1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/1

Initiation of proceedings

(Case M.9076 — Novelis/Aleris)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 121/01)

On 25 March 2019, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the internal market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concentration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not later than 15 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+ 32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.9076 — Novelis/Aleris, 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’).

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/2

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 March 2019

(2019/C 121/02)

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,1235
JPY	Japanese yen	124,45
DKK	Danish krone	7,4652
GBP	Pound sterling	0,85830
SEK	Swedish krona	10,3980
CHF	Swiss franc	1,1181
ISK	Iceland króna	137,50
NOK	Norwegian krone	9,6590
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	25,802
HUF	Hungarian forint	321,05
PLN	Polish zloty	4,3006
RON	Romanian leu	4,7608
TRY	Turkish lira	6,3446
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5821
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,5000
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	8,8195
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,6500
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5214
KRW	South Korean won	1 276,46
ZAR	South African rand	16,2642
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	7,5397
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4338
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	15 998,64
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,5838
PHP	Philippine peso	59,075
RUB	Russian rouble	72,8564
THB	Thai baht	35,632
BRL	Brazilian real	4,3865
MXN	Mexican peso	21,6910
INR	Indian rupee	77,7190

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

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/3

Opinion of the advisory committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 23 November 2018 concerning a draft decision in case AT.39849(1) BEH Gas

Rapporteur: Lithuania

(2019/C 121/03)

The Advisory Committee shares the Commission’s concerns expressed in its draft Decision as communicated to the Advisory Committee on 9 November 2018 under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’).

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s definition of the relevant product and geographic markets as the markets for (i) capacity-related services on the Bulgarian Transmission Network, (ii) capacity-related services on the Romanian Transit Pipeline 1; (iii) capacity-related services for storage at UGS Chiren, (iv) downstream wholesale supply of gas in Bulgaria, except for supplies to customers in the South West of Bulgaria; and (v) retail supply of gas to large end customers connected to the Bulgarian Transmission Network in Bulgaria, except for supplies to customers in the South West of Bulgaria.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that BEH, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz abused their dominant position on the relevant markets by preventing, restricting and delaying third party access to the Bulgarian Transmission Network, UGS Chiren and Romanian Transit Pipeline 1 (by capacity hoarding) without objective justification.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the conduct covered by the draft decision constitutes one single and continuous infringement of Article 102 TFEU.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that BEH, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz should be held jointly and severally liable for the infringement.

The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/4

Opinion of the advisory committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 12 December 2018 concerning a draft decision in case AT.39849(2) BEH Gas

Rapporteur: Lithuania

(2019/C 121/04)

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that a fine should be imposed on BEH, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the duration of the infringement to be taken into account for the calculation of the basic amount of the fine.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that there are no mitigating or aggravating circumstances to be taken into account.

The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amount of the fine.

The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/5

Final Report of the Hearing Officer (1)

BEH Gas

AT.39849

(2019/C 121/05)

Introduction

(1)

The draft decision concerns an abuse of dominance by Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (‘BEH’), and its wholly owned subsidiaries Bulgargaz EAD (‘Bulgargaz’) and Bulgartransgaz EAD (‘Bulgartransgaz’) (together referred to as the ‘BEH group’), refusing to grant other undertakings access to key gas transport and storage infrastructure controlled by the BEH group, thereby protecting the dominant position of its supply arm (Bulgargaz) on the gas supply markets in the Republic of Bulgaria (‘Bulgaria’), in violation of Article 102 TFEU (the ‘Draft Decision’).

The written procedure

(2)

The Commission carried out a number of investigative measures between 2010 and 2018 in relation to the gas markets in Bulgaria. These included requests for information (‘RFIs’) to the BEH group, several third parties and the Bulgarian energy regulator. In addition, the Commission has received spontaneous submissions from Overgas Inc. AD (‘Overgas’), as well as from the BEH group.

(3)

On 4 July 2013, the Commission initiated proceedings within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 (2) and Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (3).

(4)

On 23 March 2015, the Commission adopted a statement of objections (the ‘SO’), which was notified to BEH, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz on that day. In the SO, the Commission came to the preliminary conclusion that the BEH group abused its dominant position in breach of Article 102 of the TFEU and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement. More specifically, the Commission took the preliminary view that, since the liberalisation of the Bulgarian gas markets in 2007, the BEH group employed a strategy of protecting its supply arm (Bulgargaz) by refusing other companies access to key gas transport and storage infrastructure controlled by the BEH group, notably to (i) the domestic Bulgarian transmission network, (ii) the only gas storage facility in Bulgaria ‘Chiren’ and (iii) the only viable gas import pipeline into Bulgaria (the ‘Romanian Transit Pipeline 1’), through capacity hoarding. The BEH group is thereby suspected to have protected its dominant position on the downstream gas supply markets in Bulgaria. The SO stated that the infringement started at the earliest on 1 January 2007 and that it was still ongoing at the time of the SO.

(5)

Following the SO, access to the Commission's file was granted to Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz on 2 April and to BEH on 8 April 2015.

(6)

BEH, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz submitted their replies to the SO respectively on 9 July, 10 July and 17 July 2015, within the set time limits.

The participation of an interested third person in the proceedings

(7)

On 27 March 2015, I have admitted Overgas as an interested third person in the present proceedings after it had demonstrated a sufficient interest in accordance with Article 5 of Decision 2011/695/EU. Overgas was informed of the nature and subject matter of the proceedings in accordance with Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/2004, and was provided with an opportunity to make its views known.

The absence of an oral hearing

(8)

An oral hearing was scheduled for 6 October 2015 at the BEH group's request. However, the BEH group withdrew its request by letter of 4 September 2015. Instead it asked for a technical meeting at case team level, which took place at the Commission's premises in October 2015. Subsequently, the Commission also met with the BEH group on numerous occasions, including in December 2015, April, July and October 2016, and March 2017.

The Letter of Facts

(9)

On 26 September 2016, the Commission sent a letter to the BEH group, drawing its attention to a number of specific items of evidence relating to the Commission's existing objections (the ‘Letter of Facts’).

(10)

Following the Letter of Facts, further access to the Commission's updated file was granted to the BEH group on 25 November 2016, upon its request to receive all accessible documents from the Commission's file registered in the period between the adoption of the SO and the sending of the Letter of Facts.

(11)

The BEH group submitted its written replies to the Letter of Facts on 9 December 2016, in which it requested the Commission to convene an oral hearing. The Commission rejected this request on 22 December 2016, in view of the BEH group's unconditional withdrawal of the request for an oral hearing following the receipt of the SO. The BEH group did not approach the Hearing Officer following this rejection.

