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

(2018/C 341/01)

Last publication

OJ C 328, 17.9.2018

Past publications

OJ C 319, 10.9.2018

OJ C 311, 3.9.2018

OJ C 301, 27.8.2018

OJ C 294, 20.8.2018

OJ C 285, 13.8.2018

OJ C 276, 6.8.2018

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Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 July 2018 — (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rayonen sad Svilengrad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against Daniela Pinzaru, Robert-Andrei Cirstinoiu

(Case C-707/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Control of cash entering or leaving the European Union - Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 - Failure to comply with the obligation to declare - Penalties laid down by national law - Confiscation by the State of the undeclared sum - Custodial sentence - Fine in the amount of twice the undeclared sum - Proportionality))

(2018/C 341/02)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Rayonen sad Svilengrad

Parties to the criminal proceedings in the main proceedings

Daniela Pinzaru, Robert-Andrei Cirstinoiu

Operative part of the order

Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community must be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which, as a penalty for failure to comply with the obligation to declare laid down in Article 3 of that regulation, imposes, first, confiscation by the State of the undeclared sum and, second, a custodial sentence of up to six years or a fine in the amount of twice the undeclared sum.

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(1)  OJ C 94, 12.3.2018.

Order of the Court (First Chamber) of 5 July 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie v C and J, S v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

(Case C-269/18 PPU) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Urgent preliminary ruling procedure - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection - Directive 2013/32/EU - Article 46(6) and (8) - Manifestly unfounded application for international protection - Right to an effective remedy - Authorisation to remain in the territory of a Member State - Directive 2008/115/EC - Articles 2, 3 and 15 - Illegal stay - Detention))

(2018/C 341/03)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellants: Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie, J, S

Respondents: C, Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

Operative part of the order

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 and Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection must be interpreted as meaning that a third-country national, whose application for international protection has been rejected at first instance by the competent administrative authority as being manifestly unfounded, cannot be detained with a view to his removal, in the case where, in accordance with Article 46(6) and (8) of Directive 2013/32, he is lawfully authorised to remain on the national territory until a decision has been taken on his action relating to the right to remain on that territory pending the ruling on the appeal brought against the decision which rejected his application for international protection.

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(1)  OJ C 276, 6.8.2018.

Appeal brought on 17 May 2018 by the European Union Intellectual Property Office against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 7 March 2018 in Case T-6/17, Equivalenza Manufactory v EUIPO — ITM Entreprises (Black Label by Equivalenza)

(Case C-328/18 P)

(2018/C 341/04)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Appellant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other parties to the proceedings: Equivalenza Manufactory, S.L. and ITM Entreprises SAS

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court of Justice should:

—	set aside the judgment under appeal;

—	order the applicant in the proceedings before the General Court to pay the costs.

Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The General Court infringed Article 8(1)(b) of the EU trade mark regulation for the following reasons:

1.	The General Court contradicted itself by acknowledging that there is a visual similarity while at the same time denying that the signs are visually similar;

2.	The General Court erred by confirming without qualification the alleged conceptual difference found by the Board of Appeal;

3.	The General Court erred by examining buying habits in the context of the examination of the similarity of the signs, instead of doing so when carrying out the global assessment of the likelihood of confusion;

4.	The General Court erred by stating that the signs at issue are not similar, despite having acknowledged that their phonetic similarity is average.

Appeal brought on 21 June 2018 by H against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 11 April 2018 in Case T-271/10 RENV: H v Council of the European Union

(Case C-413/18 P)

(2018/C 341/05)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: H (represented by: M. Velardo, avvocatessa)

Other party to the proceedings: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

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set aside the judgment of 11 April 2018 in case T-271/10 RENV, H v Council of the European Union, insofar as it rejects the appellant’s action seeking the annulment of the decision of 7 April 2010, signed by the Head of personnel of the European Union Police Mission, by which the appellant was redeployed to the post of ‘Criminal Justice Adviser-Prosecutor’ in the regional office of Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and, in the alternative, of the decision of 30 April 2010, signed by the Head of Mission referred to in Article 6 of Council decision 2009/906/CFSP (1) of 8 December 2009 on the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and insofar as it rejects the claim for damages due to the illegality of the above-mentioned decisions;

—	give a decision on the case, and, if necessary, refer the case back to the General Court;

—	order the defendant at first instance to pay the costs in case C-455/14 P as well as in these proceedings.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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The appellant claims an infringement of Article 216 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court and Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, insofar as the judgment under appeal was issued by a Chamber composed partially of the same judges who issued the order overturned by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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Regarding the powers of the Head of Mission to adopt decisions relating to the redeployment of the staff and the role of the Member State of origin in the framework of the transfer of the seconded staff, the appellant claims an infringement of Article 61, paragraph II, of the Statute of the Court of Justice insofar as the judge at first instance did not comply with the ruling in the case referred back by the European Court of Justice.

—	Distortion of evidence

—	Infringement of the right of defence and equal treatment, insofar as the appellant was not heard with regard to some documents and written observations submitted by the Council during the procedure at first instance.

—	Infringement of Article 134(1) of the Rules of Procedure insofar as it is stated that the appellant will bear the costs in case C-455/14 P, in which she succeeded.

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(1)  OJ 2009, L 322, p. 22.

Appeal brought on 26 June 2018 by European Citizens' Initiative One of Us against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 23 April 2018 in Case T-561/14: European Citizens' Initiative One of Us and others v European Commission

(Case C-418/18 P)

(2018/C 341/06)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: European Citizens' Initiative One of Us (represented by: P. Diamond, Barrister, R. Kiska, Solicitor)

Other parties to the proceedings: Republic of Poland, European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

—	set aside the judgment of the General Court of 23 April 2018 in Case T-561/14;

—	annul the Commission Communication COM(2014) 355 Final of 28 May 2014;

—	order the Commission to pay the costs of the procedure for the appeal and the costs for the procedure of the hearing at first instance.

