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.115760
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202406194EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6194


16.10.2024






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.115760
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6194)








Date of adoption of the decision


3.10.2024




Aid number


SA.115760




Member State


Slovakia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Zmena mapy regionálnej pomoci pre Slovensko (1. januára 2022 – 31. decembra 2027) na obdobie od 1. januára 2024 do 31. decembra 2027 (hodnotenie v polovici obdobia)




Legal basis


1. Zákon č. 358/2015 Z. z. o úprave niektorých vzťahov v oblasti štátnej pomoci a minimálnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov (zákon o štátnej pomoci)https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2015/358/201601012. Zákon č. 539/2008 Z. z. o podpore regionálneho rozvoja v znení neskorších predpisovhttps://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2008/539/202404013. Zákon č. 57/2018 Z. z. o regionálnej investičnej pomoci a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisovhttps://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2018/57/20240306 4. Zákon č. 121/2022 Z. z. o príspevkoch z fondov Európskej únie a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonovhttps://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2022/121/20240801





Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


 




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


1.3.2024 - 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Protimonopolný úrad SR




Drieňová 24, 826 03 Bratislava








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/2024/6194/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-570/23: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Telefónica Germany v EUIPO – ePlus (e.plus) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark e.plus – No proof of genuine use of the mark in connection with some of the services – Determination of independent subcategories of services – Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_202407029EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7029


2.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Telefónica Germany v EUIPO – ePlus (e.plus)


(Case T-570/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark e.plus - No proof of genuine use of the mark in connection with some of the services - Determination of independent subcategories of services - Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7029)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: ePlus Inc. (Herndon, Virginia, United States)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment and the alteration of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 June 2023 (Joined Cases R 1199/2022-1 and R 1711/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2023/352, 30.10.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7029/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-324/23: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – J. García Carrión v EUIPO – Calipso (LimoLife) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark LimoLife – Earlier EU and national word marks SIMON LIFE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202407027EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7027


2.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – J. García Carrión v EUIPO – Calipso (LimoLife)


(Case T-324/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark LimoLife - Earlier EU and national word marks SIMON LIFE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7027)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: J. García Carrión, SA (Jumilla, Spain) (represented by: J. Mora Cortés, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Calipso SRL (Afumați, Romania)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 7 March 2023 (Case R 1258/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 261, 24.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7027/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11727 – SWISS LIFE / NBIM / GAITÉ)
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ile-de-France, economic concentration, financial services, insurance, investment company, merger control, office space, ownership, pension scheme, subsidiary








C_202502735EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2735


8.5.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11727 – SWISS LIFE / NBIM / GAITÉ)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2735)

On 16 October 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 32024M11727. 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/2025/2735/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-416/23: Order of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Evroins inshurans grup v EIOPA (Action for annulment – EIOPA assessment report on the company Euroins Romania Asigurare-Reasigurare – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility)
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: financial supervision, group of companies, insurance company, motor vehicle insurance, reinsurance, report, reserves, third-party insurance








C_202407171EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7171


9.12.2024






Order of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Evroins inshurans grup v EIOPA


(Case T-416/23)
                (1)

(Action for annulment - EIOPA assessment report on the company Euroins Romania Asigurare-Reasigurare - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility)
(C/2024/7171)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Evroins inshurans grup AD (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by: A. Morogai, F. Giurgea and H. Drăghici, lawyers)

Defendant: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (represented by: S. Rosenbaum and S. Dispiter, acting as Agents, and by H.-G. Kamann, Z. Mzee and F. Boos, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the report of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) dated 28 March 2023 and headed ‘EIOPA’s assessment of the valuation of technical provisions gross and net of reinsurance for the motor third party liability portfolio of Euroins Romania Asigurare-Reasigurare SA’ (EIOPA-23-129).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Evroins inshurans grup AD shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/1097, 5.2.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7171/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-211/24 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Pumpyanskiy v Council (Interim measures – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – No urgency)
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








C_202407174EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7174


9.12.2024






Order of the President of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Pumpyanskiy v Council


(Case T-211/24 R)

(Interim measures - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency)
(C/2024/7174)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Alexander Dmitrievich Pumpyanskiy (Conches, Switzerland) (represented by: T. Bontinck, M. Brésart, J. Goffin and F. Patuelli, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: P. Pecheux and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU, the applicant seeks the suspension of the operation of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/847 of 12 March 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 2024/847), Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/849 of 12 March 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 2024/849), and the act of the Council of the European Union of 13 March 2024, in so far as those acts concern him.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is rejected.










