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Order of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 22 December 2014.#Bouchra Al Assad v Council of the European Union.#Actions for annulment — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Inclusion of an individual on the lists of targeted persons — Personal connections with members of the regime — Rights of the defence — Fair hearing — Obligation to state reasons — Burden of proof — Right to effective judicial protection — Proportionality — Right to property — Right to privacy — Principle of res judicata — Inadmissibility — Manifest inadmissibility — Action devoid of legal foundation.#Case T‑407/13.

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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Walter Larcher v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundessozialgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social security for migrant workers — Article 45 TFEU — Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Old-age benefits — Principle of non-discrimination — Worker who, prior to retirement, has participated, in a Member State, in a part-time work scheme for older employees — Consideration for entitlement to an old-age pension in another Member State.#Case C‑523/13.

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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Schoenimport ‘Italmoda’ Mariano Previti vof and Turbu.com BV and Turbu.com Mobile Phone’s BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën.#Requests for preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden.#References for a preliminary ruling — VAT — Sixth Directive — Transitional arrangements for trade between Member States — Goods dispatched or transported within the Community — Tax evasion carried out in the Member State of arrival — Evasion taken into account in the Member State of dispatch — Refusal of the benefit of rights to deduction, exemption or refund — Absence of provisions in national law.#Joined Cases C‑131/13, C‑163/13 and C‑164/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 18 December 2014.#The Queen, on the application of Sean Ambrose McCarthy and Others v Secretary of State for the Home Department.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen’s Bench Division (Administrative Court).#Citizenship of the European Union — Directive 2004/38/EC — Right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of a Member State — Right of entry — Third-country national who is a family member of a Union citizen and in possession of a residence card issued by a Member State — National legislation requiring an entry permit to be obtained prior to entry into national territory — Article 35 of Directive 2004/38/EC — Article 1 of the Protocol (No 20) on the application of certain aspects of Article 26 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to the United Kingdom and to Ireland.#Case C‑202/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Mohamed M’Bodj v État belge.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 19(2) — Directive 2004/83/EC –– Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Person eligible for subsidiary protection — Article 15(b) — Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of an applicant in the country of origin — Article 3 — More favourable standards — Applicant suffering from a serious illness — No appropriate treatment available in the country of origin — Article 28 — Social protection — Article 29 — Health care.#Case C‑542/13.

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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 December 2014.#European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Recovery of taxes unduly paid under EU law — National legislation — Retroactive curtailment of the limitation period for the applicable remedies — Principle of effectiveness — Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations.#Case C‑640/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Careggi-Firenze v Data Medical Service srl.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public service contracts — Directive 92/50/EEC — Articles 1(c) and 37 — Directive 2004/18/EC — First subparagraph of Article 1(8) and Article 55 — Concepts of ‘service provider’ and ‘economic operator’ — Public university hospital — Entity with legal personality and business and organisational autonomy — Principally non-profit-making activity — Institutional purpose of offering health services — Possibility of offering similar services on the market — Admission to participate in a tendering procedure for the award of a public contract.#Case C‑568/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 18 December 2014.#European Commission v Republic of Poland.#Failure to fulfil obligations — Directive 2006/112/EC — VAT — Reduced rate — Articles designed for fire protection.#Case C‑639/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Fag og Arbejde (FOA) v Kommunernes Landsforening (KL).#Request for a preliminary ruling from the retten i Kolding.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Dismissal — Grounds for dismissal — Obesity of the worker — General principle of non-discrimination on grounds of obesity — No such general principle — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Prohibition of any discrimination based on a disability — Whether a ‘disability’ exists.#Case C‑354/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 18 December 2014.#CA Consumer Finance SA v Ingrid Bakkaus and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance d’Orléans.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Consumer credit — Directive 2008/48/EC — Pre-contractual information duties — Obligation to check the borrower’s creditworthiness — Burden of proof — Methods of proof.#Case C‑449/13.

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Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 18 December 2014.#European Commission v Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Srl and Parker-Hannifin Corp.#Appeals — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for marine hoses — Succession of legal entities — Attributability of unlawful conduct — Reduction of the fine by the General Court — Unlimited jurisdiction.#Case C‑434/13 P.

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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Sophia Marie Nicole Sanders v David Verhaegen and Barbara Huber v Manfred Huber.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf and the Amtsgericht Karlsruhe.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Cooperation in civil matters — Regulation No 4/2009 — Article 3 — Jurisdiction to rule on an action relating to a maintenance obligation in respect of a person resident in another Member State — National legislation establishing a centralisation of jurisdiction.#Joined Cases C‑400/13 and C‑408/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 18 December 2014.#LVP NV v Belgische Staat.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Brussel.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common organisation of the markets — Bananas — System of importation — Applicable tariff rates.#Case C‑306/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 18 December 2014.#United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union.#Actions for annulment — Coordination of social security systems — EEC‑Turkey Association Agreement — Council decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council — Choice of legal basis — Article 48 TFEU — Article 79(2)(b) TFEU — Article 217 TFEU.#Case C‑81/13.

