# Official Journal C 297/26 J

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6426 July 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 297

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6426 July 2021

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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Court of Justice of the European Union |
| 2021/C 297/01 | Last publications of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union | 1 |
| | General Court |
| 2021/C 297/02 | Formation of Chambers and assignment of Judges to Chambers | 2 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Court of Justice of the European Union

2021/C 297/01

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

Official Journal of the European Union

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General Court

2021/C 297/02

Formation of Chambers and assignment of Judges to Chambers

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | COURT PROCEEDINGS |
| | Court of Justice |
| 2021/C 297/03 | Case C-279/19: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal — United Kingdom) — The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v WR (Reference for a preliminary ruling — General arrangements for excise duty — Directive 2008/118/EC — Article 33(3) — Goods ‘released for consumption’ in one Member State and held for commercial purposes in another Member State — Person liable to pay the excise duty that has become chargeable in respect of those goods — Person holding the goods intended for delivery in another Member State — Transporter of the goods) | 6 |
| 2021/C 297/04 | Case C-591/19 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 — European Commission v Fernando De Esteban Alonso (Appeal — Civil service — Internal investigation by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) — Forwarding of information by OLAF to the national judicial authorities — Filing of a complaint by the European Commission — Concepts of an official who is ‘referred to by name’ and ‘implicated’ — Failure to inform the interested party — Commission’s right to file a complaint with the national judicial authorities before the conclusion of OLAF’s investigation — Action for damages) | 7 |
| 2021/C 297/05 | Case C-609/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance de Lagny-sur-Marne — France) — BNP Paribas Personal Finance SA v VE (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Mortgage loan agreement denominated in a foreign currency (Swiss francs) — Article 4(2) — Main subject matter of the contract — Terms exposing the borrower to a foreign exchange risk — Requirements of intelligibility and transparency — Article 3(1) — Significant imbalance — Article 5 — Contractual term that is in plain, intelligible language) | 7 |
| 2021/C 297/06 | Joined Cases C-776/19 to C-782/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris — France) — VB, WA (C-776/19), XZ, YY (C-777/19), ZX (C-778/19), DY, EX (C-781/19) v BNP Paribas Personal Finance SA and AV (C-779/19), BW, CX (C-780/19), FA (C-782/19) v BNP Paribas Personal Finance SA, Procureur de la République (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Mortgage loan agreements denominated in a foreign currency (Swiss francs) — Limitation — Article 4(2) — Main subject matter of the contract — Terms exposing the borrower to a foreign exchange risk — Requirements of intelligibility and transparency — Burden of proof — Article 3(1) — Significant imbalance — Article 5 — Contractual term that is in plain, intelligible language — Principle of effectiveness) | 8 |
| 2021/C 297/07 | Case C-901/19: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof Baden-Württemberg — Germany) — CF, DN v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common policy on asylum and subsidiary protection — Directive 2011/95/EU — Conditions for granting subsidiary protection — Article 15(c) — Concept of ‘serious and individual threat’ to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict — National legislation requiring a minimum number of civilian casualties (killed and injured) in the relevant region) | 9 |
| 2021/C 297/08 | Case C-921/19: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats ‘s-Hertogenbosch — Netherlands) — LH v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Border controls, asylum and immigration — Asylum policy — Common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection — Directive 2013/32/EU — Article 40(2) — Subsequent application — New elements or findings — Concept — Documents the authenticity of which cannot be established or the source of which cannot be objectively verified — Directive 2011/95/EU — Article 4(1) and (2) — Assessment of the evidence — Obligation of the Member State concerned to cooperate) | 10 |
| 2021/C 297/09 | Case C-923/19: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Van Ameyde España SA v GES, Seguros y Reaseguros SA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 2009/103/EC — Article 1, points 1 and 2 — Article 3, first, second and final paragraphs — Concept of ‘vehicle’ — Obligation to cover damage to property — Scope — Traffic accident involving an articulated vehicle the parts of which are covered by separate compulsory insurance — Damage caused to the semi-trailer by the tractor vehicle to which it was coupled when the accident occurred — Interpretation of national legislation excluding cover for that damage by the compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of that road tractor) | 11 |
