Stqarrijiet għall-istampa
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L-Istqarrijiet għall-istampa huma maħsuba sabiex jinformaw, bi stil aċċessibbli, lill-pubbliku b’mod ġenerali u lill-ġurnalisti dwar il-kawżi ta’ interess għall-midja jew li jkollhom impatt fuq il-ħajja taċ-ċittadini. Huma jkopru wkoll l-avvenimenti prinċipali tal-ħajja tal-istituzzjoni.
Il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tfassal ukoll
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tal-iktar deċiżjonijiet importanti. Is--sunti huma maħsuba iktar għal membri informati tal-pubbliku, b’mod partikolari għal ġuristi, li jkunu jixtiequ jiksbu ħarsa iktar iddettaljata tad-deċiżjonijiet adottati mill-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja u mill-Qorti Ġenerali.
Nru 146/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
SOPO
A fixed-term worker elected to a parliamentary role must be able to benefit, for the purposes of holding political office, from the same special leave granted to a permanent civil servant
Nru 145/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Trasport
In the road transport sector, drivers may not take the regular weekly rest period to which they are entitled in their vehicle
Nru 144/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Sigurtà soċjali tal-ħaddiema migranti
An EU citizen who, after more than one year, has ceased to work in a self-employed capacity in another Member State because of an absence of work owing to reasons beyond his control retains the status of self-employed person and, consequently, a right to reside in that Member State
Nru 143/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Enerġija
Member States cannot require natural gas suppliers to hold exclusively on national territory sufficient natural gas stocks to fulfil the obligations laid down by the EU regulation on security of gas supply
Nru 142/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The Court annuls the Commission’s decision ordering the recovery of State aid granted by Spain to operators of the terrestrial television platform
Nru 141/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Spazju ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
In situations in which it is mandatory to have recourse to arbitration proceedings, a Swiss arbitration authority responsible for dealing with civil actions constitutes a court for the purposes of the Lugano II Convention
Nru 140/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The written answers submitted at a professional examination and any comments of the examiner with respect to those answers constitute a candidate’s personal data to which he has, in principle, a right of access
Nru 139/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Agrikoltura
A sorbet may be sold under the name ‘Champagner Sorbet’ if it has, as one of its essential characteristics, a taste attributable primarily to champagne
Nru 138/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Spanish company Schweppes may not oppose the import of bottles of tonic water bearing the trade mark ‘Schweppes’ and originating in the UK if it has itself given the impression that that trade mark is a single global trade mark
Nru 137/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Spazju ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The Rome III Regulation does not determine the law applicable to private divorces
Nru 136/2017
: 20 ta' Diċembru 2017
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Is-servizz ta’ tqegħid f’kuntatt ma’ xufiera mhux professjonisti pprovdut minn Uber jaqa’ taħt is-servizzi fil-qasam tat-trasport
Nru 135/2017
: 13 ta' Diċembru 2017
Politika ekonomika
The ECB may exercise prudential supervision of the Groupe Crédit mutuel through the Confédération nationale du Crédit mutuel, including in respect of the Crédit mutuel Arkéa
Nru 134/2017
: 7 ta' Diċembru 2017
Spazju ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
A decision may not be adopted to expel a third-country national who is a long-term resident for the sole reason that he or she has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than one year
Nru 133/2017
: 7 ta' Diċembru 2017
Proprjetà intellettwali u industrijali
Coca-Cola may oppose the registration of the sign ‘Master’ which uses the same font as its own for the marketing of beverages and food products
Nru 132/2017
: 6 ta' Diċembru 2017
Kompetizzjoni
A supplier of luxury goods can prohibit its authorised distributors from selling those goods on a third-party internet platform such as Amazon
Nru 131/2017
: 5 ta' Diċembru 2017
SOPO
Advocate General Bobek considers that a requirement in national law for a person who has changed gender to be unmarried in order to qualify for a state retirement pension is unlawful
Nru 130/2017
: 5 ta' Diċembru 2017
FIN
The obligation to protect the financial interests of the EU must be reconciled with observance of the principle that offences and penalties must be defined by law
Nru 129/2017
: 5 ta' Diċembru 2017
Proprjetà intellettwali u industrijali
Apple succeeds in preventing the registration of ‘MI PAD’ as an EU trade mark in respect of electronic devices and (tele)communication services
Nru 128/2017
: 30 ta' Novembru 2017
Agrikoltura
According to Advocate General Wahl, the requirement for ritual slaughtering without stunning to be carried out in an approved slaughterhouse does not infringe the right to religious freedom
Nru 127/2017
: 29 ta' Novembru 2017
Dritt istituzzjonali
The General Court upholds the decision of the European Parliament to recover from Dominique Bilde MEP the sums paid for the employment of a parliamentary assistant on the grounds that she had not proven that work was in fact carried out by that assistant
Nru 126/2017
: 29 ta' Novembru 2017
Moviment liberu tal-persuni
A worker must be able to carry over and accumulate unexercised rights to paid annual leave when an employer does not put that worker in a position in which he is able to exercise his right to paid annual leave
Nru 125/2017
: 29 ta' Novembru 2017
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
The making available of copies of television programmes saved in the cloud must be authorised by the holder of the copyright or related rights
Nru 124/2017
: 28 ta' Novembru 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Damage caused by vehicles which are also intended to be used as machines for carrying out work must be covered by compulsory motor-vehicle insurance against civil liability only when such vehicles are being used principally as a means of transport
Nru 123/2017
: 22 ta' Novembru 2017
Tassazzjoni
The prohibition of abusive practices in the sphere of VAT is applicable regardless of a national measure giving effect to it in Member States
Nru 122/2017
: 20 ta' Novembru 2017
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
Poland must immediately cease its active forest management operations in the Białowieża Forest, except in exceptional cases where they are strictly necessary to ensure public safety
Nru 121/2017
: 14 ta' Novembru 2017
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
Ċittadin ta’ Stat li ma huwiex Stat Membru tal-Unjoni Ewropea li jkun membru tal-familja ta’ ċittadin tal-Unjoni jista’ jibbenefika minn dritt ta’ residenza fl-Istat Membru fejn dan iċ-ċittadin kien irrisjeda qabel kiseb in-nazzjonalità tiegħu minbarra n-nazzjonalità ta’ oriġini tiegħu
Nru 120/2017
: 14 ta' Novembru 2017
Kompetizzjoni
Concertation on price and quantities between several organisations of agricultural producers and associations of such organisations may constitute an agreement, decision or concerted practice for the purposes of competition law
Nru 119/2017
: 14 ta' Novembru 2017
Spazju ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
According to Advocate General Bobek, Maximilian Schrems may be able to rely on his consumer status in order to sue Facebook Ireland before the Austrian Courts with respect to the private use of his own Facebook account
Nru 118/2017
: 10 ta' Novembru 2017
Kompetizzjoni
The EU General Court annuls in part the Commission’s decision against the Icap Group in the cartels relating to Yen interest rate derivatives
Nru 117/2017
: 9 ta' Novembru 2017
Prinċipji tad-Dritt Komunitarju
According to Advocate General Tanchev, occupational requirements set by religious organisations are subject to judicial review with respect to alleged unlawful discrimination on the basis of belief
Nru 116/2017
: 9 ta' Novembru 2017
SOPO
The method used in Spain to determine the basis for the calculation of the duration of unemployment benefit for ‘vertical’ part-time workers is contrary to EU law
Nru 115/2017
: 9 ta' Novembru 2017
SOPO
The weekly rest period for workers does not necessarily have to be granted the day following six consecutive working days
Nru 114/2017
: 9 ta' Novembru 2017
Sigurtà soċjali tal-ħaddiema migranti
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, a national court may, in the event of fraud, disapply the social security certificate of posted workers in the European Union
Nru 113/2017
: 26 ta' Ottubru 2017
Tassazzjoni
Duplicate bridge is not a ‘sport’ for the purposes of the VAT Directive and cannot therefore be exempt as such
Nru 112/2017
: 25 ta' Ottubru 2017
Libertà li jiġu pprovduti servizzi
