# Official Journal C 463/5 De

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 655 December 2022 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 463

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 655 December 2022

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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Court of Justice of the European Union |
| 2022/C 463/01 | Last publications of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union | 1 |

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Court of Justice of the European Union

2022/C 463/01

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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| | COURT PROCEEDINGS |
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| 2022/C 463/02 | Case C-344/20: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles — Belgium) — L.F. v SCRL (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Directive 2000/78/EC — Establishment of a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation — Prohibition of discrimination on the ground of religion or belief — Internal rule of a private undertaking prohibiting any manifestation, in the workplace, of religious, philosophical or political belief — Prohibition including words, clothing, or any other means of manifesting those beliefs — Wearing of an item of religious clothing) | 2 |
| 2022/C 463/03 | Case C-616/20: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln — Germany) — M2Beauté Cosmetics GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Medicinal products for human use — Directive 2001/83/EC — Article 1(2)(b) — Concept of ‘medicinal product by function’ — No scientific study — Scientific knowledge on a structural analogue — Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 — Cosmetic product — Specific beneficial effects on human health — Direct or indirect beneficial effects — Positive effects on appearance) | 3 |
| 2022/C 463/04 | Case C-698/20: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Gmina Wieliszew v Syndyk masy upadłości Spółdzielczego Banku Rzemiosła i Rolnictwa w Wołominie w upadłości likwidacyjnej (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Structural Funds — European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Cohesion Fund — Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 — Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 — European Union funding — European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) — Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 — Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 — Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 — Grant agreement — Funds paid to a beneficiary into an account in an insolvent bank — National legislation not excluding those funds from the insolvency estate of that bank) | 4 |
| 2022/C 463/05 | Case C-713/20: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Centrale Raad van Beroep — Netherlands) — Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank v X, Y v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social security for migrant workers — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Article 11(3)(a) and (e) — Person residing in one Member State and employed in another Member State — Employment contract or contracts entered into with a single temporary employment agency — Temporary work assignments — Intervening periods — Determination of the legislation applicable during intervening periods between temporary work assignments — Termination of the employment relationship) | 5 |
| 2022/C 463/06 | Case C-1/21: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Veliko Tarnovo — Bulgaria) — MC v Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ Veliko Tarnovo pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 273 — Measures to ensure the correct collection of VAT — Article 325(1) TFEU — Obligation to counter illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the European Union — VAT debts of a taxable legal person — National legislation which provides for the joint and several liability of the non-taxable manager of the legal person — Transfers made in bad faith by the manager — Depletion of the legal person’s assets leading to insolvency — Failure to pay the amounts of VAT payable by the legal person within the prescribed time limits — Default interest — Proportionality) | 5 |
| 2022/C 463/07 | Case C-64/21: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Rigall Arteria Management sp. z o.o. sp.k. v Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 86/653/EEC — Article 7(1)(b) — Self-employed commercial agents — Transaction concluded with a third party whom the commercial agent has previously acquired as a customer — Remuneration — Whether the agent’s right to commission is mandatory or supplementary) | 6 |
| 2022/C 463/08 | Joined Cases C-164/21 and C-318/21: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa, Administratīvā apgabaltiesa — Latvia) — ‘Baltijas Starptautiskā Akadēmija’ SIA (C-164/21), ‘Stockholm School of Economics in Riga’ SIA (C-318/21) v Latvijas Zinātnes padome (References for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 — Article 2(83) — Direct and unconditional reference to EU law — Admissibility of the questions — Research and development and innovation aid — Concept of ‘research and knowledge-dissemination organisation’ — Higher education establishment carrying on economic and non-economic activities — Determination of the primary goal) | 7 |
| 2022/C 463/09 | Case C-199/21: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzgericht — Austria) — DN v Finanzamt Österreich (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social security — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Articles 67 and 68 — Family benefits — Right to benefits under a pension — Pensioner in receipt of pensions from two Member States — Member State(s) in which that pensioner is entitled to family benefits — Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 — Third sentence of Article 60(1) — Legislation of a Member State providing for the award of family benefits to the parent who has taken the child into his or her household — Failure by that parent to claim the award of those benefits — Obligation to take into account the application submitted by the other parent — Request for the recovery of family benefits paid to the other parent — Whether permissible) | 8 |
| 2022/C 463/10 | Case C-256/21: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München — Germany) — KP v TV, Gemeinde Bodman-Ludwigshafen (Reference for a preliminary ruling — EU trade marks — Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 124(a) and (d) — Article 128 — Jurisdiction of EU trade mark courts — Action for infringement — Counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity — Withdrawal of the action for infringement — Outcome of the counterclaim — Autonomous nature of the counterclaim) | 9 |
| 2022/C 463/11 | Case C-355/21: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Perfumesco.pl sp. z o.o., sp.k. v Procter & Gamble International Operations SA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual property — Directive 2004/48/EC — Enforcement of intellectual property rights — Article 10 — Corrective measures — Destruction of goods — Concept of ‘infringement of an intellectual property right’ — Goods bearing an EU trade mark) | 9 |
| 2022/C 463/12 | Case C-397/21: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék — Hungary) — HUMDA Magyar Autó-Motorsport Fejlesztési Ügynökség Zrt. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága (Request for a preliminary ruling — Harmonisation of fiscal legislation — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Sales which are not subject to VAT — VAT unduly invoiced and paid — Liquidation of the provider — Refusal by the tax authority to refund to the customer VAT improperly paid — Principles of effectiveness, tax neutrality and non-discrimination) | 10 |
| 2022/C 463/13 | Case C-405/21: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Višje sodišče v Mariboru — Slovenia) — FV v NOVA KREDITNA BANKA MARIBOR d.d. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Article 3(1) and Article 8 — Criteria for assessing the unfairness of a contractual term — Significant imbalance between the parties’ rights and obligations under the contract — Requirement of good faith on the part of the seller or supplier — Possibility of ensuring a higher level of protection than that provided for in the directive) | 11 |
