do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Unilateral declaration by the Union within the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 29 April 2025 pursuant to Article 23(5)(a) of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee [2025/1745]
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: European Union
Subjects: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, agreement (EU), customs cooperation, customs regulations, exchange of information, joint committee (EU), postal service, protocol to an agreement, withdrawal from the EU








L_202501745EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/1745


13.8.2025







            UNILATERAL DECLARATION BY THE UNION WITHIN THE JOINT COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AGREEMENT ON THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY
         
of 29 April 2025
         
pursuant to Article 23(5)(a) of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee [2025/1745]

Pursuant to Article 23(5)(a) of Decision No 1/2023 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 24 March 2023 laying down arrangements relating to the Windsor Framework (1), the Union declares that it is satisfied that the United Kingdom has set up the networks, information systems and databases in relation to the data referred to in Article 141(1)(d)(vii) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 (2) that are to be provided to the United Kingdom competent authority and is satisfied with the implementation by the United Kingdom of Article 5 of Joint Committee Decision No 6/2020 (3) through the provision of access to information contained in these networks, information systems and databases.


(1)  
            OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 61, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/819/oj.

(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446 of 28 July 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards detailed rules concerning certain provisions of the Union Customs Code (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2015/2446/oj).

(3)  Decision No 6/2020 of the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of 17 December 2020 providing for the practical working arrangements relating to the exercise of the rights of Union representatives referred to in Article 12(2) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland [2020/2250] (OJ L 443, 30.12.2020, p. 16, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/2250/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/declar/2025/1745/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (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.116277
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Austria, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid








C_202502462EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2462


29.4.2025






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.116277
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2462)








Date of adoption of the decision


10.3.2025




Aid number


SA.116277




Member State


Austria




Region


Austria




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Austria’s Participation in EU Hydrogen Bank Auction, Förderung der Erzeugung von erneuerbarem Wasserstoff nicht biogenen Ursprungs




Legal basis


Bundesgesetz über die Förderung der Erzeugung von erneuerbarem Wasserstoff nicht biogenen Ursprungs sowie Bundesgesetz zur Begründung von Vorbelastungen, und insbesondere die Förderungsrichtlinien gemäß §7




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Renewable energy, Energy infrastructures, Environmental protection




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 400 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 400 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


All economic sectors eligible to receive aid




Name and address of the granting authority







Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie (BMK)




Radetzkystraße 2, 1030 Wien








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/2025/2462/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-313/25, Kinova Europe: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) made on 29 April 2025 – Kinova Europe GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hannover
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Combined Nomenclature, facilities for people with disabilities, specification of tariff heading








C_202503554EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3554


7.7.2025






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) made on 29 April 2025 – Kinova Europe GmbH v Hauptzollamt Hannover


(Case T-313/25, Kinova Europe)

(C/2025/3554)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Kinova Europe GmbH

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hannover

Questions referred







1.


Is the expression ‘orthopaedic appliances’ contained in heading 9021  of the Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’) (1) to be interpreted as covering also a robotic arm attached to a wheelchair that enables the person reliant on that wheelchair to take over the functions of a natural arm and/or a natural hand?










2.


If Question 1 is answered in the negative: Is the expression ‘other appliances … to compensate for a defect or disability’ contained in CN heading 9021  to be interpreted as covering also a robotic arm attached to a wheelchair that enables the person reliant on that wheelchair to take over the functions of a natural arm and/or a natural hand?






