18981Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Caixabank SA v X.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 93/13/EEC – Articles 3, 4 and 5 – Consumer contracts – Mortgage loans – Unfair terms – Term concerning loan arrangement fees – Application seeking a declaration of invalidity of that term and reimbursement of the amount paid on that basis – Plainness and intelligibility of the terms – Existence of specific national legislation.#Case C-565/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18982Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Caixabank SA v X.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Consumer protection – Directive 93/13/EEC – Articles 3, 4 and 5 – Consumer contracts – Mortgage loans – Unfair terms – Term concerning loan arrangement fees – Application seeking a declaration of invalidity of that term and reimbursement of the amount paid on that basis – Plainness and intelligibility of the terms – Existence of specific national legislation.#Case C-565/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18983Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#MS v Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungs GmbH.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Protection of plant varieties – Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 – Derogation provided for in Article 14(3) – Article 94(2) – Infringement – Right to compensation – Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 – Article 18(2) – Compensation for damage – Minimum lump sum calculated on the basis of quadruple the licence fee – Competence of the European Commission – Invalidity.#Case C-522/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18984Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#MS v Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungs GmbH.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Pfälzisches Oberlandesgericht.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Intellectual property – Protection of plant varieties – Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 – Derogation provided for in Article 14(3) – Article 94(2) – Infringement – Right to compensation – Regulation (EC) No 1768/95 – Article 18(2) – Compensation for damage – Minimum lump sum calculated on the basis of quadruple the licence fee – Competence of the European Commission – Invalidity.#Case C-522/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18985Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission v Ana Calhau Correia de Paiva.#Appeal – Rules on languages – Open competition EPSO/AD/293/14 – Notice of competition – Limitation of the choice of the second language of the competition to English, French or German – Non-inclusion on the reserve list – Plea of illegality of the notice of competition – Admissibility.#Case C-511/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18986Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission v Ana Calhau Correia de Paiva.#Appeal – Rules on languages – Open competition EPSO/AD/293/14 – Notice of competition – Limitation of the choice of the second language of the competition to English, French or German – Non-inclusion on the reserve list – Plea of illegality of the notice of competition – Admissibility.#Case C-511/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18987Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Towercast v Autorité de la concurrence and Ministère de l’Économie.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Control of concentrations between undertakings – Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 – Article 21(1) – Exclusive application of that regulation to operations covered by the concept of ‘concentration’ – Scope – Concentration operation which has no Community dimension, is below the thresholds for mandatory ex ante control laid down in the law of a Member State and has not been referred to the European Commission – Control of such an operation by the competition authorities of that Member State in the light of Article 102 TFEU – Whether permissible.#Case C-449/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18988Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Towercast v Autorité de la concurrence and Ministère de l’Économie.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d'appel de Paris.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Competition – Control of concentrations between undertakings – Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 – Article 21(1) – Exclusive application of that regulation to operations covered by the concept of ‘concentration’ – Scope – Concentration operation which has no Community dimension, is below the thresholds for mandatory ex ante control laid down in the law of a Member State and has not been referred to the European Commission – Control of such an operation by the competition authorities of that Member State in the light of Article 102 TFEU – Whether permissible.#Case C-449/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18989Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission and Others v Pharmaceutical Works Polpharma S.A.#Appeal – Public health – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83/EC – Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 – Application for marketing authorisation for a generic version of the medicinal product Tecfidera – Decision of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) not to validate the application for marketing authorisation – Earlier European Commission decision taking the view that Tecfidera was not covered by the same global marketing authorisation as Fumaderm – Previously authorised combination medicinal product – Subsequent marketing authorisation for a component of the combination medicinal product – Assessment of the existence of a global marketing authorisation.#Joined Cases C-438/21 P to C-440/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18990Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission and Others v Pharmaceutical Works Polpharma S.A.#Appeal – Public health – Medicinal products for human use – Directive 2001/83/EC – Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 – Application for marketing authorisation for a generic version of the medicinal product Tecfidera – Decision of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) not to validate the application for marketing authorisation – Earlier European Commission decision taking the view that Tecfidera was not covered by the same global marketing authorisation as Fumaderm – Previously authorised combination medicinal product – Subsequent marketing authorisation for a component of the combination medicinal product – Assessment of the existence of a global marketing authorisation.