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Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0731_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 31 December 2020.#ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH v European Commission.#Interim measures – Directive 2003/87/EC – Decision 2011/278/EU – System for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading – Application for interim measures – No urgency.#Case T-731/20 R.31 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0729_INF
Order of the President of the General Court of 31 December 2020.#Aurubis AG v European Commission.#Interim measures – Directive 2003/87/EC – Decision 2011/278/EU – System for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading – Application for interim measures – No urgency.#Case T-729/20 R.31 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0731
Order of the President of the General Court of 31 December 2020.#ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH v European Commission.#Interim measures – Directive 2003/87/EC – Decision 2011/278/EU – System for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading – Application for interim measures – No urgency.#Case T-731/20 R.31 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0729
Order of the President of the General Court of 31 December 2020.#Aurubis AG v European Commission.#Interim measures – Directive 2003/87/EC – Decision 2011/278/EU – System for greenhouse gas emissions allowance trading – Application for interim measures – No urgency.#Case T-729/20 R.31 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0328_SUM
Ordonnance du Président de la Cour du 18 décembre 2020.#Commission européenne contre République d'Autriche.#Manquement d’État – Demande d’intervention – État tiers, partie à l’Accord sur l’Espace économique européen, et Autorité de surveillance AELE – Admission.#Affaire C-328/20.18 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0289_INF
Order of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 18 December 2020.#Facegym Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark FACEGYM – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptiveness – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-289/20.18 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0568(01)_INF
Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 18 December 2020.#Micreos Food Safety BV v European Commission.#Action for annulment – Public health – Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 – Phage-based product used to reduce the presence of the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in animal-derived ready-to-eat food – Rejection of the request to approve Listex™ P100 as a decontaminant in animal-derived ready-to-eat food – Act not open to challenge – Act not intended to produce binding legal effects – Purely confirmatory act – Informative act – Inadmissibility.#Case T-568/19.18 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0289
Order of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 18 December 2020.#Facegym Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Application for EU word mark FACEGYM – Absolute ground for refusal – Descriptiveness – Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 – Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law.#Case T-289/20.18 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0328
Order of the President of the Court of 18 December 2020.#European Commission v Republic of Austria.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Application for leave to intervene – Third State, party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and EFTA Surveillance Authority – Grant of application for leave to intervene.#Case C-328/20.18 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0568(01)
Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 18 December 2020.#Micreos Food Safety BV v European Commission.#Action for annulment – Public health – Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 – Phage-based product used to reduce the presence of the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in animal-derived ready-to-eat food – Rejection of the request to approve Listex™ P100 as a decontaminant in animal-derived ready-to-eat food – Act not open to challenge – Act not intended to produce binding legal effects – Purely confirmatory act – Informative act – Inadmissibility.#Case T-568/19.18 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0431_SUM
Arrêt de la Cour (dixième chambre) du 17 décembre 2020.#Inpost Paczkomaty sp. z o.o. et Inpost S.A. contre Commission européenne.#Pourvoi – Aides d’État – Article 106, paragraphe 2, TFUE – Services d’intérêt économique général (SIEG) – Encadrement de l’Union européenne – Application aux aides d’État sous forme de compensations de service public – Secteur postal – Directive 97/67/CE – Article 7 – Compensation du coût net résultant des obligations de service universel – Décision déclarant l’aide compatible avec le marché intérieur.#Affaires jointes C-431/19 P et C-432/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0404_SUM
Unionin tuomioistuimen tuomio (neljäs jaosto) 17.12.2020.#Ranskan tasavalta vastaan Euroopan komissio.#Muutoksenhaku – Euroopan maatalouden tukirahasto (maataloustukirahasto) ja Euroopan maaseudun kehittämisen maatalousrahasto (maaseuturahasto) – Täytäntöönpanopäätös (EU) 2017/2014 – Euroopan unionin rahoituksen ulkopuolelle jätetyt menot – Ranskan tasavallan menot – 100 prosentin kiinteämääräinen oikaisu – Oikeasuhteisuus – Euroopan komission suuntaviivat rahoitusoikaisujen laskentaan sääntöjenmukaisuuden tarkastamismenettelyn sekä tilien tarkastamis- ja hyväksymismenettelyn yhteydessä.#Asia C-404/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0216_SUM
Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Sechste Kammer) vom 17. Dezember 2020.#WQ gegen Land Berlin.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik – Verordnung (EU) Nr. 1307/2013 – Vorschriften über Direktzahlungen an Inhaber landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe im Rahmen von Stützungsregelungen – Basisprämienregelung – Art. 24 Abs. 2 Satz 1 – Begriff der ,beihilfefähigen Hektarflächen, die dem Betriebsinhaber zur Verfügung stehen‘ – Unrechtmäßige Bewirtschaftung der betreffenden Fläche durch einen Dritten – Art. 32 Abs. 2 Buchst. b Ziff. ii – Antrag auf Aktivierung von Zahlungsansprüchen für eine Aufforstungsfläche – Begriff ,Fläche, für die im Jahr 2008 Anspruch auf Zahlungen bestand‘ – Betriebsprämienregelung oder einheitliche Flächenzahlung.#Rechtssache C-216/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0607_SUM
A Bíróság ítélete (ötödik tanács), 2020. december 17.#Husqvarna AB kontra Lidl Digital International GmbH & Co. KG, anciennement Lidl E-Commerce International GmbH & Co. KG.#Előzetes döntéshozatal – Európai uniós védjegyek – 207/2009/EK rendelet – Az 51. cikk (1) bekezdésének a) pontja – Az 55. cikk (1) bekezdése – Az uniós védjegyoltalom megszűnése – Olyan uniós védjegy, amelynek tényleges használatát megszakítás nélkül öt éven át elmulasztották – Az ötéves időtartam lejárta – Az értékelés időpontja.#C-607/19. sz. ügy.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0801_SUM
Unionin tuomioistuimen tuomio (kahdeksas jaosto) 17.12.2020.#FRANCK d.d. Zagreb vastaan Ministarstvo financija Republike Hrvatske, Samostalni sektor za drugostupanjski upravni postupak.#Ennakkoratkaisupyyntö – Arvonlisävero – Direktiivi 2006/112/EY – Vapautukset – 135 artiklan 1 kohdan b ja d alakohta – Käsitteet ”luottojen myöntäminen” ja ”muut siirrettävät asiakirjat” – Monitahoiset liiketoimet – Pääasiallinen suoritus – Varojen käyttöön antaminen korvausta vastaan – Vekselin siirtäminen factoringyhtiölle ja saadun rahan siirto vekselin asettajalle.#Asia C-801/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0218_SUM
Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Erste Kammer) vom 17. Dezember 2020.#Adina Onofrei gegen Conseil de l’ordre des avocats au barreau de Paris u. a.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Freizügigkeit – Niederlassungsfreiheit – Zugang zum Rechtsanwaltsberuf – Befreiung hinsichtlich der Ausbildung und des Diploms – Gewährung der Befreiung – Voraussetzungen – Nationale Regelung, die eine Befreiung zugunsten von Beamten und ehemaligen Beamten der Kategorie A oder gleichgestellten Personen vorsieht, die im nationalen Hoheitsgebiet, im nationalen öffentlichen Dienst des betreffenden Mitgliedstaats oder in einer internationalen Organisation im Bereich des nationalen Rechts beruflich tätig gewesen sind.#Rechtssache C-218/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0475_SUM
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission.#Appeal – Approximation of laws – Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 – Harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products – Harmonised standards and technical regulations – Harmonised standards EN 14342:2013, EN 14904:2006, EN 13341:2005 + A1:2011 and EN 12285-2:2005 – Action for annulment.#Joined Cases C-475/19 P and C-688/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0346_SUM
Unionin tuomioistuimen tuomio (kymmenes jaosto)17.12.2020.#Bundeszentralamt für Steuern vastaan Y-GmbH.#Ennakkoratkaisupyyntö – Arvonlisävero – Arvonlisäveron palautus – Direktiivi 2008/9/EY – 8 artiklan 2 kohdan d alakohta – 15 artikla – Laskun numeron ilmoittaminen – Palautushakemus.#Asia C-346/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0449_SUM
Unionin tuomioistuimen tuomio (kolmas jaosto) 17.12.2020.#WEG Tevesstraße vastaan Finanzamt Villingen-Schwenningen.#Ennakkoratkaisupyyntö – Verotus – Arvonlisävero – Direktiivi 2006/112/EY – Kiinteän omaisuuden vuokrausta koskeva vapautus – Kansallinen lainsäädäntö, jonka mukaan lämmön toimitus asunnonomistajien yhteisöltä sen jäseninä oleville omistajille on vapautettu arvonlisäverosta.#Asia C-449/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0710_SUM
Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Erste Kammer) vom 17. Dezember 2020.#G. M. A. gegen État belge.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Freizügigkeit – Art. 45 AEUV – Unionsbürgerschaft – Richtlinie 2004/38/EG – Recht auf Aufenthalt für mehr als drei Monate – Art. 14 Abs. 4 Buchst. b – Arbeitsuchende – Angemessene Frist, um von Stellenangeboten, die für den Arbeitsuchenden in Betracht kommen, Kenntnis zu erlangen und um die Maßnahmen zu ergreifen, die es ihm ermöglichen, eingestellt zu werden – Anforderungen, die der Aufnahmemitgliedstaat während dieser Zeit an den Arbeitsuchenden stellt – Voraussetzungen des Rechts auf Aufenthalt – Pflicht, weiterhin Arbeit zu suchen und eine begründete Aussicht zu haben, eingestellt zu werden.#Rechtssache C-710/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0693_SUM
Arrêt de la Cour (deuxième chambre) du 17 décembre 2020.#CLCV e.a. (Dispositif d’invalidation sur moteur diesel).#Renvoi préjudiciel – Rapprochement des législations – Règlement (CE) no 715/2007 – Article 3, point 10 – Article 5, paragraphe 2 – Dispositif d’invalidation – Véhicules à moteur – Moteur diesel – Émissions de polluants – Programme agissant sur le calculateur de contrôle moteur – Technologies et stratégies permettant de limiter la production des émissions de polluants.#Affaire C-693/18.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0667_SUM
Sentenza della Corte (Terza Sezione) del 17 dicembre 2020.#A.M. contro E.M.#Rinvio pregiudiziale – Ravvicinamento delle legislazioni – Prodotti cosmetici – Regolamento (CE) n. 1223/2009 – Articolo 19 – Informazione dei consumatori – Etichettatura – Indicazioni che devono figurare sul recipiente e sull’imballaggio dei prodotti – Etichettatura in lingua straniera – “Funzione del prodotto cosmetico” – Nozione – Imballaggi di prodotti cosmetici recanti un riferimento a un catalogo dettagliato di prodotti redatto nella lingua del consumatore.#Causa C-667/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0080
Ordonnance du Tribunal (quatrième chambre) du 17 décembre 2020.#IM contre Banque européenne d'investissement et Fonds européen d'investissement.#Recours en annulation – Droit institutionnel – Poste de directeur général du FEI – Rejet de la candidature du requérant – Nomination d’un autre candidat – Défaut d’intérêt à agir – Irrecevabilité.#Affaire T-80/20.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0656_RES
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#BAKATI PLUS Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common system of value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Exemptions on exportation – Article 146(1)(b) – Goods dispatched or transported outside the European Union by a customer not established within the territory of the Member State concerned – Article 147 – ‘Goods to be carried in the personal luggage of travellers’ not established within the European Union – Concept – Goods which have actually left the territory of the European Union – Proof – Refusal of the exemption on exportation – Principles of fiscal neutrality and proportionality – Tax evasion.#Case C-656/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0398_RES
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Proceedings relating to the extradition of BY.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the European Union – Articles 18 and 21 TFEU – Extradition of a Union citizen to a third State – Person acquiring Union citizenship after transferring the centre of his or her interests to the Member State from which extradition is requested – Scope of EU law – Prohibition on extradition applied solely to own nationals – Restriction on freedom of movement – Justification based on the prevention of impunity – Proportionality – Information to the Member State of which the requested person is a national – Obligation on the Member State from which extradition is requested and the Member State of origin to ask the third State requesting extradition to send the criminal investigation file – No obligation.#Case C-398/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CJ0416_RES
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#TR v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Hamburg.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – European arrest warrant – Article 4a(1) – Surrender procedures between Member States – Conditions for execution – Grounds for optional non-execution – Exceptions – Mandatory execution – Sentence handed down in absentia – Absconding of the accused person – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Articles 8 and 9 – Right to be present at the trial – Requirements in the event of a conviction in absentia – Verification upon surrender of the person sentenced.#Case C-416/20 PPU.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0336_RES
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België e.a. and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of animals at the time of killing – Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 – Article 4(1) – Obligation to stun animals before they are killed – Article 4(4) – Derogation in the context of ritual slaughter – Article 26(2) – Power of Member States to adopt national rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals in the case of ritual slaughter – Interpretation – National legislation requiring, in the case of ritual slaughter, stunning which is reversible and cannot cause death – Article 13 TFEU – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 10 – Freedom of religion – Freedom to manifest religion – Limitation – Proportionality – Lack of consensus among the Member States of the European Union – Discretion afforded to Member States – Principle of subsidiarity – Validity – Differing treatment of ritual slaughter and the killing of animals during hunting or recreational fishing activities and cultural or sporting events – No discrimination – Articles 20, 21 and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.#Case C-336/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0490_RES
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du fromage Morbier v Société Fromagère du Livradois SAS.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Agriculture – Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs – Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 – Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 – Article 13(1)(d) – Practice liable to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product – Reproduction of the shape or appearance of a product which has a protected name – Protected designation of origin (PDO) ‘Morbier’.#Case C-490/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CJ0354_RES
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#L and P.#References for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European arrest warrant – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – Article 1(3) – Article 6(1) – Surrender procedures between Member States – Conditions for execution – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Second paragraph of Article 47 – Right of access to an independent and impartial tribunal – Systemic or generalised deficiencies – Concept of ‘issuing judicial authority’ – Taking into consideration developments after the issue of the European arrest warrant concerned – Obligation on the executing judicial authority to verify specifically and precisely whether there are substantial grounds for believing that the person concerned will run a real risk of breach of his or her right to a fair trial in the event of surrender.#Case C-354/20 PPU and C-412/20 PPU.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0808_RES
