# Official Journal C 243/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5824 July 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 243

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5824 July 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 243/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |

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Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 243/01

Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 243/02 | Hercule III — Call for proposals — 2015 — Legal Training and Studies | 2 |
| 2015/C 243/03 | Hercule III — Call for proposals — 2015 — Technical Assistance for the fight against EU fraud | 4 |
| 2015/C 243/04 | Hercule III — Call for proposals — 2015 — Anti-Fraud Training | 6 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2015/C 243/02

Hercule III — Call for proposals — 2015 — Legal Training and Studies

2

2015/C 243/03

Hercule III — Call for proposals — 2015 — Technical Assistance for the fight against EU fraud

4

2015/C 243/04

Hercule III — Call for proposals — 2015 — Anti-Fraud Training

6

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 July 2015

(2015/C 243/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0999 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,15 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4614 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,70440 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4322 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0517 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,9630 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,039 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,60 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1229 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4235 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,9975 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4844 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4271 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,5255 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6477 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5029 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 274,70 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,6702 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 6,8299 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5830 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 758,12 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,1846 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 49,873 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 63,1740 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,215 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,5932 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,6836 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,1379 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0999

JPY

Japanese yen

136,15

DKK

Danish krone

7,4614

GBP

Pound sterling

0,70440

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4322

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0517

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,9630

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,039

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,60

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1229

RON

Romanian leu

4,4235

TRY

Turkish lira

2,9975

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4844

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4271

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,5255

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6477

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5029

KRW

South Korean won

1 274,70

ZAR

South African rand

13,6702

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

6,8299

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5830

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 758,12

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,1846

PHP

Philippine peso

49,873

RUB

Russian rouble

63,1740

THB

Thai baht

38,215

BRL

Brazilian real

3,5932

MXN

Mexican peso

17,6836

INR

Indian rupee

70,1379

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

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HERCULE III

Call for proposals — 2015

Legal Training and Studies

(2015/C 243/02)

1.   Objectives and description

This notice of Call for Proposals is based on Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) establishing the Hercule III Programme, in particular Article 8 (b) (‘Eligible Actions’), as well as the Financing Decision 2015 adopting the annual work programme (2) for the implementation of the Hercule III Programme in 2015, in particular section 7.2.1 (Legal Training and Studies).

The Financing Decision 2015 provides for the organisation of a Call for Proposals ‘Legal Training and Studies’.

2.   Eligible applicants

As defined in article 6 of the Programme, applicants must be:

| — | National or regional administrations of a Member State and a participating country which promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union.
  Or |
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National or regional administrations of a Member State and a participating country which promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union.

Or

| — | Research and educational institutes and non-profit-making entities provided that they have been established and have been operating for at least one year, in a Member State or a participating country, and promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union. |
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Research and educational institutes and non-profit-making entities provided that they have been established and have been operating for at least one year, in a Member State or a participating country, and promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union.

Article 7(2) of the Programme defines the participating countries other than Member States.

3.   Eligible actions

The actions eligible for funding under this Call for Proposals are:

| 1. | Developing high-profile research activities, including studies in comparative law; |
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Developing high-profile research activities, including studies in comparative law;

| 2. | Improving the cooperation between practitioners and academics (through actions such as conferences, seminars and workshops), including the organisation of the annual meeting of the Presidents of the Associations for European Criminal Law and for the Protection of the EU Financial Interests; |
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Improving the cooperation between practitioners and academics (through actions such as conferences, seminars and workshops), including the organisation of the annual meeting of the Presidents of the Associations for European Criminal Law and for the Protection of the EU Financial Interests;

| 3. | Raising the awareness of the judiciary and other branches of the legal profession for the protection of the financial interests of the Union, including the publication of scientific knowledge concerning the protection of the financial interests of the Union. |
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3.

Raising the awareness of the judiciary and other branches of the legal profession for the protection of the financial interests of the Union, including the publication of scientific knowledge concerning the protection of the financial interests of the Union.

