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.113444
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Hesse, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202406302EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6302


21.10.2024






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.113444
(C/2024/6302)








Date of adoption of the decision


15.7.2024




Aid number


SA.113444




Member State


Germany




Region


Hessen




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Hessen: Naturschutzfachliche Sonderleistungen auf Grünland - H.1




Legal basis


Hessisches Programm für Agrarumwelt- und Landschaftspflege-Maßnahmen HALM 2




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for agri-environment-climate commitments




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 56 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 8 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2030




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Bewilligungsstellen s. Anlage 13 der RL (Nr. 1 - 16)




Bewilligungsstellen s. Anlage 13 der RL (Nr. 1 - 16)








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/2024/6302/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision No 2/2024 of the EU-Common Transit Countries Joint Committee established by the Convention on a common transit procedure of 21 October 2024 as regards an invitation to Georgia to accede to that Convention [2025/197]
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: EFTA Member States, European Union, Joint Committee, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Subjects: European convention, Georgia, accession to an agreement, customs document, customs formalities, customs harmonisation, customs transit








L_202500197EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/197


30.1.2025







            DECISION No 2/2024 OF THE EU-COMMON TRANSIT COUNTRIES JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE CONVENTION ON A COMMON TRANSIT PROCEDURE
         
of 21 October 2024
         
as regards an invitation to Georgia to accede to that Convention [2025/197]


THE EU-CTC JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Convention on a common transit procedure (1), and in particular Article 15(3), point (e), thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Georgia has expressed its wish to accede to the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (the ‘Convention’).












(2)


The movement of goods with Georgia would be facilitated by a common transit procedure for goods transported between that country and the European Union, Iceland, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.












(3)


Therefore, it is appropriate to invite Georgia to accede to the Convention,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Georgia shall be invited to accede to the Convention in accordance with Article 15a thereof as from 1 December 2024.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 21 October 2024
            


For the EU-CTC Joint Committee


The President

Matthias PETSCHKE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 226, 13.8.1987, p. 2.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/197/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-699/24, Kołama: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 21 October 2024 – mBank S.A. v AZ and MZ
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer protection, interest, judicial review, loan, principle of proportionality, right of action, unfair terms of contract








C_202500380EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/380


27.1.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 21 October 2024 – mBank S.A. v AZ and MZ


(Case C-699/24, Kołama)
                (1)

(C/2025/380)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie

Parties to the main proceedings


Party initiating the proceedings before the referring court: mBank S.A.

Other parties to the proceedings: AZ and MZ

Questions referred

In the context of a loan agreement concluded with a consumer by a seller or supplier being found to be void in its entirety on the grounds that the agreement contains unfair terms without which it cannot continue in existence, must Article 6(1) and Article 7(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts, (2) as well as the principles of effectiveness, equivalence and proportionality, be interpreted as precluding a judicial interpretation of the law of a Member State according to which:






1.


the seller or supplier has the right to bring an action against the consumer for the reimbursement of the capital paid in respect of the performance of the loan agreement even before the final judgment annulling that agreement has been delivered in the court case brought by the consumer;










2.


the seller or supplier has the right to demand from the consumer, in addition to the reimbursement of the capital paid in respect of the performance of the loan agreement, also statutory default interest from the date of the demand for payment, if before that demand for payment the final judgment annulling the agreement has not been delivered in the court case brought by the consumer?






(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  
            OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/380/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2722 of 21 October 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Burundi, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, trade restriction








L_202402722EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2722


22.10.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2024/2722
         
of 21 October 2024
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 1 October 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 (1).












(2)


On the basis of a review of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, the restrictive measures set out therein should be renewed until 31 October 2025.












(3)


Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 6 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:


                  ‘This Decision shall apply until 31 October 2025.’.



Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 2024.


For the Council


The President


               NAGY I.





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1763 of 1 October 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Burundi (OJ L 257, 2.10.2015, p. 37).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2722/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case C-717/24, Sociálna poisťovňa: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší správny súd Slovenskej republiky (Slovakia) lodged on 21 October 2024 – BD v Sociálna poisťovňa, ústredie
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: miner, pension scheme, self-employed person, social security legislation, social-security harmonisation








C_202500884EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/884


17.2.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší správny súd Slovenskej republiky (Slovakia) lodged on 21 October 2024 – BD v Sociálna poisťovňa, ústredie


(Case C-717/24, Sociálna poisťovňa)

(C/2025/884)
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Najvyšší správny súd Slovenskej republiky

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: BD

Defendant: Sociálna poisťovňa, ústredie

Questions referred

Must Article 51(1) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems be interpreted as applying to an old-age pension the decision on which was adopted by the competent institution of a Member State,






1.


only on condition that a ‘special scheme for employed or self-employed persons’ is established under the legislation of that Member State,






1a.


and, if so, what characterises such a ‘special scheme’ (for example, the fact that it is administered by a separate institution, it is financed separately, or it is intended only for a particular group of employed or self-employed persons),




or










2.


also where the legislation of that Member State does not provide for such a ‘special scheme’, but merely allows a particular group of persons who have completed periods of insurance solely in the context of a specific activity (for example, miners working in deep mines) to acquire the right, on the basis of such periods, to an old-age pension under more advantageous conditions than other persons who are otherwise employed or self-employed?






