# Official Journal C 380/2021

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6420 September 2021 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 380

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6420 September 2021

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 380/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 380/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business) (
  1
  )

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 380/02 | Euro exchange rates — 17 September 2021 | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2021/C 380/03 | Update of the list of border crossing points as referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 380/02

Euro exchange rates — 17 September 2021

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2021/C 380/03

Update of the list of border crossing points as referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Investment Bank |
| 2021/C 380/04 | Call for proposals – The European Investment Bank Institute proposes a new EIBURS sponsorship under its Knowledge Programme | 12 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 380/05 | Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain rainbow trout originating in the Republic of Turkey | 15 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Investment Bank

2021/C 380/04

Call for proposals – The European Investment Bank Institute proposes a new EIBURS sponsorship under its Knowledge Programme

12

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 380/05

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain rainbow trout originating in the Republic of Turkey

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 20.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 380/1 |
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20.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 380/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10059 — SK hynix/Intel’s NAND and SSD business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 380/01)

On 20 May 2021, 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 English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | 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 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,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10059. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10059. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 20.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 380/2 |
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20.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 380/2

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Euro exchange rates (1)

17 September 2021

(2021/C 380/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1780 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 129,61 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4360 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85363 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,1553 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0931 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 151,40 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,1208 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,296 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 351,49 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5804 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9488 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 10,1323 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6111 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4913 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1691 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6658 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5851 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 386,26 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,1891 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,6044 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5092 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 762,90 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9140 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,819 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 85,4338 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,145 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,2039 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,4722 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 86,5335 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1780

JPY

Japanese yen

129,61

DKK

Danish krone

7,4360

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85363

SEK

Swedish krona

10,1553

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0931

ISK

Iceland króna

151,40

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,1208

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,296

HUF

Hungarian forint

351,49

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5804

RON

Romanian leu

4,9488

TRY

Turkish lira

10,1323

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6111

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4913

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1691

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6658

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5851

KRW

South Korean won

1 386,26

ZAR

South African rand

17,1891

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,6044

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5092

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 762,90

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9140

PHP

Philippine peso

58,819

RUB

Russian rouble

85,4338

THB

Thai baht

39,145

BRL

Brazilian real

6,2039

MXN

Mexican peso

23,4722

INR

Indian rupee

86,5335

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 20.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 380/3 |
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20.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 380/3

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Update of the list of border crossing points as referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(2021/C 380/03)

The publication of the list of border crossing points as referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) is based on the information notified by the Member States to the Commission pursuant to Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

LIST OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS

GERMANY

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 290, 20.7.2021, p. 10.

Ports on the North Sea

| (1) | Baltrum |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Bensersiel |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Borkum |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Brake |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Brunsbüttel |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Büsum |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Bützflether Sand |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Buxtehude |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Bremen |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Bremerhaven |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Carolinensiel (Harlesiel) |
| --- | --- |

(11)

| (12) | Cuxhaven |
| --- | --- |

(12)

| (13) | Eckwarderhörne |
| --- | --- |

(13)

| (14) | Elsfleth |
| --- | --- |

(14)

| (15) | Emden |
| --- | --- |

(15)

| (16) | Fedderwardersiel |
| --- | --- |

(16)

| (17) | Glückstadt |
| --- | --- |

(17)

| (18) | Greetsiel |
| --- | --- |

(18)

| (19) | Großensiel |
| --- | --- |

(19)

| (20) | Hamburg |
| --- | --- |

(20)

| (21) | Hamburg-Neuenfelde |
| --- | --- |

(21)

| (22) | Herbrum |
| --- | --- |

(22)

| (23) | Helgoland |
| --- | --- |

(23)

| (24) | Hooksiel |
| --- | --- |

(24)

| (25) | Horumersiel |
| --- | --- |

(25)

| (26) | Husum |
| --- | --- |

(26)

| (27) | Juist |
| --- | --- |

(27)

| (28) | Langeoog |
| --- | --- |

(28)

| (29) | Leer |
| --- | --- |

(29)

| (30) | Lemwerder |
| --- | --- |

(30)

| (31) | List/Sylt |
| --- | --- |

(31)

| (32) | Neuharlingersiel |
| --- | --- |

(32)

| (33) | Norddeich |
| --- | --- |

(33)