| 2022/C 463/14 | Case C-431/21: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Bremen — Germany) — X GmbH & Co. KG v Finanzamt Bremen (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services — Corporation tax — Determination of the taxable income of companies — Transactions featuring foreign elements — Obligation to provide fiscal documentation of business relations between parties with a relationship of interdependence — Estimate of the taxable income and surcharge by way of a penalty) | 12 |
| 2022/C 463/15 | Case C-437/21: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Liberty Lines SpA v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Transport — Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 — Articles 1 and 4 — Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 — Article 1 — Direct award of public service contracts — Public services for high-speed maritime passenger transport — Treatment like railway transport services provided by sea) | 12 |
| 2022/C 463/16 | Case C-593/21: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — Belgium) — NY v Herios SARL (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 86/653/EEC — Article 17(2)(a) — Self-employed commercial agents — Termination of the agency contract by the principal — Compensation of the agent — Goodwill indemnity — Sub-agency — Right of the subagent to a proportion of the goodwill indemnity payable to the main agent corresponding to the customers brought by the subagent) | 13 |
| 2022/C 463/17 | Case C-79/22 P: Appeal brought on 8 February 2022 by Carlos Correia de Matos against the order of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 17 December 2021 in Case T-719/21, Correia de Matos v Commission | 14 |
| 2022/C 463/18 | Case C-446/22 P: Appeal brought on 5 July 2022 by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 4 May 2022 in Case T-237/21, Fidelity National Information Services v EUIPO — IFIS (FIS) | 14 |
| 2022/C 463/19 | Case C-533/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Argeș (Romania) lodged on 9 August 2022 — SC Adient Ltd & Co. KG v Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală and Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice Ploiești — Administrația Județeană a Finanțelor Publice Argeș | 14 |
| 2022/C 463/20 | Case C-540/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Middelburg (Netherlands) lodged on 11 August 2022 — SN and Others v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid | 15 |
| 2022/C 463/21 | Case C-549/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Netherlands) lodged on 18 August 2022 — X v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank | 16 |
| 2022/C 463/22 | Case C-572/22 P: Appeal brought on 26 August 2022 by Ana Carla Mendes de Almeida against the order of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 13 June 2022 in Case T-334/21 Mendes de Almeida v Council | 17 |
| 2022/C 463/23 | Case C-585/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 7 September 2022 — X BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën | 17 |
| 2022/C 463/24 | Case C-590/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Wesel (Germany) lodged on 9 September 2022 — AT, BT v PS GbR, VG, MB, DH, WB, GS | 18 |
| 2022/C 463/25 | Case C-596/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Minden (Germany) lodged on 15 September 2022 — Mr J. O. v Kreis Gütersloh | 18 |
| 2022/C 463/26 | Case C-598/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 16 September 2022 — Società Italiana Imprese Balneari Srl v Comune di Rosignano Marittimo and Others | 19 |
| 2022/C 463/27 | Case C-651/22: Action brought on 17 October 2022 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic | 20 |
| 2022/C 463/28 | Case C-668/22: Action brought on 21 October 2022 — European Commission v Slovak Republic | 21 |
| | General Court |
| 2022/C 463/29 | Case T-421/17 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Leino-Sandberg v Parliament (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Document relating to a decision refusing a third party full access to trilogue tables relating to the proposal for a regulation of the Parliament and of the Council on Europol and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA — Refusal to grant access — Second indent of Article 4(2) of Regulation No 1049/2001 — Exception for the protection of court proceedings and legal advice) | 22 |
| 2022/C 463/30 | Case T-502/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 –Corneli v ECB (Economic and monetary union — Banking union — Recovery and resolution of credit institutions — Early intervention measures — Decision of the ECB to place Banca Carige under temporary administration — Action for annulment — Action brought by a shareholder — Standing to bring proceedings — Interest separate from that of the bank — Admissibility — Error of law in the determination of the legal basis — Interpretation of national law by the EU Courts in conformity with EU law — Limit — Prohibition on interpreting national law contra legem) | 22 |
| 2022/C 463/31 | Case T-552/19 OP: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Malacalza Investimenti v ECB (Access to documents — Decision 2004/258/EC — ECB’s decision to place Banca Carige under temporary administration — Refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the confidentiality of information protected as such under EU law — General presumption of confidentiality — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a particular natural or legal person, including intellectual property — Meaning of confidential information — Obligation to state reasons — Opposition) | 23 |
| 2022/C 463/32 | Case T-627/20: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — LAICO v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Libya — 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) | 24 |
| 2022/C 463/33 | Case T-711/20: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — CMS (CMS Italy) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark CMS Italy — Earlier international figurative marks representing a feline bounding towards the left and earlier international figurative mark PUMA — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the signs — Proof of reputation — Overall assessment) | 25 |
| 2022/C 463/34 | Case T-761/20: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — European Dynamics Luxembourg v ECB (Public procurement — Tendering procedure — Exclusion from the procurement procedure — Abnormally low offer — Attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process — Failure to observe the rules on communication — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons — Misuse of powers — Non-contractual liability) | 26 |
| 2022/C 463/35 | Case T-83/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Van Walle v ECDC (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — ECDC staff members — Decision not to renew a contract — Manifest error of assessment — Misuse of powers — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Right to be heard — Action for annulment and for damages) | 26 |
| 2022/C 463/36 | Case T-88/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Paesen v EEAS (Civil service — Official — EEAS staff posted to a third country — Head of delegation — Management trial period — Final assessment report of the management trial period — Act not adversely affecting an official — Inadmissibility — Re-assignment to a non-managerial post at EEAS headquarters — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Conditions for the application of Article 11 of Commission Decision C (2008) 5028/2 of 9 September 2008 on middle management staff to heads of delegation — Failure to include documents in the personal file — Interests of the service — Misuse of powers — Request for assistance — Decision rejecting the request — Liability) | 27 |
| 2022/C 463/37 | Case T-168/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Magnetec v EUIPO (Light blue) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a shade of light blue — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Limitation of goods designated by the trade mark application — Article 49(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Requirements of clarity and precision — Article 33(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001) | 28 |
