do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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.110386
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Baden-Württemberg, Germany, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202404285EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4285


5.7.2024






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.110386
(C/2024/4285)








Date of adoption of the decision


19.4.2024




Aid number


SA.110386




Member State


Germany




Region


Baden-Württemberg




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Baden-Württemberg: Förderung Handarbeitsweinbau




Legal basis


Verwaltungsvorschrift des Ministeriums Ländlicher Raum über die Gewährung von Zuschüssen für Agrarumweltmaßnahmen durch Handarbeitsbewirtschaftung im Weinbau




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


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




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 14 700 000  EUR
Annual budget: 2 450 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 30.4.2030




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Landratsämter




Anlage 1








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/2024/4285/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 172/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2560]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, administrative procedure, air safety, aircraft, civil aviation, crew, professional qualifications, revision of an agreement, technical specification, transport authorisation




L_202402560EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2560


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 172/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2560]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1754 of 11 September 2023 correcting the German language version of Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 66nf (Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32023 R 1754: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1754 of 11 September 2023 (OJ L 224, 12.9.2023, p. 16).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1754 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 6 July 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 5 July 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 224, 12.9.2023, p. 16.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2560/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11407 – DROSED / INDYKPOL)
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, fattening, live poultry, meat processing industry, meat product, merger control, poultry farming, poultrymeat, sale








C_202405566EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5566


13.9.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11407 – DROSED / INDYKPOL)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5566)

On 5 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 32024M11407. 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/2024/5566/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 160/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2569]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, market approval, plant health control, plant health product, revision of an agreement, withdrawal from the market




L_202402569EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2569


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 160/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2569]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2456 of 7 November 2023 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance clofentezine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Chapter XV of Annex II to the EEA Agreement shall be amended as follows:






1.


The following indent is added in point 13a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011):






‘—



32023 R 2456: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2456 of 7 November 2023 (OJ L, 2023/2456, 8.11.2023).’














2.


The following point is inserted after point 13zzzzzzzzzzzzzzd (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/425):






‘13zzzzzzzzzzzzzze.



32023 R 2456: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2456 of 7 November 2023 concerning the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance clofentezine, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (OJ L, 2023/2456, 8.11.2023).’










Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2456 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 6 July 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 5 July 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2023/2456, 8.11.2023.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2569/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 150/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2528]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Belgium, European Economic Area, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, animal disease, revision of an agreement, sheep, veterinary inspection, viral disease




L_202402528EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2528


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 150/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2528]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2618 of 23 November 2023 amending certain Annexes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain Member States or zones thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for certain listed diseases (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 13r (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620) in Part 1.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32023 R 2618: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2618 of 23 November 2023 (OJ L, 2023/2618, 24.11.2023).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2618 in the Icelandic and Norwegian language, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 6 July 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 5 July 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2023/2618, 24.11.2023.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2528/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11558 – BPOST / STACI)
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, delivery, economic concentration, logistics, merger control, postal service, provision of services, retail trade, services of general interest








C_202404377EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4377


5.7.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11558 – BPOST / STACI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4377)


1.   
On 25 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:






—


bpost SA/NV (‘bpost’, Belgium), owned at 51.04 % by the Belgian State through the Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissements (Belgium),










—


Staci SAS (‘Staci’, France), ultimately controlled by Ardian Holding S.A.S (‘Ardian’, France).




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


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






—


bpost provides the universal postal service and certain services of general economic interest in Belgium. In addition, bpost is active in non-universal mail, parcel delivery services, e-fulfilment logistics services and press distribution in Europe, United States and Asia,










—


Staci provides retail logistics services and offers Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) logistics solutions for companies that outsource supply operations for their network or customers in Europe, the United States and Asia. Ardian is a private equity group.






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.



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.11558 – BPOST / STACI
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’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4377/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 174/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2561]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: EU Member State, European Economic Area, environmental monitoring, environmental standard, quality of the environment, revision of an agreement, surface water, water management, water protection, watercourse




L_202402561EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2561


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 174/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2561]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Decision (EU) 2024/721 of 27 February 2024 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Commission Decision (EU) 2018/229 (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Decision (EU) 2024/721 repeals Commission Decision (EU) 2018/229 (2), which is incorporated into the EEA Agreement and which is consequently to be repealed under the EEA Agreement.












(3)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The text of point 13cab (Commission Decision (EU) 2018/229) is replaced by the following:






 



                        ‘
                        32024 D 0721: Commission Decision (EU) 2024/721 of 27 February 2024 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Commission Decision (EU) 2018/229 (OJ L, 2024/721, 8.3.2024).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Decision (EU) 2024/721 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 6 July 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 5 July 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/721, 8.3.2024.

(2)  
            OJ L 47, 20.2.2018, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2561/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (OJ C, C/2024/3993, 21.6.2024)
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_202490041EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/90041


5.7.2024






Corrigendum to Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
(
Official Journal of the European Union C, C/2024/3993, 21 June 2024
)

This publication should be considered null and void.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3993/corrigendum/2024-07-05/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.114177
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202404286EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4286


5.7.2024






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.114177
(C/2024/4286)








Date of adoption of the decision


4.6.2024




Aid number


SA.114177




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: ‘Помощ в подкрепа на разходи за вода за напояване при отглеждане на земеделски култури’ (First amendment to SA.113441 (2024/N))




Legal basis


Чл. 11, ал. 2, т. 1 и чл. 12, ал. 1, т. 2 от Закона за подпомагане на земеделските производители




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Държавен фонд ‘Земеделие’




гр. София, бул. ‘Цар Борис III’ № 136, ПК 1618








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/2024/4286/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 158/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2580]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, consumer protection, food safety, food standard, foodstuff, human nutrition, market approval, marketing standard, oleaginous plant, revision of an agreement




L_202402580EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2580


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 158/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2580]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2214 of 23 October 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470 as regards the conditions of use and the specifications of the novel foods partially defatted chia seed (Salvia hispanica) powders (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding foodstuffs. Legislation regarding foodstuffs shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the introduction to Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 124b (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470) of Chapter XII of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘-



32023 R 2214: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2214 of 23 October 2023 (OJ L, 2023/2214, 24.10.2023).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2214 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 6 July 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 5 July 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2023/2214, 24.10.2023.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2580/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)