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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: 2017-09-07
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating








C_2017296EN.01001501.xml










7.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/15





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)
(2017/C 296/03)

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(2017) 5880


31 August 2017


Chromium trioxide
EC No 215-607-8, CAS No 1333-82-0


Praxair Surface Technologies GmbH, Am Muehlback 13, 87487 Wiggensbach, Germany


REACH/17/20/0


Industrial spraying or brush application of chromium trioxide mixtures for the coating of metallic articles subject to harsh environment, to ensure a high temperature corrosion and oxidation resistance, as well as deposit-resistant properties of the surface or lubricity at high temperature, for automotive, aviation, power generation machinery, oil and gas and marine applications


21 September 2024


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socioeconomic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility.




 


 


 


 


REACH/17/20/1


Industrial spraying of chromium trioxide mixtures for the coating of metallic articles subject to harsh environment to ensure either a low temperature-cured coating for corrosion protection, or a high temperature corrosion and oxidation resistance with reduction of surface roughness or a high temperature adhesive, for aviation, power generation machinery, oil and gas and marine applications


21 September 2029


 






(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 C-331/15 P: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 — French Republic v Carl Schlyter, European Commission, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Sweden (Appeal — Right of public access to documents of the EU institutions — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Article 4(2), third indent — Exceptions to the right of access to documents — Protection of the purpose of investigations — Directive 98/34/EC — Articles 8 and 9 — Detailed opinion of the European Commission concerning a draft technical regulation — Refusal to grant access)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: access to EU information, activity report, interpretation of the law, nanotechnology, provision of documents, technical regulations








C_2017374EN.01000202.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/2





Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 — French Republic v Carl Schlyter, European Commission, Republic of Finland, Kingdom of Sweden
(Case C-331/15 P) (1)

((Appeal - Right of public access to documents of the EU institutions - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Article 4(2), third indent - Exceptions to the right of access to documents - Protection of the purpose of investigations - Directive 98/34/EC - Articles 8 and 9 - Detailed opinion of the European Commission concerning a draft technical regulation - Refusal to grant access))
(2017/C 374/03)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: French Republic (represented by: D. Colas, G. de Bergues, B. Fodda and F. Fize, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the appellant: Czech Republic (represented by: M. Smolek, T. Müller, J. Vláčil and D. Hadroušek, acting as Agents)

Other parties to the proceedings: Carl Schlyter (represented by: S. Schubert, Rechtsanwalt and O.W. Brouwer, advocaat), European Commission (represented by: J. Baquero Cruz, A. Tokár and F. Clotuche-Duvieusart, acting as Agents), Republic of Finland (represented by: S. Hartikainen, acting as Agent), Kingdom of Sweden (represented by: C. Meyer-Seitz, N. Otte Widgren, U. Persson, A. Falk, E. Karlsson and L. Swedenborg, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the appeal;










2.


Orders the French Republic, Mr Carl Schlyter and the Commission to bear their own costs;










3.


Orders the Czech Republic to bear its own costs;










4.


Orders the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to bear their own costs.






(1)  OJ C 311, 21.9.2015.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2017296EN.01000101.xml










7.9.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 296/1





Euro exchange rates (1)

6 September 2017
(2017/C 296/01)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1931 




JPY


Japanese yen


129,92 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4393 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91428 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,5010 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1399 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,2765 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


26,112 




HUF


Hungarian forint


306,17 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2415 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5986 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,1045 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4961 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4787 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,3362 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6528 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6133 




KRW


South Korean won


1 353,94 




ZAR


South African rand


15,3965 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7850 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4277 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 902,83 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0570 




PHP


Philippine peso


60,908 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,4889 




THB


Thai baht


39,563 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,7145 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,2936 




INR


Indian rupee


76,4925 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case C-559/16: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Hamburg — Germany) — Birgit Bossen, Anja Bossen, Gudula Gräßmann v Brussels Airlines SA/NV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Transport — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Article 7(1) — Common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights — Flight consisting of several legs — Concept of ‘distance’ to be taken into account)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: air transport, carriage of passengers, consumer protection, indemnification, traveller








C_2017374EN.01000801.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/8





Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Hamburg — Germany) — Birgit Bossen, Anja Bossen, Gudula Gräßmann v Brussels Airlines SA/NV
(Case C-559/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Transport - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Article 7(1) - Common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights - Flight consisting of several legs - Concept of ‘distance’ to be taken into account))
(2017/C 374/11)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Hamburg

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Birgit Bossen, Anja Bossen, Gudula Gräßmann

Defendant: Brussels Airlines SA/NV

Operative part of the judgment

Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91, must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘distance’ relates, in the case of air routes with connecting flights, only to the distance calculated between the first point of departure and the final destination on the basis of the ‘great circle’ method, regardless of the distance actually flown.


