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• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CO0646

  Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 20 December 2019.#Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó and Antoni Comín i Oliveres v European Parliament.#Appeal — Application for interim measures — Institutional law — Members of the European Parliament — Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage — Article 12 — Verification of credentials — Decision of the Parliament to take note of the list of elected candidates notified by the national authorities and exclude the appellants owing to their lack of compliance with a formality imposed by national law — Action for annulment — Prima facie case.#Case C-646/19 P(R).

  20 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0154_INF

  Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 December 2019.#ZU v European External Action Service.#Action for annulment — Civil service — Officials — Mission expenses — Act not open to challenge — Act not adversely affecting an official — Irregular nature of the pre-litigation procedure — Premature action — Inadmissibility.#Case T-154/19.

  20 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CO0646_INF

  Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 20 December 2019.#Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó and Antoni Comín i Oliveres v European Parliament.#Appeal — Application for interim measures — Institutional law — Members of the European Parliament — Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage — Article 12 — Verification of credentials — Decision of the Parliament to take note of the list of elected candidates notified by the national authorities and exclude the appellants owing to their lack of compliance with a formality imposed by national law — Action for annulment — Prima facie case.#Case C-646/19 P(R).

  20 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0297_INF

  Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 December 2019.#Daniel Dragomir v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability — Rule of law — Independence of the judiciary — Right to a fair trial — Protection of personal data — Failure by the Commission to adopt measures to ensure that Romania fulfils its obligations — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-297/19.

  20 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TO0883(02)

  Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 20 December 2019.#Republic of Poland v European Commission.#Case T-883/16 REC.

  20 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0297

  Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 December 2019.#Daniel Dragomir v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability — Rule of law — Independence of the judiciary — Right to a fair trial — Protection of personal data — Failure by the Commission to adopt measures to ensure that Romania fulfils its obligations — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-297/19.

  20 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0154

  Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 20 December 2019.#ZU v European External Action Service.#Action for annulment — Civil service — Officials — Mission expenses — Act not open to challenge — Act not adversely affecting an official — Irregular nature of the pre-litigation procedure — Premature action — Inadmissibility.#Case T-154/19.

  20 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0355_SUM

  Arrêt de la Cour (troisième chambre) du 19 décembre 2019.#Barbara Rust-Hackner e.a. contre Nürnberger Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft Österreich e.a.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Libre prestation de services – Assurance directe sur la vie – Directives 90/619/CEE, 92/96/CEE, 2002/83/CE et 2009/138/CE – Droit de renonciation – Information incorrecte concernant les modalités d’exercice du droit de renonciation – Conditions de forme de la déclaration de renonciation – Effets sur les obligations de l’entreprise d’assurance – Délai – Expiration du droit de renonciation – Possibilité d’une renonciation postérieure à la résiliation du contrat – Remboursement de la valeur de rachat du contrat – Restitution des primes versées – Droit aux intérêts rémunératoires – Prescription.#Affaires jointes C-355/18 à C-357/18 et C-479/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0389_SUM

  Arrêt de la Cour (septième chambre) du 19 décembre 2019.#Brussels Securities SA contre État belge.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Régime fiscal commun applicable aux sociétés mères et filiales d’États membres différents – Directive 90/435/CEE – Prévention de la double imposition – Article 4, paragraphe 1, premier tiret – Interdiction d’imposer des bénéfices reçus – Inclusion du dividende distribué par la filiale dans la base imposable de la société mère – Déduction du dividende distribué de la base imposable de la société mère et le report de l’excédent aux exercices d’imposition suivants sans limitation dans le temps – Ordre d’imputation des déductions fiscales sur les bénéfices – Perte d’un avantage fiscal.#Affaire C-389/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0523_SUM

  Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Fünfte Kammer) vom 19. Dezember 2019.#Engie Cartagena S.L. gegen Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Elektrizitätsbinnenmarkt – Gemeinsame Regeln – Richtlinie 2003/54/EG – Art. 3 Abs. 2 – Richtlinie 2009/72/EG – Art. 3 Abs. 2 – Gemeinwirtschaftliche Verpflichtungen – Begriff – Nationale Regelung – Finanzierung von Energieeffizienzprogrammen – Bestimmung von Elektrizitätsunternehmen – Pflichtbeitrag.#Rechtssache C-523/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0715_SUM

  Arrêt de la Cour (huitième chambre) du 19 décembre 2019.#Segler-Vereinigung Cuxhaven e.V. contre Finanzamt Cuxhaven.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Fiscalité – Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA) – Directive 2006/112/CE – Article 98 – Faculté pour les États membres d’appliquer un taux réduit de TVA à certaines livraisons de biens et prestations de services – Annexe III, point 12 – Taux réduit de TVA applicable à la location d’emplacements de camping et d’emplacements pour caravanes – Question de l’application de ce taux réduit à la location d’emplacements d’amarrage pour bateaux dans un port de plaisance – Comparaison avec la location d’emplacements pour le stationnement de véhicules – Égalité de traitement – Principe de neutralité fiscale.#Affaire C-715/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0532_SUM

  Rozsudek Soudního dvora (čtvrtého senátu) ze dne 19. prosince 2019.#GN, zastoupená zákonným zástupcem HM v. ZU, insolvenční správce společnosti Niki Luftfahrt GmbH.#Řízení o předběžné otázce – Letecká doprava – Montrealská úmluva – Článek 17 odst. 1 – Odpovědnost leteckých dopravců v případě nehody – Pojem ‚nehoda‘ – Letící letadlo – Převržení kelímku s kávou položeného na odkládacím stolku sedadla – Zranění způsobené cestujícímu.#Věc C-532/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0176_SUM

  Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Siebte Kammer) vom 19. Dezember 2019.#Club de Variedades Vegetales Protegidas gegen Adolfo Juan Martínez Sanchís.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Gemeinschaftlicher Sortenschutz – Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2100/94 – Art. 13 Abs. 2 und 3 – Schutzwirkungen – Mehrphasiges Schutzsystem – Anbau von Sortenbestandteilen und Ernte ihrer Früchte – Unterscheidung zwischen den an den Sortenbestandteilen und den am Erntegut vorgenommenen Handlungen – Begriff der Verwendung von Sortenbestandteilen ohne Zustimmung – Art. 95 – Vorläufiger Schutz.#Rechtssache C-176/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0442_SUM

  Unionin tuomioistuimen tuomio (ensimmäinen jaosto) 19.12.2019.#Euroopan keskuspankki (EKP) vastaan Espírito Santo Financial (Portugal), SGPS, SA.#Muutoksenhaku – Euroopan keskuspankin (EKP) neuvoston päätöksiin tutustumista koskevan oikeuden epääminen – Euroopan keskuspankkijärjestelmän ja EKP:n perussäännöstä tehty pöytäkirja – 10.4 artikla – Kokousten luottamuksellisuus – Asioiden käsittelyn tulos – Tietojen ilmaisemista koskeva mahdollisuus – Päätös 2004/258/EY – Oikeus tutustua EKP:n asiakirjoihin – 4 artiklan 1 kohdan a alakohta – Asioiden käsittelyn luottamuksellisuus – Yleisen edun suojan vahingoittaminen.#Asia C-442/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0707_SUM

  Arrêt de la Cour (huitième chambre) du 19 décembre 2019.#Amărăşti Land Investment SRL contre Direcţia Generală Regională a Finanţelor Publice Timişoara et Administraţia Judeţeană a Finanţelor Publice Timiş.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Fiscalité – Système commun de taxe sur la valeur ajoutée – Directive 2006/112/CE – Opérations imposables – Déduction de la taxe payée en amont – Acquisition de biens immobiliers non inscrits au registre foncier national – Dépenses liées à la première inscription audit registre prises en charge par l’acquéreur – Recours à des sociétés tierces spécialisées – Entremise dans une prestation de services ou dépenses d’investissement effectuées pour les besoins d’une entreprise.#Affaire C-707/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0360_SUM

