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Council Decision (EU) 2018/312 of 27 February 2018 appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European Committee of the Regions, Spain, appointment of members








L_2018060EN.01003901.xml










2.3.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 60/39








            COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2018/312
of 27 February 2018
         
appointing a member, proposed by the Kingdom of Spain, of the Committee of the Regions


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,

Whereas:







(1)


On 26 January 2015, 5 February 2015 and 23 June 2015, the Council adopted Decisions (EU) 2015/116 (1), (EU) 2015/190 (2) and (EU) 2015/994 (3) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020.












(2)


A member's seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Iñigo de la SERNA HERNÁIZ,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The following is hereby appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2020:






—


Ms Concepción GAMARRA RUIZ-CLAVIJO, Alcaldesa de Logroño.






Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.




Done at Brussels, 27 February 2018.


For the Council


The President

E. ZAHARIEVA
            





(1)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/116 of 26 January 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 20, 27.1.2015, p. 42).

(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/190 of 5 February 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 31, 7.2.2015, p. 25).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2015/994 of 23 June 2015 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2015 to 25 January 2020 (OJ L 159, 25.6.2015, p. 70).
Case T-122/18: Action brought on 27 February 2018 — Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO — Shimano Europe (PRO)
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, cycle and motorcycle industry, footwear industry, hand tool, packaging product, registered trade mark, road safety, sports equipment, trade-mark law








C_2018142EN.01006301.xml










23.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/63





Action brought on 27 February 2018 — Lidl Stiftung v EUIPO — Shimano Europe (PRO)
(Case T-122/18)
(2018/C 142/81)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Neckarsulm, Germany) (represented by: A. Berger and A. Marx, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Shimano Europe BV (Nunspeet, Netherlands).

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Applicant

Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark PRO — Application for registration No 14 468 904

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2017 in Case R 1332/2017-5.

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision and reject Opposition No 002654773 filed against EUTM application No 014 468 904;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs of the proceedings;










—


order Shimano Europe B.V. to pay the costs of the proceedings before the EUIPO.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation No 2017/1001;










—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation No 2017/1001.
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: 2018-02-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical process, chemical product, chromium, corrosion, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard








C_2018073EN.01000901.xml










27.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/9





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)
(2018/C 73/08)

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(2018) 974


20 February 2018


Sodium dichromate
EC No 234-190-3
CAS No 7789-12-0 10588-01-9


Total Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland GmbH, Maienweg 1, D-06237 Leuna, Germany


REACH/17/31/0


Use of sodium dichromate as a corrosion inhibitor in ammonia absorption deep cooling system of a methanol synthesis plant


21 September 2029


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 for the applicant before the sunset date






(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-126/18: Action brought on 27 February 2018 — Van Haren Schoenen v Commission
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: China, Viet Nam, anti-dumping duty, footwear industry, import (EU), institutional balance (EU), originating product, principle of legal certainty








C_2018142EN.01006501.xml










23.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/65





Action brought on 27 February 2018 — Van Haren Schoenen v Commission
(Case T-126/18)
(2018/C 142/83)
Language of the case: Dutch

Parties


Applicant: Van Haren Schoenen BV (Waalwijk, Netherlands) (represented by: S. De Knop, B. Natens, A. Willems and M. Meulenbelt, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the General Court should:






—


declare the application admissible;










—


annul Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2232 of 4 December 2017 reimposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam and produced by certain exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam and implementing the judgment of the Court of Justice in Joined Cases C-659/13 and C-34/14; and










—


order the Commission to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 5(1) and (2) TEU on account of absence of legal basis of the contested regulation and, in the alternative, infringement of the principle of institutional balance laid down in Article 13(2) TEU.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 266 TFEU for failure to take the necessary measures to implement the judgment of 4 February 2016, C & J Clark International (C-659/13 and C-34/14, EU:C:2016:74).










3.


Third plea in law, alleging infringement of Articles 1(1) and 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 (1) and of the principle of legal certainty for imposing anti-dumping duties on goods that are in free circulation.










4.


Fourth plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 in so far as the anti-dumping duties were imposed without a fresh assessment of the EU interest. According to the applicant, it was, in any event, manifestly incorrect to conclude that the Union had an interest in the anti-dumping duties being imposed.










5.


Fifth plea in law, alleging infringement of Article 5(1) and (4) TFEU for adopting an act which goes further than is necessary to attain the objective being pursued.






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ 2016 L 176, p. 21).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8783 — Repsol/Kia/JV) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributor, economic concentration, energy industry, holding company, merger control, motor car, subsidiary, vehicle rental








C_2018073EN.01000101.xml










27.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8783 — Repsol/Kia/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2018/C 73/01)
On 19 February 2018, 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 English 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 32018M8783. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
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: 2018-02-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, solvent








C_2018073EN.01000801.xml










27.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/8





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)
(2018/C 73/07)

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(2018) 938


20 February 2018


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


Entek International Limited, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE12 5XG, United Kingdom


REACH/17/24/0


Use of trichloroethylene as an extraction solvent for removal of process oil and formation of the porous structure in polyethylene based separators used in lead-acid batteries.


