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1,227 ingested records from European Union in 2016. Walk years back as far as this source still publishes.

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0593decided

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Masco Denmark ApS and Damixa ApS v Skatteministeriet.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vestre Landsret.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of establishment — Tax legislation concerning thin capitalisation of subsidiaries — Inclusion in the taxable income of a lending company of the loan interest paid by a non-resident borrowing subsidiary — Tax exemption for interest paid by a resident borrowing subsidiary — Balanced allocation between Member States of the power to impose taxes — Need to prevent the risk of tax avoidance.#Case C-593/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0201decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Anonymi Geniki Etairia Tsimenton Iraklis (AGET Iraklis) v Ypourgos Ergasias, Koinonikis Asfalisis kai Koinonikis Allilengyis.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 98/59/EC — Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies — Article 49 TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 16 — Freedom to conduct a business — National legislation conferring upon an administrative authority the power to oppose collective redundancies after assessing the conditions in the labour market, the situation of the undertaking and the interests of the national economy — Acute economic crisis — Particularly high national unemployment rate.#Case C-201/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0203decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Tele2 Sverige AB v Post- och telestyrelsen and Secretary of State for the Home Department v Tom Watson and Others.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Kammarrätten i Stockholm and the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications — Processing of personal data — Confidentiality of electronic communications — Protection — Directive 2002/58/EC — Articles 5, 6 and 9 and Article 15(1) — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 7, 8 and 11 and Article 52(1) — National legislation — Providers of electronic communications services — Obligation relating to the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data — National authorities — Access to data — No prior review by a court or independent administrative authority — Compatibility with EU law.#Joined Cases C-203/15 and C-698/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0618decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Concurrence Sàrl v Samsung Electronics France SAS and Amazon Services Europe Sàrl.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (France).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction — Tort, delict or quasi-delict — Selective distribution network — Prohibition on online resale outside a network — Action for an injunction prohibiting unlawful interference — Connecting factor.#Case C-618/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0076decided

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Paul Vervloet and Others v Ministerraad.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Grondwettelijk Hof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — State aid — Aid implemented by the Kingdom of Belgium in favour of ARCO Group financial cooperatives — Deposit guarantee schemes — Directive 94/19/EC — Scope — Guarantee scheme protecting the shares of individual members, being natural persons, of cooperatives operating in the financial sector — Not included — Articles 107 TFEU and 108 TFEU — Commission decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market.#Case C-76/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0119decided

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Biuro podróży 'Partner' Sp. z o.o, Sp. komandytowa w Dąbrowie Górniczej v Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Apelacyjny w Warszawie.#References for a preliminary ruling — Directive 93/13/EEC — Directive 2009/22/EC — Consumer protection — Erga omnes effect of unfair terms entered in a public register — Financial penalty imposed on a seller or supplier having used a term held to be equivalent to a term in the register — Seller or supplier who was not a party to the proceedings giving rise to the declaration that the term in question was unfair — Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Concept of ‘court or tribunal against whose decisions there is no judicial remedy under national law’.#Case C-119/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0020decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v World Duty Free Group SA and Others.#Appeal — State aid — Article 107(1) TFEU — Tax system — Corporation tax — Deduction — Amortisation of goodwill resulting from acquisitions by undertakings resident for tax purposes in Spain of shareholdings of at least 5% in undertakings resident for tax purposes outside Spain — Concept of ‘State aid’ — Condition relating to selectivity.#Case C-20/15 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0444decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Associazione Italia Nostra Onlus v Comune di Venezia and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Veneto.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Environment — Directive 2001/42/EC — Assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment — Article 3(3) — Plans and programmes which require an environmental assessment only where the Member States determine that they are likely to have significant environmental effects — Validity in the light of the TFEU and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Meaning of use of ‘small areas at local level’ — National legislation referring to the size of the areas concerned.#Case C-444/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0164decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v Aer Lingus Ltd and Ryanair Designated Activity Company.#Appeal — State aid — National tax on air transport– Application of differentiated rates — Lower rate for flights to destinations no more than 300 km from the national airport — Advantage — Selective nature — Assessment where the fiscal measure is likely to constitute a restriction on the freedom to provide services — Recovery — Excise duty.#Joined Cases C-164/15 P and C-165/15 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62016CJ0104decided

