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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11296
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) intellectual property

Banks can, under conditions and in civil matters, invoke banking secrecy in order not to identify suspected counterfeiter

Brussels, 16/04/2015 (Agence Europe) - German legislation cannot allow banks to use banking secrecy unconditionally in order to refuse to disclose the details required for criminal investigations against suspected counterfeiters, Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villálon told the Court of Justice of the EU in his conclusions presented on Thursday 16 April (case C-580/13).

The German company Coty Germany holds an exclusive licence for the Community trademark 'Davidoff Hot Water', which gives its...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) ENERGY: Commission looks at gas crisis emergency plans
(AE) ENERGY: Heating/cooling strategy - Council orientations
(AE) CLIMATE: New car CO2 emissions in 2014 already exceed 2015 target
(AE) FISHERIES: Presidency looking for political agreement on Baltic cod plan
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Council to adopt forest conclusions on Monday
(AE) AGRICULTURE: Compromise on distribution of milk and fruit in schools
(AE) HEALTH: Ministers to discuss nutrition and alcohol in Riga on 20-21 April
(AE) HEALTHCARE: Pedicini report on safe healthcare adopted by parliamentary committee
(AE) HEALTHCARE: Marc Tarabella wants speedier action on labelling of alcoholic drinks
(AE) JHA: Parliament unimpressed by new PNR agreement with Mexico
(AE) JHA: Day to commemorate Roma Holocaust and to fight discrimination
(AE) JHA: Council of Europe calls for more efforts to fight trafficking in children
(AE) BUSINESS: Le Grip confident of Parliament trade secrets agreement
(AE) REGIONS: CoR adopts opinion on Juncker plan
(AE) REGIONS: ECR in Parliament and CoR form joint working group
(AE) COHESION:
(AE) PLANTS:
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) GREECE: Commission unhappy with progress to date
(AE) FRANCE: Paris on track for 2015 so budget battle will be in 2016
(AE) TAXATION: S&D calls on Commission to investigate McDonald's
(AE) STATE AID: German aid for 20 offshore windfarms gets go-ahead
(AE) ANTITRUST: France wants EU anti-trust rules updated to digital age
(AE) ECONOMY: ENVI committee wants ecological Juncker plan
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) JHA: States may use biometric data from passports for other purposes
(AE) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Banks can, under conditions and in civil matters, invoke banking secrecy in order not to identify suspected counterfeiter
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Neighbours of construction project may challenge absence of environmental impact assessment
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) ARMENIA: European Parliament asks Turkey to recognise Armenian genocide
(AE) UKRAINE: Hahn says EU is crucial support for change in Ukraine
(AE) CIVIL PROTECTION: Serbia to join EU civil protection mechanism
(AE) MEDITERRANEAN: Hahn says investment and trade will boost jobs
(AE) MALAYSIA: EU criticises strenthening of sedition legislation
(AE) CENTRAL ASIA:
(AE) IRAN:
INSTITUTIONAL
(AE) BUDGET: European Parliament says Lisbon Treaty is only partially respected
(AE) BUDGET: Georgieva calls for proactive management of payments
(AE) EP: