1.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/2

Euro exchange rates (1)

31 July 2014

2014/C 250/02

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,3379
JPY	Japanese yen	137,66
DKK	Danish krone	7,4564
GBP	Pound sterling	0,79280
SEK	Swedish krona	9,2261
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2169
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	8,4050
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	27,570
HUF	Hungarian forint	312,96
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1691
RON	Romanian leu	4,4281
TRY	Turkish lira	2,8551
AUD	Australian dollar	1,4396
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4610
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,3689
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,5761
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,6681
KRW	South Korean won	1 378,50
ZAR	South African rand	14,2861
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,2621
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,6360
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	15 490,58
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,2769
PHP	Philippine peso	58,211
RUB	Russian rouble	47,5220
THB	Thai baht	42,959
BRL	Brazilian real	3,0156
MXN	Mexican peso	17,6355
INR	Indian rupee	81,0170

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

1.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/3

Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

2014/C 250/03

The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application (ref. d 506 B.R-.EN), from Enel Longanesi Developments S.r.l. for a hydrocarbon exploration licence in respect of an area in Offshore Zone B (Adriatic Sea), delimited by the meridian and parallel arcs connecting the points indicated below by their geographical coordinates:

Points	Geographical coordinates
Points	Longitude E Greenwich	Latitude
a	14°14′	43°32′
b	14°22′	43°32′
c	14°22′	43°31′
d	14°25′	43°31′
e	14°25′	43°14′
f	14°14′	43°14′
g	14°14′	43°15′
h	14°13′	43°15′
i	14°13′	43°19′
l	14°06′	43°19′
m	14°06′	43°30′
n	14°14′	43°30′

The above coordinates have been plotted using the nautical map of the Italian coast drawn up by the Italian Navy’s Hydrographic Institute on a scale of 1:250 000 — Map No 923.

On the basis of these boundaries, the surface area is 716,4 km2.

In accordance with the abovementioned Directive, Article 4 of Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996, the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011, the Ministry of Economic Development must publish a notice to enable other interested persons to submit applications for hydrocarbon exploration licences for the same area described above.

The competent authority for granting the relevant licence is Division VI of the Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources of the Department for Energy at the Ministry of Economic Development.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:

Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011.

The time limit for submitting applications is three months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

The address to which applications must be submitted is:

Ministry of Economic Development

Department for Energy

Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources

Division VI

Via Molise 2

00187 Roma

ITALIA

The application may also be submitted by email to the following address: ene.rme.div6@pec.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it; the requisite documents should be submitted in electronic format together with the digital signature of a legal representative of the applicant.

In accordance with Point 2 of Annex A to Prime Ministerial Decree No 22 of 22 December 2010, the overall duration of the procedure for the granting of prospecting licences must not exceed 180 days.

1.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/5

2014/C 250/04

The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application (ref. d 507 B.R-.EN), from Enel Longanesi Developments S.r.l. for a hydrocarbon exploration licence in respect of an area in Offshore Zone B (Adriatic Sea), delimited by the meridian and parallel arcs connecting the points indicated below by their geographical coordinates:

Points	Geographical coordinates
Points	Longitude E Greenwich	Latitude
a	14°18′	43°14′
b	14°35′	43°14′
c	14°35′	42°59′
d	14°14′	42°59′
e	14°14′	43°06′
f	14°16′	43°06′
g	14°16′	43°13′
h	14°18′	43°13′

The above coordinates have been plotted using the nautical map of the Italian coast drawn up by the Italian Navy’s Hydrographic Institute on a scale of 1:250 000 — Map No 923.

On the basis of these boundaries, the surface area is 744,6 km2.

In accordance with the above-mentioned Directive, Article 4 of Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996, the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011, the Ministry of Economic Development must publish a notice to enable other interested persons to submit applications for hydrocarbon exploration licences for the same area described above.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:

Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011.

The time limit for submitting applications is three months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

The address to which applications must be submitted is:

Ministry of Economic Development

Department for Energy

Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources

Division VI

Via Molise 2

00187 Roma

ITALIA

The application may also be submitted by e-mail to the following address: ene.rme.div6@pec.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it; the requisite documents should be submitted in electronic format together with the digital signature of a legal representative of the applicant.

In accordance with Point 2 of Annex A to Prime Ministerial Decree No 22 of 22 December 2010, the overall duration of the procedure for the granting of prospecting licences must not exceed 180 days.

1.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/7

2014/C 250/05

The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application (ref. d 508 B.R-.EN), from Enel Longanesi Developments S.r.l. for a hydrocarbon exploration licence in respect of an area in Offshore Zone B (Adriatic Sea), delimited by the meridian and parallel arcs connecting the points indicated below by their geographical coordinates:

Points	Geographical coordinates
Points	Longitude E Greenwich	Latitude
a	14°15′	42°59′
b	14°46′	42°59′
c	14°46′	42°45′
d	14°31′	42°45′
e	14°31′	42°48′
f	14°30′	42°48′
g	14°30′	42°50′
h	14°29′	42°50′
i	14°29′	42°52′
l	14°28′	42°52′
m	14°28′	42°53′
n	14°27′	42°53′
o	14°27′	42°54′
p	14°25′	42°54′
q	14°25′	42°55′
r	14°23′	42°55′
s	14°23′	42°56′
t	14°22′	42°56′
u	14°22′	42°57′
v	14°17′	42°57′
z	14°17′	42°58′
a'	14°15′	42°58′

The above coordinates have been plotted using the nautical map of the Italian coast drawn up by the Italian Navy’s Hydrographic Institute on a scale of 1:250 000 — Map No 922.

On the basis of these boundaries, the surface area is 695,3 km2.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:

Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011.

The time limit for submitting applications is three months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

The address to which applications must be submitted is:

Ministry of Economic Development

Department for Energy

Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources

Division VI

Via Molise 2

00187 Roma

ITALIA

In accordance with Point 2 of Annex A to Prime Ministerial Decree No 22 of 22 December 2010, the overall duration of the procedure for the granting of prospecting licences must not exceed 180 days.

1.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/9

2014/C 250/06

The Ministry of Economic Development has received an application (ref. d 509 B.R-.EN), from Enel Longanesi Developments S.r.l. for a hydrocarbon exploration licence in respect of an area in Offshore Zone B (Adriatic Sea), delimited by the meridian and parallel arcs connecting the points indicated below by their geographical coordinates:

Points	Geographical coordinates
Points	Longitude E Greenwich	Latitude
a	14°46′	42°48′
b	14°57′	42°48′
c	14°57′	42°35′
d	14°31′	42°35′
e	14°31′	42°45′
f	14°46′	42°45′

The above coordinates have been plotted using the nautical map of the Italian coast drawn up by the Italian Navy’s Hydrographic Institute on a scale of 1:250 000 — Map No 922.

On the basis of these boundaries, the surface area is 739,5 km2.

The rules for granting the mineralogical licence are laid down in the following provisions:

Law No 613 of 21 July 1967; Law No 9 of 9 January 1991; Legislative Decree No 625 of 25 November 1996; the Ministerial Decree of 4 March 2011 and the Directorial Decree of 22 March 2011.

The time-limit for submitting applications is three months after publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Applications received after the expiry of this period will not be considered.

The address to which applications must be submitted is:

Ministry of Economic Development

Department for Energy

Directorate-General for Mineral and Energy Resources

Division VI

Via Molise 2

00187 Roma

ITALIA

In accordance with Point 2 of Annex A to Prime Ministerial Decree No 22 of 22 December 2010, the overall duration of the procedure for the granting of prospecting licences must not exceed 180 days.

1.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/11

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India

2014/C 250/07

The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1. Request for review

The request was lodged by Reliance Industries Limited (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer from India.

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

2. Product under review

The product under review is polyethylene terephthalate (PET) having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher, according to the ISO Standard 1628-5, currently falling within CN code 3907 60 20 and originating in India (‘the product under review’).

3. Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive countervailing duty imposed by Council Regulation (EU) No 461/2013 (2).

