do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-82/12: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 27 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña (Spain)) — Transportes Jordi Besora SL v Generalitat de Catalunya (Indirect taxes — Excise duties — Directive 92/12/EEC — Article 3(2) — Mineral oils — Tax on retail sales — Concept of ‘specific purpose’  — Transfer of powers to the Autonomous Communities — Financing — Predetermined allocation — Health-care and environmental expenditure)
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: autonomous community, excise duty, hydrocarbon, indirect tax, public expenditure, public financing, retail trade, transfer of competence








C_2014112EN.01000301.xml










14.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/3





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 27 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña (Spain)) — Transportes Jordi Besora SL v Generalitat de Catalunya
(Case C-82/12) (1)

((Indirect taxes - Excise duties - Directive 92/12/EEC - Article 3(2) - Mineral oils - Tax on retail sales - Concept of ‘specific purpose’ - Transfer of powers to the Autonomous Communities - Financing - Predetermined allocation - Health-care and environmental expenditure))
2014/C 112/03
Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Transportes Jordi Besora SL

Respondent: Generalitat de Catalunya

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Cataluña — Interpretation of Article 3(2) of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (OJ 1992 L 76, p. 1) — Mineral oils — Special tax on retail sales of certain hydrocarbons — Indirect taxes other than excise duty pursuing specific purposes — Tax pursuing an aim capable of being achieved by another harmonised tax — Tax established simultaneously with the transfer of certain powers to the regions and directed, in part, at supporting expenditure of the regions linked to the new powers transferred — Purely budgetary purpose

Operative part of the judgment

Article 3(2) of Council Directive 92/12/EEC of 25 February 1992 on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products must be interpreted as precluding national legislation that establishes a tax on the retail sale of mineral oils such as the tax on retail sales of certain hydrocarbons (Impuesto sobre las Ventas Minoristas de Determinados Hidrocarburos) at issue in the main proceedings, for such a tax cannot be regarded as pursuing a specific purpose within the meaning of that provision where that tax, intended to finance the exercise by the regional or local authorities concerned of their powers in the fields of health and the environment, is not itself directed at protecting health and the environment.


(1)  OJ C 138, 12.5.2012.
Case T-138/14: Action brought on 27 February 2014  — Chart v EEAS
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Egypt, diplomatic representation, indemnification, legality, social security








C_2014159EN.01003001.xml










26.5.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/30





Action brought on 27 February 2014 — Chart v EEAS
(Case T-138/14)
2014/C 159/40
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Randa Chart (Woluwé-Saint-Lambert, Belgium) (represented by: T. Bontinck and A. Guillerme, lawyers)

Defendant: European External Action Service (EEAS)

Form of order sought







—


Declare that EEAS is liable for the harm suffered by the applicant between October 2001 and present by reason of the unlawful conduct of the European Union Delegation in Cairo and the EEAS;










—


In consequence:






—


principally, pay Ms Chart the sum of EUR 509 283,88 (five hundred and nine thousand and two hundred and eighty-three euros and eighty-eight cents) as damages in respect of the harm suffered, subject to any increase during the proceedings;










—


in the alternative, pay Ms Chart the sum of EUR 380 063,81 (three hundred and eighty thousand and sixty-three euros and eighty-one cents) as damages for the harm suffered since 30 October 2008, subject to any increase during the proceedings;














—


Order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The applicant, a former member of the local staff at the European Union Delegation in Egypt, seeks compensation for a loss which she suffered as a result of unlawful conduct by the European administration consisting of its failure to issue a termination of service certificate in respect of the applicant to the social security services of the Egyptian administration after her resignation. That fact prevents the applicant from returning to work in Egypt.
As regards the defendant’s unlawful conduct complained of, the applicant raises four pleas in law, alleging infringement of the principle of sound administration, infringement of the principle of reasonable time, infringement of Egyptian law and infringement of the right to privacy.
The applicant argues that the defendant’s failure to act causes her serious harm and seeks compensation for both the material and non-pecuniary harm.
Case T-91/11: Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014 — InnoLux v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Worldwide market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels — Agreements and concerted practices concerning prices and production capacity — Territorial jurisdiction — Internal sales — Sales of finished products incorporating cartelised products — Single and continuous infringement — Fines — Rounding method — Unlimited jurisdiction)
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: cartel, fine, international market, price agreement, production planning, screen, territorial jurisdiction








C_2014112EN.01002701.xml










14.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/27





Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014 — InnoLux v Commission
(Case T-91/11) (1)

((Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Worldwide market for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels - Agreements and concerted practices concerning prices and production capacity - Territorial jurisdiction - Internal sales - Sales of finished products incorporating cartelised products - Single and continuous infringement - Fines - Rounding method - Unlimited jurisdiction))
2014/C 112/34
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: InnoLux Corp., formerly Chimei InnoLux Corp. (Zhunan, Taiwan) (represented by: J.-F. Bellis, lawyer, and R. Burton, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Van Nuffel, F. Ronkes Agerbeek and A. Biolan, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for partial annulment of Commission Decision C(2010) 8761 final of 8 December 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.309 — LCD — Liquid Crystal Displays), and for reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant by that decision.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Sets at EUR 288 000 000 the fine imposed on InnoLux Corp., formerly Chimei InnoLux Corp., in Article 2 of Commission Decision C(2010) 8761 final of 8 December 2010 relating to a proceeding under Article 101 [TFEU] and Article 53 of the EEA Agreement (Case COMP/39.309 — LCD — Liquid Crystal Displays);










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders InnoLux to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 113, 9.4.2011.
Case C-601/12 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 February 2014 — Ningbo Yonghong Fasteners Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission and European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI) (Appeal — Dumping — Regulation (EC) No 384/96 — Second subparagraph of Article 2(7)(c) — Imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China — Market economy treatment — Time-limit for adoption of the related decision exceeded — Effect)
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, bolt and screw industry, dumping, import (EU), iron, organisation, originating product, steel








C_2014112EN.01001201.xml










14.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/12





Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 27 February 2014 — Ningbo Yonghong Fasteners Co. Ltd v Council of the European Union, European Commission and European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI)
(Case C-601/12 P) (1)

((Appeal - Dumping - Regulation (EC) No 384/96 - Second subparagraph of Article 2(7)(c) - Imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in China - Market economy treatment - Time-limit for adoption of the related decision exceeded - Effect))
2014/C 112/13
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Ningbo Yonghong Fasteners Co. Ltd (represented by: F. Graafsma and J. Cornelis, advocaten)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: J.-P. Hix and S. Boelaert, Agents, assisted by G. Berrisch, Rechtsanwalt), European Commission (represented by: M. França and T. Maxian Rusche, Agents), and European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI) (represented by: J. Bourgeois, avocat)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of 10 October 2012 in Case T-150/09 Ningbo Yonghong Fasteners Co. Ltd v Council, by which the General Court (Seventh Chamber) dismissed an action for the partial annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 of 26 January 2009 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2009 L 29, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders Ningbo Yonghong Fasteners Co. Ltd to pay the costs incurred by the Council of the European Union in the present proceedings;










3.


Orders the European Commission and the European Industrial Fasteners Institute AISBL (EIFI) each to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.
Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… of 24 February 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 as regards its period of application  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: application of EU law, carriage of passengers, consortium, maritime transport, restriction on competition, transport company








C_2014056EN.01000102.xml










27.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/1





DRAFT COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/…
of 24 February 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 as regards its period of application
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 56/02
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 246/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty (1) to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having published a draft of this Regulation (3)

After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions,
Whereas:






(1)


Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 (4) grants a block exemption to liner shipping consortia from the prohibition contained in Article 101(1) of the Treaty, subject to certain conditions. That Regulation will expire on 25 April 2015, in accordance with the maximum 5 year duration provided for in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 246/2009. On the basis of the Commission’s experience in applying the block exemption, it appears that the justifications for a block exemption for consortia are still valid and that the conditions on the basis of which the scope and content of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 were determined have not substantially changed.










(2)


Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 simplified and introduced substantial modifications to the rules applicable to consortia. Since the new legal framework has been in place/applied for only short period of time, further changes should be avoided at this stage. This will avoid increasing the compliance costs of the operators in the industry.










(3)


The period of application of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 should therefore be extended by five years,




HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
In Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 ‘25 April 2015’ is replaced by ‘25 April 2020’.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2015.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 February 2014.


For the Commission


The President

[…] […]




(1)  With effect from 1 December 2009, Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty have become respectively Articles 101 and 102 TFEU.

(2)  OJ L 79, 25.3.2009, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 56, 27.2.2014, p. 1.

(4)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2009 of 28 September 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements, decisions and concerted practices between liner shipping companies (consortia) (OJ L 256, 29.9.2009. p. 31).
Case T-509/12: Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014  — Advance Magazine Publishers v OHIM — Nanso Group (TEEN VOGUE) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark TEEN VOGUE — Earlier national word mark VOGUE — Admissibility — Formulation of the form of order sought — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Identity or similarity of the goods — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Partial refusal to register)
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Finland, Sweden, registered trade mark, serial publication, trade-mark law








C_2014102EN.01003601.xml










7.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 102/36





Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014 — Advance Magazine Publishers v OHIM — Nanso Group (TEEN VOGUE)
(Case T-509/12) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community word mark TEEN VOGUE - Earlier national word mark VOGUE - Admissibility - Formulation of the form of order sought - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Identity or similarity of the goods - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Partial refusal to register))
2014/C 102/56
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc. (New York, New York, United States of America) (represented by C. Aikens, Barrister)