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#European Commission v Hungary.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Area of freedom, security and justice – Policies on border checks, asylum and immigration – Directives 2008/115/EC, 2013/32/EU and 2013/33/EU – Procedure for granting international protection – Effective access – Border procedure – Procedural safeguards – Compulsory placement in transit zones – Detention – Return of illegally staying third-country nationals – Appeals brought against administrative decisions rejecting the application for international protection – Right to remain in the territory.#Case C-808/18.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0316_RES
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#European Commission v Republic of Slovenia.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 343 TFEU – Privileges and immunities of the European Union – Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and of the European Central Bank (ECB) – Article 39 – Privileges and immunities of the ECB – Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union – Articles 2, 18 and 22 – Principle of the inviolability of the archives of the ECB – Seizure of documents at the premises of the Central Bank of Slovenia – Documents connected to the performance of the tasks of the ESCB and of the Eurosystem – Article 4(3) TEU – Principle of sincere cooperation.#Case C-316/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0342_RES
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Fabio De Masi and Yanis Varoufakis v European Central Bank.#Appeal – Access to European Central Bank (ECB) documents – Decision 2004/258/EC – Article 4(3) – Exceptions – Document received by the ECB – Opinion from an external service provider – Internal use as part of deliberations and preliminary consultations – Refusal to grant access.#Case C-342/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0601_INF
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#BP v European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.#Appeal – Civil service – Members of the contract staff – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) – Fixed-term contract – Decision not to renew – New decision adopted following an annulment by the General Court – Irregularities allegedly committed during the implementation of the General Court judgment.#Case C-601/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0080_INF
Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#IM v European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund.#Action for annulment – Institutional law – Post of Director-General of the EIF – Rejection of the applicant’s candidature – Appointment of another candidate – No legal interest in bringing proceedings – Inadmissibility.#Case T-80/20.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0350_INF
Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Lukáš Wagenknecht v European Commission.#Action for failure to act – Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – Combating fraud – Meetings of the College of European Commissioners and its President with the representative of the Czech Republic – Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Financial regulation – Direct payments from the EU budget in favour of farmers – Alleged conflict of interest of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic – Alleged failure to act by the Commission – Article 130(1) of the Rules of Procedure – Interest in bringing proceedings – Locus standi – Definition of the Commission’s position – Inadmissibility.#Case T-350/20.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0037_INF
Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Commission.#Action for annulment – EAGF and EAFRD – Time limit for bringing an action – Starting point – Notification and publication – No excusable error – Out of time – Inadmissibility.#Case T-37/20.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0207_INF
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 17 December 2020.#Anglo Austrian AAB AG and Belegging-Maatschappij "Far-East" BV v European Central Bank.#Appeal – Interim order – Economic and monetary policy – Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB) – Decision to withdraw a credit institution’s authorisation – New application.#Case C-207/20 P(R).17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0218
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Adina Onofrei v Conseil de l’ordre des avocats au barreau de Paris and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Free movement of persons – Freedom of establishment – Access to the profession of lawyer – Exemption from training and diploma requirements – Grant of the exemption – Conditions – National legislation providing for an exemption for category A civil servants and former category A civil servants or for persons treated as such with experience in the professional practice of national law, on national territory, in the national civil service of the Member State concerned or in an international organisation.#Case C-218/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0475
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission.#Appeal – Approximation of laws – Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 – Harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products – Harmonised standards and technical regulations – Harmonised standards EN 14342:2013, EN 14904:2006, EN 13341:2005 + A1:2011 and EN 12285-2:2005 – Action for annulment.#Joined Cases C-475/19 P and C-688/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0431
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Inpost Paczkomaty sp. z o.o. and Inpost S.A. v European Commission.#Appeal – State aid – Article 106(2) TFEU – Services of general economic interest (SGEIs) – EU framework – Application to State aid in the form of public service compensation – Postal sector – Directive 97/67/EC – Article 7 – Compensation for the net cost arising from universal service obligations – Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market.#Joined Cases C-431/19 P and C-432/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0346
Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Bundeszentralamt für Steuern v Y-GmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Value added tax (VAT) – Refund of VAT – Directive 2008/9/EC – Article 8(2)(d) – Article 15 – Indication of number of the invoice – Refund application.#Case C-346/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CJ0354
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#L and P.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Amsterdam.#References for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – European arrest warrant – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – Article 1(3) – Article 6(1) – Surrender procedures between Member States – Conditions for execution – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Second paragraph of Article 47 – Right of access to an independent and impartial tribunal – Systemic or generalised deficiencies – Concept of ‘issuing judicial authority’ – Taking into consideration developments after the issue of the European arrest warrant concerned – Obligation on the executing judicial authority to verify specifically and precisely whether there are substantial grounds for believing that the person concerned will run a real risk of breach of his or her right to a fair trial in the event of surrender.#Case C-354/20 PPU and C-412/20 PPU.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0656
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#BAKATI PLUS Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szegedi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bírósá.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common system of value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Exemptions on exportation – Article 146(1)(b) – Goods dispatched or transported outside the European Union by a customer not established within the territory of the Member State concerned – Article 147 – ‘Goods to be carried in the personal luggage of travellers’ not established within the European Union – Concept – Goods which have actually left the territory of the European Union – Proof – Refusal of the exemption on exportation – Principles of fiscal neutrality and proportionality – Tax evasion.#Case C-656/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0216
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#WQ v Land Berlin.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common agricultural policy – Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 – Rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes – Basic payment scheme – First sentence of Article 24(2) – Concept of ‘eligible hectare at the farmer’s disposal’ – Unlawful use of the area concerned by a third party – Article 32(2)(b)(ii) – Application for activation of payment entitlements for an afforested area – Concept of ‘area which gave a right to payments in 2008’ – Single payment scheme or single area payment scheme.#Case C-216/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0710
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#G. M. A. v État belge.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Freedom of movement for persons – Article 45 TFEU – Citizenship of the Union – Directive 2004/38/EC – Right of residence for more than three months – Article 14(4)(b) – Jobseekers – Reasonable period of time to acquaint themselves with potentially suitable employment opportunities and take the necessary steps to obtain employment – Requirements imposed by the host Member State on the jobseeker during that period – Conditions governing the right of residence – Obligation to continue seeking employment and to have a genuine chance of being engaged.#Case C-710/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0398
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Proceedings relating to the extradition of BY.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kammergericht Berlin.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Citizenship of the European Union – Articles 18 and 21 TFEU – Extradition of a Union citizen to a third State – Person acquiring Union citizenship after transferring the centre of his or her interests to the Member State from which extradition is requested – Scope of EU law – Prohibition on extradition applied solely to own nationals – Restriction on freedom of movement – Justification based on the prevention of impunity – Proportionality – Information to the Member State of which the requested person is a national – Obligation on the Member State from which extradition is requested and the Member State of origin to ask the third State requesting extradition to send the criminal investigation file – No obligation.#Case C-398/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0808
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#European Commission v Hungary.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Area of freedom, security and justice – Policies on border checks, asylum and immigration – Directives 2008/115/EC, 2013/32/EU and 2013/33/EU – Procedure for granting international protection – Effective access – Border procedure – Procedural safeguards – Compulsory placement in transit zones – Detention – Return of illegally staying third-country nationals – Appeals brought against administrative decisions rejecting the application for international protection – Right to remain in the territory.#Case C-808/18.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0449
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#WEG Tevesstraße v Finanzamt Villingen-Schwenningen.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Baden-Württemberg.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Taxation – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Exemption for leasing and letting immovable property – National legislation exempting from VAT the supply of heat by an association of residential property owners to property owners belonging to that association.#Case C-449/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0849
