do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-520/15: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 February 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Associazione Italiana delle Unità Dedicate Autonome Private di Day Surgery e dei Centri di Chirurgia Ambulatoriale (Aiudapds) v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA), Ministero della Salute (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Rules of Procedure of the Court — Article 53(2) — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Second paragraph of Article 47 and Article 54 — European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms — Article 6(1) — Extraordinary petition the President of the Italian Republic — Opposition to the petition by a party to the dispute — Modification of that extraordinary petition into judicial proceedings — Implementation of EU law — Absence — Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the Court of Justice)
Date: 2016-02-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to the courts, appeal, human rights, jurisdiction, right to justice








C_2016260EN.01001401.xml










18.7.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 260/14





Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 February 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Associazione Italiana delle Unità Dedicate Autonome Private di Day Surgery e dei Centri di Chirurgia Ambulatoriale (Aiudapds) v Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA), Ministero della Salute
(Case C-520/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Rules of Procedure of the Court - Article 53(2) - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Second paragraph of Article 47 and Article 54 - European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Article 6(1) - Extraordinary petition the President of the Italian Republic - Opposition to the petition by a party to the dispute - Modification of that extraordinary petition into judicial proceedings - Implementation of EU law - Absence - Manifest lack of jurisdiction of the Court of Justice))
(2016/C 260/18)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato — Italy

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Associazione Italiana delle Unità Dedicate Autonome Private di Day Surgery e dei Centri di Chirurgia Ambulatoriale (Aiudapds)

Defendant: Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco (AIFA), Ministero della Salute

Other party: Roche SpA, Novartis Farma SpA, and Regione Marche

Re:

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly has no jurisdiction to answer the question referred by the Consiglio di Stato (Council of State, Italy) by decision of 15 July 2015 (Case C-520/15).


(1)  OJ C 398, 30.11.2015.
Case T-692/14: Judgment of the General Court of 25 February 2016 — Puma v OHIM — Sinda Poland (Representation of an animal) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative mark representing an animal — Earlier international figurative marks representing a puma — Relative ground for refusal — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2016-02-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, footwear industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2016118EN.01002901.xml










4.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/29





Judgment of the General Court of 25 February 2016 — Puma v OHIM — Sinda Poland (Representation of an animal)
(Case T-692/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for figurative mark representing an animal - Earlier international figurative marks representing a puma - Relative ground for refusal - Similarity of the signs - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 118/32)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervener before the General Court: Sinda Poland Corporation sp. z o.o. (Warsaw, Poland) (represented by: M. Siciarek, J. Rasiewicz and J. Mrozowski, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 14 July 2014 (Case R 2214/2013-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Puma SE and Sinda Poland Corporation sp. z o.o.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM) of 14 July 2014 (Case R 2214/2013—5);










2.


Orders OHIM to bear its own costs and to pay half of the costs incurred by Puma SE, including those necessarily incurred by Puma SE for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM;










3.


Orders Sinda Poland Corporation sp. z o.o. to bear its own costs and to pay half of the costs incurred by Puma SE, including those necessarily incurred by Puma SE for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM.






(1)  OJ C 409, 17.11.2014.
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2016-02-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, innovation, research and development








C_2016073EN.01000901.xml










25.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/9





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2016/C 73/05)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


25 November 2015





Case No



:


78009





Decision No



:


478/15/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)



:


CLIMIT Demo





Legal basis



:


Stortingsvedtak nr. 352 (2002-2003), Stortingsvedtak nr. 69 (2003-2004), Innst. S. nr. 250 (2003-2004) vedtak nr. 549, Budsjettvedtak re. Budsjett-innst. S. nr. 9 (2004-2005) fra energi og miljøkomiteen, Kongelig resolusjon av 17.12.2004 Om opprettelse og fastsettelse av vedtekter og fullmakter for forvaltningsorganet Gassnova, forskrift om endringer i forskrift 16. desember 1977 nr. 14, forskrift 16. desember 1977 nr. 15.





Type of measure



:


Scheme





Objective



:


R&D&I





Form of aid



:


Grants





Budget



:


Max. NOK 200 million/year





Intensity



:


25 % - 100 % depending on type of aid





Duration



:


5 years





Economic sectors



:


All





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Gassnova SF




Dokkvegen 10




N-3920 Porsgrunn




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-02-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016073EN.01000201.xml










25.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/2





Euro exchange rates (1)

