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Official Journal of the European Union, C 116, 31 March 2023
Official Journal of the European Union, C 116, 31 March 2023
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 116/01 |
Communication from the Commission – Amendments to the Communication from the Commission – Guidance on the Commission’s enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings ( 1 ) |
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2023/C 116/03 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11044 – DERICHEBOURG / ELIOR) ( 1 ) |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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Council |
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2023/C 116/04 |
List of appointments made by the Council – July-December 2022 (social field) |
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2023/C 116/08 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 116/13 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11099 – CINVEN / MBCC DIVESTMENT BUSINESS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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OTHER ACTS |
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European Commission |
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2023/C 116/14 |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
31.3.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
Amendments to the Communication from the Commission – Guidance on the Commission’s enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 116/01)
1.
Over the years, the European Union (‘EU’) rules on competition have been instrumental in protecting the competitive process within the EU’s internal market (1). The enforcement of those rules, namely Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’), ‘serves Europe well by contributing to a level playing field where markets serve consumers’ (2). It can moreover contribute to achieving objectives that go beyond consumer welfare, such as plurality in a democratic society (3).
2.
Against this backdrop, it is of the utmost importance that the Union’s competition rules are applied vigorously and effectively. This is all the more necessary in times of economic hardship, and in view of increasing market concentration in various industries.
3.
Article 102 TFEU prohibits the abuse of a dominant position by undertakings that operate in the Internal Market. It has been instrumental in disciplining the conduct of dominant undertakings, which have a special responsibility not to allow their behaviour to impair genuine, undistorted competition on the internal market (4).
4.
On 5 December 2008, the Commission adopted the Communication from the Commission – Guidance on the Commission’s enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty [now Article 102 TFEU] to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings (‘Guidance on enforcement priorities’) (5).
5.
That Communication set out the Commission’s enforcement priorities with regard to exclusionary abuses of dominance in order to provide greater clarity and predictability as regards the Commission’s general framework of analysis in determining whether to pursue as a matter of priority certain cases of exclusionary conduct (6). The Guidance on enforcement priorities contributed to fostering an enforcement of Article 102 TFEU focused on the capability of a given conduct to harm competition, through the analysis of market dynamics, which has been described as the effects-based approach (7).
6.
The Guidance on enforcement priorities, however, did not constitute a statement of the law and did not provide an interpretation of the notion of abuse of a dominant position, but merely set out the Commission’s approach as to the choice of cases that it intends to pursue as a matter of priority (8).
7.
The Commission’s enforcement priorities have evolved over time, thanks to the experience gained through the Commission’s practice which took into account the evolution of the case law of the Union Courts (9), as well as market developments. Notably, the case law of the Union Courts has confirmed an effects-based approach to Article 102 TFEU as well as clarified the meaning and scope of certain concepts included in the Guidance on enforcement priorities.
8.
In light of those developments, this Communication amends parts of the Guidance on enforcement priorities that no longer reflect the Commission’s approach in determining whether to pursue certain cases as a matter of priority. The amendments are done in accordance with the principle of good administration and with a view to enhancing transparency on the principles underpinning the Commission’s enforcement action.
9.
The amendments to the Guidance on enforcement priorities are listed in the Annex to this Communication.
(1) Competition law is one of the components for the achievement of the internal market, which ‘includes a system ensuring that competition is not distorted’, see Protocol 27 to the Treaty on the European Union.
(2) See Commission Communication, Shaping Europe’s digital future, COM(2020) 67 final, p. 8.
(3) Judgment of 14 September 2022, Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Android), Case T-604/18, EU:T:2022:541, paragraph 1028.
(4) Judgment of 6 September 2017, Intel v Commission, Case C-413/14 P, EU:C:2017:632, paragraph 135 and case law cited; judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt.Operations Srl v Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Case C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraphs 28 and 38.
(6) Guidance on enforcement priorities, paragraph 2.
(7) See press release of 3 December 2008, Antitrust: consumer welfare at heart of Commission fight against abuses by dominant undertakings, IP/08/1877.
(8) Judgment of 6 October 2015, Post Danmark, C-23/14, EU:C:2015:651, paragraph 52.
(9) Since the adoption of the Guidance on enforcement priorities, the Commission has adopted 27 decisions based on Article 102 TFEU (relating to exclusionary conduct), and the Union courts have issued 32 judgments.
ANNEX to the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
Amendments to the Communication from the Commission – Guidance on the Commission’s enforcement priorities in applying Article 82 of the EC Treaty to abusive exclusionary conduct by dominant undertakings
1.
Taking into account the experience gained through the Commission’s enforcement practice and the clarifications provided by the case law of the Union Courts, it is appropriate to clarify that the concept of ‘anti-competitive foreclosure’ (Guidance on enforcement priorities, paragraph 19) refers not only to cases where the dominant undertaking’s conduct can lead to the full exclusion or marginalisation of competition but also to cases where it is capable of resulting in the weakening of competition, thereby hampering the competitive structure of the market to the advantage of the dominant undertaking and to the detriment of consumers. Moreover, in view of the Commission’s enforcement practice and the case law of the Union Courts, it is important to clarify that it is not appropriate to use the element of profitability of the dominant undertaking’s conduct in order to determine the Commission’s enforcement priorities, i.e. to pursue cases as a matter of priority only where the dominant undertaking can profitably maintain supra-competitive prices or profitably influence other parameters of competition, such as production, innovation, variety or quality of goods or services. Therefore, in paragraph 19 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities, the second sentence is replaced by the following text:‘In this document the term “anti-competitive foreclosure” is used to describe a situation where the conduct of the dominant undertaking adversely impacts an effective competitive structure (1a) thus allowing the dominant undertaking to negatively influence, to its own advantage and to the detriment of consumers, the various parameters of competition, such as price, production, innovation, variety or quality of goods or services (1b).
(1a) Judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt.Operations Srl v Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Case C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraph 36."
(1b) Judgment of 14 September 2022, Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Android), T-604/18, EU:T:2022:541, paragraph 281.’"
2.
