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

(2016/C 038/01)

Last publication

OJ C 27, 25.1.2016

Past publications

OJ C 16, 18.1.2016

OJ C 7, 11.1.2016

OJ C 429, 21.12.2015

OJ C 414, 14.12.2015

OJ C 406, 7.12.2015

OJ C 398, 30.11.2015

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Appointment of the Registrar

(2016/C 038/02)

At its general meeting on 27 October 2015, the Court decided to reappoint Mr Alfredo Calot Escobar as Registrar of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in accordance with Article 18 of the Rules of Procedure, for the period from 7 October 2016 to 6 October 2022.

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 1 December 2015 — European Parliament, European Commission v Council of the European Union

(Joined Cases C-124/13 and C-125/13) (1)

((Actions for annulment - Regulation (EU) No 1243/2012 - Choice of legal basis - Article 43(2) and (3) TFEU - Policy decision - Long-term plan for cod stocks))

(2016/C 038/03)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicants: European Parliament (represented by: I. Liukkonen, L.G. Knudsen and R. Kaškina, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: A. Bouquet, K. Banks and A. Szmytkowska, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: E. Sitbon, A. de Gregorio Merino and A. Westerhof Löfflerová, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: M. Sampol Pucurull and N. Díaz Abad, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: G. de Bergues, D. Colas, R. Coesme and C. Candat, acting as Agents), Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, M. Nowacki and A. Miłkowska, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 156, 1.6.2013.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 26 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — MedEval — Qualitäts-, Leistungs- und Struktur-Evaluierung im Gesundheitswesen GmbH

(Case C-166/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Public procurement - Directive 89/665/EEC - Principles of effectiveness and equivalence - Review procedures concerning the award of public contracts - Period allowed for commencing proceedings - National legislation making an action for damages subject to a precondition that the procedure be declared unlawful - Limitation period which starts to run irrespective of the applicant’s knowledge of the unlawfulness))

(2016/C 038/04)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: MedEval — Qualitäts-, Leistungs- und Struktur-Evaluierung im Gesundheitswesen GmbH

Intervening parties: Bundesminister für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft, Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger, Pharmazeutische Gehaltskasse für Österreich

Operative part of the judgment

EU law, in particular the principle of effectiveness, precludes national legislation which makes bringing an action for damages in respect of the infringement of a rule of public procurement law subject to a prior finding that the public procurement procedure for the contract in question was unlawful because of the lack of prior publication of a contract notice, where the action for a declaration of unlawfulness is subject to a six-month limitation period which starts to run on the day after the date of the award of the public contract in question, irrespective of whether or not the applicant in that action was in a position to know of the unlawfulness affecting the decision of the awarding authority.

(1)  OJ C 282, 25.8.2014.

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 3 December 2015 — Italian Republic v European Commission

(Case C-280/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - Regional policy - Regional operational programme (ROP) Puglia (Italy) covered by objective No 1 (2000-2006) - Reduction of the Community financial assistance initially granted by the European Regional Development Fund))

(2016/C 038/05)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

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

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: D. Recchia and A. Steiblytė, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 315, 15.9.2014.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 December 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht — Germany) — Pfotenhilfe-Ungarn e.V. v Ministerium für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein

(Case C-301/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 - Article 1(5) - Protection of animals during transport - Transport of stray dogs from one Member State to another by an animal protection association - Concept of ‘economic activity’ - Directive 90/425/EEC - Article 12 - Concept of ‘dealers engaging in intra-Community trade’))

(2016/C 038/06)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Pfotenhilfe-Ungarn e.V.

Defendant: Ministerium für Energiewende, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume des Landes Schleswig-Holstein

Intervener: Vertreter des Bundesinteresses beim Bundesverwaltungsgericht

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 303, 8.9.2014.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 December 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Ráckevei járásbíróság — Hungary) — Banif Plus Bank Zrt. v Márton Lantos, Mártonné Lantos

(Case C-312/14) (1)

((References for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2004/39/EC - Articles 4(1) and 19(4), (5) and (9) - Markets in financial instruments - Concept of ‘investment services and activities’ - Provisions to ensure investor protection - Conduct of business obligations when providing investment services to clients - Obligation to assess the suitability or appropriateness of the service to be provided - Contractual consequences of non-compliance with that obligation - Consumer credit contracts - Foreign currency denominated loan - Advancement and reimbursement of loan in domestic currency - Terms relating to the exchange rate))

(2016/C 038/07)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Ráckevei járásbíróság

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Banif Plus Bank Zrt.

Defendant: Márton Lantos, Mártonné Lantos

Operative part of the judgment

Article 4(1)(2) of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC must be interpreted as meaning that, subject to verification by the referring court, an investment service or activity within the meaning of that provision does not encompass certain foreign exchange transactions, effected by a credit institution under clauses of a foreign currency denominated loan agreement such as the one at issue in the main proceedings, consisting in fixing the amount of the loan on the basis of the purchase price of the currency applicable when the funds are advanced and in determining the amounts of the monthly instalments on the basis of the sale price of that currency applicable when each monthly instalment is calculated.

(1)  OJ C 303, 8.9.2014.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 26 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Verein für Konsumenteninformation v A1 Telekom Austria AG

(Case C-326/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2002/22/EC - Electronic communications networks and services - Users’ rights - Right of subscribers to terminate their contract without penalty - Changes to charges under terms of the contract - Increase in charges in line with increase in the consumer price index))

(2016/C 038/08)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Verein für Konsumenteninformation

Defendant: A1 Telekom Austria AG

Operative part of the judgment

Article 20(2) of Directive 2002/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services (Universal Service Directive), as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009, must be interpreted as meaning that a change in charges for the provision of electronic communications networks or services, resulting from the operation of a price adjustment clause contained in the standard terms and conditions applied by an undertaking providing such services, the term providing that such a change applies in accordance with changes in an objective consumer price index compiled by a public institution, does not constitute a ‘modification to the contractual conditions’ within the meaning of that provision, which grants the subscriber the right to withdraw from the contract without penalty.

(1)  OJ C 339, 29.9.2014.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 3 December 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Bruxelles — Belgium) — Quenon K. SPRL v Beobank SA, formerly Citibank Belgium SA, Metlife Insurance SA, formerly Citilife SA

(Case C-338/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Self-employed commercial agents - Directive 86/653/EEC - Article 17(2) - Termination of the agency contract by the principal - Compensation of the agent - Prohibition of the simultaneous operation of the indemnity for customers scheme and compensation for damage scheme - Entitlement of the agent to damages additional to the indemnity for customers - Conditions))

(2016/C 038/09)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour d’appel de Bruxelles

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Quenon K. SPRL

Respondents: Beobank SA, formerly Citibank Belgium SA, Metlife Insurance SA, formerly Citilife SA

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 339, 29.9.2014.

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 26 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākā tiesa — Latvia) — SIA ‘Maxima Latvija’ v Konkurences padome

(Case C-345/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Competition - Article 101(1) TFEU - Application of analogous national legislation - Jurisdiction of the Court - Concept of ‘agreement having as its object the restriction of competition’ - Commercial lease agreements - Shopping centres - Right of the anchor tenant to prevent the lessor letting commercial premises to third parties))

(2016/C 038/10)

Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Augstākā tiesa

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: SIA ‘Maxima Latvija’

Defendant: Konkurences padome

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 329, 22.9.2014.

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 26 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — SC Total Waste Recycling SRL v Országos Környezetvédelmi és Természetvédelmi Főfelügyelőség

(Case C-487/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Environment - Waste - Shipments - Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 - Shipments within the European Union - Point of entry different from that specified in the notification and in the prior consent - Essential change to the details of a shipment of waste - Illegal shipment - Proportionality of the administrative fine))

(2016/C 038/11)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: SC Total Waste Recycling SRL

Defendant: Országos Környezetvédelmi és Természetvédelmi Főfelügyelőség

Operative part of the judgment

(1)  OJ C 7, 12.1.2015.

