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.114028
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_202404369EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4369


8.7.2024






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.114028
(C/2024/4369)








Date of adoption of the decision


23.5.2024




Aid number


SA.114028




Member State


Spain




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Umbrella Scheme (fourth amendment to case SA.102771 (2022/N))




Legal basis


Agreement of the Government’s Delegate Commission for Economic Affairs 25.4.2022 (see attached DOC1). Draft consolidated version umbrella scheme (see attached DOC2).




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


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority


Subdirectora General Dña. Maria Luisa Álvarez
n/a
-
S.G. de Mejora de la Regulación, Apoyo a la Empresa y Competencia
n/a




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/2024/4369/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.104269
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sicily, State aid, control of State aid, electric machinery, production aid, production policy








C_202404372EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4372


8.7.2024






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.104269
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4372)








Date of adoption of the decision


20.7.2023




Aid number


SA.104269




Member State


Italy




Region


SICILIA




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


RRF: LIP - Regional investment aid (RRF) to 3SUN




Legal basis


Contratti di sviluppo




Type of measure


Individual Application within scheme


3SUN Srl




Objective


Regional development (including territorial cooperation)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 89 548 224  EUR
Annual budget: 29 849 408  EUR




Intensity


16,6 %




Duration


From 1.12.2022




Economic sectors


Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico




Viale America 201 - Roma








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/2024/4372/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.114027
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, animal production, aquaculture, control of State aid, crop production, fishing industry, hunting, service








C_202404364EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4364


8.7.2024






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.114027
(C/2024/4364)








Date of adoption of the decision


23.5.2024




Aid number


SA.114027




Member State


Spain




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: National Guarantee Scheme (fifth amendment to case SA.102711 (2022/N))




Legal basis


Draft agreement of the Council of Ministers establishing the amendment of the terms and conditions for guarantees already granted under the Royal Decree-Law 6/2022 (see attached DOC3).




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


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




Name and address of the granting authority


Secretaria General Tesoro
n/a
-
S.G. de Mejora de la Regulación, Apoyo a la Empresa y Competencia
n/a




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/2024/4364/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11557 – INGKA INVESTMENTS / IKANO BANK)
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bank, economic concentration, financial services, investment, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_202404503EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4503


11.7.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11557 – INGKA INVESTMENTS / IKANO BANK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4503)

On 8 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 32024M11557. 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/2024/4503/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11548 – BLACKSTONE / WINTHROP TECHNOLOGIES) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, building industry, computer centre, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_202404400EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4400


8.7.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11548 – BLACKSTONE / WINTHROP TECHNOLOGIES)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4400)


1.   
On 28 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:






—


Blackstone Inc. (‘Blackstone’, USA),










—


Winthrop Technologies Holdings Limited (‘Winthrop Technologies’, Ireland).




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


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






—


Blackstone is a global alternative asset managemer,










—


Winthrop Technologies is a builder of data centers providing turnkey data center solutions for customers in Europe.






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.11548 – BLACKSTONE / WINTHROP TECHNOLOGIES
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/2024/4400/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11574 – L CATTERTON / KIKO)
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cosmetics industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control








C_202404524EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4524


16.7.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11574 – L CATTERTON / KIKO)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4524)

On 8 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 32024M11574. 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/2024/4524/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11457 – HPE / JUNIPER)
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: artificial intelligence, computer equipment, computer network, economic concentration, merger control, multinational enterprise, service, software, technology, transmission network








C_202404404EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4404


8.7.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11457 – HPE / JUNIPER)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4404)


1.   
On 27 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:






—


Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (‘HPE’, United States of America),










—


Juniper Networks, Inc. (‘Juniper’, United States of America).




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


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






—


HPE is a global company headquartered in Texas, United States, with offerings including compute, storage, networking, high performance computing and artificial intelligence, and software,










—


Juniper is a multinational networking technology company headquartered in California, United States, developing and selling networking products, including routing, switching, wireless, network security, and associated services.






