# Official Journal C 131/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5823 April 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 131

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5823 April 2015

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 131/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7578 — Ares Management/TPG/ATD) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 131/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7554 — XL Group/Catlin Group) (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 131/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7578 — Ares Management/TPG/ATD) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 131/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7554 — XL Group/Catlin Group) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2015/C 131/03 | Council Decision of 21 April 2015 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 accompanying the Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 | 2 |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 131/04 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2015/C 131/03

Council Decision of 21 April 2015 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 accompanying the Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020

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European Commission

2015/C 131/04

Euro exchange rates

4

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2015/C 131/05 | Notice of open competition | 5 |
| | COURT PROCEEDINGS |
| | EFTA Court |
| 2015/C 131/06 | Judgment of the Court of 24 September 2014 in Case E-3/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2009/12/EC on airport charges) | 6 |
| 2015/C 131/07 | Judgment of the Court of 24 September 2014 in Case E-4/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2007/23/EC on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles) | 7 |
| 2015/C 131/08 | Judgment of the Court of 24 September 2014 in Case E-5/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives) | 8 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2015/C 131/05

Notice of open competition

5

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

2015/C 131/06

Judgment of the Court of 24 September 2014 in Case E-3/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway (Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2009/12/EC on airport charges)

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(Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2009/12/EC on airport charges)

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2015/C 131/07

Judgment of the Court of 24 September 2014 in Case E-4/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2007/23/EC on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles)

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(Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2007/23/EC on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles)

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2015/C 131/08

Judgment of the Court of 24 September 2014 in Case E-5/14 — EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland (Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives)

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(Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 23.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7578 — Ares Management/TPG/ATD)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 131/01)

On 17 April 2015, 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 language 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 32015M7578. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32015M7578. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7554 — XL Group/Catlin Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 131/02)

On 17 April 2015, 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 the English language 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 32015M7554. 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 32015M7554. 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

Council

| 23.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/2 |
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COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 April 2015

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 accompanying the Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020

(2015/C 131/03)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

| — | the Union’s budget for the financial year 2015 was definitively adopted on 17 December 2014 (2), |
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the Union’s budget for the financial year 2015 was definitively adopted on 17 December 2014 (2),

| — | on 20 January 2015, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2015 accompanying the Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020, |
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on 20 January 2015, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 2 to the general budget for the financial year 2015 accompanying the Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 2 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 accompanying the Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 was adopted on 21 April 2015.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Luxembourg, 21 April 2015.

For the Council

The President

Edgars RINKĒVIČS

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(1)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ L 69, 13.3.2015, p. 1.

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European Commission

| 23.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

22 April 2015

(2015/C 131/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0743 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,45 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4619 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,71290 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2985 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0323 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,4430 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,469 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 300,27 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0022 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4278 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,9145 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3796 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3152 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,3258 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,3922 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4456 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 157,83 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,0357 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,6543 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5760 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 13 845,22 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,8619 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 47,457 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 56,8180 |
| THB | Thai baht | 34,764 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,2461 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,5727 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 67,6220 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0743

JPY

Japanese yen

128,45

DKK

Danish krone

7,4619

GBP

Pound sterling

0,71290

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2985

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0323

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,4430

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,469

HUF

Hungarian forint

300,27

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0022

RON

Romanian leu

4,4278

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9145

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3796

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3152

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,3258

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,3922

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4456

KRW

South Korean won

1 157,83

ZAR

South African rand

13,0357

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,6543

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5760

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

13 845,22

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,8619

PHP

Philippine peso

47,457

RUB

Russian rouble

56,8180

THB

Thai baht

34,764

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2461

MXN

Mexican peso

16,5727

INR

Indian rupee

67,6220

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

| 23.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/5 |
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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION

(2015/C 131/05)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition

EPSO/AST-SC/04/15 — PARLIAMENTARY USHERS (SC 1)

The competition notice is published in 24 languages in Official Journal C 131 A of 23 April 2015
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Further information can be found on EPSO’s website: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/eu-careers.info/

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COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

| 23.4.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 131/6 |
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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 24 September 2014

in Case E-3/14

EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway

(Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2009/12/EC on airport charges)

(2015/C 131/06)

In Case E-3/14, EFTA Surveillance Authority v The Kingdom of Norway — APPLICATION for a declaration that by failing, within the time prescribed, to adopt and/or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority forthwith, of the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 65a of Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, namely Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges, as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the Agreement, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson (Judge-Rapporteur), Judges, gave judgment on 24 September 2014, the operative part of which is as follows:

The Court hereby:

| 1. | Declares that by failing, within the time prescribed, to adopt all the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 65a of Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges), as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the Agreement. |
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Declares that by failing, within the time prescribed, to adopt all the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 65a of Annex XIII to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges), as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, the Kingdom of Norway has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Act and under Article 7 of the Agreement.

| 2. | Orders the Kingdom of Norway to bear the costs of the proceedings. |
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Orders the Kingdom of Norway to bear the costs of the proceedings.

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 24 September 2014

in Case E-4/14

EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland

(Failure by a Contracting Party to fulfil its obligations — Failure to implement — Directive 2007/23/EC on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles)

(2015/C 131/07)

In Case E-4/14, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that by failing to adopt, or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority forthwith of, the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 4 of Chapter XXIX of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, within the time prescribed, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 21 of that Act and Article 7 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President and Judge-Rapporteur, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson, Judges, gave judgment on 24 September 2014, the operative part of which is as follows:

The Court hereby:

| 1. | Declares that by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 4 of Chapter XXIX of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles), as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, within the time prescribed, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 21 of that Act and under Article 7 of the Agreement. |
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Declares that by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 4 of Chapter XXIX of Annex II to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2007/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles), as adapted to the Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, within the time prescribed, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 21 of that Act and under Article 7 of the Agreement.

| 2. | Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings. |
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Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings.

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 24 September 2014

in Case E-5/14

EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland

(Failure by an EEA State to fulfil its obligations — Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives)

(2015/C 131/08)

In Case E-5/14, EFTA Surveillance Authority v Iceland — APPLICATION for a declaration that by failing, within the time prescribed, to adopt, or to notify the EFTA Surveillance Authority forthwith of, the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 32ff of Chapter V of Annex XX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (‘EEA Agreement’), namely Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives, as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 40 of the Directive and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President, Per Christiansen and Páll Hreinsson (Judge-Rapporteur), Judges, gave judgment on 24 September 2014, the operative part of which is as follows:

The Court hereby:

| 1. | Declares that by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 32ff of Chapter V of Annex XX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 40 of that Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement. |
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1.

Declares that by failing to adopt the measures necessary to implement the Act referred to at point 32ff of Chapter V of Annex XX to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives), as adapted to the EEA Agreement by way of Protocol 1 thereto, Iceland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 40 of that Act and under Article 7 of the EEA Agreement.

| 2. | Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings. |
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2.

Orders Iceland to bear the costs of the proceedings.

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