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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.113672
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, Walloon region (Belgium), control of State aid, electrical energy, electricity supply








C_202502154EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2154


10.4.2025






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.113672
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2154)








Date of adoption of the decision


14.10.2024




Aid number


SA.113672




Member State


Belgium




Region


Région wallonne




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Le régime ‘exonération partielle de la surcharge de certificats verts’




Legal basis


L’article 42bis §5 du décret du 12 avril 2001 relatif à l’organisation du marché régional de l’électricité prévoyant l’exonération partielle de la surcharge de CV, tel que modifié par le décret modificatif (Annexe 5). Le chapitre 7 du Décret neutralité carbone du 16 novembre 2023 qui prévoit notamment le principe des conventions carbone (Annexe 2).




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Environmental protection, Energy infrastructures, Energy efficiency, Renewable energy




Form of aid


Other




Budget


Overall budget: 150 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 18 600 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.3.2032




Economic sectors


Distribution of electricity




Name and address of the granting authority







Service public de Wallonie - Territoire Logement Patrimoine Energie, Département de l’Energie et Bâtiment durable / Direction de l’organisation des marchés régionaux de l’énergie




Rue des Brigades d’Irlande, 1 5100 JAMBES








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/2025/2154/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.116125
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, farming sector, fishing industry, forestry policy








C_202502156EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2156


10.4.2025






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.116125
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2156)








Date of adoption of the decision


7.3.2025




Aid number


SA.116125




Member State


Italy




Region


Italy




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Criteri, modalità e procedure per l’attuazione dei Contratti di Distretto e delle relative misure agevolative riguardanti i Distretti del cibo, ai sensi delle disposizioni relative ai Contratti di Distretto di cui all’articolo 66, comma 1, della legge 27 dicembre 2002, n. 289 e di cui all’articolo 1 comma 499 della Legge n. 205 del 27 dicembre 2017




Legal basis


Decreto del Ministro dell’agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste di concerto con Il Ministro delle Imprese e del Made in Italy recante criteri, modalità e procedure per l’attuazione dei Contratti di Distretto e delle relative misure agevolative riguardanti i Distretti del cibo - N.0461776 del 18/09/2024




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant, Subsidised services




Budget


Overall budget: 90 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministero dell'agricoltura, della sovranità alimentare e delle foreste




Via XX Settembre 20 00187 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/2025/2156/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-277/25, Helpfind Funding and Others: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Gdyni (Poland) lodged on 10 April 2025 – Helpfind Funding SARL, GC, NOVA DELTA XALTUM sp. z o.o. sp. k. v Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji ALLIANZ Polska S.A., Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń S.A., Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A., Generali Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A., Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń ERGO HESTIA S.A.
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: compulsory insurance, indemnification, insurance claim, insurance company, motor vehicle insurance, right of action, third-party insurance, transport accident








C_202504034EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4034


28.7.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Gdyni (Poland) lodged on 10 April 2025 – Helpfind Funding SARL, GC, NOVA DELTA XALTUM sp. z o.o. sp. k. v Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji ALLIANZ Polska S.A., Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń S.A., Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A., Generali Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A., Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń ERGO HESTIA S.A.


(Case C-277/25, Helpfind Funding and Others)

(C/2025/4034)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy w Gdyni

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Helpfind Funding SARL, GC, NOVA DELTA XALTUM sp. z o.o. sp. k.

Defendants: Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji ALLIANZ Polska S.A., Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń S.A., Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń i Reasekuracji WARTA S.A., Generali Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A., Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń ERGO HESTIA S.A.

Questions referred







1.


Should Articles 3, 18 and 28 of Directive 2009/103/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability …, (1) be interpreted as precluding a finding that a contract is valid and enforceable if it has been concluded with a victim who, having not previously received full compensation for loss or injury sustained as a result of an accident, assigns to a third party his or her right to obtain full compensation from the insurance company covering the person responsible for the accident caused by the use of a vehicle?










2.


Should the above articles be interpreted as precluding recognition of the third party discussed in the first question as a person entitled to compensation in respect of any loss or injury caused by vehicles, in accordance with Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/103?










3.


Should the above articles of Directive 2009/103 be interpreted as precluding a finding that the third party described in the first question has locus standi to bring a direct action against the insurance company referred to in that question?






(1)  
            OJ 2009 L 263, p. 11.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4034/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.117604
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, cannery, control of State aid, fishing industry, processing industry, wholesale trade








C_202502160EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2160


10.4.2025






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.117604
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2160)








Date of adoption of the decision


3.3.2025




Aid number


SA.117604




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Dispositif d’aide visant à accompagner les entreprises de mareyage particulièrement affectées par l’arrêt de l’activité du 22 janvier au 20 février 2025 dans le Golfe de Gascogne pour l’ensemble des navires français de plus de 8 mètres pratiquant des engins à risque.




Legal basis


Projet de décision de la directrice générale de FranceAgriMer relative aux modalités de mise en œuvre d’un dispositif d’aide visant à accompagner les entreprises de mareyage particulièrement affectées par l’arrêt de l’activité du 22 janvier au 20 février 2025 de l’ensemble des navires français de plus de 8 mètres pratiquant des engins à risque dans le Golfe de Gascogne.