(1)  Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1776 of 9 October 2019 (OJ 2019 L 280, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3554/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11807 – UNITED GROUP / MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) / ALPHA SATELLITE TV)
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, Greece, biofuel, economic concentration, merger control, oil refining, petroleum product, provision of services, telecommunications, television








C_202503332EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3332


13.6.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11807 – UNITED GROUP / MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) / ALPHA SATELLITE TV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/3332)

On 29 April 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 32025M11807. 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/2025/3332/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-453/23, Prezydent Miasta Mielca: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 29 April 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny – Poland) – E. sp. z o.o. v Prezydent Miasta Mielca (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Aid granted by a Member State – Article 107(1) TFEU – Concept of State aid – Selectivity of a tax measure – Criteria for assessment – Determination of the reference framework – Property tax – Exemption for land, buildings and structures forming part of railway infrastructure)
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, control of State aid, property tax, rail transport, real property, tax exemption, transport infrastructure








C_202503242EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3242


24.6.2025






Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 29 April 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny – Poland) – E. sp. z o.o. v Prezydent Miasta Mielca


(Case C-453/23,
                (1)
Prezydent Miasta Mielca)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Aid granted by a Member State - Article 107(1) TFEU - Concept of ‘State aid’ - Selectivity of a tax measure - Criteria for assessment - Determination of the reference framework - Property tax - Exemption for land, buildings and structures forming part of railway infrastructure)
(C/2025/3242)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: E. sp. z o.o.

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: Prezydent Miasta Mielca

with the participation of: Rzecznik Małych i Średnich Przedsiębiorców

Operative part of the judgment

Article 107(1) TFEU must be interpreted as meaning that a piece of Member State legislation which exempts from property tax the land, buildings and structures forming part of railway infrastructure where that infrastructure is made available to rail carriers does not appear to be a measure which confers a selective advantage on the beneficiaries of that exemption.


(1)  OJ C C/2023/123.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3242/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism (COM(2025) 87 final – 2025/0039 (COD))
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: adaptation to climate change, administrative formalities, carbon, carbon neutrality, emission trading, greenhouse gas, import (EU), simplification of formalities, surveillance concerning imports, third country








C_202503201EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3201


2.7.2025






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism


(COM(2025) 87 final – 2025/0039 (COD))


(C/2025/3201)







Referral


Council, 2.4.2025
European Parliament, 31.3.2025




Legal basis


Articles 192(1) and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment




Adopted at plenary session


29.4.2025




Plenary session No


596




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


164/1/2




Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 29 April 2025.


The President


of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
               





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3201/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-319/24: Order of the General Court of 29 April 2025 – Meta Platforms Ireland v European Data Protection Board (Action for annulment – Protection of personal data – Opinion of the European Data Protection Board on valid consent in the context of consent or pay models implemented by large online platforms – Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Act not open to challenge – Inadmissibility – Liability – Damage – Causal link – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: damages, data protection, data-processing law, opinion (EU), personal data, social media








C_202503912EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3912


21.7.2025






Order of the General Court of 29 April 2025 – Meta Platforms Ireland v European Data Protection Board


(Case T-319/24)
                (1)

(Action for annulment - Protection of personal data - Opinion of the European Data Protection Board on valid consent in the context of ‘consent or pay’ models implemented by large online platforms - Article 64(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility - Liability - Damage - Causal link - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2025/3912)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: H.-G. Kamann, F. Louis, M. Braun, A. Vallery, lawyers, P. Nolan, B. Johnston, D. Breatnach, L. Joyce, Solicitors, D. McGrath, E. Egan McGrath, Senior Counsel, S. Horan and H. Godfrey, Barristers-at-Law)

Defendant: European Data Protection Board (represented by: I. Vereecken, M. Gufflet, C. Foglia and N. Peris Brines, acting as Agents, and by G. Ryelandt, E. de Lophem, P. Vernet and G. Haumont, lawyers)

Re:

By its action, the applicant seeks, first, under Article 263 TFEU, the annulment of Opinion 8/2024 of the European Data Protection Board of 17 April 2024 on valid consent in the context of ‘consent or pay’ models implemented by large online platforms and, secondly, under Article 268 TFEU, compensation for the damage which it claims to have suffered as a result of that opinion.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as, in part, inadmissible and, in part, manifestly lacking any foundation in law.










2.


There is no need to rule on the applications to intervene submitted by the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and Chamber of Progress.










3.


Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by the European Data Protection Board.










4.


