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Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carcinogenic substance, chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, solvent, toxic substance








C_2015392EN.01000701.xml










25.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/7





Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
(Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (1))
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 392/06)

Decisions granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2015) 8093


24 November 2015


Trichloroethylene
EC No 201-167-4
CAS No 79-01-6


Vlisco Netherlands BV, Binnen Parallelweg 2, 5701 PH, Helmond, Netherlands


REACH/15/5/0
REACH/15/5/1


Use as a solvent for the removal and recovery of resin from dyed cloth
Use as a solvent in a process to recover and purify resin from process water


21 April 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health arising from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility.
Research on a new solvent-based technology with the potential to develop a sustainable suitable alternative will be carried out under a 12-year research and development plan.






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemicals/reach/about/index_en.htm
Case T-249/14: Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Masafi v OHIM — Hd1 (masafi) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark masafi — Earlier national word mark masafi — Relative ground for refusal — Likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2015-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, non-alcoholic beverage, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016016EN.01003201.xml










18.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/32





Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Masafi v OHIM — Hd1 (masafi)
(Case T-249/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark masafi - Earlier national word mark masafi - Relative ground for refusal - Likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 016/39)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Masafi Co. LLC (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) (represented by: G. Hinarejos Mulliez, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: G. Schneider, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM: Hd1 Ltd (Huddersfield, United Kingdom)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 17 February 2014 (Case R 1131/2013-4), concerning opposition proceedings between Hd1 Limited and Masafi Co. LLC.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Masafi Co. LLC to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).






(1)  OJ C 235, 21.7.2014.
Commission Implementing Decision (EU, Euratom) 2015/2189 of 25 November 2015 authorising Spain not to take into account certain categories of transactions for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (notified under document C(2015) 8179)
Date: 2015-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, VAT, VAT resource, carriage of passengers, distribution of the tax burden, provision of services








L_2015312EN.01002301.xml










27.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 312/23








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU, Euratom) 2015/2189
of 25 November 2015
         
authorising Spain not to take into account certain categories of transactions for the calculation of the VAT own resources base


(notified under document C(2015) 8179)


(Only the Spanish text is authentic)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (1), and in particular the first indent of Article 6(3) thereof,


After consulting the Advisory Committee on Own Resources,

Whereas:







(1)


Under Article 376 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (2), Spain may continue to exempt the supply of services performed by authors, listed in point (2) of Annex X, Part B, and the transactions listed in points (11) and (12) of Annex X, Part B, in accordance with the conditions applying in that Member State on 1 January 1993; those transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT own resources base.












(2)


Spain has requested an authorisation not to take into account services supplied by authors since it is unable to make the precise calculation of the VAT own resources base for transactions referred to in point (2) of part B of Annex X, to Directive 2006/112/EC. Such calculation is likely to involve an unjustified administrative burden in relation to the effect of these transactions on Spain's total VAT own resources base. Spain should therefore be authorised not to take into account the services supplied by authors.












(3)


For reasons of transparency and legal certainty it is appropriate to limit the applicability of the authorisation in time,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
For the purpose of calculating the VAT own resources base from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2019, Spain is authorised not to take into account the transactions referred to in point (2) of Annex X, Part B, (authors) to Directive 2006/112/EC.


Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.




Done at Brussels, 25 November 2015.


For the Commission

Kristalina GEORGIEVA
            

Vice-President






(1)  
            OJ L 155, 7.6.1989, p. 9.

(2)  Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (OJ L 347, 11.12.2006, p. 1).
Case T-223/14: Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Ewald Dörken v OHIM — Schürmann (VENT ROLL) (Community trade mark — Invalidity proceedings — Community word mark VENT ROLL — Absolute grounds for refusal — Descriptive character — Lack of distinctive character — Article 52(1) and Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2015-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, building materials, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016016EN.01003101.xml










18.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/31





Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Ewald Dörken v OHIM — Schürmann (VENT ROLL)
(Case T-223/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Invalidity proceedings - Community word mark VENT ROLL - Absolute grounds for refusal - Descriptive character - Lack of distinctive character - Article 52(1) and Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 016/37)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Ewald Dörken AG (Herdecke, Germany) (represented by: N. Grüger, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: M. Fischer, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Wolfram Schürmann (Neuhausen, Switzerland) (represented by: M. Wesle, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 30 January 2014 (Case R2156/2012-4) relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Wolfram Schürmann and Ewald Dörken AG.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Ewald Dörken AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 184, 16.6.2014.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-11-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015392EN.01000501.xml










25.11.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 392/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

24 November 2015
(2015/C 392/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0651




JPY


Japanese yen


130,52




DKK


Danish krone


7,4605




GBP


Pound sterling


0,70620




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2622




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0832




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2090




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,033




HUF


Hungarian forint


311,89




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2607




RON


Romanian leu


4,4467




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0675




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4763




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4229




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2547




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6368




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5074




KRW


South Korean won


1 229,46




ZAR


South African rand


14,9808




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,8048




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6335




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 618,17




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5192




PHP


Philippine peso


50,145




RUB


Russian rouble


70,4467




THB


Thai baht


38,141




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9550




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6141




INR


Indian rupee


70,6582






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-692/15: Action brought on 25 November 2015 — HTTS v Council
Date: 2015-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Iran, common foreign and security policy, damages, economic sanctions, indemnification, interest, international sanctions, trade restriction








C_2016059EN.01002801.xml










15.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 59/28





Action brought on 25 November 2015 — HTTS v Council
(Case T-692/15)
(2016/C 059/30)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: HTTS Hanseatic Trade Trust & Shipping GmbH (Hamburg, Germany) (represented by: M. Schlingmann and M. Bever, lawyers)

Defendant: Council of the European Union

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


Order the Council of the European Union to pay the applicant damages in the amount of EUR 2 516 221,50 for material and non-material loss suffered due to the inclusion of the applicant in the list of persons, entities and bodies in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 and in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 961/2010;










—


Order the Council of the European Union to pay interest for late payment in the amount of two percent over the rate of interest set by the European Central Bank for the principal refinancing operation from 17 October 2015 until payment in full of the above amount;










—


Order the Council to pay the costs of the proceedings, including those incurred by the applicant.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law, according to which it claims that the Council — which unlawfully included it in the list of persons, entities and bodies all of whose funds and economic resources were frozen — infringed provisions which protect individual interests and which do not confer discretion on it.
The applicant suffered material and non-material loss as a direct consequence of the restrictive measures that the Council unlawfully imposed on it.
Case T-320/14: Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Sephora v OHIM — Mayfield Trading (Representation of two undulating vertical lines) (Community trade mark — Opposition proceedings — Application for Community figurative mark representing two undulating vertical lines — National and international figurative marks representing an undulating vertical line — Absolute ground for refusal — Lack of likelihood of confusion — Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Date: 2015-11-25
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2016016EN.01003301.xml










18.1.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 16/33





Judgment of the General Court of 25 November 2015 — Sephora v OHIM — Mayfield Trading (Representation of two undulating vertical lines)
(Case T-320/14) (1)

((Community trade mark - Opposition proceedings - Application for Community figurative mark representing two undulating vertical lines - National and international figurative marks representing an undulating vertical line - Absolute ground for refusal - Lack of likelihood of confusion - Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009))
(2016/C 016/40)
Language of the case: Spanish

Parties


Applicant: Sephora (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) (represented by: H. Delabarre, lawyer)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: V. Melgar, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of OHIM, intervening before the General Court: Mayfield Trading Ltd (Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America) (represented by: A. Tarí Lázaro, lawyer)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of OHIM of 24 February 2014 (Case R 1577/2013-4) relating to opposition proceedings between Sephora and Mayfield Trading Ltd.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders Sephora to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 212, 7.7.2014.