do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-643/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Gelderland (Netherlands) lodged on 12 October 2022 — Stichting BPL Pensioen v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst Utrecht
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: financial risk, pension fund, tax exemption








C_2023035EN.01002701.xml










30.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 35/27






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Gelderland (Netherlands) lodged on 12 October 2022 — Stichting BPL Pensioen v Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst Utrecht
(Case C-643/22)
(2023/C 35/32)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Rechtbank Gelderland

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Stichting BPL Pensioen

Defendant: Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst Utrecht

Question referred

Must Article 135(1)(g) of the VAT Directive (1) be interpreted as meaning that unit-holders in a pension fund such as the one at issue in the main proceedings can be regarded as bearing investment risk, and does this mean that the pension fund constitutes a ‘special investment fund’ within the meaning of that provision? Is it relevant in that regard:






—


whether unit-holders bear an individual investment risk or is it sufficient that unit-holders as a collective — and no one else — bear the consequences of the investment results?










—


what the magnitude of the collective or individual risk is?










—


to what extent the amount of the pension benefit depends also on other factors, such as the number of years of pension accrual, salary level and the actuarial interest rate?






(1)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ 2006 L 347, p. 1).
Case T-83/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Van Walle v ECDC (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — ECDC staff members — Decision not to renew a contract — Manifest error of assessment — Misuse of powers — Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials — Right to be heard — Action for annulment and for damages)
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: abuse of power, damages, pay, rights of the defence, servant (EU), temporary employment, work contract








C_2022463EN.01002602.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/26






Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Van Walle v ECDC
(Case T-83/21) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the temporary staff - ECDC staff members - Decision not to renew a contract - Manifest error of assessment - Misuse of powers - Duty to have regard for the welfare of officials - Right to be heard - Action for annulment and for damages)
(2022/C 463/35)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ivo Van Walle (Järfälla, Sweden) (represented by: L. Levi and A. Champetier, lawyers)

Defendant: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (represented by: J. Mannheim, acting as Agent, and by D. Waelbroeck and A. Duron, lawyers)

Re:

By his action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks, in the first place, annulment of the decision of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) of 30 March 2020 not to renew his contract as a member of the temporary staff; in the second place, principally, an order that ECDC pay him retroactively the net salary of which he was deprived between the non-renewal of his contract and the date of his reinstatement and, in the alternative, an order that ECDC compensate him for the material damage that he allegedly suffered; and, in the third place, compensation for the non-material damage that he allegedly suffered following the decision not to renew his contract.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ivo Van Walle to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 48, 26.4.2021.
Case T-752/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Associação do Socorro e Amparo v EUIPO — De Bragança (quis ut Deus) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark quis ut Deus — Lack of genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, decorative item, honour, jewellery and goldsmith's articles, precious metal, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022463EN.01004002.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/40






Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Associação do Socorro e Amparo v EUIPO — De Bragança (quis ut Deus)
(Case T-752/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU figurative mark quis ut Deus - Lack of genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2022/C 463/57)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Parties


Applicant: Associação do Socorro e Amparo (Lisbon, Portugal) (represented by: J. Motta Veiga, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: I. Ribeiro da Cunha and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Duarte Pio De Bragança (Sintra, Portugal)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 October 2021 (Case R 581/2021-4).

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 21 October 2021 (Case R 581/2021-4) in so far as it annulled in part the decision of the Cancellation Division of 29 January 2021;










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Associação do Socorro e Amparo.






(1)  OJ C 37, 24.1.2022.
Case T-222/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Shopify v EUIPO — Rossi and Others (Shoppi) (EU trade mark — Cancellation proceedings — EU figurative mark Shoppi — Earlier EU word mark SHOPIFY — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Lack of enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark — Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom (Brexit))
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, United Kingdom, advertising, electronic commerce, information system, market research, mobile application, registered trade mark, social media, trade-mark law, withdrawal from the EU








