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Case T-558/16: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — von Blumenthal and Others v EIB (Civil Service — Staff of the EIB — Reform of the system of remuneration and salary progression — Plea of illegality — Equal treatment — Liability)
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, equal treatment, indemnification, monthly pay, pay, pay scale, staff regulations (EU)








C_2018013EN.01001501.xml










15.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/15





Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — von Blumenthal and Others v EIB
(Case T-558/16) (1)

((Civil Service - Staff of the EIB - Reform of the system of remuneration and salary progression - Plea of illegality - Equal treatment - Liability))
(2018/C 013/25)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Henry von Blumenthal (Bergem, Luxembourg), Marc D’Hooge (Luxembourg, Luxembourg), Giulia Gaspari (Luxembourg), Patrick Vanhoudt (Gonderange, Luxembourg) and Dalila Bundy (Cosnes-et-Romain, France) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Investment Bank (EIB) (represented initially by: C. Gómez de la Cruz, G. Nuvoli and T. Gilliams, and subsequently by: T. Gilliams and G. Faedo, acting as Agents, and P.-E. Partsch, lawyer)

Re:







—


Application on the basis of Article 270 TFEU seeking, firstly, annulment of the decisions, contained in the salary statements of April 2015 and thereafter, to apply to the applicants the decision of the Board of Directors of the defendant of 16 December 2014 and the decision of the Management Committee of the defendant of 4 February 2015, and of the notices drawn up in April 2015 concerning the performance rewards and, secondly, an order that the EIB pay the applicants, firstly, the difference between the remuneration resulting from the decisions cited above and that due in accordance with the obligations of the EIB and, secondly, damages in respect of the pecuniary harm, as a result of the loss of purchasing power, allegedly suffered by the applicants and compensation for the non-pecuniary harm allegedly suffered by the applicants.





Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Henry von Blumenthal, Mr Marc D’Hooge, Ms Giulia Gaspari, Mr Patrick Vanhoudt and Ms Dalila Bundy to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 414, 14.12.2015 (case initially registered before the European Union Civil Service Tribunal under number F-99/15 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).
Notice concerning the entry into force of the Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Croatia, Viet Nam, accession to the European Union, cooperation agreement (EU), cooperation policy, framework agreement, protocol to an agreement








L_2017306EN.01000101.xml










22.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 306/1







Notice concerning the entry into force of the Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union

The Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union (1) will enter into force on 1 December 2017, the procedure provided for in Article 4.2 of the Protocol to the Framework Agreement having been completed on 6 November 2017.


(1)  
            OJ L 348, 21.12.2016, p. 3.
Case T-771/16: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — Toontrack Music v EUIPO (EZMIX) (European Union trade mark — Application for EU word mark EZMIX — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Equal treatment and principle of sound administration)
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, equal treatment, music, registered trade mark, software, trade-mark law








C_2018013EN.01001701.xml










15.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/17





Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — Toontrack Music v EUIPO (EZMIX)
(Case T-771/16) (1)

((European Union trade mark - Application for EU word mark EZMIX - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Equal treatment and principle of sound administration))
(2018/C 013/28)
Language of the case: Swedish

Parties


Applicant: Toontrack Music AB (Umeå, Sweden) (represented by: L.-E. Ström, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Söder and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 July 2016 (Case R 2436/2015-5) concerning an application for registration of word mark EZMIX as an EU trade mark.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Toontrack Music AB to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 14, 16.1.2017.
Case T-509/16: Order of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — Baradel and Others v FEI
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European civil service, damages, pay rise, remuneration of work, wage determination








C_2018022EN.01006201.xml










22.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/62





Order of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — Baradel and Others v FEI
(Case T-509/16) (1)

(2018/C 022/83)
Language of the case: French
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 274, 21.9.2013 (case initially registered at the European Union Civil Service Tribunal as Case F-72/13 and transferred to the General Court of the European Union on 1.9.2016).
Case T-764/17: Action brought on 22 November 2017 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo v Commission
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, EU competition policy, animal product, fishery product, food inspection, food safety, frozen product, import (EU)








C_2018134EN.01002102.xml










16.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/21





Action brought on 22 November 2017 – Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo v Commission
(Case T-764/17)
(2018/C 134/29)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (Vigo, Spain) (representative: J. Costas Alonso, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


Annul the corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004) (corrected version in OJ L 226, 25.6.2004), published in the 
Official Journal of the European Union L 243, 21 September 2017;










—


Annul the corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004) (corrected version in OJ L 226, 25.6.2004), published in the 
Official Journal of the European Union L 243, 21 September 2017.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant contends that:






1.


