do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates – 4 April 2025
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202501938EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1938


7.4.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            4 April 2025
         
(C/2025/1938)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1057 




JPY


Japanese yen


160,56 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4618 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84985 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9740 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9407 




ISK


Iceland króna


144,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,6815 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,142 




HUF


Hungarian forint


405,70 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2625 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9773 




TRY


Turkish lira


42,0298 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8098 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5696 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5933 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9613 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4804 




KRW


South Korean won


1 601,11 




ZAR


South African rand


21,0789 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,0518 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


18 750,74 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9060 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,294 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,793 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3407 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,5386 




INR


Indian rupee


94,4260 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1938/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-295/24: Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (JUST SLIP IN) (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark JUST SLIP IN – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Equal treatment – Principle of good administration – Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202503533EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3533


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (JUST SLIP IN)


(Case T-295/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark JUST SLIP IN - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Equal treatment - Principle of good administration - Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2025/3533)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Skechers USA, Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, California, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz, Y. Stone and J. Feigl, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 24 April 2024 (Case R 67/2024-4).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


The parties shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/4343, 15.7.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3533/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-205/24: Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (JUST STEP IN) (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark JUST STEP IN – Absolute grounds for refusal – Descriptive character – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 – Equal treatment – Principle of good administration – Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202503530EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3530


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (JUST STEP IN)


(Case T-205/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark JUST STEP IN - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Equal treatment - Principle of good administration - Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2025/3530)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Skechers USA, Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, California, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz, Y. Stone and J. Feigl, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 February 2024 (Case R 2200/2023-4).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


The parties shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/3481, 10.6.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3530/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-262/25, Drózdzik: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 7 April 2025 – Raiffeisen Bank International AG v MZ
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to the courts, bank, claim, consumer protection, limitation of legal proceedings, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, unfair terms of contract








C_202504135EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4135


4.8.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie (Poland) lodged on 7 April 2025 – Raiffeisen Bank International AG v MZ


(Case C-262/25, Drózdzik
                (1)
)

(C/2025/4135)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie

Parties to the main proceedings


Party initiating proceedings before the referring court: Raiffeisen Bank International AG

Defendant: MZ

Question referred

Must Article 6(1) and Article 7(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts, (2) Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the principles of effectiveness, equivalence, proportionality, legal certainty and of the right of access to a court or tribunal be interpreted as precluding a judicial interpretation of national legislation according to which the limitation period for a seller or supplier’s claim against a consumer for the reimbursement of undue payments made under a contract that has become null and void because it contains unfair terms starts to run from the date on which the consumer questioned the bank regarding the binding nature of the contractual terms?


(1)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  
            OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4135/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-81/24: Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (STEP IN AND GO) (EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark STEP IN AND GO – Absolute ground for refusal – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Equal treatment – Principle of good administration – Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202503529EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3529


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (STEP IN AND GO)


(Case T-81/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark STEP IN AND GO - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Equal treatment - Principle of good administration - Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2025/3529)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Skechers USA, Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, California, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz, Y. Stone and J. Feigl, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 14 December 2023 (Case R 1730/2023-4).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


The parties shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/2446, 8.4.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3529/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/700 of 7 April 2025 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, mass media, territorial dispute, territorial law, trade restriction








L_202500700EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/700


8.4.2025







            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/700
         
of 7 April 2025
         
concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1).












(2)


On 24 February 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/394 (2), which amended Decision 2014/512/CFSP and introduced further restrictive measures to suspend the broadcasting activities in the Union, or directed at the Union, of certain media outlets listed in point (3) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2025/394. Pursuant to Article 1, point (30) of Decision (CFSP) 2025/394, the applicability of such measures in respect of one or several of those media outlets is subject to a further decision by the Council.












(3)


Having examined the respective cases, the Council has concluded that the restrictive measures referred to in Article 4g of Decision 2014/512/CFSP should apply as of 9 April 2025 in respect of all entities listed in point (3) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2025/394,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The measures referred to in Article 4g of Decision 2014/512/CFSP shall apply as of 9 April 2025 in respect of all entities listed in point (3) of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2025/394.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Luxembourg, 7 April 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BARANOWSKI
            





(1)  Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2014/512/oj).

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/394 of 24 February 2025 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L, 2025/394, 24.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/394/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/700/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-228/25: Action brought on 7 April 2025 – Crocs v EUIPO – Gor Factory (Footwear)
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, footwear industry








C_202503064EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3064


10.6.2025






Action brought on 7 April 2025 – Crocs v EUIPO – Gor Factory (Footwear)


(Case T-228/25)

(C/2025/3064)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Crocs, Inc. (Broomfield, Colorado, United States) (represented by: H. Haouideg, J. Guise, M. Berger and N. Hadjadj Cazier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Gor Factory, SA (Fortuna, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Design at issue: EU design Footwear – EU design No 257 001-0001

