ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 264
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 58
12 August 2015
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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2015/C 264/02 |
Competent national authorities referred to in Article 2(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 |
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2015/C 264/03 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
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European Commission |
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2015/C 264/05 |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
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12.8.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 264/1 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
11 August 2015
(2015/C 264/01)
1 euro =
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,1055 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
137,99 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4623 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,70880 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,5853 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,0859 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
9,0835 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
27,026 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
312,25 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,1973 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
4,4151 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
3,0596 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,5092 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,4454 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
8,5743 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,6866 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,5465 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 304,40 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
14,0630 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
6,9923 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,5415 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
15 073,49 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,3927 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
50,925 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
70,8091 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
39,013 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
3,8366 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
17,9843 |
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INR |
Indian rupee |
70,9786 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
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12.8.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 264/2 |
COMPETENT NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
referred to in Article 2(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001
(2015/C 264/02)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 (1), laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting, provides for the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the lists of the competent national authorities.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1339/2001 (2) extended the effects of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 to the Member States which have not adopted the euro as their single currency.
In line with these Regulations, Member States have designated the authorities competent, at national level, for the fight against counterfeiting.
The Commission compiled the lists of these competent national authorities. The list here below replaces the lists of competent national authorities published in Official Journal of the European Union C 56 of 10 March 2009, page 3.
The lists here below correspond to the four indents of Article 2(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001.
Authorities designated by the Member States for identifying counterfeit banknotes and coins
(as defined in the first indent of article 2(b) of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001)
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Authorities designated by the Member States for gathering and analyzing technical and statistical data relating to counterfeit banknotes
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(1) OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 6. Amended by Regulation (EC) No 44/2009 (OJ L 17, 22.1.2009, p. 1).
(2) OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 11. Amended by Regulation (EC) No 45/2009 (OJ L 17, 22.1.2009, p. 4).
(3) The protocol order of the Member States is based on the alphabetical order of their geographical names in the original language(s).
(4) The protocol order of the Member States is based on the alphabetical order of their geographical names in the original language(s).
(5) Counterfeit banknotes found in the Vatican City State and in the Republic of San Marino are processed by this authority.
(6) The protocol order of the Member States is based on the alphabetical order of their geographical names in the original language(s).
(7) Counterfeit coins found in the Vatican City State and in the Republic of San Marino are processed by this authority.
(8) The Royal Mint (Llantristant, Pontyclun, CF72 8YT, United Kingdom) is able to provide technical support to the CNAC.
(9) The protocol order of the Member States is based on the alphabetical order of their geographical names in the original language(s).
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12.8.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 264/30 |
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 ‘Poręba — Tarnawa’ area
(2015/C 264/03)
This procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection and/or exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits in the ‘Poręba — Tarnawa’ area, Małopolskie province:
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Applications must cover the same area.
Concession applications must be submitted to the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12:00 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 90-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Applications received will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:
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the technology proposed for the work (50 %); |
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the technical and financial capacities of the applicant (40 %); |
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the fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %). |
The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the ‘Poręba — Tarnawa’ area is:
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for the prospection of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 31 192,74 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 37 431,29 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 43 669,84 per year; |
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for the exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period: PLN 62 385,48 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 74 862,58 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 87 339,68 per year; |
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for the prospection and exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period: PLN 62 385,48 per year; — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 74 862,58 per year; — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract: PLN 87 339,68 per year. |
The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of six months from the deadline for submitting applications. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure.
Applications must be drawn up in Polish.
The licensing authority will grant concessions for the prospection and/or exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits in the ‘Poręba — Tarnawa’ area to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it.
In order to be able to carry out activity comprising the prospection or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland, an operator must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession.
