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Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0216
Sentenza della Corte (Ottava Sezione) del 19 dicembre 2018.#Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato - Antitrust e Coopservice Soc. coop. arl contro Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale della Vallecamonica - Sebino (ASST) e a.#Rinvio pregiudiziale – Direttiva 2004/18/CE – Articolo 1, paragrafo 5 – Articolo 32, paragrafo 2 – Appalti pubblici di lavori, forniture e servizi – Accordi quadro – Clausola di estensione dell’accordo quadro ad altre amministrazioni aggiudicatrici – Principi di trasparenza e di parità di trattamento degli operatori economici – Assenza di determinazione del volume degli appalti pubblici successivi o determinazione mediante riferimento all’ordinario fabbisogno delle amministrazioni aggiudicatrici non firmatarie dell’accordo quadro – Divieto.#Causa C-216/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0667
Sentenza della Corte (Decima Sezione) del 19 dicembre 2018.#Francesca Cadeddu contro Agenzia delle Entrate - Direzione provinciale di Cagliari e a.#Rinvio pregiudiziale – Regolamento (CE) n. 1083/2006 – Articolo 2, punto 4 – Nozione di «beneficiario» – Articolo 80 – Divieto di applicare una detrazione o trattenuta sugli importi versati – Altro onere specifico o con effetto equivalente – Nozione – Borsa di studio cofinanziata dal Fondo sociale europeo – Assimilazione ai redditi di lavoro dipendente – Ritenuta a titolo di acconto dell’imposta sui redditi, maggiorata dell’addizionale regionale e dell’addizionale comunale.#Causa C-667/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CO0033
Rectification order of 19 December 2018.#Čepelnik d.o.o. v Michael Vavti.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrajno Sodišče Pliberk.#Case C-33/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0414
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#AREX CZ a.s. v Odvolací finanční ředitelství.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common system of value added tax — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 2(1)(b)(i) and (iii) — Article 3(1) — Intra-Community acquisitions of goods subject to excise duties — Article 138(1) and (2)(b) — Intra-Community supply of goods — Chain transactions with a single transport — Transaction to which the transport should be ascribed — Transport under an excise duty suspension arrangement — Impact on the classification of an intra-Community purchase.#Case C-414/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0017
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#Criminal proceedings against Virgil Mailat and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Mureş.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Articles 19 and 29 and Article 135(1)(l) — Transfer of a totality of assets or part thereof — Exemption for lettings of immovable property — Rental contract concerning an immovable property used for commercial purposes and the movable property necessary for that use — Supply of services relating to that immovable property which gave rise to the deduction of VAT — Adjustment.#Case C-17/18.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0367
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#S v EA and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundespatentgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Agriculture — Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 — Article 4(2)(e) — Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 — Article 7(1)(e) — Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin — Application to amend the product specification — Ham originating from the Black Forest, Germany (‘Schwarzwälder Schinken’) — Requirements to package in the area of production — Applicability of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 or of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.#Case C-367/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0552
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#Alpenchalets Resorts GmbH v Finanzamt München Abteilung Körperschaften.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Harmonisation of fiscal legislation — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Special scheme for travel agents — Supply of a holiday residence rented from other taxable persons — Additional services — Ancillary or principal services — Reduced rate of tax — Accommodation supplied by a travel agent in his own name.#Case C-552/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0051
Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Achte Kammer) vom 19. Dezember 2018.#Europäische Kommission gegen Republik Österreich.#Vertragsverletzung eines Mitgliedstaats – Steuer – Mehrwertsteuer – Richtlinie 2006/112/EG – Art. 2 Abs. 1 – Verwaltungspraxis, wonach die dem Urheber des Originals eines Kunstwerks zustehende Folgerechtsvergütung der Mehrwertsteuer unterworfen wird.#Rechtssache C-51/18.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0375
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#Stanley International Betting Ltd and Stanleybet Malta Ltd v Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze and Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Articles 49 and 56 TFEU — Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services — Games of chance — Concession for management of the computerised Lotto and other fixed-odds numerical games according to the sole concessionaire model — Restriction — Overriding reasons in the public interest — Proportionality.#Case C-375/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0374
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#Finanzamt B v A-Brauerei.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — State aid — Article 107(1) TFEU — Real property transfer tax — Exemption — Transfers in ownership of a property occurring as a result of restructuring procedures carried out within certain groups of companies — Concept of ‘State aid’ — Condition relating to selectivity — Justification.#Case C-374/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0530
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#Mykola Yanovych Azarov v Council of the European Union.#Appeal — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds and economic resources — List of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the appellant’s name — Decision by an authority of a third State — Council’s obligation to verify that that decision was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection.#Case C-530/17 P.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0219
