# Official Journal C 187/2021

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ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 187

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6417 May 2021

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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | RECOMMENDATIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2021/C 187/01 | Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 6 May 2021 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (ECB/2021/22) | 1 |

Contents

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I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

2021/C 187/01

Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 6 May 2021 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (ECB/2021/22)

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 187/02 | Communication from the Commission – Publication of the total number of allowances in circulation in 2020 for the purposes of the Market Stability Reserve under the EU Emissions Trading System established by Directive 2003/87/EC | 3 |
| 2021/C 187/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10182 — SADC/Cognite/JV) (
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| 2021/C 187/04 | Communication from the Commission on the body authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1988 | 9 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 187/02

Communication from the Commission – Publication of the total number of allowances in circulation in 2020 for the purposes of the Market Stability Reserve under the EU Emissions Trading System established by Directive 2003/87/EC

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2021/C 187/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.10182 — SADC/Cognite/JV) (
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2021/C 187/04

Communication from the Commission on the body authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1988

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 187/05 | Euro exchange rates — 12 May 2021 | 11 |
| 2021/C 187/06 | Euro exchange rates — 14 May 2021 | 12 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2021/C 187/05

Euro exchange rates — 12 May 2021

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2021/C 187/06

Euro exchange rates — 14 May 2021

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2021/C 187/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2021/C 187/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV) – Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

RECOMMENDATIONS

European Central Bank

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RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 6 May 2021

to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska

(ECB/2021/22)

(2021/C 187/01)

THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union. |
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(1)

The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union.

| (2) | In 2017, Národná banka Slovenska selected Deloitte Audit s.r.o. as its external auditors for the financial years 2017 to 2020, with an option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2021 to 2023 (1). |
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(2)

In 2017, Národná banka Slovenska selected Deloitte Audit s.r.o. as its external auditors for the financial years 2017 to 2020, with an option to extend the mandate to the financial years 2021 to 2023 (1).

| (3) | The mandate of Národná banka Slovenska’s current external auditors, Deloitte Audit s.r.o. ended after the audit for the financial year 2020 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1849 (2). |
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The mandate of Národná banka Slovenska’s current external auditors, Deloitte Audit s.r.o. ended after the audit for the financial year 2020 in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1849 (2).

| (4) | Národná banka Slovenska intends to extend the mandate of Deloitte Audit s.r.o. to the financial year 2021. This extension is possible in accordance with the contractual arrangements between Národná banka Slovenska and Deloitte Audit s.r.o., |
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(4)

Národná banka Slovenska intends to extend the mandate of Deloitte Audit s.r.o. to the financial year 2021. This extension is possible in accordance with the contractual arrangements between Národná banka Slovenska and Deloitte Audit s.r.o.,

HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION:

It is recommended that Deloitte Audit s.r.o. should be appointed as the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska for the financial year 2021.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 6 May 2021.

The President of the ECB

Christine LAGARDE

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(1)  Recommendation ECB/2017/27 of the European Central Bank of 8 September 2017 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (OJ C 310, 19.9.2017, p. 1).

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(2)  Council Decision (EU) 2017/1849 of 10 October 2017 amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of Národná banka Slovenska (OJ L 264, 13.10.2017, p. 5).

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Publication of the total number of allowances in circulation in 2020 for the purposes of the Market Stability Reserve under the EU Emissions Trading System established by Directive 2003/87/EC

(2021/C 187/02)

1.   INTRODUCTION

In 2015, the Council and the European Parliament took the decision to establish a Market Stability Reserve (MSR) (1) under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) established by Directive 2003/87/EC (2). The MSR began operating in January 2019. The purpose of the MSR is to avoid that the EU carbon market operates with a large structural surplus of allowances, with the associated risk that this prevents the EU ETS from delivering the necessary investment signal to achieve the EU’s emission reduction target in a cost-efficient manner. Its purpose is also to make the EU ETS more resilient in relation to supply-demand imbalances, so as to enable the EU ETS market to function in an orderly way.

The Decision states that, by 15 May each year and starting in 2017, the Commission shall publish the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC). This figure determines whether some of the allowances intended to be auctioned should be placed into the reserve, or be released from the reserve.

On 8 May 2020, the Commission published the total number of allowances in circulation in 2019, amounting to around 1.38 billion allowances (3). In line with MSR rules and as informed in Commission Notice C/2020/8643 (4)of 11 December 2020, due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and taking into account the application of the ETS Directive to and in the United Kingdom on the basis the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021, the number of allowances to be placed in the reserve over the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 was 307 663 518.

This Communication is the fifth publication for the purposes of the MSR, and concerns the year 2020. It contains the total number of allowances in circulation, and sets out in detail how this figure has been calculated. This publication will determine the number of allowances that will be placed in the reserve from September 2021 to August 2022.

2.   FUNCTIONING OF THE MARKET STABILITY RESERVE

The MSR functions in an automatic manner when the total number of allowances in circulation is outside of a predefined range. Allowances are added to the reserve if the total number of allowances in circulation exceeds the threshold of 833 million allowances. Allowances are released from the reserve, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 400 million allowances. In practical terms, allowances are added to the reserve by auctioning less, and released from the reserve by auctioning 100 million more allowances in the future.

The publication of the total number of allowances in circulation, on the basis of which allowances will be added to or released from the reserve, is therefore a key element for the operation of the reserve.

In the context of the last major revision of the EU ETS (5), important changes were made to the functioning of the MSR. During the period from 2019 to 2023, the percentage of the total number of allowances in circulation determining the number of allowances put in the reserve if the threshold of 833 million allowances is exceeded is temporarily doubled from 12 % to 24 %. In addition, as from 2023, allowances held in the MSR above the previous year’s auction volume will no longer be valid.

On the basis of this Communication, 24 % (6) of the total number of allowances in circulation will therefore be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months starting as of 1 September 2021. A corresponding amount will be deducted from the auction volumes of the Member States and the three EEA-EFTA countries, and of the United Kingdom in respect of the generation of electricity in Northern Ireland, in line with their respective auction shares. In this context, it is recalled that until 31 December 2025, allowances redistributed for the purposes of solidarity and growth within the Union are not taken into account to determine the relevant shares.

3.   THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ALLOWANCES IN CIRCULATION

According to Article 1(4) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814, the total number of allowances in circulation ‘shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU ETS in respect of emissions up to 31 December of that given year, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU ETS between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of that same given year, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the number of allowances in the reserve.’

In short, the total number of allowances in circulation relevant for MSR feeds and releases is calculated by the following formula:

TNAC = Supply – (Demand + allowances in the MSR)

There are three different elements that determine the total number of allowances in circulation: first, the supply of allowances since 1 January 2008; second, the demand for allowances (number of allowances surrendered and cancelled); and third, the holdings of the reserve.

As foreseen in Decision (EU) 2015/1814, aviation allowances and verified aviation emissions are not considered in this context.

3.1.   Supply

The supply of allowances to the market is determined by a number of different elements:

| — | allowances banked (7) from 2008-12 (phase 2), |
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allowances banked (7) from 2008-12 (phase 2),

| — | free allowances allocated between 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2020 (8), including allowances allocated from the new entrants’ reserve (NER), |
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free allowances allocated between 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2020 (8), including allowances allocated from the new entrants’ reserve (NER),

| — | allowances not allocated to installations pursuant to Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC and allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) of that Directive (9), that are to be placed in the reserve in 2020 as per Article 1(3) of the MSR Decision, (10)







  — | the 50 million unallocated allowances auctioned for the Innovation Fund per Article 10a(8) (11) of the ETS Directive must be deducted from these volumes. |
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allowances not allocated to installations pursuant to Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC and allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) of that Directive (9), that are to be placed in the reserve in 2020 as per Article 1(3) of the MSR Decision, (10)

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the 50 million unallocated allowances auctioned for the Innovation Fund per Article 10a(8) (11) of the ETS Directive must be deducted from these volumes.

| — | allowances issued for auctioning between 1 January 2013 (12) and 31 December 2020 (13), the allowances auctioned in 2020 include the 50 million allowances from the MSR to be auctioned for the Innovation Fund, based on article 10a(8) of the ETS Directive, |
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allowances issued for auctioning between 1 January 2013 (12) and 31 December 2020 (13), the allowances auctioned in 2020 include the 50 million allowances from the MSR to be auctioned for the Innovation Fund, based on article 10a(8) of the ETS Directive,

| — | allowances deducted from auctioning volumes during the period 2014-2016, and allowances deducted from auctioning volumes in 2019 and 2020 in accordance with the Commission Communications of 15 May 2018 (14), 14 May 2019 (15) and 8 May 2020 (16), |
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allowances deducted from auctioning volumes during the period 2014-2016, and allowances deducted from auctioning volumes in 2019 and 2020 in accordance with the Commission Communications of 15 May 2018 (14), 14 May 2019 (15) and 8 May 2020 (16),

| — | allowances monetised by the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the purposes of the ’NER300’ programme, |
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allowances monetised by the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the purposes of the ’NER300’ programme,

| — | international credit entitlements exercised by installations in respect of emissions up to 31 December 2020. |
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international credit entitlements exercised by installations in respect of emissions up to 31 December 2020.

The number of allowances banked from phase 2 of the EU ETS is 1 749 540 826 allowances (17). This ’banking total’ represents the total number of allowances issued during phase 2 of the EU ETS, which were not surrendered to cover verified emissions or cancelled. For the purpose of the determination of the total number of allowances in circulation it therefore represents the number of ETS allowances in circulation at the start of the period 2013-20 (phase 3) on 1 January 2013 and is taken into account as such in the calculation.

The number of free allowances allocated between 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2020, including allowances allocated from the NER is 6 588 904 098 (18) .

The number of unallocated allowances pursuant to Article 10a(7) (19) of Directive 2003/87/EC was 301 801 477. 50 million auctioned for the Innovation Fund must be deducted from this amount.

According to the reports from the auctions on the common auction platform and on the relevant opt-out platforms (20), the number of allowances auctioned between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2020, including the so-called early auctions, is 6 008 253 000.

The number of allowances deducted from auctioning volumes during the period 2014-2016 is, in line with article 1(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814, 900 000 000.

The number of allowances deducted from auctioning volumes in 2019 and 2020 pursuant to the Commission Communications of 15 May 2018, 14 May 2019 and 8 May 2020 was 772 749 992 allowances.

300 000 000 allowances have been monetised by the EIB for the purposes of the NER300 programme (21).

The international credit entitlements exercised by installations in respect of emissions up to 31 December 2020 correspond to 478 844 902. (22)

3.2.   Demand

The demand consists of the total verified emissions from installations between 1 January 2013 (23) and 31 December 2020, which is 13 546 329 007 tonnes (24), and allowances cancelled in that same period, which corresponds to 441 393 allowances.

3.3.   Holdings of the MSR

In line with Article 1(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814, the 900 million allowances deducted from auctioning volumes during the period 2014-2016 were placed in the reserve when it began operating on 1 January 2019.

In line with the Commission Communication of 15 May 2018 (25), 264 731 936 allowances were placed in reserve in the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 August 2019.

In line with the Commission Communication of 14 May 2019 (26), 132 392 786 allowances were placed in the reserve in the period from 1 September 2019 to 31 December 2019, and 264 785 572 allowances were placed in the reserve in the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 August 2020.

In line with the Commission Communication of 8 May 2020 (27), 110 839 698 allowances were placed in the reserve in the period from 1 September 2020 to 31 December 2020.

In line with Article 1(3) of the MSR Decision, 301 801 477 allowances were added to the reserve at the end of 2020, corresponding to the number of unallocated allowances pursuant to Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC.

In line with article 10a(8) of the ETS Directive, the holdings of the MSR were reduced by 50 million allowances, that were auctioned in 2020 for the Innovation Fund.

For the period up to 31 December 2020, there were therefore 1 924 551 469 (28) allowances in the reserve.

3.4.   Total number of allowances in circulation

In the light of the foregoing, the total number of allowances in circulation amounts to 1 578 772 426 allowances.

4.   CONCLUSION

In line with the MSR rules, over a 12-month period – from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2022 –, a total of 378 905 382 allowances will be placed in the MSR.

The next publication will be made in May 2022 to determine reserve feeds from September 2022 until August 2023.

Overview

| Supply | |
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| a) | Banking from phase 2 |

Supply

a)

Banking from phase 2

1 749 540 826

| b) | Free allowances for the period between 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2020, including from NER |
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Free allowances for the period between 1 January 2013 until 31 December 2020, including from NER

6 588 904 098

| c) | unallocated allowances pursuant to Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC |
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unallocated allowances pursuant to Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC

301 801 477

| d) | Allowances deducted from c) in order to be auctioned in 2020 for the Innovation Fund |
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Allowances deducted from c) in order to be auctioned in 2020 for the Innovation Fund

– 50 000 000

| e) | Total number of allowances auctioned between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2020, including early auctions |
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Total number of allowances auctioned between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2020, including early auctions

6 008 253 000

| f) | Allowances deducted from auctioning volumes during the period 2014-2016 |
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Allowances deducted from auctioning volumes during the period 2014-2016

900 000 000

| g) | Allowances deducted from auctioning volumes in 2019 and 2020 pursuant to the Commission Communications of 15 May 2018, 14 May 2019 and 8 May 2020 |
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Allowances deducted from auctioning volumes in 2019 and 2020 pursuant to the Commission Communications of 15 May 2018, 14 May 2019 and 8 May 2020

772 749 992

| h) | The number of allowances monetised by the European Investment Bank for the purposes of the NER300 programme |
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The number of allowances monetised by the European Investment Bank for the purposes of the NER300 programme

300 000 000

| i) | International credit entitlements exercised by installations in respect of emissions up to 31 December 2020 |
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International credit entitlements exercised by installations in respect of emissions up to 31 December 2020

478 844 902

Sum (supply)
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17 050 094 295

| Demand | |
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| (a) | Tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU ETS between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2020 |

Demand

(a)

Tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU ETS between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2020

13 546 329 007

| (b) | Allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC by 31 December 2020 |
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(b)

Allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC by 31 December 2020

441 393

Sum (demand)

13 546 770 400

| MSR holdings (30) | |
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| Number of allowances in the reserve | 1 924 551 469 |
| Total number of allowances in circulation | 1 578 772 426 |

MSR holdings (30)

Number of allowances in the reserve

1 924 551 469

Total number of allowances in circulation

1 578 772 426

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(1)  Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (OJ L 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).

(2)  OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32.

(3)  See Communication from the Commission, C(2020) 2835 final, available at:

https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/ets/reform/docs/c_2020_2835_en.pdf

(4)  Commission Notice on the Union-wide quantity of allowances for 2021 and the Market Stability Reserve under the EU Emissions Trading System, 2020/C 428 I/01 (C/2020/8643) (OJ C 428 I , 11.12.2020, p. 1).

(5)  Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814, (OJ L 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3).

(6)  Representing 2 % per month.

(7)  Allowances issued during phase 2 of the EU ETS, which were not surrendered to cover verified emissions or cancelled were ‘banked’ for use at the beginning of the third trading period (Phase 3) of the EU ETS. These allowances were deleted and simultaneously an equal number of allowances were created in Phase 3. Thus, this number represents the exact number of ETS allowances in circulation at the start of Phase 3 of the EU ETS. See https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets/registry_en#tab-0-2 point 15. ‘What is banking?’

(8)  Free allocation by the UK was suspended from 1 January 2019. The free allocation for 2019 was released in February 2020 and was therefore not taken into account for the calculation of the supply of allowances up to 31 December 2019 (see Commission Decision of 17 December 2018 on instructing the central administrator to temporarily suspend the acceptance by the European Union Transaction Log of relevant processes for the United Kingdom relating to free allocation, auctioning and the exchange of international credits C(2018) 8707). It is instead included in the current calculation of the total number of allowances in circulation in 2020.

(9)  The exact figure for the number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) of the ETS Directive was not available at the time of the publication of this Communication. It is to be noted that this figure has no impact on the level of the TNAC, because it is added to the supply side and at the same time deducted from it as part of the MSR holdings. The number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20), as well as the resulting level of MSR holdings, will be published as soon as it becomes available, in an updated version of the Communication.

(10)  In 2021, in line with revised Article 10a(7) of Directive 2003/87/EC, 200 million allowances will be deducted from these volumes and placed in the New Entrants’ Reserve corresponding to the Phase 4 of the EU ETS.

(11)  ‘In addition, 50 million unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve shall supplement any remaining revenues from the 300 million allowances available in the period from 2013 to 2020 under Commission Decision 2010/670/EU , and shall be used in a timely manner for [the Innovation Fund]’.

(12)  This figure includes the so-called early auctions, i.e. allowances valid for the period 2013-20, which have been auctioned before 1 January 2013.

(13)  Auctioning of allowances by the UK was also suspended from 1 January 2019. Auctioning of allowances by the UK resumed in March 2020, and is therefore also not taken into account for the calculation of the supply of allowances up to 31 December 2019. It is included in the current calculation of the total number of allowances in circulation in 2020.

(14)  See Communication from the Commission C(2018)2801 final, available at https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/default/files/ets/reform/docs/c_2018_2801_en.pdf

(15)  See Communication from the Commission C(2019)3288 final, available at https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/default/files/ets/reform/docs/c_2019_3288_en.pdf

(16)  See footnote 3 above.

(17)  See Carbon Market Report 2015; COM (2015) 576

(18)  Based on an extract of the EU Transaction Log (EUTL) on 1 April 2021

(19)  It should be noted that the text of the MSR decision refers to the previous formulation in the ETS directive, related to unallocated allowances from the New Entrants’ Reserve.

(20)  Available at: http://www.eex.com/en/products/environmental-markets/emissions-auctions/archive and https://www.theice.com/marketdata/reports/148

(21)  A first tranche of 200 million allowances – sold in 2011 and 2012 – and a second tranche of 100 million allowances – sold in 2013 and 2014; see for further details https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/lowcarbon/ner300/docs/summary_report_ner300_monetisation_en.pdf

(22)  Based on an extract of the EUTL on 1 April 2021.

(23)  With respect to verified emissions in the period 2008-2012, please see explanations on the banking total (section 3.1.).

(24)  The total verified emissions are based on an extract from the EUTL on 1 April 2021 to take into account verified emissions reported by 31 March 2021. Emissions reported after that date are therefore not reflected in this total.

(25)  See footnote 13 above.

(26)  See footnote 14 above.

(27)  See footnote 3 above.

(28)  As set out in footnote 9 above, this figure does not contain the number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) of the ETS Directive. The number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) will be published as soon as it becomes available in an updated version of the Communication.

(29)  As set out in footnote 9 above, this figure does not contain the number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) of the ETS Directive. The number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) will be published as soon as it becomes available in an updated version of the Communication.

(30)  As set out in footnote 9 above, this figure does not contain the number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) of the ETS Directive. The number of allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of Article 10a(19) and (20) will be published as soon as it becomes available in an updated version of the Communication.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.10182 — SADC/Cognite/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 187/03)

On 7 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,

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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32021M10182. 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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C 187/9

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

on the body authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1988

(2021/C 187/04)

Council Regulation (EC) No 617/2009 of 13 July 2009 opening an autonomous tariff quota for imports of high-quality beef (1) was amended by Regulation (EU) No 464/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2).

Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) was repealed and replaced by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012 of 7 June 2012 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (4).

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 481/2012 of 7 June 2012 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef was repealed by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/1987 and replaced by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1988 (5).

Under Article 25 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1988, the release into free circulation of goods imported under the quota bearing the orders numbers 09.2201, 09.2202 and 09.2203, is subject to the presentation of a certificate of authenticity.

The following issuing authorities are authorised to issue certificates of authenticity under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1988:

| Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) of the Australian Government |
| --- |
| 18 Marcus Clarke Street |
| Canberra City ACT 2601 |
| AUSTRALIA |

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) of the Australian Government

18 Marcus Clarke Street

Canberra City ACT 2601

AUSTRALIA

| Contact point: Biosecurity Service Group |
| --- |
| Mr Greg READ, Executive Manager |
| Tel. +61 262723594 |
| Email: pr@aqis.gov.au |

Contact point: Biosecurity Service Group

Mr Greg READ, Executive Manager

Tel. +61 262723594

Email: pr@aqis.gov.au

| Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| --- |
| Washington D.C., 20250 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Internet: http://www.fsis.usda.gov |

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Washington D.C., 20250

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Internet: http://www.fsis.usda.gov

| Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) |
| --- |
| 1400 Merivale Road |
| Ottawa, Ontario |
| K1A 0Y9 |
| CANADA |
| Email: bertrand.st-arnaud@inspection.gc.ca |
| Internet: http://www.inspection.gc.ca |

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

1400 Merivale Road

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 0Y9

CANADA

Email: bertrand.st-arnaud@inspection.gc.ca

Internet: http://www.inspection.gc.ca

| Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
| --- |
| Pastoral House |
| 25 The Terrace |
| PO Box 2526 |
| Wellington 6140 |
| NEW ZEALAND |

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Pastoral House

25 The Terrace

PO Box 2526

Wellington 6140

NEW ZEALAND

Tel. +64 48940100

Fax +64 48940720

Email: nzfsa.info@maf.govt.nz

Internet: http://www.maf.govt.nz

| Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca |
| --- |
| Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos |
| División Industria Animal |
| Ruta 8, km 17.500 |
| Montevideo |
| URUGUAY |

Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca

Dirección General de Servicios Ganaderos

División Industria Animal

Ruta 8, km 17.500

Montevideo

URUGUAY

Tel. +598 22204000

Fax +598 22204000 Ext. 150 801

Email: dgsg@mgap.gub.uy

iInternet: http://www.mgap.gub.uy/unidad-organizativa/direccion-general-de-servicios-ganaderos

| Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca de la Republica Argentina |
| --- |
| Paseo Colon 982 (C1063ACW) |
| Buenos Aires |
| Republica Argentina |

Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca de la Republica Argentina

Paseo Colon 982 (C1063ACW)

Buenos Aires

Republica Argentina

Tel. + 54 1143492000

Fax + 54 1143492000

Internet: https://www.argentina.gob.ar/agricultura-ganaderia-y-pesca

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(1)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 149, 8.6.2012, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 182, 15.7.2009, p. 25.

(4)  OJ L 148, 8.6.2012, p. 9.

(5)  OJ L 422, 14.12.2020, p. 4.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 17.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 187/11 |
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17.5.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 187/11

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 May 2021

(2021/C 187/05)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2118 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 131,82 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4360 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85798 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,1060 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0966 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 150,70 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,0263 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,522 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 357,40 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5438 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9263 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 10,1120 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5526 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4643 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,4115 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6753 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6103 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 362,98 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,9354 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8051 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5276 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 284,09 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,9993 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 57,924 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 89,8963 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,832 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,3490 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 24,1783 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 88,9630 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2118

