do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-211/16: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 March 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Torino — Italy) — Bimotor SpA v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Provinciale II di Torino (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Value added tax — Principle of fiscal neutrality — National legislation laying down a fixed maximum ceiling limiting the amount of refund or compensation of credit or excess value added tax)
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, tax rebate, tax relief








C_2017151EN.01001301.xml










15.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/13





Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 March 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Torino — Italy) — Bimotor SpA v Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Provinciale II di Torino
(Case C-211/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Value added tax - Principle of fiscal neutrality - National legislation laying down a fixed maximum ceiling limiting the amount of refund or compensation of credit or excess value added tax))
(2017/C 151/17)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Commissione Tributaria Provinciale di Torino

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Bimotor SpA

Defendant: Agenzia delle Entrate — Direzione Provinciale II di Torino

Operative part of the judgment

The first paragraph of Article 183 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, as amended by Council Directive 2010/45/EU of 13 July 2010, must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which limits to a set maximum amount the compensation of certain tax debts by value added tax credits, for each taxation period, to the extent that national law provides in any event the possibility for the taxable person to recover the full value added tax credit within a reasonable period.


(1)  OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, electrical energy, environmental protection, environmental tax, tax relief, vessel








C_2017081EN.01000601.xml










16.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/6





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2017/C 81/06)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


1 December 2016





Case No



:


79773





Decision No



:


216/16/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Title



:


Reduced rate of taxation on electricity directly provided to vessels





Legal basis



:


The Parliament’s yearly decision on electricity tax, the Act on Excise Duties of 19 May 1933 No 11, the Regulation on Excise Duties and the Act on Tax Payment of 17 June 2005 No 67.





Type of measure



:


Scheme





Objective



:


Environmental protection





Form of aid



:


Tax advantage





Budget



:


Approx. NOK 2 million annually (expected to increase gradually)





Duration



:


10 years, starting from 1 January 2017





Economic sectors



:


Transport





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Ministry of Finance




P.O. Box 8008 Dep




N-0030 Oslo




NORWAY









Other information



:


 




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/
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, EU waters, English Channel, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2017081EN.01000402.xml










16.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2017/C 81/04)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union 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


27.1.2017




Duration


27.1.2017-31.12.2017




Member State


Belgium




Stock or Group of stocks


RJU/07-D




Species


Undulate ray (Raja undulata)




Zone


Union waters of VIId




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


02/TQ127






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8405 — Lear/Grupo Antolín Assets) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, vehicle parts








C_2017081EN.01001201.xml










16.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/12





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.8405 — Lear/Grupo Antolín Assets)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 81/10)






1.


On 8 March 2017 the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Lear Corporation (‘Lear’ of the USA), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the seats and metal business of Grupo Antolín-Irausa, SA (Spain) (‘Grupo Antolín Assets’) by way of purchase of shares and single assets.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Lear is a first- tier supplier of complete automotive seating systems and components, as well as electrical distribution systems and electronic components,










—


Grupo Antolín Assets consist of 12 industrial facilities and two R & D centres located in the Czech Republic, France, Morocco, Portugal and Spain, active in the manufacturing of automotive seats and seating components.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this 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 M.8405 — Lear/Grupo Antolín Assets, 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 ‘Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Case T-173/17: Action brought on 16 March 2017 — TestBioTech v Commission
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: animal feedingstuffs, consumer information, food safety, foodstuff, health control, labelling, market approval, plant health legislation, soya bean, transgenic plant








C_2017161EN.01003101.xml










22.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 161/31





Action brought on 16 March 2017 — TestBioTech v Commission
(Case T-173/17)
(2017/C 161/44)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: TestBioTech eV (Munich, Germany) (represented by: K. Smith, QC, and J. Stevenson, barrister)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the Commission’s decision of 9 January 2017 rejecting the applicant’s request for internal review of Commission Implementing Decisions (EU) 2016/1215, (1) (EU) 2016/1216, (2) and (EU) 2016/1217 (3) of 22 July 2016, granting market authorisations under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 (4) (the ‘GM Regulation’) in respect of the genetically modified soybeans FG 72, MON 87708 x MON 89788 and MON 87705 x MON 89788, respectively;










—


order the Commission to pay the applicant’s costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies essentially on a single plea in law arguing that the Commission failed to observe the obligations imposed on it by the GM Regulation, in particular Articles 14 and 16 thereof, by failing to conduct the appropriate full safety assessments before granting market authorisation or to ensure effective post-authorisation monitoring.
The Commission was mistaken in relying on the relevant EU law concerning the control of pesticides as it fails specifically to regulate genetically modified organisms.


