do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-260/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — E. Breuninger v Commission (State aid — Framework system to grant support for uncovered fixed costs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany — Decision not to raise any objections — Temporary Framework for State aid measures — Individual examination of the aid scheme notified — Measure aimed at remedying a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State — Proportionality)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, principle of proportionality, restriction on competition








C_2023071EN.01002101.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/21






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — E. Breuninger v Commission
(Case T-260/21) (1)

(State aid - Framework system to grant support for uncovered fixed costs in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany - Decision not to raise any objections - Temporary Framework for State aid measures - Individual examination of the aid scheme notified - Measure aimed at remedying a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State - Proportionality)
(2023/C 71/26)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: E. Breuninger GmbH & Co. (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: R. Velte and W. Meilicke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, G. Braga da Cruz and C. Kovács, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: P.-L. Krüger and J. Möller, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 8318 final of 20 November 2020 on State aid SA.59289 (2020/N) — Germany COVID-19 — Support for uncovered fixed costs (OJ 2022 C 124, p. 1), as amended by Commission Decision C(2021) 1066 final of 12 February 2021 on State aid SA.61744 (2021/N) — Collective notification of a modification adapting aid schemes approved under the Temporary Framework, in particular following the fifth amendment to the Temporary Framework (OJ 2021 C 77, p. 18).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders E. Breuninger GmbH & Co to bear its own costs and those of the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 263, 5.7.2021.
Case T-243/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Pshonka v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — Freezing of funds — List of the persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources — Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list — Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of defence and the right to effective judicial protection)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, right to justice, rights of the defence








C_2023071EN.01002001.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/20






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Pshonka v Council
(Case T-243/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine - Freezing of funds - List of the persons, entities and bodies covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources - Maintenance of the applicant’s name on the list - Council’s obligation to verify that the decision of an authority of a third State was taken in accordance with the rights of defence and the right to effective judicial protection)
(2023/C 71/25)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicant: Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka (Kiev, Ukraine) (represented by: M. Mleziva, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M. Vobořil, R. Pekař and S. Van Overmeire, Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/394 of 4 March 2021 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2021 L 77, p. 29) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/391 of 4 March 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ 2021 L 77, p. 2), in so far as those acts maintain his name on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/394 of 4 March 2021 amending Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine, and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/391 of 4 March 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine, in so far as the name of Mr Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka was maintained on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures;










2.


Orders the Council of the European Union to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 263, 5.7.2021.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10713 – RWE / NEWCO EEMSHAVEN) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 30/02
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Groningen, Netherlands, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy industry, energy production, merger control, natural gas, power plant, renewable energy, solar architecture








C_2023030EN.01000201.xml










27.1.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10713 – RWE / NEWCO EEMSHAVEN)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 30/02)
On 21 December 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10713. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-4/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — DN Solutions (PUMA) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark PUMA — Earlier international figurative mark PUMA — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, machine tool, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023083EN.01002301.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/23






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Puma v EUIPO — DN Solutions (PUMA)
(Case T-4/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark PUMA - Earlier international figurative mark PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - Detriment to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2023/C 83/28)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: P. González-Bueno Catalán de Ocón, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: DN Solutions Co. Ltd, formerly Doosan Machine Tools Co. Ltd (Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, South Korea) (represented by: R. Böhm and C. Brecht, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 October 2021 (Case R 1677/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Puma SE to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 109, 7.3.2022.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 485/06
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Sicily, air transport, inland transport, invitation to tender, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2022485EN.01009501.xml










21.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 485/95






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 485/06)






Member State


Italy




Routes concerned


Pantelleria – Trapani and vice versa
Pantelleria - Palermo and vice versa
Pantelleria - Catania and vice versa
Lampedusa - Palermo and vice versa
Lampedusa - Catania and vice versa




Period of validity of the contract


1 July 2023 to 31 October 2025




Time-limit for submission of tenders


Two months after the date of publication of this notice




Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







ENAC




Direzione Trasporto Aereo e Licenze




Viale Castro Pretorio, n. 118




00185 Rome




ITALY




Tel. +39 06 44596247
Email: osp@enac.gov.it
Internet: http://www.mit.gov.it
http://www.enac.gov.it
Case C-41/22, Helvetia schweizerische Lebensversicherung: Order of the President of the Court of 21 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Erfurt — Germany) — XXX v Helvetia schweizerische Lebensversicherungs-AG
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer information, insurance contract, life assurance, limitation of legal proceedings, proof, termination of a contract








C_2023104EN.01002103.xml










20.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/21






Order of the President of the Court of 21 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Erfurt — Germany) — XXX v Helvetia schweizerische Lebensversicherungs-AG
(Case C-41/22, (1) Helvetia schweizerische Lebensversicherung)
(2023/C 104/30)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 198, 16.5.2022.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2525 of 21 December 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person








L_2022328EN.01006401.xml










22.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/64








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2525
of 21 December 2022
         
implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/44 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2016/44 of 18 January 2016 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya and repealing Regulation (EU) No 204/2011 (1), and in particular Article 21(6) thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 January 2016, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/44.












