ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.297.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 297

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 52
5 December 2009

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Court of Justice

2009/C 297/01

Information note on references from national courts for a preliminary ruling

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2009/C 297/02

Last publication of the Court of Justice in the Official Journal of the European UnionOJ C 282, 21.11.2009

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V   Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

Court of Justice

2009/C 297/03

Case C-35/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Finanzgericht Baden-Württemberg — Germany) — Grundstücksgemeinschaft Busley and Cibrian Fernandez v Finanzamt Stuttgart-Körperschaften (Free movement of capital — Immovable property — Income tax — Deductibility of rental losses from the taxable income of a person liable to tax — Application of the decreasing-balance method of depreciation to the costs of acquisition or construction — More favourable tax treatment confined to immovable property situated on the national territory)

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2009/C 297/04

Case C-101/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Luxembourg)) — Audiolux SA, BIP Investment Partners SA, Jean-Paul Felten, Joseph Weyland, Luxiprivilège SA, Foyer SA, Investas ASBL, Claudie Stein-Lambert, Christiane Worre-Lambert, Baron Antoine De Schorlemer, Jacques Funck, Jean Petitdidier v Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (GBL), RTL Group, Juan Abello Gallo, Didier Bellens, André Desmarais, Gérald Frère, Jocelyn Lefebvre, Onno Ruding, Gilles Samyn, Martin Taylor, Bertelsmann AG, Siegfried Luther, Thomas Middelhoff, Ewald Wagenbach, Rolf Schmidt-Holz, Erich Schumann, WAZ Finanzierungs-GmbH, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitungsverlagsgesellschaft E. Brost & J. Funke GmbH & Co (WAZ) (Directives 77/91/EEC, 79/279/EEC and 2004/25/EC — General principle of Community law on the protection of minority shareholders — None — Company law — Acquisition of control — Mandatory bid — Recommendation 77/534/EEC — Code of Conduct)

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2009/C 297/05

Case C-116/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van Cassatie van België (Belgium)) — C. Meerts v Proost NV (Directive 96/34/EC — Framework agreement on parental leave concluded by UNICE, CEEP and the ETUC — Interpretation of Clause 2.6 and 2.7 — Part-time parental leave — Dismissal of a worker before the end of parental leave without observing the statutory period of notice — Calculation of compensation)

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2009/C 297/06

Case C-138/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Ítélőtábla (Republic of Hungary)) — Hochtief AG, Linde-Kca-Dresden GmbH v Közbeszerzések Tanácsa Közbeszerzési Döntőbizottság (Procedures for the award of public works contracts — Procedures initiated after the entry into force of Directive 2004/18/EC and before the expiry of the period for transposition of that directive — Negotiated procedures with publication of a contract notice — Obligation to admit a minimum number of suitable candidates — Obligation to ensure genuine competition)

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2009/C 297/07

Case C-196/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 15 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per la Sicilia (Italy)) — Acoset SpA v Conferenza Sindaci e Presidenza Prov. Reg. ATO Idrico Ragusa, Comune di Comiso (RG), Comune di Modica (RG), Provincia Regionale di Ragusa, Comune di Acate (RG), Comune di Chiaramonte Gulfi (RG), Comune di Giarratana (RG), Comune di Ispica (RG), Comune di Monterosso Almo (RG), Comune di Pozzallo (RG), Comune di Ragusa, Comune di Vittoria (RG), Comune di Santa Croce Camerina (RG), Comune di Scicli (RG) (Articles 43 EC, 49 EC and 86 EC — Award of public contracts — Award of water service to a semi-private company — Competitive procedure — Appointment of the private partner responsible for operating the service — Award made without regard to the rules governing the award of public contracts)

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2009/C 297/08

Case C-232/08: Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 15 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Regulation (EC) No 850/1998 — Article 29(2) — Restrictions on fishing for plaice — Maximum engine power of fishing vessels — Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 — Article 2(1) — Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 — Article 23 — Control, and enforcement of the rules)

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2009/C 297/09

Case C-242/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesfinanzhof (Germany)) — Swiss Re Germany Holding GmbH v Finanzamt München für Körperschaften (Sixth VAT Directive — Articles 9(2)(e), fifth indent, and 13B(a), (c) and (d)(2) and (3) — Insurance and reinsurance transactions — Concept — Transfer of a portfolio of life reinsurance contracts, for consideration, to a person established in a third country — Determination of the place of that transfer — Exemptions)

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2009/C 297/10

Case C-255/08: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of the Netherlands (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 85/337/EEC — Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment — Determination of thresholds — Size of the project — Incomplete transposition)

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2009/C 297/11

Joined Cases C-261/08 and C-348/08: Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 22 October 2009 (references for preliminary rulings from the Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Murcia (Spain)) — María Julia Zurita García (C-261/08), Aurelio Choque Cabrera (C-348/08) v Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia (Visas, asylum and immigration — Measures concerning the crossing of external borders — Article 62(1) and (2)(a) EC — Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement — Articles 6b and 23 — Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 — Articles 5, 11 and 13 — Presumption concerning the duration of the stay — Unlawful presence of third-country nationals in the territory of a Member State — National legislation allowing for either a fine or expulsion, depending on the circumstances)

