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Decision (EU) 2015/2331 of the European Central Bank of 4 December 2015 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2016 (ECB/2015/42)
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: euro, issuing of currency, participating country (euro area)








L_2015328EN.01012101.xml










12.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 328/121








            DECISION (EU) 2015/2331 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
         
of 4 December 2015
         
on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2016 (ECB/2015/42)


THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right since 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of coins issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro.












(2)


The 19 Member States whose currency is the euro have submitted to the ECB for approval their estimates of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2016, supplemented by explanatory notes on the forecasting methodology.












(3)


As the right of Member States to issue euro coins is subject to approval by the ECB of the volume of the issue, the volumes approved by the ECB may not be surpassed by the Member States without prior approval by the ECB,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1

Approval of the volume of euro coins to be issued in 2016

The ECB hereby approves the volume of euro coins to be issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro in 2016 as set out in the following table:






(EUR million)




 


Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2016




Belgium


80,6




Germany


667,5




Estonia


10,3




Ireland


38,8




Greece


79,5




Spain


276,4




France


266,0




Italy


35,0




Cyprus


12,1




Latvia


20,0




Lithuania


32,3




Luxembourg


19,1




Malta


9,9




Netherlands


52,5




Austria


260,0




Portugal


53,4




Slovenia


30,0




Slovakia


17,0




Finland


45,0






Article 2

Taking effect

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.


Article 3

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro.




Done at Frankfurt am Main, 4 December 2015.


The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2015402EN.01000301.xml










4.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/3





Euro exchange rates (1)

3 December 2015
(2015/C 402/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0671




JPY


Japanese yen


131,58




DKK


Danish krone


7,4584




GBP


Pound sterling


0,71220




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2250




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0840




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,1740




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


27,036




HUF


Hungarian forint


310,93




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2859




RON


Romanian leu


4,4585




TRY


Turkish lira


3,0768




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4550




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4213




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2701




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6038




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5010




KRW


South Korean won


1 240,24




ZAR


South African rand


15,2736




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


6,8273




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6358




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 733,44




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,5088




PHP


Philippine peso


50,269




RUB


Russian rouble


72,2652




THB


Thai baht


38,263




BRL


Brazilian real


4,0476




MXN


Mexican peso


17,6658




INR


Indian rupee


71,1343






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Azores, EU waters, Portugal, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, sea fish, sea fishing








C_2015402EN.01001501.xml










4.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/15





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 402/09)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


11.10.2015




Duration


11.10 – 31.12.2015




Member State


Portugal




Stock or Group of stocks


MAC/8C3411




Species


Mackerel (scomber scombrus)




Zone


VIIIc, IX and X; Union waters of CECAF 34.1.1




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


59/TQ104






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, deep-sea fishing, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish








C_2015402EN.01001502.xml










4.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/15





Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries
(2015/C 402/10)
In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:






Date and time of closure


14.10.2015




Duration


14.10 – 31.12.2015




Member State


Spain




Stock or Group of stocks


GFB/567-




Species


Greater forkbeard (Phycis blennoides)




Zone


Union and international waters of V, VI and VII




Type(s) of fishing vessels


—




Reference number


61/DSS






(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








C_2015402EN.01000201.xml










4.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/2





Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
(2015/C 402/03)
The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities designated in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1) and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
The Council intends to amend the statement of reasons for Mr Emad Hamsho (listed as No 204 in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012).
The person concerned is hereby informed that he may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statement of reason, before 18 December 2015, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




E-mail: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu






(1)  OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

(2)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2293 of 4 December 2015 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2015324EN.01000101.xml










10.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 324/1








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/2293
of 4 December 2015
         
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of Portugal


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 (2), lays down quotas for 2015.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2015.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2015 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.


Article 3

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 December 2015.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

João AGUIAR MACHADO
            

Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries






(1)  
            OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2015/104 of 19 January 2015 fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters, amending Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 779/2014 (OJ L 22, 28.1.2015, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


66/TQ104




Member State


Portugal




Stock


COD/N3M.




Species


Cod (Gadus morhua)




Zone


NAFO 3M




Closing date


21.11.2015
Case T-717/15: Action brought on 4 December 2015 — Drugsrus v EMA
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: free movement of goods, import (EU), labelling, market access, medicinal product, product designation








C_2016038EN.01007401.xml










1.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 38/74





Action brought on 4 December 2015 — Drugsrus v EMA
(Case T-717/15)
(2016/C 038/100)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Drugsrus Ltd (London, United Kingdom) (represented by: M. Howe and S. Ford, Barristers, and R. Sanghvi, Solicitor)

Defendant: European Medicines Agency

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the decision contained in the EMA’s email dated 8 October 2015, that Drugsrus is not permitted to rebrand as Eklira Genuair, a product imported as Bretaris Genuair; and










—


order EMA to pay the applicant’s costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on a single plea in law.
The applicant contends that the EMA has erred in law in concluding that it is impermissible to rebrand centrally authorised medicinal products. It submits that under the rules of the TFUE on the free movement of goods, a parallel importer is permitted to repackage and/or rebrand a product for parallel distribution provided that such repackaging or rebranding is objectively necessary in order that the imported product can gain effective access to the market of the importing Member State.
Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009, and Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the landing obligation, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 (OJ L 133, 29.5.2015)
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: authorised catch, by-catch, catch by species, conservation of fish stocks, fishing area, fishing controls, quantity of fish landed, sea fish, sea fishing