(1)  
            OJ 2004 L 166, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/884/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (EU) 2024/2752 of 21 October 2024 appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Germany, appointment of members, member of the Committee of the Regions








L_202402752EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2024/2752


24.10.2024







            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/2752
         
of 21 October 2024
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (EU) 2019/852 of 21 May 2019 determining the composition of the Committee of the Regions (1),


Having regard to the proposal of the German Government,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 300(3) of the Treaty, the Committee of the Regions is to consist of representatives of regional and local bodies who either hold a regional or local authority electoral mandate or are politically accountable to an elected assembly.












(2)


On 18 July 2022, the Council adopted Decision (EU) 2022/1348 (2), appointing two members and two alternate members, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions.












(3)


A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the national mandate on the basis of which Ms Isolde RIES was proposed for appointment.












(4)


The German Government has proposed, on the basis of a different national mandate, Ms Isolde RIES, representative of a local body who holds a local authority electoral mandate, Mitglied im Bezirksrat West von Saarbrücken (Member of the Saarbrücken West District Council), as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Ms Isolde RIES, representative of a local body who holds an electoral mandate, Mitglied im Bezirksrat West von Saarbrücken (Member of the Saarbrücken West District Council) (change of mandate) is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2025.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Luxembourg, 21 October 2024.


For the Council


The President


               NAGY I.





(1)  
            OJ L 139, 27.5.2019, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2019/852/oj.

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2022/1348 of 18 July 2022 appointing two members and two alternate members, proposed by the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Committee of the Regions (OJ L 202, 2.8.2022, p. 54, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2022/1348/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2752/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-545/24: Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Implementing Technologies v EUIPO – M2Linx Design (OSSA)
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cycle and motorcycle industry, footwear industry, protective equipment, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law, two-wheeled vehicle








C_202407370EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7370


16.12.2024






Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Implementing Technologies v EUIPO – M2Linx Design (OSSA)


(Case T-545/24)

(C/2024/7370)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Implementing Technologies, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: M2Linx Design, SL (Molins de Rei, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Figurative mark OSSA – EU trade mark No 11 337 144

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2024 in Case R 41/2024-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the party or parties opposing this action to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7370/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11735 – CVC / FIDELIO / ODEVO)
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, economic concentration, investment company, land and buildings, merger control, provision of services








C_202406484EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6484


28.10.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11735 – CVC / FIDELIO / ODEVO)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/6484)

On 21 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 32024M11735. 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/2024/6484/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 18 October 2024
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202405897EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5897


21.10.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            18 October 2024
         
(C/2024/5897)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0847 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,75 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4576 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83165 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4205 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9401 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,10 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8115 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,229 




HUF


Hungarian forint


400,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3085 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9733 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,1970 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6165 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4960 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4270 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7865 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4235 




KRW


South Korean won


1 488,05 




ZAR


South African rand


19,0769 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7065 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 803,96 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6691 




PHP


Philippine peso


62,359 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


35,996 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1328 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4076 




INR


Indian rupee


91,1980 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5897/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice to economic operators – New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, agricultural product, common customs tariff, import (EU), industrial product, suspension of customs duties








C_202406359EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/6359


21.10.2024






Notice to economic operators
New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
(C/2024/6359)

Economic operators are informed that the Commission has received requests in accordance with the administrative arrangements foreseen in the Commission Communication concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2011/C 363/02) (1) for the July round of 2025.
The list of the products for which a duty suspension is requested is now available on the Commission's thematic (Europa) website on the customs union (2).
Economic operators are also informed that the deadline for objections against new requests to reach the Commission, via the national administrations, is 17 December 2024 which is the date of the second scheduled meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions Group.
Interested operators are advised to consult the list regularly in order to be informed on the status as the requests.
More information on the autonomous tariff suspension procedure can be found on the Europa website:

Suspensions (Autonomous Tariff Suspensions) (europa.eu)



(1)  
            OJ C 363, 13.12.2011, p. 6.

(2)  
            Suspensions - Home Page (europa.eu)



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/6359/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-544/24: Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Implementing Technologies v EUIPO – M2Linx Design (OSSA SINCE 1940)
Date: 2024-10-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cycle and motorcycle industry, footwear industry, protective equipment, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law, two-wheeled vehicle








C_202407369EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7369


16.12.2024






Action brought on 21 October 2024 – Implementing Technologies v EUIPO – M2Linx Design (OSSA SINCE 1940)


(Case T-544/24)

(C/2024/7369)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Implementing Technologies, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Rivas Zurdo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: M2Linx Design, SL (Molins de Rei, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Figurative mark OSSA SINCE 1940 – EU trade mark No 11 337 111

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 September 2024 in Case R 42/2024-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the party or parties opposing this action to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7369/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)