do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11627 – OAKLEY CAPITAL / EURAZEO / I-TRACING)
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, information security, information technology, investment company, merger control, provision of services, software








C_202405250EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5250


21.8.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11627 – OAKLEY CAPITAL / EURAZEO / I-TRACING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5250)

On 14 August 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 32024M11627. 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/2024/5250/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-553/24: Action brought on 14 August 2024 – Assemblée nationale de la République française v European Parliament and Council of the European Union
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, EU migration policy, admission of aliens, asylum seeker, foreign national, international protection, migration control, principle of subsidiarity, public safety, third country








C_202405616EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5616


30.9.2024






Action brought on 14 August 2024 – Assemblée nationale de la République française v European Parliament and Council of the European Union


(Case C-553/24)

(C/2024/5616)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Assemblée nationale de la République française (represented by: C. Fergon, avocat)

Defendants: European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


primarily, annul Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013; (1)











—


in the alternative, annul Part IV (‘Solidarity’) of that regulation.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In essence, the applicant claims that the contested regulation exceeds the competences of the institutions of the European Union and is in breach of the principle of subsidiarity as defined and guaranteed by Articles 4 and 5 TEU.
According to the applicant, that regulation establishes, in particular in Article 56(2), Article 63(5), and Articles 67 and 68 thereof, a system for the ‘relocation’ of applicants for international protection which is to the detriment of the sovereignty, national identity, integrity of constitutional structures, and security of the Member States, which will be under an obligation to receive into their territory third-country nationals who are the subject of ‘relocation’ measures.
According to the applicant, Article 72 TFEU establishes a ‘national security reservation’ which constitutes an essential component of the principle of subsidiarity. Any infringement of that clause therefore constitutes a breach of that principle.
In the applicant’s view, the ‘relocation’ mechanism established by the contested regulation will prevent the Member States from performing their essential functions within the meaning of Article 4 TEU, in particular maintaining law and order and safeguarding national security. Member States are likely to find themselves de facto in a situation which will prevent them from effectively relying on the ‘national security clause’.
As for the method of calculating the financial contribution, the applicant argues that that method does not take into account a country’s reception capacity, social policy, identity of peoples, or security situation. That system undermines the social policy (lato sensu) obligation referred to in Article 151 TFEU.


(1)  OJ 2024 L, 22.5.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5616/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-424/24: Action brought on 14 August 2024 – Volkskreditbank v SRB
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, bank, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financing method, financing plan, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality








C_202405651EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5651


30.9.2024






Action brought on 14 August 2024 – Volkskreditbank v SRB


(Case T-424/24)

(C/2024/5651)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Volkskreditbank AG (Linz, Austria) (represented by: G. Eisenberger, A. Brenneis and J. Holzmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul with immediate effect the decision of the Single Resolution Board of 11 June 2024 on the re-adoption of the decision on the calculation of the 2021 ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund in respect of the institutions listed in Annex I to that decision (SRB/ES/2024/20), including the annexes thereto, in any event in so far as it concerns the applicant; and










—


order the Single Resolution Board to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law, which are identical to the pleas in law put forward in Case T-419/24, Hypo Vorarlberg Bank v SRB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5651/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.113437
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, publishing








C_202405049EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5049


14.8.2024






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.113437
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5049)








Date of adoption of the decision


4.7.2024




Aid number


SA.113437




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Credito d’imposta per le spese sostenute negli anni 2023 e 2024 dalle imprese editrici di quotidiani e periodici iscritte al Registro Operatori della Comunicazione (ROC) per l’acquisto della carta utilizzata per la stampa delle testate edite.




Legal basis


Credito d’imposta per le spese sostenute negli anni 2023 e 2024 dalle imprese editrici di quotidiani e periodici iscritte al Registro Operatori della Comunicazione (ROC) per l’acquisto della carta utilizzata per la stampa delle testate edite.




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Culture




Form of aid


Other forms of tax advantage




Budget


Overall budget: 120 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 60 000 000  EUR




Intensity


30,0 %




Duration


Until 30.6.2026




Economic sectors


Publishing activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri - Dipartimento per l'informazione e l'editoria




Via della Mercede, 9 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/2024/5049/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11618 – INFRANITY / EURAZEO / ETIX EVERYWHERE HOLDING)
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Internet access provider, Thailand, economic concentration, holding company, indemnity insurance, investment company, merger control, on line data service, telecommunications








C_202405249EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5249


21.8.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11618 – INFRANITY / EURAZEO / ETIX EVERYWHERE HOLDING)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5249)

On 14 August 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 32024M11618. 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/2024/5249/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.113998
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, control of State aid, publishing








C_202405050EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5050


14.8.2024






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.113998
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5050)








Date of adoption of the decision


18.7.2024




Aid number


SA.113998




Member State


Denmark




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aid scheme for local weekly newspapers




Legal basis


Lov om mediestøtte




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 307 100 000  DKK
Annual budget: 52 800 000  DKK




Intensity


60,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Publishing activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen




Hammerichsgade 14, 1611 København V








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/2024/5050/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-434/24: Action brought on 14 August 2024 – PNB Banka v ECB and SRB
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, abuse of power, bank, damage, indemnification, liquidation, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202406104EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6104


21.10.2024






Action brought on 14 August 2024 – PNB Banka v ECB and SRB


(Case T-434/24)

(C/2024/6104)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: PNB Banka AS (Riga, Latvia) (represented by: O. Behrends, lawyer)

Defendants: European Central Bank, Single Resolution Board

Form of order sought

The Applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare that the Defendants are jointly and severally liable for the damage caused to the Applicant as a result of the Defendants’ failure to comply with its obligations with respect to the representation of the Applicant and its rights of defence,