L_2015319EN.01002101.xml










4.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 319/21







Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009, and Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the landing obligation, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 133 of 29 May 2015
)


On page 15, point (1) of Article 7:
for:







‘(1)


in Article 1, …’,





read:







‘(1)


in the title, Article 1, …’.
Case T-671/15 R: Order of the President of the General Court of 4 December 2015 — E-Control v ACER (Application for interim measures — Opinion on the compliance of national regulatory authorities’ decisions approving the methods of cross-border electricity transmission capacity — Application for suspension of operation of a measure — Infringement of the procedural requirements — Inadmissibility)
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Austria, Germany, electrical energy, electricity supply, energy distribution, energy grid, energy transport, free movement of goods, rights of the defence








C_2016048EN.01005102.xml










8.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 48/51





Order of the President of the General Court of 4 December 2015 — E-Control v ACER
(Case T-671/15 R)
((Application for interim measures - Opinion on the compliance of national regulatory authorities’ decisions approving the methods of cross-border electricity transmission capacity - Application for suspension of operation of a measure - Infringement of the procedural requirements - Inadmissibility))
(2016/C 048/59)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Energie-Control Austria für die Regulierung der Elektrizitäts- und Erdgaswirtschaft (E-Control) (Vienna, Austria) (represented by: F. Schuhmacher, lawyer)

Defendant: Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Re:

Application for suspension of operation of Opinion of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators No 09/2015 of 23 September 2015 on the compliance of national regulatory authorities’ decisions approving the methods of allocation of cross-border transmission capacity in the Central-East Europe region with Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003 (OJ 2009 L 211, p. 15), and the guidelines on the management and allocation of available transfer capacity of interconnections between national systems contained in Annex I thereto.

Operative part of the order







1.


The application for interim measures is dismissed.










2.


The costs are reserved.
Case T-715/15: Action brought on 4 December 2015 — BBY Solutions v OHIM — Worldwide Sales Corporation España (BEST BUY GEEK SQUAD)
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, consultancy, help desk, maintenance, registered trade mark, retail trade, telecommunications equipment, trade-mark law








C_2016059EN.01003501.xml










15.2.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 59/35





Action brought on 4 December 2015 — BBY Solutions v OHIM — Worldwide Sales Corporation España (BEST BUY GEEK SQUAD)
(Case T-715/15)
(2016/C 059/40)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: BBY Solutions, Inc. (Minneapolis, United States) (represented by: A. Poulter, Solicitor)

Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Worldwide Sales Corporation España, SL (Sant Vicenç dels Horts, Spain)

Details of the proceedings before OHIM


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: Community figurative mark containing the word elements ‘BEST BUY GEEK SQUAD’ — Community trade mark application No 6 064 001

Procedure before OHIM: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 23 September 2015 in Joined Cases R 517/2015-2 and R 437/2015-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision to the extent that it upheld the opposition;










—


annul the opposition division’s decision dated 22 December 2014 in Opposition No B 1354630 to the extent that it upheld the opposition;










—


accept CTM Application No 6 064 001 for registration;










—


order OHIM to bear their own costs and pay those of the applicant.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 207/2009.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, holding company, merger control, metallurgical industry








C_2015402EN.01001801.xml










4.12.2015   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 402/18





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2015/C 402/13)






1.


On 27 November 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (‘Berkshire Hathaway’, USA) acquires with the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Precision Castparts Corp. (‘PCC’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
—   Berkshire Hathaway: holding company owning subsidiaries active in diverse business activities, including insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services,
—   PCC: worldwide manufacturer of complex metal components and products serving the aerospace, power, and general industrial markets.










3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7827 — Berkshire Hathaway/Precision Castparts, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).
Case C-661/15: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 4 December 2015 — X BV; Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
Date: 2015-12-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: customs formalities, customs valuation, defective product, producer's liability, reduced price, selling price








C_2016098EN.01001902.xml










14.3.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 98/19





Request for a preliminary ruling from the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands) lodged on 4 December 2015 — X BV; Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën
(Case C-661/15)
(2016/C 098/25)
Language of the case: Dutch

Referring court

Hoge Raad der Nederlanden

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: X BV

Other party: Staatssecretaris van Financiën

Questions referred







1.








(a)


Should Article 145(2) of the Regulation implementing the Community Customs Code (CCIP), (1) read in conjunction with Article 29(1) and (3) of the Community Customs Code (CCC), (2) be interpreted as meaning that the rule laid down therein also applies in a case where it is established that, at the time of acceptance of the declaration for specific goods, there was a manufacture-related risk that a component of the goods might become defective during use, and in view of this the seller, pursuant to a contractual warranty towards the buyer, grants the latter a price reduction in the form of reimbursement of the costs incurred by the buyer in modifying the goods in order to exclude that risk?














1.








(b)


In the event that the rule laid down in Article 145(2) of the CCIP does not apply in the case referred to above, are the provisions of Article 29(1) and (3) of the CCC, read in conjunction with Article 78 of the CCC, sufficient, without more, to reduce the declared customs value after the aforementioned price reduction has been granted?














2.


Is the condition laid down in Article 145(3) of the CCIP for adjustment of the customs value referred to therein, namely that the adjustment of the price actually paid or payable for the goods must have been made within a period of twelve months following the date of acceptance of the declaration for entry to free circulation, contrary to the provisions of Articles 78 and 236 of the CCC, read in conjunction with Article 29 of the CCC?






(1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1993 L 253, p. 1).

(2)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (OJ 1992 L 302, p. 1).