3.2.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/2

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

0,05 % on 1 February 2016

Euro exchange rates (2)

2 February 2016

(2016/C 40/02)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,0919
JPY	Japanese yen	131,84
DKK	Danish krone	7,4628
GBP	Pound sterling	0,75860
SEK	Swedish krona	9,3437
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1147
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	9,5223
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	27,026
HUF	Hungarian forint	311,65
PLN	Polish zloty	4,4055
RON	Romanian leu	4,5140
TRY	Turkish lira	3,2237
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5475
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5292
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,4996
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6839
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5586
KRW	South Korean won	1 322,58
ZAR	South African rand	17,5788
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,1847
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,6675
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	14 945,11
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,6020
PHP	Philippine peso	52,256
RUB	Russian rouble	86,3711
THB	Thai baht	39,035
BRL	Brazilian real	4,3565
MXN	Mexican peso	20,0265
INR	Indian rupee	74,2325

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

3.2.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/3

COMMISSION DECISION

of 2 February 2016

designating the sites awarded the European Heritage label in 2015

(2016/C 40/03)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Decision No 1194/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage label (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)	On 2 December 2015, the European panel transmitted to the Commission its report regarding the selection process of sites for the attribution of the European Heritage label in 2015 and, taking into account its recommendations, the Commission should designate the sites to be awared the label.

(2)	In accordance with Article 15 of Decision No 1194/2011/EU, each site awarded the label should be monitored on a regular basis in order to ensure that it continues to meet the criteria and that it respects the project and work plan submitted in its application for the selection,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The European Heritage label is awarded to the Neanderthal prehistoric site and Krapina Museum (Croatia), the Olomouc Premyslid Castle and Archdiocesan Museum (Czech Republic), the Sagres promontory (Portugal), the Imperial Palace (Austria), the Historic Ensemble of the University of Tartu (Estonia), the Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Hungary), Mundaneum (Belgium), the World War I Eastern Front Cemetery No 123 (Poland) and the European District of Strasbourg (France).

Done at Brussels, 2 February 2016.

For the Commission

Tibor NAVRACSICS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 303, 22.11.2011, p. 1.

3.2.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/5

SPECIFIC CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/08/2016

Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2014-2020

(2016/C 40/05)

1. Introduction

This call for proposals is based on the Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing ‘Erasmus+’: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/2008/EC (1).

2. Objectives and description

The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Erasmus+ Programme. The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all HEIs located in one of the countries listed below and wanting to apply and participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Programme. For HEIs located in other countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework is established through inter-institutional agreements between HEIs. The Charter is awarded for the full duration of the Erasmus+ Programme. Implementation of the Charter will be monitored and violation of any of its principles and commitments may lead to its withdrawal by the European Commission.

3. Eligible applicants

HEIs established in one of the following countries are eligible to apply for an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education:

—	the Member States of the European Union;

—	the EFTA-EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey.

The National Authorities will designate, among the applicants, the Higher Education Institutions (2) to be considered eligible to participate in the learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Erasmus+ Programme, in their respective territories.

4. Deadline for the submission of applications and indicative date of publishing selection results

The online application form duly completed must be submitted online by 12.00 (noon, Brussels time, Central European Time, CET) on 31 March 2016.

The indicative date of publishing the selection results is 1 October 2016.

5. Full details

The information about the Erasmus+ Programme can be found at the following internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus

Applications must be submitted according to the guidelines provided by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency and available at the address: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus-plus/funding/erasmus-charter-for-higher-education-2014-2020-selection-2017_en

(1) OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 50.

(2) A ‘higher education institution’ as defined in Article 2 of the Erasmus+ legal base is:

(a)	any type of higher education institution which, in accordance with national law or practice, offers recognised degrees or other recognised tertiary-level qualifications, whatever such establishment may be called;

(b)	any institution which, in accordance with national law or practice, offers vocational education or training at tertiary level.

3.2.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/7

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7913 — Allianz/SPAR/FISCHAPARK)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 40/06)

On 26 January 2016, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Allianz SE (‘Allianz’, Germany), belonging to the Allianz Group, and SPAR Holding AG (‘SPAR Holding’, Austria), belonging to the SPAR Austria Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking FISCHAPARK Shopping Center GmbH (‘FISCHAPARK’, Austria), and thereby of the existing FISCHAPARK shopping centre operating in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Allianz: insurance and other financial services;

— SPAR: retail of food and sports goods, real-estate and shopping centre activities in Austria and neighbouring countries;

— FISCHAPARK: owning and operating a shopping centre in Wiener Neustadt, Austria

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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2), it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

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

Observations must reach the Commission no later than 10 days following the date on which this notification is published. They can be sent to the Commission under reference M.7913 — Allianz/SPAR/FISCHAPARK by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Brussels

BELGIUM

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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

3.2.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

C 40/8

Notice to undertakings intending to import or export controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer to or from the European Union in 2017 and undertakings intending to produce or import these substances for essential laboratory and analytical uses in 2017

(2016/C 40/07)

This Notice is addressed to undertakings that are concerned by the Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer (1) (the Regulation) and which intend in 2017:

(a)	to import or export to or from the European Union substances listed in Annex I to the Regulation; or

(b)	to produce or import these substances for essential laboratory and analytical uses.

The following groups of substances are concerned:

Group I	:	CFC 11, 12, 113, 114 or 115
Group II	:	other fully halogenated CFCs
Group III	:	halon 1211, 1301 or 2402
Group IV	:	carbon tetrachloride
Group V	:	1,1,1 trichloroethane
Group VI	:	methyl bromide
Group VII	:	hydrobromofluorocarbons
Group VIII	:	hydrochlorofluorocarbons
Group IX	:	bromochloromethane

Any import or export of controlled substances (2) requires a licence by the Commission, except in cases of transit, temporary storage, customs-warehousing or free zone procedure as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 450/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 laying down the Community Customs Code (Modernised Customs Code) (3), lasting not longer than 45 days. Any production of controlled substances for essential laboratory and analytical uses requires prior authorisation.

Furthermore, the following activities are subject to quantitative limits:

(a)	Production and import for laboratory and analytical uses;

(b)	Import for free circulation in the European Union for critical uses (halons);

(c)	Import for free circulation in the European Union for feedstock uses;

(d)	Import for free circulation in the European Union for process agent uses.

The Commission allocates quotas for (a), (b), (c), and (d). The quotas are determined on the basis of the quota applications and:

—

in accordance with Article 10(6) of the Regulation and Commission Regulation (EU) No 537/2011 of 1 June 2011 on the mechanism for the allocation of quantities of controlled substances allowed for laboratory and analytical uses in the Union under Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (4) for case (a) above,

—	in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulation for cases (b), (c) and (d) above.

For activities listed in paragraph 4

Any undertaking that in 2017 wishes to import or produce controlled substances for essential laboratory and analytical uses, or to import controlled substances for critical uses (halons), for feedstock uses, or for process agent uses needs to follow the procedure described in paragraphs 6 to 9.

The undertaking, which has not yet registered in the ODS Licensing System (https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/ods2) needs to do so before 16 May 2016.

The undertaking needs to complete and submit the ‘quota application form’ available online in the ODS Licensing System.

The ‘quota application form’ will be available online as of 16 May 2016 in the ODS Licensing System.

Only duly completed ‘quota application forms’ that are free of errors received by 16 June 2016 will be considered as valid by the Commission.

Undertakings are encouraged to submit their ‘quota application forms’ as soon as possible and sufficiently ahead of the deadline to allow for potential corrections and resubmissions before the deadline.

The submission of a ‘quota application form’ by itself does not give any right to import or produce controlled substances for essential laboratory and analytical uses or to import controlled substances for critical uses (halons), for feedstock uses, or for process agent uses. Before such an import or production takes place in 2017, undertakings must apply for a licence using the ‘licence application form’ available online in the ODS Licensing System.

For import for uses other than those listed in paragraph 4 and for export

10.

Any undertaking that in 2017 wishes to export controlled substances or import controlled substances for uses other than those listed in paragraph 4 needs to follow the procedure described in paragraph 11 and 12.

11.

The undertaking, which has not yet registered in the ODS Licensing System needs to do so as soon as possible.

12.

Before an import for uses other than those listed in paragraph 4 or an export takes place in 2017, undertakings must apply for a licence using the ‘licence application form’ available online in the ODS Licensing System.

(1) OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p. 1.

(2) Note that only import or export exempted from the general import and export ban pursuant to Article 15 and 17 may be permitted.

(3) OJ L 145, 4.6.2008, p. 1.

(4) OJ L 147, 2.6.2011, p. 4.

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Official Journal of the European Union		C 40

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 59 3 February 2016

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2016/C 040/01	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7890 — La Compagnie des Cartes Carburant (Edenred)/UNION TANK Eckstein) ( 1 )	1

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2016/C 040/02	Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,05 % on 1 February 2016 — Euro exchange rates	2
2016/C 040/03	Commission Decision of 2 February 2016 designating the sites awarded the European Heritage label in 2015	3
	Court of Auditors
2016/C 040/04	Special Report No 22/2015 — EU supervision of Credit Rating Agencies — well established but not yet fully effective	4

	V Announcements
	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
	European Commission
2016/C 040/05	Specific Call for Proposals — EACEA/08/2016 — Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2014-2020	5
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2016/C 040/06	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7913 — Allianz/SPAR/FISCHAPARK) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	7
	OTHER ACTS
	European Commission
2016/C 040/07	Notice to undertakings intending to import or export controlled substances that deplete the ozone layer to or from the European Union in 2017 and undertakings intending to produce or import these substances for essential laboratory and analytical uses in 2017	8