| (34) | Nordenham |
| --- | --- |

(34)

| (35) | Norderney |
| --- | --- |

(35)

| (36) | Otterndorf |
| --- | --- |

(36)

| (37) | Papenburg |
| --- | --- |

(37)

| (38) | Spiekeroog |
| --- | --- |

(38)

| (39) | Stade |
| --- | --- |

(39)

| (40) | Stadersand |
| --- | --- |

(40)

| (41) | Varel |
| --- | --- |

(41)

| (42) | Wangerooge |
| --- | --- |

(42)

| (43) | Wedel |
| --- | --- |

(43)

| (44) | Weener |
| --- | --- |

(44)

| (45) | Westeraccumersiel |
| --- | --- |

(45)

| (46) | Wewelsfleth |
| --- | --- |

(46)

| (47) | Wilhelmshaven |
| --- | --- |

(47)

Baltic ports

| (1) | Eckernförde (Federal German Navy port facilities) |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Port of Flensburg |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Port of Greifswald-Ladebow |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Jägersberg (Federal German Navy port facilities) |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Kiel |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Kiel (Federal German Navy port facilities) |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Kiel-Holtenau |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Lubmin |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Lübeck |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Lübeck-Travemünde |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Mukran |
| --- | --- |

(11)

| (12) | Neustadt |
| --- | --- |

(12)

| (13) | Puttgarden |
| --- | --- |

(13)

| (14) | Rendsburg |
| --- | --- |

(14)

| (15) | Port of Rostock (amalgamation of the overseas ports of Warnemünde and Rostock) |
| --- | --- |

(15)

| (16) | Sassnitz |
| --- | --- |

(16)

| (17) | Stralsund |
| --- | --- |

(17)

| (18) | Surendorf |
| --- | --- |

(18)

| (19) | Vierow |
| --- | --- |

(19)

| (20) | Wismar |
| --- | --- |

(20)

| (21) | Wolgast |
| --- | --- |

(21)

ODERHAFF

| (1) | Ueckermünde |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Airports, aerodromes, air fields

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF BADEN WÜRTTEMBERG

| (1) | Aalen-Heidenheim-Elchingen |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Baden Airport Karlsruhe Baden-Baden |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Donaueschingen-Villingen |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Freiburg/Brg. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Friedrichshafen-Löwental |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Heubach (District of Schwäb. Gmünd) |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Lahr |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Laupheim |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Leutkirch-Unterzeil |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Mannheim-City |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Mengen |
| --- | --- |

(11)

| (12) | Niederstetten |
| --- | --- |

(12)

| (13) | Schwäbisch Hall |
| --- | --- |

(13)

| (14) | Stuttgart |
| --- | --- |

(14)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF BAVARIA

| (1) | Aschaffenburg |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Augsburg-Mühlhausen |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Bayreuth – Bindlacher Berg |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Coburg-Brandebsteinsebene |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Giebelstadt |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Hassfurth-Mainwiesen |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Hof-Plauen |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Ingolstadt |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Landshut-Ellermühle |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Lechfeld |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Memmingerberg |
| --- | --- |

(11)

| (12) | München ‘Franz Joseph Strauß’ |
| --- | --- |

(12)

| (13) | Neuburg |
| --- | --- |

(13)

| (14) | Nürnberg |
| --- | --- |

(14)

| (15) | Oberpfaffenhofen |
| --- | --- |

(15)

| (16) | Roth |
| --- | --- |

(16)

| (17) | Straubing-Wallmühle |
| --- | --- |

(17)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF BERLIN

| (1) | Berlin-Tegel |
| --- | --- |

(1)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF BRANDENBURG

| (1) | Berlin Brandenburg ‘Willy Brandt’ |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Schönhagen |
| --- | --- |

(2)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF BREMEN

| (1) | Bremen |
| --- | --- |

(1)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF HAMBURG

| (1) | Hamburg |
| --- | --- |

(1)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF HESSE

| (1) | Allendorf/Eder |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Egelsbach |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Frankfurt/Main |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Fritzlar |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Kassel-Calden |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Reichelsheim |
| --- | --- |

(6)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF MECKLENBURG-WESTERN POMERANIA

| (1) | Neubrandenburg-Trollenhagen |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Rostock-Laage |
| --- | --- |

(2)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF LOWER SAXONY

| (1) | Borkum |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Braunschweig-Waggum |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Bückeburg-Achum |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Celle |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Damme/Dümmer-See |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Diepholz |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Emden |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Fassberg |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Ganderkesee |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Hannover |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Leer-Nüttermoor |
| --- | --- |

(11)

| (12) | Norderney |
| --- | --- |

(12)

| (13) | Nordholz |
| --- | --- |

(13)

| (14) | Nordhorn-Lingen |
| --- | --- |

(14)

| (15) | Osnabrück-Atterheide |
| --- | --- |

(15)

| (16) | Wangerooge |
| --- | --- |

(16)

| (17) | Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel |
| --- | --- |

(17)

| (18) | Wittmundhafen |
| --- | --- |

(18)

| (19) | Wunstorf |
| --- | --- |

(19)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA

| (1) | Aachen-Merzbrück |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Arnsberg |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Bielefeld-Windelsbleiche |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Bonn-Hardthöhe |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Dortmund-Wickede |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Düsseldorf |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Essen-Mülheim |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Bonn Hangelar |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Köln/Bonn |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Marl/Loemühle |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Mönchengladbach |
| --- | --- |

(11)

| (12) | Münster-Osnabrück |
| --- | --- |

(12)

| (13) | Nörvenich |
| --- | --- |

(13)

| (14) | Paderborn-Lippstadt |
| --- | --- |

(14)

| (15) | Porta Westfalica |
| --- | --- |

(15)

| (16) | Rheine-Bentlage |
| --- | --- |

(16)

| (17) | Siegerland |
| --- | --- |

(17)

| (18) | Stadtlohn-Wenningfeld |
| --- | --- |

(18)

| (19) | Weeze-Lahrbruch |
| --- | --- |

(19)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF RHINELAND-PALATINATE

| (1) | Büchel |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Föhren |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Hahn |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Koblenz-Winningen |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Mainz-Finthen |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Pirmasens-Pottschütthöhe |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Ramstein (US Air Base) |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Speyer |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Spangdahlem (US Air Base) |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Zweibrücken |
| --- | --- |

(10)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF SAARLAND

| (1) | Saarbrücken-Ensheim |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Saarlouis/Düren |
| --- | --- |

(2)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF SAXONY

| (1) | Dresden |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Leipzig-Halle |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Rothenburg/Oberlausitz |
| --- | --- |

(3)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF SAXONY-ANHALT

| (1) | Cochstedt |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Magdeburg |
| --- | --- |

(2)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

| (1) | Helgoland-Düne |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Hohn |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Kiel-Holtenau |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Lübeck-Blankensee |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Schleswig/Jagel |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Westerland/Sylt |
| --- | --- |

(6)

IN THE FEDERAL STATE OF THURINGIA

| (1) | Altenburg-Nobitz |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Erfurt-Weimar |
| --- | --- |

(2)

THE NETHERLANDS

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1.

Land borders

| (1) | Amsterdam Centraal Station |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Rotterdam Centraal Station |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Air borders

| (1) | Amsterdam Schiphol |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Breda |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | De Kooy |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Eindhoven |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Enschede Twente |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Groningen Eelde |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Kempen |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Lelystad |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Maastricht-Aachen |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Midden Zeeland |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Rotterdam |
| --- | --- |

(11)

Sea borders

| (1) | Amsterdam Ijmond |
| --- | --- |

(1)

| (2) | Den Helder |
| --- | --- |

(2)

| (3) | Dordrecht |
| --- | --- |

(3)

| (4) | Eemshaven |
| --- | --- |

(4)

| (5) | Gent-Terneuzen |
| --- | --- |

(5)

| (6) | Harlingen |
| --- | --- |

(6)

| (7) | Hoek van Holland/Europoort |
| --- | --- |

(7)

| (8) | Moerdijk |
| --- | --- |

(8)

| (9) | Rotterdam-Havens |
| --- | --- |

(9)

| (10) | Scheveningen |
| --- | --- |

(10)

| (11) | Vlissingen |
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(11)

| (12) | Ijmuiden |
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(12)

List of previous publications

OJ C 247, 13.10. 2006, p. 25.

OJ C 77, 5.4. 2007, p. 11.

OJ C 153, 6.7. 2007, p. 22.

