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Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 21 December 2023.
Papier Mettler Italia S.r.l. v Ministero della Transizione Ecologica and Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Lazio.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Environment – Directive 94/62/EC – Packaging and packaging waste – Directive 98/34/EC – Information procedure in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services – Obligation on the Member States to notify the European Commission of any draft technical regulation – National legislation containing stricter technical rules than those laid down by EU legislation.
Case C-86/22.

Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2023:1023

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 21 December 2022.
Firearms United Network and Others v European Commission.
REACH – Regulation (EU) 2021/57 – Updating of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 – Restriction on lead – Use of lead shot for hunting in or around wetlands – Manifest error of assessment – Proportionality – Legal certainty – Presumption of innocence.
Case T-187/21.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2022:848

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 8 November 2022.
Deutsche Umwelthilfe eV v Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Verwaltungsgericht.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Environment – Aarhus Convention – Access to justice – Article 9(3) – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 47, first paragraph – Right to effective judicial protection – Environmental association – Standing of such an association to bring an action before a national court against EC type-approval granted to certain vehicles – Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 – Article 5(2)(a) – Motor vehicles – Diesel engine – Pollutant emissions – Valve for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR valve) – Reduction of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions limited by a ‘temperature window’ – Defeat device – Authorisation of such a device where the need is justified in terms of protecting the engine against damage or accident and for safe operation of the vehicle – State of the art.
Case C-873/19.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:857

Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) of 9 February 2022.
AMVAC Netherlands BV v European Commission.
Plant protection products – Active substance ethoprophos – Non-renewal of approval – Regulation No 1107/2009 and Implementing Regulation No 844/2012 – Rights of the defence – Manifest error of assessment – Legal certainty – Proportionality – Precautionary principle.
Case T-317/19.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2022:62

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 February 2022.
PJ v Agenzia delle dogane e dei monopoli - Ufficio dei monopoli per la Toscana and Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Directive 2014/40/EU – Article 23(3) – World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control – Prohibition on selling tobacco products to minors – Rules on penalties – Effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties – Obligation on sellers of tobacco products to verify the buyer’s age when selling those products – Fine – Operation of a tobacconist’s shop – Suspension of trading licence for a period of 15 days – Principle of proportionality – Precautionary principle.
Case C-452/20.

Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:111

Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 22 February 2022.
Stichting Rookpreventie Jeugd and Others v Staatssecretaris van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport.
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Rotterdam.
Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2014/40/EU – Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products – Products not complying with the maximum emission levels – Prohibition on placing on the market – Measurement method – Filter cigarettes with small ventilation holes – Measurement of the emissions on the basis of ISO standards – Standards not published in the Official Journal of the European Union – Compliance with the publication requirements laid down in Article 297(1) TFEU read in the light of the principle of legal certainty – Compliance with the principle of transparency.
Case C-160/20.

Court reports – general – 'Information on unpublished decisions' section

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2022:101

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 6 October 2021.
Sipcam Oxon SpA v European Commission.
Plant protection products – Active substance chlorothalonil – Non-renewal of inclusion in the annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 – Assessment procedure – Rights of the defence – Proposed classification of an active substance – Legal certainty – Proportionality – Precautionary principle.
Case T-518/19.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:662

Judgment of the General Court (Second Chamber) of 8 September 2021 (Extracts).
Brunswick Bowling Products LLC v European Commission.
Protection of the health and safety of consumers and workers – Directive 2006/42/EC – Safeguard clause – National measure of withdrawal from the market and prohibition of placing on the market of a pinsetter machine and a supplementary kit – Essential health and safety requirements – Commission decision declaring the measure justified – Equal treatment.
Case T-152/19.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:539

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 2 September 2021.
European Commission v Federal Republic of Germany.
Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Internal markets for electricity and natural gas – Directive 2009/72/EC – Article 2(21) – Article 19(3), (5) and (8) – Article 37(1)(a) and (6)(a) and (b) – Directive 2009/73/EC – Article 2(20) – Article 19(3), (5) and (8) – Article 41(1)(a) and (6)(a) and (b) – Concept of a ‘vertically integrated undertaking’ – Effective unbundling of networks from the activities of production and supply of electricity and natural gas – Independent transmission operator – Independence of the staff and the management of the transmission system operator – Transitional periods – Shares held in the capital of the vertically integrated undertaking – National regulatory authorities – Independence – Exclusive powers – Article 45 TFEU – Freedom of movement for workers – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 15 – Right to engage in work and to pursue an occupation – Article 17 – Right to property – Article 52(1) – Restrictions – Principle of democracy.
Case C-718/18.

Court reports – general

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2021:662

Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 10 March 2021.
ViaSat, Inc. v European Commission.
Action for failure to act and for annulment – Electronic communications networks and services – Harmonised use of the 2 GHz frequency spectrum – Pan-European systems providing mobile satellite services (MSS) – Decision 2007/98/EC – Harmonised operator selection procedure – Authorisations granted to the selected operators – Decision No 626/2008/EC – Request for action to be taken – No formal notice – Adoption of a position by the Commission – Inadmissibility – Refusal to take action – Measure not actionable – Inadmissibility – Powers of the Commission.
Case T-245/17.

ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:T:2021:128