The Court of First Instance (CFI) has dismissed the appeal of a Polish company who sought registration for a complex sign consisting of colorful ribbons and the numerical elements 100…
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Firefighters By Leo Gasteen The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delegated the application of age limits for the recruitment of certain professionals, such as dentistry and fire fighting, to the…
By Leo Gasteen The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that a court of a Member State in which a child resides cannot provisionally grant custody of the child to…
Access to a legal traineeship in a Member State may be made conditional on a broad and in-depth knowledge of national law, the European Court of Justice has ruled. The…
During proceedings instituted incorrectly against the supplier of a defective product, the producer can be substituted for him only within a period of 10 years from the putting into circulation…
A new reformed tax regime for Italian-sourced dividends is incompatible with EC legislation on free movement of capital and freedom of establishment, according to a ruling by the European Court of…
Source: Commission audio visual service The General Court has annulled a Commission decision declaring certain fiscal measures implemented by France for EDF (Eléctricité de France) to be incompatible with the common…
EU Member States have agreed on the main elements of the EU patent and a single European Patent Court. The agreement is seen as representing a significant step towards a…
The existing rules on obtaining evidence from another Member State consist of a number of co-existing instruments based on different underlying principles and scopes. This makes the application of these…
The European Court of Appeals has confirmed a Commission decision to order the recovery of aid granted to France Télécom in the form of tax breaks. Over a 12-year period,…
