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Case C-454/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rayonen sad Lukovit (Bulgaria) lodged on 23 September 2020 — Criminal proceedings against AZ
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative sanction, criminal liability, highway code, imprisonment, legality, motor vehicle, traffic offence, vehicle documents, vehicle registration








C_2020433EN.01002502.xml










14.12.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 433/25






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rayonen sad Lukovit (Bulgaria) lodged on 23 September 2020 — Criminal proceedings against AZ
(Case C-454/20)
(2020/C 433/32)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Rayonen sad Lukovit

Accused person

AZ

Questions referred







1.


Does the principle of legality of criminal offences and penalties allow national legislation which provides for both administrative and criminal liability for the same act, namely driving a motor vehicle that is not duly registered, in the absence of any criteria enabling the objective assessment of the degree of danger to society?










2.


Should the Court of Justice answer the first question in the negative, what powers does the national court have to ensure the effective application of the principles of EU law?










3.


Does the procedural possibility for the court to acquit the person accused of committing a criminal offence and impose an administrative penalty on him or her constitute a sufficient safeguard against the arbitrary application of the law?










4.


Is a penalty involving deprivation of liberty of up to a year proportionate for the purpose of Article 49(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as regards a criminal offence committed by driving a motor vehicle which is not duly registered?
Case T-727/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Basaglia v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents concerning certain projects in the context of the eTEN programme and of the fifth and sixth framework programmes for research and technological development — Restriction of the request for access — Partial refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual — Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party — Overriding public interest — Obligation to carry out a specific and individual examination)
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU financing, Framework Programme for Research and Development, access to EU information, protection of privacy, trade information








C_2020390EN.01003501.xml










16.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 390/35






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Basaglia v Commission
(Case T-727/19) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents concerning certain projects in the context of the eTEN programme and of the fifth and sixth framework programmes for research and technological development - Restriction of the request for access - Partial refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual - Exception relating to the protection of the commercial interests of a third party - Overriding public interest - Obligation to carry out a specific and individual examination)
(2020/C 390/50)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Giorgio Basaglia (Milan, Italy) (represented by: G. Balossi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar and A. Spina, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 6474 final of 4 September 2019 concerning a confirmatory application for access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ 2001 L 145, p. 43).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


annuls Commission Decision C(2019) 6474 final of 4 September 2019 concerning a confirmatory application for access to documents pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, in so far as it includes a restriction of the request for access and in so far as it includes a refusal to grant access based on the first indent of Article 4(2) of that regulation;










2.


dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


orders Giorgio Basaglia and the European Commission each to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 432, 23.12.2019.
Case T-654/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — FF v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products — Directive 2014/40/EU — Use of a photograph in a library of warnings with pictures to be used for tobacco products — Directive 2014/109/EU — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals)
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: consultation of information, health risk, library, photograph, protection of privacy, tobacco industry








C_2020390EN.01003402.xml










16.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 390/34






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — FF v Commission
(Case T-654/19) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products - Directive 2014/40/EU - Use of a photograph in a library of warnings with pictures to be used for tobacco products - Directive 2014/109/EU - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law conferring rights on individuals)
(2020/C 390/49)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: FF (represented by: A. Fittante, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Rubene and D. Martin, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 268 TFEU seeking compensation in respect of the harm allegedly suffered by the applicant because of the unauthorised use of a photograph that he regards as representing him.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders FF to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission in the present action and in the proceedings for interim measures.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Cases T-77/18 and T-567/18: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — VE v ESMA (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Contract for an indefinite period — Appraisal report — 2016 appraisal exercise — Plea of illegality relating to the appraisals guide — Manifest error of assessment — Assessment of activities undertaken as staff representative — Procedural irregularity — Termination of the work contract — Insufficient performance during a period of two years)
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: damages, full-time employment, servant (EU), staff assessment, termination of employment, work productivity








C_2020414EN.01003302.xml










30.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 414/33






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — VE v ESMA
(Cases T-77/18 and T-567/18) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the temporary staff - Contract for an indefinite period - Appraisal report - 2016 appraisal exercise - Plea of illegality relating to the appraisals guide - Manifest error of assessment - Assessment of activities undertaken as staff representative - Procedural irregularity - Termination of the work contract - Insufficient performance during a period of two years)
(2020/C 414/53)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: VE (represented by L. Levi and N. Flandin, lawyers)

Defendant: European Securities and Markets Authority (represented by: A. Lorenzet and N. Vasse, acting as Agents, and by D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

Applications based on Article 270 TFEU seeking, first, annulment of the applicant’s appraisal report for the period starting on 1 January 2016 and ending on 31 December 2016, of the decision of 14 November 2017 terminating his temporary agent contract and of the decisions rejecting his complaints against those acts and, second, compensation for the non-material damage which the applicant claims to have suffered.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Joins Cases T-77/18 and T-567/18 for the purposes of the judgment;










2.


Annuls VE’s appraisal report for the period starting on 1 January 2016 and ending 31 December 2016;










3.


Annuls the decision of 14 November 2017 terminating VE’s temporary agent contract;










4.


Dismisses the actions as to the remainder;










5.


Orders the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 134, 16.4.2018.
Case T-174/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Vincenti v EUIPO (Civil service — Officials — Promotion — Promotion exercises 2014 to 2017 — Decision not to promote the applicant to the AST 8 grade — Right to be heard)
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: assistant, chronic illness, disciplinary proceedings, pay scale, promotion, right to justice, rights of the defence, staff assessment, staff regulations (EU)








C_2020399EN.01003101.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/31






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Vincenti v EUIPO
(Case T-174/19) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Promotion - Promotion exercises 2014 to 2017 - Decision not to promote the applicant to the AST 8 grade - Right to be heard)
(2020/C 399/44)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Guillaume Vincenti (Alicante, Spain) (represented by H. Tettenborn, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by A. Lukošiūtė and K. Tóth, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 270 TFEU seeking the annulment of the decision of EUIPO of 6 June 2018 not to promote the applicant to the AST 8 grade in the 2014 to 2017 promotion exercises.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decisions of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 6 June 2018 not to promote Mr Guillaume Vincenti to the AST 8 grade in the 2014 to 2017 promotion exercises;










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 206, 17.6.2019.
Case T-738/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Clouds Sky v EUIPOEUIPO — The Cloud Networks (Wi-Fi Powered by The Cloud) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark Wi-Fi Powered by The Cloud — Absolute grounds for refusal — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — No descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, automatic game, cultural event, electrical equipment, electronic equipment, game of chance, registered trade mark, sporting event, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2020390EN.01003602.xml










16.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 390/36






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Clouds Sky v EUIPOEUIPO — The Cloud Networks (Wi-Fi Powered by The Cloud)
(Case T-738/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Wi-Fi Powered by The Cloud - Absolute grounds for refusal - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - No descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2020/C 390/52)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Clouds Sky GmbH (Cologne, Germany) (represented by: C. Weil, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: L. Rampini and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: The Cloud Networks Ltd (London, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 2 September 2019 (Case R 696/2019-5) relating to invalidity proceedings between Clouds Sky and The Cloud Networks.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Clouds Sky GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 10, 13.1.2020.
Case T-472/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — BASF v Commission (Medicinal products for human use — Marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use containing omega-3 acid ethyl esters — Variation of the terms of the authorisation — First paragraph of Article 116 of Directive 2001/83/EC — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality)
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: cardiovascular disease, disease prevention, drug surveillance, market approval, medicinal product








C_2020390EN.01003201.xml










16.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 390/32






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — BASF v Commission
(Case T-472/19) (1)

(Medicinal products for human use - Marketing authorisation for medicinal products for human use containing omega-3 acid ethyl esters - Variation of the terms of the authorisation - First paragraph of Article 116 of Directive 2001/83/EC - Manifest error of assessment - Proportionality)
(2020/C 390/45)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: BASF AS (Oslo, Norway) (represented by: E. Wright, Barrister, and H. Boland, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: L. Haasbeek and A. Sipos, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 4336 final of 6 June 2019 concerning, in the framework of Article 31 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, marketing authorisations of medicinal products for human use containing ‘Omega-3 acid ethyl esters’ for oral use in secondary prevention after myocardial infarction.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders BASF AS to pay the costs, including the costs relating to the interlocutory proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 305, 9.9.2019.
Case T-289/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Arbuzov v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State respected the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection)
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2020414EN.01003502.xml










