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Information and Notices |
Volume 64 |
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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
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RECOMMENDATIONS |
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European Systemic Risk Board |
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2021/C 43/01 |
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II Information |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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European Commission |
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2021/C 43/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9609 — Mann Mobilia/Tessner Holding/Tejo/Roller) ( 1 ) |
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IV Notices |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
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2021/C 43/03 |
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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions
RECOMMENDATIONS
European Systemic Risk Board
8.2.2021 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/1 |
RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEMIC RISK BOARD
of 22 December 2020
amending Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 on the assessment of cross-border effects of and voluntary reciprocity for macroprudential policy measures
(ESRB/2020/16)
(2021/C 43/01)
THE GENERAL BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN SYSTEMIC RISK BOARD,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on European Union macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and establishing a European Systemic Risk Board (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 16 to 18 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (2), and in particular Article 458(8) thereof,
Having regard to Decision ESRB/2011/1 of the European Systemic Risk Board of 20 January 2011 adopting the Rules of Procedure of the European systemic Risk Board (3), and in particular Articles 18 to 20 thereof,
Whereas:
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In order to ensure effective and consistent national macroprudential policy measures, it is important to complement the mandatory reciprocity required under Union law with voluntary reciprocity. |
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The framework on voluntary reciprocity for macroprudential policy measures set out in Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 of the European Systemic Risk Board (4) aims to ensure that all exposure-based macroprudential policy measures activated in one Member State are reciprocated in the other Member States. |
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On 8 January 2018, pursuant to Recommendation ESRB/2018/1 of the European Systemic Risk Board (5), Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 was amended in order to recommend the reciprocation of a 15 per cent floor for the average risk-weight on residential mortgage loans secured by a mortgage on housing units in Finland, which was applied by Finanssivalvonta (the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority), in accordance with Article 458(2)(d)(vi) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (hereinafter the ‘CRR’), to credit institutions authorised in Finland which use the Internal Ratings Based (IRB) Approach for calculating regulatory capital requirements. |
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In response to Finanssivalvonta’s decision of 30 September 2020 not to renew, from 31 December 2020, the risk weight floor, the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has decided to exclude the Finnish measure from the list of macroprudential policy measures which are recommended to be reciprocated under Recommendation ESRB/2015/2. |
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Therefore, Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 should be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:
SECTION I
AMENDMENTS
Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 is amended as follows:
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in Section 1, sub-recommendation C(1) is replaced by the following:
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The Annex is replaced by the Annex to this Recommendation. |
SECTION II
ENTRY INTO FORCE
This Recommendation shall enter into force on 1 January 2021.
Done at Frankfurt am Main, 22 December 2020.
The Head of the ESRB Secretariat,
on behalf of the General Board of the ESRB
Francesco MAZZAFERRO
(1) OJ L 331, 15.12.2010, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 1.
(4) Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 of the European Systemic Risk Board of 15 December 2015 on the assessment of cross-border effects of and voluntary reciprocity for macroprudential policy measures (OJ C 97, 12.3.2016, p. 9).
(5) Recommendation ESRB/2018/1 of the European Systemic Risk Board of 8 January 2018 amending Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 on the assessment of cross-border effects of and voluntary reciprocity for macroprudential policy measures (OJ C 41, 3.2.2018, p. 1).
