do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-88/17: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 July 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus — Finland) — Zurich Insurance PLC, Metso Minerals Oy v Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Cooperation in civil and commercial matters — Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 — Jurisdiction — Second indent of Article 5(1)(b) — Jurisdiction of the courts for the place of performance of the obligation — Place of provision of services — Contract for the carriage of goods between two Member States — Route consisting of several stages and involving a number of means of transport)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of goods, conflict of jurisdiction, contract of carriage, mutual recognition principle, private international law, provision of services








C_2018319EN.01000802.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/8






Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 11 July 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus — Finland) — Zurich Insurance PLC, Metso Minerals Oy v Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited
(Case C-88/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Cooperation in civil and commercial matters - Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 - Jurisdiction - Second indent of Article 5(1)(b) - Jurisdiction of the courts for the place of performance of the obligation - Place of provision of services - Contract for the carriage of goods between two Member States - Route consisting of several stages and involving a number of means of transport))
(2018/C 319/09)
Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Korkein oikeus

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Zurich Insurance PLC, Metso Minerals Oy

Defendant: Abnormal Load Services (International) Limited

Operative part of the judgment

The second indent of Article 5(1)(b) 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 must be interpreted as meaning that, in the context of a contract for the carriage of goods between Member States in several stages, with stops, and by a number of means of transport, such as that at issue in the main proceedings, both the place of dispatch and the place of delivery of the goods constitute places where transport services are provided, for the purposes of that indent.


(1)  OJ C 112, 10.4.2017.
Case T-10/18: Order of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Eesti Apteekide Ühendus v Commission
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Estonia, State aid, control of State aid, corporation tax, judicial review, national law, pharmacy, professional association, right of action, tax exemption








C_2018319EN.01002603.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/26






Order of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Eesti Apteekide Ühendus v Commission
(Case T-10/18) (1)

(2018/C 319/33)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Ninth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 104, 19.3.2018.
Case T-438/17: Order of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — The Scotch Whisky Association v EUIPO — José Estévez (JOHN COR)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2018319EN.01002601.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/26






Order of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — The Scotch Whisky Association v EUIPO — José Estévez (JOHN COR)
(Case T-438/17) (1)

(2018/C 319/31)
Language of the case: Spanish
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 309, 18.9.2017.
Case T-694/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Link Entertainment v EUIPO — García-Sanjuan Machado (SAVORY DELICIOUS ARTISTS & EVENTS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark SAVORY DELICIOUS ARTISTS & EVENTS — Earlier EU word mark AVORY — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Similarity of the signs — Similarity of the services — Articles 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, business management, registered trade mark, sales promotion, trade-mark law








C_2018301EN.01003101.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/31






Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — Link Entertainment v EUIPO — García-Sanjuan Machado (SAVORY DELICIOUS ARTISTS & EVENTS)
(Case T-694/17) (1)

((EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark SAVORY DELICIOUS ARTISTS & EVENTS - Earlier EU word mark AVORY - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Similarity of the signs - Similarity of the services - Articles 8(1)(b) and 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Articles 8(1)(b) and 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)))
(2018/C 301/40)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Link Entertainment, SLU (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: E. Estella Garbayo, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Sandra García-Sanjuan Machado (Barcelona, Spain) (represented by: E. Torner Lasalle, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 28 July 2017 (Case R 1758/2016-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Ms García-Sanjuan Machado and Link Entertainment.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Link Entertainment, SLU to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 402, 27.11.2017.
Case T-54/17: Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — CLF v Parliament (Institutional law — European Parliament — Decision awarding a grant to a political party — Pre-financing set at 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant awarded — Obligation to provide a bank pre-financing guarantee — Financial Regulation — Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation — Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding — Proportionality — Equal treatment)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European party, abuse of power, financial aid, foundation, guarantee, party financing, principle of proportionality








C_2018301EN.01002902.xml










27.8.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 301/29






Judgment of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — CLF v Parliament
(Case T-54/17) (1)

