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)
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, helicopter, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, sodium








C_202506586EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/6586


19.12.2025






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)
(C/2025/6586)


Decision granting an authorisation in the context of a review














Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Repealed decision


Reasons for the decision




C(2025) 8312


12 December 2025


sodium dichromate (EC No 234-190-3; CAS No 10588-01-9)


Airbus Helicopters Technik GmbH, Flugplatzstraße 6-14, 34379 Calden, Germany


REACH/25/42/0/R1


Surface treatment of metals (such as aluminium, steel, zinc, magnesium, titanium, alloys), composites and sealings of anodic films, in the production of transmissions for helicopters and in maintenance of helicopters


31 December 2035


C(2019) 7439


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)



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6586/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
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)
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, helicopter, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202506585EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/6585


19.12.2025






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)
(C/2025/6585)


Decision granting an authorisation in the context of a review














Reference of the decision (2)



Date of decision


Substance name


Holder of the authorisation


Authorisation number


Authorised use


Date of expiry of review period


Repealed decision


Reasons for the decision




C(2025) 8410


12 December 2025


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


Airbus Helicopters Technik GmbH, Flugplatzstraße 6-14, 34379 Calden, Germany


REACH/25/41/0/R1


Surface hardener (functional chrome plating) in the production of transmissions for helicopters and maintenance of helicopters


31 December 2035


C(2019) 7441


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.




REACH/25/41/1/R1


Surface treatment (as a corrosion inhibitor, unrelated to functional chrome plating) in the production of transmissions for helicopters and maintenance of helicopters






(1)  
            OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

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



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6585/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.12229 – JIP / MITSUBISHI LOGISNEXT) – Candidate case for simplified procedure
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Asia, Europe, Japan, North America, economic concentration, handling, hoisting equipment, investment company, logistics, merger control








C_202506749EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/6749


19.12.2025






Prior notification of a concentration
(Case M.12229 – JIP / MITSUBISHI LOGISNEXT)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2025/6749)


1.   
On 8 December 2025, 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:






—


Japan Industrial Partners Inc. (with its affiliates funds ‘JIP’, Japan), controlled by Japan Industrial Partners Holdings Inc.,










—


Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd. (with its subsidiaries the ‘Target’, Japan), controlled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.




JIP will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of the Target.
The concentration is accomplished by way of public bid announced on 30 September 2025.


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






—


JIP is a private equity investment business that focuses on the reorganization and restructuring of Japanese companies.










—


The Target is a logistics equipment manufacturer headquartered in Japan. It manufactures and commercialises forklifts and related logistics equipment and systems. Its activities focus on Asia, North America and Europe.






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 treatment for certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (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 concentration 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.12229 – JIP / MITSUBISHI LOGISNEXT
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 160, 5.5.2023, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6749/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 19 December 2025 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banka Slovenije (ECB/2025/42)
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: European Central Bank
Subjects: European System of Central Banks, Slovenia, accountant, auditing, central bank, euro area








C_202600215EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/215


7.1.2026







            RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
         
of 19 December 2025
         
to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Banka Slovenije
(ECB/2025/42)
(C/2026/215)


THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

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


Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.












(2)


The mandate of Banka Slovenije’s external auditors, Mazars, družba za revizijo, d. o. o., will end after the audit for the financial year 2026. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2027.












(3)


Banka Slovenije has selected ERNST & YOUNG Revizija, poslovno svetovanje, d. o. o. as its external auditors for the financial years 2027 to 2029,





HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:


It is recommended that ERNST & YOUNG Revizija, poslovno svetovanje, d. o. o. should be appointed as the external auditors of Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2027 to 2029.



Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 December 2025.


The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE
            





ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/215/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/65/EU and repealing Directive 2000/59/EC (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019)
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: administrative formalities, common ports policy, environmental protection, fishing vessel, harbour installation, marine pollution, pollution control measures, pollution from ships, vessel, waste management








L_202591039EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/91039


19.12.2025






Corrigendum to Directive (EU) 2019/883 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships, amending Directive 2010/65/EU and repealing Directive 2000/59/EC
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 151 of 7 June 2019
)







1.


On page 138, Annex 2, point 3, first column (‘Type’):











for:










‘J.


Cargo residues (1) (Harmful to the Marine Environment – HME)










K.


Cargo residues (2) (non-HME)’,
















read:










‘J.


Cargo residues (1) (not Harmful to the Marine Environment – non-HME)










K.


Cargo residues (2) (HME)’.















2.


On page 140, Annex 3, point 3, third column (MARPOL Annex V – Garbage):











for:










‘J.


Cargo residues (2) (Harmful to the Marine Environment – HME)










K.


Cargo residues (2) (non-HME)’,
















read:










‘J.