Pleas in law and main arguments

First, the General Court misapplied Article 117 TEU in the light of Article 11(4) TEU, Article 24 TFEU and Regulation 211/2011 (1); any discretion of the Commission must be consistent with the objectives of the ECI. The General Court’s ruling has failed to take into consideration the legislative intent of the Regulation; and has consequently made it dead letter.

Second, the General Court erred in not finding that Commission Communication COM(2014) 355 final (2) does not set out its legal and political conclusions separately as required by Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.

Third, the General Court failed to review Commission Communication COM(2014) 355 final with the correct level of scrutiny required. The General Court applied a test of limited review; namely of manifest error.

Fourth, in any event, if the level of review as applied by the General Court is the correct legal test (which is not accepted), the General Court failed to hold that the reasons provided by the Commission in Commission Communication COM(2014) 355 final satisfied the test of manifest error; inter alia the Commission has failed to apply correctly Case C-34/10 Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace e.V; failed to consider the implications of the ‘triple lock’ system, which provides no ethical safeguards (and, in fact, provides incentives for Member States to lower their own ethical safeguards in order to access research funds). The Commission further manifestly erred in suggesting that offering access to abortion is an international obligation streaming from the ICPD Programme of Action in 1994 and the UN Millennium Development Goals; it has further erred in its illogical proposition that the financing of organizations promoting and practising abortion in developing countries would be beneficial to maternal health, as opposed to increasing funds towards the grossly understaffed and undersupplied health systems within these nations.

Fifth, the General Court erred in the mischaracterizing of the ECI, namely as one for the introduction of three specific legislative proposals, rather than one for the protection of the dignity of the embryo. Thus, the General Court failed to correctly approach the issues in the case.

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(1)  Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative (OJ 2011, L 65, p. 1).

(2)  Communication from the Commission on the European Citizens' Initiative ‘One of us’.

Appeal brought on 26 June 2018 by the European External Action Service against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 13 April 2018 in Case T-119/17, Alba Aguilera v EEAS

(Case C-427/18 P)

(2018/C 341/07)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: European External Action Service (represented by: S. Marquardt and R. Spac, acting as Agents, M. Troncoso Ferrer, abogado, F.-M. Hislaire, avocat, S. Moya Izquierdo, abogada)

Other parties to the proceedings: Ruben Alba Aguilera, Simone Barenghi, Massimo Bonannini, Antonio Capone, Stéphanie Carette, Alejo Carrasco Garcia, Francisco Carreras Sequeros, Carl Daspect, Nathalie Devos, Jean-Baptiste Fauvel, Paula Cristina Fernandes, Stephan Fox, Birgitte Hagelund, Chantal Hebberecht, Karin Kaup-Laponin, Terhi Lehtinen, Sandrine Marot, David Mogollon, Clara Molera Gui, Daniele Morbin, Charlotte Onraet, Augusto Piccagli, Gary Quince, Pierre-Luc Vanhaeverbeke, Tamara Vleminckx, Birgit Vleugels, Robert Wade, Luca Zampetti

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

—	declare the appeal admissible and well founded;

—	consequently, set aside the General Court’s judgment of 13 April 2018 in Case T-119/17;

—	grant the form of order sought by the EEAS at first instance;

—	order the other parties to the proceedings to pay the costs and expenses incurred in the various proceedings.

Grounds of appeal and main arguments

The first ground of appeal alleges an error of law in the General Court’s interpretation of Article 1 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations. According to the General Court, that provision imposes an obligation to adopt general implementing provisions (GIPs) in accordance with Article 110 of the Staff Regulations which applies to the whole of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, and in particular Article 10 thereof (paragraphs 30 and 31 of the judgment under appeal). The legislature, however, expressly formulated, in Annex X, an obligation to adopt GIPs only in Article 3. By contrast, in other provisions, such as the second paragraph of Article 2, Article 5(2), the first paragraph of Article 8, and Articles 10 and 21, that legislature has provided only for ‘conditions’ or ‘implementing rules’ adopted by the appointing authority.

The second ground of appeal alleges an error of law in the General Court’s interpretation of Article 10 of Annex X, in so far as it constitutes a provision lacking clarity and precision to such an extent that it lends itself to arbitrary application making the adoption of GIPs necessary (paragraphs 28 and 29 of the judgment under appeal). The appellant takes the view that Article 10 of Annex X provides a sufficiently detailed legal framework, placing precise limits on the appointing authority’s discretionary power.

Appeal brought on 2 July 2018 by Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 23 April 2018 in Case T-675/15: Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel v European Commission

(Case C-436/18 P)

(2018/C 341/08)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd (represented by: E. Vermulst, J. Cornelis, advocaten)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Eurofer, Association Européenne de l'Acier, ASBL

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

—	set aside the judgment of the General Court of 23 April 2018 in Case T-675/15, Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. v European Commission;

—	annul Commission lmplementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1429 (1) of 26 August 2015 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in the People's Republic of China insofar as it concerns the appellant; and

—	order the European Commission to pay the appellant’s costs of this appeal as well as those of the proceedings before the General Court in Case T-675/15.

Alternatively,

—	refer the case back to the General Court; and

—	reserve the costs of the proceeding before the General Court and on appeal.

Pleas in law and main arguments

ln support of the appeal, the appellant relies on two grounds of appeal.

First, the contested judgment illegally interpreted the second sentence of the second paragraph of Article 2(7)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (2) of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community by reading into that provision a condition that is not in the text of that provision when selecting the analogue country.

Second, by holding that adjustments to the normal value are in principle not possible when applying Article 2(7)(a) Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, the contested judgment violated this provision.

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(1)  OJ 2015, L 224, p. 10.

