30221Order of the Court (Chamber determining whether appeals may proceed) of 25 March 2021.#Ultrasun AG v European Union Intellectual Property Office.#Appeal – EU trade mark – Determination as to whether appeals should be allowed to proceed – Article 170b of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Request failing to demonstrate the significance of an issue with respect to the unity, consistency or development of EU law – Refusal to allow the appeal to proceed.#Case C-722/20 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30222Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Banco Santander, SA v YC.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) and Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Consumer protection – Consumer credit – Directives 87/102/EEC and 2008/48/EC – Scope – National legislation intended to combat usury – Freedom to provide services.#Case C-503/20.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30223Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Banco Santander, SA v YC.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Audiencia Provincial de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Article 53(2) and Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice – Consumer protection – Consumer credit – Directives 87/102/EEC and 2008/48/EC – Scope – National legislation intended to combat usury – Freedom to provide services.#Case C-503/20.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30224Opinion of Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered on 25 March 2021.#AS „LatRailNet” and „Latvijas dzelzceļš” VAS v Valsts dzelzceļa administrācija.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Rail transport – Directive 2012/34/EU – Articles 32 and 56 – Railway infrastructure charging – Independence of the infrastructure manager – Functions of the regulatory body – Concept of ‘optimal competitiveness of rail market segments’ – Exclusive right on a rail segment – Public service operator.#Case C-144/20.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30225Opinion of Advocate General Kokott delivered on 25 March 2021.#European Commission v Kingdom of Sweden.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 91/271/EEC – Articles 4, 5, 10 and 15 – Urban waste water treatment – Secondary or equivalent treatment of urban waste water from agglomerations of certain dimensions – More stringent treatment of discharges into sensitive areas – Article 4(3) TEU – Verification of data provided by the Member States – Obligation of sincere cooperation.#Case C-22/20.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30226Opinion of Advocate General Szpunar delivered on 25 March 2021.#Balgarska natsionalna televizia v Direktor na Direktsia „Obzhalvane i danachno-osiguritelna praktika“ – Sofia pri Tsentralno upravlenie na NAP.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Common system of value added tax (VAT) – Directive 2006/112/EC – Scope – Article 2(1)(c) – Supply of services for consideration – Exclusion of audiovisual media services offered to viewers, that are financed by a public subsidy and do not entail any payment on the part of viewers – Article 168 – Right of deduction – Taxable person carrying out both taxable transactions and transactions not falling within the scope of VAT.#Case C-21/20.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30227Arrêt de la Cour (première chambre) du 25 mars 2021.#Q-GmbH contre Finanzamt Z.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Directive 2006/112/CE – Taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA) – Exonérations – Article 135, paragraphe 1, sous a) – Opérations d’assurance et prestations de services afférentes à ces opérations, effectuées par les courtiers et les intermédiaires d’assurance – Prestation fournie pour un assureur, composée de différents services – Qualification de prestation unique.#Affaire C-907/19.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30228Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Q-GmbH v Finanzamt Z.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2006/112/EC – Value added tax (VAT) – Exemptions – Article 135(1)(a) – Insurance transactions and related services performed by insurance brokers and insurance agents – Service supplied for an insurer, comprising different services – Categorisation as a single supply.#Case C-907/19.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30229Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#European Commission v Hungary.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 258 TFEU – Directive 2011/64/EU – Article 10(2) and (3) – Excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco – Rate of the overall excise duty on cigarettes lower than the prescribed minimum rate – Internal difficulties – Threat of serious disruption to public order – Duty of sincere cooperation.#Case C-856/19.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30230Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#European Commission v Hungary.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Article 258 TFEU – Directive 2011/64/EU – Article 10(2) and (3) – Excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco – Rate of the overall excise duty on cigarettes lower than the prescribed minimum rate – Internal difficulties – Threat of serious disruption to public order – Duty of sincere cooperation.#Case C-856/19.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30231Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Armando Carvalho and Others v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Appeal – Action for annulment and for damages – Environment – 2030 climate and energy package – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Lack of individual concern.#Case C-565/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30232Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Armando Carvalho and Others v European Parliament and Council of the European Union.