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Nº 104/2006 : 14 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in joined cases T-259/02 and others
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich / Commission; Competition
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE LARGELY UPHOLDS THE COMMISSION'S DECISION IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON A SERIES OF CARTEL AGREEMENTS ON THE AUSTRIAN BANKING MARKET (LOMBARD CLUB)

Nº 103/2006 : 14 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-217/05
Confederación Española de Empresarios de Estaciones de Servicio; Competition
THE COMMUNITY PROHIBITION ON AGREEMENTS, DECISIONS AND CONCERTED PRACTICES APPLIES TO AN EXCLUSIVE FUEL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN A SUPPLIER AND A SERVICE-STATION OPERATOR, WHERE THE LATTER ASSUMES THE RISKS LINKED TO THE SALE OF GOODS TO THIRD PARTIES

Nº 102/2006 : 14 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-170/05
Denkavit Internationaal et Denkavit France; Freedom to provide services
NATIONAL LEGISLATION WHICH MAKES DIVIDENDS RECEIVED BY A NON-RESIDENT PARENT COMPANY LIABLE TO A WITHHOLDING TAX, WHILE ALMOST FULLY EXEMPTING DIVIDENDS RECEIVED BY A RESIDENT PARENT COMPANY, RESTRICTS FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT

Nº 101/2006 : 13 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in joined cases T-217/03,T-245/03
FNCBV / Commission; Competition
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE CONFIRMS, IN ESSENCE, THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION PENALISING AN AGREEMENT IN THE BEEF SECTOR

Nº 100/2006 : 12 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-380/03
Germany / Parlement et Conseil; Principles of Community law
THE COURT DISMISSES THE ACTION BROUGHT BY GERMANY CHALLENGING THE DIRECTIVE ON TOBACCO ADVERTISING

Nº 99/2006 : 12 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-146/03
Asociación de Estaciones de Servicio de Madrid et Federación Catalana de Estaciones de Servicio / Commission; State aid
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS THE COMMISSION DECISION RELATING TO THE MEASURES ADOPTED IN 2002 BY SPAIN IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR FOLLOWING THE INCREASE IN FUEL PRICES

Nº 98/2006 : 12 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-95/03
Asociación de Estaciones de Servicio de Madrid et Federación Catalana de Estaciones de Servicio / Commission; State aid
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE CONFIRMS THE COMMISSION'S DECISION DECLARING THAT SPANISH LEGISLATION ON THE OPENING OF SERVICE STATIONS BY HYPERMARKETS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE STATE AID

Nº 97/2006 : 12 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-228/02
Organisation des Modjahedines du peuple d'Iran / Council; Common foreign and security policy
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS THE COUNCIL'S DECISION ORDERING THE FREEZING OF THE FUNDS OF THE ORGANISATION DES MODJAHEDINES DU PEUPLE D'IRAN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

Nº 96/2006 : 12 December 2006: Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-374/04,C-446/04
Test Claimants in Class IV of the ACT Group Litigation; Taxation
THE COURT RULES ON THE COMPATIBILITY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM TAX SYSTEM RELATING TO CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS WITH COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 95/2006 : 7 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-306/05
SGAE; Approximation of laws
THE DISTRIBUTION OF A SIGNAL BY MEANS OF TELEVISION SETS BY A HOTEL TO ITS CUSTOMERS IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT

Nº 94/2006 : 5 December 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-94/04, C-202/04
Cipolla-Macrino; Competition
ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION ON DEROGATION FROM THE SCALE OF LAWYERS' MINIMUM FEES IN ITALY CONSTITUTES A RESTRICTION ON THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES

Nº 93/2006 : 23 November 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-5/05
Joustra; Taxation
ONLY PRODUCTS ACQUIRED AND TRANSPORTED PERSONALLY BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS ARE EXEMPT FROM EXCISE DUTY IN THE MEMBER STATE OF IMPORTATION

Nº 92/2006 : 14 November 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-513/04
Kerckhaert et Morres; Free movement of capital
A MEMBER STATE MAY SUBJECT SHARE DIVIDENDS FROM COMPANIES ESTABLISHED IN ITS TERRITORY AND THOSE FROM COMPANIES ESTABLISHED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE TO THE SAME UNIFORM TAX RATE

Nº 91/2006 : 19 October 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in joined cases T-350/04_T-352/04
Bitburger Brauerei / Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market; Community Trade Mark
NEITHER THE WORD TRADE MARK "BUD", NOR TWO FIGURATIVE TRADE MARKS APPLIED FOR BY ANHEUSER-BUSCH ARE SIMILAR TO THE EARLIER GERMAN TRADE MARKS "BIT" AND "BITTE EIN BIT!"

Nº 86/2006 : 5 October 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-292/04
Meilicke; Free movement of capital
ADVOCATE GENERAL STIX-HACKL PROPOSES THAT THE TEMPORAL EFFECTS OF THE JUDGMENT IN MEILICKE REGARDING THE COMPATIBILITY OF GERMAN PROVISIONS ON THE TAXATION OF DIVIDENDS SHOULD NOT BE LIMITED

Nº 85/2006 : 5 October 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-290/05_C-333/05
Nádasdi; Taxation
HUNGARIAN REGISTRATION DUTY IS CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW IN SO FAR AS IT IMPOSES A HEAVIER BURDEN ON IMPORTED USED VEHICLES THAN ON SIMILAR USED VEHICLES ALREADY REGISTERED IN HUNGARY

Nº 84/2006 : 5 October 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-140/05
Valesko; Free movement of goods
AUSTRIAN LEGISLATION LIMITING AN EXEMPTION, ON A TRANSITIONAL BASIS, FOR CIGARETTES IMPORTED FROM SLOVENIA IS COMPATIBLE WITH COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 83/2006 : 4 October 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-193/04
Tillack / Commission; Law governing the institutions
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE DECLARES INADMISSIBLE THE ACTION FOR ANNULMENT BROUGHT AGAINST THE FORWARDING OF INFORMATION HELD BY OLAF TO NATIONAL JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES AND DISMISSES THE APPLICATION FOR DAMAGES IN COMPENSATION FOR THE HARM ALLEGEDLY SUFFERED BY THE APPLICANT

Nº 82/2006 : 3 October 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-475/03
Banca popolare di Cremona; Taxation
IRAP IS COMPATIBLE WITH COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 81/2006 : 3 October 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-452/04
Fidium Finanz; Freedom to provide services
COMMUNITY LAW DOES NOT PRECLUDE THE REQUIREMENT OF PRIOR AUTHORISATION FOR THE GRANTING OF CREDIT ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS BY A COMPANY ESTABLISHED IN A NON-MEMBER COUNTRY

Nº 80/2006 : 27 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in joined cases T-44/02 OPPO and others
Dresdner Bank / Commission; Competition
THE COURT CONFIRMS THE ANNULMENT OF A COMMISSION DECISION FINING FIVE GERMAN BANKS

Nº 79/2006 : 27 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-168/01
GlaxoSmithKline Services / Commission; Competition
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS IN PART THE DECISION PROHIBITING GLAXO FROM SELLING ITS MEDICINES AT DIFFERENT PRICES ACCORDING TO THE PLACE OF REIMBURSEMENT

Nº 78/2006 : 27 September 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-229/05 P
PKK et KNK / Council; Common foreign and security policy
ADVOCATE GENERAL KOKOTT CONSIDERS THAT OSMAN OCALAN IS ENTITLED TO BRING PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE PKK

Nº 76/2006 : 19 September 2006: Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-506/04, C-193/05
Wilson; Freedom to provide services
THE PROVISIONS OF LUXEMBOURG LAW RELATING TO LINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE WHICH EUROPEAN LAWYERS MUST POSSESS IN ORDER TO BE REGISTERED WITH A BAR ARE CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 75/2006 : 19 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-356/04
LIDL Belgium; Approximation of laws
COMPARATIVE ADVERTISING CAN RELATE COLLECTIVELY TO SELECTIONS OF PRODUCTS

Nº 74/2006 : 13 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-210/02
British Aggregates / Commission; State aid
THE ENVIRONMENTAL LEVY ON AGGREGATES IN THE UNITED KINGODM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE STATE AID

Nº 73/2006 : 13 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-191/04
MIP Metro / Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market; Community Trade Mark
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS OHIM'S DECISION NOT TO REGISTER THE FIGURATIVE SIGN "METRO' AS A COMMUNITY TRADE MARK

Nº 72/2006 : 12 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-196/04
Cadbury Schweppes et Cadbury Schweppes Overseas; Freedom to provide services
UNITED KINGDOM LEGISLATION ON CONTROLLED FOREIGN COMPANIES CAN APPLY ONLY TO WHOLLY ARTIFICIAL TAX ARRANGEMENTS

Nº 71/2006 : 12 September 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-303/05
Advocaten voor de Wereld; Justice and Home Affairs
ADVOCATE GENERAL RUIZ-JARABO TAKES THE VIEW THAT THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT DOES NOT BREACH THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS TO EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW AND TO LEGALITY IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Nº 70/2006 : 12 September 2006: Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-145/04_ C-300/04
Spain / United Kingdom_Eman; Law governing the institutions
IT IS FOR THE MEMBER STATES TO DEFINE THE PERSONS WHO ARE TO BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AND TO STAND AS A CANDIDATE IN ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Nº 69/2006 : 7 September 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in cases C-284/04, C-369/04
T-Mobile Austria e.a.; Taxation
IN THE VIEW OF ADVOCATE GENERAL KOKOTT, THE STATE AUCTIONING OF 3G MOBILE TELEPHONE LICENCES IS NOT LIABLE TO VAT

Nº 68/2006 : 7 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-310/04
Spain / Council; Agriculture
THE COURT OF JUSTICE ANNULS THE NEW SUPPORT SCHEME FOR COTTON

Nº 67/2006 : 7 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-484/04
Commission / United Kingdom; Social policy
THE UNITED KINGDOM GUIDELINES ON WORKING TIME INFRINGE COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 66/2006 : 6 September 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-88/03
Portugal / Commission; State aid
THE COURT DISMISSES THE ACTION BROUGHT BY PORTUGAL AGAINST THE COMMISSION DECISION ON THE TAX SCHEME IN THE AZORES

Nº 65/2006 : 18 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-519/04 P
Meca-Medina et Majcen / Commission; Freedom to provide services
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE'S RULES ON DOPING CONTROL FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF COMMUNITY COMPETITION LAW

Nº 64/2006 : 18 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-119/04
Commission / Italy; Law governing the institutions
FOR THE SECOND TIME THE COURT FINDS AGAINST ITALY FOR FAILING TO RECOGNISE THE ACQUIRED RIGHTS OF FORMER

Nº 63/2006 : 18 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-406/04
De Cuyper; Citizenship of the Union
FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE DOES NOT PRECLUDE A RESIDENCE CLAUSE AS A CONDITION FOR THE RETENTION OF ENTITLEMENT TO AN UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE.

Nº 61/2006 : 14 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-417/05
Endesa / Commission; Competition
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE CONFIRMS THE DECISION OF THE COMISSION DECLARING THAT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF ENDESA BY GAS NATURAL DID NOT FALL WITHIN ITS JURISDICTION

Nº 60/2006 : 13 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-464/04
Impala / Commission; Competition
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE ANNULS THE DECISION AUTHORISING THE CREATION OF SONY BMG

Nº 59/2006 : 13 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-438/04
Mobistar; Approximation of laws
NATIONAL REGULATORY AUTHORITIES MAY FIX EX ANTE MAXIMUM PRICES FOR THE TRANSFER OF A MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER FROM ONE MOBILE TELEPHONE OPERATOR TO ANOTHER

Nº 58/2006 : 13 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-295/04_C-298/04
Manfredi; Competition
AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH INFRINGES NATIONAL COMPETITION LAW MAY INFRINGE COMMUNITY LAW AT THE SAME TIME

Nº 57/2006 : 12 July 2006: Judgments of the Court of First Instance in cases T-253/02, T-49/04
Ayadi-Hassan / Council; Common foreign and security policy
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE CLARIFIES THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS WHOSE FUNDS HAVE BEEN FROZEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

Nº 56/2006 : 11 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-432/04
Commission / Cresson; Law governing the institutions
THE COURT DECLARES THAT MRS EDITH CRESSON ACTED IN BREACH OF HER OBLIGATIONS AS A EUROPEAN COMMISSIONER

