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Official Journal of the European Union, C 65, 23 February 2015


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Information and Notices

Volume 58
23 February 2015


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IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

2015/C 065/01

Last publications of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Official Journal of the European Union

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V   Announcements

 

COURT PROCEEDINGS

 

Court of Justice

2015/C 065/02

Opinion 2/13: Opinion of the Court (Full Court) of 18 December 2014 — European Commission (Opinion pursuant to Article 218(11) TFEU — Draft international agreement — Accession of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms — Compatibility of the draft agreement with the EU and FEU Treaties)

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2015/C 065/03

Case C-81/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2014 — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union (Actions for annulment — Coordination of social security systems — EEC-Turkey Association Agreement — Council decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council — Choice of legal basis — Article 48 TFEU — Article 79(2)(b) TFEU — Article 217 TFEU)

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2015/C 065/04

Case C-87/13: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Financiën v X (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Freedom of establishment — Tax legislation — Income tax — Non-resident taxpayer — Deductibility of costs relating to a historic building occupied by its owner — Costs not deductible in respect of a historic building solely on the ground that it is not listed in the State of taxation, whereas it is listed in the State of residence)

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2015/C 065/05

Joined Cases C-131/13, C-163/13 and C-164/13: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Schoenimport ‘Italmoda’ Mariano Previti vof (C-131/13), Turbu.com BV (C-163/13), Turbu.com Mobile Phone’s BV (C-164/13) v Staatssecretaris van Financiën (References for a preliminary ruling — VAT — Sixth Directive — Transitional arrangements for trade between Member States — Goods dispatched or transported within the Community — Tax evasion carried out in the Member State of arrival — Evasion taken into account in the Member State of dispatch — Refusal of the benefit of rights to deduction, exemption or refund — Absence of provisions in national law)

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2015/C 065/06

Case C-133/13: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken, Staatssecretaris van Financiën v Q (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Free movement of capital — Tax legislation — Gift tax — Exemption in respect of an ‘estate’ — No exemption in respect of property situated in the territory of another Member State)

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2015/C 065/07

Case C-202/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen’s Bench Division (Administrative Court) United Kingdom) — The Queen, on the application of Sean Ambrose McCarthy, Helena Patricia McCarthy Rodriguez, Natasha Caley McCarthy Rodriguez v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Citizenship of the European Union — Directive 2004/38/EC — Right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of a Member State — Right of entry — Third-country national who is a family member of a Union citizen and in possession of a residence card issued by a Member State — National legislation requiring an entry permit to be obtained prior to entry into national territory — Article 35 of Directive 2004/38/EC — Article 1 of the Protocol (No 20) on the application of certain aspects of Article 26 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to the United Kingdom and to Ireland)

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2015/C 065/08

Case C-306/13: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Brussel — Belgium) — LVP NV v Belgische Staat (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common organisation of the markets — Bananas — System of importation — Applicable tariff rates)

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2015/C 065/09

Case C-354/13: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Retten i Kolding, Civilretten) — FOA, acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Kommunernes Landsforening (KL), acting on behalf of Billund Kommune Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social policy — Dismissal — Ground — Obesity of the worker — General principle of non-discrimination on the grounds of obesity — Lack — Directive 2000/78/EC — Equal treatment in employment and occupation — Prohibition of all discrimination on the basis of a disability — Existence of a ‘disability’

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2015/C 065/10

Case C-364/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) — United Kingdom) — International Stem Cell Corporation v Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 98/44/EC — Article 6(2)(c) — Legal protection of biotechnological inventions — Parthenogenetic activation of oocytes — Production of human embryonic stem cells — Patentability — Exclusion of ‘uses of human embryos for industrial or commercial purposes’ — Concepts of ‘human embryo’ and ‘organism capable of commencing the process of development of a human being’)

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2015/C 065/11

Joined Cases C-400/13 and C-408/13: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf and the Amtsgericht Karlsruhe — Germany) — Sophia Marie Nicole Sanders represented by Marianne Sanders v David Verhaegen (C-400/13), Barbara Huber v Manfred Huber (C-408/13) (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Area of freedom, security and justice — Cooperation in civil matters — Regulation No 4/2009 — Article 3 — Jurisdiction to rule on an action relating to a maintenance obligation in respect of a person resident in another Member State — National legislation establishing a centralisation of jurisdiction)

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2015/C 065/12

Case C-434/13 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 December 2014 — European Commission v Parker Hannifin Manufacturing Srl, formerly Parker ITR Srl, Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Appeals — Agreements, decisions and concerted practices — European market for marine hoses — Succession of legal entities — Attributability of unlawful conduct — Reduction of the fine by the General Court — Unlimited jurisdiction)

