do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-700/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Schmid v EUIPO — Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g.g.A) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU figurative mark Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g. g. A GESCHÜTZTE GEOGRAFISCHE ANGABE — Absolute ground for refusal — Trade mark including badges, emblems or escutcheons — Emblem of one of the areas of action of the European Union — Protected geographical indications — Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vegetable oil








C_2022051EN.01003001.xml










31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/30






Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Schmid v EUIPO — Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g.g.A)
(Case T-700/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU figurative mark Steirisches Kürbiskernöl g. g. A GESCHÜTZTE GEOGRAFISCHE ANGABE - Absolute ground for refusal - Trade mark including badges, emblems or escutcheons - Emblem of one of the areas of action of the European Union - Protected geographical indications - Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2022/C 51/41)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Gabriele Schmid (Halbenrain, Austria) (represented by: A. Ginzburg, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark (Graz, Austria) (represented by: I. Hödl, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 September 2020 (Case R 2186/2019-4), relating to invalidity proceedings between Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark and Ms Schmid.

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 23 September 2020 (Case R 2186/2019-4);










2.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Ms Gabriele Schmid;










3.


Orders Landeskammer für Land- und Forstwirtschaft in Steiermark to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 28, 25.1.2021.
Case T-433/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — KY v Court of Justice of the European Union (Civil service — Officials — Pensions — Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the EU — Transfer to the EU scheme — Crediting of additional pensionable years — Restitution of the amount of pension rights not taken into account in the EU’s pension annuity scheme — Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations — The ‘minimum subsistence figure’ rule — Unjust enrichment)
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, pension scheme, seniority, staff regulations (EU), subsistence level income, working time








C_2022037EN.01002901.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/29






Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — KY v Court of Justice of the European Union
(Case T-433/20) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Pensions - Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the EU - Transfer to the EU scheme - Crediting of additional pensionable years - Restitution of the amount of pension rights not taken into account in the EU’s pension annuity scheme - Article 11(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations - The ‘minimum subsistence figure’ rule - Unjust enrichment)
(2022/C 37/39)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: KY (represented by: J.-N. Louis, lawyer)

Defendant: Court of Justice of the European Union (represented by: J. Inghelram and A. Ysebaert, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 270 TFEU for annulment of the implied decision, confirmed by the express decision of 10 October 2019, rejecting the request for restitution of the non-subsidised part of the pension rights acquired by the applicant before she took up her duties and transferred to the pension scheme of the institutions of the European Union.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders KY to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 279, 24.8.2020.
Case C-598/20: Order of the Court of 1 December 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Satversmes tiesa — Latvia) — Pilsētas zemes dienests AS (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Harmonisation of fiscal legislation — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Exemptions — Article 135(1)(l) and Article 135(2) — Leasing and letting of immovable property — Exclusion from exemption of a compulsory land lease to owners of buildings — Principle of fiscal neutrality)
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, farm lease, plot, property leasing, tax exemption, tax harmonisation, tax law








C_2022095EN.01000201.xml










28.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 95/2






Order of the Court of 1 December 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Satversmes tiesa — Latvia) — Pilsētas zemes dienests AS
(Case C-598/20) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Harmonisation of fiscal legislation - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Exemptions - Article 135(1)(l) and Article 135(2) - Leasing and letting of immovable property - Exclusion from exemption of a compulsory land lease to owners of buildings - Principle of fiscal neutrality)
(2022/C 95/02)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Satversmes tiesa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Pilsētas zemes dienests AS

Other party: Latvijas Republikas Saeima


Operative part of the order

Article 135(1)(l) and Article 135(2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax must be interpreted as not precluding national legislation under which the leasing of land under a compulsory lease scheme is excluded from the exemption from value added tax.


(1)  OJ C 35, 1.2.2021.
Case C-731/21: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Luxembourg) lodged on 1 December 2021 — GV v Caisse nationale d’assurance pension
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil union, equal treatment, free movement of workers, social security legislation, survivor's benefit








C_2022073EN.01001501.xml










14.2.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/15






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (Luxembourg) lodged on 1 December 2021 — GV v Caisse nationale d’assurance pension
(Case C-731/21)
(2022/C 73/20)
Language of the case: French

Referring court

Cour de cassation du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant in cassation: GV