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#European Commission v Hellenic Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Special areas of conservation – Article 4(4) – Obligation to establish conservation objectives – Article 6(1) – Obligation to take conservation measures – Decision 2006/613/EC – Mediterranean biogeographical region.#Case C-849/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CJ0416
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#TR v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Hamburg.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Urgent preliminary ruling procedure – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA – European arrest warrant – Article 4a(1) – Surrender procedures between Member States – Conditions for execution – Grounds for optional non-execution – Exceptions – Mandatory execution – Sentence handed down in absentia – Absconding of the accused person – Directive (EU) 2016/343 – Articles 8 and 9 – Right to be present at the trial – Requirements in the event of a conviction in absentia – Verification upon surrender of the person sentenced.#Case C-416/20 PPU.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0404
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#French Republic v European Commission.#Appeal – European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) – Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2014 – Expenditure excluded from EU financing – Expenditure incurred by the French Republic – 100% flat-rate correction – Proportionality – European Commission Guidelines on the calculation of the financial corrections in the framework of the conformity and financial clearance of accounts procedures.#Case C-404/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0667
Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#A.M. v E.M.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Cosmetic products – Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 – Article 19 – Consumer information – Labelling – Information that must appear on the product container and packaging – Labelling in a foreign language – ‘Function of the cosmetic product’ – Concept – Cosmetic product packaging which contains a reference to a detailed product catalogue drafted in the language of the consumer.#Case C-667/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0342
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Fabio De Masi and Yanis Varoufakis v European Central Bank.#Appeal – Access to European Central Bank (ECB) documents – Decision 2004/258/EC – Article 4(3) – Exceptions – Document received by the ECB – Opinion from an external service provider – Internal use as part of deliberations and preliminary consultations – Refusal to grant access.#Case C-342/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0404_INF
Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 17 December 2020.#Brands Up OÜ v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed.#Case C-404/20 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0071_INF
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Zumex Group, SA v Comercializadora Eloro, SA.#Taxation of costs.#Case C-71/16 P-DEP.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0207
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 17 December 2020.#Anglo Austrian AAB AG and Belegging-Maatschappij "Far-East" BV v European Central Bank.#Appeal – Interim order – Economic and monetary policy – Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB) – Decision to withdraw a credit institution’s authorisation – New application.#Case C-207/20 P(R).17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0350
Order of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Lukáš Wagenknecht v European Commission.#Action for failure to act – Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – Combating fraud – Meetings of the College of European Commissioners and its President with the representative of the Czech Republic – Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 – Financial regulation – Direct payments from the EU budget in favour of farmers – Alleged conflict of interest of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic – Alleged failure to act by the Commission – Article 130(1) of the Rules of Procedure – Interest in bringing proceedings – Locus standi – Definition of the Commission’s position – Inadmissibility.#Case T-350/20.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TO0037
Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v European Commission.#Action for annulment – EAGF and EAFRD – Time limit for bringing an action – Starting point – Notification and publication – No excusable error – Out of time – Inadmissibility.#Case T-37/20.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62016CO0071
Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Zumex Group, SA v Comercializadora Eloro, SA.#Taxation of costs.#Case C-71/16 P-DEP.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0114
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 17 December 2020.#Anglo Austrian AAB AG and Belegging-Maatschappij "Far-East" BV v European Central Bank.#Appeal – Interim order – Economic and monetary policy – Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB) – Decision to withdraw a credit institution’s authorisation.#Case C-114/20 P(R).17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0872
Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#IM v European Investment Bank.#Action for damages – Institutional law – Position of Chief Executive of the EIF – Vacancy notice – Rejection of the applicant’s application – Lack of autonomy of remedies – Time limit for bringing proceedings – Inadmissibility.#Case T-872/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0601
