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Case T-247/18: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Lucena Ramírez v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken with regard to the situation in Venezuela — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Venezuela, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2021349EN.01002501.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/25






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Lucena Ramírez v Council
(Case T-247/18) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken with regard to the situation in Venezuela - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Principle of sound administration - Right to effective judicial protection - Error of assessment)
(2021/C 349/33)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Tibisay Lucena Ramírez (Caracas, Venezuela) (represented by: L. Giuliano and F. Di Gianni, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Kyriakopoulou, P. Mahnič and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/90 of 22 January 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 16 I, p. 14) and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1656 of 6 November 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 10) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/88 of 22 January 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 16 I, p. 6 ), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1653 of 6 November 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Tibisay Lucena Ramírez to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 200, 11.6.2018.
Case T-32/19: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Harrington Padrón v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists — Error of assessment)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Venezuela, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2021349EN.01003101.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/31






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Harrington Padrón v Council
(Case T-32/19) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists - Error of assessment)
(2021/C 349/41)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Katherine Nayarith Harrington Padrón (Caracas, Venezuela) (represented by: L. Giuliano and F. Di Gianni, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Antoniadis, S. Kyriakopoulou and P. Mahnič, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking the annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1656 of 6 November 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 10), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1653 of 6 November 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Katherine Nayarith Harrington Padrón to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 103, 18.3.2019.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries 2021/C 282 I/02
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing








CI2021282EN.01000601.xml










14.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


CI 282/6






Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2021/C 282 I/02)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


28.4.2021




Duration


28.4.2021 - 31.12.2021




Member State


Greece




Stock or Group of stocks


BFT/AE45WM (including BFT/*641, BFT/*643, BFT/*8301, BFT/*8302 and BFT/*8303F)




Species


Bluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynnus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean, east of 45° W, and Mediterranean




Type(s) of fishing vessels


--




Reference number


12/TQ92






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Case T-622/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Aldi v EUIPO (Cachet) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark Cachet — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, animal nutrition, cosmetic product, dietary product, food supplement, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, veterinary medicinal product








C_2021349EN.01003702.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/37






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Aldi v EUIPO (Cachet)
(Case T-622/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark Cachet - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2021/C 349/52)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Aldi GmbH & Co. KG (Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany) (represented by: N. Lützenrath, C. Fürsen and M. Minkner, lawyers)

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

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 August 2020 (Case R 452/2020-4), concerning an application for registration of the word sign Cachet as an EU trade mark.

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 11 August 2020 (Case R 452/2020-4) in so far as it concerns the ‘sanitary preparations for medical purposes’ referred to in the trade mark application;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders Aldi GmbH & Co. KG and EUIPO to bear their own respective costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 23.11.2020.
Case T-554/18: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Hernández Hernández v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists — Error of assessment — Right to property)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Venezuela, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership








C_2021349EN.01003001.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/30






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Hernández Hernández v Council
(Case T-554/18) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists - Error of assessment - Right to property)
(2021/C 349/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Socorro Elizabeth Hernández Hernández (Caracas, Venezuela) (represented by: F. Di Gianni and L. Giuliano, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Antoniadis, S. Kyriakopoulou and P. Mahnič, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/901 of 25 June 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 160 I, p. 12) and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1656 of 6 November 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 10) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/899 of 25 June 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 160 I, p. 5), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1653 of 6 November 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Socorro Elizabeth Hernández Hernández to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 427, 26.11.2018.
Case T-749/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Veronese v EUIPO — Veronese Design Company (VERONESE) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark VERONESE — Earlier EU word mark VERONESE — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation 207/2009 (now Article (8)(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Decision adopted following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision — Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001 — res judicata)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, decorative item, export, import, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2021349EN.01003802.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/38






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Veronese v EUIPO — Veronese Design Company (VERONESE)
(Case T-749/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark VERONESE - Earlier EU word mark VERONESE - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation 207/2009 (now Article (8)(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Decision adopted following the annulment by the General Court of an earlier decision - Article 72(6) of Regulation 2017/1001 - res judicata)
(2021/C 349/54)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Veronese (Paris, France) (represented by: S. Herrburger, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Veronese Design Company Ltd (Kowloon, Hong Kong) (represented by: B. Lafont, lawyer)

Re:

Appeal brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 26 October 2020 (Case R-1951/2020-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Veronese and Veronese Design Company.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Veronese to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 44, 8.2.2021.
Case T-245/18: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Benavides Torres v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration — Right to effective judicial protection — Error of assessment)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Venezuela, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2021349EN.01002401.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/24






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Benavides Torres v Council
(Case T-245/18) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Principle of sound administration - Right to effective judicial protection - Error of assessment)
(2021/C 349/31)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Antonio José Benavides Torres (Caracas, Venezuela) (represented by: L. Giuliano and F. Di Gianni, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Kyriakopoulou, V. Piessevaux, P. Mahnič and A. Antoniadis, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/90 of 22 January 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 16 I, p. 14) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/88 of 22 January 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 16 I, p. 6), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Antonio José Benavides Torres to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 200, 11.6.2018.
Case T-65/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Kneissl Holding v EUIPO — LS 9 (KNEISSL) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark KNEISSL — Partial revocation — No genuine use of the mark — Extent of use — Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 10(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) — Abuse of rights)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2021357EN.01002201.xml










6.9.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/22






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Kneissl Holding v EUIPO — LS 9 (KNEISSL)
(Case T-65/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark KNEISSL - Partial revocation - No genuine use of the mark - Extent of use - Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Rule 22(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2868/95 (now Article 10(3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625) - Abuse of rights)
(2021/C 357/34)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Kneissl Holding GmbH (Ebbs, Austria) (represented by: O. Nilgen and A. Kockläuner, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: M. Fischer, D. Hanf and D. Walicka, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: LS 9 GmbH (Munich, Germany)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 November 2019 (Case R 2265/2018-2), relating to revocation proceedings between LS 9 and Kneissl Holding.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Kneissl Holding GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 103, 30.3.2020.
Case T-551/18: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Oblitas Ruzza v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela — Freezing of funds — Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists — Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists — Error of assessment — Right to property)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Venezuela, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership








C_2021349EN.01002801.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/28






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Oblitas Ruzza v Council
(Case T-551/18) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Venezuela - Freezing of funds - Lists of persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists - Retention of the applicant’s name on the lists - Error of assessment - Right to property)
(2021/C 349/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Sandra Oblitas Ruzza (Caracas, Venezuela) (represented by: F. Di Gianni and L. Giuliano, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Antoniadis, S. Kyriakopoulou and P. Mahnič, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application based on Article 263 TFEU and seeking annulment, first, of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/901 of 25 June 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 160 I, p. 12) and of Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1656 of 6 November 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 10) and, second, of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/899 of 25 June 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 160 I, p. 5), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1653 of 6 November 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2063 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela (OJ 2018 L 276, p. 1), in so far as those acts concern the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Sandra Oblitas Ruzza to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 427, 26.11.2018.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10264 — SoftBank/Altor Fund Manager/Iyuno) (Text with EEA relevance) 2021/C 293/01
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Internet, Internet of Things, culture industry, economic concentration, energy technology, investment company, merger control, renewable energy, robotics, telecommunications








C_2021293EN.01000101.xml










23.7.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 293/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10264 — SoftBank/Altor Fund Manager/Iyuno)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 293/01)
On 14 July 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 32021M10264. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-740/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Arnautu v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — Rules on expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament — Parliamentary assistance allowance — Recovery of sums unduly paid — Plea of illegality — Rights of the defence — Error of assessment)
Date: 2021-07-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, allowances and expenses, debt, rights of the defence, servant (EU)








C_2021349EN.01003801.xml










30.8.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 349/38






Judgment of the General Court of 14 July 2021 — Arnautu v Parliament
(Case T-740/20) (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Rules on expenses and allowances for Members of Parliament - Parliamentary assistance allowance - Recovery of sums unduly paid - Plea of illegality - Rights of the defence - Error of assessment)
(2021/C 349/53)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Marie Christine Arnautu (Paris, France) (represented by: F. Wagner, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Görlitz, T. Lazian and M. Ecker, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment, first, of the decision of the Secretary General of the Parliament of 21 September 2020 on the recovery from the applicant of a sum of EUR 87 203,46 unduly paid by way of parliamentary assistance and, second, of the corresponding debit note of 22 October 2020.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mrs Marie-Christine Arnautu to bear her own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Parliament.






(1)  OJ C 44, 8.2.2021.