ANNEX
The Annex to Recommendation ESRB/2015/2 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX
Belgium
A risk weight add-on for retail exposures secured by residential immovable property located in Belgium, imposed on credit institutions authorised in Belgium using the IRB Approach and applied in accordance with Article 458(2)(d)(vi) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013. The add-on is composed of two components:
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a flat risk weight add-on of 5 percentage points; and |
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a proportionate risk weight add-on consisting of 33 per cent of the exposure-weighted average of the risk weights applied to the portfolio of retail exposures secured by residential immovable property located in Belgium. |
I. Description of the measure
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The Belgian measure, applied in accordance with Article 458(2)(d)(vi) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and imposed on credit institutions authorised in Belgium using the IRB Approach, consists of a risk weight add-on for retail exposures secured by residential immovable property located in Belgium, which is composed of two components:
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II. Reciprocation
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In accordance with Article 458(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, relevant authorities of the Member States concerned are recommended to reciprocate the Belgian measure by applying it to branches located in Belgium of domestically authorised credit institutions using the IRB Approach within the deadline specified in sub-recommendation C(3). |
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Relevant authorities are recommended to reciprocate the Belgian measure by applying it to domestically authorised credit institutions using the IRB Approach that have direct retail exposures secured by residential immovable property located in Belgium. In accordance with sub-recommendation C(2), the relevant authorities are recommended to apply the same measure as the one that has been implemented in Belgium by the activating authority within the deadline specified in sub-recommendation C(3). |
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If the same macroprudential policy measure is not available in their jurisdiction, the relevant authorities are recommended to apply, following consultation with the ESRB, a macroprudential policy measure available in their jurisdiction that has the most equivalent effect to the above measure recommended for reciprocation, including adopting supervisory measures and powers laid down in Title VII, Chapter 2, Section IV of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1). Relevant authorities are recommended to adopt the equivalent measure by no later than four months following the publication of this Recommendation in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
III. Materiality threshold
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The measure is complemented by an institution-specific materiality threshold of EUR 2 billion to steer the potential application of the de minimis principle by the relevant authorities reciprocating the measure. |
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In line with Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, relevant authorities of the Member State concerned may exempt individual domestically authorised credit institutions using the IRB Approach having non-material retail exposures secured by residential immovable property in Belgium which are below the materiality threshold of EUR 2 billion. When applying the materiality threshold, the relevant authorities should monitor the materiality of exposures and are recommended to apply the Belgian measure to previously exempted individual domestically authorised credit institutions when the materiality threshold of EUR 2 billion is breached. |
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Where there are no credit institutions authorised in the Member States concerned with branches located in Belgium or which have direct retail exposures secured by residential immovable property in Belgium, which use the IRB Approach and which have exposures of EUR 2 billion or above to the Belgian residential immovable property market, relevant authorities of the Member States concerned may, pursuant to Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, decide not to reciprocate the Belgian measure. In this case the relevant authorities should monitor the materiality of the exposures and are recommended to reciprocate the Belgian measure when a credit institution using the IRB Approach exceeds the threshold of EUR 2 billion. |
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In line with Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, the materiality threshold of EUR 2 billion is a recommended maximum threshold level. Reciprocating relevant authorities may therefore instead of applying the recommended threshold set a lower threshold for their jurisdictions where appropriate, or reciprocate the measure without any materiality threshold. |
France
A tightening of the large exposure limit provided for in Article 395(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, applicable to exposures to highly-indebted large non-financial corporations having their registered office in France to 5 per cent of eligible capital, applied in accordance with Article 458(2)(d)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 to global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs) and other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs) at the highest level of consolidation of their banking prudential perimeter.
I. Description of the measure
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The French measure, applied in accordance with Article 458(2)(d)(ii) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and imposed on G-SIIs and O-SIIs at the highest level of consolidation of their banking prudential perimeter (not at a sub-consolidated level), consists of a tightening of the large exposure limit to 5 per cent of their eligible capital, applicable to exposures to highly-indebted large non-financial corporations having their registered office in France. |
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A non-financial corporation is defined as a natural or legal person under private law having its registered office in France, and which, at its level and at the highest level of consolidation, belongs to the non-financial corporations sector as defined in point 2.45 of Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*2) |
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The measure applies to exposures to non-financial corporations having their registered office in France and to exposures to groups of connected non-financial corporations as follows:
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A G-SII or an O-SII must consider a non-financial corporation having its registered office in France as large if its original exposure to the non-financial corporation, or to the group of connected non-financial corporations within the meaning of paragraph 3, is equal to or larger than EUR 300 million. The original exposure value is calculated in accordance with Articles 389 and 390 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 before taking into account the effect of credit risk mitigation techniques and exemptions set out in Articles 399 to 403 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, as reported in accordance with Article 9 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 (*3). |
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A non-financial corporation is considered highly-indebted if it has a leverage ratio that is greater than 100 per cent and a financial charges coverage ratio that is below three, calculated at the highest level of group consolidation as follows:
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II. Reciprocation
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Relevant authorities are recommended to reciprocate the French measure by applying it to domestically authorised G-SIIs and O-SIIs at the highest level of consolidation within the jurisdiction of their banking prudential perimeter. |
