do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-177/23, Investcapital: Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Specializat Mureş — Romania) — Investcapital Ltd v XF, KJ (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Questions the answer to which may be clearly deduced from the Court’s existing case-law — Directive 93/13/EEC — Consumer contracts — Scope — Article 1(2) — Exclusion of contractual terms which reflect mandatory statutory or regulatory provisions — Clause reflecting a national mandatory statutory provision conferring on a lender the right to assign claims arising from a loan agreement entered into with a consumer, without the consent of the latter)
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: claim, consumer credit, consumer protection, contract terms








C_202400458EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/458


3.1.2024





Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 8 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Specializat Mureş — Romania) — Investcapital Ltd v XF, KJ
(Case C-177/23, (1) Investcapital)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Questions the answer to which may be clearly deduced from the Court’s existing case-law - Directive 93/13/EEC - Consumer contracts - Scope - Article 1(2) - Exclusion of contractual terms which reflect mandatory statutory or regulatory provisions - Clause reflecting a national mandatory statutory provision conferring on a lender the right to assign claims arising from a loan agreement entered into with a consumer, without the consent of the latter)
(C/2024/458)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Tribunalul Specializat Mureş

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Investcapital Ltd

Respondents: XF, KJ

Other parties to the proceedings: Banca Comercială Română SA, Kruk SA

Operative part of the order

Article 1(2) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts,
must be interpreted as meaning that that directive does not apply to a clause in a loan agreement entered into with a consumer which reflects a mandatory provision of national law conferring on a lender the right to assign claims arising from such a loan agreement without the consent of the consumer concerned.


(1)  Date lodged: 21.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/458/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-41/23: Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2023 — Pollen + Grace v EUIPO — Grace Foods (POLLEN + GRACE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark POLLEN + GRACE — Earlier EU figurative mark Grace — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, catering industry, condiment, confectionery, delivery, foodstuff, prepared foodstuff, processed foodstuff, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202400548EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/548


8.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2023 — Pollen + Grace v EUIPO — Grace Foods (POLLEN + GRACE)
(Case T-41/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark POLLEN + GRACE - Earlier EU figurative mark Grace - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))
(C/2024/548)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Pollen + Grace Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: P. Johnson, Barrister-at-Law, and L. Buckley, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: K. Zajfert, M. Eberl and V. Ruzek, acting as Agents)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Grace Foods Ltd (Castries, Saint-Lucia)

Re:

By its action under 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 13 December 2022 (Case R 1815/2021-4).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Pollen + Grace Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 112, 27.3.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/548/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Joined Cases T-563/21 and T-564/21: Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2023 — Zaytsev and Bremino-Grupp v Council (Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus — Freezing of funds — Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States — Inclusion of the applicants' names on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned — Obligation to state reasons — Rights of the defence — Error of assessment — Proportionality)
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, principle of proportionality, removal, rights of the defence








C_202400543EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/543


8.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2023 — Zaytsev and Bremino-Grupp v Council
(Joined Cases T-563/21 and T-564/21) (1)

(Common foreign and security policy - Restrictive measures adopted in view of the situation in Belarus - Freezing of funds - Restrictions on entry into the territories of the Member States - Inclusion of the applicants' names on the lists of persons, entities and bodies concerned - Obligation to state reasons - Rights of the defence - Error of assessment - Proportionality)
(C/2024/543)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant in Case T-563/21: Alexander Zaytsev (Minsk, Belarus) (represented by: A. Shmagin, lawyer)

Applicant in Case T-564/21: Bremino-Grupp TAA (Minsk) (represented by: A. Shmagin, lawyer)

Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented by: J. Haunold and B. Driessen, acting as Agents)

Re:

By their action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicants seek the 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 them.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the actions in Cases T-563/21 and T-564/21;










2.