It is surprising that the Commission has implicitly consented to the divergent application of the import rules for products of animal origin by Member States in well-defined cases, such as containers of frozen fishery products from China, all of which has a negative impact on fair competition between Member States.










2.


The main problem has been identified with respect to the import of products of animal origin and the requirement of the so-called ‘double listing’ of vessels which supply third-state establishments.










3.


A food business operator who imports products of animal origin from outside the European Union may only import fishery products from a third country if the third county in question, from where the products are dispatched, and the establishment from which the product is sent and in which the product has been obtained or prepared, are both listed.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017394EN.01000101.xml










22.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 394/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

21 November 2017
(2017/C 394/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1718 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,87 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4414 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88498 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,9473 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1641 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6890 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,533 




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,93 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2290 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6568 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,6304 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5466 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5006 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1545 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7181 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5878 




KRW


South Korean won


1 276,68 




ZAR


South African rand


16,4989 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7725 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5650 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 850,94 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8421 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,335 




RUB


Russian rouble


69,5585 




THB


Thai baht


38,406 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,8207 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,2026 




INR


Indian rupee


76,0705 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-670/16: Order of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — Digital Rights Ireland v Commission (Action for annulment — Area of freedom, justice and security — Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data — Transfer of personal data to the United States — Not-for-profit company incorporated under Irish law — No protection of personal data for legal persons — Controller — Action in the name of members and supporters — Action in the public interest — Inadmissible)
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: United States, area of freedom, security and justice, cross-frontier data flow, data protection, data-processing law, legal person, natural person, non-profit organisation, personal data








C_2018022EN.01004002.xml










22.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 22/40





Order of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — Digital Rights Ireland v Commission
(Case T-670/16) (1)

((Action for annulment - Area of freedom, justice and security - Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data - Transfer of personal data to the United States - Not-for-profit company incorporated under Irish law - No protection of personal data for legal persons - Controller - Action in the name of members and supporters - Action in the public interest - Inadmissible))
(2018/C 022/56)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Digital Rights Ireland Ltd (Bennettsbridge, Ireland) (represented by: E. McGarr, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. Kranenborg and D. Nardi, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1250 of 12 July 2016 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (OJ 2016 L 207, p. 1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is inadmissible.










2.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the applications to intervene of the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the French Republic, Business Software Alliance (BSA), Microsoft Corporation, La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network, Fédération des Fournisseurs d’Accès à Internet Associatifs and the Union fédérale des consommateurs — Que choisir (UFC — Que choisir).










3.


Digital Rights Ireland Ltd shall pay the costs, with the exception of those relating to the applications to intervene.










4.


The Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the French Republic, BSA, Microsoft Corporation, La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network, Fédération des Fournisseurs d’Accès à Internet Associatifs and UFC — Que choisir shall bear their own respective costs relating to the applications to intervene.






(1)  OJ C 410, 7.11.2016.
Case T-652/16 P: Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — HD v Parliament (Appeal — Officials — Remuneration — Family allowances — Education allowance — Prohibition of overlapping allowances of the same type — Claim for recovery of undue payments — Protection of personal data — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2017-11-22
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, data protection, education, personal data








C_2018013EN.01001602.xml










15.1.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 13/16





Judgment of the General Court of 22 November 2017 — HD v Parliament
(Case T-652/16 P) (1)

((Appeal - Officials - Remuneration - Family allowances - Education allowance - Prohibition of overlapping allowances of the same type - Claim for recovery of undue payments - Protection of personal data - Obligation to state reasons))
(2018/C 013/27)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Appellant: HD (represented by: C. Bernard-Glanz, lawyer)

Other party to the proceedings: European Parliament (represented by: M. Ecker and L. Deneys, acting as Agents)

Re:

Appeal brought against the judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal of the European Union (First Chamber) of 21 July 2016, HD v Parliament (F-136/15, EU:F:2016:169), seeking to have that judgment set aside.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders HD to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 419, 14.11.2016.