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Sentenza della Corte (Sesta Sezione) del 18 dicembre 2014.#Società Edilizia Turistica Alberghiera Residenziale (SETAR) SpA contro Comune di Quartu S. Elena.#Domanda di pronuncia pregiudiziale proposta dalla Commissione tributaria provinciale di Cagliari.#Rinvio pregiudiziale – Direttiva 2008/98/CE – Articolo 15 – Gestione dei rifiuti – Possibilità per il produttore di rifiuti di provvedere personalmente al loro trattamento – Legge nazionale di trasposizione adottata, ma non ancora entrata in vigore – Scadenza del termine di trasposizione – Effetto diretto.#Causa C‑551/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 18 December 2014.#International Stem Cell Corporation v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (England & Wales), Chancery Division (Patents Court).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 98/44/EC — Article 6(2)(c) — Legal protection of biotechnological inventions — Parthenogenetic activation of oocytes — Production of human embryonic stem cells — Patentability — Exclusion of ‘uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes’ — Concepts of ‘human embryo’ and ‘organism capable of commencing the process of development of a human being’.#Case C‑364/13.

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Arrest van het Hof (Derde kamer) van 18 december 2014.#Somalische Vereniging Amsterdam en Omgeving (Somvao) tegen Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie.#Verzoek van de Raad van State (Nederland) om een prejudiciële beslissing.#Prejudiciële verwijzing – Bescherming van de financiële belangen van de Europese Unie – Verordening (EG, Euratom) nr. 2988/95 – Artikel 4 – Algemene begroting van de Unie – Verordening (EG, Euratom) nr. 1605/2002 – Artikel 53 ter, lid 2 – Beschikking 2004/904/EG – Europees Vluchtelingenfonds voor de periode 2005‑2010 – Artikel 25, lid 2 – Rechtsgrondslag van de verplichting tot terugvordering van subsidies in geval van een onregelmatigheid.#Zaak C‑599/13.

Original: Arrest van het Hof (Derde kamer) van 18 december 2014.#Somalische Vereniging Amsterdam en Omgeving (Somvao) tegen Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie.#Verzoek van de Raad van State (Nederland) om een prejudiciële beslissing.#Prejudiciële verwijzing – Bescherming van de financiële belangen van de Europese Unie – Verordening (EG, Euratom) nr. 2988/95 – Artikel 4 – Algemene begroting van de Unie – Verordening (EG, Euratom) nr. 1605/2002 – Artikel 53 ter, lid 2 – Beschikking 2004/904/EG – Europees Vluchtelingenfonds voor de periode 2005‑2010 – Artikel 25, lid 2 – Rechtsgrondslag van de verplichting tot terugvordering van subsidies in geval van een onregelmatigheid.#Zaak C‑599/13.

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Translated from Dutch

Arrest van het Hof (Tweede kamer) van 18 december 2014.#Staatssecretaris van Financiën tegen X.#Verzoek van de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden om een prejudiciële beslissing.#Prejudiciële verwijzing – Vrijheid van vestiging – Belastingwetgeving – Inkomstenbelasting – Niet-ingezeten belastingplichtige – Aftrekbaarheid van de kosten van een historisch monument dat door de eigenaar ervan wordt bewoond – Niet-aftrekbaarheid ten aanzien van een monument enkel op de grond dat dit niet is geregistreerd in de staat van belastingheffing, terwijl het wél is geregistreerd in de staat van de woonplaats.#Zaak C‑87/13.

Original: Arrest van het Hof (Tweede kamer) van 18 december 2014.#Staatssecretaris van Financiën tegen X.#Verzoek van de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden om een prejudiciële beslissing.#Prejudiciële verwijzing – Vrijheid van vestiging – Belastingwetgeving – Inkomstenbelasting – Niet-ingezeten belastingplichtige – Aftrekbaarheid van de kosten van een historisch monument dat door de eigenaar ervan wordt bewoond – Niet-aftrekbaarheid ten aanzien van een monument enkel op de grond dat dit niet is geregistreerd in de staat van belastingheffing, terwijl het wél is geregistreerd in de staat van de woonplaats.#Zaak C‑87/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Generali-Providencia Biztosító Zrt v Közbeszerzési Hatóság Közbeszerzési Döntőbizottság.#Request for preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public procurement — Contracts falling below the threshold laid down in Directive 2004/18/EC — Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU — Applicability — Certain cross-border interest — Grounds for exclusion from a tendering procedure — Exclusion of an economic operator having committed an infringement of national competition rules, established by a judgment given not more than five years ago — Lawfulness — Proportionality.#Case C‑470/13.

