do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-474/22, Laudamotion (Decision not to take a delayed flight): Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Laudamotion GmbH v flightright GmbH (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Air transport — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Article 3(2)(a) — Article 5(1) — Article 7(1) — Compensation for air passengers in the event of long delay of flights — Requirement to present oneself for check-in in good time)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: airport, carriage of passengers, civil aviation, indemnification, traveller








C_202401826EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1826


11.3.2024





Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Laudamotion GmbH v flightright GmbH
(Case C-474/22, (1) Laudamotion (Decision not to take a delayed flight))
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Air transport - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Article 3(2)(a) - Article 5(1) - Article 7(1) - Compensation for air passengers in the event of long delay of flights - Requirement to present oneself for check-in in good time)
(C/2024/1826)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant on a point of law: Laudamotion GmbH

Respondent in the appeal on a point of law: flightright GmbH

Operative part of the judgment

Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91,
must be interpreted as meaning that, in order to be entitled to the compensation provided for in Article 5(1) and Article 7(1) of that regulation in the event of a long delay of a flight, namely a delay of three hours or more after the arrival time originally scheduled by the air carrier, an air passenger must have presented himself or herself for check-in in good time or, if he or she has already checked in online, must have presented himself or herself at the airport in good time to a representative of the operating air carrier.


(1)  
            OJ C 398, 17.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1826/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-266/23: Order of the General Court of 25 January 2024 — Puma v EUIPO — Puma (puma soundproofing) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark puma soundproofing — Earlier EU figurative mark PUMA — Relative ground for refusal — No injury to reputation — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, medical device, medical diagnosis, medical examination, registered trade mark, sound insulation, trade-mark law








C_202402040EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2040


18.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 25 January 2024 — Puma v EUIPO — Puma (puma soundproofing)
(Case T-266/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for the EU figurative mark puma soundproofing - Earlier EU figurative mark PUMA - Relative ground for refusal - No injury to reputation - Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(C/2024/2040)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Puma SE (Herzogenaurach, Germany) (represented by: M. Schunke and P. Trieb, lawyers)

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, intervener before the General Court: Puma Srl (Settimo Milanese, Italy) (represented by: E. La Malfa, lawyer)

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 27 February 2023 (Case R 1399/2021-1).

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed.










2.


Puma SE shall bear its own costs and pay those incurred by Puma Srl.










3.


The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shall bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 252, 17.7.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2040/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-439/23: Order of the General Court of 25 January 2024 — Marcandita v EUIPO — Euronext (bnext) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the opposition — No need to adjudicate)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, advertising, consultancy, financial services, financial transaction, market research, registered trade mark, search engine, software, trade-mark law








C_202402042EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2042


18.3.2024





Order of the General Court of 25 January 2024 — Marcandita v EUIPO — Euronext (bnext)
(Case T-439/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Withdrawal of the opposition - No need to adjudicate)
(C/2024/2042)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Marcandita, SL (Madrid, Spain) (represented by: J. L. Gracia Albero and E. Cebollero González, lawyers)

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

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Euronext NV (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

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 28 April 2023 (Case R 2111/2022-4).

Operative part of the order







1.


There is no longer any need to adjudicate on the action.










2.


Each party shall bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 321, 11.9.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2042/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Special report 01/2024: Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars – Finally picking up pace, but challenges on the road ahead
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU environmental policy, air quality, electric vehicle, environmental monitoring, environmental protection, greenhouse gas, motor car, motor vehicle industry, pollution control measures, reduction of gas emissions








C_202401060EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1060


25.1.2024






Special report 01/2024:

            ‘Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars – Finally picking up pace, but challenges on the road ahead’
         
(C/2024/1060)

The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 01/2024: ‘Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from passenger cars – Finally picking up pace, but challenges on the road ahead’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/publications/sr-2024-01


