do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-457/22: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — EIB v Syria (Arbitration clause — Loan agreement concerning the design, construction, equipping and commissioning of certain hospitals in a third country — Non-performance of the agreement — Repayment of the sums advanced — Default interest — Procedure by default)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EIB loan, claim, deadline for payment, interest, international loan








C_202401861EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1861


11.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — EIB v Syria
(Case T-457/22) (1)

(Arbitration clause - Loan agreement concerning the design, construction, equipping and commissioning of certain hospitals in a third country - Non-performance of the agreement - Repayment of the sums advanced - Default interest - Procedure by default)
(C/2024/1861)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Investment Bank (represented by: T. Gilliams, R. Stuart and F. Oxangoiti Briones, acting as Agents, and by D. Arts and E. Paredis, lawyers)

Defendant: Syrian Arab Republic

Re:

By its action based on Article 272 TFEU, the European Investment Bank (EIB) requests that the Syrian Arab Republic be ordered to pay the European Union, which it represents, the sums of EUR 50 880 189,61 and 2 897 002,31 United States dollars (USD), together with interest, under Loan Agreement No 21595 concerning the design, construction, equipping and commissioning of certain hospitals located in Syria, and to pay it the sums of EUR 11 416,23 and USD 760,94, which have not been called, representing the default interest on the instalment due on 10 June 2022, accrued up to 29 June 2022, the date on which the European Union paid the related instalment of principal and contractual interest.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders the Syrian Arab Republic to repay the European Union, represented by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the sums of EUR 50 880 189,61 and 2 897 002,31 United States dollars (USD) representing the principal amounts and the contractual and default interest due on 30 June 2022 and the EIB the sums of EUR 11 416,23 and USD 760,94 representing the default interest on the instalment due on 10 June 2022, accrued up to 29 June 2022, which has not been called by the EIB;










2.


Declares that the sums of EUR 40 744 064,86 and USD 2 223 971,84 comprising the principal amounts are to bear default interest, in accordance with the method laid down in Article 3.02 of Loan Agreement No 21595 concerning the design, construction, equipping and commissioning of certain hospitals located in Syria, entered into by the EIB and the Syrian Arab Republic on 15 June 2002, as amended by letter of 11 April 2006 and as modified on 17 October and 29 November 2007, from 30 June 2022 until the date that payment is made;










3.


Orders the Syrian Arab Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 359, 19.9.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1861/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-53/21: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — EVH v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — German electricity and gas markets — Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market — Obligation to state reasons — Concept of ‘single concentration’ — Right to effective judicial protection — Right to be heard — Definition of the market — Period of analysis — Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition — Manifest errors of assessment — Undertakings — Duty of diligence)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, Germany, economic concentration, electrical industry, energy market, gas industry, merger control, restriction on competition, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202401679EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1679


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — EVH v Commission
(Case T-53/21) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - German electricity and gas markets - Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market - Obligation to state reasons - Concept of ‘single concentration’ - Right to effective judicial protection - Right to be heard - Definition of the market - Period of analysis - Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition - Manifest errors of assessment - Undertakings - Duty of diligence)
(C/2024/1679)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: EVH GmbH (Halle-sur-Saale, Germany) (represented by: I. Zenke and T. Heymann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Meesen and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents, and T. Funke and A. Dlouhy, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: E.ON SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Grave, C. Barth and D.-J. dos Santos Goncalves, lawyers), RWE AG (Essen) (represented by: U. Scholz, J. Ziebarth and J. Siegmund, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 6530 final of 17 September 2019 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.8870 — E.ON/Innogy).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders EVH GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, E.ON SE and RWE AG.






(1)  
            OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1679/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1170/23: Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO — Verdes Innovations (Shape of six surfaces arranged in three parallel pairs)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202401262EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1262


12.2.2024





Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO — Verdes Innovations (Shape of six surfaces arranged in three parallel pairs)
(Case T-1170/23)
(C/2024/1262)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Spin Master Toys UK Ltd (Marlow, United Kingdom) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and A. Malkmes, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Verdes Innovations SA (Corinth, Greece)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of six surfaces arranged in three parallel pairs) — European Union trade mark No 9 975 681

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2023 in Case R 853/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal, in case it intervenes, to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1262/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-61/21: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — EnergieVerbund Dresden v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — German electricity and gas markets — Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market — Obligation to state reasons — Concept of ‘single concentration’ — Right to effective judicial protection — Right to be heard — Definition of the market — Period of analysis — Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition — Manifest errors of assessment — Undertakings — Duty of diligence)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, Germany, economic concentration, electrical industry, energy market, gas industry, merger control, restriction on competition, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202401685EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1685


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — EnergieVerbund Dresden v Commission
(Case T-61/21) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - German electricity and gas markets - Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market - Obligation to state reasons - Concept of ‘single concentration’ - Right to effective judicial protection - Right to be heard - Definition of the market - Period of analysis - Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition - Manifest errors of assessment - Undertakings - Duty of diligence)
(C/2024/1685)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: EnergieVerbund Dresden GmbH (Dresden, Germany) (represented by: I. Zenke and T. Heymann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Meessen and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents, and T. Funke and A. Dlouhy, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: E.ON SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Grave, C. Barth and D.-J. dos Santos Goncalves, lawyers), RWE AG (Essen) (represented by: U. Scholz, J. Ziebarth and J. Siegmund, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 6530 final of 17 September 2019 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.8870 — E.ON/Innogy).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders EnergieVerbund Dresden GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, E.ON SE and RWE AG.