C_2022463EN.01002901.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/29






Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Shopify v EUIPO — Rossi and Others (Shoppi)
(Case T-222/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Cancellation proceedings - EU figurative mark Shoppi - Earlier EU word mark SHOPIFY - Relative ground for refusal - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) and Article 53(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) and Article 60(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Lack of enhanced distinctiveness of the earlier mark - Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom (Brexit))
(2022/C 463/39)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Shopify Inc. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) (represented by: S. Völker and M. Pemsel, lawyers)

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

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervening before the General Court: Massimo Carlo Alberto Rossi (Fiano, Italy), Salvatore Vacante, (Berlin, Germany), Shoppi Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: V. Roth and A. Hogertz, lawyers)

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 18 February 2021 (Case R 785/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Shopify Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 228, 14.6.2021.
Case T-496/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Vasallo Andrés v Parliament (Institutional law — Petitions Committee of the Parliament — Petition concerning the disciplinary regime for public employees in Spain — Question not coming within the scope of activity of the European Union — Obligation to state reasons — Conflict of interest — Effect of posting the status of a petition on the Parliament’s Internet petitions portal)
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EP Committee, Internet site, Spain, conflict of interest, disciplinary proceedings, petition, public service employee








C_2022463EN.01003201.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/32






Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Vasallo Andrés v Parliament
(Case T-496/21) (1)

(Institutional law - Petitions Committee of the Parliament - Petition concerning the disciplinary regime for public employees in Spain - Question not coming within the scope of activity of the European Union - Obligation to state reasons - Conflict of interest - Effect of posting the status of a petition on the Parliament’s Internet petitions portal)
(2022/C 463/44)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Ángel Vasallo Andrés (Valladolid, Spain) (represented by: F. J. González Álvarez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: P. López-Carceller and I. Liukkonen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Decision D 200663 of the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament, adopted on 17 May 2021 and notified on 8 June 2021, declaring inadmissible his petition (No 99/2021) concerning the disciplinary regime for public employees in Spain.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Ángel Vasallo Andrés to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 422, 18.10.2021.
Case T-652/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — L. Oliva Torras v EUIPO — Mecánica del Frío (Vehicle couplings) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a coupling for connecting refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment to a motor vehicle — Grounds for invalidity — Novelty — Individual character — Articles 5 and 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Disclosure of the earlier design — Article 7 of Regulation No 6/2002 — Scope of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Earlier design produced after the filing of the application for a declaration of invalidity — Article 28(1)(b)(i), (v) and (vi) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002)
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, vehicle parts








C_2022463EN.01003801.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/38






Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — L. Oliva Torras v EUIPO — Mecánica del Frío (Vehicle couplings)
(Case T-652/21) (1)

(Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a coupling for connecting refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment to a motor vehicle - Grounds for invalidity - Novelty - Individual character - Articles 5 and 6 and Article 25(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Disclosure of the earlier design - Article 7 of Regulation No 6/2002 - Scope of the application for a declaration of invalidity - Earlier design produced after the filing of the application for a declaration of invalidity - Article 28(1)(b)(i), (v) and (vi) of Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002)
(2022/C 463/53)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: L. Oliva Torras, SA (Manresa, Spain) (represented by: E. Sugrañes Coca, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Crespo Carrillo, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 27 August 2021 (Case R 1306/2020-3).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders L. Oliva Torras, S.A., to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 481, 29.11.2021.
Case T-639/22: Action brought on 12 October 2022 — VF International v EUIPO — Super Brand Licencing (GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION)
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, electrical equipment, leather industry, precious metal, pulp and paper industry, registered trade mark, scientific apparatus, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022463EN.01005701.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/57






Action brought on 12 October 2022 — VF International v EUIPO — Super Brand Licencing (GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION)
(Case T-639/22)
(2022/C 463/84)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: VF International Sagl (Stabio, Switzerland) (represented by: Y. Bizollon, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Super Brand Licencing SAS (Villeurbanne, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark GEOGRAPHICAL NORWAY EXPEDITION in the colours black, taupe, red, white — EU trade mark No 9 860 834

