COMPETITION

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/914 of 20 April 2023 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004
  • Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings
  • Communication pursuant to Articles 3(2), 13(3), 20, and 22 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/914 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004
  • Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11111 - UBS / Credit Suisse)
  • Energy, sustainability and inflation in focus on European Competition Day - see the Agenda
  • Commission clears acquisition of joint control of YTI by Macquarie and ONE (M.11006) - Midday Express
  • EVP Vestager speech at the Competition Day in Stockholm - 5 May 2023: "Crisis, Competition, and the Long Game"
  • Belgium - Notification of a concentration - CONC-CC-23/0003: Pautric Invest S.A. / Groupe Monserez
  • France - Opinion on electric vehicle charging infrastructure sector: The Autorité sends questionnaires to stakeholders 
  • UK - CMA launches initial review of artificial intelligence models
  • UK - CMA: Anticipated acquisition by The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd, of Trelleborg Wheel Systems Holding AB - Decision on relevant merger situation and substantial lessening of competition

STATE AID

  • Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/917 of 4 May 2023 correcting the Polish language version of Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty
  • Commission approves €435.4 million Polish scheme to support the wheat production sector in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.107274) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves €137 million Portuguese scheme to support agricultural producers in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine (SA.107232) - Midday Express
  • Commission seeks feedback on proposed prolongation of State aid rules to support regional airports (From 05.05.2023 to 05.06.2023) - Midday Express
  • Commission approves amendments to Polish scheme to support closure of coal mines (SA.100533) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

  • Council Decision (EU) 2023/912 of 25 April 2023 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
  • 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
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/919 of 4 May 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/804 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (other than stainless steel), of circular cross-section, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, originating in the P.R. of China
  • Customs Union: Upcoming Commission proposals will propose far-reaching improvements for traders, as suggested by today's ECA special report - Midday Express

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

  • Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth - 10 May 2023
  • Agenda for: Working Party on Competitiveness & Growth (Industry) - 11 & 12 May 2023
  • Minutes of the Commission expert group on Industrial property policy - EU Toolbox Against Counterfeiting - 10 February 2023
  • Preparation of the Council (Competitiveness (Internal Market, Industry, Research and Space)) on 22-23 May 2023
    - Knowledge security and responsible internationalisation - Exchange of views
    - Draft Council conclusions on high-quality, transparent, open, trustworthy and equitable scholarly publishing - Approval
  • EU rules on pyrotechnic articles – evaluation - Evaluation - Feedback period: 04 May 2023 - 01 June 2023
  • EU rules on civil explosives – evaluation - Evaluation - Feedback period: 04 May 2023 - 01 June 2023 
  • Internal Market Scoreboard: Iceland Liechtenstein and Norway reduce transposition deficit of EEA directives and regulations

FINANCIAL SERVICES

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/894 of 4 April 2023 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to the templates for the submission by insurance and reinsurance undertakings to their supervisory authorities of information necessary for their supervision and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2450
  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/895 of 4 April 2023 laying down implementing technical standards for the application of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to the procedures, formats and templates for the disclosure by insurance and reinsurance undertakings of their report on their solvency and financial condition and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2452
  • EBA notes EU wide consistent implementation of 2022 priorities in supervisory work programmes and further improvements in the functioning of supervisory colleges but calls for more attention in some areas

TAXATION

  • Agenda for: 28th Meeting of the Standing Committee on VAT Administrative Cooperation Expert Group (SCAC-EG) - 31 May 2023
  • Judgment of the Court of 04 May 2023 in Case C 127/22, ‘Balgarska telekomunikatsionna kompania’ EAD Vs. Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ - Sofia
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common system of VAT - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 185 - Adjustment of deductions of input VAT - Goods written off - Subsequent sale as waste - Destruction or disposal duly proved or confirmed
  • Judgment of the Court of 04 May 2023 in Case C-516/21, Finanzamt X Vs. Y,
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - VAT - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 135(2), first subparagraph, point (c) - Exceptions to the exemption provided for in Article 135(1)(l) – Letting of permanently installed equipment and machinery in the context of the leasing of an agricultural building)
  • Judgment of the Court of 04 May 2023 in Case C-97/21, nMV - 98 Vs. Nachalnik na otdel ‘Operativni deynosti’ - Sofia Vs. Glavna direktsia ‘Fiskalen kontrol’ pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - VAT - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 273 - Failure to issue a fiscal cash register receipt - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Article 50 - Principle ne bis in idem - Cumulation of administrative penalties of a criminal nature for the same act - Article 49(3) - Proportionality of penalties - Article 47 - Right to an effective remedy - Scope of judicial review relating to the provisional enforcement of a penalty