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 26 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco — Spain) — Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) v Luis Aira Pascual, Algeposa Terminales Ferroviarios SL, Fondo de Garantía Salarial

(Case C-509/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Directive 2001/23/EC - Article 1(1) - Transfers of undertakings - Safeguarding of employees’ rights - Obligation on the transferee to take on workers - Public undertaking responsible for a public service - Provision of the service by another undertaking pursuant to a public service operating agreement - Decision not to extend that agreement following its expiry - Retention of identity of the economic entity - Activity based essentially on equipment - Employees not taken on))

(2016/C 038/12)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF)

Defendants: Luis Aira Pascual, Algeposa Terminales Ferroviarios SL, Fondo de Garantía Salarial

Operative part of the judgment

Article 1(1) of Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses must be interpreted as meaning that the scope of that directive covers a situation in which a public undertaking, responsible for the economic activity of handling intermodal transport units, entrusts, by a public service operating agreement, the performance of that activity to another undertaking, providing to the latter undertaking the necessary facilities and equipment, which it owns, and subsequently decides to terminate that agreement without taking over the employees of the latter undertaking, on the ground that it will henceforth perform that activity itself with its own staff.

(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2015.

Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 26 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof — Germany) — Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Main v Duval GmbH & Co. KG

(Case C-44/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Customs union and Common Customs Tariff - Tariff classification - Combined Nomenclature - Position 9025 - Concept of ‘thermometer’ - Indicators of exposure to a predetermined target temperature to be used on one occasion only))

(2016/C 038/13)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesfinanzhof

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Main

Defendant: Duval GmbH & Co. KG

Operative part of the judgment

Heading 9025 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, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2006 of 17 October 2006 must be interpreted as covering ambient temperature indicators made of paper, in some circumstances covered with plastic film, such as the goods at issue in the main proceedings, which, by the effect of a change in colour, indicate, irreversibly and without the possibility of subsequent re-use, whether one or more threshold temperatures have been reached.

(1)  OJ C 127, 20.4.2015.

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 3 December 2015 — PP Nature-Balance Lizenz GmbH v European Commission

(Case C-82/15 P) (1)

(Appeal - Medicinal products for human use - Directive 2001/83/EC - Articles 31 and 116 - Commission decision ordering the Member States to withdraw or amend national marketing authorisations for medicinal products for human use containing the active substance ‘tolpérisone’)

(2016/C 038/14)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: PP Nature-Balance Lizenz GmbH (represented by: M. Ambrosius, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: B.-R. Killmann, A. Sipos and M. Šimerdová, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 127, 20.4.2015.

Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 October 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Ministero della Salute, Ministero dello Sviluppo economico v Ediltecnica SpA

(Case C-592/13) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Article 191(2) TFEU - Directive 2004/35/EC - Environmental liability - National legislation which does not provide for the possibility for the administrator to require the owners of contaminated sites who are not responsible for the contamination to implement preventive and remedial measures and which provides only for the obligation to reimburse the measures carried out by the administration - Compatibility with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the precautionary principle, the principle of preventive action and the principle that environmental damage should as a priority be rectified at source))

(2016/C 038/15)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Ministero della Salute, Ministero dello Sviluppo economico

Defendant: Ediltecnica SpA

Operative part of the order

Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings which, in circumstances in which it is impossible to identify the polluter of a site or to have that person adopt remedial measures, do not permit the competent authority to require the owner of that site (who is not responsible for the pollution) to implement preventive and remedial measures, the latter being held responsible only for the reimbursement of expenses related to decontamination measures carried out by the competent authority within the limit of the market value of the site, determined after those measures have been carried out.

(1)  OJ C 52, 22.2.2014.

Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 6 October 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Tamoil Italia SpA v Ministero dell'Ambiente e delle Tutela del Territorio e del Mare

(Case C-156/14) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Article 191(2) TFEU - Directive 2004/35/EC - Environmental liability - National legislation under which no provision is made for the administrative authorities to require owners of polluted land who have not contributed to that pollution to carry out preventive and remedial measures, and the sole obligation imposed concerns the reimbursement of the measures undertaken by those authorities - Whether compatible with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, the precautionary principle and the principles that preventive action should be taken and that environmental damage should be rectified at source as a matter of priority)

(2016/C 038/16)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Tamoil Italia SpA

Defendant: Ministero dell'Ambiente e delle Tutela del Territorio e del Mare

Intervening party: Provincia di Venezia, Comune di Venezia, Regione Veneto

Operative part of the order

Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings which, where it is impossible to identify the polluter of a plot of land or to have that person adopt remedial measures, does not permit the competent authority to require the owner of the land (who is not responsible for the pollution) to adopt preventive and remedial measures, that person being required merely to reimburse the costs relating to the measures undertaken by the competent authority within the limit of the market value of the site, determined after those measures have been carried out.

(1)  OJ C 194, 24.6.2014.

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 30 September 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Szekszárdi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — Jácint Gábor Balogh v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-dunántúli Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága

(Case C-424/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - VAT - Directive 2006/112/EC - Articles 213 and 214 - Commencement of an activity not stated - Exemption scheme for small businesses - Penalty))

(2016/C 038/17)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Szekszárdi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Jácint Gábor Balogh

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

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 439, 8.12.2014.

Order of the Court (Third Chamber) of 6 October 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale ordinario di Torino) — Ford Motor Company v Wheeltrims srl

(Case C-500/14) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Designs - Directive 98/71/EC - Article 14 - Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Article 110 - So-called ‘repair’ clause - Use by a third party of a mark, in the absence of the proprietor’s consent, for spare parts or accessories for motor vehicles identical to the goods in relation to which the trade mark is registered)

(2016/C 038/18)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale ordinario di Torino

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Ford Motor Company

Defendant: Wheeltrims srl

Operative part of the order

Article 14 of Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs and Article 110 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs must be interpreted as precluding, by way of derogation to the provisions 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 and Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark, a manufacturer of spare parts and accessories for motor vehicles, such as hub caps, from affixing to its goods a sign which is identical to a registered trade mark, inter alia for such goods, by a manufacturer of motor vehicles, without the consent of the latter, on the ground that the use which would thus be made of that trade mark constitutes the only means of repairing the vehicle at issue by restoring its original appearance as a complex product.

(1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 October 2015 — Schutzgemeinschaft Milch und Milcherzeugnisse e.V. v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nederlandse Zuivelorganisatie

(Case C-517/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Agriculture - Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 - Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications - Registration of the designation ‘Edam Holland’ - Producers using the name ‘Edam’ - Absence of a legal interest in bringing proceedings))

(2016/C 038/19)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Schutzgemeinschaft Milch und Milcherzeugnisse e.V. (represented by: M. Loschelder and V. Schoene, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: B. Schima, J. Guillem Carrau and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: B. Koopman and M. Bulterman, acting as Agents), Nederlandse Zuivelorganisatie (represented by: P. van Ginneken and G. Béquet, advocaten)

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 26 of 26.1.2015.

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 6 October 2015 — Schutzgemeinschaft Milch und Milcherzeugnisse e.V. v European Commission, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nederlandse Zuivelorganisatie

(Case C-519/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Agriculture - Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 - Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications - Registration of the designation ‘Gouda Holland’ - Producers using the name ‘Gouda’ - Absence of a legal interest in bringing proceedings))

(2016/C 038/20)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Schutzgemeinschaft Milch und Milcherzeugnisse e.V. (represented by: M. Loschelder and V. Schoene, Rechtsanwälte)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission (represented by: B. Schima, J. Guillem Carrau and G. von Rintelen, acting as Agents), Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman and B. Koopman, acting as Agents), Nederlandse Zuivelorganisatie (represented by: P. van Ginneken and G. Béquet, advocaten)

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 16, 19.1.2015.

Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 22 October 2015 — European Commission v Hellenic Republic

(Case C-530/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - State aid - Greek Casinos - System providing for a levy of 80 % of the admissions of different amounts - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market - Concept of ‘State aid’ - Advantage - Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded))

(2016/C 038/21)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Appellant: European Commission (represented by: A. Bouchagiar and P.J. Loewenthal, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: Hellenic Republic (represented by K. Boskovits and P. Mylonopoulos, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2015.