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Arrêt de la Cour (grande chambre) du 18 décembre 2014.#Centre public d'action sociale d'Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve contre Moussa Abdida.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne – Articles 19, paragraphe 2, et 47 – Directive 2004/83/CE – Normes minimales relatives aux conditions d’octroi du statut de réfugié ou du statut conféré par la protection subsidiaire – Personne pouvant bénéficier de la protection subsidiaire – Article 15, sous b) – Torture ou traitements ou sanctions inhumains ou dégradants infligés à un demandeur dans son pays d’origine – Article 3 – Normes plus favorables – Demandeur atteint d’une grave maladie – Absence de traitement adéquat disponible dans le pays d’origine – Directive 2008/115/CE – Retour des ressortissants de pays tiers en séjour irrégulier – Article 13 – Recours juridictionnel avec effet suspensif – Article 14 – Garanties dans l’attente du retour – Besoins de base.#Affaire C-562/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 18 December 2014.#Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken and Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Q.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Free movement of capital — Tax legislation — Gift tax — Exemption in respect of an ‘estate’ — No exemption in respect of property situated in the territory of another Member State.#Case C‑133/13.

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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 17 December 2014.#Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Application for figurative Community mark Deluxe — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T‑344/14.

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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 17 December 2014.#Pilkington Group Ltd and Others v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market in carglass — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Market-sharing agreements and exchanges of commercially sensitive information — Fines — Rights of defence –– Retroactive application of the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales — Passive or minor role — Deterrent effect of the fine — Taking into account fines previously imposed — Ceiling of the fine — Exchange rate for the calculation of the ceiling of the fine.#Case T‑72/09.

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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber), 17 December 2014 (publication by extracts).#Si.mobil telekomunikacijske storitve d.d. v European Commission.#Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Slovenian mobile telephone services market — Decision rejecting a complaint — Case being dealt with by the competition authority of a Member State — No EU interest.#Case T‑201/11.

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Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber), 17 December 2014.#Hamas v Council of the European Union.#Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism — Freezing of funds — Factual basis of the decisions to freeze funds — Reference to terrorist acts — Need for a decision of a competent authority for the purpose of Common Position 2001/931 — Obligation to state reasons — Temporal adjustment of the effects of an annulment.#Case T‑400/10.

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Order of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2014.#AQ v European Parliament.#Action for compensation — Compensation for damage suffered by the applicant following the decision of the Parliament to take no further action on his petition — Request to initiate an inquiry into alleged irregularities in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights — Manifest inadmissibility.#Case T‑168/11.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2014

Order of the President of the General Court of 15 December 2014.#Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel and Remedia d.o.o. v European Commission.#Application for interim measures — Marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Lack of urgency.#Case T‑672/14 R.

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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Tudapetrol Mineralölerzeugnisse Nils Hansen KG v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Paraffin waxes market — Coordination and price increases — Price fixing — 2006 Guidelines for calculating the amount of fines — Rights of the defence — Proof of the infringement — Limitation.#Case T‑550/08.

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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Xeda International SA v European Commission.#Plant protection products — Active substance ethoxyquin — Non-inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC — Withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance — Regulation (EC) No 2229/2004 — Regulation (EC) No 33/2008 — Accelerated assessment procedure — Manifest error of assessment — Rights of the defence — Proportionality — Legitimate expectations.#Case T‑269/11.

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Order of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Bashir Saleh Bashir Alsharghawi v Council of the European Union.#Action for annulment — Common Foreign and Security Policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Libya — Freezing of funds and economic resources — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Starting point — Inadmissibility.#Case T‑532/14.

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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Hansen & Rosenthal KG and H&R Wax Company Vertrieb GmbH v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Paraffin waxes market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price fixing — Proof of the infringement — 2006 Guidelines for calculating the amount of fines — Rights of the defence — Calculation of the value of sales — Gravity of the infringement — No retroactivity — Equal treatment — Proportionality.#Case T‑544/08.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 12 December 2014

Acórdão do Tribunal Geral (Quarta Secção) de 12 de dezembro de 2014  .#(publicação por excertos) Banco Privado Português, SA e Massa Insolvente do Banco Privado Português, SA contra Comissão Europeia.#Auxílios de Estado – Setor financeiro – Garantia de Estado que acompanha um empréstimo bancário – Auxílio destinado a sanar uma perturbação grave da economia de um Estado‑Membro – Artigo 107.°, n.° 3, alínea b), TFUE – Decisão que declara o auxílio incompatível com o mercado interno – Orientações relativas aos auxílios estatais de emergência e à reestruturação de empresas em dificuldades – Conformidade com as comunicações da Comissão relativas aos auxílios ao setor financeiro no contexto da crise financeira – Confiança legítima – Dever de fundamentação.#Processo T‑487/11.