| 2022/C 463/38 | Case T-174/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Agrofert v Parliament (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to the investigation against the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Interest in bringing proceedings in part ceasing to exist — No need to adjudicate in part — Obligation to state reasons) | 28 |
| 2022/C 463/39 | Case T-222/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Shopify v EUIPO — Rossi and Others (Shoppi) (EU trade mark — Cancellation proceedings — EU figurative mark Shoppi — Earlier EU word mark SHOPIFY — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Lack of enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark — Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom (Brexit)) | 29 |
| 2022/C 463/40 | Case T-311/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — SV v EIB (Civil service — EIB staff — Performance appraisal — Promotion — Administrative review — Special procedure applicable to appraisal decisions — Rule of correspondence between the administrative review and the subsequent application — Intensity of the review — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Manifest error of assessment — Liability) | 30 |
| 2022/C 463/41 | Case T-352/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Oi Dromoi tis Elias v Commission (Institutional law — Selection of partners to carry out Europe Direct (2021-2025) activities in Greece — Call for proposals procedure — Eligibility criteria — Rejection of application) | 30 |
| 2022/C 463/42 | Case T-429/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Aldi Einkauf v EUIPO — Cantina sociale Tollo (ALDIANO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ALDIANO — Earlier EU word marks and earlier international word registration ALDI — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 31 |
| 2022/C 463/43 | Case T-454/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — G-Core Innovations v EUIPO — Coretransform (G CORELABS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark G CORELABS — Earlier EU figurative mark CORE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)) | 31 |
| 2022/C 463/44 | Case T-496/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Vasallo Andrés v Parliament (Institutional law — Petitions Committee of the Parliament — Petition concerning the disciplinary regime for public employees in Spain — Question not coming within the scope of activity of the European Union — Obligation to state reasons — Conflict of interest — Effect of posting the status of a petition on the Parliament’s Internet petitions portal) | 32 |
| 2022/C 463/45 | Case T-517/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Grieger v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Secondment — Commitment to reassign to a middle management post at the end of the secondment — Request to be reassigned — Interests of the service — Obligation to state reasons — Legitimate expectations — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials) | 33 |
| 2022/C 463/46 | Case T-524/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Saure v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Commission correspondence with AstraZeneca and the German authorities concerning the quantity of COVID-19 vaccines and their delivery times — Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings — Documents having been produced in the context of court proceedings that were closed at the time of adoption of the decision refusing access to those documents — Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual — Exception relating to the protection of commercial interests of a third party) | 33 |
| 2022/C 463/47 | Case T-537/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (BODY STAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BODY STAR — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Earlier national word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 34 |
| 2022/C 463/48 | Case T-539/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — the airscreen company v EUIPO — Moviescreens Rental (airframe) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative mark airframe — Absolute grounds for refusal — No descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 35 |
| 2022/C 463/49 | Case T-572/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO — Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark COPAL TREE — Earlier national figurative mark COMPAL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 36 |
| 2022/C 463/50 | Case T-589/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Serrano Velázquez v Parliament (Institutional law — Petitions Committee of the Parliament — Petition concerning the infringement by the Spanish authorities of EU law in the field of fundamental rights — Decision to dismiss the petition — Obligation to state reasons) | 36 |
| 2022/C 463/51 | Case T-599/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (Body-Star) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Body-Star — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of that regulation) | 37 |
| 2022/C 463/52 | Case T-618/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — WV v CdT (Civil service — Temporary agents — Sick leave — Unjustified absences — Termination of contract without notice — Article 16 of the CEOS — Article 48(b) of the CEOS — Liability) | 37 |
| 2022/C 463/53 | Case T-652/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — L. Oliva Torras v EUIPO — Mecánica del Frío (Vehicle couplings) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a coupling for connecting refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment to a motor vehicle — Grounds for invalidity — Novelty — Individual character — Articles 5 and 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Disclosure of the earlier design — Article 7 of Regulation No 6/2002 — Scope of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Earlier design produced after the filing of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Article 28(1)(b)(i), (v) and (vi) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002) | 38 |
| 2022/C 463/54 | Case T-656/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — H/2 Credit Manager v EUIPO — Hcapital Partners SCR (H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS — Earlier EU figurative mark HCapital — Relative ground for refusal — Relevant public — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Similarity of the services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 39 |
| 2022/C 463/55 | Case T-663/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Zegers v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Retirement pension — Transfer of national pension rights — Condition requiring acquisition before entry into the service of the European Union — Recognition by the national authority of a period after entry into the service of the European Union) | 39 |
| 2022/C 463/56 | Case T-696/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Les Bordes Golf International v EUIPO — Mast-Jägermeister (LES BORDES) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark LES BORDES — Earlier international figurative mark consisting of inter alia a stag’s head — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 40 |
| 2022/C 463/57 | Case T-752/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Associação do Socorro e Amparo v EUIPO — De Bragança (quis ut Deus) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark quis ut Deus — Lack of genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 40 |
| 2022/C 463/58 | Case T-802/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — just-organic.com v EUIPO (JUST ORGANIC) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark JUST ORGANIC — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) | 41 |
| 2022/C 463/59 | Case T-58/22: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Labaš v EUIPO (FRESH) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark FRESH — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001) | 42 |
| 2022/C 463/60 | Case T-738/18 RENV: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Dragnea v Commission (External investigations conducted by OLAF — Refusal of access to the OLAF investigation file — Withdrawal and replacement of the contested measure — Action now devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate) | 42 |
| 2022/C 463/61 | Case T-517/19 INTP: Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Homoki v Commission (Interpretation of a judgment — Inadmissiblity) | 43 |
