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Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/458 of 27 March 2020 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Libya, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person




L_2020097EN.01001301.xml










30.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 97/13








            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2020/458
of 27 March 2020
         
amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,


Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 July 2015, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 (1) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.












(2)


On 1 October 2019, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2019/1663 (2).












(3)


In view of the continuing instability and gravity of the situation in Libya, the restrictive measures concerning three persons should be extended for a further period of six months.












(4)


Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
In Article 17 of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:


‘3.   The measures referred to in Article 8(2) shall apply with regard to entries 14, 15 and 16 in Annex II until 2 October 2020.


4.   The measures referred to in Article 9(2) shall apply with regard to entries 19, 20 and 21 in Annex IV until 2 October 2020.’.




Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 27 March 2020.


For the Council


The President

A. METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ
            





(1)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 of 31 July 2015 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya, and repealing Decision 2011/137/CFSP (OJ L 206, 1.8.2015, p. 34).

(2)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1663 of 1 October 2019 amending Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya (OJ L 252, 2.10.2019, p. 36).
Case T-160/20: Action brought on 27 March 2020 — 3M Belgium v ECHA
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: acid, chemical product, dangerous substance, environmental impact, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, principle of legal certainty








C_2020201EN.01003101.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/31






Action brought on 27 March 2020 — 3M Belgium v ECHA
(Case T-160/20)
(2020/C 201/43)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: 3M Belgium (Diegem, Belgium) (represented by: J.-P. Montfort and T. Delille, lawyers)

Defendant: European Chemicals Agency

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul ECHA Decision of 16 January 2020 (ECHA/01/2020) regarding the ‘Inclusion of substances of very high concern in the Candidate List for eventual inclusion in Annex XIV’ of the REACH Regulation (1), as regards the listing of ‘Perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (“PFBS”) and its salts’;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

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






1.


First plea in law, alleging that the contested decision was adopted in breach of the Article 57(f) of the REACH Regulation requirements and that the defendant manifestly erred in its assessment, since it has not demonstrated that the Substance is causing probable serious effects to human health and the environment.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging that the contested Decision was adopted in breach of the principle of legal certainty, including that of foreseeability, given that the applicant was not placed in a position to identify or ascertain in any manner the definition, criteria or factors used by ECHA to support its decision.






(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC, OJ L 396, 2006, p. 1
Case C-151/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 27 March 2020 — Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde v Nordzucker AG and Others
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: EU Member State, EU competition policy, administrative sanction, general legal principle, restriction on competition








C_2020209EN.01001701.xml










22.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/17






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 27 March 2020 — Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde v Nordzucker AG and Others
(Case C-151/20)
(2020/C 209/23)
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicant: Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde

Defendants: Nordzucker AG, Südzucker AG, Agrana Zucker GmbH

Questions referred







1.


Is the third criterion established in the Court of Justice’s competition case-law on the applicability of the ‘ne bis in idem’ principle, namely that conduct must concern the same protected legal interest, applicable even where the competition authorities of two Member States are called upon to apply the same provisions of EU law (here: Article 101 TFEU), in addition to provisions of national law, in respect of the same facts and in relation to the same persons?
In the event that this question is answered in the affirmative:










2.


Does the same protected legal interest exist in such a case of parallel application of European and national competition law?










3.


Furthermore, is it of significance for the application of the ‘ne bis in idem’ principle whether the first decision of the competition authority of a Member State to impose a fine took account, from a factual perspective, of the effects of the competition law infringement on the other Member State whose competition authority only subsequently took a decision in the competition proceedings conducted by it?










4.


