do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 237/2024 of 25 October 2024 amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/232]
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, acid, chemical product, consumer information, copper, cosmetic product, nanotechnology, precious metal, product safety, revision of an agreement




L_202500232EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/232


20.2.2025







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 237/2024
of 25 October 2024
         
amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement [2025/232]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/858 of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of the nanomaterials Styrene/Acrylates copolymer, Sodium Styrene/Acrylates copolymer, Copper, Colloidal Copper, Hydroxyapatite, Gold, Colloidal Gold, Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid, Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold, Platinum, Colloidal Platinum, Acetyl tetrapeptide-17 Colloidal Platinum and Colloidal Silver in cosmetics products (1), as corrected by OJ L, 2024/90467, 31.7.2024, is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 1a (Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council) of Chapter XVI of Annex II to the EEA Agreement:






‘-



32024 R 0858: Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/858 of 14 March 2024 (OJ L, 2024/858, 15.3.2024), as corrected by OJ L, 2024/90467, 31.7.2024.’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/858, as corrected by OJ L, 2024/90467, 31.7.2024, in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 October 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 October 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/858, 15.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/858/oj.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/232/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 24 October 2024
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202405901EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5901


25.10.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            24 October 2024
         
(C/2024/5901)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0801 




JPY


Japanese yen


164,12 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4598 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83210 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4190 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9349 




ISK


Iceland króna


148,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8155 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,230 




HUF


Hungarian forint


402,93 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3435 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9728 




TRY


Turkish lira


36,9788 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6234 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4922 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3926 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7914 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4249 




KRW


South Korean won


1 489,82 




ZAR


South African rand


19,0900 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6848 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 827,69 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6963 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,521 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,329 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1487 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,3667 




INR


Indian rupee


90,7960 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5901/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 248/2024 of 25 October 2024 amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2025/236]
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, approval, energy consumption, environmental standard, fuel, greenhouse gas, light-duty vehicle, motor vehicle pollution, revision of an agreement, technical specification




L_202500236EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/236


20.2.2025







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 248/2024
of 25 October 2024
         
amending Annex XX (Environment) to the EEA Agreement [2025/236]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1294 of 1 March 2024 correcting certain language versions of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2867 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council by setting out the guiding principles and criteria for defining the procedures for the verification of the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption values of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in-service (in-service verification) (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


Annex XX to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is added in point 21azp (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2867) of Annex XX to the EEA Agreement:

                  ‘, as amended by:






—



32024 R 1294: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1294 of 1 March 2024 (OJ L, 2024/1294, 6.5.2024).’
                     






Article 2
The text of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1294 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 October 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 October 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/1294, 6.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2024/1294/oj.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/236/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (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.114488
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, aid to agriculture, animal production, control of State aid








C_202406381EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6381


25.10.2024






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.114488
(C/2024/6381)








Date of adoption of the decision


21.8.2024




Aid number


SA.114488




Member State


Denmark




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Støtte til projekter om aktiviteter med henblik på nedbringelse af behovet for at foretage halekupering af smågrise for at fremme af dyrevelfærden i griseproduktionen omfattet af EU’s statsstøtteregler og finansieret af Svineafgiftsfonden




Legal basis


Lov om administration af Det Europæiske Fællesskabs forordninger om ordninger under Den Fælles Landbrugspolitik finansieret af Den Europæiske Garantifond for Landbruget m.v. (landbrugsstøtteloven), jf. lovbekendtgørelse nr. 115 af 6. februar 2020.---




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for animal welfare commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget: 151 085 000  DKK
Annual budget: 50 295 000  DKK




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


Animal production




Name and address of the granting authority







Landbrugsstyrelsen på vegne af Svineafgiftsfonden (the Agricultural Agency on behalf of the Svineafgiftsfonden)




Nyropsgade 30, DK-1780 København V, Danmark








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/2024/6381/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11743 – CENTERBRIDGE / BANCA PROGETTO) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, credit institution, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, invoicing, merger control








C_202406479EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6479


25.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11743 – CENTERBRIDGE / BANCA PROGETTO)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6479)


1.   
On 16 October 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:






—


Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (‘Centerbridge’, United States),










—


Banca Progetto S.p.A. (‘Banca Progetto’, Italy), controlled by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. (United States).