Arrêt de la Cour (grande chambre) du 21 décembre 2016.#Conseil de l'Union européenne contre Front populaire pour la libération de la saguia-el-hamra et du rio de oro (Front Polisario).#Pourvoi – Relations extérieures – Accord entre l’Union européenne et le Royaume du Maroc relatif à des mesures de libéralisation en matière d’agriculture et de pêche – Décision approuvant la conclusion d’un accord international – Recours en annulation – Recevabilité – Qualité pour agir – Application territoriale de l’accord – Interprétation de l’accord – Principe d’autodétermination – Principe de l’effet relatif des traités.#Affaire C-104/16 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0539decided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Daniel Bowman v Pensionsversicherungsanstalt.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Article 2(1) and (2) — Discrimination on grounds of age — Collective labour agreement — Extension of the period of advancement from the first to the second step in the salary scale — Indirect unequal treatment on grounds of age.#Case C-539/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0503decided

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v Portuguese Republic.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Articles 21 TFEU, 45 TFEU and 49 TFEU — Articles 28 and 31 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area — Freedom of movement for persons — Freedom of movement for workers — Freedom of establishment — Taxation of natural persons on capital gains resulting from a share exchange — Taxation of natural persons on capital gains resulting from a transfer of all the assets used in the exercise of a business or professional activity — Exit taxation of individuals — Immediate recovery of taxation — Difference in treatment between natural persons who exchange shares and maintain their residence in the national territory and those who make such an exchange and transfer their residence to the territory of another Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area — Difference in treatment between natural persons transferring all the assets related to an activity carried out on an individual basis to a company with its head office and effective management in Portugal and those who carry out such a transfer to a company with its head office or its effective management in the territory of another Member State of the European Union or of the European Economic Area — Proportionality.#Case C-503/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0154decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Francisco Gutiérrez Naranjo v Cajasur Banco SAU, Ana María Palacios Martínez v Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA), Banco Popular Español SA v Emilio Irles López and Teresa Torres Andreu.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil n° 1 de Granada and Audiencia Provincial de Alicante.#References for a preliminary ruling — Directive 93/13/EEC — Consumer contracts — Mortgage loans — Unfair terms — Article 4(2) — Article 6(1) — Declaration of nullity — Limitation by the national court of the temporal effects of the declaration of nullity of an unfair term.#Joined Cases C-154/15 and C-307/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0131decided

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Club Hotel Loutraki AE and Others v European Commission.#Appeal — State aid — Operation of Video Lottery Terminals — Grant by a Member State of an exclusive licence — Decision finding no State aid — Article 108(3) TFEU — Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 — Articles 4, 7 and 13 — Failure to initiate the formal investigation procedure — Concept of ‘serious difficulties’ — Date of the assessment — Article 296 TFEU — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 41 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 47 — Right to effective judicial protection — Article 107(1) TFEU — Concept of ‘economic advantage’ — Joint assessment of the measures notified.#Case C-131/15 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0051decided

Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Remondis GmbH & Co. KG Region Nord v Region Hannover.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Celle.#References for a preliminary ruling — Article 4(2) TEU — Respect for the national identity of Member States inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional, inclusive of regional and local self-government — Internal organisation of the Member States — Regional authorities — Legal instrument creating a new public-law entity and organising the transfer of powers and responsibilities for the performance of public tasks — Public procurement — Directive 2004/18/EC — Article 1(2)(a) — Concept of ‘public contract’.#Case C-51/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0524decided

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#European Commission v Hansestadt Lübeck.#Appeal — State aid — Airport charges — Article 108(2) TFEU — Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Decision to initiate the formal investigation procedure — Admissibility of an action for annulment — Person individually concerned — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — Article 107(1) TFEU — Condition relating to selectivity.#Case C-524/14 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0327decided

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#TDC A/S v Teleklagenævnet and Erhvervs- og Vækstministeriet.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Electronic communications networks and services — Directive 2002/22/EC — Universal service — Articles 12 and 13 — Calculation of the cost of universal service obligations — Article 32 — Compensation for costs relating to additional mandatory services — Direct effect — Article 107(1) and Article 108(3) TFEU — Maritime radio safety and emergency services in Denmark and Greenland — National rules — Submission of an application for compensation for costs relating to additional mandatory services — Three-month time limit — Principles of equivalence and effectiveness).#Case C-327/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0272decided

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Swiss International Air Lines AG v The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change and Environment Agency.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal (England & Wales) (Civil Division).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/87/EC — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Obligation to surrender emission allowances in respect of flights between EU Member States and most third countries — Decision No 377/2013/EU — Article 1 — Temporary derogation — Exclusion of flights to and from airports situated in Switzerland — Difference of treatment of third countries — General principle of equal treatment — Inapplicable.#Case C-272/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0355decided