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2009/C 297/12

Case C-263/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen — Sweden) — Djurgården-Lilla Värtans Miljöskyddsförening v Stockholms kommun genom dess marknämnd (Directive 85/337/EEC — Public participation in environmental decision-making procedures — Right of access to a review procedure to challenge decisions authorising projects likely to have significant effects on the environment)

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2009/C 297/13

Case C-275/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 15 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 93/36/EEC — Public supply contracts — Supply of software designed for motor vehicle registration — Negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice)

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2009/C 297/14

Case C-301/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Cour de cassation (Luxembourg)) — Irène Bogiatzi, married name Ventouras v Deutscher Luftpool, Société Luxair, société luxembourgeoise de navigation aérienne SA, European Communities, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Foyer Assurances SA (Transport policy — Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 — Warsaw Convention — Air carrier liability in the event of accidents — Time-limit for bringing an action for damages in respect of harm suffered)

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2009/C 297/15

Case C-324/08: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands)) — Makro Zelfbedieningsgroothandel C.V., Metro Cash & Carry B.V., Remo Zaandam B.V. v Diesel S.P.A. (Directive 89/104/EEC — Trade-mark law — Exhaustion of trade mark proprietor’s rights — Placing of goods on the market in the European Economic Area by a third party — Implied consent — Conditions)

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2009/C 297/16

Case C-425/08: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 15 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d’État (Belgium)) — Enviro Tech (Europe) Ltd v État belge (Environment and consumer protection — Classification, packaging and labelling of n-propyl bromide as a dangerous substance — Directive 2004/73/EC — Directive 67/548/EEC — Duty to transpose)

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2009/C 297/17

Case C-438/08: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 22 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Portugal (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Freedom of establishment — Directive 96/96/EC — National legislation — Restrictive conditions for access to the activity of vehicle inspection — Article 45 EC — Activities connected with the exercise of official authority — Road safety — Proportionality)

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2009/C 297/18

Case C-449/08: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 22 October 2009 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (Netherlands)) — G. Elbertsen v Minister van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (Common agricultural policy — Integrated administration and control system for certain aid schemes — Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 — Single payment scheme — Establishment of the reference amount — Farmers in a special situation — National reserve)

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2009/C 297/19

Case C-30/09: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 15 October 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Portuguese Republic (Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations — Directive 96/82/EC — Article 11 — External emergency plans)

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2009/C 297/20

Case C-181/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sofiyski gradski sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 19 May 2009 — Canon Kabushiki Kaisha v IPN Bulgaria OOD

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2009/C 297/21

Case C-328/09: Action brought on 14 August 2009 — Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Estonia

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2009/C 297/22

Case C-358/09 P: Appeal brought on 7 September 2009 by DSV Road NV against the judgment of the Court of First Instance (Fourth Chamber) of 8 July 2009 in Case T-219/07 DSV Road NV v Commission

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2009/C 297/23

Case C-360/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Bonn (Germany) lodged on 9 September 2009 — Pfleiderer AG v Bundeskartellamt

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2009/C 297/24

Case C-367/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Hof van beroep te Antwerpen (Belgium) of 8 September 2009 — Belgisch Interventie- en Restitutiebureau v SGS Belgium NV, Firme Derwa NV and Centraal Beheer Achmea NV

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2009/C 297/25

Case C-375/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Najwyższy (Republic of Poland), lodged on 23 September 2009 — Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów v Tele2 Polska sp. z o.o., now Netia S.A.

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2009/C 297/26

Case C-382/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Augstākās tiesas Senāta Administratīvo lietu departaments lodged on 28 September 2009 — Stils Met SIA v Valsts ieņēmumu dienests

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Court of First Instance

2009/C 297/27

Case T-339/07: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 28 October 2009 — Juwel Aquarium v OHIM — Potschak (Panorama) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark Panorama — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(1)(c) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

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2009/C 297/28

Case T-80/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 28 October 2009 — CureVac v OHIM — Qiagen (RNAiFect) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for the Community word mark RNAiFect — Earlier Community word mark RNActive — Relative ground for refusal — No likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

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2009/C 297/29

Case T-137/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 28 October 2009 — BCS v OHIM — Deere (Combination of the colours green and yellow) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community trade mark consisting of a combination of the colours green and yellow — Absolute ground for refusal — Distinctive character acquired through use — Article 7(3) and Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 7(3) and Article 52(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009) — Relative ground for refusal — Earlier unregistered national mark consisting of a combination of the colours green and yellow — Article 8(4) and Article 52(1)(c) of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 8(4) and Article 53(1)(c) of Regulation No 207/2009) — Obligation to state reasons — Article 73 of Regulation No 40/94 (now Article 75 of Regulation No 207/2009))

