do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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.109910Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Bulgaria, State aid, Yugozapaden (Bulgaria), control of State aid, gas industry, gas pipeline








C_202401173EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1173


31.1.2024






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.109910
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1173)







Date of adoption of the decision


19.12.2023




Aid number


SA.109910




Member State


Bulgaria




Region


Югозападен




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: State guarantees to secure loans in favour of Bulgargaz




Legal basis


Decisions of the Bulgarian Council of Ministers for granting of State guarantees pursuant to Article 19 of the Government Debt Act, in connection with Article 71 point 4 of the Law on the State Budget for 2023




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case
Bulgargaz EAD




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 234 792 000  BGN
Annual budget: 234 792 000  BGN




Intensity


 




Duration


19.12.2023 — 31.12.2023




Economic sectors


Trade of gas through mains




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Energy




Bulgaria,1000 Sofia, 8 Triaditsa street








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/2024/1173/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.108284Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Denmark, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202401205EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1205


31.1.2024






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.108284
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1205)







Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2023




Aid number


SA.108284




Member State


Denmark




Region


Denmark




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid for Negative Emissions Carbon Capture and Storage in Denmark




Legal basis


Section 7a of the Danish Act on the Promotion of Efficient Energy Use and GHG Reduction




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 559 200 000  DKK
Annual budget: 319 900 000  DKK




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







The Danish Energy Agency




Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43, DK-1577 Copenhagen V, Denmark








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/2024/1205/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-581/22: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — ECE Group GmbH v EUIPO — ECE Piknik Ürünleri Plastik ve Kömür Üretim Ithalat Ihracat (ECE QUALITY OF LIFE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark ECE QUALITY OF LIFE — Earlier national figurative mark ECE — Relative grounds for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, aluminium, coal, decorative item, fuel wood, household article, plastics, registered trade mark, textile product, trade-mark law








C_202402157EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2157


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — ECE Group GmbH v EUIPO — ECE Piknik Ürünleri Plastik ve Kömür Üretim Ithalat Ihracat (ECE QUALITY OF LIFE)
(Case T-581/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark ECE QUALITY OF LIFE - Earlier national figurative mark ECE - Relative grounds for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) and (5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2157)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ECE Group GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Kloth, R. Briske, M. Tillwich and P. Funke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: R. Raponi and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: ECE Piknik Ürünleri Plastik ve Kömür Üretim Ithalat Ihracat Anonim Sirketi (Dilovasi, Türkiye)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the alteration of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 July 2022 (Case R 1384/2021-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders ECE Group GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 463, 5.12.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2157/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-26/23: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Feed v EUIPO — The Feed.com (Feed.) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark Feed. — Earlier EU figurative mark The Feed. — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, confectionery product, electronic commerce, food supplement, foodstuff, non-alcoholic beverage, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law








C_202402161EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2161


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Feed v EUIPO — The Feed.com (Feed.)
(Case T-26/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark Feed. - Earlier EU figurative mark The Feed. - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2161)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Feed SA (Paris, France) (represented by: V. Bouchara and A. Maier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Eberl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: The Feed.com, Inc. (Broomfield, Colorado, United States) (represented by J. Lacker, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Feed SA, seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 3 November 2022 (Case R 552/2022-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Feed SA to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 94, 13.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2161/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 30 January 2024
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202400652EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/652


31.1.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            30 January 2024
         
(C/2024/652)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0846 




JPY


Japanese yen


159,97 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4543 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85628 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2971 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9365 




ISK


Iceland króna


148,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,3383 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,831 




HUF


Hungarian forint


387,23 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3618 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9768 




TRY


Turkish lira


32,9283 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6462 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4564 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4775 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7721 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4534 




KRW


South Korean won


1 442,67 




ZAR


South African rand


20,4934 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7866 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 112,98 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1274 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,171 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,384 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3697 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,6729 




INR


Indian rupee


90,1575 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/652/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-173/23: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Simpson Performance Products v EUIPO — Freundlieb (BANDIT) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark BANDIT — Earlier non-registered word mark BANDIT — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 2(2)(g) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 — Identification of the goods and services on which the opposition is based)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, leather, protective equipment, registered trade mark, road safety, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_202402163EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2163


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Simpson Performance Products v EUIPO — Freundlieb (BANDIT)
(Case T-173/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark BANDIT - Earlier non-registered word mark BANDIT - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Article 2(2)(g) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 - Identification of the goods and services on which the opposition is based)
(C/2024/2163)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Simpson Performance Products, Inc. (New Braunfels, Texas, United States) (represented by: J. Götz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Andreas Freundlieb (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: J. Vogtmeier, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the alteration or annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 January 2023 (Case R 784/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 January 2023 (Case R 784/2022-2);










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Simpson Performance Products, Inc.;










4.