| 2021/C 297/10 | Case C-65/20: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — VI v KRONE — Verlag Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Liability for defective products — Directive 85/374/EEC — Article 2 — Concept of ‘defective product’ — Copy of a printed newspaper containing inaccurate health advice — Exclusion from the directive’s scope) | 12 |
| 2021/C 297/11 | Case C-94/20: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Linz — Austria) — Land Oberösterreich v KV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/109/EC — Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents — Article 11 — Right to equal treatment as regards social security, social assistance and social protection — Derogation from the principle of equal treatment in respect of social assistance and social protection — Concept of ‘core benefits’ — Directive 2000/43/EC — Principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin — Article 2 — Concept of discrimination — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Legislation of a Member State subjecting the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State) | 12 |
| 2021/C 297/12 | Case C-192/20: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd v Prešove — Slovakia) — Prima banka Slovensko a.s. v HD (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Scope — Article 1(2) — Mandatory national legislative provisions — Early termination of the loan agreement — Accumulation of loan interest and default interest) | 13 |
| 2021/C 297/13 | Case C-303/20: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Opatowie — Poland) — Ultimo Portfolio Investment (Luxembourg) SA v KM (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Credit agreements for consumers — Directive 2008/48/EC — Risk of over-indebtedness — Article 8 — Creditor’s obligation to assess the consumer’s creditworthiness — Article 23 — Effective, proportionate and dissuasive nature of the penalty in the event of infringement of that obligation) | 14 |
| 2021/C 297/14 | Case C-703/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 21 December 2020 — ‘PONS HOLDING’ AD | 14 |
| 2021/C 297/15 | Case C-48/21 P: Appeal brought on 28 January 2021 by Topcart GmbH against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 18 November 2020 in Case T-377/19, Topcart GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office | 15 |
| 2021/C 297/16 | Case C-49/21 P: Appeal brought on 28 January 2021 by Topcart GmbH against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 18 November 2020 in Case T-378/19, Topcart GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office | 15 |
| 2021/C 297/17 | Case C-143/21 P: Appeal brought on 2 March 2021 by Production Christian Gallimard against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 16 December 2020 in Case T-863/19, Production Christian Gallimard v EUIPO — Éditions Gallimard | 15 |
| 2021/C 297/18 | Case C-209/21 P: Appeal brought on 1 April 2021 by Ryanair DAC against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 17 February 2021 in Case T-238/20, Ryanair v Commission | 16 |
| 2021/C 297/19 | Case C-210/21 P: Appeal brought on 2 April 2021 by Ryanair DAC against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 17 February 2021 in Case T-259/20, Ryanair v Commission | 17 |
| 2021/C 297/20 | Case C-232/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Ravensburg (Germany) lodged on 12 April 2021 — CR, AY, ML, BQ v Volkswagen Bank GmbH, Audi Bank | 18 |
| 2021/C 297/21 | Case C-234/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium) lodged on 12 April 2021 — Défense Active des Amateurs d’Armes ASBL, NG, WL v Conseil des ministres | 20 |
| 2021/C 297/22 | Case C-237/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München (Germany) lodged on 13 April 2021 — S.M. | 21 |
| 2021/C 297/23 | Case C-249/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Bottrop (Germany) lodged on 21 April 2021 — Fuhrmann-2-GmbH v B. | 21 |
| 2021/C 297/24 | Case C-257/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) lodged on 22 April 2021 — Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH v L.B. | 22 |
| 2021/C 297/25 | Case C-258/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) lodged on 22 April 2021 — Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH v R.G. | 22 |
| 2021/C 297/26 | Case C-294/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Luxembourg) lodged on 10 May 2021 — État du Grand-duché de Luxembourg, Administration de l’enregistrement et des domaines v Navitours SARL | 23 |
| 2021/C 297/27 | Case C-304/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 May 2021 — VT v Ministero dell’Interno, Ministero dell’Interno — Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza — Direzione centrale per le risorse umane | 24 |
| 2021/C 297/28 | Case C-315/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Milano (Italy) lodged on 17 May 2021 — PP v Ministero dell’Interno, Dipartimento per le Libertà civili e l’Immigrazione — Unità Dublino | 24 |
| 2021/C 297/29 | Case C-317/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’arrondissement (Luxembourg) lodged on 21 May 2021 — G-Finance SARL, DV v Luxembourg Business Registers | 25 |
| 2021/C 297/30 | Case C-318/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 21 May 2021 — SIA STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS IN RIGA v Latvijas Zinātnes padome | 26 |
| 2021/C 297/31 | Case C-328/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Trieste (Italy) lodged on 26 May 2021 — GE v Ministero dell’Interno, Dipartimento per le Libertà civili e l’Immigrazione — Unità Dublino | 27 |
| | General Court |
