do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-142/23: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Swenters v Commission (Competition – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market for the extraction and supply of quartz sand – Decision rejecting a complaint – Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 – Obligation to state reasons – Obligation to examine all the relevant elements of fact of law – Interest of the Union)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belgium, building materials, cartel, control of restrictive practices, dominant position








C_202502525EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2525


12.5.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Swenters v Commission


(Case T-142/23)
                (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for the extraction and supply of quartz sand - Decision rejecting a complaint - Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 - Obligation to state reasons - Obligation to examine all the relevant elements of fact of law - Interest of the Union)
(C/2025/2525)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Ivo Swenters (Hasselt, Belgium) (represented by: J. Coninx, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Baumé and C. Zois, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Decision C(2023) 386 final of the Commission of 13 January 2023 rejecting his complaint concerning the infringement of Article 101 TFEU allegedly committed by SCR-Sibelco NV (‘Sibelco’), Cimenteries CBR Cementbedrijven NV, Grintbedrijf SBS NV, Kiezelgroeve Varenberg NV, Dragages Graviers et Travaux (Dragratra) NV, Sibelco Nederland BV, Van Nieuwpoort Groep BV, HeidelbergCement AG and Hülskens Holding GmbH & Co. KG (Case AT.40683 – Belgian Sand) and the infringement of Article 102 TFEU allegedly committed by Sibelco.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ivo Swenters to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 189, 30.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2525/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-350/23: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Kargins v Commission (Non-contractual liability – State aid – Intervention of the Commission as amicus curiae before a national court – Unlawfulness of the conduct alleged against the EU institution – Plea of illegality – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals – Article 29(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 – Principles of separation of powers, independence of national courts, right to an effective remedy, impartiality and neutrality)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Latvia, State aid, control of State aid, damage, indemnification, judicial proceedings, legal basis, legality, operation of the Institutions, right to justice








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C series













C/2025/2375


28.4.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Kargins v Commission


(Case T-350/23)
                (1)

(Non-contractual liability - State aid - Intervention of the Commission as amicus curiae before a national court - Unlawfulness of the conduct alleged against the EU institution - Plea of illegality - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals - Article 29(2) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 - Principles of separation of powers, independence of national courts, right to an effective remedy, impartiality and neutrality)
(C/2025/2375)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Rems Kargins (Riga, Latvia) (represented by: O. Behrends, lawyer)

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

Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A.-L. Meyer and A. Jensen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 268 TFEU and the second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU, the applicant seeks compensation for the damage which he claims to have suffered as a result of the European Commission’s alleged unlawful conduct, on account of the Commission’s intervention as amicus curiae in proceedings between Mr Kargins and a third company before the Augstākā tiesa (Supreme Court, Latvia).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Rems Kargins to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Council of the European Union to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 338, 25.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2375/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-400/24: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Mercedes Benz Group v EUIPO (Representation of a motor vehicle driving uphill) (EU trade mark – Application for the EU figurative mark representing a motor vehicle driving uphill – Absolute ground for refusal – Lack of distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, motor vehicle industry, pneumatic tyre, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2541


12.5.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Mercedes Benz Group v EUIPO (Representation of a motor vehicle driving uphill)


(Case T-400/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU figurative mark representing a motor vehicle driving uphill - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/2541)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mercedes Benz Group AG (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: P. Kohl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: E. Nicolás Gómez, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 May 2024 (Case R 2056/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the parties to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/5336, 9.9.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2541/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-144/25, Compagnie Européenne de Garanties et Cautions: Order of the President of the Court of 19 March 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal judiciaire de Montbéliard – France) – Compagnie Européenne de Garanties et Cautions (CEGC) v WD (Removal from the register)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer protection, real estate credit, unfair terms of contract








C_202502506EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2506


12.5.2025






Order of the President of the Court of 19 March 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal judiciaire de Montbéliard – France) – Compagnie Européenne de Garanties et Cautions (CEGC) v WD


(Case C-144/25,
                (1)
Compagnie Européenne de Garanties et Cautions)

(Removal from the register)
(C/2025/2506)
Language of the case: French

Referring court:

Tribunal judiciaire de Montbéliard

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Compagnie Européenne de Garanties et Cautions (CEGC)

Defendant: WD

Operative part of the order

Case C-144/25 is removed from the Register of the Court.


(1)  Date lodged: 19.2.2025.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2506/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11888 – HIG CAPITAL / HELLER)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, machine-tool industry, merger control








C_202501934EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1934


27.3.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11888 – HIG CAPITAL / HELLER)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1934)

On 19 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 32025M11888. 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/2025/1934/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11839 – BLACKROCK / HPS) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/1727


19.3.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11839 – BLACKROCK / HPS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1727)


1.   
On 11 March 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:






—


BlackRock, Inc. (‘BlackRock’, United States),










—


HPS Group Adviser Holdings, L.P. (United States) and HPS Partners Investment Holdings, LLC (United States) (together, ‘HPS’).




