11.4.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/1

Euro exchange rates (1)

5 April 2012

2012/C 103/01

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3068
JPY	Japanese yen	107,06
DKK	Danish krone	7,4397
GBP	Pound sterling	0,8242
SEK	Swedish krona	8,8134
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2025
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,5692
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,704
HUF	Hungarian forint	295,95
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6995
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1707
RON	Romanian leu	4,3728
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3468
AUD	Australian dollar	1,271
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3042
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,1478
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6026
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,6476
KRW	South Korean won	1 479,25
ZAR	South African rand	10,2687
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,2398
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,482
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	11 945,92
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,0106
PHP	Philippine peso	55,897
RUB	Russian rouble	38,66
THB	Thai baht	40,511
BRL	Brazilian real	2,3942
MXN	Mexican peso	16,8244
INR	Indian rupee	66,875

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

11.4.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/2

Euro exchange rates (1)

10 April 2012

2012/C 103/02

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3114
JPY	Japanese yen	106,48
DKK	Danish krone	7,4395
GBP	Pound sterling	0,82690
SEK	Swedish krona	8,8730
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2027
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,5815
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,795
HUF	Hungarian forint	295,75
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6993
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1706
RON	Romanian leu	4,3707
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3624
AUD	Australian dollar	1,2741
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,3092
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,1834
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6043
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,6532
KRW	South Korean won	1 495,43
ZAR	South African rand	10,4085
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,2760
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4738
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 014,32
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,0331
PHP	Philippine peso	56,187
RUB	Russian rouble	38,8980
THB	Thai baht	40,588
BRL	Brazilian real	2,3836
MXN	Mexican peso	17,0680
INR	Indian rupee	67,5040

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

11.4.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/3

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

2012/C 103/03

National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by France

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the Community providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: France

Subject of commemoration: The 100th anniversary of the birth of the Abbé Pierre, famous in France as protector of the Poor

Description of the design: The coin depicts a portrait of the Abbé Pierre, with its béret, and the logo of its foundation, with a microtext mentioning ‘Et les autres?’ which was its favorite motto to recall that one should never forget to help the others. The letters ‘RF’ do appear for ‘République française’ together with the horn of plenty, mintmark of Monnaie de Paris on the left side, and the ‘fleurette’, hallmark of the engraving workshop on the right side.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued: 1 million

Date of issue: July 2012

(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2) See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

11.4.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/4

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

2012/C 103/04

National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by San Marino

Issuing country: San Marino

Subject of commemoration: 10 years of the euro

Description of the design: The euro sign in the centre of the coin shows that the euro has become an element of particular importance in Europe as well all over the world as the euro evolved to a global player in the international monetary system in the last 10 years. The design elements around the euro symbol on the coin express the importance of the euro to the people, to the financial world (ECB tower), to trading (ships), to industry (factories), to the energy sector and to research and development (wind power stations). The initials ‘AH’ of the artist appear under the image of the ECB tower. The name of the issuing country ‘SAN MARINO’ appears at the top, the mintmark at the right-hand side, while the indication 2002-2012 appears at the bottom.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued:

Date of issue: May 2012

(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

11.4.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/5

MEDIA 2007 — DEVELOPMENT, DISTRIBUTION, PROMOTION AND TRAINING

Call for proposals — EACEA/8/12

Support for the transnational distribution of European films — The ‘Sales agent’ scheme 2012

2012/C 103/05

1. Objectives and description

This notice of a call for proposals is based on Decision No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) (1).

One of the objectives of the programme is to encourage and support the wider transnational distribution of recent European films by providing funds to distributors, based upon their performance on the market, for further reinvestment in new non-national European films.

The scheme also aims to encourage the development of links between the production and distribution sectors thus improving the market share of European films and the competitiveness of European companies.

2. Eligible applicants

This notice is aimed at any European company acting as an intermediary agent for the producer, who specialises in the commercial exploitation of a film by marketing and licensing a film to distributors or other purchasers for foreign territories and whose activities contribute to the attainment of the above objectives of the MEDIA programme as described in the Council Decision.

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

—	the 27 countries of the European Union,

—	the EEA countries,

—	Switzerland,

—

Croatia,

—	Bosnia and Herzegovina (under the condition of the finalisation of the negotiation process and the formalisation of the participation of this country to the MEDIA programme).

3. Eligible actions

The ‘Sales agent’ support scheme works in two phases:

—	generation of a potential fund, which will be calculated according to the performance of the company on the European market during the reference period (2007-2011),

—

reinvestment of the potential fund: thus generated by each company, the fund must be reinvested in two modules (two types of action) by 1 March 2014:

1.	minimum guarantees or advances paid for the international sales rights on new European non-national films;

2.	and/or in the promotion, marketing and advertising on the market of new non-national European films.

For the film to be eligible its first copyright must not have been established before 2007.

The maximum duration of the actions is 18 months from the date of the signature of the international sales contract.

Reinvestment actions of the potential fund generated by this call for proposals need to respect the following deadlines:

The international sales contract/agreement with the producer can be signed at the earliest on 18 June 2012.

The reinvestment applications must be submitted to the Agency within six months of the signature of the international sales contract/agreement with the producer and no later than 1 March 2014 (postmark will be taken as proof of timely sending).