Orders Mr Alexander Zaytsev and Bremino-Grupp TAA to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 490, 6.12.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/543/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1069/23: Action brought on 8 November 2023 — Schweppes International v EUIPO — May (MAY TEA)
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, tea, trade-mark law








C_202400560EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/560


8.1.2024





Action brought on 8 November 2023 — Schweppes International v EUIPO — May (MAY TEA)
(Case T-1069/23)
(C/2024/560)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Schweppes International Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: G. Bloret-Pucci, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: May OOO (Fryazino, Russia)

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 MAY TEA — European Union trade mark No 18 092 427

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 29 August 2023 in Case R 73/2022-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul and alter the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to bear the applicant’s costs incurred in the present application and cancellation proceedings in accordance with Article 134(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court.





Plea 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.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/560/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2512 of 8 November 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Requeijão da Madeira (PGI))
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
Subjects: Madeira, Portugal, designation of origin, fresh product, labelling, milk product, product designation








L_202302512EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2512


15.11.2023







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2512
of 8 November 2023
         
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Requeijão da Madeira’ (PGI))


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Portugal’s application to register the name ‘Requeijão da Madeira’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).












(2)


As no reasoned statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Requeijão da Madeira’ should therefore be entered in the register,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The name ‘Requeijão da Madeira’ (PGI) is hereby entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
The name specified in the first paragraph denotes a product in Class 1.4 – Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.), as listed in Annex XI to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 (3).


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 8 November 2023.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
            

Member of the Commission






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ C 264, 27.7.2023, p. 63.

(3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 668/2014 of 13 June 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 179, 19.6.2014, p. 36).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2512/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-114/23: Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2023 — Papier-Mettler v EUIPO (Shape of a bag) (EU trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark — Shape of a bag — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, packaging, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202400550EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/550


8.1.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 8 November 2023 — Papier-Mettler v EUIPO (Shape of a bag)
(Case T-114/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Application for a three-dimensional EU trade mark - Shape of a bag - Absolute ground for refusal - No distinctive character - Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)
(C/2024/550)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Papier-Mettler KG (Morbach, Germany) (represented by: D. Graetsch and M. Bergermann, lawyers)

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

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 19 December 2022 (Case R 765/2022-2).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders each party to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 127, 11.4.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/550/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Cases where the Commission raises no objections – SA.107101Text with EEA relevance.
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Romania, State aid, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, harbour installation, storage, transport infrastructure








C_202300722EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2023/722


8.11.2023






Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
SA.107101
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2023/722)







Date of adoption of the decision


13.10.2023




Aid number


SA.107101




Member State


Romania




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


 




Legal basis


 




Type of measure


Ad Hoc Case




Objective


Execution of an important project of common European interest




Form of aid


 




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


 




Economic sectors


TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Transports and Infrastructure




38, Dinicu Golescu Av. RO-010873 Bucarest 1








Other information


 




The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search?caseInstrument=SA


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/722/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-333/23, Habonov: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Gießen — Germany) — GM v Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 267 TFEU — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU — Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Independence of judges — Directive 2000/78/EC — Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age — Interpretation necessary for the referring court to be able to give judgment — Absence — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Germany, Hesse, admissibility, age discrimination, equal treatment, independence of the judiciary, judge, remuneration of work, right to justice, wage determination








C_202400701EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/701


22.1.2024





Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Gießen — Germany) — GM v Bundesrepublik Deutschland
(Case C-333/23, (1) Habonov (2))
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 267 TFEU - Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court - Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU - Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Independence of judges - Directive 2000/78/EC - Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of age - Interpretation necessary for the referring court to be able to give judgment - Absence - Manifest inadmissibility)
(C/2024/701)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Verwaltungsgericht Gießen

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: GM

Defendant: Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Verwaltungsgericht Gießen (Administrative Court, Giessen, Germany), by decision of 19 May 2023, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  
            OJ C 278, 7.8.2023.