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2015/C 065/13

Case C-449/13: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance d’Orléans — France) — CA Consumer Finance v Ingrid Bakkaus, Charline Bonato, née Savary, Florian Bonato (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Consumer credit — Directive 2008/48/EC — Pre-contractual information duties — Obligation to check the borrower’s creditworthiness — Burden of proof — Methods of proof)

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2015/C 065/14

Case C-470/13: Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Közigazgatási és Munkaügyi Bíróság — Hungary) — Generali-Providencia Biztosító Zrt v Közbeszerzési Hatóság Közbeszerzési Döntőbizottság (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public procurement — Contracts falling below the threshold laid down in Directive 2004/18/EC — Articles 49 TFEU and 56 TFEU — Applicability — Certain cross-border interest — Grounds for exclusion from a tendering procedure — Exclusion of an economic operator having committed an infringement of national competition rules, established by a judgment given not more than five years ago — Lawfulness — Proportionality)

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2015/C 065/15

Case C-523/13: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundessozialgericht — Germany) — Walter Larcher v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bayern Süd (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Social security for migrant workers — Article 45 TFEU — Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 — Old-age benefits — Principle of non-discrimination — Worker who, prior to retirement, has participated, in a Member State, in a part-time work scheme for older employees — Consideration for entitlement to an old-age pension in another Member State)

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2015/C 065/16

Case C-542/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour constitutionnelle — Belgium) — Mohamed M’Bodj v État belge (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 19(2) — Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Person eligible for subsidiary protection — Article 15(b) — Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of an applicant in the country of origin — Article 3 — More favourable standards — Applicant suffering from a serious illness — No appropriate treatment available in the country of origin — Article 28 — Social protection — Article 29 — Health care)

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2015/C 065/17

Case C-551/13: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Commissione tributaria provinciale di Cagliari — Italy) — Società Edilizia Turistica Alberghiera Residenziale (SETAR) v Comune di Quartu S. Elena (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Directive 2008/98/EC — Article 15 — Waste management — Possibility for the waste producer to carry out the waste treatment independently — National transposition law adopted, but not yet in force — Expiry of the transposition period — Direct effect)

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2015/C 065/18

Case C-562/13: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour du travail de Bruxelles — Belgium) — Centre public d’action sociale d’Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve v Moussa Abdida (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 19(2) and 47 — Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for determining who qualifies for refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Person eligible for subsidiary protection — Article 15(b) — Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of an applicant in the country of origin — Article 3 — More favourable standards — Applicant suffering from a serious illness — No appropriate treatment available in the country of origin — Directive 2008/115/EC — Return of illegally staying third-country nationals — Article 13 — Judicial remedy with suspensive effect — Article 14 — Safeguards pending return — Basic needs)

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2015/C 065/19

Case C-568/13: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Careggi-Firenze v Data Medical Service Srl (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Public service contracts — Directive 92/50/EEC — Articles 1(c) and 37 — Directive 2004/18/EC — First subparagraph of Article 1(8) and Article 55 — Concepts of ‘service provider’ and ‘economic operator’ — Public university hospital — Entity with legal personality and business and organisational autonomy — Principally non-profit-making activity — Institutional purpose of offering health services — Possibility of offering similar services on the market — Admission to participate in a tendering procedure for the award of a public contract)

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2015/C 065/20

Case C-599/13: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 18 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Raad van State — Netherlands) — Somalische Vereniging Amsterdam en Omgeving (Somvao) v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Protection of the European Union’s financial interests — Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 — Article 4 — General budget of the European Union — Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 — Article 53b(2) — Decision 2004/904/EC — European Refugee Fund for the period 2005-2010 — Article 25(2) — Legal basis of the obligation to recover funds in the event of an irregularity)

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2015/C 065/21

Case C-639/13: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 18 December 2014 — Commission v Republic of Poland Failure to fulfil obligations — Directive 2006/112/EC — VAT — Reduced rate — Articles designed for fire protection

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2015/C 065/22

Case C-640/13: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 18 December 2014 — European Commission v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Recovery of taxes unduly paid under EU law — National legislation — Retroactive curtailment of the limitation period for the applicable remedies — Principle of effectiveness — Principle of the protection of legitimate expectations)

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2015/C 065/23

Case C-70/14: Order of the Court of 11 December 2014 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal de Viseu — Portugal) — Agrocaramulo — Empreendimentos Agro-Pecuários do Caramulo SA v Instituto de Financiamento da Agficultura e Pescas, IP (IFAP) (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 — Agriculture — Common organisation of the markets — Export refunds — Poultrymeat — ‘Cull hens’ — Agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds — Classification)

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2015/C 065/24

Case C-99/14 P: Order of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 11 December 2014 — Federación Nacional de Empresarios de Minas de Carbón (Carbunión) v Council of the European Union, European Commission (Appeals — State aid — Decision 2010/787/EU — Aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines — Conditions for considering that aid compatible with the internal market — Article 181 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court)