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2009/C 297/30

Case T-307/08: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 20 October 2009 — Aldi Einkauf v OHIM — Goya Importaciones y Distribuciones (4 OUT Living) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for figurative Community mark 4 OUT Living — Earlier national figurative mark Living & Co — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 40/94 (now Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))

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2009/C 297/31

Case T-120/09: Action brought on 27 March 2009 — Phoenix-Reisen and DRV v Commission

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2009/C 297/32

Case T-369/09: Action brought on 22 September 2009 — Sociedade Quinta do Portal SA v OHIM — Vallegre–Vinhos do Porto (PORTO ALEGRE)

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2009/C 297/33

Case T-381/09: Action brought on 25 September 2009 — RWE Transgas v Commission

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2009/C 297/34

Case T-382/09: Action brought on 30 September 2009 — ERGO Versicherungsgruppe v OHIM — DeguDent (ERGO)

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2009/C 297/35

Case T-384/09: Action brought on 1 October 2009 — SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding and SKW Stahl-Metallurgie v Commission

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2009/C 297/36

Case T-391/09: Action brought on 5 October 2009 — Evonik Degussa and AlzChem Hart v Commission

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2009/C 297/37

Case T-392/09: Action brought on 2 October 2009 — 1. garantovaná v Commission

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2009/C 297/38

Case T-393/09: Action brought on 2 October 2009 — NEC Display Solutions Europe v OHIM — Nokia (NaViKey)

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2009/C 297/39

Case T-394/09: Action brought on 5 October 2009 — General Bearing v OHIM (GENERAL BEARING CORPORATION)

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2009/C 297/40

Case T-395/09: Action brought on 6 October 2009 — Arques Industries v Commission

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2009/C 297/41

Case T-396/09: Action brought on 6 October 2009 — Vereniging Milieudefensie and Stichting Stop Luchtverontreiniging Utrecht v Commission

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2009/C 297/42

Case T-397/09: Action brought on 6 October 2009 — Ernst August Prinz von Hannover Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg v OHIM (Figurative mark representing a coat of arms)

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2009/C 297/43

Case T-400/09: Action brought on 6 October 2009 — ECKA Granulate and non ferrum Metallpulver v Commission

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2009/C 297/44

Case T-401/09: Action brought on 5 October 2009 — Marcuccio v Court of Justice of the European Communities

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2009/C 297/45

Case T-402/09 P: Appeal brought on 7 October 2009 by Luigi Marcuccio against the order of 20 July 2009 of the Civil Service Tribunal in Case F-86/07, Marcuccio v Commission

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2009/C 297/46

Case T-403/09: Action brought on 7 October 2009 — Tecnoprocess v Delegation of the European Commission to Morocco and Others

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2009/C 297/47

Case T-404/09: Action brought on 9 October 2009 — Deutsche Bahn v OHIM (Combination of the colours grey and red)

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2009/C 297/48

Case T-405/09: Action brought on 9 October 2009 — Deutsche Bahn v OHIM (Combination of the colours grey and red)

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2009/C 297/49

Case T-415/09: Action brought on 14 October 2009 — New Yorker SHK Jeans v OHIM — Vallis K — Vallis A (FISHBONE)

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2009/C 297/50

Case T-417/09: Action brought on 16 October 2009 — Poslovni Sistem Mercator v OHIM — Mercator Multihull (MERCATOR STUDIOS)

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2009/C 297/51

Case T-422/09: Action brought on 19 October 2009 — São Paulo Alpargatas v OHIM — Fischer (BAHANIAS LAS ORIGINALES)

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European Union Civil Service Tribunal

2009/C 297/52

Case F-16/08: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Second Chamber) of 10 September 2009 — Behmer v European Parliament (Officials — Procedure for the award of merit points at the European Parliament — Infringement of the obligation to state reasons — Statement of reasons given in the course of the procedure)

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2009/C 297/53

Case F-29/08: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 7 October 2009 — Y v Commission (Contract staff — Dismissal for obviously inadequate work — Conduct in the service inadequate)

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2009/C 297/54

Case F-33/08: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (First Chamber) of 21 October 2009 — V v Commission (Staff case — Members of the contract staff — Recruitment — Refusal to employ the applicant for physical unfitness to perform her duties — Validity of the procedure — Validity of the medical examination prior to appointment — Preparatory acts)

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2009/C 297/55

Case F-74/08: Judgment of the Civil Service Tribunal (Third Chamber) of 21 October 2009 — Ramaekers-Jørgensen v Commission (Officials — Community tax — Calculation — Combining the amount of personal remuneration and the survivor’s pension — Rules for collecting the tax — Date of levy)

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2009/C 297/56

Case F-76/09: Action brought on 14 September 2009 — Cusack-Gard'ner v Commission

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2009/C 297/57

Case F-82/09: Action brought on 16 October 2009 — Nolin v Commission

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