| 2021/C 297/32 | Case T-137/16 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Uniwersytet Wrocławski v REA (Arbitration clause — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) — Eligible costs — Reimbursement of sums paid) | 28 |
| 2021/C 297/33 | Case T-781/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Puma and Others v Commission (Dumping — Imports of footwear with uppers of leather originating in China and Vietnam — Implementation of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 — Reimposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitive collection of the provisional duty — Resumption of the proceeding which preceded the regulations declared invalid — Market economy treatment (MET) — Individual treatment (IT) — Desk analysis — Absence of a verification visit or a request for additional information — Non-reimbursement of anti-dumping duties — Legal basis — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Non-retroactivity — Proportionality — Misuse of powers — Non-discrimination — Previous decision-making practice) | 28 |
| 2021/C 297/34 | Case T-202/17: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Calhau Correia de Paiva v Commission (Language regime — Competition EPSO/AD/293/14 for the recruitment of administrators in the fields of competition law, corporate finance, financial economics, industrial economics and macroeconomics (AD 7) — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Plea of illegality — Limitation of the choice of the second language of the competition to English, French or German — Regulation No 1 — Article 1d(1) of the Staff Regulations — Discrimination based on language — Justification — Interests of the service) | 29 |
| 2021/C 297/35 | Case T-132/18: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Roland v Commission (Dumping — Imports of footwear with uppers of leather originating in China and Vietnam — Implementation of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 — Reimposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitive collection of the provisional duty — Resumption of the proceeding which preceded the regulations declared invalid — Market economy treatment (MET) — Individual treatment (IT) — Desk analysis — Absence of a verification visit or a request for additional information — Non-reimbursement of anti-dumping duties — Legal basis — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Non-retroactivity — Proportionality — Non-discrimination — Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (now Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036) — Previous decision-making practice — Competence of national authorities and courts) | 30 |
| 2021/C 297/36 | Case T-47/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Dansk Erhverv v Commission (State aid — Sale of canned beverages in border shops in Germany to foreign residents — Exemption from the deposit on condition that the beverages purchased are consumed outside Germany — Complaint — Decision by the Commission not to raise objections — Action for annulment — Locus standi — Admissibility — Conditions for initiating a formal investigation procedure — Error of law — Serious difficulties — Concept of ‘State aid’ — State resources — Non-imposition of a fine) | 31 |
| 2021/C 297/37 | Case T-177/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Exxonmobil Petroleum & Chemical v ECHA (REACH — Establishment of a list of substances identified with a view to their eventual inclusion in Annex XIV of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 — Inclusion of phenanthrene on that list — Articles 57 and 59 of Regulation No 1907/2006 — Manifest error of assessment — Weight of evidence determination — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard) | 32 |
| 2021/C 297/38 | Case T-235/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — HIM v Commission (Arbitration clause — Grant agreements concluded in the context of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy Support Programme — Audit report — Debit notes issued by the Commission — OLAF investigation — Action for annulment — Counterclaim — Full repayment of grants — Damages) | 32 |
| 2021/C 297/39 | Case T-302/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Yanukovych v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection) | 33 |
| 2021/C 297/40 | Case T-303/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Yanukovych v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection) | 34 |
| 2021/C 297/41 | Case T-514/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — DI v ECB (Civil service — ECB staff — Reimbursement of medical expenses and education expenses — Forgery — Disciplinary proceedings — Dismissal — Criminal proceedings — No further action taken — Acquittal — Competence of the Executive Board — Legal certainty — Time-barred disciplinary proceedings — Adage according to which ‘disciplinary proceedings arising out of a criminal offence must await the outcome of the criminal trial’ — Presumption of innocence — Impartiality of the Disciplinary Committee — Error of law — Probative value of the evidence — Reasonable time — Proportionality of the penalty — Intensity of the judicial review — Liability) | 35 |
| 2021/C 297/42 | Case T-575/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Hill Mansilla v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2018 promotion exercise — Decision not to promote — Comparative examination of the merits — Assessment criteria — Manifest error of assessment — Equal treatment — Non-discrimination) | 36 |
| 2021/C 297/43 | Case T-580/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Borborudi v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Retention of the applicant’s name on the list — Error of assessment — Article 266 TFEU) | 36 |
