do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11715 – ALSO / WESTCOAST UK IRELAND FRANCE)
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual equipment, computer equipment, economic concentration, holding company, household electrical appliance, information technology, merger control, software, telephone, wholesale selling








C_202502749EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2749


12.5.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11715 – ALSO / WESTCOAST UK IRELAND FRANCE)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2749)

On 18 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,










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32025M11715. 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/2025/2749/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 17 February 2025
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202500791EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/791


18.2.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            17 February 2025
         
(C/2025/791)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0473 




JPY


Japanese yen


158,67 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4597 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83133 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2160 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9440 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6415 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,056 




HUF


Hungarian forint


401,73 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1605 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9770 




TRY


Turkish lira


37,9484 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6456 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4861 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,1481 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8263 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4050 




KRW


South Korean won


1 511,85 




ZAR


South African rand


19,3112 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,6066 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 993,02 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6437 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,757 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


35,310 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,9756 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,3510 




INR


Indian rupee


90,9920 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/791/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-142/25, Pensionsversicherungsanstalt: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 18 February 2025 – LF v Pensionsversicherungsanstalt
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, custody, pension scheme, social security legislation, social-security harmonisation








C_202502644EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2644


19.5.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 18 February 2025 – LF v Pensionsversicherungsanstalt


(Case C-142/25, Pensionsversicherungsanstalt)

(C/2025/2644)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: LF

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt

Questions referred







1.


Is the first part of the first sentence of Article 44(2) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that the Member State which is competent under Title II of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (2) generally takes no child-raising period into account under its legislation or takes no child-raising period into account in a particular case?










2.


Is Article 21 TFEU to be interpreted as meaning that the Member State responsible for payment of an old-age pension, in the event that the conditions set out in Article 44(2) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 – a. pursuit of an activity as an employed or self-employed person in that Member State at the date when the child-raising period started to be taken into account for the child concerned or b. no child-raising period being taken into account by the Member State which is competent under Title II of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 to coordinate the social security systems – are not satisfied, but the person in question has completed periods of insurance arising from employment both before and after the child-raising periods in the Member State responsible for payment of the benefit, is obliged to take the child-raising periods into account irrespective of the fact that the person, following the child-raising periods, also acquired periods of insurance by reason of pursuit of an employed or self-employed activity in a third Member State?






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ 2009 L 284, p. 1).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (OJ 2004 L 166, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2644/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-117/25: Action brought on 18 February 2025 – Atlas Invest v EUIPO (BioTechUSA)
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, beverage, clothing, footwear industry, living conditions, miscellaneous industries, packaging product, processed food product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202501901EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1901


7.4.2025






Action brought on 18 February 2025 – Atlas Invest v EUIPO (BioTechUSA)


(Case T-117/25)

(C/2025/1901)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: Atlas Invest BV (Aalsmeer, Netherlands) (represented by: P Lukácsi, lawyer)
Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark BioTechUSA – Application for registration No 18855867

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 19 December 2024 in Case R 378/2024-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


partially annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


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










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1901/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202500958EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/958


18.2.2025






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/958)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2025) 859


11 February 2025


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Weber-Hydraulik GmbH, Heilbronner Str. 30, 74363 Güglingen, Baden Württemberg, Germany


REACH/25/12/0


Chromium-trioxide-based functional chrome plating of solid and hollow piston rods for hydraulic applications


3 November 2034


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu)



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/958/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202500956EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/956


18.2.2025






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/956)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2025) 762


11 February 2025


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Cromotecnica FIDA S.r.l., Via Trebeghino 51, 48024 Massa Lombarda, Ravenna, Italy


REACH/25/14/0


Functional chrome plating of hydraulic cylinders, stems, pistons and rollers using chromium trioxide


13 May 2029


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu)



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/956/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202500968EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/968


18.2.2025






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/968)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2025) 857


11 February 2025


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


LMC Lavorazioni Meccaniche Cavaria S.r.l., via Concordia 33, 20140 Sumirago, Italy


REACH/25/16/0


Industrial use for the functional chrome plating of food slicer’s circular blades


20 February 2030


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/968/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.116229
Date: 2025-02-18
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Greece, State aid, control of State aid, financial services








C_202501168EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1168


18.2.2025






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.116229
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1168)








Date of adoption of the decision


13.12.2024




Aid number


SA.116229




Member State


Greece




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prolongation of the re-introduction of the Hercules Scheme




Legal basis


Law 4649/2019 (A 206) Hercules Law Law 5072/2023 (A 198) amending Hercules LawLaw 4818/2021 (A 124) amending Hercules LawLaw 3156/2003 (A 157) - Securitization lawLaw 4549/2018 (A 105) - State guarantees




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: 1 000 000 000  EUR




Intensity


Measure does not constitute aid




Duration


Until 30.06.2025




Economic sectors


Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Economy and Finance General Secretariat for Financial Sector and Private Debt Management




8, Karageorgi Servias str., 105 62 Athens, Greece








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/2025/1168/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)