2013/C 46/01

Last publication of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union

OJ C 38, 9.2.2013

Past publications

OJ C 32, 2.2.2013

OJ C 26, 26.1.2013

OJ C 9, 12.1.2013

OJ C 399, 22.12.2012

OJ C 389, 15.12.2012

OJ C 379, 8.12.2012

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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — Brookfield New Zealand Ltd, Elaris SNC v Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), Schniga GmbH

(Case C-534/10 P) (1)

(Appeal - Community plant variety rights - Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 - Article 73(2) - Decision of the Board of Appeal of the CPVO refusing an application for a Community plant variety right - Discretion - Review by the General Court - Article 55(4) read in conjunction with Article 61(1)(b) - Right of the CPVO to make a new request for the submission of plant material)

2013/C 46/02

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellants: Brookfield New Zealand Ltd, Elaris SNC (represented by: M. Eller, avvocato)

Other parties to the proceedings: Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) (represented by: M. Ekvad and M. Lightbourne, acting as Agents), Schniga GmbH, (represented by: G. Würtenberger, Rechtsanwalt)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 September 2010 in Case T-135/08 Schniga v CPVO — Elaris and Brookfield New Zealand, by which that Court annulled the decision of the Board of Appeal of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) of 21 November 2007 annulling the decision granting Schniga GmbH a Community plant variety right for the ‘Gala Schnitzer’ apple variety and the decisions dismissing the objections lodged by SNC Elaris and by Brookfield New Zealand

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 38, 5.2.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium

(Case C-577/10) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Article 56 TFEU - Freedom to provide services - National legislation which imposes a prior declaration requirement on self-employed service providers established in other Member States - Criminal penalties - Obstacle to freedom to provide services - Objectively justified distinction - Overriding requirements in the public interest - Prevention of fraud - Protection against unfair competition - Protection of self-employed workers - Proportionality)

2013/C 46/03

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: E. Traversa, C. Vrignon and J.-P. Keppenne, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: M. Jacobs and C. Pochet, acting as Agents, and by S. Rodrigues, avocat)

Intervener: Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: C. Vang, S. Juul Jørgensen and V. Pasternak Jørgensen, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 56 TFEU — National legislation which imposes a prior notification requirement on independent service providers established in other Member States (the ‘Limosa’ declaration) — Restriction on the freedom to provide services — Discriminatory nature of the restriction — Lack of justification and proportionality

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 72, 5.3.2011.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — European Commission v Italian Republic

(Case C-68/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Environment - Directive 1999/30/EC - Pollution control - Limit values for concentrations of PM10 in ambient air)

2013/C 46/04

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Alcover San Pedro and S. Mortoni, Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, Agent, and by S. Varone, avvocato dello Stato)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 5(1) of Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 April 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air (OJ 1999 L 163, p. 41; now Article 13 of Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, OJ 2008 L 152, p. 1) — Limit values for PM10 particles in ambient air exceeded from 2005

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 145, 14.5.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te ’s-Gravenhage — Netherlands) — Leno Merken BV v Hagelkruis Beheer BV

(Case C-149/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 15(1) - ‘Genuine use of the trade mark’ - Territorial scope of use - Use of the Community trade mark in a single Member State - Whether sufficient)

2013/C 46/05

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Gerechtshof te ’s-Gravenhage

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Leno Merken BV

Defendant: Hagelkruis Beheer BV

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Gerechtshof te’s-Gravenhage — Interpretation of Article 15(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1) — Use of the mark — Genuine use — Meaning — Use of a Community trade mark on the territory of just one Member State — Use regarded as genuine by that State if it were an identical national mark.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark must be interpreted as meaning that the territorial borders of the Member States should be disregarded in the assessment of whether a trade mark has been put to ‘genuine use in the Community’ within the meaning of that provision.

A Community trade mark is put to ‘genuine use’ within the meaning of Article 15(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 when it is used in accordance with its essential function and for the purpose of maintaining or creating market share within the European Community for the goods or services covered by it. It is for the referring court to assess whether the conditions are met in the main proceedings, taking account of all the relevant facts and circumstances, including the characteristics of the market concerned, the nature of the goods or services protected by the trade mark and the territorial extent and the scale of the use as well as its frequency and regularity.

(1)  OJ C 179, 18.6.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Lecce, Università del Salento v Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Lecce and Others

(Case C-159/11) (1)

(Public contracts - Directive 2004/18/EC - Article 1(2)(a) and (d) - Services - Study and evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of hospital structures - Contract concluded between two public entities, one of which is a university - Public entity capable of being classified as an economic operator - Contract for pecuniary interest - Consideration not exceeding the costs incurred)

2013/C 46/06

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Lecce, Università del Salento

Defendants: Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Lecce, the Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri, the Associazione delle Organizzazioni di Ingegneri, di Architettura e di Consultazione Tecnico Economica (OICE), Etacons srl, Ing. Vito Prato Engineering srl, Barletti — Del Grosso e Associati srl, Ordine degli Architetti della Provincia di Lecce, Consiglio Nazionale degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paesaggisti e Conservatori

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consiglio di Stato — Interpretation of Article 1(2)(a) and (d), Article 2 and Article 28 of, and Annex II, categories 8 and 12, to Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114) — Contract attributed outside a procedure for awarding public works contracts — Provision of a service consisting in the conducting of a study and evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of certain hospitals — Contracts concluded between two public administrative authorities, the party providing the services being a university — Contracts for consideration, in which the consideration does not exceed the costs incurred

Operative part of the judgment

European Union public procurement law precludes national legislation which authorises the conclusion, without an invitation to tender, of a contract by which public entities establish cooperation among each other where — this being for the referring court to establish — the purpose of such a contract is not to ensure that a public task that those entities all have to perform is carried out, where that contract is not governed solely by considerations and requirements relating to the pursuit of objectives in the public interest or where it is such as to place a private provider of services in a position of advantage vis-à-vis his competitors.

(1)  OJ C 173, 11.6.2011.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria regionale di Milano — Italy) — 3D I srl v Agenzia delle Entrate — Ufficio di Cremona

(Case C-207/11) (1)

(Taxation - Directive 90/434/EEC - Common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States - Articles 2, 4 and 9 - Transfer of assets - Taxation of the capital gains obtained by the transferring company at the time of the transfer of assets - Deferral of taxation - Requirement that a reserve fund for the suspended tax corresponding to the value of the capital gains obtained be carried over in the balance sheet of the transferring company)

2013/C 46/07

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Commissione tributaria regionale di Milano

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: 3D I srl

Respondent: Agenzia delle Entrate — Ufficio di Cremona

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Commissione tributaria regionale di Milano — Interpretation of Articles 2, 4 and 8(1) and (2) of Council Directive 90/434/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States (OJ 1990 L 225, p. 1) — Transfer of assets — National legislation providing for the taxation of the capital gains arising from a transfer of assets and for the capital gain to correspond to the difference between the initial cost of acquiring the assets in exchange for the shares or holdings transferred and their current market value — Exemption where the transferring company carries over in its own balance sheet a special reserve fund equivalent to the capital gains arising upon the transfer

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 2, 4 and 9 of Council Directive 90/434/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the common system of taxation applicable to mergers, divisions, transfers of assets and exchanges of shares concerning companies of different Member States must be interpreted as not precluding, in a situation such as the one at issue in the main proceedings, the consequence of a transfer of assets being the taxation of the transferring company on the capital gain arising from that transfer, unless the transferring company carries over in its own balance sheet an appropriate reserve fund equivalent to the capital gain arising upon that transfer.

(1)  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — European Commission v Ireland

(Case C-279/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 85/337/EEC - Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment - Incorrect transposition - Annexe II - Point 1(a) to (c) - Judgment of the Court of Justice - Finding of infringement - Article 260 TFEU - Pecuniary penalties - Lump sum payment - Member State’s ability to pay - Economic crisis - Assessment on the basis of current economic data)

2013/C 46/08

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Ireland (represented by: E. Creedon and D. O’Hagan, acting as Agents, and E. Regan, SC, and de C. Toland, BL)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to comply with the judgment of the Court of 20 November 2008 in Case C-66/06 Commission v Ireland concerning the infringement of Article 2(1) and Article 4(2) to (4) of Council Directive 85/337/EEC of 27 June 1985 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (OJ 1985 L 175, p. 40), as amended by Directive 97/11/EC of 3 March 1997 (OJ 1997 L 73, p. 5) — Application for the imposition of a penalty payment and a lump sum.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 226, 30.7.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, Flughafen Leipzig-Halle GmbH v European Commission, Federal Republic of Germany, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen eV (ADV)

(Case C-288/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - State aids - Concept of ‘undertaking’ - Economic activity - Airport infrastructure construction - Runway)

2013/C 46/09

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellants: Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, Flughafen Leipzig-Halle GmbH (represented by: M. Núñez Müller and J. Dammann, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: B. Martenczuk and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as agents), Federal Republic of Germany, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen eV (ADV) (represented by: L. Giesberts and G. Kleve, Rechtsanwälte)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 24 March 2011 in Joined Cases T-443/08 and T-455/08 Freistaat Sachsen and Others v Commission and Mitteldeutsche Flughafen and Flughafen Leipzig-Halle v Commission, by which the General Court partially dismissed an action for partial annulment of Commission Decision 2008/948/EC of 23 July 2008 on measures by Germany to assist DHL and Leipzig-Halle Airport (OJ 2008 L 346, p. 31) — Applicability of the provisions of European Union law on State aid to aid granted for the construction of airport infrastructure — Concept of ‘undertaking’ within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU — Temporal application of the Commission’s guidelines.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) — United Kingdom) — Grattan plc v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

(Case C-310/11) (1)

(Taxation - VAT - Second Directive 67/228/EEC - Article 8(a) - Sixth Directive 77/388/EEC - Supply of goods - Basis of assessment - Commission paid by a mail order company to its agent - Purchases by third-party customers - Price reduction after the chargeable event - Direct effect)

2013/C 46/10

Language of the case: English

Referring court

First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber)

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Grattan plc

Respondent: The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber) — Interpretation of Article 8(a) of Second Council Directive 67/228/EEC of 11 April 1967 on the harmonisation of legislation of Member States concerning turnover taxes — Structure and procedures for application of the common system of value added tax (OJ, English Special Edition 1967, p. 16) — Basis of assessment — Supply of goods — Commission paid by a mail order company to its agent, acting as intermediary in the supply of goods to the final consumer — Commission taking the form either of a payment of money or of a credit against amounts owed to the company in respect of goods purchased by the agent for the agent’s own use — Retrospective reduction of the basis of assessment of supplies of goods made before 1 January 1978, by virtue of the direct effect of Article 8(a) of the directive and/or application of the principles of fiscal neutrality or equal treatment

Operative part of the judgment

Article 8(a) of Second Council Directive 67/228/EEC of 11 April 1967 on the harmonisation of legislation of Member States concerning turnover taxes — Structure and procedures for application of the common system of value added tax must be interpreted as not conferring upon a taxable person the right to treat the basis of assessment of a supply of goods as retrospectively reduced where, after the time of that supply of goods, an agent received a credit from the supplier which the agent elected to take either as a payment of money or as a credit against amounts owed to the supplier in respect of supplies of goods that had already taken place.

(1)  OJ C 282, 24.9.2011.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — European Commission v Planet AE

(Case C-314/11 P) (1)

(Appeals - Protection of the financial interests of the European Union - Identification of the level of risk associated with an entity - Early warning system - OLAF investigation - Decisions - Requests for activation of W1a and W1b warnings - Reviewable measures - Admissibility)

2013/C 46/11

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Appellant: European Commission (represented by: D. Triantafyllou and F. Dintilhac, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Planet AE (represented by: V. Christianos, dikigoros)

Re:

Appeal brought against the order of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 April 2011 in Case T-320/09 Planet AE v Commission dismissing the plea of inadmissibility raised by the European Commission in an action for the annulment of Commission decisions, taken following investigation by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), to activate, in the early warning system (EWS), a ‘W1a’ registration and subsequently a ‘W1b’ registration, identifying the level of risk associated with the applicant as a party awarded a public service contract concerning a project for institutional and sectoral modernisation in Syria, funded under the MEDA programme (OJ 2005 S 203-199730).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 238, 13.8.2011.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Koszalinie — Poland) — Krystyna Alder, Ewald Alder v Sabina Orłowska, Czesław Orłowski

(Case C-325/11) (1)

(Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 - Service of documents - Party domiciled in the territory of another Member State - Representative domiciled in national territory - None - Procedural documents placed in the case file - Presumption of knowledge)

2013/C 46/12

Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy w Koszalinie

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Krystyna Alder, Ewald Alder

Defendants: Sabina Orłowska, Czesław Orłowski

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Sąd Rejonowy w Koszalinie (Poland) — Interpretation of Article 18 TFEU and of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents), and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 (OJ L 324 of 10 December 2007, p. 79) — National legislation which establishes, for a party who is resident in another Member State and has not appointed a representative resident in national territory, a presumption that that party is aware of procedural documents which have been placed in the case file

Operative part of the judgment

Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters (service of documents) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides that judicial documents addressed to a party whose place of residence or habitual abode is in another Member State are placed in the case file, and deemed to have been effectively served, if that party has failed to appoint a representative who is authorised to accept service and is resident in the first Member State, in which the judicial proceedings are taking place.

(1)  OJ C 269, 10.9.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Elegktiko Sinedrio — Greece) — Epitropos tou Elegktikou Sinedriou sto Ipourgio Politismou kai Tourismou v Ipourgio Politismou kai Tourismou — Ipiresia Dimosionomikou Elenchou

(Case C-363/11) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Concept of ‘court or tribunal of a Member State’ within the meaning of Article 267 TFEU - Proceedings intended to lead to a decision of a judicial nature - National court of auditors ruling on prior authorisation of public expenditure - Inadmissibility)

2013/C 46/13

Language of the case: Greek

Referring court

Elegktiko Sinedrio

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Epitropos tou Elegktikou Sinedriou sto Ipourgio Politismou kai Tourismou

Defendant: Ipourgio Politismou kai Tourismou — Ipiresia Dimosionomikou Elenchou

Third party: Konstantinos Antonopoulos

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Elegktiko Synedrio — Interpretation of clause 4(1) of the Annex to Council Directive 1999/70/EC of 28 June 1999 concerning the framework agreement on fixed term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP (OJ 1999 L 175, p. 43) and Article 153 TFEU — Employment condition or working condition — Meaning — Conditions of remuneration for time engaged in trade union activities, as leave for trade union business — Inclusion

Operative part of the judgment

The reference for a preliminary ruling from the Elegktiko Sinedrio (Greece) made by decision of 1 July 2011 is inadmissible.

(1)  OJ C 269, 10.9.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Bíróság — Hungary) — Mostafa Abed El Karem El Kott, Chadi Amin A Radi, Hazem Kamel Ismail v Bevándorlási és Állampolgársági Hivatal

(Case C-364/11) (1)

(Directive 2004/83/EC - Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or subsidiary protection status - Stateless persons of Palestinian origin who have in fact availed themselves of assistance from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) - The right of those stateless persons to recognition as refugees on the basis of the second sentence of Article 12(1)(a) of Directive 2004/83 - Conditions under which applicable - Cessation of UNRWA assistance ‘for any reason’ - Evidence - Consequences for the persons concerned seeking refugee status - Persons ‘ipso facto … entitled to the benefits of [the] Directive’ - Automatic recognition as a‘refugee’ within the meaning of Article 2(c) of Directive 2004/83 and the granting of refugee status in accordance with Article 13 thereof)

2013/C 46/14

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fővárosi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Mostafa Abed El Karem El Kott, Chadi Amin A Radi, Hazem Kamel Ismail

Defendant: Bevándorlási és Állampolgársági Hivatal

intervening party: ENSZ Menekültügyi Főbiztossága,

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Fovárosi Bíróság — Interpretation of Articles 12(1)(a) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted (OJ 2004 L 304, p. 12) — Stateless persons of Palestinian origin who have availed themselves of the protection of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) — Whether such a stateless person is ipso facto entitled to the benefits of Directive 2004/83/EC where the protection provided by that agency ceases — Circumstances under which the protection may be deemed to have come to an end — The meaning of being ‘entitled to the benefits of this Directive’

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 347, 26.11.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — European Commission v Ireland

(Case C-374/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 75/442/EEC - Domestic waste waters discharged through septic tanks in the countryside - Judgment of the Court finding that a Member State has failed to fulfil obligations - Article 260(2) TFEU - Measures to ensure compliance with a judgment of the Court - Financial penalties - Penalty payment - Lump sum)

2013/C 46/15

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: E. White, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Ireland (represented by: D. O’Hagan and E. Creedon, acting as Agents, A. Collins, SC, and M. Gray, BL)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Non-compliance with the judgment of the Court of 29 October 2009 in Case C-188/08 Commission v Ireland, concerning infringement of Articles 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste (OJ 1975 L 194, p. 39), as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 (OJ 1991 L 78, p. 32), as regards domestic waste waters discharged through septic tanks — Waste not covered by other legislation — Application for the imposition of a periodic penalty payment and the payment of a lump sum

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 282, 24.9.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — Bavaria NV v European Commission

(Case C-445/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Dutch beer market - Commission decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC - Fines - Duration of the administrative procedure - Level of the fine)

2013/C 46/16

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Appellant: Bavaria NV (represented by: O. Brouwer, P.W. Schepens and N. Al-Ani, advocaten)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: P. Van Nuffel and F. Ronkes Agerbeek, acting as Agents, assisted by M. Slotboom, advocat)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) on 16 June 2011 in Case T-235/07 Bavaria v Commission by which the General Court annulled Article 1 of Commission Decision C(2007) 1697 of 18 April 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/B/37.766 — Dutch beer market) in so far as the European Commission found that Bavaria NV had participated in an infringement consisting in the occasional coordination of commercial conditions, other than prices, offered to individual consumers in the on-trade segment in the Netherlands

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 340, 19.11.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 19 December 2012 — Heineken Nederland BV, Heineken NV v European Commission

(Case C-452/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Dutch beer market - Commission decision establishing a breach of Article 81 EC - Fines - Duration of the administrative procedure - Level of the fine)

2013/C 46/17

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Appellants: Heineken Nederland BV, Heineken NV (represented by: T. Ottervanger and M. de Jong, advocaten)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: P. Van Nuffel and F. Ronkes Agerbeek, Agents, and by M. Slotboom, advocat)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Sixth Chamber, Extended Composition) on 16 June 2011 in Case T-240/07 Heineken Nederland and Heineken v Commission, by which the General Court annulled Article 1 of Commission Decision C(2007) 1697 of 18 April 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 [EC] (Case COMP/B/37.766 — Dutch beer market) in so far as the European Commission found that Heineken NV and Heineken Nederland BV had participated in an infringement consisting in the occasional coordination of commercial conditions, other than prices, offered to individual consumers in the ‘on-trade’ sector in the Netherlands

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 340, 19.11.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Varhoven administrativen sad — Bulgaria) — Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i upravlenie na izpalnenieto’ — grad Burgas pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite v Orfey Balgaria EOOD

(Case C-549/11) (1)

(VAT - Directive 2006/112/EC - Articles 63, 65, 73 and 80 - Establishment by natural persons of a building right in favour of a company in exchange for construction services by that company for those persons - Barter contract - VAT on construction services - Chargeable event - When chargeable - Payment on account of the entire consideration - Payment on account - Basis of assessment for a transaction in the event of consideration in the form of goods or services - Direct effect)

2013/C 46/18

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Varhoven administrativen sad — Bulgaria

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i upravlenie na izpalnenieto’ — grad Burgas pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite

Defendant: Orfey Balgaria EOOD

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Varhoven administrativen sad — Interpretation of Articles 63, 65, 73 and 80 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p.1) — Occurrence of the chargeable event for VAT on the supply of a construction service — Creation by natural persons of a building right for a company in exchange for construction services by that company for those persons — Advance payment — National legislation laying down as basis of assessment for a transaction, in the event of consideration in the form of goods or services, the open market value of the supply of goods or services

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 13, 14.1.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 December 2012 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal do Porto — Portugal) — Grande Área Metropolitana do Porto (GAMP) v Comissão Directiva do Programa Operacional Potencial Humano, Ministério do Ambiente e do Ordenamento do Território, Ministério do Trabalho e da Solidariedade Social

(Case C-579/11) (1)

(Structural funds - Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 - Geographical eligibility - Implementation of an investment co-financed by the European Union from a place located outside of the eligible regions and by an operator established in such a place)

2013/C 46/19

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal do Porto

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Grande Área Metropolitana do Porto (GAMP)

Defendants: Comissão Directiva do Programa Operacional Potencial Humano, Ministério do Ambiente e do Ordenamento do Território, Ministério do Trabalho e da Solidariedade Social

Iintervening parties: Instituto Nacional de Administração, Sindicato dos Quadros Técnicos do Estado, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa, Instituto do Desporto de Portugal

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal do Porto — Interpretation of Articles 174, 175 and 176 TFEU, of Articles 5 to 8, 22, 32, 34, 35 and 56 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (OJ 2006 L 210, p. 25) and Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ 2003 L 154, p. 1) — Structural operations — EU funding — Operational Programmes — Eligibility of expenditure — Common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS)

Operative part of the judgment

The provisions of European Union primary law concerning economic, social and territorial cohesion and Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 must be interpreted as not precluding an investment co-financed by the European Union from being implemented from a place located outside of the eligible regions and by an operator established in such a place, provided that the investment targets specifically and identifiably the eligible regions.

(1)  OJ C 32, 4.2.2012.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd v Prešove (Slovakia) lodged on 15 October 2012 — SKP v Ján Bríla

(Case C-460/12)

2013/C 46/20

Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Krajský súd v Prešove

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: SKP, k.s.

Respondent: Ján Bríla

Questions referred

(1)  OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Svidník (Slovakia) lodged on 19 October 2012 — Pohotovosť, s.r.o. v Miroslav Vašuta

(Case C-470/12)

2013/C 46/21

Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Okresný súd Svidník

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Pohotovosť, s.r.o.

Defendant: Miroslav Vašuta

Questions referred

(1)  OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Salzburg (Austria) lodged on 9 November 2012 — Walter Vapenik v Josef Thurner

(Case C-508/12)

2013/C 46/22

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Salzburg

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Walter Vapenik

Defendant: Josef Thurner

Question referred

Is Article 6(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 (1) to be interpreted as applying only to contracts between business persons as creditors and consumers as debtors, or is it sufficient for at least the debtor to be the consumer for the provision also to apply to claims of a consumer against another consumer?

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims (OJ 2004 L 143, p. 15)

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Beroep te Gent (Belgium) lodged on 9 November 2012 — Bloomsbury NV v Belgische Staat

(Case C-510/12)

2013/C 46/23

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Beroep te Gent

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Bloomsbury NV

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Question referred

Should Article 2.3-4-5 of the Fourth Council Directive 78/660/EEC of 25 July 1978 based on Article 54 (3) (g) of the Treaty on the annual accounts of certain types of companies, (1) be interpreted as meaning that, in a case where a company acquires an important asset free of charge and there is therefore no purchase value which it can enter in the accounts, with the result that a misleading impression is created of the company’s assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss, the important asset in question acquired free of charge should nevertheless be entered in the accounts at its true value?

(1)  OJ 1978 L 222, p. 11.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria (Hungary) lodged on 19 November 2012 — OTP Bank Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság v Hochtief Solutions AG

(Case C-519/12)

2013/C 46/24

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Kúria

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: OTP Bank Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság

Defendant: Hochtief Solutions AG

Question referred

Does a claim between parties which are not in a direct contractual relationship, asserted by an applicant company, which has granted credit, against a (foreign) member of a company which has received credit, that member having had a controlling interest in the latter company at the material time, qualify as a contract under Article 5(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001, (1) where the applicant company alleges that the company receiving the loan is liable for the debts of the controlled company?

(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from Employment Tribunal (United Kingdom) made on 26 November 2012 — ZJR Lock v British Gas Trading Limited & Others

(Case C-539/12)

2013/C 46/25

Language of the case: English

Referring court

Employment Tribunal

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: ZJR Lock

Defendants: British Gas Trading Limited & Others

Questions referred

(1)  Council Directive 93/104/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning certain aspects of the organization of working time

OJ L 307, p. 18

(2)  Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time

OJ L 299, p. 9

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 28 November 2012 — Rena Schmeel v Federal Republic of Germany

(Case C-540/12)

2013/C 46/26

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Berlin

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Rena Schmeel

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany

Questions referred

(1)  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Berlin (Germany) lodged on 28 November 2012 — Ralf Schuster v Federal Republic of Germany

(Case C-541/12)

2013/C 46/27

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Berlin

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Ralf Schuster

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany

Questions referred

(1)  Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation (OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16)

Action brought on 27 November 2012 — European Commission v Republic of Poland

(Case C-544/12)

2013/C 46/28

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Hetsch, K. Simonsson and J. Hottiaux, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Poland

Form of order sought

Pleas in law and main arguments

The period for transposing Directive 2009/12/EC expired on 15 March 2011.

(1)  OJ 2009 L 70, p. 11.

Appeal brought by the Federal Republic of Germany against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 19 September 2012 in Case T-265/08 Federal Republic of Germany v European Commission, lodged on 29 November 2012

(Case C-549/12 P)

2013/C 46/29

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Federal Republic of Germany (Represented by: T. Henze, acting as Agent, and by U. Karpenstein and C. Johann, Rechtsanwälte)

The other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The subject matter of this appeal is the judgment of the General Court of 19 September 2012 in Case T-265/08 Germany v Commission, whereby the General Court dismissed the Federal Republic of Germany’s application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2008) 1690 final of 30 April 2008 reducing the financial assistance granted from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to the Operational Programme in the Objective 1 area of Land Thüringen (Germany) (1994-1999), in accordance with Commission Decision C(94)1939/5 of 5 August 1994.

The appellant relies on two grounds of appeal:

(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and other existing financial instruments (OJ 1988 L 374, p. 1).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ 1995 L 312, p. 1).

Appeal brought on 6 December 2012 by El Corte Inglés, SA against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 27 September 2012 in Case T-39/10: El Corte Inglés, SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

(Case C-578/12 P)

2013/C 46/30

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: El Corte Inglés, SA (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela, abogada, J.L. Rivas Zurdo, abogado)

Other parties to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Emilio Pucci International BV

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant submits that there exists likelihood of confusion (article 8.1.b CTMR (1)) between the earlier trademarks ‘EMIDIO TUCCI’ and ‘E. TUCCI’ and the contested CTM application ‘PUCCI’, in respect of all the designated products in classes 3, 9, 14, 18, 25 and 28, as it has proved genuine use of all its Spanish trademarks and there is one trademark (community trademark application No. 3679528) which is not subject to this obligation, and the signs in controversy are confusingly similar. In addition, the conditions for the application of Article 8(5) CTMR 2009 are also fulfilled in the present case, as the earlier registrations enjoy a reputation in Spain in respect of articles related to fashion and the use of a similar sign by a third party would be detrimental to, and take unfair advantage of, such reputation.

(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark

OJ L 78, p. 1

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Winsen (Luhe) (Germany) lodged on 17 December 2012 — Andrea Merten v ERGO Lebensversicherung AG

(Case C-590/12)

2013/C 46/31

Language of the case: German

Referring Court

Amtsgericht Winsen (Local Court, Winsen) (Luhe)

Parties in the main proceedings

Applicant: Andrea Merten

Defendant: ERGO Lebensversicherung AG

Question referred

Should Article 15(1), first sentence, of Directive 90/619/EEC, (1) in consideration of Article 31(1) of Directive 92/96/EEC (2) as amended by Articles 35 and 36, in conjunction with Article 32, of Directive 2002/83/EC, (3) be interpreted as meaning that it precludes a provision — such as Article 5a(2), fourth indent, of the German Insurance Contracts Act (VVG), as amended by the third Law transposing the Directives of the Council of the European Communities on insurance law of 21 July 1994 — under which the insurance policy holder’s right to withdrawal or objection expires, at the latest, one year after the payment of the first insurance premium, even if the policy holder was not adequately informed of the right to withdrawal or objection?

(1)  Council Directive 90/619/EEC of 8 November 1990 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance, laying down provisions to facilitate the effective exercise of freedom to provide services and amending Directive 79/267/EEC (Second Life Assurance Directive) (OJ 1990 L 330, p. 50).

(2)  Council Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance and amending Directives 79/267/EEC and 90/619/EEC (third life assurance Directive) (OJ 1992 L 360, p. 1).

(3)  Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 05 November 2002 concerning life assurance (OJ 2002 L 345, p. 1).

Judgment of the General Court of 11 January 2013 — Kokomarina v OHIM — Euro Shoe Group (interdit de me gronder IDMG)

(Case T-568/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Community - Figurative mark interdit de me gronder IDMG - Earlier Benelux word mark DMG - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Genuine use of the earlier mark disputed for the first time before the General Court)

2013/C 46/32

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Kokomarina (Concarneau, France) (represented by: C. Charrière-Bournazel, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Euro Shoe Group (Beringen, Belgium) (represented by: I. Vernimme, lawyer

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 21 July 2011 (Case R 1814/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Euro Shoe Unie and Kokomarina

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 13, 14.1.2012.

Order of the General Court of 12 December 2012 — Vakili v Council

(Case T-255/12) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken against Iran in order to prevent nuclear proliferation - Freezing of funds - Withdrawal from the list of persons concerned - No need to adjudicate)

2013/C 46/33

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Bahman Vakili (Tehran, Iran) (represented by: J.-M. Thouvenin, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bishop and I. Rodios, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of Council Decision 2011/783/CFSP of 1 December 2011 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 71); Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1245/2001 of 1 December 2011 implementing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 on restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2011 L 319, p. 11) and Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (OJ 2012 L 88, p. 1),, insofar as those acts concern the applicant, and of the decision contained in the Council’s letter of 23 March 2012.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 258, 25.8.2012.

Action brought on 6 December 2012 — Tifosi Optics v OHIM — Tom Tailor (T)

(Case T-531/12)

2013/C 46/34

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Tifosi Optics, Inc. (Watkinsville, United States) (represented by: A. Tornato and D. Hazan, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Tom Tailor GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The figurative mark ‘T’, for goods in classes 9 and 25 — Community trade mark application No 8543183

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration No 1368232 of the figurative mark ‘T’, for goods in classes 9, 18 and 25; Community trade mark registration No 2747996 of the figurative mark ‘T’, for goods in classes 3, 6, 9, 14, 18, 21, 24, 25 and 28

Decision of the Opposition Division: Rejected the opposition in its entirety

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Annulled the contested decision and rejected the Community trade mark application

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.

Action brought on 7 December 2012 — IBSolution v OHIM — IBS (IBSolution)

(Case T-533/12)

2013/C 46/35

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: IBSolution GmbH (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: F. Ekey, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: IBS AB (Solna, Sweden)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: The applicant

Community trade mark concerned: The word mark ‘IBSolution’, for services in classes 35, 41 and 42 — Community trade mark application No 8421877

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Community trade mark registration No 38729 of the figurative mark ‘IBS’, for goods and services in classes 9, 16, 35, 41 and 42

Decision of the Opposition Division: Partially upheld the opposition

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Articles 8(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 207/2009.

Action brought on 12 December 2012 — Zafeiropoulos v European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)

(Case T-537/12)

2013/C 46/36

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Panteleimon Zafeiropoulos (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: M. Kontogiorgos, lawyer)

Defendant: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law.

(1)  Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts

Action brought on 12 December 2012 — Wedi v OHIM — Mehlhose Bauelemente für Dachrand + Fassade (BALCO)

(Case T-541/12)

2013/C 46/37

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Wedi GmbH (Emsdetten, Germany) (represented by: O. Bischof, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Mehlhose Bauelemente für Dachrand + Fassade GmbH & Co. KG (Herford, Germany)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: the applicant

Community trade mark concerned: the word mark ‘BALCO’ for goods in Class 19 — Community trade mark application No 9 023 771

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Mehlhose Bauelemente für Dachrand + Fassade GmbH & Co. KG

Mark or sign cited in opposition: the word marks ‘Balkogrün’, ‘Balkoplan’ and ‘Balkotop’ for goods in Classes 19, 21 and 27

Decision of the Opposition Division: the opposition was upheld

Decision of the Board of Appeal: the appeal was dismissed

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009

Action brought on 18 December 2012 — Teva Pharma and Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe v EMA

(Case T-547/12)

2013/C 46/38

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Teva Pharma BV (Utrecht, Netherlands); and Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe BV (Utrecht) (represented by: K. Bacon and D. Piccinin, Barristers, G. Morgan and C. Drew, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Medicines Agency

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on one plea in law, alleging that the refusal to validate their application for the authorisation of a generic version of a fixed dose combination medicinal product, on the basis that the product was protected by a ten year period of exclusivity is contrary to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 (1) and Directive No 2001/83/EC (2) properly interpreted. In particular, the applicants contend that the marketing authorisation holder for the product is not entitled to enjoy a ten year period of data exclusivity, as the product is a fixed dose combination combining two active substances which have been supplied and used within the EU as components of a number of different medicinal products for some years. The applicants therefore contend that the product falls within the same global marketing authorisation as the earlier marketing authorisations for its component parts within the meaning of the second sub-paragraph of Article 6(1) of Directive No 2001/83. Accordingly, the applicants state that it did not enjoy any further period of data exclusivity after the expiry of the data exclusivity relating to these authorisations.

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency (Text with EEA relevance)

(2)  Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use

Action brought on 21 December 2012 — North Drilling v Council

(Case T-552/12)

2013/C 46/39

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: North Drilling Co. (Teheran, Iran) (represented by: J. Viñals Camallonga, L. Barriola Urruticoechea and J. Iriarte Ángel, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law.

Action brought on 24 December 2012 — Changshu City Standard Parts Factory v Council

(Case T-558/12)

2013/C 46/40

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Changshu City Standard Parts Factory (Changshu City, China) (represented by: R. Antonini and E. Monard, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.

Action brought on 24 December 2012 — Ningbo Jinding Fastener v Council

(Case T-559/12)

2013/C 46/41

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ningbo Jinding Fastener Co. Ltd (Ningbo, China) (represented by: R. Antonini and E. Monard, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.

Action brought on 19 December 2012 — Beninca v Commission

(Case T-561/12)

2013/C 46/42

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Jürgen Beninca (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: C. Zschocke, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on three pleas in law.

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43)

Action brought on 24 December 2012 — Dalli v Commission

(Case T-562/12)

2013/C 46/43

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: John Dalli (St. Julians, Malta) (represented by: L. Levi, A. Alamanou and S. Rodrigues, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 23 October 2012 — Strack v Commission

(Case F-44/05 RENV)

(Civil Service - Officials - Referral to the Tribunal following annulment - Waiver of immunity of the servants of an institution in respect of words spoken and documents written in the course of legal proceedings - Appointment to a post of Head of Unit - Rejection of an application - Action for annulment - Unsuccessful candidate’s interest in bringing proceedings - Authority of res judicata - Procedural defect - Balancing of the interests at stake - Action for damages - Non-material damage suffered by reason of an irregularity)

2013/C 46/44

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Guido Strack (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: N.A. Lödler and H. Tettenborn, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer and B. Eggers, Agents)

Re:

Referral following annulment — Civil Service — First, annulment of the Commission’s decision to reject the applicant’s application for the post of Head of the ‘Tenders and contracts’ Unit and to appoint another candidate to that post and, second, a claim for damages (formerly Case T-225/05).

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2012 — Donati v ECB

(Case F-63/09) (1)

(Civil service - ECB Staff - Complaint of psychological harassment - Administrative inquiry - Access to the file of the inquiry - Transmission of the case-file to persons impugned in the complaint - Duty of confidentiality - Respect for the rights of the defence)

2013/C 46/45

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Paola Donati (Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany) (represented by: L. Levi and M. Vandenbussche, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (represented by: F. Feyerbacher and N. Urban, Agents, and by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

Civil service — Annulment of the ECB’s decision not to take further action on claims relating to alleged psychological harassment suffered by the applicant, and compensation for the non-material harm suffered

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 205, 29.8.2009, p. 50.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 18 September 2012 — Cuallado Martorell v Commission

(Case F-96/09) (1)

(Civil service - Open competition - Non-admission to the oral test following results obtained in written tests - Requests for review - Specific right of candidates to have access to certain information concerning them - Purpose and scope - Right of access to corrected written tests - None)

2013/C 46/46

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Eva Cuallado Martorell (Augsburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Díez Lorenzo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Eggers and J. Baquero Cruz, Agents)

Re:

Civil service — Action seeking, first, annulment of the decision not to admit the applicant to the oral test in Open Competition EPSO/AD/130/08 and to deny her access to the corrected written tests and, secondly, annulment with retroactive effect of the reserve list published following the competition tests.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 148, 5.6.2010, p. 54.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 11 December 2012 — Mata Blanco v Commission

(Case F-65/10) (1)

(Civil service - Internal competition COM/INT/OLAF/09/AD10 - Combating fraud - Respective competences of EPSO and the selection board - Admission tests supervised by the selection board - Oral test - Infringement of the notice of competition - Difference between marks - Evaluation criteria - Equal treatment of candidates - Manifest error of assessment - Principles of transparency and of sound administration - Obligation to state reasons)

2013/C 46/47

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Mata Blanco (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially B. Eggers and P. Pecho, acting as Agents, then B. Eggers, acting as Agent)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the EPSO decision not to include the applicant on the reserve list for internal competition ‘COM/INT/OLAF.09/AD10 — Administrators specialised in anti-fraud’ and the reserve list and all the decisions taken on the basis of that list

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 288, 23.10.2010, p. 73.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 11 July 2012 — AI v Court of Justice

(Case F-85/10) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the temporary staff - Internal competition - Elimination from the competition in consequence of the result obtained in the first written test - Reexamination - Equal treatment - Reclassification of a fixed-term employment contract as a contract for an indefinite period - Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract as a member of the temporary staff - Action for annulment - Action for damages)

2013/C 46/48

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: AI (represented: initially by M. Erniquin, lawyer, and subsequently by M. Erniquin and L. N’Gapou, lawyers)

Defendant: Court of Justice of the European Union (represented by: A. V. Placco, Agent)

Re:

Civil service — First, application for the annulment of the deliberations of the Selection Board concerning the results of the French test in internal competition on the basis of tests No CJ 12/09 and, to the extent necessary, annulment of the contracts and appointments of the persons who passed that competition and, second, application for the annulment of the decision not to renew the applicant’s temporary staff contract, and application for compensation for damage.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 13, 15.1.2011, p. 39.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 11 December 2012 — Cocchi and Falcione v Commission

(Case F-122/10) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Pension - Transfer of pension rights acquired under a national pension - Withdrawal of a transfer proposal - Measure not having conferred subjective rights or other similar benefits)

2013/C 46/49

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Giorgio Cocchi (Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium) and Nicola Falcione (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Orlandi and J.-N. Louis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin and J. Baquero Cruz, acting as Agents)

Re:

Civil service — Annulment of the decision to withdraw a proposal relating to transfer of the applicants’ pension rights when already accepted by them

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 63, 26.2.11, p. 34.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 20 November 2012 — Soukup v Commission

(Case F-1/11) (1)

(Civil service - Open competition - Non-inclusion on the reserve list - Evaluation of the oral test)

2013/C 46/50

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Zdenek Soukup (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented: initially by É. Boigelot and S. Woog, lawyers, and subsequently by É. Boigelot, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by B. Eggers and P. Pecho, acting as Agents, and subsequently by B. Eggers, acting as Agent)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the decision of the selection board of Open Competition EPSO/AD/144/09 not to enter the applicant on the reserve list and the decision to enter another candidate on that list, and compensation for the material and non-material damage thereby suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 72, 5.3.2011, p. 36.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2012 — AX v ECB

(Joined Cases F-7/11 and F-60/11) (1)

(Civil service - ECB Staff - Disciplinary proceedings - Suspension of a staff member without reduction of his basic salary - Withdrawal of a decision - Rights of the defence - Access to the file - Statement of reasons - Reasons for a decision - Allegation of breach of professional duties - Serious misconduct)

2013/C 46/51

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: AX (represented by: L. Levi and M. Vandenbussche, lawyers)

Defendant: European Central Bank (ECB) (represented by: in Case F-7/11 by P. Embley and E. Carlini, Agents, assisted by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer and in Case F-60/11, by P. Embley and M. López Torres, Agents, assisted by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the defendant’s decision suspending the applicant with effect from 5 August 2010 and compensation for non-material damage suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 152, 21.5.2011, p. 33 and OJ C 211, 16.7.2011, p. 35.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 20 November 2012 — Ghiba v Commission

(Case F-10/11) (1)

(Civil service - Internal competition - Non-admission to participate in a competition - Eligibility conditions - Concept of services attached to the Commission)

2013/C 46/52

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Dorina Maria Ghiba (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: C. Mourato, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: initially B. Eggers and P. Pecho, acting as Agents, then B. Eggers, acting as Agent)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Bauer and J. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Civil service — Annulment of the decision of the selection board for competition COM/INT/EU2/AST3 to reject the applicant’s candidature on the ground that it did not meet the eligibility requirements stipulated in the notice of competition.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 95, 26.3.2011, p. 14.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 5 December 2012 — BA v Commission

(Case F-29/11) (1)

(Civil service - Open competition - Competition notice EPSO/AD/147/09 - Creation of a reserve list for the recruitment of administrators having Romanian citizenship - In-depth knowledge of the official language of Romania - Hungarian language minority in Romania - Not admitted to the oral test - Principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination - Scope)

2013/C 46/53

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: BA (Wezembeek-Oppem, Belgium) (represented: initially by S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis and É. Marchal, lawyers and subsequently by S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis, É. Marchal and D. Abreu Caldas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented: initially by B. Eggers and P. Pecho, acting as Agents, and subsequently by B. Eggers, acting as Agent)

Re:

Civil service — Action for annulment of the selection board’s decision in competition EPSO/AD/147/09-RO not to admit the applicant to the oral test in that competition.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 173, 11.6.2011, p. 16.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2012 — Honnefelder v Commission

(Case F-42/11) (1)

(Civil service - Open competition - Annulment of the decision of a selection board - Implementation of a judgment - Principle of legality - Plea of illegality against a decision to reopen the procedure for an open competition)

2013/C 46/54

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Stephanie Honnefelder (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: C. Bode, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by B. Eggers and P. Pecho, Agents, and subsequently by B. Eggers, lawyer)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the decision not to include the applicant on the reserve list for competition EPSO/AD/26/05

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 183, 25.6.2011, p. 34.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 17 July 2012 — BG v European Ombudsman

(Case F-54/11) (1)

(Civil service - Disciplinary measure - Disciplinary sanction - Removal from post - Existence of a preliminary investigation before the national criminal courts at the time of adoption of the decision to remove the applicant from her post - Equal treatment for men and women - Prohibition of the dismissal of a pregnant worker during the period from the beginning of pregnancy to the end of maternity leave)

2013/C 46/55

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: BG (represented by: L. Levi and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Ombudsman (represented by: J. Sant’Anna, Agent, D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the decision to apply to the applicant the disciplinary measure of dismissal without loss of pension rights. Consequently, a claim, primarily, to restore the applicant to her post and, in the alternative, to grant her a sum corresponding to the remuneration which she would have received between the date of effect of the dismissal and the date at which she will reach retirement age. In any event, the grant of a sum to the applicant in respect of the non-material damage suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 204, 9.7.2011, p. 30.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 23 October 2012 — Eklund v Commission

(Case F-57/11) (1)

(Civil service - Recruitment - Open competition - Inclusion on the reserve list - Offer of employment made to a person on a reserve list - Conditions of admission - Professional experience acquired after graduation - Respective powers of the selection board and the Appointing Authority - Acceptance of the offer of employment - Withdrawal of the offer of employment)

2013/C 46/56

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Gustav Eklund (Taino, Italy) (represented by: B. Cortese and C. Cortese, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Eggers. A. Aresu and P. Pecho, acting as Agents, then B. Eggers and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the Commission’s decision not to give effect to the applicant’s acceptance of the post of probationary official (assistant) with the Joint Research Centre as technical assistant and to withdraw that offer, and also a claim for compensation for material and non-material damage.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 211, 16.7.2011, p. 33.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 20 June 2012 — Menidiatis v Commission

(Case F-79/11) (1)

(Civil Service - Officials - Recruitment - Rejection of application - Implementation of the judgment annulling the decision - Reasonable time - Individual implementing measures - Loss of opportunity)