(2)  OJ 2009, L 343, p. 51.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad (Bulgaria) lodged on 12 July 2018 — GVC Services (Bulgaria) EOOD v Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ Sofia

(Case C-458/18)

(2018/C 341/09)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Administrativen sad Sofia-grad

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: GVC Services (Bulgaria) EOOD

Defendant: Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ Sofia

Questions referred

1.	Should Article 2(a)(i) of, in conjunction with Annex I, Part A(ab), to, Directive 2011/96/EU (1) be interpreted as meaning that the expression ‘companies incorporated under the law of the United Kingdom’ also covers companies incorporated in Gibraltar?

2.	Should Article 2(a)(iii) of, in conjunction with Annex I, Part B, to, Directive 2011/96/EU be interpreted as meaning that the expression ‘corporation tax in the United Kingdom’ also covers the corporation tax that has to be paid in Gibraltar?

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(1)  Council Directive 2011/96/EU of 30 November 2011 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States (OJ 2011 L 345, p. 8).

Appeal brought on 13 July 2018 by Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co. Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 3 May 2018 in Case T-431/12: Distillerie Bonollo and Others v Council of the European Union

(Case C-461/18 P)

(2018/C 341/10)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co. Ltd (represented by: K. Adamantopoulos, P. Billiet, lawyers)

Other parties to the proceedings: Distillerie Bonollo SpA, Industria Chimica Valenzana (ICV) SpA, Distillerie Mazzari SpA, Caviro Distillerie Srl, Comercial Química Sarasa, SL, Council of the European Union, European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

—	set aside the judgment of the General Court of the European Union of 3 May 2018 in Case T-431/12 in its entirety; and

—	order the applicatns before the General Court to pay the appellant’s costs of this appeal as well as those of the proceedings before the General Court in Case T-431/12.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant advances a single plea in support of the appeal. Accordingly, the contested judgment is vitiated by a manifest error in the application of the law in determining that Article 11(9) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (1) of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community, pursuant to which Regulation 626/2012 (2) was adopted, ‘the Basic Regulation’) does not allow the EU Institutions to construct the normal value of the product concerned in dumping margin calculations during a partial interim antidumping review, if, during the original antidumping investigation, the EU Institutions had used instead actual domestic sales for this purpose.

1.

The appellant submits, first, that constructing normal value does not constitute a different methodology to establishing normal value by reference to actual domestic sales as they both aim at best establishing normal value taking into account the specific characteristic of each case; and cost/price data evolving over time. Indeed, Articles 2(1)-2(6) of the Basic Regulation provide for several circumstances justifying the use of constructed normal value as opposed to using actual domestic sales for dumping margin calculation purposes on a case-by-case basis. Limiting the discretion of EU Institutions to construct normal value in a partial interim review, where they had used actual domestic sales for the same purpose in earlier investigations, deprives the EU Institutions of the ability to have recourse to various alternatives set out in Article 2 of the Basic Regulation. Given the substantial cost differences between tartaric acid produced naturally or synthetically, constructing analogue normal value in Argentina in Regulation 626/2012 best reflected the fact that the Argentinian analogue producer manufactured tartaric acid using the natural method which is materially more expensive than the synthetic method used by the appellant.

2.

Second, the appellant submits in support of its plea that, in the original antidumping investigation, two categories of exporters were identified: co-operating exporters such as the appellant that were granted market economy treatment (‘MET’) pursuant to Article 2(7)(b) of the Basic Regulation; and non-co-operating producers that were not granted MET and with regard to which the EU Instituions appled the ‘best information available’ methodology pursuant to Article 18 of the Basic Regulation. During the partial interim review that resulted in the adoption of Regulation 626/2012, the cooperating producers such as the appellant were denied MET by the EU Institutions and their normal value was established pursuant to Article 2(7)(a) of the Basic Regulation by reference to Argentina, the analogue country chosen by the Commission. This category of exporters was not present during the original investigation. Therefore, even if Article 11(9) of the Basic Regulation were to be construed as preventing the EU Institutions from using constructed normal values as opposed to actual domestic sales in an interim partial review, quod non, it would still not prevent the EU Institutions from using constructed normal value with regard to a new class of exporters, notable cooperating but not grated MET, which emerged for the first time at the interim partial review.

3.	Finally, several findings of the contested judgment run counter to established EU and WTO case law regarding the establishment of normal value as well as ensuring fair price comparisons and respecting the exporters’ rights of defense.

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(1)  OJ 2009, L 343, p. 51.

(2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 626/2012 of 26 June 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 349/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tartaric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2012, L 182, p. 1).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Městský soud v Praze (Czech Republic) lodged on 30 July 2018 — CS and Others v České aerolinie a.s.

(Case C-502/18)

(2018/C 341/11)

Language of the case: Czech

Referring court

Městský soud v Praze

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: CS, DR, EQ, FP, GO, HN, IM, JL, KK, LJ, MI

Defendant: České aerolinie a.s.

Question referred

Is there an obligation on a Community carrier to pay compensation to passengers under Article 3(5), second sentence, of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (1) where the Community carrier as the contractual carrier operated the first leg of a flight with a stopover at an airport in a non-Member State, from which, under a code sharing agreement, a carrier which is not a Community carrier operated the second leg of the flight and there was a delay of more than three hours in the arrival at the final destination airport which arose exclusively in the second leg of the flight?

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(1)  Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).

Order of the President of the Court of 7 June 2018 — Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Guess? IP Holder LP

(Case C-674/16 P) (1)

(2018/C 341/12)

Language of the case: English

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

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(1)  OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.

Order of the President of the Court of 7 June 2018 — Guccio Gucci SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Guess? IP Holder LP

(Case C-675/16 P) (1)

(2018/C 341/13)

Language of the case: English

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

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(1)  OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.