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1060/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-1125/23 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 25 January 2024 — Goodwill M + G v Commission (Interim relief — REACH — Ban on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of synthetic polymer microparticles — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — No urgency — Balancing of competing interests)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: biodegradability, chemicals legislation, decorative item, equal treatment, market approval, marketing standard, polymer, principle of legal certainty, principle of proportionality, water pollutant








C_202402043EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2043


18.3.2024





Order of the President of the General Court of 25 January 2024 — Goodwill M + G v Commission
(Case T-1125/23 R)
(Interim relief - REACH - Ban on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of synthetic polymer microparticles - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - No urgency - Balancing of competing interests)
(C/2024/2043)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Goodwill M + G (Kontich, Belgium) (represented by: I. Van Giel and T. Toremans, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. De Meester and K. Mifsud-Bonnici, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its application based on Articles 278 and 279 TFEU, the applicant seeks the suspension of the operation of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 of 25 September 2023 amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), as regards synthetic polymer microparticles (OJ 2023 L 238, p. 67).

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim relief is dismissed.










2.


Costs are reserved.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2043/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11343 –SUMITOMO / OSAKA GAS / I SQUARED / THINK GAS / AG&P CITY GAS)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy distribution, energy production, gas supply, health care, investment company, merger control, natural gas, petroleum, telecommunications








C_202401307EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1307


5.2.2024






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11343 –SUMITOMO / OSAKA GAS / I SQUARED / THINK GAS / AG&P CITY GAS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1307)

On 25 January 2024, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32024M11343. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1307/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11360 – DCC / PROGAS)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Germany, economic concentration, gas, gas industry, merger control, motor fuel, petroleum, retail selling, wholesale selling








C_202401118EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1118


25.1.2024






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11360 – DCC / PROGAS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/1118)


1.   
On 18 January 2024, 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:






—


DCC Germany Holding GmbH (Germany), controlled by DCC plc (‘DCC’, Ireland),










—


PROGAS GmbH & Co. KG ('Progas’, Germany), belonging to the holding company Familie Julius Thyssen Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany).




DCC will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Progas.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


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






—


DCC is a company active in the sale, marketing and distribution of oil and liquid petroleum gas (‘LPG’). In Germany, DCC is active in the distribution of LPG through its subsidiary TEGA - Technische Gase und Gasetechnik GmbH,










—


Progas is a company active in wholesale and retail sales of LPG.






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.11360 – DCC / PROGAS
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’).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1118/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-722/22, Sofiyski gradski sad: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad — Bulgaria) — in the proceedings brought by Sofiyski gradski sad (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, justice and security — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA — Confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property — Third indent of Article 1 — Concept of ‘instrumentality’ — Article 2(1) — Obligation for Member States to take measures to enable the confiscation of instrumentalities from criminal offences — Vehicle used to transport excise goods without a tax marking in breach of the law)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of goods, confiscation of property, excise duty, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, large vehicle, tobacco industry








C_202401828EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1828


11.3.2024





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 25 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad — Bulgaria) — in the proceedings brought by Sofiyski gradski sad
(Case C-722/22, (1) Sofiyski gradski sad)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Area of freedom, justice and security - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA - Confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property - Third indent of Article 1 - Concept of ‘instrumentality’ - Article 2(1) - Obligation for Member States to take measures to enable the confiscation of instrumentalities from criminal offences - Vehicle used to transport excise goods without a tax marking in breach of the law)
(C/2024/1828)
Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Sofiyski gradski sad

Operative part of the judgment

The third indent of Article 1 and Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA of 24 February 2005 on Confiscation of Crime-Related Proceeds, Instrumentalities and Property,
must be interpreted as meaning that a vehicle used to transport excise goods without tax markings in breach of the law constitutes an ‘instrumentality’ of a criminal offence.