Taking into account the experience gained through the Commission’s enforcement practice and the clarifications provided by the case law of the Union Courts, it is not appropriate, as regards price-based exclusionary conduct of a dominant undertaking, to pursue as a matter of priority only conduct that may lead to the market exit or the marginalisation of competitors that are as efficient as the dominant undertaking in terms of their cost structure. Indeed, in certain circumstances genuine competition may also come from undertakings that are less efficient than the dominant firm, in terms of their cost structure. Therefore, as set out below, two amendments to the Guidance on enforcement priorities are made:
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In paragraph 23 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities, the last sentence is replaced with the following text: ‘With a view to preventing anti-competitive foreclosure, the Commission will generally intervene where the conduct concerned has already been or is capable of hampering competition from competitors that are considered to be as efficient as the dominant undertaking (1). (1) Judgment of 3 July 1991, AKZO Chemie v Commission, Case 62/86, EU:C:1991:286, paragraph 72, where, in relation to pricing below average total cost (ATC), the Court of Justice of the EU stated: “Such prices can drive from the market undertakings which are perhaps as efficient as the dominant undertaking but which, because of their smaller financial resources, are incapable of withstanding the competition waged against them”; see also judgment of 10 April 2008, Deutsche Telekom v Commission, T-271/03, EU:T:2008:101, paragraph 194, upheld on appeal by the Court of Justice (see judgment of 14 October 2010, Deutsche Telekom AG v Commission, C-280/08 P, EU:C:2010:603). The Court of Justice has recognised that the notion of an “as efficient” competitor refers to efficiency and attractiveness to consumers from the point of view of, among other things, price, choice, quality or innovation, see judgment of 6 September 2017, Intel Corp. v Commission, C-413/14 P, EU:C:2017:632, paragraph 134, and judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt. Operations, C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraph 37.’" |
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In paragraph 24 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities, the first sentence is replaced with the following text: ‘At the same time, the Commission recognises that in certain circumstances a less efficient competitor may also exert a constraint which should be taken into account when considering whether particular price-based conduct leads to anti-competitive foreclosure (1a). (1a) Judgment of 6 October 2015, Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet, C-23/14, EU:C:2015:651, paragraphs 59-60; judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt. Operations, C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraph 57.’" |
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As has emerged from the Commission’s enforcement practice and the clarifications provided by the case law of the Union Courts, the price-cost ‘as-efficient competitor test’ is only one of a number of methods for assessing, together with all other relevant circumstances, whether a conduct is capable of producing exclusionary effects. The Court of Justice has also clarified that the use of an ‘as efficient competitor test’ is optional and that a test of that nature may be inappropriate depending on the type of practice or the relevant market dynamics (2). As a result, a generalised use of such test to determine which cases of price-based exclusionary conduct to pursue as a matter of priority is not warranted and, if such test is carried out, its results should in any event be assessed together with all other relevant circumstances. Therefore, as set out below, two amendments to the Guidance on enforcement priorities are made:
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In paragraph 25 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities, the first sentence is replaced with the following text: ‘In order to determine whether even a hypothetical competitor as efficient as the dominant undertaking in terms of costs would likely be foreclosed by the conduct in question, the Commission may examine economic data relating to cost and sales prices, and in particular whether the dominant undertaking is engaging in below-cost pricing (1b). (1b) Judgment of 6 October 2015, Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet, C-23/14, EU:C:2015:651, paragraph 61; judgment of 6 September 2017, Intel Corp. v European Commission, C-413/14 P, EU:C:2017:632, paragraph 141; judgment of 14 September 2022, Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Android), T-604/18, EU:T:2022:541, paragraph 643; judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt. Operations, C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraphs 57, 58 and 62.’" |
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Paragraph 27 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities is replaced by the following text: ‘When analysing data to assess whether an equally efficient competitor can compete effectively with the pricing conduct of the dominant undertaking, the Commission will integrate this analysis in the general assessment of anti-competitive foreclosure (see Section B above), taking into account other relevant quantitative and/or qualitative evidence (4). (4) Judgment of 30 January 2020, Generics (UK) and Others, C-307/18, EU:C:2020:52, paragraph 154; judgment of 29 March 2012, Telefónica and Telefónica de España v Commission, T-336/07, EU:T:2012:172, paragraph 175; judgment of 14 October 2010, Deutsche Telekom v Commission, C-280/08 P, EU:C:2010:603, paragraph 175; judgment of 17 February 2011, TeliaSonera Sverige, C-52/09, EU:C:2011:83, paragraph 28.’" |
4.
Taking into account the experience gained through the Commission’s enforcement practice regarding access to the dominant undertaking’s input or assets and the clarifications provided by the case law of the Union Courts on such access, it is important to distinguish situations of outright refusal to supply from situations where the dominant company makes access subject to unfair conditions (‘constructive refusal to supply’). In situations of constructive refusal to supply, it is not appropriate to pursue as a matter of priority only cases concerning the provision of an indispensable input or the access to an essential facility. This is in line with the case law of the Union Courts, which has clarified that such cases cannot be equated to an outright refusal to supply and therefore the criterion of indispensability of the product or service in question does not apply (3).Therefore, in paragraph 79 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities, the last two sentences are deleted.
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Taking into account the experience gained through the Commission’s enforcement practice and the clarifications provided by the case law of the Union Courts, it is not appropriate to pursue as a matter of priority margin squeeze cases only where those cases involve a product or service that is objectively necessary to be able to compete effectively on the downstream market. This is in line with the case law of the Union Courts, which has clarified that a margin squeeze is not a type of refusal to supply but an independent form of abuse that is subject to different criteria of assessment. Therefore, as set out below, four amendments to the Guidance on enforcement priorities are made.
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The title preceding paragraph 75 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities is replaced by the following title: ‘D. Refusal to supply’. |
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Paragraph 80, including footnotes 8 and 9, is deleted. |
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Paragraphs 81 to 90 are renumbered as follows: Paragraph 81 is renumbered paragraph 80; Paragraph 82 is renumbered paragraph 81; Paragraph 83 is renumbered paragraph 82; Paragraph 84 is renumbered paragraph 83; Paragraph 85 is renumbered paragraph 84; Paragraph 86 is renumbered paragraph 85; Paragraph 87 is renumbered paragraph 86; Paragraph 88 is renumbered paragraph 87; Paragraph 89 is renumbered paragraph 88; Paragraph 90 is renumbered paragraph 89. |
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After new paragraph 89 of the Guidance on enforcement priorities, the following title and paragraph 90 are inserted: ‘E. Margin squeeze’
(3) This includes a situation in which an integrated undertaking that sells a “system” of complementary products sells one of the complementary products on an unbundled basis to a competitor that produces the other complementary product." (4) This conduct constitutes an independent form of abuse distinct from that of refusal to supply, judgment of 17 February 2011, TeliaSonera Sverige, C-52/09, EU:C:2011:83, paragraph 56." (5) In some cases, however, the LRAIC of a non-integrated competitor downstream might be used as the benchmark, for example when it is not possible to clearly allocate the dominant undertaking’s costs to downstream and upstream operations.’" |
(1a) Judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt.Operations Srl v Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Case C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraph 36.
(1b) Judgment of 14 September 2022, Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Android), T-604/18, EU:T:2022:541, paragraph 281.’
(1) Judgment of 3 July 1991, AKZO Chemie v Commission, Case 62/86, EU:C:1991:286, paragraph 72, where, in relation to pricing below average total cost (ATC), the Court of Justice of the EU stated: “Such prices can drive from the market undertakings which are perhaps as efficient as the dominant undertaking but which, because of their smaller financial resources, are incapable of withstanding the competition waged against them”; see also judgment of 10 April 2008, Deutsche Telekom v Commission, T-271/03, EU:T:2008:101, paragraph 194, upheld on appeal by the Court of Justice (see judgment of 14 October 2010, Deutsche Telekom AG v Commission, C-280/08 P, EU:C:2010:603). The Court of Justice has recognised that the notion of an “as efficient” competitor refers to efficiency and attractiveness to consumers from the point of view of, among other things, price, choice, quality or innovation, see judgment of 6 September 2017, Intel Corp. v Commission, C-413/14 P, EU:C:2017:632, paragraph 134, and judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt. Operations, C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraph 37.’
(1a) Judgment of 6 October 2015, Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet, C-23/14, EU:C:2015:651, paragraphs 59-60; judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt. Operations, C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraph 57.’
(1b) Judgment of 6 October 2015, Post Danmark A/S v Konkurrencerådet, C-23/14, EU:C:2015:651, paragraph 61; judgment of 6 September 2017, Intel Corp. v European Commission, C-413/14 P, EU:C:2017:632, paragraph 141; judgment of 14 September 2022, Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Android), T-604/18, EU:T:2022:541, paragraph 643; judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt. Operations, C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraphs 57, 58 and 62.’
(4) Judgment of 30 January 2020, Generics (UK) and Others, C-307/18, EU:C:2020:52, paragraph 154; judgment of 29 March 2012, Telefónica and Telefónica de España v Commission, T-336/07, EU:T:2012:172, paragraph 175; judgment of 14 October 2010, Deutsche Telekom v Commission, C-280/08 P, EU:C:2010:603, paragraph 175; judgment of 17 February 2011, TeliaSonera Sverige, C-52/09, EU:C:2011:83, paragraph 28.’
(3) This includes a situation in which an integrated undertaking that sells a “system” of complementary products sells one of the complementary products on an unbundled basis to a competitor that produces the other complementary product.
(4) This conduct constitutes an independent form of abuse distinct from that of refusal to supply, judgment of 17 February 2011, TeliaSonera Sverige, C-52/09, EU:C:2011:83, paragraph 56.
(5) In some cases, however, the LRAIC of a non-integrated competitor downstream might be used as the benchmark, for example when it is not possible to clearly allocate the dominant undertaking’s costs to downstream and upstream operations.’’
(2) See e.g. judgment of 19 January 2023, Unilever Italia Mkt.Operations v Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, Case C-680/20, EU:C:2023:33, paragraphs 57-58.
(3) Judgment of 25 March 2021, Slovak Telekom v Commission (Slovak Telekom), Case C-165/19 P, EU:C:2021:239, paragraphs 50-51 and judgment of 12 February 2023, Lietuvos geležinkeliai AB v European Commission, Case C-42/21 P, EU:C:2023:12, paragraphs 81-84 and 91.
