On 9 October 2020, the European Commission gave the green light for the establishment of a Brussels aid scheme to support the hotel sector (in particular, hotels and aparthotels) in view of the health crisis.
On 19 March 2020, the Commission adopted a Temporary Framework on State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak.
The Court of Justice of the EU recently clarified the criteria to take into account when assessing the distinctive character of a position mark applied for in respect of services, in this case passenger transport services (CJEU Östgötatrafiken judgment, Case C-456/19).
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The General Court’s judgment con rms the Commission’s right to investigate tax rulings under EU State aid rules and the applicability of the arm’s length principle but nds that the Commission did not suf ciently demonstrate that a selective advantage was granted to these companies.
Cali Apartments SCI and HX lodged an appeal against this judgment before the cour d’appel de Paris, who followed the judge of first instance and condemned Cali Apartments SCI and HX to pay fines of EUR 15,000 and EUR 25,000 respectively.
In Trendsetteuse (C-828/18), the Court of Justice of the EU held that in order to be protected under the Commercial Agency Directive, it is not required that the commercial agent has the power to negotiate the price of a transaction.
Ce jeudi 16 juillet 2020, la Chambre des représentants a entériné le projet de loi « portant des dispositions diverses relatives à la prévention du blanchiment de capitaux et du financement du terrorisme et à la limitation de l’utilisation des espèces » (Doc. parl. n° 55-1324/009).
On 9 July 2020, the Grand Chamber of the CJEU ruled on the interpretation of Article 3(d) of Regulation 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate (CCP) for medicinal products.
Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne annule la décision de la Commission sur des rulings fiscaux irlandais en faveur d’Apple. Il estime que la Commission n’est pas parvenue à démontrer à suffisance de droit l’existence d’un avantage au sens de l’article 107, paragraphe 1, TFUE.
