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Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014CJ0593
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Masco Denmark ApS and Damixa ApS v Skatteministeriet.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of establishment — Tax legislation concerning thin capitalisation of subsidiaries — Inclusion in the taxable income of a lending company of the loan interest paid by a non-resident borrowing subsidiary — Tax exemption for interest paid by a resident borrowing subsidiary — Balanced allocation between Member States of the power to impose taxes — Need to prevent the risk of tax avoidance.#Case C-593/14.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0201
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Anonymi Geniki Etairia Tsimenton Iraklis (AGET Iraklis) v Ypourgos Ergasias, Koinonikis Asfalisis kai Koinonikis Allilengyis.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 98/59/EC — Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies — Article 49 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 16 — Freedom to conduct a business — National legislation conferring upon an administrative authority the power to oppose collective redundancies after assessing the conditions in the labour market, the situation of the undertaking and the interests of the national economy — Acute economic crisis — Particularly high national unemployment rate.#Case C-201/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0203
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Tele2 Sverige AB v Post- och telestyrelsen and Secretary of State for the Home Department v Tom Watson and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Kammarrätten i Stockholm and the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications — Processing of personal data — Confidentiality of electronic communications — Protection — Directive 2002/58/EC — Articles 5, 6 and 9 and Article 15(1) — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 7, 8 and 11 and Article 52(1) — National legislation — Providers of electronic communications services — Obligation relating to the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data — National authorities — Access to data — No prior review by a court or independent administrative authority — Compatibility with EU law.#Joined Cases C-203/15 and C-698/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0618
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Concurrence Sàrl v Samsung Electronics France SAS and Amazon Services Europe Sàrl.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction — Tort, delict or quasi-delict — Selective distribution network — Prohibition on online resale outside a network — Action for an injunction prohibiting unlawful interference — Connecting factor.#Case C-618/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0076
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Paul Vervloet and Others v Ministerraad.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — State aid — Aid implemented by the Kingdom of Belgium in favour of ARCO Group financial cooperatives — Deposit guarantee schemes — Directive 94/19/EC — Scope — Guarantee scheme protecting the shares of individual members, being natural persons, of cooperatives operating in the financial sector — Not included — Articles 107 TFEU and 108 TFEU — Commission decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market.#Case C-76/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0119
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Biuro podróży 'Partner' Sp. z o.o, Sp. komandytowa w Dąbrowie Górniczej v Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Apelacyjny w Warszawie.#References for a preliminary ruling — Directive 93/13/EEC — Directive 2009/22/EC — Consumer protection — Erga omnes effect of unfair terms entered in a public register — Financial penalty imposed on a seller or supplier having used a term held to be equivalent to a term in the register — Seller or supplier who was not a party to the proceedings giving rise to the declaration that the term in question was unfair — Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Concept of ‘court or tribunal against whose decisions there is no judicial remedy under national law’.#Case C-119/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0020
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v World Duty Free Group SA and Others.#Appeal — State aid — Article 107(1) TFEU — Tax system — Corporation tax — Deduction — Amortisation of goodwill resulting from acquisitions by undertakings resident for tax purposes in Spain of shareholdings of at least 5% in undertakings resident for tax purposes outside Spain — Concept of ‘State aid’ — Condition relating to selectivity.#Case C-20/15 P.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0444
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Associazione Italia Nostra Onlus v Comune di Venezia and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Veneto.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2001/42/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment — Article 3(3) — Plans and programmes which require an environmental assessment only where the Member States determine that they are likely to have significant environmental effects — Validity in the light of the TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Meaning of use of ‘small areas at local level’ — National legislation referring to the size of the areas concerned.#Case C-444/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0164
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v Aer Lingus Ltd and Ryanair Designated Activity Company.#Appeal — State aid — National tax on air transport– Application of differentiated rates — Lower rate for flights to destinations no more than 300 km from the national airport — Advantage — Selective nature — Assessment where the fiscal measure is likely to constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services — Recovery — Excise duty.#Joined Cases C-164/15 P and C-165/15 P.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CJ0104