The actions can be achieved through the organisation of: studies in comparative law, conferences, seminars, workshops, periodical publications, etc.

4.   Budget

The indicative available budget for this Call is EUR 500 000. The financial contribution will take the form of a grant. The financial contribution awarded will not exceed 80 % of the eligible costs. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the financial contribution may be increased to cover a maximum of 90 % of the eligible costs. The Call lists the criteria that will be applied to determine these exceptional and duly justified cases.

The minimum threshold for a ‘Legal Training and Studies’ action shall be EUR 40 000. The total budget of an action for which a grant is requested shall not be lower than this threshold.

The Commission reserves the right not to allocate all the funds available.

5.   Deadline for submission of applications

Applications must be submitted to the Commission no later than: Tuesday, 22 September 2015.

6.   Further Information

All documents related to this Call for Proposals can be downloaded from the following internet website:

http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/policy/hercule/index_en.htm

Question and/or requests for additional information in relation to this Call have to be sent by e-mail to:

OLAF-FMB-HERCULE-LEGAL@ec.europa.eu

The questions and answers may be anonymously published in the Guidelines for filling in the Application Form on OLAF’s internet website if they are relevant to other applicants.

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(1)  Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 establishing a programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union (Hercule III programme) (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 6).

(2)  Commission Decision concerning the adoption of the work programme for 2015 and the financing for the implementation of the Hercule III Programme C(2015) 2234 of 8 April 2015.

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HERCULE III

Call for proposals — 2015

Technical Assistance for the fight against EU fraud

(2015/C 243/03)

1.   Objectives and description

This notice of Call for Proposals is based on Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) establishing the Hercule III Programme, in particular Article 8 (a) (‘Eligible Actions’), as well as the Financing Decision 2015 adopting the annual work programme (2) for the implementation of the Hercule III Programme in 2015, in particular section 6.1, actions: 1, 2, 3 and 6 (‘Specific actions for technical assistance’).

The Financing Decision 2015 provides for the organisation of a Call for Proposals ‘Technical Assistance’.

2.   Eligible applicants

The bodies eligible for funding under the Programme are national or regional administrations (‘Applicants’) of a Member State which promote the strengthening of European Union action to protect the European Union’s financial interests.

3.   Eligible actions

The actions eligible for funding under this Call for Proposals are:

| 1. | The purchase and maintenance of investigation tools and methods, including specialised training needed to operate the investigation tools; |
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The purchase and maintenance of investigation tools and methods, including specialised training needed to operate the investigation tools;

| 2. | The purchase and maintenance of devices (scanners) and animals to carry out inspections of containers, trucks, railway wagons and vehicles at the Union’s internal and external borders order to detect smuggled and counterfeited goods; |
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The purchase and maintenance of devices (scanners) and animals to carry out inspections of containers, trucks, railway wagons and vehicles at the Union’s internal and external borders order to detect smuggled and counterfeited goods;

| 3. | The purchase, maintenance and interconnection of systems for the recognition of vehicle number plates (Automated Number Plate Recognition Systems – ANPRS) or container codes; |
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The purchase, maintenance and interconnection of systems for the recognition of vehicle number plates (Automated Number Plate Recognition Systems – ANPRS) or container codes;

| 4. | The purchase of services to support Member States’ capacity to store and destroy seized cigarettes and tobacco. |
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4.

The purchase of services to support Member States’ capacity to store and destroy seized cigarettes and tobacco.

4.   Budget

The indicative available budget for this Call is EUR 8 050 000. The financial contribution will take the form of a grant. The financial contribution awarded will not exceed 80 % of the eligible costs. In exceptional and duly justified cases, the financial contribution may be increased to cover a maximum of 90 % of the eligible costs. The Call lists the criteria that will be applied to determine these exceptional and duly justified cases. The minimum threshold for the budget of an action submitted in an application has been set at: EUR 100 000.

