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Case C-158/23, Keren: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 15 March 2023 — T.G. v Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: fine, integration of migrants, loan, right of asylum








C_2023235EN.01000901.xml










3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/9






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State (Netherlands) lodged on 15 March 2023 — T.G. v Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
(Case C-158/23, Keren (1))
(2023/C 235/13)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Raad van State

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: T.G.

Defendant: Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 34 of the Qualification Directive (2) be interpreted as precluding a national rule such as that laid down in Article 7b of the Wet inburgering (Law on civic integration), pursuant to which holders of asylum status are placed under the obligation, on pain of a fine, to pass a civic integration examination?










2.


Must Article 34 of the Qualification Directive be interpreted as precluding a national rule based on the premiss that holders of asylum status themselves bear the full costs of integration programmes?










3.


In answering the second question, is it significant that holders of asylum status can receive a government loan to cover the costs of integration programmes and that that loan is waived if they pass their civic integration examination on time or are exempted from or released from the civic integration obligation in good time?










4.


If it is permissible, under Article 34 of the Qualification Directive, that holders of asylum status are obliged, on pain of a fine, to pass a civic integration examination, and that holders of asylum status bear the full costs of integration programmes, does the amount of the loan to be repaid, whether or not together with the fine, then undermine the achievement of the purpose and useful effect of Article 34 of the Qualification Directive?






(1)  The name of the present case is fictitious and does not correspond to the actual name of any party to the proceedings.

(2)  Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ 2011 L 337, p. 9).
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 March 2023 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (11723/2022 — C9-0007/2023 — 2022/0231(NLE))
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on International Trade, European Parliament
Subjects: GATT, United Kingdom, United States, agreement (EU), ratification of an agreement, tariff preference, tariff quota, withdrawal from the EU








C_202300421EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/421


23.11.2023






P9_TA(2023)0073
EU/United States Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV
European Parliament legislative resolution of 15 March 2023 on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (11723/2022 — C9-0007/2023 — 2022/0231(NLE))
(Consent)
(C/2023/421)



The European Parliament,






—


having regard to the draft Council decision (11723/2022),










—


having regard to Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom`s withdrawal from the European Union (11724/2022),










—


having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Articles 207(4), first subparagraph and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) (v), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0007/2023),










—


having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4), and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










—


having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on International Trade (A9-0042/2023),













1.


Gives its consent to the conclusion of the agreement;












2.


Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the United States of America.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/421/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-133/22: Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 — Katjes Fassin v EUIPO (THE FUTURE IS PLANT-BASED) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark THE FUTURE IS PLANT-BASED — Mark consisting of an advertising slogan — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beverage industry, confectionery, flavouring, food supplement, foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023164EN.01003801.xml










8.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/38






Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 — Katjes Fassin v EUIPO (THE FUTURE IS PLANT-BASED)
(Case T-133/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark THE FUTURE IS PLANT-BASED - Mark consisting of an advertising slogan - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 164/52)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Emmerich am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: T. Schmitz and S. Stolzenburg-Wiemer, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: D. Stoyanova-Valchanova and E. Markakis, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 December 2021 (Case R 1023/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 171, 25.4.2022.
Case T-178/22: Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 — FA World Entertainment v EUIPO (FUCKING AWESOME) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark FUCKING AWESOME — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Legal certainty — Equal treatment — Principle of sound administration)
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, optical industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2023164EN.01004001.xml










8.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/40






Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 — FA World Entertainment v EUIPO (FUCKING AWESOME)
(Case T-178/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark FUCKING AWESOME - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Legal certainty - Equal treatment - Principle of sound administration)
(2023/C 164/55)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: FA World Entertainment Inc. (Los Angeles, California, United States) (represented by: M. Breuer, I. Dimitrov and C. Tenbrock, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Intellectual Office (EUIPO) of 3 February 2022 (Case R 1131/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders FA World Entertainment Inc. to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 207, 23.5.2022.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11023 – ADP / JCDECAUX / MEDIA AEROPORTS DE PARIS JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 96/06
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, Ile-de-France, Jordan, Türkiye, advertising, airport, civil aviation, economic concentration, merger control








C_2023096EN.01000701.xml










15.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/7






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11023 – ADP / JCDECAUX / MEDIA AEROPORTS DE PARIS JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 96/06)

1.   
On 8 March 2023, 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:






—


Aéroports de Paris S.A. (‘ADP’, France),










—


JCDecaux S.E. (‘JCDecaux’, France),










—


Media Aéroports de Paris (‘JV’, France).




ADP and JCDecaux will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of JV.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


ADP: company responsible for the facilities, operation and development of Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports, as well as some civil airports in the Ile-de-France region and abroad,










—


JCDecaux: French group active worldwide in the outdoor advertising sector.






3.   

The business activities of JV are: exploitation and sale of advertising displays at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Orly and Paris-Le Bourget airports (in France), Antalya and Bodrum-Milas airports (in Turkey), and Amman’s Queen Alia airport (in Jordan).