—


order the Defendants jointly and severally to compensate the Applicant for such damage,










—


declare that the Defendants are jointly and severally liable for the damage caused to the Applicant as a result of the forced discontinuation and liquidation of its business as a result of the unlawful acts and omissions of the Defendants,










—


order the Defendants jointly and severally to compensate the Applicant for such damage,










—


order the Defendants to bear the cost of the Applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the Applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the Defendants exceeded their competences by purporting to act pursuant to Article 18 SRMR by publicly announcing the liquidation of the Applicant. The Defendants continue to violate the Applicant’s rights pursuant to Article 41, 47 and 51 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by failing to use their influence to support an effective representation of the Applicant. The Defendants violated their obligation to avoid any harmful public statement and avoid any statement that misrepresents the powers of the Defendants.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the damage sustained by the Applicant is twofold. The primary damage consists in the Applicant’s inability to exercise its rights effectively due to a lack of an effective representation based on a breach of the Defendant’s obligations. Further considerable damage was caused by the unlawful closure and elimination of the Bank’s business. This further damage, however, must be examined once the effective representation of the Bank is restored.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging that there is a direct causal link between the Defendants’ wrongdoing and the damage sustained by the Applicant in relation to the lack of an effective representation. There is also a direct causal link between the Defendants’ illegal announcements on 15 August 2019 and the subsequent opening of insolvency proceedings.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6104/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-559/24, V AG: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bezirksgericht Graz-Ost (Austria) lodged on 14 August 2024 – P* E*, T* K* v V* AG
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: anti-pollution device, approval, commercial vehicle, environmental standard, motor car, motor vehicle pollution, technical specification, technical standard








C_202407015EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7015


2.12.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bezirksgericht Graz-Ost (Austria) lodged on 14 August 2024 – P* E*, T* K* v V* AG


(Case C-559/24, V AG)

(C/2024/7015)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bezirksgericht Graz-Ost

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: P* E*, T* K*

Defendant: V* AG

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 2(6) of and Annex III, section 3.13.4 to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (1) (in conjunction with Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007) (2) be interpreted as meaning that a pollution control device (control programme for the regeneration of the storage catalyst in the preparation cycle), which is deemed to be a continuously regenerating system because regeneration (cleaning process) occurs at least once per type 1 test, after having already occurred at least once during the vehicle preparation cycle (Precon or preconditioning), is a defeat device within the meaning of Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007?










2.








(a)


Must Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 (in conjunction with Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Article 2(6) of and Annex III, section 3.13.4 to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008) be interpreted as meaning that (if so) such a defeat device is permissible because the conditions are, in essence, fulfilled in the relevant emissions test procedure?










(b)


Must Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 (in conjunction with Article 3(10) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Article 2(6) of and Annex III, section 3.13.4 to Implementing Regulation (EC) No 692/2008) be interpreted as meaning that (if so) such a defeat device is permissible if the emission-related operation it exhibits in the test procedure (approval test) is, in 80 % of cases, also present in normal use (in real-life operation)?










(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 of 18 July 2008 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ 2008 L 199, p. 1).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance informationss to vehicle repair and maintenance information (OJ 2007 L 171, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7015/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2024/2162 of 14 August 2024 implementing Decision 2014/932/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Yemen, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_202402162EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2162


14.8.2024







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2024/2162
         
of 14 August 2024
         
implementing Decision 2014/932/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2014/932/CFSP of 18 December 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 December 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/932/CFSP.












(2)


On 30 July 2024, the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2140 (2014) deleted two persons from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures.












(3)


The Annex to Decision 2014/932/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2014/932/CFSP is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 14 August 2024.


For the Council


The President


               BÓKA J.





(1)  
            OJ L 365, 19.12.2014, p. 147.




ANNEX
The following entries are deleted from the list set out under the sub-heading ‘Persons’ in the Annex to Decision 2014/932/CFSP (‘List of persons and entities referred to in Articles 1(1), 2a(1) and Article 2b(1) and (2)’):






3.


Ali Abdullah Saleh (alias: Ali Abdallah Salih);










5.


Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh (alias: Ahmed Ali Abdullah Al-Ahmar).







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2162/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-425/24: Action brought on 14 August 2024 – Ffauf Italia v EUIPO – Industria de Diseño Textil (pastaZARA Sublime)
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pasta, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202405652EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5652


30.9.2024






Action brought on 14 August 2024 – Ffauf Italia v EUIPO – Industria de Diseño Textil (pastaZARA Sublime)


(Case T-425/24)

(C/2024/5652)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Ffauf Italia SpA (Riese Pio X, Italy) (represented by: P. Creta, A. Lanzarini, B. Costa and V. Basilavecchia, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Industria de Diseño Textil, SA (Arteixo, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark pastaZARA Sublime – Application for registration No 7 016 439
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 June 2024 in Case R 1576/2023-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and, as the case may be, by the other party to the proceedings before the EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Assessment of the reputation of the earlier mark;










—


Similarity between the conflicting signs;










—


Link between the (allegedly) conflicting signs;










—


Risk of injury;










—


Due cause.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5652/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 13 August 2024
Date: 2024-08-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202404807EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4807


14.8.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            13 August 2024
         
(C/2024/4807)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0931 




JPY


Japanese yen


161,17 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4621 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85458 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5060 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9480 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7970 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,203 




HUF


Hungarian forint


393,53 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2890 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9757 




TRY


Turkish lira


36,6789 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6572 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5014 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5143 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8089 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4454 




KRW


South Korean won


1 498,93 




ZAR


South African rand


19,8621 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8301 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 318,20 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8648 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,322 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,384 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0061 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,7235 




INR


Indian rupee


91,7610 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4807/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)