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.113011
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, forestry holding, forestry policy








C_202500864EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/864


6.2.2025






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.113011
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/864)








Date of adoption of the decision


15.11.2024




Aid number


SA.113011




Member State


Germany




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Bund: Gemeinschaftsaufgabe ‘Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes (GAK)’ - Förderbereich Forsten - Maßnahmengruppe 5 A (Naturnahe Waldbewirtschaftung), Maßnahmengruppe 5 B (Forswirtschaftliche Infrastruktur) Maßnahmengruppe 5 D (Erstaufforstung)




Legal basis


GAK-Gesetz and GAK-Rahmenplan




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Forestry




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 400 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 100 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


13.8.2015 - 31.12.2028




Economic sectors


Forestry and logging




Name and address of the granting authority







Länder Competent Authorities accoring to Annex (Übersicht+Bwilligungsbehörden+der+Länder.pdf)




n/a








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/2025/864/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11859 – ARROW GLOBAL / IQERA) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, United Kingdom, debt, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, purchase








C_202500942EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/942


6.2.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11859 – ARROW GLOBAL / IQERA)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/942)


1.   
On 29 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:






—


Arrow Global Group Limited (‘Arrow Global’, United Kingdom), controlled by TDR Capital LLP (United Kingdom),










—


iQera Group S.A.S. (‘iQera’, France).




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


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






—


Arrow Global: investment and asset management in European Non-Performing Loan and non-core assets, debt collection and debt purchasing. Arrow Global is active in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain,










—


iQera: debt collection and debt servicing to third-party debt originators for all types of debt and debt purchasing. iQera is active in France and Italy.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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.11859 – ARROW GLOBAL / IQERA
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’).

(2)  
            OJ C 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/942/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11882 – STELLANTIS / BBVA / FCA FC)
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, banking, economic concentration, financial services, insurance, investment company, joint venture, merger control, motor car, provision of services








C_202501337EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1337


21.2.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11882 – STELLANTIS / BBVA / FCA FC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1337)

On 6 February 2025, 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 32025M11882. 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/2025/1337/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11865 – NISSAN / MITSUBISHI / JV)
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Japan, company with share capital, economic concentration, electric vehicle, joint venture, merger control, miscellaneous industries, motor vehicle industry, multinational enterprise, provision of services








C_202501137EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1137


14.2.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11865 – NISSAN / MITSUBISHI / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1137)

On 6 February 2025, 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 32025M11865. 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/2025/1137/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11827 – LDC / VITERRA ASSETS)
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Poland, agricultural trade, agro-industry, economic concentration, merchant, merger control, oil seed rape, sunflower








C_202501133EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1133


13.2.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11827 – LDC / VITERRA ASSETS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1133)

On 6 February 2025, 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 32025M11827. 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/2025/1133/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Special report 04/2025: EU military mobility – Full speed not reached due to design weaknesses and obstacles en route
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU Member State, EU action, European defence policy, European security, dual-use technology, trans-European network, transport infrastructure








C_202500815EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/815


6.2.2025






Special report 04/2025:

            ‘EU military mobility – Full speed not reached due to design weaknesses and obstacles en route’
         
(C/2025/815)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 04/2025: ‘EU military mobility – Full speed not reached due to design weaknesses and obstacles en route’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/sr-2025-04.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/815/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11795 – YUNEX / VVP / ASCENDI / TRIANGLE JV)
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, Portugal, economic concentration, intelligent transport system, joint venture, merger control, road network, smart city, toll, transport infrastructure








C_202501378EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1378


25.2.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11795 – YUNEX / VVP / ASCENDI / TRIANGLE JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1378)

On 6 February 2025, 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 32025M11795. 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/2025/1378/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.11842 – EICHLER CONSULTING / MAXIMILIAN AICHER / EVELYNE MARIA AICHER / WOLFGANG REITZLE / TELCHAR INVESTMENTS / RMH PRODUCTION)
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: business management, consultancy, economic concentration, holding company, investment company, iron and steel industry, merger control, real estate business, viticulture, wine








C_202500943EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/943


6.2.2025






Withdrawal of notification of a concentration
(Case M.11842 – EICHLER CONSULTING / MAXIMILIAN AICHER / EVELYNE MARIA AICHER / WOLFGANG REITZLE / TELCHAR INVESTMENTS / RMH PRODUCTION)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/943)

On 6 January 2025, the European Commission received notification (1) of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) (‘Merger Regulation’).
On 29 January 2025, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.


(1)  
            OJ C, C/2025/343, 14.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/343/oj.