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


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






—


Centerbridge is a private investment management firm focused on private equity and distressed investment opportunities,










—


Banca Progetto is primarily active in corporate lending, corporate deposits and savings and factoring services in Italy.






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.11743 – CENTERBRIDGE / BANCA PROGETTO
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/2024/6479/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 230/2024 of 25 October 2024 amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2025/249]
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: European Economic Area, animal disease, animal nutrition, animal product, health risk, import (EU), livestock, market approval, organic fertiliser, revision of an agreement, veterinary inspection




L_202500249EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/249


20.2.2025







            DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 230/2024
of 25 October 2024
         
amending Annex I (Veterinary and phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement [2025/249]


THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/887 of 22 March 2024 amending Annexes IV, VIII and IX to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards animal feeding, placing on the market and importation into the Union (1) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.












(2)


This Decision concerns legislation regarding veterinary matters. Legislation regarding veterinary matters shall not apply to Liechtenstein as long as the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products is extended to Liechtenstein, as specified in the sectoral adaptations to Annex I to the EEA Agreement. This Decision is therefore not to apply to Liechtenstein.












(3)


Annex I to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following indent is added in point 12 (Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council) in Part 7.1 of Chapter I of Annex I to the EEA Agreement:






‘—



32024 R 0887: Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/887 of 22 March 2024 (OJ L, 2024/887, 25.3.2024).’






Article 2
The text of Regulation (EU) 2024/887 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 26 October 2024, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement have been made (*1).


Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 25 October 2024.


For the EEA Joint Committee


The President

Anders H. EIDE
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/887, 25.3.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/887/oj.

(*1)  No constitutional requirements indicated.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/249/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11755 – ENBRIDGE / MPLX / ISQ / DBR)
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, North America, economic concentration, energy distribution, energy storage, energy transport, gas pipeline, hydrocarbon, investment company, merger control








C_202406688EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6688


31.10.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11755 – ENBRIDGE / MPLX / ISQ / DBR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6688)

On 25 October 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 32024M11755. 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/2024/6688/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 and in Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Venezuela, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_202406588EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6588


25.10.2024






Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 and in Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela
(C/2024/6588)

The following information is brought to the attention of Mr. Rafael Ramón BLANCO MARRERO (No 20), Mr Elvis Eduardo HIDROBO AMOROSO (No 29), Mr Remigio CEBALLOS ICHASO (No 37) and Mr Jesús Emilio VÁSQUEZ QUINTERO (No 52) persons appearing in Annex I to Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 (1) and in Annex IV to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela.
The Council envisages maintaining the designation of the above-mentioned persons including travel restrictions with amended statements of reasons.
Those persons are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the envisaged statement of reasons for maintaining their designation, before 
            4 November 2024
         , to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1 Horizontal and Global Affairs




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu







(1)  
            OJ L 295 14.11.2017, p. 60.

(2)  
            OJ L 295 14.11.2017, p. 21.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6588/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11485 – BRASSERIE NATIONALE / BOISSONS HEINTZ)
Date: 2024-10-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, France, Luxembourg, beer, beverage industry, economic concentration, merger control, mineral water, wholesale selling








C_202406464EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6464


25.10.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11485 – BRASSERIE NATIONALE / BOISSONS HEINTZ)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6464)


1.   
On 18 October 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:






—


Brasserie Nationale S.A. (‘Brasserie Nationale’) (Luxembourg),










—


Boissons Heintz S.à r.l. (‘Boissons Heintz’) (Luxembourg)




Brasserie Nationale acquired within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Boissons Heintz.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.
The concentration has been referred to the Commission by the Luxembourg National Competition Authority pursuant to Article 22(3) of the Merger Regulation.


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






—


Brasserie Nationale is active in the production of beer and mineral water. Through its subsidiary Munhowen, Brasserie Nationale is also active in the wholesale distribution of beverages in Luxembourg and neighbouring regions of France and Belgium.










—


Boissons Heintz is a wholesaler active in the wholesale distribution of various types of beverages, including beer and mineral water, in Luxembourg.






3.   
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.11485 – BRASSERIE NATIONALE / BOISSONS HEINTZ
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/2024/6464/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)