(1)  OJ C 53, 20.2.2017.
Case T-611/17: Action brought on 7 September 2017 — All Star v EUIPO — Carrefour Hypermarchés (Shape of a shoe sole)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, electronic commerce, footwear industry, registered trade mark, retail selling, rubber industry, trade-mark law








C_2017374EN.01004501.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/45





Action brought on 7 September 2017 — All Star v EUIPO — Carrefour Hypermarchés (Shape of a shoe sole)
(Case T-611/17)
(2017/C 374/67)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: All Star CV (Beaverton, Oregon, United States) (represented by: R. Kunze, G. Würtenberger, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Carrefour Hypermarchés (Evry, France)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU tridimensional mark (Shape of a shoe sole) — EU trade mark No 7 497 373

Procedure before EUIPO: Proceedings for a declaration of invalidity

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 27 June 2017 in Case R 952/2014-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Articles 62, 63 and 64 of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 76 of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Articles 75 and 78 of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Articles 63 and 75 of Regulation No 207/2009 and of Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;










—


Infringement of Articles 52(1) and 7(1) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Articles 52(2) and 7(3) of Regulation No 207/2009;










—


Infringement of Article 77 of Regulation No 207/2009.
Case T-451/15: Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2017 — AlzChem v Commission (Access to documents — Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 — Documents relating to a procedure for reviewing State aid — Refusal to grant access — Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits — Obligation to carry out a specific and individual examination — Overriding public interest)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: State aid, access to EU information, control of State aid, data protection, document, provision of documents








C_2017357EN.01001001.xml










23.10.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 357/10





Judgment of the General Court of 7 September 2017 — AlzChem v Commission
(Case T-451/15) (1)

((Access to documents - Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 - Documents relating to a procedure for reviewing State aid - Refusal to grant access - Exception relating to the protection of the purpose of inspections, investigations and audits - Obligation to carry out a specific and individual examination - Overriding public interest))
(2017/C 357/12)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: AlzChem AG (Trostberg, Germany) (represented: initially by A. Borsos and J. Guerrero-Pérez, and subsequently by A. Borsos, J. Guerrero-Pérez and I. Georgiopoulos, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: A. Buchet, M. Konstantinidis and L. Armati, acting as Agents)

Re:

Action under Article 263 TFEU seeking the annulment of the Commission decision of 26 May 2015 refusing to grant the applicant access to documents relating to a procedure for reviewing State aid.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders AlzChem AG to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 320, 28.9.2015.
Case C-506/16: Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relação do Porto — Portugal) — José Joaquim Neto de Sousa v Portuguese State (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles — Directive 72/166/EEC — Directive 84/5/EEC — Directive 90/232/EEC — Driver responsible for the accident which caused the death of his spouse, a passenger in the vehicle — National legislation excluding compensation for material damage suffered by the driver responsible for the accident)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: civil liability, damages, death, married person, motor vehicle, third-party insurance, transport accident








C_2017374EN.01000702.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/7





Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal da Relação do Porto — Portugal) — José Joaquim Neto de Sousa v Portuguese State
(Case C-506/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles - Directive 72/166/EEC - Directive 84/5/EEC - Directive 90/232/EEC - Driver responsible for the accident which caused the death of his spouse, a passenger in the vehicle - National legislation excluding compensation for material damage suffered by the driver responsible for the accident))
(2017/C 374/10)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal da Relação do Porto

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: José Joaquim Neto de Sousa

Defendant: Portuguese State

Operative part of the judgment

Council Directive 72/166/EEC of 24 April 1972 on the approximation of the laws of Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, and to the enforcement of the obligation to insure against such liability, Second Council Directive 84/5/EEC of 30 December 1983 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, as amended by Directive 2005/14/EC of 11 May 2005, and Third Council Directive 90/232/EEC of 14 May 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles, must be interpreted as not precluding national provisions which allow exclusion of the right of a driver of a motor vehicle responsible, by his own fault, for a traffic accident as a result of which his spouse, a passenger in that vehicle, has died, to receive compensation for the material harm which he has suffered as a result of that death.