21 April 2023


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 use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies in terms of their technical and economic feasibility.






(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 for the attention of the data subject to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them apply
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, personal data, terrorism








C_2018073EN.01000401.xml










27.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/4





Notice for the attention of the data subject to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them apply
(2018/C 73/03)
The attention of the data subject is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1):
The legal basis for this processing operation is Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 (2).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director-General of DG C (Foreign Affairs, Enlargement, Civil Protection) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is the Unit 1C of DG C that can be contacted at:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




DG C 1C




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu




The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1686.
The data subject is the natural person who fulfils the listing criteria as laid down in that Regulation.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the Statement of Reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions provided for in Article 20(1)(a) and (d) of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, requests for access, as well as requests for rectification or objection will be answered in accordance with section 5 of Council Decision 2004/644/EC (3).
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the asset freeze or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
The data subject may have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.


(1)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 296, 21.9.2004, p. 16.
Case T-166/15: Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2018 — Gramberg v EUIPO — Mahdavi Sabet (Case for a mobile phone) (Community design — Invalidity proceedings — Registered Community design representing a case for a mobile phone — Disclosure of the design — Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 — Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court)
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, mobile phone, textile product








C_2018134EN.01001801.xml










16.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/18





Judgment of the General Court of 27 February 2018 — Gramberg v EUIPO — Mahdavi Sabet (Case for a mobile phone)
(Case T-166/15) (1)

((Community design - Invalidity proceedings - Registered Community design representing a case for a mobile phone - Disclosure of the design - Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 - Evidence submitted for the first time before the General Court))
(2018/C 134/24)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Claus Gramberg (Essen, Germany) (represented: initially by S. Kettler, and subsequently by F. Klopmeier and G. Becker, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (represented by: S. Hanne, acting as Agent)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO: Sorouch Mahdavi Sabet (Paris, France)

Re:

Action brought against the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 13 January 2015 (Case R 460/2013-3), relating to invalidity proceedings between Mr Gramberg and Mr Mahdavi Sabet.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Annuls the decision of the Third Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) of 13 January 2015 (Case R 460/2013-3);










2.


Dismisses the action as to the remainder;










3.


Orders EUIPO to bear its own costs and to pay those incurred by Mr Claus Gramberg, including the expenses necessarily incurred for the purposes of the proceedings before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO.






(1)  OJ C 198, 15.6.2015.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2018073EN.01000701.xml










27.2.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 73/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 February 2018
(2018/C 73/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,2320 




JPY


Japanese yen


131,60 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4459 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87820 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,0435 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,1530 




ISK


Iceland króna


123,70 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6303 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


25,391 




HUF


Hungarian forint


313,59 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1697 




RON


Romanian leu


4,6625 




TRY


Turkish lira


4,6579 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5710 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5617 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,6387 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,6847 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,6227 




KRW


South Korean won


1 320,16 




ZAR


South African rand


14,2826 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7723 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4435 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 834,05 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,8165 




PHP


Philippine peso


63,936 




RUB


Russian rouble


68,9399 




THB


Thai baht


38,586 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,9857 




MXN


Mexican peso


22,9176 




INR


Indian rupee


79,8030 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Case T-123/18: Action brought on 27 February 2018 — Bayer Intellectual Property v EUIPO (Representation of a heart)
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cardiovascular disease, health service, registered trade mark, scientific research, trade-mark law








C_2018142EN.01006401.xml










23.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/64





Action brought on 27 February 2018 — Bayer Intellectual Property v EUIPO (Representation of a heart)
(Case T-123/18)
(2018/C 142/82)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany) (represented by: V. von Bomhard and J. Fuhrmann, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: EU figurative mark (Representation of a heart) — Application for registration No 15 701 568

Contested decision: Decision of the First Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2017 in Case R 145/2017-1

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


uphold the applicant’s appeal before the Board of Appeal of EUIPO;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001.
Case C-64/16: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 February 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo — Portugal) — Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses v Tribunal de Contas (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 19(1) TEU — Legal remedies — Effective judicial protection — Judicial independence — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 47 — Reduction of remuneration in the national public administration — Budgetary austerity measures)
Date: 2018-02-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU aid, budget deficit, financial aid, independence of the judiciary, judge, pay cut, right to justice








C_2018142EN.01000201.xml










23.4.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 142/2





Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 27 February 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Supremo Tribunal Administrativo — Portugal) — Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses v Tribunal de Contas
(Case C-64/16) (1)

((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Article 19(1) TEU - Legal remedies - Effective judicial protection - Judicial independence - Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - Article 47 - Reduction of remuneration in the national public administration - Budgetary austerity measures))
(2018/C 142/02)
Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Supremo Tribunal Administrativo

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses

Defendant: Tribunal de Contas

Operative part of the judgment

The second subparagraph of Article 19(1) TEU must be interpreted as meaning that the principle of judicial independence does not preclude general salary-reduction measures, such as those at issue in the main proceedings, linked to requirements to eliminate an excessive budget deficit and to an EU financial assistance programme, from being applied to the members of the Tribunal de Contas (Court of Auditors, Portugal).


(1)  OJ C 156, 2.5.2016.