| 2021/C 297/44 | Case T-611/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Iniciativa ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ v Commission (Institutional law — European citizens’ initiative — ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ — New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law — Refusal of registration — Manifest lack of powers of the Commission — No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union — Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 296 TFEU) | 37 |
| 2021/C 297/45 | Case T-698/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — FJ and Others v EEAS (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — EEAS staff posted to a third country — Update of the correction coefficients — Manifest error of assessment — Retroactive effect — Legal certainty — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials) | 38 |
| 2021/C 297/46 | Case T-699/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — FT and Others v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Commission staff posted to a third country — Update of the correction coefficients — Manifest error of assessment — Retroactive effect — Legal certainty — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials) | 38 |
| 2021/C 297/47 | Case T-880/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Lianopoulou v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Decision on invalidity — Opinion of the invalidity committee — Article 78 of the Staff Regulations — Duty to state reasons) | 39 |
| 2021/C 297/48 | Case T-130/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Philip Morris Products v EUIPO — (SIENNA SELECTION) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark SIENNA SELECTION — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Name of a colour — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 39 |
| 2021/C 297/49 | Case T-266/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Global Chartered Controller Institute v EUIPO — CFA Institute (CCA CHARTERED CONTROLLER ANALYST CERTIFICATE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark CCA CHARTERED CONTROLLER ANALYST CERTIFICATE — Earlier EU word mark CFA and earlier EU figurative mark CFA CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Relevant public — Level of attention) | 40 |
| 2021/C 297/50 | Case T-396/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 –Riviera-Airport v EUIPO — Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur (RIVIERA AIRPORTS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark RIVIERA AIRPORTS — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) | 41 |
| 2021/C 297/51 | Case T-398/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 –Riviera-Airport v EUIPO — Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur (RIVIERA AIRPORT) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark RIVIERA AIRPORT — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) | 41 |
| 2021/C 297/52 | Case T-453/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — KZ v Commission (Civil service — Officials — 2019 promotion exercise — Decision not to promote — General provisions for implementing Article 45 of the Staff Regulations — Plea of illegality — Leave on personal grounds — Ineligibility for promotion) | 42 |
| 2021/C 297/53 | Case T-665/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Ryanair v Commission (Condor; Covid-19) (State aid — German air transport market — Public loan guaranteed by Germany to Condor Flugdienst in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic — Decision not to raise any objections — Aid intended to make good the damage caused by an exceptional occurrence — Article 107(2)(b) TFEU — Assessment of damages — Causal link — Obligation to state reasons — Maintenance of the effects of the decision) | 42 |
| 2021/C 297/54 | Case T-365/20: Order of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Birkenstock Sales v EUIPO (Wavy crisscrossing lines on the sole of a shoe) (Action for annulment — EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting in wavy crisscrossing lines on the sole of a shoe — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) | 43 |
| 2021/C 297/55 | Case T-215/21: Action brought on 15 April 2021 — SMA Mineral v Commission | 44 |
| 2021/C 297/56 | Case T-269/21: Action brought on 19 May 2021 — Arctic Paper Grycksbo v Commission | 45 |
| 2021/C 297/57 | Case T-300/21: Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (SOILXPLORER) | 46 |
| 2021/C 297/58 | Case T-301/21: Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (CROPXPLORER) | 47 |
| 2021/C 297/59 | Case T-318/21: Action brought on 8 June 2021 — KF v BEI | 47 |
| 2021/C 297/60 | Case T-321/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Lietuvos geležinkeliai v Commission | 48 |
| 2021/C 297/61 | Case T-324/21: Action brought on 10 June 2021 — Harley-Davidson Europe and Neovia Logistics Services International v Commission | 49 |
| 2021/C 297/62 | Case T-325/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Jeronimo Martins Polska v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (Vitalsss plus) | 50 |
| 2021/C 297/63 | Case T-326/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Guangdong Haomei New Materials and Guangdong King Metal Light Alloy Technology v Commission | 51 |
| 2021/C 297/64 | Case T-327/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Scania CV v EUIPO (V8) | 53 |
| 2021/C 297/65 | Case T-329/21: Action brought on 10 June 2021 — Puma v EUIPO — V. Fraas (FRAAS) | 53 |