Proceedings before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 23 August 2022 in Case R 124/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in its entirety;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(b) and Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-589/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Serrano Velázquez v Parliament (Institutional law — Petitions Committee of the Parliament — Petition concerning the infringement by the Spanish authorities of EU law in the field of fundamental rights — Decision to dismiss the petition — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EP Committee, Spain, corruption, fundamental rights, infringement of EU law, petition, whistleblowing








C_2022463EN.01003602.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/36






Judgment of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Serrano Velázquez v Parliament
(Case T-589/21) (1)

(Institutional law - Petitions Committee of the Parliament - Petition concerning the infringement by the Spanish authorities of EU law in the field of fundamental rights - Decision to dismiss the petition - Obligation to state reasons)
(2022/C 463/50)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: María Teresa Serrano Velázquez (Seville, Spain) (represented by: F. B. Vázquez Sánchez, lawyer)

Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: P. López-Carceller and I. Liukkonen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Decision D 304048 of the Petitions Committee of the European Parliament, adopted on 8 June 2021 and notified on 13 July 2021, declaring inadmissible her petition (No 242/2021) concerning the failure to comply with the measures for the protection and guarantee of the fundamental rights of whistle-blowers in relation to corruption which she claims has affected her.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms María Teresa Serrano Velázquez to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 481, 29.11.2021.
Case C-636/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d’appello di Lecce (Italy) lodged on 12 October 2022 — Criminal proceedings against PY
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European arrest warrant, Italy, extradition, foreign national, national law, protection of privacy, public prosecution, residence permit








C_2023045EN.01000501.xml










6.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 45/5






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte d’appello di Lecce (Italy) lodged on 12 October 2022 — Criminal proceedings against PY
(Case C-636/22)
(2023/C 45/09)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte d’appello di Lecce

Criminal proceedings against:

PY

Questions referred







(a)


Does Article 5(3) of Council [Framework Decision] 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, (1) interpreted in the light of Article 1(3) of that decision and Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, preclude legislation, such as the Italian legislation, that — in the context of a European arrest warrant procedure for the purpose of conducting a criminal prosecution — absolutely and automatically precludes the executing judicial authorities from refusing to surrender third-country nationals staying or residing in Italian territory, irrespective of the links those individuals have with that territory?










(b)


If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, what criteria and assumptions are used to establish that such links are to be regarded as so significant as to require the executing judicial authority to refuse surrender?






(1)  OJ 2002 L 190, p. 1.
Case T-165/22: Order of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Saure v Commission (Action for annulment — Access to documents — Refusal to grant access — Lis pendens — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, access to EU information, coronavirus disease, epidemic, head of government, ministry, subsidiary, vaccination, vaccine








C_2022463EN.01005202.xml










5.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 463/52






Order of the General Court of 12 October 2022 — Saure v Commission
(Case T-165/22) (1)

(Action for annulment - Access to documents - Refusal to grant access - Lis pendens - Inadmissibility)
(2022/C 463/77)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Hans-Wilhelm Saure (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: C. Partsch, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Gattinara, K. Herrmann and A. Spina, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2022) 870 final of 7 February 2022 refusing access to certain documents.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Mr Hans-Wilhelm Saure shall, in addition to bearing his own costs, pay those incurred by the European Commission.






(1)  OJ C 198, 16.5.2022.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10507 – HITACHI RAIL / GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS BUSINESS OF THALES) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 391/04
Date: 2022-10-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, maintenance, merger control, provision of services, rail transport, railway tariff, telecommunications








C_2022391EN.01000701.xml










12.10.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 391/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10507 – HITACHI RAIL / GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS BUSINESS OF THALES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 391/04)

1.   
On 4 October 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Hitachi Rail, Ltd. (‘Hitachi Rail’, United Kingdom), controlled by Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan),










—


The Ground Transportation Systems business of Thales S.A. (‘Thales GTS’, France).




Hitachi Rail will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Thales GTS.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Hitachi Rail is a globally active provider of transport solutions including rolling stock, signalling systems, turnkey solutions, maintenance services and components,










—


Thales GTS is a globally active provider of rail signalling and train control systems, telecommunications and supervision systems and fare collection solutions.






3.   

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.



4.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10507 – Hitachi Rail / Thales GTS
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).