do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Summary of European Commission Decisions on authorisations for the placing on the market for the use and/or for use of substances listed in Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Published pursuant to Article 64(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.)) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 60/07
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, health control, health risk, iron and steel industry, market approval, marketing standard, sheet








C_2023060EN.01000901.xml










17.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/9






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)
(2023/C 60/07)

Decision 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(2023) 882


10 February 2023


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


Steel Color S.p.A., Via Per Pieve Terzagni 15, 26033 Pescarolo Ed Uniti (CR), Italy


REACH/23/1/0


As a colouring and hardening agent for stainless steel plates applied in the steel industry for the manufacture of cold-rolled, high quality textured sheet metal


31 December 2028


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu).
Special report 04/2023: ‘The Global Climate Change Alliance(+) – Achievements fell short of ambitions’ 2023/C 60/09
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: European Court of Auditors
Subjects: EU initiative, adaptation to climate change, climate change, developing countries, development aid








C_2023060EN.01001101.xml










17.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/11






Special report 04/2023:
‘The Global Climate Change Alliance(+) – Achievements fell short of ambitions’
(2023/C 60/09)
The European Court of Auditors has published its special report 04/2023: ‘The Global Climate Change Alliance(+) – Achievements fell short of ambitions’.
The report can be consulted directly or downloaded at the European Court of Auditors’ website: https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocItem.aspx?did=63424
Case T-81/23: Action brought on 17 February 2023 — Beauty Biosciences v EUIPO — Société de Recherche Cosmétique (BEAUTYBIO SCIENCE)
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023127EN.01005201.xml










11.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/52






Action brought on 17 February 2023 — Beauty Biosciences v EUIPO — Société de Recherche Cosmétique (BEAUTYBIO SCIENCE)
(Case T-81/23)
(2023/C 127/63)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Beauty Biosciences LLC (Dallas, Texas, United States) (represented by: D. Mărginean, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Société de Recherche Cosmétique SARL (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union figurative mark BEAUTYBIO SCIENCE –European Union trade mark No 16 919 301

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2022 in Case R 1039/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in the sense of rejecting the application for a declaration of invalidity in its entirety and maintain the contested trademark registered for all the registered goods in Class 3;










—


alter the contested decision it in the sense of rejecting the application for a declaration of invalidity in its entirety and maintain the contested trademark registered for all the registered goods in Class 3;










—


order Société de Recherche Cosmétique SARL to pay the costs incurred by Beauty Biosciences LLC in the present action, in the proceedings before the Board of Appeals and in the proceedings before the Cancellation Division.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council corroborated with Article 7(1)(c) of that Regulation;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council corroborated with Article 7(1)(b) of that Regulation.
Case T-80/23: Action brought on 17 February 2023 — Beauty Biosciences v EUIPO — Société de Recherche Cosmétique (BEAUTYBIO)
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: EU trade mark, cosmetic product, registered trade mark, trade-mark law








C_2023127EN.01005101.xml










11.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 127/51






Action brought on 17 February 2023 — Beauty Biosciences v EUIPO — Société de Recherche Cosmétique (BEAUTYBIO)
(Case T-80/23)
(2023/C 127/62)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Beauty Biosciences LLC (Dallas, Texas, United States) (represented by: D. Mărginean, lawyer)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other party to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Société de Recherche Cosmétique SARL (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the trade mark at issue: Applicant before the General Court

Trade mark at issue: European Union word mark BEAUTYBIO — European Union trade mark No 16 919 342

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 20 December 2022 in Case R 1038/2022-4

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision in the sense of rejecting the application for a declaration of invalidity in its entirety and maintain the contested trademark registered for all the registered goods in Class 3;










—


alter the contested decision it in the sense of rejecting the application for a declaration of invalidity in its entirety and maintain the contested trademark registered for all the registered goods in Class 3;










—


order Société de Recherche Cosmétique SARL to pay the costs incurred by Beauty Biosciences LLC in the present action, in the proceedings before the Board of Appeals and in the proceedings before the Cancellation Division.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council corroborated with Article 7(1)(c) of that Regulation;










—


Infringement of Article 59(1)(a) Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council corroborated with Article 7(1)(b) of that Regulation.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11005 – RENAULT / MINTH / JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 60/18
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electric vehicle, financial services, light-duty vehicle, maintenance, merger control, motor car, motor vehicle industry, tool industry, vehicle parts








C_2023060EN.01003201.xml










17.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/32






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.11005 – RENAULT / MINTH / JV)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 60/18)

1.   
On 10 February 2023, 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:






—


Renault SAS (‘Renault’, France),










—


Minth Group Limited (‘Minth’, China).




Renault and Minth will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a joint venture.
The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.


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






—


Renault is divided in three operational fields: (i) the manufacture and supply of new vehicles (passenger cars, LCVs and Electric Vehicles (‘EVs’)); (ii) sales financing, leasing, maintenance and service contracts; and (iii) mobility services, through the provision of mobility and energy solutions for EV users,










—


Minth primarily engages in the research and development, production and sale of (i) automotive parts and (ii) tooling equipment and moulds.






3.   

The business activities of the joint venture are the manufacture and supply of casings for EV batteries.



4.   
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.


5.   
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.11005 – RENAULT / MINTH / JV
Observations can be sent to the Commission by email or by post. Please use the contact details below:
Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu
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.
Case T-693/20: Order of the General Court of 17 February 2023 — Hansol Paper v Commission (Dumping — Imports of certain heavyweight thermal paper originating in South Korea — Definitive anti-dumping duty — Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 — Sales through related companies — Construction of the export price — Injury to the Union industry — Calculation of price undercutting — Calculation of the injury margin — Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: South Korea, anti-dumping duty, export price, import (EU), originating product, paper, reduced price








C_2023134EN.01001602.xml










17.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 134/16






Order of the General Court of 17 February 2023 — Hansol Paper v Commission
(Case T-693/20) (1)

(Dumping - Imports of certain heavyweight thermal paper originating in South Korea - Definitive anti-dumping duty - Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 - Sales through related companies - Construction of the export price - Injury to the Union industry - Calculation of price undercutting - Calculation of the injury margin - Action manifestly lacking any foundation in law)
(2023/C 134/22)
Language of the case: English

Parties


Applicant: Hansol Paper Co. Ltd (Seoul, South Korea) (represented by: B. Servais and V. Crochet, lawyers)

Defendant: European Commission (represented by: K. Blanck and G. Luengo, acting as Agents)

Intervener in support of the defendant: European Thermal Paper Association (ETPA) (Zurich, Switzerland) (represented by: H. Hobbelen and B. Vleeshouwers, lawyers)

Re:

By its action under Article 263 TFEU, the applicant seeks the annulment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1524 of 19 October 2020 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain heavyweight thermal paper originating in the Republic of Korea (OJ 2020 L 346, p. 19), in so far as it concerns the applicant.

Operative part of the order







1.


The action is dismissed as manifestly lacking any foundation in law.










2.


Hansol Paper Co. Ltd shall pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 19, 18.1.2021.
Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine 2023/C 60/05
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








C_2023060EN.01000701.xml










17.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/7






Notice for the attention of the persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
(2023/C 60/05)
The following information is brought to the attention of Viktor Ivanovych Ratushniak, Vitalii Yuriyovych Zakharchenko and Serhiy Vitalyovych Kurchenko, persons who appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine.
The Council has received information from the Ukrainian authorities that will be considered within the framework of the annual review of the restrictive measures. The above-mentioned persons are hereby informed that he may submit a request to the Council to obtain the elements the Council holds in its file regarding their designation, before 22 February 2023, to the following address:





Council of the European Union




General Secretariat




RELEX.1




Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175




1048 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË




Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
In this regard, the attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list of designated persons in Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014.


(1)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 26.

