do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-738/18 RENV: Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Dragnea v Commission (External investigations conducted by OLAF — Refusal of access to the OLAF investigation file — Withdrawal and replacement of the contested measure — Action now devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, access to EU information








C_2022463EN.01004202.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/42






Order of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Dragnea v Commission
(Case T-738/18 RENV) (1)

(External investigations conducted by OLAF - Refusal of access to the OLAF investigation file - Withdrawal and replacement of the contested measure - Action now devoid of purpose - No need to adjudicate)
(2022/C 463/60)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Liviu Dragnea (Bucharest, Romania) (represented by: C. Toby, O. Riffaud and B. Entringer, lawyers)

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

Re:

By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant is seeking, in essence, the annulment of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) letter of 1 October 2018 by which OLAF refused, first, to open an investigation into the manner in which it had conducted two investigations and, secondly, to grant him access to several documents.

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Mr Liviu Dragnea and the European Commission shall each bear their own costs relating to the proceedings at first instance and to the proceedings following the referral back to the General Court.






(1)  OJ C 65, 18.2.2019.
Case T-775/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — PB v Commission (Public supply contracts — Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and the Ukrainian authorities — Irregularities in the procedure for awarding contracts — Recovery of amounts unduly paid — Debit note — Director of the company — Legal basis — Non-contractual liability)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belgium, administrative measure, company law, damages, debt, limitation of legal proceedings, manager, principle of proportionality, private limited company, rights of the defence, ruling








C_2022432EN.01002102.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/21






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — PB v Commission
(Case T-775/20) (1)

(Public supply contracts - Provision of technical assistance services to the High Judicial Council and the Ukrainian authorities - Irregularities in the procedure for awarding contracts - Recovery of amounts unduly paid - Debit note - Director of the company - Legal basis - Non-contractual liability)
(2022/C 432/24)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: PB (represented by: L. Levi, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz, J. Estrada de Solà and A. Katsimerou, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by E. Rebasti and I. Demoulin, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action, the applicant seeks, first, on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 7151 final of 22 October 2020 concerning the application of an administrative measure against the director of the company [Confidential], withdrawing the amounts unduly received under the contract with reference number TACIS/2006/101-510 and the contract with reference number CARDS/2008/166-429, and, second, under the second paragraph of Article 340 TFEU, repayment of any amounts recovered by the European Commission on the basis of that decision together with the payment of EUR 10 000 in damages, subject to completion of the proceedings.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C(2020) 7151 final of 22 October 2020 concerning the application of an administrative measure against the director of the company [Confidential], withdrawing the amounts unduly received under the TACIS/2006/101-510 and CARDS/2008/166-429 contracts;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders PB, the European Commission and the Council of the European Union to each bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 72, 1.3.2021.
Case T-603/19: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Helsingin Bussiliikenne v Commission (State aid — Coach and bus transport — Equipment loan and capital loans granted by the City of Helsinki — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery — Economic continuity — Procedural rights of interested parties — Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Finland, Southern Finland, State aid, bus, carriage of passengers, carrier, control of State aid, loan, reimbursement of aid, services of general interest








C_2022432EN.01001801.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/18






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Helsingin Bussiliikenne v Commission
(Case T-603/19) (1)

(State aid - Coach and bus transport - Equipment loan and capital loans granted by the City of Helsinki - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the internal market and ordering its recovery - Economic continuity - Procedural rights of interested parties - Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 - Obligation to state reasons)
(2022/C 432/19)
Language of the case: Finnish

Parties


Applicant: Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (Helsinki, Finland) (represented by: O. Hyvönen and N. Rosenlund, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: M. Huttunen and F. Tomat, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Republic of Finland (represented by: J. Heliskoski and H. Leppo, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Nobina Oy (in Espoo, Finland), Nobina AB (Solna, Sweden) (represented by: J. Åkermarck and T. Kalliokoski, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1814 of 28 June 2019 on State aid SA.33846 — (2015/C) (ex 2014/NN) (ex 2011/CP) implemented by Finland for Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy (OJ 2020 L 404, p. 10).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Helsingin Bussiliikenne Oy to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures, as well as those incurred by Nobina Oy and Nobina AB;










3.


