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Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/539 of 4 April 2022 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2022106EN.01001301.xml










5.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/13








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2022/539
of 4 April 2022
         
implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1), and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.












(2)


Further to an evaluation of the relevant circumstances, two entries should be deleted from the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.












(3)


Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.


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




Done at Luxembourg, 4 April 2022.


For the Council


The President

R. BACHELOT-NARQUIN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.




ANNEX
The following entries are deleted from the list set out in Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP:






270.


Bashar Mohammad ASSI;










286.


Khaldoun AL-ZOUBI.
Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/427 of 15 March 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 87 I of 15 March 2022)
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








L_2022105EN.01006601.xml










4.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 105/66







Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/427 of 15 March 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 87 I of 15 March 2022
)


On page 4, in entry 881, under the column ‘Identifying information’:
for:


                  ‘DOB: 3.10.1948
                  ’,

read:


                  ‘DOB: 13.10.1948
                  ’.
Case T-174/22: Action brought on 4 April 2022 — Novartis v EUIPO — AstraZeneca (BREZTREV)
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, pharmaceutical product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2022207EN.01005202.xml










23.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/52






Action brought on 4 April 2022 — Novartis v EUIPO — AstraZeneca (BREZTREV)
(Case T-174/22)
(2022/C 207/69)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Novartis AG (Basel, Switzerland) (represented by: A. Nordemann-Schiffel, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: AstraZeneca AB (Södertälje, Sweden)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Applicant of the trade mark at issue: Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Trade mark at issue: Application for European Union word mark BREZTREV — Application for registration No 18 088 373

Procedure before EUIPO: Opposition proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 21 January 2022 in Case R 738/2021-2

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Plea in law







—


Infringement of Article 8(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/429 of 15 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 87 I of 15 March 2022)
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








L_2022105EN.01006701.xml










4.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 105/67







Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/429 of 15 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

(
Official Journal of the European Union L 87 I of 15 March 2022
)


On page 47, in the Annex, in entry 881, under the column ‘Identifying information’:
for:


                  ‘DOB: 3.10.1948
                  ’,

read:


                  ‘DOB: 13.10.1948
                  ’.
Case T-177/22: Action brought on 4 April 2022 — Chambers and Others v Commission
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, United Kingdom, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, expatriate worker, nationality, pay, staff regulations (EU)








C_2022222EN.01003202.xml










7.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/32






Action brought on 4 April 2022 — Chambers and Others v Commission
(Case T-177/22)
(2022/C 222/54)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicants: Alexander Chambers (Barcelona, Spain) and nine other applicants (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicants claim that the Court should:






—


annul the applicants’ payslips for June 2021 in so far as they are indicative of a decision to withdraw the flat-rate allowance owed by way of reimbursement of the costs of travelling from the place of employment to the place of origin;










—


annul, in so far as it supplements the statement of reasons for the contested decision, the decision of 22 December 2021 rejecting the complaint of 30 August 2021;










—


order the defendant to pay the costs.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of the action, the applicants rely on three pleas in law, which are, in essence, identical or similar to those relied on in Case T-177/22, Mellish v Commission.
Case C-237/22 P: Appeal brought on 4 April 2022 by Mylan IRE Healthcare Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 26 January 2022 in Case T-303/16, Mylan IRE Healthcare v Commission
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: drug surveillance, market approval, orphan drug








C_2022213EN.01003501.xml










30.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 213/35






Appeal brought on 4 April 2022 by Mylan IRE Healthcare Ltd against the judgment of the General Court (Ninth Chamber) delivered on 26 January 2022 in Case T-303/16, Mylan IRE Healthcare v Commission
(Case C-237/22 P)
(2022/C 213/46)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Appellant: Mylan IRE Healthcare Ltd (represented by: I. Vernimme and L. Bidaine, avocats)

Other parties to the proceedings: European Commission, UAB VVB

Form of order sought

The appellant claims that the Court should:






—


declare the appeal admissible and well founded;










—


set aside in its entirety the judgment under appeal;










—


if the Court considers that the state of the proceedings so permits, annul Commission Implementing Decision C(2016) 2083 final of 4 April 2016 concerning, in the framework of Article 29 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the marketing authorisations for ‘Tobramycin VVB and associated names’, medicinal products for human use which contain the active substance ‘tobramycin’ (the contested decision); otherwise, refer the case back to the General Court;










—


order the Commission to pay the costs of the appellant incurred as a result of both the present proceedings and those of the proceedings at first instance;










—


order UAB VVB to support its own costs incurred as a result of both the present proceedings and those of the proceedings at first instance.