30.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 414/35






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Arbuzov v Council
(Case T-289/19) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State respected the rights of the defence and the right to effective judicial protection)
(2020/C 414/56)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicant: Sergej Arbuzov (Kiev, Ukraine) (represented by: M. Mleziva, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: R. Pekař and P. Mahnič, Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/354 of 4 March 2019 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2019 L 64, p. 7) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/352 of 4 March 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2019 L 64, p. 1), in so far as those acts maintain the applicant’s name on the list of the persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/354 of 4 March 2019 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/352 of 4 March 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine, in so far as Sergej Arbuzov’s name has been maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures;










2.


Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 246, 22.7.2019.
Case T-549/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate v Commission (Medicinal products for human use — Orphan medicinal products — Application for marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Trecondi-treosulfan — Decision to remove a medicinal product from the Register of Orphan Medicinal Products — Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 — Concept of ‘satisfactory method’ — Article 5(12)(b) of Regulation No 141/2000 — Error of law)
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: drug surveillance, market approval, orphan disease, orphan drug








C_2020390EN.01003301.xml










16.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 390/33






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate v Commission
(Case T-549/19) (1)

(Medicinal products for human use - Orphan medicinal products - Application for marketing authorisation for the medicinal product Trecondi-treosulfan - Decision to remove a medicinal product from the Register of Orphan Medicinal Products - Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 - Concept of ‘satisfactory method’ - Article 5(12)(b) of Regulation No 141/2000 - Error of law)
(2020/C 390/47)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Medac Gesellschaft für klinische Spezialpräparate mbH (Wedel, Germany) (represented by: P. von Czettritz, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B.-R. Killmann and A. Sipos, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking the partial annulment of Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 4858 final of 20 June 2019 granting marketing authorisation for the medicinal product for human use Trecondi-treosulfan.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Article 5 of European Commission Implementing Decision C(2019) 4858 (final) of 20 June 2019 granting marketing authorisation for the medicinal product for human use ‘Trecondi-treosulfan’;










2.


Orders the Commission to pay the costs, including those relating to the interim proceedings.






(1)  OJ C 337, 7.10.2019.
Case T-402/19: Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Brillux v EUIPO — Synthesa Chemie (Freude an Farbe) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark Freude an Farbe — Earlier EU figurative mark Glemadur Freude an Farbe — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, building technique, painting, paints and varnishes, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2020399EN.01003301.xml










23.11.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 399/33






Judgment of the General Court of 23 September 2020 — Brillux v EUIPO — Synthesa Chemie (Freude an Farbe)
(Case T-402/19) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark Freude an Farbe - Earlier EU figurative mark Glemadur Freude an Farbe - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2020/C 399/47)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Brillux GmbH & Co. KG (Münster, Germany) (represented by: R. Schiffer, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Synthesa Chemie GesmbH (Perg, Austria) (represented by: A. Haberl, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 March 2019 (Case R 1434/2018-5), relating to opposition proceedings between Synthesa Chemie and Brillux.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Brillux GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 288, 26.8.2019.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 22 September 2020 2020/C 315/02
Date: 2020-09-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020315EN.01000201.xml










23.9.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 315/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

22 September 2020
(2020/C 315/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1740 




JPY


Japanese yen


122,78 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4417 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91743 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,4070 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0748 




ISK


Iceland króna


162,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9528 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,007 




HUF


Hungarian forint


362,05 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4934 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8613 




TRY


Turkish lira


8,9850 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6288 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5631 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,0986 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7630 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5998 




KRW


South Korean won


1 363,87 




ZAR


South African rand


19,5779 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9550 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5443 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 357,59 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8539 




PHP


Philippine peso


56,898 




RUB


Russian rouble


89,1500 




THB


Thai baht


36,840 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3677 




MXN


Mexican peso


25,1194 




INR


Indian rupee


86,2620 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.