do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-248/10: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Italy v Commission (Languages — Notice of open competition for the recruitment of administrators — Choice of second language from three languages — Regulation No 1/58 — Article 1d(1), Article 27, first paragraph, and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations — Article 1(1)(f) of Annex III to the Staff Regulations — Obligation to state reasons — Principle of non-discrimination)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, audit, communications policy, competition (EU), economy, equal treatment, information technology, language policy, legal profession, public administration








C_2013352EN.01001101.xml










30.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/11





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-248/10) (1)

(Languages - Notice of open competition for the recruitment of administrators - Choice of second language from three languages - Regulation No 1/58 - Article 1d(1), Article 27, first paragraph, and Article 28(f) of the Staff Regulations - Article 1(1)(f) of Annex III to the Staff Regulations - Obligation to state reasons - Principle of non-discrimination)
2013/C 352/19
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italian Republic (represented by: G. Palmieri, acting as Agent, assisted by P. Gentili, avvocato dello Stato)

Defendant: European Commission (represented initially by J. Currall, J. Baquero Cruz and B. Eggers, subsequently by J. Currall and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action for annulment of the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/177/10 — Administrators (AD 5), in the fields of European Public Administration, Law, Economics, Audit, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (OJ 2010 C 64A, p. 1)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the notice of open competition EPSO/AD/177/10 — Administrators (AD 5), in the fields of European Public Administration, Law, Economics, Audit, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT);










2.


Orders the European Commission to pay, in addition to its own costs, those incurred by the Italian Republic.






(1)  OJ C 209, 31.7.2010.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC as regards the French outermost regions and Mayotte in particular’ COM(2013) 577 final — 2013/0280 (CNS)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Mayotte, VAT, application of EU law, excise duty, peripheral region








C_2014067EN.01018101.xml










6.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/181





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC as regards the French outermost regions and Mayotte in particular’
COM(2013) 577 final — 2013/0280 (CNS)
2014/C 67/37
On 12 September the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Proposal for a Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC as regards the French outermost regions and Mayotte in particular

COM(2013) 577 final — 2013/0280 (CNS).
Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 493rd plenary session, held on 16 and 17 October 2013 (meeting of 16 October 2013), by 149 votes to 3 with 6 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.
 

Brussels, 16 October 2013.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Henri MALOSSE
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund’ COM(2013) 560 final — 2013/0271 (COD)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European Social Fund, France, Italy, Spain, financing level








C_2014067EN.01018201.xml










6.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/182





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund’
COM(2013) 560 final — 2013/0271 (COD)
2014/C 67/38
On 10 September and 6 September 2013, the European Parliament and the Council respectively decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 177 and 304 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, on the

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain Member States from the European Social Fund

COM(2013) 560 final — 2013/0271 (COD).
The Committee decided, at its 493rd plenary session of 16 and 17 October 2013 (meeting of 16 October), by 149 votes to 3 with 6 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.
 

Brussels, 16 October 2013.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Henri MALOSSE
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Draft proposal for a Council Regulation laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency — Draft presented under Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty for opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee’ COM(2013) 576 DRAFT
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, codification of EU law, food contamination, food safety, foodstuff, health risk, nuclear accident, radioactive pollution








C_2014067EN.01018301.xml










6.3.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 67/183





Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Draft proposal for a Council Regulation laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency — Draft presented under Article 31 of the Euratom Treaty for opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee’
COM(2013) 576 DRAFT
2014/C 67/39
On 6 August 2013 the European Commission decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 31of the EURATOM Treaty, on the

Draft proposal for a Council Regulation laying down maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination of food and feed following a nuclear accident or any other case of radiological emergency

COM(2013) 576 DRAFT.
Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposals and feels that it requires no comments on its part, it decided, at its 493rd plenary session of 16 and 17 October 2013 (meeting of 16 October 2013), by 149 votes to 3 with 6 abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.
 