V   Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

Court of Justice

2021/C 297/03

Case C-279/19: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Court of Appeal — United Kingdom) — The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v WR (Reference for a preliminary ruling — General arrangements for excise duty — Directive 2008/118/EC — Article 33(3) — Goods ‘released for consumption’ in one Member State and held for commercial purposes in another Member State — Person liable to pay the excise duty that has become chargeable in respect of those goods — Person holding the goods intended for delivery in another Member State — Transporter of the goods)

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2021/C 297/04

Case C-591/19 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 — European Commission v Fernando De Esteban Alonso (Appeal — Civil service — Internal investigation by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) — Forwarding of information by OLAF to the national judicial authorities — Filing of a complaint by the European Commission — Concepts of an official who is ‘referred to by name’ and ‘implicated’ — Failure to inform the interested party — Commission’s right to file a complaint with the national judicial authorities before the conclusion of OLAF’s investigation — Action for damages)

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2021/C 297/05

Case C-609/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance de Lagny-sur-Marne — France) — BNP Paribas Personal Finance SA v VE (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Mortgage loan agreement denominated in a foreign currency (Swiss francs) — Article 4(2) — Main subject matter of the contract — Terms exposing the borrower to a foreign exchange risk — Requirements of intelligibility and transparency — Article 3(1) — Significant imbalance — Article 5 — Contractual term that is in plain, intelligible language)

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2021/C 297/06

Joined Cases C-776/19 to C-782/19: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris — France) — VB, WA (C-776/19), XZ, YY (C-777/19), ZX (C-778/19), DY, EX (C-781/19) v BNP Paribas Personal Finance SA and AV (C-779/19), BW, CX (C-780/19), FA (C-782/19) v BNP Paribas Personal Finance SA, Procureur de la République (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Mortgage loan agreements denominated in a foreign currency (Swiss francs) — Limitation — Article 4(2) — Main subject matter of the contract — Terms exposing the borrower to a foreign exchange risk — Requirements of intelligibility and transparency — Burden of proof — Article 3(1) — Significant imbalance — Article 5 — Contractual term that is in plain, intelligible language — Principle of effectiveness)

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2021/C 297/07

Case C-901/19: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof Baden-Württemberg — Germany) — CF, DN v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common policy on asylum and subsidiary protection — Directive 2011/95/EU — Conditions for granting subsidiary protection — Article 15(c) — Concept of ‘serious and individual threat’ to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict — National legislation requiring a minimum number of civilian casualties (killed and injured) in the relevant region)

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2021/C 297/08

Case C-921/19: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats ‘s-Hertogenbosch — Netherlands) — LH v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Border controls, asylum and immigration — Asylum policy — Common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection — Directive 2013/32/EU — Article 40(2) — Subsequent application — New elements or findings — Concept — Documents the authenticity of which cannot be established or the source of which cannot be objectively verified — Directive 2011/95/EU — Article 4(1) and (2) — Assessment of the evidence — Obligation of the Member State concerned to cooperate)

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2021/C 297/09

Case C-923/19: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Van Ameyde España SA v GES, Seguros y Reaseguros SA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 2009/103/EC — Article 1, points 1 and 2 — Article 3, first, second and final paragraphs — Concept of ‘vehicle’ — Obligation to cover damage to property — Scope — Traffic accident involving an articulated vehicle the parts of which are covered by separate compulsory insurance — Damage caused to the semi-trailer by the tractor vehicle to which it was coupled when the accident occurred — Interpretation of national legislation excluding cover for that damage by the compulsory insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of that road tractor)

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2021/C 297/10

Case C-65/20: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — VI v KRONE — Verlag Gesellschaft mbH & Co KG (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Liability for defective products — Directive 85/374/EEC — Article 2 — Concept of ‘defective product’ — Copy of a printed newspaper containing inaccurate health advice — Exclusion from the directive’s scope)

