Europe Daily News, 08 December 2022 | Perspectives and events | Popgen Tech
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COMPETITION
- Aopposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10894 – BC Partners / Bain Capital / Fedrigoni)
- Comission clears acquisition of Micro Focus by OpenText (M.10931) – Midday Express
- Comission extends duration of R&D and specialization block exemption regulations – Midday Express
– Commission Regulation (EU) / amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1218/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the TFEU to certain categories of specialization agreements
– Commission Regulation (EU) / amendment of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1217/2010 of 14 December 2010 on the application of Article 101(3) of the TFEU to certain categories of research and development agreements
STATE AID
- Commission approves €28 million Dutch scheme to encourage freight traffic to move from road to rail (SA.100325) – Midday Express
- ESA approves an extension of and amendments to a Norwegian innovation and development scheme for news and current affairs media
TRADE AND DOING
- Aagenda for: Trade Policy Committee (Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)) – 13 December 2022
- Agenda (revised) for: Working Group on Trade Questions – 09 December 2022
- Aagenda for: Working Group on Trade Questions – 12 December 2022
- Anotice of reopening of the anti-dumping investigation on imports of optical fiber cables originating in the People’s Republic of China
- CCouncil Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Customs established under the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore, as regards the amendment of Protocol 1 concerning the definition of “originating products” and methods of administrative cooperation – Adoption
- Ddecision No 1/2022 of the Trade Committee of 16 November 2022 amending Annex 1 to Annex XIII to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, on the other hand
- Ddecision No 2/2022 of the Trade Committee of 16 November 2022 amending Annex 1 to Annex XIII to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, on the other hand
- Ddecision No 3/2022 of the Trade Committee of 16 November 2022 amending Annex 1 to Annex XIII to the Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, on the other hand
- Comission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2390 of 7 December 2022 amending the definitive countervailing duty imposed on imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 after a partial interim review pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation ( EU) ) 2016/1037 of the
- CCouncil Decision (EU) 2022/2391 of 25 November 2022 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council, in relation to the trading standard applicable to olive oils and oils from olive waste
INTERNAL MARKET & INDUSTRY
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/2387 of 30 August 2022 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/655 regarding the adaptation of the provisions on the monitoring of gaseous pollutant emissions from in-service internal combustion engines used in non-road mobile machinery installed to include engines with a power of less than 56 kW and more than 560 kW
- Tthe European Innovation Council: more than one and a half billion euros for breakthrough technologies – IP/22/7437
- EEuropean Innovation Council unveils winners of Capital of Innovation and Women Innovator awards – IP/22/7442
FINANCIAL SERVICES
TAXATION
- Ccombating aggressive tax planning: the obligation for a lawyer to inform other involved intermediaries is not necessary and violates the right to respect for communication with his or her client (See CPR No.198/22, Court’s judgment in Case C -694/ 20, Order of Flemish Bars and others)
- ohjudgment of Advocate General Collins on 8 December 2022, Case C-692/20, European Commission vs. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Re: Failure of a Member State to fulfill obligations – Directive 95/60/EC – Fiscal marking of gas oils – Failure to comply with a judgment – Article 260(1) TFEU – Imposition of a lump sum payment – Article 260(2) TFEU - Gravity of the infringement – Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community – Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland – Persistence of the infringement after the end of the transition period Northern Ireland – Consequences for calculating the lump sum payment - Jjudgment of the Court of 8 December 2022 in Case C-247/21, Luxury Trust Automobil GmbH Vs. Finanzamt Österreich
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – Harmonization of tax laws – Common system of VAT – Directive 2006/112/EC – Article 203 – Regulation of the VAT return – Recipients of services not entitled to deduct – No risk of loss to tax revenue - Jjudgment of the Court of 8 December 2022 in Case C-378/21, GmbH Vs. Finanzamt Österreich
