European Court of Justice (News)

Kočner v EUROPOL
Principles of Community law
Data processing: Europol and the Member State in which damage has occurred arising from unlawful data processing carried out in the context of cooperation between Europol and that Member State are to be jointly and severally liable for that damage

Public.Resource.Org and Right to Know v Commission and Others
Law governing the institutions
The European harmonised technical standards on the safety of toys should be accessible to EU citizens

Défense Active des Amateurs d’Armes and Others
Approximation of laws
Prohibition of semi-automatic weapons: Member States wishing to maintain previous authorisations for those weapons may also provide for this concerning weapons converted to fire blank ammunition

Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union by the President of the Czech Republic, Mr Petr Pavel

Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl (Conversion religieuse ultérieure)
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
An asylum application based on a religious conversion taking place subsequently to the departure from a person’s country of origin may not be rejected automatically as abuse

Doctipharma
Agriculture and fisheries
Distance selling of medicinal products without a prescription: the Court clarifies the conditions under which a Member State may prohibit a service connecting pharmacists and customers for the online sale of medicinal products

Scandlines Danmark and Scandlines Deutschland v Commission
State aid
State aid: the General Court dismisses the actions regarding the financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed link project between Denmark and Germany

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Principles of Community law
According to Advocate General Priit Pikamäe, a database containing personal data may, under certain conditions, be sold in enforcement proceedings, even if the data subjects have not consented to the sale

Romania v Commission
Law governing the institutions
The decision to register partially the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ is upheld following the dismissal of Romania’s appeal

Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund
Freedom of movement for persons
Taking into account of child-raising periods completed in another Member State when calculating a pension for total incapacity for work

Direcţia pentru Evidenţa Persoanelor şi Administrarea Bazelor de Date
Citizenship of the Union
Citizenship: the refusal by a Member State to issue to one of its nationals, in addition to a passport, an identity card serving as a travel document, on the sole ground that he or she is domiciled in another Member State, is contrary to EU law

Papouis Dairies and Others v Commission
Agriculture and fisheries
The General Court dismisses an action brought against registration of the name ‘Halloumi’ as a protected designation of origin

PAN Europe v Commission
Agriculture and fisheries
Plant protection products: the identification of certain risks associated with the use of insecticides does not preclude the renewal of the approval of an active substance

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A fixed-term worker must be informed of the reasons for the termination of his or her employment contract with a notice period where the provision of such information is required for a permanent worker

Bytedance v Commission
Digital Markets Act: the application by Bytedance (TikTok) seeking suspension of the Commission decision designating it as a gatekeeper is dismissed

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
First Advocate General Szpunar: manifest breach of freedom of expression may constitute a ground for refusal of enforcement

Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
A judgment of the Court of Justice can constitute a new element justifying a fresh examination of the substance of the asylum application

Ryanair v Commission (KLM II ; COVID-19)
State aid
State aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the General Court annuls the approval of State aid from the Netherlands amounting to €3.4 billion in favour of KLM

Scania and Others v Commission
Competition
Cartel on the truck market: the Court dismisses Scania’s appeal

Symphony Environmental Technologies and Symphony Environmental v Parliament and Others
Law governing the institutions
Products made from oxo-degradable plastic: the General Court endorses the prohibition on the placing on the market