do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
C-380/23, Monmorieux: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 June 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance du Luxembourg – Belgium) – UN v État belge (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 19 TEU – Article 45 TFEU – Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Income tax – Convention for the avoidance of double taxation – Mutual agreement procedure provided for under such a convention – Member State, at the end of that procedure, making the right to restitution of tax already paid in another Member State conditional upon the withdrawal by the taxpayer of his or her actions brought before the courts of that first Member State – Inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling)
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: double taxation, right to an effective remedy, tax convention, tax law, tax on income, tax rebate, taxpayer








C_202404567EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4567


29.7.2024






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 June 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance du Luxembourg – Belgium) – UN v État belge


(C-380/23,
                (1)
Monmorieux)
                (2)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 19 TEU - Article 45 TFEU - Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Income tax - Convention for the avoidance of double taxation - Mutual agreement procedure provided for under such a convention - Member State, at the end of that procedure, making the right to restitution of tax already paid in another Member State conditional upon the withdrawal by the taxpayer of his or her actions brought before the courts of that first Member State - Inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling)
(C/2024/4567)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal de première instance du Luxembourg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: UN

Defendant: État belge

Operative part of the judgment

The Court hereby:
Declares that request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance du Luxembourg (Belgium), made by decision of 14 June 2023, is inadmissible.


(1)  OJ C C/2023/7

(2)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4567/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11521 – DKV MOBILITY GROUP / SMART DIESEL / TAX REFUND)
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: VAT, economic concentration, electric vehicle, electronic money, merger control, motor fuel, provision of services, substitute fuel, tax rebate, toll








C_202404550EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4550


18.7.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11521 – DKV MOBILITY GROUP / SMART DIESEL / TAX REFUND)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4550)

On 13 July 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:






—


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 32024M11521. 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/2024/4550/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-717/22: Order of the General Court of 13 June 2024 – Newco v Commission (Madeira Free Zone) (State aid – Madeira Free Zone – Aid scheme implemented by Portugal – Decision finding that the scheme does not comply with Decisions C(2007) 3037 final and C(2013) 4043 final, declaring it to be incompatible with the internal market, and ordering the recovery of aid paid under that scheme – Concept of existing aid within the meaning of Article 1(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Disappearance of the interest in bringing proceedings in the course of proceedings – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Madeira, Portugal, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, corporation tax, regional aid, reimbursement of aid, tax exemption, tax relief








C_202404591EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4591


29.7.2024






Order of the General Court of 13 June 2024 – Newco v Commission (Madeira Free Zone)


(Case T-717/22)
                (1)

(State aid - Madeira Free Zone - Aid scheme implemented by Portugal - Decision finding that the scheme does not comply with Decisions C(2007) 3037 final and C(2013) 4043 final, declaring it to be incompatible with the internal market, and ordering the recovery of aid paid under that scheme - Concept of ‘existing aid’ within the meaning of Article 1(b)(ii) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 - Disappearance of the interest in bringing proceedings in the course of proceedings - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2024/4591)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: Newco Corporate Services, SA (Zona Franca da Madeira) (Funchal, Portugal) (represented by: A. Ferreira Correia and R. da Palma Borges, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Barcew and P. Caro de Sousa, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Article 1 and Article 4(1) of Commission Decision (EU) 2022/1414 of 4 December 2020 on aid scheme SA.21259 (2018/C) (ex 2018/NN) implemented by Portugal for Zona Franca da Madeira (ZFM) – Regime III (OJ 2022 L 217, p. 49).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Each party shall bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 35, 30.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4591/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-40/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 June 2024 – European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Appeal – State aid – Law prohibiting the use of coal for the production of electricity – Early closure of a coal-powered power plant – Award of compensation – Decision declaring the measure compatible with the internal market without stating whether State aid exists – Exercise of the European Commission’s powers)
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, coal, control of State aid, decommissioning of power stations, electrical energy, energy production, indemnification, power plant, powers of the institutions (EU)








C_202404562EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4562


29.7.2024






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 June 2024 – European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands


(Case C-40/23 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Law prohibiting the use of coal for the production of electricity - Early closure of a coal-powered power plant - Award of compensation - Decision declaring the measure compatible with the internal market without stating whether State aid exists - Exercise of the European Commission’s powers)
(C/2024/4562)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by: I. Georgiopoulos, B. Stromsky and H. van Vliet, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M.K. Bulterman, A. Hanje, and J. Langer, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the Commission to pay, in addition its own costs, those incurred by the Kingdom of the Netherlands.






