COMPETITION

  • Summary of the request for a preliminary ruling pursuant to Article 98(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice in Case C-2/23
  • Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11044 - Derichebourg / Elior)
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11099 - Cinven / MBCC Divestment Business)
  • 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
  • Commission clears acquisition of joint control of EAC by KTEG and HCM (M.11031) - Midday Express
  • Commission authorizes the creation of a joint venture by ADP and JCDecaux (M.11023) - Midday Express
  • Competition: EU-US hold third Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue - IP/23/2019 & US DoJ Statement
  • Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question - Unfair competition in the media
  • Belgium - The Competition Authority assesses a sustainability initiative on 'living wages in the banana sector'
  • France - The Autorité clears the acquisition of Ovoteam by the LDC group
  • France - Articulation between criminal law and competition law: cross-examination between Benoît Cœuré and Jean-François Bohnert, financial prosecutor
  • Romania - Competition Council launches three investigations into possible price-fixing cartels in the markets for the production of sunflower oil, butter and sugar

STATE AID

  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
  • Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question - Pending funding notices for hydrogen projects in Germany
  • Answer given by EVP Vestager to a MEP written question - Foreign direct investments into the EU – the COSCO case at the port of Hamburg

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Agenda for: 37th meeting of the Customs Expert Group - Data Integration and Harmonization - 18 April 2023
  • Minutes of EU Expert Group with Member States on Private Sector Development in Developing Countries; Meeting on Aid for Trade - 05 December 2022
  • Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the EU and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU - Adoption
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/711 of 30 March 2023 accepting a request for new exporting producer treatment with regard to the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of ceramic tableware and kitchenware originating in People’s Republic of China and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/712 of 30 March 2023 initiating a ‘new exporter’ review of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2230 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China for one Chinese exporting producer, repealing the duty with regard to imports from that exporting producer and making these imports subject to registration
  • Council Decision (EU) 2023/718 of 28 March 2023 on the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Joint Committee established by the Framework Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of the Philippines, of the other part, as regards the adoption of a decision establishing a subcommittee on maritime cooperation and adopting its terms of reference
  • European Commission President's speech on EU-China relations: Carefully assess and discuss new tools with business - BusinessEurope
  • EU puts trade weapon on the table. Will it shoot? - Conceived to resist US pressure, the EU’s anti-coercion instrument is now more likely to be used against China - Politico.eu
  • EU’s Vestager: Biden’s green subsidies could face probes in Brussels - Brussels’ new tool for cracking down on foreign subsidies could be used to keep Washington’s incentives in check, commissioner warns - Politico.eu
  • China’s envoy warns EU of ‘peril’ from following US on trade curbs - Ambassador to bloc urges resistance to ‘unwarranted’ pressure and says Beijing will not be ‘trampled’ - Financial Times
  • UK strikes agreement to join Asia-Pacific trade bloc - Sunak hails accession to CPTPP as Britain seizing post-Brexit opportunities despite controversy - Financial Times

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

CHEMICAL

  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707 of 19 December 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures
  • Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Monitoring and banning PFASs in the EU

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • EBA issues Guidelines to challenge unwarranted de-risking and safeguard access to financial services to vulnerable customers

TAXATION

  • Data on Taxation Trends - Data updated in March 2023 including tax revenue data up to 2021
  • Draft Report by MEP Rasmus Andersen on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

ENERGY

  • Council Regulation (EU) 2023/706 of 30 March 2023 amending Regulation (EU) 2022/1369 as regards prolonging the demand-reduction period for demand-reduction measures for gas and reinforcing the reporting and monitoring of their implementation
  • Presentation for the 14th Meeting of the Expert Group / Multi-Stakeholder Platform on with a focus on Deforestation and Forest Degradation - Information System
  • Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius to a MEP written question - Planned construction of an LNG terminal off the island of Rügen and elsewhere in the Baltic
  • What the revised Renewable Energy Directive agreement means for EU ethanol - see ePure Statement
  • EU agrees compromise on nuclear energy amid French pressure - Paris wins concession for atomic power to be counted towards decarbonisation of industry - Financial Times 

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • EFSA - Statement - Targeted risk assessment for famoxadone
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐amylase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus oryzae strain NZYM‐NA
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety evaluation of the food enzyme glucan 1,4‐α‐glucosidase from the non‐genetically modified Aspergillus niger strain NZYM‐BO
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety assessment of the process General Plastic, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety assessment of the process Basatli Boru Profil, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
  • EFSA - Scientific Opinion - Safety assessment of the process Green PET Recycling, based on the Starlinger iV+ technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials
  • Joint ECDC‐EFSA Rapid Outbreak Assessment - Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Virchow ST16 infections linked to the consumption of meat products containing chicken meat
  • First meeting of the sub-group on vaccination under the Public Health Expert Group - 30 March 2023 - Flash Report
  • Open Virtual Meeting of the "Supporting Ukraine, neighbouring EU Member States and Moldova" HPP Network - 3 April 2023
  • Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Accessibility of food products and dangerous products
  • Answer given by Ms Kyriakides to a MEP written question - Regulation on plant protection products and food security in the context of Russian aggression in Ukraine

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Land Transport - 05 April 2023
  • Maritime transport: Commission continues to recognise Filipino seafarer's certificates - Midday Express

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

  • Commission closes its in-depth investigation into the proposed regulation of the market for wholesale access to mobile services in the Czech Republic
  • BEUC Comments on the draft DSA Implementing Regulation on certain Commission proceedings
  • Investigation by EU authorities needed into ChatGPT technology - See Beuc Statement
  • Towards more effective and coherent electronic identification in Europe, by DigitalEurope

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • Agenda for: Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues - 31 March 2023
  • BEUC's recommendations on harmonising cross-border procedural matters in the GDPR

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Significant amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of the European Union will come into force on 1 April - With those amendments, the General Court continues to promote modern and efficient justice (See CPR No.58/23)
  • Commissioner Reynders in Tokyo to discuss EU cooperation with Japan on judicial and digital matters, as well as consumer protection - Midday Express
  • MEPs assess Commission’s rule of law monitoring in the member states - See the Report

EURO, ECB & ECONOMY

  • NextGenerationEU: Disbursements under Recovery and Resilience Facility pass €150 billion mark - IP/23/2068
  • NextGenerationEU: Commission makes third payment of €6 billion to Spain under the Recovery and Resilience Facility - Midday Express
  • ECB gender targets: interim assessment
  • ECB - Euro area bank interest rate statistics: February 2023 

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Sanctions on Russia need constant strengthening - It’s a cat-and-mouse game where the cat had better win - Financial Times

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Answer given by HR/VP Borrell to a MEP written question - US warnings of possible lethal Chinese military aid to Russia

BREXIT

  • Will the Retained EU Law Bill undermine Sunak’s Windsor deal? by CER Insight by Anton Spisak

 

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