Re: Reference for a preliminary ruling – VAT – Directive 2006/112/EC – Article 42(a) – Article 197(1)(c) – Article 226(11a) – Article 141 – Exemption – Triangular transaction – Designation of the final recipient of a supply as the person liable for payment of VAT – Invoices – ‘Reverse charge’ statement – Compulsory nature – Omission of that statement from an invoice – Retrospective correction of the invoice - TTaxation: New Transparency Rules Require Service Providers to Report Crypto Asset Transactions – IP/22/7513 & QaA: DAC8
- Ttaxation: Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses – IP/22/7514
– QaA: VAT in the Digital Age and on VAT Gap 2022 report
– Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 regarding the VAT administrative cooperation arrangements necessary for the digital age
– Proposal for a Council Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 in relation to information requirements for certain VAT schemes
– Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
AGRICULTURE & FISHERIES
- EYour agricultural outlook 2022-32: production growth of major agricultural sectors slows – Midday Express
- TThe European Commission launches dashboard on food security in the EU – Midday Express
- Ccouncil (Agriculture and Fisheries) on 11-12 December 2022
– Establishment of multiannual quotas – Note by the French, Portuguese and Spanish delegations
– Regulation on geographical indications and quality schemes – state of affairs – Information from the Presidency
– Market situation in particular after the invasion of Ukraine – Information from the Commission – Exchange of views
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- ETS aviation: Council and Parliament reach tentative agreement to reduce flight emissions
- CConvention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP): 42nd Session of the Executive Body (EB 42) (Geneva/Baster, 12-16 December 2022) – First EU Coordination
- Dswift Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the EU during the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP 19) (Panama City, Panama, 14 – 25 November 2022) and on the submission of a species for inclusion in Appendix III to CITES – Appendices
- Rreport of the Commission – Third Clean Air Outlook
- RCommission report – First ‘zero pollution’ monitoring and outlook ‘Pathways to cleaner air, water and land for Europe’
- EEffective nature finance needs better data, analysis and tools – See EEA briefing
HEALTH, FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY
- Comission Regulation (EU) 2022/2388 of 7 December 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 regarding maximum levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in certain foodstuffs
- Keynote speech by President von der Leyen on the occasion of “One Year of HERA”, via video message
- EFSA – Scientific opinion – Safety of 6′-sialyllactose (6′-SL) sodium salt produced by derived strains of Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283
EFSA – Scientific Opinion – Safety evaluation of the food enzyme pectinesterase from the genetically modified Aspergillus luchuensis strain FLZSC
EFSA – Scientific Opinion – Safety evaluation of the food enzyme β-galactosidase from the non-genetically modified Aspergillus sp. strain GD-FAL - EFSA – Scientific Opinion – Safety evaluation of the food enzyme phytepsin from Cynara cardunculus L., see also Opinion 7681 & 7680
DATA PRIVACY AND CYBER SECURITY
- Rright to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’): the operator of a search engine must refer information found in the reference content where the person requesting recognition proves that such information is clearly inaccurate (See CPR No.197/2022 – Judgment of the Court in Case C-460/20, Google (Rejection of alleged inaccurate content)
- TThe European Union Agency for Cyber Security (ENISA) announces the creation of the “SecureSME Tool”.
AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
- CCross-border workers are not required to have a civil partnership (PACS) entered into in another Member State registered in Luxembourg (See CPR No.199/2022, Judgment of the Court in Case C-731/21, Caisse nationale d’insurance pension)
- EEuropean Commission makes recommendations on conditions of detention – IP/22/7570
EURO, ECB & ECONOMY
- EEuropean Commission raises €7.05 billion for SURE and MFA programs in its last syndicated deal of the year – IP/22/7536
- Welcome remarks by Christine Lagarde: Macroprudential policy in Europe: building resilience in a challenging environment
FUTURE OF EUROPE
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Tthe EU, PA and business community held the first ever EU – Palestine Business Forum and signed investment agreements worth more than EUR 80 million
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
- Press statement by President von der Leyen on the ninth package of sanctions against Russia
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