4. Grounds for the review

The applicant has provided prima facie evidence that, as far as the applicant is concerned, the circumstances with regard to subsidisation on the basis of which measures were imposed have changed significantly and that these changes are of a lasting nature.

The applicant alleges that the continued imposition of the measure on imports of the product under review at its current level is no longer necessary to offset the countervailable subsidisation. The applicant has provided sufficient evidence that its subsidy amount has decreased well below the duty rate currently applicable to it. This reduction in the overall subsidy level is due to the termination of applicability of the Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme and the Status Holder Incentive Scrip Scheme and the reduction of amounts availed by the applicant with regard to other schemes, like the Focus Market Scheme, the Focus Product Scheme, the Advance Authorisation Scheme and the Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme.

In the light of the above, the Commission considers that there is sufficient prima facie evidence that the circumstances with regard to subsidisation of Reliance Industries Limited have changed significantly and are of a lasting nature and, therefore, the measures should be reviewed.

5. Procedure

Having determined, after informing the Member States, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review limited to the examination of subsidisation as far as the applicant is concerned, the Commission initiates a review in accordance with Article 19 of the basic Regulation. The purpose of the review is to establish the rate of subsidisation which prevails for the applicant as a result of the subsidy practices or schemes from which it is found to benefit.

Following the review, it may be necessary to amend the rate of duty imposed on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India by ‘All other companies’ in India.

5.1. Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the applicant and to the authorities of the exporting country concerned.

The applicant and the authorities of that country must submit the completed questionnaires 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 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’ (3).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries should 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 information may be disregarded.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests by e-mail including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets, with the exception of voluminous replies which shall be submitted on a CD-ROM or DVD by hand or by registered mail. By using e-mail, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf. The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid e-mail address and they should ensure that the provided e-mail address is a functioning official business e-mail which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by e-mail only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions by e-mail, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N105 08/020

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: TRADE-PET-R604-SUBSIDY@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 28 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 28 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

7. Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer for the 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 regarding 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 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 relevant for the review investigation.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/degucht/contact/hearing-officer/

8. Schedule of the investigation

The investigation shall be concluded, according to Article 22(1) 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 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 (4).

(1) OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 93.

(2) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 461/2013 of 21 May 2013 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 (OJ L 137, 23.5.2013, p. 1).

(3) A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 (OJ L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 93) and Article 12 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. 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).

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

1.8.2014

Official Journal of the European Union

C 250/16

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7317 — Mercuria/JP Morgan Chase & Co. Commodities Trading Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 250/09

On 24 July 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Mercuria Energy Group Limited (‘Mercuria’ of Cyprus) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the physical Commodities trading Business of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (‘JP Morgan Commodities’ of USA) by way of purchase of shares and assets.

The Business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	Mercuria is active in the trading of energy products, including crude oil and refined petroleum products, natural gas (including LNG), power, coal, biodiesel, vegetable oils and carbon emissions. Mercuria also provides storage facilities for petroleum products;

—	JP Morgan Commodities comprises JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s activities in the physical trading of crude oil and petroleum products, natural gas, thermal coal, power, emission rights and various base metals. It also provides warehousing services with respect to exchange-traded base metals.

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 the 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.

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. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7317 — Mercuria/JP Morgan Chase & Co. Commodities Trading Business, 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’).

(2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 250

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 57 1 August 2014

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2014/C 250/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7134 — Volvo Construction Equipment / Terex Equipment) ( 1 )	1

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2014/C 250/02	Euro exchange rates	2

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2014/C 250/03	Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons	3

2014/C 250/04	Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons	5

2014/C 250/05	Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons	7

2014/C 250/06	Notice from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Italian Republic pursuant to Article 3(2) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons	9

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY
	European Commission
2014/C 250/07	Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India	11

	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2014/C 250/08	State aid — Germany — State aid SA.33995 (2013/C) (ex 2013/NN) — Support for renewable electricity and reduced EEG-surcharge for energy-intensive users — Invitation to submit comments pursuant to Article 108(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ( 1 )	15

2014/C 250/09	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7317 — Mercuria/JP Morgan Chase & Co. Commodities Trading Business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	16