# Official Journal C 400/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 616 November 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 400

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 616 November 2018

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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 400/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9105 — Rhône Capital/Maxam) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 400/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9105 — Rhône Capital/Maxam) (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 400/02 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 November 2018 — Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2018/C 400/03 | Commission Implementing Decision of 24 October 2018 on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the application for registration of a name referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council — Schaf-Heumilch/Sheep’s Haymilk/Latte fieno di pecora/Lait de foin de brebis/Leche de heno de oveja (TSG) | 3 |
| 2018/C 400/04 | Commission Implementing Decision of 24 October 2018 on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the application for registration of a name referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council — Ziegen-Heumilch/Goat’s Haymilk/Latte fieno di capra/Lait de foin de chèvre/Leche de heno de cabra (TSG) | 7 |
| 2018/C 400/05 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 11 |
| 2018/C 400/06 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 12 |
| 2018/C 400/07 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 13 |
| 2018/C 400/08 | Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (
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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 400/02

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,00 % on 1 November 2018 — Euro exchange rates

2

2018/C 400/03

Commission Implementing Decision of 24 October 2018 on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the application for registration of a name referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council — Schaf-Heumilch/Sheep’s Haymilk/Latte fieno di pecora/Lait de foin de brebis/Leche de heno de oveja (TSG)

Official Journal of the European Union

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2018/C 400/04

Commission Implementing Decision of 24 October 2018 on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the application for registration of a name referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council — Ziegen-Heumilch/Goat’s Haymilk/Latte fieno di capra/Lait de foin de chèvre/Leche de heno de cabra (TSG)

Official Journal of the European Union

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2018/C 400/05

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

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2018/C 400/06

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

12

2018/C 400/07

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

13

2018/C 400/08

Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment (
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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 400/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9044 — CVC/Recordati) (
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| 2018/C 400/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9071 — Banca Generali/Saxo Bank/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 400/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9044 — CVC/Recordati) (
  1
  )

1

15

2018/C 400/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9071 — Banca Generali/Saxo Bank/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.9105 — Rhône Capital/Maxam)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 400/01)

On 26 October 2018, 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 32018M9105. 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 32018M9105. 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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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

0,00 % on 1 November 2018

Euro exchange rates (2)

5 November 2018

(2018/C 400/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1370 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 128,81 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4596 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87535 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3268 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1437 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 137,90 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5240 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,846 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 322,44 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3126 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6608 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 6,1783 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5803 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4887 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,9047 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7085 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5651 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 278,67 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 16,3230 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8780 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4383 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 17 027,71 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7475 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,515 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 75,4376 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,476 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,2253 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,8514 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 83,0920 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1370

JPY

Japanese yen

128,81

DKK

Danish krone

7,4596

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87535

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3268

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1437

ISK

Iceland króna

137,90

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5240

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,846

HUF

Hungarian forint

322,44

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3126

RON

Romanian leu

4,6608

TRY

Turkish lira

6,1783

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5803

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4887

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,9047

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7085

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5651

KRW

South Korean won

1 278,67

ZAR

South African rand

16,3230

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8780

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4383

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

17 027,71

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7475

PHP

Philippine peso

60,515

RUB

Russian rouble

75,4376

THB

Thai baht

37,476

BRL

Brazilian real

4,2253

MXN

Mexican peso

22,8514

INR

Indian rupee

83,0920

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 24 October 2018

on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the application for registration of a name referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ (TSG)

(2018/C 400/03)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 50(2)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Austria has sent to the Commission an application for protection of the names ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ in accordance with Article 49(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. |
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Austria has sent to the Commission an application for protection of the names ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ in accordance with Article 49(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 50 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 the Commission has examined that application and concluded that it fulfils the conditions laid down in that Regulation. |
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In accordance with Article 50 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 the Commission has examined that application and concluded that it fulfils the conditions laid down in that Regulation.

| (3) | In order to allow for the submission of notices of opposition in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the product specification, referred to in Article 50(2)(b) of that Regulation for the names ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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In order to allow for the submission of notices of opposition in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the product specification, referred to in Article 50(2)(b) of that Regulation for the names ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The product specification referred to in Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 for the names ‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’ (TSG) is contained in the Annex to this Decision.

In accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the publication of this Decision shall confer the right to oppose to the registration of the name referred to in the first paragraph of this Article within three months from the date of publication of this decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2018.