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If the same macroprudential policy measure is not available in their jurisdiction, in line with sub-recommendation C(2), the relevant authorities are recommended to apply, following consultation with the ESRB, a macroprudential policy measure available in their jurisdiction that has the most equivalent effect to the above measure recommended for reciprocation. The relevant authorities are recommended to adopt the equivalent measure by no later than six months following the publication of this Recommendation in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
III. Materiality threshold
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The measure is complemented by a combined materiality threshold to steer the potential application of the de minimis principle by the relevant authorities reciprocating the measure, which is composed of:
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In line with Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, the relevant authorities of the Member State concerned may exempt domestically authorised G-SIIs or O-SIIs at the highest level of consolidation of their banking prudential perimeter which do not breach the combined materiality threshold referred to in paragraph 8. When applying the materiality threshold, the relevant authorities should monitor the materiality of the exposures of domestically authorised G-SIIs and O-SIIs to the French non-financial corporations sector as well as the exposure concentration of domestically authorised G-SIIs and O-SIIs to large non-financial corporations having their registered office in France, and are recommended to apply the French measure to previously exempted domestically authorised G-SIIs or O-SIIs at the highest level of consolidation of their banking prudential perimeter when the combined materiality threshold referred to in paragraph 8 is breached. Relevant authorities are also encouraged to signal the systemic risks associated with the increased leverage of large non-financial corporations having their registered office in France to other market participants in their jurisdiction. |
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Where there are no G-SIIs or O-SIIs at the highest level of consolidation of their banking prudential perimeter authorised in the Member States concerned and having exposures to the French non-financial corporations sector above the materiality threshold referred to in paragraph 8, the relevant authorities of the Member States concerned may, pursuant to Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, decide not to reciprocate the French measure. In this case the relevant authorities should monitor the materiality of the exposures of domestically authorised G-SIIs and O-SIIs to the French non-financial corporations sector as well as the exposure concentration of domestically authorised G-SIIs and O-SIIs to large non-financial corporations having their registered office in France, and are recommended to reciprocate the French measure when a G-SII or O-SII at the highest level of consolidation of its banking prudential perimeter exceeds the combined materiality threshold referred to in paragraph 8. Relevant authorities are also encouraged to signal the systemic risks associated with the increased leverage of large non-financial corporations having their registered office in France to other market participants in their jurisdiction. |
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In line with Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, the combined materiality threshold referred to in paragraph 8 is a recommended maximum threshold level. Reciprocating relevant authorities may therefore instead of applying the recommended threshold set a lower threshold for their jurisdictions where appropriate, or reciprocate the measure without any materiality threshold. |
Sweden
A credit institution-specific floor of 25 per cent for the exposure-weighted average of the risk weights applied to the portfolio of retail exposures to obligors residing in Sweden secured by immovable property in accordance with Article 458(2)(d)(vi) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 to credit institutions authorised in Sweden, using the IRB Approach for calculating regulatory capital requirements.
I. Description of the measure
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The Swedish measure, applied in accordance with Article 458(2)(d)(vi) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 and imposed on credit institutions authorised in Sweden using the IRB Approach, consists of a credit institution-specific floor of 25 per cent for exposure-weighted average of the risk weights applied to the portfolio of retail exposures to obligors residing in Sweden secured by immovable property. |
2. |
The exposure-weighted average is the average of the risk weights of the individual exposures calculated in accordance with Article 154 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, weighted by the relevant exposure value. |
II. Reciprocation
3. |
In accordance with Article 458(5) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013, relevant authorities of the Member States concerned are recommended to reciprocate the Swedish measure by applying it to branches located in Sweden of domestically authorised credit institutions using the IRB Approach within the deadline specified in sub-recommendation C(3). |
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Relevant authorities are recommended to reciprocate the Swedish measure by applying it to domestically authorised credit institutions using the IRB Approach that have direct retail exposures to obligors residing in Sweden secured by immovable property. In accordance with sub-recommendation C(2), the relevant authorities are recommended to apply the same measure as the one that has been implemented in Sweden by the activating authority within the deadline specified in sub-recommendation C(3). |
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If the same macroprudential policy measure is not available in their jurisdiction, the relevant authorities are recommended to apply, following consultation with the ESRB, a macroprudential policy measure available in their jurisdiction that has the most equivalent effect to the above measure recommended for reciprocation. Relevant authorities are recommended to adopt the equivalent measure by no later than four months following the publication of this Recommendation in the Official Journal of the European Union. |
III. Materiality threshold
6. |
The measure is complemented by an institution-specific materiality threshold of SEK 5 billion to steer the potential application of the de minimis principle by the relevant authorities reciprocating the measure. |
7. |
In line with Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, relevant authorities of the Member State concerned may exempt individual domestically authorised credit institutions using the IRB Approach having non-material retail exposures to obligors residing in Sweden secured by immovable property which are below the materiality threshold of SEK 5 billion. When applying the materiality threshold, the relevant authorities should monitor the materiality of exposures and are recommended to apply the Swedish measure to previously exempted individual domestically authorised credit institutions when the materiality threshold of SEK 5 billion is exceeded. |
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Where there are no credit institutions authorised in the Member States concerned with branches located in Sweden or which have direct retail exposures to obligors residing in Sweden, secured by immovable property, which use the IRB Approach and which have retail exposures of SEK 5 billion or above to obligors residing in Sweden, secured by immovable property, relevant authorities of the Member States concerned may, pursuant to Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, decide not to reciprocate the Swedish measure. In this case the relevant authorities should monitor the materiality of the exposures and are recommended to reciprocate the Swedish measure when a credit institution using the IRB Approach exceeds the threshold of SEK 5 billion. |
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In line with Section 2.2.1 of Recommendation ESRB/2015/2, the materiality threshold of SEK 5 billion is a recommended maximum threshold level. Reciprocating relevant authorities may therefore, instead of applying the recommended threshold, set a lower threshold for their jurisdictions where appropriate, or reciprocate the measure without any materiality threshold. |
(*1) OJ L 176, 27.6.2013, p. 338.