Nº 55/2006 : 11 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-13/05
Chacón Navas; Social policy
THE COURT RULES FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THE CONCEPT OF 'DISABILITY' FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE DIRECTIVE ON EQUAL TREATMENT IN EMPLOYMENT AND OCCUPATION

Nº 54/2006 : 4 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-212/04
Adeneler; Social policy
THE COURT OF JUSTICE INTERPRETS THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON FIXED-TERM WORK AND REINFORCES THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS

Nº 53/2006 : 4 July 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-177/04
easyJet / Commission; Competition
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE UPHOLDS THE COMMISSION DECISION CONCERNING THE MERGER BETWEEN AIR FRANCE AND KLM

Nº 52/2006 : 27 June 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-540/03
Parliament / Council; Justice and Home Affairs
THE COURT DISMISSES THE ACTION CHALLENGING THE DIRECTIVE ON THE RIGHT TO FAMILY REUNIFICATION OF NATIONALS OF NON-MEMBER STATES

Nº 51/2006 : 22 June 2006: Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-24/05 P, C-25/05 P
Storck / Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market; Community Trade Mark
THE COURT DISMISSES THE APPEALS BROUGHT BY STORCK AGAINST THE JUDGMENTS OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE REJECTING THE ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST THE DECISIONS OF OHIM REFUSING TO REGISTER AS COMMUNITY TRADE MARKS TWO MARKS RELATING TO WERTHER'S ORIGINAL SWEETS

Nº 50/2006 : 22 June 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-182/03, C-217/03
Belgium / Commission; State aid
THE COURT ORDERS THE PARTIAL ANNULMENT OF THE COMMISSION'S DECISION REQUIRING BELGIUM TO WITHDRAW THE TAX REGIME FOR COORDINATION CENTRES OF MULTINATIONAL UNDERTAKINGS

Nº 49/2006 : 13 June 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-173/03
Traghetti del Mediterraneo; Principles of Community law
THE COURT CONFIRMS THAT A MEMBER STATE IS LIABLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED TO AN INDIVIDUAL BY A MANIFEST INFRINGEMENT OF COMMUNITY LAW ATTRIBUTABLE TO A SUPREME COURT

Nº 48/2006 : 13 June 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-380/03
Germany / Parlement et Conseil; Principles of Community law
ADVOCATE GENERAL PHILIPPE LÉGER PROPOSES THAT THE COURT OF JUSTICE SHOULD DISMISS THE ACTION BROUGHT BY GERMANY AGAINST THE TOBACCO ADVERTISING DIRECTIVE

Nº 47/2006 : 7 June 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-213/01
Österreichische Postsparkasse AG / Commission of the European Communities; Competition
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE RULES ON QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE PARTICIPATION OF COMPLAINANTS IN PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO INFRINGEMENTS OF THE COMPETITION RULES

Nº 46/2006 : 30 May 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-317/04,C-318/04
Parliament / Council; Principles of Community law
THE COURT ANNULS THE COUNCIL DECISION CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA AND THE COMMISSION DECISION ON THE ADEQUATE PROTECTION OF THOSE DATA

Nº 45/2006 : 30 May 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-459/03
Commission / Ireland; Law governing the institutions
BY BRINGING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE UNITED KINGDOM WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA, IRELAND HAS BREACHED COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 42/2006 : 16 May 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-372/04
Watts; Social security for migrant workers
THE OBLIGATION TO REIMBURSE THE COST OF HOSPITAL TREATMENT PROVIDED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE ALSO APPLIES TO A NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE WHICH PROVIDES SUCH TREATMENT FREE OF CHARGE

Nº 41/2006 : 11 May 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-340/04
Cabotermo et Consorzio Alisei; Freedom to provide services
A MUNICIPALITY MAY AWARD A PUBLIC CONTRACT DIRECTLY TO AN UNDERTAKING CONTROLLED BY IT IF THE ESSENTIAL PART OF ITS ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT FOR THAT AUTHORITY

Nº 40/2006 : 10 May 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-279/03
Galileo International Technology e.a. / Commission; Community Trade Mark

Nº 38/2006 : 2 May 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-328/03
O2 (Germany) / Commission; Competition
THE COMMISSION'S DECISION CONCERNING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN O2 AND TMOBILE ON NETWORK SHARING FOR THE THIRD GENERATION OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (3G) IN GERMANY IS PARTIALLY ANNULLED

Nº 37/2006 : 2 May 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-196/04
Cadbury Schweppes et Cadbury Schweppes Overseas; Freedom to provide services
IN THE OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL LÉGER THE UNITED KINGDOM LEGISLATION ON "CONTROLLED FOREIGN COMPANIES' IS COMPATIBLE WITH COMMUNITY LAW IF IT APPLIES ONLY TO WHOLLY ARTIFICIAL ARRANGEMENTS INTENDED TO CIRCUMVENT NATIONAL LAW

Nº 36/2006 : 2 May 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-341/04
Eurofood IFSC; COJC
THE COURT WITH JURISDICTION TO OPEN "MAIN" INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS IS, SAVE WHERE GOOD REASON IS SHOWN TO THE CONTRARY, THE COURT OF THE MEMBER STATE WHERE THE DEBTOR'S REGISTERED OFFICE IS SITUTATED

Nº 35/2006 : 27 April 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-423/04
Richards; Social policy
THE REFUSAL TO GRANT A PENSION TO A MALE-TO-FEMALE TRANSSEXUAL AT THE SAME AGE AS A WOMAN IS CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 34/2006 : 6 April 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in cases C-145/04, C-300/04
Spain / United Kingdom, Eman-Sevinger; Law governing the institutions
ADVOCATE GENERAL ANTONIO TIZZANO HAS DELIVERED HIS OPINION IN TWO CASES CONCERNING THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Nº 33/2006 : 6 April 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-551/03 P
General Motors Nederland et Opel Nederland / Commission; Competition
THE COURT CONFIRMS THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE FINDING ANTI-COMPETITIVE CONDUCT BY THE NETHERLANDS SUBSIDIARY OF GENERAL MOTORS

Nº 32/2006 : 6 April 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-124/05
Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging; Social policy
COMMUNITY LAW PRECLUDES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MINIMUM PERIOD OF PAID ANNUAL LEAVE BY AN ALLOWANCE IN LIEU, WHERE LEAVE IS CARRIED OVER TO A SUBSEQUENT YEAR.

Nº 29/2006 : 30 March 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-451/03
Servizi Ausiliari Dottori Commercialisti; Freedom to provide services
ITALIAN TAX ADVICE CENTRES' EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO COMPLETE WORKERS' DECLARATIONS OF INCOME IS CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 25/2006 : 16 March 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-322/03
Telefon & Buch / Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market; Community Trade Mark
THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE UPHOLDS THE DECISION OF OHIM TO CANCEL THE COMMUNITY WORD MARK "WEISSE SEITEN' FOR CERTAIN GOODS

Nº 24/2006 : 16 March 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-131/04, C-257/04
Robinson-Steele; Social policy
PAYMENT FOR ANNUAL LEAVE INCLUDED IN HOURLY OR DAILY REMUNERATION ("ROLLED-UP HOLIDAY PAY') IS CONTRARY TO THE WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE

Nº 23/2006 : 16 March 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-234/04
Kapferer; CECC
AS A GENERAL RULE, A NATIONAL COURT DOES NOT HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO RE-OPEN AND SET ASIDE A JUDICIAL DECISION WHICH HAS BECOME FINAL, EVEN IF THAT DECISION SHOULD BE CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 22/2006 : 15 March 2006: Judgments of the Court of First Instance in cases T-15/02, T-26/02
BASF / Commission; Competition
THE CFI REDUCES THE FINES IMPOSED ON BASF TO 236.845 MILLION EUROS AND ON DAIICHI TO 18 MILLION EUROS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN CARTELS IN VARIOUS VITAMIN MARKETS

Nº 21/2006 : 14 March 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-475/03
Banca popolare di Cremona; Taxation
ADVOCATE GENERAL STIX-HACKL CONCLUDES THAT THE SIXTH VAT DIRECTIVE PRECLUDES A TAX SUCH AS THE ITALIAN "IRAP"