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2021/C 297/11

Case C-94/20: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Linz — Austria) — Land Oberösterreich v KV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2003/109/EC — Status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents — Article 11 — Right to equal treatment as regards social security, social assistance and social protection — Derogation from the principle of equal treatment in respect of social assistance and social protection — Concept of ‘core benefits’ — Directive 2000/43/EC — Principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin — Article 2 — Concept of discrimination — Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Legislation of a Member State subjecting the grant of housing assistance to third-country nationals who are long-term residents to the condition that they provide proof, in a form specified by that legislation, that they have a basic command of the language of that Member State)

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2021/C 297/12

Case C-192/20: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Krajský súd v Prešove — Slovakia) — Prima banka Slovensko a.s. v HD (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Scope — Article 1(2) — Mandatory national legislative provisions — Early termination of the loan agreement — Accumulation of loan interest and default interest)

13

2021/C 297/13

Case C-303/20: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 10 June 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy w Opatowie — Poland) — Ultimo Portfolio Investment (Luxembourg) SA v KM (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Credit agreements for consumers — Directive 2008/48/EC — Risk of over-indebtedness — Article 8 — Creditor’s obligation to assess the consumer’s creditworthiness — Article 23 — Effective, proportionate and dissuasive nature of the penalty in the event of infringement of that obligation)

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2021/C 297/14

Case C-703/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 21 December 2020 — ‘PONS HOLDING’ AD

14

2021/C 297/15

Case C-48/21 P: Appeal brought on 28 January 2021 by Topcart GmbH against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 18 November 2020 in Case T-377/19, Topcart GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office

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2021/C 297/16

Case C-49/21 P: Appeal brought on 28 January 2021 by Topcart GmbH against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 18 November 2020 in Case T-378/19, Topcart GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office

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2021/C 297/17

Case C-143/21 P: Appeal brought on 2 March 2021 by Production Christian Gallimard against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 16 December 2020 in Case T-863/19, Production Christian Gallimard v EUIPO — Éditions Gallimard

15

2021/C 297/18

Case C-209/21 P: Appeal brought on 1 April 2021 by Ryanair DAC against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 17 February 2021 in Case T-238/20, Ryanair v Commission

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2021/C 297/19

Case C-210/21 P: Appeal brought on 2 April 2021 by Ryanair DAC against the judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) delivered on 17 February 2021 in Case T-259/20, Ryanair v Commission

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2021/C 297/20

Case C-232/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Ravensburg (Germany) lodged on 12 April 2021 — CR, AY, ML, BQ v Volkswagen Bank GmbH, Audi Bank

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2021/C 297/21

Case C-234/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle (Belgium) lodged on 12 April 2021 — Défense Active des Amateurs d’Armes ASBL, NG, WL v Conseil des ministres

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2021/C 297/22

Case C-237/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München (Germany) lodged on 13 April 2021 — S.M.

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2021/C 297/23

Case C-249/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Bottrop (Germany) lodged on 21 April 2021 — Fuhrmann-2-GmbH v B.

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2021/C 297/24

Case C-257/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) lodged on 22 April 2021 — Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH v L.B.

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2021/C 297/25

Case C-258/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesarbeitsgericht (Germany) lodged on 22 April 2021 — Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH v R.G.

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2021/C 297/26

Case C-294/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Luxembourg) lodged on 10 May 2021 — État du Grand-duché de Luxembourg, Administration de l’enregistrement et des domaines v Navitours SARL

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2021/C 297/27

Case C-304/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 12 May 2021 — VT v Ministero dell’Interno, Ministero dell’Interno — Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza — Direzione centrale per le risorse umane

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2021/C 297/28

Case C-315/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Milano (Italy) lodged on 17 May 2021 — PP v Ministero dell’Interno, Dipartimento per le Libertà civili e l’Immigrazione — Unità Dublino

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2021/C 297/29

Case C-317/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’arrondissement (Luxembourg) lodged on 21 May 2021 — G-Finance SARL, DV v Luxembourg Business Registers

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2021/C 297/30

Case C-318/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā apgabaltiesa (Latvia) lodged on 21 May 2021 — SIA STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS IN RIGA v Latvijas Zinātnes padome

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2021/C 297/31

Case C-328/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Trieste (Italy) lodged on 26 May 2021 — GE v Ministero dell’Interno, Dipartimento per le Libertà civili e l’Immigrazione — Unità Dublino