Order of the President of the Court of 13 July 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’Instance de Limoges — France) — Banque Solfea SA v Jean-François Veitl

(Case C-63/17) (1)

(2018/C 341/14)

Language of the case: French

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

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(1)  OJ C 144, 8.5.2017.

Order of the President of the Fourth Chamber of the Court of 2 July 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Rotterdam — Netherlands) — Sandd B.V. v Autoriteit Consument en Markt, intervener: Koninklijke PostNL BV

(Case C-256/17) (1)

(2018/C 341/15)

Language of the case: Dutch

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

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(1)  OJ C 256, 7.8.2017.

Order of the President of the Court of 15 June 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Oradea — Romania) — Sindicatul Energia Oradea v SC Termoelectrica SA

(Case C-392/17) (1)

(2018/C 341/16)

Language of the case: Romanian

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

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(1)  OJ C 293, 4.9.2017.

Order of the President of the Court of 22 June 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance de Limoges — France) — BNP Paribas Personal Finance SA v Roger Ducloux, Marie Josée Ducloux

(Case C-618/17) (1)

(2018/C 341/17)

Language of the case: French

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

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(1)  OJ C 22, 22.1.2018.

Order of the President of the Court of 14 June 2018 — European Commission v Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, intervener: French Republic

(Case C-20/18) (1)

(2018/C 341/18)

Language of the case: French

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

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(1)  OJ C 104, 19.3.2018.

Order of the President of the Court of 4 June 2018 — European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria

(Case C-61/18) (1)

(2018/C 341/19)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

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

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(1)  OJ C 112, 26.3.2018.

Order of the President of the Court of 13 June 2018 — European Commission v Romania

(Case C-116/18) (1)

(2018/C 341/20)

Language of the case: Romanian

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

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(1)  OJ C 142, 23.4.2018.

Order of the President of the Court of 22 June 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Almería — Spain) — Banco Mare Nostrum S.A. v Ignacio Jesús Berenguel Nieto, Carmen Sonia Salinas López

(Case C-147/18) (1)

(2018/C 341/21)

Language of the case: Spanish

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

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(1)  OJ C 166, 14.5.2018.

Order of the President of the Court of 26 June 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Szombathelyi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — FS v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága

(Case C-173/18) (1)

(2018/C 341/22)

Language of the case: Hungarian

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

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(1)  OJ C 221, 25.6.2018.

Order of the President of the Court of 21 June 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Pitești — Romania) — Maria-Cristina Dospinescu, Filofteia-Camelia Ganea, Petre Sinca, Luminița-Maria Ioniță, Maria Burduv, Raluca-Marinela Trașcă v Spitalul Județean de Urgență Vâlcea

(Case C-205/18) (1)

(2018/C 341/23)

Language of the case: Romanian

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

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(1)  OJ C 211, 18.6.2018.

Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2018 — PS v EIB

(Case T-612/16) (1)

((Civil service - EIB staff - Social security - Accident at work - Total and permanent invalidity - Occupational origin of the disease - System for the insurance of accidents at work and occupational diseases - Contributions to the pension scheme - Duty to have regard for the welfare of staff - Liability - Non-material harm))

(2018/C 341/24)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: PS (represented by: N. Lhoëst and G. Cludts, lawyers)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (EIB) (represented by: T. Gilliams, E. Raimond and G. Faedo initially, then T. Gilliams and G. Faedo, Agents, and A. Dal Ferro, lawyer)

Re:

Application based on Article 270 TFEU and seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant since November 2013.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders PS to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 371, 10.10.2016 (case initially registered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under number F-42/16 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).

Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2018 — Quadri di Cardano v Commission

(Case T-273/17) (1)

((Civil service - Members of the contract staff — Expatriation allowance - Article 4(1)(b) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Ten-year reference period - Nationality of the State of employment - Residence in the State of employment - Duties in an international organisation - Temporary employment contract))

(2018/C 341/25)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Alessandro Quadri di Cardano (Alicante, Spain) (represented by: N. de Montigny and J.-N. Louis, then N. de Montigny, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr and M. Mensi initially, then T. Bohr and L. Radu Bouyon, Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 270 TFEU and seeking annulment of the decision dated 19 July 2016 of the Commission’s Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO), in so far as it refuses to grant the applicant the expatriation allowance on his entry into the service of INEA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Dismisses the action;

2.	Orders Mr Alessandro Quadri di Cardano to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 221, 10.7.2017.

Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2018 — Curto v Parliament

(Case T-275/17) (1)

((Civil service - Accredited parliamentary assistants - Article 24 of the Staff Regulations - Request for assistance - Article 12a of the Staff Regulations - Psychological harassment - Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints between Accredited Parliamentary Assistants and Members of the European Parliament and its prevention at the workplace - Decision rejecting the request for assistance - Error of assessment - Scope of the duty to provide assistance - Duration of the administrative procedure - Reasonable period - Refusal to disclose reports drawn up by the Advisory Committee))

(2018/C 341/26)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Michela Curto (Genoa, Italy) (represented by: L. Levi and C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyers)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: O. Caisou-Rousseau, E. Taneva and M. Rantala, Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 270 TFEU for (i) annulment of the decision of the European Parliament, of 30 June 2016, by which the Authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment of that institution rejected the request for assistance submitted by the applicant on 14 April 2014 and (ii) compensation for the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of that authority’s disregard of the duty to provide assistance laid down in Article 24 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, inter alia on account of the excessive duration of the procedure.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.	Annuls the decision of the European Parliament of 30 June 2016 by which the authority empowered to conclude contracts of employment of that institution rejected the request for assistance submitted by Ms Michela Curto on 14 April 2014;

2.	Orders the Parliament to pay Ms Curto, in respect of the non-material harm suffered, the sum of EUR 10 000, together with default interest from the date of delivery of the present judgment at the rate fixed by the European Central Bank (ECB) for its main refinancing operations;

3.	Orders the Parliament to pay the costs.

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(1)  OJ C 239, 24.7.2017.

Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2018 — SQ v EIB

(Case T-377/17) (1)

((Civil Service - EIB staff - Complaint of psychological harassment - Administrative enquiry - Concept of ‘psychological harassment’ - Requirement that the conduct complained of must be repetitive in order to constitute ‘psychological harassment’ - Refusal to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the person responsible for that conduct - Duty of confidentiality in relation to an ongoing administrative enquiry and, subsequently, to the decision terminating the procedure finding that there had been psychological harassment))

(2018/C 341/27)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: SQ (represented by: N. Cambonie and P. Walter, lawyers)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (EIB) (represented by: G. Faedo and K. Carr, acting as Agents, assisted by B. Wägenbaur, lawyer, and J. Currall, Barrister)

Re:

Application under Article 50a(1) of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the European Union and Article 41 of the EIB Staff Regulations seeking, first, the partial annulment of the decision of the President of the EIB of 20 March 2017 and, second, compensation in respect of the material and non-material damage allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result of psychological harassment by her superior and the EIB’s conduct.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.

Annuls in part the decision of the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) of 20 March 2017, in so far as it applies an incorrect definition of the concept of ‘psychological harassment’, does not provide for immediate disciplinary action in the event of a proven case of psychological harassment within the EIB, and imposes a duty of confidentiality on the addressee of that decision, contrary to the purposes of an investigation procedure concerning an alleged case of psychological harassment;

2.	Dismisses the remainder of the claims for annulment;

3.	Orders the EIB to pay to SQ, in respect of the non-material damage suffered, an amount of EUR 10 000;

4.	Dismisses the remainder of the claims for compensation;

5.	Orders the EIB to bear its own costs and to pay half of the costs incurred by SQ;

6.	Orders SQ to bear half of her own costs.

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(1)  OJ C 277, 21.8.2017.

Action brought on 22 June 2018 — WI v Commission

(Case T-379/18)

(2018/C 341/28)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: WI (represented by: T. Bontinck and A. Guillerme, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decisions;

—	order the payment of a surviving spouse’s pension to [WI];

—	order the European Commission to pay the costs

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of his action challenging the decision of the European Commission’s Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) dated 16 August 2017 refusing to grant the applicant a survivor’s pension, and the confirmatory decision, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.

1.

First plea in law, alleging a manifest error in the assessment of the term ‘surviving spouse’ and infringement of Article 1d(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’) and Article 17 of Annex VIII thereto, in so far as the Commission based its reasoning on a restrictive and erroneous interpretation of the term ‘surviving spouse’ provided for by the Staff Regulations for the purposes of rejecting the applicant’s request for recognition of his status as a surviving spouse.

2.

Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of sound administration and of the duty to have regard for the welfare of officials in so far as, according to the applicant, the Commission should have taken into account the exceptional circumstances of the case in order to interpret Article 17 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations as meaning that the applicant may be entitled as of right to a pension by way of his status as a surviving spouse.

Action brought on 6 July 2018 — CdT v EUIPO

(Case T-417/18)

(2018/C 341/29)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union (CdT) (represented by: J. Rikkert and M. Garnier, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

—	annul EUIPO’s decision of 26 April 2018 to terminate the arrangement concluded with the CdT;

—	annul EUIPO’s decision of 26 April 2018 claiming the right to implement all the preliminary measures necessary to ensure the continuity of provision of the translation services which it requires, in particular by issuing calls for tenders;

—	annul EUIPO’s decision to issue a call for tenders for translation services, published in the Official Journal under reference 2018/S 114-258472, and excluding the CdT from signing any contracts in connection with that call for tenders;

—	declare it unlawful for an agency or any other body or office of the EU whose founding regulation provides that the translation services which it requires are to be provided by the CdT to issue a call for tenders for translation services;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

1.

First plea in law, alleging failure to comply with procedure. The applicant claims, first, that, in the event of difficulties between the CdT and its clients, Article 11 of the founding regulation of the CdT is applicable, and secondly, that EUIPO’s decision of 26 April 2018 claiming the right to implement all the preliminary measures necessary to ensure the continuity of provision of the translation services which it requires infringes Article 11 of that founding regulation by failing to comply with the mediation procedure provide for by that article in the event of difficulties between the two agencies concerned.

2.

Second plea in law, alleging lack of foresight on the part of EUIPO. In that regard, the applicant claims that: — first, the situation that EUIPO has created as a result of the actions complained of infringes Article 148 of the founding regulation of EUIPO and Article 2 of the Founding Regulation of the CdT, in that it could lead to the absence of a valid arrangement as of 1 January 2019; — secondly, Article 2 of the founding regulation of the CdT lists the different types of clients of the CdT and Article 2(1) expressly names seven agencies, bodies and offices, including EUIPO, for which the CdT is to provide the translation services necessary for their operation. In addition, Article 2(3) states that institutions and bodies which have their own translation service may, on a voluntary basis, make use of the CdT’s services; — thirdly, it follows from a combined reading of Articles 2(1) and 2(3) of the founding regulation of the CdT that the agencies listed in Article 2(1) are not entitled to decide, on a voluntary basis, whether or not to make use of the CdT’s services, and consequently may decide to terminate an arrangement concluded with the CdT only where another such arrangement is subsequently to enter into force.

3.

Third plea in law, alleging lack of competence on the part of EUIPO to issue a call for tenders for translation services. Without prejudging the results of the evaluation of the call for tenders in question, the applicant notes that, on account of its decision to issue that call for tenders, EUIPO has created a situation in which it cannot comply with Articles 148 and 2 of the founding regulations of EUIPO and of the CdT respectively. Lastly, the applicant submits that, in the present case, the signing of contracts and the purchase of translation services would constitute a manifest infringement of the aforementioned Article 148 and, consequently, more specifically, EUIPO is not lawfully entitled to complete the process initiated by the call for tenders, which would involve the signing of contracts.

