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		ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal of the European Union		C 104

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 66 20 March 2023

Contents		page
	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	Court of Justice of the European Union
2023/C 104/01	Last publications of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union	1
	Court of Justice
2023/C 104/02	Decision of the Court of Justice of 7 February 2023 on official holidays and judicial vacations	2
	General Court
2023/C 104/03	Decision of the General Court of 15 February 2023 on judicial vacations	3

	V Announcements
	COURT PROCEEDINGS
	Court of Justice
2023/C 104/04	Joined Cases C-649/20 P, C-658/20 P and C-662/20 P: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 2 February 2023 — Kingdom of Spain (C-649/20 P), Lico Leasing SA, Pequeños y Medianos Astilleros Sociedad de Reconversión SA (C-658/20 P), Caixabank SA and Others (C-662/20 P) v European Commission (Appeal — State aid — Article 107(1) TFEU — Tax regime applicable to certain finance lease agreements for the purchase of ships (Spanish tax lease system) — Condition relating to selectivity — Obligation to state reasons — Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations — Principle of legal certainty — Recovery of the aid)	4
2023/C 104/05	Case C-208/21, Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Ż (Misleading standard assurance contracts): Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 2 February 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Rejonowy dla Warszawy-Woli w Warszawie — Poland) — K.D. v Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Ż S.A. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Article 5 — Obligation to draft contractual clauses in plain intelligible language — Directive 2005/29/EC — Unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices — Article 3 — Scope — Article 7 — Misleading omission — Article 13 — Penalties — ‘Unit-linked’ life assurance contracts linked to investment funds — Information on the nature and structure of the assurance product and the risks associated with that product — Misleading standard contracts — Entity that is responsible — Legal consequences)	5
2023/C 104/06	Case C-372/21, Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten in Deutschland: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 2 February 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof — Austria) — Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten in Deutschland KdöR v Bildungsdirektion für Vorarlberg (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Status under EU law of churches and religious associations or communities in the Member States — Article 17(1) TFEU — Freedom of establishment — Article 49 TFEU — Restrictions — Justification — Proportionality — Subsidies for a private school — Application submitted by a religious society established in another Member State — Establishment recognised by that society as a denominational school)	6
2023/C 104/07	Case C-676/21, Veronsaajien oikeudenvalvontayksikkö (Tax on vehicles): Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 2 February 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein hallinto-oikeus — Finland) — Proceedings brought by A (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Internal taxation — Article 110 TFEU — Motor vehicles — Tax on vehicles — Second-hand vehicles imported from other Member States — Second-hand vehicles exported to other Member States — Refund of that tax on export — Restriction on that refund to vehicles which were put into circulation less than ten years ago)	7
2023/C 104/08	Case C-806/21, TF (Drug precursors): Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 2 February 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Criminal proceedings against TF (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Drug precursors — Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA — Article 2(1)(d) — Person involved in the transport and distribution of precursors used for the illicit production or manufacture of drugs — Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 — Scheduled substances — Article 2 — Concept of ‘operator’ — Article 8(1) — Circumstances suggesting that scheduled substances might be diverted for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances — Obligation to notify those circumstances — Concept of ‘circumstance’ — Scope)	7
2023/C 104/09	Joined Cases C-859/19, C-859/19, C-926/19 and C-929/19, FX and Others (Effect of the decisions of a constitutional court III): Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 November 2022 — (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie — Romania) — Criminal proceedings against FX, CS, ND (C-859/19), BR, CS, DT, EU, FV, GW (C-926/19), CD, CLD, GLO, ŞDC, PVV (C-929/19) (References for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU — Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Fight against corruption — Protection of the European Union’s financial interests — Article 325(1) TFEU — PFI Convention — Decision 2006/928/EC — Criminal proceedings — Decisions of the Curtea Constituțională (Constitutional Court, Romania) concerning the composition of panels hearing cases relating to serious corruption — Duty on national courts to give full effect to decisions of the Curtea Constituțională (Constitutional Court) — Disciplinary liability of judges in the event of non-compliance with such decisions — Power to disapply decisions of the Curtea Constituțională (Constitutional Court) that are inconsistent with EU law — Principle of primacy of EU law)	8