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2018.#Silvio Berlusconi and Finanziaria d'investimento Fininvest SpA (Fininvest) v Banca d'Italia and Istituto per la Vigilanza Sulle Assicurazioni (IVASS).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Approximation of laws — Prudential supervision of credit institutions — Acquisition of a qualifying holding in a credit institution — Procedure governed by Directive 2013/36/EU and by Regulations (EU) No 1024/2013 and No 468/2014 — Composite administrative procedure — Exclusive decision-making power of the European Central Bank (ECB) — Action brought against preparatory acts adopted by the national competent authority — Claim that the force of res judicata attaching to a national decision has been disregarded.#Case C-219/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0422
Wyrok Trybunału (czwarta izba) z dnia 19 grudnia 2018 r.#Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej przeciwko Skarpa Travel sp. z o.o. w Krakowie.#Odesłanie prejudycjalne – Harmonizacja przepisów podatkowych – Wspólny system podatku od wartości dodanej (VAT) – Dyrektywa 2006/112/WE – Zdarzenie powodujące powstanie obowiązku podatkowego – Procedura szczególna dla biur podróży – Artykuły 65 i 308 – Marża uzyskana przez biuro podróży – Określenie marży – Wpłaty zaliczek przed świadczeniem usług turystycznych przez biuro podróży – Faktyczne koszty poniesione przez biuro podróży.#Sprawa C-422/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0572
Domstolens dom (fjärde avdelningen) av den 19 december 2018.#Riksåklagaren mot Imran Syed.#Begäran om förhandsavgörande – Upphovsrätt och närstående rättigheter – Direktiv 2001/29/EG – Artikel 4.1 – Spridningsrätt – Intrång – Varor med ett motiv som skyddas av upphovsrätt vilka är avsedda för försäljning – Lagerhållning av varor i kommersiellt syfte – Lager som är åtskilt från försäljningsstället.#Mål C-572/17.19 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0619(02)
Postanowienie Trybunału (wielka izba) z dnia 17 grudnia 2018 r.#Komisja Europejska przeciwko Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.#Postępowanie w przedmiocie środków tymczasowych – Artykuł 279 TFUE – Wniosek o zastosowanie środków tymczasowych – Artykuł 19 ust. 1 akapit drugi TUE – Karta praw podstawowych Unii Europejskiej – Artykuł 47 – Skuteczna ochrona sądowa – Niezawisłość sędziowska.#Sprawa C-619/18 R.17 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0801
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#Dermatest Gesellschaft für allergologische Forschung u. Vertrieb von Körperpflegemitteln mbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark ORIGINAL excellent dermatest 3-star-guarantee.de — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Lack of distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).#Case T-801/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0803
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#Dermatest Gesellschaft für allergologische Forschung u. Vertrieb von Körperpflegemitteln mbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark ORIGINAL excellent dermatest — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Lack of distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).#Case T-803/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0464
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#TP v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Deduction from salary — Maintenance awarded by a national court in the context of divorce proceedings — Sincere cooperation with the national courts — Circumscribed powers — Article 24 of the Staff Regulations — European Code of Good Administrative Behaviour — Rule of correspondence — Act adversely affecting a person — Application for damages — Compliance with the pre-litigation procedure.#Case T-464/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0802
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#Dermatest Gesellschaft für allergologische Forschung u. Vertrieb von Körperpflegemitteln mbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark ORIGINAL excellent dermatest 5-star-guarantee.de CLINICALLY TESTED — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Lack of distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).#Case T-802/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TO0539
Order of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#GM and Others v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — Reform of the Staff Regulations — Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 — Types of posts — Transitional measures relating to classification in the types of posts — Article 31 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations — Assistants in transition — Promotion pursuant to Article 45 of the Staff Regulations authorised only within the career streams corresponding to the type of post held — Exclusion of AST 9 officials from the promotion procedure — No act having an adverse effect — Confirmatory measure — Lis pendens — Manifest inadmissibility — Article 129 of the Rules of Procedure — Objection of inadmissibility — Article 130 of the Rules of Procedure.#Case T-539/16.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0540
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#FZ and Others v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — Reform of the Staff Regulations — Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 — Types of posts — Transitional rules on grading in the types of posts — Article 30 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations — Administrators in transition (AD 13) — Administrators (AD 12) — Promotion under Article 45 of the Staff Regulations only allowed within the career streams corresponding to the type of post occupied — Access to the type of post ‘Head of Unit’ or equivalent’ or ‘Adviser or equivalent’ exclusively in accordance with the procedure under Article 4 and Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations — Concept of an act adversely affecting an official — Confirmatory act — Lis pendens — Compliance with the requirements of the pre-litigation procedure — Inadmissibility.#Case T-540/16.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0128