(1)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1215 of 22 July 2016 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean FG72 (MST-FGØ72-2) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2016 L 199, p. 16).

(2)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1216 of 22 July 2016 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87708 × MON 89788 (MON-877Ø8-9 × MON-89788-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2016 L 199, p. 22).

(3)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1217 of 22 July 2016 authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87705 × MON 89788 (MON-877Ø5-6 × MON-89788-1) pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ 2016 L 199, p. 28).

(4)  Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ 2003 L 268, p. 1).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017081EN.01000301.xml










16.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

15 March 2017
(2017/C 81/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0622 




JPY


Japanese yen


121,77 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4339 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87073 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5603 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0715 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1353 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,83 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3206 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5423 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,9497 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3992 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4291 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2527 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5277 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5001 




KRW


South Korean won


1 217,28 




ZAR


South African rand


13,8649 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3438 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4298 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 191,33 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7258 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,390 




RUB


Russian rouble


62,7435 




THB


Thai baht


37,453 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,3553 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,8010 




INR


Indian rupee


69,7475 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-335/12: Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — T&L Sugars and Sidul Açúcares v Commission
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: agricultural surplus, cane sugar, customs duties, damages, discretionary power, equal treatment, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, sugar industry, sugar levy








C_2017144EN.01006001.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/60





Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — T&L Sugars and Sidul Açúcares v Commission
(Case T-335/12) (1)

(2017/C 144/81)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 287, 22.9.2012.
Case T-411/13: Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — T & L Sugars and Sidul Açúcares v Commission
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: agricultural surplus, cane sugar, customs duties, equal treatment, isoglucose, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, restriction on competition, sugar industry, sugar levy








C_2017144EN.01006004.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/60





Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — T & L Sugars and Sidul Açúcares v Commission
(Case T-411/13) (1)

(2017/C 144/84)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 274, 21.9.2013.
Case T-473/15: Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — Capella v EUIPO — Abus (APUS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark APUS — Earlier national word mark ABUS — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Likelihood of confusion — Successive restrictions of the trade mark application before the Board of Appeal — Article 43(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Competence of the Board of Appeal — Article 64(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 — Right to be heard — Article 75, second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 — Rule 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95)
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, financial services, medical device, pharmaceutical industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law, vehicle parts








C_2017144EN.01003702.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/37





Judgment of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — Capella v EUIPO — Abus (APUS)
(Case T-473/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark APUS - Earlier national word mark ABUS - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Likelihood of confusion - Successive restrictions of the trade mark application before the Board of Appeal - Article 43(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Competence of the Board of Appeal - Article 64(1) of Regulation No 207/2009 - Right to be heard - Article 75, second sentence, of Regulation No 207/2009 - Rule 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95))
(2017/C 144/49)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Capella EOOD (Sofia, Bulgaria) (represented by: F. Henkel, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Abus August Bremicker Söhne KG (Wetter, Germany) (represented by: G. Hallwachs, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 June 2015 (Case R 117/2014-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Abus August Bremicker Söhne and Capella.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 2 June 2015 (Case R 117/2014-4);










2.


Orders EUIPO, in addition to bearing its own costs, to pay those incurred by Capella EOOD;










3.


