2014/C 9/01

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

OJ C 377, 21.12.2013

Past publications

OJ C 367, 14.12.2013

OJ C 359, 7.12.2013

OJ C 352, 30.11.2013

OJ C 344, 23.11.2013

OJ C 336, 16.11.2013

OJ C 325, 9.11.2013

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Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hessischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Germany) — Bundesrepublik Deutschland v Kaveh Puid

(Case C-4/11) (1)

(Asylum - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Article 4 - Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 - Article 3(1) and (2) - Determination of the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national - Articles 6 to 12 - Criteria for determining the Member State responsible - Article 13 - Fall-back clause)

2014/C 9/02

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Hessischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Respondent: Kaveh Puid

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Hessischer Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Interpretation of the first sentence of Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ 2003 L 50, p. 1) — Duty of a Member State to take responsibility for examining an asylum application on the basis of Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 where there is a risk of infringement of the applicant’s fundamental rights and/or of non-application by the Member State responsible for the application according to the criteria laid down in the regulation of the minimum standards laid down in Directives 2003/9/EC and 2005/85/EC

Operative part of the judgment

Where the Member States cannot be unaware that systemic deficiencies in the asylum procedure and in the conditions for the reception of asylum seekers in the Member State initially identified as responsible in accordance with the criteria set out in Chapter III of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national provide substantial grounds for believing that the asylum seeker concerned would face a real risk of being subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which is a matter for the referring court to verify, the Member State which is determining the Member State responsible is required not to transfer the asylum seeker to the Member State initially identified as responsible and, subject to the exercise of the right itself to examine the application, to continue to examine the criteria set out in that chapter, in order to establish whether another Member State can be identified as responsible in accordance with one of those criteria or, if it cannot, under Article 13 of the Regulation.

Conversely, in such a situation, a finding that it is impossible to transfer an asylum seeker to the Member State initially identified as responsible does not in itself mean that the Member State which is determining the Member State responsible is required itself, under Article 3(2) of Regulation No 343/2003, to examine the application for asylum.

(1)  OJ C 95, 26.3.2011.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus — Finland) — Proceedings brought by K

(Case C-322/11) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Articles 63 TFEU and 65 TFEU - Free movement of capital - Tax legislation of a Member State which does not allow deduction of the loss on the sale of immovable property situated in another Member State from the gain on the sale of securities in the Member State of taxation)

2014/C 9/03

Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Korkein hallinto-oikeus

Party to the main proceedings

K

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Korkein hallinto-oikeus — Interpretation of Articles 63 and 65 TFEU — Free movement of capital — National tax legislation not allowing a person with full liability to tax to deduct the loss on the sale of immovable property situated in another Member State from the gain on the transfer of securities in the Member State of taxation

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 63 TFEU and 65 TFEU do not preclude national tax legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which does not allow a taxpayer who resides in the Member State concerned and is fully liable to income tax there to deduct the losses arising on the transfer of immovable property situated in another Member State from the income from moveable assets which is taxable in the first Member State, although that would have been possible, on certain conditions, if the immovable property had been situated in the first Member State.

(1)  OJ C 252, 27.8.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 November 2013 — Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN), Republic of Finland v European Commission

(Joined Cases C-514/11 P and C-605/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Access to the documents of the institutions - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Third indent of Article 4(2) - Exception concerning the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Environmental information - Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 - Article 6(1) - Documents relating to the pre-litigation stage of infringement procedures - Refusal of access - Obligation to examine specifically and individually the documents referred to in the request for access - Overriding public interest)

2014/C 9/04

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Appellants: Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) (represented by: P. Vinagre e Silva and L. Rossi, advogadas), Republic of Finland (represented by: J. Heliskoski, M. Pere and J. Leppo, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicants: Republic of Estonia, (represented by: M. Linntam, acting as Agent)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: P. Costa de Oliveira and D. Recchia, acting as Agents), Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: V. Pasternak Jørgensen and C. Thorning, acting as Agents), Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk and C. Meyer-Seitz, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the European Commission: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and A. Wiedmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeals brought against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 9 September 2011 in Case T-29/08 LPN v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed the action brought by LPN in so far as it relates to documents and parts of documents to which access was refused to the Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (LPN) in Commission Decision SG.E.3/MIB/psi D(2008) 8639 of 24 October 2008.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 58, 25.2.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Gerechtshof te Amsterdam — Netherlands) — UPC Nederland BV v Gemeente Hilversum

(Case C-518/11) (1)

(Electronic communications networks and services - Directives 97/66/EC, 2002/19/EC, 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC - Scope ratione materiae - Provision of a basic package of radio and television programmes via cable - Sale by a municipality of its cable network to a private undertaking - Contractual clause concerning the tariff - Powers of the national regulatory authorities - Principle of sincere cooperation)

2014/C 9/05

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Gerechtshof te Amsterdam

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: UPC Nederland BV

Defendant: Gemeente Hilversum

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Gerechtshof te Amsterdam — Interpretation of Article 8(4) of Directive 2002/19/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities (Access Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 7), Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 33), and Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 51) — Provision of a package of free-to-air radio and television programmes via cable — Municipality having disposed of its cable operation — Limitation of retail prices — Competition rules — Application by the national courts

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 25, 28.1.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 November 2013 — Council of the European Union v Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd, European Commission

(Case C-638/11 P) (1)

(Appeal - Dumping - Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan - Regulation (EC) No 384/96 - Article 3(7) - Concept of ‘other factors’)

2014/C 9/06

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix, Agent, and G. Berrisch, Rechtsanwalt)

Other parties to the proceedings: Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd (represented by: L. Ruessmann, avocat), European Commission (represented by: A. Stobiecka-Kuik, Agent, and E. McGovern, Barrister)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 September 2011 in Case T-199/04 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills v Council which annulled, in so far as it concerned Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd, Council Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 of 2 March 2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan (OJ 2004 L 66, p. 1) — Infringement of Article 3(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (OJ 1996 L 56, p. 1) — Determination of injury — Establishment of a causal link between the dumped imports and the injury caused — Factors to be taken into consideration

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 65, 3.3.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 14 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrchní soud v Praze — Czech Republic) — Proceedings concerning the enforcement of a financial penalty issued against Marián Baláž

(Case C-60/12) (1)

(Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA - Application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties - ‘Court having jurisdiction in particular in criminal matters’ - The ‘Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat’ under Austrian law - Nature and scope of the review on the part of the court of the Member State of enforcement)

2014/C 9/07

Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Vrchní soud v Praze

Party to the main proceedings

Marián Baláž

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Vrchní soud v Praze — Interpretation of Article 1(a)(iii) of Council Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA of 24 February 2005 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties (OJ 2005 L 76, p. 16) — ‘Court having jurisdiction in particular in criminal matters’ — ‘Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat’ under Austrian law — Concept of ‘opportunity to have the case tried’ before a court within the meaning of Article 1(a)(iii) of the Framework Decision — Scope

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 109, 14.4.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Gemeinde Altrip, Gebrüder Hört GbR and Willi Schneider v Land Rheinland-Pfalz

(Case C-72/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Environment - Directive 85/337/EEC - Environmental impact assessment - Aarhus Convention - Directive 2003/35/EC - Right to challenge a development consent decision - Temporal application - Development consent procedure initiated before the period prescribed for transposing Directive 2003/35/EC expired - Decision taken after that date - Conditions of admissibility of the action - Impairment of a right - Nature of the procedural defect that may be invoked - Scope of the review)

2014/C 9/08

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Gemeinde Altrip, Gebrüder Hört GbR, Willi Schneider

Defendant: Land Rheinland-Pfalz

Intervening party: Vertreter des Bundesinteresses beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Bundesverwaltungsgericht Leipzig — Interpretation of Article 6 of Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 providing for public participation in respect of the drawing up of certain plans and programmes relating to the environment and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice Council Directives 85/337/EEC and 96/61/EC (OJ 2003 L 156, p. 17) and of Article 10a 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 2003/35/EC — Construction of a flood retention scheme — Right to challenge a development consent decision — Temporal application — Situation in which the development consent procedure was initiated before the date on which the period for transposition of Directive 2003/35/EC expired and the decision was adopted after that date

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 133, 5.5.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — European Commission v Republic of Poland

(Case C-90/12) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Air transport - Agreements relating to air services between Member States and third countries - Obligation on Member States to distribute traffic rights among eligible Community air carriers on the basis of a non-discriminatory and transparent procedure and to inform the Commission of that procedure without delay)

2014/C 9/09

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: K. Simonsson and M. Owsiany-Hornung, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna and M. Szpunar, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 847/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the negotiation and implementation of air service agreements between Member States and third countries (OJ 2004 L 157, p. 7) — Obligation on the Member States to distribute traffic rights among eligible Community air carriers on the basis of a non-discriminatory and transparent procedure and to inform the Commission of that procedure without delay

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 126, 28.4.2012.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 14 November 2013 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — SFIR — Società Fondiaria Industriale Romagnola SpA, Italia Zuccheri SpA, Co.Pro.B. — Cooperativa Produttori Bieticoli Soc. coop. Agricola, Eridania Sadam SpA v AGEA — Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura, Ministero delle Politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali

(Joined Cases C-187/12 to C-189/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 - Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 - Agriculture - Temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry - Conditions for granting restructuring aid - Concepts of ‘production facilities’ and ‘full dismantling’)

2014/C 9/10

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellants: SFIR — Società Fondiaria Industriale Romagnola SpA, Italia Zuccheri SpA, Co.Pro.B. — Cooperativa Produttori Bieticoli Soc. coop. Agricola, Eridania Sadam SpA

Respondents: AGEA — Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura, Ministero delle Politiche agricole, alimentari e forestali

Re:

Requests for a preliminary ruling — Consiglio di Stato — Interpretation of Articles 3 and 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 of 20 February 2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (OJ 2006 L 58, p. 42) and Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 of 27 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation No 320/2006 (OJ 2006 L 176, p. 32) — Conditions for granting the full amount of aid — Concepts of ‘production facilities’ and ‘full dismantling’ — Whether it is possible for the full amount of aid to be granted for sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup factories in the event that they retain facilities which are not connected with the production of those products, but are used for other products

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 194, 30.6.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel v X (C-199/12), Y (C-200/12), Z v Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel (C-201/12)

(Joined Cases C-199/12 to C-201/12) (1)

(Directive 2004/83/EC - Minimum standards relating to the conditions for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status - Article 10(1)(d) - Membership of a particular social group - Sexual orientation - Reason for persecution - Article 9(1) - Concept of ‘persecution’ - Well-founded fear of being persecuted on account of membership of a particular social group - Acts sufficiently serious to justify such a fear - Legislation criminalising homosexual acts - Article 4 - Individual assessment of the facts and circumstances)

2014/C 9/11

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel, Z

Defendants: X (C-199/12), Y (C-200/12), Minister voor Immigratie, Integratie en Asiel (C-201/12)

Intervening party: Hoog Commissariaat van de Verenigde Naties voor de Vluchtelingen (C-199/12 to C-201/12)

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Raad van State — Interpretation of Arts 9(1)(a) and (2)(c) and Article 10(1)(d) 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) — Grant of refugee status — Conditions — Reasons for persecution — Homosexuality — Concept of particular social group — Legislation of the country of origin providing for imprisonment of not less than 10 years in the case of homosexual relationships

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 217, 21.7.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 14 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State van België — Belgium) — Belgacom NV v Interkommunale voor Teledistributie van het Gewest Antwerpen (Integan), Inter-Media, West-Vlaamse Energie- en Teledistributiemaatschappij (WVEM), Provinciale Brabantse Energiemaatschappij CVBA (PBE)

(Case C-221/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Article 49 TFEU - Freedom of establishment - Article 56 TFEU - Freedom to provide services - Principles of equal treatment and non-discrimination - Obligation of transparency - Scope - Agreement concluded by public entities of one Member State and an undertaking of that Member State - Transfer, by those entities, of their television provision activities and, for a fixed period, the exclusive right to use their cable networks, to an undertaking in that Member State - Possibility for an economic operator of that same State to rely on Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU before the courts of that Member State - No invitation to tender - Justification - Existence of an earlier agreement - Transaction intended to put an end to litigation concerning the interpretation of that agreement - Risk of depreciation of the transferred activity)

2014/C 9/12

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State van België

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Belgacom NV

Defendants: Interkommunale voor Teledistributie van het Gewest Antwerpen (Integan), Inter-Media, West-Vlaamse Energie- en Teledistributiemaatschappij (WVEM), Provinciale Brabantse Energiemaatschappij CVBA (PBE)

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Raad van State van België — Interpretation of Articles 49 and 56 TFEU — Scope — Principle of transparency — Agreement concluded between a public body and an undertaking of the same Member State concerning the assignment of certain rights from the public body to the undertaking, without any advertising or invitation to other undertakings to submit bids

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 243, 11.8.2012

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — C. Demir v Staatssecretaris van Justitie

(Case C-225/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - EEC-Turkey Association Agreement - Article 13 of Decision No 1/80 of the Association Council - ‘Standstill’ clauses - ‘Legally resident’)

2014/C 9/13

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: C. Demir

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Justitie

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Raad van State (Netherlands) — Interpretation of Article 13 of Decision No 1/80 of 19 September 1980 on the development of the Association, adopted by the Association Council established under the EEC/Turkey Association Agreement — Prohibition on the introduction by Member States of new restrictions on access to the labour market for Turkish workers who are legally resident and employed in their respective territories — National legislation laying down a substantive and/or formal condition governing the first admission of Turkish nationals to national territory — Requirement of possession of a temporary residence permit prior to entry into the Netherlands and prior to application for a residence permit — Paragraph 85 of the Court’s judgment in Joined Cases C-317/01 (Abatay) and C-369/01 (Sahin) [2003] ECR I 12301

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 243, 11.8.2012

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție — Romania) — Corina-Hrisi Tulică v Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor (C-249/12), Călin Ion Plavoșin v Direcția Generală a Finanțelor Publice Timiș — Serviciul Soluționare Contestații, Activitatea de Inspecție Fiscală — Serviciul de Inspecție Fiscală Timiș (C-250/12)

(Joined Cases C-249/12 and C-250/12) (1)

(Taxation - VAT - Directive 2006/112/EC - Articles 73 and 78 - Immovable property transactions carried out by natural persons - Classification of those transactions as taxable - Determination of the VAT owing when the parties have made no provision for it at the time of conclusion of the contract - Question as to whether or not the vendor may recover the VAT from the purchaser - Consequences)

2014/C 9/14

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Corina-Hrisi Tulică (C-249/12), Călin Ion Plavoșin (C-250/12)

Defendants: Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor (C-249/12), Direcția Generală a Finanțelor Publice Timiș — Serviciul Soluționare Contestații, Activitatea de Inspecție Fiscală — Serviciul de Inspecție Fiscală Timiș (C-250/12)

Re:

Requests for a preliminary ruling — Înalta Curte de Casație și Justiție — Interpretation of Articles 73 and 78 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1) — Taxable amount — Immovable-property transactions carried out by natural persons not subject to VAT — Reclassification, by the national authorities, of those transactions as taxable transactions — Determination of the taxable amount, in the absence of any reference to VAT at the time when the contract was entered into — Deduction of the amount of VAT from the contract price or addition of that amount to the overall price paid by the purchaser

Operative part of the judgment

Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, in particular Articles 73 and 78 thereof, must be interpreted as meaning that, when the price of a good has been established by the parties without any reference to value added tax and the supplier of that good is the taxable person for the value added tax owing on the taxed transaction, in a case where the supplier is not able to recover from the purchaser the value added tax claimed by the tax authorities, the price agreed must be regarded as already including the value added tax.

(1)  OJ C 243, 11.8.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte dei conti, sezione giurisdizionale per la Regione Siciliana — Italy) — Giuseppa Romeo v Regione Siciliana

(Case C-313/12) (1)

(National administrative procedure - Purely internal situation - Administrative acts - Obligation to state reasons - Whether it is possible for failure to state reasons to be remedied during legal proceedings against an administrative act - Interpretation of the second paragraph of Article 296 TFEU and Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)

2014/C 9/15

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte dei conti, sezione giurisdizionale per la Regione Siciliana

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Giuseppa Romeo

Defendant: Regione Siciliana

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Corte dei conti, sezione giurisdizionale per la Regione Siciliana — Interpretation of Article 296 TFEU and Article 41(2)(c) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — National legislation allowing public authorities not to state the reasons for their acts in certain circumstances or to remedy the failure to state reasons for an administrative act during judicial proceedings brought against that act — National law which makes a renvoi to European Union law in order to regulate purely internal situations — Whether it is possible for the national courts to interpret and apply the provisions and principles of national law in a manner which is at variance with the interpretation provided by the Court of Justice

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 295, 29.9.2012

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 November 2013 — Environmental Manufacturing LLP v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), Société Elmar Wolf

(Case C-383/12 P) (1)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Figurative mark representing a wolf’s head - Opposition by the proprietor of the national and international figurative marks containing the word elements ‘WOLF Jardin’ and ‘Outils WOLF’ - Relative grounds for refusal - Detriment to the distinctive character of the earlier mark - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 8(5) - Change in the economic behaviour of the average consumer - Burden of proof)

2014/C 9/16

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Environmental Manufacturing LLP (represented by: M. Atkins, Solicitor, K. Shadbolt, Advocate, and S. Malynicz, Barrister)

Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent), Société Elmar Wolf

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 May 2012 in Case T-570/10 Environmental Manufacturing v OHIM — Wolf, by which the General Court dismissed an action for annulment brought by the applicant for the figurative mark representing a wolf’s head, in respect of goods in Class 7, against Decision R 425/2010-2 of the Second Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM), of 6 October 2010, annulling the decision of the Opposition Division dismissing the opposition brought by the proprietor of the national and international figurative marks containing the word elements ‘WOLF Jardin’ and ‘Outils WOLF’, in respect of goods in Classes 1, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 31 — Interpretation of Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Relative grounds for refusal — Detriment to the distinctive character or reputation of the earlier mark

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 331, 27.10.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 14 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per le Marche — Italy) — Comune di Ancona v Regione Marche

(Case C-388/12) (1)

(Structural Funds - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) - Financial contribution from a Structural Fund - Criteria for the eligibility of expenditure - Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 - Article 30(4) - Principle of durability of the operation - ‘Substantial modification’ of an operation - Award of a concession contract without advertisement or a competitive tendering procedure)

2014/C 9/17

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale amministrativo regionale per le Marche

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Comune di Ancona

Defendant: Regione Marche

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale amministrativo regionale per le Marche — Interpretation of Article 30(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds (OJ 1999 L 161, p. 1) — Withdrawal and recovery of Community financial aid — Concept of ‘Substantial modification’ — Relationship between, first, the condition for modifying the use of the operation or detailed rules for its exercise and, second, the condition for modifying the condition of lack of undue advantage on the part of an undertaking or public body — Functional modification — Condition of compliance of the financed operations with European Union provisions concerning public works contracts — Partial change of use of the works financed and concession of the management thereof to a private operator outside a procedure for awarding public works contracts

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 295, 29.9.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Jan Sneller v DAS Nederlandse Rechtsbijstand Verzekeringsmaatschappij NV

(Case C-442/12) (1)

(Legal expenses insurance - Directive 87/344/EEC - Article 4(1) - Insured persons’ freedom to choose a lawyer - Clause in the standard terms and conditions of a contract guaranteeing legal assistance in any inquiry or proceedings by one of the insurer’s employees - Costs relating to legal assistance provided by an external legal adviser reimbursed only where the insurer decides that it is necessary to entrust handling of the case to an external legal adviser)

2014/C 9/18

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Jan Sneller

Defendant: DAS Nederlandse Rechtsbijstand Verzekeringsmaatschappij NV

Re:

Request for a preliminary — Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands — Interpretation of Article 4(1) of Council Directive 87/344/EEC of 22 June 1987 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to legal expenses insurance (OJ 1987 L 185, p. 77) — Insured person’s freedom to choose a lawyer

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 9, 12.1.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle — Belgium) — Institut professionnel des agents immobiliers (IPI) v Geoffrey Englebert, Immo 9 SPRL, Grégory Francotte

(Case C-473/12) (1)

(Processing of personal data - Directive 95/46/EC - Articles 10 and 11 - Obligation to inform - Article 13(1)(d) and (g) - Exceptions - Scope of exceptions - Private detectives acting for the supervisory body of a regulated profession - Directive 2002/58/EC - Article 15(1))

2014/C 9/19

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour constitutionnelle

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Institut professionnel des agents immobiliers (IPI)

Defendants: Geoffrey Englebert, Immo 9 SPRL, Grégory Francotte

Intervening parties: Union professionnelle nationale des détectives privés de Belgique (UPNDP), Association professionnelle des inspecteurs et experts d’assurances ASBL (APIEA), Conseil des ministres

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium) — Interpretation of Articles 11(1) and 13(1)(d) and (g) of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ 1995 L 281, p. 31) and of Article 6(3) TEU — Whether there is full harmonisation — Option for a Member State to provide for a restriction of, or an exception to, the obligation to inform the person concerned immediately — Scope of the exception to that obligation — Whether the professional activities of private detectives are included — If not, whether Article 13 of Directive 95/46/EC is compatible with Article 6(3) TEU, more specifically with the principle of equality and non-discrimination

Operative part of the judgment

Article 13(1) of Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data must be interpreted as meaning that Member States have no obligation, but have the option, to transpose into their national law one or more of the exceptions which it lays down to the obligation to inform data subjects of the processing of their personal data.

The activity of a private detective acting for a professional body in order to investigate breaches of ethics of a regulated profession, in this case that of estate agent, is covered by the exception in Article 13(1)(d) of Directive 95/46.

(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 14 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Feldkirch — Austria) — Armin Maletic, Marianne Maletic v lastminute.com GmbH, TUI Österreich GmbH

(Case C-478/12) (1)

(Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Article 16(1) - Contract for travel concluded between a consumer domiciled in one Member State and a travel agency established in another Member State - Supplier of services used by the travel agency established in the Member State where the consumer is domiciled - Right of a consumer to bring an action against two undertakings before the court for the place of his domicile)

2014/C 9/20

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landesgericht Feldkirch

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Armin Maletic, Marianne Maletic

Defendant: lastminute.com GmbH, TUI Österreich GmbH

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Landesgericht Feldkirch — Interpretation of Article 16(1) of 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) — Jurisdiction in respect of contracts entered into by consumers — All-inclusive travel contract concluded between a consumer and a company — Situation in which the company is established in a Member State other than that of the consumer and has recourse, for the purpose of performing that contract, to a company which is established in the Member State of the consumer — Whether the consumer is entitled to bring proceedings, before the court of his place of residence, against those two companies

Operative part of the judgment

The concept of ‘other party to the contract’ laid down in Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters must be interpreted as meaning, in circumstances such as those at issue in the main proceedings, that it also covers the contracting partner of the operator with which the consumer concluded that contract and which has its registered office in the Member State in which the consumer is domiciled.

(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 November 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht — Germany) — Tevfik Isbir v DB Services GmbH

(Case C-522/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Freedom to provide services - Posting of workers - Directive 96/71/EC - Minimum rates of pay - Lump sums and employer contribution to a multiannual savings plan for the benefit of its employees)

2014/C 9/21

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesarbeitsgericht

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Tevfik Isbir

Defendant: DB Services GmbH

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Bundesarbeitsgericht — Interpretation of Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services (OJ 1997 L 18, p. 1) — Calculation of the minimum rate of pay — Inclusion of the employer contribution to a multiannual savings plan for the benefit of its employees — Situation in which the employees cannot have access to those assets for several years

Operative part of the judgment

Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, is to be interpreted as meaning that it does not preclude the inclusion in the minimum wage of elements of remuneration which do not alter the relationship between the service provided by the worker, on the one hand, and the consideration which he receives by way of remuneration for that service, on the other. It is for the national court to verify whether that is the case as regards the elements of remuneration at issue in the main proceedings.

(1)  OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — Hellenic Republic v European Commission

(Case C-547/12 P) (1)

(Appeal - EAGGF - ‘Guarantee’ section - Clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of certain Member States concerning expenditure financed by the EAGGF - Amounts which are recoverable from the Hellenic Republic following failure to recover within the period prescribed - Distortion of evidence)

2014/C 9/22

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Appellant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: I. Chalkias and S. Papaïoannou, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: H. Tserepa-Lacombe and D.Triantafyllou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 10 October 2012 in Case T-158/09 Greece v Commission by which the General Court partially rejected an action for annulment of Commission Decision C(2009) 810 final of 13 February 2009 on the financial treatment to be applied, in the context of clearance of expenditure financed by the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), in certain cases of irregularity by operators

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — Wam Industriale SpA v European Commission

(Case C-560/12 P) (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Establishing a company in certain third countries - Soft loans - Decision declaring aid partly incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery - Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of the original decision concerning the same proceedings - Enforcement of a judgment of the General Court)

2014/C 9/23

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Appellant: Wam Industriale SpA (represented by: E. Giliani and R. Bertoni, avvocati)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and D. Grespan, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 September 2012 in Case T-303/10 Wam Industriale v Commission, in which the General Court rejected an application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2011/134/EU of 24 March 2010 concerning State aid implemented by Italy for Wam SpA (OJ 2011 L 57, p. 29) — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Principle of proportionality — Principle of sound administration — Reasonable time-limit

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 63, 2.3.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — Italian Republic v European Commission

(Case C-587/12 P) (1)

(Appeal - State aid - Establishing a company in certain third countries - Soft loans - Decision declaring aid partly incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery - Decision taken following the annulment by the General Court of the original decision concerning the same proceedings - Enforcement of a judgment of the General Court)

2014/C 9/24

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Appellant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, and P. Gentili, avvocato dello Stato)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: V. Di Bucci and D. Grespan, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 27 September 2012 in Case T-257/10 Italy v Commission, by which the General Court dismissed an action for annulment of Commission Decision 2011/134/EU of 24 March 2010 on the State aid implemented by Italy for Wam SpA (OJ 2011 L 57, p. 29) — Obligation to state reasons — Principle of audi alteram partem — Res judicata — Principle of proportionality — De minimis Regulation

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 63, 2.3.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 November 2013 — European Commission v French Republic

(Case C-23/13) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 91/271/EEC - Urban waste water treatment - Articles 3 and 4)

2014/C 9/25

Language of the case: French

Parties

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

Defendant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas and S. Menez, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Breach of Articles 3 and 4 of Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (OJ 1991 L 135, p. 40) — Deficiencies in the collection and treatment of urban waste water in 8 agglomerations

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 79, 16.3.2013.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia (Spain) lodged on 7 October 2013 — Lourdes Cachaldora Fernandez v Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS)

(Case C-527/13)

2014/C 9/26

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Galicia

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Lourdes Cachaldora Fernandez

Defendants: Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social (TGSS)

Questions referred

(1)  OJ 1979 L 6, 10.1.1979, p. 24.

(2)  OJ 1998 L 14, 20.1.1998, p. 9.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 14 October 2013 — Birutė Šiba v Arūnas Devėnas

(Case C-537/13)

2014/C 9/27

Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Birutė Šiba

Defendant: Arūnas Devėnas

Questions referred

(1)  OJ L 95, p. 29.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 14 October 2013 — eVigilo Ltd v Priešgaisrinės apsaugos ir gelbėjimo departamentas prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijos

(Case C-538/13)

2014/C 9/28

Language of the case: Lithuanian

Referring court

Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Supreme Court) (Lithuania)

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant in cassation: eVigilo Ltd

Respondent in cassation: Priešgaisrinės apsaugos ir gelbėjimo departamentas prie Vidaus reikalų ministerijos

Questions referred

(1)  Directive 2007/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2007 amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (OJ 2007 L 335, p. 31).

(2)  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).

Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (United Kingdom) made on 14 October 2013 — Merck Canada Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd v Sigma Pharmaceuticals PLC

(Case C-539/13)

2014/C 9/29

Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Merck Canada Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd

Defendant: Sigma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Questions referred

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 16 October 2013 — Douane Advies Bureau Rietveld v Hauptzollamt Hannover

(Case C-541/13)

2014/C 9/30

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Douane Advies Bureau Rietveld

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Hannover

Question referred  (1)

Is the concept of ‘reagent’, as used in the phrase ‘diagnostic or laboratory reagents’ in tariff heading 3822 of the CN, to be interpreted as meaning a substance which by means of its chemical transformation as a result of a chemical reaction on or with a substance under investigation is used to indicate a state or property of the latter substance?

(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ 1987 L 256, p. 1) as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 927/2012 of 9 October 2012 (OJ 2012 L 304, p. 1).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 28 October 2013 — Z. Zh.; other party: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie and Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie; other party: I.O.

(Case C-554/13)

2014/C 9/31

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Z. Zh.

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

and

Appellant: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

Other party: I.O.

Questions referred

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour du travail de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 31 October 2013 — Centre public d’action sociale d’Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve v Moussa Abdida

(Case C-562/13)

2014/C 9/32

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour du travail de Bruxelles

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Centre public d’action sociale d’Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve

Respondent: Moussa Abdida

Questions referred

(1)  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. 2).

(2)  Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (OJ 2005 L 326, p. 13).

(3)  Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (OJ 2003 L 31, p. 18).

Appeal brought on 31 October 2013 by Planet AE Anonymi Etaireia Parochis Symvouleftikon Ypiresion against the order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) delivered on 9 September 2013 in Case T-489/12 Planet v Commission

(Case C-564/13 P)

2014/C 9/33

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Appellant: Planet AE Anonymi Etaireia Parochis Symvouleftikon Ypiresion (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant maintains that the order of the General Court delivered on 9 September 2013 in Case T-489/12 contains findings as to the law which are contrary to the rules of European Union law and challenges them by this appeal.

In the appellant’s opinion, the order under appeal should be set aside, because the court misinterpreted and misapplied European Union law, as regards the content of the interest in bringing proceedings which is required, under European Union law, for the bringing of declaratory proceedings the subject-matter of which is determining a breach of contractual obligations and as regards whether that [interest in bringing proceedings] is vested and present.

Judgment of the General Court of 18 November 2013 — Preparados Alimenticios v OHIM — Rila Feinkost-Importe (Jambo Afrika)

(Case T-377/10) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark Jambo Afrika - Earlier Community figurative marks JUMBO, JUMBO CUBE, JUMBO MARINADE, JUMBO NOKKOS, JUMBO ROF, JUMBO CHORBA MOUTON-MUTTON, JUMBO Aroma All purpose seasoning Condiment - Earlier national figurative marks JUMBO - Non-registered earlier word mark JUMBO - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 9/34

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Preparados Alimenticios, SA (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Rila Feinkost-Importe GmbH & Co. KG (Stemwede-Levern, Germany) (represented by: T. Weeg, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 June 2010 (Case No R 1144/2009-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Preparados Alimenticios, SA and Rila Feinkost-Importe GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 301, 6.11.2010.

Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2013 — Heede v OHIM (Matrix-Energetics)

(Case T-313/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark Matrix-Energetics - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Relevant public - Date of the determination of the descriptive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 9/35

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Günter Heede (Walldorf-Baden) (represented by: R. Utz, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel, Agent)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 April 2011 (Case R 1848/2010-4) concerning the application for registration of the word sign Matrix-Energetics as a Community word mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 238, 13.8.2011.

Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2013 — El Hogar Perfecto del Siglo XXI v OHIM — Wenf International Advisers Ltd (Corkscrew)

(Case T-337/12) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a corkscrew - Earlier national design - Ground for invalidity - Lack of individual character - Overall impression not different - Informed user - Degree of freedom of the designer - Articles 4, 6 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)

2014/C 9/36

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: El Hogar Perfecto del Siglo XXI, SL (Madrid (Spain)) (represented by: C. Ruiz Gallegos and E. Veiga Conde, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Wenf International Advisers Ltd (Tortola, British Virgin Islands) (represented by J.L. Rivas Zurdo, E. Seijo Veiguela and I. Munilla Muñoz, lawyers)

Re:

ACTION brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 June 2012 (Case R 89/2011-3) in relation to invalidity proceedings between Wenf International Advisers Ltd and El Hogar Perfecto del Siglo XXI, SL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 287, 22.9.2012.

Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2013 — Equinix (Germany) v OHIM — Acotel (ancotel.)

(Case T-443/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark ancotel. - Earlier Community figurative mark ACOTEL - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 9/37

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Equinix (Germany) GmbH, formerly ancotel GmbH (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) (represented by: H. Truelsen, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Poch, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Acotel SpA (Rome, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 August 2012 (Case R 1895/2011-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Acotel SpA and ancotel GmbH, now Equinix (Germany) GmbH.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 379, 8.12.2012.

Judgment of the General Court of 21 November 2013 — Recaro v OHIM — Certino Mode (RECARO)

(Case T-524/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community word mark RECARO - Genuine use of the mark - Article 15(15)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Nature of the use of the mark - Admissibility of new evidence - Article 76(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009)

2014/C 9/38

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Recaro Holding GmbH, formerly Recaro Beteiligungs-GmbH (Stuttgart (Germany)) (represented by: J. Weiser, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Certino Mode SL (Elche (Spain))

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 6 September 2012 (Case R 1761/2011-1) relating to revocation proceedings between Recaro Beteiligungs-GmbH and Certino Mode SL

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.

Action brought on 6 November 2013 — FK v Commission

(Case T-248/13)

2014/C 9/39

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: FK (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: E. Grieves, Barrister, and J. Carey, Solicitor)

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.

Action brought on 4 October 2013 — Panrico v OHIM — HDN Development (Krispy Kreme DOUGHNUTS)

(Case T-534/13)

2014/C 9/40

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Panrico, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: D. Pellisé Urquiza, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: HDN Development Corp. (Frankfort, United States of America)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: Figurative mark ‘Krispy Kreme DOUGHNUTS’ for products and services in Classes 25, 30 and 42 — Registered Community trade mark No 1 298 785

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: HDN Development Corp.

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: Applicant

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 53(1)(a) of that regulation

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Dismissal of the application

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 in conjunction with Article 53(1)(a) of that regulation

Action brought on 24 October 2013 — Germany v Commission

(Case T-557/13)

2014/C 9/41

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: T. Henze and J. Möller)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (OJ 1999 L 160, p. 103).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (OJ 2005 L 209, p. 1).

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 of 27 July 1994 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (OJ 1994 L 197, p. 4).

(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/95 of 17 January 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards the minimum price and compensatory payment to be paid to potato producers and of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (OJ 1995 L 16, p. 3).

(5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2236/2003 of 23 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (OJ 2003 L 339, p. 45).

(6)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2237/2003 of 23 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of certain support schemes provided for in Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers (OJ 2003 L 339, p. 52).

(7)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of the accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee Section (OJ 1995 L158, p. 6).

(8)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and of the EAFRD (OJ 2006 L 171, p. 90).

Action brought on 24 October 2013 — Isotis v European Commission

(Case T-562/13)

2014/C 9/42

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Information Society open to Impairments — ISOTIS (Athens, Greece) (represented by: S. Skliris, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, which is based on (1) the arbitration clauses in the agreement in question and (2) on Belgian law, which governs the agreement in question, the applicant puts forward three arguments.

Action brought on 4 November 2013 — BASF Agro and Others v Commission

(Case T-584/13)

2014/C 9/43

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: BASF Agro BV (Arnhem, Netherlands); BASF SE (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany); BASF Belgium Coordination Center (Antwerpen, Belgium); BASF Española, SL (Barcelona, Spain); BASF Italia SpA (Cesano Maderno, Italy); BASF Nederland BV (Arnhem); and BASF Slovensko spol. s r. o. (Bratislava, Slovakia) (represented by: J. Montfort and M. Peristeraki, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

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 seven pleas in law.

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ 2009 L 309, p. 1)

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 1 October 2013 — Loukakis and Others v Parliament

(Case F-82/11) (1)

(Civil Service - Parliament Staff Committee - Elections - Irregularities in the electoral process)

2014/C 9/44

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicants: Nicolaos Loukakis and Others (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: M.-A. Lucas, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: S. Seyr and M. Ecker, acting as Agents, and, initially, D. Waelbroeck, lawyer, and, subsequently, A. Duron, lawyer)

Interveners: Solidarité pour les agents et fonctionnaires européens, Syndicat general du personnel des organismes européens, Fédération de la function publique européenne and Pluralist (represented by: J. Choucroun, lawyer)

Re:

Application for a declaration that the elections to the Staff Committee of the Parliament, and the European Parliament’s failure to take action in respect of the various illegalities that affected the electoral process, are unlawful

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 340, 19.11.2011, p. 41.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (1st Chamber) of 17 October 2013 — BF v Court of Auditors of the European Union

(Case F-59/12) (1)

(Civil service - Appointment - Recruitment of a director - Vacancy notice - Act adversely affecting an official - None - Inadmissibility)

2014/C 9/45

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: BF (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: Court of Auditors of the European Union (represented by: T. Kennedy and J. Vermer, Agents, assisted by D. Waelbroeck, lawyer)

Re:

Application to annul vacancy notice ECA/2011/67 of the Court of Auditors for the post of Director of the Human Resources Directorate.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 227, 28.7.2012, p. 38.

Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (1st Chamber) of 7 October 2013 — Thomé v Commission

(Case F-97/12) (1)

(Civil service - Open competition - Competition notice EPSO/AD/177/10 - Decision not to recruit a successful candidate - Criteria for admissibility - University qualification)

2014/C 9/46

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Florence Thomé (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Orlandi, A. Coolen, J.-N. Louis, É. Marchal and D. Abreu Caldas, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Eggers and G. Gattinara, Agents)

Re:

Application to annul the decision of the Commission’s appointing authority not to recruit the applicant after she had passed competition EPSO/AD/177/10-EPA and an application for damages and interest.

Operative part of the judgment

The Tribunal:

(1)  OJ C 355, 17.11.2012, p. 39.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 23 October 2013 — Aristidis Psarras v ENISA

(Case F-7/12) (1)

(Civil Service - Member of temporary staff - Appraisal - Annual appraisal for 2009 - Career development report - Application for annulment of the career development report - Act adversely affecting the applicant - Action manifestly inadmissible)

2014/C 9/47

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Aristidis Psarras (Heraklion, Greece) (represented by: L. Levi and A. Tymen, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) (represented by: E. Maurage, acting as Agent, and D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

Application for the annulment of the applicant’s staff report for 2009 and the decision establishing the list of officials promoted in 2010 and, if necessary, the decision rejecting the applicant’s claim of 17 October 2011.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 133, 5.5.2012, p. 20.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 7 October 2013 — Marcuccio v Commission

(Case F-57/12) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Disability allowance - Deduction of the amount of the debt owed to an institution - Action in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly lacking any basis in law)

2014/C 9/48

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Luigi Marcuccio (Tricase, Italy) (represented by: G. Cipressa, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Berardis-Kayser and G. Gattinara, Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of the Commission’s implied decisions to reduce the amount of the applicant’s disability allowance for the months June to September 2011, for payment of interest at the rate of 15 % and payment of the sum of EUR 500.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 227, 28.7.2012, p. 37.

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 16 October 2013 — De Roos-Le Large v Commission

(Case F-50/10) (1)

2014/C 9/49

Language of the case: Dutch

The President of the Tribunal sitting in a Full Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.

(1)  OJ C 260, 25.9.2010, p. 27.