31.3.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/6 |
Information of the European Commission pursuant to Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 December 2012, implementing enhanced cooperation to the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (1)
(2023/C 116/02)
Entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (2): 1 June 2023.
Ratification Details of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court:
Belgium |
6.6.2014 |
Bulgaria |
3.6.2016 |
Denmark |
20.6.2014 |
Germany |
17.2.2023 |
Estonia |
1.8.2017 |
France |
14.3.2014 |
Italy |
20.2.2017 |
Latvia |
11.1.2018 |
Lithuania |
14.8.2017 |
Luxemburg |
22.5.2015 |
Malta |
9.12.2014 |
Netherlands |
14.9.2016 |
Austria |
6.8.2013 |
Portugal |
28.8.2015 |
Slovenia |
15.10.2021 |
Finland |
19.1.2013 |
Sweden |
26.4.2018 |
31.3.2023 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/7 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11044 – DERICHEBOURG / ELIOR)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 116/03)
On 24 March 2023, 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 French and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32023M11044. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law. |
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Ms Stephanie PROPST |
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17.10.2022 |
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Ms Heidi BOUSSEN |
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Ms Hanneke VAN DEN BOUT |
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14.11.2022 |
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MS Lena SØBY |
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Dansk Arbejdsgiverforening |
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19.10.2025 |
Mr Giovanni CALABRÒ |
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20.9.2022 |
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20.9.2022 |
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20.9.2022 |
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19.10.2025 |
Ms Birgitte NYMARK |
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Mr Stefan MONDORF |
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Mr Fiete STARCK |
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19.10.2025 |
Mr Michael STIEFEL |
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Mr Arne FRANKE |
Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände |
20.9.2022 |
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19.10.2025 |
Ms Caroline GRAF-SCHIMEK |
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Ms Christina MARX |
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich |
13.10.2022 |
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19.10.2025 |
Mr Heinz WITTMANN |
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Ms Silvia HOLZMANN-WINDHOFER |
Bundeskanzleramt |
13.10.2022 |
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Ms Caroline VERDOOT |
FGTB – ABVV |
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31.3.2023 |
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Mr Kris VAN EYCK |
ACV-CSC |
12.7.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
Ms Boel CALLERMO |
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Sweden |
Mr Magnus FALK |
Arbetsmiljöverket |
12.7.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
Ms Viktoria BERGSTRÖM |
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Sweden |
Ms Johanna BENGTSSON RYBERG |
Regeringskansliet |
12.7.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
Ms Maret MARIPUU |
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Ms Silja SOON |
The Labour Inspectorate of Estonia |
20.9.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
Ms Silja SOON |
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Ms Meeli MIIDLA-VANATALU |
The Labour Inspectorate of Estonia |
20.9.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
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Mr Argo SOON |
The Estonian Trade Union Confederation |
20.9.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
Mr Argo SOON |
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Ms Evelin TOMSON |
The Estonian Trade Union Confederation |
20.9.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
Mr Ziedonis ANTAPSONS |
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Mr Mārtiņš PUŽULS |
Free Trade Union Confederation (LBAS) |
26.9.2022 |
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31.3.2023 |
Mr Mārtiņš PUŽULS |
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Latvia |
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Free Trade Union Confederation (LBAS) |
26.9.2022 |
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Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work |
31.3.2023 |
Ms Stephanie PROPST |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Employers |
Austria |
Mr Tobias SONNWEBER |
Industriellenvereinigung |
25.10.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
31.3.2023 |
Ms Cheryl HABER |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Malta |
Mr Anthony AZZOPARDI |
Department For Industrial and Employment Relations (DIER) |
12.7.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
31.3.2023 |
Mr Andreas SOMMER MØLLER |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Denmark |
Mr Søren FRIIS |
Ministry of Employment |
26.9.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
31.3.2023 |
Mr Vatroslav SUBOTIĆ |
Resignation |
Member |
Government |
Croatia |
Ms Iva MUSIĆ OREŠKOVIĆ |
Ministarstvo rada, mirovinskoga sustava, obitelji i socijalne politike |
13.10.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
31.3.2023 |
Ms Narcisa MANOJLOVIĆ |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Croatia |
Ms Inja OGRIZOVIĆ DŽAMONJA |
Ministarstvo rada, mirovinskoga sustava, obitelji i socijalne politike |
13.10.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
31.3.2023 |
Ms Stephanie PROPST |
Resignation |
Member |
Employers |
Austria |
Mr Tobias SONNWEBER |
Industriellenvereinigung |
25.10.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
31.3.2023 |
Mr Guy VAN GYES |
Resignation |
Member |
Government |
Belgium |
Mr Yves BOLSEE |
Federal Public Service Employment, Work and Social dialogue |
14.11.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
31.3.2023 |
Mr Fernando CATARINO JOSÉ |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Portugal |
Mr Ricardo BERNARDES |
Directorate-General for Employment and industrial Relations (DGERT) |
28.11.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
31.3.2023 |
Ms Daniela SIMIDCHIEVA |
Resignation |
Member |
Employers |
Bulgaria |
Ms Svetlana DONCHEVA |
Bulgarian Industrial Association |
20.9.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
31.3.2023 |
Ms Anita PISARRO |
Resignation |
Member |
Government |
Italy |
Mr Andrea SIMONCINI |
Ministry of Labour and Social Policies |
26.9.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
31.3.2023 |
Mr Pietro TAGLIATESTA |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Italy |
Ms Angela GRIECO |
