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Case F-94/14: Action brought on 15 September 2014  — ZZ v ECB
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: Civil Service Tribunal
Subjects: bonus payment, damages








C_2015007EN.01004901.xml










12.1.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/49





Action brought on 15 September 2014 — ZZ v ECB
(Case F-94/14)
(2015/C 007/57)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: ZZ (represented by: L. Levi and M. Vandenbussche)

Defendant: European Central Bank (ECB)

Subject-matter and description of the proceedings

Annulment of the decision of the Executive Board of the ECB not to grant the applicant an additional salary increase, in the context of the annual revision of salaries and bonuses for 2014.

Form of order sought







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Annul the decision of the Executive Board, adopted on 25 February 2014 and notified to the staff on 3 March 2014, not to grant the applicant an additional increase in salary for 2014;










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annul the decision dismissing the special appeal dated 1 July 2014 and received on 7 July 2014;










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if necessary, annul the decision of the competent Head of Department/DG-H not to consider or propose the applicant for an additional salary increase, notified implicitly by the decision of the Executive Board of 25 February 2014 and by the decision to dismiss the special appeal of 1 July 2014;










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order compensation for the material damage consisting of the loss of an opportunity to obtain an additional salary increase in 2014 evaluated at EUR 51  962 or, alternatively, annulment of the procedure leading up to the decision of 25 February 2014 and the organisation by the ECB of a new procedure for granting additional salary increases for 2014;










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order the defendant to pay compensation for the non-material damage suffered, assessed ex aequo et bono at EUR 5  000;










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order the defendant to pay the costs.
2014/664/EU: Council Decision of 15 September 2014 on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council concerning the prolongation of the 2005 International Agreement on olive oil and table olives
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: international cooperation, international negotiations, olive, olive oil, renewal of an agreement








L_2014275EN.01000601.xml










17.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 275/6








            COUNCIL DECISION
         
of 15 September 2014
         
on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council concerning the prolongation of the 2005 International Agreement on olive oil and table olives

(2014/664/EU)



THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207, in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


The International Agreement on olive oil and table olives, 2005 (1) (the ‘Agreement’) will expire on 31 December 2014 unless the Council of Members of the International Olive Council (IOC) decides to prolong it in accordance with Article 47(1) and (2) of the Agreement.












(2)


On 19 November 2013, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations on behalf of the Union for the conclusion of a new international agreement on olive oil and table olives.












(3)


A new agreement is currently being discussed within the IOC. It is now certain that the deadline of 31 December 2014 for the conclusion of an agreement cannot be met. It is therefore in the Union's interest to ensure that the existing Agreement is prolonged.












(4)


Prolongation of the existing Agreement is separate from the negotiations concerning the conclusion of a new agreement. The Union should therefore request a one-year prolongation of the existing Agreement, and vote in favour of such prolongation if this were proposed to the Council of Members,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The position to be adopted on the Union's behalf, within the Council of Members of the International Olive Council, is to request a one-year prolongation of the existing Agreement on olive oil and table olives, and to vote in favour of the one-year prolongation of the 2005 International Agreement on olive oil and table olives if this were proposed to the Council of Members.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 15 September 2014.


For the Council


The President

S. GOZI
            





(1)  
            OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 47.
Opinion 1/14: Request for an opinion submitted by the Republic of Malta pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Malta, consumer information, game of chance, sporting event








C_2014315EN.01002501.xml










15.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 315/25





Request for an opinion submitted by the Republic of Malta pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU
(Opinion 1/14)
2014/C 315/37
Language of the case: all the official languages

Applicant

Republic of Malta (represented by: A. Buhagiar, P. Grech, Agents)

Question submitted to the Court

Is the Council of Europe Draft Convention against the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, insofar as it regulates sports betting and defines ‘illegal sports betting’ in Article 3(5)(a) as ‘all sports betting activity whose type or operator is not allowed under the applicable law of the jurisdiction where the consumer is located’, in conjunction with Articles 9 and 11 thereof which target ‘illegal sports betting’ so defined, compatible with the Treaties, particularly Articles 18, 49 and 56 TFEU?
Case T-659/14: Action brought on 15 September 2014 — Instituto dos vinhos do Douro e do Porto v OHIM — Bruichladdich Distillery (PORT CARLOTTE)
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, wine








C_2014388EN.01002301.xml










3.11.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 388/23





Action brought on 15 September 2014 — Instituto dos vinhos do Douro e do Porto v OHIM — Bruichladdich Distillery (PORT CARLOTTE)
(Case T-659/14)
2014/C 388/28
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Instituto dos vinhos do Douro e do Porto, IP (Peso da Régua, Portugal) (represented by: P. Sousa e Silva, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Bruichladdich Distillery Co. Ltd (Argyll, United Kingdom)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






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Annul the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) of 8 July 2014 given in Case R 946/2013-4;










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Order the defendant to pay the costs of proceedings, including those incurred in the proceedings before the Office.