(2)  OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, p. 1.
Case T-82/23: Action brought on 17 February 2023 — Nextrend v EUIPO — Xiamen Axent Corporation and Axent Switzerland (Toilet units (part of -))
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: General Court
Subjects: designs and models, plumbing equipment








C_2023121EN.01001502.xml










3.4.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 121/15






Action brought on 17 February 2023 — Nextrend v EUIPO — Xiamen Axent Corporation and Axent Switzerland (Toilet units (part of -))
(Case T-82/23)
(2023/C 121/21)
Language in which the application was lodged: English

Parties


Applicant: Nextrend GmbH (Flörsheim am Main, Germany) (represented by: T. Weiland and C. Corbet, lawyers)

Defendant: European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal: Xiamen Axent Corporation Ltd (Haicang, China), Axent Switzerland AG (Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland)

Details of the proceedings before EUIPO


Proprietor of the design at issue: Other parties to the proceedings before the Board of Appeal

Design at issue: Community design No 2 769 299-0001

Procedure before EUIPO: Cancellation proceedings

Contested decision: Decision of the Third Board of Appeal of EUIPO of 7 December 2022 in Case R 1604/2021-3

Form of order sought

The applicant claims that the Court should:






—


annul the contested decision;










—


declare the design at issue invalid;










—


order EUIPO to pay the costs.





Pleas in law







—


Infringement of Article 62 of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002;










—


Infringement of Article 63(2) in conjunction with Article 53(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002;










—


Infringement of Article 25(1)(b) in conjunction with Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002.
Initiation of proceedings (Case M.10149 – KOREAN AIR LINES / ASIANA AIRLINES) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 66/03
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: air transport, carriage of goods, carriage of passengers, economic concentration, international transport, merger control








C_2023066EN.01001001.xml










23.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 66/10






Initiation of proceedings
(Case M.10149 – KOREAN AIR LINES / ASIANA AIRLINES)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 66/03)
On 17 February 2023, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).
The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their observations on the proposed concentration to the Commission.
In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.10149 – KOREAN AIR LINES / ASIANA AIRLINES, to the following 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’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11010 – INEOS / SINOPEC / ETHYLENE JV) (Text with EEA relevance) 2023/C 279/01
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: China, chemical product, economic concentration, merger control, oil industry, petrochemicals, special chemicals








C_2023279EN.01000101.xml










8.8.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 279/1






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.11010 – INEOS / SINOPEC / ETHYLENE JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2023/C 279/01)
On 17 February 2023, 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 32023M11010. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
Euro exchange rates (Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.) 16 February 2023 2023/C 60/06
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_2023060EN.01000801.xml










17.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/8






Euro exchange rates (1)

16 February 2023
(2023/C 60/06)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0700 




JPY


Japanese yen


143,31 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4490 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,88883 




SEK


Swedish krona


11,1420 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9873 




ISK


Iceland króna


154,30 




NOK


Norwegian krone


10,9513 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


23,685 




HUF


Hungarian forint


382,65 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,7765 




RON


Romanian leu


4,9009 




TRY


Turkish lira


20,1685 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5500 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4334 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,3985 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,7033 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,4287 




KRW


South Korean won


1 376,52 




ZAR


South African rand


19,4066 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3351 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


16 193,38 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7123 




PHP


Philippine peso


59,011 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,738 




BRL


Brazilian real


5,6090 




MXN


Mexican peso


19,8720 




INR


Indian rupee


88,4574 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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) 2023/C 60/08
Date: 2023-02-17
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, electrical engineering, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, wood industry








C_2023060EN.01001001.xml










17.2.2023   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 60/10






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)
(2023/C 60/08)

Decision 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(2023) 884


10 February 2023


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


Husqvarna AB, EM-OFPM/ErK, 56182, Huskvarna, Sweden


REACH/23/2/0


Industrial use of a mixture containing chromium trioxide in functional chrome plating of saw chain cutter links in order to meet stay-sharp and durability requirements for use with chainsaws


31 December 2032


In accordance with Article 60(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, the socio-economic benefits outweigh the risk to human health and the environment from the use of the substance and there are no suitable alternative substances or technologies.






(1)  OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(2)  The decision is available on the European Commission website at: Authorisation (europa.eu)