(12)

In its replies, the BEH group maintains that the allegations said to be supported by each entry in the Letter of Facts are expressed in very vague terms without specific reference to the SO. According to the BEH group, this lack of detail in the Letter of Facts inhibited the preparation of a full response and has therefore allegedly infringed their rights of defence.

(13)

Even if it is true that the Letter of Facts did not specifically refer to the corresponding entry of the SO, it nevertheless lists all documents used to further support the objections set out in the SO and for each of the thus listed documents the Letter of Facts provides the BEH group with precise information on the manner in which each relevant part supports the objections set out in the SO (or provides updated information). I thus consider the BEH group's procedural criticisms of the Letter of Facts to be unwarranted.

Spontaneous submissions

(14)

Between October 2016 and June 2018, the BEH group made a number of spontaneous submissions concerning the duration of the alleged infringement, the revised value of sales, mitigating circumstances that should reduce the final amount of the fine, comments on a certain document obtained via further access to file and a supplement to the BEH group's defence in light of Case AT.39816 – Upstream gas supplies in Central and Eastern Europe.

Further access to file

(15)

In January 2018, the BEH group sought further access to file as regards complete minutes of any Commission discussions with Overgas, as well as to a less redacted version of a certain identified document that was part of the earlier access to file. It received access to the latter document by the end of January 2018, as well as a confirmation that three additional meetings were held between the Commission and Overgas, one of which the BEH group was not previously informed about as it took place after the Letter of Facts was issued. Subsequently, in March 2018, the BEH group received access to summaries of the minutes of the three additional meetings to which it had not yet obtained access previously. The BEH group was also informed by the Commission that access to more detailed versions of any of the minutes could not be granted, referring to overlapping information already provided as part of certain submissions to the Commission and confirming that the Commission had neither relied on the detailed minutes nor included them in the Letter of Facts.

(16)

By letter of late March 2018, the BEH group addressed a request for further access to file to the Hearing Officer, as regards the more detailed minutes of the abovementioned meetings. The BEH group also invited the Hearing Officer to verify whether an updated index of the case file was necessary and to ask the Commission to provide it with such updated index as well as the justification of confidentiality claims in relation to the more detailed versions of the meeting minutes. Upon my intervention, the Directorate-General for Competition (‘DG Competition’) obtained Overgas' consent to provide access to more detailed versions of the meeting minutes to the BEH group's external advisers in a data room. The BEH group accepted this opportunity, while reserving its full rights. As regards the request for an updated index of the case file and relevant confidentiality claims, I could only give my initial views since Article 3(7) of Decision 2011/695/EU requires any issue regarding the effective exercise of the procedural rights of the parties concerned to be raised by those persons with DG Competition first.

(17)

In June 2018, the BEH group made two further access to file requests to DG Competition, both of which were rejected by DG Competition.

(18)

By the end of June 2018, the BEH group, via its external advisors, was granted access to a data room (the ‘Data Room’), where it could review the more detailed confidential versions of the minutes of meetings held between the Commission and Overgas throughout the entire investigation. The external advisors participating in the Data Room have expressed their views and conclusions over the content of the minutes in two reports, one confidential and one non-confidential. The non-confidential report was shared with the BEH group.

(19)

In July 2018, the BEH group re-approached the Hearing Officer, maintaining some of its earlier requests to DG Competition to receive (i) full or less redacted versions of certain submissions to the Commission, referred to in paragraph (15), above, (ii) confidentiality claims in relation to the more detailed versions of the meeting minutes, and (iii) an updated index of the case file, both as referred to in paragraph (16), above. I rejected this request in its entirety in October 2018, considering that no further access to any of this information was necessary for the proper exercise of the BEH group's right to be heard at that stage.

(20)

In November 2018, after the draft decision and related documents had already been sent to the Advisory Committee in accordance with Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the BEH group sent a letter to the Hearing Officer requesting further access to file, following rejections that had already been made by DG Competition in July 2018 (4). I concluded that the BEH group's request came too late to be acceptable at this late stage of the proceedings (5), and was in any event unwarranted based on the requirements of Article 7 of Decision 2011/695/EU.

The Draft Decision

(21)

The Commission finds in the Draft Decision that BEH, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz have committed a single and continuous infringement of Article 102 TFEU from 30 July 2010 until 1 January 2015.

(22)

In accordance with Article 16 of Decision 2011/695/EU, I have examined whether the Draft Decision deals only with objections in respect of which the parties have been afforded the opportunity of making known their views. I conclude that it does.

(23)

Overall, I consider that the effective exercise of procedural rights has been respected in this case.

Brussels, 12 December 2018.

Joos STRAGIER

(1) Pursuant to Articles 16 and 17 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) (‘Decision 2011/695/EU’).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 18), last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1348 of 3 August 2015 (OJ L 208, 5.8.2015, p. 3) (‘Regulation (EC) No 773/2004’).

(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1) (‘Regulation (EC) No 1/2003’).

(4) The Parties requested full access to the minutes of eight meetings that took place between the Commission and Overgas (access to which was given through the Data Room: see paragraph 18) as well as access to the statement of objections in the separate Case AT.39816 – Upstream gas supplies in Central and Eastern Europe insofar as it related to the Bulgarian market, and its underlying documents.

(5) Five days earlier, the Parties had also been informed by DG Competition that it had reached an advanced stage in its investigation and that the procedural steps in this case would soon be finalised.

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/8

Summary of Commission Decision

of 17 December 2018

relating to a proceeding under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

(Case AT.39849 — BEH Gas)

(notified under document number C(2018) 8806 final)

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2019/C 121/06)

On 17 December 2018, the Commission adopted a decision relating to a proceeding under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. In accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (1), the Commission herewith publishes the names of the parties and the main content of the decision, including any penalties imposed, having regard to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets.

1. INTRODUCTION

(1)

The Prohibition Decision pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (‘the Decision’) is addressed to Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (‘BEH’), its gas supply subsidiary Bulgargaz EAD (‘Bulgargaz’) and its gas infrastructure subsidiary Bulgartransgaz EAD (‘Bulgartransgaz’), (together ‘the BEH group’ or ‘the parties’), for infringing Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’).

(2)

The Decision establishes that the BEH group has refused other companies' access to key gas transport and storage infrastructure controlled by the BEH group, thereby protecting the dominant position of its supply arm (Bulgargaz) on the Bulgarian gas supply markets. The abuse started on 30 July 2010, and was ongoing until 1 January 2015.

(3)

On 23 November 2018 and 12 December 2018 the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions issued a favourable opinions on the Decision pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 and on the fine imposed on the BEH group.

2. MARKET DEFINITION AND DOMINANCE

(4)

The Decision concludes that the relevant product and geographic markets for the purpose of this case are: (i) capacity-related services on the Bulgarian Transmission Network, (ii) capacity-related services on the Romanian Transit Pipeline 1 (iii) capacity-related services for storage at UGS Chiren (iv) the downstream wholesale gas market (supplied via the Bulgarian Transmission Network) and (v) the retail supply of gas to large end customers connected to the Bulgarian Transmission Network (together ‘the gas supply markets in Bulgaria’).

The BEH group dominance

(5)

Through Bulgartransgaz, the BEH group owns and operates the Bulgarian Transmission Network, as well as the underground gas storage facility Chiren (‘UGS Chiren’). Through Bulgargaz, the BEH group also controlled, during the investigated period, the full capacity on the Romanian Transit Pipeline 1 — via a long-term capacity reservation. Bulgargaz, also supplied the vast majority of customers on the wholesale gas market in Bulgaria and almost all retail customers connected to the Bulgarian Transmission Network. The Decision establishes that the BEH group, during the investigated period, was dominant on all the markets listed in paragraph (4).

3. ABUSE OF A DOMINANT POSITION

(6)

There is a general regulatory obligation on the transmission system operators to provide third-party access to the Bulgarian Transmission Network and the UGS Chiren. The Bulgarian Transmission Network, the UGS Chiren and the Romanian Transit Pipeline 1 are all indispensable in order to operate on the gas supply markets in Bulgaria.

(7)

The Decision establishes that the BEH group, despite its regulatory obligations to provide third-party access to its gas infrastructure, has implemented a consistent strategy of (i) preventing, restricting and/or delaying access to the transmission network and storage, (ii) designing discriminatory access rules for storage which ensured that the priority access was given to the company belonging to the BEH group, i.e. Bulgargaz and (iii) hoarding capacity (reserving capacity that it consistently did not use) on the only import pipeline bringing gas into Bulgaria, the Romanian Transit Pipeline 1.

(8)

All the three companies concerned, BEH, Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz equally and directly participated in the infringement and together developed a strategy in order to protect the dominant position of Bulgargaz on the gas supply markets in Bulgaria. The BEH group has therefore engaged in a single and continuous infringement in violation of Article 102 TFEU.

The anti-competitive effects

(9)

The BEH group's behaviour was likely to have anticompetitive effects. Evidence shows that interested new entrants were prevented from entering or expanding on the gas markets in Bulgaria, thereby perpetuating BEH group's dominance. The BEH group's conduct cannot be objectively justified.

Duration

(10)

The abuse started when demand to access the gas infrastructure controlled by the BEH group materialized, and subsequently it was not satisfied due to the BEH group's refusal, i.e. with the first access request, which took place on 30 July 2010, and was ongoing until 1 January 2015, when the BEH group started granting objective, transparent and non-discriminatory access to its infrastructure.

4. FINE

(11)

The fine imposed on the BEH group for the abusive conduct is calculated on the basis of the principles laid out in the 2006 Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003. The Decision concludes that the final amount of the fine imposed on the BEH group is EUR 77 068 000.

(1) OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 411/2004 (OJ L 68, 6.3.2004, p. 1).

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/10

Information from the European Commission, published in accordance with Article 22(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, concerning flag State notifications (List of States and their competent authorities), according to Article 20(1), (2), (3), and Annex III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008

(2019/C 121/07)

In accordance with Article 20(1), (2), (3) and Annex III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (1), the following third countries have notified to the European Commission the public authorities which, in relation with the catch certification scheme established by Article 12 of the Regulation, are empowered to:

a)	register fishing vessels under their flag;

b)	grant, suspend and withdraw fishing licences to their fishing vessels;

c)	attest the veracity of information provided in the catch certificates referred to in Article 12 and validate such certificates;

d)	implement, control and enforce laws, regulations and conservation and management measures which must be complied with by their fishing vessels;

e)	carry out verifications of such catch certificates to assist the competent authorities of the Member States through the administrative cooperation referred to in Article 20(4);

f)	communicate sample forms of their catch certificates in accordance with the specimen in Annex II; and

g)	update such notifications.

Third country

Competent authorities

ALBANIA

(a)

—	Albanian General Harbour Masters (Ministry Transport and Infrastructure)

(b):

—	Commission for Examination of Applications for Fishing Permission (Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Water Administration), through National Licensing Center (Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Entrepreneurship)

(c), (d), (e):

—	Sector of Fishery Monitoring and Control (Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Water Administration)

(f) and (g):

—	The Directorate of Agriculture Production and Trade Policies (Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development & Water Administration)

ALGERIA

(a) to (d):

—

Directions de la Pêche et des Ressources Halieutiques des Wilayas de:

—

El Tarf,

—

Annaba,

—

Skikda,

—

Jijel,

—

Bejaian,

—	Tizi Ouzou,

—	Boumerdes,

—

Alger,

—

Tipaza,

—

Chlef,

—	Mostaganem,

—

Oran,

—	Ain Temouchent,

—

Tlemcen.

(e) to (g):

—	Ministère de la Pêche et des Ressources Halieutiques

ANGOLA

(a):

—	Conservatória do registo de propriedade (subordinada ao Ministério da Justiça)/Instituto Marítimo Portuário de Angola – IMPA (subordinada ao Ministério dos Transportes)

(b):

—	Ministra das Pescas e do Mar

(c):

—	Direcção Nacional de Pescas (DNP)

(d):

—	Serviço Nacional de Fiscalização Pesqueira e da Aquicultura (SNFPA)

(e), (f), (g):

—	Direcção Nacional de Pescas (Ministério das Pescas e do Mar)

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

(a) to (g):

—	Chief Fisheries Officer, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and Environment.

