Case C‑250/06

Fecha: 25-Oct-2007

(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium)) 1.The Court of Justice is asked to give a ruling in order to enable the Conseil d’État (Council of State) (Belgium) to assess the compatibility with Community law of national measures imposing must-carry obligations on operators of cable distribution networks in the region of Br...

Case C‑281/06

Fecha: 10-Oct-2007

(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany)) 1.By the present reference the Bundesfinanzhof essentially asks the Court about the scope of Article 49 EC, which guarantees the freedom to provide services, and the justifications on which a Member State may rely in cases where, as a result of its income tax rules, an individu...

Case C‑285/06

Fecha: 25-Oct-2007

(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Germany)) (Regulation No 1493/1999 – Regulation No753/2002 – Common organisation of the market in wine – Designation and presentation/labelling – Optional particulars – Other traditional terms – Risk of misleading consumers – Traditional terms ‘Réserve’ and ‘Grande Réserve’ – Fa...

Case C‑296/06

Fecha: 25-Oct-2007

(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale del Lazio (Italy)) (Telecommunications – General authorisations and individual licences – Directive 97/13/EC – Article 11 – Fees and charges applicable to individual licences – Article 22 – Temporary imposition on the former holder of an exclusive concession of a fee co...

(Case C‑301/05

Fecha: 11-Oct-2007

Appeal – Community trade mark – Word sign ‘ROCKBASS’ – Refusal to register – No need to adjudicate Community trade mark – Appeals procedure – No need to adjudicate (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 63) (see para. 20, operative part) Re: Appeal against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 8 June 2005 in Case T-315/03 Wilf...

Case C‑306/06

Fecha: 18-Oct-2007

(Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Köln (Germany)) (Combating of late payment in commercial transactions – Right of the creditor to claim interest for late payment) 1.By this reference for a preliminary ruling, the Oberlandesgericht Köln (Germany) refers to the Court a question concerning the interpretation of Article 3(...

(Case C‑311/05

Fecha: 04-Oct-2007

Appeal – Regulation (EC) No40/94 – Community trade mark – Figurative marks comprising the representation of a ‘sword’, a ‘knight of clubs’ and a ‘king of swords’ in a pack of cards – Declaration of invalidity of the mark Community trade mark – Appeals procedure – Appeals before the Community judicature – Jurisdiction of the Court of First Instance ...

(Case C‑320/05

Fecha: 04-Oct-2007

Appeal – State aid – Maritime transport – Maritime cabotage – Existing aid – New aid – Aid that may be declared compatible with the common market – Service of general economic interest – Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded 1.Appeals – Grounds – Mistaken assessment of the facts – Inadmissibility – Review by the Co...

(Case C‑332/06

Fecha: 11-Oct-2007

Appeal – EAGGF – Exclusion of expenditure from financing owing to failure to comply with Community rules 1.Agriculture – EAGGF – Clearance of accounts (Council Regulation No 729/70, as amended by Regulation No 1287/95, Art. 5(2)(c), fifth para., and No 1258/1999, Art. 7(4)(a); Commission Regulation No 1663/95, as amended by Regulation No 2245/1999,...

(Case C‑344/06

Fecha: 25-Oct-2007

Appeal – Action for damages – Non-contractual liability – Milk – Additional levy – Reference quantity – Producers who entered into a non-marketing undertaking – SLOM 1983 producers – Failure to resume production on expiry of the undertaking 1.Non-contractual liability – Conditions – Unlawful conduct of the institutions (Art. 288, second para., EC; ...

(Case C‑440/06

Fecha: 25-Oct-2007

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 91/271/EEC – Pollution and nuisance – Treatment of urban waste water – Articles 3 and 4 1.Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into consideration – Situation on expiry of the period laid down in the reasoned opinion (Art. 22...

(Case C‑457/06

Fecha: 04-Oct-2007

Appeal – Action for annulment – Inadmissibility – Measure not having binding legal effects – European Communities’ own resources – Infringement procedure – Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1150/2000 – Interest for late payment – Negotiations for an agreement on a conditional payment – Refusal letter 1.European Communities’ own resources – ...

(Case C‑495/06

Fecha: 25-Oct-2007

Appeal – Promotion – 2003 promotion procedure – Staff report – Decision establishing the definitive version of the report – Decision to promote another official to the grade of Translator-reviser – Claim for compensation for damage – Appeal in part manifestly inadmissible and in part manifestly unfounded 1.Appeals – Grounds – Mistaken assessment of...

(Case C‑512/06

Fecha: 26-Oct-2007

Appeal – Community trade mark – Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 – Absolute grounds for refusal – Lack of distinctiveness – Word mark ‘map&guide’ Community trade mark – Definition and acquisition of the Community trade mark – Absolute grounds for refusal – Lack of distinctiveness of sign (Council Regulation No 40/94, Art. 7(1...

(Case C‑523/06

Fecha: 04-Oct-2007

Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Directive 2000/59/EC – Port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues – Failure to have developed and implemented waste reception and handling plans for all ports 1.Actions for failure to fulfil obligations – Examination of merits by the Court – Situation to be taken into cons...

Case C‑70/06

Fecha: 09-Oct-2007

(Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations – Review procedures for the award of public supply and public works contracts – Judgment of the Court establishing a breach of obligations – Case C‑275/03 – Non-compliance – Article 228EC – Imposition of a penalty payment) I–Introduction 1.The present proceedings were brought by the Commission pursua...

Case F-107/06

Fecha: 10-Oct-2007

Officials – Promotion – Consideration of comparative merits Where the appointing authority considers the comparative merits of candidates for promotion pursuant to Article 45 of the Staff Regulations, it must examine all the relevant factors in each application carefully and impartially. The fact that an official has been put forward for promotion,...

Case F-112/06

Fecha: 18-Oct-2007

1.Officials – Recruitment – Probationary period – Report drawn up at the end of the probationary period – Delay in drawing up report (Staff Regulations, Art. 34) 2.Officials – Recruitment – Probationary period – Purpose – Conditions (Staff Regulations, Art. 34) 3.Officials – Recruitment – Probationary period – Assessment of results (Staff Regulatio...

Case F-114/06

Fecha: 17-Oct-2007

Officials – Actions – Act adversely affecting an official – Proposal by a Promotion Committee concerning the award of promotion points – Not included (Staff Regulations, Arts25, second para., 45, 90 and91) A proposal by a Promotion Committee to award different categories of promotion points under a promotion system introduced by an internal regulat...

Case F-115/06

Fecha: 17-Oct-2007

1.Officials – Actions – Act adversely affecting an official – Proposal by a Promotion Committee concerning the award of promotion points – Not included (Staff Regulations, Arts25, second para., 45, 90 and 91) 2.Officials – Promotion – Complaint by a candidate who has not been promoted – Decision rejecting the complaint – Obligation to state the rea...