For the Commission

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION OF A TRADITIONAL SPECIALITY GUARANTEED

‘Schaf-Heumilch’/‘Sheep’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di pecora’/‘Lait de foin de brebis’/‘Leche de heno de oveja’

EU No: TSG-AT-02289 — 22.2.2017

‘Austria’

1.   Name(s) to be registered

‘Schaf-Heumilch’ (de); ‘Sheep’s Haymilk’ (en); ‘Latte fieno di pecora’ (it); ‘Lait de foin de brebis’ (fr); ‘Leche de heno de oveja’ (es)

2.   Type of product

2.1.   Type of product

Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)

3.   Grounds for registration

3.1.   Whether the product:

| — | ☒ | results from a mode of production, processing or composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product or foodstuff |
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| — | ☐ | is produced from raw materials or ingredients that are those traditionally used |

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results from a mode of production, processing or composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product or foodstuff

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is produced from raw materials or ingredients that are those traditionally used

Haymilk production is the most natural form of milk production. The milk comes from animals on traditional, sustainable dairy farms. The key difference between standard milk and haymilk, and haymilk’s traditional character, stem from the fact that as in the earliest form of milk production, animals are not fed fermented fodder. Since the 1960s, and due to mechanisation, the industrialisation of farming has increasingly relied upon the production of silage (fermented fodder), thus reducing fresh-fodder farming. Moreover, regulations forbid the use of animals and feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation. The feeding procedure is adapted to match seasonal changes: in the ‘green-feeding period’, animals are fed fresh grass and foliage and some hay and forms of feed permitted under point 4.2; in the winter period, animals are fed hay, or other forms of feed permitted under point 4.2.

3.2.   Whether the name:

| — | ☐ | has been traditionally used to refer to the specific product |
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| — | ☒ | identifies the traditional character or specific character of the product |

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has been traditionally used to refer to the specific product

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identifies the traditional character or specific character of the product

The sheep is one of the oldest domesticated animals in the world. As far back as the Early Stone Age, sheep have been providing humans with meat, milk, pelts and wool. Sheep breeding most likely started in the steppes of south-west Asia and was brought to Europe via Persia and the Balkans. The Alpine regions have historically been suitable for sheep breeding. A special form of intensive livestock production, called ‘Schwaigen’, has commonly been used in the Tyrol since the mid-twelfth century. The word ‘Schwaig’ comes from Middle High German and denotes a special form of settlement and, in particular, farming in the Alpine region. ‘Schwaighof’ farms were often established as permanent settlements by land-owners for purposes of cattle and sheep breeding. Evidence of their existence in the Tyrol dates back to the twelfth century. Later the term ‘Schwaige’ was sometimes used to refer to mountain pastures cultivated only in the summer months. Alpine dairy farmers are also called ‘Schwaiger’ or ‘Schwaigerin’. Until the late fourteenth century Tyrolean ‘Schwaighof’ farms were primarily engaged in sheep breeding. Sheep farming on wide alpine meadows is therefore a tradition in the Tyrol dating back hundreds of years.

However, from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century sheep breeding in Austria largely faded and was gradually replaced by pig breeding. Today the sheep is once again gaining in importance for milk and meat production.

4.   Description

4.1.   Description of the product to which the name under point 1 applies, including its main physical, chemical, microbiological or organoleptic characteristics showing the product’s specific character (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

Sheep’s milk in accordance with the applicable legislation.

4.2.   Description of the production method of the product to which the name under point 1 applies that the producers must follow including, where appropriate, the nature and characteristics of the raw materials or ingredients used, and the method by which the product is prepared (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

‘Schaf-Heumilch’ is produced according to traditional production conditions that comply with the ‘Heumilchregulativ’ (regulations on haymilk production). This form of milk is distinguished by rules forbidding the use of fermented fodder, such as silage, and rules forbidding the use of animals and feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation.

‘Heumilchregulativ’

‘Schaf-Heumilch’ is a form of sheep’s milk extracted from lactating ewes, produced by dairy farmers who have undertaken to comply with the following criteria. No animals or feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation may be used.

The entire agricultural livestock holding must be managed according to these rules of haymilk production.