Respondent in cassation: Caisse nationale d’assurance pension

Question referred

Does European Union law, in particular Articles 18, 45 and 48 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 492/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on freedom of movement for workers within the Union, (1) preclude provisions of the law of a Member State, such as Article 195 of the Luxembourg Social Security Code and Articles 3, 4 and 4-1 of the amended Law of 9 July 2004 on the legal effects of certain partnerships, which make the grant, to the surviving partner of a partnership properly entered into and registered in the Member State of origin, of a survivor’s pension, due as a result of the exercise by the deceased partner of a professional activity in the host Member State, subject to the condition that the partnership was recorded in a register kept by that State for the purposes of verifying compliance with the substantive conditions required by the law of that Member State in order to recognise a partnership and ensure its effectiveness vis-à-vis third parties, whereas the grant of a survivor’s pension to the surviving partner of a partnership entered into in the host Member State is subject to the sole condition that the partnership has been properly entered into and registered there?


(1)  OJ 2011 L 141, p. 1.
Annual Report 2020 2021/C 483/12
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: European Ombudsman
Subjects: European Ombudsman, activity report, exchange of information








C_2021483EN.01001801.xml










1.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 483/18






Annual Report 2020
(2021/C 483/12)
On 17 November 2021, the European Ombudsman presented her Annual Report for the year 2020 to the President of the European Parliament.
The Annual Report is available on the European Ombudsman’s website in all 24 official languages at: http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/activities/annualreports.faces
Case T-804/19: Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — HC v Commission (Civil service — Recruitment — Notice of competition — Open competition EPSO/AD/363/18 — Decision not to admit the applicant to the next stage of the competition — Obligation to state reasons — Manifest error of assessment — Plea of illegality — Equal treatment — Proportionality — Right to be heard — Principle of sound administration — Language rules for the competition — Discrimination based on language — Liability)
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: administrator, competition (EU), damages, equal treatment, linguistic discrimination, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence








C_2022051EN.01002601.xml










31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/26






Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — HC v Commission
(Case T-804/19) (1)

(Civil service - Recruitment - Notice of competition - Open competition EPSO/AD/363/18 - Decision not to admit the applicant to the next stage of the competition - Obligation to state reasons - Manifest error of assessment - Plea of illegality - Equal treatment - Proportionality - Right to be heard - Principle of sound administration - Language rules for the competition - Discrimination based on language - Liability)
(2022/C 51/36)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: HC (represented by: G. Pandey, V. Villante and D. Rovetta, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Brauhoff, T. Lilamand and D. Milanowska, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action pursuant to Article 270 TFEU for the annulment of, first, the notice of competition EPSO/AD/363/18 of 11 October 2018 organised for the purpose of drawing up two reserve lists from which the Commission is to recruit administrators (at grade AD 7) in the fields of customs and taxation, secondly, the decision of the selection board for that competition not to include the applicant’s name on the list of individuals invited to the assessment centre, thirdly, the decision of that selection board rejecting the applicant’s request for a review, fourthly, the Commission’s decision of 20 August 2019 dismissing the applicant’s claim under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and, fifthly, the list of candidates invited to the next stage of the competition, and for compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by the applicant as a result thereof.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders HC to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 54, 17.2.2020.
Case T-84/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Jieyang Defa Industry v EUIPO — Mattel (Doll’s Head) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a doll’s head — Earlier design — Ground for invalidity — No individual character — Degree of freedom of the designer — No different overall impression — Articles 6 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, toy industry








C_2022051EN.01003101.xml










31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/31






Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Jieyang Defa Industry v EUIPO — Mattel (Doll’s Head)
(Case T-84/21) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a doll’s head - Earlier design - Ground for invalidity - No individual character - Degree of freedom of the designer - No different overall impression - Articles 6 and 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002)
(2022/C 51/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Jieyang Defa Industry Co. Ltd (Jieyang, People’s Republic of China) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias and F. Codevelle, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Folliard-Monguiral, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Mattel, Inc. (El Segundo, California, United States) (represented by: A. Pompe-Ciszewska and P. Mleczak, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 14 December 2020 (Case R 2021/2019-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mattel and Jieyang Defa Industry Co.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Jieyang Defa Industry Co. Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 110, 29.3.2021.
Case T-758/21: Action brought on 1 December 2021 — Dorsum v EUIPO — ID Quantique (Clavis)
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, coding, data protection, registered trade mark, software, telecommunications, trade-mark law








