Where an action for damages is brought in a Member State other than the Member State of a national competition authority or a review court that found the infringement of Article 101 or 102 TFEU to which the action relates, it should be possible to present that finding in a final decision by the national competition authority or the review court to a national court as at least prima facie evidence of the fact that an infringement of competition law has occurred.

The Board of Appeal found that, although the shape of the goods constituting the mark applied for and reflecting essentially aesthetic requirements had unusual features, the applicant had not shown that that shape was distinctive and that it therefore performed a trade mark function from the target consumers’ point of view.

Where the General Court finds that it does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine an action in respect of which the Court of Justice has jurisdiction, it shall refer that action to the Court of Justice; likewise, where the Court of Justice finds that an action falls within the jurisdiction of the General Court, it shall refer that action to the General Court, whereupon that Court may not decline jurisdiction.

22. notes that cross-border integration of EU retail financial markets is less developed than in the wholesale area; notes that consumers still use physically present institutions more than virtual ones, and notes a predominantly domestic-oriented financing structure; warns, however, against simply overhauling the national consumer protection traditions and legal systems by one-size-fits-all harmonisation; takes the view that national consumer protection traditions must not be interpreted in such a way that new competitors are hindered on the domestic market; emphasises the need for a well-functioning internal market for financial se ...[+++]rvices; notes the importance of intermediaries in bringing competition to Member States' domestic markets; stresses the benefits of open and pluralistic structures in the European banking market in meeting the different and evolving needs of consumers;

22. notes that cross-border integration of EU retail financial markets is less developed than in the wholesale area; notes that consumers still use physically present institutions more than virtual ones, and notes a predominantly domestic-oriented financing structure; warns, however, against simply overhauling the national consumer protection traditions and legal systems by one-size-fits-all harmonisation; takes the view that national consumer protection traditions must not be interpreted in such a way that new competitors are hindered on the domestic market; emphasises the need for a well-functioning internal market for financial se ...[+++]rvices; notes the importance of intermediaries in bringing competition to Member States' domestic markets; stresses the benefits of open and pluralistic structures in the European banking market in meeting the different and evolving needs of consumers;

21. notes that cross-border integration of EU retail financial markets is less developed than in the wholesale area; notes that consumers still use physically present institutions more than virtual ones, and notes a predominantly domestic-oriented financing structure; but warns against simply overhauling the national consumer protection traditions and legal systems by one-size-fits-all harmonisation; takes the view that national consumer protection traditions must not be interpreted in such a way that new competitors are hindered on the domestic market; underlines the need for a well-functioning internal market for financial services ...[+++]; notes the importance of intermediaries in order to bring competition to Member States' domestic markets; stresses the benefits of open and pluralistic structures in the European banking market to meet the different and evolving needs of consumers;