do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11991 – BMWE / MOF NDS / MEYER GERMANY II)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, Lower Saxony, economic concentration, merger control, ministry, pleasure craft, service, shipbuilding








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4676


19.8.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11991 – BMWE / MOF NDS / MEYER GERMANY II)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4676)

On 23 July 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 32025M11991. 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/2025/4676/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-432/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Glaxo Group v EUIPO – Cipla Europe (Shape of an inhaler) (EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – Three-dimensional EU trade mark – Shape of an inhaler – Absolute ground for invalidity – No distinctive character – Article 7(1)(b) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – No distinctive character acquired through use – Article 7(3) and Article 51(2) of Regulation No 40/94 – Decision adopted following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision – Res judicata – Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Obligation to state reasons – Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202504781EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4781


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Glaxo Group v EUIPO – Cipla Europe (Shape of an inhaler)


(Case T-432/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of an inhaler - Absolute ground for invalidity - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3) and Article 51(2) of Regulation No 40/94 - Decision adopted following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision - Res judicata - Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4781)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Glaxo Group Ltd (Brentford, United Kingdom) (represented by: T. de Haan, F. Verhoestraete and S. Vandezande, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 10 June 2024 (Case R 1835/2016-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Glaxo Group Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Cipla Europe NV;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/5657, 30.9.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4781/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-108/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Stanecki v Commission (Civil service – Officials – Disciplinary proceedings – Disciplinary penalty – Deferment of advancement to a higher step – Acts contrary to the dignity of the civil service – Article 12 of the Staff Regulations – Manifest error of assessment – Freedom of expression – Proportionality of the penalty – Liability)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, administrative sanction, damages, disciplinary proceedings, freedom of expression, principle of proportionality, staff regulations (EU)








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4766


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Stanecki v Commission


(Case T-108/24)
                (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Disciplinary proceedings - Disciplinary penalty - Deferment of advancement to a higher step - Acts contrary to the dignity of the civil service - Article 12 of the Staff Regulations - Manifest error of assessment - Freedom of expression - Proportionality of the penalty - Liability)
(C/2025/4766)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Rafal Stanecki (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: A. Champetier and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Hohenecker and A. Sauka, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, first, annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 3 July 2023, by which the Commission imposed on him the disciplinary penalty of deferment of advancement to a higher step for a period of 12 months and, second, compensation for the damage he claims to have suffered as a result of that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the European Commission’s decision of 3 July 2023 imposing on Mr Rafal Stanecki the disciplinary penalty of deferment of advancement to a higher step for a period of 12 months;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Mr Stanecki and the Commission to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/3072, 13.5.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4766/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1049/23: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Bloom v Commission (Common fisheries policy – IOTC Resolution on the management of fish aggregating devices – Objection submitted by the Commission – Refusal of the request for internal review – Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 – Act which may be the subject of a request for internal review – Concept of provisions that may contravene environmental law – Article 2(1)(f) of Regulation No 1367/2006)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Indian Ocean, admissibility, common fisheries policy, fishery management, fishing area, fishing net, international organisation, sea fish, sea fishing








C_202504759EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4759


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Bloom v Commission


(Case T-1049/23)
                (1)

(Common fisheries policy - IOTC Resolution on the management of fish aggregating devices - Objection submitted by the Commission - Refusal of the request for internal review - Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Act which may be the subject of a request for internal review - Concept of ‘provisions that may contravene environmental law’ - Article 2(1)(f) of Regulation No 1367/2006)
(C/2025/4759)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Bloom (Paris, France) (represented by: F. Lafforgue, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Dawes, B. Hofstötter and D. Milanowska, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Blue Marine Foundation (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: P. de Bandt and C. Binet, lawyers)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Pérez-Zurita Gutiérrez and A. Gavela Llopis, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: B. Fodda, M. de Lisi, B. Travard and P. Chansou, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 30 August 2023 rejecting as inadmissible its request for internal review of 11 May 2023 concerning the Commission decision objecting to Resolution No 23/02 of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) on the management of fish aggregating devices in the IOTC area of competence.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the European Commission, notified to Bloom by letter of 30 August 2023, with reference Ares (2023) 5917994, and rejecting as inadmissible Bloom’s request for internal review of the Commission’s letter objecting to Resolution No 23/02 on the management of fish aggregating devices in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission area of competence;










2.


Orders the Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Bloom;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic and Blue Marine Foundation to bear their own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/461, 3.1.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4759/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-180/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – DO v ECB (Civil service – ECB staff – Remuneration – Parental leave – Tax for the benefit of the European Union – First paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 – Literal, contextual and teleological interpretation – Tax rate – Assessment of tax)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, basis of tax assessment, parental leave, personal income tax, remuneration of work, tax collection, tax law








C_202504769EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/4769


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – DO v ECB


(Case T-180/24)
                (1)

(Civil service - ECB staff - Remuneration - Parental leave - Tax for the benefit of the European Union - First paragraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 - Literal, contextual and teleological interpretation - Tax rate - Assessment of tax)
(C/2025/4769)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: DO (represented by: L. Levi and P. Baudoux, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: O. Bubenzer and B. Ehlers, acting as Agents, and by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU and Article 50a of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision embodied in his July 2023 salary statement in relation to the tax rate applied to the remuneration received and the assessment, by the European Central Bank (ECB), of the income tax payable in respect of that month.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders DO to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C C/2024/3620, 17.6.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4769/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-295/25 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Tokareva v Council (Interim relief – Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine – Freezing of funds – List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources – Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list – Application for suspension of operation of a measure – No urgency)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, abuse of power, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to an effective remedy, right to property








