do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-690/22, Shortcut: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 24 May 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo — Portugal) — Shortcut — Consultadoria e Serviços de Tecnologias de Informação, Lda v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Common system of value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 178(a) — Right to deduct — Conditions of exercise — Article 226(6) — Details which must appear on the invoice — Scope and nature of the services provided — Invoices containing a generic description of the services provided)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: VAT, invoicing, provision of services, tax law, tax relief








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3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/7






Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 24 May 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo — Portugal) — Shortcut — Consultadoria e Serviços de Tecnologias de Informação, Lda v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira
(Case C-690/22, (1) Shortcut)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Common system of value added tax (VAT) - Directive 2006/112/EC - Article 178(a) - Right to deduct - Conditions of exercise - Article 226(6) - Details which must appear on the invoice - Scope and nature of the services provided - Invoices containing a generic description of the services provided)
(2023/C 235/09)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Shortcut — Consultadoria e Serviços de Tecnologias de Informação, Lda

Respondent: Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira

Operative part of the order

Articles 178(a), 219 and 226(6) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax
must be interpreted as meaning that they preclude the national tax authorities from refusing the right to deduct value added tax on the ground that invoices containing details such as ‘application development services’ do not comply with the formal requirements referred to in the latter provision.


(1)  Date lodged: 9.11.2022.
Case C-321/23 P: Appeal brought on 24 May 2023 by Grzegorz Mordalski against the order of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 14 March 2023 in Case T-254/22 Mordalski v EUIPO — Anita Food (ANITA)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU trade mark, aromatic plant, catering industry, foodstuff, hotel industry, pastry-making, processed food product, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








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Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/1122


4.12.2023





Appeal brought on 24 May 2023 by Grzegorz Mordalski against the order of the General Court (Second Chamber) delivered on 14 March 2023 in Case T-254/22 Mordalski v EUIPO — Anita Food (ANITA)
(Case C-321/23 P)
(C/2023/1122)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Appellant: Grzegorz Mordalski (represented by: A. Korbela, radca prawny)

Other party: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 26 September 2023, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) did not allow the appeal to proceed and ordered the appellant to bear his own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1122/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-452/20: Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission (Competition — Data market — Administrative procedure — Article 18(3) and Article 24(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 — Request for information — Virtual data room — Obligation to state reasons — Legal certainty — Rights of the defence — Necessity of the information requested — Misuse of powers — Right to privacy — Proportionality — Principle of good administration — Professional secrecy)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: abuse of power, administrative procedure, dissemination of information, dominant position, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, professional secret, protection of privacy, rights of the defence, social media








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3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/32






Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission
(Case T-452/20) (1)

(Competition - Data market - Administrative procedure - Article 18(3) and Article 24(1)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 - Request for information - Virtual data room - Obligation to state reasons - Legal certainty - Rights of the defence - Necessity of the information requested - Misuse of powers - Right to privacy - Proportionality - Principle of good administration - Professional secrecy)
(2023/C 235/41)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, formerly Facebook Ireland Ltd (Dublin, Ireland) (represented by: D. Jowell KC, D. Bailey, Barrister, J. Aitken, D. Das, S. Malhi, R. Haria, M. Quayle, Solicitors, and T. Oeyen, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: G. Conte, C. Urraca Caviedes and C. Sjödin, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: S. Costanzo, acting as Agent)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 3013 final of 4 May 2020 relating to a proceeding under Article 18(3) and Article 24(1)(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (Case AT.40684 — Facebook Marketplace), as amended by Commission Decision C(2020) 9229 final of 11 December 2020.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the European Commission, including those incurred in the proceedings for interim relief;










3.