Applications should be sent to the following address:
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Ministerstwo Środowiska (Ministry of the Environment) |
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Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych (Geology and Geological Concessions Department) |
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ul. Wawelska 52/54 |
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00-922 Warsaw |
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Information may be obtained from:
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the website of the Ministry of the Environment: www.mos.gov.pl |
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V Announcements
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY
European Commission
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12.8.2015 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 264/32 |
Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of sodium cyclamate originating in the People's Republic of China, limited to Fang Da Food Additive (Shen Zhen) Limited and Fang Da Food Additive (Yang Quan) Limited
(2015/C 264/04)
The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 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’), alleging that imports of sodium cyclamate, originating in the People's Republic of China, and produced by two companies belonging to the same group, Fang Da Food Additive (Shen Zhen) Limited and Fang Da Food Additive (Yang Quan) Limited (‘the two exporting producers concerned’), are being dumped and are thereby causing or contributing to material injury to the Union industry.
1. Complaint
The complaint was lodged on 30 June 2015 by Productos Aditivos SA (‘the complainant’), the sole producer of sodium cyclamate in the Union, thus representing 100 % of the total Union production.
2. Product under investigation
The product subject to this investigation is sodium cyclamate originating in the People's Republic of China (‘the product under investigation’).
3. Allegation of dumping
The product allegedly being dumped is the product under investigation, originating in the People's Republic of China (‘the PRC’ or ‘the country concerned’), and produced by the two exporting producers concerned, currently falling within CN code ex 2929 90 00 (TARIC code 2929900010). The CN and TARIC codes are given for information only.
Since, in view of the provisions of Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, the People's Republic of China is considered to be a non-market economy country, the complainant has established normal value for the imports from the PRC on the basis of a constructed normal value (manufacturing costs, selling, general and administrative costs (SG&A) and profit) in a market economy third country, namely Indonesia. The allegation of dumping is based on a comparison of the normal value thus established with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under investigation when sold for export to the Union.
On this basis the dumping margins calculated are significant.
4. Allegation of injury and causation
The complainant has provided evidence that imports of the product under investigation from the country concerned and produced by the two exporting producers concerned have increased overall in absolute terms and in terms of market share.
The prima facie evidence provided by the complainant shows that the volume and the prices of the imported product under investigation have had, among other consequences, a negative impact on the quantities sold and the market share held by the Union industry, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance and the financial situation of the Union industry.
5. Procedure
Having determined, after informing the Member States, that the complaint has been lodged by or on behalf of the Union industry and that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a proceeding, the Commission hereby initiates an investigation pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation.
The investigation is limited in scope to the two exporting producers concerned and any related company thereto. The two exporting producers concerned obtained a zero anti-dumping duty rate following the investigation that lead to the imposition of anti-dumping measures against imports of sodium cyclamate originating in the People's Republic of China (2). These two exporting producers were thus excluded from the scope of that proceeding including any subsequent reviews thereof.
The investigation will determine whether the product under investigation originating in the country concerned and produced by the two exporting producers concerned is being dumped and whether the dumped imports have caused or have contributed to injury to the Union industry. If the conclusions are affirmative, the investigation will examine whether the imposition of measures would not be against the Union interest.
5.1. Investigation period and period considered
The investigation of dumping and injury will cover the period from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 (‘the investigation period’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury will cover the period from 1 January 2011 to the end of the investigation period (‘the period considered’).
5.2. Procedure for the determination of dumping
The two exporting producers (3) concerned are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.
5.2.1. Investigating exporting producers concerned
In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the two exporting producers concerned and to the authorities of the People's Republic of China.
The two exporting producers concerned must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
5.2.2. Additional procedure with regard to exporting producers in the non-market economy country concerned
5.2.2.1.
Subject to the provisions of section 5.2.2.2 below, in accordance with Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation, in the case of imports from the People's Republic of China normal value will be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country. For this purpose the Commission will select an appropriate market economy third country. The Commission has provisionally chosen Indonesia. Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within 10 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. According to the information available to the Commission, Indonesia is the only market economy third country producing the product under review. With the aim of finally selecting the market economy third country, the Commission will examine whether there is production and sales of the product under investigation in those market economy third countries for which there is indication that production of the product under investigation is taking place.