Ministry of Labour and Social Policies |
26.9.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
31.3.2023 |
Mr Ivan ŠÓŠ |
Resignation |
Member |
Trade Unions |
Slovakia |
Mr Peter DANKO |
OZPSAV |
26.9.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training |
31.3.2023 |
Mr António LEITE |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Portugal |
Ana Elisa SANTOS |
Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social |
13.10.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality |
31.5.2025 |
Ms Annalise DESIRA |
Resignation |
Member |
Government |
Malta |
Mr Michael CAMILLERI |
Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality |
20.9.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality |
31.5.2025 |
Ms Zuzana BRIXOVÁ |
Resignation |
Member |
Government |
Slovakia |
Mr Marián LIZANEC |
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic |
17.10.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality |
31.5.2025 |
Mr Ján TOMAŠTÍK |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Slovakia |
Ms Lucia VLASÁKOVÁ |
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic |
17.10.2022 |
|
Management Board of the European Institute for Gender Equality |
31.5.2025 |
Ms Greta TUMĖNIENĖ |
Resignation |
Alternate |
Government |
Lithuania |
Ms Milda JANEIKAITĖ |
Ministry of Social Security and Labour |
21.11.2022 |
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/15 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 March 2023
appointing members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
(2023/C 116/05)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/128 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/75 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees’ and the employers’ organisations,
Whereas:
(1) |
By Decisions of 9 April 2019 (2), of 8 July 2019 (3), of 16 September 2019 (4) and of 8 November 2019 (5), the Council appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of Cedefop for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023. |
(2) |
Members and alternate members are to remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced. |
(3) |
Members and alternate members are to be appointed for a period of four years, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following persons shall be appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of Cedefop for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2027:
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium (Flemish community) |
Mr Jeroen BACKS |
Mr Bavo MEERT |
Belgium (French community) |
Mr Guibert DEBROUX |
|
Bulgaria |
Ms Vania TIVIDOSHEVA |
Ms Polina ZLATARSKA |
Czech Republic |
Ms Marta STARÁ |
Ms Martina KAŇÁKOVÁ |
Denmark |
Mr Morten HOLM-HEMMINGSEN |
Mr Torben SCHUSTER |
Germany |
|
|
Estonia |
Ms Rita KASK |
Mr Teet TIKO |
Ireland |
|
|
Greece |
|
|
Spain |
Ms Lydia BERROCOSO RUFO |
Ms María Antonia AGUDO RIAZA |
France |
Ms Nadine NERGUISIAN |
Mr Gauthier DONNEZAN |
Croatia |
Mr Božo PAVIČIN |
Ms Irena BAČELIĆ |
Italy |
Mr Andrea SIMONCINI |
Ms Angela GRIECO |
Cyprus |
Mr Yiannis MOUROUZIDES |
Mr Spyros SPYROU |
Latvia |
Ms Rūta GINTAUTE-MARIHINA |
Ms Jeļena MUHINA |
Lithuania |
Mr Julius JAKUČINSKAS |
Ms Joana VILIMIENĖ |
Luxembourg |
|
|
Hungary |
Ms Krisztina VUJKOV |
Ms Katalin ZOLTÁN |
Malta |
Mr Jeffrey PULLICINO ORLANDO |
Mr Mario CARDONA |
Netherlands |
Ms Emmelie VAN DEN BERGH |
Mr Wouter VERHEIJ |
Austria |
Mr Eduard STAUDECKER |
Mr Wolfgang SLAWIK |
Poland |
Mr Piotr BARTOSIAK |
Ms Beata DZIEMIŃSKA-SKOWRON |
Portugal |
Ms Ana OLIM |
Ms Ana Elisa SANTOS |
Romania |
Ms Ana RĂDULESCU |
Ms Dalia-Maria MIRCEA-DĂRĂMUȘ |
Slovenia |
Ms Slavica ČERNOŠA |
|
Slovakia |
Mr Karol JAKUBÍK |
|
Finland |
Mr Kari NYYSSÖLÄ |
Ms Hanna AUTERE |
Sweden |
Ms Carina LINDÉN |
Mr Jacob JOHANSSON |
II. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Ms Sarah LAMBRECHTS |
Mr Cédric HEYLEN |
Bulgaria |
Ms Leontina ISRAEL |
Mr Adrian ILIEV |
Czech Republic |
Mr Lukáš NĚMEC |
Ms Gabriela TLAPOVÁ |
Denmark |
Mr Thomas FELLAND |
Ms Maria BJERRE |
Germany |
Mr Marion PATUZZI |
Mr Hans Ulrich NORDHAUS |
Estonia |
Mr Jaan-Hendrik TOOMEL |
Ms Kaja TOOMSALU |
Ireland |
|
|
Greece |
Mr Konstantinos KALLONIATIS |
Mr Christos GOULAS |
Spain |
Mr Vicente SÁNCHEZ JIMÉNEZ |
Mr Juan Carlos MORALES SAN JUAN |
France |
Mr Nicolas FAINTRENIE |
|
Croatia |
Ms Dijana ŠOBOTA |
Mr Jere BILAN |
Italy |
Mr Francesco LAURIA |
Ms Milena MICHELETTI |
Cyprus |
Mr Evangelos EVANGELOU |
Mr Christos KARYDIS |
Latvia |
Ms Linda ROMELE |
Ms Anda GRĪNFELDE |
Lithuania |
Ms Tatjana BABRAUSKIENĖ |
|
Luxembourg |
Mr Carlo FRISING |
Ms Jeannine KOHN |
Hungary |
Mr László KOZÁK |
Mr Tamás BÉKÉSI |
Malta |
Ms Elaine GERMANI |
Mr Josef VELLA |
Netherlands |
Ms Isabel COENEN |
|
Austria |
Mr Bernhard HORAK |
Mr Alexander PRISCHL |
Poland |
Ms Dagmara IWANCIW |
Ms Katarzyna PAWLACZYK |
Portugal |
Mr Hugo Filipe RODRIGUES DIONÍSIO |
Mr José Manuel da LUZ CORDEIRO |
Romania |
Mr Gheorghe SIMION |
|
Slovenia |
Ms Laura WEBER |
|
Slovakia |
Mr Peter KOLESÍK |
Mr Peter DANKO |
Finland |
Ms Riina NOUSIAINEN |
Ms Kirsi RASINAHO |
Sweden |
Ms Hedvig MODIN |
Ms Mia NIKALI |
III. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Ms Sandra COENEGRACHTS |
Mr Joris VANDERSTEENE |
Bulgaria |
Ms Svetlana DONCHEVA |
|
Czech Republic |
Mr Miloš RATHOUSKÝ |
Ms Vladimíra DRBALOVÁ |
Denmark |
Ms Elisabeth LUND NYBORG |
Ms Louise HOEJ LARSEN |
Germany |
Ms Barbara DORN |
Mr Christian SPERLE |
Estonia |
|
Ms Pillie MEIER |
Ireland |
Mr Tony DONOHOE |
Mr Adam Mark WEATHERLEY |
Greece |
Mr Christos IOANNOU |
Mr Nikos GAVALAKIS |
Spain |
Mr Juan Carlos TEJEDA HISADO |
Ms Sandra MISO GUAJARDO |
France |
Ms Siham SAÏDI |
Ms Florence GELOT |
Croatia |
Mr Marko JURČIĆ |
Ms Gordana NIKOLIĆ |
Italy |
Mr Alfonso BALSAMO |
Ms Paola ASTORRI |
Cyprus |
Ms Maria STYLIANOU THEODOROU |
Ms Maria PIREA |
Latvia |
Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE |
Ms Inese STEPIŅA |
Lithuania |
|
|
Luxembourg |
Mr Marc GROSS |
Mr Gilles WALERS |
Hungary |
Ms Adrienn BÁLINT |
|
Malta |
Mr Robert MICALLEF |
Ms Daniela GRECH |
Netherlands |
Ms Hanneke ACKERMANN |
|
Austria |
Mr Gerhard RIEMER |
Mr Thomas MAYR |
Poland |
Ms Magdalena ZABŁOCKA |
Mr Sławomir SZYMCZAK |
Portugal |
Mr Duarte VEIGA DA CUNHA |
Mr Nuno BERNARDO |
Romania |
Ms Adriana RADA |
Mr Vlad ILIESCU |
Slovenia |
Mr Simon OGRIZEK |
|
Slovakia |
Mr Peter BENCKO |
Mr Ľubomír GROMOŠ |
Finland |
Mr Mikko VIELTOJÄRVI |
Ms Maiju KORHONEN |
Sweden |
Mr Pär LUNDSTRÖM |
Mr Georgios SIDERAS |
Article 2
The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 2023.
For the Council
The President
E. BUSCH
(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 90.
(2) Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) (OJ C 136, 12.4.2019, p. 6).
(3) Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Lithuania (OJ C 232, 10.7.2019, p. 5).
(4) Council Decision of 16 September 2019 appointing one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Romania (OJ C 316, 20.9.2019, p. 3).
(5) Council Decision of 8 November 2019 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for Luxembourg (OJ C 385, 13.11.2019, p. 6).