2023/C 104/10	Case C-104/21, RegioJet: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 26 October 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Úřad pro přístup k dopravní infrastruktuře — Czech Republic) — RegioJet a.s. v České dráhy a.s. (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Article 267 TFEU — Concept of ‘court or tribunal’ — Criteria relating to the constitution and function of that body — Exercise of judicial or administrative functions — Directive 2012/34/EU — Articles 55 and 56 — Single national regulatory body for the railway sector — Independent regulatory authority for the sector — Entitlement to act on an ex officio basis — Power to impose penalties — Decisions that are open to challenge before the courts — Inadmissibility of the request for a preliminary ruling)	9
2023/C 104/11	Case C-260/21, Corporate Commercial Bank: Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 15 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Okrazhen sad — Vidin — Bulgaria) — Corporate Commercial Bank, in liquidation v Elit Petrol AD (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Articles 94 and 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Insolvency proceedings — Mutual set-offs with an insolvent credit institution — Retroactive amendment to the conditions for the enforcement of those set-offs — National legislation declared unconstitutional — Purely internal situation — Manifest inadmissibility)	10
2023/C 104/12	Case C-459/21, The Navigator Company and Navigator Pulp Figueira: Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 9 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Arbitral Tributário (Centro de Arbitragem Administrativa — CAAD) — Portugal) — The Navigator Company SA, Navigator Pulp Figueira SA v Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Value added tax (VAT) — Directive 2006/112/EC — Article 176 — Exclusions from the right to deduct VAT — Less favourable scheme compared to the mechanism for deducting expenses provided for in respect of a direct tax governed by national law — Principle of equivalence — Inapplicability)	10
2023/C 104/13	Case C-566/21, S (Amendment of an unfair term): Order of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 7 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj — Romania) — S v AA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Reply to the question referred for a preliminary ruling which may be clearly deduced from existing case-law or which leaves no room for reasonable doubt — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Article 6(1) — Unfair terms in consumer contracts — Loan agreement denominated in a foreign currency (Swiss francs) — Effects of a declaration that a term is unfair — Power of the national court — Prohibition, in principal, on modifying the contract by revising the content of the unfair term)	11
2023/C 104/14	Case C-669/21, Gencoal: Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 14 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca do Porto — Juízo Central Cível da Póvoa de Varzim — Portugal) — Gencoal S.A. v Conceito Norte — Consultadoria de Gestão, Lda., BT (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Requirement to present the factual and regulatory context of the main proceedings and the reasons justifying the need for an answer to the question referred for a preliminary ruling — Absence of sufficient information — Manifest inadmissibility)	12
2023/C 104/15	Case C-250/22, Fallimento Villa di Campo: Order of the Court of Justice (Ninth Chamber) of 21 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Fallimento Villa di Campo Srl v Agenzia delle Entrate (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 53(2) and Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice — Requirement to indicate the relationship between the provisions of EU law in respect of which interpretation is sought and the national legislation applicable to the dispute in the main proceedings — Failure to supply sufficient information — Manifestly inadmissible)	12
2023/C 104/16	Case C-709/22, Syndyk Masy Upadłości A: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Wojewódzki Sąd Administracyjny we Wrocławiu (Poland) lodged on 17 November 2022 — Syndyk Masy Upadłości A v Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej we Wrocławiu	13
2023/C 104/17	Case C-745/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (Greece) lodged on 2 December 2022 — Micreos Food Safety BV v Eniaios Foreas Elegchou Trofimon (EFET)	14
2023/C 104/18	Case C-753/22: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany) lodged on 12 December 2022 — QY v Federal Republic of Germany	14
2023/C 104/19	Case C-757/22, Meta Platforms Ireland: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 15 December 2022 — Meta Platforms Ireland Limited v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände — Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V.	15
2023/C 104/20	Case C-1/23, Afrin: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal de première instance francophone de Bruxelles (Belgium) lodged on 2 January 2023 — X, Y, A, legally represented by X and Y, B, legally represented by X and Y v État belge	16
2023/C 104/21	Case C-17/23 P: Appeal brought on 14 January 2023 by Asociación Liberum and 926 other appellants against the order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 15 November 2022 in Case T-476/22 Asociación Liberum and Others v European Parliament and Council	16
2023/C 104/22	Case C-19/23: Action brought on 18 January 2023 — Kingdom of Denmark v European Parliament and Council of the European Union	17
2023/C 104/23	Case C-43/23 P: Appeal brought on 28 January 2023 by DL against the order of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 18 November 2022 in Case T-586/22, DL v Parliament and Council ( 1 ) ( 1 )	18
2023/C 104/24	Case C-59/23 P: Appeal brought on 6 February 2023 by the Republic of Austria against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 30 November 2022 in Case T-101/18, Republic of Austria v Commission	19
2023/C 104/25	Case C-153/21, Ministre de l’Immigration et de l’Asile: Order of the President of the Court of 30 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal administratif — Luxembourg) — A, B, C, legally represented by his parents v Ministre de l’Immigration et de l’Asile	20
2023/C 104/26	Case C-380/21, INPS: Order of the President of the Court of 12 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Corte suprema di cassazione — Italy) — Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) v Ryanair DAC	20
2023/C 104/27	Case C-774/21 P: Order of the President of the Court of 20 December 2022 — NB v Court of Justice of the European Union	20
2023/C 104/28	Case C-776/21, Alltours Flugreisen: Order of the President of the Second Chamber of the Court of 3 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf — Germany) — EV v Alltours Flugreisen GmbH	21
2023/C 104/29	Case C-805/21, ZhU (Confiscation of an instrumentality of crime): Order of the President of the Eighth Chamber of the Court of 14 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against ZhU, RD	21
2023/C 104/30	Case C-41/22, Helvetia schweizerische Lebensversicherung: Order of the President of the Court of 21 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Erfurt — Germany) — XXX v Helvetia schweizerische Lebensversicherungs-AG	21
2023/C 104/31	Case C-202/22, TAP — Transportes Aéreos Portugueses: Order of the President of the Court of 16 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Judicial da Comarca do Porto Juízo Local Cível da Maia — Portugal) — WH, NX v TAP — Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, SGPS, SA	21
2023/C 104/32	Case C-362/22, Ryanair: Order of the President of the Court of 2 December 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Bucureşti — Romania) — VS, TU, RW v Ryanair DAC	22
2023/C 104/33	Case C-373/22, NE: Order of the President of the Court of 17 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against NE	22
2023/C 104/34	Case C-388/22, flightright: Order of the President of the Court of 9 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main — Germany) — flightright GmbH v Transportes Aéreos Portugueses SA (TAP)	22
2023/C 104/35	Case C-578/22, flightright: Order of the President of the Court of 7 November 2022 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main — Germany) — flightright GmbH v TAP Portugal	22
	General Court
2023/C 104/36	Case T-164/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — BG v Parliament (Civil service — Accredited parliamentary assistants — Psychological harassment — Article 12a of the Staff Regulations — Request for assistance — Refusal of the request — Article 24 of the Staff Regulations — Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints between Accredited Parliamentary Assistants and Members of the Parliament and its prevention at the workplace — Right to be heard — Refusal to disclose the report of the Advisory Committee — Liability — Non-material harm)	23
2023/C 104/37	Case T-659/20: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — SJ v Commission (Directive 2014/25/EU — Procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors — Implementing decision on the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25 to railway passenger transport in Sweden — Rights of the defence — Right to be heard)	23
2023/C 104/38	Case T-354/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — ClientEarth v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy — Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 — Documents concerning the implementation of fisheries control in Denmark and France — Partial refusal of access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — General presumption of confidentiality — Overriding public interest — Aarhus Convention — Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006)	24
2023/C 104/39	Case T-365/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — TJ v EEAS (Civil service — EEAS staff — Recruitment — Vacancy notice — Rejection of application — Article 98 of the Staff Regulations — Concept of ‘staff from national diplomatic services of the Member States’ — Liability)	25
2023/C 104/40	Case T-470/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Klymenko v Council (Non-contractual liability — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken in view of the situation in Ukraine — List of the persons, entities and bodies subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Limitation — Partial inadmissibility — Sufficiently serious breach of a rule of law intended to confer rights on individuals — Non-material damage — Fact of damage — Causal link)	25
2023/C 104/41	Case T-558/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Papouis Dairies (fino) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark fino Cyprus Halloumi Cheese — Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI — Relative ground for refusal — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))	27
2023/C 104/42	Case T-565/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO — Papouis Dairies (Papouis Halloumi) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark Papouis Halloumi — Earlier EU collective word mark HALLOUMI — Relative ground for refusal — Similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001))	27