Action brought on 10 July 2018 — JPMorgan Chase and Others v Commission

(Case T-420/18)

(2018/C 341/30)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (New York, New York, United States), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (Columbus, Ohio, United States), J.P. Morgan Services LLP (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Lester QC, D. Piccinin and D. Heaton, Barristers, N. French, B. Tormey, N. Frey and D. Das, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision in its entirety, with the consequence that no version of the infringement decision can be published until the General Court has decided the infringement annulment application;

—	alternatively, partially annul the contested decision, upholding the redactions that the European Commission rejected as set out in pleas 2 to 4; and

—	order the Commission to bear the applicants costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicants seek the annulment of Commission Decision C(2018) 2745 final of 27 April 2018 on objections to the disclosure of information by publication submitted by the applicants pursuant to Article 8 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 (OJ 2011 L 275, p. 29) on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (Case AT.39914 — Euro Interest Rate Derivatives (EIRD).

In support of the action, the applicants rely on four pleas in law.

1.

First plea in law, alleging that the Commission infringed the principle of the presumption of innocence by rejecting the applicants’ request that the publication of any non-confidential version of the decision of 7 December 2016 (‘the Infringement Decision’) (1) should be delayed pending the determination of the applicants’ application to the General Court to annul the Infringement Decision. The Infringement Decision would have been taken itself in breach of the presumption of innocence, as the judgment of 10 November 2017, Icap and Others v Commission (T-180/15, EU:T:2017:795, paragraphs 253 to 269), establishes. Accordingly, the applicants would be in the same position as a non-addressee: they would not enjoy all the usual guarantees accorded for the exercise of the rights of defence in the normal course of proceedings resulting in a decision on the merits of the case. The applicants claim that this would prevent any publication of the Infringement Decision until the General Court has completed a review of the Commission’s findings.

2.

Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission, through the hearing officer, acted beyond its powers under Article 8(2) of Decision 2011/695/EU (‘the Terms of Reference of the Hearing Officer’) (2) in purporting to overrule a decision by DG Competition not to publish part of the Infringement Decision (and in relying upon that unlawful decision to decline to prevent publication of analogous parts of the Infringement Decision). The Commission, acting via the hearing officer, would lack the power to do so (see judgement of 15 July 2015, Pilkington Group v Commission, T-462/12, EU:T:2015:508, paragraph 31).

3.

Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission erred in assessing the applicants’ claims under Article 8(2) of the Terms of Reference of the Hearing Officer and thereby failed to respect professional secrecy as required under that provision, Article 339 TFEU and Article 28 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003. (3) The Commission would have erred in finding that the contested material did not meet the test for information covered by the obligation of professional secrecy (see judgment of 30 May 2006, Bank Austria Creditansalt v Commission, T-198/03, EU:T:2006:136) and for other reasons.

4.

Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Commission infringed the principle governing the protection of the identity of individuals in respect of a former applicants’ employee and persons in applicants’ management, including the right to respect for private life protected by Article 8 of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The applicants claim that the Commission proposed to publish information that would or may reveal the identity of that former employee and the alleged state of mind of applicants’ employees at the time.

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(1)  Commission Decision C(2016) 8530 final of 7 December 2016 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement.

(2)  Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29).

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1).

Action brought on 5 July 2018 — Altice Europe v Commission

(Case T-425/18)

(2018/C 341/31)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Altice Europe NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: R. Allendesalazar Corcho and H. Brokelmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Commission Decision C(2018) 2418 final of 24 April 2018 imposing a fine for putting into effect a concentration in breach of Article 4(1) and Article 7(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) (Case M.7993 — Altice/PT Portugal, Article 14(2) procedure);

—	in the alternative, exercise its unlimited jurisdiction to substantially reduce the fines imposed in Articles 3 and 4 of the decision; and

—	in any event, order the European Commission to bear all the costs.

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

1.

First plea in law, alleging that Articles 4(1) and 7(1) EUMR and the principles of legality and presumption of innocence were infringed, insofar as the contested decision applies the notion of ‘implementation’ of a concentration beyond its scope and meaning. The applicant submits that the ‘implementation’ of a concentration for the purposes of Articles 4(1) and 7(1) EUMR would require more than a ‘possibility of exercising decisive influence’ on an undertaking and that none of the elements relied on in the contested decision would amount to an implementation. The applicant further submits that, by unduly extending the notion of ‘implementation’, the contested decision would infringe the principle of legality enshrined in Article 49(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 7 of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as well as the presumption of innocence guaranteed in Article 48(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 6(2) of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

2.

Second plea in law, alleging that the Commission erred in fact and in law, insofar as the contested decision finds that the applicant acquired sole control of PT Portugal. The contested decision would err in law and in fact in establishing that the applicant acquired sole control of PT Portugal and that it implemented the concentration by acquiring sole control of PT Portugal.

3.

Third plea in law, alleging that the Commission erred in law and in fact in establishing the existence of the infringements of Articles 4(1) and 7(1) EUMR. The pre-closing covenants allegedly contained in the sale-purchase agreement would have had an ancillary nature and would not have amounted to an early implementation of a concentration. Moreover, the applicant would not have actually exercised any decisive influence over PT Portugal prior to the closing. The Commission could not have reasonably relied on the seven matters referred to in Section 4.2.1 of the contested decision to establish the exercise by the applicant of effective control over PT Portugal. Finally, the contested decision would err in law and in fact by finding that the transmission of information to the applicant contributes to the finding of exercise of control.

4.

Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Commission infringed the principles of ne bis in idem, proportionality, the prohibition of double punishment, and raising an objection of illegality in respect of Articles 4(1) and 14(2)(a) EUMR. By imposing on the same offender two fines for the same conduct based on two statutory provisions that protect the same legal interest, the contested decision allegedly infringes the principle ne bis in idem enshrined in Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 4(1) of Protocol No 7 to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the principle of proportionality enshrined in Article 49(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and the prohibition of double punishment rooted in the general principles common to the legal systems of the Member States. Objection of illegality pursuant to Article 277 TFEU in respect of Articles 4(1) and 14(2)(a) EUMR which would allow the Commission to sanction the same offender twice for a single conduct being already sanctioned by Articles 7(1) and 14(2)(b) EUMR.

5.

Fifth plea in law, alleging that the fines are illegal and infringe the principle of proportionality. The contested decision would infringe Article 14(2) EUMR, insofar as it imposes fines on the applicant, despite the lack of negligence or intent and of any impairment of the objectives of the EU merger control rules. The contested decision would infringe Article 296 TFEU and Article 41(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by failing to state reasons as regards the amount of the fines. The contested decision would further infringe the principle of proportionality by imposing a second fine pursuant to Article 14(2)(a) EUMR for the same conduct already sanctioned pursuant to Article 14(2)(b) EUMR. Finally, the fines would infringe the principle of proportionality, since the contested decision would not properly take into account all relevant circumstances when setting their amounts.

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(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1) (‘the EUMR’).

Action brought on 11 July 2018 — Bizbike and Hartmobile v Commission

(Case T-426/18)

(2018/C 341/32)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: Bizbike (Wielsbeke, Netherlands), Hartmobile BV (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (represented by: R. MacLean, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:

—	declare the application admissible;

—	annul Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/671 of 2 May 2018 making imports of electric bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration (1) on the grounds set out in the application; and

—	order the European Commission and any interveners to pay legal costs and expenses of the procedure.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on five pleas in law.

1.

First plea in law, alleging the existence of the manifest error of assessment of facts and law resulting in the infringement of Article 10(4)(c) of Regulation 2016/1036 (2) and specifically the of requirement of establishing a sufficient degree of importers’ knowledge or awareness of dumping and injury sustained by the Union industry for the purposes of imposing registration of imports.

2.

Second plea in law, alleging that the principles of legal certainty and legitimate expectation in the application of Article 10(4)(c) of Regulation 2016/1036 were breached. The applicants claim that Regulation 2018/671 would breach the principle of legal certainty by imputing deemed awareness of the alleged existence of dumping and injury on the part of the applicants and attributing knowledge of a factual situation to them before any legal measure was adopted. Regulation 2018/671 would also breach the principle of legitimate expectations by developing an interpretation of deemed awareness in Regulation 2018/671 that would have rendered the exceptional character of, and requirements for, the process of registration of imports ineffective.

3.

Third plea in law, alleging that the manifest error in fact and law resulted in a breach of Article 10(4)(d) of Regulation 2016/1036 and Article 16(4)(d) of Regulation 2016/1037 (3) by failing to evaluate all the relevant evidence relating to the relevant economic factors affecting the performance of the Union industry to establish injury and a causal link with imports of the product concerned.

4.

Fourth plea in law, alleging that the applicants’ rights of defence were violated by failing to provide prompt and timeous access to key submissions lodged by the complainants to the detriment of the applicants’ ability to properly and effectively rebut the complainants’ allegations concerning satisfaction of the legal requirements for registration of imports to be imposed.

5.

Fifth plea in law, alleging that the sufficient reasoning to motivate key findings in Regulation 2018/671 was absent to justify registration of imports and more specifically to provide adequate reasoning as to why allegedly additional injury would be caused by a continued rise in imports from the People’s Republic of China at allegedly decreasing prices without taking sufficiently into account the submissions by the applicants to the contrary.

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(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/671 of 2 May 2018 making imports of electric bicycles originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration (OJ L 113, 3.5.2018, p. 4).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21).

(3)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55)

Action brought on 13 July 2018 — BRF and SHB Comercio e Industria de Alimentos v Commission

(Case T-429/18)

(2018/C 341/33)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: BRF SA (Itajaí, Brazil) and SHB Comercio e Industria de Alimentos SA (Itajaí) (represented by: D. Arts and G. van Thuyne, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

—	annul the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/700 (1);

—

in the alternative, annul the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/700, insofar as it removes the establishments of BRF SA and SHB Comercio e Industria de Alimentos SA identified in the Annex to the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/700 from the lists identified in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/700; and

—	order the Commission to pay the costs pursuant to Article 134 of the Rules of Procedure.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on six pleas in law.

1.	First plea in law, alleging that the Implementing Regulation violates Article 296, second paragraph, TFEU by not stating the reasons on which the Implementing Regulation is based.

2.	Second plea in law, alleging that by adopting the Implementing Regulation the Commission violated the applicants’ rights of defense as laid down in Article 41, second paragraph, of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in denying the applicants’ right to be heard.

3.	Third plea in law, alleging that the Implementing Regulation infringes Articles 12(2) and 12(4)(c) of Regulation 854/2004 (2) by assessing the compliance of individual establishments and the Commission commits a manifest error of assessment of the relevant facts.

4.	Fourth plea in law, alleging that the Implementing Regulation infringes the principle of non-discrimination by treating the applicants in a different way from other Brazilian exporters of poultry products in a comparable situation.

5.	Fifth plea in law, alleging that the Implementing Regulation violates the principle of proportionality by exceeding the limits of what is appropriate and necessary to protect public health.

6.	Sixth plea in law, alleging that the Implementing Regulation infringes Article 291(3), second paragraph of the TFEU and Articles 3(3), 10(4) and 11 of Regulation EU 182/2011 (3) by infringing essential procedural requirements laid down therein.

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(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/700 of 8 May 2018 amending the lists of third country establishments from which imports of specified products of animal origin are permitted, regarding certain establishments from Brazil (OJ 2018 L 118, p. 1)

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ 2004 L 139, p. 206)

(3)  Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ 2011 L 55, p. 291)

Action brought on 25 July 2018 — Zotkov v Commission

(Case T-457/18)

(2018/C 341/34)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Parties

Applicant: Rosen D. Zotkov (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by N. Stankov, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul Commission Decision No Ares (2018)2294884 of 30 April 2018 and review it in connection with the applicant’s claim concerning a financial allowance for his parents, after correction of the financial calculation in accordance with the pleas in law and arguments put forward by the applicant

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

1.

The first plea in law is based on the defendant’s interpretation (and its financial calculation based on that interpretation) of Commission Decision No 50-2004/28.5.2004 in connection with the practical application of the decision in so far as it accounts for residential property, an interpretation and calculation which the applicant considers to be incorrect — deficiencies in the interpretation from the point of view of the specific nature (financial and economic) of the matter regulated by the Commission decision, — interpretation based on objectively impossible assumptions, — internal discrepancies between separate parts of the Commission decision, examined together, and not independently, arising from the defendant’s interpretation, — subjective and contentious interpretation of words, concepts and phrasing in the text of the Commission decision, which are, essentially, ambiguous from a linguistic point of view and/or from the point of view of their generally accepted meaning, — preference given to theoretical indicators for individual financial elements, for which practical indicators exist.

2.

The second plea in law is based on the defendant’s interpretation (and its financial calculation based on that interpretation) of Commission Decision No 50-2004/28.5.2004 concerning the practical application of the decision in so far as it applies a relative weighting (coefficient) to a country, an interpretation and calculation which the applicant considers to be incorrect — the interpretation and application of the relative weighting (coefficient) for a country to a specific element of the financial calculation contrary to its very essence and the logic of that coefficient from the point of view of financial and economic theory and practice.

Action brought on 25 July 2018 — Eurolamp v EUIPO (EUROLAMP pioneers in new technology)

(Case T-465/18)

(2018/C 341/35)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Eurolamp AVEE Eisagogis kai Emporias Lamptiron (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: A. Argyriadis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration in the European Union of the word mark ‘EUROLAMP pioneers in new technology’ — Application for registration No 16 180 879

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 May 2018 in Case R 1358/2017-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

—	hold this action to be admissible;

—	annul the contested decision;

—	uphold in its entirety the application No 16 180 879 for trade mark registration in the European Union with respect to all the claimed goods;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

—	Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation 2017/1001;

—	Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001.

Action brought on 25 July 2018 — Eurolamp v EUIPO (EUROLAMP pioneers in new technology)

(Case T-466/18)

(2018/C 341/36)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: Eurolamp AVEE Eisagogis kai Emporias Lamptiron (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: A. Argyriadis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for registration in the European Union of the figurative colour mark ‘EUROLAMP pioneers in new technology’ representing a combination of the following colours: green and black — Application for registration No 16 180 821

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 May 2018 in Case R 1359/2017-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:

—	hold this action to be admissible;

—	annul the contested decision;

—	uphold in its entirety the application No 16 180 821 for trade mark registration in the European Union with respect to all the claimed goods;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Pleas in law

—	Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation 2017/1001;

—	Infringement of Article 7(3) of Regulation 2017/1001.

Action brought on 30 July 2018 — Audimas v EUIPO — Audi (AUDIMAS)

(Case T-467/18)

(2018/C 341/37)

Language in which the application was lodged: Lithuanian

Parties

Applicant: Audimas AB (Kaunas, Lithuania) (represented by: G. Domkutė-Lukauskienė, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Audi AG (Ingolstadt, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Figurative trade mark AUDIMAS, which is the subject of an international registration designating the European Union — International registration designating the European Union No 1 251 000

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2018 in Case R 2425/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision and maintain registration No 1 251 000 of the applicant’s trade mark ‘AUDIMAS’ for goods and services in Classes 18, 25 and 35 of the Nice Classification;

—	order EUIPO and the other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal (if that party should intervene in the present proceedings) to pay the costs.

Plea in law

Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Action brought on 26 July 2018 — Battelle Memorial Institute v EUIPO (HEATCOAT)

(Case T-469/18)

(2018/C 341/38)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio, United States) (represented by: B. Brandreth QC)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark HEATCOAT — Application for registration No 16 865 263

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 May2018 in Case R 36/2018-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision in its entirety; and

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the Applicant, including the costs of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.

Pleas in law

—	Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;

—	Infringement of Article 95 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Action brought on 7 August 2018 — Užstato sistemos administratorius v EUIPO — DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem (Representation of a bottle and an arrow)

(Case T-477/18)

(2018/C 341/39)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Užstato sistemos administratorius VšĮ (Vilnius, Lithuania) (represented by: I. Lukauskienė, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: DPG Deutsche Pfandsystem GmbH (Berlin, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark (Representation of a bottle and an arrow) — Application for registration No 14 481 519

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 May 2018 in Case R 2203/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision in the part that found that the Opposition Division’s decision of 21 August 2017 that the signs produced a different overall impression which would exclude a likelihood of confusion is annulled and to remain valid the decision of Opposition Division of 21 August 2017;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article (8) (1) (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Action brought on 3 August 2018 — Multifit v EUIPO (Premiere)

(Case T-479/18)

(2018/C 341/40)

Language in which the application was lodged: German

Parties

Applicant: Multifit Tiernahrungs GmbH (Krefeld, Germany) (represented by: N. Weber and L. Thiel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO

Trade mark at issue: EU word mark Premiere — Application No 16 660 383

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 May 2018 in Case R 2365/2017-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

—	annul the contested decision;

—	order EUIPO to pay the costs.

Plea in law

—	Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

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