do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11613 – CVC / EMMA / FOXPOST) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, delivery, economic concentration, electronic commerce, investment company, merger control, provision of services








C_202404426EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4426


10.7.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11613 – CVC / EMMA / FOXPOST)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4426)


1.   
On 3 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:






—


CVC Capital Partners plc (‘CVC’, Jersey),










—


EMMA Alpha Holding Ltd (‘EMMA’, Cyprus), ultimately controlled by its majority owner Jiří Šmejc










—


FoxPost Zrt. (‘FoxPost’, Hungary).




CVC and EMMA will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FoxPost by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


CVC: manager of investment funds with interests in a number of companies active in various industries globally,










—


EMMA: a private investment holding primarily active in Europe, owning portfolio companies in a variety of sectors including financial services, gaming, energy and e-commerce,










—


FoxPost: a provider of last-mile parcel delivery services to e-commerce merchants and individuals, active in Hungary.






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.11613 – CVC / EMMA / FOXPOST
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/2024/4426/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11617 – BLACKSTONE / STONE POINT / ALLIED)
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: United States, economic concentration, employer, health insurance, investment, investment company, merger control








C_202404540EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4540


16.7.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11617 – BLACKSTONE / STONE POINT / ALLIED)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4540)

On 10 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 32024M11617. 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/2024/4540/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.107936
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, State aid, control of State aid, electricity storage device, production aid








C_202404396EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4396


10.7.2024






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.107936
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4396)








Date of adoption of the decision


8.1.2024




Aid number


SA.107936




Member State


Germany




Region


DITHMARSCHEN




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Aid to Northvolt Germany GmbH




Legal basis


Paragraphs 23 and 44 of the Federal Budget Code (Bundeshaushaltsordnung), decisions on the grant and guarantee




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


Northvolt Germany GmbH




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 902 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 8.1.2024




Economic sectors


Manufacture of batteries and accumulators




Name and address of the granting authority


Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Bunderministerium der Finanzen




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/2024/4396/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries (OJ L, 2023/2675, 7.12.2023)
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU Member State, EU restrictive measure, economic coercion, economic sanctions, international sanctions, international trade, investment, legal person, natural person, third country, trade restriction








L_202490409EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/90409


10.7.2024






Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2023/2675 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 on the protection of the Union and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries
(
Official Journal of the European Union L, 2023/2675, 7 December 2023
)

Under the title, the words in brackets ‘(Text with EEA relevance)’ are deleted.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/2675/corrigendum/2024-07-10/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-210/23: Judgment of the General Court of 10 July 2024 – Azienda Agricola F.lli Buccelletti Srl v EUIPO – Sunservice (Poles for supporting plants) (Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered Community design representing poles for supporting plants – Earlier design – Ground for invalidity – Disclosure of the earlier design – Proof of disclosure – Article 7 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: bar, designs and models, horticulture, iron and steel product








C_202405099EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5099


26.8.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 10 July 2024 – Azienda Agricola F.lli Buccelletti Srl v EUIPO – Sunservice (Poles for supporting plants)


(Case T-210/23)
                (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing poles for supporting plants - Earlier design - Ground for invalidity - Disclosure of the earlier design - Proof of disclosure - Article 7 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
(C/2024/5099)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Azienda Agricola F.lli Buccelletti Srl (Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy) (represented by: A. Pagani, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Capostagno and R. Raponi, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sunservice Srl (Castiglione del Lago, Italy) (represented by: E. Verdelli and S. Papalini, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 February 2023 (Case R 370/2022-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 February 2023 (Case R 370/2022-3);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs;










3.


Orders Sunservice Srl to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Azienda Agricola F.lli Buccelletti Srl in the proceedings before the General Court and in the procedure before the Board of Appeal.






