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Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11684 – MIDEA / TEKA)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, automation, economic concentration, household electrical appliance, industrial equipment, merger control, plumbing equipment, robotics








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/871


5.2.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11684 – MIDEA / TEKA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/871)


1.   
On 28 January 2025, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Midea Electrics Netherlands B.V. (‘Midea’) (Netherlands), belonging to the group of Midea Group Co., Ltd. (China);










—


Teka Industrial, S.A. (‘Teka’) (Spain), controlled by a private induvidual.




Midea will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Teka.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Midea is active in manufacturing and sale of household appliances, air conditioning and building technology systems, services and components for industrial technology, robotics and automation,










—


Teka is active in manufacturing and commercialization of household appliances with a focus on kitchen and bathroom equipment.






3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.



4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11684 – MIDEA / TEKA
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/871/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-120/25, Payback: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 5 February 2025 – Verband Wirtschaft im Wettbewerb Verein für Lauterkeit in Handel und Industrie e.V. v PAYBACK GmbH
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU energy label, consumer information, dealer, gaming, labelling, television equipment








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C/2025/2517


12.5.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 5 February 2025 – Verband Wirtschaft im Wettbewerb Verein für Lauterkeit in Handel und Industrie e.V. v PAYBACK GmbH


(Case C-120/25, Payback)

(C/2025/2517)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant in the appeal on a point of law: Verband Wirtschaft im Wettbewerb Verein für Lauterkeit in Handel und Industrie e.V.

Defendant and respondent on a point of law: PAYBACK GmbH

Question referred

Is a person who offers a television as a prize in the context of an online prize draw to be regarded as a ‘dealer’ within the meaning of Article 2(13) of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1369 (1) and therefore under an obligation to fulfil the requirements laid down in the first paragraph, point (a), of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1369, read in conjunction with Article 4(d) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2019/2013? (2)



(1)  Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ 2017 L 198, p. 1).

(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to energy labelling of electronic displays and repealing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1062/2010 (OJ L 315, 5.12.2019, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2517/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-83/25: Action brought on 5 February 2025 – Les Parfumeries Fragonard v EUIPO (VRAI)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, essential oil, hairdressing and beauty care, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/1665


24.3.2025






Action brought on 5 February 2025 – Les Parfumeries Fragonard v EUIPO (VRAI)


(Case T-83/25)

(C/2025/1665)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Les Parfumeries Fragonard (Grasse, France) (represented by: T. de Hann, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for the EU figurative mark VRAI – Application for registration No 18 880 770
         

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 November 2024 in Case R 980/2024-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision to the effect that the objection to registration of the trade mark No 18 880 770 raised by EUIPO under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 is unfounded;










—


in the alternative, annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


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/2025/1665/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT – 5 February 2025 – In Case E-27/24 – EFTA Surveillance Authority v – Iceland
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, European Securities and Markets Authority, European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, Iceland, exchange of information, financial market, institutional cooperation, market abuse, market protection, national implementing measure, technical standard








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/2945


22.5.2025






ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT

            5 February 2025
         
In Case E-27/24
EFTA Surveillance Authority
v
Iceland
(C/2025/2945)

APPLICATION submitted pursuant to Article 31, second paragraph, of the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice, seeking a declaration that Iceland has failed to adopt measures to incorporate the act referred to at point 29as of Annex IX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1406) into its national legal order, the President of the Court made an Order of 5 February 2025, the operative part of which is as follows:






1.


Case E-27/24 is removed from the Register.










2.


Each party is to bear its own costs of the proceedings.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2945/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.116653
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, forestry policy, service








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/823


5.2.2025






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.116653
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/823)








Date of adoption of the decision


10.12.2024




Aid number


SA.116653




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Richtlinie für Zuwendungen zu einem Klimaangepassten Waldmanagement PLUS [BMUV]




Legal basis


Richtlinie für Zuwendungen zu einem Klimaangepassten Waldmanagement PLUS (KWM PLUS) i.V.m. §§ 23, 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO), Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschriften zu §§ 23, 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung (BHO)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for forest-environment and climate services and forest conservation, Environmental protection, Aid for forest-environment and climate services and forest conservation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 200 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 100 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Silviculture and other forestry activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz




Stresemannstr. 128-130, 10117 Berlin








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/2025/823/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-316/24: Order of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – EF v EUIPO (Access to documents – Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 – Selection procedures organised remotely by EUIPO during the COVID-19 pandemic – Data protection impact assessment – Refusal to grant access – Decision to grant access adopted after the action was brought – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, coronavirus disease, data protection, disclosure of information, epidemic, personal data








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/2402


28.4.2025






Order of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – EF v EUIPO


(Case T-316/24)
                (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Selection procedures organised remotely by EUIPO during the COVID-19 pandemic - Data protection impact assessment - Refusal to grant access - Decision to grant access adopted after the action was brought - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2402)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: EF (represented by: H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Lekan and A. Ketels-Salet, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 16 April 2024 rejecting his request under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43) and seeking access to EUIPO’s data protection impact assessment concerning selection procedures conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


EF and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/4864, 12.8.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2402/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-80/21: Order of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – Cargolux v Commission
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: air transport, carriage of goods, control of restrictive practices, damages, interest, international cartel, price agreement, sanction (EU)








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/2416


28.4.2025






Order of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – Cargolux v Commission


(Case T-80/21)
                (1)