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#BP v European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.#Appeal – Civil service – Members of the contract staff – European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) – Fixed-term contract – Decision not to renew – New decision adopted following an annulment by the General Court – Irregularities allegedly committed during the implementation of the General Court judgment.#Case C-601/19 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0490
Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Syndicat interprofessionnel de défense du fromage Morbier v Société Fromagère du Livradois SAS.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Agriculture – Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs – Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 – Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 – Article 13(1)(d) – Practice liable to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product – Reproduction of the shape or appearance of a product which has a protected name – Protected designation of origin (PDO) ‘Morbier’.#Case C-490/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0336
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#Centraal Israëlitisch Consistorie van België e.a. and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of animals at the time of killing – Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 – Article 4(1) – Obligation to stun animals before they are killed – Article 4(4) – Derogation in the context of ritual slaughter – Article 26(2) – Power of Member States to adopt national rules aimed at ensuring more extensive protection of animals in the case of ritual slaughter – Interpretation – National legislation requiring, in the case of ritual slaughter, stunning which is reversible and cannot cause death – Article 13 TFEU – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 10 – Freedom of religion – Freedom to manifest religion – Limitation – Proportionality – Lack of consensus among the Member States of the European Union – Discretion afforded to Member States – Principle of subsidiarity – Validity – Differing treatment of ritual slaughter and the killing of animals during hunting or recreational fishing activities and cultural or sporting events – No discrimination – Articles 20, 21 and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.#Case C-336/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0693
Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#CLCV and Others (Defeat device on diesel engines).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juge d'instruction du tribunal de grande instance de Paris.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 – Article 3(10) – Article 5(2) – Defeat device – Motor vehicles – Diesel engines – Pollutant emissions – Programme acting on the electronic engine controller – Technologies and strategies to limit the production of pollutant emissions.#Case C-693/18.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0801
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#FRANCK d.d., Zagreb v Ministarstvo financija Republike Hrvatske, Samostalni sektor za drugostupanjski upravni postupak.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Upravni sud u Zagrebu.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Exemptions – Article 135(1)(b) and (d) – Definitions of ‘granting of credit’ and ‘other negotiable instruments’ – Complex transactions – Principal supply – Provision of funds in return for payment – Transfer of a bill of exchange to a factoring company and the money obtained to the issuer of the bill of exchange.#Case C-801/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0316
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#European Commission v Republic of Slovenia.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 343 TFEU – Privileges and immunities of the European Union – Statute of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) and of the European Central Bank (ECB) – Article 39 – Privileges and immunities of the ECB – Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Union – Articles 2, 18 and 22 – Principle of the inviolability of the archives of the ECB – Seizure of documents at the premises of the Central Bank of Slovenia – Documents connected to the performance of the tasks of the ESCB and of the Eurosystem – Article 4(3) TEU – Principle of sincere cooperation.#Case C-316/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TO0872_INF
Order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#IM v European Investment Bank.#Action for damages – Institutional law – Position of Chief Executive of the EIF – Vacancy notice – Rejection of the applicant’s application – Lack of autonomy of remedies – Time limit for bringing proceedings – Inadmissibility.#Case T-872/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0849_INF
Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 17 December 2020.#European Commission v Hellenic Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Environment – Directive 92/43/EEC – Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora – Special areas of conservation – Article 4(4) – Obligation to establish conservation objectives – Article 6(1) – Obligation to take conservation measures – Decision 2006/613/EC – Mediterranean biogeographical region.#Case C-849/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0114_INF
Order of the Vice-President of the Court of 17 December 2020.#Anglo Austrian AAB AG and Belegging-Maatschappij "Far-East" BV v European Central Bank.#Appeal – Interim order – Economic and monetary policy – Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 – Prudential supervision of credit institutions – Conferral of specific tasks on the European Central Bank (ECB) – Decision to withdraw a credit institution’s authorisation.#Case C-114/20 P(R).17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019CJ0607
Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Fünfte Kammer) vom 17. Dezember 2020.#Husqvarna AB gegen Lidl Digital International GmbH & Co. KG,.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Unionsmarken – Verordnung (EG) Nr. 207/2009 – Art. 51 Abs. 1 Buchst. a – Art. 55 Abs. 1 – Erklärung des Verfalls einer Unionsmarke – Unionsmarke, die während eines ununterbrochenen Zeitraums von fünf Jahren nicht ernsthaft benutzt worden ist – Ablauf des Zeitraums von fünf Jahren – Zeitpunkt der Beurteilung.#Rechtssache C-607/19.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020CO0404
Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 17 December 2020.#Brands Up OÜ v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate that an issue is significant with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed.#Case C-404/20 P.17 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0093_RES
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 16 December 2020.#International Skating Union v European Commission.#Competition – Association of undertakings – Speed skating events – Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU – Regulations of a sports federation – Balance between competition law and the specific nature of the sport – Sports betting – Court of Arbitration for Sport – Guidelines on the calculation of fines – Scope of territorial application of Article 101 TFEU – Restriction of competition by object – Corrective measures.#Case T-93/18.16 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0430_RES
Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber, Extended Composition) of 16 December 2020.#American Airlines, Inc. v European Commission.#Competition – Concentrations – Air transport market – Decision declaring a concentration compatible with the internal market and the EEA Agreement – Commitments – Decision granting Grandfathering rights – Error of law – Concept of appropriate use.#Case T-430/18.16 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62017TJ0442_RES
Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 December 2020.#RN v European Commission.#Civil service – Officials – Surviving spouse – Survivor’s pension – Articles 18 and 20 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations – Conditions for eligibility – Duration of marriage – Plea of illegality – Equal treatment – Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age – Proportionality – Concept of ‘spouse’.#Case T-442/17 RENV.16 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0635_RES
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 16 December 2020.#Industrial Química del Nalón, SA v European Commission.#Non-contractual liability – Environment – Classification, labelling and packaging of certain substances and mixtures – Classification of pitch, coal tar, high-temp as an Aquatic Acute 1 (H400) toxic substance and as an Aquatic Chronic 1 (H410) toxic substance – Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals.#Case T-635/18.16 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62020TJ0003_RES
Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 16 December 2020.#Forbo Financial Services AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark – Opposition proceedings – Application for the EU word mark Canoleum – Earlier international word mark MARMOLEUM – Relative ground for refusal – Late filing of the statement of the grounds of appeal – Inadmissibility of the appeal before the Board of Appeal – Request for restitutio in integrum – Sudden illness of the lawyer representing the applicant – Duty of due care – Probative value of the affidavit made by the lawyer.#Case T-3/20.16 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018TJ0207_RES
Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 16 December 2020 (Extracts).#PlasticsEurope v European Chemicals Agency.#REACH – Establishment of a list of substances identified with a view to their eventual inclusion in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Supplement to the entry relating to the substance bisphenol A on that list – Articles 57 and 59 of Regulation No 1907/2006 – Manifest error of assessment – Weight of evidence approach – Exploratory studies – Intermediate uses – Proportionality.#Case T-207/18.16 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62018CJ0597_RES
Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 16 December 2020.#Council of the European Union v Dr. K. Chrysostomides & Co. and Others.#Appeals – Economic and monetary policy – Stability support programme for the Republic of Cyprus – Restructuring of Cypriot debt – Decision of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) relating to emergency liquidity assistance following a request from the Central Bank of the Republic of Cyprus – Euro Group statements of 25 March, 12 April, 13 May and 13 September 2013 – Decision 2013/236/EU – Memorandum of understanding on specific economic policy conditionality concluded between the Republic of Cyprus and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) – Right to property – Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations – Equal treatment – Non-contractual liability of the European Union.#Joined Cases C-597/18 P, C-598/18 P, C-603/18 P and C-604/18 P.16 December 2020
Court of Justice of the European Union · CELEX 62019TJ0736_RES
Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 December 2020.#HA v European Commission.#Civil service – Officials – Reimbursement of medical expenses – Reimbursement ceiling for sleep apnoea devices – Action for annulment – Measure not merely confirmatory – Sufficient interest to institute proceedings – Admissibility – Joint rules on sickness insurance for officials – General implementing provisions.#Case T-736/19.16 December 2020