Arrêt de la Cour (grande chambre) du 21 décembre 2016.#Conseil de l'Union européenne contre Front populaire pour la libération de la saguia-el-hamra et du rio de oro (Front Polisario).#Pourvoi – Relations extérieures – Accord entre l’Union européenne et le Royaume du Maroc relatif à des mesures de libéralisation en matière d’agriculture et de pêche – Décision approuvant la conclusion d’un accord international – Recours en annulation – Recevabilité – Qualité pour agir – Application territoriale de l’accord – Interprétation de l’accord – Principe d’autodétermination – Principe de l’effet relatif des traités.#Affaire C-104/16 P.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0539
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Daniel Bowman v Pensionsversicherungsanstalt.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Article 2(1) and (2) — Discrimination on grounds of age — Collective labour agreement — Extension of the period of advancement from the first to the second step in the salary scale — Indirect unequal treatment on grounds of age.#Case C-539/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014CJ0503
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v Portuguese Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 21 TFEU, 45 TFEU and 49 TFEU — Articles 28 and 31 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area — Freedom of movement for persons — Freedom of movement for workers — Freedom of establishment — Taxation of natural persons on capital gains resulting from a share exchange — Taxation of natural persons on capital gains resulting from a transfer of all the assets used in the exercise of a business or professional activity — Exit taxation of individuals — Immediate recovery of taxation — Difference in treatment between natural persons who exchange shares and maintain their residence in the national territory and those who make such an exchange and transfer their residence to the territory of another Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area — Difference in treatment between natural persons transferring all the assets related to an activity carried out on an individual basis to a company with its head office and effective management in Portugal and those who carry out such a transfer to a company with its head office or its effective management in the territory of another Member State of the European Union or of the European Economic Area — Proportionality.#Case C-503/14.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0154
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Francisco Gutiérrez Naranjo v Cajasur Banco SAU, Ana María Palacios Martínez v Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA), Banco Popular Español SA v Emilio Irles López and Teresa Torres Andreu.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil n° 1 de Granada and Audiencia Provincial de Alicante.#References for a preliminary ruling — Directive 93/13/EEC — Consumer contracts — Mortgage loans — Unfair terms — Article 4(2) — Article 6(1) — Declaration of nullity — Limitation by the national court of the temporal effects of the declaration of nullity of an unfair term.#Joined Cases C-154/15 and C-307/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0131
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Club Hotel Loutraki AE and Others v European Commission.#Appeal — State aid — Operation of Video Lottery Terminals — Grant by a Member State of an exclusive licence — Decision finding no State aid — Article 108(3) TFEU — Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 — Articles 4, 7 and 13 — Failure to initiate the formal investigation procedure — Concept of ‘serious difficulties’ — Date of the assessment — Article 296 TFEU — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 41 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 47 — Right to effective judicial protection — Article 107(1) TFEU — Concept of ‘economic advantage’ — Joint assessment of the measures notified.#Case C-131/15 P.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0051
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Remondis GmbH & Co. KG Region Nord v Region Hannover.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Celle.#References for a preliminary ruling — Article 4(2) TEU — Respect for the national identity of Member States inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional, inclusive of regional and local self-government — Internal organisation of the Member States — Regional authorities — Legal instrument creating a new public-law entity and organising the transfer of powers and responsibilities for the performance of public tasks — Public procurement — Directive 2004/18/EC — Article 1(2)(a) — Concept of ‘public contract’.#Case C-51/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014CJ0524
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v Hansestadt Lübeck.#Appeal — State aid — Airport charges — Article 108(2) TFEU — Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure — Admissibility of an action for annulment — Person individually concerned — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — Article 107(1) TFEU — Condition relating to selectivity.#Case C-524/14 P.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0327
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#TDC A/S v Teleklagenævnet and Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/22/EC — Universal service — Articles 12 and 13 — Calculation of the cost of universal service obligations — Article 32 — Compensation for costs relating to additional mandatory services — Direct effect — Article 107(1) and Article 108(3) TFEU — Maritime radio safety and emergency services in Denmark and Greenland — National rules — Submission of an application for compensation for costs relating to additional mandatory services — Three-month time limit — Principles of equivalence and effectiveness).#Case C-327/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0272