(C/2025/2416)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 98, 22.3.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2416/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Cases T-830/22 and T-156/23: Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – Poland v Commission (Law governing the institutions – Partial failure to comply with an order of the Court of Justice imposing interim measures in the context of an action for failure to fulfil obligations – Periodic penalty payment – Recovery of amounts receivable by offsetting – Article 101(1) and Article 102 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 – Jurisdiction of the General Court)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: claim, disciplinary proceedings, independence of the judiciary, judge, right to justice, sanction (EU), separation of powers








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/1755


31.3.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – Poland v Commission


(Cases T-830/22 and T-156/23)
                (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Partial failure to comply with an order of the Court of Justice imposing interim measures in the context of an action for failure to fulfil obligations - Periodic penalty payment - Recovery of amounts receivable by offsetting - Article 101(1) and Article 102 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 - Jurisdiction of the General Court)
(C/2025/1755)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna and S. Żyrek, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: O. Verheecke, J. Estrada de Solà and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its actions under Article 263 TFEU, the Republic of Poland seeks the annulment of the decisions of the European Commission of 12 October and 23 November 2022, in Case T-830/22, and of 13 January 2023, in Case T-156/23, to recover by way of offsetting the amounts payable by the Republic of Poland in respect of the daily penalty payment ordered by the Vice-President of the Court of Justice in the order of 27 October 2021, Commission v Poland (C-204/21 R, EU:C:2021:878), for the periods between, first, 15 July and 29 August 2022 and, secondly, 30 August and 28 October 2022.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Joins Cases T-830/22 and T-156/23 for the purposes of the judgment;










2.


Dismisses the actions;










3.


Orders the Republic of Poland to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 63, 20.2.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1755/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-45/23: Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – UG v ERCEA (Civil service – Contract staff – Reports – Appraisal reports – 2021 appraisal period – Rule of correspondence – Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff – Manifest error of assessment – Proportionality)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: contract staff, principle of proportionality, servant (EU), staff assessment








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/1756


31.3.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – UG v ERCEA


(Case T-45/23)
                (1)

(Civil service - Contract staff - Reports - Appraisal reports - 2021 appraisal period - Rule of correspondence - Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff - Manifest error of assessment - Proportionality)
(C/2025/1756)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: UG (represented by: N. Flandin, lawyer)

Defendant: European Research Council Executive Agency (represented by: M. Pesquera Alonso, M. E. Chacón Mohedano, Agents, and D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

By her action pursuant to Article 270 TFEU, the applicant claims that the Court should annul her 2021 appraisal report and, in the alternative, annul in part the report at issue in so far as it includes several comments in the sections headed ‘Efficiency’, ‘Ability’ and ‘Conduct in the service’, as well as the overall comment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders UG to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 127, 11.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1756/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-18/24: Judgment of the General Court of of 5 February 2025 – US v Commission (Civil service – Officials – Reports procedure – Appraisal report – 2022 appraisal procedure – Lower mark – Obligation to state reasons – Manifest error of assessment – Setting of objectives – Misuse of powers – Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials – Liability)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, abuse of power, duties of civil servants, indemnification, staff assessment








C_202501763EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/1763


31.3.2025






Judgment of the General Court of of 5 February 2025 – US v Commission


(Case T-18/24)
                (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Reports procedure - Appraisal report - 2022 appraisal procedure - Lower mark - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Setting of objectives - Misuse of powers - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Liability)
(C/2025/1763)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: US (represented by: F. Moyse, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Niddam and A. Sauka, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the appraisal report drawn up in respect of 2022 and compensation for the harm he claims to have suffered as a result

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders US to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/2048, 18.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1763/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Commission Decision of 25 July 2024 instructing the Central Administrator of the Union Registry to enter corrections to the national allocation tables of Denmark, Germany, France, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, Austria and Portugal into the Union Registry (OJ C, C/2024/5877, 30.9.2024)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Climate Action, European Commission
Subjects: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, EU Member State, EU emission allowance, greenhouse gas, industrial pollution, reduction of gas emissions, tradeable emission permit








C_202590010EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/90010


5.2.2025






Corrigendum to Commission Decision of 25 July 2024 instructing the Central Administrator of the Union Registry to enter corrections to the national allocation tables of Denmark, Germany, France, Croatia, Italy, Lithuania, Austria and Portugal into the Union Registry

(
Official Journal of the European Union C, C/2024/5877, 30 September 2024
)


On page 2, in recital 7, third sentence:
for:


                  ‘The new permanent number was replaced by identification number FR-461.’,

read:


                  ‘The new permanent number replaces identification number FR-461.’.

On page 2, in recital 9, third sentence:
for:


                  ‘The new permanent number was replaced by identification number IT-new-2168.’,

read:


                  ‘The new permanent number replaces identification number IT-new-2168.’.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5877/corrigendum/2025-02-05/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-280/24: Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – ExactCut v EUIPO (exactcut) (EU trade mark – Application for the EU figurative mark exactcut – Absolute grounds for refusal – No distinctive character – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-02-05
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, machinery, measuring equipment, mechanical engineering, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_202501768EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/1768


31.3.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 5 February 2025 – ExactCut v EUIPO (exactcut)


(Case T-280/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark exactcut - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/1768)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicant: ExactCut s. r. o. (Brno, Czech Republic) (represented by: S. Hejdová, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Gája, Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment or alteration of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 26 March 2024 (Case R 2240/2023-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/4103, 8.7.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1768/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)