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






(1)  OJ C 287, 31.8.2020.
Case T-298/23: Action brought on 24 May 2023 — Timchenko v Council
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU national, EU restrictive measure, Russo-Ukrainian issue, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, ownership, principle of proportionality, protection of privacy, rights of the defence








C_2023296EN.01003501.xml










21.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/35






Action brought on 24 May 2023 — Timchenko v Council
(Case T-298/23)
(2023/C 296/39)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Elena Petrovna Timchenko (Moscow, Russia) (represented by: T. Bontinck, L. Burguin, S. Bonifassi, E. Fedorova and J. Goffin, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims the Court should:






—


annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/572 of 13 March 2023 in so far as it extends the application of the restrictive measures adopted against the applicant by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/582 of 8 April 2022 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/581 of 8 April 2022;










—


annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/571 of 13 March 2023 in so far as it extends the application of the restrictive measures adopted against the applicant by Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/582 of 8 April 2022 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/581 of 8 April 2022;










—


order the Council to pay the sum of EUR 1 000 000, on a provisional basis, in respect of the non-material damage suffered by the applicant;










—


order the Council to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law that are identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-297/23, Timchenko v Council.
Case T-557/21: Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Omeliyanyuk v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Restriction on entry into the territory of the Member States — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned — Duty to state reasons — Error of assessment — Proportionality)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, Member of Parliament, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to justice








C_2023235EN.01003301.xml










3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/33






Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Omeliyanyuk v Council
(Case T-557/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Restriction on entry into the territory of the Member States - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned - Duty to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality)
(2023/C 235/43)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Aleksandr Omeliyanyuk (Minsk, Belarus) (represented by: D. Litvinski, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac and S. Saez Moreno, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 of 21 June 2021 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 70), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/997 of 21 June 2021, implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 3), in so far as those acts concern him.

Operative part

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Aleksandr Omeliyanyuk to bear, in addition to his own costs, those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 11, 10.1.2022.
Case T-296/23: Action brought on 24 May 2023 — Fridman v Council
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








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17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/76






Action brought on 24 May 2023 — Fridman v Council
(Case T-296/23)
(2023/C 252/91)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Mikhail Fridman (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: T. Marembert and A. Bass, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/572 (1) of 13 March 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in so far as it concerns the applicant;










—


annul Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/571 (2) of 13 March 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, in so far as it concerns the applicant;










—


order the Council to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on six pleas in law, which are identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-283/23, Aven v Council.


(1)  (OJ 2023 L 75 I, p. 134).

(2)  (OJ 2023 L 75 I, p. 1).
Case T-509/22: Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Bimbo v EUIPO — Bottari Europe (BimboBIKE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark BimboBIKE — Earlier national word mark BIMBO — Relative ground for refusal — Detriment to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electric vehicle, electronic commerce, hand tool, polishing and scouring preparations, registered trade mark, spare part, toy industry, trade-mark law, two-wheeled vehicle








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3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/37






Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Bimbo v EUIPO — Bottari Europe (BimboBIKE)
(Case T-509/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark BimboBIKE - Earlier national word mark BIMBO - Relative ground for refusal - Detriment to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 235/50)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Bimbo, SA (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. Carbonell Callicó, 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: Bottari Europe Srl (Pomponesco, Italy)

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 16 June 2022 (Case R 2110/2021-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  OJ C 389, 10.10.2022.
Case T-288/23: Action brought on 24 May 2023 — Unilab v EUIPO — Cofares (Healthily)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, dietary product, food supplement, medical device, medical plant, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, therapeutics, trade-mark law








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17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/71






Action brought on 24 May 2023 — Unilab v EUIPO — Cofares (Healthily)
(Case T-288/23)
(2023/C 252/85)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Unilab LP (Rockville, Maryland, United States) (represented by: M. Kondrat, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Cofares, Sociedad Cooperativa Farmaceutica Española (Madrid, Spain)

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 Healthily — Application for registration No 18 324 697

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 1 March 2023 in Case R 1959/2022-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and refer the case back to the EUIPO for reconsideration; or










—


alter the contested decision by stating that there are no relative grounds for refusal of registration of the trade mark at issue for all goods in classes 3, 5, 10 and the trademark shall be registered in its entirety;










—


award the costs in the applicant’s favour.





Pleas in law







—


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










—


Infringement of the principle of the protection of legitimate expectations and the principle of legal certainty;










—


Infringement of Articles 94(1) and 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Case T-477/21: Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Glaxo Group v EUIPO — Cipla Europe (Shape of an inhaler) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of an inhaler — Absolute ground for invalidity — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








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17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/40






Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Glaxo Group v EUIPO — Cipla Europe (Shape of an inhaler)
(Case T-477/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of an inhaler - Absolute ground for invalidity - Distinctive character acquired through use - Article 51(2) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 59(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2023/C 252/45)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Glaxo Group Ltd (Brentford, United Kingdom) (represented by: T. de Haan and F. Verhoestraete, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Cipla Europe NV (Antwerp, Belgium)

Re:

By its action under 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 19 May 2021 (Case R 1835/2016-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 19 May 2021 (Case R 1835/2016-1);










2.


Orders EUIPO to pay the costs, including those incurred for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.






(1)  OJ C 382, 20.9.2021.
Case T-714/21: Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — AL v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Remuneration — Family allowances — Dependent child allowance — Article 2(4) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations — Person treated as a dependent child — Conditions for granting — Withdrawal of entitlement to the allowance — Recovery of undue payments — Article 85 of the Staff Regulations)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, dependant, family benefit, staff regulations (EU)








C_2023252EN.01004301.xml










17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/43






Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — AL v Commission
(Case T-714/21) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Remuneration - Family allowances - Dependent child allowance - Article 2(4) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations - Person treated as a dependent child - Conditions for granting - Withdrawal of entitlement to the allowance - Recovery of undue payments - Article 85 of the Staff Regulations)
(2023/C 252/49)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: AL (represented by: R. Rata, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T.S. Bohr, L. Hohenecker and D. Milanowska, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 270 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) of the European Commission of 11 January 2021, which sought, in essence (i) to reject his request for an allowance for his mother as a person treated as a dependent child on the basis of Article 2(4) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union for the period from 1 November 2020 to 31 October 2021 and, (ii) to order the recovery of the sums which he had received by way of that allowance for the period from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders AL to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 51, 31.1.2022.
Case T-2/21: Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Emmentaler Switzerland v EUIPO (EMMENTALER) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark EMMENTALER — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Collective mark — Article 74(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cows’ milk cheese, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023252EN.01003802.xml










17.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 252/38






Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Emmentaler Switzerland v EUIPO (EMMENTALER)
(Case T-2/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark EMMENTALER - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Collective mark - Article 74(2) of Regulation 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94 of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2023/C 252/42)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Emmentaler Switzerland (Berne, Switzerland) (represented by: S. Völker and M. Pemsel, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Graul and D. Hanf, acting as Agents)

Interveners in support of the defendant: Federal Republic of Germany (represented by: J. Möller, M. Hellmann, U. Bartl and J. Heitz, acting as Agents), French Republic (represented by: A.-L. Desjonquères and G. Bain, acting as Agents), Centre national interprofessionnel de l’économie laitière (CNIEL) (Paris, France) (represented by: E. Baud and P. Marchiset, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 28 October 2020 (Case R 2402/2019-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Emmentaler Switzerland to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 62, 22.2.2021.
Case T-556/21: Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Lyubetskaya v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Restriction on entry into the territory of the Member States — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned — Duty to state reasons — Error of assessment — Proportionality)
Date: 2023-05-24
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, Member of Parliament, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality, right to justice








C_2023235EN.01003202.xml










3.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 235/32






Judgment of the General Court of 24 May 2023 — Lyubetskaya v Council
(Case T-556/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Restriction on entry into the territory of the Member States - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned - Duty to state reasons - Error of assessment - Proportionality)
(2023/C 235/42)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Sviatlana Lyubetskaya (Minsk, Belarus) (represented by: D. Litvinski, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: M.-C. Cadilhac and S. Saez Moreno, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 of 21 June 2021 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 70), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/997 of 21 June 2021, implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (OJ 2021 L 219 I, p. 3), in so far as those acts concern her.

Operative part

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action.










2.


Orders Ms Sviatlana Lyubetskaya to bear, in addition to her own costs, those incurred by the Council of the European Union.






(1)  OJ C 11, 10.1.2022.