do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case T-379/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Vendrame v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Final report of the investigation by OLAF into the performance of a service contract financed by the EDF — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process — Exception relating to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — General presumption — Obligation to state reasons)
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European Anti-fraud Office, European Development Fund, access to EU information, contract, decision-making, provision of services, report








C_2023329EN.01002102.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/21






Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Vendrame v Commission
(Case T-379/21) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Final report of the investigation by OLAF into the performance of a service contract financed by the EDF - Refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the decision-making process - Exception relating to protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - General presumption - Obligation to state reasons)
(2023/C 329/30)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Michele Vendrame (Venice, Italy) (represented by: R. Sciaudone, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: C. Ehrbar and A. Spina, acting as Agents)

Re:

By his action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of the decision of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 26 April 2021, by which the latter refused the applicant access to its final report and the annexes thereto at the end of investigation OC/2019/0766/B4.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court hereby:






1.


annuls the decision of 26 April 2021, by which the European Anti-FraudOffice (OLAF) refused Michele Vendrame access to its final report and the annexes thereto at the end of investigation OC/2019/0766/B4;










2.


dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


orders the European Commission to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 401, 4.10.2021.
Case T-401/23: Action brought on 12 July 2023 — Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen v SRB
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU banking union, bank, bank resolution, company in difficulties, financing method, financing plan, principle of proportionality








C_2023314EN.01001901.xml










4.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 314/19






Action brought on 12 July 2023 — Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen v SRB
(Case T-401/23)
(2023/C 314/23)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen AG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: G. Eisenberger, A. Brenneis and J. Holzmann, lawyers)

Defendant: Single Resolution Board (SRB)

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision of the Single Resolution Board of 2 May 2023 on the calculation of the 2023 ex-ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (SRB/ES/2023/23) together with annexes, at least in so far as it concerns the applicant, and










—


order the Single Resolution Board to pay the costs.




The applicant further claims that, on account of the connection between and same subject matter of the following cases, they should be joined for the purposes of the written or oral part of the procedure and decision, pursuant to Article 68 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court: T-400/23, Erste Group Bank v SRB, T-401/23, Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen v SRB, T-402/23, Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkasse v SRB, T-403/23, Dornbirner Sparkasse Bank v SRB, T-404/23, Kärntner Sparkasse v SRB, T-405/23, Sparkasse Niederösterreich Mitte West v SRB, T-406/23, Tiroler Sparkasse v SRB, T-407/23, Salzburger Sparkasse Bank v SRB, T-408/23, Sparkasse Oberösterreich Bank v SRB.

Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law which is identical to that relied on in Case T-400/23, Erste Group Bank v SRB.
Case T-730/22: Order of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — LG and Others v Commission
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU control, European Anti-fraud Office, disclosure of information, fraud against the EU, rights of the defence








C_2023304EN.01003102.xml










28.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 304/31






Order of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — LG and Others v Commission
(Case T-730/22) (1)

(2023/C 304/39)
Language of the case: English
The President of the Fourth Chamber has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  OJ C 35, 30.1.2023.
Case T-491/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Hungary v Commission (EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Expenditure incurred by Hungary — No double funding — Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 — Article 28(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 — Aid for afforestation — Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 — Aid for greening — Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 — Cumulation of aid)
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, afforestation, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, environmental protection, rural development








C_2023304EN.01002002.xml










28.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 304/20






Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Hungary v Commission
(Case T-491/21) (1)

(EAGF and EAFRD - Expenditure excluded from financing - Expenditure incurred by Hungary - No double funding - Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 - Article 28(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 809/2014 - Aid for afforestation - Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 - Aid for greening - Article 43 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 - Cumulation of aid)
(2023/C 304/23)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Parties


Applicant: Hungary (represented by: M. Fehér and G. Koós, acting as Agents)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: J. Aquilina, A. Sauka and Z. Teleki, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, Hungary seeks annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/988 of 16 June 2021 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ 2021 L 218, p. 9), in so far as it imposed a one-off financial correction of EUR 1 887 692,57 in respect of the financial years 2016 to 2019.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Hungary to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 401, 4.10.2021.
Notice concerning valid proofs of origin for products originating in Ghana on importation into the European Union as from 20 August 2023 under the EU- Ghana stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement 2023/C 245/06
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union, European Commission
Subjects: Ghana, certificate of origin, cooperation agreement (EU), economic cooperation, import (EU), interim agreement (EU), tariff preference








C_2023245EN.01000601.xml










12.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 245/6






Notice concerning valid proofs of origin for products originating in Ghana on importation into the European Union as from 20 August 2023 under the EU- Ghana stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement
(2023/C 245/06)
This notice is issued for the information of customs authorities, importers and economic operators, which are involved in imports into the European Union of products originating in Ghana under the stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement (‘the stepping-stone EPA’).
In accordance with articles 17(3) and 21(1) point (b) and (c) of Protocol 1 to the stepping-stone EPA, and without prejudice to the exemptions laid down in Articles 17(4) and 26 of that Protocol, as from 20 August 2023 products originating in Ghana shall, on importation into the European Union, benefit from the preferential tariff treatment of the stepping-stone EPA only upon submission of an origin declaration made out by:






(i)


an exporter registered in accordance with the relevant provisions of Ghanaian law;
or










(ii)


any exporter, for any consignment consisting of one or more packages containing originating products whose total value does not exceed EUR 6 000.
Case T-694/21: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik v EUIPO — aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik (aTmos) (EU trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — EU word mark aTmos — Earlier national trade names aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik GmbH and aTmos — Relative ground for invalidity — Article 53(1)(c) and Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(c) and Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) — Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, air conditioning, heating, lighting, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023329EN.01002201.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/22






Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik v EUIPO — aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik (aTmos)
(Case T-694/21) (1)

(EU trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - EU word mark aTmos - Earlier national trade names aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik GmbH and aTmos - Relative ground for invalidity - Article 53(1)(c) and Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 60(1)(c) and Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001) - Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2023/C 329/31)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik GmbH, Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf, Germany) (represented by: F. Stangl and S. Pilgram, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: aTmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik GmbH, Riedstadt (Riedstadt, Germany)

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 2 September 2021 (Case R 1844/2020-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders ATmos Industrielle Lüftungstechnik GmbH, Düsseldorf to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 2, 3.1.2022.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 11 July 2023 2023/C 245/05
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023245EN.01000501.xml










12.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 245/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

11 July 2023
(2023/C 245/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0989 




JPY


Japanese yen


154,27 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4529 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85110 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,7600 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9693 




ISK


Iceland króna


146,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4520 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,855 




HUF


Hungarian forint


379,50 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4563 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9490 




TRY


Turkish lira


28,6897 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6493 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4588 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6023 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7766 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4748 




KRW


South Korean won


1 422,26 




ZAR


South African rand


20,4953 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,9143 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 678,24 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1181 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,787 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,209 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3679 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7556 




INR


Indian rupee


90,5655 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Special report 19/2023: ‘EU efforts for sustainable soil management – Unambitious standards and limited targeting’ 2023/C 245/07
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: common agricultural policy, conditionality mechanism, conservation of resources, land use, organic fertiliser, soil improvement, soil pollution, soil protection, soil resources, sustainable agriculture








C_2023245EN.01000701.xml










12.7.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 245/7






Special report 19/2023:
‘EU efforts for sustainable soil management – Unambitious standards and limited targeting’
(2023/C 245/07)
The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 19/2023: ‘EU efforts for sustainable soil management – Unambitious standards and limited targeting’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/sr-2023-19
Case T-662/22: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Tavitova v EUIPO– Cordier (AURUS) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark AURUS — International registration of the earlier word mark AUDAS — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, beer, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, spirits, trade-mark law








C_2023329EN.01002501.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/25






Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Tavitova v EUIPO– Cordier (AURUS)
(Case T-662/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for EU figurative mark AURUS - International registration of the earlier word mark AUDAS - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(2023/C 329/35)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Zalina Tavitova (Batoulieh, Lebanon) (represented by: V. Kojevnikov, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Cordier (Bordeaux, France) (represented by: D. Remy, lawyer)

Re:

By her action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment in part of the decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 25 August 2022 (Case R 2139/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Zalina Tavitova to pay the costs incurred by Cordier.






(1)  
            OJ C 7, 9.1.2023.
Case T-585/22: Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Trus v EUIPO — Unilab (ARTRESAN) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU word mark ARTRESAN — Genuine use of the mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-07-12
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, food supplement, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023329EN.01002401.xml










18.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 329/24






Judgment of the General Court of 12 July 2023 — Trus v EUIPO — Unilab (ARTRESAN)
(Case T-585/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Revocation proceedings - EU word mark ARTRESAN - Genuine use of the mark - Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(2023/C 329/34)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Mariusz Trus (Lublin, Poland) (represented by: W. Włodarczyk, lawyer)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO, intervener before the General Court: Unilab LP (Rockville, Maryland, United States) (represented by: M. Kondrat, lawyer)

Re:

By his action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the partial annulment and the alteration of the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 20 July 2022 (Joined Cases R 1428/2020-1 and R 1481/2020-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Mr Mariusz Trus to bear his own costs and to pay those incurred by Unilab LP;










3.


Orders the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 418, 31.10.2022.