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/19 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 March 2023
appointing members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
(2023/C 116/06)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/126 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees’ and the employers’ organisations,
Having regard to the lists of members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work,
Whereas:
(1) |
By Decisions of 9 April 2019 (2), of 6 June 2019 (3), of 8 July 2019 (4), of 14 June 2021 (5) and of 2 June 2022 (6), the Council appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of the EU-OSHA for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023. |
(2) |
Members and alternate members are to remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced. |
(3) |
Members and alternate members are to be appointed for a period of four years, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following persons shall be appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of EU-OSHA for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2027:
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Ms Véronique CRUTZEN |
Ms Aurore MASSART |
Bulgaria |
Ms Darina KONOVA |
Mr Nikolay ARNAUDOV |
Czech Republic |
Mr Jaroslav HLAVÍN |
Ms Lucie KYSELOVÁ |
Denmark |
Ms Annemarie KNUDSEN |
Ms Anne-Marie VON BENZON |
Germany |
Mr Kai SCHÄFER |
Mr Sebastian HAUS-RYBICKI |
Estonia |
Ms Silja SOON |
Ms Marika LIIV |
Ireland |
Ms Marie DALTON |
Mr Stephen CURRAN |
Greece |
Mr Ioannis KONSTANTAKOPOULOS |
Ms Aggeliki MOIROU |
Spain |
Mr Carlos ARRANZ CORDERO |
Ms Mercedes TEJEDOR AIBAR |
France |
Ms Lucie MEDIAVILLA |
Ms Anne AUDIC |
Croatia |
Ms Marina PRELEC |
Ms Žanna JANČIEV |
Italy |
Mr Antonio VALENTI |
Ms Laura TOMASSINI |
Cyprus |
Mr Aristodemos ECONOMIDES |
Mr Chrysanthos SAVVIDES |
Latvia |
Mr Renārs LŪSIS |
Ms Jolanta GEDUŠA |
Lithuania |
Ms Aldona SABAITIENĖ |
Ms Gintarė BUŽINSKAITĖ |
Luxembourg |
Mr Marco BOLY |
Ms Patrice FURLANI |
Hungary |
Mr Attila LUMNICZKY |
Mr Gyula MADARÁSZ |
Malta |
Mr Melhino MERCIECA |
Mr Silvio FARRUGIA |
Netherlands |
Ms Tanja WESSELIUS |
Mr Martin DEN HELD |
Austria |
Ms Gertrud BREINDL |
Ms Anna RITZBERGER-MOSER |
Poland |
Ms Agnieszka WOLSKA |
Ms Agnieszka GAJEK |
Portugal |
Mr Nelson FERREIRA |
Ms Paula SOUSA |
Romania |
Ms Elena PERJU |
Ms Veronica HAȘ |
Slovenia |
Mr Nikolaj PETRIŠIČ |
Ms Vladka KOMEL |
Slovakia |
Ms Martina KOSTURÁKOVÁ |
Mr Adam ŠULÍK |
Finland |
Mr Raimo ANTILA |
Ms Liisa HAKALA |
Sweden |
Mr Magnus FALK |
Ms Johanna BENGTSSON RYBERG |
II. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Ms Caroline VERDOOT |
Mr Kris VAN EYCK |
Bulgaria |
|
|
Czech Republic |
|
|
Denmark |
Mr Ulrik SPANNOW |
Mr Can SARIALTUN |
Germany |
Mr Sebastian SCHNEIDER |
Mr Moriz-Boje TIEDEMANN |
Estonia |
|
|
Ireland |
Mr Dessie ROBINSON |
Mr Sylvester CRONIN |
Greece |
Mr Andreas STOIMENIDIS |
Mr Markos KONTIZAS |
Spain |
Ms Ana GARCÍA DE LA TORRE |
Mr Rubén PINEL BALLESTEROS |
France |
Mr Abderrafik ZAIGOUCHE |
|
Croatia |
|
|
Italy |
|
Ms Cinzia FRASCHERI |
Cyprus |
Mr Evangelos EVANGELOU |
Mr Stelios CHRISTODOULOU |
Latvia |
Mr Mārtiņš PUŽULS |
Ms Gita OŠKĀJA |
Lithuania |
Ms Inga RUGINIENĖ |
Mr Ričardas GARUOLIS |
Luxembourg |
|
|
Hungary |
|
|
Malta |
Mr Victor CARACHI |
Mr Anthony CASARU |
Netherlands |
Mr Wim VAN VEELEN |
|
Austria |
Ms Julia NEDJELIK-LISCHKA |
Ms Petra STREITHOFER |
Poland |
Mr Tomasz NAGÓRKA |
Ms Paulina BARAŃSKA |
Portugal |
Mr Eduardo Manuel NOGUEIRA CHAGAS |
Ms Vanda Teresa ROGADO MADEIRA PEREIRA DA CRUZ |
Romania |
|
|
Slovenia |
|
|
Slovakia |
Mr Peter RAMPAŠEK |
Mr Vladimír KMEC |
Finland |
Mr Erkki AUVINEN |
Ms Lotta SAVINKO |
Sweden |
Ms Karin FRISTEDT |
Ms Cyrene MARTINSSON WAERN |
III. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Mr Kris DE MEESTER |
Mr Marc DE WILDE |
Bulgaria |
Mr Georgi STOEV |
Ms Petya GEOREVA |
Czech Republic |
Mr Jiří PUTNA |
Mr Martin RÖHRICH |
Denmark |
Mr Clemens ØRNSTRUP ETZERODT |
Mr Jens SKOVGAARD LAURITSEN |
Germany |
Mr Eckhard METZE |
Mr Stefan ENGEL |
Estonia |
Ms Marju PEÄRNBERG |
|
Ireland |
Mr Michael GILLEN |
Ms Katharine MURRAY |
Greece |
Ms Katerina DASKALAKI |
|
Spain |
Ms Miriam PINTO LOMEÑA |
Ms Laura CASTRILLO NÚÑEZ |
France |
Mr Franck GAMBELLI |
Mr Patrick LÉVY |
Croatia |
Mr Nenad SEIFERT |
Ms Nuša ŽUNEC |
Italy |
Ms Fabiola LEUZZI |
Mr Pier Paolo MASCIOCCHI |
Cyprus |
Mr Emilios MICHAEL |
Mr Polyvios POLYVIOU |
Latvia |
|
|
Lithuania |
Ms Rūta JASIENĖ |
|
Luxembourg |
Mr Thierry GRIMÉE |
Mr Marc KIEFFER |
Hungary |
Mr István KOMORÓCZKI |
|
Malta |
Mr Martin BONDIN |
Mr Joseph DELIA |
Netherlands |
Mr Mario VAN MIERLO |
|
Austria |
Ms Christa SCHWENG |
Mr Tobias SONNWEBER |
Poland |
|
|
Portugal |
Mr Manuel Marcelino PERALTA DA PENA COSTA |
Mr Luís HENRIQUE |
Romania |
Ms Victorița Mihaela GRIGORE |
|
Slovenia |
Mr Jože SMOLE |
|
Slovakia |
Mr Robert MEITNER |
Ms Silvia SUROVÁ |
Finland |
Ms Auli RYTIVAARA |
Ms Anne SALOMAA |
Sweden |
Ms Cecilia ANDERSSON |
Mr Anders WESTLUND |
Article 2
The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 2023.
For the Council
The President
E. BUSCH
(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 58.
(2) Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) (OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p. 7).
(3) Council Decision of 6 June 2019 appointing the government members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for Greece, France and Luxembourg (OJ C 195,11.6.2019, p. 4) and Council Decision (EU) 2019/963 of 6 June 2019 appointing one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for France (OJ L 156, 13.6.2019, p. 3).
(4) Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for Hungary (OJ C 232, 10.7.2019, p. 4).
(5) Council Decision of 14 June 2021 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for Latvia (OJ C 234I, 17.6.2021, p. 3).
(6) Council Decision (EU) 2022/896 of 2 June 2022 appointing one member and one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for Romania (OJ L 155, 8.6.2022, p. 49).