Member States may not impose mandatory liquidation on companies that wish to transfer their registered office to another Member State
Nru 111/2017
: 25 ta' Ottubru 2017
Spazju ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
An applicant for international protection can rely, before a court or tribunal, on the expiry of the period laid down for his removal to another Member State
Nru 110/2017
: 24 ta' Ottubru 2017
Spazju ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
According to Advocate General Bot, the lack of appropriate psychological care in the country of origin of a person who was tortured there in the past is not sufficient to allow that person to claim subsidiary protection
Nru 109/2017
: 24 ta' Ottubru 2017
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
According to Advocate General Szpunar, the acquisition of a right of permanent residence is a prerequisite of an EU citizen being able to qualify for enhanced protection against expulsion
Nru 108/2017
: 19 ta' Ottubru 2017
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The Court of Justice confirms the freezing of funds of Mr Viktor Yanukovych, former President of Ukraine, and of his son Oleksandr for the period from 6 March 2015 until 6 March 2016
Nru 107/2017
: 19 ta' Ottubru 2017
Trasport
The Hungarian tax on motor vehicles is incompatible with the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement
Nru 106/2017
: 18 ta' Ottubru 2017
A law that lays down, as a criterion for admission to a police school, a minimum height requirement irrespective of sex may constitute unlawful discrimination against women
Nru 105/2017
: 4 ta' Ottubru 2017
Entry into office of a new Member at the General Court of the European Union
Nru 104/2017
: 26 ta' Settembru 2017
Nru 103/2017
: 20 ta' Settembru 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
When a financial institution grants a loan denominated in a foreign currency, it must provide the borrower with sufficient information to enable him to take a prudent and well-informed decision.
Nru 102/2017
: 20 ta' Settembru 2017
Agrikoltura
The Court annuls the Commission regulation fixing at zero the amount of export refunds in the poultry meat sector in July 2013
Nru 101/2017
: 19 ta' Settembru 2017
DISC
According to Advocate General Wathelet, the arbitration clause in the investment protection agreement concluded between the Netherlands and Slovakia is compatible with EU law
Nru 100/2017
: 14 ta' Settembru 2017
Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by the new Members of the European Commission and the European Court of Auditors
Nru 99/2017
: 14 ta' Settembru 2017
SOPO
According to Advocate General Sharpston, a collective redundancy does not always qualify as an "exceptional case" permitting the dismissal of a pregnant worker
Nru 98/2017
: 14 ta' Settembru 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, private divorces do not come within the scope of the ‘Rome III’ Regulation
Nru 97/2017
: 14 ta' Settembru 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
In disputes relating to their employment contracts, air crew members have the option of bringing proceedings before the courts of the place where they perform the essential part of their duties vis-à-vis their employer
Nru 96/2017
: 13 ta' Settembru 2017
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
Member States may not adopt emergency measures regarding genetically modified food and feed unless it is evident that there is a serious risk to health or the environment
Nru 95/2017
: 13 ta' Settembru 2017
Politika tas-sajd
The Commission’s early ban on bluefin tuna fishing in 2008 cannot give fishermen a right to compensation
Nru 94/2017
: 12 ta' Settembru 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Advocate General Mengozzi defines the criteria that determine whether Schweppes SA, the Spanish subsidiary of the Orangina Schweppes Group, can oppose the importation into and/or marketing in Spain of Schweppes goods coming from the United Kingdom, where that mark is owned by Coca-Cola
Nru 93/2017
: 12 ta' Settembru 2017
Politika ekonomika
The Court confirms that the proposed European citizens’ initiative submitted by a Greek national in order to allow the cancellation of the public debt of countries in a state of necessity cannot be registered
Nru 92/2017
: 7 ta' Settembru 2017
Trasport
Il-kumpens dovut lill-passiġġieri fil-każ ta’ kanċellazzjoni jew ta’ dewmien twil b’titjira konnessa direttament għandu jiġi kkalkolat skont id-distanza diretta bejn l-ajruporti tat-tluq u tal-wasla
Nru 91/2017
: 6 ta' Settembru 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tiċħad ir-rikorsi tas-Slovakkja u tal-Ungerija kontra l-mekkaniżmu provviżorju ta’ rilokazzjoni obbligatorja ta’ applikanti għall-ażil
