5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/1

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Amendments to the Commission Notice on Immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases

(2015/C 256/01)

1.	The Notice on Immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases (1) is hereby amended as follows.

Point 34 is replaced by the following text:

‘34.

In accordance with the Commission Notice on rules for access to the Commission file (2), access to the file is only granted to the addressees of a statement of objections on the condition that the information thereby obtained may only be used for the purposes of judicial or administrative proceedings for the application of the Union competition rules. Any failure during the proceedings to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 (3) on the use of information obtained through access to the file may be regarded as lack of cooperation within the meaning of points (12) and (27) of this Notice. Under certain circumstances it is subject to penalties to be laid down under national law (4). Moreover, if any such use is made after the Commission has already adopted a prohibition decision in the proceedings, the Commission may, in addition to applicable penalties under national law, in any legal proceedings before the Union Courts, ask the Court to increase the fine in respect of the responsible undertaking. Should any of the above limitations to the use of information be breached, at any point in time, with the involvement of an outside counsel, the Commission may report the incident to the bar of that counsel, with a view to disciplinary action.

(2) OJ C 325, 22.12.2005, p. 7."

(3) Article 16a of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1348 (OJ L 208, 5.8.2015, p. 3)"

(4) Articles 7 and 8 of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 1).’."

The following point 35a will be inserted after point 35:

‘35a.

In line with paragraph 26a of the Commission Notice on the co-operation between the Commission and the courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty, the Commission will not at any time transmit leniency corporate statements to national courts for use in actions for damages for breaches of those Treaty provisions (5). This paragraph is without prejudice to the situation referred to in Article 6(7) of Directive 2014/104/EU.

(5) Commission Notice on the co-operation between the Commission and the courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (OJ C 101, 27.4.2004, p. 54), as amended by the Communication from the Commission on Amendments to the Commission Notice on the cooperation between the Commission and courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC (OJ C 256, 5.8.2015, p. 5)’."

(1) OJ C 298, 8.12.2006, p. 17.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/2

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Amendments to the Commission Notice on the conduct of settlement procedures in view of the adoption of Decisions pursuant to Article 7 and Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in cartel cases

(2015/C 256/02)

1.	The Notice on the conduct of settlement procedures in view of the adoption of Decisions pursuant to Article 7 and Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (1) in cartel cases is hereby amended as follows.

Point 22 is replaced by the following text:

‘22.

Settlement submissions cannot be withdrawn unilaterally by the parties which have provided them. The statement of objections would be deemed to have endorsed the settlement submissions if it reflects their contents on the issues mentioned in point 20(a). Additionally, for a final decision to be deemed to have reflected the settlement submissions, it should not impose a fine which exceeds the maximum amount indicated therein.’

Point 27 is replaced by the following text:

‘27.

The Commission retains the right to adopt a statement of objections which does not reflect the parties' settlement submission. If so, the general provisions in Articles 10(2), 12(1) and 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 will apply. The acknowledgements provided by the parties in the settlement submission will be disregarded by the Commission and cannot be used as evidence against any of the parties to the proceedings. Hence, the parties concerned will no longer be bound by their settlement submissions and will be granted a time-limit allowing them, upon request, to present their defence anew, including the possibility to access the file and to request an oral hearing.’

Point 29 is replaced by the following text:

‘29.

The Commission retains the right to adopt a final position which departs from its preliminary position expressed in a statement of objections endorsing the parties' settlement submissions, either in view of the opinion provided by the Advisory Committee or for other appropriate considerations in view of the ultimate decisional autonomy of the Commission to this effect. However, should the Commission opt to follow that course, it will inform the parties and notify to them a new statement of objections in order to allow for the exercise of their rights of defence in accordance with the applicable general rules of procedure. It follows that the parties will then be entitled to have access to the file, to request an oral hearing and to reply to the statement of objections. The acknowledgments provided by the parties in the settlement submissions will be disregarded by the Commission and will not be used in evidence against any of the parties to the proceedings.’

Point 39 is replaced by the following text:

‘39.

In line with paragraph 26a of the Commission Notice on the co-operation between the Commission and the courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty, the Commission will not at any time transmit settlement submissions to national courts for use in actions for damages for breaches of those Treaty provisions (2). This paragraph is without prejudice to the situation referred to in Article 6(7) of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).

(2) Commission Notice on the co-operation between the Commission and the courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (OJ C 101, 27.4.2004, p. 54), as amended by the Communication from the Commission on Amendments to the Commission Notice on the cooperation between the Commission and courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC (OJ C 256, 5.8.2015, p. 5)."

(3) Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 1).’"

(1) OJ C 167, 2.7.2008, p. 1.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/3

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Amendments to the Commission Notice on the rules for access to the Commission file in cases pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty, Articles 53, 54 and 57 of the EEA Agreement and Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004

(2015/C 256/03)

1.	The Notice on the rules for access to the Commission file in cases pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty, Articles 53, 54 and 57 of the EEA Agreement and Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) is hereby amended as follows.

In paragraph 6, the reference to ‘the Commission Decision of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings (2)’ is replaced by the following text:

‘Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (3).

(3) OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29.’"

Paragraph 9 is replaced by the following text:

‘9.

In the course of competition investigations, the Commission may obtain a number of documents, some of which may, following a more detailed examination, prove to be unrelated to the subject matter of the case in question (4). Such documents may be returned to the undertaking from which they have been obtained. Upon return, these documents will no longer constitute part of the file.

(4) Judgment in Aalborg Portland and others v. Commission, C-204/00 P, C-205/00 P, C-211/00 P, C-213/00 P, C-217/00 P and C-219/00 P, EU:C:2004:6, paragraph 126.’"

Footnote 4 in paragraph 13 is replaced by the following text:

‘(4)

Cf. Judgment of 30 September 2003, Atlantic Container Line and others v Commission, T-191/98 and T-212/98 to T-214/98, ECR, EU:T:2003:245, paragraphs 349-359. See also the Commission Notice on best practices for the conduct of proceedings concerning Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (OJ C 308, 20.10.2011, p. 6) point 44.’

This footnote is added at the end of paragraph 27:

‘(*)	See also the Commission Notice on best practices for the conduct of proceedings concerning Articles 101 and 102 TFEU (OJ C 308, 20.10.2011, p. 6) point 103.’

Footnote 6 of paragraph 42 is replaced by the following text:

‘(6)	Cf. Articles 3(7) and 8 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29).’

Footnote 5 of paragraph 47 is replaced by the following text:

‘(5)	Cf. Articles 3(7) and 7 of Decision 2011/695/EU of the President of the European Commission of 13 October 2011 on the function and terms of reference of the hearing officer in certain competition proceedings (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 29).’

Paragraph 48 is replaced by the following text:

‘48.

Access to the file in accordance with this notice is granted on the condition that the information thereby obtained may only be used for the purposes of judicial or administrative proceedings for the application of the Union competition rules (5). The use of this information in breach of the limitations set out in Article 16a of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 is in certain situations subject to penalties under national law (6). If the use for a different purpose or the breach of the said limitations occurred with the involvement of an outside counsel, the Commission may report the incident to the bar of that counsel, with a view to disciplinary action.

(5) Article 16a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1348 (OJ L 208, 5.8.2015, p. 3)."

(6) See, with respect to limitations of use in damages actions of certain categories of evidence, Articles 7 and 8 of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing action for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union, OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 1.’"

9.	The Commission shall apply these amendments as from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2015/1348, amending Regulation (EC) No 773/2004.

(1) OJ C 325, 22.12.2005, p. 7.

(2) OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/5

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Amendments to the Commission Notice on the cooperation between the Commission and courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC

(2015/C 256/04)

1.	The Notice on the cooperation between the Commission and courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC (1) (now 101 and 102 TFEU) is hereby amended as follows.

Paragraph 26 is replaced by the following text:

‘26.

There are further exceptions to the disclosure of information by the Commission to national courts. Particularly, the Commission may refuse to transmit information to national courts for overriding reasons relating to the need to safeguard the interests of the European Union or to avoid any interference with its functioning and independence, in particular by jeopardising the accomplishment of the tasks entrusted to it (2). Disclosure of information to national courts should not unduly affect the effectiveness of enforcement of the competition rules by the Commission, in particular so as not to interfere with pending investigations nor with the functioning of leniency programmes and settlement procedures.

(2) Order in Zwartveld, C-2/88, EU:C:1990:440, paragraphs 10 and 11; Judgment in First and Franex, C-275/00, EU:C:2002:711, paragraph 49 and Judgment of 18 September 1996, Postbank, T-353/94, ECR, EU:T:1996:119, paragraph 93.’."

The following paragraphs 26a and 26b are inserted after paragraph 26:

‘26a.

For that purpose, the Commission will not at any time transmit the following information to national courts for use in actions for damages for breaches of Article 101 or 102 of the Treaty:

—	leniency corporate statements, within the meaning of Article 4a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 (3), and

—	settlement submissions, within the meaning of Article 10a(2) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004.

This paragraph is without prejudice to the situation referred to in Article 6(7) of Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (4).

(3) Regulation (EC) No 773/2004, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1348 (OJ L 208, 5.8.2015, p. 3)."

(4) Directive 2014/104/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union (OJ L 349, 5.12.2014, p. 1).’"

‘26b.

As regards other types of information, the Commission will not transmit the following to the national courts for use in actions for damages for breaches of Article 101 or 102 of the Treaty, before it has closed its proceedings against all investigated parties by adopting a decision referred to in Article 7, 9 or 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 or before it has otherwise terminated its administrative procedure:

—	information that was prepared by a natural or legal person specifically for the proceedings of the Commission, and

—	information that the Commission has drawn up and sent to the parties in the course of its proceedings.

When it is asked to transmit the said information to national courts for other purposes than the use in actions for damages for breaches of Article 101 or 102 of the Treaty, the Commission will in principle apply the limitation in time mentioned in the first subparagraph, in order to protect its pending investigations.’.

(1) OJ C 101, 27.4.2004, p. 54.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/7

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 August 2015

(2015/C 256/06)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,0973
JPY	Japanese yen	136,07
DKK	Danish krone	7,4616
GBP	Pound sterling	0,70275
SEK	Swedish krona	9,4450
CHF	Swiss franc	1,0640
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	9,0015
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	27,055
HUF	Hungarian forint	308,10
PLN	Polish zloty	4,1498
RON	Romanian leu	4,4095
TRY	Turkish lira	3,0430
AUD	Australian dollar	1,4831
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4408
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,5084
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6630
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5104
KRW	South Korean won	1 274,78
ZAR	South African rand	13,8875
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	6,8143
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,5830
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	14 790,33
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,2271
PHP	Philippine peso	50,074
RUB	Russian rouble	68,8830
THB	Thai baht	38,448
BRL	Brazilian real	3,7718
MXN	Mexican peso	17,6781
INR	Indian rupee	69,9556

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

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/8

Information Communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2015/C 256/07)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

Date and time of closure	16.7.2015
Duration	16.7 - 31.12.2015
Member State	Sweden
Stock or Group of stocks	SAL/3B23.; SAL/3C22.; SAL/3D24.; SAL/3D25.; SAL/3D26.; SAL/3D27.; SAL/3D28.; SAL/3D29.; SAL/3D30.; SAL/3D31.
Species	Atlantic Salmon (salmo salar)
Zone	Union waters of Subdivisions 22-31
Type(s) of fishing vessels	—
Reference number	20/TQ1221

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

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/9

Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 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

(2015/C 256/08)

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block F5 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245).

With reference to the Directive referred to in the introduction and Article 15 of the Mining Act (Mijnbouwwet) (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees (Staatsblad) 2002, No 542), the Minister for Economic Affairs hereby invites interested parties to submit a competing application for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in block F5 of the Dutch continental shelf.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the abovementioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

The Minister for Economic Affairs

attn.: Ms J.J. van Beek, Energy and Environment Directorate

Bezuidenhoutseweg 73

Postbus 20401

2500 EK Den Haag

NEDERLAND

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

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E.J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/10

(2015/C 256/09)

The Minister for Economic Affairs hereby gives notice that an application has been received for authorisation to prospect for hydrocarbons in blocks P4 and P7 as indicated on the map appended as Annex 3 to the Mining Regulation (Mijnbouwregeling) (Government Gazette (Staatscourant) 2002, No 245) and block segment P8b.

Block segment P8b is delimited by the great circles between vertex pairs

A-B, B-C, C-D, D-E, E-F, F-G, G-H and A-H.

The vertices are defined as follows:

Vertex	°	′	″ E	°	′	″ N
A	3	19	55,063	52	39	57,154
B	3	39	55,092	52	39	57,167
C	3	39	55,099	52	35	57,160
D	3	34	55,088	52	38	27,161
E	3	34	55,092	52	35	57,156
F	3	39	55,104	52	33	27,155
G	3	39	55,111	52	29	57,149
H	3	19	55,082	52	29	57,135

The above vertices are defined by their geographical coordinates, calculated according to the ETRS89 system.

Block segment P8b covers an area of 392,7 km2.

The Minister for Economic Affairs is the competent authority for the granting of authorisations. The criteria, conditions and requirements referred to in Articles 5(1), 5(2) and 6(2) of the above-mentioned Directive are set out in the Mining Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2002, No 542).

Applications may be submitted during the 13 weeks following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union and should be sent to:

The Minister for Economic Affairs

attn.: Ms J.J. van Beek, Energy and Environment Directorate

Bezuidenhoutseweg 73

Postbus 20401

2500 EK Den Haag

NEDERLAND

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

A decision on the applications will be taken not later than 12 months after this period has expired.

Further information can be obtained by calling Mr E.J. Hoppel on the following telephone number: +31 703797762.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/11

Communication from the French Government concerning 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 (1)

(Notice regarding applications for an exclusive licence to prospect for conventional liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Icauna licence’ and the ‘Saint-Martin-d’Ordon licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 256/10)

On 27 March 2015, Vermilion REP SAS (1762, route de Pontenx, 40160 Mont-de-Marsan) and, on 9 April 2015, SPPE SAS (ZA Pense Folie, 45220 Château-Renard) applied for an exclusive five-year licence to prospect for conventional liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the ‘Icauna licence’ and ‘Saint-Martin-d’Ordon licence’, respectively.

The perimeter of the area covered by these licences is demarcated by the straight lines connecting the points defined below:

Point	NTF		RGF93
Point	Longitude East Paris meridian	Latitude North	Longitude East Greenwich meridian	Latitude North
A	0,70 gr	53,40 gr	2°58′00″	48°03′36″
B	0,90 gr	53,40 gr	3°08′48″	48°03′36″
C	0,90 gr	53,50 gr	3°08′48″	48°09′00″
D	1,00 gr	53,50 gr	3°14′12″	48°09′00″
E	1,00 gr	53,40 gr	3°14′12″	48°03′36″
F	1,10 gr	53,40 gr	3°19′36″	48°03′36″
G	1,10 gr	53,30 gr	3°19′36″	47°58′12″
H	0,73 gr	53,30 gr	2°59′37″	47°58′12″
I	0,73 gr	53,31 gr	2°59′37″	47°58′44″
J	0,74 gr	53,31 gr	3°00′09″	47°58′44″
K	0,74 gr	53,32 gr	3°00′09″	47°59′17″
L	0,78 gr	53,32 gr	3°02′19″	47°59′17″
M	0,78 gr	53,36 gr	3°02′19″	48°01′26″
N	0,70 gr	53,36 gr	2°58′00″	48°01′26″

The area as defined above covers approximately 309 km2 and concerns part of the departments of Loiret and Yonne.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining licences set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’, published in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the address given below. Decisions on the initial application and any competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 18 April 2017 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the following address:

Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat — Direction de l’énergie,

Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures

Tour Séquoia

1 place Carpeaux

92800 Puteaux

FRANCE

Tel. +33 140819527

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

(1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7631 — Royal Dutch Shell/BG Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 256/11)

On 29 July 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Royal Dutch Shell plc (‘Shell’, UK/Netherlands), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of BG Group plc (‘BG Group’, UK) by way of a public bid for all the issued and to be issued share capital of BG Group.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Shell companies have operations in more than 70 countries and territories with businesses including (i) oil and gas exploration, production and marketing; (ii) manufacturing, marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals, and; (iii) renewable energy products.

