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Case T-658/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Allegro v EUIPO (SMART!) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark SMART! — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7)(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, electronic commerce, registered trade mark, search engine, software, trade-mark law








C_202300536EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/536


6.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Allegro v EUIPO (SMART!)
(Case T-658/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU word mark SMART! - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7)(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2023/536)
Language of the case: Polish

Parties


Applicant: Allegro sp. z o.o. (Poznań, Poland) (represented by: M. Podbielska, lawyer)

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

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 24 August 2022 (Case R 712/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 482, 19.12.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/536/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-272/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 –Pumpyanskaya v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine — Freezing of funds — Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned — Error of assessment — Concept of ‘association’ — Proportionality)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, principle of proportionality








C_202300320EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/320


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 –Pumpyanskaya v Council
(Case T-272/22) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine - Freezing of funds - Inclusion of the applicant’s name on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned - Error of assessment - Concept of ‘association’ - Proportionality)
(C/2023/320)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya (Ekaterinburg, Russia) (represented by: G. Lansky, P. Goeth, A. Egger and E. Steiner, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Van Overmeire and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By her action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/397 of 9 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 80, p. 31), and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/396 of 9 March 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ 2022 L 80, p. 1), in so far as those measures include her name on the lists annexed thereto.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ms Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 257, 4.7.2022



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/320/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-425/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Kalypso Media Group v EUIPO (COMMANDOS) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark COMMANDOS — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cultural event, electronic game, registered trade mark, software, toy industry, trade-mark law








C_202300329EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/329


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Kalypso Media Group v EUIPO (COMMANDOS)
(Case T-425/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for EU word mark COMMANDOS - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2023/329)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Kalypso Media Group GmbH (Worms, Germany) (represented by: T. Boddien, lawyer)

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

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 18 April 2022 (Case R 1864/2020-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Kalypso Media Group GmbH to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 318, 22.8.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/329/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-171/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — OR and OS v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Retirement pension — Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the European Union — Transfer to the EU scheme — Period of less than 10 years’ service — Death — Refusal to repay capital representing national pension rights transferred and pension rights acquired in the PSEUI — Article 11(1) and Article 12(1)(b) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations — Unjust enrichment)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, death, limitation of legal proceedings, staff regulations (EU), transfer of pension rights








C_202300526EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/526


6.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — OR and OS v Commission
(Case T-171/22) (1)

(Civil service - Officials - Retirement pension - Pension rights acquired before entry into the service of the European Union - Transfer to the EU scheme - Period of less than 10 years’ service - Death - Refusal to repay capital representing national pension rights transferred and pension rights acquired in the PSEUI - Article 11(1) and Article 12(1)(b) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations - Unjust enrichment)
(C/2023/526)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: OR, OS (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: T. Bohr, M. Brauhoff and G. Niddam, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 270 TFEU, the applicants in their capacity as legal heirs of A seek, in the first place, the annulment of the decision of the European Commission’s Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) of 12 July 2021 rejecting their request for repayment of the capital representing the national pension rights acquired by their father before his entry into the service of the European Union and transferred to the pension scheme of the EU institutions (‘the PSEUI’), and of the capital corresponding to the contributions of that person to the PSEUI before his death and, moreover, in so far as it is considered that it provides additional reasoning, of the decision of 22 December 2021 by which their complaint was rejected and, in the second place, repayment of the sums claimed, together with interest at the rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) for main refinancing operations, increased by two percentage points.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders OR and OS to bear the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 207, 23.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/526/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-276/22: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Groz-Beckert v EUIPO (Position of the colours white, red and dark green on cuboid packaging) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU trade mark consisting in the application of the colours white, red and dark green to cuboid packaging — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion — Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, registered trade mark, textile industry, trade-mark law








C_202300321EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/321


30.10.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Groz-Beckert v EUIPO (Position of the colours white, red and dark green on cuboid packaging)
(Case T-276/22) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for the EU trade mark consisting in the application of the colours white, red and dark green to cuboid packaging - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Examination of the facts of EUIPO’s own motion - Article 95(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2023/321)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Groz-Beckert KG (Albstadt, Germany) (represented by: M. Nielen and U. Kaufmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: A. Ringelhann and T. Klee, 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 2 March 2022 (Case R 1447/2021-5).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Groz-Beckert KG to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 257, 4.7.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/321/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-557/23, SPAR Magyarország: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szegedi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 6 September 2023 — SPAR Magyarország Kft. v Bács-Kiskun Vármegyei Kormányhivatal
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: administrative sanction, agricultural product, common organisation of markets, imposed price, price of agricultural produce, regulation of agricultural production








C_202300751EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/751


20.11.2023





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Szegedi Törvényszék (Hungary) lodged on 6 September 2023 — SPAR Magyarország Kft. v Bács-Kiskun Vármegyei Kormányhivatal
(Case C-557/23, SPAR Magyarország)
(C/2023/751)
Language of the case: Hungarian

Referring court

Szegedi Törvényszék

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: SPAR Magyarország Kft.

