do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-597/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – European Commission v HB (Appeal – Public supply contracts – Irregularities in the contract award procedure – Decision to recover sums unduly paid – Enforceable decision – Article 299 TFEU – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature)
Date: 2024-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: award of contract, claim, jurisdiction, public procurement, services contract








C_202406615EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6615


11.11.2024






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – European Commission v HB


(Case C-597/22 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - Public supply contracts - Irregularities in the contract award procedure - Decision to recover sums unduly paid - Enforceable decision - Article 299 TFEU - Jurisdiction of the EU judicature)
(C/2024/6615)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented initially by B. Araujo Arce, J. Baquero Cruz and J. Estrada de Solà, acting as Agents, and subsequently by J. Baquero Cruz, F. Blanc, J. Estrada de Solà and P. Ortega Sánchez de Lerín, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: HB (represented by: L. Levi, avocate)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 6 July 2022, 
HB v Commission
 (T-408/21, EU:T:2022:418);










2.


Refers Case T-408/21 back to the General Court of the European Union;










3.


Reserves the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 24, 23.1.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6615/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision of 26 September 2024 appointing a Deputy Executive Director and the President of the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office
Date: 2024-09-26
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Union Intellectual Property Office, administrator, appointment of members, decision-making body (EU)




C_202405961EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5961


3.10.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 26 September 2024
         
appointing a Deputy Executive Director and the President of the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office
(C/2024/5961)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark (1), and in particular Article 158(6) and Article 166(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 4 June 2024, a list of candidates for the post of Deputy Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) was submitted to the Council by the Management Board of the EUIPO.












(2)


On 4 June 2024, a list of candidates for the post of President of the Boards of Appeal of the EUIPO was submitted to the Council by the Management Board of the EUIPO,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

1.   Ms Edyta Barbara DEMBY-SIWEK is hereby appointed Deputy Executive Director of the EUIPO for a term of 5 years.


2.   The date on which the five-year term referred to in paragraph 1 commences shall be set by the Management Board of the EUIPO.



Article 2

1.   Mr Sven STÜRMANN is hereby appointed President of the Boards of Appeal of the EUIPO for a term of 5 years.


2.   The date on which the five-year term referred to in paragraph 1 commences shall be set by the Management Board of the EUIPO.



Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 26 September 2024.


For the Council


The President


               LÓGA M.





(1)  
            OJ L 154, 16.6.2017, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5961/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-340/23 P: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – Association Trinationale de Protection Nucléaire (ATPN) v European Commission (Appeal – Environment – Nuclear energy – Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214 – Action for annulment – Association whose purpose is to protect the population from any nuclear risk in the Upper Rhine and High Rhine region and to prevent the construction of new nuclear power plants in that region – Article 263, fourth paragraph, TFEU – Condition that the applicant must be directly and individually concerned)
Date: 2024-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Alsace, France, environmental protection, nuclear accident, nuclear energy, nuclear power station








C_202406622EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6622


11.11.2024






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – Association Trinationale de Protection Nucléaire (ATPN) v European Commission


(Case C-340/23 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - Environment - Nuclear energy - Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1214 - Action for annulment - Association whose purpose is to protect the population from any nuclear risk in the Upper Rhine and High Rhine region and to prevent the construction of new nuclear power plants in that region - Article 263, fourth paragraph, TFEU - Condition that the applicant must be directly and individually concerned)
(C/2024/6622)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: Association Trinationale de Protection Nucléaire (ATPN) (represented by: C. Lepage, avocate)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: initially C. Auvret, A. Nijenhuis and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents, and subsequently by C. Auvret and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the Association Trinationale de Protection Nucléaire (ATPN) to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 252, 17.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6622/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11644 – VREP / GILDE SFS / CONTEYOR / KTP)
Date: 2024-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, investment company, merger control, packaging








C_202406004EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6004


7.10.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11644 – VREP / GILDE SFS / CONTEYOR / KTP)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6004)

On 26 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 32024M11644. 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/2024/6004/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11730 – TAV / FRAPORT / F&B JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-09-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, airport, catering industry, economic concentration, joint venture, merger control








C_202405862EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5862


26.9.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11730 – TAV / FRAPORT / F&B JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/5862)


1.   
On 18 September 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:






—


TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. (‘TAV’, Turkey), ultimately controlled by Aéroports de Paris S.A.;










—


Fraport AG (‘Fraport’, Germany).