(1)  
            OJ C 216, 19.6.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5099/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.114311
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, animal production, aquaculture, control of State aid, crop production, fishing industry, hunting, service








C_202404397EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4397


10.7.2024






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.114311
(C/2024/4397)








Date of adoption of the decision


7.6.2024




Aid number


SA.114311




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Guarantees on loans in favour of agricultural, forestry, fishery and aquaculture undertakings having experienced an increase in energy costs (Fourth amendment to SA.103166 (2022/N))




Legal basis


SA.103166 (2022/N), Article 20 of the Law Decree n. 50 of 17 May 2022 containing Urgent measures relating to national energy policies, business productivity and investment attraction, as well as in the field of social policies and the Ukrainian crisis (5)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 29 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 0 EUR




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


ISMEA
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/2024/4397/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11588 – LOGISTEED / ALPS ALPINE / ALPS LOGISTICS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic equipment, information system, information technology industry, logistics, merger control, provision of services








C_202404430EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4430


10.7.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11588 – LOGISTEED / ALPS ALPINE / ALPS LOGISTICS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/4430)


1.   
On 2 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:






—


Logisteed Ltd. (‘Logisteed’, Japan) controlled by KKR & Co. (United States),










—


Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. (‘Alps Alpine’, Japan),










—


Alps Logistics Co., Ltd. (‘Alps Logistics’, Japan) controlled by Alps Alpine.




Logisteed and Alps Alpine will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Alps Logistics.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 9 May 2024 and purchase of shares.


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






—


Logisteed is a provider of general logistics services.










—


Alps Alpine is a manufacturer of electronics and on-vehicle information systems.






3.   

The business activities of the undertaking Alps Logistics are the following: global integrated logistics.



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.11588 – LOGISTEED / ALPS ALPINE / ALPS LOGISTICS
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/2024/4430/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea, agreement (EU), conservation of fish stocks, fishery resources, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing regulations, sea fishing, sustainable fisheries








C_202406023EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6023


23.10.2024






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area



(COM(2024) 183 final – 2024/0098 (COD))


(C/2024/6023)







Referral


Council, 26.6.2024




Legal basis


Article 43(2) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary session


10.7.2024




Plenary session No


589




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


196/0/0




Since the Committee unreservedly endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 10 July 2024.


The President


of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
               





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6023/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-676/22: Judgment of the General Court of 10 July 2024 – Giuffrida v European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Law governing the institutions – Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office – Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 – Appointment of European Delegated Prosecutors to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office – Refusal to appoint one of the candidates nominated by a Member State – Article 1(2) of Decision No 13/2020 – Opinion of the working group – Obligation to state reasons – Non-contractual liability – Material and non-material damage – Causal link)
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, abuse of power, appointment of members, damages, equal treatment








C_202405095EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5095


26.8.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 10 July 2024 – Giuffrida v European Public Prosecutor’s Office


(Case T-676/22)
                (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 - Appointment of European Delegated Prosecutors to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office - Refusal to appoint one of the candidates nominated by a Member State - Article 1(2) of Decision No 13/2020 - Opinion of the working group - Obligation to state reasons - Non-contractual liability - Material and non-material damage - Causal link)
(C/2024/5095)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Carmela Giuffrida (Catania, Italy) (represented by: S. Petillo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Public Prosecutor’s Office (represented by: C. Charalambous and M. Simonato, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of Decision No 38/2022 of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office of 14 September 2022 dismissing her application for the position of European Delegated Prosecutor in the Italian Republic and, secondly, on the basis of Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the material and non-material damage she claims to have suffered as a result.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Decision No 38/2022 of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office of 14 September 2022 dismissing the application of Ms Carmela Giuffrida for the position of European Delegated Prosecutor in the Italian Republic;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 7, 9.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5095/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 9 July 2024
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202404123EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4123


10.7.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            9 July 2024
         
(C/2024/4123)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0814 




JPY


Japanese yen


174,20 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4595 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84491 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4220 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9712 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4890 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,231 




HUF


Hungarian forint


395,20 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2643 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9731 




TRY


Turkish lira


35,5984 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6062 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4752 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4477 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7681 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4608 




KRW


South Korean won


1 496,01 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6540 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8639 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 593,46 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0907 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,209 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,379 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,9075 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,4858 




INR


Indian rupee


90,2910 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4123/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Date: 2024-07-10
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








C_202404509EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4509


10.7.2024






Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
(C/2024/4509)

The following information is brought to the attention of Oleg Genrikhovich SAVELYEV (No. 36), Sergey Yurevich KUZOVLEV (No. 140) and Aleksandr Pavlovich LAPIN (No. 1527), persons appearing in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (2) concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
The Council envisages maintaining the restrictive measures against the above-mentioned persons with new statements of reasons and information. These persons are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the information related to the maintaining of restrictive measures, before 
            17 July 2024
         , to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu







(1)  
            OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16.

(2)  
            OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4509/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)