Nru 90/2017
: 6 ta' Settembru 2017
Kompetizzjoni
Il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tannulla s-sentenza tal-Qorti Ġenerali li kienet ikkonfermat il-multa ta’ EUR 1.06 biljun imposta fuq Intel mill-Kummissjoni għall-abbuż ta’ pożizzjoni dominanti
Nru 89/2017
: 26 ta' Lulju 2017
Kompetizzjoni
According to Advocate General Wahl, a supplier of luxury goods may prohibit its authorised retailers from selling its products on third-party platforms such as Amazon or eBay
Nru 88/2017
: 26 ta' Lulju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Advocate General Bot proposes that the Court should dismiss the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers
Nru 87/2017
: 26 ta' Lulju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
An asylum seeker may rely in legal proceedings on the fact that the Member State has become responsible for examining his application because of the expiry of the three-month period within which that Member State may request another Member State to take charge of him
Nru 86/2017
: 26 ta' Lulju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Croatia is responsible for examining applications for international protection by persons who crossed its border en masse during the 2015-2016 migration crisis
Nru 85/2017
: 26 ta' Lulju 2017
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The Court of Justice declares that the General Court should not have annulled Hamas’ retention on the European list of terrorist organisations and refers the case back to the General Court
Nru 84/2017
: 26 ta' Lulju 2017
Nru 83/2017
: 21 ta' Lulju 2017
Enerġija
The President of the General Court rejects the applications for a stay of execution of the Commission’s decision that 50% of the transport capacities of the OPAL gas pipeline are to be subject to a bidding procedure
Nru 82/2017
: 20 ta' Lulju 2017
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court upholds the decision freezing the funds of the Badica and Kardiam companies in the Central African ‘conflict diamonds’ case
Nru 81/2017
: 18 ta' Lulju 2017
DISC
The German Law on employee participation is compatible with EU law
Nru 80/2017
: 18 ta' Lulju 2017
Dritt istituzzjonali
The Commission cannot refuse access to written submissions of the Member States held by it, on the sole ground that they are documents relating to court proceedings
Nru 79/2017
: 13 ta' Lulju 2017
Riċerka, informazzjoni, edukazzjoni, statistika
The President of the General Court dismisses BASF Grenzach's application for interim measures regarding triclosan, a preservative for cosmetic products
Nru 78/2017
: 13 ta' Lulju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Advocate General Bobek considers that a company alleging that its personality rights have been infringed by the publication of information on the internet can take legal action in the Member State where it has its centre of interests for the entirety of the harm claimed
Nru 77/2017
: 13 ta' Lulju 2017
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Spain is ordered to pay a lump sum of €3 million because of its delay in liberalising the port cargo-handling services sector
Nru 76/2017
: 6 ta' Lulju 2017
Għajnuna mill-Istat
The Court confirms that the capital injection and the privatisation measures adopted by France in favour of SNCM constitute unlawful State aid incompatible with the internal market
Nru 75/2017
: 6 ta' Lulju 2017
Trasport
Cancellation fees charged by airline companies may be assessed for unfairness
Nru 74/2017
: 6 ta' Lulju 2017
Kompetizzjoni
The Court upholds the €61.44 million fine imposed on Toshiba (of which €4.65 million jointly and severally with Mitsubishi) for its participation in the gas insulated switchgear cartel
Nru 73/2017
: 5 ta' Lulju 2017
Trasport
The age limit of 65 years laid down in EU law for pilots of commercial aircraft transporting passengers, cargo or mail is valid
Nru 72/2017
: 4 ta' Lulju 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Skont l-Avukat Ġenerali Szpunar, l-Istati Membri jistgħu jipprojbixxu u jissanzjonaw kriminalment l-eżerċizzju illegali tal-attività ta’ trasport fil-kuntest tas-servizz UberPop mingħajr ma jinnotifikaw minn qabel l-abbozz ta’ liġi lill-Kummissjoni
Nru 71/2017
: 27 ta' Ġunju 2017
Għajnuna mill-Istat
Tax exemptions for the Catholic Church in Spain may constitute unlawful State aid if and to the extent to which they are granted for economic activities
Nru 70/2017
: 22 ta' Ġunju 2017
SOPO
Employees’ rights in the event of transfers of undertakings may be maintained where a ‘pre-pack’ is put into effect following insolvency
Nru 69/2017
: 22 ta' Ġunju 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Advocate General Sharpston clarifies the criteria for determining what is an ‘emanation of the State’ for the purposes of establishing the bodies against which an individual may bring a claim based on rights under an EU directive which has not been transposed correctly into national law
Nru 68/2017
: 22 ta' Ġunju 2017
Libertà li jiġu pprovduti servizzi
The Hungarian legislation on the authorisation of online games of chance is not compatible with the principle of the freedom to provide services
Nru 67/2017
: 21 ta' Ġunju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
A national of a non-EU country holding a single work permit in a Member State enjoys, as a general rule, the social security benefits provided for nationals of that State
Nru 66/2017
: 21 ta' Ġunju 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
Fl-assenza ta’ kunsens xjentifiku, il-prova ta’ difett tal-vaċċin u r-rabta kawżali bejn dan il-vaċċin u marda tista’ tingħata permezz ta’ sensiela ta’ provi gravi, preċiżi u konkordanti
Nru 65/2017
: 20 ta' Ġunju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Advocate General Sharpston considers that an applicant for international protection can challenge a Member State’s decision to transfer him to another Member State on the basis that the ‘take charge request’ sent by the first Member State was not made within the time limits set out under EU law
Nru 64/2017
: 14 ta' Ġunju 2017
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Making available and managing an online platform for sharing copyright-protected works, such as ‘The Pirate Bay’, may constitute an infringement of copyright
Nru 63/2017
: 14 ta' Ġunju 2017
Agrikoltura
Purely plant-based products cannot, in principle, be marketed with designations such as ‘milk’, ‘cream’, ‘butter’, ‘cheese’ or ‘yoghurt’, which are reserved by EU law for animal products
Nru 62/2017
: 14 ta' Ġunju 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
EU law does not preclude national legislation which provides that, in disputes involving consumers, mandatory mediation should take place before any court proceedings
Nru 61/2017
: 13 ta' Ġunju 2017
Libertà li jiġu pprovduti servizzi
The principle of freedom to provide services guaranteed by EU law does not apply between Gibraltar and the UK
Nru 60/2017
: 8 ta' Ġunju 2017
Nru 59/2017
: 8 ta' Ġunju 2017
Moviment liberu tal-persuni
Advocate General Tanchev considers that it is incompatible with EU law to require a worker to take leave first before being able to establish whether he is entitled to be paid for it
Nru 58/2017
: 8 ta' Ġunju 2017
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
The Court confirms that a number of health claims relating to glucose cannot be authorised
Nru 57/2017
: 8 ta' Ġunju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
In the exceptional circumstances of the refugee crisis, Advocate General Sharpston considers that the Member States in which applications for international protection were first lodged are responsible for examining those applications
Nru 56/2017
: 30 ta' Mejju 2017
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
According to Advocate General Bot, a non-EU national may benefit from a right of residence in the Member State in which his EU citizen family member resided before acquiring the nationality of that Member State and developing a family life there
Nru 55/2017
: 18 ta' Mejju 2017
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court confirms that the fund-freezing measures imposed on Rami Makhlouf, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, must be maintained for the period 20162017
Nru 54/2017
: 16 ta' Mejju 2017
Politika ekonomika
The EU General Court dismisses the action brought by the Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg against its being under the direct supervision of the ECB
Nru 53/2017
: 16 ta' Mejju 2017
DFON
The courts of one Member State may review the legality of requests for tax information sent by another Member State
Nru 52/2017
: 16 ta' Mejju 2017
The free trade agreement with Singapore cannot, in its current form, be concluded by the European Union alone
Nru 51/2017
: 11 ta' Mejju 2017
Trasport
Trasportatur bl-ajru li ma jistax juri li passiġġier ikun ġie informat bil-kanċellazzjoni tat-titjira tiegħu mill-inqas ġimagħtejn qabel il-ħin tat-tluq previst huwa marbut li jikkumpensah
Nru 50/2017
: 11 ta' Mejju 2017
Libertà ta’ stabbiliment
Skont l-Avukat Ġenerali Szpunar, il-pjattaforma elettronika Uber, filwaqt li hija kunċett innovattiv, taqa’ fil-qasam tat-trasport, għalkemm Uber tista’ tiġi obbligata jkollha l-liċenzji u l-awtorizzazzjonijiet mitluba mid-dritt nazzjonali
