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Case C-303/21: Action brought on 11 May 2021 — European Commission v Italian Republic
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: discrimination on the basis of nationality, equal treatment, free movement of capital, national, purchase, real property, residence, stamp duty, tax relief, transfer of property








C_2021278EN.01003701.xml










12.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 278/37






Action brought on 11 May 2021 — European Commission v Italian Republic
(Case C-303/21)
(2021/C 278/51)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: European Commission (represented by: W. Roels and A. Spina, acting as Agents)

Defendant: Italian Republic

Form of order sought

The Commission claims that the Court should:






—


declare that, by excluding non-Italian EU citizens who do not intend to settle in Italy from the scheme providing for the purchase of their first house or flat, other than a luxury house or flat, in the Italian territory, at a reduced rate, the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 18 and 63 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;










—


order the Italian Republic to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

A reduced rate of stamp duty for the purchase in Italy of a property for residential use (‘first home’) is applied under certain conditions, including the condition that the property be situated in the municipality where the taxpayer resides or where the taxpayer intends to establish his or her residence within 18 months from the purchase of the property. For the purposes of the application of that tax relief, that condition applies without distinction to both Italian citizens and citizens of other Member States. Nevertheless, according to the provisions at issue in the present action, that requirement is not necessary only for citizens of Italian nationality who, for work reasons, have moved abroad.
According to the Commission, by establishing, for the purposes of that tax relief, that the taxpayers’ Italian citizenship is the determining factor behind the distinction between Italian citizens and citizens of other Member States, the national legislation in question entails direct discrimination on grounds of nationality which is prohibited by Article 18 TFEU.
Furthermore, the Commission considers that, since the purchase of a property in the territory of a Member State by a non-resident is an investment in real estate which falls within the category of the movement of capital between Member States, the preferential treatment of the citizens of one Member State provided for by the national legislation in question constitutes a restriction on the free movement of capital which is prohibited by Article 63(1) TFEU and which cannot be objectively justified under Article 65(1) and (3) TFEU.
Case T-251/21: Action brought on 11 May 2021 — Tigercat International v EUIPO — Caterpillar (Tigercat)
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, agricultural machinery, forestry economics, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021263EN.01002801.xml










5.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/28






Action brought on 11 May 2021 — Tigercat International v EUIPO — Caterpillar (Tigercat)
(Case T-251/21)
(2021/C 263/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tigercat International Inc. (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada) (represented by: S. Weidert, M. Pemsel and H. Bug, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Illinois, United States)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark Tigercat — Application for registration No 12 124 368

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 February 2021 in Case R 16/2020-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and the other parties to the proceedings before the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO to pay the costs including the costs in the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in connection with Article 8(1)(b) and Article 85(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 10 May 2021 2021/C 183/02
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021183EN.01000201.xml










11.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 183/2






Euro exchange rates (1)

10 May 2021
(2021/C 183/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2169 




JPY


Japanese yen


132,31 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4361 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,86195 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,1235 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0939 




ISK


Iceland króna


150,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,0008 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,591 




HUF


Hungarian forint


357,26 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5631 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9248 




TRY


Turkish lira


10,0495 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5433 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4743 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,4504 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6673 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6110 




KRW


South Korean won


1 353,14 




ZAR


South African rand


17,0843 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8045 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5415 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 189,26 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9984 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,247 




RUB


Russian rouble


90,0154 




THB


Thai baht


37,809 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3848 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,2464 




INR


Indian rupee


89,2585 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-252/21: Action brought on 11 May 2021 — Hrebenyuk v EUIPO (Shape of a stand-up collar)
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, sports equipment, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_2021263EN.01002901.xml










5.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 263/29






Action brought on 11 May 2021 — Hrebenyuk v EUIPO (Shape of a stand-up collar)
(Case T-252/21)
(2021/C 263/38)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Anna Hrebenyuk (Griesheim, Germany) (represented by: H.-J. Ruhl, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Registration of a three-dimensional EU trade mark (Shape of a stand-up collar) — Application No 17 975 716

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 25 February 2021 in Case R 1902/2020-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision as well as the first-instance decision of the Office of 3 March 2020;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 6 in conjunction with Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10170 — Shell/NXK) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 192/01
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, gas industry, merger control, oil industry, petrochemicals, renewable energy








C_2021192EN.01000101.xml










19.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 192/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10170 — Shell/NXK)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 192/01)
On 11 May 2021, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10170. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case C-578/20: Order of the President of the Court of 11 May 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca dos Açores — Portugal) — NM, NR, BA, XN, FA v Sata Air Açores — Sociedade Açoriana de Transportes Aéreos, SA
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, carrier, indemnification, strike, traveller








C_2021320EN.01003401.xml










9.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 320/34






Order of the President of the Court of 11 May 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca dos Açores — Portugal) — NM, NR, BA, XN, FA v Sata Air Açores — Sociedade Açoriana de Transportes Aéreos, SA
(Case C-578/20) (1)

(2021/C 320/37)
Language of the case: Portuguese
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 28, 25.1.2021.
Case T-253/21: Action brought on 11 May 2021 — Aquino v Parliament
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EP Committee, administrator, election, indemnification, parliamentary sitting, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2021252EN.01003101.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/31






Action brought on 11 May 2021 — Aquino v Parliament
(Case T-253/21)
(2021/C 252/41)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Roberto Aquino (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the present action admissible and well founded;




accordingly,






—


annul the decision of 7 July 2020 by which the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Personnel annulled the election of the president of the Staff Committee and decided to rerun that election;










—


annul the constitutive meeting of 14 September 2020 and the elections which were held during that meeting and, in particular, the election of the president of the Staff Committee;










—


annul the decision of 5 February 2021 rejecting the complaint filed by the applicant on 6 October 2020;










—


order the defendant to pay compensation for the non-material harm suffered, ex aequo et bono at EUR 2 000;










—


order the defendant to pay the entirety of the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on two pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement by the defendant of its duty to ensure that officials and those elected by them have complete freedom to choose their representatives in accordance with established rules. The applicant also alleges infringement of Article 4 of the Staff Committee’s Rules of Procedure and of the duty of due diligence.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the right to a hearing and of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/794 of 11 May 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Nagykun rizs’ (PGI))
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, Northern Alföld, designation of origin, labelling, product designation, rice








L_2021174EN.01000101.xml










18.5.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 174/1








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/794
of 11 May 2021
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Nagykun rizs’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Hungary’s application to register the name ‘Nagykun rizs’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Nagykun rizs’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Nagykun rizs’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.6. – Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed, as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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 May 2021.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 27, 25.1.2021, p. 26.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).
Case T-260/20: Order of the General Court of 11 May 2021 — Da Silva Carreira v Commission
Date: 2021-05-11
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, legality, pension scheme, retirement conditions, staff regulations (EU)








C_2021252EN.01003904.xml










28.6.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/39






Order of the General Court of 11 May 2021 — Da Silva Carreira v Commission
(Case T-260/20) (1)

(2021/C 252/66)
Language of the case: French
The President of the First Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 215, 29.6.2020.