(1)  
            OJ C 173, 15.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4562/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-419/24, Hôtel Plaza: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 13 June 2024 – Société Nouvelle de l’Hôtel Plaza SAS v YG, Pôle emploi
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: collective dismissal, job cuts, labour law, labour relations, redundancy, staff








C_202405309EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5309


9.9.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 13 June 2024 – Société Nouvelle de l’Hôtel Plaza SAS v YG, Pôle emploi


(Case C-419/24, Hôtel Plaza)

(C/2024/5309)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Société Nouvelle de l’Hôtel Plaza SAS

Defendants: YG, Pôle emploi

Questions referred

Must Article 1(1)(a) of Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies, (1) according to which:






(a)


‘collective redundancies’ means dismissals effected by an employer for one or more reasons not related to the individual workers concerned where, according to the choice of the Member States, the number of redundancies is:






(i)


either, over a period of 30 days:






—


at least 10 in establishments normally employing more than 20 and less than 100 workers,










—


at least 10 % of the number of workers in establishments normally employing at least 100 but less than 300 workers,










—


at least 30 in establishments normally employing 300 workers or more;














(ii)


or, over a period of 90 days, at least 20, whatever the number of workers normally employed in the establishments in question,




be interpreted as meaning that staff supplied to the undertaking by an outside undertaking who are present on the premises and who normally work for the user undertaking when the redundancy procedure is implemented must be considered as workers when calculating the staff numbers provided for by that provision?






(1)  
            OJ 1998 L 225, p. 16.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5309/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2024/1737 of 13 June 2024 appointing a member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Italy, appointment of members, member of the Committee of the Regions








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EN
L series













2024/1737


20.6.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/1737
         
of 13 June 2024
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),


Having regard to the proposal of the Italian Government,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.












(2)


On 6 February 2023, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2023/309 (2), appointing three members and an alternate member, proposed by the Italian Republic, of the Committee of the Regions.












(3)


Mr Roberto PELLA was appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions until 31 May 2024. A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has therefore become vacant.












(4)


The Italian Government has proposed Mr Roberto PELLA, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Sindaco del Comune di Valdengo (BI) (Mayor of the Municipality of Valdengo (BI)), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Roberto PELLA, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Sindaco del Comune di Valdengo (BI) (Mayor of the Municipality of Valdengo (BI)), is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 13 June 2024.


For the Council


The President

N. DE MOOR
            





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2023/309 of 6 February 2023 appointing three members and an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 40, 10.2.2023, p. 18).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1737/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (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.112450
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, State aid, control of State aid, leather industry, plastics industry, regions of Croatia, rubber industry, textile industry, wood industry








C_202403712EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3712


13.6.2024






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.112450
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3712)








Date of adoption of the decision


4.6.2024




Aid number


SA.112450




Member State


Croatia




Region


Panonska Hrvatska, Jadranska Hrvatska, Sjeverna Hrvatska, Grad Zagreb




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Limited amounts of aid for work intensive sectors – aid for Reduction of working time




Legal basis


Employment Act (https://sredisnjikatalogrh.gov.hr/srce-arhiva/263/122410/narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2014_07_93_1872.html)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 10 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 10 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2024




Economic sectors


Preparation and spinning of textile fibres, Weaving of textiles, Finishing of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, except fur apparel, Manufacture of articles of fur, Manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel, Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur, Manufacture of footwear, Sawmilling and planing of wood, Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials, Manufacture of furniture, Manufacture of other textiles, Manufacture of rubber products, Manufacture of plastic products




Name and address of the granting authority







Croatian Employment Service




Savska cesta 64








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/2024/3712/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-274/23: Order of the General Court of 13 June 2024 – Karadeniz v EUIPO – Cakmakci (Acapulco) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Acapulco – Absolute ground for invalidity – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, hairdressing and beauty care, leisure, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202404594EN.000101.fmx.xml












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C series













C/2024/4594


29.7.2024






Order of the General Court of 13 June 2024 – Karadeniz v EUIPO – Cakmakci (Acapulco)


(Case T-274/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Acapulco - Absolute ground for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2024/4594)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Taha Karadeniz (Dinslaken, Germany) (represented by: J. Schmidt, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Klee, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ayhan Cakmakci (Bochum, Germany) (represented by: J. Schneiders and S. Wellner, lawyers)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 February 2023 (Case R 691/2022-5).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Mr Taha Karadeniz shall bear his own costs and pay those incurred by Mr Ayhan Cakmakci.










3.


The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 235, 3.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4594/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 12 June 2024
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202403698EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3698


13.6.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            12 June 2024
         
(C/2024/3698)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0765 




JPY


Japanese yen


169,35 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4588 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84365 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2345 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9641 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4675 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,686 




HUF


Hungarian forint


395,28 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3385 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9768 




TRY


Turkish lira


34,8563 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6280 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4795 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4082 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7528 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4553 




KRW


South Korean won


1 481,35 




ZAR


South African rand


20,0486 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8086 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 552,60 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0784 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,094 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,475 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,7912 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2743 




INR


Indian rupee


89,9490 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3698/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11542 – KKR / ENCAVIS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-06-13
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy supply, investment company, merger control, renewable energy, solar energy, wind energy








C_202403827EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3827


13.6.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11542 – KKR / ENCAVIS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3827)


1.   
On 6 June 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:






—


KKR & Co. Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, ‘KKR’, United States),










—


Encavis AG (‘Encavis’, Germany).




KKR will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Encavis.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 14 March 2024.


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






—


KKR is a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions,










—


Encavis is primarily active as an independent power provider in Europe, which acquires and operates renewable energy assets including wind parks and solar (photovoltaic) panels.






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.11542 – KKR / ENCAVIS
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/2024/3827/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)