# Official Journal C 79/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 591 March 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 79

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 591 March 2016

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2016/C 079/01 | Council Decision of 24 February 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work | 1 |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 079/02 | Euro exchange rates | 7 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2016/C 079/03 | Special Report No 2/2016 — 2014 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Reports | 8 |
| | European Data Protection Supervisor |
| 2016/C 079/04 | Executive Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the dissemination and use of intrusive surveillance technologies | 9 |

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2016/C 079/01

Council Decision of 24 February 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

1

European Commission

2016/C 079/02

Euro exchange rates

7

Court of Auditors

2016/C 079/03

Special Report No 2/2016 — 2014 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Reports

8

European Data Protection Supervisor

2016/C 079/04

Executive Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the dissemination and use of intrusive surveillance technologies

9

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/1

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COUNCIL DECISION

of 24 February 2016

appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work

(2016/C 79/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2003/C 218/01 of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States,

Whereas:

| (1) | By its Decision of 22 April 2013 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 22 April 2013 until 28 February 2016. |
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(1)

By its Decision of 22 April 2013 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 22 April 2013 until 28 February 2016.

| (2) | The members and alternate members remain in office until they are replaced or reappointed. |
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(2)

The members and alternate members remain in office until they are replaced or reappointed.

| (3) | Members and alternate members of the Committee should be appointed for a period of 3 years, |
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(3)

Members and alternate members of the Committee should be appointed for a period of 3 years,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 29 February 2016 to 28 February 2019:

I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | Ms Godelieve PONNET | Ms Véronique CRUTZEN
  Ms Nadine GILIS |
| Bulgaria | Ms Vaska SEMERDZHIEVA | Ms Darina KONOVA
  Mr Dimitar DIMITROV |
| Czech Republic | Mr Jaroslav HLAVÍN | Ms Anna SAMKOVÁ
  Mr Zdeněk ŠMERHOVSKÝ |
| Denmark | Ms Charlotte SKJOLDAGER | Ms Annemarie KNUDSEN
  Mr Bent HORN ANDERSEN |
| Germany | Mr Michael KOLL | Mr Kai SCHÄFER
  Ms Ellen ZWINK |
| Estonia | Ms Seili SUDER | Ms Kristel PLANGI
  Ms Maret MARIPUU |
| Ireland | Ms Paula GOUGH | Ms Marie DALTON
  Ms Margaret LAWLOR |
| Greece | | |
| Spain | Ms Dolores LIMÓN TAMÉS | Ms Mercedes TEJEDOR AIBAR
  Ms Belén PERÉZ AZNAR |
| France | Ms Bénédicte LEGRAND-JUNG | Mr Frédéric TEZE
  Mr Olivier MEUNIER |
| Croatia | Mr Zdravko MURATTI | Mr Miroslav BABIĆ
  Mr Jere GAŠPEROV |
| Italy | Mr Romolo De CAMILLIS | Ms Rosanna MARGIOTTA
  Ms Alessandra PERA |
| Cyprus | Mr Anastassios YANNAKI | Mr Aristodemos ECONOMIDES
  Mr Marios KOURTELLIS |
| Latvia | Ms Jolanta GEDUŠA | Mr Renārs LŪSIS
  Ms Māra VĪKSNE |
| Lithuania | Ms Aldona SABAITIENĖ | Ms Vilija KONDROTIENĖ
  Ms Gintarė BUŽINSKAITĖ |
| Luxembourg | Mr Marco BOLY | Mr Johny SCHNEIDER
  Mr Carlo STEFFES |
| Hungary | Mr Péter NESZTINGER | Ms Katalin BALOGH
  Mr Gyula MADARÁSZ |
| Malta | Mr Mark GAUCI | Mr Melhino MERCIECA
  Mr David SALIBA |
| Netherlands | Ms Esther de KLEUVER | Mr Martin G. DEN HELD
  Mr Rob TRIEMSTRA |
| Austria | Ms Anna RITZBERGER-MOSER | Ms Gertrud BREINDL
  Ms Gerlinde ZINIEL |
| Poland | Ms Danuta KORADECKA | Ms Joanna FAŁDYGA
  Mr Roman SĄSIADEK |
| Portugal | Mr Pedro Nuno PIMENTA BRAZ | Mr Carlos PEREIRA
  Mr António SANTOS |
| Romania | Ms Anca Mihaela PRICOP | Mr Marian TĂNASE
  Mr Dantes Nicolae BRATU |
| Slovenia | Mr Nikolaj PETRIŠIČ | Mr Jože HAUKO
  Mr Etbin TRATNIK |
| Slovakia | Ms Romana ČERVIENKOVÁ | Mr Vladimir TEJBUS |
| Finland | Mr Leo SUOMAA | Ms Kristiina MUKALA
  Mr Wiking HUSBERG |
| Sweden | | |
| United Kingdom | Mr Stuart BRISTOW | Mr Clive FLEMING
  Mr Stephen TAYLOR |

Country

Members

Alternates

Belgium

Ms Godelieve PONNET

Ms Véronique CRUTZEN

Ms Nadine GILIS

Bulgaria

Ms Vaska SEMERDZHIEVA

Ms Darina KONOVA

Mr Dimitar DIMITROV

Czech Republic

Mr Jaroslav HLAVÍN

Ms Anna SAMKOVÁ

Mr Zdeněk ŠMERHOVSKÝ

Denmark

Ms Charlotte SKJOLDAGER

Ms Annemarie KNUDSEN

Mr Bent HORN ANDERSEN

Germany

Mr Michael KOLL

Mr Kai SCHÄFER

Ms Ellen ZWINK

Estonia

Ms Seili SUDER

Ms Kristel PLANGI

Ms Maret MARIPUU

Ireland

Ms Paula GOUGH

Ms Marie DALTON

Ms Margaret LAWLOR

Greece

Spain

Ms Dolores LIMÓN TAMÉS

Ms Mercedes TEJEDOR AIBAR

Ms Belén PERÉZ AZNAR

France

Ms Bénédicte LEGRAND-JUNG

Mr Frédéric TEZE

Mr Olivier MEUNIER

Croatia

Mr Zdravko MURATTI

Mr Miroslav BABIĆ

Mr Jere GAŠPEROV

Italy

Mr Romolo De CAMILLIS

Ms Rosanna MARGIOTTA

Ms Alessandra PERA

Cyprus

Mr Anastassios YANNAKI

Mr Aristodemos ECONOMIDES

Mr Marios KOURTELLIS

Latvia

Ms Jolanta GEDUŠA

Mr Renārs LŪSIS

Ms Māra VĪKSNE

Lithuania

Ms Aldona SABAITIENĖ

Ms Vilija KONDROTIENĖ

Ms Gintarė BUŽINSKAITĖ

Luxembourg

Mr Marco BOLY

Mr Johny SCHNEIDER

Mr Carlo STEFFES

Hungary

Mr Péter NESZTINGER

Ms Katalin BALOGH

Mr Gyula MADARÁSZ

Malta

Mr Mark GAUCI

Mr Melhino MERCIECA

Mr David SALIBA

Netherlands

Ms Esther de KLEUVER

Mr Martin G. DEN HELD

Mr Rob TRIEMSTRA

Austria

Ms Anna RITZBERGER-MOSER

Ms Gertrud BREINDL

Ms Gerlinde ZINIEL

Poland

Ms Danuta KORADECKA

Ms Joanna FAŁDYGA

Mr Roman SĄSIADEK

Portugal

Mr Pedro Nuno PIMENTA BRAZ

Mr Carlos PEREIRA

Mr António SANTOS

Romania

Ms Anca Mihaela PRICOP

Mr Marian TĂNASE

Mr Dantes Nicolae BRATU

Slovenia

Mr Nikolaj PETRIŠIČ

Mr Jože HAUKO

Mr Etbin TRATNIK

Slovakia

Ms Romana ČERVIENKOVÁ

Mr Vladimir TEJBUS

Finland

Mr Leo SUOMAA

Ms Kristiina MUKALA

Mr Wiking HUSBERG

Sweden

United Kingdom

Mr Stuart BRISTOW

Mr Clive FLEMING

Mr Stephen TAYLOR