The Commission reserves the right not to allocate all the funds available.

5.   Deadline for submission of applications

Applications must be submitted no later than: Tuesday, 15 September 2015.

6.   Further information

All documents related to this Call for Proposals can be downloaded from the following internet website:

http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/policy/hercule/index_en.htm

Question and/or requests for additional information in relation to this Call have to be sent by e-mail to:

OLAF-FMB-HERCULE-TA@ec.europa.eu

The questions and answers may be anonymously published in the Guidelines for filling in the Application Form on the Commission’s OLAF’s internet website if they are relevant to other applicants.

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(1)  Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 establishing a programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union (Hercule III programme) (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 6).

(2)  Commission Decision concerning the adoption of the work programme for 2015 and the financing for the implementation of the Hercule III Programme C(2015) 2234 of 8 April 2015.

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HERCULE III

Call for proposals — 2015

Anti-Fraud Training

(2015/C 243/04)

1.   Objectives and description

This notice of Call for Proposals is based on Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1) establishing the Hercule III Programme, in particular Article 8(b) (‘Eligible Actions’), as well as the Financing Decision 2015 adopting the annual work programme (2) for the implementation of the Hercule III Programme in 2015, in particular section 7.1 (Conferences, seminars and digital forensics training).

The Financing Decision 2015 provides for the organisation of a Call for Proposals ‘Anti-Fraud Training’.

2.   Eligible applicants

As defined in Article 6 of the Programme, applicants must be:

| — | national or regional administrations of a Member State and a participating country which promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union,
  or |
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—

national or regional administrations of a Member State and a participating country which promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union,

or

| — | research and educational institutes and non-profit-making entities provided that they have been established and have been operating for at least 1 year, in a Member State or a participating country, and promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union. |
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research and educational institutes and non-profit-making entities provided that they have been established and have been operating for at least 1 year, in a Member State or a participating country, and promote the strengthening of action at Union level to protect the financial interests of the Union.

Article 7(2) of the Programme defines the participating countries other than Member States.

3.   Eligible actions

The Commission (OLAF) will award grants for actions which have as objective:

| — | exchanging experience and best practices between the relevant authorities in the participating countries, including specialised law enforcement services, as well as representatives of international organisations, |
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exchanging experience and best practices between the relevant authorities in the participating countries, including specialised law enforcement services, as well as representatives of international organisations,

| — | disseminating knowledge, particularly on better identification of risk for investigative purposes. |
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disseminating knowledge, particularly on better identification of risk for investigative purposes.

These aims can be achieved through the organisation of:

conferences, seminars, colloquia, courses, e-learning and symposia, workshops, hands-on training and staff exchanges, exchanges of best practices (including on fraud risk assessment), etc.

Staff exchanges between national and regional administrations in different Member States (in particular neighbouring Member States) are to be encouraged.

4.   Budget

The indicative available budget for this Call is EUR 900 000. The financial contribution will take the form of a grant. The financial contribution awarded will not exceed 80 % of the eligible costs.

The minimum threshold for a ‘Training’ action shall be EUR 40 000. The budget of an action for which a grant is requested shall not be lower than this threshold.

The Commission reserves the right not to allocate all the funds available.

5.   Deadline

Applications must be submitted no later than: Tuesday, 29 September 2015.

6.   Further information

All documents related to this Call for Proposals can be downloaded from the following internet website:

http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/policy/hercule/index_en.htm

Questions and/or requests for additional information in relation to this Call have to be sent by email to:

Olaf-anti-fraud-training@ec.europa.eu

The questions and answers may be anonymously published in the Guidelines for filling in the Application Form on OLAF’s internet website if they are relevant to other applicants.

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(1)  Regulation (EU) No 250/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 establishing a programme to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union (Hercule III programme) (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 6).

(2)  Commission Decision concerning the adoption of the work programme for 2015 and the financing for the implementation of the Hercule III Programme C(2015) 2234 of 8 April 2015.

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