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Case T-745/20: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Symphony Environmental Technologies and Symphony Environmental v Parliament and Others (Non-contractual liability — Environment — Directive (EU) 2019/904 — Prohibition on the placing on the market of products made from oxo-degradable plastic — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals — No distinction between products made from oxo-degradable plastic and products made from oxo-biodegradable plastic — Impact assessment — Equal treatment — Proportionality)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: biodegradability, damages, environmental impact, environmental protection, equal treatment, market approval, plastic waste, plastics, principle of proportionality








C_202402146EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2146


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Symphony Environmental Technologies and Symphony Environmental v Parliament and Others
(Case T-745/20) (1)

(Non-contractual liability - Environment - Directive (EU) 2019/904 - Prohibition on the placing on the market of products made from oxo-degradable plastic - Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals - No distinction between products made from oxo-degradable plastic and products made from oxo-biodegradable plastic - Impact assessment - Equal treatment - Proportionality)
(C/2024/2146)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicants: Symphony Environmental Technologies plc (Borehamwood, United Kingdom), Symphony Environmental Ltd (Borehamwood) (represented by: P. Selley, Solicitor, J. Holmes King’s Counsel, and J. Williams, Barrister-at-law)

Defendants: European Parliament (represented by: L. Visaggio, C. Ionescu Dima and W. Kuzmienko, Agents), Council of the European Union (represented by: A. Maceroni and M. Moore, Agents), European Commission (represented by: R. Lindenthal and L. Haasbeek Agents)

Re:

By their action based on Article 268 TFEU, the applicants seek compensation for the damage that they claim to have suffered as a result of the adoption of Article 5 and recital 15 of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (OJ 2019 L 155, p. 1), in so far as the prohibition on the placing on the market of products made from oxo-degradable plastic laid down in Article 5 and recital 15 applies to oxo-biodegradable plastic.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;;










2.


Orders Symphony Environmental Technologies plc and Symphony Environmental Ltd to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 53, 15.2.2021.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2146/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-56/22: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — United Kingdom v Commission (EAGF and EAFRD — Expenditure excluded from financing — Conformity clearance procedure — Action for annulment — Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom — Representation by a lawyer authorised to practise before a court of a Member State or of another State which is a party to the EEA Agreement — Locus standi — Admissibility — Active farmer — Concept of ‘group of natural or legal persons’)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria, farmer, lawyer, right of action, withdrawal from the EU








C_202402152EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2152


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — United Kingdom v Commission
(Case T-56/22) (1)

(EAGF and EAFRD - Expenditure excluded from financing - Conformity clearance procedure - Action for annulment - Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and from Euratom - Representation by a lawyer authorised to practise before a court of a Member State or of another State which is a party to the EEA Agreement - Locus standi - Admissibility - Active farmer - Concept of ‘group of natural or legal persons’)
(C/2024/2152)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (represented by: S. Fuller, acting as Agent, and by T. Buley, KC)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: H. Krämer, J. Aquilina and A. Becker, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the applicant: Czech Republic (represented by M. Smolek, J. Vláčil, O. Serdula and J. Očková, acting as Agents)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland seeks the partial annulment of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/2020 of 17 November 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 413, p. 10), in so far as it concerns expenditure that the United Kingdom incurred in 2017 in the amount of EUR 2 686 358,72.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to pay the costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 158, 11.4.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2152/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-79/24 P: Appeal brought on 31 January 2024 by Cruelty Free Europe (CFE) against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 22 November 2023 in Case T-656/20, Symrise v ECHA
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: animal experimentation, cosmetic product, market approval, product safety, toxic substance








C_202404305EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4305


15.7.2024






Appeal brought on 31 January 2024 by Cruelty Free Europe (CFE) against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 22 November 2023 in Case T-656/20, Symrise v ECHA


(Case C-79/24 P)

(C/2024/4305)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Cruelty Free Europe (CFE) (represented by: S. Vandamme, avocat and V. McClelland, avocate)

Other party to the proceedings: European Chemicals Agency
By order of 28 May 2024, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) held that the appeal was not allowed to proceed and that Cruelty Free Europe should bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4305/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-49/24: Action brought on 31 January 2024 — Stratio Big Data v EUIPO — Stra (stratio)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, marketing, quality control of industrial products, registered trade mark, service, technology, testing, trade-mark law








C_202402055EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2055


18.3.2024





Action brought on 31 January 2024 — Stratio Big Data v EUIPO — Stra (stratio)
(Case T-49/24)
(C/2024/2055)
Language in which the application was lodged: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Stratio Big Data Inc. (Dover, Delaware, United States) (represented by: J.-B. Devaureix, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Stra SA (Coimbra, Portugal)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


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

Trade mark at issue: Word mark stratio — EU trade mark No 13 223 045

Proceedings before EUIPO: Invalidity proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 November 2023 in Case R 999/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO and, if appropriate, the intervener to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2055/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-583/20: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Italia Wanbao-ACC v Commission (Competition — Concentrations — Market for hermetic variable speed household refrigeration compressors — Decision amending the commitments made binding — General conditions for reviewing commitments — More targeted review clause — Condition relating to change in the structure of the market — Error of law)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU competition policy, cold store, economic concentration, household electrical appliance, merger control








C_202402145EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2145


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — Italia Wanbao-ACC v Commission
(Case T-583/20) (1)

(Competition - Concentrations - Market for hermetic variable speed household refrigeration compressors - Decision amending the commitments made binding - General conditions for reviewing commitments - More targeted review clause - Condition relating to change in the structure of the market - Error of law)
(C/2024/2145)
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italia Wanbao-ACC Srl (Borgo Valbelluna, Italy) (represented by: P. Ferrari and F. Filì, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: B. Ernst, S. Baches Opi and G. Conte, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: Nidec Corp. (Kyoto, Japan) (represented by: F. Montag and A. Van Cauwelaert, lawyers)

Re:

By its application based on Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks annulment of Commission Decision C(2020) 3118 final of 15 May 2020 amending the commitments made binding by Decision C(2019) 2734 final of 12 April 2019, which authorised the concentration in Case M.8947, Nidec v Whirlpool (Embraco Business).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls Commission Decision C(2020) 3118 final of 15 May 2020 amending the commitments made binding by Decision C(2019) 2734 final of 12 April 2019, which authorised the concentration in Case M.8947 Nidec v Whirlpool (Embraco Business);










2.


