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.113308
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, control of State aid, forestry holding, forestry policy








C_202404288EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4288


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.113308
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4288)








Date of adoption of the decision


19.4.2024




Aid number


SA.113308




Member State


Hungary




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Erdőterületeknek nyújtott Natura 2000 kompenzációs kifizetések




Legal basis


a Közös Agrárpolitikából és a nemzeti költségvetésből biztosított agrártámogatások eljárási rendjéről szóló 2022. évi LXV. törvény: https://kap.mnvh.eu/news/2024-01-30/134435/tarsadalmi-egyeztetesen-az-erdo-teruleteknek-nyujtott-natura-2000





Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for disadvantages related to Natura 2000 forest areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 61 925 960 800  HUF
Annual budget: 15 481 490 200  HUF




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Agriculture




1055, Budapest, Kossuth Tér 11.








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/2024/4288/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-476/24, SX: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Italy) lodged on 5 July 2024 – SX Ltd v Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze and Others
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, ownership, trust company








C_202405610EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5610


30.9.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio (Italy) lodged on 5 July 2024 – SX Ltd v Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze and Others


(Case C-476/24, SX)

(C/2024/5610)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SX Ltd

Defendants: Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze, Comando Generale della Guardia di Finanza, Agenzia del Demanio

Questions referred







1.


Does Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (1) preclude an interpretation according to which – where there are assets or resources held in a discretionary trust (the beneficiary of which is listed in Annex I to the abovementioned EU Regulation) – those assets and/or resources are nevertheless to be regarded as ‘belonging’ to the trust beneficiary even if the national law applicable to the trust (or even a contractual safeguard clause inserted in the trust deed) expressly prohibits the beneficiary from performing any act of enjoyment and disposition of the trust assets/resources for as long as that individual is listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, or in any event for as long as the use/disposal of such assets/resources would constitute a breach of [European Union] law?










2.


If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, does Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 preclude an interpretation according to which – where there are assets or resources held in a discretionary trust (the beneficiary of which is listed in Annex I to the abovementioned EU Regulation) – those assets and/or resources are nevertheless to be regarded as subject to the ‘control’ of the trust beneficiary even if the national law applicable to the trust (or even a contractual safeguard clause inserted in the trust deed) expressly prohibits the beneficiary from performing any act of enjoyment and disposition of the trust assets/resources for as long as that individual is listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, or in any event for as long as the use/disposal of such assets/resources would constitute a breach of [European Union] law?






(1)  Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2014 L 78, p. 6).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5610/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 149/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2527]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, Germany, Spain, animal disease, revision of an agreement, sheep, veterinary inspection, viral disease




L_202402527EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2527


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 149/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2527]


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) 2024/566 of 14 February 2024 amending Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain zones of Germany and Spain as regards infection with bluetongue virus (serotypes 1-24) and the approval of the extension of an eradication programme for infection with that virus (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:






‘—



32024 R 0566: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/566 of 14 February 2024 (OJ L, 2024/566, 15.2.2024).’






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/566 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, 2024/566, 15.2.2024.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2527/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 154/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2533]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, European standard, approval, motor vehicle, revision of an agreement, road safety, safety standard, technical specification, technical standard, vehicle parts




L_202402533EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2533


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 154/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2533]


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) 2024/883 of 21 March 2024 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535 as regards the second rear registration plate space for trailers and the mass of energy storage systems and correcting that Regulation (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
The following is added in point 52a (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/535) of Chapter I of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32024 R 0883: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/883 of 21 March 2024 (OJ L, 2024/883, 22.3.2024).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/883 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, 2024/883, 22.3.2024.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2533/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.106028
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Basque Country, Spain, State aid, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, control of State aid, maritime transport








C_202404349EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4349


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.106028
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4349)








Date of adoption of the decision


24.5.2024




Aid number


SA.106028




Member State


Spain




Region


GUIPUZCOA




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Gipuzkoa Tonnage tax scheme




Legal basis


Régimen de las Empresas de Transporte Marítimo en el Impuesto sobre Sociedades.




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Other forms of tax advantage




Budget


Overall budget: 10 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2033




Economic sectors


Sea and coastal passenger water transport, Sea and coastal freight water transport, Service activities incidental to water transportation




Name and address of the granting authority







TERRITORIO HISTÓRICO DE GIPUZKOA




Errotaburu Pasealekua 2 4o planta DONOSTIA - 20018








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/2024/4349/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.114257
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, animal production, aquaculture, control of State aid, crop production, fishing industry, hunting, service








C_202404284EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4284


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.114257
(C/2024/4284)








Date of adoption of the decision


5.6.2024




Aid number


SA.114257




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Verlängerte BKR-Bundesregelung Kleinbeihilfen 2022 (Vierte Änderung von SA.102542 (2022/N))




Legal basis


Regelung zur vorübergehenden Gewährung geringfügiger Beihilfen im Geltungsbereich der Bundesrepublik Deutschland auf der Grundlage des Befristeten Krisenrahmens (BKR) der Europäischen Kommission für staatliche Beihilfen zur Stützung der Wirtschaft infolge der Aggression Russlands gegen die Ukraine (‘BKR- Bundesregelung Kleinbeihilfen 2022’)




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


Fishing and aquaculture, Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz




Scharnhorststraße 34-37, 10115 Berlin








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/2024/4284/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.113879
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, control of State aid, financial services








C_202404345EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4345


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.113879
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4345)








Date of adoption of the decision


7.6.2024




Aid number


SA.113879




Member State


Ireland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


20th Prolongation of the Credit Union Resolution Scheme under the Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011




Legal basis


Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Equity instruments




Budget


Overall budget: 500 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


7.6.2024 - 31.5.2025




Economic sectors


Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







The Minister for Finance




Department of Finance, First Floor, Block 1, Miesian Plaza 50 – 58 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2, Ireland








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/2024/4345/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 171/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2538]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, common ports policy, customs document, exchange of information, harbour installation, maritime safety, maritime transport, revision of an agreement, simplification of formalities, technical specification




L_202402538EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2538


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 171/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2024/2538]


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) 2023/204 of 28 October 2022 laying down technical specifications, standards and procedures for the European Maritime Single Window environment pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 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 is inserted after point 56laa (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/205) of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement:






‘56lab.



32023 R 0204: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/204 of 28 October 2022 laying down technical specifications, standards and procedures for the European Maritime Single Window environment pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 33, 3.2.2023, p. 1).
The text of the Regulation shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be read with the following adaptation:
The second paragraph of Article 5 shall not apply to the EFTA States.’
                        






Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/204 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 33, 3.2.2023, p. 1.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2538/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 178/2024 of 5 July 2024 amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2024/2542]
Date: 2024-07-05
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, foreign national, free movement of workers, general budget (EU), migration policy, protocol to an agreement, revision of an agreement, social cost, social-security harmonisation, third country




L_202402542EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2542


17.10.2024







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 178/2024
of 5 July 2024
         
amending Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms [2024/2542]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Articles 86 and 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


It is appropriate to continue the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement in Union actions funded from the general budget of the Union regarding the free movement of workers, coordination of social security schemes and measures for migrants, including migrants from third countries.












(2)


Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2024,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In paragraphs 5 and 14 of Article 5 of Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, the words “financial years 2021, 2022 and 2023” are replaced by the words “financial years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024”.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following the last notification under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement (*1).
It shall apply from 1 January 2024.


Article 3
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)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2542/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)