OJ C 164, 18.7. 2008, p. 45.

OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1.

OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16.

OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9.

OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10.

OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13.

OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10.

OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10.

OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20.

OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7.

OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28.

OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22.

OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17.

OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13.

OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17.

OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34.

OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22.

OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12.

OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8.

OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17.

OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14.

OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30.

OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18.

OJ C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 12.

OJ C 111, 18.4.2012, p. 3.

OJ C 183, 23.6.2012, p. 7.

OJ C 313, 17.10.2012, p. 11.

OJ C 394, 20.12.2012, p. 22.

OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 9.

OJ C 167, 13.6.2013, p. 9.

OJ C 242, 23.8.2013, p. 2.

OJ C 275, 24.9.2013, p. 7.

OJ C 314, 29.10.2013, p. 5.

OJ C 324, 9.11.2013, p. 6.

OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 4.

OJ C 167, 4.6.2014, p. 9.

OJ C 244, 26.7.2014, p. 22.

OJ C 332, 24.9.2014, p. 12.

OJ C 420, 22.11.2014, p. 9.

OJ C 72, 28.2.2015, p. 17.

OJ C 126, 18.4.2015, p. 10.

OJ C 229, 14.7.2015, p. 5.

OJ C 341, 16.10.2015, p. 19.

OJ C 84, 4.3.2016, p. 2.

OJ C 236, 30.6.2016, p. 6.

OJ C 278, 30.7.2016, p. 47.

OJ C 331, 9.9.2016, p. 2.

OJ C 401, 29.10.2016, p. 4.

OJ C 484, 24.12.2016, p. 30.

OJ C 32, 1.2.2017, p. 4.

OJ C 74, 10.3.2017, p. 9.

OJ C 120, 13.4.2017, p. 17.

OJ C 152, 16.5.2017, p. 5.

OJ C 411, 2.12.2017, p. 10.

OJ C 31, 27.1.2018, p. 12.

OJ C 261, 25.7.2018, p. 6.

OJ C 264, 26.7.2018, p. 8.

OJ C 368, 11.10.2018, p. 4.

OJ C 459, 20.12.2018, p. 40.

OJ C 43, 4.2.2019, p. 2.

OJ C 64, 27.2.2020, p. 17.

OJ C 231, 14.7. 2020, p. 2.

OJ C 58, 18.2.2021, p. 35.

OJ C 81, 10.3. 2021, p. 27.

OJ C 184, 12.5. 2021, p. 8.

OJ C 219, 9.6. 2021, p. 9.

OJ C 279, 13.7. 2021, p. 4.

OJ C 290, 20.7. 2021, p. 10.

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(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Investment Bank

| 20.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 380/12 |
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20.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 380/12

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Call for proposals

The European Investment Bank Institute proposes a new EIBURS sponsorship under its Knowledge Programme

(2021/C 380/04)

The Knowledge Programme of the European Investment Bank Institute channels its research grants through different schemes, one of which is:

| — | EIBURS, the EIB
  University Research Sponsorship Programme |
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EIBURS, the EIB
  University Research Sponsorship Programme

EIBURS provides grants to university departments or research centres associated with universities in the European Union, candidate or potential candidate countries working on research topics of major interest to the Bank. EIBURS sponsorships – of up to EUR 100 000 per year for a period of three years – are awarded through a competitive process to interested university departments or research centres with recognised expertise in the selected area. Successful proposals entail the delivery of a variety of outputs that will be the subject of a contractual agreement with the European Investment Bank.

For the academic year 2021/2022, the EIBURS programme is seeking proposals on a new research theme:

‘The future of schooling: harnessing the potential of digital education technology’

Digital technology, when deployed skilfully, equitably and effectively by educators, can fully support the agenda of high-quality and inclusive education and training for all learners. It can facilitate more personalised, flexible and student-centred learning at all phases and stages of education and training. Technology can be a powerful and engaging tool for collaborative and creative learning. It can help learners and educators access, create and share digital content. It can also allow learning to take place beyond the walls of the lecture hall, classroom or workplace, providing more freedom from the constraints of physical location and timetable. Learning can happen in a fully online or blended mode, at a time, place and pace suited to the needs of the individual learner. (1)