(1)  
            OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1685/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 19 December 2023
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202301398EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1398


20.12.2023






Euro exchange rates (1)


            19 December 2023
         
(C/2023/1398)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0962 




JPY


Japanese yen


158,20 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4564 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86095 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,1750 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9470 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,3655 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,525 




HUF


Hungarian forint


382,98 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3373 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9718 




TRY


Turkish lira


31,8927 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6273 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4673 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5498 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7550 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4589 




KRW


South Korean won


1 430,22 




ZAR


South African rand


20,2569 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8231 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 997,57 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1319 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,343 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,315 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3375 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7406 




INR


Indian rupee


91,1835 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1398/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1173/23: Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO — Verdes Innovations (Shape of six surfaces arranged in three parallel pairs)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202401265EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1265


12.2.2024





Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Spin Master Toys UK v EUIPO — Verdes Innovations (Shape of six surfaces arranged in three parallel pairs)
(Case T-1173/23)
(C/2024/1265)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Spin Master Toys UK Ltd (Marlow, United Kingdom) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and A. Malkmes, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Verdes Innovations SA (Corinth, Greece)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union tridimensional mark (Shape of six surfaces arranged in three parallel pairs) — European Union trade mark No 9 976 788

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 October 2023 in Case R 851/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal, in case it intervenes, to bear the costs of the proceedings.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(e)(ii) of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1265/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-58/21: Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Stadtwerke Hameln Weserbergland v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — German electricity and gas markets — Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market — Obligation to state reasons — Concept of ‘single concentration’ — Right to effective judicial protection — Right to be heard — Definition of the market — Period of analysis — Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition — Manifest errors of assessment — Undertakings — Duty of diligence)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, Germany, economic concentration, electrical industry, energy market, gas industry, merger control, restriction on competition, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_202401682EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1682


4.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 20 December 2023 — Stadtwerke Hameln Weserbergland v Commission
(Case T-58/21) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - German electricity and gas markets - Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market - Obligation to state reasons - Concept of ‘single concentration’ - Right to effective judicial protection - Right to be heard - Definition of the market - Period of analysis - Assessment of the effects of the transaction on competition - Manifest errors of assessment - Undertakings - Duty of diligence)
(C/2024/1682)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Stadtwerke Hameln Weserbergland GmbH, formerly GWS Stadtwerke Hameln GmbH (Hameln, Germany) (represented by: I. Zenke and T. Heymann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Meessen and J. Szczodrowski, acting as Agents, and T. Funke and A. Dlouhy, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: E.ON SE (Essen, Germany) (represented by: C. Grave, C. Barth and D.-J. dos Santos Goncalves, lawyers), RWE AG (Essen) (represented by: U. Scholz, J. Ziebarth and J. Siegmund, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 6530 final of 17 September 2019 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement (Case M.8870 — E.ON/Innogy).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Stadtwerke Hameln Weserbergland GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, E.ON SE and RWE AG.






(1)  
            OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1682/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 20 December 2023 concerning a draft decision in case AT. 40735 online rail ticket distribution in Spain – Meeting by Video Conference – via Skype for Business – Rapporteur: Ireland
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: EU competition policy, Spain, carriage of passengers, control of restrictive practices, dominant position, electronic commerce, rail transport, ticket, trade information








C_202402267EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2267


22.3.2024






Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 20 December 2023 concerning a draft decision in case AT. 40735 online rail ticket distribution in Spain – Meeting by Video Conference – via ‘Skype for Business’
         
Rapporteur: Ireland
(C/2024/2267)


1.   

The Advisory Committee share the Commission’s concerns expressed in its draft Decision under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 10 Members States.



2.   

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the proceedings can be concluded by means of a decision pursuant to Article 9(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (1), as described in the draft Decision. 9 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstain.



3.   

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the offered commitments are suitable, necessary and proportionate and should be made legally binding, as set out in the draft Decision. 10 Members States.



4.   

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s draft Decision that, in light of the offered commitments, there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission, without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003. 9 Member States agree. 1 Member State abstain.



5.   

The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union. 10 Members States.




(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2267/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1169/23: Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Interapothek/EUIPO — Q4 Media (miababy)
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, baby food, dietary product, food supplement, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_202401261EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1261


12.2.2024





Action brought on 20 December 2023 — Interapothek/EUIPO — Q4 Media (miababy)
(Case T-1169/23)
(C/2024/1261)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Interapothek, SA (Santomera, Spain) (represented by: M. González Aleixandre, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Q4 Media (Poiana Câmpina, Romania)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative trade mark miababy — Application for registration No 18 507 117

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 31 October 2023 in Case R 1529/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs incurred by the applicant;










—


in the alternative (if the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal intervenes), order the defendant and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal to pay jointly and severally the costs incurred by the applicant.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1261/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.110218Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202301568EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1568


20.12.2023






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.110218
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/1568)







Date of adoption of the decision


6.12.2023




Aid number


SA.110218




Member State


Hungary




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Block-notification TCTF: amendment request to SA.103089 (amended by SA.104009, SA.104850, SA.106542, SA.107379) and SA.104385 TCTF schemes to support companies in context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine




Legal basis


Remains the same as in the initial decisions




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 921 920 000 000  HUF
Annual budget: 2 921 920 000 000  HUF




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2024




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Defence, Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister, Kecskemét Enterprise Development Fund, Kecskemét Urban Development Fund, Hungarian Export-Import Bank, managing authorities of Hungarian Operational Programmes, Hiventures Venture Capital Fund Management CLS., local governments of Hungary and undertakings under the (majority) control of the state and local governments, Prime Minister’s Office




1014 Budapest, Színház utca 1.








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1568/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)