19001Opinion of Advocate General Collins delivered on 16 March 2023.#European Commission and Interessengemeinschaft der Grenzhändler (IGG) v Dansk Erhverv.#Appeal – State aid – Article 107(1) TFEU – Sale of canned beverages to residents of the Kingdom of Denmark – Sale without deposit on condition that the beverages purchased are exported – Non-imposition of a fine – Concept of ‘State aid’ – Concept of ‘State resources’ – Decision declaring the absence of aid – Action for annulment.#Joined Cases C-508/21 P and C-509/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19002Opinion of Advocate General Pitruzzella delivered on 16 March 2023.#Ryanair DAC v European Commission.#Appeal – State aid – Article 107(3)(b) TFEU – Swedish air transport market – Aid scheme notified by the Kingdom of Sweden – Loan guarantees to support airlines amid the COVID-19 pandemic – Temporary Framework for State aid measures – Decision by the European Commission not to raise objections – Aid intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy – Principles of proportionality and non-discrimination – Free provision of services.#Case C-209/21 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19003Case T-723/21, Stadt Frankfurt (Oder) and FWA: Order of the President of the Second Chamber of the General Court of 16 March 2023 (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Cottbus — Germany) — Stadt Frankfurt (Oder), FWA Frankfurter Wasser- und Abwassergesellschaft mbH v Landesamt für Bergbau, Geologie und Rohstoffecjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19004Case C-696/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 16 March 2023 — GABO:mi Gesellschaft für Ablauforganisation:milliarium mbH & Co. KG v European Commission (Appeal — Arbitration clause — Sixth and seventh framework programmes for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2002-2006 and 2007-2013) — ‘Horizon 2020’ Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) — Eligible costs — Set-off of claims — Claim for reimbursement — Admissibility of the application — Article 76(d) of the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of the European Union — Requirement of clarity and precision)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19005Case C-565/21, Caixabank (Loan arrangement fees): Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Supremo — Spain) — Caixabank, S.A. v X (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 93/13/EEC — Articles 3, 4 and 5 — Consumer contracts — Mortgage loans — Unfair contract 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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19006Case C-522/21, Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltung (KWS Meridian): Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Pfälzisches Oberlandesgericht Zweibrücken — Germany) — 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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19007Case C-511/21 P: Judgment 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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19008Case C-449/21, Towercast: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 16 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the cour d’appel de Paris — France) — Towercast v Autorité de la concurrence, Ministre chargé 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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19009Joined Cases C-438/21 P to C-440/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023 — European Commission v Pharmaceutical Works Polpharma S.A., European Medicines Agency, Biogen Netherlands BV (C-438/21 P), Biogen Netherlands BV v Pharmaceutical Works Polpharma S.A., European Medicines Agency, European Commission (C-439/21 P), European Medicines Agency v Pharmaceutical Works Polpharma S.A, European Commission, Biogen Netherlands BV (C-440/21 P) (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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19010Case C-351/21, Beobank: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Justice de paix du canton de Forest — Belgium) — ZG v Beobank SA (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Harmonisation 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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19011Case C-339/21, Colt Technology Services and Others: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 16 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato — Italy) — 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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19012Case C-174/21: Judgment 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)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19013Case C-127/21 P: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 16 March 2023 — American Airlines Inc. v European Commission, Delta Air Lines Inc. (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’)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19014Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Criminal proceedings against OL.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Articles 49 and 56 TFEU – Betting and gaming – Licences for the collection of bets – Extension of licences already granted – Regularisation of data transmission centres carrying out that activity in the absence of a licence and police authorisation – Extension of the rights derived from that regularisation – Limited period.#Case C-517/20.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19015Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#Criminal proceedings against OL.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Ascoli Piceno.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Articles 49 and 56 TFEU – Betting and gaming – Licences for the collection of bets – Extension of licences already granted – Regularisation of data transmission centres carrying out that activity in the absence of a licence and police authorisation – Extension of the rights derived from that regularisation – Limited period.#Case C-517/20.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19016Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission v Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd and Council of the European Union v Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd.#Appeal – Dumping – Imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from China – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2146 withdrawing the acceptance of the undertaking for two exporting producers under Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU – Admissibility of the action at first instance – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Criterion of direct concern – Article 277 TFEU – Plea of illegality – Admissibility – Interest in bringing proceedings against the acts which served as the legal basis for the contested measure – Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 – Article 8(9) – Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 – Article 13(9) – Consequences of the withdrawal by the European Commission of acceptance of an undertaking – Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 – Article 3 – Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 – Article 2 – Loss of entitlement to exemption from duties – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2146 – Article 2 – Invalidation of the undertaking invoices – Chargeability of duties on all the transactions concerned – Lack of retroactivity.#Joined Cases C-439/20 P and C-441/20 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19017Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023.#European Commission v Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd and Council of the European Union v Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd.#Appeal – Dumping – Imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from China – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2146 withdrawing the acceptance of the undertaking for two exporting producers under Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU – Admissibility of the action at first instance – Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU – Criterion of direct concern – Article 277 TFEU – Plea of illegality – Admissibility – Interest in bringing proceedings against the acts which served as the legal basis for the contested measure – Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 – Article 8(9) – Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 – Article 13(9) – Consequences of the withdrawal by the European Commission of acceptance of an undertaking – Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 – Article 3 – Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 – Article 2 – Loss of entitlement to exemption from duties – Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2146 – Article 2 – Invalidation of the undertaking invoices – Chargeability of duties on all the transactions concerned – Lack of retroactivity.#Joined Cases C-439/20 P and C-441/20 P.cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19018Case C-517/20, OL (Extension of Italian licences): Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 16 March 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Ascoli Piceno, Italy) — Criminal proceedings against OL (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Articles 49 and 56 TFEU — Betting and gaming — Licences for the collection of bets — Extension of licences already granted — Regularisation of data transmission centres carrying out that activity in the absence of a licence and police authorisation — Extension of the rights derived from that regularisation — Limited period)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023
19019Joined Cases C-439/20 P and C-441/20 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 March 2023 — European Commission v Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd, Council of the European Union (C-439/20 P), and Council of the European Union v Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd, European Commission (C-441/20 P) (Appeal — Dumping — Imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from China — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2146 withdrawing the acceptance of the undertaking for two exporting producers under Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU — Admissibility of the action at first instance — Fourth paragraph of Article 263 TFEU — Criterion of direct concern — Article 277 TFEU — Plea of illegality — Admissibility — Interest in bringing proceedings against the acts which served as the legal basis for the contested measure — Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 — Article 8(9) — Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 — Article 13(9) — Consequences of the withdrawal by the European Commission of acceptance of an undertaking — Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 — Article 3 — Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 — Article 2 — Loss of entitlement to exemption from duties — Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2146 — Article 2 — Invalidation of the undertaking invoices — Chargeability of duties on all the transactions concerned — Lack of retroactivity)cjeu_case · 16 mars 2023