European Court of Justice (News)

Breyer
Approximation of laws
The operator of a website may have a legitimate interest in storing certain personal data relating to visitors to that website in order to protect itself against cyberattacks

Deutsche Parkinson Vereinigung
Free movement of goods
Fixed prices set in Germany for prescription-only medicinal products are contrary to EU law

Mikołajczyk
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
EU law applies to an action for annulment of marriage brought by a third party following the death of one of the spouses

Ranks and Vasiļevičs
Intellectual and industrial property
The initial acquirer of a copy of a computer program, accompanied by an unlimited user licence, may resell that copy and his licence to a new acquirer

Commission v Italy
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
By failing to guarantee just and appropriate compensation for victims of all violent intentional crimes committed in cross-border situations, Italy has failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law

Election of the Presidents of Chambers of the General Court of the European Union

Council v LTTE
External relations
Advocate General Sharpston considers that the Court should annul the measures maintaining Hamas and LTTE on the EU list of terrorist organisations on procedural grounds

Commission v Czech Republic
Free movement of goods
By refusing to recognise hallmarks for precious metals affixed by WaarborgHolland, a Netherlands assay office, the Czech Republic has infringed EU law

European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients
Approximation of laws
EU law protects the EU market from cosmetic products containing ingredients which have been tested on animals

Mr Marc van der Woude is elected Vice-President of the General Court of the European Union

Mr Marc Jaeger is re-elected President of the General Court of the European Union

Ledra Advertising v Commission and ECB
Economic policy
The Court of Justice confirms the dismissal of the actions for annulment and dismisses on the merits the actions for compensation concerning the restructuring of the Cypriot banking sector

Entry into office of new Members at the Court of Justice and the General Court of the European Union

Klyuyev v Council
External relations
The General Court of the EU confirms the freezing of funds of three Ukrainians, one being Viktor Yanukovych, former President of Ukraine, for the period from 6 March 2015 until 6 March 2016

Schmitt
Approximation of laws
Advocate General Sharpston considers that bodies monitoring the quality system of manufacturers of medical devices may be liable to patients for failure to fulfil their duties arising from EU product safety rules

Mc Fadden
SERV
The operator of a shop who offers a Wi-Fi network free of charge to the public is not liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network

Morningstar v Commission
Competition
The General Court of the European Union confirms the Commission’s decision to accept the commitments of Thomson Reuters intended to remedy its abuse of a dominant position in the market for consolidated real-time datafeeds

SOPO
Recourse to successive fixed-term contracts to cover permanent needs in the healthcare sector is contrary to EU law

Globo Comunicação e Participações v EUIPO (marque sonore)
Intellectual and industrial property
According to the General Court of the European Union, the standard ringing of an alarm or a telephone may not be registered as an EU trade mark on account of its banality

Rendón Marín
Citizenship of the Union
EU law does not permit a national of a non-EU country who has the sole care of an EU citizen who is a minor to be automatically refused a residence permit or to be expelled from the territory of the European Union on the sole ground that he has a criminal record