5.2.2.2.
In accordance with Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation, if any of the two exporting producers concerned considers that market economy conditions prevail for it in respect of the manufacture and sale of the product under investigation, it may submit a properly substantiated market economy treatment claim to this effect (‘MET claim’). MET will be granted if the assessment of the MET claim shows that the criteria laid down in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation (4) are fulfilled. The dumping margin of the exporting producer(s) concerned, if granted MET, will be calculated, to the extent possible and without prejudice to the use of facts available pursuant to Article 18 of the basic Regulation, by using its own normal value and export prices in accordance with Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation.
The Commission will send a MET claim form to the two exporting producers concerned as well as to the authorities of the People's Republic of China. If any of the two exporting producers concerned decides to claim MET it should submit the completed MET claim form within 21 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
5.2.3. Investigating unrelated importers (5) (6)
Unrelated importers of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union are invited to participate in this investigation.
In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.
In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in the Annex to this Notice.
In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.
All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under review in the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known unrelated importers and associations of importers will be notified by the Commission of the companies selected to be in the sample.
In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers and to any known association of importers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.
5.3. Procedure for the determination of injury and investigating Union producers
Investigating Union producers
A determination of injury is based on positive evidence and involves an objective examination of the volume of the dumped imports, their effect on prices on the Union market and the consequent impact of those imports on the Union industry. In order to establish whether the Union industry is injured, Union producers of the product under investigation are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.
In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to Union producers the Commission will send questionnaires to known Union producers or representative Union producers and to any known association of Union producers, namely to:
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The aforementioned Union producer must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
Any Union producer and association of Union producers not listed above is invited to contact the Commission, preferably by e-mail, immediately but no later than 15 days after the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, in order to make itself known and request a questionnaire.
5.4. Procedure for the assessment of Union interest
Should the existence of dumping and injury caused thereby be established, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether the adoption of anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under investigation.
Parties that make themselves known within the above deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.
5.5. 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.
5.6. 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.
5.7. Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence
Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission from the copyright holder explicitly allowing a) the Commission to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their right of defence.
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’ (7).
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 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 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.
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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.
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 in trade proceedings. 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 pertaining, among other things, to dumping, injury, causal link and Union interest. Such a hearing would, as a rule, take place at the latest at the end of the fourth week following the disclosure of findings.
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/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/
8. Schedule of the investigation
The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 6(9) of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. In accordance with Article 7(1) of the basic Regulation, provisional measures may be imposed no later than nine months from 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 of 18 December 2000 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 (8).
(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 435/2004 of 8 March 2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of sodium cyclamate originating in the People's Republic of China and Indonesia (OJ L 72, 11.3.2004, p. 1).
(3) An exporting producer is any company in the country concerned which produces and exports the product under investigation to the Union market, either directly or via a third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under investigation.
(4) The exporting producers have to demonstrate in particular that: (i) business decisions and costs are made in response to market conditions and without significant State interference; (ii) firms have one clear set of basic accounting records which are independently audited in line with international accounting standards and are applied for all purposes; (iii) there are no significant distortions carried over from the former non-market economy system; (iv) bankruptcy and property laws guarantee legal certainty and stability and (v) exchange rate conversions are carried out at market rates.
(5) Only importers not related to exporting producers can be sampled. In accordance with Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the implementation of the Community Customs Code, persons shall be deemed to be related only if: (a) they are officers or directors of one another's businesses; (b) they are legally recognized partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) any person directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or (h) they are members of the same family. Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1). In this context ‘person’ means any natural or legal person.
(6) The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.
(7) 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).
ANNEX
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C 264/40 |
Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
(2015/C 264/05)
This publication confers the right to oppose the application pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).
