Europe Daily News, 20 August 2024

COMPETITION

• Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10926 - Farfetch / Richemont/ YNAP)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11556 - Schroders / Phoenix / Future Growth Capital)
• Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11623 - BPCE / SGEF)
• Commission clears acquisition of Aareon by TPG (M.11638)
• Austria: The Federal Competition Authority launches sector enquiry into the district heating market
• France: The Autorité de la concurrence clears the takeover of La Poste Telecom by Bouygues Telecom
• UK: CMA response to airport slot allocation system reform consultation
• UK: The CMA has published the Full text decision of the anticipated acquisition by Eurofins of Cellmark
• UK: Responses to issues statement of the market investigation into veterinary services for household pets conducted by the CMA

STATE AID

• Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU - Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.64644 & SA.109748
• Commission approves €5 billion German State aid measure to support ESMC in setting up a new semiconductor manufacturing facility (SA.107553)
• Commission authorises two French State aid schemes worth €6.3 million and €3 million to support the creation of two multimodal freight terminals in Calais and Sète (SA.63990 & SA.104936) - Midday Express

TRADE & CUSTOMS

• Commission discloses to interested parties draft definitive findings of anti-subsidy investigation into imports of battery electric vehicles from China - Q&A
• The Commission has updated its Q&A document which provides answers to the most FAQs about the CBAM - 08 August 2024
• Commission Regulation (EU) …/… on the introduction and management of tariff-rate quotas for honey resulting from Regulation (EU) 2024/1392 of the European Parliament and of the Council on temporary trade-liberalisation measures supplementing trade concessions applicable to Ukrainian products under the Association Agreement between the Union and Ukraine

INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY

• Minutes & Working Document of 8th Meeting of the Commission expert group on Policies & Programmes relevant to EU Space, Defence and Aeronautics Industry (SDA) - 10 July 2024
• Communication from the Commission on the Guidance on the application for an undertaking to obtain the status of integrated production facility and open EU foundry pursuant to Article 15 of the Chips Act Regulation (EU) 2023/1781
• Commission launches call for nominations of scientists to advise the College of Commissioners - Midday Express

CHEMICAL

• 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: 07/08/2024
• Applications for authorisation and review reports for uses of Hexavalen Chromium in the Aerospace and Defence Sector (ADCR Consortium) - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 05/08/2024
• European Court of Justice Judgment in Case C-144/21 (European Parliament Vs. Commission) and Its Impact on current practice for authorisations under Reach - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 05/08/2024
• Towards a restriction of CR(VI) Substances under Reach - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 05/08/2024
• Applications for authorisation for Uses of Cr(VI) substances in Functional Chrome Plating with decorative character or in plating with decorative purpose only - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 05/08/2024
• CSR - REACH Authorisation decisions - CT - Belloni - Created by GROW.F.1 - Last update: 05/08/2024
• Commission Implementing Decision of 29.7.2024 granting an authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to Metalbrass s.r.l.; to Orelec; to KYB Suspensions Europe, S.A.U. and KYB Manufacturing Czech s.r.o., to Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH for certain uses of chromium trioxide
• Commission Implementing Decision of 26.7.2024 partially granting an authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to Cromaplast S.p.A.; to Monroe Czechia s.r.o., to Tenneco Automotive Eastern Europe Sp. z o.o., to Tenneco Automotive Europe BVBA and to Tenneco Automotive Ibérica S.A. for a use of chromium trioxide
• Commission Implementing Decision of 26.7.2024 granting an authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to EDF S.A. for certain uses of trixylyl phosphate (TXP)

AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES

• Agenda for: Meeting of the Commission Expert Group for Agricultural Markets - Arable Crops and Olive Oil - 29 August 2024
• Agenda for: Joint Meeting of the CAP Committee, the Committee on the Agricultural Funds and the Committee on the CMO of Agricultural Markets - Horizontal Questions - 05 September 2024

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE

• Agenda for: 20th meeting of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Article 75 Committee - 17 September 2024

HEALTH, FOOD & PRODUCT SAFETY

• ECDC recommends enhancing preparedness as more imported cases of clade I mpox highly likely
• ECDC Communicable disease threats report, 10-16 August 2024, week 33

EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Russia: Statement by the High Representative marking four years since the poisoning of Alexei Navalny