumwelt-, Klima- und Tierschutzmaßnahmen (AUKM) in Bayern, Teil VII: Streuobstpflege (KULAP – I82)Art. 23 und 44 der Bayerischen Haushaltsordnung (BayHO)Verwaltungsvorschriften zu Art. 23 und 44 der Bayerischen Haushaltsordnung (VV-BayHO)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 17 500 000  EUR
Annual budget: 3 500 000  EUR




Intensity


80,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority


Ämter für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten in den Landkreisen sowie den kreisfreien Städten Bayerns

https://www.stmelf.bayern.de/ministerium/liste-der-aemter-fuer-ernaehrung-landwirtschaft-und-forsten/index.html





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/2024/3264/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)