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Case C-426/10 P, Bell and Ross
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Bell and Ross sought to have set aside the order of the General Court of the European Union of 18 June 2010 in Case T‑51/10 Bell and Ross v OHIM (‘the order under appeal’), by which that court dismissed as manifestly inadmissible, by reas...
Case C‑148/09 P, Belgium v. Deutsche Post AG and DHL International
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Lawfulness of a decision not to raise objections In this appeal case , Belgium, supported by the European Commission, sought to have set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities of 10 February 2009 in Case T-...
Case C-120/10, European Air Transport SA
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Member States can establish maximum noise levels, as measured on the ground, to be complied with by airlines overflying areas located near an airportCase C-120/10, European Air Transport SA In order to reduce noise pollution generated by aircraft usi...
Case C‑347/09, Dickinger and Ömer
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Monopoly on operation of internet casino games justifiable only if it seeks in consistent and systematic manner to combat risks connected with such gamesThis reference for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation of Arts 43 EC and 49 EC free...
Case C-506/08 P, Sweden v. MyTravel
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Court further interprets scope of Access to Documents RegulationThe Access to Documents Regulation (Regulation 1049/2001) confers on the public a wide right of access to documents of the institutions of the European Union. It also provides for a sy...
Case C-309/10, Agrana Zucker
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Surplus in restructuring fund not contrary to principle of conferral, nor unjust enrichment of European UnionThis reference for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation and validity of Article 11 of Council Regulation 320/2006. Regulat...
Case C‑71/10, Office of Communications
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Court further defines scope of public access to environmental information This reference for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation of Article 4 of Directive 2003/4 on public access to environmental information At the request of...
Case C‑310/10, Ministerul Justiţiei și Libertăţilor Cetăţenești
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Court rejects invitation to extend its own jurisdictionThis reference for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation of Article 15 of Directive 2000/43, which implemented the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial...
Case C‑71/10, Office of Communications v Information Commissioner
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Court further defines scope of public access to environmental informationThis reference for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation of Article 4 of Directive 2003/4 on public access to environmental information.At the request of the D...
Case C-47/08, Commission v Belgium
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Nationality condition for access to the profession of notary discrimination on grounds of nationality In this case, the Commission asked the Court to declare that, by reserving access to the profession of notary exclusively to its own nationals, the...
Case C‑306/08, Commission v Spain
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Court further clarifies application EU procurement rules to urban developmentBy its action, the Commission criticised Spain for awarding integrated action programmes (IAPs) for the joint urban development of several parcels in accordance with a singl...
Joined Cases C‑165/09 to C‑167/09, Stichting Natuur en Milieu
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These references for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation of Art. 9 of the IPPC Directive 96/61 (Directive 96/61) and certain provisions of the NEC Directive (Directive 2001/81).The references had been made in proceedings brought, as reg...
Case C‑115/09,Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, Landesverband Nordrhein‑Westfalen
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Plea raised against decision which alleged infringement of the rules of national law flowing from Article 6 of Habitats Directive must be capable of being relied on by environmental protection organisation.This reference for a preliminary ruling had...
Case C‑305/09, Commission v Italy
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Court of Justice stresses limited reasons not to recover State AidOnly when “absolutely impossible”This case concerned an Italian aid scheme which allowed any undertaking liable to corporate income tax in Italy and in business on 2 October 2003 t...
Case C‑291/09, Francesco Guarnieri
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Requirement non-Belgian nationals to provide security for costs too uncertain and indirect to be regarded as hindering intra-Community trade.This reference for a preliminary ruling had been made in proceedings between Francesco Guarnieri & Cie, a...
Case C‑119/09, Société fiduciaire nationale d’expertise comptable
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Services Directive precludes total ban canvassing by qualified accountants This reference for a preliminary ruling concerned the interpretation of Article 24 of the services (Directive 2006/123). The reference had been made in proceedings...
Case C-331/09, Commission v. Poland
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Poland infringing Article 288 TFEU by not recovering state aid within prescribed period By its application, the Commission sought a declaration from the Court that, by failing to comply with its obligations under Decision 2008/344 of 23 October...
Guest Post by Stanislovas Tomas (CMS DeBacker Leclère Walry)
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Continuation of Köbler at the ECHR Guest Post by Stanislovas Tomas (CMS DeBacker Leclère Walry)Article 267(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires the national court of last instance to make a preliminary reference to the...
Case C‑400/08, Commission v Spain
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In this case, the Commission of the European Communities claimed that Spain had failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 43 EC, by imposing restrictions on the establishment of shopping centres in Catalonia.The action brought by the...
Case C‑565/08, Commission v Italy
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By this application, the Commission asked the Court to declare that, by maintaining provisions which obliged lawyers to comply with maximum tariffs, the Italian Republic had failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 43 EC and 49 EC.The professi...