4.   
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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


5.   
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission no later than ten days following the date on which this notification is published. The following reference should always be specified:
M.11023 – ADP / JCDECAUX / MEDIA AEROPORTS DE PARIS JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Postal address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË







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

(2)  OJ C 366 of 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10969 – XXXLUTZ / HOME24) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 96/05
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electronic commerce, furniture industry, household article, lighting equipment, merger control, retail trade








C_2023096EN.01000501.xml










15.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 96/5






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10969 – XXXLUTZ / HOME24)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 96/05)

1.   
On 7 March 2023, 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:






—


LSW GmbH (‘LSW’, Austria), controlled by the LSW Privatstiftung (‘LSWPS’, Austria),










—


SGW-Immo-GmbH (‘SGW-Immo’, Austria), controlled by the WSF Privatstiftung (‘WSFPS’, Austria),










—


home24 SE (‘home24’, Germany).




The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid.
LSW and SGW-Immo will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of home24.


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






—


LSWPS and WSFPS, also by jointly controlling the XXXLutz KG, are both active in the retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores in many EU countries,










—


home24 is an online store active in the retail sector of furniture, home furnishings and household goods in continental Europe and Brazil.






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.10969 – XXXLUTZ / HOME24
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11053 – GROUP CREDIT AGRICOLE / MICHELIN / WATEA) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 106/01
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, hire purchase, insurance, merger control, pneumatic tyre, vehicle fleet, vehicle rental








C_2023106EN.01000101.xml










22.3.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 106/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11053 – GROUP CREDIT AGRICOLE / MICHELIN / WATEA)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 106/01)
On 15 March 2023, 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 32023M11053. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-174/22: Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 — Novartis v EUIPO — AstraZeneca (BREZTREV) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark BREZTREV — Earlier EU word marks ONBREZ, DAYBREZ, BREZILIZER and BREEZHALER — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023164EN.01003901.xml










8.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 164/39






Judgment of the General Court of 15 March 2023 — Novartis v EUIPO — AstraZeneca (BREZTREV)
(Case T-174/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU word mark BREZTREV - Earlier EU word marks ONBREZ, DAYBREZ, BREZILIZER and BREEZHALER - No likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 164/53)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Novartis AG (Basle, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Nordemann-Schiffel, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: N. Lamsters and T. Frydendahl, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: AstraZeneca AB (Södertälje, Sweden) (represented by: C. Tenkhoff and T. Herzog, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 21 January 2022 (Case R 738/2021-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Novartis AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 207, 23.5.2022.
Case T-136/23: Action brought on 15 March 2023 — Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO — Grande Vitae (vintae)
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, retail trade, trade-mark law, wholesale trade








C_2023173EN.01003501.xml










15.5.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 173/35






Action brought on 15 March 2023 — Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists v EUIPO — Grande Vitae (vintae)
(Case T-136/23)
(2023/C 173/45)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Vintae Luxury Wine Specialists SLU (Logroño, Spain) (represented by: L. Broschat García and L. Polo Flores, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Grande Vitae GmbH (Delmenhorst, Germany)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark vintae — European Union trade mark No 5 851 092

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 16 January 2023 in Case R 2238/2021-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to declare valid the trade mark at issue for goods and services in Classes 33 and 35;










—


order EUIPO and the intervener, Grande Vitae GmbH, to pay all the costs of the dispute before the General Court, including those relating to the procedure before the First Board of Appeal.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case C-159/23, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 15 March 2023 — Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. v Datel Design and Development Ltd., Datel Direct Ltd., JS
Date: 2023-03-15
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: computer piracy, copyright, reprography, software








C_2023223EN.01001101.xml










26.6.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 223/11






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 15 March 2023 — Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd. v Datel Design and Development Ltd., Datel Direct Ltd., JS
(Case C-159/23, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe)
(2023/C 223/15)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant and appellant on a point of law: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd.

Defendants and respondents on a point of law: Datel Design and Development Ltd., Datel Direct Ltd., JS

Questions referred







1.


Is there an interference with the protection afforded to a computer program under Article 1(1) to (3) of Directive 2009/24/EC (1) in the case where it is not the object code or the source code of a computer program, or the reproduction thereof, that is changed, but instead another program running at the same time as the protected computer program changes the content of variables which the protected computer program has transferred to the working memory and uses in the running of the program?










2.


Is an alteration within the meaning of Article 4(1)(b) of Directive 2009/24 present in the case where it is not the object code or the source code of a computer program, or the reproduction thereof, that is changed, but instead another program running at the same time as the protected computer program changes the content of variables which the protected computer program has transferred to the working memory and uses in the running of the program?






(1)  Directive 2009/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the legal protection of computer programs (Codified version) (OJ 2009 L 111, p. 16).