# Official Journal C 134/2016

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5915 April 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 134

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5915 April 2016

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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 134/01 | Notice from the Commission pursuant to Article 85 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, implementing the provisions of the Community Customs Code — Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) rules of origin — Extension to Turkey of the bilateral cumulation system established by that article | 1 |
| 2016/C 134/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7573 — DMK/DOC Kaas) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 134/01

Notice from the Commission pursuant to Article 85 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, implementing the provisions of the Community Customs Code — Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) rules of origin — Extension to Turkey of the bilateral cumulation system established by that article

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2016/C 134/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7573 — DMK/DOC Kaas) (
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  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 134/03 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 134/03

Euro exchange rates

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| | Corrigenda |
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| 2016/C 134/04 | Corrigendum to the explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union ( OJ C 76, 4.3.2015 ) | 4 |

Corrigenda

2016/C 134/04

Corrigendum to the explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union ( OJ C 76, 4.3.2015 )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Notice from the Commission pursuant to Article 85 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93, implementing the provisions of the Community Customs Code — Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) rules of origin — Extension to Turkey of the bilateral cumulation system established by that article

(2016/C 134/01)

Article 85 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (1), implementing the provisions of the Community Customs Code (the ‘Customs Code Implementing Provisions’ or ‘CCIP’), foresees the possibility for GSP beneficiary countries to use certain materials (2) originating in Norway, Switzerland and Turkey under cumulation of origin (3).

Such a system is already operating in respect of materials originating in Norway and Switzerland (4) and allows GSP beneficiary countries to use materials originating in these two countries under cumulation of origin when producing goods to be exported to the European Union (‘the Union’). For the same system to operate with regard to materials originating in Turkey, this country has to meet two conditions, namely it should:

| — | apply for the purpose of its GSP scheme a definition of the concept of origin corresponding to the one defined in the GSP rules of origin of the Union, and |
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apply for the purpose of its GSP scheme a definition of the concept of origin corresponding to the one defined in the GSP rules of origin of the Union, and

| — | allow, by reciprocity, GSP beneficiary countries to use materials originating in the Union under cumulation of origin when producing goods eligible for GSP preference upon importation in Turkey. |
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allow, by reciprocity, GSP beneficiary countries to use materials originating in the Union under cumulation of origin when producing goods eligible for GSP preference upon importation in Turkey.

By Ministerial Decree No 2014/7064 published in the Turkish Official Gazette on 31 December 2014 and applicable since 1 January 2015, Turkey has aligned its GSP rules of origin with those of the Union. These rules include a provision which mirrors the abovementioned Article 85 and thus provides for reciprocity. Turkey thus meets the two conditions specified above.

Accordingly, as of 1 January 2015, products originating in Turkey, with the exception of products falling within chapters 1 to 24 of the Harmonised System, may be considered as materials originating in a GSP beneficiary country when incorporated into a product in that beneficiary country, provided that the working or processing carried out there goes beyond the operations described in Article 78(1) CCIP (i.e. the so-called ‘insufficient operations’).

The present notice is published in accordance with Article 85(4) CCIP. The attention of customs authorities and economic operators is drawn to the fact that the system of replacement proofs of origin as provided for in Articles 97d and 97p CCIP will not be implemented in the trade between the Union and Turkey, and vice-versa. Accordingly, only Article 85 and the related provisions of Articles 87, 97m(5), 97u(2) and Annex 18 CCIP will apply to Turkey.

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(1)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.

(2)  Namely materials other than those falling within chapters 1 to 24 of the Harmonised System.

(3)  This allows GSP beneficiary countries to consider such materials as originating, provided that the working or processing they carry out on those materials goes beyond so-called ‘insufficient operations’.

(4)  See notice to importers published in OJ C 104, 4.4.2001, p. 7.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7573 — DMK/DOC Kaas)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 134/02)

On 3 March 2016, 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,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32016M7573. 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 32016M7573. 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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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 April 2016

(2016/C 134/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1252 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 123,09 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4415 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,79560 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1580 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0878 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2640 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,028 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 311,25 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2992 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4728 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2203 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4610 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4434 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,7283 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6395 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5346 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 298,53 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,3938 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2970 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4822 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 844,32 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,3737 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,982 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 74,2429 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,506 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,9586 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,6655 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,8648 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1252

JPY

Japanese yen

123,09

DKK

Danish krone

7,4415

GBP

Pound sterling

0,79560

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1580

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0878

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2640

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,028

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,25

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2992

RON

Romanian leu

4,4728

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2203

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4610

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4434

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,7283

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6395

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5346

KRW

South Korean won

1 298,53

ZAR

South African rand

16,3938

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2970

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4822

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 844,32

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,3737

PHP

Philippine peso

51,982

RUB

Russian rouble

74,2429

THB

Thai baht

39,506

BRL

Brazilian real

3,9586

MXN

Mexican peso

19,6655

INR

Indian rupee

74,8648

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

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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to the explanatory notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 76 of 4 March 2015
  )

(2016/C 134/04)

On page 186, CN Code 3912 20 11‘Collodions and celloidin’:

for:

‘Collodion is by weight a 12 % nitrocellulose solution in a mixture of ether and alcohol.’,

read:

read:

‘Collodion is a solution of nitrocellulose containing 12 % by weight of nitrogen in a mixture of ether and alcohol.’.

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