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#Isabel Torné v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — 2014 reform of the Staff Regulations — Leave on personal grounds — Conflicting engagement as a temporary staff member — Transitional measures relating to certain methods for calculating pension rights — Request for an advance decision — Acts adversely affecting an official — Purpose of transitional measures — Scope ratione personae — Entry into service.#Case T-128/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0046
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#TDH Group v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Pet Cuisine — Earlier EU figurative mark The Pet CUISINE alimento para mascotas felices Genial — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001).#Case T-46/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0572
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#UC v European Parliament.#Staff case — Officials — Promotion — 2015 promotion round — Staff report — Award of merit points — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Manifest error of assessment — Liability — Non-material damage.#Case T-572/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62010TJ0400(01)
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber, Extended Composition) of 14 December 2018.#Hamas v Council of the European Union.#Common foreign and security policy – Restrictive measures taken against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism – Freezing of funds – Possibility for an authority of a third country to be classified as a competent authority within the meaning of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP – Factual basis of the decisions to freeze funds – Obligation to state reasons – Error of assessment – Right to effective judicial protection – Rights of the defence – Right to property.#Case T-400/10 RENV.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0761
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#UR v European Commission.#Civil service — Open competition — Notice of competition EPSO/AD/322/16 for the recruitment of administrators in the field of audit (AD 5/AD 7) — Eligibility condition — Required qualification — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Article 27, first paragraph, of the Staff Regulations.#Case T-761/17.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0725
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#Arysta LifeScience Netherlands BV, formerly Chemtura Netherlands BV v European Food Safety Authority.#Plant protection products — Procedure for reviewing the approval of the active substance diflubenzuron — Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 — Conclusion of the EFSA review — Partial publication of that conclusion — Article 63 of Regulation No 1107/2009 — Request for confidential treatment of certain sections — Protection of commercial interests — Refusal to grant confidential treatment — Interest in bringing proceedings.#Case T-725/15.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0526
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#FZ and Others v European Commission.#Civil Service – Officials – Reform of the Staff Regulations – Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 – Types of posts – Transitional rules for classification in a type of post – Article 30 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations – Administrators in transition (AD 13) – Administrators (AD 12) – Promotion under Article 45 of the Staff Regulations allowed only within the career stream corresponding to the type of post occupied – Access to the type of post ‘head of unit or equivalent’ or ‘adviser or equivalent’ only in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4 and Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations – Equal treatment – Loss of eligibility for promotion to a higher grade – Legitimate expectations.#Case T-526/16.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0750
Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) of 14 December 2018.#FV v Council of the European Union.#Civil service – Officials – Article 42c of the Staff Regulations – Leave in the interests of the service – Equal treatment – Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age – Manifest error of assessment – Liability.#Case T-750/16.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0007
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#Inforsacom Logicalis GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Business and technology working as one — Trade mark consisting in an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-7/18.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0525
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#GQ and Others v European Commission.#Civil Service – Officials – Reform of the Staff Regulations – Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 – Types of posts – Transitional rules for classification in a type of post – Article 31 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations – Assistant in transition – Promotion under Article 45 of the Staff Regulations allowed only within the career stream corresponding to the type of post occupied – Access to the type of post ‘senior assistant’ (AST 10) only in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 4 and Article 29(1) of the Staff Regulations – Equal treatment – Loss of eligibility for promotion to grade AST 10 – Legitimate expectations.#Case T-525/16.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0298
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 14 December 2018.#East West Consulting SPRL v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability — Pre-Accession Assistance Instrument — Non-member State — National public procurement — Decentralised management — Decision 2008/969/EC, Euratom — Early warning system (EWS) — Activation of an EWS warning — Protection of the financial interests of the Union — Commission’s refusal of ex ante approval — Failure to award the procurement– Jurisdiction of the General Court — Admissibility of evidence — No legal basis for the warning — Rights of the defence — Presumption of innocence — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals — Causal link — Material and non-material damage — Loss of the procurement — Loss of opportunity to obtain other procurements.#Case T-298/16.14 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0118(01)_INF
Rješenje o ispravku od 13. prosinca 2018.#Hochmann Marketing GmbH, prije Bittorrent Marketing GmbH protiv Ureda Europske unije za intelektualno vlasništvo.#Zahtjev za tumačenje – Nedopuštenost.#Predmet C-118/18 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TO0739
Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Association européenne du charbon et du lignite (Euracoal) and Others v European Commission.#Action for annulment — Environment — Directive 2010/75/EU — Best available techniques conclusions — Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility.#Case T-739/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TO0447
Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Carlos Bowles v European Central Bank.#Civil Service — ECB Staff — Appointment decision concerning the post of Adviser to the President and Coordinator of the Counsel to the Executive Board — No act adversely affecting the applicant — No interest in bringing proceedings — Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-447/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0412
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Touring Tours und Travel GmbH and Sociedad de Transportes SA.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Regulation (EU) No 562/2006 — Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) — Articles 20 and 21 — Abolition of internal border controls in the Schengen area — Checks within the territory of a Member State — Measures having an effect equivalent to border checks — Rules of a Member State requiring a coach travel operator on routes crossing the internal borders of the Schengen area to check passengers’ passports and residence permits — Penalty — Threat to impose a recurring fine.#Case C-412/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0706
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#UP v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — Serious illness — Application f for part-time work on medical grounds — Rejection of the application — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of disability — Right to be heard — Principle of sound administration — Duty of care — Liability.#Case T-706/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0118(01)
Rectification order of 13 December 2018.#Hochmann Marketing GmbH, anciennement Bittorrent Marketing GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Rectification order.#Case C-118/18 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TO0890(01)
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Scandlines Danmark ApS and Scandlines Deutschland GmbH v European Commission.#Action for annulment — State aid — Public financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link — Individual aid — Act not open to challenge — Purely confirmatory measure — Preparatory act — Inadmissibility.#Case T-890/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0098
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Multifit Tiernahrungs GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark MULTIFIT — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-98/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0221
Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Électricité de France (EDF) v European Commission.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — State aid — First decision of the European Commission — State aid measure incompatible with the internal market — Annulment by the General Court of the European Union — Confirmation by the Court of Justice of the European Union — Second decision of the Commission — State aid measure incompatible with the internal market — Dismissal of the application for annulment — Article 266 TFEU — Infringement of the principle of res judicata attaching to the first judgment of the General Court — Distortion of evidence — Failure of the General Court to have regard for the Commission’s obligations of diligent and impartial investigation — Failure to state reasons — Classification of the measure — New or existing aid.#Case C-221/18 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0641
Judgment of the General Court (Single Judge) of 13 December 2018.#Danuta Kakol v European Commission.#Staff case — Officials — Recruitment — Notice of competition — Open competition — Non-admission of a candidate to take part in the tests of the assessment centre — Non-recognition of qualifications or diplomas — Admission to a previous competition — Conditions for similar competitions — Concordance rule between the request and the complaint — Res judicata — Non-compliance with the prior administrative procedure — Measure adversely affecting the applicant within the meaning of Article 91 of the Staff Regulations — Competence of the authority which adopted the measure — Claim for damages.#Cases T-641/16 RENV and T-137/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0408
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Senetic S.A. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Figurative mark including the word element ‘hp’ — Invalidity proceedings — Rejection of the application for a declaration of invalidity.#Case C-408/18 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0409
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Senetic S.A. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — EU trade mark — Word mark HP — Invalidity proceedings — Rejection of the application for a declaration of invalidity.#Case C-409/18 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0094
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Multifit Tiernahrungs GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark fit+fun — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-94/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0111
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2018.#Ryanair DAC, formerly Ryanair Ltd and Airport Marketing Services Ltd v European Commission.#State aid — Agreements between the Syndicat mixte des aéroports de Charente and Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services — Airport services — Marketing services — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Notion of State aid — Imputability to the State — Chamber of Commerce and Industry — Advantage — Private investor test — Recovery — Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Right of access to the file — Right to be heard.#Case T-111/15.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0631
