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.62830
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Finland, State aid, audiovisual programme, broadcasting, control of State aid, education, public service, television








C_202407521EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7521


20.12.2024






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.62830
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7521)








Date of adoption of the decision


29.11.2024




Aid number


SA.62830




Member State


Finland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


State aid to public service broadcaster YLE for VOD and online learning services – FI




Legal basis


Laki Yleysradio Oy:stä 1380/1993; Laki valtion televisio- ja radiorahastosta; 745/1998




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


YLE (public service broadcaster)




Objective


Services of general economic interest (SGEI)




Form of aid


Direct grant/ Interest rate subsidy




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


Other education, Television programming and broadcasting activities




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/2024/7521/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-664/24: Action brought on 20 December 2024 – Papstar v EUIPO (Representation of a triangle with a curved side)
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, decorative item, household article, packaging product, paper, plastics, registered trade mark, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202500924EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/924


17.2.2025






Action brought on 20 December 2024 – Papstar v EUIPO (Representation of a triangle with a curved side)


(Case T-664/24)

(C/2025/924)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Papstar GmbH (Kall, Germany) (represented by: G. Hasselblatt and K. Middelhoff, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for EU figurative mark (Representation of a triangle with a curved side) – Application No 18 902 643

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 October 2024 in Case R 948/2024-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/924/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.116162
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, State aid, broadcasting, communications industry, control of State aid, digitisation, television








C_202407528EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7528


20.12.2024






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.116162
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7528)








Date of adoption of the decision


21.11.2024




Aid number


SA.116162




Member State


Latvia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Par valsts atbalstu SA.103705 (2022/N) - Latvija - Atbalsts komerciālās televīzijas un radio apraides digitalizācijai




Legal basis


Paziņotā pasākuma juridiskais pamats ir Nacionālās elektronisko plašsaziņas līdzekļu padoems projekts ‘Nacionālās elektronisko plašsaziņas līdzekļu padomes konkursa “Komerciālo elektronisko plašsaziņas līdzekļu kapacitātes stiprināšana” nolikums’ un likuma ‘Par vidēja termiņa budžeta ietvaru 2022., 2023. un 2024.gadam’ 13.pants un 3.pielikums. Ministru kabineta 2023.gada 23.jūnija rīkojums Nr. 379 ‘Par apropriācijas pārdali’




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Sectoral development




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 1 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 500 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


1.1.2025 - 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION




Name and address of the granting authority







Sabiedríbas integracijas fonds




Raina Bulvaris, 15 Rīga, LV-1050








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/2024/7528/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-668/24: Action brought on 20 December 2024 – Santos v EUIP (Shape of a citrus press)
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, citrus fruit, household electrical appliance, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202501119EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1119


24.2.2025






Action brought on 20 December 2024 – Santos v EUIP


(Shape of a citrus press)


(Case T-668/24)

(C/2025/1119)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Santos (Vaulx-en-Velin, France) (represented by: C. Bey, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU three-dimensional mark (Shape of a citrus press) – Application No 18 005 754
         

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 October 2024 in Case R 1561/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred by the applicant for the purposes of the proceedings before the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO.





Plea in law

Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1119/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Judgment of the Court – 20 December 2024 in Case E-13/23 – EFTA Surveillance Authority v the Kingdom of Norway (Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2009/138/EC – Directive 2013/36/EU – Directive 2003/41/EC – Directive (EU) 2015/2366 – Directive 2009/110/EC – Article 31 EEA – Admissibility – Formal requirements of the application initiating proceedings — Coherent statement of the pleas in law)
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, acquisition of property, financial institution, financial stability, financial supervision, right of establishment, subsidiary, trade licence








C_202502028EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2028


3.4.2025







            JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
         

            20 December 2024
         
in Case E-13/23
EFTA Surveillance Authority v the Kingdom of Norway


(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2009/138/EC – Directive 2013/36/EU – Directive 2003/41/EC – Directive (EU) 2015/2366 – Directive 2009/110/EC – Article 31 EEA – Admissibility – Formal requirements of the application initiating proceedings — Coherent statement of the pleas in law)