(2)


Following the judgment of the General Court in Case T-627/20 (2), the entry for one listed entity should be deleted.












(3)


Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2022.


For the Council


The President

M. BEK
            





(1)  
            OJ L 12, 19.1.2016, p. 1.

(2)  Judgment of the General Court of 28 September 2022, Libyan African Investment Company (Laico) v Council, T-627/20.




ANNEX
In Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2016/44 (List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 6(2)), Part B (Entities), the following entry is deleted:






‘1.


Libyan Arab African Investment Company – LAAICO (a.k.a. LAICO)’.
Case T-554/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — European Lotto and Betting v EUIPO — Tipp24 Services (Cash4Life) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark Cash4Life — Absolute ground for invalidity — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, game of chance, information technology industry, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023071EN.01002301.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/23






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — European Lotto and Betting v EUIPO — Tipp24 Services (Cash4Life)
(Case T-554/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark Cash4Life - Absolute ground for invalidity - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(2023/C 71/29)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: European Lotto and Betting Ltd (Ocean Village, Gibraltar) (represented by: D. Egan, Solicitor)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Tipp24 Services Ltd (London, United Kingdom)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 8 July 2021 (Case R 264/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders European Lotto and Betting Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 502, 13.12.2021.
Case T-44/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — International Masis Tabak v EUIPO — Philip Morris Brands (Representation of a pack of cigarettes) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — International registration designating the European Union — Figurative mark representing a pack of cigarettes — Earlier international figurative mark Marlboro SELECTED PREMIUM TOBACCOS — Relative ground for refusal — Damage to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, smoking, tobacco industry, trade-mark law








C_2023071EN.01002601.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/26






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — International Masis Tabak v EUIPO — Philip Morris Brands (Representation of a pack of cigarettes)
(Case T-44/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - International registration designating the European Union - Figurative mark representing a pack of cigarettes - Earlier international figurative mark Marlboro SELECTED PREMIUM TOBACCOS - Relative ground for refusal - Damage to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 71/33)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: International Masis Tabak LLC (Masis, Armenia) (represented by: C. Bercial Arias and K. Dimidjian-Lecompte, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: J. Schäfer and D. Gája, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Philip Morris Brands Sàrl (Neuchâtel, Switzerland) (represented by: L. Alonso Domingo, lawyer)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 15 November 2021 (Case R 261/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders International Masis Tabak LLC to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 119, 14.3.2022.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10979 – PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS / ROTHSCHILD & CO / A2MAC1) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 323/01
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: bank, consultancy, economic concentration, financial services, investment company, merger control, software








C_2023323EN.01000101.xml










13.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 323/1







Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10979 – PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS / ROTHSCHILD & CO / A2MAC1)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 323/01)

On 21 December 2022, 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 policy’ website of the Commission (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32022M10979. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-525/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — E. Breuninger v Commission (Action for annulment — State aid — Framework system to establish a federal compensation scheme in Germany for losses caused by lockdown decisions — Decision not to raise any objections — Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or other exceptional occurrences — No interest in bringing proceedings — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Germany, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, coronavirus disease, epidemic, indemnification








C_2023071EN.01002202.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/22






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — E. Breuninger v Commission
(Case T-525/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - State aid - Framework system to establish a federal compensation scheme in Germany for losses caused by lockdown decisions - Decision not to raise any objections - Aid to make good the damage caused by natural disasters or other exceptional occurrences - No interest in bringing proceedings - Inadmissibility)
(2023/C 71/28)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: E. Breuninger GmbH & Co. (Stuttgart, Germany) (represented by: R. Velte and W. Meilicke, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: V. Bottka, G. Braga da Cruz and C. Kovács, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller and P.-L. Krüger, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Decision C (2021) 3999 final of 28 May 2021 on State aid SA.62784 (2021/N) — Germany COVID-19 — Federal Damage Compensation Scheme (OJ 2021 C 223, p. 25).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders E. Breuninger GmbH & Co to bear its own costs and those of the European Commission;










3.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 431, 25.10.2021.
Case T-796/22: Action brought on 21 December 2022 — Drinks Prod/EUIPO — Coolike-Regnery (VIVIASEPT)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, decontamination, household article, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, toiletries, trade-mark law








C_2023054EN.01002101.xml










13.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/21






Action brought on 21 December 2022 — Drinks Prod/EUIPO — Coolike-Regnery (VIVIASEPT)
(Case T-796/22)
(2023/C 54/24)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Drinks Prod Srl (Păntășești, Romania) (represented by: I. Speciac and V. Stănese, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Coolike-Regnery GmbH (Bensheim, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union figurative mark VIVIASEPT — Application for registration No 18 329 344

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 September 2022 in Case R 488/2022-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


oblige EUIPO to continue the registration proceedings for EUTM No. 18 329 344 (‘VIVIASEPT’) for all the requested goods and services from Classes 3 and 5.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.