# Official Journal C 385/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6125 October 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 385

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6125 October 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 385/01 | Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature | 1 |

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 385/01

Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 385/02 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2018/C 385/03 | Special Report No 26/2018 — A series of delays in Customs IT systems: what went wrong? | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2018/C 385/04 | Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (
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  ) | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 385/02

Euro exchange rates

3

Court of Auditors

2018/C 385/03

Special Report No 26/2018 — A series of delays in Customs IT systems: what went wrong?

4

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 385/04

Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (
  1
  )

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5

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 385/05 | Notice to economic operators — New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products | 6 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 385/05

Notice to economic operators — New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance.

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 25.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 385/1 |
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25.10.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 385/1

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Communication in accordance with Article 34(7)(a)(iii) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, on decisions relating to binding information issued by the customs authorities of the Member States concerning the classification of goods in the customs nomenclature

(2018/C 385/01)

The customs authorities shall revoke decisions relating to binding information from this day if they become incompatible with the interpretation of the customs nomenclature as a result of the following international tariff measures:

Classification Decisions, Classification Opinions or amendments to the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature of the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System, adopted by the Customs Cooperation Council (CCC document No NC2501 — report of the 61st session of the HS Committee):

AMENDMENTS TO THE EXPLANATORY NOTES TO BE DONE UNDER AN ARTICLE 8 PROCEDURE OF THE HS CONVENTION AND CLASSIFICATION OPINIONS AND DECISIONS EDITED BY THE HS COMMITTEE OF THE WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION

(61st SESSION OF THE HSC — MARCH 2018)

DOC. NC2501

Amendments of the Explanatory Notes of the Nomenclature annexed to the HS Convention

| 12.11 | M/11 |
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| 21.03 | M/11 |
| 9030.82 | M/1 |
| 9031.41 | M/1 |

12.11

M/11

21.03

M/11

9030.82

M/1

9031.41

M/1

Classification Opinions approved by the HS Committee

| 0307.32/1 | M/8 |
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| 1008.50/1 | M/9 |
| 1212.99/2 | M/10 |
| 1516.10/1 | M/12 |
| 1904.90/5 | M/13 |
| 2008.99/3-4 | M/14 |
| 2103.90/6 | M/15 |
| 2106.90/37 | M/12 |
| 2403.99/1 | M/16 |
| 2811.22/1 | M/17 |
| 2936.29/1-2 | M/18 |
| 3401.30/2-3. | M/19 |
| 3926.90/14 | M/20 |
| 4202.32/1 | M/21 |
| 6402.99/3 | M/22 |
| 7020.00/1-2 | M/23 |
| 8111.00/1 | M/24 |
| 8112.29/1 | M/24 |
| 8414.80/1 | M/26 |
| 8438.60/2-3 | M/27 |
| 8471.60/1 | M/28 |
| 8482.99/1 | M/25 |
| 8504.40/2 | M/29 |
| 8519.81/4 | M/30 |
| 8528.52/6-8 | M/31 |
| 8541.40/2 | M/32 |
| 9503.00/11-12 | M/33 |
| 9506.29/1 | M/20 |

0307.32/1

M/8

1008.50/1

M/9

1212.99/2

M/10

1516.10/1

M/12

1904.90/5

M/13

2008.99/3-4

M/14

2103.90/6

M/15

2106.90/37

M/12

2403.99/1

M/16

2811.22/1

M/17

2936.29/1-2

M/18

3401.30/2-3.

M/19

3926.90/14

M/20

4202.32/1

M/21

6402.99/3

M/22

7020.00/1-2

M/23

8111.00/1

M/24

8112.29/1

M/24

8414.80/1

M/26

8438.60/2-3

M/27

8471.60/1

M/28

8482.99/1

M/25

8504.40/2

M/29

8519.81/4

M/30

8528.52/6-8

M/31

8541.40/2

M/32

9503.00/11-12

M/33

9506.29/1

M/20

Classification Opinions deleted by the HS Committee

| 3204.19/1 | C/3 |
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3204.19/1