24 February 2016
(2016/C 73/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0981




JPY


Japanese yen


122,86




DKK


Danish krone


7,4621




GBP


Pound sterling


0,78935




SEK


Swedish krona


9,3636




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0914




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,5858




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,047




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,55




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3680




RON


Romanian leu


4,4775




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2336




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5319




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5197




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5333




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6620




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5478




KRW


South Korean won


1 359,58




ZAR


South African rand


17,0655




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,1794




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6260




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 766,34




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6603




PHP


Philippine peso


52,346




RUB


Russian rouble


84,6894




THB


Thai baht


39,213




BRL


Brazilian real


4,3793




MXN


Mexican peso


20,0815




INR


Indian rupee


75,2885






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-22/15: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 February 2016 — European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Value added tax — Directive 2006/112/EC — Exemptions — Article 132(1)(m) — Supply of services closely linked to sport or physical education — Exemption for the hiring out of berths and sites for the storage of boats to the members of water sports associations in the context of sailing or leisure activities which cannot be equated with the practice of sport or physical education — Exemption limited to the members of water sports associations which have no employees for delivery of their services — Excluded — Point (d) of the first paragraph of Article 133)
Date: 2016-02-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, association, harbour installation, infringement of EU law, lease, provision of services, sport, tax exemption, vessel








C_2016145EN.01001101.xml










25.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/11






Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 25 February 2016 — European Commission v Kingdom of the Netherlands
(Case C-22/15) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Value added tax - Directive 2006/112/EC - Exemptions - Article 132(1)(m) - Supply of services closely linked to sport or physical education - Exemption for the hiring out of berths and sites for the storage of boats to the members of water sports associations in the context of sailing or leisure activities which cannot be equated with the practice of sport or physical education - Exemption limited to the members of water sports associations which have no employees for delivery of their services - Excluded - Point (d) of the first paragraph of Article 133))
(2016/C 145/12)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Lozano Palacios and G. Wils, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of the Netherlands (represented by: M. Bulterman and M. Noort, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that:






—


by exempting from value added tax, in the context of sailing or leisure activities which cannot be equated with the practice of sport or physical education, the hiring out of berths and sites for the storage of boats to the members of water sports associations which have no employees for delivery of their services, and










—


by limiting, in cases where the berths and sites for the storage of boats are hired out to persons taking part in sport and that hiring-out is closely linked to and essential for the practice of that sport, the exemption for hiring-out to water sports associations which have no employees for delivery of their services,




the Kingdom of the Netherlands has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 2(1), 24(1) and 133 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, in conjunction with Article 132(1)(m) thereof;










2.


Orders the Kingdom of the Netherlands to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 228, 13.7.2015.
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2016-02-25
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, energy technology, iron and steel product, metal by-product








C_2016073EN.01000801.xml










25.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/8





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2016/C 73/04)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following state aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


11 November 2015





Case No



:


77900





Decision No



:


476/15/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Region



:


Tyssedal





Title



:


Individual aid in favour of Tizir Titanium & Iron AS for the construction of a demonstration plant at Tyssedal





Legal basis



:


The Energy Fund scheme approved by the EFTA Surveillance Authority by Decision No 248/11/COL





Type of measure



:


Individual aid under the Energy Fund scheme, subject to a detailed assessment





Objective



:


Promotion of new energy technology





Form of aid



:


Grant





Budget



:


122 734 320 NOK





Intensity



:


47,9 %





Duration



:


Aid will be distributed in the period 2015-2016





Economic sectors



:


Titanium dioxide slag and high purity pig iron production





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Enova sf




Professor Borchsgt. 2




N-7030 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:
http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Case C-299/14: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 February 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen — Germany) — Vestische Arbeit Jobcenter Kreis Recklinghausen v Jovanna García-Nieto, Joel Peña Cuevas, Jovanlis Peña García, Joel Luis Peña Cruz (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of movement of persons — Citizenship of the Union — Equal treatment — Directive 2004/38/EC — Article 24(2) — Social Assistance — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Articles 4 and 70 — Special non-contributory cash benefits — Exclusion of nationals of a Member State during the first three months of residence in the host Member State)
Date: 2016-02-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, European citizenship, equal treatment, free movement of persons, social assistance, social-security benefit








C_2016145EN.01000701.xml










25.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 145/7






Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 February 2016 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen — Germany) — Vestische Arbeit Jobcenter Kreis Recklinghausen v Jovanna García-Nieto, Joel Peña Cuevas, Jovanlis Peña García, Joel Luis Peña Cruz
(Case C-299/14) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Freedom of movement of persons - Citizenship of the Union - Equal treatment - Directive 2004/38/EC - Article 24(2) - Social Assistance - Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 - Articles 4 and 70 - Special non-contributory cash benefits - Exclusion of nationals of a Member State during the first three months of residence in the host Member State))
(2016/C 145/07)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landessozialgericht Nordrhein-Westfalen

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Vestische Arbeit Jobcenter Kreis Recklinghausen

Respondents: Jovanna García-Nieto, Joel Peña Cuevas, Jovanlis Peña García, Joel Luis Peña Cruz

Operative part of the judgment

Article 24 of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC, and Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1244/2010 of 9 December 2010, must be interpreted as not precluding legislation of a Member State under which nationals of other Member States who are in a situation such as that referred to in Article 6(1) of that directive are excluded from entitlement to certain ‘special non-contributory cash benefits’ within the meaning of Article 70(2) of Regulation No 883/2004, which also constitute ‘social assistance’ within the meaning of Article 24(2) of Directive 2004/38.


(1)  
            OJ C 315, 19.9.2014.