Despite the high potential that digital technology has to enhance learning, the education sector is significantly underdigitised compared to other sectors, with less than 4 % of its overall expenditure worldwide allocated to hardware, software and technology-enabled services (2). With the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced sudden shift to emergency remote learning and teaching, the use of digital tools in education accelerated significantly and their relevance increased. However, distance instruction during COVID-related school closures exposed stark shortcomings with regard to the digital readiness of education systems. Leaving aside the limitations in terms of access to the basic requirements for remote learning, such as high-speed internet and digital devices, the pandemic showed that, even when these tools were available, in most countries the use of digital technology did not enhance traditional learning. The most prevalent obstacles to effective remote learning reported during school closures in spring 2020 were the limited availability of digital educational resources and the lack of digital skills, both for the teachers to integrate digital approaches into teaching and learning and for the learners to use information and communications technology (ICT) as a means of acquiring knowledge and managing their learning. (3)

Moving forward, the pandemic might accelerate the take-up of digital technology in education. Many experts see effective deployment of digital technology in the classroom as a key element of the efforts to build education systems back better than pre-crisis in order to make up for the loss in learning. (4) However, to achieve this goal, substantial investments are needed. The cost of equipping schools across the European Union with basic digital technology and ensuring maintenance and operation of networks and devices over a period of five years is estimated to be EUR 29,7 billion. (5) Additionally, it is worth bearing in mind that the type and design of technological tools and platforms, as well as the digital pedagogy used, impact directly on whether individuals are included or excluded from learning. In order to ensure an efficient allocation of the resources in the sector, it is important to extract the lessons learned from the current large-scale remote learning worldwide experience and understand what works to improve learning.

The research activities proposed in this document aim to investigate concretely the potential of digital education technology to improve the quality of education and promote learning, starting from an assessment of the current situation in European countries.

This proposal is fully aligned with the EIB’s public policy goal ‘Innovation, Digital and Human Capital’ and with the European Commission’s Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027. Given the key role that education plays in promoting social cohesion, economic growth and innovation, the findings from this research can promote the European Union’s recovery after the crisis and develop its resilience to future crises.

Research proposals should contain a strategy to address the following elements:

1.   Analysis of the penetration of digital technology in the education sector

| a. | Comprehensive analysis of the investment trends in digital education technology over the last five years, changes in investment patterns since the beginning of the pandemic and, if possible, forecast of investment trends for the next five years. |
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a.

Comprehensive analysis of the investment trends in digital education technology over the last five years, changes in investment patterns since the beginning of the pandemic and, if possible, forecast of investment trends for the next five years.

| b. | We encourage, data permitting, disaggregation by country, by education level and by type of technology, for all EU countries, as well as benchmarking with other world regions. |
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b.

We encourage, data permitting, disaggregation by country, by education level and by type of technology, for all EU countries, as well as benchmarking with other world regions.

2.   Mapping of digital education technologies in EU education systems

| a. | Assessment of the implementation of digital education technologies in EU education systems. To what extent have public schools/ministries of education adopted digital solutions as part of their pedagogical choices? Which of these were adopted to respond to the pandemic? What measures are being taken to enable teachers’ appropriation of these technologies? In case of slow penetration, what are the barriers? |
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a.

Assessment of the implementation of digital education technologies in EU education systems. To what extent have public schools/ministries of education adopted digital solutions as part of their pedagogical choices? Which of these were adopted to respond to the pandemic? What measures are being taken to enable teachers’ appropriation of these technologies? In case of slow penetration, what are the barriers?

| b. | All the digital education technologies identified above will be classified, by educational level (primary, secondary and tertiary), in at least four categories (to be reviewed by the research team):






  i. | Digital technologies to complement in-person instruction (blended learning) |
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b.

All the digital education technologies identified above will be classified, by educational level (primary, secondary and tertiary), in at least four categories (to be reviewed by the research team):

i.

Digital technologies to complement in-person instruction (blended learning)

| ii. | Digital technologies to ensure learning continuation |
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ii.

Digital technologies to ensure learning continuation

| iii. | Digital technologies to close learning gaps |
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iii.

Digital technologies to close learning gaps

| iv. | Digital technologies to evaluate students |
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iv.

Digital technologies to evaluate students

| c. | Each solution will be assessed by different criteria, including:






  i. | Prerequisites for implementation |
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c.

