European Court of Justice (News)

Fidenato and Others
Environment and consumers
According to Advocate General Bobek, Member States can adopt emergency measures regarding genetically modified food and feed only if they can establish, in addition to urgency, a clear and serious risk to health and the environment

Rosneft
External relations
The restrictive measures adopted by the Council in response to the crisis in Ukraine against certain Russian undertakings, including Rosneft, are valid

Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Treaties

Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by a new Member of the European Court of Auditors

Tele2 (Netherlands) and Others
Approximation of laws
A telephone subscriber’s consent to the publication of his data also covers its use in another Member State

G4S Secure Solutions
Principles of Community law
An internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination

A and Others
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Actions by armed forces during periods of armed conflict, within the meaning of international humanitarian law, may constitute ‘terrorist acts’

Piringer
SERV
Member States may reserve to notaries the power to authenticate signatures appended to the documents necessary for the creation or transfer of rights to real property

Zulfikarpašić
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Notaries in Croatia, acting in enforcement proceedings on the basis of an ‘authentic document’, cannot be deemed to be ‘courts’ either within the meaning of the Regulation on the European Enforcement Order or for the purposes of the application of the Regulation on the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters

Manni
Approximation of laws
The Court considers that there is no right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in the companies register

Samsung SDI and Others v Commission
Competition
The Court upholds the fines imposed on Samsung SDI and Samsung SDI (Malaysia) for their participation in the cartel on the market for tubes for television sets and for computer monitors

X and X
DFON
Member States are not required, under EU law, to grant a humanitarian visa to persons who wish to enter their territory with a view to applying for asylum, but they remain free to do so on the basis of their national law

United Parcel Service v Commission
Competition
The General Court annuls, on the ground of a procedural irregularity, the decision by which the Commission refused to authorise the merger between UPS and TNT in the express small package delivery services sector

RPO
Taxation
The exclusion of digital books, newspapers and periodicals from the application of a reduced rate of VAT where they are supplied electronically is not contrary to the principle of equal treatment

Zentrale zur Bekämpfung unlauteren Wettbewerbs Frankfurt am Main
Approximation of laws
The cost of a call to an after-sales telephone number must not exceed the cost of a standard call

France v Commission
State aid
The General Court confirms France must recover €220 million in aid granted to SNCM in respect of certain maritime transport services it provided between Marseille and Corsica

NF v European Council
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
The General Court declares that it lacks jurisdiction to hear and determine the actions brought by three asylum seekers against the EU-Turkey statement which seeks to resolve the migration crisis

JingAo Solar and Others v Council
External relations
The General Court confirms the validity of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures for imports of solar panels from China

Statistics concerning judicial activity in 2016: the duration of proceedings continues its downward trend, to the benefit of citizens

Le Pen v Parliament
Law governing the institutions
The President of the General Court of the EU does not suspend the operation of the decisions of the European Parliament to recover from Mr Jean-Marie Le Pen, Mr Bruno Gollnisch and Ms Mylène Troszczynski sums paid in respect of salaries for local parliamentary assistants