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 1 December 2015 — Aguy Clement Georgias, Trinity Engineering (Private) Ltd, Georgiadis Trucking (Private) Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission

(Case C-545/14 P) (1)

((Appeal - Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Action for damages - Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Zimbabwe - Removal of the person in question from the list of persons and entities concerned - Compensation for the damage allegedly suffered))

(2016/C 038/22)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellants: Aguy Clement Georgias, Trinity Engineering (Private) Ltd, Georgiadis Trucking (Private) Ltd (represented by: H. Mercer QC, and I. Quirk, Barrister)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: G. Étienne and B. Driessen, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented by: S. Bartelt and M. Konstantinidis, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 21 September 2015 — La Chaîne hôtelière La Frontière, Shotef SPRL v European Commission

(Case C-1/15 SA) (1)

((Application for authorisation to serve an attachment order on the European Commission))

(2016/C 038/23)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: La Chaîne hôtelière La Frontière, Shotef SPRL (represented by: J.-Y. Steyt, avocat)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Aresu, acting as Agent)

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 73, 2.3.2015.

Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 29 September 2015 — ANKO AE Antiprosopeion, Emporiou kai Viomichanias v European Commission

(Case C-2/15 SA) (1)

((Application for authorisation to serve an attachment order on the Commission))

(2016/C 038/24)

Language of the case: Greek

Parties

Applicant: ANKO AE Antiprosopeion, Emporiou kai Viomichanias (represented by: S. Paliou, dikigoros)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Triantafyllou and R. Lyal, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 118, 13.4.2015.

Order of the Court of 19 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Oradea — Romania) — Dumitru Tarcău, Ileana Tarcău v Banca Comercială Intesa Sanpaolo România SA and Others

(Case C-74/15) (1)

((Request for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Consumer protection - Directive 93/13/EEC - Article 1(1) and Article 2(b) - Unfair terms in consumer contracts - Guarantee contracts and contracts providing immovable property as security concluded with a credit institution by natural persons acting for purposes outside their trade, business or profession and having no connection of a functional nature with the commercial company for which they act as guarantor))

(2016/C 038/25)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Oradea

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Dumitru Tarcău, Ileana Tarcău

Defendants: Banca Comercială Intesa Sanpaolo România SA Arad, Banca Comercială Intesa Sanpaolo România SA — Sucursala Baia Mare, Cristian Tarcău, Corina Tarcău, SC Magenta, in liquidation, SC Crisco SRL

Operative part of the order

Article 1(1) and Article 2(b) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts must be interpreted as meaning that that directive may apply to a contract providing immovable property as security or to a guarantee contract concluded between a natural person and a credit institution in order to guarantee the obligations which a commercial company has entered into with that institution in the context of a credit agreement, where that natural person has acted for purposes outside their trade, business or profession and has no connection in terms of function with that company.

(1)  OJ C 171, 26.5.2015.

Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 21 October 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd v Košiciach — Slovakia) — Kovozber s. r. o. v Daňový úrad Košice

(Case C-120/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 183 - Refund of excess VAT - National legislation prescribing that default interest relating to the refund of excess VAT is to be calculated only as from ten days after completion of a tax inspection))

(2016/C 038/26)

Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Krajský súd v Košiciach

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Kovozber s. r. o.

Defendant: Daňový úrad Košice

Operative part of the order

The first paragraph of Article 183 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax must be interpreted as precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which prescribes that default interest relating to the refund of excess value added tax is to be calculated only as from ten days after completion of the tax inspection.

(1)  OJ C 213, 29.6.2015.

Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 17 November 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco — Spain) — María Pilar Plaza Bravo v Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal Dirección Provincial de Álava

(Case C-137/15) (1)

((Request for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Directive 79/7/EEC - Article 4(1) - Equal treatment of male and female workers - Part-time workers, primarily female - National legislation providing for a maximum amount of unemployment benefit - Legislation referring, for the calculation of that amount, to the relationship between the working hours of the part-time employees concerned and the working hours of full-time employees))

(2016/C 038/27)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: María Pilar Plaza Bravo

Defendant: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal Dirección Provincial de Álava

Operative part of the order

Article 4(1) of Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security, does not preclude, in circumstances such as those in the main proceedings, a provision of national law under which, in order for the amount of the benefit for total unemployment to be received by an employee following the loss of her only part-time employment to be calculated, a reduction coefficient for part-time work that corresponds to the percentage represented by the part-time working hours in relation to the hours completed by a comparable worker employed full-time is applied to the maximum amount of unemployment benefit generally laid down by law.

(1)  OJ C 178, 1.6.2015.

Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 23 October 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa — Portugal) — Cruz & Companhia Lda v Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas IP (IFAP), Caixa Central — Caixa Central de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo CRL

(Case C-152/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Agriculture - Common organisation of the markets - Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 - Articles 4(1) and 13 - Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 - Article 19(1)(a) - Conditions for the release of the guarantee provided to ensure the repayment of the advance - Conditions for the grant of the refund - Sound and fair marketable quality of the products exported - Taking into account, for the grant of the refund, the facts established by the competent authority following an inspection which took place after the actual export and customs clearance of the products - Interpretation of the judgment in Cruz & Companhia (C-128/13, EU:C:2014:2432)))

(2016/C 038/28)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Cruz & Companhia Lda

Defendants: Instituto de Financiamento da Agricultura e Pescas IP (IFAP), Caixa Central — Caixa Central de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo CRL

Operative part of the order

Article 19(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3403/93 of 10 December 1993, must be interpreted as meaning that the guarantee furnished by an exporter to ensure the repayment of the advance received by way of export refund may be implemented where, following an inspection carried out after the actual export and customs clearance of the products in question, it is established that one of the other conditions for the grant of that refund, in particular the condition of sound and fair marketable quality of the products exported, provided for in Article 13 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 of 27 November 1987 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1829/94 of 26 July 1994, is not satisfied.

(1)  OJ C 205, 22.6.2015.

Order of the Court of 25 September 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Amsterdam — Netherlands) — Openbaar Ministerie v A.

(Case C-463/15 PPU) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Urgent preliminary-ruling procedure - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA - European arrest warrant - Article 2(4) and Article 4.1 - Conditions of execution - National criminal law making the execution of a European arrest warrant subject to, in addition to double criminality, the condition that the criminal act is punishable by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least 12 months under the law of the executing Member State))

(2016/C 038/29)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Amsterdam

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Openbaar Ministerie

Defendant: A.

Operative part of the order

Article 2(4) and Article 4.1 of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, as amended by Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009, must be interpreted as precluding a situation in which surrender pursuant to a European arrest warrant is subject, in the executing Member State, not only to the condition that the act for which the arrest warrant was issued constitutes an offence under the law of that Member State, but also to the condition that it is, under that same law, punishable by a custodial sentence of a maximum of at least twelve months.

(1)  OJ C 363, 3.11.2015.

