European Court of Justice (News)

Neptune Distribution
Approximation of laws
The sodium content of natural mineral waters must be calculated on the basis not only of sodium chloride but also of sodium bicarbonate

WebMindLicenses
DFON
The transfer of know-how enabling operation of the erotic site livejasmin.com from Hungary to Madeira where a lower rate of VAT applies does not amount, in itself, to an abusive practice

SNCF v Commission
State aid
The General Court confirms that the State aid in the sum of € 503 million granted by France to Sernam and conditionally approved by the Commission in an earlier decision was wrongfully implemented

Spain v Commission
State aid
The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision that the Spanish tax lease system is an illegal state aid.

Air Canada v Commission
Competition
The General Court annuls the decision by which the Commission imposed fines amounting to approximately €790 million on several airlines for their participation in a cartel on the airfreight market

Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union of the newly-appointed Member of the European Court of Auditors.

Sweden v Commission
Approximation of laws
By failing to adopt measures concerning the specification of scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties, the Commission has breached EU law

Fútbol Club Barcelona v OHIM (Représentation du contour d'un écusson)
Intellectual and industrial property
The General Court dismisses the action brought by FC Barcelona seeking registration of the outline of its crest as a Community trade mark

Banif Plus Bank
MARI
Foreign exchange transactions which form part of certain types of foreign currency denominated loans do not constitute an investment service

Verein für Konsumenteninformation
Approximation of laws
An increase in telecommunications charges in accordance with a consumer price index does not allow subscribers to withdraw from their contract

Spain v Commission
State aid
The General Court confirms the Commission’s decision ordering the recovery of State aid granted by Spain to the operators of the terrestrial television platform

Reappointment of Alfredo Calot Escobar as Registrar of the Court of Justice

RegioPost
Law governing the institutions
The award of public contracts may be made subject by law to a minimum wage

The Court of Justice of the European Union adds its voice to the tributes paid to the victims of the attacks of 13 November in Paris

ClientEarth v Commission
Law governing the institutions
According to the General Court, impact assessments intended to guide the Commission in drawing up its proposals for legislative acts are not, in principle, to be accessible to the public before those proposals have been disclosed

HSH Investment Holdings Coinvest-C and HSH Investment Holdings FSO v Commission
State aid
The General Court dismisses the action brought by two minority shareholders of HSH Nordbank and therefore upholds the Commission decision of 2011 authorising, under certain conditions, rescue measures in respect of that bank

Dyson v Commission
Energy
Dyson’s action for annulment of the regulation on energy labelling of vacuum cleaners is unsuccessful

Pujante Rivera
SOPO
The termination of an employment contract following the worker’s refusal to accept a significant unilateral change to essential elements of the contract which operates to his detriment constitutes a redundancy for the purpose of the directive on collective redundancies

Tecom Mican and Arias Domínguez
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The Court defines for the first time the concept of extrajudicial documents of which the formal transmission to addressees residing in another Member State is necessary

GSA and SGI v Parliament
Public procurement
The General Court dismisses an action involving the award of a public service contract by the European Parliament for the supply of fire security, assistance to persons and external surveillance at the European Parliament’s site in Brussels