JPY

Japanese yen

131,82

DKK

Danish krone

7,4360

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85798

SEK

Swedish krona

10,1060

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0966

ISK

Iceland króna

150,70

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,0263

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,522

HUF

Hungarian forint

357,40

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5438

RON

Romanian leu

4,9263

TRY

Turkish lira

10,1120

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5526

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4643

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,4115

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6753

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6103

KRW

South Korean won

1 362,98

ZAR

South African rand

16,9354

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8051

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5276

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 284,09

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,9993

PHP

Philippine peso

57,924

RUB

Russian rouble

89,8963

THB

Thai baht

37,832

BRL

Brazilian real

6,3490

MXN

Mexican peso

24,1783

INR

Indian rupee

88,9630

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

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| 17.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 187/12 |
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17.5.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 187/12

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 May 2021

(2021/C 187/06)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2123 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 132,49 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4362 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86083 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,1265 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0952 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 150,90 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,0074 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,492 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 355,52 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5218 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,9259 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 10,2174 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5634 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4700 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,4151 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6771 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6161 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 368,07 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,0722 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8024 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5190 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 331,95 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0013 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 57,867 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 89,6216 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,012 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,3942 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 24,0232 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 88,8070 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2123

JPY

Japanese yen

132,49

DKK

Danish krone

7,4362

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86083

SEK

Swedish krona

10,1265

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0952

ISK

Iceland króna

150,90

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,0074

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,492

HUF

Hungarian forint

355,52

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5218

RON

Romanian leu

4,9259

TRY

Turkish lira

10,2174

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5634

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4700

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,4151

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6771

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6161

KRW

South Korean won

1 368,07

ZAR

South African rand

17,0722

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8024

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5190

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 331,95

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0013

PHP

Philippine peso

57,867

RUB

Russian rouble

89,6216

THB

Thai baht

38,012

BRL

Brazilian real

6,3942

MXN

Mexican peso

24,0232

INR

Indian rupee

88,8070

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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

| 17.5.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 187/13 |
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17.5.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 187/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2021/C 187/07)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Prosegur Cash, S.A. (‘Prosegur’, Spain), belonging to the group controlled by Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A., and |
| --- | --- |

—

Prosegur Cash, S.A. (‘Prosegur’, Spain), belonging to the group controlled by Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A., and

| — | EFT Services Holding B.V. (‘Euronet’, the Netherlands), belonging to the group controlled by Euronet Worldwide, Inc. |
| --- | --- |

—

EFT Services Holding B.V. (‘Euronet’, the Netherlands), belonging to the group controlled by Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

Prosegur and Euronet acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and Article 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Latam ATM Solutions, S.L. (‘JV’, Spain).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

| — | The Prosegur group provides security services to companies, homes and businesses. Prosegur has three business lines: (i) alarms, (ii) security and (iii) cash. |
| --- | --- |

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The Prosegur group provides security services to companies, homes and businesses. Prosegur has three business lines: (i) alarms, (ii) security and (iii) cash.

| — | Euronet is an electronic payments provider. The Euronet group offers payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers. Its product offering includes among other things, ATM, point-of-sale (POS), all types of card and merchant acquiring services. |
| --- | --- |

—

Euronet is an electronic payments provider. The Euronet group offers payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, retailers, service providers and individual consumers. Its product offering includes among other things, ATM, point-of-sale (POS), all types of card and merchant acquiring services.

| — | The JV will own, develop and operate independent ATM networks and will provide outsourced ATM services to financial institutions in certain American (in particular, Central and Latin American) countries. These services will be exclusively provided outside the EEA. |
| --- | --- |

—

The JV will own, develop and operate independent ATM networks and will provide outsourced ATM services to financial institutions in certain American (in particular, Central and Latin American) countries. These services will be exclusively provided outside the EEA.

3.

Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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 the Notice.

4.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. The following reference should always be specified:

M.10226 — Prosegur/Euronet/JV

Observations can be sent to the Commission by email, by fax, or by post. Please use the contact details below:

Email: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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

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

2

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