do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT of 2 April 2025 in Case E-21/24 – EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations – Failure to implement – Regulation (EU) 2023/314 – Risk management procedures for the exchange of collateral)
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: EFTA Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, Iceland, contract, credit institution, financial instrument, financial legislation, financial transaction, national implementing measure, trading margin








C_202506207EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/6207


13.11.2025






JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
of 2 April 2025
         
in Case E-21/24
EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland


(Failure by an EFTA State to fulfil its obligations – Failure to implement – Regulation (EU) 2023/314 – Risk management procedures for the exchange of collateral)


(C/2025/6207)

In Case E-21/24, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland – APPLICATION seeking a declaration that Iceland has failed to adopt the measures necessary to make the act referred to at point 31bcs of Annex IX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/314 of 25 October 2022 amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251 as regards the date of application of certain risk management procedures for the exchange of collateral), as adapted by Protocol 1 to the Agreement, part of its internal legal order, the Court, composed of Páll Hreinsson, President, Bernd Hammermann (Judge-Rapporteur) and Michael Reiertsen, Judges, gave judgment on 2 April 2025, the operative part of which is as follows:
The Court hereby:






1.


Declares that Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement by failing to make the act referred to at point 31bcs of Annex IX to the EEA Agreement (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/314 of 25 October 2022 amending the regulatory technical standards laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2251 as regards the date of application of certain risk management procedures for the exchange of collateral), as adapted by Protocol 1 to the EEA Agreement, part of its internal legal order.










2.


Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6207/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11828 – BNPP / AXA IM) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control, service, subsidiary








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C/2025/2036


2.4.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11828 – BNPP / AXA IM)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2036)


1.   
On 25 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:






—


BNP Paribas Cardif S.A. (‘BNPP Cardif’), (France), controlled by BNP Paribas S.A. (‘BNP Paribas’),










—


AXA Investment Managers S.A. (‘AXA IM’) (France), controlled by AXA S.A.




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


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






—


BNP Paribas is a global banking group active in retail banking, asset management and services, as well as corporate and investment banking. Its wholly owned subsidiary BNPP Cardif designs, develops and markets savings and protection offers to insure people, their projects and their assets,










—


AXA IM, through its subsidiaries, offers asset management services in relation to liquid investments, real estate and private assets.






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.11828 – BNPP / AXA IM
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/2025/2036/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-429/24: Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Paul Hartmann v EUIPO – Medisept (MEDISET) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark MEDISET – Absolute ground for invalidity – No distinctive character – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/100)
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








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C/2025/2862


2.6.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Paul Hartmann v EUIPO – Medisept (MEDISET)


(Case T-429/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark MEDISET - Absolute ground for invalidity - No distinctive character - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/100)
(C/2025/2862)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Paul Hartmann AG (Heidenheim, Germany) (represented by: L. Rothmund-Feise, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Medisept sp. z o.o. (Lublin, Poland) (represented by: E. Skrzydło-Tefelska and A. Wójtowicz, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 June 2024 (Case R 235/2023-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Paul Hartmann AG to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Medisept sp. z o.o;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/5655, 30.9.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2862/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-405/18: Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Holmer Dahl v SRB
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, Spain, aid for restructuring, bank, company in difficulties, financial solvency, indemnification, interest, investment, shareholding








C_202503317EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/3317


24.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Holmer Dahl v SRB


(Case T-405/18)
                (1)

(C/2025/3317)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 294, 20.8.2018.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3317/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
P10_TA(2025)0053 – Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) – European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 April 2025 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) (12475/2024 – C10-0108/2024 – 2024/0159(NLE)) (Consent)
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Development, Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Guinea-Bissau, agreement (EU), catch quota, fishing agreement, fishing area, fishing rights, protocol to an agreement, ratification of an agreement, sea fishing, sustainable fisheries








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C/2025/4384


9.9.2025






P10_TA(2025)0053

Protocol on the Implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029)


European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 April 2025 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) (12475/2024 – C10-0108/2024 – 2024/0159(NLE))


(Consent)

(C/2025/4384)



The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the draft Council decision (12475/2024),










—


having regard to the Protocol on the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (2024–2029) (12189/2024),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), and Article 218(7), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C10-0108/2024),










—


having regard to its non-legislative resolution of 2 April 2025
                   (1) on the draft decision,










—


having regard to the budgetary assessment by the Committee on Budgets,










—


having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4), and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Development,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries (A10-0028/2025),










1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Guinea Bissau.