| 2022/C 463/62 | Case T-45/20: Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — KRBL v EUIPO — P.K. Overseas (INDIA SALAM Pure Basmati Rice) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Expiry of the international registration of the mark applied for — Action which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate) | 43 |
| 2022/C 463/63 | Joined Cases T-101/21 and T-213/21: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Primagra and Mlékárna Hlinsko v Commission (Actions for annulment — European Structural and Investment Funds — ERDF — Cohesion Fund — ESF — Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 — Letter concerning the follow-up of recommendations set out by the Commission in its audit of alleged conflicts of interest — Act not amenable to review — Preparatory act — Inadmissibility) | 44 |
| 2022/C 463/64 | Case T-514/21: Order of the General Court of 19 October 2022 — Associazione ‘Terra Mia Amici No Tap’ v EIB (Action for failure to act — Environment — Financing of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline — Resolution of the Board of Directors of the EIB approving the financing — Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Request for internal review — Answer given after the action was brought — Application for an injunction — Lack of jurisdiction — Plea of inadmissibility — No need to adjudicate) | 44 |
| 2022/C 463/65 | Case T-518/21: Order of the General Court of 15 September 2022 — European Paper Packaging Alliance v Commission (Action for annulment — Environment — Commission Guidelines on single-use plastic products — Directive (EU) 2019/904 — Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility) | 45 |
| 2022/C 463/66 | Case T-624/21: Order of the General Court of 22 September 2022 — Primagran v EUIPO — Primagaz (prımagran) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark prımagran — Earlier EU figurative mark PRIMA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 27(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Prohibition of reformatio in pejus — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law) | 46 |
| 2022/C 463/67 | Case T-653/21: Order of the General Court of 20 October 2022 — Callaway v Commission (Action for annulment — Common agricultural policy — Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Plant varieties — Producer of the hemp variety Finola — Areas cultivated in Poland — Hemp varieties eligible for financial support under the common agricultural policy — Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content — Authorisation given to Poland to prohibit the marketing of the Finola variety in its territory — Not directly concerned — Inadmissibility) | 46 |
| 2022/C 463/68 | Case T-697/21: Order of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — FC v EUAA (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Disciplinary proceedings — Refusal of request to stay disciplinary proceedings pending judgments of the General Court in related cases — Delivery of judgments of the General Court in the related pending cases — No need to adjudicate) | 47 |
| 2022/C 463/69 | Case T-788/21: Order of the General Court of 19 September 2022 — TDK Foil Italy v Commission (Action for annulment — Commercial policy — Dumping — Imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in China — Definitive anti-dumping duty — Independent importer — No individual concern — Inadmissibility) | 48 |
| 2022/C 463/70 | Case T-1/22: Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Airoldi Metalli v Commission (Action for annulment — Dumping — Imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in China — Imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty — Importer — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Act not of individual concern — Inadmissibility) | 48 |
| 2022/C 463/71 | Case T-41/22: Order of the General Court of 11 October 2022 — Fundacja Instytut na rzecz Kultury Prawnej Ordo Iuris v Parliament (Action for annulment — Parliament resolution on the first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility) | 49 |
| 2022/C 463/72 | Case T-53/22: Order of the General Court of 30 September 2022 — Collard v ID (Law governing the institutions — Member of the European Parliament — Suspension and exclusion of a Member from his or her political group — Applicant who has ceased to reply to the Court’s requests — No need to adjudicate) | 49 |
| 2022/C 463/73 | Case T-54/22: Order of the General Court of 30 September 2022 — Rivière v ID (Law governing the institutions — Member of the European Parliament — Suspension and exclusion of a Member from his or her political group — Applicant who has ceased to reply to the Court’s requests — No need to adjudicate) | 50 |
| 2022/C 463/74 | Case T-101/22: Order of the General Court of 7 October 2022 — OG and Others v Commission (Action for annulment — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 — Regulation (EU) 2021/953 — EU Digital COVID Certificate — Freedom of movement for persons — Restrictions — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility) | 51 |
| 2022/C 463/75 | Case T-103/22: Order of the General Court of 7 October 2022 — ON v Commission (Action for annulment — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 — Regulation (EU) 2021/953 — EU Digital COVID Certificate — Freedom of movement for persons — Restrictions — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility) | 51 |
| 2022/C 463/76 | Case T-134/22: Order of the General Court of 26 September 2022 — OO v EIB (Civil service — EIB staff — Remuneration — Expatriation allowance reduced by half — Salary statement — Time limit for bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility) | 52 |
| 2022/C 463/77 | Case T-165/22: Order of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Saure v Commission (Action for annulment — Access to documents — Refusal to grant access — Lis pendens — Inadmissibility) | 52 |
| 2022/C 463/78 | Case T-281/22 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 21 September 2022 — Xpand Consortium and Others v Commission (Interim relief — Public supply contracts — Provision of Development, Implementation, Maintenance/Operations, Advice and Consultancy Services in Accounting/Finance and Financial IT Systems — Application for interim measures — Lack of urgency) | 53 |
| 2022/C 463/79 | Case T-416/22 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 18 October 2022 — Fresenius Kabi Austria and Others v Commission (Interim relief — Medicinal products for human use — Directive 2001/83/EC — Marketing authorisations for medicinal products containing the active substance ‘hydroxyethyl starch (HES), solutions for infusion’ — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency) | 53 |
| 2022/C 463/80 | Case T-581/22: Action brought on 19 September 2022 — ECE Group v EUIPO — ECE Piknik Ürünleri Plastik ve Kömür Üretim Ithalat Ihracat (ECE QUALITY OF LIFE) | 54 |
| 2022/C 463/81 | Case T-593/22: Action brought on 23 September 2022 — RM v Parliament | 55 |
| 2022/C 463/82 | Case T-630/22: Action brought on 10 October 2022 — Topper Argentina v EUIPO — Ningbo Xiangxinli Network Technology (wetoper) | 56 |
| 2022/C 463/83 | Case T-631/22: Action brought on 11 October 2022 — Beijing Unicorn Technology v EUIPO — WD Plus (Device of a circle with two sharp points) | 56 |
| 2022/C 463/84 | Case T-639/22: Action brought on 12 October 2022 — VF International v EUIPO — Super Brand Licencing (GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION) | 57 |
| 2022/C 463/85 | Case T-645/22: Action brought on 15 October 2022 — C. & S. v EUIPO — Scuderia AlphaTauri (CS jeans your best fashion partner) | 58 |
| 2022/C 463/86 | Case T-646/22: Action brought on 14 October 2022 — Piaggio & C. v EUIPO — e-bility (Scooter) | 58 |
| 2022/C 463/87 | Case T-647/22: Action brought on 17 October 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — Handelsmaatschappij J. Van Hilst (Shoes) | 59 |
| 2022/C 463/88 | Case T-649/22: Action brought on 14 October 2022 — Shammout v Council | 60 |
| 2022/C 463/89 | Case T-653/22: Action brought on 19 October 2022 — Silex v Commission | 60 |
| 2022/C 463/90 | Case T-335/20: Order of the General Court of 14 October 2022 — Czech Republic v Commission | 61 |
| 2022/C 463/91 | Case T-11/22: Order of the General Court of 14 October 2022 — Medivet Group v EUIPO (MEDIVET) | 61 |
| 2022/C 463/92 | Case T-138/22: Order of the General Court of 19 October 2022 — HCP v EUIPO — Timm Health Care (PYLOMED) | 62 |

