do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-826/24 P: Appeal brought on 3 December 2024 by European Commission against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 18 September 2024 in Case T-334/19, Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google AdSense for Search)
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU competition policy, European Economic Area, advertising, control of restrictive practices, dominant position, sanction (EU), search engine, trade intermediary








C_202500394EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/394


27.1.2025






Appeal brought on 3 December 2024 by European Commission against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 18 September 2024 in Case T-334/19, Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google AdSense for Search)


(Case C-826/24 P)

(C/2025/394)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: European Commission (represented by: F. Castillo de la Torre, A. Dawes, T. Franchoo and C. Urraca Caviedes, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Google LLC and Alphabet Inc., Surfboard Holding BV, Vinden.NL BV

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the judgment under appeal;










—


dismiss the action of Google LLC and of Alphabet Inc. in so far as it challenges the capability to restrict competition of the exclusivity clause between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2015, of the placement clause between 31 March 2009 and 31 December 2015 and of the prior authorisation clause between 31 March 2009 and 31 December 2015;










—


order Google LLC and Alphabet Inc to bear their own costs and to pay those incurred by the Commission in the appeal and at first instance; or










—


in the alternative, refer the case back to the General Court and order that costs be reserved.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant relies on four grounds of appeal.
First, the General Court errs in law when it concludes that the contested decision did not correctly analyse the capability to restrict competition of the exclusivity clause between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2015.
Second, the General Court errs in law when it concludes that the contested decision did not correctly analyse the capability to restrict competition of the placement clause between 31 March 2009 and 31 December 2015.
Third, the General Court errs in law when it concludes that the contested decision did not correctly analyse the capability to restrict competition of the prior authorisation clause between 31 March 2009 and 31 December 2015.
Fourth, the General Court errs in law when it concludes that the single and continuous infringement established by the contested decision was characterised only in so far as it consisted of three separate infringements.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/394/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-618/24: Action brought on 3 December 2024 – Athom v EUIPO – Chuhaiya E-Commerce (Shenzhen) (athom Smart Home)
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electrical equipment, lighting equipment, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202500585EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/585


3.2.2025






Action brought on 3 December 2024 – Athom v EUIPO – Chuhaiya E-Commerce (Shenzhen) (athom Smart Home)


(Case T-618/24)

(C/2025/585)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Athom Holding BV (Enschede, Netherlands) (represented by: M. Wiegerinck, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Chuhaiya E-Commerce (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd (Shenzhen, China)

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 mark athom Smart Home – Application for registration No 18 717 577

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 October 2024 in Case R 13/2024-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision by upholding the opposition and declaring that the contested trade mark must be rejected for the contested goods (light bulbs; fairy lights for festive decoration; electric plugs; electric sockets; electrical adapters; inductors [electricity]; circuit breakers);










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Articles 94(1) and 95(1) read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


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






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/585/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.115615
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202407232EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7232


3.12.2024






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.115615
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7232)








Date of adoption of the decision


23.9.2024




Aid number


SA.115615




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Brandenburg: Richtlinie des MLUK über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für die Förderung von Netzwerken, Kooperationen und regionaler Wertschöpfungsketten




Legal basis


Richtlinie des Ministeriums für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Klimaschutz des Landes Brandenburg (MLUK) über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen für die Förderung von Netzwerken, Kooperationen und regionaler Wertschöpfungsketten




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Aid for co-operation in rural areas




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 13 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 3 250 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Investitionsbank des Landes Brandenburg (ILB)




Babelsberger Straße 21 14473 Potsdam








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/2024/7232/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11773 – STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS / NORDIC PAPER)
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, Norway, Sweden, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, pulp and paper industry








C_202407409EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7409


9.12.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11773 – STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS / NORDIC PAPER)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7409)

On 3 December 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 32024M11773. 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/2024/7409/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.114660
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202407236EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7236


3.12.2024






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.114660
(C/2024/7236)








Date of adoption of the decision


10.10.2024




Aid number


SA.114660




Member State


Slovenia




Region


Slovenija




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Nadomestilo velikim podjetjem za škodo, povzročeno primarni kmetijski proizvodnji zaradi pozebe in toče v letu 2023




Legal basis


Predlog programa odprave posledic škode v kmetijstvu zaradi pozebe od 3. do 7. aprila 2023, neurij s točo od 10. maja do 1. avgusta 2023 in poplav od 3. do 6. avgusta in od 28. do 31. avgusta 2023 (z dne 10. 6. 2024)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid to compensate for the damage caused by adverse climatic event which can be assimilated to a natural disaster




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 350 000  EUR
Annual budget: 350 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministrstvo za kmetijstvo, gozdarstvo in prehrano




Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana








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/2024/7236/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.115891
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Romania, State aid, animal production, control of State aid, crop production, hunting, service








C_202407222EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7222


3.12.2024






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.115891
(C/2024/7222)








Date of adoption of the decision


18.10.2024




Aid number


SA.115891




Member State


Romania




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Schema de ajutor de stat ‘Creditul Fermierului’ în contextul crizei provocate de agresiunea Rusiei împotriva Ucrainei