(*2) Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (OJ L 174, 26.6.2013, p. 1).
(*3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 680/2014 of 16 April 2014 laying down implementing technical standards with regard to supervisory reporting of institutions according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 28.6.2014, p. 1).’
II Information
INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
European Commission
8.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/10 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9609 — Mann Mobilia/Tessner Holding/Tejo/Roller)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2021/C 43/02)
On 30 November 2020, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in German language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9609. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
Council
8.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/11 |
Notice for the attention of the persons, groups and entities included on the list subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, as updated by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/142, and to Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/138
(2021/C 43/03)
The following information is brought to the attention of the abovementioned persons, groups and entities listed in Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/142 (1) and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/138 (2).
The Council of the European Union has determined that the reasons for including the persons, groups and entities on the abovementioned list subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (3) on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism and to Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 (4) on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, are still valid. Consequently, the Council has decided to maintain those persons, groups and entities on the list.
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, groups and entities concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be made available to them, whether directly or indirectly.
The attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as listed in the Annex to the Regulation in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments, in accordance with Article 5(2) of that Regulation.
The persons, groups and entities concerned may submit a request to obtain the Council's statement of reasons for maintaining them on the abovementioned list (unless the statement of reasons has already been communicated to them). Any such request should be sent to the following address:
Council of the European Union (Attn: COMET designations) |
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The persons, groups and entities concerned may at any time submit a request to the Council, together with any supporting documentation, that the decision to include and maintain them on the list should be reconsidered, to the address provided above. Such requests will be considered when they are received. In this regard, the attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is drawn to the regular review by the Council of the list according to Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. In order for requests to be considered at the next review, they should be submitted by 31 March 2021.
The attention of the persons, groups and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging their designation before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 263(4) and (6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
8.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/13 |
Notice for the attention of the data subjects included on the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, as updated by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/142, and to Article 2(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/138
(2021/C 43/04)
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).
The legal basis for this processing operation are Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (2), as updated by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/142 (3), and Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 (4), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/138 (5).
The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director-General of RELEX (External Relations) of the General Secretariat of the Council and the department entrusted with the processing operation is RELEX.1.C that can be contacted at:
Council of the European Union |
General Secretariat |
RELEX.1.C |
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, as updated by Decision (CFSP) 2021/142, and Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, as implemented by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/138.
The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP and Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the statement of reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the exercise of the rights of the data subjects such as the right of access, as well as the rights to rectification or to object will be answered in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the restrictive measures or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Without prejudice to any judicial, administrative or non-judicial remedy, data subjects may lodge a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
(1) OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39.
(2) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93.
8.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/14 |
Notice for the attention of the person to whom restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan apply
(2021/C 43/05)
The following information is brought to the attention of the person that appears in Annex II to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 (1) and Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 (2) concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan.
The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons designated in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and in Regulation (EU) 2015/735 should continue to apply to that person.
The attention of the person concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2015/735, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 6 of the Regulation).
The person concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include that person on the above-mentioned lists should be reconsidered, by 30 November 2021, to the following address:
Council of the European Union |
General Secretariat |
RELEX.1.C |
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
8.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/15 |
Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan apply
(2021/C 43/06)
The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).
The legal basis for this processing operation are Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 (2) and Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 (3).