Nru 49/2017
: 10 ta' Mejju 2017
Dritt istituzzjonali
The General Court annuls the Commission decision refusing the registration of the proposed European citizens’ initiative ‘Stop TTIP’
Nru 48/2017
: 10 ta' Mejju 2017
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
A third-country national may, as the parent of a minor child who is an EU citizen, rely on a derived right of residence in the EU
Nru 47/2017
: 4 ta' Mejju 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The obligation to declare any cash sum over €10 000 applies in the international transit areas of airports located in the territory of EU Member States
Nru 46/2017
: 4 ta' Mejju 2017
Tassazzjoni
Luxembourg has transposed in too wide a manner the rules in the VAT Directive on independent groups of persons
Nru 45/2017
: 4 ta' Mejju 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
A general and absolute prohibition of any advertising for the provision of oral and dental care services is incompatible with EU law
Nru 44/2017
: 4 ta' Mejju 2017
Trasport
Il-kolliżjoni bejn ajruplan u għasfur tikkostitwixxi ċirkustanza straordinarja li tista’ teżenta t-trasportatur bl-ajru mill-obbligu tiegħu ta’ kumpens fil-każ ta’ dewmien twil ta’ titjira
Nru 43/2017
: 4 ta' Mejju 2017
DISC
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, the German law on employee participation is compatible with EU law
Nru 42/2017
: 27 ta' April 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
According to Advocate General Wahl, a term of a loan agreement that provides for the repayment of the loan in the foreign currency in which the loan was granted does not necessarily constitute an unfair term
Nru 41/2017
: 27 ta' April 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, disputes relating to contracts of employment of air hostesses and stewards come within the jurisdiction of the courts of the place ‘where or from which’ those employees principally carry out their obligations vis-à-vis their employer
Nru 40/2017
: 26 ta' April 2017
The sale of a multimedia player which enables films that are available illegally on the internet to be viewed easily and for free on a television screen could constitute an infringement of copyright
Nru 39/2017
: 6 ta' April 2017
Kompetizzjoni
According to Advocate General Wahl, agricultural producer organisations and their associations may be held liable for agreements, decisions or concerted practices contrary to EU law
Nru 38/2017
: 5 ta' April 2017
Proprjetà intellettwali u industrijali
The Court of Justice confirms that the company Forge de Laguiole may oppose the registration, at EU level, of the trade mark Laguiole in the area of, inter alia, knives and cutlery
Nru 37/2017
: 4 ta' April 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The national authorities may refuse, for reasons of public security, to grant to an Iranian national with a degree from a university subject to restrictive measures a visa for study in a sensitive field such as information technology security
Nru 36/2017
: 30 ta' Marzu 2017
All European Final of the European Moot Court Competition takes place at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg on 31 March
Nru 35/2017
: 30 ta' Marzu 2017
Ambjent u Konsumaturi
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
Nru 34/2017
: 28 ta' Marzu 2017
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The restrictive measures adopted by the Council in response to the crisis in Ukraine against certain Russian undertakings, including Rosneft, are valid
Nru 33/2017
: 27 ta' Marzu 2017
Nru 32/2017
: 15 ta' Marzu 2017
Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by a new Member of the European Court of Auditors
Nru 31/2017
: 15 ta' Marzu 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
A telephone subscriber’s consent to the publication of his data also covers its use in another Member State
Nru 30/2017
: 14 ta' Marzu 2017
Prinċipji tad-Dritt Komunitarju
Regola interna ta’ impriża li tipprojbixxi l-ilbies viżibbli ta’ kwalunkwe simbolu politiku, filosofiku jew reliġjuż ma tikkostitwixxix diskriminazzjoni diretta
Nru 29/2017
: 14 ta' Marzu 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
Actions by armed forces during periods of armed conflict, within the meaning of international humanitarian law, may constitute ‘terrorist acts’
Nru 28/2017
: 9 ta' Marzu 2017
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
Nru 27/2017
: 9 ta' Marzu 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Court considers that there is no right to be forgotten in respect of personal data in the companies register
Nru 26/2017
: 9 ta' Marzu 2017
Kompetizzjoni