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Bietergemeinschaft Technische Gebäudebetreuung GesmbH und Caverion Österreich GmbH v Universität für Bodenkultur Wien and VAMED Management und Service GmbH & Co KG.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public procurement — Directive 89/665/EEC — Review procedures in the area of public procurement — Article 1(3) — Legal interest in bringing proceedings — Article 2a(2) — Concept of a ‘tenderer concerned’ — Right of a tenderer definitively excluded by the contracting authority to seek review of a subsequent award decision.#Case C-355/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0508decided

Urteil des Gerichtshofs (Erste Kammer) vom 21. Dezember 2016.#Sidika Ucar gegen Land Berlin.#Vorlage zur Vorabentscheidung – Assoziierungsabkommen EWG – Türkei – Beschluss Nr. 1/80 – Art. 7 Abs. 1 – Aufenthaltsrecht der Familienangehörigen eines türkischen Arbeitnehmers, der dem regulären Arbeitsmarkt eines Mitgliedstaats angehört – Voraussetzungen – Fehlen eines Erfordernisses, wonach der türkische Arbeitnehmer während der ersten drei Jahre des Aufenthalts des Familienangehörigen dem regulären Arbeitsmarkt angehören muss.#Rechtssache C-508/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0654decided

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Länsförsäkringar AB v Matek A/S.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — EU trade mark — Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 9(1)(b) — Article 15(1) — Article 51(1)(a) — Extent of the exclusive right granted to the proprietor — Period of five years following registration.#Case C-654/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0547decided

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 21 December 2016.#Interservice d.o.o. Koper v Sándor Horváth.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Kúria.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Community Customs Code — Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Article 96 — External transit procedure — Definition of ‘carrier’ — Failure to produce goods at the customs office of destination — Liability — Transport subcontractor who has handed the goods over to the main carrier in the car park of the customs office of destination and subsequently again assumed responsibility for the goods in order to continue with the transport.#Case C-547/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 21 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62004TJ0199(01)decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd v Council of the European Union.#Dumping — Imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan — Interest in bringing proceedings — Initiation of the investigation — Constructed normal value — Manifest error of assessment — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard at a hearing — Comparison between the normal value and the export price — Drawback of import duties — Adjustment — Injury — Causal link — WTO law.#Case T-199/04 RENV.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62009TJ0421(01)decided

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) v European Commission.#Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Greek market for the supply of lignite and Greek wholesale electricity market — Decision establishing specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of an infringement of Article 86(1) EC, in conjunction with Article 82 EC — Article 86(3) EC — Obligation to state reasons — Proportionality — Freedom of contract.#Case T-421/09 RENV.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62013TJ0177decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#TestBioTech eV and Others v European Commission.#Environment — Genetically modified products — Genetically modified soybean MON 87701 x MON 89788 — Request for internal review of the decision on marketing authorisation dismissed as unfounded — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment.#Case T-177/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0212decided

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Aldi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark Gourmet — Earlier national word and figurative marks GOURMET and Gourmet — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-212/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62014TJ0808decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Kingdom of Spain v European Commission.#State aid — Digital television — Aid for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less-urbanised areas of Castilla-La Mancha — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Concept of ‘undertaking’ — Economic activity — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Distortion of competition — Article 107(3)(c) TFEU — Duty of diligence — Reasonable period — Legal certainty — Equal treatment — Proportionality — Subsidiarity — Right to information.#Case T-808/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62014TJ0762decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Koninklijke Philips NV and Philips France v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Smart card chips — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Exchange of commercially sensitive information — Infringement by object — Single and continuous infringement — Principle of sound administration — Duty of care — Proof — 2006 Leniency Notice — Settlement Notice — Limitation period — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales.#Case T-762/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0644decided

Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Hungary v European Commission.#Appeal — Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 — Common organisation of agricultural markets — Fruit and vegetable sector — Article 103e — National financial assistance granted to producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector — Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 — Article 97 — Commission decision concerning the reimbursement by the European Union of the national financial assistance granted by Hungary to producer organisations.#Case C-644/15 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0037decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Abertis Telecom Terrestre, SA and Telecom Castilla-La Mancha, SA v European Commission.#State aid — Digital television — Aid for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less-urbanised areas of Castilla-La Mancha — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market — Concept of an undertaking — Economic activity — Advantage — Service of general economic interest — Distortion of competition — Article 107(3)(c) TFEU — New aid.#Joined Cases T-37/15 and T-38/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62014TJ0466decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Kingdom of Spain v European Commission.#Customs union — Importation of tuna products from El Salvador — Post-clearance recovery of import duties — Application for non-recovery of import duties — Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Right to sound administration under Article 872a of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 — Error of the competent authorities not reasonably capable of being detected.#Case T-466/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62008TJ0169(01)decided