Declares that Abus August Bremicker Söhne KG is to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 328, 5.10.2015.
Case T-225/13: Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — T&L Sugars and Sidul Açúcares v Commission
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: agricultural surplus, cane sugar, customs duties, equal treatment, isoglucose, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, restriction on competition, sugar industry, sugar levy








C_2017144EN.01006003.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/60





Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — T&L Sugars and Sidul Açúcares v Commission
(Case T-225/13) (1)

(2017/C 144/83)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Seventh Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 178, 22.6.2013.
Case T-554/13: Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — Hungary v Commission
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, common organisation of markets, financial aid, fruit, operational programme, producer organisation, reimbursement of aid, vegetable








C_2017144EN.01006005.xml










8.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 144/60





Order of the General Court of 16 March 2017 — Hungary v Commission
(Case T-554/13) (1)

(2017/C 144/85)
Language of the case: Hungarian
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 24, 25.1.2014.
Case C-212/16: Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court of 16 March 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Vergabekammer Südbayern — Germany) — DUK Versorgungswerk e. V., Gothaer Pensionskasse AG v BG Klinik für Berufskrankheiten Bad Reichenhall gGmbH, in the presence of: Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder, VBG Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Official Journal, approximation of laws, award of contract, freedom to provide services, national implementing measure, negotiated contract, right to justice, tendering, transfer of businesses, transfer of pension rights








C_2017202EN.01001202.xml










26.6.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 202/12





Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court of 16 March 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Vergabekammer Südbayern — Germany) — DUK Versorgungswerk e. V., Gothaer Pensionskasse AG v BG Klinik für Berufskrankheiten Bad Reichenhall gGmbH, in the presence of: Versorgungsanstalt des Bundes und der Länder, VBG Verwaltungs-Berufsgenossenschaft
(Case C-212/16) (1)

(2017/C 202/19)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Eighth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 251, 11.7.2016.
Internal Security Fund : police : European Union supporting actions and cooperation on security.
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs
Subjects: EU police cooperation, European security, fund (EU), police

European Union supporting actions and cooperation on security

Internal 
Security Fund: 
Police

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/financing/index_en.htm

Migration and
Home Affairs

       ISF

DR-07-16-145-EN-N
State aid — Decision to raise no objections
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: European Economic Area, Norway, State aid, biofuel, control of State aid, environmental protection, innovation, regional aid








C_2017081EN.01000501.xml










16.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/5





State aid — Decision to raise no objections
(2017/C 81/05)
The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:








Date of adoption of the decision



:


28 November 2016





Case No



:


79791





Decision No



:


210/16/COL





EFTA State



:


Norway





Region



:


Municipality of Ringerike





Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)



:


Arba Follum AS





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



:


Environment and innovation





Form of aid



:


Grant





Budget



:


NOK 138 000 000





Intensity



:


47 %





Duration



:


Aid will be distributed in the period 2016-2017





Economic sectors



:


Black pellet production





Name and address of the granting authority



:







Enova SF




Professor Brochs gate 2




N-7030 Trondheim




NORWAY








The authentic text of the decision can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website: http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, France, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2017081EN.01000401.xml










16.3.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 81/4





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2017/C 81/03)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union 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


16.2.2017




Duration


16.2.2017-31.12.2017




Member State


France




Stock or Group of stocks


ANF.8C3411




Species


Anglerfish (Lophiidae)




Zone


VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


03.TQ127






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case C-493/15: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 March 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Agenzia delle Entrate v Marci Identi (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Taxation — Value added tax — Article 4(3) TEU — Sixth Directive — State aid — Procedure discharging bankrupt natural persons from debts (esdebitazione) — Ineligibility of VAT debts)
Date: 2017-03-16
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: State aid, VAT, civil bankruptcy, debt








C_2017151EN.01000702.xml










15.5.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 151/7





Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 March 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Agenzia delle Entrate v Marci Identi
(Case C-493/15) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Taxation - Value added tax - Article 4(3) TEU - Sixth Directive - State aid - Procedure discharging bankrupt natural persons from debts (esdebitazione) - Ineligibility of VAT debts))
(2017/C 151/10)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Agenzia delle Entrate

Defendant: Marci Identi

Operative part of the judgment

EU law, in particular Article 4(3) TEU and Articles 2 and 22 of the Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment, and the rules on State aid, must be interpreted to the effect that it does not preclude value added tax debts from being declared irrecoverable under national legislation, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, providing for a bankruptcy discharge procedure by means of which a court may, under certain conditions, declare irrecoverable the debts of a natural person which have not been settled by the close of the bankruptcy proceedings initiated against that person.


(1)  OJ C 406, 7.12.2015.