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
Nru 25/2017
: 9 ta' Marzu 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
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
Nru 24/2017
: 7 ta' Marzu 2017
DFON
L-Istati Membri ma humiex obbligati, skont id-dritt tal-Unjoni, li jagħtu viża umanitarja lill-persuni li jixtiequ jmorru fit-territorju tagħhom bl-intenzjoni li jitolbu l-ażil, iżda jibqgħu liberi li jagħmlu dan abbażi tad-dritt nazzjonali tagħhom
Nru 23/2017
: 7 ta' Marzu 2017
Kompetizzjoni
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
Nru 22/2017
: 7 ta' Marzu 2017
Tassazzjoni
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
Nru 21/2017
: 2 ta' Marzu 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The cost of a call to an after-sales telephone number must not exceed the cost of a standard call
Nru 20/2017
: 1 ta' Marzu 2017
Għajnuna mill-Istat
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
Nru 19/2017
: 28 ta' Frar 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
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
Nru 18/2017
: 28 ta' Frar 2017
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court confirms the validity of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures for imports of solar panels from China
Nru 17/2017
: 17 ta' Frar 2017
Nru 16/2017
: 16 ta' Frar 2017
Dritt istituzzjonali
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
Nru 15/2017
: 16 ta' Frar 2017
Għajnuna mill-Istat
In the view of Advocate General Kokott, tax exemptions for Church-run schools do not, as a rule, breach the prohibition on State aid
Nru 14/2017
: 16 ta' Frar 2017
Approssimazzjoni tal-leġiżlazzjonijiet
The Court of Justice delivers its judgment in the case involving breast implants made of inferior quality industrial silicone
Nru 13/2017
: 14 ta' Frar 2017
Dritt istituzzjonali
The EU, acting on its own, may conclude the Marrakesh Treaty on access to published works for persons who are visually impaired
Nru 12/2017
: 8 ta' Frar 2017
Comparative advertising based on prices as between shops having different formats and sizes is unlawful in certain circumstances
Nru 11/2017
: 7 ta' Frar 2017
DFON
According to Advocate General Mengozzi, Members States must issue a visa on humanitarian grounds where substantial grounds have been shown for believing that a refusal would place persons seeking international protection at risk of torture or inhuman or degrading treatment
Nru 10/2017
: 3 ta' Frar 2017
Ċittadinanza Ewropea
The General Court annuls the Commission decision refusing registration of the proposed European citizens’ initiative entitled ‘Minority SafePack - one million signatures for diversity in Europe’
Nru 9/2017
: 31 ta' Jannar 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
An application for asylum can be rejected if the asylum seeker has participated in the activities of a terrorist network
Nru 8/2017
: 26 ta' Jannar 2017
Kompetizzjoni
The Court of Justice dismisses the majority of the appeals brought by companies that participated in the cartel on the bathroom fixtures and fittings market
Nru 7/2017
: 25 ta' Jannar 2017
Żona ta’ libertà, sigurtà u ġustizzja
The authorities responsible for executing a European arrest warrant must, in the event of force majeure being established, set a third surrender date where the first two surrender attempts have failed on account of the resistance put up by the requested person
Nru 6/2017
: 25 ta' Jannar 2017
Relazzjonijiet esterni
The General Court upholds the freezing of funds of the Russian company Almaz-Antey
Nru 5/2017
: 24 ta' Jannar 2017
Dritt istituzzjonali
The ECB is not bound to make good the loss allegedly sustained in 2012 by commercial banks holding Greek debt instruments in connection with the restructuring of Greek debt
Nru 4/2017
: 19 ta' Jannar 2017
Libertà li jiġu pprovduti servizzi
Advocate General Szpunar considers that the UK and Gibraltar are a single Member State for the purposes of the freedom to provide services
Nru 3/2017
: 18 ta' Jannar 2017
Kompetizzjoni
The Court confirms the fine of €82 million imposed jointly and severally on Toshiba and Panasonic/MTPD for their participation in the cartel on the market for tubes for television sets
Nru 2/2017
: 12 ta' Jannar 2017
Kompetizzjoni
The Court confirms the fine of nearly €60 million imposed on the Roullier group regarding the phosphates cartel
Nru 1/2017
: 10 ta' Jannar 2017
Dritt istituzzjonali
The EU is ordered to pay more than €50 000 in damages to the companies Gascogne Sack Deutschland and Gascogne as a result of the excessive length of the proceedings before the General Court
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