C_202504801EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/4801


8.9.2025






Order of the President of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Tokareva v Council


(Case T-295/25 R)

(Interim relief - Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency)
(C/2025/4801)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Maya Tokareva (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, M. Brésart, J. Goffin and F. Patuelli, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: V. Piessevaux and M. - C. Cadilhac, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her application under Articles 278 and 279 TFEU, the applicant seeks the suspension of operation of Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/528 of 14 March 2025 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L, 2025/528), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/527 of 14 March 2025 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L, 2025/527), in so far as those acts concern her.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is refused.










2.


The costs are reserved.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4801/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Decision of 23 July 2025 on public holidays in 2026 for officials and other servants of the European Union serving in Brussels and Luxembourg
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: EU institution, public holiday








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/4103


24.7.2025







            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 23 July 2025
         
on public holidays in 2026 for officials and other servants of the European Union serving in Brussels and Luxembourg
(C/2025/4103)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (CEOS), laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular Article 61 of the Staff Regulations and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS,


Having regard to the joint rules establishing the list of public holidays of officials of the European Communities (2), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,


Having regard to the opinion of the Staff Committee,


Having regard to the opinion of the Staff Regulations Committee,


Having regard to the opinion of the Heads of Administration,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 61 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and Articles 16 and 91 of the CEOS, the list of public holidays in 2026 for officials and other servants of the European Union serving in Brussels and Luxembourg should be adopted.












(2)


In 2026, Easter Sunday falls on 5 April.












(3)


In 2026, 24 December falls on a Thursday,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Sole Article
The public holidays in 2026 for staff serving in Brussels and Luxembourg are as follows:






1 January


New Year’s Day




2 January


Day after New Year’s Day




2 April


Maundy Thursday




3 April


Good Friday




6 April


Easter Monday




1 May


Labour Day




14 May


Ascension Day




15 May


Day after Ascension Day




25 May


Whit Monday




23 June*


Luxembourg National Holiday
* for staff serving in Luxembourg




21 July*


Belgian National Holiday
* for staff serving in Brussels




2 November


All Souls’ Day




24 December to 31 December


6 end-of-year days





TOTAL 2026:




17 days









Done at Brussels, 23 July 2025.


For the Commission

Piotr SERAFIN
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1968/259(1)/oj.

(2)  SEC(66) 3621.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4103/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision (EU) 2025/1551 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 23 July 2025 appointing a Judge to the Court of Justice
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








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Official Journal of the European Union


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L series













2025/1551


25.7.2025







            DECISION (EU) 2025/1551 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 23 July 2025
         
appointing a Judge to the Court of Justice


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 13 Judges and 5 Advocates-General of the Court of Justice, including that of Mr Alexander ARABADJIEV, expired on 6 October 2024.












(2)


An appointment to this post should therefore be made for the period from 15 September 2025 to 6 October 2030.












(3)


In this context, Mr Alexander KORNEZOV has been nominated for the post of Judge of the Court of Justice.












(4)


The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of this candidate to perform the duties of Judge of the Court of Justice,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Mr Alexander KORNEZOV is hereby appointed Judge to the Court of Justice for the period from 15 September 2025 to 6 October 2030.


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




Done at Brussels, 23 July 2025.


The President

C. GRØNBECH-JENSEN
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1551/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-54/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – EveMotion v EUIPO – WMK Trading (Pavilion) (European Union design – Invalidity proceedings – Registered European Union design representing a pavilion – Prior design – Ground for invalidity – No individual character – Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: building, designs and models








C_202504763EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/4763


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – EveMotion v EUIPO – WMK Trading (Pavilion)


(Case T-54/24)
                (1)

(European Union design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered European Union design representing a pavilion - Prior design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Article 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
(C/2025/4763)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: EveMotion GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: G. Dahle, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: WMK Trading GmbH (Altenberge, Germany) (represented by: O. Wallscheid, 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 1 December 2023 (Case R 436/2023-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders EveMotion GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/2170, 25.3.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4763/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-67/24: Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Impossible Foods v EUIPO – Impossible Foods (IMPOSSIBLE BAKERS) (EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU figurative mark IMPOSSIBLE BAKERS – Earlier EU word mark IMPOSSIBLE – Relative ground for refusal – No likelihood of confusion – Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2025-07-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, bakery, confectionery, confectionery product, dairy ice cream, pastry-making, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_202504764EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


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C series













C/2025/4764


8.9.2025






Judgment of the General Court of 23 July 2025 – Impossible Foods v EUIPO – Impossible Foods (IMPOSSIBLE BAKERS)


(Case T-67/24)
                (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark IMPOSSIBLE BAKERS - Earlier EU word mark IMPOSSIBLE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2025/4764)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Impossible Foods Inc. (Redwood City, California, United States) (represented by: T. Cohen Jehoram, avocat)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Impossible Foods, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: M. Gallardo Meseguer, lawyer)

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 12 December 2023 (Case R 1754/2023-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Impossible Foods Inc. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Impossible Foods, SL;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C, C/2024/2322, 2.4.2024.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/4764/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)