Cargo residues (2) (not Harmful to the Marine Environment – non-HME)










K.


Cargo residues (2) (HME)’.











ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/883/corrigendum/2025-12-19/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
Notice pursuant to Article 29(2) of the Staff Regulations – Publication of a vacancy for the function of – Principal Adviser Reconciliation & Normalisation Western Balkan (Grade AD 14) – Directorate-General Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood – COM/2025/10476
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: Western Balkans, administrator, competition (EU), consultancy, job vacancy, recruitment, settlement of disputes








C_202506759EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/6759


19.12.2025







            NOTICE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 29(2) OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS
         
Publication of a vacancy for the function of

            ‘Principal Adviser Reconciliation & Normalisation Western Balkan’
         
(Grade AD 14)
Directorate-General Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood
COM/2025/10476
(C/2025/6759)


          
      
The European Commission has published a vacancy notice (reference COM/2025/10476) for the function of 
            ‘
         Principal Adviser Reconciliation & Normalisation Western Balkans
            ’
         , (Grade AD 14) in Directorate-General Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood in Brussels.
To consult the text of the vacancy notice in 24 languages and to submit your application, please visit this dedicated webpage on the European Commission’s website: https://link.europa.eu/P846Yc



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6759/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
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)
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202506664EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/6664


19.12.2025






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)
(C/2025/6664)


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(2025) 8508


12 December 2025


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


Stem Cromo SNC Di Sterbizzi & C., Via Agostino Novella, 12 42025 Cavriago, Reggio Emilia, Italy


REACH/25/46/0


Long-lasting functional chrome plating on metallic substrates in the following industry sectors: aeronautics, defence, pharmaceuticals, food packaging, manufacturing machines, chemical and transportation


22 May 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)



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6664/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2656 of 19 December 2025 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iraq, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person








L_202502656EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
L series













2025/2656


23.12.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/2656
of 19 December 2025
         
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96 (1), and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the regime of former President Saddam Hussein covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources and by a prohibition to make funds or economic resources available.












(2)


On 9 December 2025, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove one natural person from the list of persons and entities to whom the assets freeze should apply.












(3)


Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended in accordance with 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 Brussels, 19 December 2025.


For the Commission


On behalf of the President


Director-General


Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union






(1)  
            OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6.




ANNEX
In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, the following entry is deleted:







‘82.


Munir Al Qubaysi (alias (a) Munir Al-Kubaysi, (b) Muneer Al-Kubaisi, (c) Munir Awad, (d) Munir A Mamduh Awad). Date of birth: 1966. Place of birth: Heet, Iraq. Address: Syria. Nationality: Iraqi’.








ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/2656/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)
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)
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, chromium, health control, health risk, market approval, marketing standard, metal coating, oxide








C_202506702EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/6702


19.12.2025






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)
(C/2025/6702)


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(2025) 8310


12 December 2025


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


LSM S.r.l., Via Casali, 21 24060 Castelli Calepio Italy


REACH/25/45/0


Hard chrome plating of moulds for the manufacture of technical rubber articles and related items for the automotive, hydraulic, medical sectors and for household appliances industry


22 May 2034


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)



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6702/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.12194 – KKR / SSCP / INFOBRIC)
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: Europe, building industry, economic concentration, investment company, merger control, software








C_202600239EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2026/239


12.1.2026






Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.12194 – KKR / SSCP / INFOBRIC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(C/2026/239)

On 19 December 2025, 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 (https://competition-cases.ec.europa.eu/search). 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 32025M12194. EUR-Lex is the online point of access to European Union law.






(1)  
            OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/239/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)
Euro exchange rates – 18 December 2025
Date: 2025-12-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate, money








C_202506102EN.000101.fmx.xml












Official Journal of the European Union


EN
C series













C/2025/6102


19.12.2025






Euro exchange rates (1)


            18 December 2025
         
(C/2025/6102)


1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,1719 




JPY


Japanese yen


182,55 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4713 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87460 




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9015 




CHF


Swiss franc


0,9316 




ISK


Iceland króna


147,80 




NOK


Norwegian krone


11,9545 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


24,392 




HUF


Hungarian forint


387,90 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,2053 




RON


Romanian leu


5,0907 




TRY


Turkish lira


50,0799 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7734 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6161 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


9,1190 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,0324 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5129 




KRW


South Korean won


1 731,18 




ZAR


South African rand


19,6613 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


8,2517 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


19 591,06 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7884 




PHP


Philippine peso


68,681 




RUB


Russian rouble


 




THB


Thai baht


36,862 




BRL


Brazilian real


6,5012 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,0966 




INR


Indian rupee


105,7785 






(1)  
            Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/6102/oj
ISSN 1977-091X (electronic edition)