Euro exchange rates (1)

21 February 2019

(2019/C 69/01)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1354
JPY	Japanese yen	125,70
DKK	Danish krone	7,4619
GBP	Pound sterling	0,86805
SEK	Swedish krona	10,6188
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1367
ISK	Iceland króna	135,70
NOK	Norwegian krone	9,7808
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,648
HUF	Hungarian forint	317,24
PLN	Polish zloty	4,3346
RON	Romanian leu	4,7565
TRY	Turkish lira	6,0442
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5969
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4951
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,9098
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6648
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5352
KRW	South Korean won	1 277,61
ZAR	South African rand	15,8539
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,6275
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4155
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	15 978,50
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,6320
PHP	Philippine peso	59,193
RUB	Russian rouble	74,3534
THB	Thai baht	35,390
BRL	Brazilian real	4,2476
MXN	Mexican peso	21,8165
INR	Indian rupee	80,7435

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

Notice from the European Commission on cumulation between the European Union and certain States belonging to the African Caribbean and Pacific group of States (‘ACP States’) applying an EPA, other ACP States and the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union under the Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Union and the CARIFORUM States, the Pacific States and the Eastern and Southern Africa States

(2019/C 69/02)

The Protocols concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation to the Economic Partnership Agreements (the ‘EPAs’) between the European Union (‘the Union’) and the CARIFORUM States (1), the Pacific States (2) and the Eastern and Southern Africa (‘ESA’) (3) provide for cumulation of origin in the Union (4).

Cumulation allows exporters in the Union, under the specific conditions of each EPA, to incorporate in the products they export under those EPA, materials originating in an EPA State, in other African, Caribbean and Pacific (‘ACP’) States or in the overseas countries and territories (the ‘OCTs’) (5), as if they were originating in the Union; and to consider working or processing carried out in an EPA State, in other ACP States or in the OCTs as having been carried out in the Union.

The said cumulation subject to the fulfilment of specific requirements provided by each Protocol on rules of origin to the EPAs indicated in this notice may only apply if the Union:

—	has concluded an arrangement or agreement on administrative cooperation with the countries and territories concerned, which ensures a correct implementation of cumulation, and

—	has provided the EPA States, with details of such agreements on administrative cooperation.

The Union has concluded arrangements or agreements on administrative cooperation with the following ACP States and OCTs:

—

ACP EPA States: Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda; the Commonwealth of the Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; the Dominican Republic; Grenada; the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the Republic of Suriname and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Central Africa Region: the Republic of Cameroon; Eastern and Southern Africa Region: the Republic of Madagascar; the Republic of Mauritius; the Republic of Seychelles and the Republic of Zimbabwe; Pacific Region: the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Republic of the Fiji Islands and Samoa; Southern African Development Community: the Republic of Botswana; the Kingdom of Eswatini; the Kingdom of Lesotho; the Republic of Mozambique; the Republic of Namibia and the Republic of South Africa; West Africa Region: the Republic of the Ivory Coast; the Republic of Ghana.

—

Other ACP States: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Cook Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Republic of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia, Nauru, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu and Zambia.

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OCTs: Greenland; New Caledonia and Dependencies; French Polynesia; French Southern and Antarctic Territories; Wallis and Futuna Islands; Saint Barthelemy; Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Aruba; Bonaire; Curaçao; Saba; Sint Eustasius; Sint Marteen; Anguilla; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands; Montserrat; Pitcairn; Saint Helena and its Dependencies; British Antarctic Territory; British Indian Ocean Territory; Turks and Caicos Islands and British Virgin Islands.

The European Commission has duly notified the details of such agreements on administrative cooperation to the CARIFORUM States, the Pacific States and the ESA States.

By the present notice interested parties are informed that the Union fulfils the administrative requirements specified within each Protocol (6).

Cumulation in the Union provided for under the Protocols on rules of origin to the EPAs indicated in this notice may therefore be applied from the date of publication of this notice, subject to the fulfilment of other requirements provided by each Protocol (7), with the countries and territories mentioned in this notice.

The present notice is published in accordance with:

—	paragraph 3 (c) of Article 3 of Protocol I to the CARIFORUM-EU EPA;

—	paragraph 6 (c) of Article 3 of Protocol II to the Pacific-EU interim EPA;

—	paragraph 6 (c) of Article 3 of Protocol 1 to the ESA-EU interim EPA.

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(1)  OJ L 289, 30.10.2008, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 272, 16.10.2009, p. 2.

(3)  OJ L 111, 24.4.2012, p. 2.

(4)  Article 3 of Protocol I to the EU-CARIFORUM EPA;

Article 3 of Protocol II to the EU-Pacific interim EPA;

Article 3 of Protocol I to the EU-ESA interim EPA.

(5)  OCTs listed in Annex II to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(6)  Paragraphs 3(a) and (c) of Article 3 of Protocol I to the CARIFORUM-EU EPA;

Paragraphs 6(a) and (c) of Article 3 of Protocol II to the Pacific-EU ínterim EPA;

Paragraphs 6(a) and (c) Article 3 of Protocol I to the ESA-EU ínterim EPA.

(7)  Paragraph 3(b) of Article 3 of Protocol I to the CARIFORUM-EU EPA;

Paragraph 6(b) of Article 3 of Protocol II to the Pacific-EU ínterim EPA;

Paragraph 6(b) Article 3 of Protocol I to the ESA-EU ínterim EPA.

Call for competition for the selection of the Market Infrastructure Board non-central bank members and the creation of a reserve list — Ref. PRO-004931

(2019/C 69/03)

With this Call for Competition, the European Central Bank (ECB) is launching the process for the selection and appointment of two Market Infrastructure Board (MIB) non-central bank members and the establishment of a reserve list.

1.   Background information

In line with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, the Eurosystem offers market infrastructures, platforms, applications and related services in the fields of cash settlement, securities settlement and collateral management, comprising TARGET services which include TARGET2, T2S and TIPS services as well as, in the future, ECMS.

On 16 March 2016, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (the ‘Governing Council’) approved the establishment of the Market Infrastructure Board (‘MIB’). MIB is the governance body responsible for technical and operational management tasks in the field of market infrastructure and platforms. On 25 January 2019, the Governing Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/166 of the European Central Bank on the Market Infrastructure Board and repealing decision ECB/2012/6 on the establishment of the TARGET2-Securities Board (Decision ECB/2019/3) (the ‘Decision’) (1).

The MIB is composed of, inter alia, two non-central bank members (without voting rights), one with experience as a senior official in the payments industry, and one with experience as a senior official in the securities industry (Chapter 1, Section 2 of Annex II to the Decision).

The mandate of the MIB, including its objectives, responsibilities and tasks of the Board and its members, are set out in Annex I to the Decision.

The ECB is organising this Call for Competition to appoint two new non-central bank members of the MIB and establish a reserve list that may be used for the replacement of the non-central bank members of the MIB.

2.   Place of execution/performance of the works

The place of provision of services is mainly at the ECB premises, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and may involve travel to other EU locations.

3.   Type of procedure: call for competition

The ECB invites applications with a view to selecting and appointing two candidates as non-central bank members of the MIB and to create a reserve list for replacements. The selection is solely based on the quality of the applications received.

The procedure shall be governed by Annex IV to the Decision, which establishes the procedures and requirements applicable to the selection, appointment and replacement of the non-central bank members of the MIB, as well as by Decision (EU) 2016/245 of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/2) (2).

4.   Complete documentation

The complete documentation (the English version), which specifies (a) the role of the MIB; (b) the role and tasks of the non-central bank members of the MIB; (c) the selection criteria; (d) the relevant financial aspects and (e) the application procedure, including a deadline for receipt of applications (35 days as of date this notice is published in the Official Journal of the European Union) can be downloaded from the ECB’s website at the following link: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/jobsproc/tenders/html/index.en.html

5.   Further information

Candidates may address any queries on this procedure to:

Ms Emilia Pérez Barreiro

European Central Bank

Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments

Sonnemannstrasse 22

60314 Frankfurt am Main

DEUTSCHLAND

Tel. +49 6913445788.

Queries should preferably be submitted in writing by email to emilia.perez@ecb.int. The ECB does not assume any responsibility for queries which are not submitted as described above.

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(1)  OJ L 32, 4.2.2019, p. 14.

(2)  Decision (EU) 2016/245 of the European Central Bank of 9 February 2016 laying down the Rules on Procurement (OJ L 45, 20.2.2016, p. 15), as amended by Decision ECB/2016/17 (OJ L 159, 16.6.2016, p. 21).

Notice concerning a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU

Request made by a Contracting Entity

(2019/C 69/04)

On 7 December 2018 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 10 December 2018.

This request, made by Hrvatska pošta, concerns express parcel, press and newspapers services and unaddressed mail services in Croatia. Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU provides that ‘contracts intended to enable an activity mentioned in Articles 8 to 14 to be carried out, shall not be subject to this Directive if the Member State or the contracting entities having introduced the request pursuant to Article 35 can demonstrate that, in the Member State in which it is performed, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted; nor shall design contests that are organised for the pursuit of such an activity in that geographic area be subject to this Directive’. The assessment of direct exposure to competition that can be carried out in the context of Directive 2014/25/EU is without prejudice to the full-fledged application of competition law.

The Commission is allowed a period of 105 working days to take a decision on this request, commencing on the working day referred to above. The period therefore expires on 23 May 2019.

According to Article 35(5) of Directive 2014/25/EU, further requests concerning the same sector or activity in Croatia before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request shall not be considered as new procedures and shall be treated in the context of this request.

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(1)  Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).

Corrigendum to Passenger Name Records (PNR) — Competent authorities — List of competent authorities referred to in Article 7 of Directive (EU) 2016/681 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

( Official Journal of the European Union C 194 of 6 June 2018 )

(2019/C 69/05)

On page 4, indent ‘in Latvia’:

for:

‘Drošības policija;

Valsts policija;

Valsts robežsardze;

Lekšējās drošības birojs;

Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs;

Militārā policija;

Militārās izlūkošanas un drošības dienests;

Satversmes aizsardzības birojs;

Valsts ieņēmumu dienesta Finanšu policijas pārvalde un Muitas policijas pārvalde;

Prokuratūra.’,

read:

‘Valsts drošības dienests;

Valsts policija;

Valsts robežsardze;

Iekšējās drošības birojs;

Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs

Militārā policija;

Militārās izlūkošanas un drošības dienests;

Satversmes aizsardzības birojs;

Valsts ieņēmumu dienesta Finanšu policijas pārvalde un Muitas policijas pārvalde;

prokuratūra.’.

Corrigendum to the publication of an amendment application pursuant to Article 17(6) of Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89

( Official Journal of the European Union C 317 of 23 September 2017 )

(2019/C 69/06)

On page 8, point 7, fourth paragraph:

for:

read: