do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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: 2016-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, plasticiser, solvent, toxic substance








C_2016127EN.01000601.xml










9.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/6





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)
(2016/C 127/05)

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(2016) 2003


8 April 2016


Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
EC No 201-557-4
CAS No 84-74-2


Deza a.s., Masarykova 753, 75728 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic


REACH/16/1/0


The use of DBP as an absorption solvent in a closed system in the manufacture of maleic anhydride


21 February 2027








—


Risk is adequately controlled in accordance with Article 60(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.










—


There are no suitable alternatives at present.








REACH/16/1/1


The use of DBP in propellants:
Formulation: industrial use of DBP as a burning rate surface moderant, plasticiser and/or coolant in the formulation of nitrocellulose-based propellant grains;
Use at industrial site: Industrial use of DBP-containing propellant grains in manufacture of ammunition for military and civilian uses, and pyrocartridges for aircraft ejection seat safety systems (includes propellants for police-force ammunition and excludes propellants intended for manual, private reloading of ammunition cartridges by civilian users, i.e., licensed individual sports shooters and hunters. No consumer use of DBP or its mixtures is covered by this use)


21 February 2027




REACH/16/1/2


The industrial use of DBP in ceramic sheets and printing pastes for production of capacitors and lambda sensor elements


21 February 2019






(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
Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU — Request made by a Contracting Entity
Date: 2016-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, award of contract, postal service








C_2016127EN.01001201.xml










9.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/12





Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU
Request made by a Contracting Entity
(2016/C 127/08)
On 2 February 2016 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 3 February 2016.
This request, made by the President of the Office of Electronic Communications on behalf of Poczta Polska S.A. and concerns currier services and other services than postal in Poland. Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that the later Directive is not applicable when the relevant activity is directly exposed to competition in markets to which access is not restricted. These conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2014/25/EU and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.
Pursuant to letter (a) of first paragraph, of point 1 of Annex IV to Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission is allowed a period of 105 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 7 July 2016.


(1)  OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7649 — Varo/Argos DSE/Vitol/Carlyle/Reggeborgh) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2016-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy industry, investment company, merger control, oil industry








C_2016127EN.01000101.xml










9.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.7649 — Varo/Argos DSE/Vitol/Carlyle/Reggeborgh)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2016/C 127/01)
On 21 August 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,










—


in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7649. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2016-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2016127EN.01000501.xml










9.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

8 April 2016
(2016/C 127/04)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1363 




JPY


Japanese yen


123,36 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4419 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,80730 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,2928 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0874 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,4183 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,022 




HUF


Hungarian forint


312,67 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2953 




RON


Romanian leu


4,4685 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,2415 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5091 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4861 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,8166 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6757 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5335 




KRW


South Korean won


1 310,43 




ZAR


South African rand


17,1222 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3570 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4960 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 936,66 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,4433 




PHP


Philippine peso


52,469 




RUB


Russian rouble


76,5414 




THB


Thai baht


39,884 




BRL


Brazilian real


4,1554 




MXN


Mexican peso


20,2108 




INR


Indian rupee


75,6770 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/417 of 17 March 2016 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 75, 22.3.2016)
Date: 2016-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EAFRD, EAGF, EU Member State, agricultural expenditure, aid to agriculture, eligibility criteria








L_2016095EN.01002001.xml










9.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 95/20







Corrigendum to Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/417 of 17 March 2016 excluding from European Union financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 75 of 22 March 2016
)


On page 24, in the table:
for:















 


 


 


 


 



‘Total FI:




EUR




20 520,70 




0,00




20 520,70 ’






read:















 


 


 


 


 



‘Total FI:




EUR




– 20 520,70 




0,00




– 20 520,70 ’
Communication from the Commission on State aid for films and other audiovisual works: Acceptance of the proposed appropriate measures pursuant to Article 108(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by all Member States
Date: 2016-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, cinema, control of State aid, film production








C_2016127EN.01000401.xml










9.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/4





Communication from the Commission on State aid for films and other audiovisual works: Acceptance of the proposed appropriate measures pursuant to Article 108(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by all Member States
(2016/C 127/03)
In paragraph 55 of the Communication from the Commission on State aid for films and other audiovisual works (1), the Commission proposed to Member States to accept as appropriate measures for the purposes of Article 108(1) TFEU that they bring their existing schemes regarding film funding in line with this Communication within 2 years of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Member States were requested to confirm their acceptance of the proposed appropriate measures within 1 month of that publication.
Pursuant to Article 23(1) of Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1589 of 13 July 2015 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 108 TFEU (2), the Commission recorded the unconditional and explicit agreement to the appropriate measures by all Member States.


(1)  OJ C 332, 15.11.2013, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 9.
Notice to economic operators — New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
Date: 2016-04-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: CCT duties, agricultural product, common customs tariff, import (EU), industrial product, suspension of customs duties








C_2016127EN.01000801.xml










9.4.2016   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/8





Notice to economic operators — New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products
(2016/C 127/06)
Economic operators are informed that the Commission has received requests in accordance with the administrative arrangements foreseen in the Commission Communication concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2011/C-363/02) (1) for the January round of 2017.
The list of the products for which a duty suspension is requested is now available on the Commission’s thematic (Europa) website on the customs union (2).
Economic operators are also informed that the deadline for objections against new requests to reach the Commission, via the national administrations, is 17 June 2016 which is the date of the second scheduled meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions Group.
Interested operators are advised to consult the list regularly in order to be informed on the status as the requests.
More information on the autonomous tariff suspension procedure can be found on the Europa website:
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/suspensions/index_en.htm


(1)  OJ C 363, 13.12.2011, p. 6.

(2)  http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/susp/susp_home.jsp?Lang=en