do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-243/22: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 9 November 2022 — (request for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di pace di Lecce — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against AB (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Scope — Article 49 — Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties — Exclusion of the criminal liability of the infringement on account of its lack of a particularly serious nature — National case-law prohibiting the application of a national rule before the Magistrate — Lack of connection to EU law — Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: criminal liability, jurisdiction, legality, offence, penalty, principle of proportionality








C_2023007EN.01001401.xml










9.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/14






Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 9 November 2022 — (request for a preliminary ruling from the Giudice di pace di Lecce — Italy) — Criminal proceedings against AB
(Case C-243/22) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Scope - Article 49 - Principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties - Exclusion of the criminal liability of the infringement on account of its lack of a particularly serious nature - National case-law prohibiting the application of a national rule before the Magistrate - Lack of connection to EU law - Clear lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
(2023/C 7/16)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Giudice di pace di Lecce

Criminal proceedings against

AB

Operative part of the order

The Court of Justice of the European Union clearly lacks jurisdiction to answer the questions referred by the Giudice di pace di Lecce (Magistrate, Italy), by decision of 28 January 2022.


(1)  Date lodged: 6 April 2022
Case T-657/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Feralpi v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for concrete reinforcing bars — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Fixing of prices — Limiting and controlling output and sales — Decision taken following the annulment of earlier decisions — New hearing held in the presence of the competition authorities of the Member States — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration — Reasonable period — Obligation to state reasons — Proportionality — Ne bis in idem principle — Plea of illegality — single, complex and continuous infringement — Evidence of involvement in the cartel — Public distancing — Unlimited jurisdiction)
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, bar, cartel, concrete, control of restrictive practices, fixing of prices, price agreement, principle of proportionality, rights of the defence, sanction (EU)








C_2022482EN.01001501.xml










19.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 482/15






Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Feralpi v Commission
(Case T-657/19) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for concrete reinforcing bars - Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Fixing of prices - Limiting and controlling output and sales - Decision taken following the annulment of earlier decisions - New hearing held in the presence of the competition authorities of the Member States - Rights of the defence - Principle of sound administration - Reasonable period - Obligation to state reasons - Proportionality - Ne bis in idem principle - Plea of illegality - single, complex and continuous infringement - Evidence of involvement in the cartel - Public distancing - Unlimited jurisdiction)
(2022/C 482/21)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Feralpi Holding SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: G. Roberti and I. Perego, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Rossi, G. Conte and C. Sjödin, acting as Agents, and by P. Manzini, lawyer)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 4969 final of 4 July 2019 relating to a breach of Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty (Case AT.37956 — Concrete reinforcing bars) and/or annulment or reduction of the fine imposed on the applicant.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Feralpi Holding SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
European Securities and Markets Authority — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Securities and Markets Authority
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01003301.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/33






EUROPEAN SECURITIES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/33)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.esma.europa.eu/databases-library/esma-library/?f%25255B0%25255D=im_esma_sections%3A420&f%5B0%5D=im_esma_sections%3A420
European Public Prosecutor’s Office — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Public Prosecutor’s Office
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01003001.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/30






EUROPEAN PUBLIC PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/30)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.eppo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2022-06/EPPO-Annual-accounts-2021.pdf
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01002701.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/27






EUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/27)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications-database_en?f%5B0%5D=field_series_type%253Aname%3AAnnual%20account
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01001501.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/15






EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/15)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/about-ecdc/who-we-are/key-documents/financial-documents
European Food Safety Authority — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Food Safety Authority
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01002001.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/20






EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/20)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/about/corporatedocs#financial
European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01000101.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/1






EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR THE COOPERATION OF ENERGY REGULATORS
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/01)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.acer.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/en/The_agency/Organisation/Administrative_Board/Opinions/Opinion%20No%201%20-%202022%20-%20Final%20Accounts%20-%20year%202021.pdf
Notice issued by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons 2022/C 426/10
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: Czechia
Subjects: Czechia, Moravian-Silesian Region, gas field, mineral prospecting, natural gas




C_2022426EN.01004601.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 426/46






Notice issued by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic in accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons
(2022/C 426/10)
In accordance with Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the Ministry of the Environment hereby gives notice that it has received an application for prior consent for a proposal to establish the Lazy I extraction site for the working of the natural gas deposit associated with the Důl Lazy coal seam (deposit registration number 070700). The application relates to a polygonal area of approximately 6,066913 km2. The area is situated within the cadastral area of the municipalities of Orlová, Lazy u Orlové and Karviná-Doly in the Moravia-Silesia Region (north-eastern Czech Republic).
With reference to the Directive mentioned in the title and to Section 24 of Act No 44/1988 on the protection and exploitation of mineral resources (the Mining Act), as amended, the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic invites legal or natural persons authorised to carry out mining activities (contracting entities) to submit a competing application for prior consent to establish an extraction site in the area delineated above.
The authority competent to take the decision is the Ministry of the Environment. The criteria, conditions and requirements laid down in Article 5(1) and (2) and Article 6(2) of the Directive are set out in full in Czech legislation in Act No 44/1988 on the protection and exploitation of mineral resources (the Mining Act), as amended.
Applications may be submitted during the 90 days following publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to the Ministry of the Environment at the following address:





RNDr. Martin Holý




ředitel odboru geologie




Ministerstvo životního prostředí




Vršovická 65




100 10 Praha 10




CZECH REPUBLIC




Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered. A decision on the applications will be taken no later than 12 months after this period has expired. Further information is available on request from the geology department of the Ministry via the email address martin.holy@mzp.cz.




