# Official Journal C 84/2019

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 626 March 2019 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 84

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 626 March 2019

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| | III   Preparatory acts |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2019/C 84/01 CON/2019/6 | Opinion of the European Central Bank of 13 February 2019 on a proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (CON/2019/6) | 1 |

Contents

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III   Preparatory acts

European Central Bank

2019/C 84/01 CON/2019/6

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 13 February 2019 on a proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (CON/2019/6)

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2019/C 84/02 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2019/C 84/03 | Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (
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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2019/C 84/02

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2019/C 84/03

Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (
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III Preparatory acts

European Central Bank

| 6.3.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 84/1 |
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6.3.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

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OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 13 February 2019

on a proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community

(CON/2019/6)

(2019/C 84/01)

Introduction and legal basis

On 19 December 2018 the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Council of the European Union for an opinion on a proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter the ‘proposed Decision’) (1).

The ECB’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Articles 127(4) and 282(5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as the proposed Decision relates to the ECB and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). In accordance with the first sentence of Article 17.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, the Governing Council has adopted this opinion.

General observations

| 1. | The ECB takes note of the proposed Decision, which approves the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (hereinafter the ‘Withdrawal Agreement’), on behalf of the Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). In particular, the ECB takes note of the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement on the reimbursement of the paid-in capital provided by the Bank of England to the ECB (2), and the participation of the Bank of England in the institutional arrangements laid down in Articles 282 and 283 TFEU and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’) during the transition period (3). The ECB also takes note of the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement on the application of provisions of Union law on access to documents of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union in the United Kingdom (4); the application of certain articles of the Statute of the ESCB in respect of the ECB in the United Kingdom (5); and the application of certain privileges and immunities to the ECB, the members of its organs, its staff, and the representatives of the national central banks (NCBs) in the ESCB in the United Kingdom (6). |
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| 2. | In accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the Withdrawal Agreement sets out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and Euratom, taking account of the framework for their future relationship. The conclusion of the agreement on the future relationship between the Union and the United Kingdom will take place after the United Kingdom has become a third country. In accordance with Articles 127(4) and 282(5) TFEU and relevant Union case-law (7), the ECB should be consulted on the agreement on the future relationship between the Union and the United Kingdom insofar as it falls within the ECB’s fields of competence. |
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| 3. | The Withdrawal Agreement establishes a Joint Committee that will be responsible for the implementation and application of the Withdrawal Agreement. The proposed Decision clarifies that the Commission will represent the Union within the Joint Committee and its specialised committees (8). In various cases specified in the Withdrawal Agreement, the Joint Committee will have the power to adopt decisions that are binding on the Union and the United Kingdom, and the Union and the United Kingdom must implement those decisions (9). In accordance with Articles 127(4) and 282(5) of the TFEU, and the principle of sincere cooperation under Article 13(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the ECB should be consulted on decisions of the Joint Committee that fall within its fields of competence. |
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| 4. | The Withdrawal Agreement sets out that certain privileges and immunities applicable to the Union will apply in respect of the ECB, the members of its organs, its staff, and the representatives of the NCBs in the ESCB who take part in the activities of the ECB (10). The Withdrawal Agreement imposes various requirements on the Union to inform or notify the United Kingdom in respect of certain matters relevant to such privileges and immunities (11). In the explanatory memorandum to the proposed Decision, the Commission has clarified that the provision of such information or notifications should in principle be done by the Commission on behalf of the Union, if necessary based on the information provided by the Member States or other institutions or relevant Union bodies or entities (12). The ECB takes note of this clarification, and stands ready to provide the Commission with the relevant information to be transmitted to the United Kingdom as appropriate. |
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This opinion will be published on the ECB’s website.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 13 February 2019.

The President of the ECB

Mario DRAGHI

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(1)  COM (2018) 834 final.

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(2)  See Article 149 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(3)  See Article 128(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(4)  See Article 122 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(5)  See Article 123 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(6)  See Article 117 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(7)  See, for example, judgment of the Court of Justice of 30 April 1974, R. & V. Haegeman v Belgian State, Case C-181/73, ECLI:EU:C:1974:41, paragraph 5; judgment of the Court of Justice of 9 August 1994, French Republic v Commission of the European Communities, Case C-327/91, ECLI:EU:C:1994:305, paragraphs 15 to 17. See also ECB Opinion CON/2005/7. All ECB opinions are published on the ECB’s website.

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R. & V. Haegeman v Belgian State

French Republic v Commission of the European Communities

(8)  See Article 2 of the proposed Decision.

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(9)  See Articles 164 and 166 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(10)  See Article 117 of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(11)  See, for example, Articles 102, 103 and 116(3) of the Withdrawal Agreement.

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(12)  See page 4 of the Explanatory Memorandum.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 6.3.2019 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 84/3 |
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6.3.2019

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

5 March 2019

(2019/C 84/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1329 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 126,80 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4614 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86358 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,5523 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1341 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 137,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,8023 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,623 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 315,61 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3016 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,7489 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,1029 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6017 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5116 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8929 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6682 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5358 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 276,61 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,0513 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,5939 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4228 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 007,31 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6152 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,325 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 74,5028 |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,015 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2773 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 21,8555 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 79,9360 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1329

JPY

Japanese yen

126,80

DKK

Danish krone

7,4614

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86358

SEK

Swedish krona

10,5523

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1341

ISK

Iceland króna

137,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,8023

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,623

HUF

Hungarian forint

315,61

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3016

RON

Romanian leu

4,7489

TRY

Turkish lira

6,1029

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6017

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5116

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8929

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6682

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5358

KRW

South Korean won

1 276,61

ZAR

South African rand

16,0513

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,5939

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4228

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 007,31

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6152

PHP

Philippine peso

59,325

RUB

Russian rouble

74,5028

THB

Thai baht

36,015

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2773

MXN

Mexican peso

21,8555

INR

Indian rupee

79,9360

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Changes to public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2019/C 84/03)

| Member State | France |
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| Route concerned | La Rochelle-Poitiers-Lyon |
| Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations | 1 November 2005 |
| Date of entry into force of the changes | 1 November 2019 |
| Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained | Order of 4 January 2019 amending the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between La Rochelle and Lyon and between Poitiers and Lyon
  NOR: TRAA1833355A
  http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do
  for further information please contact:





  Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile |
| DTA/SDT/T2 |
| 50 rue Henry Farman |
| 75 720 Paris Cedex 15 |
| FRANCE |
| Tel. +33 158094321 |
| Email: osp-compagnies.dta@aviation-civile.gouv.fr |

Member State

France

Route concerned

La Rochelle-Poitiers-Lyon

Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations

1 November 2005

Date of entry into force of the changes

1 November 2019

Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained

Order of 4 January 2019 amending the public service obligations imposed on scheduled air services between La Rochelle and Lyon and between Poitiers and Lyon

NOR: TRAA1833355A

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do

for further information please contact:

Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile

DTA/SDT/T2

50 rue Henry Farman

75 720 Paris Cedex 15

FRANCE

Tel. +33 158094321

Email: osp-compagnies.dta@aviation-civile.gouv.fr

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