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.11457 – HPE / JUNIPER
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/2024/4404/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.112782
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, air transport, control of State aid








C_202404283EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4283


8.7.2024






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.112782
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4283)








Date of adoption of the decision


24.4.2024




Aid number


SA.112782




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Réintroduction du régime d’aide à l’investissement des petits et moyens aéroports français




Legal basis


Code général des collectivités territoriales, Code de commerce, Code des transports




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Airport infrastructure or equipment




Form of aid


Direct grant, Loan/ Repayable advances, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 75 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


24.4.2024 - 4.4.2027




Economic sectors


Air transport




Name and address of the granting authority







DIrection générale de l'aviation civile




50 rue Henry Farman, 75015 PARIS








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/2024/4283/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
GRANT AWARD NOTICE – CALL FOR PROPOSALS — ref: GP/DVQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24 – ReferNet — Cedefop’s European Network of Expertise on Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Cedefop
Subjects: Cedefop, Czechia, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden, award of contract, cooperation in the field of education, financial aid, invitation to tender, vocational training








C_202404379EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4379


8.7.2024






GRANT AWARD NOTICE

CALL FOR PROPOSALS — ref: GP/DVQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


ReferNet — Cedefop’s European Network of Expertise on Vocational Education and Training (VET)

(C/2024/4379)

1.   Contracting authority

Cedefop – European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, attn: Mr Loukas Zacheilas, Europe 123, 570 01 Thessaloniki (Pylaia), GREECE. Contact point: Ms Clotilde Assumel-Lurdin, Tel. +30 2310490287, email: c4t-services@cedefop.europa.eu.
Previous publications: OJ C, C/2024/1011, 19.1.2024, ELI: 
http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1011/oj.
2.   Grant award














Full official name of the Organisation/Institution


Official address


FPA number


FPA duration


FPA signature date


SGA number


SGA duration (1)



SGA signature date


Maximum grant amount




Icelandic Centre for Research — RANNIS


Borgatun 30 105 Reykjavik ICELAND


No 2023-FPA1/GP/VQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


45 months


28.3.2024


No 2024-CED.1999/GP/DVQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


9 months


9.4.2024


23 615 




Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and innovation — MEYR


Great siege road FRN 1000 Floriana MALTA


No 2023-FPA2/GP/VQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


45 months


2.4.2024


No 2024-CED.1868/GP/DVQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


9 months


26.4.2024


23 450 




Statens Skolverk (The Swedish National Agency for Education)


Svetsarvägen 16 17141 Solna SWEDEN


No 2023-FPA3/GP/VQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


45 months


27.3.2024


No 2024-CED.0/GP/DVQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


9 months


15.4.2024


No grant requested




National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic – NPI ČR


Senovážné náměstí 25 110 00 Prague CZECHIA


No 2023-FPA4/GP/VQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


45 months


27.3.2024


No 2024-CED.1998/GP/DVQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


9 months


9.4.2024


30 599,10 




SOLAS — Further Education and Training Authority: Ireland


Castleforbes House, Dublin 1 DO1 A8NO IRELAND


No 2023-FPA5/GP/VQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


45 months


28.3.2024


No 2024-CED.1871/GP/DVQ/ReferNet_FPA/001/24


9 months


12.6.2024


33 258 






(1)  As per Article 2.3 of the SGA, the starting date is 1.4.2024 for Iceland, Sweden and Czechia. The starting date for Malta is 2.4.2024 and for Ireland is 16.5.2024.
         


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4379/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11504 – ICIG / EVONIK SUPERABSORBER COMPANIES)
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_202404405EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4405


8.7.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11504 – ICIG / EVONIK SUPERABSORBER COMPANIES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4405)


1.   
On 1 July 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:






—


ICI Holding SE (‘ICIG’, Germany), controlled by International Chemical Investors Group GmbH (‘ICI Group’, Germany), ultimately controlled by Dr Achim Riemann,










—


Evonik Superabsorber GmbH (‘ESG’, Germany), belonging to the group Evonik Industries AG (‘Evonik’, Germany),










—


Evonik Superabsorber LLC (‘ESL’, United States), belonging to the Evonik group.




ICIG will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ESG and ESL.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares and assets.


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






—


ICIG is an industrial group, focusing on mid-sized chemical and pharmaceutical businesses. ICIG's acquired businesses all have origins in global chemical or pharmaceutical corporations,










—


ESG is active in the production of superabsorbents, i.e. chemical non-soluble substances (primarily polyacrylate-based polymers) which absorb liquids and do not release them even under pressure, as well as in the production of acrylic acids, a precursor for superabsorbents,










—


ESL is also active in the development, production and sale of superabsorbents.






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.11504 – ICIG / EVONIK SUPERABSORBER COMPANIES
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/2024/4405/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-669/23, Zhang: Order of the President of the Court of 8 July 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Roermond – Netherlands) – C v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid
Date: 2024-07-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: family migration, foreign national, illegal migration, removal, return migration, right of asylum








C_202405795EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5795


7.10.2024






Order of the President of the Court of 8 July 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Roermond – Netherlands) – C v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid


(Case C-669/23,
                (1)
Zhang)
                (2)

(C/2024/5795)
Language of the case: Dutch
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C C/2024/631.

(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/2024/5795/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)