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2015/C 065/25

Case C-368/14 P: Appeal brought on 30 July 2014 by Compagnie des bateaux mouches SA against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 21 May 2014 in Case T-553/12 Compagnie des bateaux mouches SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

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2015/C 065/26

Case C-505/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Münster (Germany) lodged on 12 November 2014 — Klausner Holz Niedersachsen GmbH v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen

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2015/C 065/27

Case C-507/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (Portugal) lodged on 13 November 2014 — P v M

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2015/C 065/28

Case C-515/14: Action brought on 14 November 2014 — European Commission v Republic of Cyprus

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2015/C 065/29

Case C-522/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany) lodged on 19 November 2014 — Sparkasse Allgäu v Finanzamt Kempten

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2015/C 065/30

Case C-529/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 24 November 2014 — YARA Brunsbüttel GmbH v Hauptzollamt Itzehoe

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2015/C 065/31

Case C-532/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 24 November 2014 — Toorank Productions BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2015/C 065/32

Case C-533/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 24 November 2014 — Toorank Productions BV v Staatssecretaris van Financiën

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2015/C 065/33

Case C-556/14 P: Appeal brought on 1 December 2014 by Holcim (Romania) SA against the judgment of the General Court (Eighth Chamber) delivered on 18 September 2014 in Case T-317/12: Holcim (Romania) SA v European Commission

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2015/C 065/34

Case C-561/14: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Østre Landsret (Denmark) lodged on 5 December 2014 — Caner Genc v Udlændingenævnet

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2015/C 065/35

Case C-575/14 P: Appeal brought on 11 December 2014 by Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE against the judgment of the General Court (Sixth Chamber) delivered on 2 October 2014 in Case T-340/07 RENV: Evropaïki Dynamiki — Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE v European Commission

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2015/C 065/36

Case C-590/14 P: Appeal brought on 18 December 2014 by Dimosia Epikhirisi Ilektrismou AE (DEI) against the judgment delivered by the General Court (Fourth Chamber) on 8 October 2014 in Case T-542/11 Alouminion v Commission

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2015/C 065/37

Case C-453/12: Order of the President of the Court of 8 December 2014 — European Commission v Council of the European Union

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General Court

2015/C 065/38

Case T-127/09 RENV: Judgment of the General Court of 14 January 2015 — Abdulrahim v Council and Commission (Referral back after setting aside of order — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban — Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 — Freezing of funds and economic resources of a person named in a list drawn up by a body of the United Nations — Naming of that person in the list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 — Action for annulment — Admissibility — Period allowed for commencing proceedings — Exceeded — Excusable error — Fundamental rights — Rights of the defence — Right to effective judicial protection — Right to respect for property — Right to respect for private and family life)

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2015/C 065/39

Case T-667/11: Judgment of the General Court of 14 January 2015 — Veloss International and Attimedia v Parliament (Public service contracts — Supply of Greek translation services for the Parliament — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Obligation to state reasons — Non-contractual liability)

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2015/C 065/40

Case T-1/12: Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2015 — France v Commission (State aid — Aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty — Restructuring aid planned by the French authorities for SeaFrance SA — Capital increase and loans granted by the SNCF to SeaFrance — Decision declaring the aid to be incompatible with the internal market — Concept of State aid — Criterion of private investor — Guidelines on State aid for rescuing and restructuring firms in difficulty)

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2015/C 065/41

Joined Cases T-539/12 and T-150/13: Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2015 — Ziegler v Commission (Non-contractual liability — Competition — International removal services market in Belgium — Removals of officials and other staff of the EU — Decision finding an infringement of Article 101 TFEU — Cover quotes — Scope of liability of an institution — Principle of res judicata — Due diligence — Causal link)

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2015/C 065/42

Case T-107/13 P: Judgment of the General Court of 16 January 2015 — Trentea v FRA (Appeal — Civil service — Members of the temporary staff — Recruitment — Rejection of the appellant’s application and appointment of another candidate — Plea in law raised for the first time at the hearing — Distortion of the clear sense of the evidence — Duty to state reasons — Order as to costs disputed)

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2015/C 065/43

Case T-195/13: Order of the General Court of 14 January 2015 — dm-drogerie markt v OHIM — V-Contact Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató (CAMEA) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community word mark CAMEA — Earlier international word mark BALEA — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — No similarity of the signs — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

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2015/C 065/44

Case T-197/13: Judgment of the General Court of 15 January 2015 — MEM v OHIM (MONACO) (Community trade mark — International registration designating the European Community — Word mark MONACO — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 151(1) and Article 154(1) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 — Article 7(1)(b) and (c) and Article 7(2) of Regulation No 207/2009 — partial refusal of protection)