II.   TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
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| Belgium | Ms Caroline VERDOOT | Mr Herman FONCK
  Mr Stéphane LEPOUTRE |
| Bulgaria | Mr Ivan KOKALOV | Mr Aleksander ZAGOROV
  Ms Reneta VASILEVA |
| Czech Republic | Ms Radka SOKOLOVÁ | Mr Václav PROCHÁZKA
  Mr Jaroslav PEJŠA |
| Denmark | Ms Maria BJERRE | Mr Jan KAHR FREDERIKSEN |
| Germany | Ms Sonja KÖNIG | Ms Anne KARRASS
  Mr Moriz-Boje TIEDEMANN |
| Estonia | Ms Aija MAASIKAS | Mr Argo SOON
  Ms Elina REEDI |
| Ireland | Mr Sylvester CRONIN | Mr Frank VAUGHAN
  Mr Dessie ROBINSON |
| Greece | | |
| Spain | Mr Pedro J. LINARES | Ms Marisa RUFINO
  Mr Javier TORRES |
| France | | |
| Croatia | Mr Marko PALADA | Ms Gordana PALAJSA
  Mr Rajko KUTLAČA |
| Italy | | |
| Cyprus | Mr Nicos ANDREOU | Mr Nikos SATSIAS
  Mr Stelios CHRISTODOULOU |
| Latvia | Mr. Ziedonis ANTAPSONS | Mr Mārtiņš PUŽULS
  Mr Edgars GRIGORJEVS |
| Lithuania | Ms Inga RUGINIENĖ | Ms Dalia JUŠKEVIČIENĖ
  Mr Ričardas GARUOLIS |
| Luxembourg | Mr Jean-Luc DE MATTEIS | Mr Marcel GOEREND
  Mr Robert FORNIERI |
| Hungary | | |
| Malta | Mr Alfred LIA | Mr Edwin BALZAN
  Mr Anthony CASARU |
| Netherlands | Mr W. van VEELEN | Mr H. van STEENBERGEN
  Ms S. BALJEU |
| Austria | Ms Ingrid REIFINGER | Ms Julia NEDJELIK-LISCHKA
  Mr Alexander HEIDER |
| Poland | Mr Dariusz GOC | Ms Agnieszka MIŃKOWSKA
  Ms Longina KACZMARSKA |
| Portugal | Ms Vanda Teresa ROGADO PEREIRA DA CRUZ | Ms Maria da Conceição MELRO VIEIRA
  Mr Fernando José GOMES MACHADO |
| Romania | | |
| Slovenia | Ms Lučka BÖHM | Ms Katja GORIŠEK
  Mr Matej VALENŠEK |
| Slovakia | Mr Peter RAMPAŠEK | Mr Alexander ŤAŽÍK
  Mr Róbert STAŠKO |
| Finland | Ms Raili PERIMÄKI | Ms Paula ILVESKIVI
  Mr Erkki AUVINEN |
| Sweden | | |
| United Kingdom | Mr Hugh ROBERTSON | |

Country

Members

Alternates

Belgium

Ms Caroline VERDOOT

Mr Herman FONCK

Mr Stéphane LEPOUTRE

Bulgaria

Mr Ivan KOKALOV

Mr Aleksander ZAGOROV

Ms Reneta VASILEVA

Czech Republic

Ms Radka SOKOLOVÁ

Mr Václav PROCHÁZKA

Mr Jaroslav PEJŠA

Denmark

Ms Maria BJERRE

Mr Jan KAHR FREDERIKSEN

Germany

Ms Sonja KÖNIG

Ms Anne KARRASS

Mr Moriz-Boje TIEDEMANN

Estonia

Ms Aija MAASIKAS

Mr Argo SOON

Ms Elina REEDI

Ireland

Mr Sylvester CRONIN

Mr Frank VAUGHAN

Mr Dessie ROBINSON

Greece

Spain

Mr Pedro J. LINARES

Ms Marisa RUFINO

Mr Javier TORRES

France

Croatia

Mr Marko PALADA

Ms Gordana PALAJSA

Mr Rajko KUTLAČA

Italy

Cyprus

Mr Nicos ANDREOU

Mr Nikos SATSIAS

Mr Stelios CHRISTODOULOU

Latvia

Mr. Ziedonis ANTAPSONS

Mr Mārtiņš PUŽULS

Mr Edgars GRIGORJEVS

Lithuania

Ms Inga RUGINIENĖ

Ms Dalia JUŠKEVIČIENĖ

Mr Ričardas GARUOLIS

Luxembourg

Mr Jean-Luc DE MATTEIS

Mr Marcel GOEREND

Mr Robert FORNIERI

Hungary

Malta

Mr Alfred LIA

Mr Edwin BALZAN

Mr Anthony CASARU

Netherlands

Mr W. van VEELEN

Mr H. van STEENBERGEN

Ms S. BALJEU

Austria

Ms Ingrid REIFINGER

Ms Julia NEDJELIK-LISCHKA

Mr Alexander HEIDER

Poland

Mr Dariusz GOC

Ms Agnieszka MIŃKOWSKA

Ms Longina KACZMARSKA

Portugal

Ms Vanda Teresa ROGADO PEREIRA DA CRUZ

Ms Maria da Conceição MELRO VIEIRA

Mr Fernando José GOMES MACHADO

Romania

Slovenia

Ms Lučka BÖHM

Ms Katja GORIŠEK

Mr Matej VALENŠEK

Slovakia

Mr Peter RAMPAŠEK

Mr Alexander ŤAŽÍK

Mr Róbert STAŠKO

Finland

Ms Raili PERIMÄKI

Ms Paula ILVESKIVI

Mr Erkki AUVINEN

Sweden

United Kingdom

Mr Hugh ROBERTSON

III.   EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES

| Country | Members | Alternates |
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| Belgium | Mr Kris DE MEESTER | Mr Thierry VANMOL
  Mr Marc JUNIUS |
| Bulgaria | Mr Georgi STOEV | Ms Petya GEOREVA
  Ms Daniela SIMIDCHIEVA |
| Czech Republic | Ms Jana MALÁ | Mr František HROBSKÝ
  Mr Martin RÖHRICH |
| Denmark | Ms Lena SØBY | Ms Christina SODE HASLUND
  Mr Jens SKOVGAARD LAURITSEN |
| Germany | Mr Eckhard METZE | Mr Stefan ENGEL
  Mr Rüdiger TRIEBEL |
| Estonia | Ms Marju PEÄRNBERG | Ms Piia SIMMERMANN
  Ms Ülle MATT |
| Ireland | Mr Michael GILLEN | Mr Kevin ENRIGHT |
| Greece | | |
| Spain | Ms Marina GORDÓN ORTÍZ | Ms Laura CASTRILLO NUÑEZ
  Ms Isabel MAYA RUBIO |
| France | | |
| Croatia | Ms Admira RIBIČIĆ | Mr Nenad SEIFERT
  Mr Boris ANTUNOVIĆ |
| Italy | | |
| Cyprus | Mr Polyvios POLYVIOU | Mr Emilios MICHAEL
  Mr Panayotis PANAYI |
| Latvia | Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE | Mr Andris POMMERS |
| Lithuania | Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS | Mr Jonas GUZAVIČIUS
  Ms Aistė TOMKIENĖ |
| Luxembourg | Mr Pierre BLAISE | Mr François ENGELS
  Mr Marc KIEFFER |
| Hungary | | |
| Malta | Mr John SCICLUNA | Mr Andrew AGIUS MUSCAT
  Ms Carmen BORG |
| Netherlands | Mr W.M.J.M. van MIERLO | Mr R. van BEEK
  Mr H.A.F. van WELL |
| Austria | Ms Julia ENZELSBERGER | Ms Christa SCHWENG
  Ms Katharina LINDNER |
| Poland | Mr Jacek MĘCINA | Mr Paweł PETTKE |
| Portugal | Mr Luís HENRIQUES | Mr Manuel Marcelino PENA COSTA
  Mr Luís Miguel CORREIA MIRA |
| Romania | | |
| Slovenia | Mr Igor ANTAUER | Ms Karmen FOTUNA JEFIM |
| Slovakia | Mr Róbert MEITNER | Ms Silvia SUROVÁ |
| Finland | Ms Riitta WÄRN | Mr Jan SCHUGK
  Mr Mika SUSI |
| Sweden | | |
| United Kingdom | Ms Rachel SMITH | Mr Dominic FROST |