Pleas in law and main arguments


Registered Community trade mark in respect of which a declaration of invalidity has been sought: The word mark ‘PORT CARLOTTE’ for goods in Class 33 — Community trade mark No 5 4 21  474

Proprietor of the Community trade mark: The other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Applicant for the declaration of invalidity of the Community trade mark: The applicant

Grounds for the application for a declaration of invalidity: The grounds laid down in Article 52(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 7(1)(g), Article 53(1)(c) in conjunction with article 8(4) and Article 53(2)(d) of Regulation No 207/2009

Decision of the Cancellation Division: Rejected the cancellation request

Decision of the Board of Appeal: Dismissed the appeal

Pleas in law: Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) and (g) and Article 53(2)(d) of Regulation No 207/2009
Case C-424/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szekszárdi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság (Hungary) lodged on 15 September 2014  — Jácint Gábor Balogh v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-dunántúli Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Hungary, VAT, administrative sanction, tax exemption, tax return








C_2014439EN.01002101.xml










8.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/21





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szekszárdi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság (Hungary) lodged on 15 September 2014 — Jácint Gábor Balogh v Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-dunántúli Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága
(Case C-424/14)
(2014/C 439/27)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Szekszárdi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Jácint Gábor Balogh

Defendant: Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal Dél-dunántúli Regionális Adó Főigazgatósága

Questions referred







1.


Does the obligation to register laid down in Articles 213(1) and 214(1) of the VAT Directive (1) preclude the national practice in Hungary of mandatorily requiring the registration of individuals — under the threshold for the personal exemption from VAT — who do not wish to pursue an activity subject to VAT?










2.


When carrying out an ex post inspection, is the tax authority permitted to penalise the failure to register where the threshold for the personal exemption has not been exceeded?










3.


When carrying out an ex post inspection, is the tax authority permitted to be subrogated in the individual’s right of option, and is it permitted to exclude the possibility of the individual opting for the personal exemption in breach of the principle of procedural fairness?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).
Case T-664/14: Action brought on 15 September 2014  — Belgium v Commission
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belgium, State aid, cooperative, infringement of EU law, principle of proportionality, protection of shareholders, reimbursement of aid








C_2014380EN.01002401.xml










27.10.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 380/24





Action brought on 15 September 2014 — Belgium v Commission
(Case T-664/14)
2014/C 380/31
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: C. Pochet and J.-C. Halleux, acting as Agents, and by J. Meyers, avocat)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul Article 2(4) of European Commission Decision C(2014) 1021 of 3 July 2014 concerning the guarantee scheme protecting the shares of individual members of financial cooperatives in Case SA.33927;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant puts forward a single plea in law, alleging an infringement by the Commission of Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and of the principle of proportionality, in that the contested decision would impose on Belgium, in addition to the obligation to recover the aid from the recipient cooperative undertakings, a prohibition on making any payment to natural persons protected by the guarantee.
Last publications of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice of the European Union
Subjects: Court of Justice of the European Union








C_2014315EN.01000101.xml










15.9.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 315/1





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

2014/C 315/01

Last publication


OJ C 303, 8.9.2014


Past publications


OJ C 292, 1.9.2014


OJ C 282, 25.8.2014


OJ C 261, 11.8.2014


OJ C 253, 4.8.2014


OJ C 245, 28.7.2014


OJ C 235, 21.7.2014

These texts are available on:
EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu
Case C-423/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 15 September 2014  — Fazenda Pública v Beiragás — Companhia de Gás das Beiras SA
Date: 2014-09-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, basis of tax assessment, consumer protection, fixing of prices, gas supply, tax








C_2014439EN.01002001.xml










8.12.2014   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 439/20





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo (Portugal) lodged on 15 September 2014 — Fazenda Pública v Beiragás — Companhia de Gás das Beiras SA
(Case C-423/14)
(2014/C 439/26)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Fazenda Pública

Defendant: Beiragás — Companhia de Gás das Beiras SA

Questions referred







1.


Does EU law, and in particular the provisions of Article 78(a) of Directive 2006/112/EC (1), preclude ... the land use tax paid by the gas distributor from being passed on to the final consumer, without interest or other charges and regardless of the price that the consumer pays for the gas consumed, that is, without being incorporated in that price?
If the answer to that question is negative, the following question is referred for a preliminary ruling:










2.


Does EU law, and in particular the provisions of Articles 73 to 79 of Directive 2006/112/EC, preclude ... the land use tax paid by the gas distributor, when it is passed on to the final consumer, without interest or other charges and regardless of the price that the consumer pays for the gas consumed, from being considered as a taxable amount [for the purposes of VAT]?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).