Each solution will be assessed by different criteria, including:

i.

Prerequisites for implementation

| ii. | Cost effectiveness |
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ii.

Cost effectiveness

| iii. | Scalability potential |
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iii.

Scalability potential

| iv. | Potential to impact learning |
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iv.

Potential to impact learning

| v. | User satisfaction |
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v.

User satisfaction

3.   Development of a costing tool

| a. | Based on the results of the assessment conducted in point 2, the research and EIB teams will jointly choose one digital education technology by learning objective (adaptive learning, remote/blended learning and formative assessments) and educational level. |
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a.

Based on the results of the assessment conducted in point 2, the research and EIB teams will jointly choose one digital education technology by learning objective (adaptive learning, remote/blended learning and formative assessments) and educational level.

| b. | The research team will develop, for each of the selected digital education technologies, a user-friendly costing tool that can later be used by promoters to identify their investment needs to adopt the chosen technologies. |
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b.

The research team will develop, for each of the selected digital education technologies, a user-friendly costing tool that can later be used by promoters to identify their investment needs to adopt the chosen technologies.

4.   Impact evaluations

| a. | The research team will rigorously evaluate the causal effect of at least one digital education technology by educational level on learning outcomes. |
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a.

The research team will rigorously evaluate the causal effect of at least one digital education technology by educational level on learning outcomes.

| b. | The quantitative analysis will be complemented by a process evaluation to document how its use evolves as well as stakeholders’ satisfaction. |
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b.

The quantitative analysis will be complemented by a process evaluation to document how its use evolves as well as stakeholders’ satisfaction.

The research partner is encouraged to propose complementary research questions, topics and research methodologies that strengthen the overall analysis, as long as the main four items are included.

Proposals should be submitted in English by 15 November 2021 at 24:00 (CET). Proposals submitted after this date will not be considered. Proposals should be sent by email to:

Events.EIBInstitute@eib.org

For more exhaustive information on the EIBURS selection process and on the EIB Institute, please visit: http://institute.eib.org/

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(1)  European Union’s Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027.

(2)  10 charts that explain the Global Education Technology market – HolonIQ

(3)  See for example: ‘ILO-UNESCO-WBG Joint Survey on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and Skills Development during the time of COVID-19’, as well as the Representative Survey among 1 031 German teachers in the period 2-8 April 2020. https://deutsches-schulportal.de/unterricht/das-deutsche-schulbarometer-spezial-corona-krise/

(4)  Hanushek and Woessmann (2020), ‘The Economic Impacts of Learning Losses’.

(5)  Considering that the European Union has 24,5 million primary school students and 36 million secondary school students, and using the per-student costs estimated in Bertelsmann Foundation (2017): IT equipment in schools. Municipalities need support for multi-billion continuous task

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 20.9.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 380/15 |
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20.9.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 380/15

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Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain rainbow trout originating in the Republic of Turkey

(2021/C 380/05)

The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has decided on its own initiative to initiate a partial interim review pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1.   Product under review

The product subject to this review is rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

| — | live weighing 1,2 kg or less each, or |
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live weighing 1,2 kg or less each, or

| — | fresh, chilled, frozen and/or smoked:






  — | in the form of whole fish (with heads on), whether or not gilled, whether or not gutted, weighing 1,2 kg or less each, or |
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fresh, chilled, frozen and/or smoked:

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in the form of whole fish (with heads on), whether or not gilled, whether or not gutted, weighing 1,2 kg or less each, or

| — | with heads off, whether or not gilled, whether or not gutted, weighing 1 kg or less each, or |
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with heads off, whether or not gilled, whether or not gutted, weighing 1 kg or less each, or

| — | in the form of fillets weighing 400 g or less each, |
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in the form of fillets weighing 400 g or less each,

originating in the Republic of Turkey (‘country concerned’) and currently falling under CN codes ex 0301 91 90, ex 0302 11 80, ex 0303 14 90, ex 0304 42 90, ex 0304 82 90 and ex 0305 43 00 (TARIC codes 0301919011, 0302118011, 0303149011, 0304429010, 0304829010 and 0305430011) (‘product under review’). The CN and TARIC codes are given for information only.

2.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive countervailing duty imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 (2).