ARGENTINA

(a) to (f):

—	Subsecretario de PESCA y Acuicultura/Dirección Nacional de Coordinación Pesquera

(g):

—	Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto

AUSTRALIA

(a) to (e):

—

Australian Fisheries Management Authority; Department of Fisheries Western Australia; Primary Industries and Fisheries (part of the Department of Employment; Economic Development and Innovation) Queensland; Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment; Victorian Department of Primary Industries; Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)

(f) to (g):

—	The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

THE BAHAMAS

(a) and (b):

—	Port Department, within the Ministry of The Environment/Department of Marine Resources

—	Department of Marine Resources

BANGLADESH

(a):

—	Mercantile Marine Department

(b) to (f):

—	Marine Fisheries Office

(g):

—	Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

BELIZE

(a):

—	The International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (INMARBE)

—	Belize High Seas Fisheries Unit, Ministry of Finance, Government of Belize

BENIN

(a):

—	Direction de la Marine Marchande/Ministère en charge de l’Economie Maritime; Service Contrôle et Suivi des Produits et des Filières Halieutiques de la Direction des Pêches

(b):

—	Direction des Pêches/Ministère en charge de la Pêche; Service Contrôle et Suivi des Produits et des Filières Halieutiques de la Direction des Pêches

(c), (e), (f), (g):

—	Service Contrôle et Suivi des Produits et des Filières Halieutiques de la Direction des Pêches

(d):

—	Direction des Pêches/Ministère en charge de la Pêche

BRAZIL

(a) to (g):

—	Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply

CAMEROON

(a):

—	Ministère des Transports

(b) to (g):

—	Ministère de l’Elevage, des Pêches et Industries Animales

CANADA

(a) to (g):

—	Assistant Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Harbour Management

CABO VERDE

(a):

—	Institut Maritime et Portuaire (IMP)/Instituto Marítimo e Portuário (IMP)

(b):

—	Direction Générale des Ressources Marines (DGRM)/Direção Geral dos Recursos Marinhos (DGRM)

(c), (d), (e), (f), (g):

—	Unité d’inspection et garantie de qualité (UIGQ)/Unidade de Inspecção e Garantia de Qualidade (UIGQ)

CHILE

(a):

—	Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y Marina Mercante, de la Armada de Chile

(b):

—	Subsecretaría de PESCA

—	Servicio Nacional de PESCA

(g):

—	Subsecretaria de PESCA

CHINA

(a) to (g):

—	Bureau of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA), P.R. China

COLOMBIA

(a):

—	Dirección General Marítima

(b) to (f):

—	Autoridad Nacional de Acuicultura y PESCA (AUNAP)

(g):

—	Director de PESCA y Acuicultura

COSTA RICA

(a):

—	Oficina de Bienes Muebles, Dirección Nacional de Registro Público, Ministerio de Justicia y Gracia

(b):

—	Presidente Ejecutivo, Instituto Costarricense de PESCA y Acuicultura

(c):

—	Dirección General Técnica, Instituto Costarricense de PESCA y Acuicultura

(d):

—	Unidad de Control Pesquero/Instituto Costarricense de PESCA y Acuicultura/Director-General del Servicio Nacional de Guardacostas, Ministerio de Seguridad Pública, Gobernación y Policía

(e):

—	Departamento de Cooperación Internacional/Instituto Costarricense de PESCA y Acuicultura

(f):

—	Dirección General Técnica o instancia competente del Instituto Costarricense de PESCA y Acuicultura

(g):

—	Ministro de Agricultura y Ganadería, Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería

CUBA

(a):

—	Registro Marítimo Nacional

(b), (c), (e):

—	Oficina Nacional de Inspección Pesquera (ONIP)

(d):

—	Dirección de Ciencias y Regulaciones Pesqueras and Oficina Nacional de Inspección Pesquera

(f):

—	Dirección de Planificación del Ministerio de la Industria Pesquera

(g):

—	Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales del Ministerio de la Industria Pesquera

CURAÇAO

Curaçao was part of the Netherlands Antilles prior to 10 October 2010, and notified their competent authorities for the IUU Regulation on 28 March 2011. For the period between 12 February 2010 and 10 October 2010, please see Netherlands Antilles.

(a):

—	The Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning

(b) and (f):

—	The Ministry of Economic Development

(c):

—	The Ministry of Economic Development in consultation with the Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature

(d):

—	The Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning The Attorney General of Curaçao is in charge of the law enforcement

(e):

—	The Ministry of Economic Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning

(g):

—	The Government of Curaçao

ECUADOR

(a), (c), (e):

—	Director de PESCA Industrial (Ministerio de Acuacultura y PESCA)

(b), (f), (g):

—	Subsecretario de Recursos Pesqueros (Ministerio de Acuacultura y PESCA)

(d):

—	Director de Control Pesquero (Ministerio de Acuacultura y PESCA)

EGYPT

(a):

—

Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation:

I)	General Organization For Veterinary Services (GOVs)

II)	General Authority For Fish Resources Development

(b) and (d):

—	General Authority for Fish Resources Development (cooperation with GOVs in case of fishing vessels of exporting establishments)

(c):

—	Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation: General Organization for Veterinary Services (both Central and Local VET. Quarantine Department)

(e):

—	General Authority for Fish Resources Development (cooperation with local inspectors Veterinary Quarantine for fishing vessels of exporting establishments)

(f):

—	General Organization for Veterinary Services

(g):

I)	Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation

II)	General Organization For Veterinary Services

EL SALVADOR

(a):

—	Autoridad Marítima Portuária

(b) to (g):

—	Centro de Desarrollo de la PESCA y la Acuicultura (CENDEPESCA)

ERITREA

(a):

—	Ministry of Fisheries

(b):

—	Fisheries Resource Regulatory Department

(c):

—	Fish Quality Inspection Division

(d):

—	Monitoring Controlling and Surveillance, Ministry of Fisheries

(e):

—	Liaison Division, Ministry of Fisheries

(f):

—	Ministry of Fisheries Laboratory

(g):

—	Government of the State of Eritrea

FALKLAND ISLANDS

(a):

—	Registar of Shipping, Customs and Immigration Department, Falkland Islands Government

(b) to (g):

—	Director of Fisheries, Fisheries Department, Falkland Islands Government

FAROE ISLANDS

(a):

—	FAS Faroe Islands National & International Ship Register

(b):

—	Ministry of Fisheries and the Faroe Islands Fisheries Inspection

(c):

—	‘Not relevant’

(d):

—	Ministry of Fisheries, the Faroe Islands Fisheries Inspection and the Police and the Public Prosecution Authority

(e):

—	The Faroe Islands Fisheries Inspection

(f) and (g):

—	Ministry of Fisheries

FIJI

(a):

—	Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF)

(b):

—	Ministry of Fisheries and Forests; Fisheries Department

—	Fisheries Department

FRENCH POLYNESIA

(a):

—	Direction Polynésienne des Affaires Maritimes (DPAM)

(b), (c), (e), (f):

—	Service de la Pêche (SPE)

(d):

—	Service de la Pêche (SPE)/Haut Commissariat de la République en Polynésie française/Service des Affaires Maritimes (SAM)

(g):

—	Direction des Pêches Maritimes et de l’Aquaculture

GABON

(a) and (b):

—	Ministre de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage, de la Pêche et du Développement Rural

—	Directeur Général des Pêches et de l’Aquaculture

GAMBIA

(a):

—	The Gambia Maritime Administration

(b):

—	Director of Fisheries

—	Fisheries Department (Director of Fisheries)

GHANA

(a) to (g):

—	Fisheries Commission

GREENLAND

(a):

—	The Danish Maritime Authority

(b) to (g):

—	The Greenland Fisheries Licence Control Authority

GRENADA

(a) to (g):

—	Fisheries Division (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries)

GUATEMALA

(a) to (g):

—	Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA) through Dirección de Normatividad de la PESCA y Acuicultura.

GUYANA

(a) to (g):

—	Fisheries Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana, South America

ICELAND

(a) and (b):

—	Directorate of Fisheries

(c), (e), (f), (g):

—	Directorate of Fisheries/The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority

(d):

—	Directorate of Fisheries/The Icelandic Coast Guards

INDIA

(a) and (b):

—

Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India

Registrars under the Merchant Shipping Act (Director-General of Shipping), Ministry of Shipping, Govt. of India

Deparment of Fisheries of State (Provincial) Governments of West Bengal, Gujarat, Kerala, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharastra, and Tamil Nadu

(c):

—	Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India Authorized officers as notified by State Governments and Union Territories

(d):

—	Director-General of Shipping Marine Products Exports Development Authority, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India Coast Guard Department of Fisheries of the State Governments

(e):

—	Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India and its 21 field offices Authorized officers of notified State Governments and Union Territories

(f):

—	Joint Secretary, (EP-MP) Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(g):

—	Joint Secretary, (EP-MP) Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Joint Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture

INDONESIA

(a) and (b):

—	Head of Marine and Fisheries Services Province Director-General Maritime of Capture Fisheries

(c):

—	Head of Fishing Port, Directorate-General of Capture Fisheries Fisheries Inspector, Directorate-General of Marine Fisheries Resources Surveillance and Control

(d):

—	Director-General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance

(e):

—	Director-General of Capture Fisheries

(f) and (g):

—	Director-General of Fisheries Product Processing and Marketing

IVORY COAST

(a):

—	Directeur Général des Affaires Maritimes et Portuaires (DGAMP, Ministère des Transports)

(b), (f), (g):

—	Ministre des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques

—	Directeur des Services Vétérinaires, Service d’Inspection et de Contrôles Sanitaires Vétérinaires en Frontières (SICOSAV)

(d):

—	Directeur de l’Aquaculture et des Pêches

JAMAICA

(a):

—	Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ)

(b) to (g):

—	Fisheries Division

JAPAN

(a):

—	Fisheries Management Division, Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Forestry, Hokkaido Government

—	Aomori Prefectural Government

—	Hachinohe Fisheries Office, Sanpachi District Administration Office, Aomori Prefectural Government

—	Mutsu Fisheries Office, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Seihoku District Administration Office, Aomori Prefectural Government

—	Ajigasawa Fisheries Office, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Seihoku District Administration Office, Aomori Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Industry Promotion Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Iwate Prefectural Department

—	Fisheries Department, Kuji Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Department, Miyako Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Department, Kamaishi Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Department, Ofunato Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Industry Promotion Division, Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Department, Miyagi Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries and Fishing Ports Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Akita Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Industrial and Economic Affairs Department, Shonai Area General Branch Administration Office, Yamagata Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Division, Fukushima Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Office, Fukushima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Administration Division, Ibaraki Prefectural Government

—	Marine Industries Promotion Division, Chiba Prefectural Government

—	Fishery section, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Division, Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

—	Fisheries Division, Environment and Agriculture Department, Kanagawa Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Niigata Prefectural Government

—	Promotion Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Promotion Department, Sado Regional Promotion Bureau, Niigata Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries and Fishing Port Division, Toyama Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Ishikawa Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Fukui Prefectural Government

—	Reinan Regional Promotion Bureau, Fukui Prefectural Government

—	Office of Fishery Management, Division of Fishery, Department of Industry, Shizuoka Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Administration Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Aichi Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Resource Office, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Commerce and Industry, Mie Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kyoto Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Office, Kyoto Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Bureau, Agriculture and Environmental Department, Hyogo Prefectural Government

—	Kobe Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Office, Kobe District Administration Office, Hyogo prefectural Government

—	Kakogawa Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Office, Higashi-Harima District Administration Office, Hyogo Prefectural Government

—	Himeji Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Office, Naka-Harima District Administration Office, Hyogo Prefectural Government

—	Koto Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Office, Nishi-Harima District Administration Office, Hyogo Prefectural Government

—	Tajima Fisheries Office, Tajima District Administration Office, Hyogo Prefectural Government

—	Sumoto Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Office, Awaji District Administration Office, Hyogo Prefectural Government

—	Wakayama Prefectural Government

—	Kaisou Promotions Bureau, Wakayama Prefectural Government

—	Arida Promotions Bureau, Wakayama Prefectural Government

—	Hidaka Promotions Bureau, Wakayama Prefectural Government

—	Nishimuro Promotion Bureau, Wakayama Prefectural Government

—	Higashimuro Promotion Bureau, Wakayama Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Division, Fishery Development Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Tottori Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Shimane Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Office, Oki Branch Office, Shimane Prefectural Government

—	Matsue Fisheries Office, Shimane Prefectural Government

—	Hamada Fisheries office, Shimane Prefectural Government

—	Okayama Prefectural Government

—	Hiroshima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Promotion Division, Yamaguchi Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Tokushima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Agricultural Administration and Fisheries Department, Kagawa Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Promotion Division, Fisheries Bureau, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Ehime prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Management Division, Kochi Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Administration Division, Fishery Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Fukuoka Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Saga Prefectural Government

—	Resource Management Division, Fisheries Department, Nagasaki Prefectural Government

—	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kumamoto Prefectural Government

—	Tamana Regional Promotion Bureau, Kumamoto Prefectural Government

—	Yatsushiro Regional Promotion Bureau, Kumamoto Prefectural Government

—	Amakusa Regional Promotion Bureau, Kumamoto Prefectural Government

—	Oita Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Administration Division, Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Miyazaki Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Promotion Division, Kagoshima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Okinawa Prefectural Government