Appeal brought by Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller, Köln e.V. against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 25 November 2014 in Case T-556/13 Verband der Kölnisch Wasser Hersteller e.V. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs), lodged by fax on 26 January 2015

(Case C-29/15 P)

(2016/C 038/30)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Appellant: Verband der Kölnisch-Wasser Hersteller, Köln e.V. (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckhausen, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

By Order of 3 December 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (Eighth Chamber) dismissed the appeal and ordered the appellant to pay its own costs.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 21 October 2015 — J.J. de Lange v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

(Case C-548/15)

(2016/C 038/31)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: J.J. de Lange

Defendant: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Questions referred

In the event that the Court answers the first question referred in the negative:

If the answer to the first or the second question referred is in the affirmative:

(1)  OJ 2000 L 303, p. 16.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Craiova (Romania) lodged on 28 October 2015 — Fondul Proprietatea SA v Societatea Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA (CE Oltenia)

(Case C-556/15)

(2016/C 038/32)

Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Craiova

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant and appellant: Fondul Proprietatea SA

Defendant and respondent: Societatea Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA (CE Oltenia)

Questions referred

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 3 November 2015 — Onix Asigurari SA v Istituto per la Vigilanza Sulle Assicurazioni (Ivass)

(Case C-559/15)

(2016/C 038/33)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: Onix Asigurari SA

Respondent: Istituto per la Vigilanza Sulle Assicurazioni (Ivass)

Question referred

Does Community law, in particular Article 40(6) of Directive 92/49/EEC, (1) Commission Interpretative Communication 2000/C/43/03, paragraph 5, and the Community principle of home country control preclude an interpretative approach (such as that applied to Article 193(4) of the Codice delle Assicurazioni private, the Private Insurance Code) approved by Legislative Decree No 209 of 7 September 2005, endorsed by this Court) in accordance with which the supervisory authority of a State hosting an insurance operator under the freedom to provide services may, in cases of urgency and for the protection of the interests of insured persons and of persons entitled to insurance benefits, issue injunctions specifically prohibiting the conclusion of new contracts within the territory of the host State, on the grounds of the identified failure, whether pre-existing or supervening, assessed discretionarily, to satisfy a subjective precondition laid down for the purpose of the issue of authorisation to engage in insurance business, in particular the requirement of good repute?

(1)  Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance and amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (third non-life insurance Directive) (OJ 1992 L 228, p. 1).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 30 October 2015 — Europa Way Srl, Persidera SpA v Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni and Others

(Case C-560/15)

(2016/C 038/34)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellants: Europa Way Srl, Persidera SpA

Respondents: Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero dell’Economia and delle Finanze

Questions referred

(1)  Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 33).

(2)  Directive 2009/140/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and associated facilities, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (OJ 2009 L 337, p. 37).

(3)  Directive 2002/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services (Authorisation Directive) (OJ 2002 L 108, p. 21).

(4)  Commission Directive 2002/77/EC of 16 September 2002 on competition in the markets for electronic communications networks and services (OJ 2002 L 249, p. 21).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 4 November 2015 — Hans-Peter Ofenböck

(Case C-565/15)

(2016/C 038/35)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgerichtshof

Party to the main proceedings

Appellant: Hans-Peter Ofenböck

Questions referred

(1)  OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Stuttgart (Germany) lodged on 5 November 2015 — Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs Frankfurt am Main e.V. v comtech GmbH

(Case C-568/15)

(2016/C 038/36)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Stuttgart

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs Frankfurt am Main e.V.

Defendant: comtech GmbH

Questions referred

(1)  Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2011 L 304, p. 64).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 5 November 2015 — X, Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

(Case C-569/15)

(2016/C 038/37)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: X

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Questions referred

(1)  Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ 1971 L 149, p. 2).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 5 November 2015 — X, Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

(Case C-570/15)

(2016/C 038/38)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: X

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Question referred

What standard or standards should be used to assess what legislation is designated by Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (1) as applicable in the case of a worker residing in Belgium who performs the bulk of his work for his Dutch employer in the Netherlands, and in addition performs 6,5 per cent of that work in Belgium in the year in question, at home and with clients, without there being a fixed pattern and without any agreement having been made with his employer with regard to the performance of work in Belgium?

(1)  Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community (OJ 1971 L 149, p. 2).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Liège (Belgium) lodged on 9 November 2015 — État belge v Oxycure Belgium SA

(Case C-573/15)

(2016/C 038/39)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour d’appel de Liège

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: État belge

Respondent: Oxycure Belgium SA

Question referred

Does Article 98(1) and (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, (1) read in conjunction with Annex III, points 3 et 4 of the VAT Directive, having regard to, in particular, the principle of neutrality, preclude a national provision which prescribes a reduced rate of VAT for oxygen treatment by means of oxygen cylinders, whereas oxygen treatment by means of an oxygen concentrator is subject to the standard rate of VAT?

(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.

Appeal brought on 9 November 2015 by Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex) against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 9 September 2015 in Case T-584/14 INDITEX v OHIM — ANSELL (ZARA)

(Case C-575/15 P)

(2016/C 038/40)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Appellant: Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. (Inditex) (represented by: C. Duch Fonoll, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Grounds of appeal and main arguments

(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (codified version) (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1)

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 of 13 December 1995 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 40/94 on the Community trade mark (OJ 1995 L 303, p. 1)

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg West-Vlaanderen, afdeling Brugge (Belgium) lodged on 9 November 2015 — Johannes Van der Weegen, Anna Pot v Belgische Staat

(Case C-580/15)

(2016/C 038/41)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank van eerste aanleg West-Vlaanderen, afdeling Brugge

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Johannes Van der Weegen, Anna Pot

Defendant: Belgische Staat

Question referred

Does Article 21(5) of the 1992 Belgian Income Tax Code (WIB 1992), as amended by Article 170 of the Law of 25 April 2014 laying down various provisions, infringe the provisions of Articles 56 TFEU and 63 TFEU and Articles 36 and 40 of the EEA Agreement, inasmuch as the provision in question, although applicable without distinction to domestic and foreign service providers, requires compliance with conditions similar to those included in Article [2] of the Royal Decree implementing the 1992 Income Tax Code (KB/WIB 1992) which are de facto specific to the Belgian market and consequently amount to a serious obstacle to foreign service providers offering their services in Belgium?

Action brought on 12 November 2015 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

(Case C-583/15)

(2016/C 038/42)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: European Commission (represented by: P. Guerra Andrade and J. Hottiaux, Agents)

Defendant: Portuguese Republic

Form of order sought

Pleas in law and main arguments

Article 16(1) of Regulation No 1071/2009 provides that each Member State is to keep a national electronic register of road transport undertakings which have been authorised by the competent national authority to engage in the occupation of road transport operator.

Article 16(1) establishes that the data contained in the register, in particular the mandatory data referred to in Article 16(2), must be processed under the supervision of a public authority designated for that purpose. That data must be accessible to all the competent authorities of the Member State in question.

However, it is apparent from the answer given by the Portuguese State to the additional letter of formal notice that the Portuguese Administration has not yet succeeded in obtaining an agreement among the three national authorities involved in the system, namely the Autoridade Nacional de Segurança Rodoviária (National Road Safety Authority), the Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho (Employment Conditions Authority) and the Direção-Geral da Administração da Justiça (Directorate-General for the Administration of Justice).

Accordingly, not only is there no national register, as individual registers run by three national authorities continue to operate, but the data in question are not accessible to the competent authorities of the Portuguese State.

It follows that the Portuguese State has failed to comply with Article 16(1) of Regulation No 1071/2009.

Under Article 16(5) of Regulation No 1071/2009, the Member States are required to take all necessary measures to ensure that the national electronic registers are interconnected and accessible throughout the European Union.

As it does not even have a national register, there can be no doubt that the Portuguese Administration has not taken the measures necessary to interconnect its national register (which it does not have) with other national registers.

That being the case, the Portuguese State has failed to comply with Article 16(5) of Regulation No 1071/2009.

(1)  OJ 2009 L 300, p. 51.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif de Melun (France) lodged on 11 November 2015 — Glencore Céréales France v Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)

(Case C-584/15)

(2016/C 038/43)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal administratif de Melun

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Glencore Céréales France

Defendant: Établissement national des produits de l’agriculture et de la mer (FranceAgriMer)

Questions referred

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

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 of 15 April 1999 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (OJ 1999 L 102, p. 11).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 770/96 of 26 April 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (OJ 1996 L 104, p. 13).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 12 November 2015 — Raffinerie Tirlemontoise SA v État belge

(Case C-585/15)

(2016/C 038/44)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal de première instance de Bruxelles

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Raffinerie Tirlemontoise SA

Defendant: État belge

Questions referred

(1)  OJ 1999 L 252, p. 1.

(2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2267/2000 of 12 October 2000 fixing the production levies and the coefficient for calculating the additional levy in the sugar sector for the 1999/2000 marketing year (OJ 2000 L 259, p. 29).

