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Case C-331/11: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 — European Commission v Slovak Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 1999/31/EC — Landfill of waste — Article 14 — Existing landfill — Lack of site conditioning plan — Continued operation)
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: infringement of EU law, waste, waste management








C_2013171EN.01000601.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/6





Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 — European Commission v Slovak Republic
(Case C-331/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Directive 1999/31/EC - Landfill of waste - Article 14 - Existing landfill - Lack of site conditioning plan - Continued operation)
2013/C 171/10
Language of the case: Slovak

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: A. Marghelis and A. Tokár, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Slovak Republic (represented by: B. Ricziová, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ 1999 L 182, p. 1) — Operation of the Žilina-Považský Chlmec waste site without a site conditioning plan

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by authorising the operation of the Žilina-Považský Chlmec waste site without a site conditioning plan and in the absence of a final decision on the continued operation on the basis of an approved site conditioning plan, the Slovak Republic has failed to comply with its obligations under Article 14(a) to (c) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste;










2.


Orders the Slovak Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 282, 24.9.2011.
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Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), administration of the Institutions

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Case C-220/13 P: Appeal brought on 25 April 2013 by Kalliopi Nikolaou against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Second Chamber) on 20 February 2013 in Case T-241/09 Nikolaou v Court of Auditors of the European Union
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: jurisdiction, liability, rights of the defence








C_2013189EN.01001001.xml










29.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 189/10





Appeal brought on 25 April 2013 by Kalliopi Nikolaou against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Second Chamber) on 20 February 2013 in Case T-241/09 Nikolaou v Court of Auditors of the European Union
(Case C-220/13 P)
2013/C 189/19
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Appellant: Kalliopi Nikolaou (represented by: V. Khristianos, dikigoros)

Other party to the proceedings: Court of Auditors of the European Union

Form of order sought







—


set aside the judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2013 in Case T-241/09 and refer the case back to the General Court for judgment;










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order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments







1.


The appellant submits that the judgment of the General Court of 20 February 2013 contains legal rulings which clearly infringe rules of European Union law and she challenges them by means of an appeal.










2.


According to the appellant, the judgment under appeal must be set aside because of infringement of fundamental rights and principles of European Union law, incorrect interpretation and application of European Union law, and the exceeding of jurisdiction (competence).
Specifically, the grounds of appeal are as follows:






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First, infringement of the presumption of innocence.










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Second, infringement of the principle requiring cooperation in good faith with the Tribunal d’arrondissement, Luxembourg, pursuant to Article 4(3) TEU.










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Third, exceeding of jurisdiction.










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Fourth, incorrect interpretation and application of European Union law as regards the conditions for non-contractual liability and as regards Decision 99/50 of the Court of Auditors.
Case C-219/13: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 25 April 2013 — K Oy
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT rate, book trade, record








C_2013178EN.01000602.xml










22.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 178/6





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus (Finland) lodged on 25 April 2013 — K Oy
(Case C-219/13)
2013/C 178/12
Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Korkein hallinto-oikeus

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: K Oy

Other parties: Veronsaajien oikeudenvalvontayksikkö, Valtiovarainministeriö

Question referred

Do the first subparagraph of Article 98(2) of and point 6 of Annex III (as that point appears in Council Directive 2009/47/EC) (1) to Council Directive 2006/112/EC (2) on the common system of value added tax, when the principle of tax neutrality is taken into account, preclude national legislation under which a reduced rate of value added tax is applied to printed books, but the standard rate of tax is applied to books on other physical means of support such as a CD, CD-ROM or memory stick?
As regards the answer given to the question above, is it of any significance






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whether a book is intended to be read or to be listened to (an audiobook),










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whether there exists a printed book with the same content as a book or audiobook on a CD, CD-ROM, memory stick or other equivalent physical means of support,










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that a book on a physical means of support other than paper can exploit technical features provided by that means of support, such as search functions?






(1)  Council Directive 2009/47/EC of 5 May 2009 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards reduced rates of value added tax (OJ 2009 L 116, p. 18).

(2)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Case T-55/12: Judgment of the General Court of 25 April 2013 — Chen v OHIM — AM Denmark (Cleaning device) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a cleaning device — Community three-dimensional mark representing a cleaning device fitted with a spraying device and a sponge — Declaration of invalidity)
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013164EN.01001602.xml










8.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/16





Judgment of the General Court of 25 April 2013 — Chen v OHIM — AM Denmark (Cleaning device)
(Case T-55/12) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a cleaning device - Community three-dimensional mark representing a cleaning device fitted with a spraying device and a sponge - Declaration of invalidity)
2013/C 164/29
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Su-Shan Chen (Sanchong, Taiwan) (represented by: C. Onken, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: AM Denmark A/S (Kokkedal, Denmark) (represented by: C. Type Jardorf, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of OHIM of 26 October 2011 (Case R 2179/2010-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between AM Denmark A/S and Su-Shan Chen

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Su-Shan Chen to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 133, 5.5.2012.
Case T-284/11: Judgment of the General Court of 25 April 2013 — Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones v OHIM — MIP Metro (METROINVEST) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark METROINVEST — Earlier national figurative mark METRO — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Principle of non-discrimination — Right to a fair hearing)
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013164EN.01001601.xml










8.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/16





Judgment of the General Court of 25 April 2013 — Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones v OHIM — MIP Metro (METROINVEST)
(Case T-284/11) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark METROINVEST - Earlier national figurative mark METRO - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Principle of non-discrimination - Right to a fair hearing)
2013/C 164/28
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, P. Craddock and B. Vanbrabant, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: M. Berger, R. Kaase and J. C. Plate, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the First Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 March 2011 (Case R 954/2010-1), relating to opposition proceedings between MIP Metro Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG and Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Metropolis Inmobiliarias y Restauraciones, SL, to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 232, 6.8.2011.
Case C-223/13: Action brought on 25 April 2013 — Kingdom of the Netherlands v European Commission
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU statistics, consumer price, data collection, housing, price indexing, user guide








C_2013189EN.01001002.xml










29.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 189/10





Action brought on 25 April 2013 — Kingdom of the Netherlands v European Commission
(Case C-223/13)
2013/C 189/20
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M.K. Bulterman, J. Langer, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought







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Annul Commission Regulation (EU) No 93/2013 of 1 February 2013 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 concerning harmonised indices of consumer prices, as regards establishing owner-occupied housing price indices (OJ 2013 L 33, p. 14) in so far as Article 4(1) of Regulation No 93/2013 cannot be separated from the other provisions of that regulation;










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in the alternative, annul Article 4(1) of Regulation No 93/2013;










—


order the European Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments







 


First plea:
Infringement of Article 5(3) of Regulation No 2494/95 (1) and/or of the case-law of the Court of Justice as, under Article 4(1) of Regulation No 93/2013, Eurostat is designated the entity that is to establish a legally binding manual, and not the Commission as an EU institution.










 


Second plea:
Infringement of Article 338(1) TFEU by the use in Article 4(1) of Regulation No 93/2013, for the purposes of the compilation of statistical information, of a handbook instead of one of the legal instruments listed in Article 288 TFEU.










 


Third plea:
Infringement of Articles 5(3) and 14(3) of Regulation No 2494/95, read in conjunction with Article 5a of Decision 1999/468, (2) in that a different procedure is laid down in Article 4(1) of Regulation No 93/2013 than the regulatory procedure with scrutiny required under Regulation No 2494/95.










 


Fourth plea:
Infringement of Articles 290 TFEU and 291 TFEU, read in conjunction with Regulation No 182/2011, (3) in that the procedure laid down with regard to the establishment and updating of a handbook is not the procedure under Article 290 TFEU or one of the procedures provided for in Regulation No 182/2011.






(1)  OJ 1995 L 257, p. 1.

(2)  Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (OJ 1999 L 184, p. 23).

(3)  Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ 2011 L 55, p. 13).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6919 — KKR/Bregal Fund/Avenia/Cognita) — Candidate case for simplified procedure  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, merger control, private education








C_2013118EN.01003701.xml










25.4.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/37





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.6919 — KKR/Bregal Fund/Avenia/Cognita)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2013/C 118/12






1.


