# Official Journal C 258/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 587 August 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 258

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 587 August 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 258/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 258/01

Euro exchange rates

1

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 258/02 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7680 — DCC Group/Butagaz) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2015/C 258/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2015/C 258/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 258/05 | Information notice — Public consultation — Geographical indication from the Swiss Confederation | 5 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 258/02

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7680 — DCC Group/Butagaz) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

2

2015/C 258/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor) (
  1
  )

1

3

2015/C 258/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

4

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2015/C 258/05

Information notice — Public consultation — Geographical indication from the Swiss Confederation

5

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

6 August 2015

(2015/C 258/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0885 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,94 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4614 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,70140 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5365 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0713 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,0260 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,029 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,45 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1846 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4125 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,0316 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4849 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4333 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4401 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6665 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5080 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 270,42 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,8905 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,7593 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5660 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 724,55 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2588 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 49,830 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 69,8530 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,283 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,8273 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,8345 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 69,4082 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0885

JPY

Japanese yen

135,94

DKK

Danish krone

7,4614

GBP

Pound sterling

0,70140

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5365

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0713

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,0260

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,029

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,45

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1846

RON

Romanian leu

4,4125

TRY

Turkish lira

3,0316

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4849

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4333

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4401

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6665

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5080

KRW

South Korean won

1 270,42

ZAR

South African rand

13,8905

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,7593

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5660

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 724,55

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2588

PHP

Philippine peso

49,830

RUB

Russian rouble

69,8530

THB

Thai baht

38,283

BRL

Brazilian real

3,8273

MXN

Mexican peso

17,8345

INR

Indian rupee

69,4082

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 7.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/2 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7680 — DCC Group/Butagaz)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 258/02)

| 1. | On 28 July 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking DCC Energy, controlled by DCC group (‘DCC’, Ireland), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the undertaking Butagaz SAS (‘Butagaz’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 July 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking DCC Energy, controlled by DCC group (‘DCC’, Ireland), will acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control over the undertaking Butagaz SAS (‘Butagaz’, France) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for DCC: it is active in the sale, marketing and distribution of oil and liquid petroleum gas (‘LPG’) in Europe,
  —   for Butagaz: it is active in the sale of LPG in France to both domestic and industrial and commercial customers. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for DCC: it is active in the sale, marketing and distribution of oil and liquid petroleum gas (‘LPG’) in Europe,

—   for Butagaz: it is active in the sale of LPG in France to both domestic and industrial and commercial customers.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7680 — DCC Group/Butagaz, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7680 — DCC Group/Butagaz, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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| 7.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/3 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 258/03)

| 1. | On 31 July 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking NXP Semiconductors NV (‘NXP’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (‘Freescale’, Bermuda), by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 31 July 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking NXP Semiconductors NV (‘NXP’, the Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (‘Freescale’, Bermuda), by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for NXP: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including integrated circuits, single unit semiconductors, radio frequency transistors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors and sensors,
  —   for Freescale: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including microcontrollers, radio frequency transistors, analog integrated circuits and sensors. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for NXP: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including integrated circuits, single unit semiconductors, radio frequency transistors, microcontrollers, digital signal processors and sensors,

—   for Freescale: development, manufacturing and sale of semiconductor products, including microcontrollers, radio frequency transistors, analog integrated circuits and sensors.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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| 7.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/4 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 258/4

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 258/04)

| 1. | On 31 July 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom) and AMP Capital Investors Limited (‘AMP’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ESVAGT A/S and its subsidiaries (‘ESVAGT’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 31 July 2015 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings 3i Group plc (‘3i’, United Kingdom) and AMP Capital Investors Limited (‘AMP’, Australia) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of ESVAGT A/S and its subsidiaries (‘ESVAGT’, Denmark) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | 3i is a UK venture capital company that primarily invests in Europe. 3I invests in the infrastructure space with a focus on the utilities, transportation and social infrastructure sectors. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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3i is a UK venture capital company that primarily invests in Europe. 3I invests in the infrastructure space with a focus on the utilities, transportation and social infrastructure sectors.

| — | AMP is an Australian investment house operating across a broad range of asset classes worldwide. |
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AMP is an Australian investment house operating across a broad range of asset classes worldwide.