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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark THE LEADERSHIP COMPANY — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptiveness — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T‑43/14.

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Order of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#CR v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Family allowances — Dependent child allowance — Recovery of undue payments — Plea of illegality raised in relation to paragraph 2 of Article 85 of the Staff Regulations — Legal certainty — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons — Appeal manifestly unfounded.#Case T‑342/14 P.

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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Groupe Canal + and Canal + France v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark News+ — Earlier national word mark ACTU+ — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T‑591/13.

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Order of the European Union Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber), 12 December 2014.#Luigi Macchia v European Commission.#Civil service — Temporary staff — Referral back to the Tribunal after setting aside — Non-renewal of a fixed-term contract — Administration’s discretion — Manifest error of assessment — Action manifestly inadmissible and manifestly unfounded.#Case F‑63/11 RENV.

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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Ludwig Schokolade GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark TrinkFix — Earlier national and Community word marks Drinkfit — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Similarity of the goods and services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T‑105/13.

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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Wilo SE v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark Pioneering for You — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T‑601/13.

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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Selo Medical GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark SELOGYN — Earlier national word mark SELESYN — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Refusal to register.#Case T‑173/13.

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Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#AN v European Commission.#Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Psychological harassment — Article 22a(3) of the Staff Regulations — Failure to adjudicate — Distortion of facts.#Case T‑512/13 P.

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Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Le Comptoir d'Épicure v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for international registration designating the European Community — Figurative mark da rosa — Earlier Community word mark aROSA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation No 207/2009 and Rule 22 of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.#Case T‑405/13.

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Judgment of the General Court (Fourth Chamber), 12 December 2014 (publication by extracts).#Crown Equipment (Suzhou) Co. Ltd and Crown Gabelstapler GmbH & Co. KG v Council of the European Union.#Dumping — Imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in China — Review — Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 — Rights of defence — Error of fact — Manifest error of assessment — Obligation to state reasons.#Case T‑643/11.

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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber), 12 December 2014.#H&R ChemPharm GmbH v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for paraffin waxes — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price-fixing — Evidence of the infringement — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Reference period — Calculation of the value of sales — Gravity of the infringement — Concentration occurring during the infringement period — Equal treatment — Proportionality.#Case T‑551/08.

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Judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) of 12 December 2014.#Repsol Lubricantes y Especialidades, SA, formerly Repsol Lubricantes YPF y Especialidades, SA and Others v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Paraffin waxes market — Decision finding an infringement of Article 81 EC — Price fixing and division of markets — Proof of the existence of the agreement — Duration of the infringement — 2006 Guidelines for calculating the amount of fines — Equal treatment — Presumption of innocence — Whether unlawful conduct attributable — Liability of a parent company for infringements of the competition rules committed by its subsidiaries — Decisive influence exercised by the parent company — Presumption in the case of a 100% shareholding.#Case T‑562/08.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 12 December 2014

Sentenza del Tribunale (Terza Sezione) del 12 dicembre 2014.#Eni SpA contro Commissione europea.#Concorrenza – Intese – Mercato delle cere di paraffina – Decisione che constata un’infrazione all’articolo 81 CE – Fissazione dei prezzi – Prova dell’infrazione – Orientamenti del 2006 per il calcolo delle ammende – Parità di trattamento – Circostanze aggravanti – Recidiva – Obbligo di motivazione – Circostanze attenuanti – Partecipazione sostanzialmente ridotta – Infrazione commessa con negligenza – Diritti della difesa – Competenza estesa al merito.#Causa T‑558/08.

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Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 11 December 2014. # Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) v Kessel medintim GmbH. # Case C-31/14 P.

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Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 December 2014.#Federación Nacional de Empresarios de Minas de Carbón (Carbunión) v Council of the European Union.#Appeals — State aid — Decision 2010/787/EU — Aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines — Conditions for considering that aid compatible with the internal market — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court.#Case C‑99/14 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 11 December 2014

Judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) of 11 December 2014.#Nanu-Nana Joachim Hoepp GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs).#Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark NAMMU — Relative ground for refusal — Proof of genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 57(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 and Rule 22(2) to (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.#Case T‑498/13.

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Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 11 December 2014.#František Ryneš v Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Nejvyšší správní soud.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 95/46/EC — Protection of individuals — Processing of personal data — Concept of ‘in the course of a purely personal or household activity’.#Case C‑212/13.

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Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 11 December 2014.#Carla Faita v European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).#Appeal — Civil service — Officials — Psychological harassment — Lack of assistance and breach of the duty of care — Error of law — Rights of the defence.#Case T‑619/13 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 11 December 2014