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Stena Line Scandinavia AB v European Commission.#State aid — Public financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed link rail-road project — Individual aid — Decision not to raise any objections — Decision finding no State aid and declaring the aid compatible with the internal market — Definition of State aid — Adverse effect on competition and effect on trade between Member States — Conditions governing compatibility — Aid to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest — Necessity of the aid — Incentive effect — Proportionality of the aid — Serious difficulties justifying the initiation of the formal investigation procedure — Obligation to state reasons — Communication on State aid to promote the execution of important projects of common European interest.#Case T-631/15.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0591
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Kari Wahlström v European Border and Coast Guard Agency.#Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Frontex — Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract — Article 8 of the CEOS — Duty of care — Use of an annulled appraisal report — Manifest error of assessment — Liability — Costs — Equity — Article 135(1) of the Rules of Procedure.#Case T-591/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0630
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Scandlines Danmark ApS and Scandlines Deutschland GmbH v European Commission.#State aid — Public financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed link project — Individual aid — Decision not to raise any objections — Decision finding no State aid and declaring the aid compatible with the internal market — Definition of State aid — Adverse effect on competition and effect on trade between Member States — Conditions governing compatibility — Aid to promote the execution of an important project of common European interest — Necessity of the aid — Incentive effect — Proportionality of the aid — Serious difficulties justifying the initiation of the formal investigation procedure — Obligation to state reasons — Communication on State aid to promote the execution of important projects of common European interest.#Case T-630/15.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0689
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Nikolaos Pipiliagkas v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — Assignment — Decision with retroactive effect — Article 22a of the Staff Regulations — Authority lacking competence — Liability — Compensation in respect of material and non-material harm.#Case T-689/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0537
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Stéphane De Loecker v European External Action Service.#Civil service — EEAS — Temporary agents — Psychological harassment — Request for assistance — Rejection of the request — Right to be heard — Liability.#Case T-537/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0030
Judgment of the General Court (Single Judge) of 13 December 2018.#Yado s.r.o. v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Community design No 2371591-0001 (Support pillow) — Inadmissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal — Sending of a document to EUIPO by means of a contact form — Sending of a document to EUIPO by electronic means and by fax.#Case T-30/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0150
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#European Union v Kendrion NV.#Appeal — Actions for damages — Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU — Excessive duration of the proceedings in a case before the General Court of the European Union — Compensation for damage allegedly suffered by the applicant — Material damage — Bank guarantee charges — Causal link — Default interest — Non-material damage.#Case C-150/17 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0174
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#European Union v Plásticos Españoles SA (ASPLA) and Armando Álvarez SA.#Appeal — Actions for damages — Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU — Excessive duration of the proceedings in two cases before the General Court of the European Union — Compensation for damage allegedly suffered by the applicants — Material damage — Bank guarantee charges — Causal link — Default interest.#Joined Cases C-174/17 P and C-222/17 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0077
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2018.#Ryanair DAC, formerly Ryanair Ltd and Airport Marketing Services Ltd v European Commission.#State aid — Agreements concluded with the airline Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services — Airport services — Marketing services — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Notion of State aid — Advantage — Private investor test — Recovery — Selectivity.#Case T-77/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0247
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Mykola Yanovych Azarov v Council of the European Union.#Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and of economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Right to property — Right to pursue an economic activity — Manifest error of assessment.#Case T-247/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0743
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#CX v European Commission.#Civil service — Officials — Disciplinary measure — Removal from post — Rights of the defence — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Article 22(1) of Annex IX to the Staff Regulations — Articles 41 and 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights — Liability — Actual damage — Causal link.#Case T-743/16 RENV.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0492
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Südwestrundfunk v Tilo Rittinger and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Tübingen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — State aid — Article 107(1) TFEU — Article 108(3) TFEU — Public broadcasting institutions — Financing — Legislation of a Member State under which all adults possessing a dwelling within the country are required to pay a contribution to public broadcasters.#Case C-492/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0530
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Ludwig Schubert and Others v European Commission.#Civil service — Remuneration — Annual adjustment of the remuneration and pensions of officials and other members of staff — Regulations (EU) No 422/2014 and No 423/2014 — Adjustments of remuneration and pensions for 2011 and 2012 — Duty to state reasons — Proportionality — Legitimate expectations — Rules on dialogue between management and workers.#Case T-530/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TO0891(01)