(1)  
            OJ C 45, 6.2.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1828/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 24 January 2024
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202400648EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/648


25.1.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            24 January 2024
         
(C/2024/648)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0905 




JPY


Japanese yen


160,46 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4568 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85543 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,3585 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9415 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,90 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4155 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,786 




HUF


Hungarian forint


385,43 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3725 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9773 




TRY


Turkish lira


32,8970 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6520 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4669 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5265 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7785 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4585 




KRW


South Korean won


1 453,17 




ZAR


South African rand


20,5366 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7996 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 107,06 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,1597 




PHP


Philippine peso


61,362 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


38,805 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,3587 




MXN


Mexican peso


18,7537 




INR


Indian rupee


90,6274 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/648/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-58/22, Parchetul de pe lângă Curtea de Apel Craiova: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Craiova — Romania) — criminal proceedings against NR (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 50 — Principle ne bis in idem — Criminal proceedings brought in rem — Order that no further action be taken adopted by a public prosecutor’s office — Admissibility of later criminal proceedings brought in personam in respect of the same facts — Conditions to be satisfied for it to be held that a person has been finally acquitted or convicted — Requirement for a detailed investigation — No interview of a potential witness — No interview of the person concerned as a ‘suspect’)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: evidence, principle of double jeopardy, public prosecution, public prosecutor's department








C_202401820EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1820


11.3.2024





Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Craiova — Romania) — criminal proceedings against NR
(Case C-58/22, (1) Parchetul de pe lângă Curtea de Apel Craiova)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Article 50 - Principle ne bis in idem - Criminal proceedings brought in rem - Order that no further action be taken adopted by a public prosecutor’s office - Admissibility of later criminal proceedings brought in personam in respect of the same facts - Conditions to be satisfied for it to be held that a person has been finally acquitted or convicted - Requirement for a detailed investigation - No interview of a potential witness - No interview of the person concerned as a ‘suspect’)
(C/2024/1820)
Language of the case: Romanian

Referring court

Curtea de Apel Craiova

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: NR

Intervener: Parchetul de pe lângă Curtea de Apel Craiova

Operative part of the judgment

The principle ne bis in idem enshrined in Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
must be interpreted as meaning that a person may not be regarded as having been finally acquitted, within the meaning of Article 50, as a result of an order that no further action be taken adopted by a public prosecutor in the absence of an examination of the legal situation of that person as criminally liable for the acts constituting the offence prosecuted.


(1)  
            OJ C 213, 30.5.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1820/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2024/431 of 25 January 2024 extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2024)
Date: 2024-01-25
Institutions: Political and Security Committee
Subjects: EU police mission, Mali, Sahel, peacekeeping








L_202400431EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series L













2024/431


30.1.2024







            POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION (CFSP) 2024/431
of 25 January 2024
         
extending the mandate of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2024)


THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2014/219/CFSP of 15 April 2014 on the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Pursuant to Decision 2014/219/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) is authorised, in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of exercising the political control and strategic direction of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali), including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission upon a proposal of the High Representative for the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’).












(2)


On 10 January 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/96 (2) amending Decision 2014/219/CFSP and extending the mandate of EUCAP Sahel Mali until 31 January 2025.












(3)


On 14 March 2023, the PSC adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/613 (3) appointing Mr Peter KOLDING as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali from 11 April 2023 until 31 January 2024.












(4)


On 20 December 2023, the High Representative proposed that the mandate of Mr Peter KOLDING as Head of Mission of EUCAP Sahel Mali be extended from 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The mandate of Mr Peter KOLDING as Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) is hereby extended from 1 February 2024 to 31 January 2025.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 1 February 2024.




Done at Brussels, 25 January 2024.


For the Political and Security Committee


The Chairperson

D. PRONK
            





(1)  
            OJ L 113, 16.4.2014, p. 21.

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/96 of 10 January 2023 amending Decision 2014/219/CFSP on the European Union CSDP Mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (OJ L 8, 11.1.2023, p. 2).

(3)  Political and Security Committee Decision (CFSP) 2023/613 of 14 March 2023 on the appointment of the Head of Mission of the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) (EUCAP Sahel Mali/1/2023) (OJ L 80, 20.3.2023, p. 91).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/431/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)