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.115132
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, regions of Slovakia








C_202405392EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5392


5.9.2024






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.115132
(C/2024/5392)








Date of adoption of the decision


26.7.2024




Aid number


SA.115132




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Bratislavský kraj, Západné Slovensko, Stredné Slovensko, Východné Slovensko




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Schéma štátnej pomoci na podporu živočíšnej výroby v dôsledku agresie Ruska proti Ukrajine




Legal basis


Zákon č. 277/2023 Z. z. o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka Slovenskej republiky a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonovzákon č. 280/2017 Z. z. o poskytovaní podpory a dotácie v pôdohospodárstve a rozvoji vidieka a o zmene zákona č. 292/2014 Z. z. o príspevku poskytovanom z európskych štrukturálnych a investičných fondov a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o štátnej pomoci)zákon č. 357/2015 Z. z. o finančnej kontrole a audite a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovzákon č. 177/2018 Z. z. o niektorých opatreniach na znižovanie administratívnej záťaže využívaním informačných systémov verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov (zákon proti byrokracii)Zákon č. 194/1998 Z. z. o šľachtení a plemenitbe hospodárskych zvierat a o zmene a doplnení zákona č. 455/1991 Zb. o živnostenskom podnikaní (živnostenský zákon) v znení neskorších predpisovZákon č. 39/2007 Z. z. o veterinárnej starostlivo...




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 25 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo pôdohospodárstva a rozvoja vidieka Slovenskej republiky




Dobrovičova 12, 812 66 Bratislava








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/2024/5392/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11686 – BAOSTEEL / BAOWU ALUMINIUM / KOBELCO / KOBELCO BAO AUTOMOTIVE ALUMINIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS JV)
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: China, aluminium, carbon, economic concentration, financial services, flat product, information technology, iron and steel industry, joint venture, merger control, provision of services








C_202405510EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5510


11.9.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11686 – BAOSTEEL / BAOWU ALUMINIUM / KOBELCO / KOBELCO BAO AUTOMOTIVE ALUMINIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5510)

On 5 September 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 32024M11686. 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/2024/5510/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-224/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL), Issam Abdelmouine v European Commission (Appeal – State aid – Complaint concerning State aid that enabled a football club to hire a player previously employed by another club – Complaint lodged by one of the socios of the latter club, set up as a not-for-profit association – European Commission decision finding that no interested party entitled to lodge a complaint is present – Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Article 1(h) – Notions of interested party and person whose interests might be affected by the granting of aid)
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, State aid, control of State aid, professional sport, sports body








C_202406062EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6062


21.10.2024






Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL), Issam Abdelmouine v European Commission


(Case C-224/23 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Complaint concerning State aid that enabled a football club to hire a player previously employed by another club - Complaint lodged by one of the socios of the latter club, set up as a not-for-profit association - European Commission decision finding that no ‘interested party’ entitled to lodge a complaint is present - Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 - Article 1(h) - Notions of ‘interested party’ and ‘person whose interests might be affected by the granting of aid’)
(C/2024/6062)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellants: Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL), Issam Abdelmouine (represented by: J. Branco, avocat)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C.-M. Carrega and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Penya Barça Lyon: Plus que des supporters (PBL) and Mr Issam Abdelmouine to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 252, 17.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6062/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 4 September 2024
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202405016EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5016


5.9.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            4 September 2024
         
(C/2024/5016)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1050 




JPY


Japanese yen


160,26 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4605 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84248 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4110 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9396 




ISK


Iceland króna


153,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8050 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,086 




HUF


Hungarian forint


393,23 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2788 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9726 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,6230 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6450 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4980 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6174 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7861 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4440 




KRW


South Korean won


1 481,50 




ZAR


South African rand


19,7997 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8648 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 126,34 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8101 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,502 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,785 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,2523 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,9638 




INR


Indian rupee


92,7985 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5016/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-463/24: Action brought on 5 September 2024 – Demblon v Parliament
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, indemnification, principle of proportionality, public building, right to information








C_202406267EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6267


28.10.2024






Action brought on 5 September 2024 – Demblon v Parliament


(Case T-463/24)

(C/2024/6267)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Stéphanie Christiane Demblon (Rochefort, Belgium) (represented by: A. Champetier and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the present action admissible and well founded;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the defendant to pay symbolic damages for the non-material loss suffered in an amount of one euro;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action against the decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2024 by which the European Parliament decided that, from the date of the decision and for a period of five years, the applicant would be denied access to the Parliament’s premises, the applicant relies on four pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 7 of the Rules on access to the European Parliament and of Article 5(4) and (5) of the Rules governing security and safety in the European Parliament (‘the SAFE Rules’), (1) in view of the lack of competence of the author of the contested decision.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 5(1) of the SAFE Rules, in conjunction with Articles 11 (freedom of expression and information), 12 (freedom of assembly) and 41 (right to good administration) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of Article 296 TFEU.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging failure to observe the principle of proportionality.






(1)  Rules governing security and safety in the European Parliament, Decision of the Bureau of the Parliament of 15 January 2018 (OJ 2018/C 79/04).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6267/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Special report 12/2024: The EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – The EU medical agencies generally managed well in unprecedented circumstances
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Medicines Agency, coronavirus disease, crisis management, disease prevention, disease surveillance, epidemic, health control, performance audit, vaccine








C_202405437EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5437


5.9.2024






Special report 12/2024:

            ‘The EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – The EU medical agencies generally managed well in unprecedented circumstances’
         
(C/2024/5437)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 12/2024: ‘The EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – The EU medical agencies generally managed well in unprecedented circumstances’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/sr-2024-12



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5437/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11577 - EIFFAGE / EQOS)
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, air conditioning, building industry, economic concentration, electrical energy, engineering structure, merger control, rail network








C_202405438EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5438


5.9.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11577 - EIFFAGE / EQOS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5438)


1.   
On 28 August 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:






—


Eiffage Energie Systems, S.A. (‘EES’, France), ultimately controlled by Eiffage S.A. (‘Eiffage’, France)










—


EQOS Energie Deutschland GmbH (‘EQOS’, Germany’).




EES, and ultimately Eiffage, will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of EQOS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


EES is a French provider of energy solutions including the provision of design, building, operation and maintenance systems and facilities covering sectors such as the electrical sector, the industrial and energy engineering and heating, ventilation and air conditioning sector. EES is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eiffage, the parent entity of a French multi-national group active in construction and concessions operating the following lines of business: (i) construction; (ii) infrastructure; (iii) concessions; (iv) and (iv) energy systems.










—


EQOS is a German-based multinational group specializing in the construction, maintenance and optimisation of infrastructure solutions in the areas of railway technology, overhead line construction, energy, communications, industrial technology and engineering.






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.11577 - EIFFAGE / EQOS
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/2024/5438/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-447/22 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – Republic of Slovenia v Petra Flašker and European Commission (Appeal – State aid – Articles 107 and 108 TFEU – Measures granted by the Republic of Slovenia to a municipal network of dispensing pharmacies before its accession to the European Union – Preliminary examination phase – Failure to initiate the formal investigation procedure – Concept of serious difficulties – Extent of the European Commission’s investigative duty – Burden of proof on the party relying on the existence of serious difficulties – Scope)
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, pharmacy, services of general interest








C_202406051EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6051


21.10.2024






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – Republic of Slovenia v Petra Flašker and European Commission


(Case C-447/22 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Articles 107 and 108 TFEU - Measures granted by the Republic of Slovenia to a municipal network of dispensing pharmacies before its accession to the European Union - Preliminary examination phase - Failure to initiate the formal investigation procedure - Concept of ‘serious difficulties’ - Extent of the European Commission’s investigative duty - Burden of proof on the party relying on the existence of ‘serious difficulties’ - Scope)
(C/2024/6051)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Republic of Slovenia (represented by: B. Jovin Hrastnik, J. Morela and N. Pintar Gosenca, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Petra Flašker (represented by: K. Zdolšek, odvetnica), European Commission (represented by: M. Farley and C. Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the Republic of Slovenia to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Petra Flašker;










3.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 359, 19.9.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6051/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-309/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – SE v European Commission (Appeal – Civil service – Members of the temporary staff – Recruitment – European Commission’s pilot programme for recruiting junior administrators – Rejection of application – Eligibility conditions – Criterion of a maximum of three years of professional experience – Equal treatment – Discrimination based on age – Competence to adopt the criterion at issue)
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrator, age discrimination, equal treatment, professional experience, recruitment, servant (EU), traineeship








C_202406065EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6065


21.10.2024






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – SE v European Commission


(Case C-309/23 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - Civil service - Members of the temporary staff - Recruitment - European Commission’s pilot programme for recruiting junior administrators - Rejection of application - Eligibility conditions - Criterion of a maximum of three years of professional experience - Equal treatment - Discrimination based on age - Competence to adopt the criterion at issue)
(C/2024/6065)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: SE (represented by: L. Levi, avocate)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: I. Melo Sampaio and L. Vernier, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders SE to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  
            OJ C 252, 17.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6065/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-249/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – ClientEarth AISBL v European Commission (Appeal – Access to documents of the institutions of the European Union – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Article 4(2) – Community control system for fisheries – Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 – Documents concerning the state of play of the implementation of fisheries control in France and Denmark – Partial refusal to grant access – Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits – General presumption of confidentiality – Overriding public interest)
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Denmark, France, access to EU information, confidentiality, disclosure of information, fishing controls








C_202406063EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6063


21.10.2024






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 5 September 2024 – ClientEarth AISBL v European Commission


(Case C-249/23 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - Access to documents of the institutions of the European Union - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Article 4(2) - Community control system for fisheries - Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 - Documents concerning the state of play of the implementation of fisheries control in France and Denmark - Partial refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - General presumption of confidentiality - Overriding public interest)
(C/2024/6063)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: ClientEarth AISBL (represented by: O.W. Brouwer, T.C. van Helfteren and M.C. Lawton, advocaaten)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar, G. Gattinara and A. Spina, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders ClientEarth AISBL to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 235, 3.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6063/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-169/21: Order of the General Court of 5 September 2024 – The Smiley Company v EUIPO – SC Ha Ha Ha Production (SMILEY) (EU trade mark – Revocation of the contested decision – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2024-09-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual production, cinema, cultural event, film production, performing arts, publishing, recording, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202406099EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6099


21.10.2024






Order of the General Court of 5 September 2024 – The Smiley Company v EUIPO – SC Ha Ha Ha Production (SMILEY)


(Case T-169/21)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation of the contested decision - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2024/6099)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: The Smiley Company SPRL (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: B. Fontaine, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: T. Frydendahl, M.L. Capostagno and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: SC Ha Ha Ha Production SRL (Calinesti, Romania)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 January 2021 (Case R 2936/2019-5).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by The Smiley Company SPRL.






(1)  
            OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6099/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)