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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13549
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers

Supplier can be considered producer if name is same as trademark put on to product, according to CJEU

The Court of Justice of the EU concluded in a judgment (case C157/23), on Thursday 19 December, that liability for defective products may include a supplier as a “producer”, if its name or a distinguishing feature is the same as the trade mark put on by the manufacturer, even if the supplier has not itself put its name.

In 2001, an accident involving a faulty airbag on a Ford car manufactured by Ford WAG led to a claim against the dealer Stracciari and the supplier Ford Italia, which...

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EUROPEAN COUNCIL
UKRAINE: Volodymyr Zelensky calls for unity between European Union and United States to stop “crazy” Putin
SYRIA: European leaders call for options to support Syria
MIDDLE EAST: EU27 urge Israel and Lebanon to implement ceasefire agreement
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: faced with uncertainties surrounding transatlantic relations, Europeans reflect on how to become more involved in a multipolar world
MIGRATION: returns and ‘innovative solutions’, EU leaders reiterate their support for ongoing work to combat illegal immigration
EUROPEAN COUNCIL: EU27 celebrate 50th anniversary of the EU institution
SECTORAL POLICIES
INDUSTRY/TRANSPORT : strategic dialogue on future of European automotive industry to start in January
TRANSPORT: revision of driving licence - European Parliament and EU Council have not yet addressed medical checks and licence validity periods
DIGITAL: Commission requesting feedback on measures Apple should take to ensure interoperability for its products
DIGITAL: EDPB is not really opposed to use of European users’ data to train AI models
FOOD SAFETY : European Commission bans bisphenol A in food contact materials
REGIONS: Council of EU adopts two legislative acts to help Member States in event of natural disasters
ENERGY: EU countries set non-binding interim targets to reach 360 GW of offshore renewable energy production by 2050
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SOCIAL: European Works Councils, European Parliament confirms its rapporteur’s mandate in a very close vote
SOCIAL: exploitation of workers - MEPs concerned about abuses of subcontracting
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: update of EU Strategy for Rights of Persons with Disabilities is confirmed and employment is a central concern
GENDER EQUALITY: European Parliament agrees on EU priorities for 69th session of UN Commission on Status of Women
AGRICULTURE: MEPs call for measures to improve working conditions for farmers
BIODIVERSITY: European ‘Green Deal’, its necessity for environment and its economic consequences are still divisive in European Parliament
TOURISM: European Parliament in favour of strategy to support sector
KYRGYZSTAN: MEPs call for release of main opposition leader, Temirlan Sultanbekov
AZERBAIJAN: European Parliament urges regime to stop repressing dissidents
CRIMEA: European Parliament condemns persecution of Ukrainians and Tatars
EXTERNAL ACTION
MAURITANIA: hydrogen, healthcare and migration at heart of a new €100 million Budget Support Agreement signed by Jozef Síkela
WTO: reform of Dispute Settlement Body will not be completed before end of 2024
TRADE: EU initiates series of anti-dumping investigations
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: green light to €3 billion French scheme to decarbonise production processes of polluting companies
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: European Commission’s 2024 report on labour markets and wages warns of future risks to EU’s competitiveness
EDUCATION - YOUTH - CULTURE - SPORT
EDUCATION: European diploma—European Commission publishes final results of six pilot projects to support its action plan
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
MIGRATION: EU Court of Justice interprets rules governing temporary protection granted to people who have fled Ukraine
MIGRATION: Court of Justice interprets EU rules allowing systemic flaws to be found in State responsible for an asylum application
CONSUMERS: supplier can be considered producer if name is same as trademark put on to product, according to CJEU
NEWS BRIEFS
WESTERN BALKANS: Europe’s Christian democrats believe EU enlargement is “geopolitical necessity”
ENVIRONMENT: postponement by one year of formally adopted regulation on imported deforestation, after eight months of uncertainty
ECONOMY: euro area inflation at 2.2% in November
ENVIRONMENT: ‘packaging and packaging waste’ regulation formally adopted, following validation by Council of European Union
ENVIRONMENT: five NGOs bring an action before EU Court of Justice in bid to preserve wolf’s protected status
TOURISM/CONSUMERS: revision of Package Travel Directive – Italy abstains due to lack of legal clarity and proportionality