  Arrêt de la Cour (troisième chambre) du 19 décembre 2019.#Cargill Deutschland GmbH contre Hauptzollamt Krefeld.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Règlement (UE) no 1360/2013 – Agriculture – Organisation commune des marchés – Secteur du sucre – Cotisation à la production – Effet utile – Droit au remboursement des sommes indûment payées – Applicabilité des règles nationales relatives aux délais de prescription – Principe d’effectivité.#Affaire C-360/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0592_SUM

  Rozsudek Soudního dvora (devátého senátu) ze dne 19. prosince 2019.#Darie BV v. Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu.#Řízení o předběžné otázce – Nařízení (EU) č. 528/2012 – Článek 3 odst. 1 písm. a) a c) – Pojem ‚biocidní přípravek‘ – Pojem ‚účinná látka‘ – Výrobek s obsahem bakterií, který obsahuje druh bakterie Bacillus Ferment – Působení, které není pouhým fyzickým nebo mechanickým působením – Nepřímé působení – Doba působení výrobku.#Věc C-592/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0453_SUM

  Unionin tuomioistuimen tuomio (ensimmäinen jaosto) 19.12.2019.#Bondora AS vastaan Carlos V. C. ja XY.#Ennakkoratkaisupyyntö – Oikeudellinen yhteistyö yksityisoikeudellisissa asioissa – Eurooppalainen maksamismääräysmenettely – Asetus (EY) N:o 1896/2006 – Lisäasiakirjojen toimittaminen saatavan tueksi – Kuluttajasopimusten kohtuuttomat ehdot – Direktiivi 93/13/ETY – Tuomioistuimen, jonka käsiteltäväksi asia on saatettu, eurooppalaista maksamismääräystä koskevan hakemuksen yhteydessä suorittama valvonta.#Yhdistetyt asiat C-453/18 ja C-494/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0677_SUM

  Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Zehnte Kammer) vom 19. Dezember 2019.#Amoena Ltd gegen Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Gemeinsamer Zolltarif – Zolltarifliche Einreihung – Kombinierte Nomenklatur – Positionen 6212 und 9021 – Mastektomie-Büstenhalter – Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2017/1167 – Gültigkeit – Begriff ‚Zubehör‘ – Loyale Zusammenarbeit.#Rechtssache C-677/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0290_SUM

  Rozsudek Soudního dvora (šestého senátu) ze dne 19. prosince 2019.#RN v. Home Credit Slovakia a.s.#Řízení o předběžné otázce – Ochrana spotřebitele – Směrnice 2008/48/ES – Spotřebitelské úvěrové smlouvy – Článek 10 odst. 2 – Informace, které musí být uvedeny v úvěrových smlouvách – Roční procentní sazba nákladů – Neuvedení přesné procentní sazby – Sazba vyjádřená jako rozpětí mezi 21,5 % a 22,4 %.#Věc C-290/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0477_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Exportslachterij J. Gosschalk en Zn. BV and Others v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit.#References for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 — Article 27(1) and (4) — Points 1 and 2 of Annex VI — Official controls on feed and food — Financing — Fees payable in relation to official controls — Calculation — Concept of ‘staff involved in the official controls’ — Inclusion of administrative and support staff — Possibility of charging for quarter-hour periods requested by the slaughterhouse for the purposes of official controls but not worked — Conditions.#Joined Cases C-477/18 and C-478/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0465_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#AV and BU v Comune di Bernareggio.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of establishment — Sale of a pharmacy under a tendering procedure — National legislation — Right of pre-emption granted to employees of the pharmacy being sold.#Case C-465/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0752_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Freistaat Bayern.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Article 6, the first paragraph of Article 47 and Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Directive 2008/50/EC — Atmospheric pollution — Ambient air quality — Air quality plan — Limit values for nitrogen dioxide — Obligation to adopt appropriate measures to ensure that any exceedance period is very short — Obligation on the national courts to take any necessary measure — Refusal of a regional government to comply with an injunction — Coercive detention contemplated in respect of senior political representatives or senior officials of the region concerned — Effective judicial protection — Right to liberty of the person — Legal basis — Proportionality.#Case C-752/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0385_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Arriva Italia Srl and Others v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — State aid — Notion — Public railway undertaking in difficulties — Aid measures — Allocation of financial aid — Aim — Continued operation of the public railway undertaking — Allocation to and shareholding in the capital of that public undertaking — Transfer to the capital of another public undertaking — Private investor test — Prior notification obligation for new aid.#Case C-385/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0263_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Nederlands Uitgeversverbond and Groep Algemene Uitgevers v Tom Kabinet Internet BV and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society — Directive 2001/29/EC — Article 3(1) — Right of communication to the public — Making available — Article 4 — Distribution right — Exhaustion — Electronic books (e‑books) — Virtual market for ‘second-hand’ e‑books.#Case C-263/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0460_RES

  Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#HK v European Commission.#Appeal — Civil service — Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union — Article 1d — First paragraph of Article 17 of Annex VIII — Pension for the surviving spouse — Conditions for granting — Concept of ‘surviving spouse’ of a Union official — Marriage and non-marital partnership — Cohabitation — Principle of non-discrimination — Comparable situation — None — Condition of duration of marriage — Combating fraud — Justification.#Case C-460/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0386_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Coöperatieve Producentenorganisatie en Beheersgroep Texel UA v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common fisheries policy — Regulations (EU) Nos 1303/2013, 1379/2013 and 508/2014 — Fishery and aquaculture producer organisations — Production and marketing plans — Financial support for the preparation and implementation of those plans — Conditions of eligibility of costs — Discretion of the Member States — No possibility under national law to apply for financial support.#Case C-386/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0390_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Criminal proceedings against X.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2000/31/EC — Information society services — Directive 2006/123/EC — Services — Connection of hosts, whether businesses or individuals, with accommodation to rent with persons seeking that type of accommodation — Qualification — National legislation imposing certain restrictions on the exercise of the profession of real estate agent — Directive 2000/31/EC — Article 3(4)(b), second indent — Obligation to give notification of measures restricting the freedom to provide information society services — Failure to give notification — Enforceability — Criminal proceedings with an ancillary civil action.#Case C-390/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0236_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#GRDF SA v Eni Gas & Power France SA and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common rules for the internal market in natural gas — Directive 2009/73/EC — Article 41(11) — Settlement of disputes concerning the obligations imposed on a system operator — Temporal effects of decisions of the dispute settlement authority — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations.#Case C-236/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0418_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Patrick Grégor Puppinck and Others v European Commission.#Appeal — Institutional law — Citizens’ initiative ‘One of us’ — Communication from the European Commission setting out its conclusions and the reasons for not taking the action requested in the citizens’ initiative.#Case C-418/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0168_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Pensions-Sicherungs-Verein VVaG v Günther Bauer.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer — Directive 2008/94/EC — Article 8 — Supplementary pension schemes — Protection of entitlement to old-age benefits — Minimum guaranteed level of protection — Former employer’s obligation to offset a reduction in an occupational old-age pension — External pension institution — Direct effect.#Case C-168/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0509_RES

  Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Czech Republic v European Commission.#EAGF and EAFRD – Expenditure excluded from financing – Applicable time periods between multiple visits by the national control authorities – Announcement of on-the-spot checks – Implied notice – Articles 25 and 26 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 – Flat-rate financial correction.#Case T-509/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0502_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Criminal proceedings against Oriol Junqueras Vies.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Expedited procedure — Institutional law — Citizen of the European Union elected to the European Parliament while being held in provisional detention in the context of criminal proceedings — Article 14 TEU — Concept of ‘Member of the European Parliament’ — Article 343 TFEU — Immunities necessary for the performance of the tasks of the European Union — Protocol (No 7) on the privileges and immunities of the European Union — Article 9 — Immunities enjoyed by Members of the European Parliament — Immunity as regards travel — Immunities as regards sessions — Personal, temporal and material scope of the various immunities — Waiver of immunity by the European Parliament — Request to waive immunity from a national court — Act concerning the election of Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage — Article 5 — Term of office — Article 8 — Electoral procedure — Article 12 — Verification of the credentials of Members of the European Parliament following the official declaration of the election results — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 39(2) — Election of Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage in a free and secret ballot — Right to stand as a candidate at elections.#Case C-502/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0016_RES

  Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Michael Dobersberger v Magistrat der Stadt Wien.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Articles 56 and 57 TFEU — Freedom to provide services — Directive 96/71/EC — Applicability — Article 1(3)(a) — Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services — Provision of services on board international trains — National rules imposing administrative obligations in relation to the posting of workers.#Case C-16/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0501_RES

  Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Currency One S.A. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Invalidity proceedings – EU word mark CINKCIARZ – Absolute grounds for refusal – Distinctive character – No descriptive character – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) – Pejorative term relating to the goods or services at issue.#Case T-501/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0504_RES

  Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#XG v European Commission.#Staff of a private company providing IT services within the institution – Refusal to grant access to the Commission’s premises – Competence of the author of the act.#Case T-504/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0067_RES

  Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Probelte, SA v European Commission.#Plant protection products — Active substance 8‑hydroxyquinoline — Request for amendment of the conditions of approval — Procedure for harmonised classification and labelling — Right to be heard — Legitimate expectations — Manifest error of assessment.#Case T-67/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0211_RES

  Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Vanda Pharmaceuticals Ltd v European Commission.#Medicinal products for human use — Application for marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Fanaptum — iloperidone — Commission refusal decision — Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 — Scientific evaluation of the risks and benefits of a medicinal product — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Equal treatment.#Case T-211/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0690_RES

  Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark Vita — Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision — Article 65(6) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 72(6) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Res judicata.#Case T-690/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0360_INF

  Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Jean-François Jalkh v European Parliament.#Action for annulment — Institutional law — European Parliament legislative resolution — Act not open to challenge — Preparatory act — Inadmissibility.#Case T-360/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0270_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Amazon Technologies, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ring — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-270/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0014_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Hellenic Republic v European Commission.#EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Decoupled direct aid — Flat-rate financial correction — Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 — Article 12 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 — Obligation to state reasons — Assessment of the damage — Proportionality.#Case T-14/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0022_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Republic of Bulgaria v European Commission.#EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Expenditure incurred by Bulgaria — Rural development — Quality of on-the-spot checks — Review of eligibility and selection criteria — Financial corrections — Ex post controls — Method for calculating financial corrections — Recurrence — Corrective measures — Conformity clearance procedure — Legal certainty — Principle of sound financial management — Proportionality.#Case T-22/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0028_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Karlovarské minerální vody a.s. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark VERITEA — Earlier EU word mark VERI — AGUA PURA DEL PIRINEO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons.#Case T-28/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0743_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Japan Tobacco, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark I.J. TOBACCO INDUSTRY — Earlier EU figurative mark JTi — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-743/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0812_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#BPC Lux 2 Sàrl and Others v European Commission.#State aid — Aid granted by the Portuguese authorities for the resolution of the financial institution Banco Espírito Santo — Creation and capitalisation of a bridge bank — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market — Lack of standing — Inadmissibility.#Case T-812/14 RENV.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0295_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Hellenic Republic v European Commission.#EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Expenditure incurred by Greece — Rural development — Decoupled direct aid — Key controls — Flat-rate financial corrections.#Case T-295/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0729_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#El Corte Inglés, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark LLOYD — Earlier EU figurative mark LLOYD’S — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No similarity between the goods and services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-729/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0040_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Amigüitos pets & life, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark THE ONLY ONE by alphaspirit wild and perfect — Earlier EU word mark ONE — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001.#Case T-40/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0589_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Vins el Cep, SL v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark MIM NATURA — Earlier international word and figurative registrations MM and MM and earlier national word mark MUMM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-589/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0590_INF

  Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Fujikura Ltd v European Commission.#Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for underground and submarine power cables — Market allocation in connection with projects — Fines — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Determining the relative weight of the European and non-European members in the cartel — Participation of European undertakings in the cartel at several levels — Principle of equal treatment).#Case C-590/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0589_INF

  Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd v European Commission.#Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for underground and submarine power cables — Market allocation in connection with projects — Fines — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Determination of the value of sales — Principle of equal treatment.#Case C-589/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0582_INF

  Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Viscas Corp. v European Commission.#Appeal — Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for underground and submarine power cables — Market allocation in connection with projects — Fines — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Determining the relative weight of the European and non-European members in the cartel — Participation of European undertakings in the cartel at several levels — Principle of equal treatment.#Case C-582/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CO0696_INF

  Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 19 December 2019.#Andreas Hauzenberger v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal — EU trade mark — Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed — Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law — Appeal not allowed to proceed.#Case C-696/19 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0645

  Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#NE v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Hartberg-Fürstenfeld and Finanzpolizei.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesverwaltungsgericht Steiermark.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Freedom to provide services — Posting of workers — Article 56 TFEU — Directive 2014/67/EU — Articles 9 and 20 — Reporting of workers — Retention of records of wages — Penalties — Proportionality — Fines of a predefined minimum amount — Cumulative — No upper limit — Court fees.#Case C-645/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0812

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#BPC Lux 2 Sàrl and Others v European Commission.#State aid — Aid granted by the Portuguese authorities for the resolution of the financial institution Banco Espírito Santo — Creation and capitalisation of a bridge bank — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market — Lack of standing — Inadmissibility.#Case T-812/14 RENV.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0014

  Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Hellenic Republic v European Commission.#EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Decoupled direct aid — Flat-rate financial correction — Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 — Article 12 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 907/2014 — Obligation to state reasons — Assessment of the damage — Proportionality.#Case T-14/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0022

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Republic of Bulgaria v European Commission.#EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Expenditure incurred by Bulgaria — Rural development — Quality of on-the-spot checks — Review of eligibility and selection criteria — Financial corrections — Ex post controls — Method for calculating financial corrections — Recurrence — Corrective measures — Conformity clearance procedure — Legal certainty — Principle of sound financial management — Proportionality.#Case T-22/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0748

  Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Motex Ipari és Szolgáltató Rehabilitációs Kft. (Motex Kft.) v European Commission.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — State aid — Aid implemented by Hungary in favour of companies employing disabled workers — Action for annulment — Alleged decisions not to raise objections — Lack of standing — Person not individually concerned — Action not brought in order to safeguard procedural rights — Inadmissibility of the action at first instance — Appeal manifestly unfounded.#Case C-748/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CO0696

  Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 19 December 2019.#Andreas Hauzenberger v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal — EU trade mark — Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed — Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law — Appeal not allowed to proceed.#Case C-696/19 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0602(01)

  Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Unitec Bio SA and Others v Council of the European Union.#Taxation of costs.#Case C-602/16 P-DEP.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0295

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Hellenic Republic v European Commission.#EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Expenditure incurred by Greece — Rural development — Decoupled direct aid — Key controls — Flat-rate financial corrections.#Case T-295/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0270

  Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Amazon Technologies, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark ring — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptiveness — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-270/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0729

  Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#El Corte Inglés, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark LLOYD — Earlier EU figurative mark LLOYD’S — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No similarity between the goods and services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-729/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0743

  Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Japan Tobacco, Inc. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark I.J. TOBACCO INDUSTRY — Earlier EU figurative mark JTi — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-743/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0175

  Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft eV v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark eVoter — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-175/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0647

  Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#ZQ v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — Psychological harassment — Article 12a of the Staff Regulations — Request for assistance — Article 24 of the Staff Regulations — Rejection of the request — Reasonable time — Absence of prima facie evidence — Obligation to state reasons — Liability.#Case T-647/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0589

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Vins el Cep, SL v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark MIM NATURA — Earlier international word and figurative registrations MM and MM and earlier national word mark MUMM — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-589/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0069

  Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark Bad Reichenhaller Alpensaline — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-69/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0028

  Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Karlovarské minerální vody a.s. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark VERITEA — Earlier EU word mark VERI — AGUA PURA DEL PIRINEO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons.#Case T-28/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0040

  Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Amigüitos pets & life, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark THE ONLY ONE by alphaspirit wild and perfect — Earlier EU word mark ONE — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001.#Case T-40/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0054

  Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Nosio SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark BIANCOFINO — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001.#Case T-54/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0457

  Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Rosen D. Zotkov v European Commission.#Civil Service — Contractual agents — Remuneration — Family benefits — Request to treat a person as a dependent child — Conditions of grant — Factors to take into account in the calculation of maintenance expenditure — Error in law.#Case T-457/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0383

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Sta*Ware EDV Beratung GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark businessNavi — Genuine use of the mark — Partial revocation — Article 51(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).#Case T-383/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0355

  Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Barbara Rust-Hackner and Others v Nürnberger Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft Österreich and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Salzburg and Bezirksgericht für Handelssachen Wien.#References for a preliminary ruling — Freedom to provide services — Direct life assurance — Directives 90/619/EEC, 92/96/EEC, 2002/83/EC and 2009/138/EC — Right of cancellation — Incorrect information concerning the detailed rules for exercising the right of cancellation — Formal requirements for the declaration of cancellation — Effects on the obligations of the assurance undertaking — Time limit — Lapse of the right of cancellation — Possibility to cancel a contract after it has been terminated — Repayment of the surrender value of the contract — Reimbursement of premiums paid — Right to remuneration interest — Limitation.#Joined Cases C-355/18, C-356/18 and C-479/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CO0140_INF

  Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#EX and Others v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Hartberg-Fürstenfeld.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Freedom to provide services — Posting of workers — Article 56 TFEU — Directive 2014/67/EU — Articles 9 and 20 — Reporting of workers — Retention of records of wages — Penalties — Proportionality — Fines of a predefined minimum amount — Cumulative — No upper limit — Court fees — Manifest inadmissibility.#Joined Cases C-140/19, C-141/19 and C-492/19 to C-494/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0645_INF

  Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#NE v Bezirkshauptmannschaft Hartberg-Fürstenfeld and Finanzpolizei.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Freedom to provide services — Posting of workers — Article 56 TFEU — Directive 2014/67/EU — Articles 9 and 20 — Reporting of workers — Retention of records of wages — Penalties — Proportionality — Fines of a predefined minimum amount — Cumulative — No upper limit — Court fees.#Case C-645/18.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0741

  Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#OPS Újpesti Csökkentmunkaképességűek Ipari és Kereskedelmi Kft. (OPS Újpest Kft.) v European Commission.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — State Aid — Aid implemented by Hungary in favour of undertakings employing disabled workers — Action for annulment — Alleged decisions not to raise objections — Deadline for lodging an appeal — Starting point — Awareness of the existence of the contested measure — Request for translation of the contested measure — Reasonable time — Out of time — Inadmissibility of the action at first instance — Assessment of the facts — Appeal, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded).#Case C-741/18 P.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0054_INF

  Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Nosio SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark BIANCOFINO — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001.#Case T-54/19.

  19 December 2019

• Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0100

  Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2019.#Christine Wehrheim v European Central Bank.#Civil service — ECB staff — Remuneration — Expatriation allowance — Discontinuation — Liability — Material and non-material harm — Service-related fault.#Case T-100/18.

  19 December 2019