—	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Management Division, Miyako Regional Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries promotions Center, Okinawa Prefectural Government

—	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Management Division, Yaeyama Regional Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Promotions Center, Okinawa Prefectural Government

(b):

Same as point (a) and:

—	Fishery Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Iwate Regional Marine Fisheries Management Commission

—	Fisheries Division, Tsu Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Commerce, Industry and Environment Office, Mie Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Ise Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Commerce, Industry and Environment Office, Mie Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Owase Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Commerce, Industry and Environment Office, Mie Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kyoto Prefectural Government

(c):

—	Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(d):

—	Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

—	Fisheries Management Division, Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Fisheries and Forestry, Hokkaido Government

—	Aomori Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Industry Promotion Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Iwate Prefectural Department

—	Iwate Regional Marine Fisheries Management Commission

—	Fisheries Department, Kuji Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Department, Miyako Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Department, Kamaishi Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Department, Ofunato Regional Promotion Bureau, Iwate Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Industry Promotion Division, Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Department, Miyagi Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries and Fishing Ports Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Akita Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Industrial and Economic Affairs Department, Shonai Area General Branch Administration Office, Yamagata Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Division, Fukushima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Administration Division, Ibaraki Prefectural Government

—	Marine Industries Promotion Division, Chiba Prefectural Government

—	Fishery section, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Division, Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

—	Fisheries Division, Environment and Agriculture Department, Kanagawa Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Niigata Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries and Fishing Port Division, Toyama Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Ishikawa Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Fukui Prefectural Government

—	Reinan Regional Promotion Bureau, Fukui Prefectural Government

—	Office of Fishery Management, Division of Fishery, Department of Industry, Shizuoka Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Administration Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Aichi Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Resource Office, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Commerce and Industry, Mie Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kyoto Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Bureau, Agriculture and Environmental Department, Hyogo Prefectural Government

—	Wakayama Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Division, Fishery Development Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Tottori Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Shimane Prefectural Government

—	Okayama Prefectural Government

—	Hiroshima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Promotion Division, Yamaguchi Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Tokushima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Agricultural Administration and Fisheries Department, Kagawa Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Promotion Division, Fisheries Bureau, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department, Ehime prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Management Division, Kochi Prefectural Government

—	Fishery Administration Division, Fishery Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Fukuoka Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Saga Prefectural Government

—	Resource Management Division, Fisheries Department, Nagasaki Prefectural Government

—	Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kumamoto Prefectural Government

—	Oita Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Administration Division, Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Miyazaki Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Promotion Division, Kagoshima Prefectural Government

—	Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Okinawa Prefectural Government

(c), (f), (g):

—	Fisheries Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

KENYA

(a):

—	Kenya Maritime Authority

(b) to (g):

—	Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

KIRIBATI

(a):

—	Ministry of Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism Development (MICTTF)

(b) to (g):

—	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development (MFMRD)

KOREA

(a), (b), (d), (f), (g):

—	Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

(c), (e):

—

National Fisheries Products Quality Management Service and 13 regional offices:

—	Busan Regional Office

—	Incheon Regional Office

—	Incheon International Airport Regional Office

—	Seoul Regional Office

—	Pyeongtaek Regional Office

—	Janghang Regional Office

—	Mokpo Regional Office

—	Wando Regional Office

—	Yeosu Regional Office

—	Jeju Regional Office

—	Tongyeong Regional Office

—	Pohang Regional Office

—	Gangneung Regional Office

MADAGASCAR

(a):

—	Agence Portuaire Maritime et Fluviale Service Régional de Pêche et des Ressources halieutiques de Diana, Sava, Sofia, Boeny Melaky, Analanjirofo, Atsinanana, Atsimo Atsinanana, Vatovavy Fitovinany, Menabe, Atsimo Andrefana, Anosy, and Androy

(b):

—	Ministère chargé de la Pêche

—	Centre de Surveillance des Pêches

(e), (f), (g):

—	Direction Générale de la Pêche et des Ressources

MALAYSIA

(a) and (b):

—	Department of Fisheries Malaysia and Department of Fisheries Sabah

(c), (e), (f):

—	Department of Fisheries, Malaysia

(d):

—	Department of Fisheries,

(g):

—	Department of Fisheries, Malaysia Ministry of Agriculture and Agro- based

MALDIVES

(a):

—	Transport Authority

(b), (c), (e), (f), (g):

—	Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture

(d):

—	Coast Guard, Maldives National Defense Force Maldives Police Service

MAURITANIA

(a):

—	Direction de la Marine Marchande

(b):

—	Direction de la Pêche industrielle/Direction de la Pêche Artisanale et Côtière

(c), (d), (e), (f):

—	Garde Côtes Mauritanienne (GCM)

(g):

—	Ministère des Pêches et de l’Economie Maritime

MAURITIUS

(a) to (g):

—	Ministry of Ocean Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping (Fisheries Division)

MEXICO

(a), (c), (g):

—	CONAPESCA a través de la Dirección General de Planeación, Programación y Evaluación

(b):

—	CONAPESCA a través de la Dirección General de Ordenamiento Pesquero y Acuícola

(d), (e):

—	CONAPESCA a través de la Dirección General de Inspección y Vigilancia

(f)

—	Comisión Nacional de Acuacultura y PESCA

MONTENEGRO

(a):

—	Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Telecommunications (Harbour Master Office Bar, Harbour Master Office Kotor)

(b) to (g):

—	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Watermanagement

MOROCCO

(a), (b), (e), (f):

—	Direction des Pêches Maritimes et de l’Aquaculture

(c):

—

Délégations des Pêches Maritimes de:

—

Jebha

—

Nador

—	Al Hoceima

—

M’diq

—

Tanger

—

Larache

—	Kenitra-Mehdia

—	Mohammedia

—	Casablanca

—

El Jadida

—

Safi

—

Essaouira

—

Agadir

—

Sidi Ifni

—

Tan-Tan

—

Laâyoune

—

Boujdour

—

Dakhla

(d):

—	Same as point (c)

—	Direction des Pêches Maritimes

(g):

—	Secrétariat Général du Département de la Pêche Maritime

MOZAMBIQUE

(a):

—	National Marine Institute (INAMAR)

(b) to (g):

—	National Directorate of Fisheries Administration

MYANMAR

(a):

—	Department of Marine Administration

(b) to (g):

—	Department of Fisheries/Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation

NAMIBIA

(a):

—	Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication

(b), (d), (f), (g):

—	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources

—	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (Walvis Bay) and Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (Lüderitz)