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


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






—


BlackRock is a US publicly traded company active in the provision of global investment management, financial technology and advisory services to institutional and retail clients around the world. BlackRock manages assets on behalf of institutional and individual investors worldwide,










—


HPS is an independent global investment firm.






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 concentration 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.11839 – BLACKROCK / HPS
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/2025/1727/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1075/23: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – e-dialog v EUIPO – Dialoga Servicios Interactivos (Dialoga) (EU trade mark – Revocation proceedings – EU figurative mark Dialoga – Genuine use of the mark – Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Determination of independent subcategories of services – Proof of genuine use – Assessment of evidence)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, telecommunications, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2376


28.4.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – e-dialog v EUIPO – Dialoga Servicios Interactivos (Dialoga)


(Case T-1075/23)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark Dialoga - Genuine use of the mark - Point (a) of the second subparagraph of Article 18(1) and Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Determination of independent subcategories of services - Proof of genuine use - Assessment of evidence)
(C/2025/2376)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: e-dialog GmbH (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: C. Kletzer, W. Mosing and J. Muyldermans, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Dialoga Servicios Interactivos, SA (Bilbao, Spain) (represented by: L. Carlini, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and the alteration of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 September 2023 (Case R 97/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 4 September 2023 (Case R 97/2023-5);










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders e-dialog GmbH, EUIPO and Dialoga Servicios Interactivos, SA to bear their own costs, including those incurred before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/449, 3.1.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2376/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-525/23: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Portugal v Commission (EAGF and EAFRD – Expenditure excluded from financing – Basic payment scheme – First allocation of payment entitlements – Activation of payment entitlements – Error of law)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, agricultural expenditure, aid per hectare, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, reimbursement of aid, single payment scheme








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2527


12.5.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Portugal v Commission


(Case T-525/23)
                (1)

(EAGF and EAFRD - Expenditure excluded from financing - Basic payment scheme - First allocation of payment entitlements - Activation of payment entitlements - Error of law)
(C/2025/2527)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: Portuguese Republic (represented by: P. Barros da Costa, H. Almeida, G. Gomes and N. Domingues, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Aquilina and B. Rechena, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the Portuguese Republic seeks the partial annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1408 of 3 July 2023, excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2023 L 170, p. 46), in so far as it excludes from the financing the amount of EUR 1 421 826,83.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1408 of 3 July 2023, excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), in so far as it excludes from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Portuguese Republic in the amount of EUR 1 421 826,83.










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2023/537, 6.11.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2527/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11925 – ALAT / TKE / KSA JV)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Arab world, Saudi Arabia, economic concentration, hoisting equipment, investment company, lift, merger control








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/1855


26.3.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11925 – ALAT / TKE / KSA JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1855)

On 19 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 32025M11925. 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/2025/1855/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community – Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: Bratislava region, Košice region, Slovakia, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_202501831EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1831


19.3.2025






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/1831)







Member State


Slovakia




Route concerned


Bratislava (LZIB / BTS) – Košice (LZKZ / KSC) and vice versa




Period of validity of the contract


From 26 October 2025 to 28 October 2028




Deadline for submission of tenders


31 July 2025




Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Ministry of Transport of the Slovak Republic




P.O.Box 100




810 05 Bratislava




SLOVAKIA




Email: AviationPSO@mindop.sk

Tel. +421 259494744
Webpage: https://www.mindop.sk/ministerstvo-1/doprava-3/civilne-letectvo/letecka-doprava/PSO







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1831/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-211/22: Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Greece v Commission (EAGF and EAFRD – Expenditure excluded from financing – Expenditure incurred by Greece – Cross-compliance – Key controls – Legal basis – Principle of sincere cooperation – Legal certainty – Flat-rate financial corrections – Proportionality – Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2025-03-19
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, reimbursement of aid








C_202502522EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2522


12.5.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 19 March 2025 – Greece v Commission


(Case T-211/22)
                (1)

(EAGF and EAFRD - Expenditure excluded from financing - Expenditure incurred by Greece - Cross-compliance - Key controls - Legal basis - Principle of sincere cooperation - Legal certainty - Flat-rate financial corrections - Proportionality - Obligation to state reasons)
(C/2025/2522)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: E. Leftheriotou, A.-E. Vasilopoulou and K. Konsta, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Konstantinidis and A. Becker, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the Hellenic Republic seeks, in essence, the annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/222 of 16 February 2022 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2022 L 37, p. 63), in so far as that decision concerns it and imposes a flat-rate financial correction of 10 %, amounting to a gross amount of EUR 43 525 011,74 and a net amount, after previous corrections have been taken into account, of EUR 43 156 228,16, following enquiry XC/2018/001/GR relating to cross-compliance in respect of claim years 2016 and 2017.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Hellenic Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 266, 11.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2522/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)