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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11515 – VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT / UNIPER HUNGARY ENERGETIKAI)
Date: 2024-11-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, economic concentration, energy industry, merger control, power plant, waste management, water management








C_202406788EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6788


7.11.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11515 – VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT / UNIPER HUNGARY ENERGETIKAI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6788)


1.   
On 30 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:






—


Veolia Invest Hungary Zrt. (‘Veolia Hungary’, Hungary), controlled by Veolia Environnement S.A. (‘Veolia’, France),










—


Uniper Hungary Energetikai Kft. (‘Uniper Hungary’, Hungary), controlled by Uniper SE (‘Uniper’, Germany).




Veolia Hungary will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Uniper Hungary.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Veolia Hungary provides water, waste and energy management solutions in Hungary, and notably operates power plants in ten locations. Veolia, as the ultimate parent company, is active globally in water, waste, and energy management.










—


Uniper Hungary owns and operates the Gönyű power plant, a combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in the north-western part of Hungary, which has an installed capacity of 428 MW.






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.11515 – VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT / UNIPER HUNGARY ENERGETIKAI
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/2024/6788/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-126/23, Burdene: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 November 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Ordinario di Venezia – Italy) – UD and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dell’Interno (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Directive 2004/80/EC – Article 12(2) – National schemes on compensation to victims of violent intentional crime – Homicide – Compensation for close family members of the deceased – Concept of victim – Tiered compensation scheme according to the order of succession – National legislation excluding the payment of compensation to other family members of the deceased when there are children or a surviving spouse – Parents and siblings of the deceased – Fair and appropriate compensation)
Date: 2024-11-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil liability proceedings, equal treatment, family, help for victims, homicide, indemnification, national implementing measure, protection of privacy, right to justice








C_202500037EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/37


6.1.2025






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 November 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Ordinario di Venezia – Italy) – UD and Others v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dell’Interno


(Case C-126/23,
                (1)
Burdene)
                (2)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Directive 2004/80/EC - Article 12(2) - National schemes on compensation to victims of violent intentional crime - Homicide - Compensation for close family members of the deceased - Concept of ‘victim’ - ‘Tiered’ compensation scheme according to the order of succession - National legislation excluding the payment of compensation to other family members of the deceased when there are children or a surviving spouse - Parents and siblings of the deceased - ‘Fair and appropriate’ compensation)
(C/2025/37)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Ordinario di Venezia

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: UD, QO, VU, LO, CA

Defendants: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dell’Interno

Operative part of the judgment

Article 12(2) of Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims
must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State which provides for a scheme on compensation for violent intentional crimes that, in the case of homicide, makes the right to compensation of the parents of the deceased person subject to the absence of a surviving spouse and children of that deceased person and the right to compensation of the victim’s siblings subject to the absence of those parents.


(1)  
            OJ C 189, 30.5.2023.

(2)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/37/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-709/22: Order of the General Court of 7 November 2024 – Illumina v Commission (Competition – Concentrations – Pharmaceutical industry market – Acquisition by Illumina of sole control of Grail – Decision declaring the concentration incompatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement – Withdrawal of the contested decision – Disappearance of the subject matter of the action – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2024-11-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, cancer, competition, economic concentration, genetics, health care, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_202500071EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/71


6.1.2025






Order of the General Court of 7 November 2024 – Illumina v Commission


(Case T-709/22)
                (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - Pharmaceutical industry market - Acquisition by Illumina of sole control of Grail - Decision declaring the concentration incompatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement - Withdrawal of the contested decision - Disappearance of the subject matter of the action - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/71)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Illumina, Inc. (Wilmington, United States) (represented by: F. González Díaz, M. Siragusa, G. Rizza, N. Latronico, A. Magraner Oliver, J. Blanco Carol and T. Verheyden, lawyers, and by D. Beard and J. Holmes, Barristers-at-Law)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Berghe, A. Boitos, G. Conte and B. Ernst, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the applicant: Biocom California (San Diego, United States) (represented by: B. Amory, A.-S. Perraut and E. Barbier de La Serre, lawyers), and Grail LLC (Menlo Park, United States) (represented by: D. Little, Solicitor, and by C. Esteva Mosso, J. Ruiz Calzado, A. Escrigas Cañameras, J.M. Jiménez-Laiglesia Oñate, A. Giraud and S. Troch, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2022) 6454 final of 6 September 2022 declaring a concentration to be incompatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement, relating to the acquisition by Illumina of sole control of Grail LLC.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and shall pay those incurred by Illumina, Inc., Biocom California and Grail LLC.