C_2022051EN.01003601.xml










31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/36






Action brought on 1 December 2021 — Dorsum v EUIPO — ID Quantique (Clavis)
(Case T-758/21)
(2022/C 51/49)
Language in which the application was lodged: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: Dorsum Informatikai Fejlesztő és Szolgáltató Zrt. (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: Gy. Hajdu, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: ID Quantique SA (Carouge, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant for the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark ‘Clavis’ — registration No 18064876

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 22 September 2021 in Case R 189/2021-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


primarily, amend the contested decision and uphold the applicant’s action;










—


alternatively, annul the contested decision with the effects also extending to the decision issued by EUIPO on 27 November 2020;










—


order compensation to be paid to the applicant for the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 107 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 95 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of essential procedural requirements.
Case T-467/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Inditex v EUIPO — Ffauf Italia (ZARA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark ZARA — Earlier international word mark LE DELIZIE ZARA and earlier national figurative mark ZARA — Proof of genuine use of the earlier marks — Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering, foodstuff, fresh vegetable, fruit juice, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2022037EN.01003001.xml










24.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 37/30






Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Inditex v EUIPO — Ffauf Italia (ZARA)
(Case T-467/20) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU word mark ZARA - Earlier international word mark LE DELIZIE ZARA and earlier national figurative mark ZARA - Proof of genuine use of the earlier marks - Article 42(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 47(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001))
(2022/C 37/40)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Industria de Diseño Textil, SA (Inditex) (Arteixo, Spain) (represented by: G. Marín Raigal and E. Armero Lavie, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: H. O’Neill and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Ffauf Italia SpA (Riese Pio X, Italy) (represented by: P. Creta, A. Lanzarini, B. Costa and M. Lazzarotto, lawyers)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 8 May 2020 (Case R 2040/2019-4), relating to opposition proceedings between Ffauf Italia and Inditex.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Industria de Diseño Textil, SA (Inditex) to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 304, 14.9.2020.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 30 November 2021 2021/C 483/08
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2021483EN.01000801.xml










1.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 483/8






Euro exchange rates (1)

30 November 2021
(2021/C 483/08)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1363 




JPY


Japanese yen


128,20 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4368 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85173 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2860 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0430 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,2795 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,526 




HUF


Hungarian forint


365,68 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6639 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9510 




TRY


Turkish lira


14,9342 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5898 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4518 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8601 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6644 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5521 




KRW


South Korean won


1 350,29 




ZAR


South African rand


18,2269 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,2395 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5315 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 277,55 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7753 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,271 




RUB


Russian rouble


84,6123 




THB


Thai baht


38,282 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,3762 




MXN


Mexican peso


24,5059 




INR


Indian rupee


85,3274 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-230/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Jalkh v Parliament (Law governing the institutions — Member of the European Parliament — Privileges and immunities — Decision to waive parliamentary immunity — Articles 8 and 9 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union — Procedure for waiving immunity — Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Member of the European Parliament, criminal procedure, parliamentary immunity








C_2022051EN.01003201.xml










31.1.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 51/32






Judgment of the General Court of 1 December 2021 — Jalkh v Parliament
(Case T-230/21) (1)

(Law governing the institutions - Member of the European Parliament - Privileges and immunities - Decision to waive parliamentary immunity - Articles 8 and 9 of Protocol No 7 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union - Procedure for waiving immunity - Manifest error of assessment)
(2022/C 51/45)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Jean-François Jalkh (Gretz-Armainvilliers, France) (represented by: F. Wagner, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: N. Lorenz and A.-M. Dumbrăvan, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of European Parliament decision P9_TA(2021)0092 of 25 March 2021 on the request for waiver of the immunity of the applicant (2020/2110(IMM)).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Jean-François Jalkh to pay the costs, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures.






(1)  OJ C 242, 21.6.2021.
Corrigendum to Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/2059 of 23 November 2021 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/5/2021) (Official Journal of the European Union L 422 of 26 November 2021)
Date: 2021-12-01
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU military mission, EU restrictive measure, Libya, Mediterranean region (EU), arms trade, firearms and munitions, illicit trade, military cooperation








L_2021429EN.01019201.xml










1.12.2021   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 429/192







Corrigendum to Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2021/2059 of 23 November 2021 on the reconfirmation of the authorisation of the European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI/5/2021)

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 422 of 26 November 2021
)


On page 3, signature:
for:





                              ‘For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

S. FROM-EMMESBERGER
                           ’,



read:





                              ‘For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

D. PRONK
                           ’.