European Court of Justice (News)

Efler and Others v Commission
Law governing the institutions
The General Court annuls the Commission decision refusing the registration of the proposed European citizens’ initiative ‘Stop TTIP’

Efler and Others v Commission
Law governing the institutions
The General Court annuls the Commission decision refusing the registration of the proposed European citizens’ initiative ‘Stop TTIP’

Chavez-Vilchez and Others
Citizenship of the Union
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

Chavez-Vilchez and Others
Citizenship of the Union
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

El Dakkak and Intercontinental
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
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

El Dakkak and Intercontinental
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
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

Commission v Luxembourg
Taxation
Luxembourg has transposed in too wide a manner the rules in the VAT Directive on independent groups of persons

Commission v Luxembourg
Taxation
Luxembourg has transposed in too wide a manner the rules in the VAT Directive on independent groups of persons

Vanderborght
Approximation of laws
A general and absolute prohibition of any advertising for the provision of oral and dental care services is incompatible with EU law

Vanderborght
Approximation of laws
A general and absolute prohibition of any advertising for the provision of oral and dental care services is incompatible with EU law

Pešková and Peška
Transport
A collision between an aircraft and a bird is an extraordinary circumstance which may exempt the air carrier from its obligation to pay compensation in the event that a flight is delayed significantly

Pešková and Peška
Transport
A collision between an aircraft and a bird is an extraordinary circumstance which may exempt the air carrier from its obligation to pay compensation in the event that a flight is delayed significantly

Erzberger
DISC
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, the German law on employee participation is compatible with EU law

Erzberger
DISC
According to Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, the German law on employee participation is compatible with EU law

Andriciuc and Others
Approximation of laws
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

Andriciuc and Others
Approximation of laws
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

Nogueira and Others
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
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

Stichting Brein
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

APVE and Others
Competition
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

EUIPO v Szajner
Intellectual and industrial property
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