Europe Daily News, 07 June 2023

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11099 - Cinven / MBCC Divestment Business)
• Commission clears creation of three joint ventures by IB vogt and Ayala Group (M.11046) - Midday Express 
• Germany - Meta (Facebook) introduces new accounts center – an important step in the implementation of the Bundeskartellamt’s decision
• Luxembourg - Competition Authority launches a market study into the blockchain sector
• UK - CMA: Full Text Decision - Completed acquisitions by Medivet Group Limited of multiple independent veterinary businesses - CMA/11/23

STATE AID

• Judgment of the General Court of 07 June 2023 in Case T-322/22, Unsa Énergie Vs. European Commission
  Re: State aid - Regulated tariffs for the sale of electricity in France - Increase in the ceiling for regulated access to historical nuclear electricity - Rejection of a complaint - Article 1(h) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 - Trade union organisation - Concept of 'interested party
• Industry welcomes expected improvements to Foreign Subsidies Regulation Implementation

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Agenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Deputy Members) - 08 June 2023
• Agenda for: 9th meeting of the EU-KOREA Intellectual Property Dialogue - 08 June 2023
• Joint Minutes: 3rd Meeting of the Committee on Intellectual Property under the Agreement between the EU and Japan for an Economic Partnership - 19 January 2023
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) /... imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1102 of 6 June 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1103 of 6 June 2023 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a MEP written question - Grain from Ukraine
• EU to prioritise Mercosur deal, establish closer ties with Latin America - Euractiv.com

INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY & RESEARCH

• Notification to the Joint Sectoral Committee by the European Union under Article 7 of the Sectoral Annex on Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) of the Agreement on Mutual Recognition between the European Community and the United States of America
• Answer given by Mr Breton to a MEP written question - Risks arising from the increase in demand for cobalt
  
  CHEMICAL

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Hybrid REACH Committee meeting - 21-22 June 2023
• List of authorisation decisions adopted on the basis of Article 64(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 06 June 2023 
• CSR - REACH Authorisation decisions - CT: Osma Plast - Uses 1-2; Mikro-Metal; C.G.S.; Electrodurocrom; ArcelorMittal FR-ES; ArcelorMittal FR-ES - Use2, Hazet-Werk & Rubinetteri Ritmonio - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 06 June 2023

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• The Batman logo: the evidence submitted to the General Court is not sufficient to show that the EU trade mark representing a bat in an oval surround was devoid of distinctive character on the date of filing of the application for registration (See CPR Nº 92/2023 - Judgment of the General Court in Case T-735/21, Aprile and Commerciale Italiana Vs. EUIPO - DC Comics (Représentation d’une chauve-souris dans un cadre ovale)

FINANCIAL SERVICES

• Council and Parliament reach provisional political agreement on financial services contracts concluded at a distance
• Commission welcomes provisional agreement on the modernisation of EU consumer rules for online financial services - Midday Express
• Joint Industry Statement on the EU Retail Investment Strategy - Efama

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Answer given by Mr Wojciechowski to a MEP written question - Marketing of olives via oil mills in Spain and implementation of EU law
• Answer given by Mr Wojciechowski to a MEP written question - Consequences for European food security of a total ban on Belarusian potash imports

EMPLOYMENT & SOCIAL POLICY

• Report on the European instrument for Temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) following the COVID-19 outbreak pursuant to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EU) 2020/672 SURE after its sunset: final bi-annual report

ENERGY

• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 5.6.2023 on the methodology to determine the share of biofuel and biogas for transport, produced from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process
• Answer given by Ms Simson to a MEP written question – Nuclear safety violations at Astravets Nuclear Power Plant unit 2
• EU4Energy in collaboration with EU Neighbours East launches second series of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency campaign for children

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: Working Party on International Environment Issues (Global) - 14 June 2023)

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• Agenda for: Meeting of Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed - Section: "Novel Food and Toxicological safety of the food chain" - 12 June 2023
  
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1110 of 6 June 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council
• Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1101 of 6 June 2023 refusing to authorise a health claim made on foods and referring to children’s development and health
• European Health Union: a new comprehensive approach to mental health - IP/23/3050, Communication & Remarks by VP Schinas and Commissioner Kyriakides
• SCHEER - Minutes of the Working Group Meeting on protection of Animals of 12 April 2023
• Data on cross-border patient healthcare following Directive 2011/24/EU for reference year 2021
• EFSA - Pest survey card on Lopholeucaspis japonica and on Cryphonectria parasitica
• EFSA - Modification of the existing MRLs and setting of import tolerances for fluopyram in various crops
• EFSA - Assessment of GM maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × MON 89034 × 5307 × GA21 and 30 sub-combinations, for food and feed uses, under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (application EFSA‐GMO‐DE‐2018‐149)

DIGITAL & INFORMATION SOCIETY

• Agenda for: Working Party on Telecommunications & Information Society - 13 June 2023
• EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G - Brussels concerned lack of action by member states to bar high-risk companies threatens security of entire bloc - Financial Times

DATA PRIVACY CYBERSECURITY

• Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
• Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the negotiating mandate to conclude an international agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and Ecuadorian law enforcement authorities
• Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the negotiating mandate to conclude an international agreement on the exchange of personal data between Europol and Brazilian law enforcement authorities
• Summary of the Opinion of the EDPS on the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licenses, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012

TRANSPORT & MOBILITY

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1111 of 6 June 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 474/2006 as regards the list of air carriers banned from operating or subject to operational restrictions within the Union
• Rail transport: passengers to enjoy better protection and smoother travel experience - Midday Express 

AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY & JUSTICE

• Agenda for: Justice & Home Affairs Council - 08 & 09 June 2023
  - Overview of the current legislative proposals under the Swedish Presidency
• Commissioners Reynders, Johansson and Dalli are to attend the upcoming Justice and Home Affairs Council on 8 and 9 June - Midday Express 
• Criminal money: Council and European Parliament reach deal on access to financial information
• Proposal for a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 - 4 column-table
• UK ‘failed to comply’ with post-Brexit deal on EU citizens’ status, says watchdog - Monitoring authority calls out delays to issuing of interim papers to residency applicants - Financial Times

ECB, EURO & ECONOMY

• EU budget 2024: Enabling Europe to address its priorities - IP/23/3062, QaA & Documents
• NextGenerationEU: Spain submits request to revise recovery and resilience plan and add a REPowerEU chapter - Midday Express 
• SSM: Update to the rotation scheme of the Single Supervisory Mechanism Mediation Panel
• ECB - Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: strong tightening in perceived financing conditions amid continued rise in turnover - See the Survey
• Speech by Luis de Guindos: Banking Union and Capital Markets Union: high time to move on
• Interview with Isabel Schnabel, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, conducted by Wouter Vervenne and Kris van Hamme on 31 May 2023 

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• New Agenda to strengthen EU's partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean - IP/23/3045, QaA, FactSheet & Joint Communication
  
• The European Commission appoints a new Head of Representation in The Netherlands - IP/23/3089

EU INVASION OF UKRAINE

• Restrictive measures against Belarus: the General Court dismisses the action brought by Mr Aleksandr Vasilevich Shakutin against the restrictive measures imposed on him (See CPR Nº 91/2023 - Judgment of the General Court in Case T-141/21, Shakutin Vs. Council)
• Judgment of the General Court of 7 June 2023 in Case T-581/21 - Siarhei Skryba Case T-582/21 - Siarhei Rubnikovich, and Case T-583/21 - Aliaksandr Bakhanovich Vs. Council of the European Union
  Re: CFSP - Restrictive measures taken on account of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources and the ban on entry into, or transit through, the territory of the Union apply - Inclusion of the applicant's name on the lists - Collective nature of a penalty - Obligation to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality
• Ukraine: Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič on the destruction of the Kakhovka dam
• Ukraine: EU mobilising support to after the Kakhovka dam destruction - Midday Express 
• Western leaders accuse Russia of war crime over dam destruction - Moscow used the dam as a ‘weapon of war,’ German Foreign Minister Baerbock says - Politico.eu