(1)  OJ C 454, 5.12.2016.
Case T-614/17: Action brought on 7 September 2017 — Bonnafous v EACEA
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: contract staff, damages, dismissal, indemnification, probationary period, rights of the defence, staff regulations (EU), work contract








C_2017374EN.01004502.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/45





Action brought on 7 September 2017 — Bonnafous v EACEA
(Case T-614/17)
(2017/C 374/68)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Laurence Bonnafous (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: S. Rodrigues and A. Blot, lawyers)

Defendant: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the present action admissible and well-founded;




consequently:






—


annul the decision of 14 November 2016 dismissing the applicant;










—


annul the decision of the Authority entitled to Conclude Contracts of Employment of 2 June 2017 rejecting the applicant’s complaint of 3 February 2017;










—


award the applicant the amount of EUR 15 000 for the non-pecuniary damage suffered;










—


order the defendant to pay all the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicant relies on five pleas in law.






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 84 CEAA, procedural irregularities committed by the defendant Agency, infringement of the principle of good administration and of the duty of care and infringement of the rights of defence of the applicant and, in particular, of his right to be heard.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging the absence of normal probationary conditions and infringement of the principle of good administration and of the duty of care.










3.


Third plea in law, alleging the absence of clearly defined objectives, infringement of Article 80 CEAA and failure to observe the principle of correspondence between Function Group IV and the tasks assigned to the applicant.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging that the probationary period report was based on manifestly erroneous grounds.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging infringement of the duty of care and of the principle of good administration and a misuse of power.
Joined Cases C-177/17 and C-178/17: Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Piemonte — Demarchi Gino Sas (C-177/17), Graziano Garavaldi (C-178/17) v Ministero della Giustizia (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 47(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Implementation of EU law — Lack of a sufficiently close connection — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: Italy, indemnification, judicial cooperation in civil matters in the EU, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, judicial proceedings, mutual recognition principle, national law, private international law, right to justice








C_2017374EN.01001201.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/12





Order of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Piemonte — Demarchi Gino Sas (C-177/17), Graziano Garavaldi (C-178/17) v Ministero della Giustizia
(Joined Cases C-177/17 and C-178/17) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 47(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Implementation of EU law - Lack of a sufficiently close connection - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court))
(2017/C 374/16)
Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per il Piemonte

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: Demarchi Gino Sas (C-177/17), Graziano Garavaldi (C-178/17)

Defendant: Ministero della Giustizia

Operative part of the order

The Court of Justice of the European Union manifestly lacks jurisdiction to answer the question referred by the Tribunale amministrativo regionale per il Piemonte (Regional Administrative Court, Piedmont, Italy) by the decisions of 11 January 2017.


(1)  OJ C 277, 21.8.2017.
Case C-248/16: Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG v Bundeskartellanwalt (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Competition — Concentrations between undertakings — Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 — Article 3(1)(b) and (4) — Scope — Definition of ‘concentration’ — Change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint — Creation of a joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: joint venture, merger, merger control








C_2017374EN.01000701.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/7





Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof — Austria) — Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG v Bundeskartellanwalt
(Case C-248/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Competition - Concentrations between undertakings - Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 - Article 3(1)(b) and (4) - Scope - Definition of ‘concentration’ - Change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint - Creation of a joint venture performing on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity))
(2017/C 374/09)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG

Defendant: Bundeskartellanwalt

Operative part of the judgment

Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) must be interpreted as meaning that a concentration is deemed to arise upon a change in the form of control of an existing undertaking which, previously exclusive, becomes joint, only if the joint venture created by such a transaction performs on a lasting basis all the functions of an autonomous economic entity.


(1)  OJ C 260, 18.7.2016.
Case C-247/16: Judgment of the Court of Justice (Tenth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Hannover — Germany) — Heike Schottelius v Falk Seifert (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Consumer protection — Directive 1999/44/EC — Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees — Notion of ‘contract of sale’ — Inapplicability of that directive — Lack of jurisdiction of the Court)
Date: 2017-09-07
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: consumer goods, consumer protection, guarantee, jurisdiction, sale








C_2017374EN.01000601.xml










6.11.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 374/6





Judgment of the Court of Justice (Tenth Chamber) of 7 September 2017 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Hannover — Germany) — Heike Schottelius v Falk Seifert
(Case C-247/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Consumer protection - Directive 1999/44/EC - Sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees - Notion of ‘contract of sale’ - Inapplicability of that directive - Lack of jurisdiction of the Court))
(2017/C 374/08)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Hannover

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Heike Schottelius

Defendant: Falk Seifert

Operative part of the judgment

The Court of Justice of the European Union does not have jurisdiction to answer the question referred for a preliminary ruling by the Landgericht Hannover (Hanover Regional Court, Germany) by decision of 22 April 2016.


(1)  OJ C 279, 1.8.2016.