2023/C 104/43	Case T-568/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Harbaoui v EUIPO — Google (GC GOOGLE CAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU figurative mark GC GOOGLE CAR — Earlier EU word mark GOOGLE — Relative ground for refusal — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)	28
2023/C 104/44	Case T-569/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Harbaoui v EUIPO — Google (GOOGLE CAR) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark GOOGLE CAR — Earlier EU word mark GOOGLE — Relative ground for refusal — Taking unfair advantage of the distinctive character or repute of the earlier mark — Article 8(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)	29
2023/C 104/45	Case T-671/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — NFL Properties Europe v EUIPO — Groupe Duval (DUUUVAL) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the EU word mark DUUUVAL — Earlier EU figurative mark GROUPE DUVAL — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)	29
2023/C 104/46	Case T-772/21: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Brobet v EUIPO — Efbet Partners (efbet) (EU trade mark — Revocation proceedings — EU figurative mark efbet — Genuine use of a mark — Article 58(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Proof of genuine use — Article 95 of Regulation 2017/1001 — Article 27(4) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)	30
2023/C 104/47	Case T-253/22: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Groschopp v EUIPO (Sustainability through Quality) (EU trade mark — Application for EU word mark Sustainability through Quality — Absolute ground for refusal — No distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)	30
2023/C 104/48	Case T-319/22: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Krematorium am Waldfriedhof Schwäbisch Hall v EUIPO (aquamation) (EU trade mark — Application for the EU word mark aquamation — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001)	31
2023/C 104/49	Case T-349/22: Judgment of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — Hacker-Pschorr Bräu v EUIPO — Vandělíková (HACKER SPACE) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU word mark HACKER SPACE — Earlier EU word mark HACKER-PSCHORR and earlier EU figurative mark Hacker Pschorr, as well as earlier national word marks HACKERBRÄU and HACKER — Relative ground for refusal — Identification of the ground on which the opposition is based — Article 8(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 — Article 2(2)(c) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/625)	32
2023/C 104/50	Case T-325/21: Order of the General Court of 19 January 2023 — Jeronimo Martins Polska v EUIPO — Aldi Einkauf (Vitalsss plus) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Withdrawal of the application for registration — No need to adjudicate)	32
2023/C 104/51	Case T-708/21: Order of the General Court of 1 February 2023 — NO v Commission (Action for failure to act — Infringement of EU law by certain Irish authorities — State aid — No invitation to act — Partial inadmissibility — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — Abuse of dominant position — Adoption of a position by the Commission — No need to adjudicate in part)	33
2023/C 104/52	Case T-15/22: Order of the General Court of 2 February 2023 — Motel One v EUIPO — Apartment One (APART MENT ONE SLEEP CLEVER.) (EU trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for EU figurative mark APART MENT ONE SLEEP CLEVER — Earlier EU figurative marks be one and motel one — Action which has become devoid of purpose — No need to adjudicate)	34
2023/C 104/53	Case T-706/22 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 2 February 2023 — Nicoventures Trading and Others v Commission (Interim relief — Public health — Withdrawal of certain exemptions for heated tobacco products — Application for interim measures — No urgency)	34
2023/C 104/54	Case T-771/22: Action brought on 6 December 2022 — NO v Commission	35
2023/C 104/55	Case T-827/22: Action brought on 22 December 2022 — Wizz Air Hungary v Commission	36
2023/C 104/56	Case T-6/23: Action brought on 12 January 2023 — UC v Council	36
2023/C 104/57	Case T-28/23: Action brought on 27 January 2023 — D&G Laboratories v EUIPO — Holpindus (aleva NATURALS)	38
2023/C 104/58	Case T-30/23: Action brought on 30 January 2023 — Fly Persia and Barmodeh v EUIPO — Dubai Aviation (flyPersia)	39
2023/C 104/59	Case T-32/23: Action brought on 30 January 2023 — Tradias v EUIPO — Triodos Bank (Tradias)	39
2023/C 104/60	Case T-34/23: Action brought on 1 February 2023 — Roche Diagnostics/EUIPO — SAS Di’X (AVENIO)	40
2023/C 104/61	Case T-42/23: Action brought on 3 February 2023 — Häcker Küchen v EUIPO — Moura & Moura (MH Cuisines)	41
2023/C 104/62	Case T-50/23: Action brought on 7 February 2023 — W.B. Studio v EUIPO — E.Land Italy (BELFE)	41
2023/C 104/63	Case T-51/23: Action brought on 7 February 2023 — OSR Entreprises v EUIPO — Möckel and Gramann (evolver)	42
2023/C 104/64	Case T-54/23: Action brought on 8 February 2023 — W.B. Studio v EUIPO — E.Land Italy (BF BELFE)	43
2023/C 104/65	Case T-623/17: Order of the General Court of 2 February 2023 — Previsión Sanitaria Nacional, PSN, Mutua de Seguros y Reaseguros a Prima Fija v SRB	44
2023/C 104/66	Case T-776/19: Order of the General Court of 30 January 2023 — JIB Overseas v Commission	44
2023/C 104/67	Case T-781/21: Order of the General Court of 31 January 2023 — EAA v Commission	44
2023/C 104/68	Case T-782/21: Order of the General Court of 31 January 2023 — EAA v Commission	44

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