| — | ESVAGT is headquartered in Denmark and is a provider of emergency rescue and response vessels and related services to the offshore oil and gas industry. It also performs supplementary activities, including oil spill contingency services, tanker assistance, performance of rig moves and supply duties as well as inter-field transfer of cargo and personnel for offshore oil and gas rigs. It operates primarily in the North Sea. |
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ESVAGT is headquartered in Denmark and is a provider of emergency rescue and response vessels and related services to the offshore oil and gas industry. It also performs supplementary activities, including oil spill contingency services, tanker assistance, performance of rig moves and supply duties as well as inter-field transfer of cargo and personnel for offshore oil and gas rigs. It operates primarily in the North Sea.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7722 — 3i Group/AMP Capital Investors/ESVAGT, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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

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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

| 7.8.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 258/5 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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INFORMATION NOTICE — PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Geographical indication from the Swiss Confederation

(2015/C 258/05)

The Agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs, amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (1) (adding a new Annex 12 to this Agreement) entered into force on 1 December 2011 (2).

Article 16 of this Annex 12 foresees the possibility for the Parties to add new geographical indications (GIs) to be protected in Appendix 1. The two parties are in the process of updating the list of GIs in this Appendix with denominations that have been registered in their respective territories in 2014. In this context, the protection in the European Union, as geographical indication, of the name ‘Glarner Alpkäse’ of the Swiss Confederation is under consideration.

The Commission invites any Member State or third country or any natural or legal person having a legitimate interest, resident or established in a Member State or in a third country, to submit opposition to such protection by lodging a duly substantiated statement.

Statements of opposition must reach the Commission within two months of the date of this publication. Statements of opposition should be sent to the following e-mail address:

AGRI-A4-GI@ec.europa.eu

Statements of opposition shall be examined only if they are received within the time limit set out above and if they show that the protection of the name proposed would:

| (a) | conflict with the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a result is likely to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product; |
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(a)

conflict with the name of a plant variety or an animal breed and as a result is likely to mislead the consumer as to the true origin of the product;

| (b) | be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already protected in the Union under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (3) or contained in the agreements the Union has concluded with the following countries:






  — | Korea (4) |
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(b)

be wholly or partially homonymous with that of a name already protected in the Union under Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (3) or contained in the agreements the Union has concluded with the following countries:

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Korea (4)

| — | Central America (5) |
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Central America (5)

| — | Colombia and Peru (6) |
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Colombia and Peru (6)

| — | Montenegro (7) |
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Montenegro (7)

| — | Bosnia and Herzegovina (8) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (8)

| — | Serbia (9) |
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Serbia (9)

| — | Georgia (10) |
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Georgia (10)

| — | Moldova (11) |
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Moldova (11)

| (c) | in the light of a trade mark’s reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product; |
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(c)

in the light of a trade mark’s reputation and renown and the length of time it has been used, be liable to mislead the consumer as to the true identity of the product;

| (d) | jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trade mark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication of this notice; |
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(d)

jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trade mark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least five years preceding the date of the publication of this notice;

| (e) | or if they can give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which protection is considered is generic. |
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(e)

or if they can give details from which it can be concluded that the name for which protection is considered is generic.

The criteria referred to above shall be evaluated in relation to the territory of the Union, which in the case of intellectual property rights refers only to the territory or territories where the said rights are protected. The eventual protection of these names in the European Union is subject to the successful conclusion of these negotiations and subsequent legal act.

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(1)  OJ L 297, 16.11.2011, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 302, 19.11.2011, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

(4)  Council Decision 2011/265/EU of 16 September 2010 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (OJ L 127, 14.5.2011, p. 1).

(5)  Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America on the other (OJ L 346, 15.12.2012, p. 3).

(6)  Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Colombia and Peru, of the other part (OJ L 354, 21.12.2012, p. 3).

(7)  Council Decision 2007/855/EC of 15 October 2007 concerning the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part (OJ L 345, 28.12.2007, p. 1).

(8)  Council Decision 2008/474/EC of 16 June 2008 on the signing and conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part — Protocol 6 (OJ L 169, 30.6.2008, p. 10).

(9)  Council and Commission Decision 2013/490/EU, Euratom of 22 July 2013 on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement matters between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part (OJ L 278, 18.10.2013, p. 14).

(10)  Council Decision 2012/164/EU of 14 February 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 93, 30.3.2012, p. 1).

(11)  Council Decision 2013/7/EU of 3 December 2012 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on the protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs (OJ L 10, 15.1.2013, p. 1).

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