On 16 April 2013, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking KKR & Co. LP (‘KKR’, United States) and Bregal Fund III LP (‘Bregal Fund III’, Jersey), ultimately controlled by Avenia AG (Switzerland), acquire joint control of Cognita Holdings Limited (‘Cognita’, UK) within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Merger Regulation by way purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






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for KKR: provision of a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients,










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for Avenia: holding company of a group of firms operating in different sectors (retail, real estate, educational services, renewable energies and insurance) and of private equity funds,










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for Bregal Fund III: private equity firm,










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for Cognita: global operator of private-pay K-12 schools.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6919 — KKR/Bregal Fund/Avenia/Cognita, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Case C-480/10: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 — European Commission v Kingdom of Sweden (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Taxation — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 11 — National legislation restricting the possibility of forming a group of persons which can be regarded as a single taxable person for VAT purposes to undertakings in the financial and insurance sector)
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, financial services, provision of services, tax exemption, tax relief








C_2013171EN.01000201.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/2





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 — European Commission v Kingdom of Sweden
(Case C-480/10) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Taxation - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 11 - National legislation restricting the possibility of forming a group of persons which can be regarded as a single taxable person for VAT purposes to undertakings in the financial and insurance sector)
2013/C 171/02
Language of the case: Swedish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and K. Simonsson, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: A. Falk and S. Johannesson, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Ireland (represented by: D. O’Hagan, acting as Agent, and by G. Clohessy, SC, and N. Travers, BL), Republic of Finland (represented by: H. Leppo, acting as Agent)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Infringement of Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1) — National legislation limiting application of the rules on VAT groups only to undertakings carrying out activities in the financial sector

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs;










3.


Orders Ireland and the Republic of Finland to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 328, 4.12.2010.
Case C-109/11: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 — European Commission v Czech Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Taxation — Directive 2006/112/EC — Articles 9 and 11 — National legislation authorising persons not subject to taxation to be part of a VAT group)
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, infringement of EU law, tax exemption, tax harmonisation








C_2013171EN.01000501.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/5





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 — European Commission v Czech Republic
(Case C-109/11) (1)

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Taxation - Directive 2006/112/EC - Articles 9 and 11 - National legislation authorising persons not subject to taxation to be part of a VAT group)
2013/C 171/08
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal, D. Triantafyllou, K. Walkerová and P. Němečková, Agents)

Defendant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller and J. Očková, Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Denmark (represented: initially by C. Vang, then by V. Pasternak Jørgensen, Agents), Ireland (represented by: D. O’Hagan, Agent, assisted by G. Clohessy, SC, and by N. Travers, BL), Republic of Finland (represented by: H. Leppo and S. Hartikainen, Agents), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: H. Walker, Agent, assisted by M. Hall, QC)

Re:

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Breach of Articles 9 and 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006, on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1) — National legislation authorising persons not subject to taxation to be part of a VAT group

Operative part

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay the costs;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland, the Republic of Finland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to bear their own respective costs.






(1)  OJ C 160, 28.5.2011.
Case C-89/12: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België — Belgium) — Rose Marie Bark v Galileo Joint Undertaking, in liquidation (Joint undertakings — Contracts concluded with members of staff — Applicable rules — Regulation (EC) No 876/2002)
Date: 2013-04-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: contract staff, interpretation of the law, joint venture, liquidation, work contract








C_2013171EN.01000901.xml










15.6.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 171/9





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 April 2013 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België — Belgium) — Rose Marie Bark v Galileo Joint Undertaking, in liquidation
(Case C-89/12) (1)

(Joint undertakings - Contracts concluded with members of staff - Applicable rules - Regulation (EC) No 876/2002)
2013/C 171/15
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hof van Cassatie van België

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Rose Marie Bark

Defendant: Galileo Joint Undertaking, in liquidation

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Hof van Cassatie van België — Interpretation of Article 11(2), of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking, set out in the annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 21 May 2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking (OJ 2002 L 138, p. 1) — Fixed-term contracts concluded with members of staff — Contracts based on ‘employment of other staff of the European Communities’ — Mandatory provisions of the Staff Regulations on the conditions for compensation

Operative part of the judgment

Article 11(2) of the Statutes of the Galileo Joint Undertaking, set out in the annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 of 21 May 2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1943/2006 of 12 December 2006 must be interpreted as meaning that the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities and, in particular, the salary rates defined therein, do not apply to members of staff of Galileo who have fixed-term contracts.


(1)  OJ C 133, 5.5.2012.