Orders the Republic of Finland to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 383, 11.11.2019.
Joined Cases T-371/20 and T-554/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Pollinis France v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Standing Committee for Plants, Animals, Food and Feed — EFSA guidance document on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees — Individual positions of the Member States — Refusal to grant access — Article 4(3) of Regulation No 1049/2001 — Exception relating to protection of the decision-making process)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: access to EU information, apiculture, environmental impact, insect, plant health product, protection of animal life, standing committee (EU)








C_2022432EN.01002001.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/20






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Pollinis France v Commission
(Joined Cases T-371/20 and T-554/20) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Standing Committee for Plants, Animals, Food and Feed - EFSA guidance document on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees - Individual positions of the Member States - Refusal to grant access - Article 4(3) of Regulation No 1049/2001 - Exception relating to protection of the decision-making process)
(2022/C 432/22)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pollinis France (Paris, France) (represented by: C. Lepage and T. Bégel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: S. Delaude, C. Ehrbar and G. Gattinara, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its application pursuant to Article 263 TFEU, the applicant, Pollinis France, seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 4231 final of 19 June 2020 and Commission Decision C(2020) 5120 final of 21 July 2020, by which the European Commission refused to grant the applicant access to certain documents concerning the Guidance Document of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on the risk assessment of plant protection products on bees, adopted by the EFSA on 27 June 2013, originally published on 4 July 2013, then republished on 4 July 2014 and granted it partial access to certain other documents concerning the 2013 guidance document on bees.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decisions of the European Commission C(2020) 4231 final of 19 June 2020 and C(2020) 5120 final of 21 July 2020, in that they refuse to grant access to the requested documents on the basis of the first subparagraph of Article 4(3) of 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;










2.


Orders the Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 297, 7.9.2020.
Case T-607/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Blueroots Technology v EUIPO — Rezk-Salama and Breitlauch (SKILLTREE STUDIOS) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark SKILLTREE STUDIOS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of descriptive character — Distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, computer assisted design, cultural event, electronic game, electronic publishing, recording medium, registered trade mark, software, sporting event, trade-mark law








C_2022432EN.01002601.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/26






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Blueroots Technology v EUIPO — Rezk-Salama and Breitlauch (SKILLTREE STUDIOS)
(Case T-607/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark SKILLTREE STUDIOS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Lack of descriptive character - Distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2022/C 432/31)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Blueroots Technology GmbH (Graz, Austria) (represented by: A. Huber-Erlenwein, lawyer)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, interveners before the General Court: Christof Rezk-Salama (Trier, Germany), Linda Breitlauch (Trier) (represented by: F. Weber, lawyer)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment and alteration of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 July 2021 (Case R 2218/2020-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Blueroots Technology GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 462, 15.11.2021.
Case T-865/19: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Nevinnomysskiy Azot and NAK ‘Azot’ v Commission (Dumping — Imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1688 — Definitive anti-dumping duty — Dumping margin — Determination of the normal value — Adjustments — Construction of the export price — Fair comparison — Injury to the Union industry — Calculation of price undercutting — Sales between related companies — Causal link — Calculation of the injury margin — Injury elimination — ‘Lesser duty’ rule — Use of facts available)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, anti-dumping duty, chemical fertiliser, export price, group of companies, import (EU), organic fertiliser, originating product








C_2022432EN.01001902.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/19






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Nevinnomysskiy Azot and NAK ‘Azot’ v Commission
(Case T-865/19) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1688 - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Dumping margin - Determination of the normal value - Adjustments - Construction of the export price - Fair comparison - Injury to the Union industry - Calculation of price undercutting - Sales between related companies - Causal link - Calculation of the injury margin - Injury elimination - ‘Lesser duty’ rule - Use of facts available)
(2022/C 432/21)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: AO Nevinnomysskiy Azot (Nevinnomyssk, Russia), AO Novomoskovskaya Aktsionernaya Kompania NAK ‘Azot’ (Novomoskovsk, Russia) (represented by: P. Vander Schueren and T. Martin-Brieu, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Luengo and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Fertilizers Europe (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: B. O’Connor and M. Hommé, lawyers)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1688 of 8 October 2019 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America (OJ 2019 L 258, p. 21).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders AO Nevinnomysskiy Azot and AO Novomoskovskaya Aktsionernaya Kompania NAK ‘Azot’ to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission and by Fertilizers Europe.