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/23 |
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 March 2023
appointing members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound)
(2023/C 116/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/127 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 January 2019 establishing the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates for appointment submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and by the employees’ and the employers’ organisations,
Whereas:
(1) |
By Decisions of 9 April 2019 (2), of 25 June 2019 (3), of 8 July 2019 (4), of 16 September 2019 (5) and of 14 June 2021 (6), the Council appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of Eurofound for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2023. |
(2) |
Members and alternate members are to remain in office until their appointments are renewed or until they are replaced. |
(3) |
Members and alternate members are to be appointed for a period of four years, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following persons shall be appointed members and alternate members of the Management Board of Eurofound for the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2027:
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Mr Yves BOLSÉE |
Mr Alain PIETTE |
Bulgaria |
Mr Nenko SALCHEV |
Ms Teodora TODOROVA |
Czech Republic |
Mr Vlastimil VÁŇA |
Mr Ondřej KRÝSL |
Denmark |
Mr Søren FRIIS |
Ms Lærke Thorø Borch SLOTH |
Germany |
Mr Thomas VOIGTLÄNDER |
Ms Ina HINZER |
Estonia |
Ms Marian JUURIK |
Ms Marion PAJUMETS |
Ireland |
Mr Marcus BREATHNACH |
Ms Olivia CLARKE |
Greece |
Ms Triantafyllia TOTOU |
Mr Georgios GOURZOULIDIS |
Spain |
Ms Marina GRIÑÓN MONTES |
Ms Gloria María ORTEGA GONZÁLEZ |
France |
Ms Nathalie VAYSSE |
Ms Lucile CASTEX-CHAUVE |
Croatia |
Ms Iva MUSIĆ OREŠKOVIĆ |
Ms Inja OGRIZOVIĆ DŽAMONJA |
Italy |
Mr Romolo de CAMILLIS |
Ms Rosanna MARGIOTTA |
Cyprus |
Mr Orestis MESSIOS |
Mr Panayiotis SAVVA |
Latvia |
Ms Ineta TĀRE |
Ms Ineta VJAKSE |
Lithuania |
Ms Donata ŠLEKYTĖ |
Ms Rita SKREBIŠKIENĖ |
Luxembourg |
Mr Tom OSWALD |
Mr Bob GREIS |
Hungary |
Ms Krisztina PELEI |
Ms Vera Judit ÁCS |
Malta |
Ms Diane VELLA MUSCAT |
Mr Christopher GALEA |
Netherlands |
Mr Wilm GEURTS |
Ms Alexandra NICOLAI |
Austria |
Mr Harald FUGGER |
Ms Petra PENCS |
Poland |
Mr Jerzy CIECHAŃSKI |
Ms Magdalena ZAWADZKA |
Portugal |
Ms Cristina RODRIGUES |
Mr Ricardo BERNARDES |
Romania |
Ms Bianca Diana MIHĂIȚĂ |
Ms Ioana DUMITRESCU |
Slovenia |
Ms Vladka KOMEL |
Mr Andraž BOBOVNIK |
Slovakia |
Ms Silvia GREGORCOVÁ |
Mr Ján GABURA |
Finland |
Mr Antti NÄRHINEN |
Ms Maija LYLY-YRJÄNÄINEN |
Sweden |
Ms Aurora LEWÉN |
Mr Håkan NYMAN |
II. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES’ ORGANISATIONS
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Mr Stijn GRYP |
Ms Caroline VERDOOT |
Bulgaria |
Mr Todor KAPITANOV |
Mr Veselin MITOV |
Czech Republic |
Mr Jiří VAŇÁSEK |
Ms Jana MALÁČOVÁ |
Denmark |
Ms Maria BJERRE |
Ms Käthe Munk RYOM |
Germany |
Ms Tanja BERGRATH |
Ms Livia HENTSCHEL |
Estonia |
Mr Jaan-Hendrik TOOMEL |
Mr Madis IGANÕMM |
Ireland |
Mr David JOYCE |
Mr Ger GIBBONS |
Greece |
Mr Ioannis POUPKOS |
Mr Panagiotis KORDATOS |
Spain |
Ms Valérie PARRA BALAYÉ |
Mr Fernando ROCHA SÁNCHEZ |
France |
Mr Charles PARMENTIER |
Mr Romain LASSERRE |
Croatia |
Ms Marija HANŽEVAČKI |
Ms Dijana ŠOBOTA |
Italy |
Mr Salvatore MARRA |
Ms Rossella BENEDETTI |
Cyprus |
Mr Panicos ARGYRIDES |
Mr Evangelos EVANGELOU |
Latvia |
Ms Linda ROMELE |
Mr Mārtiņš SVIRSKIS |
Lithuania |
Ms Daiva KVEDARAITĖ |
Ms Sigita MYKOLAITYTĖ |
Luxembourg |
Ms Véronique EISCHEN |
Mr Patrick DURY |
Hungary |
Mr Szabolcs BEŐTHY-FEHÉR |
Ms Viktória SZŰCS |
Malta |
Mr Joseph BUGEJA |
Mr Paul PACE |
Netherlands |
Mr Jan KOUWENBERG |
Ms Lottie Van KELLE |
Austria |
Ms Dinah DJALINOUS-GLATZ |
Mr Adi BUXBAUM |
Poland |
Ms Katarzyna BARTKIEWICZ |
Ms Katarzyna PIETRZAK |
Portugal |
Ms Vanda Teresa ROGADO MADEIRA PEREIRA DA CRUZ |
Mr Hugo Filipe RODRIGUES DIONÍSIO |
Romania |
Mr Sabin RUSU |
Ms Mihaela DÂRLE |
Slovenia |
Ms Maja KONJAR |
Mr Matija DRMOTA |
Slovakia |
Mr Miroslav HAJNOŠ |
|
Finland |
Mr Juha ANTILA |
Mr Seppo NEVALAINEN |
Sweden |
Mr Håkan GUSTAVSSON |
Ms Carola LÖFSTRAND |
III. REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS
Member State |
Members |
Alternate members |
Belgium |
Mr Kris DE MEESTER |
Mr Phillipe VAN WALLEGHEM |
Bulgaria |
Mr Dimiter BRANKOV |
Mr Theodor DETCHEV |
Czech Republic |
Ms Vladimíra DRBALOVÁ |
Ms Pavla BŘEČKOVÁ |
Denmark |
Ms Christiane MIßLBECK-WINBERG |
Ms Maja KLUGER DIONIGI |
Germany |
Mr Matthias ROHRMANN |
Mr Sebastian HOPFNER |
Estonia |
Ms Kristi SÕBER |
Mr Raul EAMETS |
Ireland |
Ms Maeve McELWEE |
Ms Pauline O’HARE |
Greece |
Mr Christos IOANNOU |
Ms Katerina DASKALAKI |
Spain |
Ms Celia FERRERO ROMERO |
Mr Miguel CANALES GUTIÉRREZ |
France |
Mr Sébastien DARRIGRAND |
Ms Anne VAUCHEZ |
Croatia |
Ms Nuša ŽUNEC |
Mr Dario ĆORIĆ |
Italy |
Ms Stefania ROSSI |
Mr Giovanni MORLEO |
Cyprus |
Mr Polyvios POLYVIOU |
Mr Georges HADJIKALLIS |
Latvia |
Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE |
Ms Inese STEPIŅA |
Lithuania |
Ms Ineta RIZGELĖ |
Ms Monika GABALYTĖ |
Luxembourg |
Mr Philippe HECK |
Mr Marc KIEFFER |
Hungary |
Ms Adrienn BÁLINT |
Ms Andrea MAGYAR |
Malta |
Mr Joseph FARRUGIA |
Ms Marthese MICALLEF |
Netherlands |
Mr Mario VAN MIERLO |
Ms Nurcan YILMAZ |
Austria |
Mr Tobias SONNWEBER |
Mr Josef WIRTH |
Poland |
Mr Andrzej RUDKA |
Ms Katarzyna SIEMIENKIEWICZ |
Portugal |
Mr Manuel Marcelino PERALTA DA PENA COSTA |
Mr Luís HENRIQUE |
Romania |
Ms Adelina DABU |
Mr Radu BURNETE |
Slovenia |
Mr Miroslav SMREKAR |
Ms Nataša CVETEK |
Slovakia |
Ms Alexandra ŠARINOVÁ |
Ms Katarína MARENČÁK |
Finland |
Ms Katja MIETTINEN |
Ms Suvi LAHTI-LEEVE |
Sweden |
Mr Patrik KARLSSON |
Ms Anna BERGSTEN |
Article 2
The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 28 March 2023.
For the Council
The President
E. BUSCH
(1) OJ L 30, 31.1.2019, p. 74.
(2) Council Decision of 9 April 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) (OJ C 135, 11.4.2019, p. 1).
(3) Council Decision of 25 June 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for Lithuania, Luxembourg and Slovenia (OJ C 216, 27.6.2019, p. 1).
(4) Council Decision of 8 July 2019 appointing the members and alternate members of the management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working conditions (Eurofound) for France and Hungary (OJ C 232, 10.7.2019, p. 3).
(5) Council Decision of 16 September 2019 appointing one member of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for Luxembourg (OJ C 314, 18.9.2019, p. 2).
(6) Council Decision of 14 June 2021 appointing one alternate member of the Management Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the Netherlands (OJ C 234I, 17.6.2021, p. 1).