Do proceedings in which, owing to the participation of a party in the national leniency programme, only a declaratory finding of that party’s infringement of competition law can be made also constitute proceedings governed by the ‘ne bis in idem’ principle, or can such a mere declaratory finding of the infringement be made irrespective of the outcome of previous proceedings concerning the imposition of a fine (in another Member State)?
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) (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 100/07
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical compound, chemical product, chromium, engine, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, motor vehicle industry








C_2020100EN.01001401.xml










27.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/14






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)
(2020/C 100/07)

Decision granting an authorisation













Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation numbers


Authorised uses


Date of expiry of review period


Reasons for the decision




C(2020) 1656


20 March 2020


chromium trioxide EC No 215-607-8; CAS No 1333-82-0


Mahle Ventiltrieb GmbH, Industriestrasse 40, DE-61200 Wölfersheim, Germany


REACH/20/9/0


Use in functional chrome plating of valves used in engines of light gasoline and diesel vehicles and in heavy-duty diesel combustion engines


20 March 2032


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.




Mahle Polska Sp. z o.o., ul. Mahle 6, 63-700 Krotoszyn, Poland


REACH/20/9/1






(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-144/20: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 27 March 2020 — AS LatRailNet, VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš v Valsts dzelzceļa administrācija
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: carriage of passengers, charges for use of infrastructure, competition law, costing, equal treatment, public service, rail transport, transport company, transport infrastructure, transport licence








C_2020201EN.01001801.xml










15.6.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 201/18






Request for a preliminary ruling from the Administratīvā rajona tiesa (Latvia) lodged on 27 March 2020 — AS LatRailNet, VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš v Valsts dzelzceļa administrācija
(Case C-144/20)
(2020/C 201/26)
Language of the case: Latvian

Referring court

Administratīvā rajona tiesa

Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: AS LatRailNet, VAS Latvijas dzelzceļš

Defendant: Valsts dzelzceļa administrācija

Questions referred







1.


Must Article 56(2) of Directive [2012/34] (1) be interpreted as meaning that it confers on the regulatory body the power to adopt on its own initiative a decision ordering the undertaking performing the essential functions of a railway infrastructure manager, as mentioned in Article 7(1) of that directive, to make to provisions relating to the calculation of infrastructure charges (the charging scheme) certain amendments that are unrelated to discrimination against applicants?










2.


If the first question is answered in the affirmative, is the regulatory body empowered to set out, in that decision, the conditions that must be laid down by such amendments, for example by laying down an obligation to exclude from the criteria for determining infrastructure charges pre-scheduled costs covered by the State budget or by local authority budgets which passenger transport operators cannot meet out of transport revenue?










3.


Must Article 32(1) of Directive [2012/34] be interpreted as meaning that the obligation imposed on Member States in that paragraph to guarantee optimal competitiveness of rail market segments, by establishing mark-ups on infrastructure charges, also applies to the determination of infrastructure charges in market segments where there is no competition, because, for example, in the market segment concerned, transport is delivered exclusively by a single rail operator which has been given the exclusive right under Article 2(f) of Regulation No 1370/2007 (2) to provide transport in that market segment?






(1)  Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area (OJ 2012 L 343, p. 32).

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (OJ 2007 L 315, p. 1).
Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/476 of 27 March 2020 establishing a fisheries closure for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Spain
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU waters, Spain, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2020100EN.01002301.xml










1.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 100/23








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2020/476
of 27 March 2020
         
establishing a fisheries closure for white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean for vessels flying the flag of Spain


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 Union 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) 2020/123 (2) lays down quotas for 2020.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of white Marlin in the Atlantic Ocean by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2020.












(3)


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





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to Spain for the stock of white marlin in the Atlantic Ocean for 2020 referred to in the Annex 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 Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in Spain referred to in the Annex 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, 27 March 2020.