Brussels, 16 October 2013.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Henri MALOSSE
Case F-50/10: Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 16 October 2013 — De Roos-Le Large v Commission
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: European civil service, redemption, survivor's benefit








C_2014009EN.01002903.xml










11.1.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 9/29





Order of the Civil Service Tribunal of 16 October 2013 — De Roos-Le Large v Commission
(Case F-50/10) (1)

2014/C 9/49
Language of the case: Dutch
The President of the Tribunal sitting in a Full Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 260, 25.9.2010, p. 27.
Case T-453/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Zoo Sport v OHIM — K-2 (ZOOSPORT) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark ZOOSPORT — Earlier Community word mark ZOOT and earlier Community figurative mark SPORTS ZOOT SPORTS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2013352EN.01001502.xml










30.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/15





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Zoo Sport v OHIM — K-2 (ZOOSPORT)
(Case T-453/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark ZOOSPORT - Earlier Community word mark ZOOT and earlier Community figurative mark SPORTS ZOOT SPORTS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 352/28
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Zoo Sport Ltd (Leeds, United Kingdom) (represented by: I. Rungg, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: K-2 Corp. (Seattle, United States of America) (represented by: M. Graf, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 9 August 2012 (Case R 1119/2011-4), relating to opposition proceedings between K-2 Corp. and Zoo Sport Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Zoo Sport Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.
Case T-282/12: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Sohawon (fRee YOUR STYLe.) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark fRee YOUR STYLe. — Earlier Community and national word marks FREE STYLE — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, retail selling, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_2013352EN.01001401.xml










30.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/14





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — El Corte Inglés v OHIM — Sohawon (fRee YOUR STYLe.)
(Case T-282/12) (1)

(Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark fRee YOUR STYLe. - Earlier Community and national word marks FREE STYLE - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
2013/C 352/25
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: El Corte Inglés, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Seijo Veiguela, J.L. Rivas Zurdo and I. Munilla Muñoz, lawyers)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Nadia Mariam Sohawon (London, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 April 2012 (Case R 1825/2010-4), relating to opposition proceedings between El Corte Inglés, SA and Ms Nadia Mariam Sohawon.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders El Corte Inglés, SA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 258, 25.8.2012.
Case T-461/13 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Spain v Commission (Application for interim measures — State aid — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery and the cancellation of any outstanding payments — Application for suspension of operation — Failure to show a prima facie case and urgency)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, high-definition television, reimbursement of aid








C_2013359EN.01001501.xml










7.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/15





Order of the President of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Spain v Commission
(Case T-461/13 R)
(Application for interim measures - State aid - Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery and the cancellation of any outstanding payments - Application for suspension of operation - Failure to show a prima facie case and urgency)
2013/C 359/28
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Rubio González, abogado del Estado)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier, B. Stromsky and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for suspension of operation of Commission Decision C(2013) 3204 final of 19 June 2013 on State aid SA.28599 (C 23/2010) (ex NN 36/010, ex CP 163/2009) implemented by the Kingdom of Spain for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less-urbanised areas (other than Castilla-La Mancha).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed;










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case C-410/12 P: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 October 2013 — medi GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (Appeal — Community trade mark — Application for registration of the Community word mark medi — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of distinctiveness — Article 7(1)(b) and 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Distortion of the evidence — None)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2013377EN.01000301.xml










21.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 377/3





Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 16 October 2013 — medi GmbH & Co. KG v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)
(Case C-410/12 P) (1)

(Appeal - Community trade mark - Application for registration of the Community word mark medi - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of distinctiveness - Article 7(1)(b) and 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Distortion of the evidence - None)
2013/C 377/04
Language of the case: German

Parties


Appellant: medi GmbH & Co. KG (represented by: D. Terheggen, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)

Re:

Appeal against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) of 12 July 2012 in Case T-470/09 medi v OHIM by which the General Court dismissed the action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 1 October 2009 (Case R 692/2008-4) concerning an application for registration of the word sign ‘medi’ as a Community trade mark — Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1) — Distinctive character of the word sign ‘medi’

Operative part of the order







1.


The appeal is dismissed.