European Commission
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/27 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
30 March 2023
(2023/C 116/08)
1 euro =
|
Currency |
Exchange rate |
USD |
US dollar |
1,0886 |
JPY |
Japanese yen |
144,42 |
DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4493 |
GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,88164 |
SEK |
Swedish krona |
11,3037 |
CHF |
Swiss franc |
0,9963 |
ISK |
Iceland króna |
148,10 |
NOK |
Norwegian krone |
11,3570 |
BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
CZK |
Czech koruna |
23,547 |
HUF |
Hungarian forint |
380,63 |
PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,6813 |
RON |
Romanian leu |
4,9483 |
TRY |
Turkish lira |
20,8653 |
AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6263 |
CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4740 |
HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,5455 |
NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,7462 |
SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,4465 |
KRW |
South Korean won |
1 413,65 |
ZAR |
South African rand |
19,6460 |
CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,4898 |
IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
16 376,04 |
MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,8143 |
PHP |
Philippine peso |
59,166 |
RUB |
Russian rouble |
|
THB |
Thai baht |
37,252 |
BRL |
Brazilian real |
5,5531 |
MXN |
Mexican peso |
19,6843 |
INR |
Indian rupee |
89,3575 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/28 |
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2023/C 116/09)
National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Finland
Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Finland
Subject of commemoration: Finland’s First Nature Conservation Act
Description of the design: The theme of the coin is a stylized beetle. On the top in semi-circle is the lettering ‘NATURE CONSERVATION’ in Finnish and at the bottom in semi-circle are the lettering ‘NATURE CONSERVATION’ in Swedish and the year of issuance ‘2023’. The right-hand side of the inner part of the coin bears the lettering ‘FI’. The left-hand side of the inner part of the coin bears the mintmark of the Mint of Finland.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Estimated number of coins to be issued: 400 000
Date of issue: Spring 2023
(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.
(2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/29 |
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2023/C 116/10)
National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Spain
Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Spain
Subject of commemoration: UNESCO: Cáceres
Description of the design: The Old Town of Cáceres is an urban ensemble located in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura in the west of the Iberian Peninsula. It was registered on the World Heritage Site list for being unique due to its historic features, which (from the Middle Ages to the classical period) bear the traces of highly diverse and contradictory influences, such as Northern Gothic, Islamic, Italian Renaissance and arts of the New World.
The design depicts a panoramic view of the monumental complex, specifically of the main square. At the top and in capital letters are the word ‘ESPAÑA’ and the year of minting ‘2023’. On the upper right hand is the mintmark. At the bottom and in capital letters is the word ‘CÁCERES’.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Estimated number of coins to be issued: 1 500 000
Date of issue: First quarter 2023
(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.
(2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/30 |
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2023/C 116/11)
National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Slovakia
Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: Slovakia
Subject of commemoration: The 100th anniversary of the first blood transfusion in Slovakia
Description of the design: The design features an equilateral cross as an internationally recognised symbol of medical aid, hope and humanity. Inscribed in each arm is one of the four blood groups: A, B, 0, and AB. Incused within the cross are two more equilateral crosses, one within the other, with a drop of blood appearing at the centre of this image. Depicted around the central cross are the equally spaced lower parts of eight test tubes, each containing an incused stylised blood drop. Between each tube is a blood drop in relief. To the right of the bottom tube are the stylised initials ‘MP’, referring to the national side’s designer Mária Poldaufová; to the left is the mint mark of the Kremnica Mint (Mincovňa Kremnica), consisting of the letters ‘MK’ placed between two dies. Around most of the edge of the coin’s inner part is the inscription ‘PRVÁ TRANSFÚZIA KRVI 1923 – 2023’ (in English the words mean ‘first blood transfusion’). Along the lower part of the edge is the name of the issuing country ‘SLOVENSKO’, with a dot on either side separating it from the inscription.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Estimated number of coins to be issued: 1 000 000
Date of issue: March 2023
(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.
(2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/31 |
New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(2023/C 116/12)
National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by France
Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.
Issuing country: France
Subject of commemoration: Olympic Games Paris 2024
Description of the design: One hundred years after the Paris 1924 Olympic Games, the French capital will once again host the Summer Games in 2024. One year before the launch of the Olympic Games, the Monnaie de Paris is continuing the celebration by counting down to the start of the Games by highlighting its heritage and that of Paris. An event with international echo whose intensity gradually increases in the years leading up to the event, with already several €2 commemorative coins dedicated to the Olympic Games over the past years.
The design of the coin depicts the Sower, a national figure and icon of French numismatics, practicing pugilism, the forerunner of boxing, in reference to the Antic Olympic Games. Her silhouette is in the foreground in front of the Pont-Neuf and its surroundings, typical of the Ile de la Cité area, a key element of the Parisian landscape. In the background, an athletic track, into which the emblem of Paris 2024 is inserted on the right-hand side, is represented. The year date, the RF mention and the mintmarks are inserted under the arch, on the bridge railing and in the Seine.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Estimated number of coins to be issued: 260 000
Date of issue: January 2023
(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.
(2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).
V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
European Commission
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/32 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11099 – CINVEN / MBCC DIVESTMENT BUSINESS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 116/13)
1.
On 24 March 2023, 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:
— |
Cinven, Cinven Capital Management (VII) General Partner Limited (Guernsey), controlled by Cinven Partnership LLP (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom), |
— |
certain businesses located in Australia, Canada, the countries of the EEA, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK and the US (‘MBCC Divestment Business’) and currently controlled by LSF11 Skyscraper Midco 2 S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg). |
Cinven will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the MBCC Divestment Business.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in the entities holding the MBCC Divestment Business.
2.
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:
— |
Cinven, a private equity firm engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to a number of investment funds. The companies in the Cinven funds’ portfolio of investments are active in a wide range of subsectors, mainly business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrial and technology, media and telecommunications, |
— |
The MBCC Divestment Business comprises the admixture systems business of the MBCC Group in Australia, Canada, the countries of the EEA, New Zealand, Switzerland, the UK and the US, and the construction systems business of the MBCC Group located in Australia and New Zealand. |
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 procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (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.11099 – CINVEN / MBCC DIVESTMENT 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’).
OTHER ACTS
European Commission
31.3.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 116/34 |
Publication of the single document referred to in Article 94(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and of the reference to the publication of the product specification for a name in the wine sector
(2023/C 116/14)
This publication confers the right to oppose the application pursuant to Article 98 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) within two months from the date of this publication.
SINGLE DOCUMENT
’ Terras da Beira '
PGI-PT-02355
Date of application: 22.3.2017
1. Name to be registered
Terras da Beira
2. Geographical indication type
PGI - Protected Geographical Indication
3. Categories of grapevine products
1. |
Wine |
4. |
Sparkling wine |
8. |
Semi-sparkling wine |
4. Description of the wine(s)
1. Wine (white, rosé and red)
The white wines are clear, bright and pale yellow to straw yellow in appearance. Their primary aromas are of white, tropical and citrus fruit; when aged in barrels they have ripe fruit aromas. They have a fruity, acidic and fresh taste, with mineral notes.
The rosé wines are clear and bright in appearance, with shades ranging from red and cherry red to light pink. They have fruity to red fruit aromas. They have a fruity, acidic and fresh taste, with mineral notes.
The red wines are clear and bright, with tones ranging from bright to brick red. They have red fruit aromas. They have a fruity, acidic and fresh taste, with mineral notes.
The remaining analytical characteristics comply with the limits laid down in EU legislation.
General analytical characteristics |
|
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) |
|
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) |
9,0 |
Minimum total acidity |
|
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) |
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Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) |
|
2. Sparkling wine (white, rosé and red)
The sparkling white wine is greenish white to straw yellow in appearance, and is clear with fine and long-lasting bubbles. It has primary aromas of white and tropical fruit and a fruity, acidic and fresh taste, with notes of ageing where applicable.
The sparkling rosé wine is cherry-red to light pink in appearance, and is clear with fine and long-lasting bubbles. It has primary aromas of red fruits and a fruity, acidic and fresh taste, with notes of ageing where applicable.
The sparkling red wine is bright red to ruby red in appearance, and is clear with fine and long-lasting bubbles. It has primary aromas of red fruit. It has a fruity, acidic and fresh taste, with notes of ageing where applicable.
All analytical characteristics comply with the limits laid down in EU legislation.
General analytical characteristics |
|
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) |
|
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) |
|
Minimum total acidity |
|
Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) |
|
Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) |
|
3. Semi-sparkling wine (white, red and rosé)
The semi-sparkling white wine is greenish white to straw yellow in appearance, and is clear with short-lasting bubbles. It has primary aromas of white and tropical fruit and a fruity, acidic and fresh taste.
The semi-sparkling rosé wine is cherry-red to light pink in appearance, and is clear with short-lasting bubbles. It has primary aromas of red fruit and a fruity, acidic and fresh taste.
The semi-sparkling red wine is bright red to lighter red in appearance, and is clear with short-lasting bubbles. It has primary aromas of red fruit and a fruity, acidic and fresh taste.
All analytical characteristics comply with the limits laid down in EU legislation.
