do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-775/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Sheldon Holdings and Kingfisher International Holdings v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502899EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2899


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Sheldon Holdings and Kingfisher International Holdings v Commission


(Case T-775/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2899)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Sheldon Holdings Ltd (London, United Kingdom), Kingfisher International Holdings Ltd (London) (represented by: G. Motta and N. Baeten, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Sheldon Holdings Ltd and Kingfisher International Holdings Ltd.






(1)  
            OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2899/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.116550
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, State aid, apiculture, control of State aid








C_202501492EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1492


6.3.2025






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.116550
(C/2025/1492)








Date of adoption of the decision


20.11.2024




Aid number


SA.116550




Member State


Cyprus




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Emergency state aid to support beekeepers (Amendment to scheme SA.116169 (2024/N))




Legal basis


Ministerial Council Decision of 17th of September 2024 regarding proposal 1141/2024, Ministerial Decision of 29th of October 2024 regarding proposal 1309/2024.




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2024




Economic sectors


Raising of other animals




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Agriculture




Loukis Akritas Ave., 1412 Nicosia








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/2025/1492/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-783/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – IDS v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202503047EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3047


10.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – IDS v Commission


(Case T-783/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/3047)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: IDS HoldCo Ltd, formerly RMGLS HoldCo Ltd, formerly Royal Mail Investments Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Whitehouse and P. Halford, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by IDS HoldCo Ltd.






(1)  
            OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3047/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11907 – AURELIUS / LERNIA)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, blue-collar worker, coaching in the workplace, economic concentration, in-service training, investment company, merger control, recruitment, vocational education








C_202501721EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1721


19.3.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11907 – AURELIUS / LERNIA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1721)

On 6 March 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 32025M11907. 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/2025/1721/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-766/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Just Eat Holding v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502892EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2892


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Just Eat Holding v Commission


(Case T-766/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2892)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Just Eat Holding Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Whitehouse and P. Halford, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Just Eat Holding Ltd.






(1)  
            OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2892/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-778/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – RDI Reit v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502900EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2900


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – RDI Reit v Commission


(Case T-778/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2900)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: RDI Reit plc (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: B. Goren, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by RDI Reit plc.






(1)  
            OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2900/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-691/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Hill & Smith Holdings and Hill & Smith Overseas v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502869EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2869


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Hill & Smith Holdings and Hill & Smith Overseas v Commission


(Case T-691/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2869)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Hill & Smith Holdings plc (Solihull, United Kingdom) and Hill & Smith Overseas Ltd (Solihull) (represented by: J. Lesar, Solicitor, and K. Beal KC)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application to intervene submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.










3.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Hill & Smith Holdings plc and Hill & Smith Overseas Ltd, with the exception of those relating to the application to intervene.










4.


Hill & Smith Holdings, Hill & Smith Overseas, the Commission and the United Kingdom shall bear their own costs relating to the application to intervene.






(1)  
            OJ C 432, 23.12.2019.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2869/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-768/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Elementis Holdings v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502894EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2894


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Elementis Holdings v Commission


(Case T-768/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2894)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Elementis Holdings Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Whitehouse and P. Halford, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Elementis Holdings Ltd.






(1)  
            OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2894/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-726/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – LSEGH (Luxembourg) and London Stock Exchange Group Holdings (Italy) v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502875EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2875


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – LSEGH (Luxembourg) and London Stock Exchange Group Holdings (Italy) v Commission


(Case T-726/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2875)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: LSEGH (Luxembourg) Ltd (London, United Kingdom), London Stock Exchange Group Holdings (Italy) Ltd (London) (represented by: O.W. Brouwer, A. Pliego Selie and A. von Bonin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by LSEGH (Luxembourg) Ltd and London Stock Exchange Group Holdings (Italy) Ltd.






(1)  
            OJ C 19, 20.1.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2875/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-752/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Inchcape v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502885EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2885


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Inchcape v Commission


(Case T-752/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2885)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Inchcape plc (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Anderson, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Inchcape plc.






(1)  
            OJ C 27, 27.1.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2885/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-486/19: Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Spectris and Spectris Group Holdings v Commission (State aid – United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing – Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice – Action which has become devoid of purpose – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, group of companies, tax exemption, tax law








C_202502865EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2865


2.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 6 March 2025 – Spectris and Spectris Group Holdings v Commission


(Case T-486/19)
                (1)

(State aid - United Kingdom tax regime relating to group financing - Annulment of the contested act by the Court of Justice - Action which has become devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/2865)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Spectris plc (Egham, United Kingdom), Spectris Group Holdings Ltd (Egham) (represented by: B. Goren, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, S. Noë and B. Stromsky, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1352 of 2 April 2019 on the State aid SA.44896 implemented by the United Kingdom concerning CFC Group Financing Exemption (OJ 2019 L 216, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


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










2.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the application to intervene submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.










3.


The European Commission shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Spectris plc and Spectris Group Holdings Ltd, with the exception of those relating to the application to intervene.










4.


Spectris, Spectris Group Holdings, the Commission and the United Kingdom are to bear their own costs relating to the application to intervene.






(1)  
            OJ C 312, 16.9.2019.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2865/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-155/23, Whistleblowers directive): Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 March 2025 – European Commission v Hungary (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 258 TFEU – Protection of persons who report breaches of Union law – Directive (EU) 2019/1937 – Article 26(1) and (3) – Failure to transpose and communicate transposition measures – Article 260(3) TFEU – Application for the imposition of a lump sum – Criteria for establishing the amount of the penalty – Automatic application of a coefficient for seriousness)
Date: 2025-03-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: directive (EU), national implementing measure, sanction (EU), whistleblowing








C_202502340EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2340


28.4.2025






Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 March 2025 – European Commission v Hungary


(Case C-155/23,
                (1)
(Whistleblowers directive))

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Article 258 TFEU - Protection of persons who report breaches of Union law - Directive (EU) 2019/1937 - Article 26(1) and (3) - Failure to transpose and communicate transposition measures - Article 260(3) TFEU - Application for the imposition of a lump sum - Criteria for establishing the amount of the penalty - Automatic application of a coefficient for seriousness)
(C/2025/2340)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz and A. Tokár, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hungary (represented by: M. Z. Fehér, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by having failed, on the expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion of the European Commission of 22 July 2022, to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law and, therefore, by having failed to communicate them to the Commission, Hungary has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 26(1) and (3) of that directive;










2.


Orders Hungary to pay to the European Commission a lump sum in the amount of EUR 1 750 000;










3.


Orders Hungary to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  
            OJ C 155, 2.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2340/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)