V   Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

Court of Justice

2022/C 463/02

Case C-344/20: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the tribunal du travail francophone de Bruxelles — Belgium) — L.F. v SCRL (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Directive 2000/78/EC — Establishment of a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation — Prohibition of discrimination on the ground of religion or belief — Internal rule of a private undertaking prohibiting any manifestation, in the workplace, of religious, philosophical or political belief — Prohibition including words, clothing, or any other means of manifesting those beliefs — Wearing of an item of religious clothing)

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2022/C 463/03

Case C-616/20: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Köln — Germany) — M2Beauté Cosmetics GmbH v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Medicinal products for human use — Directive 2001/83/EC — Article 1(2)(b) — Concept of ‘medicinal product by function’ — No scientific study — Scientific knowledge on a structural analogue — Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 — Cosmetic product — Specific beneficial effects on human health — Direct or indirect beneficial effects — Positive effects on appearance)

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2022/C 463/04

Case C-698/20: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Gmina Wieliszew v Syndyk masy upadłości Spółdzielczego Banku Rzemiosła i Rolnictwa w Wołominie w upadłości likwidacyjnej (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Structural Funds — European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) — Cohesion Fund — Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 — Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 — European Union funding — European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) — Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 — Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 — Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 — Grant agreement — Funds paid to a beneficiary into an account in an insolvent bank — National legislation not excluding those funds from the insolvency estate of that bank)

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2022/C 463/05

Case C-713/20: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Centrale Raad van Beroep — Netherlands) — Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank v X, Y v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social security for migrant workers — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Article 11(3)(a) and (e) — Person residing in one Member State and employed in another Member State — Employment contract or contracts entered into with a single temporary employment agency — Temporary work assignments — Intervening periods — Determination of the legislation applicable during intervening periods between temporary work assignments — Termination of the employment relationship)

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2022/C 463/06

Case C-1/21: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Veliko Tarnovo — Bulgaria) — MC v Direktor na Direktsia ‘Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika’ Veliko Tarnovo pri Tsentralno upravlenie na Natsionalnata agentsia za prihodite (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 273 — Measures to ensure the correct collection of VAT — Article 325(1) TFEU — Obligation to counter illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the European Union — VAT debts of a taxable legal person — National legislation which provides for the joint and several liability of the non-taxable manager of the legal person — Transfers made in bad faith by the manager — Depletion of the legal person’s assets leading to insolvency — Failure to pay the amounts of VAT payable by the legal person within the prescribed time limits — Default interest — Proportionality)

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2022/C 463/07

Case C-64/21: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Rigall Arteria Management sp. z o.o. sp.k. v Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 86/653/EEC — Article 7(1)(b) — Self-employed commercial agents — Transaction concluded with a third party whom the commercial agent has previously acquired as a customer — Remuneration — Whether the agent’s right to commission is mandatory or supplementary)

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2022/C 463/08

Joined Cases C-164/21 and C-318/21: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa, Administratīvā apgabaltiesa — Latvia) — ‘Baltijas Starptautiskā Akadēmija’ SIA (C-164/21), ‘Stockholm School of Economics in Riga’ SIA (C-318/21) v Latvijas Zinātnes padome (References for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 — Article 2(83) — Direct and unconditional reference to EU law — Admissibility of the questions — Research and development and innovation aid — Concept of ‘research and knowledge-dissemination organisation’ — Higher education establishment carrying on economic and non-economic activities — Determination of the primary goal)

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2022/C 463/09

Case C-199/21: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzgericht — Austria) — DN v Finanzamt Österreich (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social security — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Articles 67 and 68 — Family benefits — Right to benefits under a pension — Pensioner in receipt of pensions from two Member States — Member State(s) in which that pensioner is entitled to family benefits — Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 — Third sentence of Article 60(1) — Legislation of a Member State providing for the award of family benefits to the parent who has taken the child into his or her household — Failure by that parent to claim the award of those benefits — Obligation to take into account the application submitted by the other parent — Request for the recovery of family benefits paid to the other parent — Whether permissible)

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2022/C 463/10

Case C-256/21: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München — Germany) — KP v TV, Gemeinde Bodman-Ludwigshafen (Reference for a preliminary ruling — EU trade marks — Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 124(a) and (d) — Article 128 — Jurisdiction of EU trade mark courts — Action for infringement — Counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity — Withdrawal of the action for infringement — Outcome of the counterclaim — Autonomous nature of the counterclaim)

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2022/C 463/11

Case C-355/21: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy — Poland) — Perfumesco.pl sp. z o.o., sp.k. v Procter & Gamble International Operations SA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual property — Directive 2004/48/EC — Enforcement of intellectual property rights — Article 10 — Corrective measures — Destruction of goods — Concept of ‘infringement of an intellectual property right’ — Goods bearing an EU trade mark)

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2022/C 463/12

Case C-397/21: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék — Hungary) — HUMDA Magyar Autó-Motorsport Fejlesztési Ügynökség Zrt. v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Fellebbviteli Igazgatósága (Request for a preliminary ruling — Harmonisation of fiscal legislation — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Sales which are not subject to VAT — VAT unduly invoiced and paid — Liquidation of the provider — Refusal by the tax authority to refund to the customer VAT improperly paid — Principles of effectiveness, tax neutrality and non-discrimination)

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2022/C 463/13

Case C-405/21: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Višje sodišče v Mariboru — Slovenia) — FV v NOVA KREDITNA BANKA MARIBOR d.d. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Article 3(1) and Article 8 — Criteria for assessing the unfairness of a contractual term — Significant imbalance between the parties’ rights and obligations under the contract — Requirement of good faith on the part of the seller or supplier — Possibility of ensuring a higher level of protection than that provided for in the directive)

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2022/C 463/14

Case C-431/21: Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Bremen — Germany) — X GmbH & Co. KG v Finanzamt Bremen (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services — Corporation tax — Determination of the taxable income of companies — Transactions featuring foreign elements — Obligation to provide fiscal documentation of business relations between parties with a relationship of interdependence — Estimate of the taxable income and surcharge by way of a penalty)

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2022/C 463/15

Case C-437/21: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Liberty Lines SpA v Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Transport — Regulation (EEC) No 3577/92 — Articles 1 and 4 — Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 — Article 1 — Direct award of public service contracts — Public services for high-speed maritime passenger transport — Treatment like railway transport services provided by sea)

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2022/C 463/16

Case C-593/21: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation — Belgium) — NY v Herios SARL (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 86/653/EEC — Article 17(2)(a) — Self-employed commercial agents — Termination of the agency contract by the principal — Compensation of the agent — Goodwill indemnity — Sub-agency — Right of the subagent to a proportion of the goodwill indemnity payable to the main agent corresponding to the customers brought by the subagent)

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2022/C 463/17

Case C-79/22 P: Appeal brought on 8 February 2022 by Carlos Correia de Matos against the order of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 17 December 2021 in Case T-719/21, Correia de Matos v Commission

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2022/C 463/18

Case C-446/22 P: Appeal brought on 5 July 2022 by Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. against the judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 4 May 2022 in Case T-237/21, Fidelity National Information Services v EUIPO — IFIS (FIS)

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2022/C 463/19

Case C-533/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Argeș (Romania) lodged on 9 August 2022 — SC Adient Ltd & Co. KG v Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală and Agenția Națională de Administrare Fiscală — Direcția Generală Regională a Finanțelor Publice Ploiești — Administrația Județeană a Finanțelor Publice Argeș

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2022/C 463/20

Case C-540/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Middelburg (Netherlands) lodged on 11 August 2022 — SN and Others v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid

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2022/C 463/21

Case C-549/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Netherlands) lodged on 18 August 2022 — X v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank

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2022/C 463/22

Case C-572/22 P: Appeal brought on 26 August 2022 by Ana Carla Mendes de Almeida against the order of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 13 June 2022 in Case T-334/21 Mendes de Almeida v Council

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2022/C 463/23

Case C-585/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 7 September 2022 — X BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2022/C 463/24

Case C-590/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Wesel (Germany) lodged on 9 September 2022 — AT, BT v PS GbR, VG, MB, DH, WB, GS

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2022/C 463/25

Case C-596/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Minden (Germany) lodged on 15 September 2022 — Mr J. O. v Kreis Gütersloh

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2022/C 463/26

Case C-598/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 16 September 2022 — Società Italiana Imprese Balneari Srl v Comune di Rosignano Marittimo and Others

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2022/C 463/27

Case C-651/22: Action brought on 17 October 2022 — European Commission v Portuguese Republic

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2022/C 463/28

Case C-668/22: Action brought on 21 October 2022 — European Commission v Slovak Republic

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General Court

2022/C 463/29

Case T-421/17 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Leino-Sandberg v Parliament (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Document relating to a decision refusing a third party full access to trilogue tables relating to the proposal for a regulation of the Parliament and of the Council on Europol and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA — Refusal to grant access — Second indent of Article 4(2) of Regulation No 1049/2001 — Exception for the protection of court proceedings and legal advice)

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2022/C 463/30

Case T-502/19: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 –Corneli v ECB (Economic and monetary union — Banking union — Recovery and resolution of credit institutions — Early intervention measures — Decision of the ECB to place Banca Carige under temporary administration — Action for annulment — Action brought by a shareholder — Standing to bring proceedings — Interest separate from that of the bank — Admissibility — Error of law in the determination of the legal basis — Interpretation of national law by the EU Courts in conformity with EU law — Limit — Prohibition on interpreting national law contra legem)

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2022/C 463/31

Case T-552/19 OP: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Malacalza Investimenti v ECB (Access to documents — Decision 2004/258/EC — ECB’s decision to place Banca Carige under temporary administration — Refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the confidentiality of information protected as such under EU law — General presumption of confidentiality — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a particular natural or legal person, including intellectual property — Meaning of confidential information — Obligation to state reasons — Opposition)

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2022/C 463/32

Case T-627/20: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — LAICO v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Libya — 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)

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2022/C 463/33

Case T-711/20: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — CMS (CMS Italy) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark CMS Italy — Earlier international figurative marks representing a feline bounding towards the left and earlier international figurative mark PUMA — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Similarity of the signs — Proof of reputation — Overall assessment)

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2022/C 463/34

Case T-761/20: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — European Dynamics Luxembourg v ECB (Public procurement — Tendering procedure — Exclusion from the procurement procedure — Abnormally low offer — Attempts to unduly influence the decision-making process — Failure to observe the rules on communication — Proportionality — Obligation to state reasons — Misuse of powers — Non-contractual liability)

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2022/C 463/35

Case T-83/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Van Walle v ECDC (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — ECDC staff members — Decision not to renew a contract — Manifest error of assessment — Misuse of powers — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Right to be heard — Action for annulment and for damages)

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2022/C 463/36

Case T-88/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Paesen v EEAS (Civil service — Official — EEAS staff posted to a third country — Head of delegation — Management trial period — Final assessment report of the management trial period — Act not adversely affecting an official — Inadmissibility — Re-assignment to a non-managerial post at EEAS headquarters — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Conditions for the application of Article 11 of Commission Decision C (2008) 5028/2 of 9 September 2008 on middle management staff to heads of delegation — Failure to include documents in the personal file — Interests of the service — Misuse of powers — Request for assistance — Decision rejecting the request — Liability)

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2022/C 463/37

Case T-168/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Magnetec v EUIPO (Light blue) (EU trade mark — Application for an EU trade mark consisting of a shade of light blue — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Limitation of goods designated by the trade mark application — Article 49(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Requirements of clarity and precision — Article 33(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/38