SINGLE DOCUMENT
‘GRANADA MOLLAR DE ELCHE’/‘GRANADA DE ELCHE’
EU No: ES-PDO-0005-01230-19.5.2014
PDO ( X ) PGI ( )
1. Name
‘Granada Mollar de Elche’/‘Granada de Elche’
2. Member State or Third Country
Spain
3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff
3.1. Type of product
Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed
3.2. Description of the product to which the name in (1) applies
‘Granada Mollar de Elche’/‘Granada de Elche’ is the fruit of the Mollar de Elche variety of the species Punica granatum L., classes Extra and I as defined in the Codex Standard for pomegranates. The product is characterised by its acid-sugar balance, creamy yellow to red outer skin and the anthocyanin content of the arils, which gives them a deep pink to red colour.
The ripe fruit has the following characteristics:
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Morphological — Shape of the fruit: round; the inside is divided into lobes and within these are the seeds (arils). The outer skin is of fine to medium thickness, smooth and shiny. — Colour: from cream to deep red on the outside. The seeds are covered with a juicy pulp ranging from deep pink to red in colour. |
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Physical and chemical: — Degrees Brix: minimum 14° — Acidity (% citric acid): minimum 0,18 and maximum 0,24 — Maturity index (Brix/acidity ratio): minimum 60 and maximum 90 |
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Organoleptic The pulp is moderately astringent and tastes very sweet, while the seeds are mild. |
The fruit must have the following characteristics:
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They must be whole, clean and healthy; fruit showing signs of any kind of rotting or other impairment are excluded. They must look fresh and be free of foreign odours and/or tastes and free of abnormal external moisture. |
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The size of ‘Granada Mollar de Elche’/‘Granada de Elche’ is judged by the weight of each fruit and fruit weighing less than 125 g are excluded. |
3.3. Feed (for products of animal origin only) and raw materials (for processed products only)
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3.4. Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area
All steps in production must take place in the defined geographical area.
3.5. Specific rules concerning slicing, grating, packaging, etc. of the product to which the registered name refers
The product must be prepared and packaged within the defined geographical area to prevent deterioration that may result from excessive handling or transportation of fruit that is not properly prepared and packed.
This is also important with regard to the fruit’s characteristic shape, as at the end opposite to the stalk, the pomegranate has a calyx shaped like a crown, closed and with a short neck. If it is not handled properly the skin and crown may be damaged. In order to prevent the fruit being knocked, grazed or bruised as a result of incorrect transport and/or excessive handling, which would impair the characteristics of the skin and/or the quality of the pulp or damage the crown, the product must be packaged at source.
Once the pomegranates have been picked, they are taken to the packhouses. They may be brushed with soft pig bristles, so that the crown does not get broken. The fruit must be kept at a temperature of 4-8 °C.
Preparation and packaging at source also guarantees traceability, as the packaging in which the pomegranates are dispatched must bear the particulars that are mandatory for the Protected Designation of Origin, together with the origin of the product, as prescribed by the single control system in operation up until dispatch to the final consumer. Two types of packaging may be used: up to a maximum weight of 5 kg and up to a maximum weight of 10 kg.
3.6. Specific rules concerning labelling of the product to which the registered name refers
The wording or labels identifying ‘Granada Mollar de Elche’ intended for consumption must be accompanied by a conformity mark known as a secondary label, identified by an alphanumeric code, to be affixed by the packhouse in such a way that it cannot be reused and ensuring that traceability is guaranteed. These secondary labels are issued by the Regulatory Board on a non-discriminatory basis to all operators complying with the specification.
4. Concise definition of the geographical area
The production area is situated in the province of Alicante in the south-east of the Autonomous Community of Valencia and comprises all the municipalities that make up the comarcas of Bajo Vinalopó, Alacantí and Bajo Segura.
