2014/C 93/01

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

OJ C 85, 22.3.2014

Past publications

OJ C 78, 15.3.2014

OJ C 71, 8.3.2014

OJ C 61, 1.3.2014

OJ C 52, 22.2.2014

OJ C 45, 15.2.2014

OJ C 39, 8.2.2014

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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Työtuomioistuin (Finland)) — Terveys- ja sosiaalialan neuvottelujärjestö TSN ry v Terveyspalvelualan Liitto ry (C-512/11), Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt YTN ry v Teknologiateollisuus ry, Nokia Siemens Networks Oy (C-513/11)

(Joined Cases C-512/11 and C-513/11) (1)

(Social policy - Directive 92/85/EEC - Protection of the safety and health of workers - Pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Maternity leave - Maintenance of payment and/or entitlement to an adequate allowance - Directive 96/34/EC - Framework Agreement on parental leave - Individual right to parental leave on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child - Working and remuneration conditions - National collective agreement - Female workers having taken maternity leave after interruption of a period of unpaid parental leave - Refusal to pay a salary during the maternity leave)

2014/C 93/02

Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Työtuomioistuin

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Terveys- ja sosiaalialan neuvottelujärjestö TSN ry (C-512/11), Ylemmät Toimihenkilöt YTN ry (C-513/11)

Defendants: Terveyspalvelualan Liitto ry (C-512/11), Teknologiateollisuus ry, Nokia Siemens Networks Oy (C-513/11)

Supported by: Mehiläinen Oy (C-512/11)

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Työtuomioistuin — Interpretation of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ 2006 L 204, p. 23) and Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (OJ 1992 L 348, p. 1) — Collective agreement under which workers are entitled to be paid their full salary during maternity leave on condition that they have been employed for at least three months continuously before the start of maternity leave — Salary not paid during maternity leave under that agreement to workers who take maternity leave immediately after unpaid child-care leave.

Operative part of the judgment

Council Directive 96/34/EC of 3 June 1996 on the framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC must be interpreted as precluding a provision of national law, such as that provided for in the collective agreements at issue in the main proceedings, pursuant to which a pregnant worker who interrupts a period of unpaid parental leave within the meaning of that directive to take, with immediate effect, a maternity leave within the meaning of Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) does not benefit from the maintenance of the remuneration to which she would have been entitled had that period of maternity leave been preceded by a minimum period of resumption of work.

(1)  OJ C 347, 26.11.2011.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 February 2014 — European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

(Case C-530/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters - Concept of ‘not prohibitively expensive’ judicial proceedings)

2014/C 93/03

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Oliver and L. Armati, Agents)

Defendant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: C. Murrell and M. Holt, Agents, and J. Maurici, Barrister)

Supported by: Kingdom of Denmark (represented by: C.H. Vang, Agent), Ireland (represented by: E. Creedon and A. Joyce, Agents, and E. Barrington and G. Gilmore, Barristers)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Failure to adopt the measures necessary to comply with Articles 3(7) and 4(4) 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) — Obligation to remove or reduce financial barriers to access to justice in environmental matters — Concept of ‘not prohibitively expensive’ judicial proceedings.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 39, 11.2.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 January 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Genova (Italy)) — Mattia Manzi, Compagnia Naviera Orchestra v Capitaneria di Porto di Genova

(Case C-537/11) (1)

(Maritime transport - Directive 1999/32/EC - Marpol Convention 73/78 - Annex VI - Air pollution from ships - Passenger ships operating regular services - Cruise ships - Maximum sulphur content in marine fuels - Validity)

2014/C 93/04

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Genova

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Mattia Manzi, Compagnia Naviera Orchestra

Defendant: Capitaneria di Porto di Genova,

Intervening parties: Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale civile di Genova — Validity of Article 4a of Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ 1999 L 121, p. 13), as amended by Directive 2005/33/EC (OJ 1991 L 191, p. 59) — Compatibility with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (‘MARPOL Convention’) of the obligation on Member States to take all necessary measures to prevent the use of marine fuels the sulphur content of which exceeds 1.5% by mass by passengers ships operating regular service to or from European Union ports — Interpretation of Article 2 of the same directive — Concept of ‘regular services’ — Applicability of the said limit to cruise ships.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 370, 17.12.2011

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Leidseplein Beheer BV, H.J.M. de Vries v Red Bull GmbH, Red Bull Nederland BV

(Case C-65/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Trade marks - Directive 89/104/EEC - Rights conferred by a trade mark - Trade mark with a reputation - Protection extended to non-similar goods or services - Use by a third party, without due cause, of a sign identical with or similar to the trade mark with a reputation - Definition of ‘due cause’)

2014/C 93/05

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Leidseplein Beheer BV, H.J.M. de Vries

Defendants: Red Bull GmbH, Red Bull Nederland BV

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Interpretation of Article 5(2) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ 1989 L 40, p. 1) — Rights conferred by the mark — Trade mark with a reputation — Protection extended to non-similar goods or services — Use by a third party, without due cause, of a sign identical with, or similar to, the trade mark with a reputation which enables that third party to take unfair advantage of, or which causes detriment to, the distinctive character or the repute of the trade mark — Concept of due cause.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 5(2) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks must be interpreted as meaning that the proprietor of a trade mark with a reputation may be obliged, pursuant to the concept of ‘due cause’ within the meaning of that provision, to tolerate the use by a third party of a sign similar to that mark in relation to a product which is identical to that for which that mark was registered, if it is demonstrated that that sign was being used before that mark was filed and that the use of that sign in relation to the identical product is in good faith. In order to determine whether that is so, the national court must take account, in particular, of:

(1)  OJ C 126, 28.4.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 February 2014 — European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria

(Case C-152/12) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Transport - Directive 2001/14/EEC - Development of the Union’s railways - Charging scheme for access to railway infrastructure - Articles 7(3) and 8(1) - Possibility of levying a mark-up on charges - Costs directly incurred as a result of operating the train service)

2014/C 93/06

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Vasileva and H. Støvlbæk, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Republic of Bulgaria (represented by: T. Ivanov, D. Drambozova and E. Petranova, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the 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 7(3) and 8(1) of Directive 2001/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001 on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (OJ 2001 L 75, p. 1) — Charging scheme for access to railway infrastructure — Notion of ‘cost directly incurred as a result of operating the train service’ — Income exceeding the costs directly incurred as a result of operating the train service — Conditions for the application of Article 8(1) of Directive 2001/14/EC.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 174, 16.6.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio (Italy)) — Airport Shuttle Express scarl (C-162/12), Giovanni Panarisi (C-162/12), Società Cooperativa Autonoleggio Piccola arl (C-163/12) and Gianpaolo Vivani (C-163/12) v Comune di Grottaferrata

(Joined Cases C-162/12 and C-163/12) (1)

(Requests for a preliminary ruling - Articles 49 TFEU, 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU - Regulation (EEC) No 2454/92 - Regulation (EC) No 12/98 - Car and driver hire services - National and regional legislation - Authorisation issued by municipalities - Conditions - Purely internal situations - Jurisdiction of the Court - Whether the requests are admissible)

2014/C 93/07

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Airport Shuttle Express scarl (C-162/12), Giovanni Panarisi (C-162/12), Società Cooperativa Autonoleggio Piccola arl (C-163/12) and Gianpaolo Vivani (C-163/12)

Defendant: Comune di Grottaferrata

In the presence of: Federnoleggio

Re:

Requests for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale amministrativo regionale del Lazio — Interpretation of Articles 26 TFEU, 49 TFEU and 90 TFEU; Article 3 TEU, read in conjunction with Article 4(3) TEU and Articles 3 TFEU, 4 TFEU, 5 TFEU and 6 TFEU; Articles 101 and 102 TFEU; Council Regulation (EEC) No 2454/92 of 23 July 1992 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road passenger transport services within a Member State (OJ 1992 L 251, p. 1); and Council Regulation (EC) No 12/98 of 11 December 1997 laying down the conditions under which non-resident carriers may operate national road passenger transport services within a Member State (OJ 1998 L 4, p. 10) — Car and driver hire service — National legislation making the provision of that service conditional upon possession of an authorisation issued by the municipal authorities and requiring anyone holding such an authorisation to have the normal base for their vehicle(s) located in the territory of the municipality which issued the authorisation, and to begin and end the hire in that territory.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court of Justice of the European Union does not have jurisdiction to answer the requests from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio (Italy) for a preliminary ruling, made by decisions of 19 October 2011 and 1 December 2011 in Joined Cases C-162/12 and C-163/12, to the extent that those requests concern the interpretation of Article 49 TFEU. Those requests are inadmissible to the extent that they concern the interpretation of other provisions of EU law.

(1)  OJ C 165, 9.6.2012.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 23 January 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany)) — DMC Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH v Finanzamt Hamburg-Mitte

(Case C-164/12) (1)

(Taxation - Corporation tax - Transfer of an interest in a partnership to a capital company - Book value - Value as part of a going concern - Agreement on the prevention of double taxation - Immediate taxation of unrealised capital gains - Different treatment - Restriction on free movement of capital - Preserving the balanced allocation of powers to impose taxes between the Member States - Proportionality)

2014/C 93/08

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: DMC Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Defendant: Finanzamt Hamburg-Mitte

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Finanzgericht Hamburg — Interpretation of Article 43 EC (now Article 49 TFEU) — Partnerships established in another Member State contributing interests in an undertaking to a national capital company in exchange for shares in that company — Legislation providing that in such a case the capital contributed must be entered in the balance sheet of the capital company at its true value and not its book value, thus bringing forward the date on which the unrealised capital gains will be taxed — Whether it is possible to pay the tax in five annual instalments if a guarantee is provided.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 217, 21.7.2012

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 30 January 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium)) — Aboubacar Diakité v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides

(Case C-285/12) (1)

(Directive 2004/83/EC - Minimum standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status - Person eligible for subsidiary protection - Article 15(c) - Serious and individual threat to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of armed conflict - ‘Internal armed conflict’ - Interpretation independent of international humanitarian law - Criteria for assessment)

2014/C 93/09

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Conseil d’État

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Aboubacar Diakité

Respondent: Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Conseil d’État (Belgium) — Interpretation of Article 15(c) 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) — Refusal to grant refugee status or subsidiary protection — Person eligible for subsidiary protection — ‘Internal armed conflict’ — Whether a specific interpretation independent of international humanitarian law is required, or whether an interpretation consistent with that provided under international humanitarian law is permissible — Criteria for assessment.

Operative part of the judgment

On a proper construction of Article 15(c) 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, it must be acknowledged that an internal armed conflict exists, for the purposes of applying that provision, if a State’s armed forces confront one or more armed groups or if two or more armed groups confront each other. It is not necessary for that conflict to be categorised as ‘armed conflict not of an international character’ under international humanitarian law; nor is it necessary to carry out, in addition to an appraisal of the level of violence present in the territory concerned, a separate assessment of the intensity of the armed confrontations, the level of organisation of the armed forces involved or the duration of the conflict.