2.


The costs are reserved.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7174/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-506/23: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Freistaat Bayern v EUIPO – Bundesverband Souvenir Geschenke Ehrenpreise (Neuschwanstein) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark Neuschwanstein – Earlier business names Neuschwanstein and Schloss Neuschwanstein – Relative ground for invalidity – Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clock and watch industry, clothing, gift item, glass, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, precious metal, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202407165EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7165


9.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – Freistaat Bayern v EUIPO – Bundesverband Souvenir Geschenke Ehrenpreise (Neuschwanstein)


(Case T-506/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Neuschwanstein - Earlier business names Neuschwanstein and Schloss Neuschwanstein - Relative ground for invalidity - Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) and Article 60(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2024/7165)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Freistaat Bayern (Germany) (represented by: M. Müller, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Bundesverband Souvenir Geschenke Ehrenpreise eV (Veitsbronn, Germany) (represented by: B. Bittner and U. Heinrich, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 22 May 2023 (Case R 1013/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Freistaat Bayern to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 338, 25.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7165/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-533/24: Action brought on 16 October 2024 – FV v Commission
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, indemnification, pension scheme, retirement conditions, staff regulations (EU)








C_202407363EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7363


16.12.2024






Action brought on 16 October 2024 – FV v Commission


(Case T-533/24)

(C/2024/7363)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: FV (represented by: S. Orlandi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements of 18 December 2023 establishing the applicant’s pension rights, inasmuch as that decision is based on her normal retirement age of 63 and an annual rate of accrual of pension rights of 1.9 % for the period when she was an official;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs and to pay the applicant compensation, the amount of which is to be fixed by the General Court ex aequo et bono.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action against the decision rejecting the request that Articles 21, 22 and 28 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union be applied in order to determine her retirement age and the rate of accrual of her pension rights, the applicant relies on one main plea in law and one plea in the alternative; these are identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-131/24, CR v Commission. (1)



(1)  OJ C C/2024/2640.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7363/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.113456
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202406188EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6188


16.10.2024






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.113456
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6188)








Date of adoption of the decision


27.9.2024




Aid number


SA.113456




Member State


Portugal




Region


Portugal




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Investimentos em Setores Estratégicos




Legal basis


Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 49/2024, of 26 March 2024, and draft Ordinance establishing the Regulation of the Incentive System ‘Investments in strategic sectors’




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Sectorial development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 1 000 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 1 000 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







AICEP - Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal




Rua de Entrecampos, no 28 – 12o Andar, 1700-158 Lisboa








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/2024/6188/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 15 October 2024
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202405894EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5894


16.10.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            15 October 2024
         
(C/2024/5894)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0903 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,85 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4610 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83355 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3010 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9401 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,7660 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,242 




HUF


Hungarian forint


400,48 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2938 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9758 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,3517 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6236 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5063 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4690 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7902 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4271 




KRW


South Korean won


1 482,73 




ZAR


South African rand


19,1651 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7574 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 927,02 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6986 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,068 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,345 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0949 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2097 




INR


Indian rupee


91,6220 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5894/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-604/23: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – ePlus v EUIPO – Telefónica Germany (e.plus) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark e.plus – Genuine use – Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, provision of services, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_202407030EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7030


2.12.2024






Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2024 – ePlus v EUIPO – Telefónica Germany (e.plus)


(Case T-604/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark e.plus - Genuine use - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/7030)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: ePlus Inc. (Herndon, Virginia, United States) (represented by: V. von Bomhard, J. Fuhrmann and A. Malkmes, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Ivanauskas, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (Munich, Germany) (represented by: P. Neuwald, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment and the alteration of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 30 June 2023 (Joined Cases R 1199/2022-1 and R 1711/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders ePlus Inc., in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2023/775, 20.11.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7030/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)