Case T-174/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Agrofert v Parliament (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to the investigation against the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Interest in bringing proceedings in part ceasing to exist — No need to adjudicate in part — Obligation to state reasons)

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2022/C 463/39

Case T-222/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Shopify v EUIPO — Rossi and Others (Shoppi) (EU trade mark — Cancellation proceedings — EU figurative mark Shoppi — Earlier EU word mark SHOPIFY — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Lack of enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark — Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom (Brexit))

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2022/C 463/40

Case T-311/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — SV v EIB (Civil service — EIB staff — Performance appraisal — Promotion — Administrative review — Special procedure applicable to appraisal decisions — Rule of correspondence between the administrative review and the subsequent application — Intensity of the review — Obligation to state reasons — Right to be heard — Manifest error of assessment — Liability)

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2022/C 463/41

Case T-352/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Oi Dromoi tis Elias v Commission (Institutional law — Selection of partners to carry out Europe Direct (2021-2025) activities in Greece — Call for proposals procedure — Eligibility criteria — Rejection of application)

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2022/C 463/42

Case T-429/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Aldi Einkauf v EUIPO — Cantina sociale Tollo (ALDIANO) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark ALDIANO — Earlier EU word marks and earlier international word registration ALDI — Genuine use of the earlier mark — Article 64 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/43

Case T-454/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — G-Core Innovations v EUIPO — Coretransform (G CORELABS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark G CORELABS — Earlier EU figurative mark CORE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))

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2022/C 463/44

Case T-496/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Vasallo Andrés v Parliament (Institutional law — Petitions Committee of the Parliament — Petition concerning the disciplinary regime for public employees in Spain — Question not coming within the scope of activity of the European Union — Obligation to state reasons — Conflict of interest — Effect of posting the status of a petition on the Parliament’s Internet petitions portal)

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2022/C 463/45

Case T-517/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Grieger v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Secondment — Commitment to reassign to a middle management post at the end of the secondment — Request to be reassigned — Interests of the service — Obligation to state reasons — Legitimate expectations — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials)

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2022/C 463/46

Case T-524/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Saure v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Commission correspondence with AstraZeneca and the German authorities concerning the quantity of COVID-19 vaccines and their delivery times — Exception relating to the protection of court proceedings — Documents having been produced in the context of court proceedings that were closed at the time of adoption of the decision refusing access to those documents — Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual — Exception relating to the protection of commercial interests of a third party)

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2022/C 463/47

Case T-537/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (BODY STAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark BODY STAR — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Earlier national word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/48

Case T-539/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — the airscreen company v EUIPO — Moviescreens Rental (airframe) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Figurative mark airframe — Absolute grounds for refusal — No descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/49

Case T-572/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Copal Tree Brands v EUIPO — Sumol + Compal Marcas (COPAL TREE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark COPAL TREE — Earlier national figurative mark COMPAL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/50

Case T-589/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Serrano Velázquez v Parliament (Institutional law — Petitions Committee of the Parliament — Petition concerning the infringement by the Spanish authorities of EU law in the field of fundamental rights — Decision to dismiss the petition — Obligation to state reasons)

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2022/C 463/51

Case T-599/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — bett1.de v EUIPO — XXXLutz Marken (Body-Star) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Body-Star — Earlier EU word mark Bodyguard — Relative ground for refusal — Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001, read in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of that regulation)

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2022/C 463/52

Case T-618/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — WV v CdT (Civil service — Temporary agents — Sick leave — Unjustified absences — Termination of contract without notice — Article 16 of the CEOS — Article 48(b) of the CEOS — Liability)

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2022/C 463/53

Case T-652/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — L. Oliva Torras v EUIPO — Mecánica del Frío (Vehicle couplings) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a coupling for connecting refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment to a motor vehicle — Grounds for invalidity — Novelty — Individual character — Articles 5 and 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Disclosure of the earlier design — Article 7 of Regulation No 6/2002 — Scope of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Earlier design produced after the filing of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Article 28(1)(b)(i), (v) and (vi) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002)

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2022/C 463/54

Case T-656/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — H/2 Credit Manager v EUIPO — Hcapital Partners SCR (H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark H/2 CAPITAL PARTNERS — Earlier EU figurative mark HCapital — Relative ground for refusal — Relevant public — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Similarity of the services — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/55

Case T-663/21: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Zegers v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Retirement pension — Transfer of national pension rights — Condition requiring acquisition before entry into the service of the European Union — Recognition by the national authority of a period after entry into the service of the European Union)

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2022/C 463/56

Case T-696/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Les Bordes Golf International v EUIPO — Mast-Jägermeister (LES BORDES) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark LES BORDES — Earlier international figurative mark consisting of inter alia a stag’s head — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/57

Case T-752/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Associação do Socorro e Amparo v EUIPO — De Bragança (quis ut Deus) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark quis ut Deus — Lack of genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/58

Case T-802/21: Judgment of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — just-organic.com v EUIPO (JUST ORGANIC) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark JUST ORGANIC — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/59

Case T-58/22: Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — Labaš v EUIPO (FRESH) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU figurative mark FRESH — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)

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2022/C 463/60

Case T-738/18 RENV: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Dragnea v Commission (External investigations conducted by OLAF — Refusal of access to the OLAF investigation file — Withdrawal and replacement of the contested measure — Action now devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)

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2022/C 463/61

Case T-517/19 INTP: Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Homoki v Commission (Interpretation of a judgment — Inadmissiblity)

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2022/C 463/62

Case T-45/20: Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — KRBL v EUIPO — P.K. Overseas (INDIA SALAM Pure Basmati Rice) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Expiry of the international registration of the mark applied for — Action which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)

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2022/C 463/63

Joined Cases T-101/21 and T-213/21: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Primagra and Mlékárna Hlinsko v Commission (Actions for annulment — European Structural and Investment Funds — ERDF — Cohesion Fund — ESF — Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 — Letter concerning the follow-up of recommendations set out by the Commission in its audit of alleged conflicts of interest — Act not amenable to review — Preparatory act — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/64