(C/2025/2028)

In Case E-13/23, EFTA Surveillance Authority v the Kingdom of Norway – APPLICATION seeking a declaration that, by maintaining in force an authorisation requirement to set up subsidiaries of Norwegian financial institutions in other EEA States, Norway has breached the following provisions: Articles 14, 26, 57 and 60 of Directive 2009/138/EC, Articles 8, 16 and 24 of Directive 2013/36/EU, Articles 9 and 20 of Directive 2003/41/EC, Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, Article 3 of Directive 2009/110/EC and Article 31 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of Páll Hreinsson, President (Judge-Rapporteur), Bernd Hammermann and Michael Reiertsen, Judges, gave judgment on 20 December 2024, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Dismisses the application.










2.


Orders the EFTA Surveillance Authority to bear the costs of the proceedings.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2028/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-500/24 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 20 December 2024 – Inescop v Commission (Interim relief – Research and technological development – Contract concluded in the context of the 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) – Grant agreements for the DES-MOLD, Sohealthy and Pilot-APB Projects – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – Lack of any urgency)
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, EU financing, Framework Programme for Research and Development, contract, financial aid, project funding, reimbursement of aid, research and development








C_202500917EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/917


17.2.2025






Order of the President of the General Court of 20 December 2024 – Inescop v Commission


(Case T-500/24 R)

(Interim relief - Research and technological development - Contract concluded in the context of the 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) - Grant agreements for the DES-MOLD, Sohealthy and Pilot-APB Projects - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Lack of any urgency)
(C/2025/917)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Asociación de investigación para la industria del calzado y conexas (Inescop) (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: C. Morales Ruiz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Ortega Sánchez de Lerín and S. Romoli, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU, the applicant seeks the suspension of operation of the Commission’s act of 23 July 2024 ordering the recovery from the applicant of EUR 788 031,25 by way of unjustified contributions in respect of the DES-MOLD, Sohealthy and Pilot-APB Projects of the 7th Research Framework Programme, and the payment of EUR 78 803,13 by way of damages, due to irregularities in the implementation of those projects.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/917/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 29(2) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS – Publication of a vacancy for the function of Director Expenditure – Operations and Investigations (grade AD 14) in the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) – COM/2024/10461
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: Brussels region, European Anti-fraud Office, administrator, competition (EU), job vacancy, managing director, recruitment








C_202407516EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7516


20.12.2024






NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 29(2) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS
Publication of a vacancy for the function of Director ‘Expenditure – Operations and Investigations’ (grade AD 14)
in the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
COM/2024/10461
(C/2024/7516)


          
      
The European Commission has published a vacancy notice (reference COM/2024/10461) for the function of Director ‘Expenditure – Operations and Investigations’ (grade AD 14) in the European Anti-Fraud Office in Brussels.
To consult the text of the vacancy notice in 24 languages and to submit your application, please visit this dedicated webpage on the European Commission’s website: https://europa.eu/!t4vnMN.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7516/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 19 December 2024
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202407255EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7255


20.12.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            19 December 2024
         
(C/2024/7255)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0395 




JPY


Japanese yen


163,07 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4613 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,82445 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,4625 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9319 




ISK


Iceland króna


144,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8143 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,127 




HUF


Hungarian forint


416,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2500 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9760 




TRY


Turkish lira


36,4565 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6631 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4930 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,0785 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8387 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4131 




KRW


South Korean won


1 505,30 




ZAR


South African rand


19,0350 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5858 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 957,88 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6835 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,396 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


35,946 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5335 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,1339 




INR


Indian rupee


88,4810 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7255/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11766 – NVIDIA / RUN:AI)
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: business cluster, computer centre, computer equipment, economic concentration, gaming, merger control, software, supply, working conditions








C_202502919EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2919


21.5.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11766 – NVIDIA / RUN:AI)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2919)

On 20 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 32024M11766. 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/2025/2919/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.115612
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, State aid, control of State aid, regional aid, regional development








C_202407522EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7522


20.12.2024






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.115612
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/7522)








Date of adoption of the decision


13.12.2024




Aid number


SA.115612




Member State


Austria




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Änderung der Fördergebietskarte für Österreich (1. Januar 2022 – 31. Dezember 2027) – Halbzeitüberprüfung, Anhebung der Beihilfeintensitäten nach Randnummer 184 der Regionalbeihilfeleitlinien sowie für unter die STEP-Verordnung fallende Investitionen




Legal basis


Ergebnisse der Beratungen der Arbeitsgruppe ‘Nationale Regionalförderungsgebiete (NRFG)’ der Österreichischen Raumordnungskonferenz (ÖROK) und Beschlüsse der Ämter der Landesregierungen




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 0 EUR
Annual budget: 0 EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2027




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Österreichische Raumordnungskonferenz (ÖROK)




A - 1010 Fleischmarkt 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/2024/7522/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-407/24, VTL Vámügynökség: Order of the President of the Court of 20 December 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék – Hongrie) – VTL Vámügynökség Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT rate, customs document, customs formalities, customs valuation, economic value, goods and services, import (EU), import price, surveillance concerning imports, taxpayer








C_202501752EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1752


31.3.2025






Order of the President of the Court of 20 December 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék – Hongrie) – VTL Vámügynökség Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága


(Case C-407/24,
                (1)
VTL Vámügynökség)

(C/2025/1752)
Language of the case: Hungarian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C C/2024/4957.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1752/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-665/24: Action brought on 20 December 2024 – Demblon v Parliament
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: freedom of assembly, freedom of expression, indemnification, principle of proportionality, public building, right to information, rights of the defence








C_202501117EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1117


24.2.2025






Action brought on 20 December 2024 – Demblon v Parliament


(Case T-665/24)

(C/2025/1117)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Stéphanie Christiane Demblon (Rochefort, Belgium) (represented by: A. Champetier and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the present action admissible and well-founded;










—


annul the contested decision;










—


order the defendant to pay symbolic damages for the non-material harm suffered in the amount of one euro;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action against the decision of the European Parliament of 28 October 2024 by which the European Parliament decided to deny the applicant access to the Parliament premises until 24 April 2026, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 7 of the Rules on access to the European Parliament and of Rule 244 of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 5(1) of the Rules governing security and safety in the European Parliament, (1) in conjunction with Article 11 (freedom of expression and information), Article 12 (freedom of assembly) and Article 41(2) (right to be heard) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as well as of Article 10(3) TEU.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging failure to observe the principle of proportionality.






(1)  Rules governing security and safety in the European Parliament, Decision of the Bureau of the Parliament of 15 January 2018 (OJ 2018/C 79/04).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1117/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-889/24, Delve 2: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 20 December 2024 – SIA DELVE 2 v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests
Date: 2024-12-20
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, bolt and screw industry, customs formalities, import (EU), invoicing, iron, originating product, steel








C_202501410EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1410


10.3.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 20 December 2024 – SIA DELVE 2 v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests


(Case C-889/24, Delve 2)

(C/2025/1410)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Administratīvā rajona tiesa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SIA DELVE 2

Defendant: Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

Questions referred







1.


In the circumstances of the main proceedings, must Article 1(3) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/191 of 16 February 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China (1) be interpreted as meaning that, for the purposes of imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty, an importer may present a valid invoice raised retrospectively, after the customs declaration has been made?










2.


Must Article 1(3) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/191 of 16 February 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China, read in conjunction with recital 607 thereof, be interpreted as meaning that the presentation of an appropriate invoice may not in itself serve as a basis for the application of an individual duty rate?






(1)  
            OJ 2022 L 36, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1410/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)