—

BG Group has two principal business areas: (i) the Upstream Gas business segment, which covers exploration and production activities plus liquefaction operations associated with integrated LNG projects, and; (ii) the LNG Shipping & Marketing business, which purchases, transports (by vessel), markets and sells LNG and which is responsible for BG Group’s regasification facilities.

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.

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.7631 — Royal Dutch Shell/BG Group 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’).

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/14

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7676 — GKN/Fokker)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 256/12)

On 28 July 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 undertaking GKN Industries Ltd, controlled by GKN plc (‘GKN’, United Kingdom), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Fokker Technologies Group BV (‘Fokker’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for GKN: automotive, aerospace, powder metallurgy and land systems. GKN’s aerospace division supplies engine components and aerostructures for civil and military aircraft along with aftermarket services,

— for Fokker: aerostructures, landing gears and electrical systems for civil and defence aircraft, as well as maintenance services to aircraft owners and operators.

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.

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

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.

5.8.2015

Official Journal of the European Union

C 256/15

Corrigendum to notice from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the ‘Czerwionka-Leszczyny’ area

( Official Journal of the European Union C 207 of 24 June 2015 )

(2015/C 256/13)

On page 8, the table:

for:

‘Name	Block No	1992 coordinate system
‘Name	Block No	X	Y
Czerwionka-Leszczyny	part of concession block No 390	258 032,74	478 214,46
		257 600,22	477 475,88
		257 236,65	476 855,03
		255 820,02	474 279,88
		255 054,37	472 888,08
		252 191,11	472 884,02
		250 591,73	473 198,17
		250 559,59	474 517,17
		252 167,24	475 553,57
		253 255,23	477 826,23
		255 299,03	479 521,25
		254 975,11	482 628,61
		256 425,31	480 535,09’,

read:

‘Name	Block No	1992 coordinate system
‘Name	Block No	X	Y
Czerwionka-Leszczyny	part of concession block No 390	258 032,74	478 214,46
		257 600,22	477 475,88
		257 236,65	476 855,03
		255 820,02	474 279,88
		255 054,37	472 888,08
		252 191,11	472 884,02
		250 591,73	473 198,17
		250 559,59	474 517,17
		252 167,24	475 553,57
		253 255,23	477 826,23
		255 229,03	479 521,25
		254 975,11	482 628,61
		256 425,31	480 535,09’.

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	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2015/C 256/01	Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on Immunity from fines and reduction of fines in cartel cases	1
2015/C 256/02	Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on the conduct of settlement procedures in view of the adoption of Decisions pursuant to Article 7 and Article 23 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in cartel cases	2
2015/C 256/03	Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on the rules for access to the Commission file in cases pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty, Articles 53, 54 and 57 of the EEA Agreement and Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004	3
2015/C 256/04	Communication from the Commission — Amendments to the Commission Notice on the cooperation between the Commission and courts of the EU Member States in the application of Articles 81 and 82 EC	5
2015/C 256/05	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7681 — Cinven Capital Management/Labco) ( 1 )	6

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2015/C 256/06	Euro exchange rates	7
	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2015/C 256/07	Information Communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries	8
2015/C 256/08	Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 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
2015/C 256/09	Communication from the Minister for Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 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	10
2015/C 256/10	Communication from the French Government concerning 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 (Notice regarding applications for an exclusive licence to prospect for conventional liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated the Icauna licence and the Saint-Martin-d’Ordon licence) ( 1 )	11

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2015/C 256/11	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7631 — Royal Dutch Shell/BG Group) ( 1 )	13
2015/C 256/12	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7676 — GKN/Fokker) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	14

	Corrigenda
2015/C 256/13	Corrigendum to notice from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning 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 in the Czerwionka-Leszczyny area ( OJ C 207, 24.6.2015 )	15