C/3

Classification Decisions approved by the HS Committee

| 2937.19 (INN: List 114) | M/3 |
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| 2939.80 (INN: List 114) | M/4 |
| 3002.90 (INN: Lists 112, 115, 116 and 117) | M/7 |
| 39.20 | H/5 |
| INN: List 116 | M/5 |
| INN: List 117 | M/6 |

2937.19 (INN: List 114)

M/3

2939.80 (INN: List 114)

M/4

3002.90 (INN: Lists 112, 115, 116 and 117)

M/7

39.20

H/5

INN: List 116

M/5

INN: List 117

M/6

Information regarding the contents of these measures can be obtained from the Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union of the European Commission (rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, 1049 Brussels, Belgium) or can be downloaded from the internet site of this Directorate-General:

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/harmonised_system/index_en.htm

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 25.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 385/3 |
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25.10.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 385/3

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Euro exchange rates (1)

24 October 2018

(2018/C 385/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1389 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,37 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4604 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88233 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3590 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1373 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 137,30 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4868 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,833 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 323,22 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3053 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6590 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,4991 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6067 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4900 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,9308 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7408 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5724 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 291,15 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,3455 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,9090 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4273 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 307,86 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7452 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,207 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 74,3690 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,481 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2198 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,0293 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 83,3255 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1389

JPY

Japanese yen

128,37

DKK

Danish krone

7,4604

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88233

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3590

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1373

ISK

Iceland króna

137,30

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4868

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,833

HUF

Hungarian forint

323,22

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3053

RON

Romanian leu

4,6590

TRY

Turkish lira

6,4991

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6067

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4900

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,9308

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7408

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5724

KRW

South Korean won

1 291,15

ZAR

South African rand

16,3455

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,9090

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4273

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 307,86

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7452

PHP

Philippine peso

61,207

RUB

Russian rouble

74,3690

THB

Thai baht

37,481

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2198

MXN

Mexican peso

22,0293

INR

Indian rupee

83,3255

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

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Court of Auditors

| 25.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 385/4 |
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25.10.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 385/4

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Special Report No 26/2018

A series of delays in Customs IT systems: what went wrong?

(2018/C 385/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 26/2018 ‘A series of delays in Customs IT systems: what went wrong?’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 25.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 385/5 |
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25.10.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 385/5

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Commission notice pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 385/04)

| Member State | France |
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| Route concerned | Aurillac – Paris (Orly) |
| Period of validity of the contract | From 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023 |
| Deadline for the submission of applications and tenders | 10 January 2019 (12.00, Paris time) |
| Address where the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained | Département du Cantal |
| 28 avenue Gambetta |
| 15015 Aurillac Cedex |
| France |
| Tel. +33 0471462249 |
| Fax +33 0471465982 |
| Email: servicetransports@cantal.fr |
| or at: |
| http://www.cantal.fr |

Member State

France

Route concerned

Aurillac – Paris (Orly)

Period of validity of the contract

From 1 June 2019 to 31 May 2023

Deadline for the submission of applications and tenders

10 January 2019 (12.00, Paris time)

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

Département du Cantal

28 avenue Gambetta

15015 Aurillac Cedex

France

Tel. +33 0471462249

Fax +33 0471465982

Email: servicetransports@cantal.fr

or at:

http://www.cantal.fr

where the buyer profile can be found

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 25.10.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 385/6 |
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25.10.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 385/6

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Notice to economic operators — New round of requests for the suspension of the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on certain industrial and agricultural products

(2018/C 385/05)

Economic operators are informed that the Commission has received requests in accordance with the administrative arrangements foreseen in the Commission Communication concerning autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas (2011/C 363/02) (1) for the July round of 2019.

The list of the products for which a duty suspension is requested is now available on the Commission’s thematic (Europa) website on the customs union (2).

Economic operators are also informed that the deadline for objections against new requests to reach the Commission, via the national administrations, is 18 December 2018 which is the date of the second scheduled meeting of the Economic Tariff Questions Group.

Interested operators are advised to consult the list regularly in order to be informed on the status as the requests.

More information on the autonomous tariff suspension procedure can be found on the Europa website:

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_duties/tariff_aspects/suspensions/index_en.htm

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(1)  OJ C 363, 13.12.2011, p. 6.

(2)  http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/susp/susp_home.jsp?Lang=en

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