General analytical characteristics |
|
Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) |
|
Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) |
|
Minimum total acidity |
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Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) |
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Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) |
|
5. Wine making practices
a. Essential oenological practices
1. Wine – natural alcoholic strength by volume – minimum level
Restriction relating to winemaking
Wine
The must of wines that may use the ‘Terras da Beira’ GI must have a minimum natural alcoholic strength by volume of 9 %.
2. Winemaking technique – rosé wines
Specific oenological practice
Wine, sparking wine and semi-sparkling wine
Rosé wine must be produced using the ‘off skins’ process or with a light fermentation ‘on skins’.
3. Soils and growing methods
Growing methods
Wine, sparking wine and semi-sparkling wine
The growing practices used in vineyards intended for the production of wines entitled to use the ‘Terras da Beira’ GI must be the traditional practices of the region or recommended by the certifying authority.
Vines intended for the production of wines with the ‘Terras de Beira’ GI must be planted in soils of the following types:
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humic litholic schist and granite soils |
— |
litholic granite soils |
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brown and red Mediterranean schist soils. |
b. Maximum yields
1. Wine (white and rosé), sparking wine and semi-sparkling wine
90 hectolitres per hectare
2. Wine (red)
85 hectolitres per hectare
6. Demarcated geographical area
The geographical area for the production of the ‘Terras da Beira’ GI covers:
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all parishes in all municipalities in the district of Castelo Branco; |
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in the district of Guarda, the municipalities of Almeida, Celorico da Beira, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (excluding the parish of Escalhão), Guarda, Manteigas, Meda (excluding the parishes of Fonte Longa, Longroiva, Meda and Poço do Canto), Pinhel, Sabugal and Trancoso. |
7. Main wine grapes variety(ies)
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Alfrocheiro - Tinta-Bastardinha |
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Alicante-Bouschet |
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Alicante-Branco |
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Alvar |
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Alvarelhão - Brancelho |
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Alvarinho |
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Aragonez - Tinta-Roriz; Tempranillo |
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Arinto - Pedernã |
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Arinto-do-Interior |
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Azal |
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Baga |
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Barcelo |
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Bastardo - Graciosa |
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Batoca - Alvaraça |
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Bical - Borrado-das-Moscas |
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Cabernet Franc |
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Cabernet-Sauvignon |
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Caladoc |
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Camarate |
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Campanario |
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Castelão - João-de-Santarém(1); Periquita |
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Cercial - Cercial-da-Bairrada |
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Chardonnay |
|
Chasselas |
|
Códega-do-Larinho |
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Durif - Petite-Syrah |
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Encruzado |
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Fernão-Pires - Maria-Gomes |
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Folgasão - Terrantez |
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Folha de Figueira - Dona-Branca |
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Fonte Cal |
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Gewürztraminer |
|
Gouveio |
|
Grand-Noir |
|
Jaen - Mencía |
|
Loureiro |
|
Malvasia-Fina - Boal; Bual |
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Malvasia Fina Roxa |
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Malvasia Preta |
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Malvasia Rei |
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Marufo - Mourisco-Roxo |
|
Merlot |
|
Monvedro |
|
Moreto |
|
Moscatel-Galego-Branco - Muscat-à-Petits-Grains |
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Mourisco |
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Nebbiolo |
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Petit-Bouschet |
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Petit-Verdot |
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Pilongo |
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Pinot-Blanc |
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Pinot-Noir |
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Português-Azul - Blauer-Portugieser |
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Rabigato |
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Rabo-de-Ovelha |
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Riesling |
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Rufete - Tinta-Pinheira |
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Sangiovese |
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Sauvignon - Sauvignon-Blanc |
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Semillon |
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Sercial - Esgana-Cão |
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Sercialinho |
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Syrah - Shiraz |
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Síria - Roupeiro, Códega |
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Tamarez - Molinha |
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Terrantez |
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Tinta -Barroca |
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Tinta -Carvalha |
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Tinta-Francisca |
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Tinta-Negra - Mole, Saborinho |
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Tinto-Cão |
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Touriga-Franca |
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Touriga-Fêmea |
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Touriga-Nacional |
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Trincadeira - Tinta-Amarela, Trincadeira-Preta |
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Tália - Ugni-Blanc; Trebbiano-Toscano |
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Uva-Cão |
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Verdejo |
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Verdelho |
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Verdial-Branco |
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Vinhão - Sousão |
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Viognier |
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Viosinho |
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Vital |
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Água -Santa |
8. Description of the link(s)
Wine, sparking wine and semi-sparkling wine
Located in the centre/north of inland Portugal, the ‘Terras da Beira’ GI is the highest winegrowing region in Portugal, with vines planted between 300 and 750 metres above sea level. The region’s landscape is dominated by the Estrela, Gardunha, Açor, Marofa and Malcata mountains.
The far north of the ‘Terras da Beira’ GI is occupied by the Côa and Águeda river basins, and the far south by the Zêzere and Alto Tejo (upper Tagus) river basins.
Most soils are granitic in origin, the remainder being mainly schist, with some seams of quartz between the two.
The climate of the region is very harsh, falling to below zero in winter and with very hot and dry summers. Average annual precipitation is between 400 and 700 mm/m2, but concentrated in the winter and spring months. This usually gives rise to excess water in the soil during this period. In summer, on the other hand, it hardly rains. The months of July and August are the driest of the year, with an average rainfall of less than 10 mm/m2.
This vast region of Portugal, once an integral part of Roman Lusitania (25 BC), has been closely associated with vineyards and wine production ever since. The presence of presses carved in the granite is clear proof that wine has held major significance and importance for this region ever since Roman times. However, at the turn of the 12th century, it was at the hands of the monks of the Santa Maria de Aguiar Monastery in Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo that winegrowing underwent some very significant developments.
The characteristics of the wines are attributable to the range of varieties used in the region and to these being well adapted to the local climate and soils, which is reflected in the expertise accumulated over the years as well as from more recent experiences.
The white wines are fresh and aromatic, with noticeable acidity and minerality.
The rosé wines are fruity, with mineral, acidic and fresh notes.
The red wines are full-bodied, fresh, acidic, and aromatic, with mineral notes and red fruit aromas.
The sparkling wines are fruity, acidic and fresh, with a fine and long-lasting bubble.
The semi-sparkling wines are fruity, fresh and acidic.
The link between soil and climatic factors on the one hand and the region's grape varieties on the other gives rise to wines with distinctive characteristics, marked by minerality, acidity and freshness.
The granitic soils of the region give a distinctive minerality to the wines, semi-sparkling wines and sparkling wines produced here.
The mountainous landscape of the region calls for the practice of mountain winegrowing, with vines planted at considerable altitudes. This slows the ripening process, which is important for the development of the phenolic compounds and aromatic precursors found in the grapes. As a result, the wines, the semi-sparkling wines and the sparkling wines are more aromatic.
In turn, the wide variation in daily temperatures in summer, with hot, dry days and cool nights, influences the slow and smooth ripening of the grapes. This results in a lower natural sugar content and ensures a good level of acidity, giving a characteristic freshness to the region’s wines, semi-sparkling wines and sparkling wines.
The human factor, which preserves traditions going back thousands of years and is reflected in the choice of varieties that have adapted best to the conditions in the geographical area, is of decisive importance in producing grapes that give the region’s wines, semi-sparkling wines and sparkling wines their salient characteristics.
9. Essential further conditions
Production outside the geographical area – derogation
Legal framework:
National legislation
Type of further condition:
Derogation concerning production in the demarcated geographical area
Description of the condition:
It is permissible to produce wines with the ‘Terras da Beira’ GI from grapes produced within that geographical area but processed outside it, if the area where the wines are produced is adjacent to the ‘Terras da Beira’ region.
All GI Terras da Beira wines
Legal framework:
National legislation
Type of further condition:
Additional provisions relating to labelling
Description of the condition:
Additional provisions relating to labelling
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Prior approval of labelling. The labels to be used on ‘Terras da Beira’ GI products must first be submitted for approval by the certifying authority. |
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The trade mark must be registered with the INPI [National Institute for Industrial Property], but is not exclusive to the GI. |
Link to the product specification
http://www.ivv.gov.pt/np4/8616.html