TAV and Fraport will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a new greenfield joint venture dedicated to the provision of food and beverage services at Antalya airport in Turkey.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






—


TAV is a Turkish airport operator,










—


Fraport is a Germany-based airport operator.






3.   

The business activities of the new greenfield joint venture will be the following: provision of food and beverage services at Antalya airport in Turkey.



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.11730 – TAV / FRAPORT / F&B JV
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/2024/5862/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Joined Cases C-790/21 P and C-791/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – Covestro Deutschland AG, Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission (Appeal – State aid – Aid scheme implemented by the Federal Republic of Germany in favour of large electricity consumers – Exemption from network charges in 2012 and 2013 – Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market – Action for annulment – Time limit for bringing proceedings – Admissibility – Article 107(1) TFEU – Concept of State aid – State resources – Parafiscal charge or other compulsory surcharges)
Date: 2024-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, State aid, charges for use of infrastructure, control of State aid, electricity supply, equal treatment, reimbursement of aid, rights of the defence








C_202406608EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6608


11.11.2024






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – Covestro Deutschland AG, Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission


(Joined Cases C-790/21 P and C-791/21 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Aid scheme implemented by the Federal Republic of Germany in favour of large electricity consumers - Exemption from network charges in 2012 and 2013 - Decision declaring the aid scheme incompatible with the internal market - Action for annulment - Time limit for bringing proceedings - Admissibility - Article 107(1) TFEU - Concept of ‘State aid’ - State resources - Parafiscal charge or other compulsory surcharges)
(C/2024/6608)
Language of the case: German

Parties


(Case C-790/21 P)


Appellant: Covestro Deutschland AG (represented by: D. Fouquet, T. Hartmann, M. Kachel, J. Panknin and R. Wilde, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: K. Herrmann, C. Kovács and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as Agents, and by M. Bartsch and K. Bourazeri, Rechtsanwälte), Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller and R. Kanitz, acting as Agents)

(Case C-791/21 P)


Appellant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller and R. Kanitz, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Covestro Deutschland AG (represented by: D. Fouquet, T. Hartmann, M. Kachel, J. Panknin and R. Wilde, Rechtsanwälte), European Commission (represented by: K. Herrmann, C. Kovács and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as Agents, and by M. Bartsch and K. Bourazeri, Rechtsanwälte)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the main appeals and the cross-appeals;










2.


Orders Covestro Deutschland AG, the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Commission to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 73, 14.2.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6608/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Joined Cases C-160/22 P and C-161/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – European Commission v HB (Appeal – Public supply contracts – Irregularities in the procedure for the award of a public contract – European Commission recovery decision adopted after the signature of the contract – Legal nature – Decision not having effects exclusively in the context of that contract – Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – Administrative measures – Exercise of powers as a public authority – Action for annulment – Article 263 TFEU – Jurisdiction of the EU judicature)
Date: 2024-09-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: arbitration clause, award of contract, claim, damages, interest, reduced price, reimbursement of aid, services contract








C_202406612EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6612


11.11.2024






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 26 September 2024 – European Commission v HB


(Joined Cases C-160/22 P and C-161/22 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - Public supply contracts - Irregularities in the procedure for the award of a public contract - European Commission recovery decision adopted after the signature of the contract - Legal nature - Decision not having effects exclusively in the context of that contract - Protection of the European Union’s financial interests - Administrative measures - Exercise of powers as a public authority - Action for annulment - Article 263 TFEU - Jurisdiction of the EU judicature)
(C/2024/6612)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented initially by B. Araujo Arce, J. Baquero Cruz and J. Estrada de Solà, acting as Agents, and subsequently by J. Baquero Cruz, F. Blanc, J. Estrada de Solà and P. Ortega Sánchez de Lerín, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: HB (represented by: L. Levi, avocate)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 21 December 2021, 
HB v Commission
 (T-795/19, EU:T:2021:917), and the judgment of 21 December 2021, 
HB v Commission
 (T-796/19, EU:T:2021:918);










2.


Refers the cases back to the General Court of the European Union;










3.


Reserves the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 244, 27.6.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6612/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)