2013/C 46/57

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Andreas Menidiatis (Rhode-Saint-Genèse, Belgium) (represented by: S. Pappas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and G. Berscheid, Agents)

Re:

Civil Service — Application for the payment of an amount of compensation to the applicant for material and non-material damage allegedly suffered because of the failure to take measures to implement the judgment in Case F-128/07

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 311, 22.10.2011, p. 47.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 11 December 2012 — Vienne v Parliament

(Case F-97/11) (1)

(Civil service - Financial rules - Family allowances - Household allowance - End of entitlement to household allowance - Dissolution of marriage)

2013/C 46/58

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Philippe Vienne (Moutfort, Luxembourg) (represented by: P. Nelissen Grade and G. Leblanc, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: M. Ecker and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the decision of the Parliament as to the date on which change of marital status took effect to be taken into consideration for the purposes of withdrawing the household allowance following the civil judgment declaring the applicant’s divorce

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 347, 26.11.11, p. 47.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 13 December 2012 — Mileva v Commission

(Case F-101/11) (1)

(Civil service - Open competition - Notice of competition EPSO/AD/188/10 - Non-inclusion on the reserve list - Composition of the selection board - Permanent and non-permanent members)

2013/C 46/59

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Tzena Mileva (Paris, France) (represented: initially by E. Boigelot, lawyer, and subsequently by G. Generet, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and B. Eggers, Agents)

Re:

Civil service — Application for the annulment of the decision of the selection board in Open Competition EPSO/AD/188/10 — INTERPRETERS for BULGARIAN (BG) not to include the applicant on the reserve list for that competition and application for damages for material and non-material damage.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 6, 7.1.2012, p. 25.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 11 December 2012 — Ntouvas v ECDC

(Case F-107/11) (1)

(Civil service - Contract staff - 2010 appraisal procedure - Application for annulment of the appraisal report)

2013/C 46/60

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Ioannis Ntouvas (Sundbyberg, Sweden) (represented by: E. Mylonas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (represented by: R. Trott, Agent, and D. Waelbroeck, lawyer)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the applicant’s appraisal report for the period of 1 January to 31 December 2010

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 25, 28.1.2012, p. 69.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 23 October 2012 — Possanzini v Frontex

(Case F-61/11) (1)

(Civil service - Temporary staff - Procedure relating to the renewal of a temporary staff contract - Communication to the staff member of the negative opinion of the reporting officer as regards renewal - Act adversely affecting an official - None - Application for annulment of unfavourable comments on performance in annual appraisal reports - Action manifestly inadmissible)

2013/C 46/61

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Daniele Possanzini (Warsaw, Poland)) (represented by: S. Pappas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) (represented by: S. Vuorensola and H. Caniard, acting as Agents, and by D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

Civil Service — Application for annulment of the decision to revoke the decision to renew the applicant’s contract of employment as a member of the temporary staff and for annulment of some parts of his assessment reports for the period from August 2006 to December 2009

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 226, 30.7.2011, p. 32.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 23 November 2012 — Vacarescu v Commission

(Case F-122/11)

(Civil service - Lateness - Manifest inadmissibility)

2013/C 46/62

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Dragos-Lucian Vacarescu (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: R.-C. Radu, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the decision of the European Commission of 18 April 2011 by which he was refused the payment of the daily allowance provided for in Article 10 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union

Operative part of the order

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 3 December 2012 — BT v Commission

(Case F-45/12) (1)

(Civil service - Contract staff - Non-renewal of the contract - Insufficient grounds stated for the action - Action manifestly inadmissible)

2013/C 46/63

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: BT (Bucharest, Romania)) (represented by: N. Visan, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Currall and D. Martin, Agents)

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the decision of the Commission not to renew the applicant’s contract as a member of the contract staff

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 200, 7.7.2012, p. 21.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 16 November 2012 — Ciora v Commission

(Case F-50/12)

(Civil Service - Notice of competition EPSO/AD/198/10 - Non-admission to the competition - Action - Failure to comply with the pre-litigation procedure - Manifest inadmissibility)

2013/C 46/64

Language of the case: Romanian

Parties

Applicant: Cătălin Ion Ciora (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: M. Bondoc, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Re:

Civil Service — Action for annulment of the decision of the selection board for competition EPSO/AD/198/10 Heads of unit with Romanian citizenship (AD9) not to accept the applicant’s application.

Operative part of the order

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 5 December 2012 — Scheidemann v Parliament

(Case F-109/12)

(Civil service - Officials - Interinstitutional transfer during the promotion exercise during which the civil servant was eligible for promotion in her institution of origin - Application to benefit from a retroactive promotion - Specific rejection decision which took effect after the implicit decision - Time-limit for lodging a complaint - Out of time - Out of time)

2013/C 46/65

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Sabine Scheidemann (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament

Re:

Civil service — Application to annul the decision of the Parliament to reject the applicant’s application to be promoted retroactively from 1 January 2010.

Operative part of the order

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 12 December 2012 — AD v Commission

(Case F-117/12)

(Civil service - Lateness - Manifest inadmissibility)

2013/C 46/66

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: AD (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: É. Boigelot, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Re:

Civil service — Application for annulment of the decision not to grant diplomatic status to the applicant’s partner and the decision not to pay certain travel costs for that partner, and a claim for damages

Operative part of the order

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 5 September 2012 — Skovbjerg v Commission

(Case F-37/11) (1)

2013/C 46/67

Language of the case: French

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1)  OJ C 173, 11.6.2011, p. 16.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 8 March 2012 — BE v Commission

(Case F-49/11) (1)

2013/C 46/68

Language of the case: English

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1)  OJ C 186, 25.6.2011, p. 36.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 12 December 2012 — Chatzidoukakis v Commission

(Case F-55/11) (1)

2013/C 46/69

Language of the case: Greek

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.11, p. 56.

Order of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal of 20 June 2012 — Westeren v Commission

(Case F-64/11) (1)

2013/C 46/70

Language of the case: English

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1)  OJ C 252, 27.08.2011, p. 57

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 26 June 2012 — Ciora v Commission

(Case F-11/12)

2013/C 46/71

Language of the case: Romanian

The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 3 December 2012 — de Bruin v EIT

(Case F-80/12) (1)

2013/C 46/72

Language of the case: English

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1)  OJ C 319, 20.10.12, p. 18.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 12 December 2012 — Goddijn v Europol

(Case F-106/12)

2013/C 46/73

Language of the case: Dutch

The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.