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) v European Commission.#Competition — Abuse of dominant position — Greek markets for the supply of lignite and of wholesale electricity — Decision finding an infringement of Article 86(1) EC in conjunction with Article 82 EC — Granting or maintaining in favour of a public undertaking of rights to exploit public deposits of lignite — Definition of the relevant markets — Existence of inequality of opportunity — Obligation to state reasons — Legitimate expectations — Misuse of powers — Proportionality.#Case T-169/08 RENV.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0678decided

Judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Novartis AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Applications for EU figurative trade marks representing a grey curve and representing a green curve — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character — Simplicity of the sign — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Joined Cases T-678/15 and T-679/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62014TJ0758decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Infineon Technologies AG v European Commission.#Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Smart card chips — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Exchanges of commercially sensitive information — Rights of defence — Infringement by object — Proof — Limitation period — Single and continuous infringement — 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines — Value of sales.#Case T-758/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0700decided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#LEK Farmacevtska Družba d.d. v Republika Slovenija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Combined Nomenclature — Classification of goods — Food supplements falling under heading 2106 — Active ingredient as the essential component — Possible classification in Chapter 30 of the Combined Nomenclature — Goods presented and marketed as medicinal products.#Case C-700/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0667decided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Loterie Nationale – Nationale Loterij NV van publiek recht v Paul Adriaensen and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2005/29/EC — Unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices — Misleading commercial practice — Pyramid promotional scheme — Contributions paid by new members and compensation received by existing members — Indirect financial link.#Case C-667/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0401decided

Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Noémie Depesme and Others v Ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche.#References for a preliminary ruling from the Cour administrative (Luxembourg).#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of movement of persons — Worker’s rights — Equal treatment — Social advantages — Financial aid for the pursuit of higher education studies — Requirement of a parent-child relationship — Concept of ‘child’ — Child of a spouse or registered partner — Contribution towards the maintenance of that child.#Joined Cases C-401/15 to C-403/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62013TJ0112decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Mondelez UK Holdings & Services Ltd, formerly Cadbury Holdings Ltd v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional mark — Shape of a chocolate bar — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(1)(b) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 52(1) and (2) of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-112/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0529decided

Judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Intesa Sanpaolo SpA v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark START UP INITIATIVE — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009.#Case T-529/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0391decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Aldi GmbH & Co. KG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark ALDIANO — Earlier EU word mark ALDI — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 42(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.#Case T-391/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62014TJ0548decided

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Kingdom of Spain v European Commission.#Customs union — Imports of tuna products originating in Ecuador — Post-clearance recovery of import duties — Request for waiver of recovery of import duties — Article 220(2)(b) and Article 236 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 — Notice to importers published in the Official Journal — Good faith — Application for the remission of import duties — Article 239 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.#Case T-548/14.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0256decided

Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Drago Nemec v Republika Slovenija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Vrhovno sodišče Republike Slovenije.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2000/35/EC — Combating late payment — Jurisdiction of the Court — Transaction concluded before the accession of the Republic of Slovenia to the European Union — Scope — Concept of ‘commercial transaction’ — Concept of ‘undertaking’ — Maximum amount of interest for late payment.#Case C-256/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· CJCELEX 62015CJ0558decided

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 December 2016.#Alberto José Vieira de Azevedo and Others v CED Portugal Unipessoal, Lda and Instituto de Seguros de Portugal - Fundo de Garantia Automóvel.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relação do Porto.#Reference for a preliminary ruling — Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles and enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability — Directive 2000/26/EC — Article 4(5) — Insurance undertaking — Claims representative — Sufficient powers of representation — Notifications of proceedings before the courts.#Case C-558/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 15 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0745decided

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Scorpio Poland, formerly FH Scorpio v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#European Union trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark YO! — Prior national work mark YO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009.#Case T-745/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 14 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0397decided

Judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#PAL-Bullermann GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark PAL — Partial revocation — Genuine use of the mark — Article 15(1)(a) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Form differing from the registered mark — Rule 22(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95.#Case T-397/15.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 14 December 2016

Record· TJCELEX 62015TJ0366decided

Judgment of the General Court (Appeal Chamber) of 14 December 2016.#Viara Todorova Androva v Council of the European Union.#Appeal — Civil Service — Officials — Promotion — 2011 promotion procedure — Non-inclusion on the list of officials eligible for promotion — Action at first instance dismissed — Article 45 of the Staff Regulations — Clause 4 of the Framework Agreement on fixed- term work concluded by ETUC, UNICE and CEEP — Equal treatment — Obligation to state reasons — Burden of proof — Obligation on the court hearing the substantive application to investigate — Plea of illegality — Rule of correspondence between the complaint and the action before the EU Courts.#Case T-366/15 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 14 December 2016

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