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, intervener before the General Court: Nanso Group Oy (Nokia, Finland) (represented by M. Tuominen, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 September 2012 (case R 147/2011-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Nanso Group Oy and Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders Advance Magazine Publishers, Inc., to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 26, 26.1.2013.
Case C-470/12: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 27 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Svidník — Slovakia) — Pohotovosť s.r.o. v Miroslav Vašuta (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer credit contract — Unfair terms — Directive 93/13/EEC — Enforcement of an arbitration award — Application for leave to intervene in enforcement proceedings — Consumer protection association — National legislation which does not allow such an intervention — Procedural autonomy of the Member States)
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: arbitration, consumer credit, consumer movement, unfair terms of contract








C_2014112EN.01000901.xml










14.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/9





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 27 February 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Svidník — Slovakia) — Pohotovosť s.r.o. v Miroslav Vašuta
(Case C-470/12) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer credit contract - Unfair terms - Directive 93/13/EEC - Enforcement of an arbitration award - Application for leave to intervene in enforcement proceedings - Consumer protection association - National legislation which does not allow such an intervention - Procedural autonomy of the Member States))
2014/C 112/10
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Okresný súd Svidník

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Pohotovosť s.r.o.

Defendant: Miroslav Vašuta

Intervening party: Združenie na ochranu občana spotrebiteľa HOOS

Re:

Request for a preliminary ruling — Okresný súd vo Svidníku — Interpretation of Article 6(1) and Article 8 of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ 1993 L 95, p. 29) and Articles 38 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Consumer credit contract — Enforcement of an arbitration award — Application by a consumer protection association for leave to intervene in the enforcement procedure — National legislation not providing for the possibility for a third party to intervene — Possibility for the national court to allow that application for leave to intervene.

Operative part of the judgment

Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts, in particular Articles 6(1), 7(1) and 8 of that directive, read in conjunction with Articles 38 and 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation which does not allow a consumer protection association to intervene in support of a consumer in proceedings for enforcement, against the latter, of a final arbitration award.


(1)  OJ C 46, 16.2.2013.
Case T-25/13: Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014 — Mäurer & Wirtz v OHIM — Sacra (4711 Aqua Mirabilis) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark 4711 Aqua Mirabilis — Earlier Community word mark AQUA ADMIRABILIS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Distinctive character of the earlier mark — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2014112EN.01003001.xml










14.4.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 112/30





Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2014 — Mäurer & Wirtz v OHIM — Sacra (4711 Aqua Mirabilis)
(Case T-25/13) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the Community word mark 4711 Aqua Mirabilis - Earlier Community word mark AQUA ADMIRABILIS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Distinctive character of the earlier mark - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
2014/C 112/39
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH & Co. KG (Stolberg, Germany) (represented by: T. Schulte-Beckhausen and S. Hühner, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Sacra Srl (Venice, Italy)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 13 November 2012 (Case R 1601/2011-2) relating to opposition proceedings between Sacra Srl and Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH & Co. KG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mäurer & Wirtz GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 71, 9.3.2013.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services  Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, public service, transport regulations








C_2014056EN.01000401.xml










27.2.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 56/4





Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
2014/C 56/04






Member State


Italy




Routes concerned


Crotone–Milano Linate and vice versa; Crotone–Roma Fiumicino and vice versa




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


30 June 2014




Address where the text and any information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


For further information, please contact:





Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile (ENAC)




Direzione sviluppo trasporto aereo




Viale Castro Pretorio 118




00185 Roma RM




ITALIA




Tel. +39 0644596564




Fax +39 0644596591




E-mail: osp@enac.gov.it




Internet: http://www.mit.gov.it




http://www.enac.gov.it
European Parliament legislative resolution of 27 February 2014 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (11767/1/2013 — C7-0344/2013 — 2013/0205(NLE))
Date: 2014-02-27
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on Development, Committee on International Trade, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: Indonesia, association agreement (EU), forestry legislation, import (EU), import licence, ratification of an agreement, surveillance concerning imports, sustainable forest management, wood product








C_2017285EN.01072901.xml










29.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 285/729





P7_TA(2014)0167
EU-Indonesia voluntary partnership agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 27 February 2014 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (11767/1/2013 — C7-0344/2013 — 2013/0205(NLE))
(Consent)
(2017/C 285/68)

The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11767/1/2013),










—


having regard to the draft Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Indonesia on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products into the European Union (11769/1/2013),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 207(3), first subparagraph, Article 207(4), first subparagraph, Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a)(v), and Article 218(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C7-0344/2013),










—


having regard to Rules 81 and 90(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade and the opinion of the Committee on Development (A7-0043/2014),












1.


Consents to conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Indonesia.