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Case T-348/16 OP-R: Order of the President of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA (Interim measures — Arbitration clause — Judgment by default — Application for a stay of execution of the judgment — Lack of jurisdiction)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU aid, Framework Programme for Research and Development, computer systems, executive agency, financial aid, reimbursement of aid, scientific research








C_2017300EN.01003001.xml










11.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/30





Order of the President of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA
(Case T-348/16 OP-R)
((Interim measures - Arbitration clause - Judgment by default - Application for a stay of execution of the judgment - Lack of jurisdiction))
(2017/C 300/37)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant in the main proceedings: Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Thessalonica, Greece) (represented by: V. Christianos, lawyer)

Defendant in the main proceedings: European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) (represented by: M. Pesquera Alonso and F. Sgritta, acting as Agents, and by E. Kourakis, lawyer)

Re:

Application under Article 123(4) and Article 156 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court seeking a stay of execution of the judgment of 6 April 2017, Aristoteleio Panepistimio Thessalonikis v ERCEA (T-348/16, not published, EU:T:2017:268).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case C-133/16: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the cour d’appel de Mons — Belgium) — Christian Ferenschild v JPC Motor SA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees — Directive 1999/44/EC — Article 5(1) — Period of liability of the seller — Limitation period — Second subparagraph of Article 7(1) — Second-hand goods — Contractual reduction of the seller’s liability)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer goods, consumer protection, guarantee, limitation of legal proceedings, sale, used goods








C_2017293EN.01000701.xml










4.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/7





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the cour d’appel de Mons — Belgium) — Christian Ferenschild v JPC Motor SA
(Case C-133/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees - Directive 1999/44/EC - Article 5(1) - Period of liability of the seller - Limitation period - Second subparagraph of Article 7(1) - Second-hand goods - Contractual reduction of the seller’s liability))
(2017/C 293/09)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour d’appel de Mons

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Christian Ferenschild

Defendant: JPC Motor SA

Operative part of the judgment

Article 5(1) and the second subparagraph of Article 7(1) of Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees must be interpreted as precluding a rule of a Member State which allows the limitation period for action by the consumer to be shorter than two years from the time of delivery of the goods where the Member State has made use of the option given by the latter of those two provisions, and the seller and consumer have agreed on a period of liability of the seller of less than two years, namely a one-year period, for the second-hand goods concerned.


(1)  OJ C 191, 30.5.2016.
Case T-767/14: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Boomkwekerij van Rijn-de Bruyn v CPVO — Artevos (Oksana) (New varieties of plants — Community plant variety rights — Application for a Community plant variety right for the pear variety Oksana — Objections — Rejection of the application by the Board of Appeal of the CPVO — Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 — Novelty of the candidate variety — Lack of evidence)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: intellectual property, plant breeding, plant propagation, plant variety right








C_2017283EN.01003101.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/31





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Boomkwekerij van Rijn-de Bruyn v CPVO — Artevos (Oksana)
(Case T-767/14) (1)

((New varieties of plants - Community plant variety rights - Application for a Community plant variety right for the pear variety Oksana - Objections - Rejection of the application by the Board of Appeal of the CPVO - Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 - Novelty of the candidate variety - Lack of evidence))
(2017/C 283/45)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Boomkwekerij van Rijn-de Bruyn BV (Uden, Netherlands) (represented by: P. Jonker, lawyer)

Defendant: Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) (represented by: F. Mattina, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of CPVO, intervening before the General Court: Artevos GmbH (Karlsruhe, Germany) (represented by: G. Würtenberger, W.R. Kunze, lawyers, and B. Schnell, Solicitor)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of the CPVO: Dachverband Kulturpflanzen- und Nutztiervielfalt eV (Bielefeld, Germany)

Re:

Action against the decision of the Board of Appeal of the CPVO of 2 July 2014 (Case A 007/2013) concerning the grant of a Community plant variety right in respect of pears of the Oksana variety.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Boomkwekerij van Rijn-de Bruyn BV to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 46, 9.2.2015.
Case C-368/16: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret — Denmark) — Assens Havn v Navigators Management (UK) Limited (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in civil matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction in insurance matters — National legislation providing, on certain conditions, for an injured person’s right to bring legal proceedings directly against the insurer of the person responsible for an accident — Agreement on jurisdiction concluded between the insurer and the party which caused the damage)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: insurance company, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, jurisdiction, private international law








C_2017293EN.01001001.xml










4.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/10





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Højesteret — Denmark) — Assens Havn v Navigators Management (UK) Limited
(Case C-368/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in civil matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Jurisdiction in insurance matters - National legislation providing, on certain conditions, for an injured person’s right to bring legal proceedings directly against the insurer of the person responsible for an accident - Agreement on jurisdiction concluded between the insurer and the party which caused the damage))
(2017/C 293/13)
Language of the case: Danish

Referring court

Højesteret

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Assens Havn

Defendant: Navigators Management (UK) Limited

Operative part of the judgment

Point 5 of Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, considered in conjunction with Article 14, point 2(a), thereof, must be interpreted as meaning that a victim entitled to bring a direct action against the insurer of the party which caused the harm which he has suffered is not bound by an agreement on jurisdiction concluded between the insurer and that party.


(1)  OJ C 314, 29.8.2016.
Case T-519/15: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — myToys.de v EUIPO — Laboratorios Indas (myBaby) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark myBaby — Earlier EU word, and EU figurative and national word marks MAYBABY, May BaBy and MAY BABY — Ancillary appeal — Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 216/96 — Merely confirmatory decision — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, admissibility, appeal, early childhood, registered trade mark, retail trade, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2017300EN.01002902.xml










11.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 300/29





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — myToys.de v EUIPO — Laboratorios Indas (myBaby)
(Case T-519/15) (1)

((EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark myBaby - Earlier EU word, and EU figurative and national word marks MAYBABY, May BaBy and MAY BABY - Ancillary appeal - Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 216/96 - Merely confirmatory decision - Inadmissibility))
(2017/C 300/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: myToys.de GmbH (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: C. Hauss-Löhde and M. Mette, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. Kunz, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Laboratorios Indas, SA (Pozuelo de Alarcon, Spain) (represented by: M. de Justo Bailey, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 17 June 2015 (Case R 1002/2014-2), relating to opposition proceedings between Laboratorios Indas and myToys.de.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


The action is dismissed;










2.


myToys.de GmbH shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Laboratorios Indas, SA;










3.


European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 363, 3.11.2015.
Case T-65/15: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Talanton v Commission (Arbitration clause — Pocemon contract — Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) — Eligible costs — Recovery of sums paid — Abuse of contractual rights — Principle of good faith — Legitimate expectations — Burden of proof — Counterclaim)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU control, Framework Programme for Research and Development, audit, costing, expert's report ordered by a court








C_2017283EN.01003201.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/32





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Talanton v Commission
(Case T-65/15) (1)

((Arbitration clause - Pocemon contract - Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) - Eligible costs - Recovery of sums paid - Abuse of contractual rights - Principle of good faith - Legitimate expectations - Burden of proof - Counterclaim))
(2017/C 283/47)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Talanton AE — Symvouleftiki-Ekpaideftiki Etaireia Dianomon, Parochis Ypiresion Marketing kai Dioikisis Epicheiriseon (Palaio Faliro, Greece) (represented by: K. Damis, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal, acting as Agent, and L. Athanassiou and G. Gerapetritis, lawyers)

Re:

First, application based on Article 272 TFEU seeking a declaration that the expenditure that the applicant declared in the context of grant agreement No 216088 relating to the implementation of the ‘Point-of-care monitoring and diagnostics for autoimmune diseases’ project, concluded in the context of the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013), was eligible and that the request, by the Commission, for recovery of the sum of EUR 273 289,63, pursuant to that grant agreement, amounted to a breach of the Commission’s contractual obligations, as well as, second, a counterclaim seeking an order requiring the applicant to pay the sum of EUR 253 289,63, together with interest and reduced by any later payments.

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Talanton AE — Symvouleftiki-Ekpaideftiki Etaireia Dianomon, Parochis Ypiresion Marketing kai Dioikisis Epicheiriseon to reimburse to the European Commission the sum of EUR 253 289,63, paid pursuant to grant agreement No 216088 relating to the implementation of the ‘Point-of-care monitoring and diagnostics for autoimmune diseases’ project, together with late payment interest at the rate of 3,55 % from 27 January 2015, reduced by the sum of EUR 5 000 paid to the Commission on 4 May 2015, which is first set against late payment interest and then against the principal amount;










3.


Orders Talanton AE — Symvouleftiki-Ekpaideftiki Etaireia Dianomon, Parochis Ypiresion Marketing kai Dioikisis Epicheiriseon to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 138, 27.4.2015.
Case C-89/16: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky — Slovak Republic) — Radosław Szoja v Sociálna poisťovňa (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Application of social security schemes — Migrant workers — Person pursuing an activity as an employed person and an activity as a self-employed person in two different Member States — Determination of the applicable legislation — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Article 13(3) — Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 — Article 14(5b) — Article 16 — Effects of the decisions of the Administrative Commission for the coordination of social security systems — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: migrant worker, self-employed person, social-security benefit, social-security harmonisation, wage earner








C_2017293EN.01000601.xml










4.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/6





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 13 July 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky — Slovak Republic) — Radosław Szoja v Sociálna poisťovňa
(Case C-89/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Application of social security schemes - Migrant workers - Person pursuing an activity as an employed person and an activity as a self-employed person in two different Member States - Determination of the applicable legislation - Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 - Article 13(3) - Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 - Article 14(5b) - Article 16 - Effects of the decisions of the Administrative Commission for the coordination of social security systems - Inadmissibility))
(2017/C 293/07)
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Najvyšší súd Slovenskej republiky

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Radosław Szoja

Defendant: Sociálna poisťovňa

Intervening parties: WEBUNG, ebung s.r.o.

Operative part of the judgment

Article 13(3) 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 Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012, must be interpreted as meaning that, in order to determine the national legislation applicable under that provision to a person, such as the applicant in the main proceedings, who normally pursues an activity as an employed person and an activity as a self-employed person in different Member States, the requirements laid down in Article 14(5b) and Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation No 883/2004, as amended by Regulation No 465/2012, must be taken into account.


(1)  OJ C 175, 17.5.2016.
Case T-527/14: Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Rosenich v EUIPO (Internal market — Decision of EUIPO rejecting a request for inclusion on the list of professional representatives — Condition relating to the existence of a place of business within the European Union — Article 93(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Freedom to provide services — Article 36 of the EEA Agreement — Consistent interpretation)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Economic Area, intellectual property, legal domicile, provision of services








C_2017283EN.01003001.xml










28.8.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 283/30





Judgment of the General Court of 13 July 2017 — Rosenich v EUIPO
(Case T-527/14) (1)

((Internal market - Decision of EUIPO rejecting a request for inclusion on the list of professional representatives - Condition relating to the existence of a place of business within the European Union - Article 93(2)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 - Freedom to provide services - Article 36 of the EEA Agreement - Consistent interpretation))
(2017/C 283/43)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Paul Rosenich (Triesenberg, Liechtenstein) (represented by: A. von Mühlendahl and C. Eckhartt, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: initially, G. Schneider and, subsequently, D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 April 2014 (Case R 2063/2012-4), concerning the refusal of EUIPO to enter the applicant on the list of professional representatives provided for in Article 93 of Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the European Union trade mark (OJ 2009 L 78, p. 1).

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 29 April 2014 (Case R 2063/2012-4);










2.