4. Award criteria

A potential fund will be attributed to eligible European sales agents companies on the basis of their performances on the European markets (i.e. countries participating in the MEDIA programme). The support will take the form of a potential fund (the ‘fund’) available to sales agents for further investments in recent non-national European films.

Shall the sum of generated funds exceed EUR 1,5 million under this call, each potential fund will be reduced proportionally.

The fund can be reinvested:

1.	in the meeting of minimum sales guarantees or advances paid for the international sales rights on new European non-national films;

2.	in the meeting of promotion, marketing and advertising costs for new European non-national films.

5. Budget

The total budget available is EUR 1 500 000.

The availability of funds for the reinvestment projects received in 2013 and 2014 are subject to the adoption of the European Union budgets for these years by the budget authority. Those projects received at the end of 2013 and in 2014 are further subject to the adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union of the Commission's proposal for the Creative Europe programme (2014-2020) and the approval of the work programme for 2014.

The financial contribution awarded is a subsidy. The financial support from the Commission cannot exceed 50 % of the total eligible costs. There is no maximum amount.

The Agency reserves the right not to allocate all the funds available.

6. Deadline for submission of applications

Proposals for the ‘generation’ of a potential fund must be sent (postmark date) on 18 June 2012 at the latest and at the following address:

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

Mr Constantin DASKALAKIS

BOUR 3/66

Avenue du Bourget/Bourgetlaan 1

1140 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Only applications submitted on the official application form, duly signed by the person entitled to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant organisation will be accepted. Envelopes must clearly mention:

MEDIA 2007 — Distribution EACEA/8/12 — International sales agent scheme

Applications sent by fax or e-mail will be rejected.

7. Full details

The detailed guidelines together with the application forms can be found at the following Internet address:

http://ec.europa.eu/culture/media/programme/distrib/schemes/sales/index_en.htm

Applications must be submitted on the forms provided and contain all the information and annexes requested.

(1) OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 12.

11.4.2012

Official Journal of the European Union

C 103/8

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ethanolamines originating in the United States of America

2012/C 103/06

The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1. Request for review

The request for review was lodged by The Dow Chemical Company (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer from the United States of America (‘the country concerned’).

The review is limited in scope to the examination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned.

2. Product under review

The product under review investigation is ethanolamines, originating in the United States of America, currently falling within CN codes ex 2922 11 00, ex 2922 12 00 and 2922 13 10, (‘the product under review’).

3. Existing measure

The measure currently in force is a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 54/2010 (2).

On 21 January 2012, the Commission published a notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping duty applicable to imports of ethanolamines originating in the United States of America (3). Pending the completion of the expiry review investigation, the measure continues to be in force.

4. Grounds for the review

The request pursuant to Article 11(3) is based on prima facie evidence, provided by the applicant, that, as far as the applicant is concerned, and, as far as dumping is concerned, the circumstances on the basis of which the existing measure was imposed have changed and that these changes are of a lasting nature.

The applicant alleges that circumstances have changed since the last investigation period and that they are of a lasting nature, since they relate to an increase of its export prices which the applicant maintains consistently over a long period of time.

The applicant provided prima facie evidence showing that the continued imposition of the measure at its current level is no longer necessary to counteract the injurious dumping. In particular, the applicant alleges namely a long-lasting increase of its export prices. A comparison of the applicant's export prices to the Union with a normal value established on the basis of prices paid or payable in its domestic market indicates that the dumping margin appears to be lower than the current level of the measure.

Therefore, the applicant alleges that the continued imposition of measure at the existing level, which was based on the level of injury previously established, appears to be no longer necessary to offset dumping as previously established.

5. Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will assess the need for the continuation, removal or amendment of the existing measures in respect of the applicant in view of applicant's increased export prices.

5.1. Investigating exporting producers

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the applicant, as an exporting producer. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

5.2. Other written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.3. Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the review investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.4. Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (4).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such confidential information may be disregarded.

Interested parties are required to make all submissions and requests in electronic format (the non-confidential submissions via e-mail, the confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. However, any Powers of Attorney, signed certifications, and any updates thereof, accompanying questionnaire replies shall be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. If an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately contact the Commission in compliance with Article 18(2) of the basic Regulation. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of Directorate-General for Trade: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N105 04/092

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Fax +32 22998104

E-mail: trade-ethanolamine-interim@ec.europa.eu

6. Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time-limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

7. Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of Directorate-General for Trade. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes on the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the review investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among others, to dumping.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on Trade DG's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm

8. Schedule of the review investigation

The review investigation will be concluded, according to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation, within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9. Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this review investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (5).

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2) OJ L 17, 22.1.2010, p. 1.

(3) OJ C 18, 21.1.2012, p. 16.

(4) A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(5) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 103

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 55 11 April 2012

Notice No	Contents	page
	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2012/C 103/01	Euro exchange rates	1

2012/C 103/02	Euro exchange rates	2

2012/C 103/03	New national side of euro coins intended for circulation	3

2012/C 103/04	New national side of euro coins intended for circulation	4

	V Announcements
	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
	European Commission
2012/C 103/05	MEDIA 2007 — Development, distribution, promotion and training — Call for proposals — EACEA/8/12 — Support for the transnational distribution of European films — The Sales agent scheme 2012	5

	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY
	European Commission
2012/C 103/06	Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ethanolamines originating in the United States of America	8