Country

Members

Alternates

Belgium

Mr Kris DE MEESTER

Mr Thierry VANMOL

Mr Marc JUNIUS

Bulgaria

Mr Georgi STOEV

Ms Petya GEOREVA

Ms Daniela SIMIDCHIEVA

Czech Republic

Ms Jana MALÁ

Mr František HROBSKÝ

Mr Martin RÖHRICH

Denmark

Ms Lena SØBY

Ms Christina SODE HASLUND

Mr Jens SKOVGAARD LAURITSEN

Germany

Mr Eckhard METZE

Mr Stefan ENGEL

Mr Rüdiger TRIEBEL

Estonia

Ms Marju PEÄRNBERG

Ms Piia SIMMERMANN

Ms Ülle MATT

Ireland

Mr Michael GILLEN

Mr Kevin ENRIGHT

Greece

Spain

Ms Marina GORDÓN ORTÍZ

Ms Laura CASTRILLO NUÑEZ

Ms Isabel MAYA RUBIO

France

Croatia

Ms Admira RIBIČIĆ

Mr Nenad SEIFERT

Mr Boris ANTUNOVIĆ

Italy

Cyprus

Mr Polyvios POLYVIOU

Mr Emilios MICHAEL

Mr Panayotis PANAYI

Latvia

Ms Ilona KIUKUCĀNE

Mr Andris POMMERS

Lithuania

Mr Vaidotas LEVICKIS

Mr Jonas GUZAVIČIUS

Ms Aistė TOMKIENĖ

Luxembourg

Mr Pierre BLAISE

Mr François ENGELS

Mr Marc KIEFFER

Hungary

Malta

Mr John SCICLUNA

Mr Andrew AGIUS MUSCAT

Ms Carmen BORG

Netherlands

Mr W.M.J.M. van MIERLO

Mr R. van BEEK

Mr H.A.F. van WELL

Austria

Ms Julia ENZELSBERGER

Ms Christa SCHWENG

Ms Katharina LINDNER

Poland

Mr Jacek MĘCINA

Mr Paweł PETTKE

Portugal

Mr Luís HENRIQUES

Mr Manuel Marcelino PENA COSTA

Mr Luís Miguel CORREIA MIRA

Romania

Slovenia

Mr Igor ANTAUER

Ms Karmen FOTUNA JEFIM

Slovakia

Mr Róbert MEITNER

Ms Silvia SUROVÁ

Finland

Ms Riitta WÄRN

Mr Jan SCHUGK

Mr Mika SUSI

Sweden

United Kingdom

Ms Rachel SMITH

Mr Dominic FROST

Article 2

The Council shall appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published for information in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2016.

For the Council

The President

M. BUSSEMAKER

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(1)  OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ C 120, 26.4.2013, p. 7.

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European Commission

| 1.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/7 |
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1.3.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/7

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Euro exchange rates (1)

29 February 2016

(2016/C 79/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0888 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 123,14 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4602 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,78580 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3219 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0914 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5043 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,057 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 311,26 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3543 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4757 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2273 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5260 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4767 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4651 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6557 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5325 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 347,54 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,4563 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,1351 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6263 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 559,43 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5870 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,615 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 82,6432 |
| THB | Thai baht | 38,827 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3394 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,8005 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,3825 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0888