Annuls the decision of the Director of the Operations Support Department of EUIPO of 7 September 2012;










3.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 462, 22.12.2014.
Case C-422/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 13 July 2017 — Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej v Skarpa Travel sp. z o.o. w Krakowie
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, advance payment, tax relief, taxpayer, travel agency








C_2017357EN.01000302.xml










23.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/3





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny (Poland) lodged on 13 July 2017 — Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej v Skarpa Travel sp. z o.o. w Krakowie
(Case C-422/17)
(2017/C 357/04)
Language of the case: Polish

Referring court

Naczelny Sąd Administracyjny

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Szef Krajowej Administracji Skarbowej

Respondent: Skarpa Travel sp. z o.o. w Krakowie

Questions referred







1.


Must Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (1) be interpreted as meaning that tax becomes chargeable on payments on account received by a taxable person supplying tourist services, which are taxed under the special scheme for travel agents provided for in Articles 306 to 310 of Directive 2006/112/EC, at the time defined in Article 65 of Directive 2006/112/EC?










2.


If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, must Article 65 of Directive 2006/112/EC be interpreted as meaning that, for taxation purposes, a payment on account received by a taxable person supplying tourist services, taxed under the special scheme for travel agents provided for in Articles 306 to 310 of Directive 2006/112/EC, is reduced by the cost referred to in Article 308 of Directive 2006/112/EC actually incurred by the taxable person up to the time when he receives the payment on account?






(1)  OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1.
Case C-388/16: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations — Non-execution — Article 260(2) TFEU — Pecuniary penalties — Lump sum)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of goods, enforcement of ruling, harbour installation, port traffic, recruitment, right of establishment, sanction (EU)








C_2017293EN.01001101.xml










4.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/11





Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 13 July 2017 — European Commission v Kingdom of Spain
(Case C-388/16) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations - Non-execution - Article 260(2) TFEU - Pecuniary penalties - Lump sum))
(2017/C 293/14)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: L. Nicolae and S. Pardo Quintillán, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Kingdom of Spain (represented by: A. Sampol Pucurull and A. Rubio González, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1)


Declares that, by failing to adopt the measures necessary to comply with the judgment of 11 December 2014 in Commission v Spain (C-576/13, not published, EU:C:2014:2430) by the expiry of the period prescribed in the letter of formal notice sent by the European Commission, namely 20 September 2015, the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 260(1) TFEU.










2)


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the European Commission a lump sum of EUR 3 million.










3)


Orders the Kingdom of Spain to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 314, 29.8.2016.
EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2016 (Established on 29 June 2017 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)
Date: 2017-07-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU market, balance sheet, ethanol, exchange of information








C_2017224EN.01001401.xml










13.7.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 224/14





EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2016

(Established on 29 June 2017 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)

(2017/C 224/05)









 


EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2016
Established on 29 June 2017 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1)



Hectolitres of pure alcohol (HLPA)




1.


Initial stock


—










—


Agricultural origin






18 450 267 










—


Non-agricultural origin






—




2.


Production


—










—


Agricultural origin






61 453 374 










—


Non-agricultural origin






—




3.


Imports (2)
 (3)



4 403 567 










—


0 % duty






4 019 305 










—


Reduced duty






—










—


100 % duty






384 262 




4.


Total resources


84 307 208 




5.


Exports


1 527 788 




6.


Internal consumption


64 781 024 




 


Agricultural


Non-agricultural


Total




Food


10 062 772 


 


 




Industrial


8 251 420 


 


 




Fuel (3)



43 411 979 


 


 




Other


3 054 853 


 


 




 



Total




64 781 024 



 


 




7.


Final stock


—










—


Agricultural origin






17 998 396 










—


Non-agricultural origin






—









(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 19).

(2)  Covers only products under codes CN 2207 10, CN 2207 20, CN 2208 90 91 and CN 2208 90 99.

(3)  Excludes 0,3 million HLPA of ETBE under CN 2909 19 10 used to produce fuel.

Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat COMEXT