2.


medi GmbH & Co. KG is ordered to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 331, 27.10.2012.
Case T-432/10: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Vivendi v Commission (Competition — Abuse of dominant position — French broadband and telephone subscription market — Decision rejecting a complaint — Lack of Community interest — Significance of the alleged infringement as regards the functioning of the internal market — Probability of establishing the existence of the alleged infringement)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: France, domestic market, dominant position, telecommunications industry, transmission network








C_2013352EN.01001102.xml










30.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/11





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Vivendi v Commission
(Case T-432/10) (1)

(Competition - Abuse of dominant position - French broadband and telephone subscription market - Decision rejecting a complaint - Lack of Community interest - Significance of the alleged infringement as regards the functioning of the internal market - Probability of establishing the existence of the alleged infringement)
2013/C 352/20
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Vivendi (Paris, France) (represented initially by: M. Struys, O. Fréget and J.-Y. Ollier; and subsequently by M. Struys, O. Fréget and L. Eskenazi, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Mongin and N. von Lingen, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Orange, formerly France Télécom (Paris France) (represented by: S. Hautbourg, lawyer)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 4730 of 2 July 2010, rejecting the complaint lodged by the applicant against France Télécom relating to an alleged abuse of a dominant position on the French broadband and telephone subscription market (Case COMP/C-1/39.653 — Vivendi & Iliad/France Télécom)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the application;










2.


Orders Vivendi to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders Orange to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 317, 20.11.2010.
Case T-462/13 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco and Itelazpi v Commission (Application for interim measures — State aid — Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery and the cancellation of any outstanding payments — Application for suspension of operation — Failure to show urgency)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Basque Country, Spain, State aid, control of State aid, high-definition television, single market








C_2013359EN.01001502.xml










7.12.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 359/15





Order of the President of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco and Itelazpi v Commission
(Case T-462/13 R)
(Application for interim measures - State aid - Decision declaring aid to be incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery and the cancellation of any outstanding payments - Application for suspension of operation - Failure to show urgency)
2013/C 359/29
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicants: Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco, and Itelazpi, SA (Zamudio, Spain) (represented by: J. Buendía Sierra, A. Lamadrid de Pablo, M. Muñoz de Juan and N. Ruiz García, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: É. Gippini Fournier, B. Stromsky et P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for suspension of operation of Articles 3 and 4 of Commission Decision C(2013) 3204 final of 19 June 2013 on State aid SA.28599 (C 23/2010) (ex NN 36/010, ex CP 163/2009) implemented by the Kingdom of Spain for the deployment of digital terrestrial television in remote and less-urbanised areas (other than Castilla-La Mancha).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed;










2.


The costs are reserved.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU waters, France, Norwegian Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, ship's flag








C_2013300EN.01000401.xml










16.10.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
2013/C 300/03
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


23.9.2013




Duration


23.9.2013-31.12.2013




Member State


France




Stock or group of stocks


HER/1/2-




Species


Herring (Clupea harengus)




Zone


EU and international waters of I and II




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


56/TQ40






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-275/11: Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — TF1 v Commission (State aid — Public service broadcasting — Aid proposed by the French authorities for France Télévisions — Annual budgetary grant — Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market — Article 106(2) TFEU — Strict interdependence of a tax and an aid measure)
Date: 2013-10-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: France, State aid, broadcasting, control of State aid, services contract, tax collection








C_2013352EN.01001301.xml










30.11.2013   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 352/13





Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2013 — TF1 v Commission
(Case T-275/11) (1)

(State aid - Public service broadcasting - Aid proposed by the French authorities for France Télévisions - Annual budgetary grant - Decision declaring the aid compatible with the internal market - Article 106(2) TFEU - Strict interdependence of a tax and an aid measure)
2013/C 352/23
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Télévision française 1 (TF1) (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented initially by J.-P Hordies and C. Smits, and subsequently by J. Vogel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Stromsky and D. Grespan, Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented initially by M. Muñoz Pérez, then by S. Centeno Huerta and subsequently by N. Díaz Abad, Abogados del Estato); French Republic (represented initially by G. de Bergues and J. Gstalter, and subsequently by D. Colas and J. Rossi, Agents); and France Télévisions (Paris, France) (represented by: J.-P. Gunther and A. Giraud, lawyers)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2011/140/EU of 20 July 2010 on State Aid C-27/09 (ex N 34/B/09) Budgetary grant for France Télévisions which the French Republic plans to implement in favour of France Télévisions (OJ 2011 L 59, p. 44).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Télévision française 1 (TF1) to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission and by France Télévisions;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Spain and the French Republic each to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 232, 6.8.2011.