#Joined Cases C-438/21 P to C-440/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18991Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#ZG v Beobank SA.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Payment services in the internal market – Directive 2007/64/EC – Article 47(1)(a) – Information for the payer after receipt of the payment order – Articles 58, 60 and 61 – Payment service provider’s liability for unauthorised transactions – Obligation of that service provider to refund unauthorised transactions to the payer – Framework contracts – Obligation of that service provider to provide that payer with information relating to the payee concerned.#Case C-351/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18992Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#ZG v Beobank SA.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Justice de paix du canton de Forest.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Payment services in the internal market – Directive 2007/64/EC – Article 47(1)(a) – Information for the payer after receipt of the payment order – Articles 58, 60 and 61 – Payment service provider’s liability for unauthorised transactions – Obligation of that service provider to refund unauthorised transactions to the payer – Framework contracts – Obligation of that service provider to provide that payer with information relating to the payee concerned.#Case C-351/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18993Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Colt Technology Services SpA and Others v Ministero della Giustizia and Others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Electronic communications networks and services – Directive (EU) 2018/1972 – Article 13 – Conditions attached to the general authorisation – Annex I, Part A, point 4 – Enabling of legal interception by competent national authorities – Article 3 – General objectives – National legislation on the reimbursement of costs associated with interception activities that telecommunications operators are ordered by the judicial authorities to carry out – Absence of full reimbursement mechanism – Principles of non-discrimination, proportionality and transparency.#Case C-339/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18994Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Colt Technology Services SpA and Others v Ministero della Giustizia and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Electronic communications networks and services – Directive (EU) 2018/1972 – Article 13 – Conditions attached to the general authorisation – Annex I, Part A, point 4 – Enabling of legal interception by competent national authorities – Article 3 – General objectives – National legislation on the reimbursement of costs associated with interception activities that telecommunications operators are ordered by the judicial authorities to carry out – Absence of full reimbursement mechanism – Principles of non-discrimination, proportionality and transparency.#Case C-339/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18995Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2008/50/EC – Ambient air quality – Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations – Article 260(2) TFEU – Obligation to take the necessary measures to comply with such a judgment – Failure to fulfil that obligation alleged by the European Commission – Lack of clarity of the letter of formal notice as to whether the judgment still had to be complied with on the reference date – Principle of legal certainty – Inadmissibility.#Case C-174/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18996Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission v Republic of Bulgaria.#Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2008/50/EC – Ambient air quality – Judgment of the Court establishing a failure to fulfil obligations – Article 260(2) TFEU – Obligation to take the necessary measures to comply with such a judgment – Failure to fulfil that obligation alleged by the European Commission – Lack of clarity of the letter of formal notice as to whether the judgment still had to be complied with on the reference date – Principle of legal certainty – Inadmissibility.#Case C-174/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18997Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#American Airlines, Inc. v European Commission.#Appeal – Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 – Concentrations between undertakings – Air transport market – Concentration declared compatible with the internal market – Commitments entered into by the parties to the concentration – Decision granting grandfathering rights – Concept of ‘appropriate use’.#Case C-127/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18998Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#American Airlines, Inc. v European Commission.#Appeal – Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 – Concentrations between undertakings – Air transport market – Concentration declared compatible with the internal market – Commitments entered into by the parties to the concentration – Decision granting grandfathering rights – Concept of ‘appropriate use’.#Case C-127/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
18999Opinion of Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona delivered on 16 March 2023.#UAB „Gargždų geležinkelis“ v Lietuvos transporto saugos administracija and Others.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos vyriausiasis administracinis teismas.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Single European railway area – Directive 2012/34/EU – Allocation of railway infrastructure capacity – Article 45 – Scheduling – Article 46 – Coordination process – Article 47 – Congested infrastructure – Prioritisation of specific services – Priority criteria – National legislation providing for priority rules linked to the intensity of the use of the infrastructure.#Case C-671/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19000Opinion of Advocate General Pikamäe delivered on 16 March 2023.#OQ v Land Hessen.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 22 – Automated individual decision-making – Credit information agencies – Automated establishment of a probability value concerning the ability of a person to meet payment commitments in the future (‘scoring’) – Use of that probability value by third parties.#Case C-634/21.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023