(1)  
            OJ C 24, 23.1.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/71/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.116052
Date: 2024-11-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Romania, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202406779EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6779


7.11.2024






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.116052
(C/2024/6779)








Date of adoption of the decision


24.10.2024




Aid number


SA.116052




Member State


Romania




Region


Romania




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Compensation to agricultural producers for crop damage due to the pedological drought between September 2023 and August 2024




Legal basis


Proiect de Ordonanță de urgență pentru instituirea unei scheme de ajutor de stat sub forma de grant acordat producătorilor agricoli pentru culturi agricole afectate de seceta pedologică din perioada septembrie 2023 - august 2024




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid to compensate for the damage caused by adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 000 000 000  RON
Annual budget: 2 000 000 000  RON




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale




Blvd. Carol I nr. 4; Sector 3; București








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/2024/6779/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-588/22 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 November 2024 – Ryanair DAC v European Commission, French Republic, Republic of Finland (Appeal – State aid – Article 107(3)(b) TFEU – Finnish air-transport market – Aid granted to an airline by the Republic of Finland in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic – Temporary Framework for State aid measures – Recapitalisation of Finnair plc – Decision by the European Commission not to raise any objections – Aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy – Principles of proportionality and of non-discrimination)
Date: 2024-11-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Finland, State aid, aid for restructuring, airline, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, equal treatment, freedom to provide services, principle of proportionality, right of establishment








C_202500033EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/33


6.1.2025






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 November 2024 – Ryanair DAC v European Commission, French Republic, Republic of Finland


(Case C-588/22 P)
                (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Article 107(3)(b) TFEU - Finnish air-transport market - Aid granted to an airline by the Republic of Finland in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic - Temporary Framework for State aid measures - Recapitalisation of Finnair plc - Decision by the European Commission not to raise any objections - Aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy - Principles of proportionality and of non-discrimination)
(C/2025/33)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Ryanair DAC (represented initially by: V. Blanc, F.-C. Laprévote, E. Vahida, avocats, and D. Pérez de Lamo and S. Rating, abogados, and subsequently by F.-C. Laprévote, E. Vahida, avocats, and D. Pérez de Lamo and S. Rating, abogados)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: M. Farley, L. Flynn and F. Tomat, acting as Agents), French Republic, Republic of Finland (represented by: A. Laine and H. Leppo, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Ryanair DAC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Republic of Finland to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 424, 7.11.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/33/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-772/24, Interfel: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 7 November 2024 – Association interprofessionnelle des fruits et légumes frais (Interfel) v Premier ministre, Ministre de la transition écologique, de l’énergie, du climat et de la prévention des risques, Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice, Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de l’Industrie, Ministre de l’agriculture, de la souveraineté alimentaire et de la forêt
Date: 2024-11-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: fruit, labelling, packaging product, vegetable








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/887


17.2.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (France) lodged on 7 November 2024 – Association interprofessionnelle des fruits et légumes frais (Interfel) v Premier ministre, Ministre de la transition écologique, de l’énergie, du climat et de la prévention des risques, Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice, Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de l’Industrie, Ministre de l’agriculture, de la souveraineté alimentaire et de la forêt


(Case C-772/24, Interfel)

(C/2025/887)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Association interprofessionnelle des fruits et légumes frais (Interfel)

Defendants: Premier ministre, Ministre de la transition écologique, de l’énergie, du climat et de la prévention des risques, Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice, Ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de l’Industrie, Ministre de l’agriculture, de la souveraineté alimentaire et de la forêt

Question referred

Are labels directly affixed to fruit and vegetables always to be considered packaging within the meaning of Article 3 of European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (1) and of Annex I thereto?


(1)  
            OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/887/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2024-11-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Barents Sea, France, Norway, Norwegian Sea, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing, territorial waters








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6784


7.11.2024






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(C/2024/6784)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


26.7.2024




Duration


26.7.2024 - 31.12.2024




Member State


France




Stock or Group of stocks


POK/1N2AB.




Species


Saithe (Pollachius virens)




Zone


Norwegian waters of 1 and 2




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


26/TQ257






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6784/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)