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Swiss International Air Lines AG v The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and Environment Agency.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/87/EC — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Obligation to surrender emission allowances in respect of flights between EU Member States and most third countries — Decision No 377/2013/EU — Article 1 — Temporary derogation — Exclusion of flights to and from airports situated in Switzerland — Difference of treatment of third countries — General principle of equal treatment — Inapplicable.#Case C-272/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0355
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Bietergemeinschaft Technische Gebäudebetreuung GesmbH und Caverion Österreich GmbH v Universität für Bodenkultur Wien and VAMED Management und Service GmbH & Co KG.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public procurement — Directive 89/665/EEC — Review procedures in the area of public procurement — Article 1(3) — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — Article 2a(2) — Concept of a ‘tenderer concerned’ — Right of a tenderer definitively excluded by the contracting authority to seek review of a subsequent award decision.#Case C-355/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0508
Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Erste Kammer) vom 21. Dezember 2016.#Sidika Ucar gegen Land Berlin.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Assoziierungsabkommen EWG – Türkei – Beschluss Nr. 1/80 – Art. 7 Abs. 1 – Aufenthaltsrecht der Familienangehörigen eines türkischen Arbeitnehmers, der dem regulären Arbeitsmarkt eines Mitgliedstaats angehört – Voraussetzungen – Fehlen eines Erfordernisses, wonach der türkische Arbeitnehmer während der ersten drei Jahre des Aufenthalts des Familienangehörigen dem regulären Arbeitsmarkt angehören muss.#Rechtssache C-508/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0654
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Länsförsäkringar AB v Matek A/S.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 9(1)(b) — Article 15(1) — Article 51(1)(a) — Extent of the exclusive right granted to the proprietor — Period of five years following registration.#Case C-654/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0547
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Interservice d.o.o. Koper v Sándor Horváth.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Community Customs Code — Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Article 96 — External transit procedure — Definition of ‘carrier’ — Failure to produce goods at the customs office of destination — Liability — Transport subcontractor who has handed the goods over to the main carrier in the car park of the customs office of destination and subsequently again assumed responsibility for the goods in order to continue with the transport.#Case C-547/15.21 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TO0826
Order of the General Court of 16 December 2016.#Luis Javier Casasnovas Bernad v European Commission.#Application for interim measures — Civil service — Contract staff — Termination of a contract of indefinite duration — Application for suspension of operation — No urgency.#Case T-826/16 R.16 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62004TJ0199(01)
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd v Council of the European Union.#Dumping — Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan — Interest in bringing proceedings — Initiation of the investigation — Constructed normal value — Manifest error of assessment — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard at a hearing — Comparison between the normal value and the export price — Drawback of import duties — Adjustment — Injury — Causal link — WTO law.#Case T-199/04 RENV.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62009TJ0421(01)
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) v European Commission.#Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Greek market for the supply of lignite and Greek wholesale electricity market — Decision establishing specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of an infringement of Article 86(1) EC, in conjunction with Article 82 EC — Article 86(3) EC — Obligation to state reasons — Proportionality — Freedom of contract.#Case T-421/09 RENV.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62013TJ0177
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#TestBioTech eV and Others v European Commission.#Environment — Genetically modified products — Genetically modified soybean MON 87701 x MON 89788 — Request for internal review of the decision on marketing authorisation dismissed as unfounded — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment.#Case T-177/13.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0212
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Aldi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Gourmet — Earlier national word and figurative marks GOURMET and Gourmet — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-212/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0808
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Kingdom of Spain v European Commission.#State aid — Digital television — Aid for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less-urbanised areas of Castilla-La Mancha — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Concept of ‘undertaking’ — Economic activity — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Distortion of competition — Article 107(3)(c) TFEU — Duty of diligence — Reasonable period — Legal certainty — Equal treatment — Proportionality — Subsidiarity — Right to information.#Case T-808/14.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0762
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Koninklijke Philips NV and Philips France v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Smart card chips — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Exchange of commercially sensitive information — Infringement by object — Single and continuous infringement — Principle of sound administration — Duty of care — Proof — 2006 Leniency Notice — Settlement Notice — Limitation period — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales.#Case T-762/14.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0330