JPY

Japanese yen

123,14

DKK

Danish krone

7,4602

GBP

Pound sterling

0,78580

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3219

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0914

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5043

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,057

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,26

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3543

RON

Romanian leu

4,4757

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2273

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5260

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4767

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4651

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6557

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5325

KRW

South Korean won

1 347,54

ZAR

South African rand

17,4563

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,1351

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6263

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 559,43

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5870

PHP

Philippine peso

51,615

RUB

Russian rouble

82,6432

THB

Thai baht

38,827

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3394

MXN

Mexican peso

19,8005

INR

Indian rupee

74,3825

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

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Court of Auditors

| 1.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/8 |
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1.3.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/8

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Special Report No 2/2016

‘2014 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Reports’

(2016/C 79/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 2/2016 ‘2014 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Reports’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu or on EU Bookshop: https://bookshop.europa.eu

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European Data Protection Supervisor

| 1.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/9 |
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1.3.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/9

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Executive Summary of the Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the dissemination and use of intrusive surveillance technologies

(The full text of this Opinion can be found in English, French and German on the EDPS website www.edps.europa.eu)

(2016/C 79/04)

The EDPS addresses in this Opinion the data protection and privacy issues raised by the dissemination and use of intrusive surveillance technologies. The use of these tools implies by default the processing of personal data and a possible intrusion of privacy: the main goal of intrusive surveillance tools is to remotely infiltrate IT systems (usually over the internet) in order to covertly monitor the activities of those IT systems and over time, send data back to the user of the surveillance tools.

While such tools can be instruments for legitimate (and regulated) use by law enforcement bodies or intelligence agencies, they can be also used as ‘Trojan horses’ to circumvent security measures in electronic communications and data processing.

The tension between the positive use of ICT tools and the negative impact that the misuse of technology can have on human rights, and especially on the protection of personal data and privacy, has to be addressed by national and EU policies, and by all actors involved in the ICT sector (developers, service providers, sellers, brokers, distributors, and users).

In this Opinion, the EDPS proposes to address the threat constituted by the use of intrusive surveillance technologies with the following actions:

| — | an assessment of the existing EU standards for ICTs should be performed, with the purpose to increase the protection of human rights, especially in case of exportation of surveillance or interception technology and related services, |
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an assessment of the existing EU standards for ICTs should be performed, with the purpose to increase the protection of human rights, especially in case of exportation of surveillance or interception technology and related services,

| — | the use and dissemination (including inside the EU) of surveillance and interception tools, and related services, should be subject to appropriate regulation, taking into account the potential risk for the violation of fundamental rights, in particular the rights of privacy and data protection, |
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the use and dissemination (including inside the EU) of surveillance and interception tools, and related services, should be subject to appropriate regulation, taking into account the potential risk for the violation of fundamental rights, in particular the rights of privacy and data protection,

| — | consistent and more effective policies should be developed by the Council of the EU, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the EEAS regarding the export of intrusive surveillance tools in the context of dual-use technologies, at EU and international level, |
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consistent and more effective policies should be developed by the Council of the EU, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the EEAS regarding the export of intrusive surveillance tools in the context of dual-use technologies, at EU and international level,

| — | up-to-date policies should regulate ‘0-day’ exploits and vulnerabilities in order to avoid their use for fundamental rights violations, |
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up-to-date policies should regulate ‘0-day’ exploits and vulnerabilities in order to avoid their use for fundamental rights violations,

| — | EU policies on cybersecurity should take into account the dissemination of interception and surveillance technologies and address specifically this issue within the appropriate legislation, |
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EU policies on cybersecurity should take into account the dissemination of interception and surveillance technologies and address specifically this issue within the appropriate legislation,

| — | investments in security on the internet and initiatives to embed privacy by design in new technological solutions should be fostered, |
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investments in security on the internet and initiatives to embed privacy by design in new technological solutions should be fostered,

| — | a consistent approach should be put into place to grant international protection to whistle-blowers who contribute to revealing violations of human rights through the use of interception and surveillance technologies. |
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a consistent approach should be put into place to grant international protection to whistle-blowers who contribute to revealing violations of human rights through the use of interception and surveillance technologies.

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2015.

Giovanni BUTTARELLI

European Data Protection Supervisor

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