Orders the European Commission to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Italia Wanbao-ACC Srl;










3.


Orders Nidec Corporation to bear its own costs.






(1)  
            OJ C 378, 9.11.2020.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2145/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.110526
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, aquaculture, control of State aid, fishing industry








C_202401206EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1206


31.1.2024






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.110526
(C/2024/1206)







Date of adoption of the decision


20.12.2023




Aid number


SA.110526




Member State


France




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


TCTF: Dispositif de soutien aux entreprises de pêche pour faire face à l’augmentation des prix des matières premières et notamment de l’énergie liée à l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine (modification du régime SA.102839 (2022/N))




Legal basis


Décret et arrêté mettant en place le dispositif de soutien aux entreprises de pêche pour faire face à l’augmentation des prix des matières premières et notamment de l’énergie liée à l’agression de la Russie contre l’Ukraine




Type of measure


Scheme




Objective


Remedy for a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


 




Budget


 




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 30.6.2024




Economic sectors


Fishing and aquaculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Direction générale des affaires maritimes, de la pêche et de l'aquaculture (DGAMPA)




92055 La Défense








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/2024/1206/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-463/22,  BMW Bank: Order of the President of the Court of 31 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München – Germany) – DP v BMW Bank GmbH
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer credit, consumer protection, contract, financial services, hire purchase, trade intermediary








C_202402936EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/2936


6.5.2024






Order of the President of the Court of 31 January 2024 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht München – Germany) – DP v BMW Bank GmbH


(Case C-463/22,
                (1)
BMW Bank

(C/2024/2936)
Language of the case: German
The President of the Court has ordered that the case be removed from the register.


(1)  
            OJ C 380, 3.10.2022.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2936/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-188/23: Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — IU Internationale Hochschule v EUIPO (IU International University of Applied Sciences) (EU trade mark — International registration designating the European Union — Word mark IU International University of Applied Sciences — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Obligation to state reasons — Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, Internet, audiovisual production, distance learning, education, information system, publishing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law, vocational training








C_202402164EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/2164


25.3.2024





Judgment of the General Court of 31 January 2024 — IU Internationale Hochschule v EUIPO (IU International University of Applied Sciences)
(Case T-188/23) (1)

(EU trade mark - International registration designating the European Union - Word mark IU International University of Applied Sciences - Absolute ground for refusal - Descriptive character - Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 - Obligation to state reasons - Article 94(1) of Regulation 2017/1001)
(C/2024/2164)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH (Erfurt, Germany) (represented by: A. Heise, lawyer)

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

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 14 February 2023 (Case R 1951/2022-1).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH to bear its own costs;










3.


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






(1)  
            OJ C 189, 30.5.2023.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/2164/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Communication from the Commission — Guidelines for State aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector – Acceptance by all Member States of the Commission's proposal of the appropriate measures pursuant to Article 108(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Pursuant to Article 32(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aquaculture, common fisheries policy, control of State aid, fishing industry, regional aid, restriction on competition








C_202401225EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
Series C













C/2024/1225


31.1.2024






Communication from the Commission — Guidelines for State aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector
Acceptance by all Member States of the Commission's proposal of the appropriate measures pursuant to Article 108(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union


(Pursuant to Article 32(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
                (1)
)


(C/2024/1225)

In point (341) of the Communication from the Commission — Guidelines for State aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector (2), the Commission proposed that Member States amend their existing aid schemes to comply with these Guidelines by 30 September 2023 at the latest. In compliance with point (342) of the Communication from the Commission — Guidelines for State aid in the fishery and aquaculture sector, the Commission invited the Member States to give their explicit unconditional agreement to the appropriate measures within 2 months from the date of publication of these Guidelines in the Official Journal of the European Union.
All Member States have given their explicit and unconditional agreement to the proposed appropriate measures.
Pursuant to Article 23(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589, the Commission hereby takes note of the unconditional and explicit agreement to the appropriate measures by all Member States.


(1)  
            OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 9.

(2)  
            OJ C 107, 23.3.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/1225/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-78/24 P: Appeal brought on 31 January 2024 by Cruelty Free Europe (CFE) against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 22 November 2023 in Case T-655/20, Symrise v ECHA
Date: 2024-01-31
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: animal experimentation, chemical product, market approval, product safety, toxic substance








C_202404304EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4304


15.7.2024






Appeal brought on 31 January 2024 by Cruelty Free Europe (CFE) against the judgment of the General Court (First Chamber) delivered on 22 November 2023 in Case T-655/20, Symrise v ECHA


(Case C-78/24 P)

(C/2024/4304)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Cruelty Free Europe (CFE) (represented by: S. Vandamme and avocat, V. McClelland, avocate)

Other party to the proceedings: European Chemicals Agency
By order of 28 May 2024, the Court of Justice (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) held that the appeal was not allowed to proceed and that Cruelty Free Europe should bear its own costs.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4304/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)