Europe Daily News, 03 November 2022

COMPETITION

• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10934 - Vinci Energies / Kontron IT Service Companies)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10960 - EPPE / Pzem Subsidiaries )
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10904 - CVC / Maticmind / SIO)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10914 - Genstar Capital / GTCR / JSSI)
• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10945 - GIP / Meridiam / Suez Recycling and Recovery UK)
• Summary of Commission Decision of 27 January 2022 declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement (CASE M.10262 - META (Formerly Facebook) / Kustomer) 
  - Opinion of the Advisory Committee on mergers
  - Final Report of the Hearing Officer
• Commission approves SalMar's acquisition of NTS, subject to conditions - IP/22/6425
• Commission clears acquisition of Axa Customer Solutions by Athora (M.10895) - Midday Express
• Commission clears acquisition of Prima Industrie by Alpha and Peninsula. (M.10916) - Midday Express
• Commission authorises the acquisition of joint control of Suez's Hazardous Waste Business by Global Infrastructure Management and Meridiam (M.10759) - Midday Express
• Germany - Bundeskartellamt - List of Notified Merger Projects
• Greece - Dawn raids at the premises of undertakings active in the manufacturing, import and distribution of aluminium, PVC and iron processing machines
• Portugal - AdC sanctions Unilabs' subsidiary for teleradiology cartel
• UK - CMA: Social media users set to benefit from new hidden advertising protections
• UK - CMA - The CMA has launched a market study into music and streaming services

STATE AID

• Commission prolongs and amends Temporary Crisis Framework - IP/22/6468 & Statement by EVP Vestager
• Commission approves €3.4 billion Danish scheme to support energy intensive companies in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine - IP/22/6433
• Commission extends ongoing in-depth inquiry into Gibraltar's corporate tax regime to reassess tax ruling to Mead Johnson Nutrition Gibraltar subsidiary (SA.34914) - Midday Express
• Commission approves €185 million Dutch scheme to support adjustment of businesses in the context of Brexit (SA.10201) - Midday Express
• Commission approves €512 million Italian measure to compensate Poste Italiane for setting up and upgrading digital services - Midday Express
• Commission approves prolongation Italian scheme to support rail freight transport (SA.103155) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Working Party on Trade Questions - 8 November 2022
• Agenda for: 641st meeting of the Export Credits Group - 9 November 2022
• Agenda for: Meeting of the Dual Use Goods Working Party - 9 November 2022
• Explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (‘8479 89 70)
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1998 of 20 September 2022 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2093 of 25 October 2022 repealing Regulation (EEC) No 3417/88 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
• Council Decision (EU) 2022/2101 of 13 October 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council as regards the conditions for the accession of the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2022/2101) ,of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2022/2102) to the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015
• Council Decision (EU) 2022/2103 of 13 October 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council as regards the elimination of the category ordinary virgin olive oil from Annex B of the International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015
• Opening remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the press conference of the informal Foreign Affairs Council on Trade
• WTO marks 75th anniversary of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• WTO Secretariat launches Trade Remedies Data Portal

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth
  - (Internal Market - Ecodesign) - 07 November 2022
  - (Better Regulation) - 08 November 2022
• Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the REACH : - 4-(1,1,3,3-Tetra methylbutyl)phenol, ethoxylated (4-tert-OPnEO) - REACH/22/38/0
• ECHA - Window to claim registration numbers for NONS now closed

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• New taxonomy disclosure rules will increase the transparency of financial market actors in gas and nuclear - See the updated Delegated Regulation
• Progress on financial services legislative files
• ESMA announced that six central counterparties (CCPs) established in India will have their recognition decisions withdrawn in accordance with the EMIR

TAXATION

• Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Indirect Taxation - Excise duties/Energy taxation) - 10 November 2022
• Agenda for: Working Party on Tax Questions (Direct Taxation) - 15 November 2022
• Agenda for: Ad Hoc Working Party on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (AHWP CBAM)  - 11 November 2022

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Ninth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (New Delhi, 19-24 September 2022) - Declaration of Competence and Voting Rights and final statements 
• Lithuania will receive €61.2 million under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for 2021-2027

ENERGY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Energy - 3 & 4 November 2022
• Ukraine Reconstruction: Commissioner Simson visits the country to boost the support for Ukraine's energy system - IP/22/6492
• Commission invests €3 billion in innovative clean tech projects to deliver on REPowerEU and accelerate Europe's energy independence from Russian fossil fuels - IP/22/6489
• Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Building the Midcat gas pipeline and European energy autonomy
• Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question - Change in the formula for calculating the price of electricity -

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 4 November 2022
• Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (UNECE Aarhus) - 7 November 2022
• European Forest Fire report: Three of the worst fire seasons on record took place in the last six years - IP/22/6465
• Council approves 2021 climate finance figure

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2022/2100 of 29 June 2022 amending Directive 2014/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the withdrawal of certain exemptions in respect of heated tobacco products

DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET

• Digital Markets Act: rules for digital gatekeepers to ensure open markets enter into force - IP/22/6423
• Global community convenes in Prague to take concrete actions for an open, free and secure Internet - Midday Express
• Trio Presidency note on Regulation of the EU Digital Economy, in view of the meeting of the Working Party on Competitiveness and Growth (High Level) on 9 November 2022

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

• Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union - General approach & Council Statement

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Agenda for: Meeting of of the European ITS Committee - 15 November 2022
• Answer given by Ms Valean to a MEP written question - Cost-effectiveness of purchasing an electric vehicle compared to purchasing an internal combustion engine vehicle 

FUTURE OF EUROPE

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Coreper (Part.1 & Part.2) - 04 November 2022
• Legislative programming - Exchange of views

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: Joint statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell and Vice-President Věra Jourová
• Report from the Commission on the activities and consultations of the Anti-Torture Coordination Group referred to in Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2019/125 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
• Report from the Commission on export authorisations in 2021 pursuant to the Regulation concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
• Global Gateway: EU, Cameroon and Nigeria inaugurate international Cross River Bridge to boost connectivity and socio-economic integration - IP/22/6482

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Russia: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Russia’s decision to suspend its participation in the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative
• Solidarity with Ukraine: Commission will provide €100 million to further support Member States welcoming those fleeing the war - Midday Express
• Answer given by Mr Gentiloni to a MEP written question - Additional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine