do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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.119351
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, State aid, aquaculture, control of State aid, fishing industry








C_202504699EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4699


26.8.2025






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.119351
(C/2025/4699)








Date of adoption of the decision


7.7.2025




Aid number


SA.119351




Member State


Croatia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Državna potpora za štete na uzgajalištima dagnji




Legal basis


Zakon o akvakulturi („Narodne novine”, broj 130/17, 111/18, 144/20, 30/23 i 14/24), članak 28.




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 5 600 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


1.1.2026 - 31.12.2030




Economic sectors


Fishing and aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministarstvo poljoprivrede, šumarstva i ribarstva, Uprava ribarstva




Ulica grada Vukovara 78, HR-10000 Zagreb








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/2025/4699/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12038 – ERSTE HOLDING / SBP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Central and Eastern Europe, bank, banking, economic concentration, financial services, merger control, provision of services








C_202504712EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4712


26.8.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12038 – ERSTE HOLDING / SBP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4712)


1.   
On 18 August 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:






—


Erste Group Bank AG (‘Erste Holding’, Austria),










—


Santander Bank Polska S.A. (‘SBP’, Poland), controlled by Banco Santander, S.A.




Erste Holding will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of SBP.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Erste Group is a financial services group that offers banking and financial services in Central and Eastern Europe,










—


SBP is a Polish universal bank offering products in the areas of financing, saving and investing. SBP is also indirectly active via subsidiaries or joint ventures in factoring, leasing, insurance, and asset management activities.






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.12038 – ERSTE HOLDING / SBP
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/2025/4712/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.118348
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, control of State aid, livestock farming, swine








C_202504705EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4705


26.8.2025






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.118348
(C/2025/4705)








Date of adoption of the decision


22.7.2025




Aid number


SA.118348




Member State


Czechia




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


DP 8.F.a. Podpora vybraných činností zaměřených na ozdravení chovů prasnic




Legal basis


Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, v platném zněníZásady, kterými se stanovují podmínky pro poskytování dotací pro příslušný rok na základě § 1, § 2 a § 2d zákona č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělstvíZákon č.166/1999 Sb., o veterinární péči a o změně souvisejících zákonů (veterinární zákon)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Agriculture; Forestry; Rural areas, Aid for the costs of prevention, control and eradication of animal diseases and plant pests and aid to make good the damage caused by animal diseases and plant pests




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 2 100 000 000  CZK
Annual budget: 300 000 000  CZK




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2031




Economic sectors


Raising of swine and pigs




Name and address of the granting authority







Státní zemědělský intervenční fond




Ve Smečkách 33, 110 00 Praha 1








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/2025/4705/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.119082
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, aquaculture, control of State aid, fishing industry








C_202504700EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4700


26.8.2025






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.119082
(C/2025/4700)








Date of adoption of the decision


24.6.2025




Aid number


SA.119082




Member State


Italy




Region


Italy




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Interventi urgenti connessi al fenomeno della diffusione e proliferazione della specie granchio blu




Legal basis


Ordinanza del “Commissario straordinario del Governo per l'adozione di interventi urgenti connessi al fenomeno della diffusione e proliferazione della specie granchio blu”, notificata allo stadio di progetto (bozza)




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Fisheries and aquaculture, Other measures (Fisheries Guidelines point 5.7)




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: 10 000 000  EUR
Annual budget: 5 000 000  EUR




Intensity


100,0 %




Duration


Until 31.12.2026




Economic sectors


Fishing and aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Commissario Straordinario Enrico Caterino




Via Sallustiana 53 - Roma








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/2025/4700/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12002 – BCI / PSP / MONTEREY MUSHROOMS)
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: biotechnology, company buyout, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, mushroom-growing, plant breeding, public sector, subsidiary








C_202504993EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4993


9.9.2025






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12002 – BCI / PSP / MONTEREY MUSHROOMS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4993)

On 26 August 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 32025M12002. 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/2025/4993/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-428/25, Skruski: Order of the Court of 26 August 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie – Poland) – Raiffeisen Bank International AG v SM (Unfair terms in consumer contracts – Effects of the annulment of the contract – Claim brought by a seller or supplier for reimbursement of the loan and default interest – Obligation on the national court to grant such a claim – Lack of a final judgment as regards the invalidity of the contract)
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: claim, consumer credit, consumer protection, interest, termination of a contract, unfair terms of contract








C_202505927EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5927


17.11.2025






Order of the Court of 26 August 2025 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie – Poland) – Raiffeisen Bank International AG v SM


(Case C-428/25,
                (1)
Skruski
                (2)
)

(Unfair terms in consumer contracts - Effects of the annulment of the contract - Claim brought by a seller or supplier for reimbursement of the loan and default interest - Obligation on the national court to grant such a claim - Lack of a final judgment as regards the invalidity of the contract)
(C/2025/5927)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie

Subject matter of the main proceedings


Applicant: Raiffeisen Bank International AG

Defendant: SM

Operative part of the order

Case C-428/25 is removed from the Register of the Court.


(1)  Date lodged: 26.6.2025.

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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5927/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12106 – OAKTREE / SUP) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, North America, aluminium, economic concentration, investment, merger control, vehicle parts








C_202504711EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/4711


26.8.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12106 – OAKTREE / SUP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/4711)


1.   
On 19 August 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:






—


Oaktree Capital Holdings, LLC (‘Oaktree’, United States), jointly controlled by Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC (‘OCGH GP’, United States); and Brookfield Corporation (‘Brookfield’, United States),










—


Superior Industries International, Inc. (‘SUP’, United States)




Oaktree will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of SUP.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


Oaktree is a global alternative investment management firm that invests in distressed debt, high yield bonds, convertible securities, senior loans, corporate control, real estate, emerging market equities and mezzanine finance,










—


SUP designs and manufactures aluminium wheels for sale to original equipment manufacturers (‘OEMs’) in North America and Europe, and to the aftermarket in Europe.






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.12106 – OAKTREE / SUP
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/2025/4711/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 25 August 2025
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202503817EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/3817


26.8.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            25 August 2025
         
(C/2025/3817)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1697 




JPY


Japanese yen


172,36 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4640 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86590 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,1345 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9385 




ISK


Iceland króna


143,40 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,8085 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,544 




HUF


Hungarian forint


397,40 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2616 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0539 




TRY


Turkish lira


47,9475 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8005 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6171 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1369 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9928 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5009 




KRW


South Korean won


1 622,70 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5342 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,3709 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 001,60 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9215 




PHP


Philippine peso


66,273 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


37,939 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3504 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,8024 




INR


Indian rupee


102,4185 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/3817/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-25/25: Order of the President of the Court of 26 August 2025 – Commission v Bulgaria
Date: 2025-08-26
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: cross-border cooperation, freedom to provide services, infringement of EU law, provision of services, social legislation, social services








C_202505949EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/5949


17.11.2025






Order of the President of the Court of 26 August 2025 – Commission v Bulgaria


(Case C-25/25)
                (1)

(C/2025/5949)
Language of the case: Bulgarian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C, C/2025/1413.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/5949/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)