(2)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/943/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.116765
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, crop production








C_202500829EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/829


6.2.2025






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.116765
(C/2025/829)








Date of adoption of the decision


11.12.2024




Aid number


SA.116765




Member State


Ireland




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Tillage and Horticulture Crop Support Scheme 2024




Legal basis


Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 32 500 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Growing of non-perennial crops




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine




Government Buildings, Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland








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/2025/829/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by the Board of Appeal for Administrative Matters of the Principality of Liechtenstein in the case of Valair AG v Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Amt für Hochbau und Raumplanung (AHR) (Case E-1/25)
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, Liechtenstein, air transport, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, freedom to provide services, national competent authority, transport licence








C_202503438EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3438


19.6.2025






Request for an Advisory Opinion from the EFTA Court by the Board of Appeal for Administrative Matters of the Principality of Liechtenstein in the case of Valair AG v Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Amt für Hochbau und Raumplanung (AHR)
(Case E-1/25)
(C/2025/3438)

A request has been made to the EFTA Court by the Board of Appeal for Administrative Matters of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Die Beschwerdekommission für Verwaltungsangelegenheiten des Fürstentums Liechtenstein), which was received at the Court Registry on 6 February 2025, for an Advisory Opinion in the case of Valair AG v Amt für Volkswirtschaft (Amt für Hochbau und Raumplanung (AHR)), on the following questions:






1.


Does it follow from Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community or any other EEA provision that the competent licensing authority of a Member State may not impose any further conditions?










2.


If the first question is answered with ‘no’: Is a provision according to which air operator certificates (AOC) and operating licences for flights carrying passengers, cargo and/or mail for remuneration and/or hire are only issued or granted if the intended activities are actually also possible on the basis of the infrastructure existing in Liechtenstein precluded by the objective of establishing an internal aviation market and/or other principles of EEA law?










3.


If the second question is answered with ‘no’: Is Article 9(3) of the Liechtenstein Aviation Act which de facto excludes the issue or granting of air operator certificates (AOC) and operating licences for flights carrying passengers for remuneration and/or hire using fixed-wing aircraft due to the absence of an infrastructure in Liechtenstein, in the sense of airports or airfields, compatible with Article 36 of the EEA Agreement (freedom to provide services)?






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3438/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 5 February 2025
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202500783EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/783


6.2.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            5 February 2025
         
(C/2025/783)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0422 




JPY


Japanese yen


159,25 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4597 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83085 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3583 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9395 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6693 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,136 




HUF


Hungarian forint


406,00 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1968 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9766 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,4306 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6580 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4876 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,1162 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8321 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4053 




KRW


South Korean won


1 507,59 




ZAR


South African rand


19,3507 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,5797 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 003,70 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6091 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,440 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


34,987 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,0327 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,4775 




INR


Indian rupee


91,0595 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/783/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-86/25: Action brought on 6 February 2025 – Taylor v Council
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, territorial law








C_202501666EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1666


24.3.2025






Action brought on 6 February 2025 – Taylor v Council


(Case T-86/25)

(C/2025/1666)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Maurice Taylor (Vessy, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Carreri, F. Donati and M. Dal Prà, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul, first, Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/3182 of 16 December 2024 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1) and, second, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3183 of 16 December 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 (2), in so far as these acts concern the applicant; and










—


order the Council to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging violation of the right to defence and of the duty to state reasons for the inclusion of the applicant in the list.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging an error of assessment on the ground that the reasons for the sanctions imposed on the applicant were incorrect and, in any event, not established.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of proportionality.






(1)  OJ L, 2024/3182.

(2)  OJ L, 2024/3183.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1666/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-87/25: Action brought on 6 February 2025 – Westfälisches Textilwerk Adolf Ahlers v Commission
Date: 2025-02-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, clothing industry, control of restrictive practices, patents licence, restriction on competition, sanction (EU)








C_202501667EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1667


24.3.2025






Action brought on 6 February 2025 – Westfälisches Textilwerk Adolf Ahlers v Commission


(Case T-87/25)

(C/2025/1667)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Westfälisches Textilwerk Adolf Ahlers Stiftung & Co. KG (Herford, Germany) (represented by: U. Itzen, N. Andree and A. Pliego Selie, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul, in whole or in part, Article 2 of Commission Decision No. C(2024) 8150 final, relating to a proceeding under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case AT.40642 – Pierre Cardin), adopted by the defendant on 28 November 2024 (‘Contested Decision’);










—


in the alternative, reduce the fine imposed on the applicant;










—


annul, in whole or in part, Article 3 of the Contested Decision;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the present proceedings, including those related to any intervener.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, alleging that the Commission committed errors of law and assessment when applying the 10 % turnover ceiling provided for in Article 23(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1667/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)