(1)  OJ C 61, 24.2.2020.
Case C-486/20: Order of the President of the Court of 14 September 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Ustavno sodišče Republike Slovenije — Slovenia) — proceedings brought by Varuh človekovih pravic Republike Slovenije, intervening parties: Državni zbor Republike Slovenije, Vlada Republike Slovenije
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, data collection, data protection, personal data, protection of privacy, traveller








C_2023015EN.01003203.xml










16.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 15/32






Order of the President of the Court of 14 September 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Ustavno sodišče Republike Slovenije — Slovenia) — proceedings brought by Varuh človekovih pravic Republike Slovenije, intervening parties: Državni zbor Republike Slovenije, Vlada Republike Slovenije
(Case C-486/20) (1)

(2023/C 15/37)
Language of the case: Slovenian
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 414, 30.11.2020.
Case T-417/21: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Itinerant Show Room v EUIPO — Save the Duck (ITINERANT) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark ITINERANT — Earlier EU figurative mark representing a duck singing in a circle — Relative ground for refusal — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Similarity — Repute — Link — Unfair advantage — No due cause — Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 — Document produced for the first time before the Board of Appeal — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, leather, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022432EN.01002401.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/24






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Itinerant Show Room v EUIPO — Save the Duck (ITINERANT)
(Case T-417/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark ITINERANT - Earlier EU figurative mark representing a duck singing in a circle - Relative ground for refusal - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Similarity - Repute - Link - Unfair advantage - No due cause - Article 95(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625 - Document produced for the first time before the Board of Appeal - Inadmissibility)
(2022/C 432/28)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Itinerant Show Room Srl (San Giorgio in Bosco, Italy) (represented by: E. Montelione, 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: Save the Duck SpA (Milan, Italy) (represented by: M. De Vietro, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 12 May 2021 (Case R 1017/2020-5) in relation to opposition proceedings between the intervener and the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Itinerant Show Room Srl to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and by Save the Duck SpA.






(1)  OJ C 357, 6.9.2021.
Case T-744/19: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) v Commission (Dumping — Imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1688 — Article 3(1) to (3) and (5) to (8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 — Sales through related companies — Construction of the export price — Injury to the Union industry — Calculation of price undercutting — Causal link — Article 9(4) of Regulation 2016/1036 — Calculation of the injury margin — Injury elimination)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, anti-dumping duty, chemical fertiliser, export price, import (EU), organic fertiliser, originating product








C_2022432EN.01001901.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/19






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) v Commission
(Case T-744/19) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States - Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1688 - Article 3(1) to (3) and (5) to (8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Sales through related companies - Construction of the export price - Injury to the Union industry - Calculation of price undercutting - Causal link - Article 9(4) of Regulation 2016/1036 - Calculation of the injury margin - Injury elimination)
(2022/C 432/20)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd (Couva, Trinidad and Tobago) (represented by: B. Servais and V. Crochet, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Luengo and P. Němečková, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Achema AB (Jonava, Lithuania) (represented by: B. O’Connor and M. Hommé, lawyers), Grupa Azoty S.A. (Tarnów, Poland), Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. (Puławy, Poland) (represented by: B. O’Connor and M. Hommé, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1688 of 8 October 2019 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate originating in Russia, Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America (OJ 2019 L 258, p. 21).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Methanol Holdings (Trinidad) Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission, by Achema AB, by Grupa Azoty S.A. and by Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A.






(1)  OJ C 10, 13.1.2020.
Case T-575/20: Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — SŽ — Tovorni promet v Commission (Directive 2014/25/EU — Procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors — Implementing Decision on the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25 on railway freight transport in Slovenia — Direct exposure to competition — Product market definition — Geographic market definition — Assessment of direct exposure to competition — Principle of good administration — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2022-09-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, Slovenia, award of contract, carriage of goods, market access, provision of services, rail transport








C_2022432EN.01002101.xml










14.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 432/21






Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2022 — SŽ — Tovorni promet v Commission
(Case T-575/20) (1)

(Directive 2014/25/EU - Procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors - Implementing Decision on the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25 on railway freight transport in Slovenia - Direct exposure to competition - Product market definition - Geographic market definition - Assessment of direct exposure to competition - Principle of good administration - Obligation to state reasons)
(2022/C 432/23)
Language of the case: Slovenian

Parties


Applicant: SŽ — Tovorni promet d.o.o. (Ljubljana, Slovenia) (represented by: V. Cukrov, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Talabér-Ritz, L. Wildpanner and P. Ondrůšek, acting as Agents, and by M. Menard, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1025 of 13 July 2020 on the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council to railway freight transport in Slovenia (OJ 2020 L 226, p. 5).

Operative part of the judgment

The General Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders SŽ — Tovorni promet d.o.o. to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 433, 14.12.2020.