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

(a), (e) and (f):

—	Ministry of Economic Development

(b):

—	Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning

(c):

—	Ministry of Economic Development in consultation with the Ministry of Public Health, Environment and Nature

(d):

—	Ministry of Economic Development/Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning

(g):

—	Government of Curaçao

NEW CALEDONIA

(a), (b), (c), (e), (f) and (g):

—	Service des Affaires maritimes, de la Marine Marchande et des Pêches Maritimes

(d):

—	Etat-Major Inter-Armées

NEW ZEALAND

(a) to (g):

—	Ministry for Primary Industries

NICARAGUA

(a):

—	Dirección General de Transporte Acuático del Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura

(b), (d), (f), (g):

—	Instituto Nicaragüense de la PESCA y Acuicultura (INPESCA) through Presidente Ejecutivo

(c):

—

Instituto Nicaragüense de la PESCA y Acuicultura (INPESCA) through the Delegaciones Departamentales:

—	Delegación de INPESCA Puerto Cabezas

—	Delegación de INPESCA Chinandega

—	Delegación de INPESCA Bluefields

—	Delegación de INPESCA Rivas

(e):

—	Dirección de Monitoreo, Vigilancia y Control, INPESCA

NIGERIA

(a):

—	Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

(b):

—	Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development

(c), (d), (f):

—	Federal Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture (Fisheries Resources Monitoring, control & Surveillance (MCS))

(e), (g):

—	Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Director of Fisheries

NORWAY

(a), (b), (e), (f), (g):

—	Directorate of Fisheries

(c):

—

On behalf of the Directorate of Fisheries:

—	Norges Sildesalgslag

—	Norges Råfisklag

—	Sunnmøre og Romsdal Fiskesalgslag

—	Vest-Norges Fiskesalgslag

—	Rogaland Fiskesalgslag S/L

—	Skagerakfisk S/L

(d):

—	Directorate of Fisheries

—	The Norwegian Coastguard

—	The Police and the Public Prosecuting Authority

OMAN

(a) to (g):

—	Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries Wealth, Directorate-General of Fisheries

—	Development, Department of Surveillance & Fisheries Licensing

PAKISTAN

(a), (c), (e), (f):

—	Mercantile Marine Department

(b) and (d):

—	Marine Fisheries Department/Directorate of Fisheries

(g):

—	Ministry of Livestock & Dairy Development

PANAMÁ

(a):

—	Autoridad de los Recursos Acuáticos de Panamá (Dirección General de Ordenación y Manejo Costero Integral) Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (Dirección General de Marina Mercante)

(b):

—	Dirección General de Ordenación y Manejo Costero Integral

—	Administración General Secretaría General Dirección General de Inspecciòn, Vigilancia y Control

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

(a), (b), (f), (g):

—	PNG National Fisheries Authority

(c), (d), (e):

—	PNG National Fisheries Authority (Head Office) Monitoring Control and Surveillance Division, Audit & Certification Unit

—	National Fisheries Authority, Audit & Certification Unit, Lae Port Office

—	National Fisheries Authority, Audit & Certification Unit, Madang Port Office

—	National Fisheries Authority, Audit & Certification Unit, Wewak Port Office

PERU

(a) and (b):

—	Director-General de Extracción y Procesamiento pesquero del Ministerio and Direcciones Regionales de la Producción de los Gobiernos Regionales de Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Callao, Ica, Arquipa, Moquegua y Tacna

(c), (d), (e):

—	Dirección General de Seguimiento, Control y Vigilancia del Ministerio de Producción and Direcciones Regionales de la Producción de los Gobiernos Regionales de Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, Ancash, Lima, Callao, Ica, Arquipa, Moquegua y Tacna

(f):

—	Director-General de Seguimiento, Control y Vigilancia del Ministerio de la Producción

(g):

—	Viceministro de Pesquería del Ministerio de la Producción

THE PHILIPPINES

(a):

—	Maritime Industry Authority

(b) to (g):

—	Bureau for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Department of Agriculture

RUSSIA

(a) to (g):

—	Federal Agency for Fisheries, Territorial department of Barentsevo-Belomorskoye, Primorskoye, Zapadno-Baltiyskoye, Azovo-Chernomorskoye, Amur, Okhotsk, Sakhalin-Kuril, North-Eastern.

SAINT PIERRE ET MIQUELON

(a), (c) to (g):

—	DTAM – Service des affaires maritime et portuaires

(b):

—	Préfecture de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

SENEGAL

(a):

—	Agence nationale des Affaires maritimes

(b):

—	Ministre en charge de la Pêche

(c):

—	Direction de la Protection et de la Surveillance des Pêches (DPSP)

(d) to (g):

—	Direction de la Protection et de la Surveillance des Pêches (DPSP)

SEYCHELLES

(a):

—	Seychelles Maritime Safety Administration

(b):

—	Seychelles Licensing Authority

—	Seychelles Fishing Authority

SOLOMON ISLANDS

(a):

—	Marine Division, Ministry of Infrastructure and Development (MID)

(b) to (g):

—	Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR)

SOUTH AFRICA

(a) to (g):

—	Branch: Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

SRI LANKA

(a) to (g):

—	Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

ST HELENA

(a):

—	Registrar of Shipping, St. Helena Government

(b), (d) to (g):

—	Senior Fisheries Officer, Directorate of Fisheries, St Helena Government

(c):

—	H.M. Customs, Government of St Helena

SURINAME

(a):

—	Maritime Authority Suriname

(b) to (g):

—	Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries

TAIWAN

(a):

—	Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

—	Maritime and Port Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communication

(b):

—	Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

(c):

—	Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

(d):

—	Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

—	Coast Guard Administration, Executive Yuan

(e):

—	Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

(f):

—	Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

(g):

—	Fisheries Agency, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan

TERRES AUSTRALES ET ANTARCTIQUES FRANCAISES (TAAF)

(a) to (g):

—	Monsieur le Préfet Administrateur supérieur des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises

THAILAND

(a) and (b):

—	The Department of Fisheries

—	The Marine Department

—	The Department of Fisheries

TRISTAN DA CUNHA

(a):

—	Administration Department

(b), (d):

—	Administration Department/Fisheries Department

(c), (e), (f), (g):

—	Fisheries Department

TUNISIA

(a):

—	Office de la Marine Marchande et des Ports/Ministère du Transport

(b) to (d):

—	Arrondissement de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture de Jendouba, Bizerte, Ariana, Tunis, Nabeul, Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, and Gabes and Division de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture de Sfax and Médenine

(e) to (g):

—	La Direction Générale de la Pêche et de l’Aquaculture/Ministère de l’Agriculture et des Ressources hydrauliques

TURKEY

(a) and (b):

—	81 Provincial Directorates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

(c):

—	General Directorate for Protection and Conservation, 81 Provincial Directorates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and 24 Districts Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

(d):

—	General Directorate for Protection and Conservation, 81 Provincial Directorates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Turkish Coast Guard Command

(e) to (g):

—	General Directorate for Protection and Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

UKRAINE

(a):

—	State Enterprise Maritime Administration of Illichivsk Sea Fishing Port State Enterprise Maritime Administration of Kerch Sea Fishing Port State Enterprise Office of Captain of Mariupol Sea Fishing Port State Enterprise Office of Captain of Sevastopol Sea Fishing Port

(b) to (g):

—	State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine (Derzhrybagentstvo of Ukraine)

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

(a) to (g):

—	Fisheries Department, Ministry of Environment & Water (MOEW)

UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

(a) to (g):

—	Director of Fisheries Development

URUGUAY

(a) to (g):

—	Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (DINARA)

USA

(a):

—	United States Coast Guard, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(b) to (g):

—	National Marine Fisheries Service

VENEZUELA

(a) to (b):

—	Instituto Socialista de la PESCA y Acuicultura

VIETNAM

(a) to (b):

—	Directorate of Fisheries (D-FISH) at national level Sub-Departments of Capture Fisheries and Resources Protection at provincial level

—	Sub-Departments of Capture Fisheries

(d):

—	Fisheries Surveillance Department belonging to D-FISH

—	Inspections of Agriculture and Rural Development belonging to the provinces

—	Sub-Departments of Capture Fisheries and Resources Protection.

(e) and (g):

—	Directorate of Fisheries (D-FISH)

WALLIS AND FUTUNA

(a):

—	Le Chef du Service des Douanes et des Affaires Maritimes

(b) and (g):

—	Le Préfet, Administrateur supérieur

—	Le Directeur du Service d’Etat de l’Agriculture, de la Forêt et de la Pêche

YEMEN

(a):

—	Maritime Affairs Authority — Ministry of Transport

(b) to (g):

—	Production & Marketing Services Sector — Ministry of Fish Wealth and its branches from Aden, Alhodeidah, Hadramout, Almahara

(1) OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1.

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/40

Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 121/08)

Member State

France

Route concerned

Quimper - Paris (Orly)

Date of entry into force of the public service obligation

27 October 2019

Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained

Order of 5 March 2019 imposing public service obligations on scheduled air services between Quimper and Paris (Orly)

NOR: TRAA1906145A

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do

For further information please contact:

Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile

DTA/SDT/T2

50 rue Henry Farman

75 720 Paris cedex 15

FRANCE

Tel. +33 158094321

osp-compagnies.dta@aviation-civile.gouv.fr

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/41

Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)

(2019/C 121/09)

I. Name of the EGTC, address and contact point

Official name: Eurodistrict PAMINA (PAMINA Eurodistrict)

Registered office:

2, Rue du Général Mittelhauser, 67630 Lauterbourg, France

Contact: Patrice Harster, Director-General for Services

Email: patrice.harster@bas-rhin.fr

Grouping website: www.eurodistrict-pamina.eu

II. New members

Official name: Communauté de Communes du Pays rhénan (Community of Municipalities of the Pays rhénans)

Address:

32, Rue du Général de Gaulle, 67410 Drusenheim

Website: www.cc-paysrhenan.fr

Country: France

Official name: Communauté de Communes du Pays de Wissembourg (Community of Municipalities of Wissembourg)

Address:

4, Quai du 24 Novembre — BP 80023, 67161 Wissembourg Cedex

Website: www.cc-pays-wissembourg.fr

Country: France

Official name: Communauté de communes de l’Outre Forêt (Community of Municipalities of the Outre Forêt)

Address:

4, Rue de l’Ecole, 67250 Hohwiller

Website: www.cc-outreforet.fr

Country: France

Official name: Communauté de Communes Sauer-Pechelbronn (Community of Municipalities of Sauer-Pechelbronn)

Address:

1, Rue Obermatt, 67360 Durrenbach

Website: www.sauer-pechelbronn.fr

Country: France

1.4.2019

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/42

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 121/10)

On 22 March 2019, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1).

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

—	Vista Equity Partners Management, LLC (‘Vista’, United States),

—	TA Associates Management L.P. (‘TA Associates’, United States),

—	Aptean Inc. (United States) and Yaletown Acquiror S.à.r.l. (Luxembourg) (together the ‘Target’), currently controlled by Vista.

Vista and TA Associates acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the Target.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Vista: private equity firm focused on investments in software, data and technology-enabled businesses,

— for TA Associates: private equity company active in North America, Europe and Asia, which undertakes buyouts and minority recapitalisations of profitable growth companies,

— for the Target: seller of software that enables customers to enhance their internal workflows, notably customer relationship management, customer experience management, enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, compliance solutions and knowledge management.

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 the Notice.

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. The following reference should always be specified:

M.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

		ISSN 1977-091X
Official Journal of the European Union		C 121

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 62 1 April 2019

Contents		page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2019/C 121/01	Initiation of proceedings (Case M.9076 — Novelis/Aleris) ( 1 )	1

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2019/C 121/02	Euro exchange rates	2
2019/C 121/03	Opinion of the advisory committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 23 November 2018 concerning a draft decision in case AT.39849(1) BEH Gas — Rapporteur: Lithuania	3
2019/C 121/04	Opinion of the advisory committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions at its meeting on 12 December 2018 concerning a draft decision in case AT.39849(2) BEH Gas — Rapporteur: Lithuania	4
2019/C 121/05	Final Report of the Hearing Officer — BEH Gas — AT.39849	5
2019/C 121/06	Summary of Commission Decision of 17 December 2018 relating to a proceeding under Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Case AT.39849 — BEH Gas) (notified under document number C(2018) 8806 final)	8
2019/C 121/07	Information from the European Commission, published in accordance with Article 22(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, concerning flag State notifications (List of States and their competent authorities), according to Article 20(1), (2), (3), and Annex III of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008	10
	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2019/C 121/08	Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Imposition of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services ( 1 )	40
2019/C 121/09	Modification of a European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC)	41

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY
	European Commission
2019/C 121/10	Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9322 — Vista Equity Partners/TA Associates/Aptean) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	42