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General Court

2021/C 297/32

Case T-137/16 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Uniwersytet Wrocławski v REA (Arbitration clause — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) — Eligible costs — Reimbursement of sums paid)

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2021/C 297/33

Case T-781/16: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Puma and Others v Commission (Dumping — Imports of footwear with uppers of leather originating in China and Vietnam — Implementation of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 — Reimposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitive collection of the provisional duty — Resumption of the proceeding which preceded the regulations declared invalid — Market economy treatment (MET) — Individual treatment (IT) — Desk analysis — Absence of a verification visit or a request for additional information — Non-reimbursement of anti-dumping duties — Legal basis — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Non-retroactivity — Proportionality — Misuse of powers — Non-discrimination — Previous decision-making practice)

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2021/C 297/34

Case T-202/17: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Calhau Correia de Paiva v Commission (Language regime — Competition EPSO/AD/293/14 for the recruitment of administrators in the fields of competition law, corporate finance, financial economics, industrial economics and macroeconomics (AD 7) — Non-inclusion on the reserve list — Plea of illegality — Limitation of the choice of the second language of the competition to English, French or German — Regulation No 1 — Article 1d(1) of the Staff Regulations — Discrimination based on language — Justification — Interests of the service)

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2021/C 297/35

Case T-132/18: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Roland v Commission (Dumping — Imports of footwear with uppers of leather originating in China and Vietnam — Implementation of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14 — Reimposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitive collection of the provisional duty — Resumption of the proceeding which preceded the regulations declared invalid — Market economy treatment (MET) — Individual treatment (IT) — Desk analysis — Absence of a verification visit or a request for additional information — Non-reimbursement of anti-dumping duties — Legal basis — Legal certainty — Legitimate expectations — Non-retroactivity — Proportionality — Non-discrimination — Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (now Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036) — Previous decision-making practice — Competence of national authorities and courts)

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2021/C 297/36

Case T-47/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Dansk Erhverv v Commission (State aid — Sale of canned beverages in border shops in Germany to foreign residents — Exemption from the deposit on condition that the beverages purchased are consumed outside Germany — Complaint — Decision by the Commission not to raise objections — Action for annulment — Locus standi — Admissibility — Conditions for initiating a formal investigation procedure — Error of law — Serious difficulties — Concept of ‘State aid’ — State resources — Non-imposition of a fine)

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2021/C 297/37

Case T-177/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Exxonmobil Petroleum & Chemical v ECHA (REACH — Establishment of a list of substances identified with a view to their eventual inclusion in Annex XIV of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 — Inclusion of phenanthrene on that list — Articles 57 and 59 of Regulation No 1907/2006 — Manifest error of assessment — Weight of evidence determination — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard)

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2021/C 297/38

Case T-235/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — HIM v Commission (Arbitration clause — Grant agreements concluded in the context of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Policy Support Programme — Audit report — Debit notes issued by the Commission — OLAF investigation — Action for annulment — Counterclaim — Full repayment of grants — Damages)

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2021/C 297/39

Case T-302/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Yanukovych v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection)

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2021/C 297/40

Case T-303/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Yanukovych v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection)

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2021/C 297/41

Case T-514/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — DI v ECB (Civil service — ECB staff — Reimbursement of medical expenses and education expenses — Forgery — Disciplinary proceedings — Dismissal — Criminal proceedings — No further action taken — Acquittal — Competence of the Executive Board — Legal certainty — Time-barred disciplinary proceedings — Adage according to which ‘disciplinary proceedings arising out of a criminal offence must await the outcome of the criminal trial’ — Presumption of innocence — Impartiality of the Disciplinary Committee — Error of law — Probative value of the evidence — Reasonable time — Proportionality of the penalty — Intensity of the judicial review — Liability)

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2021/C 297/42

Case T-575/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Hill Mansilla v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Promotion — 2018 promotion exercise — Decision not to promote — Comparative examination of the merits — Assessment criteria — Manifest error of assessment — Equal treatment — Non-discrimination)

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2021/C 297/43

Case T-580/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Borborudi v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Iran with the aim of preventing nuclear proliferation — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Retention of the applicant’s name on the list — Error of assessment — Article 266 TFEU)

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2021/C 297/44

Case T-611/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Iniciativa ‘Derecho de la UE, derechos de las minorías y democratización de las instituciones españolas’ v Commission (Institutional law — European citizens’ initiative — ‘EU law, minority rights and democratisation of Spanish institutions’ — New EU framework to strengthen the rule of law — Refusal of registration — Manifest lack of powers of the Commission — No invitation to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union — Article 4(2) and Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 296 TFEU)

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2021/C 297/45

Case T-698/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — FJ and Others v EEAS (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — EEAS staff posted to a third country — Update of the correction coefficients — Manifest error of assessment — Retroactive effect — Legal certainty — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)

38

2021/C 297/46

Case T-699/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — FT and Others v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Commission staff posted to a third country — Update of the correction coefficients — Manifest error of assessment — Retroactive effect — Legal certainty — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)

38

2021/C 297/47

Case T-880/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Lianopoulou v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Decision on invalidity — Opinion of the invalidity committee — Article 78 of the Staff Regulations — Duty to state reasons)

39

2021/C 297/48

Case T-130/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Philip Morris Products v EUIPO — (SIENNA SELECTION) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark SIENNA SELECTION — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — No distinctive character — Name of a colour — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2021/C 297/49

Case T-266/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Global Chartered Controller Institute v EUIPO — CFA Institute (CCA CHARTERED CONTROLLER ANALYST CERTIFICATE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark CCA CHARTERED CONTROLLER ANALYST CERTIFICATE — Earlier EU word mark CFA and earlier EU figurative mark CFA CHARTERED FINANCIAL ANALYST — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Relevant public — Level of attention)

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2021/C 297/50

Case T-396/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 –Riviera-Airport v EUIPO — Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur (RIVIERA AIRPORTS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark RIVIERA AIRPORTS — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

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2021/C 297/51

Case T-398/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 –Riviera-Airport v EUIPO — Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur (RIVIERA AIRPORT) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark RIVIERA AIRPORT — Bad faith — Article 52(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 59(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

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2021/C 297/52

Case T-453/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — KZ v Commission (Civil service — Officials — 2019 promotion exercise — Decision not to promote — General provisions for implementing Article 45 of the Staff Regulations — Plea of illegality — Leave on personal grounds — Ineligibility for promotion)

42

2021/C 297/53

Case T-665/20: Judgment of the General Court of 9 June 2021 — Ryanair v Commission (Condor; Covid-19) (State aid — German air transport market — Public loan guaranteed by Germany to Condor Flugdienst in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic — Decision not to raise any objections — Aid intended to make good the damage caused by an exceptional occurrence — Article 107(2)(b) TFEU — Assessment of damages — Causal link — Obligation to state reasons — Maintenance of the effects of the decision)

42

2021/C 297/54

Case T-365/20: Order of the General Court of 2 June 2021 — Birkenstock Sales v EUIPO (Wavy crisscrossing lines on the sole of a shoe) (Action for annulment — EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting in wavy crisscrossing lines on the sole of a shoe — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

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2021/C 297/55

Case T-215/21: Action brought on 15 April 2021 — SMA Mineral v Commission

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2021/C 297/56

Case T-269/21: Action brought on 19 May 2021 — Arctic Paper Grycksbo v Commission

45

2021/C 297/57

Case T-300/21: Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (SOILXPLORER)

46

2021/C 297/58

Case T-301/21: Action brought on 27 May 2021 — CNH Industrial v EUIPO (CROPXPLORER)

47

2021/C 297/59

Case T-318/21: Action brought on 8 June 2021 — KF v BEI

47

2021/C 297/60

Case T-321/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Lietuvos geležinkeliai v Commission

48

2021/C 297/61

Case T-324/21: Action brought on 10 June 2021 — Harley-Davidson Europe and Neovia Logistics Services International v Commission

49

2021/C 297/62

Case T-325/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Jeronimo Martins Polska v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (Vitalsss plus)

50

2021/C 297/63

Case T-326/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Guangdong Haomei New Materials and Guangdong King Metal Light Alloy Technology v Commission

51

2021/C 297/64

Case T-327/21: Action brought on 9 June 2021 — Scania CV v EUIPO (V8)

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2021/C 297/65

Case T-329/21: Action brought on 10 June 2021 — Puma v EUIPO — V. Fraas (FRAAS)

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