(1)  Texts adopted, P10_TA(2025)0054.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4384/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-294/22: Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Mariño Pais and Others v Commission and SRB
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, bank, bank resolution, company in difficulties, confidentiality, damages, economic value, interest, ownership, principle of proportionality








C_202503319EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/3319


24.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Mariño Pais and Others v Commission and SRB


(Case T-294/22)
                (1)

(C/2025/3319)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Eight Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 276, 18.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3319/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-474/22: Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Imasa v Commission and Others
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, Spain, bank, bank resolution, financial solvency, indemnification, operation of the Institutions, price of securities, public statement, shareholder








C_202503560EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3560


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Imasa v Commission and Others


(Case T-474/22)
                (1)

(C/2025/3560)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 398, 17.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3560/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-220/24: Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – SMT v EUIPO – Pies and Rixen (Building materials) (Community design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered community design representing a profile bar (building materials) – Grounds for invalidity – No individual character – No different overall impression – Article 4(1), Article 6(1)(b), and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 – Features of appearance of a product to be necessarily reproduced in their exact form and dimensions in order to permit the interconnection with other products – Article 8(2) of Regulation No 6/2002 – Component part of a complex product – Article 4(2) of Regulation No 6/2002)
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: building materials, designs and models








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C series













C/2025/2664


19.5.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – SMT v EUIPO – Pies and Rixen (Building materials)


(Case T-220/24)
                (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered community design representing a profile bar (building materials) - Grounds for invalidity - No individual character - No different overall impression - Article 4(1), Article 6(1)(b), and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Features of appearance of a product to be necessarily reproduced in their exact form and dimensions in order to permit the interconnection with other products - Article 8(2) of Regulation No 6/2002 - Component part of a complex product - Article 4(2) of Regulation No 6/2002)
(C/2025/2664)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: SMT GmbH (Reutlingen, Germany) (represented by: T. Seifried, lawyer)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, interveners before the General Court: Gerrit Pies (Solingen, Germany), Wolfgang Rixen (Solingen) (represented by: M. Wiume, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 5 March 2024 (Case R-2163/2022-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders SMT GmbH to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by MM. Gerrit Pies and Wolfgang Rixen;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/3627, 17.6.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2664/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-11/19: Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Mutualidad and Others v ECB and SRB
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, aid to undertakings, bank, banking supervision, company in difficulties, financial supervision, indemnification, interest, right to justice, shareholder








C_202503557EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3557


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Mutualidad and Others v ECB and SRB


(Case T-11/19)
                (1)

(C/2025/3557)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 72, 25.2.2019.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3557/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1110/23: Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Ismailova v Council
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, equal treatment, fundamental rights, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality








C_202503432EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/3432


30.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Ismailova v Council


(Case T-1110/23)
                (1)

(C/2025/3432)
Language of the case: English
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/763, 22.1.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3432/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-315/18: Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Calvo Gutiérrez and Others v SRB
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, bank, bond, company in difficulties, financial solvency, indemnification, interest, investment, shareholding








C_202503316EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3316


24.6.2025






Order of the General Court of 2 April 2025 – Calvo Gutiérrez and Others v SRB


(Case T-315/18)
                (1)

(C/2025/3316)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 240, 9.7.2018.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3316/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
P10_TA(2025)0055 – EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 April 2025 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters (13622/2024 – C10-0165/2024 – 2024/0167(NLE)) (Consent)
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eurojust, cooperation agreement (EU), cross-frontier data flow, data protection, fight against crime, judicial cooperation, national competent authority, personal data, ratification of an agreement








C_202504386EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/4386


9.9.2025






P10_TA(2025)0055

EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Agreement: cooperation between Eurojust and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters


European Parliament legislative resolution of 2 April 2025 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters (13622/2024 – C10-0165/2024 – 2024/0167(NLE))


(Consent)

(C/2025/4386)



The European Parliament,







—


having regard to the draft Council decision (13622/2024),










—


having regard to draft agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the cooperation between the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina competent for judicial cooperation in criminal matters (13241/2024),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 47, Article 52(1), Article 56(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C10-0165/2024),










—


having regard to Rule 107(1) and (4) and Rule 117(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A10-0027/2025),










1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;










2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4386/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 2,65 % on 1 April 2025 – Euro exchange rates
Date: 2025-04-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_202501935EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1935


2.4.2025






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

            2,65 % on 1 April 2025
         
Euro exchange rates (2)


            1 April 2025
         
(C/2025/1935)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0788 




JPY


Japanese yen


160,93 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4616 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,83665 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,8160 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9520 




ISK


Iceland króna


143,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,3180 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,954 




HUF


Hungarian forint


402,63 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1863 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9774 




TRY


Turkish lira


40,9201 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7255 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5529 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3943 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9001 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4492 




KRW


South Korean won


1 588,43 




ZAR


South African rand


19,7741 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8431 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


18 062,40 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7872 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,794 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,846 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,1679 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,1380 




INR


Indian rupee


92,3840 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1935/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)