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Information and Notices

Volume 58
30 June 2015


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Contents

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II   Information

 

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

European Commission

2015/C 214/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7626 — CPPIB/Borealis/GICSI/ABP) ( 1 )

1


 

IV   Notices

 

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

 

Council

2015/C 214/02

Council Decision of 26 June 2015 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 accompanying the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI Regulation) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013

2

 

European Commission

2015/C 214/03

Euro exchange rates

3

2015/C 214/04

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

4

2015/C 214/05

Commission notice concerning the date of application of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin or the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the Contracting Parties to this Convention

5


 

V   Announcements

 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

 

European Commission

2015/C 214/06

Call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for granting financial aid in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020 (Commission Decision C(2015) 1363)

10

 

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

 

European Commission

2015/C 214/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7632 — Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent) ( 1 )

11

2015/C 214/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7657 — Coop Genossenschaft/Swisscom/Eos Commerce JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )

12

2015/C 214/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business) ( 1 )

13


 


 

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

EN

 


II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/1


Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7626 — CPPIB/Borealis/GICSI/ABP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 214/01)

On 19 June 2015, 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 language 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 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 32015M7626. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.


(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.


IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/2


COUNCIL DECISION

of 26 June 2015

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 accompanying the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI Regulation) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013

(2015/C 214/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 was adopted on 26 June 2015.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Brussels, 26 June 2015.

For the Council

The President

E. RINKĒVIČS


(1)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 69, 13.3.2015, p. 1.


European Commission

30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/3


Euro exchange rates (1)

29 June 2015

(2015/C 214/03)

1 euro =


 

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1133

JPY

Japanese yen

136,81

DKK

Danish krone

7,4604

GBP

Pound sterling

0,70850

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2447

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0376

ISK

Iceland króna

 

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,8065

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,246

HUF

Hungarian forint

314,38

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1893

RON

Romanian leu

4,4888

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9905

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4526

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3776

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6306

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6268

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5016

KRW

South Korean won

1 249,68

ZAR

South African rand

13,6434

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,9121

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5887

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 868,34

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2070

PHP

Philippine peso

50,301

RUB

Russian rouble

61,6025

THB

Thai baht

37,635

BRL

Brazilian real

3,4959

MXN

Mexican peso

17,3959

INR

Indian rupee

71,0695


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


30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/4


Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

(2015/C 214/04)

Pursuant to the second indent of Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (2) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 53, the following paragraph is inserted after the existing text under ‘General’:

‘Pasteurisation is not admissible in this Chapter, with the exception of:

dried fruits and nuts of this Chapter;

provisionally preserved fruits and nuts of heading 0812;

frozen fruits and nuts of heading 0811.

Sterilised fruits and nuts are excluded from this Chapter (heading 2008 in general).’


(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(2)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.


30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/5


Commission notice concerning the date of application of the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin or the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the Contracting Parties to this Convention

(2015/C 214/05)

For the purpose of the application of diagonal cumulation of origin among the Contracting Parties (1) to the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (2) (hereafter referred to as ‘the Convention’), the Parties concerned notify each other, through the European Commission, of the origin rules in force with the other Parties.

Based on these notifications, the tables attached specify the date from which diagonal cumulation becomes applicable.

The dates mentioned in Table 1 refer to:

The date of application of diagonal cumulation on the basis of Article 3 of Appendix I to the Convention, where the free trade agreement concerned refers to the Convention. In that case, the date is preceded by ‘(C)’;

The date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation attached to the free trade agreement concerned, in other cases.

It is recalled that diagonal cumulation can only be applied if the Parties of final manufacture and of final destination have concluded free trade agreements, containing identical rules of origin, with all the Parties participating in the acquisition of originating status, i.e. with all the Parties from which materials used originate. Materials originating in a Party which has not concluded an agreement with the Parties of final manufacture and of final destination shall be treated as non-originating. Specific examples are given in the Explanatory Notes concerning the pan-Euro-Mediterranean protocols on rules of origin (3).

The dates mentioned in Table 2 refer to the date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation attached to the free trade agreements between the EU, Turkey and the participants to the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process. Each time a reference to the Convention is made in a free trade agreement between Parties in this table, a date preceded by ‘(C)’ has been added in Table 1.

It is also recalled that materials originating in Turkey covered by the EU-Turkey customs union can be incorporated as originating materials for the purpose of diagonal cumulation between the European Union and the countries participating in the Stabilisation and Association Process with which an origin protocol is in force.

The codes for the Contracting Parties listed in the tables are given here below.

European Union

EU

EFTA States:

Iceland

IS

Switzerland (including Liechtenstein) (4)

CH (+ LI)

Norway

NO

The Faeroe Islands

FO

The participants in the Barcelona Process:

Algeria

DZ

Egypt

EG

Israel

IL

Jordan

JO

Lebanon

LB

Morocco

MA

West Bank and Gaza Strip

PS

Syria

SY

Tunisia

TN

Turkey

TR

The participants in the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process:

Albania

AL

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BA

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

MK (5)

Montenegro

ME

Serbia

RS

Kosovo (6)

KO

This notice replaces notice 2015/C 22/03 (OJ C 22, 23.1.2015, p. 3).

Table 1

Date of application of rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation in the pan-Euro-Med zone

 

 

EFTA states

 

Participants in the Barcelona Process

 

Participants in the EU’s Stabilisation and Association Process

 

EU

CH(+ LI)

IS

NO

FO

DZ

EG

IL

JO

LB

MA

PS

SY

TN

TR

AL

BA

KO

ME

MK

RS

EU

 

1.1.2006

1.1.2006

(C)

1.5.2015

1.1.2006

(C)

1.5.2015

1.12.2005

(C)

12.5.2015

1.11.2007

1.3.2006

1.1.2006

1.7.2006

 

1.12.2005

1.7.2009

 

1.8.2006

 (7)

(C)

1.5.2015

 

 

(C)

1.2.2015

 

(C)

1.2.2015

CH(+ LI)

1.1.2006

 

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.1.2006

 

1.8.2007

1.7.2005

17.7.2007

1.1.2007

1.3.2005

 

 

1.6.2005

1.9.2007

 

(C)

1.1.2015

 

(C)

1.9.2012

 

 

IS

1.1.2006

(C)

1.5.2015

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

 

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.11.2005

 

1.8.2007

1.7.2005

17.7.2007

1.1.2007

1.3.2005

 

 

1.3.2006

1.9.2007

 

(C)

1.1.2015

 

(C)

1.10.2012

 

 

NO

1.1.2006

(C)

1.5.2015

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

1.8.2005

(C)

1.7.2013

 

1.12.2005

 

1.8.2007

1.7.2005

17.7.2007

1.1.2007

1.3.2005

 

 

1.8.2005

1.9.2007

 

(C)

1.1.2015

 

(C)

1.11.2012

 

 

FO

1.12.2005

(C)

12.5.2015

1.1.2006

1.11.2005

1.12.2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DZ

1.11.2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EG

1.3.2006

1.8.2007

1.8.2007

1.8.2007

 

 

 

 

6.7.2006

 

6.7.2006

 

 

6.7.2006

1.3.2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

IL

1.1.2006

1.7.2005

1.7.2005

1.7.2005

 

 

 

 

9.2.2006

 

 

 

 

 

1.3.2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

JO

1.7.2006

17.7.2007

17.7.2007

17.7.2007

 

 

6.7.2006

9.2.2006

 

 

6.7.2006

 

 

6.7.2006

1.3.2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

LB

 

1.1.2007

1.1.2007

1.1.2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MA

1.12.2005

1.3.2005

1.3.2005

1.3.2005

 

 

6.7.2006

 

6.7.2006

 

 

 

 

6.7.2006

1.1.2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

PS

1.7.2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.1.2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

TN

1.8.2006

1.6.2005

1.3.2006

1.8.2005

 

 

6.7.2006

 

6.7.2006

 

6.7.2006

 

 

 

1.7.2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

TR

 (7)

1.9.2007

1.9.2007

1.9.2007

 

 

1.3.2007

1.3.2006

1.3.2011

 

1.1.2006

 

1.1.2007

1.7.2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AL

(C)

1.5.2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(C)

1.2.2015

 

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

BA

 

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.1.2015

(C)

1.1.2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(C)

1.2.2015

 

 

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.2.2015

KO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ME

(C)

1.2.2015

(C)

1.9.2012

(C)

1.10.2012

(C)

1.11.2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.2.2015

 

 

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

MK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.2.2015

 

(C)

1.4.2014

 

(C)

1.4.2014

RS

(C)

1.2.2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.2.2015

 

(C)

1.4.2014

(C)

1.4.2014

 


Table 2

Date of application of the protocols on rules of origin providing for diagonal cumulation between the European Union, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey

 

EU

AL

BA

MK

ME

RS

TR

EU

 

1.1.2007

1.7.2008

1.1.2007

1.1.2008

8.12.2009

 (8)

AL

1.1.2007

 

22.11.2007

26.7.2007

26.7.2007

24.10.2007

1.8.2011

BA

1.7.2008

22.11.2007

 

22.11.2007

22.11.2007

22.11.2007

14.12.2011

MK

1.1.2007

26.7.2007

22.11.2007

 

26.7.2007

24.10.2007

1.7.2009

ME

1.1.2008

26.7.2007

22.11.2007

26.7.2007

 

24.10.2007

1.3.2010

RS

8.12.2009

24.10.2007

22.11.2007

24.10.2007

24.10.2007

 

1.9.2010

TR

 (8)

1.8.2011

14.12.2011

1.7.2009

1.3.2010

1.9.2010

 


(1)  The Contracting Parties are the European Union, Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Faeroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo (under Resolution 1244(1999) of the United Nations Security Council), Lebanon, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland (including Liechtenstein), Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and West Bank and Gaza Strip.

(2)  OJ L 54, 26.2.2013, p. 4.

(3)  OJ C 83, 17.4.2007, p. 1.

(4)  Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein form a customs union.

(5)  ISO code 3166. Provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusions of negotiations currently taking place under the auspices of the United Nations.

(6)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

(7)  For goods covered by the EU-Turkey customs union, the date of application is 27 July 2006.

For agricultural products, the date of application is 1 January 2007.

For coal and steel products, the date of application is 1 March 2009.

(8)  For goods covered by the EU-Turkey customs union, the date of application is 27 July 2006.


V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/10


Call for proposals under the multiannual work programme for granting financial aid in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for period 2014-2020

(Commission Decision C(2015) 1363)

(2015/C 214/06)

The European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy, is hereby launching a call for proposals in order to award grants in accordance with the priorities and objectives defined in the multiannual work programme in the field of the trans-European energy infrastructure under the Connecting Europe Facility for the period 2014-2020.

Proposals are invited for the following call:

CEF-Energy-2015-2

The indicative amount available for the selected proposals under this call for proposals is EUR 550 million.

The deadline for the submission of proposals is 30 September 2015.

The complete text of the call for proposals is available on:

https://ec.europa.eu/inea/en/connecting-europe-facility/cef-energy/apply-funding/cef-energy-second-call-proposals-2015


PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/11


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7632 — Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 214/07)

1.

On 19 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Nokia Corporation (‘Nokia’, Finland) would acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Alcatel-Lucent SA (‘Alcatel-Lucent’, France) by way of public bid.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Nokia: provision of mobile network telecommunication equipment and related services. It is also active in digital mapping data and services,

—   for Alcatel-Lucent: provision of mobile and fixed telecommunication equipment and related services.

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.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. 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 M.7632 — Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent, 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’).


30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/12


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7657 — Coop Genossenschaft/Swisscom/Eos Commerce JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 214/08)

1.

On 19 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Coop Genossenschaft (Switzerland) belonging to Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft (‘Coop-Gruppe’, Switzerland) and Swisscom (Schweiz) AG (‘Swisscom’, Switzerland) belonging to the group Swisscom AG (Switzerland) acquire within the meaning of Articles 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking Eos Commerce AG (‘Eos Commerce’, Switzerland) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Coop-Gruppe: operation of supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, catering businesses and gas stations; wholesale trade outside of Switzerland; production of meat products, seafood and convenience-meals,

—   for Swisscom AG: fixed line and mobile telecommunication, IT-, internet- and TV-services,

—   for Eos Commerce: development, operation and marketing of an online-marketplace for goods and services of Coop Genossenschaft, Swisscom and third parties mainly for Swiss customers.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under 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 this Notice.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. 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 M.7657 — Coop Genossenschaft/Swisscom/Eos Commerce JV, 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.


30.6.2015   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/13


Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 214/09)

1.

On 23 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (‘Berkshire Hathaway’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the worldwide business of Duracell International Inc. (the ‘Duracell Business’) from The Procter & Gamble Company (the ‘P&G’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Berkshire Hathaway: holding company owning subsidiaries that engage in a number of diverse business activities, including insurance and reinsurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy finance, manufacturing, services and retailing,

—   for the Duracell Business: the worldwide business of manufacturing and supplying primary and rechargeable batteries currently carried out by P&G.

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.

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. 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 M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell 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’).