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

  • Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) …/... of XXX providing for an emergency support measure for the cereal and oilseed sectors in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia 

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Agenda for: Working Party on the Environment - 08, 11 & 12 May 2023
  • 15th Meeting OF CEG/MSP on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests, including the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation
    - EU27 imports of products under EUTR scope from Myanmar, Russian Federation and Belarus
    - LIFE Preparatory Projects addressing ad hoc Legislative and Policy Priorities (PLP) - LIFE 2023 PLP Call
    - LEAP - Presentation European Commission
  • Council Decision (EU) 2023/904 of 7 March 2023 on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU
  • Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

  • Judgment of the Court of 04 May 2023 in Case C‑99/22, Kapniki A. Michailides AE Vs. Organismos Pliromon kai Elenchou Koinotikon Enischiseon Prosanatolismou kai Engyiseon (OPEKEPE),Ypourgos Agrotikis Anaptyxis kai Trofimon
    Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling - Agriculture - Regulation (EEC) No 2062/92 - Article 3(3) - Validity - Common organisation of the markets - Raw tobacco - Premiums granted to buyers of leaf tobacco - Reduction of those premiums according to the purchased quantity of tobacco of low class, category or quality - Principles of non-retroactivity and of the protection of legitimate expectations
  • Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

DATA PRIVACY & CYBERSECURITY

  • EDPS - 5th Anniversary of the GDPR: Still a benchmark in the EU digital landscape?
  • AAPA statement to the adoption of Recommendation against piracy of live content
  • The VOD Coalition disappointed in Commission decision to delay the consideration of binding rules to combat online piracy

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

  • CO2 emission class of heavy-duty vehicles with trailers - Proposal for a directive - Feedback period: 05 May 2023 - 30 June 2023
  • Council Decision (EU) 2023/911 of 28 September 2021 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of a Protocol to the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) regarding the international regular and special regular carriage of passengers by coach and bus
  • Protocol to the Agreement on the international occasional carriage of passengers by coach and bus (Interbus Agreement) regarding the international regular and special regular carriage of passengers by coach and bus

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

  • Criminal networks in EU ports - Risks and challenges for law enforcement
  • Europol report "ChatGPT - The impact of Large Language Models on Law Enforcement
  • EU anti-racism action plan (implementation) - Communication - Feedback period: 04 May 2023 - 01 June 2023
  • Fighting against corruption in the EU – updated rules - Proposal for a directive - Feedback period: 05 May 2023 - 30 June 2023

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

  • Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters for the second quarter of 2023
  • ECB - Euro area bank interest rate statistics: March 2023
  • Speech by Frank Elderson: Closing gaps to bend the trend: embedding the flow of finance in the transition
  • ECB - The Eurosystem Integrated Reporting Framework: an overview
  • Main findings from the ECB’s recent contacts with non-financial companies
  • ECB - Complementary cost-benefit assessment questionnaire on the Integrated Reporting Framework for the banking industry
  • Speech by Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, at the Brussels Economic Forum on "Priorities and challenges for the euro area", 4 May 2023

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

  • Main results - Foreign Affairs Council (Development), 4 May 2023
  • Agenda for: Meeting of the Conventional Arms Exports subgroup (COARM) of the Working Party on Non-Proliferation and Arms Exports - 16 May 2023
  • Corruption as an obstacle to development: Council approves conclusions
  • European Peace Facility: Council adopts assistance measures to support the defence sector of the Republic of Moldova (See Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/921) and Georgia (see Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/920)
  • Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/922 of 4 May 2023 implementing Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/913 of 4 May 2023 implementing Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Council Decision a on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, on the participation of New Zealand in Union programmes - Adoption
  • Council Decision a on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, on the participation of New Zealand in Union programmes - Agreement in principle - Request for the consent of the European Parliament

RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE

  • Guidance Note – Ensuring food security through the implementation of firewalls in cases of EU entities trading in agricultural and food products and controlled by a designated person or entity

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