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 February 2025 in Case R 590/2024-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


alter the contested decision to find that the contested registered EU design does produce a different overall impression in comparison to the prior design, allow the applicant’s appeal and reverse the decision of the Invalidity Division;










—


in the alternative, annul the contested decision on the grounds that the Office erred in finding that the contested registered EU design does not produce a different overall impression to the prior design and remit the case back to the Office for further consideration;










—


make an award of costs in favour of the applicant.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 6(1)(b) Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3064/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-395/19 RENV: Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Tognoli v Parliament (Law governing the institutions – Single Statute for Members of the European Parliament – Member of the European Parliament elected in Italian constituencies – Adoption by the Italian Chamber of Deputies of a decision on pensions – Change in the amounts of the pensions of members of the Italian Parliament – Corresponding change, by the European Parliament, in the amount of the pension of certain former Members of the European Parliament elected in Italy – Death of the applicant – Proceedings not resumed by the successors – No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, Member of Parliament, Member of the European Parliament, death, pension scheme








C_202503527EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3527


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Tognoli v Parliament


(Case T-395/19 RENV)
                (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Single Statute for Members of the European Parliament - Member of the European Parliament elected in Italian constituencies - Adoption by the Italian Chamber of Deputies of a decision on pensions - Change in the amounts of the pensions of members of the Italian Parliament - Corresponding change, by the European Parliament, in the amount of the pension of certain former Members of the European Parliament elected in Italy - Death of the applicant - Proceedings not resumed by the successors - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2025/3527)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Carlo Tognoli (Milan, Italy) (represented by: M. Merola, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Seyr and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the note of 11 April 2019 drawn up by the Head of the ‘Members’ Salaries and Social Entitlements’ Unit of the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Finance concerning the adjustment of the retirement pension he receives following the entry into force, on 1 January 2019, of Decision No 14/2018 of the Ufficio di Presidenza della Camera dei deputati (Office of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Italy).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Each party shall bear its own costs relating to the present proceedings and the proceedings in Cases T-395/19 and C-431/20 P.






(1)  
            OJ C 280, 19.8.2019.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3527/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.117364
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, audiovisual industry, control of State aid, film industry, music, programmes industry, recording








C_202502139EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2139


7.4.2025






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.117364
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2139)








Date of adoption of the decision


27.2.2025




Aid number


SA.117364




Member State


Germany




Region


Germany




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Richtlinie der BKM „Anreiz zur Stärkung der Filmproduktion in Deutschland“ – Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) [BKM]




Legal basis


§§ 23, 44 Bundeshaushaltsordnung




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Culture, Heritage conservation




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 120 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 120 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities, Motion picture, video and television programme activities, Motion picture, video and television programme post-production activities, Creative, arts and entertainment activities




Name and address of the granting authority







Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)




Große Präsidentenstraße 9, 10178 Berlin








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/2025/2139/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-206/24: Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (HOODLESS HOODIES) (EU trade mark – International registration designating the European Union – Word mark HOODLESS HOODIES – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptive character – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Equal treatment – Principle of good administration – Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202503531EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3531


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Skechers USA v EUIPO (HOODLESS HOODIES)


(Case T-206/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark HOODLESS HOODIES - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Equal treatment - Principle of good administration - Articles 20 and 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2025/3531)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Skechers USA, Inc. II (Manhattan Beach, California, United States) (represented by: J. Bogatz, Y. Stone and J. Feigl, lawyers)

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

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 26 February 2024 (Case R 1799/2023-2).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


The parties shall each bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/3482, 10.6.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3531/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-507/24: Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Kingspan Group v Commission (Action for annulment – Competition – Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 – Procedure to impose penalties on parties to a proposed concentration for providing incomplete, incorrect or misleading information in the course of a European Commission investigation – Decision of the Commission’s Hearing Officer to refuse access to certain documents in the investigation file relating to that proposed concentration – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility)
Date: 2025-04-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, control of restrictive practices, economic concentration, merger control, metallurgical industry, restriction on competition, sanction (EU)








C_202503535EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3535


7.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 7 April 2025 – Kingspan Group v Commission


(Case T-507/24)
                (1)

(Action for annulment - Competition - Article 14(1) of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 - Procedure to impose penalties on parties to a proposed concentration for providing incomplete, incorrect or misleading information in the course of a European Commission investigation - Decision of the Commission’s Hearing Officer to refuse access to certain documents in the investigation file relating to that proposed concentration - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility)
(C/2025/3535)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Kingspan Group plc (Kingscourt, Ireland) (represented by: B. Meyring, I. Lunneryd and M.-V. Puskás, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Boitos, B. Cullen and M. Domecq, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decisions of the European Commission of 19 July and 7 August 2024, adopted in Case M.10962 – Kingspan Group (Art. 14(1) proceedings) implementing Article 14(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ 2004 L 24, p. 1), and by which the Commission refused its requests for disclosure of several documents in the file in Case M.9938 – Kingspan Group/Trimo.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Kingspan Group plc shall, in addition to bearing its own costs, pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/6667, 11.11.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3535/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)