Case T-514/21: Order of the General Court of 19 October 2022 — Associazione ‘Terra Mia Amici No Tap’ v EIB (Action for failure to act — Environment — Financing of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline — Resolution of the Board of Directors of the EIB approving the financing — Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 — Request for internal review — Answer given after the action was brought — Application for an injunction — Lack of jurisdiction — Plea of inadmissibility — No need to adjudicate)

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2022/C 463/65

Case T-518/21: Order of the General Court of 15 September 2022 — European Paper Packaging Alliance v Commission (Action for annulment — Environment — Commission Guidelines on single-use plastic products — Directive (EU) 2019/904 — Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/66

Case T-624/21: Order of the General Court of 22 September 2022 — Primagran v EUIPO — Primagaz (prımagran) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark prımagran — Earlier EU figurative mark PRIMA — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 27(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Prohibition of reformatio in pejus — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)

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2022/C 463/67

Case T-653/21: Order of the General Court of 20 October 2022 — Callaway v Commission (Action for annulment — Common agricultural policy — Common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species — Plant varieties — Producer of the hemp variety Finola — Areas cultivated in Poland — Hemp varieties eligible for financial support under the common agricultural policy — Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content — Authorisation given to Poland to prohibit the marketing of the Finola variety in its territory — Not directly concerned — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/68

Case T-697/21: Order of the General Court of 28 September 2022 — FC v EUAA (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Disciplinary proceedings — Refusal of request to stay disciplinary proceedings pending judgments of the General Court in related cases — Delivery of judgments of the General Court in the related pending cases — No need to adjudicate)

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2022/C 463/69

Case T-788/21: Order of the General Court of 19 September 2022 — TDK Foil Italy v Commission (Action for annulment — Commercial policy — Dumping — Imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in China — Definitive anti-dumping duty — Independent importer — No individual concern — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/70

Case T-1/22: Order of the General Court of 5 October 2022 — Airoldi Metalli v Commission (Action for annulment — Dumping — Imports of aluminium flat-rolled products originating in China — Imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty — Importer — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Act not of individual concern — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/71

Case T-41/22: Order of the General Court of 11 October 2022 — Fundacja Instytut na rzecz Kultury Prawnej Ordo Iuris v Parliament (Action for annulment — Parliament resolution on the first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/72

Case T-53/22: Order of the General Court of 30 September 2022 — Collard v ID (Law governing the institutions — Member of the European Parliament — Suspension and exclusion of a Member from his or her political group — Applicant who has ceased to reply to the Court’s requests — No need to adjudicate)

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2022/C 463/73

Case T-54/22: Order of the General Court of 30 September 2022 — Rivière v ID (Law governing the institutions — Member of the European Parliament — Suspension and exclusion of a Member from his or her political group — Applicant who has ceased to reply to the Court’s requests — No need to adjudicate)

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2022/C 463/74

Case T-101/22: Order of the General Court of 7 October 2022 — OG and Others v Commission (Action for annulment — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 — Regulation (EU) 2021/953 — EU Digital COVID Certificate — Freedom of movement for persons — Restrictions — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/75

Case T-103/22: Order of the General Court of 7 October 2022 — ON v Commission (Action for annulment — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 — Regulation (EU) 2021/953 — EU Digital COVID Certificate — Freedom of movement for persons — Restrictions — Lack of direct concern — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/76

Case T-134/22: Order of the General Court of 26 September 2022 — OO v EIB (Civil service — EIB staff — Remuneration — Expatriation allowance reduced by half — Salary statement — Time limit for bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/77

Case T-165/22: Order of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Saure v Commission (Action for annulment — Access to documents — Refusal to grant access — Lis pendens — Inadmissibility)

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2022/C 463/78

Case T-281/22 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 21 September 2022 — Xpand Consortium and Others v Commission (Interim relief — Public supply contracts — Provision of Development, Implementation, Maintenance/Operations, Advice and Consultancy Services in Accounting/Finance and Financial IT Systems — Application for interim measures — Lack of urgency)

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2022/C 463/79

Case T-416/22 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 18 October 2022 — Fresenius Kabi Austria and Others v Commission (Interim relief — Medicinal products for human use — Directive 2001/83/EC — Marketing authorisations for medicinal products containing the active substance ‘hydroxyethyl starch (HES), solutions for infusion’ — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency)

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2022/C 463/80

Case T-581/22: Action brought on 19 September 2022 — ECE Group v EUIPO — ECE Piknik Ürünleri Plastik ve Kömür Üretim Ithalat Ihracat (ECE QUALITY OF LIFE)

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2022/C 463/81

Case T-593/22: Action brought on 23 September 2022 — RM v Parliament

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2022/C 463/82

Case T-630/22: Action brought on 10 October 2022 — Topper Argentina v EUIPO — Ningbo Xiangxinli Network Technology (wetoper)

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2022/C 463/83

Case T-631/22: Action brought on 11 October 2022 — Beijing Unicorn Technology v EUIPO — WD Plus (Device of a circle with two sharp points)

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2022/C 463/84

Case T-639/22: Action brought on 12 October 2022 — VF International v EUIPO — Super Brand Licencing (GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION)

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2022/C 463/85

Case T-645/22: Action brought on 15 October 2022 — C. & S. v EUIPO — Scuderia AlphaTauri (CS jeans your best fashion partner)

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2022/C 463/86

Case T-646/22: Action brought on 14 October 2022 — Piaggio & C. v EUIPO — e-bility (Scooter)

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2022/C 463/87

Case T-647/22: Action brought on 17 October 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — Handelsmaatschappij J. Van Hilst (Shoes)

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2022/C 463/88

Case T-649/22: Action brought on 14 October 2022 — Shammout v Council

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2022/C 463/89

Case T-653/22: Action brought on 19 October 2022 — Silex v Commission

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2022/C 463/90

Case T-335/20: Order of the General Court of 14 October 2022 — Czech Republic v Commission

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2022/C 463/91

Case T-11/22: Order of the General Court of 14 October 2022 — Medivet Group v EUIPO (MEDIVET)

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2022/C 463/92

Case T-138/22: Order of the General Court of 19 October 2022 — HCP v EUIPO — Timm Health Care (PYLOMED)

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