do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Case C-426/24 P: Appeal brought on 14 June 2024 by Romagnoli Fratelli SpA against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 17 April 2024 in Case T-2/23, Romagnoli Fratelli v CPVO
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: coronavirus disease, epidemic, plant breeding, plant variety right, potato, rule of law








C_202407153EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/7153


9.12.2024






Appeal brought on 14 June 2024 by Romagnoli Fratelli SpA against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 17 April 2024 in Case T-2/23, Romagnoli Fratelli v CPVO


(Case C-426/24 P)

(C/2024/7153)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Romagnoli Fratelli SpA (represented by: E. Truffo, avvocato, A. Iurato, avvocato)

Other party to the proceedings: Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


set aside the contested judgment of the General Court,










—


order CPVO to pay the costs of the first instance case as well as of this appeal procedure.





Pleas in law and main arguments

The appellant relies on six grounds of appeal:






1.


Violation of the Rule of the Law.










2.


Lack of evidence – probatio diabolica required to the PVP holder.










3.


Force majeure and hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic.










4.


Excusable mistake










5.


Missed or inaccurate interpretation of the facts and evidence submitted to the attention of the EU General Court, leading to a lack of consistency and coherency.










6.


Infringement of Article 65 of Commission Regulation (EC) 874/2009 (1).






(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 874/2009 of 17 September 2009 establishing implementing rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 as regards proceedings before the Community Plant Variety Office (recast) (OJ 2009, L 251, p. 3).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7153/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-304/24: Action brought on 14 June 2024 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Position of a capital letter I and a heart on an item of clothing)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202404606EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4606


29.7.2024






Action brought on 14 June 2024 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Position of a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on an item of clothing)


(Case T-304/24)

(C/2024/4606)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sprd.net AG (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for an EU position mark comprising a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on an item of clothing – Application for registration No 18 705 040

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2024 in Case R 1773/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the principle of non-arbitrariness.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4606/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-302/24: Action brought on 14 June 2024 – OMV v EUIPO – Combe International (OMV!)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, lubricants, medicinal product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202404604EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4604


29.7.2024






Action brought on 14 June 2024 – OMV v EUIPO – Combe International (OMV!)


(Case T-302/24)

(C/2024/4604)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: C. Schumacher and B. Kapeller-Hirsch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Combe International LLC (White Plains, New York, United States)

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: European Union word mark OMV! – European Union trade mark No 17 980 287
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2024 in Case R 803/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


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/2024/4604/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 13 June 2024
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202403699EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3699


14.6.2024






Euro exchange rates (1)


            13 June 2024
         
(C/2024/3699)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0784 




JPY


Japanese yen


169,58 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4593 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84468 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,2210 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9668 




ISK


Iceland króna


149,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,4315 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,699 




HUF


Hungarian forint


396,48 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3473 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9773 




TRY


Turkish lira


34,8311 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6232 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4823 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,4224 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7477 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4557 




KRW


South Korean won


1 482,31 




ZAR


South African rand


19,8385 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,8211 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 527,83 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0766 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,173 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


39,593 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,8261 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,1654 




INR


Indian rupee


90,1120 






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


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3699/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-305/24: Action brought on 14 June 2024 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Position of a capital letter I and a heart on a label)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202404607EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4607


29.7.2024






Action brought on 14 June 2024 – sprd.net v EUIPO (Position of a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on a label)


(Case T-305/24)

(C/2024/4607)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: sprd.net AG (Leipzig, Germany) (represented by: J. Hellenbrand, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for an EU position mark comprising a capital letter ‘I’ and a heart on a label – Application for registration No 18 705 044

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 15 April 2024 in Case R 1774/2023-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 95(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the principle of non-arbitrariness.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4607/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202403557EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3557


14.6.2024






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3557)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 3649


7 Jun 2024


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Carlo Nobili S.p.A. Rubinetterie, Via Lagone 32, 28021, Borgomanero, Novara, Italy


REACH/24/14/0


Electroplating of different types of substrates to achieve functional surfaces with high durability and a bright or matt silvery appearance for sanitary applications


31 December 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3557/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-307/24: Action brought on 14 June 2024 – Shorts International v EUIPO (SHORTS)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, audiovisual industry, broadcasting, film production, programmes industry, registered trade mark, software, telecommunications, telecommunications industry, trade-mark law








C_202404609EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4609


29.7.2024






Action brought on 14 June 2024 – Shorts International v EUIPO (SHORTS)


(Case T-307/24)

(C/2024/4609)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Shorts International Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: S. Malynicz, Barrister-at-Law)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark SHORTS – Application for registration No 18 417 018

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 4 April 2024 in Case R 2199/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


make an order for the registration of the trade mark at issue for all of the goods and services in which registration was refused in Classes 9, 38, 41 and 42;










—


order EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those of the applicant.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4609/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202403560EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3560


14.6.2024






Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)


(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
                (1)
)


(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3560)


Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2024) 3667


7 June 2024


chromium trioxide (EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0)


Newform S.P.A., Via Marconi 25/A. Fraz. Vintebbio, 13037, Serravalle Sesia (VC), Italy


REACH/24/18/0


Electroplating of different types of substrates using chromium trioxide to achieve functional surfaces with high durability and a bright or matt silvery appearance for sanitary applications


18 August 2030


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3560/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-301/24: Action brought on 14 June 2024 – Rústicas del Guadalquivir v EUIPO – Fall Creek Farm and Nursery and Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Europe (SEQUOÏA)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202404603EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4603


29.7.2024






Action brought on 14 June 2024 – Rústicas del Guadalquivir v EUIPO – Fall Creek Farm and Nursery and Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Europe (SEQUOÏA)


(Case T-301/24)

(C/2024/4603)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Rústicas del Guadalquivir SL (San José de la Rinconada, Spain) (represented by: C. Casas Feu, J. Dorado Lopez-Lozano, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Fall Creek Farm and Nursery, Inc. (Lowell, Massachusetts, United States), Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Europe SRL (Aznalcázar, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark SEQUOÏA – European Union trade mark No 5 866 074
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 30 April 2024 in Case R 1606/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs incurred by the other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal.





Plea in law







—


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






ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4603/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case C-421/24, AGCOM: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 14 June 2024 – Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) v Google Ireland Limited
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: advertising, browser, electronic commerce, game of chance, liability, search engine, trade cooperation








C_202405218EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/5218


2.9.2024






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 14 June 2024 – Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM) v Google Ireland Limited


(Case C-421/24, AGCOM)

(C/2024/5218)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (AGCOM)

Defendant: Google Ireland Limited

Questions referred







1.


Under Article 1(5) of Directive 2000/31/EC, (1) is the liability regime for hosting providers laid down in Article 14 of that directive applicable to activities relating to the online advertising of games or betting with monetary winnings and to the advertising of gambling?
In the event that the Court of Justice answers the first question in the affirmative (that is to say by holding that Directive 2000/31/EC does also apply to the liability of hosting providers for the advertising of games or betting with monetary winnings and to advertising of gambling), the Court of Justice is requested, pursuant to Article 267 TFEU, to rule additionally on the following question:










2.


Is the liability regime laid down in Article 14 of Directive 2000/31/EC applicable to a hosting provider such as Google in relation to content published by the owners of YouTube channels with whom Google has concluded the commercial partnership agreement described above?






(1)  Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) (OJ 2000 L 178, p. 1).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/5218/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Case T-303/24: Action brought on 14 June 2024 – OMV v EUIPO – Combe International (OMV! BY VAGISIL)
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, lubricants, medicinal product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_202404605EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/4605


29.7.2024






Action brought on 14 June 2024 – OMV v EUIPO – Combe International (OMV! BY VAGISIL)


(Case T-303/24)

(C/2024/4605)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: OMV AG (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: C. Schumacher and B. Kapeller-Hirsch, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Combe International LLC (White Plains, New York, United States)

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: European Union word mark OMV! BY VAGISIL – European Union trade mark No 17 980 289
         

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 5 April 2024 in Case R 804/2023-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 60(1)(a) in conjunction with Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Incorrect application 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/2024/4605/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Pursuant to Articles 61 and 62 of the Gas Market Act (Official Gazette, No. 18/18 and 23/20), the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency publishes the following – NOTICE
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Subjects: Croatia, energy distribution, energy law, gas supply, invitation to tender, public procurement, services of general interest, tendering








C_202403660EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3660


14.6.2024






Pursuant to Articles 61 and 62 of the Gas Market Act (‘Official Gazette’, No. 18/18 and 23/20), the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency publishes the following
NOTICE
(C/2024/3660)

Public call for tender for selection of gas suppliers under the public service obligation has been published on March 22, 2024.
The accompanying documentation for the public call for tender for selection of gas suppliers under the public service obligation has been published on the official website of the Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency (www.hera.hr).




Deputy President of the Board


of Commissioners

Željko Vrban, M.Sc.





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/3660/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.112932
Date: 2024-06-14
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, carriage of goods, control of State aid, rail transport








C_202403825EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2024/3825


14.6.2024






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.112932
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2024/3825)








Date of adoption of the decision


23.5.2024




Aid number


SA.112932




Member State


Italy




Region


 




Title (title and/or name of the beneficiary)


Reintroduzione di un regime di aiuti a sostegno del trasporto integrato nella provincia di Trento




Legal basis


Legge provinciale n. 16/1993 art. 16 bis - Disciplina dei servizi pubblici di trasporto in Provincia di Trento




Type of measure


Scheme


 




Objective


Coordination of transport




Form of aid


 




Budget


Overall budget: 1 000 000  EUR




Intensity


 




Duration


Until 31.12.2025




Economic sectors


Freight rail transport




Name and address of the granting authority


Provincia Autonoma di Trento
Piazza Dante, n. 15 - 38122 Trento




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/2024/3825/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)