For the Commission

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
            

On behalf of the President


Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 25, 30.1.2020, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


02/TQ/123




Member State


Spain




Stock


WHM/ATLANT




Species


White marlin (Tetrapturus albidus)




Zone


Atlantic Ocean




Closing date


1.1.2020
Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/475 of 27 March 2020 establishing a temporary fisheries closure for redfish in NAFO 3M area for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean, EU Member State, catch by species, catch quota, fishing area, fishing rights, international waters, sea fish, sea fishing, ship's flag








L_2020100EN.01002001.xml










1.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 100/20








            COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2020/475
of 27 March 2020
         
establishing a temporary fisheries closure for redfish in NAFO 3M area for vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union


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 Union 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) 2020/123 (2) lays down quotas for 2020.












(2)


According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock of redfish in NAFO 3M area by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union have exhausted the mid-term quota allocated for the period before 1 July 2020.












(3)


It is therefore necessary to prohibit directed fishing activities for that stock until 30 June 2020,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

Quota exhaustion

The fishing quota allocated to Member States of the European Union for the stock of redfish in NAFO 3M area for the period from 1 January 2020 until 30 June 2020 included shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2

Prohibitions

Directed fishing activities for the stock referred to in Article 1 by vessels flying the flag of or registered in a Member State of the European Union shall be prohibited from the date set out in the Annex to this Regulation until 30 June 2020 included.


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, 27 March 2020.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,

Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS
            

Member of the Commission






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

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2020/123 of 27 January 2020 fixing for 2020 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union fishing vessels, in certain non-Union waters (OJ L 25, 30.1.2020, p. 1).




ANNEX






No


03/TQ123




Member State


European Union (All Member States)




Stock


RED/N3M.




Species


Redfish (Sebastes spp.)




Zone


NAFO 3M




Closing period


25 February 2020 at 24.00 UTC until 30 June 2020
Case T-161/20: Action brought on 27 March 2020 — Ighoga Region 10 v Commission
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: Bavaria, Germany, State aid, action for failure to act, control of State aid








C_2020175EN.01003301.xml










25.5.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 175/33






Action brought on 27 March 2020 — Ighoga Region 10 v Commission
(Case T-161/20)
(2020/C 175/43)
Language of the case: German

Parties


Applicant: Ighoga Region 10 eV (Ingolstadt, Germany) (represented by: A. Bartosch, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should declare that the defendant infringed its obligations under the TFEU in that, even after almost 2 ¾ years have elapsed since the complaint has been lodged and, following the request to adopt a final decision to close the procedure, the defendant did not take a formal decision in accordance with one of the possible alternatives set out in Article 4 of the Rules of Procedure in State aid cases, but rather failed to act.

Pleas in law and main arguments

The action is brought against the Commission’s failure to act in connection with the adoption of a decision concerning the applicant’s complaint of 4 July 2017 on EU State aid in case SA.48582 — presumed State aid for Maritim-Gruppe and KHI Immobilien GmbH.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 26 March 2020 2020/C 100/05
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2020100EN.01000501.xml










27.3.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 100/5






Euro exchange rates (1)

26 March 2020
(2020/C 100/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0981 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,18 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4659 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91348 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,0070 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0634 




ISK


Iceland króna


153,50 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,5273 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,550 




HUF


Hungarian forint


354,99 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,5748 




RON


Romanian leu


4,8335 




TRY


Turkish lira


7,0407 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,8162 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5466 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,5136 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8530 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5759 




KRW


South Korean won


1 336,46 




ZAR


South African rand


19,1484 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,7675 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,6115 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


17 686,00 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7603 




PHP


Philippine peso


55,981 




RUB


Russian rouble


85,3100 




THB


Thai baht


35,836 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,4806 




MXN


Mexican peso


26,0735 




INR


Indian rupee


82,5345 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9755 – MAIF 2/PSP/AirTrunk) (Text with EEA relevance) 2020/C 113/02
Date: 2020-03-27
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: cloud computing, digital content, economic concentration, investment, investment company, merger control, on line data service








C_2020113EN.01000201.xml










6.4.2020   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 113/2






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9755 – MAIF 2/PSP/AirTrunk)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2020/C 113/02)
On 27 March 2020, 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 32020M9755. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.