#Appeal – Action for annulment and for damages – Environment – 2030 climate and energy package – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Lack of individual concern.#Case C-565/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30233Arrêt de la Cour (troisième chambre) du 25 mars 2021.#Maria Alvarez y Bejarano e.a. contre Commission européenne.#Pourvoi – Fonction publique – Statut des fonctionnaires de l’Union européenne – Réforme du statut – Règlement (UE, Euratom) no 1023/2013 – Nouvelles dispositions relatives au remboursement des frais de voyage annuel et à l’octroi du délai de route – Lien avec le statut de dépaysé ou d’expatrié – Exception d’illégalité – Principes d’égalité de traitement et de proportionnalité – Intensité du contrôle juridictionnel.#Affaires jointes C-517/19 P et C-518/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30234Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Maria Alvarez y Bejarano and Others v European Commission.#Appeal – Civil service – Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union – Reform of the Staff Regulations – Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 – New provisions on the reimbursement of annual travel expenses and the grant of travelling time – Link with expatriate or foreign resident status – Plea of illegality – Principles of equal treatment and proportionality – Intensity of judicial review.#Joined Cases C-517/19 P and C-518/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30235Arrêt de la Cour (première chambre) du 25 mars 2021.#Obala i lučice d.o.o. contre NLB Leasing d.o.o.#Renvoi préjudiciel – Droit applicable – Règlement (CE) no 864/2007 et règlement (CE) no 593/2008 – Champ d’application ratione temporis – Incompétence de la Cour – Article 94 du règlement de procédure de la Cour – Coopération judiciaire en matière civile – Règlement (UE) no 1215/2012 – Article 1er, paragraphe 1 – Champ d’application matériel – Notion de “matière civile et commerciale” – Article 7, point 1 – Notions de “matière contractuelle” et de “fourniture de services” – Article 24, point 1 – Notion de “baux d’immeubles” – Règlement (CE) no 1393/2007 – Signification et notification des actes judiciaires et extrajudiciaires – Notaires agissant dans le cadre de procédures d’exécution forcée – Procédure visant le recouvrement d’un ticket journalier de stationnement d’un véhicule sur une place de parking située sur la voie publique.#Affaire C-307/19.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30236Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Obala i lučice d.o.o. v NLB Leasing d.o.o.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Applicable law – Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 – Scope ratione temporis – Lack of jurisdiction of the Court – Article 94 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Article 1(1) – Substantive scope – Concept of ‘civil and commercial matters’ – Article 7(1) – Concepts of ‘matters relating to a contract’ and ‘provision of services’ – Article 24(1) – Concept of ‘tenancies of immovable property’ – Regulation (EC) No 1393/2007 – Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents – Notaries acting in enforcement proceedings – Proceedings for the recovery of a debt relating to a daily parking ticket for a vehicle parked on the public highway.#Case C-307/19.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30237Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Slovak Telekom, a.s. v European Commission.#Appeal – Competition – Article 102 TFEU – Abuse of dominant position – Slovak market for broadband internet access services – Regulatory obligation on the part of operators with significant market power to grant access to the local loop – Conditions laid down by the incumbent operator for unbundled access by other operators to the local loop – Indispensability of the access – Margin squeeze – Costs – Competitor at least as efficient as the dominant undertaking – Rights of the defence.#Case C-165/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30238Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Slovak Telekom, a.s. v European Commission.#Appeal – Competition – Article 102 TFEU – Abuse of dominant position – Slovak market for broadband internet access services – Regulatory obligation on the part of operators with significant market power to grant access to the local loop – Conditions laid down by the incumbent operator for unbundled access by other operators to the local loop – Indispensability of the access – Margin squeeze – Costs – Competitor at least as efficient as the dominant undertaking – Rights of the defence.#Case C-165/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30239Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Deutsche Telekom AG v European Commission.#Appeal – Competition – Article 102 TFEU – Abuse of dominant position – Slovak market for broadband internet access services – Regulatory obligation on the part of operators with significant market power to grant access to the local loop – Conditions laid down by the incumbent operator for unbundled access by other operators to the local loop – Indispensability of the access – Imputability of a subsidiary’s conduct to the parent company – Rights of the defence.#Case C-152/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021
30240Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 25 March 2021.#Deutsche Telekom AG v European Commission.#Appeal – Competition – Article 102 TFEU – Abuse of dominant position – Slovak market for broadband internet access services – Regulatory obligation on the part of operators with significant market power to grant access to the local loop – Conditions laid down by the incumbent operator for unbundled access by other operators to the local loop – Indispensability of the access – Imputability of a subsidiary’s conduct to the parent company – Rights of the defence.#Case C-152/19 P.cjeu_case · 25 mars 2021