5. Link with the geographical area
5.1. Specificity of the geographical area
Natural factors:
Climate
As regards climate, the south of the Autonomous Community of Valencia has features that distinguish it from other parts of the Spanish Mediterranean. In particular: low precipitation, around 263 mm per year, high levels of sunshine, not much cloud and a high number of days with no cloud at all, with an especially dry period when the pomegranates are ripening, from June to September. The defined geographical area lies mostly within the BSh or hot semi-arid climate zone and to a lesser extent in the BSk zone or cold semi-arid zone (Köppen-Geiger climate classification.
Soil
Most of the parcels planted with pomegranates in the production area have clay loam soils. These soils have a pH (8-9) and levels of carbonates (around 45,76 %) and active lime (around 10 %) that are much higher than those found in other regions and production areas. These salts in the soil, those in the water used to irrigate the trees and irrigation management (Intrigliolo et al, 2011) are a specific parameter in the production of the Mollar variety.
Human factors:
Cultivation practices
In Spain, pomegranates are grown mainly in the south-east of the country. According to the Anuario de Estadística Agraria in 2008 there were 2 387 hectares planted with pomegranates, of which 84,4 % were in the province of Alicante, in the comarcas which make up the defined geographical area.
Of the different varieties grown in the area (Mollar, Valenciana and Wonderful), Mollar was a local exclusive until recent years. It was obtained by the local farmers selecting over decades those plants which gave the best quality fruit and which best adapted to the area’s climate and soil conditions, which were propagated by grafting or cuttings.
As it has been established there for so long, the local growers have developed cultivation techniques to produce the best possible results. Every year the trees are shaped and/or maintained by pruning; sucker control (mainly by mechanical means) and manual thinning of developing fruit (in several stages) to obtain fruit less damaged by pests and of a more uniform colour and size.
Long years of experience in growing ‘Granada Mollar de Elche’ have led producers to establish specific irrigation management as a means for improving fruit set and preventing fruit splitting.
5.2. Specificity of the product
The Granada Mollar grown in the defined area has characteristics that distinguish it from pomegranates grown elsewhere. The environmental conditions affect the physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics of the fruit and also the date of harvest.
The date of commercial maturity of the Mollar variety is determined by two factors: the sugar (soluble solids) content of the juice must be higher than 14° Brix and the colour of the skin must have changed from green to cream, with no green tones. In the defined area the fruit reaches commercial maturity in the first week of October, though the first batches may be harvested a week earlier or later depending on maximum day and night-time temperatures in the period when the colour changes. The fruit is harvested earlier than in areas further north or at a higher altitude.
The titratable acidity of the juice is between 0,18 and 0,24 (expressed as percentage of citric acid). The acid-sugar balance gives the product its characteristic sweet taste.
On the outside the colour of the fruit is cream to red, with a shiny appearance. The colour of the juice is typical of pomegranates grown in the area, due to the anthocyanin content.
5.3. Causal link between the geographical area and the quality or characteristics of the product (for PDO) or a specific quality, the reputation or other characteristic of the product (for PGI)
The environmental conditions (semi-arid climate with mild temperatures in winter and low rainfall, and scarcely any rain in summer), the strong sunshine and high temperatures in the period when the fruit is developing and ripening, affect the outer colour, the taste and anthocyanin content of the Granada Mollar grown in the area.
The dry weather that occurs in the months before the harvesting season begins (from June to September) turns the juice a deeper red.
The range of maximum temperatures that prevail in the area when the fruit is developing (July-August), over 30 °C, but under 40 °C produces fruit whose acidity, due to organic acids, is between 0,18 and 0,24 expressed as percentage of citric acid. The acid-sugar balance gives the product its characteristic sweet taste.
These conditions also affect flowering and the date of harvesting, which is in the first week of October, but may be a week earlier or later depending on maximum day and night-time temperatures in the period when the colour changes.
Publication reference of the specification
(the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) of this Regulation)
http://www.agricultura.gva.es/pc_granadamollarelche
(1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.