No 125/2010
: 22 December 2010
Principles of Community law
A Member State may refuse to recognise on public policy grounds the surname of a national which has been obtained in another Member State and contains a title of nobility
No 124/2010
: 17 December 2010
Community Trade Mark
The shape of a chocolate rabbit or reindeer with a red ribbon cannot be registered as a Community trade mark
No 123/2010
: 16 December 2010
Law governing the institutions
The General Court orders the Commission to pay Systran liquidated damages of €12 001 000
No 122/2010
: 16 December 2010
State aid
The General Court confirms the Commission's decision finding that the funding system in place for Netherlands public service broadcasters constitutes State aid which is incompatible with the common market
No 121/2010
: 16 December 2010
Free movement of goods
The prohibition on the admission of non-residents to Netherlands ‘coffee-shops’ complies with European Union law
No 120/2010
: 15 December 2010
Competition
The General Court confirms the €38 million fine imposed on E.ON Energie for breaking a seal affixed to an office of that company by the Commission during an inspection
No 119/2010
: 9 December 2010
Freedom to provide services
Advocate General Jääskinen considers that eBay is generally not liable for trade mark infringements committed by its users on its electronic marketplace
No 118/2010
: 7 December 2010
The Court explains the rules of jurisdiction in European Union law that are applicable to consumer contracts, in relation to services offered on the internet
No 117/2010
: 2 December 2010
Free movement of goods
EU Member States cannot prohibit the selling of contact lenses via the Internet
No 116/2010
: 26 November 2010
Entry into office of a new Judge at the General Court of the European Union
No 115/2010
: 25 November 2010
Approximation of laws
By authorising the use of the name "pure chocolate" Italy has infringed EU Law
No 114/2010
: 24 November 2010
Staff Regulations of Officials
The Court annuls the provisions of the Council Regulation making adjustments to the salaries of EU officials with effect from July 2009
No 113/2010
: 16 November 2010
Justice and Home Affairs
A national court which issues a European arrest warrant may declare that an earlier judgment given under its legal system does not cover the same acts as those referred to in the arrest warrant
No 112/2010
: 11 November 2010
Freedom to provide services
Portugal’s holding of golden shares in Energias de Portugal is contrary to European Union law
No 111/2010
: 9 November 2010
VISA
A person can be excluded from refugee status if he is individually responsible for acts committed by an organisation using terrorist methods
No 110/2010
: 9 November 2010
Agriculture
European Union legislation on the publication of information relating to the beneficiaries of European agricultural funds is partially invalid
No 109/2010
: 25 October 2010
Entry into office of a new Judge at the General Court of the European Union
No 108/2010
: 25 October 2010
Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, and the European Ombudsman
No 107/2010
: 21 October 2010
Freedom to provide services
The penalties imposed on shareholders of public limited companies operating television stations are contrary to the principles of freedom of establishment and of the free movement of capital
No 106/2010
: 21 October 2010
Approximation of laws
The application of the ‘private copying levy’ to reproduction media acquired by undertakings and professionals for purposes other than private copying is not compatible with European Union law
No 105/2010
: 14 October 2010
Election of the Presidents of the Chambers of three Judges and appointment of the First Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union
No 104/2010
: 14 October 2010
Competition
The Court of Justice upholds the €12.6 million fine imposed by the Commission on Deutsche Telekom for abuse of its dominant position in the fixed telephony markets in Germany
No 103/2010
: 12 October 2010
Principles of Community law
Automatic termination of an employment contract on reaching retirement age is not necessarily discriminatory
No 102/2010
: 12 October 2010
Social policy
Depriving a worker of a severance allowance on the ground that he may draw an old-age pension constitutes discrimination on grounds of age
No 101/2010
: 7 October 2010
Social policy
Where a number of undertakings are present on a construction site, EU law requires that a safety coordinator be appointed and that a safety plan be drawn up where there are particular risks
No 100/2010
: 7 October 2010
Community Trade Mark
Advocate General Cruz Villalón considers that an order of a competent national court prohibiting an infringer from continuing to use a registered Community trade mark has, in principle, effect throughout the entire area of the European Union
No 99/2010
: 6 October 2010
Entry into office of a new judge and the new registrar at the Court of Justice of the European Union
No 98/2010
: 5 October 2010
COJC
The removal of a child by a parent to another Member State is wrongful only if it is in breach of custody rights granted by national law
No 97/2010
: 5 October 2010
Freedom to provide services
French legislation concerning reimbursement for planned healthcare treatment in another Member State is compatible with EU law
No 96/2010
: 1 October 2010
Celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Civil Service Tribunal
No 95/2010
: 30 September 2010
Common foreign and security policy
The General Court annuls the regulation freezing Yassin Abdullah Kadi’s funds
No 94/2010
: 30 September 2010
Social policy
Employed fathers are entitled to ‘breastfeeding’ leave irrespective of the professional status of their child’s mother
No 93/2010
: 30 September 2010
Principles of Community law
In the opinion of Advocate General Juliane Kokott it is not compatible with EU fundamental rights to take the sex of an insured person into account as a risk factor in insurance contracts
No 92/2010
: 16 September 2010
Election of Presidents of Chamber of the General Court of the European Union
No 91/2010
: 14 September 2010
Community Trade Mark
The Lego brick is not registrable as a Community trade mark
No 90/2010
: 14 September 2010
Competition
In the field of competition law, internal company communications with in-house lawyers are not covered by legal professional privilege
No 89/2010
: 14 September 2010
Freedom to provide services
In the view of Advocate General Cruz Villalón, in limiting access to the profession of notary to their nationals, six Member States have failed to fulfil their obligations under the Treaty
No 88/2010
: 13 September 2010
Mr Marc Jaeger has been re-elected as President of the General Court of the European Union
No 87/2010
: 13 September 2010
Partial renewal of the membership of the General Court of the European Union
No 86/2010
: 13 September 2010
Competition
The Court annuls in part the Commission’s decision relating to a cartel on the market for industrial sacks
No 85/2010
: 13 September 2010
State aid
The General Court annuls, in part, the Commission’s decision relating to State aid granted to Olympic Airways and Olympic Airlines
No 84/2010
: 13 September 2010
Competition
The General Court confirms the lawfulness of the Commission decision of 7th January 2004 authorising, subject to the sale of assets, the purchase of Vivendi Universal Publishing by Lagardère
No 83/2010
: 13 September 2010
State aid
The General Court dismisses the action brought by TF1 seeking annulment of the Commission decision of 2006 approving French aid in support of cinematographic and audiovisual production
No 82/2010
: 9 September 2010
Transport
The General Court upholds the Commission decision approving German measures relating to the approaches to Zurich airport
No 81/2010
: 9 September 2010
Common foreign and security policy
The General Court annuls certain Council measures ordering the freezing of funds of Stichting Al-Aqsa with a view to combating terrorism
No 80/2010
: 9 September 2010
Freedom to provide services
Austrian legislation under which only companies having their seat in Austria have the right to operate casinos is contrary to European Union law
No 79/2010
: 8 September 2010
Competition
The Court reduces the fine of €11.88 million initially imposed on Deltafina on account of its anticompetitive conduct on the Spanish raw tobacco market to €6.12 million
No 78/2010
: 8 September 2010
Freedom to provide services
The public monopoly of the organisation of sporting bets and lotteries in Germany does not pursue the objective of combating the dangers of gambling in a consistent and systematic manner
No 77/2010
: 29 July 2010
Community Trade Mark
Anheuser-Busch may not register the word ‘Budweiser’ as a Community trade mark for beer
No 76/2010
: 15 July 2010
Free movement of goods
Advocate General Bot takes the view that the municipality of Maastricht can prohibit the admission to ‘coffee shops’ of persons not resident in the Netherlands
No 75/2010
: 8 July 2010
Freedom to provide services
Swedish legislation which prohibits the promotion of gambling organised on the Internet by private operators in other Member States for profit is consistent with Community law
No 74/2010
: 8 July 2010
Freedom to provide services
The Portuguese State’s holding of ‘golden’ shares in Portugal Telecom constitutes an unjustified restriction on the free movement of capital
No 73/2010
: 6 July 2010
Approximation of laws
Monsanto cannot prohibit the marketing in the EU of soy meal containing, in a residual state, a DNA sequence patented by it
No 72/2010
: 6 July 2010
Competition
The prohibition of Ryanair’s takeover of Aer Lingus is valid
No 71/2010
: 1 July 2010
The Court clarifies certain rules concerning the recognition and enforcement of judgments requiring the return of a child who has been wrongfully removed
No 70/2010
: 1 July 2010
State aid
Aid of €150 million granted by the French State to France Télévisions complies with EU law
No 69/2010
: 1 July 2010
Social policy
Workers given leave from work or transferred to another job because of pregnancy are entitled to their basic monthly pay and the supplementary allowances attached to their occupational status
No 68/2010
: 1 July 2010
Competition
The Court confirms the fine of €85.8 million imposed on Knauf Gips KG for its anti-competitive conduct on the plasterboard market
No 67/2010
: 1 July 2010
Competition
The General Court essentially upholds the decision of the Commission which found that the AstraZeneca Group abused its dominant position by preventing the marketing of generic products replicating Losec
No 66/2010
: 1 July 2010
State aid
The preferential electricity tariff granted to successor companies of Terni constitutes State aid which Italy must recover from those companies
No 65/2010
: 1 July 2010
Approximation of laws
The Court holds that, when assessing whether the direct charge relating to transferring a telephone number is a disincentive, account must be taken of the costs incurred by the operator in providing that service
No 64/2010
: 29 June 2010
Common foreign and security policy
The Council decisions which included the DHKP-C on lists relating to measures for combating terrorism before June 2007, adopted in breach of basic procedural safeguards, cannot form any part of the basis for criminal proceedings against members of that organisation who are not on those lists
No 63/2010
: 29 June 2010
Free movement of goods
The Court of Justice defines the scope of the protection of personal data in the context of access to documents of the Union institutions
No 62/2010
: 29 June 2010
Law governing the institutions
Refusal of access to documents concerning a procedure for reviewing State aid may be justified by the general presumption that the disclosure of those documents would undermine investigation activities
No 61/2010
: 29 June 2010
Competition
The Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the General Court and upholds the Commission's decision making binding the commitments offered by De Beers to cease all purchases of rough diamonds from Alrosa
No 60/2010
: 28 June 2010
Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice by the new members of the European Court of Auditors
No 59/2010
: 22 June 2010
Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-188/10, C-189/10
Melki
Les autorités de police d'un État membre, participant à l'acquis de Schengen, peuvent être investies d'une compétence de contrôle d'identité dans une zone de 20 km en deçà de sa frontière
No 58/2010
: 17 June 2010
Competition
The Court confirms the fine of €249.6 million imposed on Lafarge for its anti-competitive conduct on the plasterboard market
No 57/2010
: 17 June 2010
VISA
A displaced Palestinian receives protection or assistance from the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees only when that person has actually availed himself of that protection or assistance
No 56/2010
: 15 June 2010
Freedom to provide services
Where unscheduled hospital care is administered during a temporary stay in a Member State other than the Member State of affiliation, the latter is not required to reimburse the patient as regards costs which, in the State where the care was administered, fall to be paid by the patient
No 55/2010
: 15 June 2010
State aid
The Italian subsidy granted for the purchase or rental of digital terrestrial decoders constitutes State aid and must be recovered
No 54/2010
: 10 June 2010
Entry into office of a new Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union
No 53/2010
: 8 June 2010
Approximation of laws
The Roaming Regulation is valid
No 52/2010
: 3 June 2010
Approximation of laws
National legislation may authorise judicial review as to the unfairness of contractual terms which are drafted in plain, intelligible language
No 51/2010
: 3 June 2010
Intellectual and industrial property
The Court of Justice specifies the criteria governing revocation of .eu top level domain names which have been registered in a speculative or abusive manner
No 50/2010
: 3 June 2010
Freedom to provide services
A Member State can prohibit the operation of games of chance on the internet
No 49/2010
: 1 June 2010
Freedom to provide services
The demographic and geographical limits set by Asturian legislation for the opening of new pharmacies constitute a restriction on the freedom of establishment
No 48/2010
: 21 May 2010
State aid
The statements of the French authorities aimed at assuring France Télécom of their support at a time when the operator was experiencing a major crisis cannot be classified as State aid
No 47/2010
: 20 May 2010
Environment and consumers
The Court finds that the Commission has failed to prove that the upgrading of a transport link risks bringing about the extinction of the Iberian lynx in the Doñana Park in Spain
No 46/2010
: 19 May 2010
Competition
The General Court reduces the fines originally imposed on IMI and Chalkor for the copper plumbing tube cartel to €38.556 million and €8.2467 million, respectively
No 45/2010
: 11 May 2010
Approximation of laws
According to Advocate General Trstenjak a levy on private copies may be imposed on digital equipment, devices and media only where it may be presumed that they are to be used for private copying
No 44/2010
: 7 May 2010
‘Open Day’ at the Court of Justice of the European Union
No 43/2010
: 6 May 2010
Transport
The Court confirms that the liability of air carriers for loss of baggage is limited to €1134.71
No 42/2010
: 3 May 2010
Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by the President and the Members of the European Commission
No 41/2010
: 29 April 2010
Common foreign and security policy
The freezing of funds of persons with suspected links to Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda or the Taliban does not apply to certain social security benefits paid to their spouses
No 40/2010
: 29 April 2010
Competition
Advocate General Juliane Kokott takes the view that, in cartel investigations by the European Commission, legal professional privilege does not apply to communications with in-house lawyers
No 39/2010
: 28 April 2010
Competition
The General Court confirms the fines totalling € 23.44 million imposed on five undertakings for taking part in cartels on the industrial threads markets
No 38/2010
: 22 April 2010
Approximation of laws
Public authorities may offer financial incentives to induce doctors to prescribe cheaper medicinal products
No 37/2010
: 16 April 2010
All European Final of the European Moot Court Competition takes place at the Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg on 16 April 2010
No 36/2010
: 15 April 2010
Approximation of laws
The cost of delivering goods must not be charged to a consumer who withdraws from a distance contract
No 35/2010
: 15 April 2010
Freedom of movement for persons
A Member State may make claims for payment of special length-of-service increments, denied to migrant workers on the basis of the application of a domestic law incompatible with Community law, subject to a limitation period
No 34/2010
: 15 April 2010
Competition
Member States can determine the categories of persons capable of benefiting from the resale right after the death of the author of a work of art
No 33/2010
: 13 April 2010
Principles of Community law
European Union law precludes, in principle, a limitation on enrolment by non-resident students in certain university courses in the public health field
No 32/2010
: 23 March 2010
Approximation of laws
Google has not infringed trade mark law by allowing advertisers to purchase keywords corresponding to their competitors’ trade marks
No 31/2010
: 18 March 2010
Community Trade Mark
The General Court delivers its first judgment on the Community design
No 30/2010
: 16 March 2010
Freedom of movement for persons
Football clubs may seek compensation for the training of young players whom they have trained where those players wish to sign their first professional contract with a club in another Member State
No 29/2010
: 15 March 2010
Statistics concerning Judicial Activity in 2009
No 28/2010
: 15 March 2010
Formal sitting for a eulogy in memory of Mr Hans Jung, former Registrar of the Court of First Instance
No 27/2010
: 11 March 2010
Approximation of laws
A Member State may prohibit the making of the conclusion of a contract for the provision of telecommunications services contingent on the conclusion, by the enduser, of a separate contract
No 26/2010
: 9 March 2010
Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union of Her Excellency Ms Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
No 25/2010
: 9 March 2010
Environment and consumers
Operators with installations located close to a polluted area may be deemed to be liable for the pollution
No 24/2010
: 9 March 2010
Approximation of laws
For the first time the Court of justice is asked to interpret the scope of EU legislation on the protection of biotechnological inventions
No 23/2010
: 8 March 2010
Formal sitting for eulogies in memory of former Members of the Court of Justice
No 22/2010
: 4 March 2010
VISA
Advocate General Sharpston considers that Directive 2004/83 offers automatic recognition of refugee status to persons who, as a result of external circumstances beyond their control, have ceased to receive protection or assistance from UN bodies other than the UNHCR
No 21/2010
: 4 March 2010
Taxation
Legislation in France, Austria and Ireland fixing minimum retail prices for cigarettes infringes European Union law
No 20/2010
: 4 March 2010
Environment and consumers
The Court of Justice declares that Italy has not adopted all the measures necessary for the disposal of waste in the region of Campania
No 19/2010
: 4 March 2010
Freedom to provide services
According to Advocate General Mengozzi, mutual recognition of national licences for games of chance is not viable as European Union law now stands
No 18/2010
: 3 March 2010
State aid
The General Court upholds the Commission’s decisions on the transfer of two special investment funds to Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen
No 17/2010
: 2 March 2010
Environment and consumers
The General Court dismisses the action brought by Arcelor challenging the validity of the Emissions Trading Directive
No 16/2010
: 2 March 2010
VISA
A person may lose refugee status when the circumstances in the third country on which his fear of persecution was founded have ceased to exist
No 15/2010
: 2 March 2010
Freedom of movement for persons
Withdrawal of naturalisation obtained by deception may lead to statelessness and therefore to the loss of citizenship of the Union on condition that this withdrawal observes the principle of proportionality
No 14/2010
: 25 February 2010
External relations
Products originating in the West Bank do not qualify for preferential customs treatment under the EC-Israel Agreement
No 13/2010
: 25 February 2010
Freedom to provide services
According to Advocate General Mengozzi, refusal of additional reimbursement for medical expenses arising from unplanned hospital treatment abroad is contrary to the freedom to provide services
No 12/2010
: 23 February 2010
Citizenship of the Union
A parent caring for the child of a migrant worker who is in education in the host Member State has a right of residence in that State
No 11/2010
: 23 February 2010
Freedom to provide services
According to Advocate General Bot, Swedish legislation prohibiting the promotion of gambling over the internet by companies established in other Member States complies with Community law
No 10/2010
: 23 February 2010
Freedom to provide services
According to Advocate General Mazák, a Member State which reserves the operation of casinos exclusively to companies which have their seat in its territory is acting in a way which is incompatible with European Union Law
No 9/2010
: 10 February 2010
Visit to the Court of Justice of a delegation from the Supreme Court of the United States of America and Professors from an American university, SMU Dedman School of Law
No 8/2010
: 1 February 2010
FORMAL SITTING FOR A EULOGY IN MEMORY OF FORMER ADVOCATE GENERAL DÁMASO RUIZ-JARABO COLOMER
No 7/2010
: 21 January 2010
Freedom to provide services
Germany has infringed Community law by restricting to its own undertakings alone the possibility of entering into contracts with Polish undertakings in respect of work to be carried out within its territory
No 6/2010
: 21 January 2010
COJC
The Court explains the effect of the rules governing recognition by the Member States of judgments relating to insolvency proceedings
No 5/2010
: 20 January 2010
Agriculture
The General Court dismisses three cotton ginning undertakings' actions for compensation
No 4/2010
: 19 January 2010
Principles of Community law
The Court of Justice confirms the existence of the principle of non-discrimination on grounds of age and the role of national courts in its application
No 3/2010
: 14 January 2010
Environment and consumers
Member States can only refuse to give their agreement to the list of sites of Community importance drawn up by the Commission on environmental grounds
No 2/2010
: 14 January 2010
Approximation of laws
Allowing customers to take part in a lottery free of charge following a certain number of purchases does not automatically constitute an unfair commercial practice
No 1/2010
: 12 January 2010
Principles of Community law
Setting a maximum recruitment age of 30 for certain firefighters and a retirement age of 68 for panel dentists is permissible
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