ANNEX
European Training Foundation — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Training Foundation
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01003401.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/34






EUROPEAN TRAINING FOUNDATION
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/34)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/about/compliance-transparency/public-access-to-documents/annual-accounts-2021-and-governing-board
European Education and Culture Executive Agency — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Education and Culture Executive Agency
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01001101.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/11






EUROPEAN EDUCATION AND CULTURE EXECUTIVE AGENCY
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/11)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.eacea.ec.europa.eu/annual-accounts-2021_en
Case T-111/21: Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Ryanair v Commission (Croatia Airlines; COVID-19) (State aid — Croatian air transport market — Aid granted by Croatia to an airline in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic — Direct grant — Decision not to raise any objections — Action for annulment — Individual concern — Admissibility — Serious difficulties — Aid intended to make good the damage caused by an exceptional occurrence — Equal treatment — Freedom of establishment — Free provision of services — Assessment of the damage — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Croatia, State aid, airline, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, equal treatment, freedom to provide services, indemnification, right of establishment








C_2023015EN.01003601.xml










16.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 15/36






Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Ryanair v Commission (Croatia Airlines; COVID-19)
(Case T-111/21) (1)

(State aid - Croatian air transport market - Aid granted by Croatia to an airline in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic - Direct grant - Decision not to raise any objections - Action for annulment - Individual concern - Admissibility - Serious difficulties - Aid intended to make good the damage caused by an exceptional occurrence - Equal treatment - Freedom of establishment - Free provision of services - Assessment of the damage - Obligation to state reasons)
(2023/C 15/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Ryanair DAC (Swords, Ireland) (represented by E. Vahida, F.-C. Laprévote, V. Blanc, S. Rating and I.-G. Metaxas-Maranghidis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by L. Flynn and C. Georgieva, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Republic of Croatia (represented by G. Vidović Mesarek, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action on the basis of Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 8608 final of 30 November 2020 on State aid SA.55373 (2020/N) — Croatia — COVID-19: Damage compensation to Croatia Airlines (OJ 2021 C 17, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ryanair DAC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Republic of Croatia to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 138, 19.4.2021.
European Maritime Safety Agency — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Maritime Safety Agency
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01002801.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/28






EUROPEAN MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/28)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.emsa.europa.eu/financial-management/financial-documents/26-financial-statements.html
Corrigendum to Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: — 1,25 % on 1 November 2022 — Euro exchange rates (Official Journal of the European Union C 421 of 4 November 2022) 2022/C 426/12
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2022426EN.01005001.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 426/50






Corrigendum to Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: — 2,00 % on 1 November 2022 — Euro exchange rates

(
Official Journal of the European Union C 421 of 4 November 2022
)

(2022/C 426/12)
On the cover, and page 52, in the title:
for:

‘2,00 % on 1 November 2022’,

read:

‘1,25 % on 1 November 2022’.
Case T-13/22: Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Loutsou v EUIPO (POLIS LOUTRON) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark POLIS LOUTRON — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, essential oil, hairdressing and beauty care, leisure, medical centre, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023007EN.01003102.xml










9.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 7/31






Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Loutsou v EUIPO (POLIS LOUTRON)
(Case T-13/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark POLIS LOUTRON - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2023/C 7/40)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Alexandra Loutsou (Thessaloniki, Greece) (represented by: S. Psomakakis, lawyer)

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

Re:

By her action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 October 2021 (Case R 544/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Alexandra Loutsou to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 138, 28.3.2022.
Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01000401.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/4






CIRCULAR BIO-BASED EUROPE JOINT UNDERTAKING
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/04)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.cbe.europa.eu/reference-documents
Case T-656/19: Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Alfa Acciai v Commission (Competition — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Market for reinforcing bars — Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Fixing of prices — Limiting and controlling output and sales — Decision adopted following the annulment of earlier decisions — New hearing in the presence of the competition authorities of the Member States — Rights of the defence — Principle of sound administration — Reasonable period — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Italy, bar, cartel, concrete, control of restrictive practices, fixing of prices, price agreement, rights of the defence, sanction (EU)








C_2022482EN.01001401.xml










19.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 482/14






Judgment of the General Court of 9 November 2022 — Alfa Acciai v Commission
(Case T-656/19) (1)

(Competition - Agreements, decisions and concerted practices - Market for reinforcing bars - Decision finding an infringement of Article 65 CS after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Fixing of prices - Limiting and controlling output and sales - Decision adopted following the annulment of earlier decisions - New hearing in the presence of the competition authorities of the Member States - Rights of the defence - Principle of sound administration - Reasonable period - Obligation to state reasons)
(2022/C 482/20)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Alfa Acciai SpA (Brescia, Italy) (represented by: D. Fosselard, D. Slater and G. Carnazza, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: P. Rossi, G. Conte and C. Sjödin, acting as Agents, and P. Manzini, lawyer)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU seeking annulment of Commission Decision C(2019) 4969 final of 4 July 2019 relating to a proceeding under Article 65 of the ECSC Treaty (Case AT.37956 — Reinforcing bars), in so far as it finds that the applicant infringed that provision and imposes upon it a fine of EUR 3,587 million.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Alfa Acciai SpA to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 399, 25.11.2019.
Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01000801.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/8






CLEAN HYDROGEN JOINT UNDERTAKING
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/08)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.clean-hydrogen.europa.eu/about-us/key-documents/budget-and-annual-accounts-0_en
European Banking Authority — Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
Date: 2022-11-09
Institutions: European Banking Authority
Subjects: financial year, publication of accounts








C_2022427EN.01001401.xml










9.11.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 427/14






EUROPEAN BANKING AUTHORITY
Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2021
(2022/C 427/14)
The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:
https://www.eba.europa.eu/about-us/budget-and-accounts