Nº 19/2006 : 23 February 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-432/04
Commission / Cresson; Law governing the institutions
IN THE OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL GEELHOED, MRS CRESSON IS CORRECTLY ACCUSED OF FAVOURITISM BY THE COMMISSION, IN BREACH OF HER OBLIGATIONS AS A COMMISSIONER

Nº 18/2006 : 22 February 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-34/02
Le Levant 001 e.a. / Commission; State aid

Nº 17/2006 : 21 February 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-152/03
Ritter-Coulais; Freedom to provide services
GERMAN LEGISLATION WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOREIGN "NEGATIVE INCOME' TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE RATE OF TAXATION IS CONTRARY TO COMMUNITY LAW

Nº 16/2006 : 21 February 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-286/03
Hosse; Social security for migrant workers
A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY OF A FRONTIER WORKER LIVING WITH THE WORKER MAY NOT BE DEPRIVED OF A CARE ALLOWANCE GRANTED BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Nº 15/2006 : 21 February 2006: Judgments of the Court of Justice in Cases C-255/02, C-419/02, C-223/03
Halifax e.a.; Taxation
THE SIXTH VAT DIRECTIVE DOES NOT GRANT A TAXABLE PERSON ANY RIGHT TO DEDUCT INPUT VAT WHERE THE TRANSACTIONS FROM WHICH THAT RIGHT DERIVES CONSTITUTE AN ABUSIVE PRACTICE

Nº 13/2006 : 9 February 2004: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-127/04
Master Delcan O'Byrne; Environment and consumers
THE COURT OF JUSTICE STATES, IN RELATION TO LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS, THAT THE TERM "PRODUCER' CAN INCLUDE A DISTRIBUTION SUBSIDIARY

Nº 12/2006 : 9 February 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-226/04, C-228/04
La Cascina et Zilch; Freedom to provide services
THE COURT DELIVERS ITS FIRST JUDGMENT ON THE OPTION TO EXCLUDE SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE IN RESPECT OF THE PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES FROM A PUBLIC SERVICES CONTRACT

Nº 10/2006 : 7 February 2006: OPINION 1/03
THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HAS EXCLUSIVE COMPETENCE TO CONCLUDE THE NEW LUGANO CONVENTION

Nº 9/2006 : 1 February 2006: Order of the President of the Court of First Instance in Case T-417/05
Endesa / Commission; Competition
THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE DISMISSES THE APPLICATION FOR INTERIM MEASURES BROUGHT BY ENDESA

Nº 8/2006 : 1 February 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in cases C-94/04, C-202/04
Cipolla; Competition
ADVOCATE GENERAL POIARES MADURO SUGGESTS THAT THE FIXING OF MINIMUM RATES FOR LAWYERS' FEES RESTRICTS THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES

Nº 7/2006 : 31 January 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-503/03
Commission / Spain; Freedom of movement for persons
THE COURT EXPLAINS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONVENTION IMPLEMENTING THE SCHENGEN AGREEMENT AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR PERSONS

Nº 6/2006 : 26 January 2006: Judgment of the Court of First Instance in Case T-92/02
Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall e.a. / Commission; State aid
THE GERMAN SCHEME OF TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE RESERVES SET UP BY NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS DOES NOT AMOUNT TO STATE AID

Nº 5/2006 : 26 January 2006: Opinion of the Advocate General in the case C-119/04
Commission / Italy; Law governing the institutions
ADVOCATE GENERAL POIARES MADURO PROPOSES FINING ITALY EUR 265 500 PER DAY FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH A 2001 JUDGMENT

Nº 4/2006 : 19 January 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-244/04
Commission / Germany; Freedom to provide services
THE WORK VISA REGIME APPLIED BY GERMANY TO NATIONALS OF NON-MEMBER STATES POSTED BY SERVICE PROVIDERS ESTABLISHED IN OTHER MEMBER STATES IS CONTRARY TO THE FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES

Nº 3/2006 : 12 January 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-354/03, C-355/03,C-484/03
Optigen; Taxation
COMPANIES UNWITTINGLY PARTY TO CAROUSEL FRAUD ARE ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT OF INPUT VAT PAID

Nº 1/2006 : 10 January 2006: Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-344/04
International Air Transport Association e.a.; Transport
THE REGULATION ON COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE FOR AIR PASSENGERS IS VALID