The Council, the Parliament and Chamber of Progress shall each bear their own costs relating to the applications to intervene.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/4865, 12.8.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3912/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Notice for the attention of certain persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person








C_202502594EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2594


29.4.2025






Notice for the attention of certain persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
(C/2025/2594)

The following information is brought to the attention of Khalid QADDUR (No. 28), El-Tel. Co. (El-Tel. Middle East Company) (No. 15), Syrian Company for Oil Transport (No. 47), person and entities appearing in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1) and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
The Council envisages maintaining the restrictive measures against the above-mentioned person and entities with amended statements of reasons. These person and entities are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the elements regarding their designation before 6 May 2025
          to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu







(1)  
            OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

(2)  
            OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2594/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee – Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio (COM(2025) 146 final – 2025/0077 (COD))
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: EU banking union, banking policy, banking supervision, credit institution, financial legislation, financial risk, financial supervision, financial transaction, investment company, private-sector liquidity








C_202503200EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3200


2.7.2025






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions as regards requirements for securities financing transactions under the net stable funding ratio


(COM(2025) 146 final – 2025/0077 (COD))


(C/2025/3200)







Referrals


Council of the European Union, 3.4.2025
European Parliament, 22.4.2025




Legal basis


Articles 114 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)




Section responsible


Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion




Adopted at plenary session


29.4.2025




Plenary session No


596




Outcome of vote (for/against/abstentions)


153/3/2




The European Commission has proposed an amendment to the prudential requirements set out in the 2016 Capital Requirements Regulation addressing the Net Stable Funding Requirement (NSFR). Specifically, the changes maintain the transitional treatment of monies due from both securities financing transactions and unsecured transactions with a residual maturity of less than six months with financial customers. It also instructs the European Banking Authority to issue regular reports on the impact of this treatment.
The proposed changes are technical in nature and very specific; they do not affect the fundamental aspects of the regulation. The EESC has therefore decided to adopt an opinion endorsing the proposed text.


Brussels, 29 April 2025.


The President


of the European Economic and Social Committee

Oliver RÖPKE
               





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3200/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 28 April 2025
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202501962EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/1962


29.4.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            28 April 2025
         
(C/2025/1962)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1358 




JPY


Japanese yen


162,80 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4644 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85140 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9970 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9420 




ISK


Iceland króna


145,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8615 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,969 




HUF


Hungarian forint


404,48 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2755 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9779 




TRY


Turkish lira


43,6646 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7759 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5744 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8105 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9094 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4923 




KRW


South Korean won


1 640,53 




ZAR


South African rand


21,1585 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2891 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 095,01 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9555 




PHP


Philippine peso


64,013 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,152 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,4691 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,1708 




INR


Indian rupee


96,5725 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1962/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.112763
Date: 2025-04-29
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Abruzzi, Italy, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, rail transport








C_202502471EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/2471


29.4.2025






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.112763
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/2471)








Date of adoption of the decision


13.12.2024




Aid number


SA.112763




Member State


Italy




Region


Abruzzo




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Aiuto compensativo e straordinario in favore di Sangritana S.p.A. per i danni subiti a seguito dell'alluvione del maggio 2023 in Emilia-Romagna - Art. 16 della L.R. 40/2023.




Legal basis


1. Art. 16 - Legge Regionale n.40 del 28 agosto 2023 (Assestamento al Bilancio di previsione 2023-2025 ex art. 50, D.Lgs. 118/2011 s.m.i., con modifiche a leggi regionali e ulteriori disposizioni); 2. Decisione del Consiglio dei ministri del 4 maggio 2023, con cui le autorità italiane hanno dichiarato lo stato di emergenza per un periodo di 12 mesi a partire dal 1° maggio 2023 nelle province di Reggio-Emilia, Modena, Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna e Forlì-Cesena.




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case


società SANGRITANA S.p.A.




Objective


Compensation of damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 543 997  EUR
Annual budget: 543 997  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


From 24.10.2024




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Regione Abruzzo - Dipartimento Infrastrutture e Trasporti (DPE) - Servizio di Supporto Economico Amministrativo (DPE001)




via Catullo, 39 Pescara - 65127 Italia








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/2025/2471/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)