3.   Grounds for the review

There is sufficient evidence that the circumstances with regard to subsidisation on the basis of which the existing measures were imposed have changed and that these changes are of a lasting nature.

More specifically, significant changes on the structure and the terms of implementation of the subsidies granted by the Turkish Government to producers of rainbow trout have taken place since 2016. These changes, which appear having a lasting nature, led to a decrease of direct subsidies received by Turkish rainbow trout producers.

In light of the above, the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence that the circumstances with regard to subsidisation have changed significantly, that the changes are of a lasting nature and, therefore, that the measures should be reviewed for all exporting producers.

The Commission reserves the right to investigate any relevant subsidy practices, which may be revealed during the course of the investigation.

4.   Procedure

Having determined, after informing the Member States that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review limited to the examination of the level of subsidisation, the Commission initiates a review in accordance with Article 19(1) of the basic Regulation. A note containing all the relevant information at this stage is available to all interested parties for inspection. The investigation will examine the level of subsidisation in order to establish the need for continued imposition of the measures at the current rate.

The Government of the country concerned has been invited for consultations in accordance with Article 10(7) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation.

The Commission draws the attention of the parties that further to the COVID-19 outbreak a Notice (3) has been published on the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations that may be applicable to this proceeding.

4.1.   Review investigation period

The investigation will cover the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 (‘the review investigation period’).

4.2.   Investigating exporting producers

Procedure for selecting exporting producers to be investigated in the country concerned

(a)   Sampling

In view of the potentially large number of exporting producers in the country concerned involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit the exporting producers to be investigated to a reasonable number by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 27 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to provide the Commission with information on their company(ies) within 7 days of the date of publication of this Notice. This information must be provided via TRON.tdi at the following address:

https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/tdi/form/R749_SAMPLING_FORM_FOR_EXPORTING_PRODUCER

Tron access information can be found in sections 4.3.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporting producers, the Commission has also contacted the authorities of the country concerned and may contact any known associations of exporting producers.

If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of exports to the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known exporting producers, the authorities of the country concerned and associations of exporting producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the country concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.

Once the Commission has received the necessary information to select a sample of exporting producers, it will inform the parties concerned of its decision whether they are included in the sample. The sampled exporting producers will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 30 days from the date of notification of the decision of their inclusion in the sample, unless otherwise specified.

A copy of the questionnaire for exporting producers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s website:

https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2543

The Commission will add a note reflecting the sample selection to the file for inspection by interested parties. Any comment on the sample selection must be received within 3 days of the date of notification of the sample decision.

The questionnaire will also be made available to any known association of exporting producers, and to the authorities of the country concerned.

Without prejudice to the application of Article 28 of the basic Regulation, companies that have agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but are not selected to be in the sample will be considered to be cooperating (’non-sampled cooperating exporting producers’). Without prejudice to section (b) below, the countervailing duty that may be applied to imports from non-sampled cooperating exporting producers will not exceed the weighted average amount of subsidisation established for the exporting producers in the sample. (4)

(b)   Individual amount of countervailable subsidisation for companies not included in the sample

Pursuant to Article 27(3) of the basic Regulation, non-sampled cooperating exporting producers may request the Commission to establish their individual amount of countervailable subsidisation. Exporting producers wishing to claim an individual amount of countervailable subsidisation must fill in the questionnaire and return it duly completed within 30 days of the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified. A copy of the questionnaire for exporting producers is available in the file for inspection by interested parties and on DG Trade’s website:

https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2543

The Commission will examine whether non-sampled cooperating exporting producers can be granted an individual amount of countervailable subsidisation in accordance with Article 27(3) of the basic Regulation.

However, non-sampled cooperating exporting producers claiming an individual amount of countervailable subsidisation should be aware that the Commission may nonetheless decide not to determine their individual amount of countervailable subsidisation if, for instance, the number of non-sampled cooperating exporting producers is so large that such determination would be unduly burdensome and would prevent the timely completion of the investigation.

4.3.   Interested parties

Parties will only be able to participate in the investigation as interested party from the moment they make themselves known, and provided that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review. Being considered as an interested party is without prejudice to the application of Article 28 of the basic Regulation.

Access to the file available for inspection for interested parties is made via Tron. tdi at the following address: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI. Please follow the instructions on that page to get access.