Order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Scandlines Danmark ApS and Scandlines Deutschland GmbH v European Commission.#Action for failure to act — State aid — Public financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed rail-road link — Individual aid — Adoption of a position by the Commission — Inadmissibility.#Case T-891/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0491
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Mennica Wrocławska sp. z o.o. v Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej we Wrocławiu.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny we Wrocławiu.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Taxation — Value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Articles 168, 178 and 226 — Refusal of the right to deduct — Erroneous designation of goods on invoices.#Case C-491/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0138
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Appeal — Actions for damages — Second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU — Excessive duration of the proceedings in two cases before the General Court of the European Union — Damage allegedly suffered by the applicants — Material damage — Bank guarantee charges — Causal link — Default interest — Non-material damage.#Joined Cases C-138/17 P and C-146/17 P.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0385
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Torsten Hein v Albert Holzkamm GmbH & Co.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Arbeitsgericht Verden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Organisation of working time — Directive 2003/88/EC — Right to paid annual leave — Article 7(1) — Legislation of a Member State under which collective agreements may provide for account to be taken of periods of short-time working when calculating remuneration to be paid in respect of annual leave — Temporal effects of judgments ruling on interpretation.#Case C-385/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0514
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Ministère public v Marin-Simion Sut.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Liège.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA — European arrest warrant — Article 4(6) — Grounds for optional non-execution of the European arrest warrant — Offence underlying the imposition of a custodial sentence in the issuing Member State being punishable in the executing Member State by fine only.#Case C-514/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CO0370
Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Uniunea Naţională a Barourilor din România v Marcel - Vasile Holunga.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul de Arbitraj Instituţionalizat Galaţi.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rule of Procedure — Article 267 TFEU — Concept of a ‘court or tribunal of a Member State’ — Compulsory nature of its jurisdiction — Manifest inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling.#Case C-370/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017CJ0298
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#France Télévisions SA v Playmédia and Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État (France).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2002/22/EC — Electronic communications networks and services — Universal service and users’ rights — Undertaking providing an electronic communications network used for the distribution of radio or television broadcasts to the public — Undertaking offering the live streaming of television programmes online — ‘Must carry’ obligation.#Case C-298/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TO0070
Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Sonova Holding AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark HEAR THE WORLD — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-70/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0102
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Martin Knauf v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark upgrade your personality — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Advertising slogan — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001.#Case T-102/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0672
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#C=Holdings BV v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark C=commodore — Application for invalidation of the effects of the international registration — Article 158(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 198(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No genuine use concerning certain goods and services covered by the international registration — Presence of proper reasons for non-use.#Case T-672/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0284
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 December 2018 (Extracts).#AlzChem AG v European Commission.#State aid — Chemical industry — Decision to continue the operation of an undertaking during insolvency proceedings — Decision finding no State aid — Action for annulment — Individual concern — Admissibility — Concept of State aid — Advantage — Private creditor test — Whether attributable to the State — Duty to state reasons.#Case T-284/15.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0165
Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2018 (Extracts).#Ryanair DAC, anciennement Ryanair Ltd and Airport Marketing Services Ltd v European Commission.#State aid — Agreements concluded with the airline Ryanair and its subsidiary Airport Marketing Services — Airport services — Marketing services — Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Notion of State aid — Advantage — Private investor test — Recovery — Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Access to the file — Right to be heard.#Case T-165/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0851