The controller of this processing operation is the Department RELEX.1.C in the Directorate-General for Foreign Affairs, Enlargement and Civil Protection – RELEX of the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC), that can be contacted at:
Council of the European Union |
General Secretariat |
RELEX.1.C |
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
The GSC’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:
Data Protection Officer
data.protection@consilium.europa.eu
The purpose of the processing operation is the establishment and updating of the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in accordance with Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Regulation (EU) 2015/735.
The data subjects are the natural persons who fulfil the listing criteria as laid down in Decision (CFSP) 2015/740 and Regulation (EU) 2015/735.
The personal data collected includes data necessary for the correct identification of the person concerned, the statement of reasons and any other data related thereto.
The personal data collected may be shared as necessary with the European External Action Service and the Commission.
Without prejudice to restrictions pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, the exercise of the rights of the data subjects such as the right of access, as well as the rights to rectification or to object will be answered in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Personal data will be retained for 5 years from the moment the data subject has been removed from the list of persons subject to the restrictive measures or the validity of the measure has expired, or for the duration of court proceedings in the event they had been started.
Without prejudice to any judicial, administrative or non-judicial remedy, data subjects may lodge a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 (edps@edps.europa.eu).
(1) OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39.
8.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/16 |
Notice for the attention of certain persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran
(2021/C 43/07)
The following information is brought to the attention of Mr. AHMADI- MOQADDAM Esmail (no 1), Mr. FAZLI Ali (no 4), Mr. MOTLAGH Bahram Hosseini (no 8), Mr. RAJABZADEH Azizollah (no 11), Mr. JAFARI- DOLATABADI Abbas (no 19), Mr. MOHSENI-EJEI Gholam-Hossein (no 21), Mr. MORTAZAVI Said (no 22), Mr. ZARGAR Ahmad (no 27), Mr. ABBASZADEH- MESHKINI, Mahmoud (no 33), Mr. AKBARSHAHI Ali-Reza (no 34), Mr. GANJI Mostafa Barzegar (no 39), Mr. HABIBI Mohammad Reza (no 40), Mr. HEJAZI Mohammad (no 41), Mr. JAZAYERI Massoud (no 44), Mr. JOKAR Mohammad Saleh (no 45), Mr. KAMALIAN Behrouz (no 46), Mr. KHALILOLLAHI Moussa (no 47), Mr. MAHSOULI Sadeq (no 48), Mr. LARIJANI Sadeq (no 65), Mr. MIRHEJAZI Ali (no 66), Mr. SAEEDI Ali (no 67), Mr. MORTAZAVI Seyyed Solat (no 69), Mr. RASHIDI AGHDAM Ali Ashraf (no 79) and Mr. KHORAMABADI, Abdolsamad (no 87), persons appearing in the Annex to Council Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1) and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) 359/2011 (2) concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.
The Council intends to maintain the restrictive measures against the above-mentioned persons with new statements of reasons. Those persons are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statements of reasons for their designation, before 15 February 2021, to the following address:
Council of the European Union |
General Secretariat |
RELEX.1.C |
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu
Any observations received before 26 February 2021 will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council's periodic review, in accordance with Article 3 of Decision 2011/235/CFSP and Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) No 359/2011.
European Commission
8.2.2021 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 43/17 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
5 February 2021
(2021/C 43/08)
1 euro =
|
Currency |
Exchange rate |
USD |
US dollar |
1,1983 |
JPY |
Japanese yen |
126,72 |
DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4362 |
GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,87538 |
SEK |
Swedish krona |
10,1228 |
CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,0825 |
ISK |
Iceland króna |
154,90 |
NOK |
Norwegian krone |
10,3068 |
BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
CZK |
Czech koruna |
25,806 |
HUF |
Hungarian forint |
356,58 |
PLN |
Polish zloty |
4,5023 |
RON |
Romanian leu |
4,8747 |
TRY |
Turkish lira |
8,4753 |
AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,5761 |
CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,5344 |
HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
9,2900 |
NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,6776 |
SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,6033 |
KRW |
South Korean won |
1 345,45 |
ZAR |
South African rand |
17,9407 |
CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
7,7535 |
HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,5613 |
IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
16 820,24 |
MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,8777 |
PHP |
Philippine peso |
57,641 |
RUB |
Russian rouble |
89,6325 |
THB |
Thai baht |
36,069 |
BRL |
Brazilian real |
6,5248 |
MXN |
Mexican peso |
24,3490 |
INR |
Indian rupee |
87,3670 |
(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.