4.4.   Other Written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission may send questionnaires to interested parties that have come forward.

4.5.   Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request as well as a summary of what the interested party wishes to discuss during the hearing. The hearing will be limited to the issues set out by the interested parties in writing beforehand.

In principle, hearings will not be used to present factual information which is not yet on file. Nevertheless, in the interest of good administration and to enable Commission services to progress with the investigation, interested parties may be directed to provide new factual information after a hearing.

4.6.   Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing the Commission:

| (a) | to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and |
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(a)

to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and

| (b) | to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence. |
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(b)

to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.

All written submissions, including the information requested in this Notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Sensitive’ (5). Parties submitting information in the course of this investigation are invited to reason their request for confidential treatment.

Parties providing ’Sensitive’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 29(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ’For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence.

If a party providing confidential information fails to show good cause for a confidential treatment request or does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, the Commission may disregard such information unless it can be satisfactorily demonstrated from appropriate sources that the information is correct.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests via TRON.tdi (https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/TDI) including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets. By using TRON.tdi or email, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf.

The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid email address and they should ensure that the provided email address is a functioning official business email, which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by TRON. tdi or email only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of registered mail.

For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions via TRON. tdi and by email, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate G |
| Office: CHAR 04/039 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate G

Office: CHAR 04/039

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

TRON.tdi: https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/tdi

Email address: TRADE-R749-TROUT-SUBSIDY@ec.europa.eu

5.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 22(1) of the basic Regulation, within 15 months from the date of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

6.   Possibility to comment on other parties’ submissions

In order to guarantee the rights of defence, interested parties should have the possibility to comment on information submitted by other interested parties. When doing so, interested parties may only address issues raised in the other interested parties’ submissions and may not raise new issues.

Comments on the information provided by other interested parties in reaction to the disclosure of the definitive findings should be submitted within 5 days from the deadline to comment on the definitive findings, unless otherwise specified. If there is an additional final disclosure, comments filed by other interested parties in reaction to this further disclosure should be made within 1 day from the deadline to comment on this further disclosure, unless otherwise specified.

The outlined timeframe is without prejudice to the Commission’s right to request additional information from interested parties in duly justified cases.

7.   Extension to time limits specified in this Notice

Any extension to the time limits provided for in this Notice should only be requested in exceptional circumstances and will only be granted if duly justified upon good cause being shown. In any event, any extension to the deadline to reply to questionnaires will be limited normally to 3 days, and as a rule will not exceed 7 days. Regarding time limits for the submission of other information specified in the Notice of Initiation, extensions will be limited to 3 days unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated.

8.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

9.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer for trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and any other request concerning the rights of defence of interested parties and third parties as may arise during the proceeding.

The Hearing Officer may organise hearings and mediate between the interested party/-ies and Commissions services to ensure that the interested parties’ rights of defence are being fully exercised. A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. The Hearing Officer will examine the reasons for the requests. These hearings should only take place if the issues have not been settled with the Commission services in due course.

Any request must be submitted in good time and expeditiously so as not to jeopardise the orderly conduct of proceedings. To that effect, interested parties should request the intervention of the Hearing Officer at the earliest possible time following the occurrence of the event justifying such intervention. The Hearing Officer will examine the reasons for requests for intervention, the nature of the issues raised and the impact of those issues on the rights of defence, having due regard to the interests of good administration and the timely completion of the investigation.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on DG Trade’s website:

http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/.

10.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council. (6)

A data protection notice that informs all individuals of the processing of personal data in the framework of Commission’s trade defence activities is available on DG Trade’s website:

http://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/accessing-markets/trade-defence

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(1)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/823 of 20 May 2021 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain rainbow trout originating in Turkey following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council. (OJ L 183, 25.5.2021, p. 5).

(3)  https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52020XC0316%2802%29 ‘On the COVID-19 outbreak on anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations’ (OJ C 86, 16.3.2020, p. 6).

(4)  Pursuant to Article 15(3) of the basic Regulation, any zero and de minimis amounts of countervailable subsidies and amounts of countervailable subsidies established in the circumstances referred to in Article 28 of the basic Regulation shall be disregarded.

(5)  A ‘Sensitive’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 29 of the basic Regulation and Article 12 of the WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures. It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(6)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).

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