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Rudolf Keil v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark BasenCitrate — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-330/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CO0446(01)
Kijavító végzés, 2016. december 15.#Signum Alfa Sped Kft. kontra Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Kiemelt Adó- és Vám Főigazgatóság.#Végzés kijavítása.#C-446/15. sz. ügy.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0227
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Redpur GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark Redpur — Earlier EU figurative mark redwell INFRAROT HEIZUNGEN — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-227/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0644
Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Hungary v European Commission.#Appeal — Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 — Common organisation of agricultural markets — Fruit and vegetable sector — Article 103e — National financial assistance granted to producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector — Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 — Article 97 — Commission decision concerning the reimbursement by the European Union of the national financial assistance granted by Hungary to producer organisations.#Case C-644/15 P.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0037
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Abertis Telecom Terrestre, SA and Telecom Castilla-La Mancha, SA v European Commission.#State aid — Digital television — Aid for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less-urbanised areas of Castilla-La Mancha — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Concept of an undertaking — Economic activity — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Distortion of competition — Article 107(3)(c) TFEU — New aid.#Joined Cases T-37/15 and T-38/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0466
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Kingdom of Spain v European Commission.#Customs union — Importation of tuna products from El Salvador — Post-clearance recovery of import duties — Application for non-recovery of import duties — Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Right to sound administration under Article 872a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — Error of the competent authorities not reasonably capable of being detected.#Case T-466/14.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62008TJ0169(01)
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) v European Commission.#Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Greek markets for the supply of lignite and of wholesale electricity — Decision finding an infringement of Article 86(1) EC in conjunction with Article 82 EC — Granting or maintaining in favour of a public undertaking of rights to exploit public deposits of lignite — Definition of the relevant markets — Existence of inequality of opportunity — Obligation to state reasons — Legitimate expectations — Misuse of powers — Proportionality.#Case T-169/08 RENV.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0678
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Novartis AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Applications for EU figurative trade marks representing a grey curve and representing a green curve — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Simplicity of the sign — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Joined Cases T-678/15 and T-679/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0758
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Infineon Technologies AG v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Smart card chips — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Exchanges of commercially sensitive information — Rights of defence — Infringement by object — Proof — Limitation period — Single and continuous infringement — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales.#Case T-758/14.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0700
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#LEK Farmacevtska Družba d.d. v Republika Slovenija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Combined Nomenclature — Classification of goods — Food supplements falling under heading 2106 — Active ingredient as the essential component — Possible classification in Chapter 30 of the Combined Nomenclature — Goods presented and marketed as medicinal products.#Case C-700/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0667
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Loterie Nationale – Nationale Loterij NV van publiek recht v Paul Adriaensen and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2005/29/EC — Unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices — Misleading commercial practice — Pyramid promotional scheme — Contributions paid by new members and compensation received by existing members — Indirect financial link.#Case C-667/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0401
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Noémie Depesme and Others v Ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche.#References for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative (Luxembourg).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of movement of persons — Worker’s rights — Equal treatment — Social advantages — Financial aid for the pursuit of higher education studies — Requirement of a parent-child relationship — Concept of ‘child’ — Child of a spouse or registered partner — Contribution towards the maintenance of that child.#Joined Cases C-401/15 to C-403/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62013TJ0112
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Mondelez UK Holdings & Services Ltd, formerly Cadbury Holdings Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a chocolate bar — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-112/13.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0529
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Intesa Sanpaolo SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark START UP INITIATIVE — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-529/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0391
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Aldi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark ALDIANO — Earlier EU word mark ALDI — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.#Case T-391/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0548
Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Kingdom of Spain v European Commission.#Customs union — Imports of tuna products originating in Ecuador — Post-clearance recovery of import duties — Request for waiver of recovery of import duties — Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Notice to importers published in the Official Journal — Good faith — Application for the remission of import duties — Article 239 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.#Case T-548/14.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0256
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Drago Nemec v Republika Slovenija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2000/35/EC — Combating late payment — Jurisdiction of the Court — Transaction concluded before the accession of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union — Scope — Concept of ‘commercial transaction’ — Concept of ‘undertaking’ — Maximum amount of interest for late payment.#Case C-256/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0558
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Alberto José Vieira de Azevedo and Others v CED Portugal Unipessoal, Lda and Instituto de Seguros de Portugal - Fundo de Garantia Automóvel.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relação do Porto.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability — Directive 2000/26/EC — Article 4(5) — Insurance undertaking — Claims representative — Sufficient powers of representation — Notifications of proceedings before the courts.#Case C-558/15.15 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0745
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Scorpio Poland, formerly FH Scorpio v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark YO! — Prior national work mark YO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-745/15.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0397
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#PAL-Bullermann GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark PAL — Partial revocation — Genuine use of the mark — Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Form differing from the registered mark — Rule 22(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.#Case T-397/15.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0366
Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Viara Todorova Androva v Council of the European Union.#Appeal — Civil Service — Officials — Promotion — 2011 promotion procedure — Non-inclusion on the list of officials eligible for promotion — Action at first instance dismissed — Article 45 of the Staff Regulations — Clause 4 of the Framework Agreement on fixed- term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Burden of proof — Obligation on the court hearing the substantive application to investigate — Plea of illegality — Rule of correspondence between the complaint and the action before the EU Courts.#Case T-366/15 P.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0171
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Connexxion Taxi Services BV v Staat der Nederlanden (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport) and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public service contracts — Directive 2004/18/EC — Article 45(2) — Personal situation of the candidate or tenderer — Optional grounds of exclusion — Grave professional misconduct — National legislation providing for a case-by-case assessment in accordance with the principle of proportionality — Decisions of the contracting authorities — Directive 89/665/EEC — Judicial review.#Case C-171/15.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0238
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Maria do Céu Bragança Linares Verruga and Others v Ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of movement of persons — Equal treatment — Social advantages — Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 — Article 7(2) — Financial aid for higher education studies — Students not residing in the territory of the Member State concerned subject to the condition that they be the children of workers who have been employed or who have pursued their professional activity in that Member State for a continuous period of at least five years — Indirect discrimination — Justification — Objective of increasing the proportion of residents with a higher education degree — Whether appropriate — Proportionality.#Case C-238/15.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0154
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Grid applications GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#European Union trade mark — Application for EU word mark APlan — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive nature — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-154/16.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0378
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Mercedes Benz Italia SpA v Agenzia delle Entrate Direzione Provinciale Roma 3.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Regionale di Roma.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Value added tax — Directive 77/388/EEC — Article 17(5), third subparagraph, point (d) — Scope — Application of a deductible proportion to the value added tax charged on the acquisition of all goods and services used by a taxable person — Incidental transactions — Use of turnover as an indicator.#Case C-378/15.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0577
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#SV Capital OÜ v European Banking Authority (EBA).#Appeal — Application to initiate an investigation into the Estonian and Finnish supervisory authorities — Decision of the European Banking Authority (EBA) — Board of Appeal decision of the European Supervisory Authorities — Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 — Articles 17 and 60 — Board of Appeal — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Excusable error.#Case C-577/15 P.14 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0744
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Puro Italian Style SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark smartline — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-744/15.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0484
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Criminal proceedings against Antonio Semeraro.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di pace di Taranto.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Manifest lack of jurisdiction — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Directive 2012/29/EU — Article 2(1)(a) — Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 49, 51, 53 and 54 — Offence of defamation — Repeal by the national legislature of the offence of defamation — Lack of connection to EU law — Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the Court.#Case C-484/16.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0549
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Ramón Guiral Broto v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark CAFE DEL SOL — Earlier national figurative mark Café del Sol — Failure to submit evidence in the language of the opposition proceedings — Articles 75 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rules 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Rights of the defence.#Case T-549/15.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0469
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Mauro Infante v Italian Republic.#Action for damages brought by a natural person against a Member State — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court.#Case C-469/16.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0764
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#European Dynamics Luxembourg SA and Evropaïki Dynamiki - Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE v European Commission.#Public service contracts — Call for tender procedure — Technical assistance, development and implementation of a computerised system for the ASEAN customs transit system (ACTS) — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Award of the contract to another tenderer — Selection criteria — Award criteria — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Equal treatment — Openness.#Case T-764/14.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0095
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2016.#Printeos, SA and Others v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European stock/catalogue and special printed envelopes market — Decision establishing an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Coordination of sales prices and allocation of customers — Settlement procedure — Fines — Basic amount — Exceptional adjustment — Maximum of 10% of total turnover — Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Obligation to state reasons — Equal treatment.#Case T-95/15.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62013TJ0248
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 December 2016 (Extracts).#Mohammed Al-Ghabra v European Commission.#Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda network and the Taliban — Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 — Freezing of the funds and economic resources of a person included on a list drawn up by a United Nations body — Inclusion of that person’s name on the list in Annex I to Regulation No 881/2002 — Action for annulment — Reasonable time — Obligation to verify and justify the merits of the grounds relied on — Judicial review.#Case T-248/13.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0024
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Sovena Portugal - Consumer Goods, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark FONTOLIVA — Earlier national word mark FUENOLIVA — Relative ground for refusal — Validity of the registration of the earlier mark — Submission of new facts and evidence before the General Court — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Power to alter — Article 8(1)(b), Article 42(2) and (3) and Articles 65 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-24/16.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0713
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Organisation des salariés auprès des institutions européennes et internationales en République fédérale d'Allemagne (IPSO) v European Central Bank.#ECB — Staff of the ECB — Temporary agency staff — Limit on the maximum length of service of the same agency worker — Action for annulment — Challengeable act — Direct and individual effect — Interest in bringing proceedings — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Admissibility — Failure to inform and consult the applicant trade union — Non-contractual liability.#Case T-713/14.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0058
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Apax Partners LLP v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark APAX — Earlier international word mark APAX — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the goods and services — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-58/16.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0548
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 December 2016.#Ramón Guiral Broto v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark Café del Sol — Earlier national figurative mark Café del Sol — Failure to submit evidence in the language of the opposition proceedings — Articles 75 and 76 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rules 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 — Rights of the defence.#Case T-548/15.13 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0509
Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 December 2016.#Francisco Javier Rosa Rodriguez v Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Application for the annulment of a decision adopted by the Spanish regional authorities — Competition to fill vacancies for directors of educational establishments — Conditions of access — Decision not to admit the appellant — Article 169(1) of the Rules of Procedure — Manifest inadmissibility.#Case C-509/16 P.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0027
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 December 2016.#Angel Marinkov v Predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za balgarite v chuzhbina.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Directives 2000/78/EC and 2006/54/EC — Scope — Manifest inadmissibility — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Implementation of EU law — None — Manifest lack of jurisdiction.#Case C-27/16.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0453
Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Zweite Kammer) vom 8. Dezember 2016.#A und B gegen Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Steuerwesen – Mehrwertsteuer – Richtlinie 2006/112/EG – Art. 56 – Ort der Dienstleistung – Begriff ‚ähnliche Rechte‘ – Übertragung von Treibhausgasemissionszertifikaten.#Rechtssache C-453/15.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0127
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 8 December 2016.#Verein für Konsumenteninformation v INKO, Inkasso GmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2008/48/EC — Consumer protection — Consumer credit — Article 2(2)(j) — Rescheduling agreements — Deferred payment, free of charge — Article 3(f) — Credit intermediaries — Debt recovery companies acting on behalf of lenders.#Case C-127/15.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0600
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 8 December 2016.#Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Lemnis Lighting BV.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 — Customs union and Common Customs Tariff — Tariff classification — Combined Nomenclature — Headings 8539, 8541, 8543, 8548 and 9405 — Light-emitting diode bulbs (LED).#Case C-600/15.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0208
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 8 December 2016.#Stock ’94 Szolgáltató Zrt. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-dunántúli Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Value added tax — Directive 2006/112/EC — Integrated cooperation — Grant of financing and supplies of current assets necessary for agricultural production — Single, complex supply — Distinct and independent supplies — Ancillary supply and principal supply.#Case C-208/15.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0532
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 8 December 2016.#Eurosaneamientos SL and Others v ArcelorMittal Zaragoza SA and Francesc de Bolós Pi v Urbaser SA.#References for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Zaragoza and Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Olot.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Services provided by Procuradores de los Tribunales — Tariff — Jurisdictions — Derogation impossible.#Joined Cases C-532/15 and C-538/15.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0553
Sentenza della Corte (Quarta Sezione) dell' 8 dicembre 2016.#Undis Servizi Srl contro Comune di Sulmona.#Rinvio pregiudiziale – Appalti pubblici di servizi – Aggiudicazione dell’appalto senza indizione di una procedura di gara – Affidamento detto “in house” – Presupposti – Controllo analogo – Svolgimento dell’attività prevalente – Società affidataria a capitale pubblico partecipata da vari enti territoriali – Attività svolta altresì a favore di enti territoriali non soci – Attività imposta da un’autorità pubblica non socia.#Causa C-553/15.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0371
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 December 2016.#L'Oréal SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — EU mark ‐ Opposition proceedings — Application for registration of the figurative mark containing the word elements ‘VICHY LABORATOIRES V IDÉALIA’ — Rejection of the application for registration.#Case C-371/16 P.8 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015CJ0686
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 December 2016.#Vodoopskrba i odvodnja d.o.o. v Željka Klafurić.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Općinski sud u Velikoj Gorici.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2000/60/EC — Framework for an EU water policy — Recovery of the costs of services connected with water use — Calculation of the amount due from the consumer — Variable component related to actual consumption and fixed component independent of that consumption.#Case C-686/15.7 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0703
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 December 2016.#Groupe Go Sport v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU word mark GO SPORT — Earlier national word marks GO — Partial refusal of registration by the Opposition Division — Late filing of the statement of grounds of appeal — Inadmissibility of the appeal brought before the Board of Appeal — Article 60 of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 49(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.#Case T-703/15.6 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014CO0582
Ordonnance de la Cour (deuxième chambre) du 6 décembre 2016.#Patrick Breyer contre Bundesrepublik Deutschland.#Rectification d’arrêt.#Affaire C-582/14 REC.6 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0735
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 6 December 2016.#The Art Company B & S, SA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for an EU figurative mark SHOP ART — Earlier EU figurative mark art — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-735/15.6 December 2016
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0342
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 6 December 2016.#Novomatic AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Figurative mark containing the word elements ‘HOT JOKER’ — Opposition by the proprietor of the figurative mark containing the word elements ‘joker +’ — Refusal of registration.#Case C-342/16 P.6 December 2016