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2018 (Extracts).#Slovak Telekom, a.s. v European Commission.#Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Slovakian market for broadband telecommunications services — Access by third-party undertakings to the ‘local loop’ of the incumbent operator on that market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 102 TFEU and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement — Single and continuous infringement — Definition of ‘abuse’ — Refusal to grant access — Margin squeeze — Calculation of margin squeeze — Equally efficient competitor test — Rights of defence — Imputation of an infringement committed by a subsidiary to its parent company — Decisive influence of the parent company over the subsidiary’s commercial policy — Actual exercise of such influence — Burden of proof — Calculation of the fine — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines.#Case T-851/14.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62014TJ0827
Urteil des Gerichts (Neunte erweiterte Kammer) vom 13. Dezember 2018 (Auszüge).#Deutsche Telekom AG gegen Europäische Kommission.#Wettbewerb – Missbrauch einer beherrschenden Stellung – Slowakischer Markt für Breitbandtelekommunikationsdienste – Zugang von Drittunternehmen zu den Teilnehmeranschlüssen des auf dem Markt etablierten Anbieters – Beschluss, mit dem eine Zuwiderhandlung gegen Art. 102 AEUV und Art. 54 des EWR-Abkommens festgestellt wird – Einheitliche und fortgesetzte Zuwiderhandlung – Begriff ‚Missbrauch‘ – Verweigerung des Zugangs – Margenbeschneidung – Berechnung der Margenbeschneidung – Kriterium des ebenso effizienten Wettbewerbers – Verteidigungsrechte – Zurechnung der von der Tochtergesellschaft begangenen Zuwiderhandlung an die Muttergesellschaft – Bestimmender Einfluss der Muttergesellschaft auf die Geschäftspolitik der Tochtergesellschaft – Tatsächliche Ausübung – Beweislast – Berechnung der Geldbuße – Leitlinien für das Verfahren zur Festsetzung von Geldbußen von 2006 – Gesonderte, wegen Rückfälligkeit und Anwendung eines Abschreckungsmultiplikators allein gegen die Muttergesellschaft verhängte Geldbuße.#Rechtssache T-827/14.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0083
Arrêt du Tribunal (première chambre) du 13 décembre 2018.#CH contre Parlement européen.#Fonction publique – Assistants parlementaires accrédités – Article 24 du statut – Demande d’assistance – Article 12 bis du statut – Harcèlement moral – Comité consultatif sur le harcèlement et sa prévention sur le lieu de travail traitant des plaintes opposant des assistants parlementaires accrédités à des membres du Parlement européen – Décision de rejet de la demande d’assistance – Droit d’être entendu – Principe du contradictoire – Refus de communication de l’avis du comité consultatif et des comptes rendus d’audition des témoins – Refus de l’institution défenderesse d’obtempérer à une mesure d’instruction du Tribunal.#Affaire T-83/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0274
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 December 2018 (Extracts).#Monster Energy Company v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark MONSTER DIP — Earlier EU word and figurative marks and unregistered sign used in the course of trade, all including the word element ‘monster’ — Relative grounds for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — No likelihood of misleading association — Article 8(4) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(4) of Regulation 2017/1001) — No likelihood of dilution of the reputation of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation 2017/1001).#Case T-274/17.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0339
Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2018.#Ville de Paris, Ville de Bruxelles and Ayuntamiento de Madrid v European Commission.#Environment — Regulation (EU) 2016/646 — Pollutant emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6) — Setting of the not-to-exceed (NTE) values for emissions of oxides of nitrogen during the real driving emission (RDE) tests — Action for annulment — Powers of a municipal authority in the field of environmental protection to limit the circulation of certain vehicles — Direct concern — Admissibility — Lack of competence on the part of the Commission — Compliance with higher-ranking legal rules — Temporal adjustment of the effects of an annulment — Non-contractual liability — Compensation for the alleged harm to image and reputation.#Joined Cases T-339/16, T-352/16 and T-391/16.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62015TJ0558
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2018.#Iran Insurance Company v Council of the European Union.#Non-contractual liability — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against Iran — Freezing of funds — Inclusion and maintenance of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures — Material damage — Non-material damage.#Case T-558/15.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62013TJ0167
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber, Extended Composition) of 13 December 2018 (Extracts).#Comune di Milano v European Commission.#State aid – Groundhandling services – Capital injections provided by SEA in favour of Sea Handling – Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery – Concept of aid – Whether imputable to the State – Private investor test – Audi alteram partem rule – Rights of defence – Right to sound administration – Legitimate expectations.#Case T-167/13.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0076
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#CN v European Parliament.#Civil service — Accredited parliamentary assistants — Article 24 of the Staff Regulations — Request for assistance — Article 12a of the Staff Regulations — Psychological harassment — Advisory Committee dealing with complaints between Accredited Parliamentary Assistants and Members of the European Parliament concerning harassment and its prevention at the workplace — Decision rejecting the request for assistance — Right to be heard — Principle of audi alteram partem — Refusal to disclose the opinion of the Advisory Committee and the minutes of the hearing of witnesses — Refusal of the defendant institution to comply with a measure of inquiry of the General Court.#Case T-76/18.13 December 2018
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016TJ0830
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 13 December 2018.#Monolith Frost GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark PLOMBIR — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Examination of the facts — Article 76(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) — Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court.#Case T-830/16.13 December 2018