((Institutional law - European Parliament - Decision awarding a grant to a political party - Pre-financing set at 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant awarded - Obligation to provide a bank pre-financing guarantee - Financial Regulation - Rules of Application of the Financial Regulation - Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding - Proportionality - Equal treatment))
(2018/C 301/38)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Coalition for Life and Family (CLF) (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: P. Richter, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, C. Burgos and S. Alves, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application on the basis of Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment in part of Decision FINS-2017-16 of the European Parliament of 12 December 2016 concerning the award of a grant to the applicant, in so far as that decision restricts the pre-financing to 33 % of the maximum amount of the grant and makes its payment subject to the provision of a bank guarantee.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Coalition for Life and Family (CLF) to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 78, 13.3.2017.
Case C-356/15: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 July 2018 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Social security — Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 — Articles 11 and 12 and Article 76(6) — Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 — Article 5 — Posting of workers — Affiliation to a social security scheme — Combating fraud — A1 Certificate — Refusal of recognition by the Member State where the professional activity is carried out in the event of fraud or abuse)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, fraud, posted worker, social security legislation, social-security benefit, social-security contribution, social-security harmonisation








C_2018319EN.01000201.xml










10.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 319/2






Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 July 2018 — European Commission v Kingdom of Belgium
(Case C-356/15) (1)

((Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations - Social security - Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 - Articles 11 and 12 and Article 76(6) - Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 - Article 5 - Posting of workers - Affiliation to a social security scheme - Combating fraud - A1 Certificate - Refusal of recognition by the Member State where the professional activity is carried out in the event of fraud or abuse))
(2018/C 319/02)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: D. Martin, acting as Agent)

Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium (represented by: L. Van den Broeck and M. Jacobs, acting as Agents, and by P. Paepe, avocat)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Ireland (represented by: E. Creedon, M. Browne, G. Hodge and A. Joyce, acting as Agents, and by C. Toland, Barrister-at-Law)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Declares that, by adopting Articles 23 and 24 of the Programme Law of 27 December 2012, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 11(1), Article 12(1) and Article 76(6) 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, and under Article 5 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;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 302, 14.9.2015.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC as regards the inclusion of the Italian municipality of Campione d’Italia and the Italian waters of Lake Lugano in the customs territory of the Union and in the territorial application of Directive 2008/118/EC (COM(2018) 261 final — 2018/0124 (CNS))
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: Italy, Lombardy, Switzerland, VAT, customs territory (EU), excise duty, lake, municipality








C_2018367EN.01011701.xml










10.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/117






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on
Council directive amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2008/118/EC as regards the inclusion of the Italian municipality of Campione d’Italia and the Italian waters of Lake Lugano in the customs territory of the Union and in the territorial application of Directive 2008/118/EC
(COM(2018) 261 final — 2018/0124 (CNS))
(2018/C 367/23)






Consultation


Council of the European Union, 29.5.2018




Legal basis


Articles 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion




Adopted at plenary


11.7.2018




Plenary session No


536




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


174/0/2




Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decides unanimously not to hold a general discussion and to put the opinion straight to the vote (Rule 50(4) and 56(3)).

Brussels, 11 July 2018.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Luca JAHIER
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on — Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the period of application of the optional reverse charge mechanism in relation to supplies of certain goods and services susceptible to fraud and of the Quick Reaction Mechanism against VAT fraud (COM(2018) 298 final — 2018/0150(CNS))
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Economic and Social Committee
Subjects: European tax cooperation, VAT, fight against crime, goods and services, tax avoidance, tax harmonisation, tax offence








C_2018367EN.01011801.xml










10.10.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 367/118






Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on
Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the period of application of the optional reverse charge mechanism in relation to supplies of certain goods and services susceptible to fraud and of the Quick Reaction Mechanism against VAT fraud
(COM(2018) 298 final — 2018/0150(CNS))
(2018/C 367/24)






Consultation


Council of the European Union, 11.6.2018




Legal basis


Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union




Section responsible


Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion




Adopted at plenary


11.7.2018




Plenary session No


536




Outcome of vote
(for/against/abstentions)


175/1/3




Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and has already set out its views on the subject in its earlier opinion on the ‘VAT — derogation — reverse charge’ (1) adopted on 31 May 2017, it decided, at its 536th plenary session of 11 and 12 July 2018 (meeting of 11 July 2018), by 175 votes to one with three abstentions, to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text and to refer to the position it had taken in the abovementioned document.

