do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-127/21: Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Swissgrid v Commission (Action for annulment — Energy — European platforms for the exchange of standard products for balancing energy — Switzerland’s participation — Article 1(6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 — Commission’s letter refusing the participation of the Swiss transmission system operator — Act not open to challenge — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Switzerland, cooperation agreement (EU), electrical energy, electricity supply, energy grid, energy supply, security of supply, trans-European network








C_2023071EN.01002801.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/28






Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Swissgrid v Commission
(Case T-127/21) (1)

(Action for annulment - Energy - European platforms for the exchange of standard products for balancing energy - Switzerland’s participation - Article 1(6) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 - Commission’s letter refusing the participation of the Swiss transmission system operator - Act not open to challenge - Inadmissibility)
(2023/C 71/37)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Swissgrid AG (Aarau, Switzerland) (represented by: P. De Baere, P. L’Ecluse, K. T’Syen and V. Lefever, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: O. Beynet and B. De Meester, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision allegedly contained in a letter signed by a Director of the Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy, by which the Commission allegedly refused to authorise, pursuant to Article 1(7) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195 of 23 November 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (OJ 2017 L 312, p. 6), Switzerland’s participation in European platforms for the exchange of standard products for balancing energy, in particular the Trans European Replacement Reserves Exchange platform.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as inadmissible.










2.


Swissgrid AG shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 189, 17.5.2021.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 20 December 2022 2022/C 485/04
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2022485EN.01009301.xml










21.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 485/93






Euro exchange rates (1)

20 December 2022
(2022/C 485/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0599 




JPY


Japanese yen


140,58 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4388 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87530 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,0615 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9854 




ISK


Iceland króna


151,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,5098 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,181 




HUF


Hungarian forint


403,88 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6757 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9125 




TRY


Turkish lira


19,7744 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5972 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4451 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2488 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6816 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4347 




KRW


South Korean won


1 363,73 




ZAR


South African rand


18,4239 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3900 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5471 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 537,09 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6991 




PHP


Philippine peso


58,549 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,853 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6234 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,9355 




INR


Indian rupee


87,6649 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-777/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Trend Glass v EUIPO (ECO STORAGE) (EU trade mark — Application for EU figurative mark ECO STORAGE — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Legal certainty — Equal treatment)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, glass, packaging product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023071EN.01002402.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/24






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Trend Glass v EUIPO (ECO STORAGE)
(Case T-777/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU figurative mark ECO STORAGE - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Lack of distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Legal certainty - Equal treatment)
(2023/C 71/31)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Trend Glass sp. z o.o. (Radom, Poland) (represented by: J. Gwiazdowska, lawyer)

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

Re:

By its action based on 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 11 October 2021 (Case R 1315/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Trend Glass sp. z o.o. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 51, 31.1.2022.
Case T-187/21: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Firearms United Network and Others v Commission (REACH — Regulation (EU) 2021/57 — Updating of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 — Restriction on lead — Use of lead shot for hunting in or around wetlands — Manifest error of assessment — Proportionality — Legal certainty — Presumption of innocence)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: biotope, chemical product, firearms and munitions, lead, marketing standard, metal pollution, protection of animal life, stagnant water, toxic substance








C_2023083EN.01001901.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/19






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Firearms United Network and Others v Commission
(Case T-187/21) (1)

(REACH - Regulation (EU) 2021/57 - Updating of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 - Restriction on lead - Use of lead shot for hunting in or around wetlands - Manifest error of assessment - Proportionality - Legal certainty - Presumption of innocence)
(2023/C 83/22)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicants: Firearms United Network (Warsaw, Poland), Tomasz Walter Stępień (Żelechów, Poland), Michał Budzyński (Cegłów, Poland), Andrzej Marcjanik (Złotokłos, Poland) (represented by: E. Woźniak, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Herrmann and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller, acting as Agent), French Republic (represented by: T. Stéhelin and G. Bain, acting as Agents), European Chemicals Agency (represented by: M. Heikkilä, W. Broere and N. Herbatschek, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the annulment of Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/57 of 25 January 2021 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in gunshot in or around wetlands (OJ 2021 L 24, p. 19).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Firearms United Network and Mr Tomasz Walter Stępień, Mr Michał Budzyński and Mr Andrzej Marcjanik to bear their own costs and to pay the costs incurred by the European Commission, including those relating to the proceedings for interim measures;










3.


Orders the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 217, 7.6.2021.
Case T-118/22: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — OM v Commission (Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Recruitment — Vacancy notice — Rejection of application — Appointment of another candidate — Position of Member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board — Obligation to state reasons — Infringement of the vacancy notice — Legitimate expectation — Equal treatment — Manifest error of assessment)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: competition (EU), equal treatment, job vacancy, recruitment, regulatory committee (EU), servant (EU), temporary employment








C_2023083EN.01002401.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/24






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — OM v Commission
(Case T-118/22) (1)

(Civil service - Members of the temporary staff - Recruitment - Vacancy notice - Rejection of application - Appointment of another candidate - Position of Member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board - Obligation to state reasons - Infringement of the vacancy notice - Legitimate expectation - Equal treatment - Manifest error of assessment)
(2023/C 83/29)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: OM (represented by: G. Paris, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: I. Melo Sampaio and A.-C. Simon, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of 29 April 2021 by which the European Commission rejected his application for the position of Member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board and informed him of the appointment of another candidate to that position.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders OM to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 191, 10.5.2022.
Case T-242/21: 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.01001902.xml










27.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 71/19






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Pshonka v Council
(Case T-242/21) (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 71/24)
Language of the case: Czech

Parties


Applicant: Artem Viktorovych Pshonka (Kramatorsk, 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 Artem Viktorovych 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.
Case T-746/20: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Grünig v Commission (Dumping — Imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in China — Definitive anti-dumping duties — Exemption of imports for a particular end-use — Action for annulment — Severability — Regulatory act entailing implementing measures — Direct concern — Actionable measure — Admissibility — First subparagraph of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 — Duty imposed on a non-discriminatory basis — Equal treatment)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, equal treatment, exemption from customs duties, import (EU), originating product, polymer








C_2023083EN.01001701.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/17






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Grünig v Commission
(Case T-746/20) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in China - Definitive anti-dumping duties - Exemption of imports for a particular end-use - Action for annulment - Severability - Regulatory act entailing implementing measures - Direct concern - Actionable measure - Admissibility - First subparagraph of Article 9(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Duty imposed on a non-discriminatory basis - Equal treatment)
(2023/C 83/19)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Grünig KG (Bad Kissingen, Germany) (represented by: Y. Melin and I. Fressynet, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Blanck, G. Luengo and M. Gustafsson, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Article 1(4) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 of 25 September 2020 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2020 L 315, p. 1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Grünig KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 53, 15.2.2021.
Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 485/05
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
Subjects: Balearic Islands, Community of Madrid, Spain, air transport, inland transport, services of general interest, transport regulations








C_2022485EN.01009401.xml










21.12.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 485/94






Commission information notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 485/05)






Member State


Spain




Route concerned


Menorca-Madrid




Reopening date of the PSO route to community air carriers


1 May 2023




Address where the text and any other information or documentation related to the public service obligations can be obtained.







Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda




Urbana




Dirección General de Aviación Civil




Subdirección General de Transporte Aéreo




Paseo de la Castellana 67




28071 Madrid




España




Tel. +34 91 597 7837
Fax +34 91 597 8643
e-mail address: osp.dgac@mitma.es




The routes subject to public service obligations may be operated on the basis of free competition access as from 1 May 2023. In the event that no air carrier submits a program of services compliant with the public service obligations imposed, access will be restricted from 1 November 2023 to 30 April 2024 to a single air carrier through the corresponding public tender procedure, in accordance with Article 16 (9) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008.
Case T-780/19: Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Smith & Nephew USD and Smith & Nephew USD One v Commission
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, corporation tax, foreign enterprise, free movement of capital, group of companies, reimbursement of aid, right of establishment, tax exemption








C_2023063EN.01006801.xml










20.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 63/68






Order of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Smith & Nephew USD and Smith & Nephew USD One v Commission
(Case T-780/19) (1)

(2023/C 63/86)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Second Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 45, 10.2.2020.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10786 – BNP PARIBAS / CACEIS / JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 62/02
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, insurance, merger control








C_2023062EN.01000201.xml










20.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 62/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10786 – BNP PARIBAS / CACEIS / JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 62/02)
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 32022M10786. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-617/17 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Vialto Consulting v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance — Investigation by OLAF — On-site inspection — Irregularities and failures allegedly committed by the Commission — Right to be heard — Non-material damage — Causal link)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU control, European Anti-fraud Office, damages, interest, legal expenses, pre-accession aid, rights of the defence








C_2023083EN.01001501.xml










6.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 83/15






Judgment of the General Court of 21 December 2022 — Vialto Consulting v Commission
(Case T-617/17 RENV) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance - Investigation by OLAF - On-site inspection - Irregularities and failures allegedly committed by the Commission - Right to be heard - Non-material damage - Causal link)
(2023/C 83/16)
Language of the case: Greek

Parties


Applicant: Vialto Consulting Kft. (Budapest, Hungary) (represented by: S. Paliou and A. Skoulikis, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: D. Triantafyllou, J. Baquero Cruz and A. Katsimerou, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action based on Article 268 TFEU, the applicant seeks compensation for the damage which it claims to have suffered as a result of the unlawful acts committed, first, by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in the course of an inspection carried out at the applicant’s premises and, second, by the European Commission following that inspection.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Orders the European Commission to pay Vialto Consulting Kft. compensation of EUR 5 000 in respect of the non-material damage suffered;










2.


Orders that the compensation to be paid to Vialto Consulting be paid with default interest, as from the delivery of the present judgment to full payment of that compensation, at the rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) for main refinancing operations, increased by two percentage points;










3.


Orders the Commission to pay the costs of the appeal proceedings before the Court of Justice in Case C-650/19 P, the costs of the initial proceedings in Case T-617/17 and the costs of the renvoi proceedings in Case T-617/17 RENV before the General Court.






(1)  OJ C 402, 27.11.2017.
Case C-250/22, Fallimento Villa di Campo: Order of the Court of Justice (Ninth Chamber) of 21 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Fallimento Villa di Campo Srl v Agenzia delle Entrate (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Requirement to indicate the relationship between the provisions of EU law in respect of which interpretation is sought and the national legislation applicable to the dispute in the main proceedings — Failure to supply sufficient information — Manifestly inadmissible)
Date: 2022-12-21
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, VAT, commercial transaction, contract, goods and services, tax authorities, tax law, tax relief, trade information, transfer of businesses








C_2023104EN.01001202.xml










20.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 104/12






Order of the Court of Justice (Ninth Chamber) of 21 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Fallimento Villa di Campo Srl v Agenzia delle Entrate
(Case C-250/22, (1) Fallimento Villa di Campo)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Requirement to indicate the relationship between the provisions of EU law in respect of which interpretation is sought and the national legislation applicable to the dispute in the main proceedings - Failure to supply sufficient information - Manifestly inadmissible)
(2023/C 104/15)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Corte suprema di cassazione

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Fallimento Villa di Campo Srl

Cross-appellant: Agenzia delle Entrate

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling lodged by the Corte suprema di Cassazione (Supreme Court of Cassation, Italy) by decision of 31 March 2022 is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  
            OJ C 266, 11.7.2022.