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2015/C 065/45

Case T-406/13: Judgment of the General Court of 14 January 2015 — Gossio v Council (Common Foreign and Security Policy — Specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire — Freezing of funds — Misuse of power — Manifest error of assessment — Fundamental Rights)

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2015/C 065/46

Case T-69/14: Judgment of the General Court of 14 January 2015 — Melt Water v OHIM (MELT WATER Original) (Community trade mark — Application for Community figurative mark MELT WATER Original — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

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2015/C 065/47

Case T-70/14: Judgment of the General Court of 14 January 2015 — Melt Water v OHIM (Shape of a transparent cylindrical bottle) (Community trade mark — Application for a three-dimensional Community trade mark — Shape of a transparent cylindrical bottle — Absolute grounds for refusal — Lack of distinctive character — Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)

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2015/C 065/48

Case T-407/13: Order of the General Court of 22 December 2014 — Al Assad v Council (Actions for annulment — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Freezing of funds — Inclusion of an individual on the lists of targeted persons — Personal connections with members of the regime — Rights of the defence — Fair hearing — Obligation to state reasons — Burden of proof — Right to effective judicial protection — Proportionality — Right to property — Right to privacy — Principle of res judicata — Inadmissibility — Manifest inadmissibility — Action devoid of legal foundation)

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2015/C 065/49

Case T-768/14: Action brought on 19 November 2014 — ANKO v Commission

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2015/C 065/50

Case T-771/14: Action brought on 21 November 2014 — ANKO v Commission

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2015/C 065/51

Case T-784/14: Action brought on 28 November 2014 — Romania v Commission

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2015/C 065/52

Case T-788/14: Action brought on 28 November 2014 — MPF Holdings v Commission

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2015/C 065/53

Case T-794/14: Action brought on 5 December 2014 — AATC Trading/OHIM — El Corte Inglés (ALAΪA PARIS)

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2015/C 065/54

Case T-804/14: Action brought on 4 December 2014 — Ogrodnik v OHIM — Aviário Tropical (Tropical)

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2015/C 065/55

Case T-810/14: Action brought on 12 December 2014 — Portugal v Commission

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2015/C 065/56

Case T-813/14: Action brought on 16 December 2014 — Liu v OHIM — DSN Marketing (Cases for portable computers)

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2015/C 065/57

Case T-815/14: Action brought on 17 December 2014 — Closet Clothing v OHIM — Closed Holding (CLOSET)

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2015/C 065/58

Case T-818/14: Action brought on 19 December 2014 — BSCA v Commission

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2015/C 065/59

Case T-820/14: Action brought on 20 December 2014 — Delta Group agroalimentare v Commission

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2015/C 065/60

Case T-821/14: Action brought on 20 December 2014 — Pollo Delta di Scabin Giancarlo e C. v Commission

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2015/C 065/61

Case T-824/14: Action brought on 19 December 2014 — Eveready Battery Company v OHIM — Hussain and Others (POWER EDGE)

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2015/C 065/62

Case T-825/14: Action brought on 18 December 2014 — IREPA v Commission and Court of Auditors

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2015/C 065/63

Case T-826/14: Action brought on 23 December 2014 — Spain v Commission

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2015/C 065/64

Case T-828/14: Action brought on 29 December 2014 — Antrax It v OHIM — Vasco Group (Radiators for heating)

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2015/C 065/65

Case T-829/14: Action brought on 29 December 2014 — Antrax It v OHIM — Vasco Group (Radiators for heating)

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2015/C 065/66

Case T-839/14: Action brought on 22 December 2014 — Alnapharm v OHIM — Novartis (Alrexil)

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2015/C 065/67

Case T-840/14: Action brought on 23 December 2014 — International Gaming Projects v OHIM — British Sky Broadcasting Group (Sky BONUS)

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2015/C 065/68

Case T-842/14: Action brought on 22 December 2014 — Airpressure Bodyforming v OHIM (Slim legs by airpressure bodyforming)

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2015/C 065/69

Case T-844/14: Action brought on 22 December 2014 — GRE v OHIM (Mark1)

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2015/C 065/70

Case T-846/14: Action brought on 29 December 2014 — Spokey v OHIM — Leder Jaeger (SPOKEY)

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2015/C 065/71

Case T-2/15: Action brought on 2 January 2015 — Ipatau v Council

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2015/C 065/72

Case T-3/15: Action brought on 6 January 2015 — K-Swiss v OHIM (Parallel stripes on a shoe)

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2015/C 065/73

Case T-4/15: Action brought on 8 January 2015 — Beiersdorf v OHIM (Q10)

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European Union Civil Service Tribunal

2015/C 065/74

Case F-140/14: Action brought on 22 December 2014 — ZZ v Commission

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