(3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1993/2001 of 11 October 2001 fixing the production levies in the sugar sector for the 2000/01 marketing year (OJ 2001 L 271, p. 15).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de Primera Instancia No 1 de Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) lodged on 16 November 2015 — Banco Santander, S.A. v Cristobalina Sánchez López

(Case C-598/15)

(2016/C 038/45)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de Primera Instancia de Jerez de la Frontera

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Banco Santander, S.A.

Defendant: Cristobalina Sánchez López

Questions referred

(1)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29).

Appeal brought on 16 November 2015 by Romania against the order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 14 September 2015 in Case T-784/14, Romania v Commission

(Case C-599/15 P)

(2016/C 038/46)

Language of the case: Romanian

Parties

Appellant: Romania (represented by: R.-H. Radu, A. Buzoianu, E. Gane and M. Chicu, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Grounds of appeal and main arguments

(1)  Council Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom of 7 June 2007 on the system of the European Communities’ own resources (OJ 2007 L 163, p. 17).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 of 22 May 2000 implementing Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom on the system of the European Communities’ own resources (OJ 2000 L 130, p. 1).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 17 November 2015 — J.N.; other party: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

(Case C-601/15)

(2016/C 038/47)

Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: J.N.

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

Question referred

Is Article 8(3)(e) of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 96) valid in the light of Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (OJ 2007 C 303, p. 1):

Appeal brought on 15 November 2015 by Ana Pérez Gutiérrez against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 9 September 2015 in Case T-168/14 Pérez Gutierrez v Commission

(Case C-604/15 P)

(2016/C 038/48)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Appellant: Ana Pérez Gutiérrez (represented by: J. Soler Puebla, abogado)

Other party to the proceedings: European Commission

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should set aside the judgment of the General Court of 9 September and continue the proceedings, giving a new judgment in which it:

Pleas in law and main arguments

Discrepancies between the conduct of the hearing and the contents of the judgment

The appellant has never accepted the European Commission’s statements, but has merely agreed to the production of the unredacted documents out of time, which was not made clear in the judgment.

Infringement of Article 15.3 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Breach of the principle of the European standard of EU citizens’ access to the documentation used by an EU body in adopting its decisions. The appellant has repeatedly requested documentation on the image rights for the photograph at issue which was never provided to her.

Lack and insufficiency of evidence entailing a failure by the General Court to conduct preparatory inquiries into the matter

The evidence requested by the appellant was not provided, while the evidence produced by the respondent provided not the slightest shred of evidence, for practically all the information was redacted.

Breach of the principles of audi alteram partem and equality of arms

The documents produced by the European Commission were redacted and contained no data; they prevented any adversarial analysis by the applicant, with the result that the appellant does not consider them to be valid evidence or that they could be classified as evidence by the General Court.

Distortion of facts

The redacted documents containing no data led the General Court to believe that the alleged taking of the photographs was in principle lawful, and that presumption could not be rebutted by the appellant because all conclusive evidence in the documents was missing. The redaction of the data in the documents was carried out on the basis of an incorrect application of the principles of data protection under the 1995 directive. (1)

(1)  Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Letrado de la Administración de Justicia del Juzgado de Violencia sobre la Mujer Único de Terrassa (Spain) lodged on 18 November 2015 — María Assumpció Martínez Roges v José Antonio García Sánchez

(Case C-609/15)

(2016/C 038/49)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Letrado de la Administración de Justicia del Juzgado de Violencia sobre la Mujer Único de Terrasa

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: María Assumpció Martínez Roges

Defendant: José Antonio García Sánchez

Questions referred

(1)  Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29).

(2)  Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (OJ 2005 L 149, p. 22).

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 23 November 2015 — Hummel Holding A/S v Nike Inc. and Nike Retail B.V.

(Case C-617/15)

(2016/C 038/50)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Hummel Holding A/S

Defendants: Nike Inc., Nike Retail B.V.

Question referred

Under which circumstances is a legally distinct second-tier subsidiary, with its seat in an EU Member State, of an undertaking that itself has no seat in the European Union to be considered as an ‘establishment’ of that undertaking within the meaning of Article 97(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark? (1)

(1)  OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France) lodged on 23 November 2015 — Concurrence Sàrl v Samsung Electronics France SAS, Amazon Services Europe Sàrl

(Case C-618/15)

(2016/C 038/51)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Concurrence Sàrl

Defendants: Samsung Electronics France SAS, Amazon Services Europe Sàrl

Question referred

Is Article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (1) to be interpreted as meaning that, in the event of an alleged breach of a prohibition on resale outside a selective distribution network and via a marketplace by means of online offers for sale on a number of websites operated in various Member States, an authorised distributor which considers that it has been adversely affected has the right to bring an action seeking an injunction prohibiting the resulting unlawful interference in the courts of the territory in which the online content is or was accessible, or must some other clear connecting factor be present?

(1)  OJ 2001 L 12, p. 1.

Reference for a preliminary ruling from Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division) (United Kingdom) made on 24 November 2015 — The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

(Case C-628/15)

(2016/C 038/52)

Language of the case: English

Referring court

Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division)

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: The Trustees of the BT Pension Scheme

Defendant: Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

Questions referred

Appeal brought on 24 November 2015 by Novartis Europharm Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 15 September 2015 in Case T-472/12: Novartis Europharm Ltd v European Commission

(Case C-629/15 P)

(2016/C 038/53)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Novartis Europharm Ltd (represented by: C. Schoonderbeek, avocate)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Teva Pharma BV

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

By its application for annulment in Case T-472/12 Novartis requested the General Court to annul the Commission Implementing Decision C(2012) 5894 final of 16 August 2012 granting a marketing authorisation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 (1) for the medicinal product for human use ‘Zoledronic acid Teva Pharma — zoledronic acid’ because this decision constitutes a violation of Novartis’ data exclusivity rights for its medicinal product Aclasta pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 2309/93 (2) read in conjunction with Article 14(11) and 89 of Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 and Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC (3). By the judgment under appeal the application of annulment was dismissed.

In support of this appeal, the appellant claims that the General Court made an error in law in that it incorrectly interpreted Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC, which lays down the concept of the global marketing authorisation, and because the General Court failed to provide an adequate statement of reasons in the judgment under appeal.

In this respect the appellant claims first that the judgment under appeal is based on a misunderstanding of the wording and purpose of Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC and of the legal framework for the authorisation of new therapeutic indications and on the incorrect assumption that the appellant’s interpretation of the Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC would facilitate manipulation and circumvention of data protection and indefinite extension of data protection for reference medicinal products.

Second, the appellant claims that the General Court’s conclusion that Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC applies to Aclasta because this medicinal product could have been authorised as variation or extension of the medicinal product Zometa runs counter to the principle of legal certainty and would take away the incentive for pharmaceutical companies to invest in research and development of new treatments and is therefore not in the interest of public health.

It is on the basis of this incorrect interpretation of Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83 that the General Court failed to recognize that the Commission Implementing Decision constitutes an infringement of Novartis data protection rights for Aclasta under Article 13(4) of Regulation 2309/93, read in conjunction with Article 14(11) and Article 89 of Regulation 726/2004, and that, for this reason, the Commission Implementing Decision had to be annulled.

(1)  Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency OJ L 136, p. 1

(2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 of 22 July 1993 laying down Community procedures for the authorization and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products OJ L 214, p. 1

(3)  Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use OJ L 311, p. 67

Appeal brought on 24 November 2015 by Novartis Europharm Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 15 September 2015 in Case T-67/13: Novartis Europharm Ltd v European Commission

(Case C-630/15 P)

(2016/C 038/54)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Appellant: Novartis Europharm Ltd (represented by: C. Schoonderbeek, avocate)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, Hospira UK Ltd

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

By its application for annulment in Case T-67/13 Novartis requested the General Court to annul the Commission Implementing Decision C(2012) 8605 final of 19 November 2012 granting a marketing authorisation in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 (1) for the medicinal product for human use ‘Zoledronic acid Hospira — zoledronic acid’ because this decision constitutes a violation of Novartis’ data exclusivity rights for its medicinal product Aclasta pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No. 2309/93 (2) read in conjunction with Article 14(11) and 89 of Regulation (EC) No. 726/2004 and Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC (3). By the judgment under appeal the application of annulment was dismissed.

In support of this appeal, the appellant claims that the General Court made an error in law in that it incorrectly interpreted Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC, which lays down the concept of the global marketing authorisation, and because the General Court failed to provide an adequate statement of reasons in the judgment under appeal.

In this respect the appellant claims first that the judgment under appeal is based on a misunderstanding of the wording and purpose of Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC and of the legal framework for the authorisation of new therapeutic indications and on the incorrect assumption that the appellant’s interpretation of the Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC would facilitate manipulation and circumvention of data protection and indefinite extension of data protection for reference medicinal products.

Second, the appellant claims that the General Court’s conclusion that Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC applies to Aclasta because this medicinal product could have been authorised as variation or extension of the medicinal product Zometa runs counter to the principle of legal certainty and would take away the incentive for pharmaceutical companies to invest in research and development of new treatments and is therefore not in the interest of public health.

It is on the basis of this incorrect interpretation of Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83 that the General Court failed to recognize that the Commission Implementing Decision constitutes an infringement of Novartis data protection rights for Aclasta under Article 13(4) of Regulation 2309/93, read in conjunction with Article 14(11) and Article 89 of Regulation 726/2004, and that, for this reason, the Commission Implementing Decision had to be annulled.

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

OJ L 136, p. 1

(2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 of 22 July 1993 laying down Community procedures for the authorization and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products

OJ L 214, p. 1

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

OJ L 311, p. 67

Action brought on 2 December 2015 — Slovak Republic v Council of the European Union

(Case C-643/15)

(2016/C 038/55)

Language of the case: Slovak

Parties

Applicant: Slovak Republic (represented by: Ministerstvo spravodlivosti Slovenskej republiky)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

Pleas in law and main arguments

The Slovak Republic puts forward six pleas in law in support of its action:

(1)  OJ 2015 L 248, p. 80.

Action brought on 3 December 2015 — Hungary v Council of the European Union

(Case C-647/15)

(2016/C 038/56)

Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties

Applicant: Hungary (represented by: M.Z. Fehér, Agent)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

In its application, Hungary claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

(1)  OJ 2015 L 248, p. 80.

(2)  Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (OJ 2013 L 180, p. 31).

(3)  Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees, as supplemented by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967.

Action brought on 3 December 2015 — Republic of Austria v Federal Republic of Germany

(Case C-648/15)

(2016/C 038/57)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Republic of Austria (represented by: C. Pesendorfer, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Federal Republic of Germany

Form of order sought

Action under Article 25(5) of the Convention concluded between the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany concerning the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income and capital (öBGBl III 182/2002, dBGBl II 2002, 735, and dBStBl I 2002, 584) (‘the German-Austrian Double Taxation Convention’), read in conjunction with Article 273 TFEU, concerning discrepancies between the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany in their views on the interpretation and application of Article 11 of that Convention.

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

The Republic of Austria objects to the Federal Republic of Germany characterising the income at issue as interest with a ‘profit participation’ element within the meaning of Article 11(2) of the German-Austrian Double Taxation Convention. While the return is generally calculated according to a fixed percentage, it is, in the view of the Federal Republic of Germany, profit-dependent in being subject to a condition that there is an adequate amount of profit.

Contrary to the position of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Austria takes the view that the certificates at issue confer solely an entitlement to interest calculated on the basis of a fixed percentage of the nominal value. This interpretation is, first of all, consistent with the meaning in everyday usage; it is also confirmed by a comparison with the financial instruments referred to, by way of example, in Article 11(2) of the German-Austrian Double Taxation Convention.

In the present case, according to the Republic of Austria, the creditor accordingly merely grants the debtor an additional time for payment, since particularly during its lifespan a profit-participation certificate affords a right to defer payment to a later time. In effect, such certificates therefore correspond to fixed-interest negotiable instruments to which a certain risk of loss is attached.

Order of the President of the Court of 21 October 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf — Germany) — Colena AG v Deiters GmbH

(Case C-78/15) (1)

(2016/C 038/58)

Language of the case: German

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

(1)  OJ C 171, 26.5.2015.

Order of the President of the Court of 23 October 2015 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus — Finland) — TrustBuddy AB v Lauri Pihjalaniemi

(Case C-311/15) (1)

(2016/C 038/59)

Language of the case: Finnish

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

(1)  OJ C 294, 7.9.2015.

Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2015 — Greece and Ellinikos Chrysos v Commission

(Cases T-233/11 and T-262/11) (1)

((State aid - Mining sector - Aid granted by the Greek authorities to the mining company Ellinikos Chrysos - Contract for the transfer of a mining operation at a price below the real market value and exemption from taxes on that transaction - Decision declaring the aid measures unlawful and ordering recovery of the aid - Concept of advantage - Private investor test))

(2016/C 038/60)

Languages of the case: Greek and English

Parties

Applicant: Hellenic Republic (represented by: P. Mylonopoulos, V. Asimakopoulos, G. Kanellopoulos and A. Iosifidou, acting as Agents) (Case T-233/11); and Ellinikos Chrysos AE Metalleion kai Viomichanias Chrysou (Kifissia, Greece) (represented initially by K. Adamantopoulos, E. Petritsi, E. Trova and P. Skouris, and subsequently by K. Adamantopoulos, E. Trova, P. Skouris and E. Roussou, lawyers) (Case T-262/11)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier and D. Triantafyllou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of Commission Decision 2011/452/EU of 23 February 2011 on the State aid C 48/08 (ex NN 61/08) implemented by Greece in favour of Ellinikos Chrysos AE (OJ 2011 L 193, p. 27).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 204, 9.7.2011.

Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2015 — Belgium v Commission

(Case T-563/13) (1)

((EAGF - Expenditure excluded from financing - Expenditure incurred by Belgium - Fruit and vegetables - Obligation to state reasons - Conditions for recognition of a producer organisation - Outsourcing of core activities by a producer organisation - Amount to be excluded - Proportionality))

(2016/C 038/61)

Language of the case: Dutch

Parties

Applicant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: J.-C. Halleux and M. Jacobs, acting as Agents, assisted by F. Tuytschaever and M. Varga, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. Kranenborg and P. Rossi, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/433/EU of 13 August 2013 on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 219, p. 49), in so far as it concerns certain expenditure incurred by the Kingdom of Belgium or, in any event, limitation of the amount which must be excluded from financing.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 367, 14.12.2013.

Judgment of the General Court of 15 December 2015 — LTJ Diffusion v OHIM — Arthur et Aston (ARTHUR & ASTON)

(Case T-83/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for word mark ARTHUR & ASTON - Earlier national figurative mark Arthur - No genuine use of the trade mark - Article 15(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Form differing in elements which alter the distinctive character))

(2016/C 038/62)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: LTJ Diffusion (Colombes, France) (represented initially by S. Lederman, and subsequently by F. Fajgenbaum, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Arthur et Aston SAS (Giberville, France) (represented by: N. Boespflug, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 December 2013 (Case R 1963/2012-1), relating to opposition proceedings between LTJ Diffusion and Arthur et Aston SAS.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 112, 14.4.2014.

Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2015 — Finland v Commission

(Case T-124/14) (1)

((EAFRD - Expenditure excluded from financing - Rural development - One-off financial correction - Eligibility of expenditure incurred for the purchase of second hand machinery and equipment - Exemption for micro-, small and medium-sized undertakings - Article 55(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1974/2006))

(2016/C 038/63)

Language of the case: Finnish

Parties

Applicant: Republic of Finland (represented by: J. Heliskoski and S. Hartikainen, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Aalto, J. Aquilina, P. Rossi and T. Sevón, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision 2013/763/EU on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2013 L 338, p. 81), in so far as that decision excludes from European Union financing under the EAFRD certain expenditure of the Republic of Finland, amounting to EUR 92 782,58, as a result of their incompatibility with EU rules.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 142, 12.5.2014.

Judgment of the General Court of 9 December 2015 — Comercializadora Eloro v OHIM — Zumex Group (zumex)

(Case T-354/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark ZUMEX - Earlier national figurative mark JUMEX - Lack of genuine use of the earlier mark - Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 038/64)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Comercializadora Eloro, SA (Ecatepec, Mexico) (represented by: J. de Castro Hermida, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Zumex Group, SA (Moncada, Spain) (represented by: M.C. March Cabrelles, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 February 2014 (Case R 391/2012-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Comercializadora Eloro, SA and Zumex Group, SA.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 253, 4.8.2014.

Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2015 — Fútbol Club Barcelona v OHIM (Representation of the outline of a crest)

(Case T-615/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for a figurative Community trade mark representing the outline of a crest - Absolute grounds for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - No distinctive character acquired through use - Article 7(3)of Regulation No 207/2009))

(2016/C 038/65)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Fútbol Club Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 May 2014 (Case R 2500/2013-1) concerning an application for registration as a Community trade mark of a figurative sign representing the outline of a crest.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 372, 20.10.2014.

Judgment of the General Court of 10 December 2015 — Sony Computer Entertainment Europe v OHIM — Marpefa (Vieta)

(Case T-690/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Revocation proceedings - Community figurative mark Vieta - Genuine use of the mark - Nature of use - Article 15(1) and Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Form differing in elements which do not alter the distinctive character of the mark - Proof of use for the registered goods))

(2016/C 038/66)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Marpefa, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: I. Barroso Sánchez-Lafuente, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 July 2014 (Case R 2100/2013-2), relating to revocation proceedings between Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited and Marpefa, SL.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 431, 1.12.2014.

Judgment of the General Court of 11 December 2015 — Hikari Miso v OHIM — Nishimoto Trading (Hikari)

(Case T-751/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark Hikari - Earlier national word mark HIKARI - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

(2016/C 038/67)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Hikari Miso Co. Ltd (Simosuwa-machi, Japan) (represented by: D. McFarland, Barrister)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: H. O’Neill, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Nishimoto Trading Co. Ltd (Santa Fe Springs, California, United States) (represented by: G. Pritchard, Barrister)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2014 (Case R 2394/2013-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Nishimoto Trading Co. Ltd and Hikari Miso Co. Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 7, 12.1.2015.

Order of the General Court of 1 December 2015 — REWE-Zentral v OHIM — Planet GDZ (PRO PLANET)

(Case T-373/12) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate))

(2016/C 038/68)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: REWE-Zentral AG (Cologne, Germany) (represented initially by M. Kinkeldey and A. Bognár, and subsequently by M. Kinkeldey and C. Schmitt, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Planet GDZ AG (Tagelswangen, Switzerland) (represented initially by M. Nentwig and G.M. Becker, and subsequently by M. Nentwig, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 June 2012 (Case R 1350/2011-1), relating to opposition proceedings between Planet GDZ AG and REWE-Zentral AG.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 319, 20.10.2012.

Order of the General Court of 30 November 2015 — Gmina Miasto Gdynia and Port Lotniczy Gdynia Kosakowo v Commission

(Case T-215/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - Replacement of the contested act during proceedings - Amendment of the form of order sought - Parallel action against the new decision - No need to adjudicate))

(2016/C 038/69)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicants: Gmina Miasto Gdynia (Gdynia, Poland) (represented by: T. Koncewicz and K. Gruszecka-Spychała, lawyers) and Port Lotniczy Gdynia Kosakowo sp. Z o.o. (Gdynia) (represented initially by T. Koncewicz and K. Gruszecka-Spychała, and subsequently by P. Rosiak, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Grespan, S. Noë and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicants: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, acting as Agent)

Re:

Initially, an application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2014/883/EU of 11 February 2014 on the measure SA.35388 (13/C) (ex 13/NN and ex 12/N) — Poland — Setting up the Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (OJ 2014 L 357, p. 51), and, subsequently, an application for the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2015/1586 of 26 February 2015 on the measure SA.35388 (13/C) (ex 13/NN and ex 12/N) — Poland — Setting up the Gdynia-Kosakowo airport (OJ 2015 L 250, p. 165) replacing Decision 2014/883.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 175, 10.6.2014.

Order of the General Court of 30 November 2015 — Gmina Kosakowo v Commission

(Case T-217/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - Replacement of the contested act during proceedings - No need to adjudicate))

(2016/C 038/70)

Language of the case: Polish

Parties

Applicant: Gmina Kosakowo (Kosakowo, Poland) (represented by: M. Leśny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Grespan, S. Noë and A. Stobiecka-Kuik, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Republic of Poland (represented by: B. Majczyna, acting as Agent)

Re:

Application for the annulment of Commission Decision 2014/883/EU of 11 February 2014 on the measure SA.35388 (13/C) (ex 13/NN and ex 12/N) — Poland — Setting up the Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (OJ 2014 L 357, p. 51).

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 202, 30.6.2014.

Order of the General Court of 30 November 2015 — Green Pack v OHIM (greenpack)

(Case T-513/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Refusal of registration - Withdrawal of the application for registration - No need to adjudicate))

(2016/C 038/71)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: GreenPack GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: P. Ruess and A. Doepner-Thiele, subsequently by C. Glasemann, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: initially G. Schneider, then by G. Schneider and D. Botis, Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 29 April 2014 (Case R2324/2013-1) relating to an application for registration of the word sign greenpack as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 303, 8.9.2014.

Order of the General Court of 23 November 2015 — EREF v Commission

(Case T-694/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020 - Association - Members not directly concerned - Inadmissibility))

(2016/C 038/72)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: European Renewable Energies Federation (EREF) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: U. Prall, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, K. Herrmann and R. Sauer, acting as Agents)

Re:

ACTION for the annulment of the Communication from the Commission of 28 June 2014, entitled ‘Guidelines on State aid for environmental protection and energy 2014-2020’ (OJ 2014 C 200, p. 1), concerning the assessment criteria of the compatibility with the internal market of State aid for energy from renewable sources.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 409, 17.11.2014.

Order of the General Court of 23 November 2015 — Actega Terra v OHIM — Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (FoodSafe)

(Case T-766/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark FoodSafe - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law))

(2016/C 038/73)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Actega Terra GmbH (Lehrte, Germany) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM intervening before the General Court: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg, Germany) (represented by: I. Lins, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 8 September 2014 (Case R 2440/2013-4) concerning invalidity proceedings between Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG and Actega Terra GmbH.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.

Order of the General Court of 27 November 2015 — Italy v Commission

(Case T-809/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - Language regime - Vacancy notice for the post of Director of the Translation Centre for bodies of the European Union - Linguistic requirements in the on-line presentation module for candidates - Alleged discrepancy with the vacancy notice published in the Official Journal - Letter sent by the Commission following the closure of the application procedure - Inadmissible))

(2016/C 038/74)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

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

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

Re:

Application for annulment of a decision allegedly made by the Commission contained in a letter of 2 October 2014, sent to the Director General for the European Union of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Commission Director General of the Directorate-General (DG) for Human Resources and Security.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.

Order of the General Court of 1 December 2015 — Banco Espírito Santo v Commission

(Case T-814/14) (1)

((Action for annulment - State aid - Aid to the Portuguese authorities for the resolution of the financial institution Banco Espírito Santo SA - Creation of a bridge bank - Decision not to raise objections - Commitments made by the Portuguese authorities - Monitoring of compliance with their commitments by a trustee - Payment of the trustee by the bad bank - Application for partial annulment - Inadmissible))

(2016/C 038/75)

Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties

Applicant: Banco Espírito Santo SA (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: M. Gorjão-Henriques and L.Bordalo e Sá, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Flynn, M. França and P.-J Loewenthal, Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Points 9 and 18 of Annex II to Commission Decision C (2014) 5682 final, of 3 August 2014, State aid No SA.39250 (2014/N) — Portugal, Resolution of Banco Espírito Santo, S.A., in so far as they impose, or may be interpreted as imposing, on the applicant the responsibility for ensuring the remuneration or payment of any other costs of the Monitoring Trustee with respect to the commitments made by the Portuguese Republic:

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 118, 13.4.2015.