(2)  The name of the present case is fictitious. It is not the actual name of any party to the proceedings.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/701/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Decision (EU) 2023/2508 of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 8 November 2023 appointing two Judges and an Advocate-General to the Court of Justice
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: Court of Justice (EU), appointment of members, member of the Court of Justice (EU)








L_202302508EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2023/2508


10.11.2023







            DECISION (EU) 2023/2508 OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES
         
of 8 November 2023
         
appointing two Judges and an Advocate-General to the Court of Justice


THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 19 thereof,


Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 253 and 255 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The terms of office of 13 Judges and five Advocates-General of the Court of Justice are due to expire on 6 October 2024.












(2)


Appointments to these posts should therefore be made for the term of office starting on 7 October 2024 and expiring on 6 October 2030.












(3)


It has been proposed that the terms of office of Mr Constantinos LYCOURGOS and Mr Jan PASSER as Judges of the Court of Justice be renewed.












(4)


It has been proposed that the term of office of Mr Giovanni PITRUZZELLA as Advocate-General of the Court of Justice be renewed.












(5)


The panel set up by Article 255 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has given a favourable opinion on the suitability of these candidates to perform the duties of Judge or Advocate-General of the Court of Justice,





HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following are hereby appointed Judges to the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2024 to 6 October 2030:






—


Mr Constantinos LYCOURGOS,










—


Mr Jan PASSER.






Article 2
Mr Giovanni PITRUZZELLA is hereby appointed Advocate-General of the Court of Justice for the period from 7 October 2024 to 6 October 2030.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 8 November 2023.


The President

M. ALONSO ALONSO
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2508/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Case T-1060/23: Action brought on 8 November 2023 — Delta-Sport Handelskontor v EUIPO — Decathlon (Diving masks)
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, sports equipment








C_202400438EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/438


3.1.2024





Action brought on 8 November 2023 — Delta-Sport Handelskontor v EUIPO — Decathlon (Diving masks)
(Case T-1060/23)
(C/2024/438)
Language in which the application was lodged: French

Parties


Applicant: Delta-Sport Handelskontor GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: N. Boespflug, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Decathlon (Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Design at issue: Community design (Diving masks) — Community design No 2 340 224-0001

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 11 August 2023 in Case R 1732/2022-3

Forms of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and the contested design;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002;










—


Lack of individual character of the contested Community design for the purpose of Article 4(1) and Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/438/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-659/23 P: Appeal brought on 8 November 2023 by LD against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 29 August 2023 in Case T-633/22, LD v EUIPO
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: European official, damages, limitation of legal proceedings, special leave, staff regulations (EU)








C_202404303EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4303


15.7.2024






Appeal brought on 8 November 2023 by LD against the order of the General Court (Fourth Chamber) delivered on 29 August 2023 in Case T-633/22, LD v EUIPO


(Case C-659/23 P)

(C/2024/4303)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: LD (represented by: H. Tettenborn, Rechtsanwalt)

Other party to the proceedings: European Union Intellectual Property Office
By order of 4 June 2024, the Court of Justice (Ninth Chamber) dismissed the appeal as being, in part, manifestly inadmissible and, in part, manifestly unfounded. Further, the Court held that LD should bear her own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4303/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-232/23, Štíkeľ: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bratislava II — Slovakia) — A v B (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Article 267 TFEU — Need for interpretation of EU law to enable the referring court to give judgment — None — Manifest inadmissibility)
Date: 2023-11-08
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: abuse of power, disciplinary proceedings, higher court, independence of the judiciary, judge, right to justice








C_202400442EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/442


3.1.2024





Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 8 November 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okresný súd Bratislava II — Slovakia) — A v B
(Case C-232/23, (1) Štíkeľ) (2)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice - Article 267 TFEU - Need for interpretation of EU law to enable the referring court to give judgment - None - Manifest inadmissibility)
(C/2024/442)
Language of the case: Slovak

Referring court

Okresný súd Bratislava II

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: A

Defendant: B

Operative part of the order

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Okresný súd Bratislava II (District Court Bratislava II, Slovakia), by decision of 12 April 2023, is manifestly inadmissible.


(1)  Date lodged: 12.4.2023.

(2)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/442/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)