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture, Processing of fishery and aquaculture products (Art. 42 of Reg. (EU) 1388/2014)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 3 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 3 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs, Wholesale of other food




Name and address of the granting authority







Direction générale des affaires maritimes, de la pêche et de l’aquaculture




Tour Séquoia 1 place Carpeaux 92800 Puteaux








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/2025/2160/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.116745
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Lithuania, State aid, chemical industry, control of State aid, regions of Lithuania








C_202502159EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2159


10.4.2025






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.116745
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2159)








Date of adoption of the decision


10.3.2025




Aid number


SA.116745




Member State


Lithuania




Region


Sostinės regionas, Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Lithuania, European Hydrogen Bank Auctions-as-a-Service 2024




Legal basis


Updated Lithuanian National Energy and Climate Action Plan National Energy Independence Strategy of the Republic of Lithuania Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 1059 of 30 September 2020, ‘On the Establishment of the Modernization Fund Project Selection Commission and Approval of the Description of the Procedures for the Selection and Financing of Modernization Fund Projects’ Order No. D1-49/1-24 of the Minister of Environment and the Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania, dated February 9, 2024, ‘On approving the national financing directions of the Modernization fund for 2024–2025’ Roadmap for Hydrogen Development in Lithuania 2024-2050




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Renewable energy, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 36 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 36 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 20.2.2026




Economic sectors


Manufacture of industrial gases




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania




Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104, Vilnius, Lithuania








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/2025/2159/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11812 – METHANEX / OCI METHANOL BUSINESS)
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, chemical salt, economic concentration, merger control, methanol, supplier








C_202502260EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2260


10.4.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11812 – METHANEX / OCI METHANOL BUSINESS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2260)


1.   
On 1 April 2025, 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:






—


Methanex Corporation (‘Methanex’, Canada),










—


OCI USA Inc. (United States), Firewater Holding LLC (United States), and BioMethanol Chemie Holding II B.V. (the Netherlands) (together the ‘OCI Methanol Business’), all controlled by OCI N.V. (the Netherlands).




Methanex will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of OCI Methanol Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Methanex is a global producer and supplier of methanol. With production facilities located in Canada, Chile, Egypt, New Zealand, Trinidad & Tobago, and the U.S., Methanex supplies customers globally, including in North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and South America,










—


OCI Methanol Business is a producer and supplier of methanol and ammonia. From its production facilities in the U.S., it supplies customers globally, primarily in the U.S., Europe, the UK and Asia.






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 concentration 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.11812 – METHANEX / OCI METHANOL BUSINESS
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/2025/2260/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-657/23, Ministerstvo zemědělství: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 April 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud – Czech Republic) – M. K. v Ministerstvo zemědělství (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common agricultural policy (CAP) – Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP – Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 – Financing by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) – Article 54 – Protection of the financial interests of the European Union – Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 – Article 3 – Recovery of amounts wrongly paid of a grant – Limitation period – Indicative time limit)
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EAFRD, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, claim, common agricultural policy, eligibility criteria, limitation of legal proceedings, reimbursement of aid, rural development








C_202502828EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2828


2.6.2025






Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 April 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud – Czech Republic) – M. K. v Ministerstvo zemědělství


(Case C-657/23,
                (1)
Ministerstvo zemědělství)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common agricultural policy (CAP) - Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 - Financing by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - Article 54 - Protection of the financial interests of the European Union - Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 - Article 3 - Recovery of amounts wrongly paid of a grant - Limitation period - Indicative time limit)
(C/2025/2828)
Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Nejvyšší správní soud

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: M. K.

Defendant: Ministerstvo zemědělství

Operative part of the judgment

Article 54(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008, read in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests,
must be interpreted as not precluding the initiation of the recovery procedure for the amounts wrongly paid of a European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) grant from its beneficiary after the expiry of the time limit of 18 months after the approval and, where applicable, reception, by the paying agency or body responsible for the recovery, of a control report or similar document, stating that an irregularity has taken place.


(1)  JO C C/2024/937.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2828/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-481/23, Sangas: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 April 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Nacional – Spain) – Criminal proceedings against JMTB (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – European arrest warrant – Article 4(4) and (6) – Grounds for optional non-execution – Condition that the acts fall within the jurisdiction of the executing Member State under its own criminal law – Conviction which is not final – European arrest warrant issued for the purposes of criminal prosecution)
Date: 2025-04-10
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European arrest warrant, barring of penalties by limitation, enforcement of ruling, imprisonment, residence








C_202502825EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2825


2.6.2025






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 April 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Nacional – Spain) – Criminal proceedings against JMTB


(Case C-481/23,
                (1)
Sangas)
                (2)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA - European arrest warrant - Article 4(4) and (6) - Grounds for optional non-execution - Condition that the acts fall within the jurisdiction of the executing Member State under its own criminal law - Conviction which is not final - European arrest warrant issued for the purposes of criminal prosecution)
(C/2025/2825)
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Audiencia Nacional

Party in the main proceedings

JMTB

Interveners:

Ministerio Fiscal, Abogado del Estado

Operative part of the judgment







1.


Article 4(6) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, as amended by Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009,
must be interpreted as meaning that the judicial authority executing a European arrest warrant cannot refuse to execute that arrest warrant on the basis of that provision where that arrest warrant has not been issued for the purposes of execution of a custodial sentence or detention order.










2.


Article 4(4) of Framework Decision 2002/584, as amended by Framework Decision 2009/299,
must be interpreted as meaning that the judicial authority executing a European arrest warrant cannot refuse to execute that arrest warrant on the basis of that provision where the acts do not fall within the jurisdiction of the executing Member State under its own criminal law, even though the criminal prosecution or punishment of the requested person would have been statute-barred if the law of that Member State had been applicable.






(1)  JO C C/2023/1279.

(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/2025/2825/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)