(1)  OJ C 235, 4.8.2012

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 23 January 2014 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium

(Case C-296/12) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Freedom to provide services - Free movement of capital - Income tax - Contributions paid to a savings pension - Tax reduction solely in respect of payments to institutions or funds established in that Member State - Coherence of the tax system - Efficacy of fiscal supervision)

2014/C 93/10

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and W. Roels, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: J.-C. Halleux and M. Jacobs, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Articles 56 TFEU and 63 TFEU — Payments to a savings pension — Tax reduction — Payments made definitively in Belgium.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 273, 8.9.2012

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel București (Romania)) — E. ON Global Commodities SE, formerly E.ON Energy Trading SE v Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor, Direcția Generală a Finanțelor Publice a Municipiului București — Serviciul de administrare a contribuabililor nerezidenți

(Case C-323/12) (1)

(Directive 79/1072/EEC - Common system of value added tax - Taxable persons residing in another Member State - Rules for refund of VAT - Taxable persons designating a tax representative in accordance with provisions of national law preceding accession to the European Union - Precluded - Meaning of ‘taxable person not established in the territory of the country’ - Condition of not being established - Condition of no supply of goods or services - Supplies of electricity to taxable dealers - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 171)

2014/C 93/11

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel București

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: E. ON Global Commodities SE, formerly E.ON Energy Trading SE

Defendants: Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală de Soluționare a Contestațiilor, Direcția Generală a Finanțelor Publice a Municipiului București — Serviciul de administrare a contribuabililor nerezidenți

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Curtea de Apel București — Interpretation of Articles 1, 3, 4 and 6 of Eighth Council Directive 79/1072/EEC of 6 December 1979 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Arrangements for the refund of value added tax to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country (OJ 1979 L 331, p. 11) — Refund of the VAT in one Member State to taxable persons established in another Member State and having, in the first State, appointed a tax representative in accordance with the provisions of national law applicable before that State acceded to the European Union — Condition that the taxable person should not be registered in the Member State of refund — Concept of a condition in addition to those laid down in Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 79/1072/EEC — Whether compatible with Article 6 of that directive — Direct effect of Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 79/1072/EEC.

Operative part of the judgment

The provisions of the Eighth Council Directive 79/1072/EEC of 6 December 1979 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Arrangements for the refund of value added tax to taxable persons not established in the territory of the country, read together with Articles 38, 171 and 195 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, as amended by Council Directive 2007/75/EC of 20 December 2007, must be interpreted as meaning that a taxable person established in one Member State and who has made supplies of electricity to taxable dealers established in another Member State has the right to rely on the Eighth Directive 79/1072 in the latter State in order to obtain a refund of input value added tax. That right is not precluded merely by the designation of a tax representative who is identified for value added tax purposes in the latter State.

(1)  OJ C 295, 29.9.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 23 January 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Milano (Italy)) — Nintendo Co. Ltd and Others v PC Box Srl, 9Net Srl

(Case C-355/12) (1)

(Directive 2001/29/EC - Copyright and related rights in the information society - Concept of ‘technological measures’ - Protection device - Equipment and protected complementary products - Similar complementary devices, products or components from other undertakings - Exclusion of any interoperability between them - Scope of those technological measures - Relevance)

2014/C 93/12

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale di Milano

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Nintendo Co. Ltd, Nintendo of America Inc., Nintendo of Europe GmbH

Defendants: PC Box Srl, 9Net Srl

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale di Milano — Interpretation of Article 6 of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10), read together with recital 48 in the preamble to that directive — Concept of ‘technological measures’ — Protection device which excludes any interoperability between, first, the equipment and complementary protected products and, second, similar complementary equipment and products not originating from the manufacturing undertaking or from undertakings authorised by it — Relevance of the designation assigned by the manufacturing undertaking to those technological measures.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 295, 29.9.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat des Landes Oberösterreich (Austria)) — Proceedings initiated by Susanne Sokoll-Seebacher

(Case C-367/12) (1)

(Freedom of establishment - Public health - Article 49 TFEU - Pharmacies - Adequate supply of medicinal products to the public - Operating authorisation - Territorial distribution of pharmacies - Establishment of limits essentially based on a demographic criterion - Minimum distance between pharmacies)

2014/C 93/13

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat des Landes Oberösterreich

Parties to the main proceedings

Susanne Sokoll-Seebacher

Third party: Agnes Hemetsberger, successor to Susanna Zehetner

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat des Landes Oberösterreich — Interpretation of Article 49 TFEU and Articles 16 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Member State's rules which make the award of a concession to operate a pharmacy subject to an assessment of the needs of the market based on a number of complex and almost unforeseeable criteria.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 49 TFEU, in particular the requirement that the desired objective be achieved in a consistent manner, must be interpreted as precluding legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which lays down, as an essential criterion for determining whether a need for the establishment of a new pharmacy exists, a rigid limit on the ‘people remaining to be served’, where the competent authorities cannot depart from that limit to take account of particular local geographical conditions.

(1)  OJ C 331, 27.10.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 23 January 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands)) — X BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

(Case C-380/12) (1)

(Tariff headings - Decolourising earth - Chapter 25 of the Combined Nomenclature - Tariff heading 2508 - Concept of washed products - Elimination of impurities without changing the structure of the product - Chapter 38 of the Combined Nomenclature - Tariff heading 3802)

2014/C 93/14

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: X BV

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Common Customs Tariff — Classification of goods — Decolorising earth — Classification under subheading 2508 40 00 or under subheading 3802 90 00 of the Combined Nomenclature — Notion of ‘eliminating impurities’ within the meaning of Note 1 to Chapter 25 of the Combined Nomenclature

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 303, 6.10.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 5 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Székesfehérvári Törvényszék — Hungary) — Hervis Sport- és Divatkereskedelmi Kft v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Közép-dunántúli Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága

(Case C-385/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Direct taxation - Freedom of establishment - National tax legislation establishing an exceptional tax on the turnover of store retail trade - Retail store chains - Existence of a discriminatory effect - Indirect discrimination)

2014/C 93/15

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Székesfehérvári Törvényszék

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Hervis Sport- és Divatkereskedelmi Kft

Defendant: Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Közép-dunántúli Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Székesfehérvári Törvényszék — Interpretation of Articles 18 TFEU, 26 TFEU, 49 TFEU, 54 TFEU, 55 TFEU, 56 TFEU, 63 TFEU, 65 TFEU and 110 TFEU — National tax legislation creating a special tax on the store retail trade sector — Progressive tax calculated on the basis of net turnover — Threshold tax rate resulting in greater impact on retail food trade undertakings owned by foreigners than on those owned by nationals.

Operative part of the judgment

Articles 49 TFEU and 54 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State relating to tax on the turnover of store retail trade which obliges taxable legal persons constituting, within a group, ‘linked undertakings’ within the meaning of that legislation, to aggregate their turnover for the purpose of the application of a steeply progressive rate, and then to divide the resulting amount of tax among them in proportion to their actual turnover, if — and it is for the referring court to determine whether this is the case — the taxable persons covered by the highest band of the special tax are ‘linked’, in the majority of cases, to companies which have their registered office in another Member State.

(1)  OJ C 366, 24.11.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio (Italy)) — Crono Service Scarl and Others (C-419/12) and Anitrav — Associazione Nazionale Imprese Trasporto Viaggiatori (C-420/12) v Roma Capitale and Regione Lazio (C-420/12)

(Joined Cases C-419/12 and C-420/12) (1)

(Requests for a preliminary ruling - Articles 49 TFEU, 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU - Car and driver hire services - Purely internal situation - Jurisdiction of the Court - Conditions for admissibility)

2014/C 93/16

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Crono Service Scarl, Carla Silvestri, Nando Cese, Fabrizio Melaragno, Yahia Nafea, Robert Martin, Angelo Minosse, Raimondo Pratico’, Angelo Vincenti, Bruno Pesce, Francesco Fedeli, Roberto Sebastiani, Francesco Nanni, Vincenzo Savino, Andrea Rossi, Filiberto Marinelli, Liberato Puglia, Stefano Sordelli, Carlo Antonini, Andrea Iannilli, Pasquale Iavarone, Roberto Agostinelli, Valerio Giannoni, Fernando Boccadamo, Aristide Salvati, Annalisa Di Grigoli, Antonio Evangelisti, Marco Brecciaroli, Cardoso Wandenberg, Fabrizio Villamaina, Sandro Rossi, Fabrizio Di Somone, Debora Falasca, Elisabetta Serrano, Claudio Bandini, Bruno Piromallo, Maurizio Pesce, Mirko Capogrossi, Giovanni Barilotti, Stefano Petitti, Paolo Ricci, Vincenzo Curto, Luci Di Luzio, Gianfrancesco Argiro’, Magdi Gou Bial, Secondo Uffreduzzi, Fausto Menotti, Maurizio Montini, Danilo Valdambrini, Andrea Orfei, Daniele Silvestrini, Maurizio Borzi, Flavio Piromalli, Carlo Campanari, Volodymyr Lupu, Solution Car scarl, Paolo De Santis, Michele Rienzi, Roberta Rinaldi, Bps Autonoleggio scarl, Sebastiano Favara, Stefano Calabretta, Adriano Carducci, Giuseppa Gabriello, Modestino Capaccio, Mario Paruzza, Massimiliano Casu, Luciano Gulizia, Planet Service scarl, Fabio Belmonte, Fabrizio Romagnoli, Italo Ratta, Fabio Martella, Ilario Fiano, Coop Michelangelo, Michele Falcione, Roberto Natalizia, Claudio Botticelli, Odoardo Palombelli, Mario Rondeoni, Massimiliano Dionisi, Luigi Vitrano, Stefano Iovino, Merella Micheciivo, Daniele Latorre, Walter Luccaferri, Bruno Iannone, Mariannina Tesone, Alessandro Polidoro, Giorgio Scortichini, Fabio Atturi, Coop Leonardo, Coop Sia A Srl, Marco Lucaferri, Roberto Turchetti, Corrado Mortillaro, Gianrico Lanternari, Sandro Baronciani, Ugo Mecchia, Flavio Meroni, Giuseppina Berchicci, Enrico Poddi, Nicola Solipacca, Franco Perazzola, Agostino Di Sciullo, Sergio Angeletti, Patrizio Tesi, Fabio Carrozi, Tommaso Pagani, Marco Stivoli, Roberto Miglio, Professional Car Service Snc, Massimo Mongiovì, Roberto Corona (C-419/12) and Anitrav — Associazione Nazionale Imprese Trasporto Viaggiatori (C-420/12)

Defendants: Roma Capitale and Regione Lazio (C-420/12)

In the presence of: UGL Taxi — Unione Generale del Lavoro Taxi and Others, Codacons — Coordinamento delle associazioni per la tutela dell’ambiente e dei diritti degli utenti e consumatori (C-420/12)

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio — Interpretation of Articles 26 TFEU, 49 TFEU, 90 TFEU, of Article 3 TEU read in conjunction with Article 4(3) TEU and Articles 3 TFEU, 4 TFEU, 5 TFEU and 6 TFEU, and of Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU — Car and driver hire service — National legislation making the provision of that service conditional upon possession of an authorisation issued by the municipal authorities and requiring anyone holding such an authorisation to have the normal base for their vehicle(s) located in the territory of the municipality which issued the authorisation and to have a registered office within that territory, and to begin and end the hire in that territory

Operative part of the judgment

The Court of Justice of the European Union does not have jurisdiction to answer the requests from the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Lazio (Italy) for a preliminary ruling, made by decisions of 20 June 2012 in Joined Cases C-419/12 and C-420/12, to the extent that those requests concern the interpretation of Article 49 TFEU. Those requests are inadmissible to the extent that they concern the interpretation of other provisions of EU law.

(1)  OJ C 366, 24.11.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Oradea — Romania) — SC Fatorie SRL v Direcția Generală a Finanțelor Publice Bihor

(Case C-424/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - VAT - Directive 2006/112/EC - Reverse charge procedure - Right to deduct - Payment of the tax to the service supplier - Omission of mandatory particulars - Payment of VAT not due - Loss of the right to deduct - Principle of fiscal neutrality - Principle of legal certainty)

2014/C 93/17

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Oradea

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: SC Fatorie SRL

Defendant: Direcția Generală a Finanțelor Publice Bihor

Re:

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Curtea de Apel Oradea — Interpretation of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1) — Loss of the right to deduct VAT on the grounds that there was no mention in the invoice of the application of the reverse charge regime — Principle of legal certainty — Decision ordering payment of the amount of VAT wrongly deducted and of interest and of default penalties after an irrevocable decision recognising the right to deduct — Principle of fiscal neutrality — Payment of the VAT incorrectly indicated in an invoice by a third party — No steps taken by the tax authorities with a view to correction of the invoice which it is impossible to put in order ex post.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 379, 8.12.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Svea hovrätt — Sweden) — Nils Svensson, Sten Sjögren, Madelaine Sahlman, Pia Gadd v Retriever Sverige AB

(Case C-466/12) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Approximation of laws - Copyright and related rights - Directive 2001/29/EC - Information society - Harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights - Article 3(1) - Communication to the public - Meaning - Internet links (‘clickable links’) giving access to protected works)

2014/C 93/18

Language of the case: Swedish

Referring court

Svea hovrätt

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Nils Svensson, Sten Sjögren, Madelaine Sahlman, Pia Gadd

Defendant: Retriever Sverige AB

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Svea Hovrätt — Interpretation of Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10) — Research and monitoring website offering its subscribers a service of access to protected works, in return for payment — Provision by a person other than the author of the work or his assignees of a link on the former’s web page giving access to the work.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 379, 8.12.2012.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — H. Gautzsch Großhandel GmbH & Co. KG v Münchener Boulevard Möbel Joseph Duna GmbH

(Case C-479/12) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Intellectual property - Community designs - Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Articles 7(1), 11(2), 19(2), 88 and 89(1)(a) and (d) - Unregistered Community design - Protection - Making available to the public - Novelty - Action for infringement - Burden of proof - Extinction of rights over time - Time-barring - Applicable law)

2014/C 93/19

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: H. Gautzsch Großhandel GmbH & Co. KG

Respondent: Münchener Boulevard Möbel Joseph Duna GmbH

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Bundesgerichtshof — Interpretation of the first sentence of Article 7(1), Article 11(2), Article 19(2) and Article 89(1)(a) and (d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (OJ 2002 L 3, p. 1) — ‘Making available to the public’ — Burden of proving that contested use results from copying the unregistered design — Design presented in showrooms lying beyond the usual field of observation of the profession and then made available to an undertaking in those specialised circles without any conditions of confidentiality — Whether the right to obtain an injunction prohibiting any use by a third party has been extinguished over time — Time-barring — Determining the law applicable to disputes concerning infringement and invalidity of Community designs.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte, Portugal) — IPTM-Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos v Navileme — Consultadoria Náutica, Lda, Nautizende — Consultadoria Náutica, Lda

(Case C-509/12) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 52 and Article 56 TFEU - Freedom to provide services - Grant of a recreational boating licence - Condition of residency in the issuing country - Restriction for non-residents - Maintaining maritime safety - Public policy)

2014/C 93/20

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: IPTM-Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos

Defendant: Navileme — Consultadoria Náutica, Lda, Nautizende — Consultadoria Náutica, Lda

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal Central Administrativo Norte — Portugal — Interpretation of Articles 18, 20, 45, 52 and 62 TFEU — Discrimination on grounds of nationality — Free movement of persons and freedom to provide services — Restrictions — Provision imposing a condition of residency within the national territory for the grant of a recreational boating licence.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 52 and Article 56 TFEU must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a Member State, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which imposes a condition of residence within the national territory for European Union citizens seeking to obtain a recreational boating licence in that Member State.

(1)  OJ C 32, 2.2.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Bonn — Germany) — Mömax Logistik GmbH v Bundesamt für Justiz

(Case C-528/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Company law - Directive 78/660/EEC - Publication of consolidated annual accounts of certain types of company - Application of the rules on the publication of accounts to companies governed by the law of one Member State and forming part of a group whose parent company is governed by the law of another Member State)

2014/C 93/21

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Bonn

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Mömax Logistik GmbH

Defendant: Bundesamt für Justiz

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Landgericht Bonn — Interpretation of Article 49 TFEU and Article 57(1) of 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 (OJ 1978 L 222, p. 11) — Right of the Member States not to apply to the dependent companies of any group governed by their national laws the provisions of Directive 78/660/EEC concerning the content, auditing and publication of the annual accounts where the dominant company of the group is subject to the laws of a Member State — Legislation of a Member State providing for that possibility where the dominant company is subject to the laws of that Member State and precluding it where it is subject to the laws of another Member State.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 57 of 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, as amended by Directive 2006/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006, must be interpreted as precluding the national legislation of a Member State which exempts a subsidiary undertaking governed by the law of that State from the provisions of that directive concerning the content, auditing and publication of annual accounts only if the parent company is also governed by the law of that State.

(1)  OJ C 63, 2.3.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 February 2014 — European Commission v Italian Republic

(Case C-596/12) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Collective redundancies - Concept of ‘workers’ - Exclusion of ‘dirigenti’ - Directive 98/59/EC - Article 1(1) and (2) - Infringement)

2014/C 93/22

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: J. Enegren and C. Cattabriga, acting as Agents)

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

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (OJ 1998 L 225, p. 16) — Scope — Concept of workers — Inclusion of managers in that concept.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Düsseldorf (Germany)) — Helm Düngemittel GmbH v Hauptzollamt Krefeld

(Case C-613/12) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Customs union and Common Customs Tariff - Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Egypt - Article 20 of Protocol 4 - Proof of origin - Movement certificate EUR.1 - Replacement movement certificate EUR.1 issued at a time when the goods were no longer under the control of the issuing customs authority - Refusal to apply preferential treatment)

2014/C 93/23

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Finanzgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Helm Düngemittel GmbH

Defendant: Hauptzollamt Krefeld

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Finanzgericht Düsseldorf — Interpretation of Article 20 of Protocol 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part (OJ 2004 L 304, p. 39), as amended by Decision No 1/2006 of the EU-Egypt Association Council of 17 February 2006 (OJ 2006 L 73, p. 1) — Replacement movement certificate issued subsequently, at a point in time at which the goods were no longer under the control of the issuing customs authorities.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 101, 6.4.2003.

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France)) — Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects, Chef de l’agence de la direction nationale du renseignement et des enquêtes douanières v Humeau Beaupréau SAS

(Case C-2/13) (1)

(Common Customs Tariff - Tariff classification - Combined Nomenclature - Chapter 64 - Import of components required for the manufacture of sports footwear - Heading 6404 - Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials - Heading 6406 - Parts of footwear - General Rule 2(a) for the Interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature - Incomplete or unfinished article having the ‘essential character of the complete or finished article’ - Article ‘presented unassembled or disassembled’ - Explanatory Note for the interpretation of the Harmonised System - Assembly operations and not ‘working operations for completion into the finished state’)

2014/C 93/24

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Directeur général des douanes et droits indirects, Chef de l’agence de la direction nationale du renseignement et des enquêtes douanières

Defendant: Humeau Beaupréau SAS

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Cour de cassation (France) — Interpretation of Article 2(a) to the General Rule for the Interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature and of paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonised System — Common Customs Tariff — Tariff classification — Combined Nomenclature — Footwear manufacturing process — Assembly operations or working operations for completion into the finished state.

Operative part of the judgment

General Rule 2(a) for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, in the version in force at the material time, must be interpreted as meaning that an upper, an outer sole and an inner sole, as an article presented unassembled having the essential character of footwear, come under heading 6404 of the combined nomenclature where, following their import, a counter must be inserted into the upper and the outer sole and the upper must be roughed for the purpose of their assembly.

(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad — Bulgaria) — Maks Pen EOOD v Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ Sofia, formerly Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i upravlenie na izpalnenieto’ Sofia

(Case C-18/13) (1)

(Taxation - Common system of value added tax - Directive 2006/112/EC - Deduction of input tax - Supplies made - Tax inspection - Supplier not having the necessary resources - Concept of tax evasion - Obligation to make a finding of tax evasion of the court’s own motion - Requirement that the service actually be supplied - Requirement to keep accounts in sufficient detail - Legal proceedings - National court prohibited from classifying the tax evasion as a criminal offence and adversely affecting the applicant’s situation)

2014/C 93/25

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Administrativen sad Sofia-grad

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Maks Pen EOOD

Defendant: Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ Sofia, formerly Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i upravlenie na izpalnenieto’ Sofia

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Administrativen sad Sofia-grad — Interpretation of Arts 63, 178(1)(a), 226(1), point 6, and 242 and 273 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1) — Concept of ‘tax evasion’ — Reference on the invoice to a supplier not having the personnel, equipment or assets required to supply the service — No accounting records — False documents drawn up to attest that the supply was made — Obligation on the national court to find of its own motion that there was tax evasion — Right to deduct subject to the requirement that a supply actually be made — Requirement to observe international accounting rules in order to satisfy the requirements of keeping accounts in sufficient detail to allow the right to deduct to be checked — Potential need to include in the invoices information regarding the actual supply of the service — National legislation deeming the service to be supplied when the conditions required for recognition of the revenue arising from that service are satisfied in accordance with the relevant legislation.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 79, 16.3.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber Chamber) of 13 February 2014 — Hungary v European Commission, Slovak Republic

(Case C-31/13 P) (1)

(Appeal - Protected geographical indications - Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 - Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine - E-Bacchus database - Tokaj)

2014/C 93/26

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Appellant: Hungary (represented by: M.Z. Fehér and K. Szíjjártó, Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, B. Schima and B. Eggers, Agents), Slovak Republic (represented by B. Ricziová, Agent)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 8 November 2012 in Case T-194/10 Hungary v Commission, in which the General Court dismissed as inadmissible an application for cancellation of the entry of the protected designation of origin ‘Vinohradnícka oblast’ Tokaj’, with Slovakia indicated as country of origin, in the electronic register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications for wine (E-Bacchus database) — Legal effects of an entry in the E-Bacchus database — Obligation to state reasons — Principles of sound administration, sincere cooperation and legal certainty.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale civile di Roma (Italy)) — Mediaset SpA v Ministero dello Sviluppo economico

(Case C-69/13) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - State aid - Subsidised purchase or renting of digital decoders - Commission decision declaring an aid scheme unlawful and incompatible with the internal market - Recovery - Quantification of the amount to be recovered - Role of the national court - Taking into consideration by the national court of the positions of the Commission in the enforcement of its decision - Principle of cooperation in good faith)

2014/C 93/27

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale civile di Roma

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Mediaset SpA

Defendant: Ministero dello Sviluppo economico

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunale civile di Roma — Recovery of unlawful State aid — Quantification of the amount to be recovered — Commission decision laying down criteria for determining that amount — Judgment of the Court recognising that the national court has the power to assess whether the criteria laid down by the Commission are appropriate — Extent of the national court’s discretion.

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 147, 25.5.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 6 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret (Denmark)) — Martin Blomqvist v Rolex SA, Manufacture des Montres Rolex SA,

(Case C-98/13) (1)

(Request for a preliminary ruling - Regulation No 1383/2003 - Measures to prevent counterfeit or pirated goods being placed on the market - Article 2 - Scope of the Regulation - Private sale by internet of a counterfeit watch from a non-member country to an individual residing in a Member State - Seizure of the watch by the customs authorities on entry into the territory of the Member State - Lawfulness of seizure - Conditions - Conditions relating to infringement of intellectual property rights - Directive 2001/29/EC - Article 4 - Distribution to the public - Directive 2008/95/EC - Article 5 - Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Article 9 - Use in the course of trade)

2014/C 93/28

Language of the case: Danish

Referring court

Højesteret

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Martin Blomqvist

Defendants: Rolex SA, Manufacture des Montres Rolex SA,

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Højesteret — Interpretation of Article 4(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (OJ 2001 L 167, p. 10), Article 5(1) and (3) of Directive 2008/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (OJ 2008 L 299, p. 25), Article 9(1) and (2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1) and Article 2(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (OJ 2003 L 196, p. 7) — Measures to prevent counterfeit or pirated goods being placed on the market — Individual residing in a Member State who bought a counterfeit watch for private use from the website of a seller from a non-member country — Seizure of that watch sent by post to the buyer, and suspension of customs clearance of the watch by the authorities of that Member State.

Operative part of the judgment

Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights must be interpreted as meaning that the holder of an intellectual property right over goods sold to a person residing in the territory of a Member State through an online sales website in a non-member country enjoys the protection afforded to that holder by that regulation at the time when those goods enter the territory of that Member State merely by virtue of the acquisition of those goods. It is not necessary, in addition, for the goods at issue to have been the subject, prior to the sale, of an offer for sale or advertising targeting consumers of that State.

(1)  OJ C 129, 4.5.2013

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 February 2014 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium

(Case C-139/13) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Area of freedom, security and justice - Standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States - Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 - Biometric passport - Inclusion of digital fingerprints - Failure to implement - Failure to issue within the prescribed periods)

2014/C 93/29

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Maidani and G. Wils, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: J.-C. Halleux and L. Van den Broeck, acting as Agents)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ 2004 L 385, p. 1) — Biometric passports containing digital fingerprints — Failure to issue such passports within the prescribed periods laid down by that regulation.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 156, 01.6.2013.

Action brought on 10 December 2013 — European Commission v Italian Republic

(Case C-653/13)

2014/C 93/30

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Recchia and E. Sanfrutos Cano, Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Form of order sought

The Commission claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

The Commission claims that Italy has failed to adopt the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of the Court in Case C-297/08. According to the Commission, the proposed penalty (a daily penalty payment plus a lump sum payment) is commensurate with the seriousness and duration of the infringement and takes into account the need to ensure that the penalty is a deterrent against further infringements.

(1)  Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste (OJ 2006 L 11, p. 9).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal do Comércio de Lisboa (Portugal) lodged on 16 December 2013 — Portuguese State v Massa Insolvente do Banco Privado Português SA, em liquidação

(Case C-667/13)

2014/C 93/31

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal do Comércio de Lisboa

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Portuguese State

Defendant: Massa Insolvente do Banco Privado Português SA, em liquidação

Questions referred

(1)  2011/346/EU: Commission Decision of 20 July 2010 on the State aid C-33/09 (ex NN 57/09, CP 191/09) implemented by Portugal in the form of a State guarantee to BPP (notified under document C(2010) 4932) — OJ 2011 L 159, p. 95.

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty — OJ 1999 L 83, p. 1.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco (Spain) lodged on 27 January 2014 — Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa — Extranjería v Samir Zaizoune

(Case C-38/14)

2014/C 93/32

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Subdelegación del Gobierno en Gipuzkoa — Extranjería

Other party: Samir Zaizoune

Question referred

In the light of the principles of sincere cooperation and the effectiveness of directives, must Articles 4(2), 4(3) and 6(1) of Directive 2008/115/EC (1) be interpreted as meaning that they preclude legislation, such as the national legislation at issue in the main proceedings and the case-law which interprets it, pursuant to which the illegal stay of a foreign national may be punishable just by a financial penalty, which, moreover, may not be imposed concurrently with the penalty of removal?

(1)  Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ 2008 L 348, p. 98).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Piemonte (Italy) lodged on 3 February 2014 — CASTA and Others v A.S.L. di Ciriè, Chivasso e Ivrea (ASL TO4) and Regione Piemonte

(Case C-50/14)

2014/C 93/33

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Piemonte

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Consorzio Artigiano Servizio Taxi e Autonoleggio (CASTA), Galati Lucimorto Roberto — Autonoleggio Galati, Seren Bernardone Guido — Autonoleggio Seren Guido

Defendants: Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Ciriè, Chivasso e Ivrea (ASL TO4), Regione Piemonte

Questions referred

Action brought on 6 February 2014 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic

(Case C-60/14)

2014/C 93/34

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and Ι. Zerbas, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Hellenic Republic

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

(1)  Decision of 24 May 2011 on State aid to certain Greek casinos C-16/10 implemented by the Hellenic Republic (OJ 2011 L 285, pp 25-45)

Action brought on 10 February 2014 — Council of the European Union v European Commission

(Case C-73/14)

2014/C 93/35

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Westerhof Löfflerová, E. Finnegan, R. Liudvinaviciute-Cordeiro, Agents)

Defendant: European Commission

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

(1)  The Council does not request, at this juncture, the annulment of the Commission Statement to the Tribunal.

Judgment of the General Court of 12 February 2014 — Oetker Nahrungsmittel v OHIM (La qualité est la meilleure des recettes)

(Case T-570/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Application for Community word mark La qualité est la meilleure des recettes - Mark constituted by an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 93/36

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG (Bielefeld, Germany) (represented by: F. Graf von Stosch, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: K. Klüpfel and A. Schifko, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Grand Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 July 2011 (Case R 1798/2010-G) concerning an application for registration of word sign La qualité est la meilleure des recettes as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 13, 14.1.2012.

Judgment of the General Court of 12 February 2014 — Beco v Commission

(Case T-81/12) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of stainless steel fasteners originating in China and Taiwan - Application for recovery of charges levied - Second subparagraph of Article 11(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 - Legal certainty)

2014/C 93/37

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Beco Metallteile-Handels GmbH (Spaichingen, Germany) (represented by: T. Pfeiffer, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. van Vliet and T. Maxian Rusche, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2011) 9112 final of 13 December 2011, concerning an application for a refund of anti-dumping duties paid on imports of stainless steel fasteners originating in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 118, 21.4.2012.

Judgment of the General Court of 13 February 2014 — Demon International v OHIM — Big Line (DEMON)

(Case T-380/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Figurative Community trade mark DEMON - Prior international word mark DEMON - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 93/38

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Demon International (Orem, Utah, United States) (represented by: T. Krüger, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented initially by: F. Mattina, and subsequently by: L. Rampini, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Big Line Sas di Graziani Lorenzo (Thiene, Italy) (represented by: B. Osti, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 20 June 2012 (Case R 1845/2011-4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Demon International, LC and Big Line Sas di Graziani Lorenzo.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 331, 27.10.2012.

Judgment of the General Court of 12 February 2014 — dm-drogerie markt v OHIM — Semtee (CALDEA)

(Case T-26/13) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark CALDEA - Earlier international word mark BALEA - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - No similarity between the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

2014/C 93/39

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: O. Bludovsky, B. Beinert and A. Bender, lawyers)

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: Semtee (Escaldes Engordany, Andorra)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 10 October 2012 (Case R 2432/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between dm-drogerie markt GmbH & Co. KG and Semtee.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 86, 23.3.2013.

Order of the President of the General Court of 20 January 2014 — Romonta v Commission

(Case T-614/13 R)

(Interim measures - Environment - Directive 2003/87/EC - System of exchange of greenhouse gas emission allowances - Free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances from 2013 - Application for recognition of hardship - Lack of urgency)

2014/C 93/40

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Romonta GmbH (Amsdorf, Seebebiet Mansfelder Land, Germany) (represented by: I. Zenke, M. Vollmer, C. Telschow and A. Schultze, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: E. White, C. Hermes and K. Herrmann, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for a stay of execution of Article 1(1) of Commission Decision 2013/448/EU of 5 September 2013 concerning national implementation measures for the transitional free allocation of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 11(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2013 L 240, p. 27), in so far as the allocation of emission allowances to the applicant for hardship is refused.

Operative part of the order

Action brought on 24 December 2013 — Deloitte Consulting v Commission

(Case T-688/13)

2014/C 93/41

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Deloitte Consulting CVBA (Diegem, Belgium) (represented by: K. De hornois and N. Korogiannakis, 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 four pleas in law.

Action brought on 31 December 2013 — Mikhalchanka v Council

(Case T-693/13)

2014/C 93/42

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Aliaksei Mikhalchanka (Minsk, Belarus) (represented by: M. Michalauskas, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

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 four pleas in law.

Action brought on 31 December 2013 — Ipatau v Council

(Case T-694/13)

2014/C 93/43

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Vadzim Ipatau (Minsk, Belarus) (represented by: M. Michalauskas, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

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 four pleas in law, which are, in essence, identical or similar to those relied on in the context of Case T-693/13 Mikhalchanka v Council.

Action brought on 27 December 2013 — Kinnarps v OHIM (MAKING LIFE BETTER AT WORK)

(Case T-697/13)

2014/C 93/44

Language in which the application was lodged: Swedish

Parties

Applicant: Kinnarps AB (Falköping, Sweden) (represented by: M. Wahlin, lawyer)

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

Form of order sought

Pleas in law and main arguments

Community trade mark applied for: Word mark ‘MAKING LIFE BETTER AT WORK’ for goods and services in Classes 16, 20, 35 and 42 — application for registration of a Community trade mark No 10 887 982

Decision of the Examiners: Rejection of the application for registration

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissal of the appeal

Pleas in law: Failure to have regard to Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009

Appeal brought on 8 January 2014 by Peter Schönberger against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of 5 November 2013 in Case F-14/12, Schönberger v Court of Auditors

(Case T-26/14 P)

2014/C 93/45

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Peter Schönberger (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by O. Mader, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: Court of Auditors of the European Union

Form of order sought by the appellant

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the appeal, the appellant relies on seven grounds of appeal.

Action brought on 15 January 2014 — Costantini and Others v Commission

(Case T-44/14)

2014/C 93/46

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Bruno Costantini (Jesi, Italy), Robert Racke (Lamadelaine, Luxembourg), Pietro Pravata (Beyne-Heusay, Belgium), Zbigniew Galązka (Łódź, Poland), Justo Santos Domínguez (Leganés, Spain), Maria Isabel Lemos (Mealhada, Portugal), André Clavelou (Vincennes, France), Citizens' Committee ‘Right to Lifelong Care: Leading a life of dignity and Independence is a fundamental right!’, (represented by: O. Brouwer, lawyer and A. Woods, Solicitor)

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 three pleas in law.

Action brought on 22 January 2014 — Czech Republic v Commission

(Case T-51/14)

2014/C 93/47

Language of the case: Czech

Parties

Applicant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, J. Vláčil, J. Vikáková, Agents)

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 one plea in law, alleging the infringement of Articles 50 and 52 of Regulation No 1151/2012 in conjunction with Article 18 thereof. The applicant submits that the Commission did not scrutinise whether the conditions were met for the entry of the name ‘Pomazánkové máslo’ as a traditional speciality guaranteed and rejected the application in question for a reason other than the fact that it did not meet those conditions.

(1)  Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ 2012 L 343, p. 1).

Action brought on 27 January 2014 — BMV Mineralöl Versorgungsgesellschaft v OHIM — Delek Europe (GO)

(Case T-60/14)

2014/C 93/48

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: BMV Mineralöl Versorgungsgesellschaft mbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: M. Von Fuchs and I. Czernik, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Delek Europe BV (Breda, Netherlands)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

Applicant for a Community trade mark: Delek Europe BV

Community trade mark concerned: Figurative mark, containing the word element ‘GO’, for goods and services in Classes 9, 35 and 36 (Community trade mark application No 9 995 201)

Proprietor of the mark or sign cited in the opposition proceedings: Applicant

Mark or sign cited in opposition: Figurative mark, containing the word element ‘GO’, for goods and services in Classes 4, 19, 35, 39 and 42

Decision of the Opposition Division: Opposition partially dismissed

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Appeal dismissed

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

Action brought on 29 January 2014 — Good Luck Shipping v Council

(Case T-64/14)

2014/C 93/49

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Good Luck Shipping LLC (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: F. Randolph, QC (Queen's Counsel), M. Lester, Barrister and M. Taher, Solicitor)

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 seven pleas in law.

(1)  Council Decision 2013/497/CFSP of 10 October 2013 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2013 L 272, p. 46)

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 971/2013 of 10 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (OJ 2013 L 272, p. 1)

Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 13 February 2014 — Moës v Commission

(Case F-20/13) (1)

2014/C 93/50

Language of the case: French

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

(1)  OJ C 114, 20.4.2013, p. 48.