Legal basis


Ordonanța de Urgență pentru modificarea Ordonanței de urgență a Guvernului nr.7/2024 privind aprobarea schemei de ajutor de stat ‘Creditul fermierului’, în contextul crizei provocate de agresiunea Rusiei împotriva Ucrainei, precum şi pentru modificarea art. 12 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 218/2005 privind stimularea absorbției fondurilor alocate României pentru agricultură, dezvoltare rurală, pescuit şi afaceri maritime, gestionate de Ministerul Agriculturii şi Dezvoltării Rurale, prin instrumente financiare de garantare şi creditare, precum şi pentru susținerea obiectivelor naționale de politică agricolă, cu modificările și completările ulterioare




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Loan/ Repayable advances, Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 400 000 000  RON




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale




Blvd. Carol I; nr. 4; Sector 3; București








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/2024/7222/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-822/24, bluechip: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 3 December 2024 – bluechip Computer Aktiengesellschaft v Zentralstelle für private Überspielungsrechte (ZPÜ)
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: copyright, payment, recording medium, reprography








C_202501523EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1523


17.3.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 3 December 2024 – bluechip Computer Aktiengesellschaft v Zentralstelle für private Überspielungsrechte (ZPÜ)


(Case C-822/24, bluechip)

(C/2025/1523)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Defendant and appellant on a point of law: bluechip Computer Aktiengesellschaft

Applicant and respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Zentralstelle für private Überspielungsrechte (ZPÜ)

Question referred

Is it compatible with Article 5(2)(b) of Directive 2001/29/EC (1) for national legislation to require manufacturers, importers or traders who sell storage media to commercial end customers (legal persons or natural persons who – in a manner discernible by the manufacturer, importer or trader – place orders as end users for commercial purposes) to pay remuneration to finance the fair compensation for the exception to the reproduction right in respect of reproduction for private use, unless such manufacturers, importers or traders prove, in accordance with the rules of national law, that reproductions of a work made with the aid of those devices were in fact made, at the very most, on a small scale by a natural person for private use on any medium, or are made in the normal course of events?


(1)  Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1523/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-825/24, JMIB Holdings: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 3 December 2024 – JMIB Holdings BV v SF, KT, VG, NK
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil proceedings, contract terms, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction








C_202501525EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1525


17.3.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 3 December 2024 – JMIB Holdings BV v SF, KT, VG, NK


(Case C-825/24, JMIB Holdings)

(C/2025/1525)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: JMIB Holdings BV

Respondents: SF, KT, VG, NK

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Brussels Ia) (1)be interpreted as meaning that, where a contract contains a stipulation for the benefit of third parties, the ability of the third-party beneficiary of that clause to rely on the jurisdiction clause in that contract falls within the scope of the law applicable to the contract or of a substantive rule derived from that article?










2.


In the second situation, must Article 25 of the Brussels Ia Regulation be interpreted as meaning that, where a party to a contract enters into an obligation towards a third party, the jurisdiction clause in the contract may, whatever the nature of the contract, be relied on by the third party against the parties to the contract?










3.


Must Article 25 of the Brussels Ia Regulation be interpreted as meaning that a jurisdiction clause, contained in a contract which defines a category of beneficiaries of the obligations entered into by the parties and lays down the procedure for designating those beneficiaries, may be relied on against the parties to the contract by a third party who is not expressly named in that contract and who claims to be the beneficiary of the stipulation for the benefit of third parties?










4.


Must Article 25 of the Brussels Ia Regulation be interpreted as meaning that the possibility of relying on a jurisdiction clause by the beneficiary of a stipulation for the benefit of third parties is subject to the express indication in the contract that the stipulation for the benefit of third parties applies to the jurisdiction clause?






(1)  
            OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1525/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 3,40 % on 1 December 2024 – Euro exchange rates
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_202407223EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7223


3.12.2024






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

            3,40 % on 1 December 2024
         
Euro exchange rates (2)


            2 December 2024
         
(C/2024/7223)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0507 




JPY


Japanese yen


157,74 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4583 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82898 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,5270 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9316 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6590 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,266 




HUF


Hungarian forint


414,95 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2905 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9770 




TRY


Turkish lira


36,4772 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6211 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4748 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,1753 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7842 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4138 




KRW


South Korean won


1 475,53 




ZAR


South African rand


19,1038 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6421 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 703,82 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6851 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,655 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,207 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3323 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,5341 




INR


Indian rupee


89,0010 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7223/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.115917
Date: 2024-12-03
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, rail transport








C_202407221EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7221


3.12.2024






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.115917
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7221)








Date of adoption of the decision


11.11.2024




Aid number


SA.115917




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Programme to support innovation in rail freight transport




Legal basis


Richtlinie Bundesprogramm Zukunft Schienengüterverkehr zur Förderung von Innovationen (Z-SGV)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 500 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 100 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2025 - 31.12.2029




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Eisenbahn-Bundesamt




Heinemannstraße 6, 53175 Bonn








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/2024/7221/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)