Defendant: Bács-Kiskun Vármegyei Kormányhivatal

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 83(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1) (‘the CMO Regulation’), be interpreted as precluding a national measure such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which, on grounds of emergency, imposes on traders an obligation to offer for sale a number of agricultural products falling within the scope of the CMO Regulation at an authorised fixed price and in quantities determined not on the basis of the average daily quantities marketed by the trader in the reference year, but, irrespective thereof, on the basis of the average daily quantities which the trader held in stock in the reference year?










2.


Must Article 90a(3) of the CMO Regulation be interpreted as precluding a national measure such as that at issue in the main proceedings, which provides for the mandatory imposition of a fine even in the case where the trader has, on the day on which the check is carried out, offered for sale a number of agricultural products falling within the scope of the CMO Regulation in quantities equivalent to the average daily quantities which it marketed in the reference year, and in the case where such products are available to consumers?






(1)  
            OJ 2013 L 347, p. 671.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/751/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11206 – BROOKFIELD / OTPP / COMPASS) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 316/04
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Canada, computer systems, data processing, economic concentration, insurance, investment company, merger control, pension scheme, teacher








C_2023316EN.01000401.xml










6.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/4







Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11206 – BROOKFIELD / OTPP / COMPASS)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 316/04)


1.   
On 29 August 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:






—


Brookfield Corporation (‘Brookfield’, CANADA),










—


Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (‘OTPP’, CANADA),










—


Compass Holdco LLC (‘Compass’, USA).




Brookfield and OTPP will acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Compass.
The concentration is accomplished by way of contract.


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






—


Brookfield is a global owner and operator of real assets, which generally invests across three businesses: asset management, insurance solutions and operating businesses,










—


OTPP administers pension benefits and the investment of pension plan assets on behalf of approximately 336 000 active and retired teachers in the province of Ontario, Canada, and










—


Compass is active in the design, build, operation and ongoing management of data center solutions in the US, Canada, and Israel. Compass offers data center technology to customers seeking hyperscale, cloud, enterprise, shell, and edge solutions.






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.
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.


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.11206 – BROOKFIELD / OTPP / COMPASS
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’).

(2)  
            OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 5 September 2023 2023/C 316/02
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023316EN.01000201.xml










6.9.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 316/2







Euro exchange rates (1)


            5 September 2023
         
(2023/C 316/02)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0731 




JPY


Japanese yen


158,20 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4533 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85535 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,9145 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9548 




ISK


Iceland króna


143,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5435 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,161 




HUF


Hungarian forint


386,00 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4890 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9496 




TRY


Turkish lira


28,7481 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6859 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4652 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4134 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8297 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4614 




KRW


South Korean won


1 431,25 




ZAR


South African rand


20,6045 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8380 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 388,50 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0060 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,210 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,079 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3184 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,5186 




INR


Indian rupee


89,0965 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-643/21: Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Foodwatch v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Preparatory document for a meeting of the RCF — CETA between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part — Partial refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the public interest in matters of international relations — Obligation to state reasons — Obligation to carry out a concrete examination)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Canada, access to EU information, international relations, trade agreement (EU)








C_202300519EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/519


6.11.2023





Judgment of the General Court of 6 September 2023 — Foodwatch v Commission
(Case T-643/21) (1)

(Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Preparatory document for a meeting of the RCF - CETA between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part - Partial refusal of access - Exception relating to the protection of the public interest in matters of international relations - Obligation to state reasons - Obligation to carry out a concrete examination)
(C/2023/519)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Foodwatch eV (Berlin, Germany) (represented by: R. Klinger, C. Douhaire and S. Ernst, lawyers)

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

Re:

By its action based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of the European Commission’s decision C(2021) 5963 final of 5 August 2021, rejecting its confirmatory application for access in so far as it refused to grant access to a document on the preparation of the meeting which was held within the Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) on 3 and 4 February 2020.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Foodwatch eV to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 481, 29.11.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/519/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-230/22, Vlad Magic: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 September 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Judecătoria Lehliu-Gară — Romania) — criminal proceedings against KN, LY OC, DW (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Statement of the reasons justifying the need for an interpretation of certain provisions of European Union law by the Court of Justice and of the relationship between those provisions and the national legislation applicable — Insufficient information — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-09-06
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU law - national law, criminal liability, human rights, interpretation of the law, legality, offence, rights of the defence, rule of law








C_202300636EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/636


13.11.2023





Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 6 September 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Judecătoria Lehliu-Gară — Romania) — criminal proceedings against KN, LY OC, DW
(Case C-230/22, (1) Vlad Magic)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Statement of the reasons justifying the need for an interpretation of certain provisions of European Union law by the Court of Justice and of the relationship between those provisions and the national legislation applicable - Insufficient information - Manifest inadmissibility)
(C/2023/636)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Judecătoria Lehliu-Gară

Parties in the main criminal proceedings

KN, LY OC, DW

Other parties to the proceedings: SC Vlad Magic SRL, in liquidation, SC Cometal Instal Construct, Unitatea Administrativ Teritorială a Comunei Săruleşti

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Judecătoria Lehliu-Gară (Court of First Instance, Lehliu-Gară, Romania), by decision of 6 December 2021, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  
            OJ C 368, 26.9.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/636/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)