Brussels, 11 July 2018.


The President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Luca JAHIER




(1)  OJ C 288, 31/08/2017, p.52
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/979 of 11 July 2018 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Commission, Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Subjects: Iraq, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, trade restriction








L_2018176EN.01000701.xml










12.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 176/7








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/979
of 11 July 2018
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to ouncil Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists public bodies, corporations and agencies and natural and legal persons, bodies and entities of the previous government of Iraq covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources that were located outside Iraq on the date of 22 May 2003 under that Regulation.












(2)


On 5 July 2018, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one entry from the list of persons or entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply,












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 11 July 2018.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.




ANNEX
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entry is deleted:







‘44.


GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR GRAIN TRADING (alias (a) GRAIN BOARD OF IRAQ; (b) STATE ORGANISATION OF GRAIN). Addresses: (a) P.O. Box 329, Bab Al Mouadham-Midan, Baghdad, Iraq; (b) P.O. Box 2261, Allque, Irkheta, Karada Al-Shakira, Baghdad, Iraq.’
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: China, Russia, anti-dumping duty, ferro-alloy, import (EU), originating product








C_2018243EN.01000801.xml










11.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/8





Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
(2018/C 243/04)
1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (1), the Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.
2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.
3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), CHAR 4/39, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.
4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.









Product


Country(ies) of origin or exportation


Measures


Reference


Date of expiry (3)





Ferro-silicon


The People’s Republic of China
Russia


Anti-dumping duty


Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 360/2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of ferro-silicon originating in the People’s Republic of China and Russia, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 107, 10.4.2014, p. 13).


11.4.2019






(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(2)  TRADE-Defence-Complaints@ec.europa.eu

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column
Corrigendum to New national side of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ C 235, 6.7.2018)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency








C_2018243EN.01001401.xml










11.7.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 243/14





Corrigendum to New national side of euro coins intended for circulation
(
Official Journal of the European Union C 235 of 6 July 2018
)
(2018/C 243/09)
 
Publication (2018/C 235/07) on page 6 is to be considered null and void.
Case T-783/17 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — GE Healthcare v Commission (Application for interim measures — Medicinal products for human use — Directive 2001/83/EC — Suspension of the marketing authorisation for contrast agents containing gadolinium for human use — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Lack of urgency)
Date: 2018-07-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: drug surveillance, market approval, medicinal product








C_2018328EN.01005001.xml










17.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 328/50






Order of the President of the General Court of 11 July 2018 — GE Healthcare v Commission
(Case T-783/17 R)
((Application for interim measures - Medicinal products for human use - Directive 2001/83/EC - Suspension of the marketing authorisation for contrast agents containing gadolinium for human use - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Lack of urgency))
(2018/C 328/68)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: GE Healthcare A/S (Oslo, Norway) (represented by: D. Scannell, Barrister, G. Castle and S. Oryszczuk, Solicitors)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Mifsud-Bonnici and A. Sipos, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Articles 278 and 279 TFEU for the suspension of operation of Commission Implementing Decision C(2017) 7941 final of 23 November 2017, concerning, in the framework of Article 31 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the Parliament and of the Council, the marketing authorisations for gadolinimum-containing contrast agents for human use which contain one or more of the active substances ‘gadobenic acid, gadobutrol, gadodiamide, gadopentetic acid, gadoteric acid, gadoteridol, gadoversetamide and gadoxetic acid’.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.