Orders Andreas Freundlieb to bear his own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 179, 22.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2163/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11332 – PSP / MACQUARIE / ART / LSSA / LSWA)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Australia, Canada, economic concentration, financial services, land register, merger control, pension fund, property market, provision of services, real estate market








C_202401360EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1360


6.2.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11332 – PSP / MACQUARIE / ART / LSSA / LSWA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1360)

On 31 January 2024, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the ‘Competition policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32024M11332. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1360/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1063/23: Order of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — MD v Commission
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, conflict of interest, health expenditure, insurance company, insurance contract, medical report, occupational accident, physician, staff regulations (EU), therapeutics








C_202402069EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2069


18.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — MD v Commission
(Case T-1063/23) (1)

(C/2024/2069)
Language of the case: Italian
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/748, 22.1.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2069/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Statement of revenue and expenditure for the 2023 financial year – European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – Amending budget No. 1 (OJ C 270, 31.7.2023)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Subjects: EU expenditure, amending budget, budgetary resources, financial year, general budget (EU), publication of accounts








C_202490000EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C














31.1.2024






Corrigendum to Statement of revenue and expenditure for the 2023 financial year – European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – Amending budget No. 1

(
Official Journal of the European Union C270 of 31 July 2023
)


On page 33, Expenditure, Chapter 3 2:
for:













Title
Chapter


Heading


Appropriations 2023


Amending budget No. 1/2023


New amount




 


 


Commitments


Payments


Commitments


Payments


Commitments


Payments




‘3




OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE



 


 


 


 


 


 




3 1


KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION COMMUNITIES AND KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLE INTEGRATION


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


Differentiated appropriations


414 538 385 ,—


371 285 247 ,—


1 646 469 ,—


1 474 594 ,—


416 184 854 ,—


372 759 841 ,—




3 2


EIT CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


Differentiated appropriations


2 075 500 ,—


3 378 981 ,—


 


 


2 075 500 ,—


3 378 981 ,—




…


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 



Title 3 — Total




416 696 385 ,—




374 763 228 ,—




1 646 469 ,—




1 474 594 ,—




418 342 854 




376 237 822 





 



GRAND TOTAL




426 299 109 ,—




384 365 952 ,—




1 648 087,21 




1 476 212,21 




427 947 196,21 




385 842 164,21 ’





read:












Title
Chapter


Heading


Appropriations 2023


Amending budget No. 1/2023


New amount




 


 


Commitments


Payments


Commitments


Payments


Commitments


Payments




‘3




OPERATIONAL EXPENDITURE



 


 


 


 


 


 




3 1


KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION COMMUNITIES AND KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLE INTEGRATION


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


Differentiated appropriations


414 538 385 


371 285 247 


1 676 469 


1 754 594 


416 214 854 


373 039 841 




3 2


EIT CROSS-CUTTING ACTIVITIES


 


 


 


 


 


 




 


Differentiated appropriations


2 075 500 


3 378 981 


–30 000 


– 280 000 


2 045 500 


3 098 981 




…


 


 


 


 


 


 


 




 



Title 3 — Total




416 696 385 




374 763 228 




1 646 469 




1 474 594 




418 342 854 




376 257 822 





 



GRAND TOTAL




426 299 109 




384 365 952 




1 648 087 




1 476 212 




427 947 196 




385 842 164 ’






ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-269/23: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — AirDoctor v EUIPO (AMAZING AIR) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark AMAZING AIR — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, air quality, household electrical appliance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202402165EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2165


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — AirDoctor v EUIPO (AMAZING AIR)
(Case T-269/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark AMAZING AIR - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2165)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: AirDoctor, LLC (Sherman Oaks, California, United States) (represented by: K. Rantala, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by N. Lamsters and T. Klee, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 March 2023 (Case R 2299/2022-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders AirDoctor, LLC and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 235, 3.7.2023



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2165/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.110813Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202401209EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1209


31.1.2024






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.110813
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1209)







Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2023




Aid number


SA.110813




Member State


Ireland




Region


Ireland




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF Modifications to SA.105276, SA.105803, SA.107951




Legal basis


SA.103569 (as already amended), SA.105803, SA.107951




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, Equity instruments, Loan/ Repayable advances




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2024




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority


—
—




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/2024/1209/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.109915Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Romania, State aid, air conditioning, control of State aid, electricity supply, energy supply, gas supply








C_202401176EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1176


31.1.2024






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.109915
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1176)







Date of adoption of the decision


8.12.2023




Aid number


SA.109915




Member State


Romania




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


RRF: Amendment to the State aid scheme SA.102761 aimed at developing electricity storage in Romania




Legal basis


Order of the Minister of Energy 1229 of 28 November 2022 approving the State aid scheme aiming at supporting investments in the development of electricity storage capacities (batteries), as amended by the order of the Minister of Energy 1299 of 16 December 2022




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


1.12.2023 — 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Energy




Strada Academiei nr. 39 — 41, sector 1, București, cod poștal 010013








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/2024/1176/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)