Order of the General Court of 30 November 2015 — August Brötje v OHIM (HydroComfort)

(Case T-845/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark HydroComfort - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law))

(2016/C 038/76)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: August Brötje GmbH (Rastede, Germany) (represented by: S. Pietzcker and C. Spintig, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 October 2014 (Case R 1302/2014-5), concerning an application for registration of the word sign HydroComfort as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 89, 16.3.2015.

Order of the General Court of 2 December 2015 — Novartis v OHIM– Mabxience (HERTIXAN)

(Case T-41/15) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of application for registration - No need to adjudicate))

(2016/C 038/77)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Douglas, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Mabxience SA (Montevideo, Uruguay)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 31 October 2014 (Case R 2550/2013-1) relating to opposition proceedings between Novartis AG and Mabxience SA.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 107, 30.3.2015.

Order of the General Court of 23 November 2015 — Slovenia v Commission

(Case T-118/15) (1)

((Action for annulment - EAGGF - Guarantee Section - EAGF and EAFRD - Time-limit for bringing an action - Starting point - Out of time - Inadmissibility))

(2016/C 038/78)

Language of the case: Slovenian

Parties

Applicant: Republic of Slovenia (represented by: L. Bembič, acting as Agent)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Rous Demiri and D. Triantafyllou, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision 2014/950/EU of 19 December 2014 on excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2014 L 369, p. 71), in so far as it excludes certain expenditure incurred by the Republic of Slovenia.

Operative part of the order

The Court:

(1)  OJ C 146, 4.5.2015.

Order of the General Court of 20 November 2015 — Zitro IP v OHIM (WORLD OF BINGO)

(Case T-202/15) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for the Community figurative mark WORLD OF BINGO - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law))

(2016/C 038/79)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Zitro IP Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Canela Giménez, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 February 2015 (Case R 1899/2014-4) concerning an application for registration of the figurative sign WORLD OF BINGO as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 198, 15.6.2015.

Order of the General Court of 20 November 2015 — Zitro IP v OHIM (WORLD OF BINGO)

(Case T-203/15) (1)

((Community trade mark - Application for the Community word mark WORLD OF BINGO - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law))

(2016/C 038/80)

Language of the case: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Zitro IP Sàrl (Luxembourg, Luxembourg) (represented by: A. Canela Giménez, lawyer)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 February 2015 (Case R 1900/2014-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign WORLD OF BINGO as a Community trade mark.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 198, 15.6.2015.

Order of the General Court of 2 December 2015 — Lidl Stiftung v OHIM — toom Baumarkt (Super-Samstag)

(Case T-213/15) (1)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Withdrawal of the application for a declaration of invalidity - No need to adjudicate))

(2016/C 038/81)

Language of the case: German

Parties

Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: M. Wolter and A.C. Berger, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: toom Baumarkt GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: M. Kinkeldey, S. Brandstätter and J. Rosenhäger, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 16 February 2015 (Case R 657/2014-5), relating to invalidity proceedings between toom Baumarkt GmbH and Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 205, 22.6.2015.

Order of the General Court of 17 November 2015 — Certuss Dampfautomaten v OHIM — Universal for Engineering Industries (Universal 1800 TC)

(Case T-329/15) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceeding - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate))

(2016/C 038/82)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Certuss Dampfautomaten GmbH & Co. KG (Krefeld, Germany) (represented by: J. Sroka, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Universal for Engineering Industries SAE (Giza, Egypt)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 April 2015 (Case R 1303/2014-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Universal for Engineering Industries SAE and Certuss Dampfautomaten GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the order

(1)  OJ C 279, 24.8.2015.

Order of the President of the General Court of 10 December 2015 — GGP Italy v Commission

(Case T-474/15 R)

((Interim measures - Directive 2006/42/EC - Protection of the health and safety of consumers and workers against risks arising from the use of machinery - Measure taken by the Latvian authorities prohibiting a type of lawnmower - Commission Decision declaring the measure justified - Application to suspend operation - Lack of urgency))

(2016/C 038/83)

Language of the case: Italian

Parties

Applicant: Global Garden Products Italy SpA (GGP Italy) (Castelfranco Veneto, Italy) (represented by: A. Villani, L. D’Amario and M. Caccialanza, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Braga da Cruz and L. Cappelletti, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application to suspend the operation of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/902 of 10 June 2015 on a measure taken by Latvia in accordance with Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to prohibit the placing on the market of a lawnmower manufactured by GGP Italy SpA (OJ 2015 L 147, p. 22).

Operative part of the order

Action brought on 6 October 2015 — Flamagas v OHIM — MatMind (CLIPPER)

(Case T-580/15)

(2016/C 038/84)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Flamagas, SA (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: I. Valdelomar Serrano, G. Hinarejos Mulliez and D. Gabarre Armengol, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: MatMind Srl (Formello, Italy)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community tridimensional mark (Shape of lighter containing the word element ‘CLIPPER’) — Community trade mark No 4 758 652

Procedure before OHIM: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 July 2015 in Case R 924/2013-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law

Action brought on 27 October 2015 — Yieh United Steel v Commission

(Case T-607/15)

(2016/C 038/85)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Yieh United Steel Corp. (Kaohsiung City, Taiwan) (represented by: D. Luff, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

(1)  OJ 2015 L 224, p. 10.

Action brought on 29 October 2015 — Azur Space Solar Power v OHIM (Representation of a black line)

(Case T-614/15)

(2016/C 038/86)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Azur Space Solar Power GmbH (Heilbronn, Germany) (represented by: J. Nicodemus, lawyer)

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

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the figurative mark (Representation of a black line) — Application for registration No 1 201 652

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 2 September 2015 in Case R 3233/2015-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Plea in law

Action brought on 23 November 2015 — E-Control v ACER

(Case T-671/15)

(2016/C 038/87)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Energie-Control Austria für die Regulierung der Elektrizitäts- und Erdgaswirtschaft (E-Control) (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: F. Schuhmacher, lawyer)

Defendant: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

Action brought on 20 November 2015 — Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel v Commission

(Case T-675/15)

(2016/C 038/88)

Language of the case: English

Parties

Applicant: Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd (Taiyuan, China) (represented by: F. Carlin, Barrister, and N. Niejahr, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law and main arguments

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

(1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (OJ 2009 L 343, p. 51).

Action brought on 20 November 2015 — Les Éclaires v OHIM — L’éclaireur International (L’ECLAIREUR)

(Case T-680/15)

(2016/C 038/89)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Les Éclaires GmbH (Nürnberg, Germany) (represented by: S. Bund, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: L’éclaireur International (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Community word mark ‘L’ECLAIREUR’ — Community trade mark No 3 494 028

Procedure before OHIM: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2015 in Case R 2266/2014-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Pleas in law

Action brought on 20 November 2015 — Environmental Manufacturing v OHIM — Société Elmar Wolf (Representation of a wolf’s head)

(Case T-681/15)

(2016/C 038/90)

Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties

Applicant: Environmental Manufacturing LLP (Stowmarket, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Société Elmar Wolf SA (Wissembourg, France)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Applicant: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark (Representation of a wolf’s head) — Community trade mark application No 4 971 511

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 3 September 2015 in Case R 1252/2015-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:

Plea in law

Action brought on 26 November 2015 — Sulayr Global Service v OHIM — Sulayr Calidad (sulayr GLOBAL SERVICE)

(Case T-685/15)

(2016/C 038/91)

Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties

Applicant: Sulayr Global Service, SL (Valle del Zalabi, Spain) (represented by: P. López Ronda, G. Macías Bonilla, G. Marín Raigal, and E. Armero Lavie, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Sulayr Calidad, SL (Granada, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM

Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word elements ‘sulayr GLOBAL SERVICE’ — Application for registration No 11 960 515