Pleas in law and main arguments

In support of its action, the appellant relies on two pleas in law.
First plea in law alleging an error in law in the interpretation of the concept of ‘clinical superiority’ in the sense of Article 8(3)(c) of the Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on orphan medicinal products (1) (the Orphan Regulation), especially in the light of the interpretation given by the General Court to the concept of ‘significant benefit’ within the meaning of Article 3 of the Orphan Regulation.
Second plea in law alleging an insufficient reasoning of the General Court to base its conclusion that TOBI / Tobramycin VVB was safer than Tobi Podhaler in a substantial portion of the target population especially in the light of the content of contested decision.


(1)  OJ 2000 L 18, p. 1.
Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) 2022/C 147/03
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: The Member States
Subjects: Belgium, Province of East Flanders, cross-border cooperation, economic and social cohesion, local authority, regional authority, regional cooperation, regional development








C_2022147EN.01000301.xml










4.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/3






Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)
(2022/C 147/03)
I.   Name of the EGTC, address and contact point (as it is currently in the EGTC register)
Official name: EGTC Linieland van Waas en Hulst
Registered office: Burgemeester Omer De Meyplein 1, 9170 Sint-Gillis-Waas
Person responsible (Director): Richard Meersschaert
E-mail address: info@egtslinieland.eu
Internet address of the Grouping: www.egtslinieland.eu
II.   New members

Official name: Maatschappij Linkerscheldeoever
Postal address: Sint-Paulusplein 27, 9120 Beveren
Internet address: www.mlso.be
Country: Belgium
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.): 0,00 % on 1 April 2022 Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 1 April 2022 2022/C 147/02
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European Central Bank, euro, exchange rate, financing, interest, money








C_2022147EN.01000201.xml










4.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/2






Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):
0,00 % on 1 April 2022
Euro exchange rates (2)

1 April 2022
(2022/C 147/02)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1052 




JPY


Japanese yen


135,35 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4388 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,84145 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,3320 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0217 




ISK


Iceland króna


142,00 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,6628 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,376 




HUF


Hungarian forint


368,12 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,6401 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9452 




TRY


Turkish lira


16,2411 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4696 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3805 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,6596 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,5911 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4985 




KRW


South Korean won


1 345,61 




ZAR


South African rand


16,1685 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,0311 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,5675 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


15 887,50 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,6534 




PHP


Philippine peso


57,084 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,941 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,2188 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,9087 




INR


Indian rupee


83,9847 






(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10690 – NORDIC CAPITAL / ELLOS GROUP) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 147/04
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: clothing, consumer goods, economic concentration, household article, household electrical appliance, investment company, merger control, retail selling, sports equipment








C_2022147EN.01000401.xml










4.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/4






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.10690 – NORDIC CAPITAL / ELLOS GROUP)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 147/04)

1.   
On 25 March 2022, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
This notification concerns the following undertakings:






—


Nordic Capital (Channel Islands),










—


Ellos Group (Sweden), controlled by FNG Finance Belgium BV.




Nordic Capital will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Ellos Group.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.


2.   
The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following:






—


Nordic Capital is a group of private equity funds focusing on investments primarily in Northern Europe in the following sectors: healthcare, tech & payments, financial services, industrial & business services and consumer products. Within the latter, Nordic Capital ultimately controls a retailer of sports goods, Unisport active in in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and France,










—


Ellos Group is an e-commerce group for home furnishings and fashion which, includes the online stores Ellos, Jotex, Homeroom and Stayhard. It is active in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Poland.






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.
Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.


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. The following reference should always be specified:
M.10690 – NORDIC CAPITAL / ELLOS GROUP
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
Fax +32 22964301
Postal 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’).

(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/535 of 4 April 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person








L_2022106EN.01000101.xml










5.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 106/1








            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/535
of 4 April 2022
         
implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (1), and in particular Article 32 thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.












(2)


Further to an evaluation of the relevant circumstances, two entries should be deleted from the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.












(3)


Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
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 Luxembourg, 4 April 2022.


For the Council


The President

R. BACHELOT-NARQUIN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.




ANNEX
The following entries are deleted from the list set out in Section A (Persons) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:






270.


Bashar Mohammad ASSI;










286.


Khaldoun AL-ZOUBI.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10657 – SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS / SAMSUNG BIOEPIS) (Text with EEA relevance) 2022/C 159/04
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, pharmaceutical industry








C_2022159EN.01000401.xml










12.4.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 159/4






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.10657 – SAMSUNG BIOLOGICS / SAMSUNG BIOEPIS)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2022/C 159/04)
On 4 April 2022, 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 policy’ 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 32022M10657. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Case T-178/22: Action brought on 4 April 2022 — FA World Entertainment v EUIPO (FUCKING AWESOME)
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, clothing, footwear industry, optical industry, registered trade mark, sports equipment, textile product, trade-mark law








C_2022207EN.01005401.xml










23.5.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 207/54






Action brought on 4 April 2022 — FA World Entertainment v EUIPO (FUCKING AWESOME)
(Case T-178/22)
(2022/C 207/71)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: FA World Entertainment Inc. (Los Angeles, California, United States) (represented by: M. Breuer, I. Dimitrov and C. Tenbrock, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Trade mark at issue: International registration designating the European Union in respect of the word mark FUCKING AWESOME — Application for registration No 1 564 573

Contested decision: Decision of the Fifth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 3 February 2022 in Case R 1131/2021-5

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision insofar as it dismissed the action before the Board of Appeal, i.e. insofar as the Board of Appeal assumed a violation of Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 7(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council;










—


Infringement of the general principles of legal certainty, equal treatment and sound administration.
Case T-176/22: Action brought on 4 April 2022 — Mellish v Commission
Date: 2022-04-04
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: European official, United Kingdom, allowances and expenses, equal treatment, expatriate worker, nationality, pay, staff regulations (EU)








C_2022222EN.01003201.xml










7.6.2022   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 222/32






Action brought on 4 April 2022 — Mellish v Commission
(Case T-176/22)
(2022/C 222/53)
Language of the case: French

Parties


Applicant: Philip Mellish (Uccle, Belgium) (represented by: N. de Montigny, lawyer)

Defendant: European Commission

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the applicant’s payslip for June 2021 and the note from the Commission’s HR Service of 14 June 2021 informing him that from 2021 onwards and following Brexit he would no longer receive the flat-rate sum for reimbursement of the costs of travelling to his place of origin;










—


annul, in so far as it is deemed to supplement the statement of reasons for the contested decision, the decision of 22 December 2021 rejecting the complaint of 1 September 2021;










—


order the defendant 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, claiming that the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’) should be applied teleologically and effectively and alleging that the administration made an error of law, that Article 7(4) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations was infringed, and that the general implementing provisions on the place of origin infringe the Staff Regulations.










2.


Second plea in law, alleging infringement of the principle of equal treatment and unjustified discrimination, raising a plea of illegality and claiming that the provisions providing for the total abolition of reimbursement in the event of loss of citizenship should be disapplied.










3.


Third plea in law, in the alternative, first, claiming that the provisions at issue should be applied in accordance with the flexibility promised by the European Union regarding the interpretation of the Staff Regulations in a way that is generous to United Kingdom nationals and consistent with other internal rules and, second, alleging that the principle of compensation for the staff member’s expatriation status was infringed.