Permitted types of feed

| — | The animals are mainly fed fresh grass, leguminous plants and foliage during the ‘green-feeding period’, and hay in the winter period. |
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The animals are mainly fed fresh grass, leguminous plants and foliage during the ‘green-feeding period’, and hay in the winter period.

| — | The following are included and permitted as further roughage: green rapeseed, green maize, green rye and fodder beets, as well as hay, lucerne and maize pellets. |
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The following are included and permitted as further roughage: green rapeseed, green maize, green rye and fodder beets, as well as hay, lucerne and maize pellets.

| — | Roughage must make up at least 75 % of the yearly ration of dry feed. |
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Roughage must make up at least 75 % of the yearly ration of dry feed.

| — | The cereal crops wheat, barley, oats, triticale, rye and maize are also permitted, in their conventional marketed form and in composites with minerals (e.g. bran, pellets). |
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The cereal crops wheat, barley, oats, triticale, rye and maize are also permitted, in their conventional marketed form and in composites with minerals (e.g. bran, pellets).

| — | The following may also be used as feed: beans, field peas, oleaginous fruits, and extraction meal or cakes. |
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The following may also be used as feed: beans, field peas, oleaginous fruits, and extraction meal or cakes.

Forbidden types of feed

| — | The following types of feed are prohibited: silage (fermented fodder), moist hay and fermented hay. |
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The following types of feed are prohibited: silage (fermented fodder), moist hay and fermented hay.

| — | Animals may not be fed by-products from breweries, distilleries or fruit pressing, or other by-products from the food industry, such as wet brewer’s grains or wet cuttings. Exceptions are dry cuttings and molasses as a by-product of sugar manufacturing, and dry protein feed produced during grain processing. |
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Animals may not be fed by-products from breweries, distilleries or fruit pressing, or other by-products from the food industry, such as wet brewer’s grains or wet cuttings. Exceptions are dry cuttings and molasses as a by-product of sugar manufacturing, and dry protein feed produced during grain processing.

| — | Lactating animals may not be fed any form of wet fodder. |
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Lactating animals may not be fed any form of wet fodder.

| — | Animals may not be fed products of animal origin, except for young animals, which may be fed milk and whey. |
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Animals may not be fed products of animal origin, except for young animals, which may be fed milk and whey.

| — | Animals may not be fed garden waste, fruit waste or urea. |
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Animals may not be fed garden waste, fruit waste or urea.

Fertilisation conditions

| — | The use of sewage sludge, sewage sludge products or compost from municipal treatment plants, with the exception of green compost (composted mixture of vegetable matter), is prohibited on all areas agriculturally exploited by the livestock holding. |
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The use of sewage sludge, sewage sludge products or compost from municipal treatment plants, with the exception of green compost (composted mixture of vegetable matter), is prohibited on all areas agriculturally exploited by the livestock holding.

| — | Livestock holdings must wait at least three weeks after manure spreading before using the land to graze livestock. |
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Livestock holdings must wait at least three weeks after manure spreading before using the land to graze livestock.

Use of chemical auxiliary substances

| — | Only the selective use of synthetic chemical pesticides under the expert supervision of agronomic specialists and the targeting of specific sites in any of the green fodder areas of the livestock holding is permitted. |
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Only the selective use of synthetic chemical pesticides under the expert supervision of agronomic specialists and the targeting of specific sites in any of the green fodder areas of the livestock holding is permitted.

| — | Permitted fly sprays may be used in dairy stalls only when the lactating ewes are absent. |
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Permitted fly sprays may be used in dairy stalls only when the lactating ewes are absent.

Delivery prohibitions

| — | Milk may not be delivered as ‘Schaf-Heumilch’ within 10 days after lambing. |
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Milk may not be delivered as ‘Schaf-Heumilch’ within 10 days after lambing.

| — | When sheep that have been fed silage (fermented fodder) are used, there must be a waiting period of at least 14 days. |
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When sheep that have been fed silage (fermented fodder) are used, there must be a waiting period of at least 14 days.

| — | As regards alpine animals which have been fed silage (fermented fodder) on their farms, either they must be fed silage-free food for 14 days before they are driven up to alpine pastures, or their milk can be classed as ‘Schaf-Heumilch’ only once they have spent 14 days on alpine pastures (owned by the Schaf-Heumilch supplier). No silage may be produced or used as feed on the alpine pasture. |
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As regards alpine animals which have been fed silage (fermented fodder) on their farms, either they must be fed silage-free food for 14 days before they are driven up to alpine pastures, or their milk can be classed as ‘Schaf-Heumilch’ only once they have spent 14 days on alpine pastures (owned by the Schaf-Heumilch supplier). No silage may be produced or used as feed on the alpine pasture.

Prohibition of genetically modified food and feed

| — | In order to preserve the traditional production of ‘Schaf-Heumilch’, no animals or feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation may be used. |
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In order to preserve the traditional production of ‘Schaf-Heumilch’, no animals or feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation may be used.

Other regulations

| — | No silage (fermented fodder) may be produced or stored at the livestock holding. |
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No silage (fermented fodder) may be produced or stored at the livestock holding.

| — | No film-wrapped round bales of any type may be produced or stored at the livestock holding. |
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No film-wrapped round bales of any type may be produced or stored at the livestock holding.

| — | No moist hay or fermented hay may be produced at the livestock holding. |
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No moist hay or fermented hay may be produced at the livestock holding.

4.3.   Description of the key elements establishing the product’s traditional character (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

Haymilk’s traditional character stems from the fact that as in the earliest form of milk production, animals are not fed fermented fodder. Since the 1960s, and due to mechanisation, the industrialisation of farming has increasingly relied upon the production of silage (fermented fodder), thus reducing fresh-fodder farming.

Livestock farming was based on the one hand on pasture grazing and on the other hand on grass and hay production in meadows. According to written records, harvesting hay — or hay and ‘grummet’ [green fodder] — at least twice a year (fenum primum et secundum) has been common practice in the Tyrol since the 13th century. (Stolz, O., Rechtsgeschichte des Bauernstandes und der Landwirtschaft in Tirol und Vorarlberg [Legal history of farmers and agriculture in the Tyrol and Vorarlberg], 1949.)

The land register of the archbishopric of Salzburg contains highly detailed information about the number of livestock on ‘Schwaig’ settlements and all other property belonging to the archbishopric in the Ziller valley in 1607. Specifically, at the end of each detailed description of the individual property parcels there is a statement which reads: ‘during the winter, holds so-and-so many horses, cattle, sheep or goats’. The alpine farmers had fewer livestock in the winter than in the summer, when the pastures were available. There is no doubt that grazing on village pastures was intensely practiced in the ‘Schwaig’ settlements and served as a primary source of feed for the livestock. There is documentary evidence from an even earlier period, specifically the 13th and 14th centuries, that the ‘Schwaighof’ farms included meadows and fields as well as pastures and alpine grasslands. This means that grass and hay production was carried out on ‘Schwaighof’ farms from the earliest periods. At some distance from the farms there are mountain ridges which also belong to the ‘Schwaig’ settlements. These ridges traditionally consist of pastures to which the livestock is sent for grazing for a few weeks in the spring and autumn, and which are used for making hay the rest of the year. Among the various types of pastureland, these mountain or high-altitude meadows are particularly characteristic of the Alps. These meadows are mown no more than once per year, and in some places once every two to four years. The quantity of hay they produce is small, but it is very fragrant and nutritious. (Stolz, O., Die Schwaighöfe in Tirol [Schwaighof farms in the Tyrol], 1930.)

A barn must be available for the hay. The hay supply must be stored until the following spring, because it is frequently the case that snow falls soon after the livestock is brought to the alpine meadows. (Trientl, A., Die Landwirtschaft in den Gebirgsländern [Agriculture in mountainous countries], 1892.)

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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION

of 24 October 2018

on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the application for registration of a name referred to in Article 49 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

‘Ziegen-Heumilch’/‘Goat’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di capra’/‘Lait de foin de chèvre’/‘Leche de heno de cabra’ (TSG)

(2018/C 400/04)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 50(2)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | Austria has sent to the Commission an application for protection of the names ‘Ziegen-Heumilch’/‘Goat’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di capra’/‘Lait de foin de chèvre’/‘Leche de heno de cabra’ in accordance with Article 49(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. |
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(1)

Austria has sent to the Commission an application for protection of the names ‘Ziegen-Heumilch’/‘Goat’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di capra’/‘Lait de foin de chèvre’/‘Leche de heno de cabra’ in accordance with Article 49(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 50 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 the Commission has examined that application and concluded that it fulfils the conditions laid down in that Regulation. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 50 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 the Commission has examined that application and concluded that it fulfils the conditions laid down in that Regulation.

| (3) | In order to allow for the submission of notices of opposition in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the product specification, referred to in Article 50(2)(b) of that Regulation for the names ‘Ziegen-Heumilch’/‘Goat’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di capra’/‘Lait de foin de chèvre’/‘Leche de heno de cabra’ should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, |
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(3)

In order to allow for the submission of notices of opposition in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the product specification, referred to in Article 50(2)(b) of that Regulation for the names ‘Ziegen-Heumilch’/‘Goat’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di capra’/‘Lait de foin de chèvre’/‘Leche de heno de cabra’ should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The product specification referred to in Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 for the names ‘Ziegen-Heumilch’/‘Goat’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di capra’/‘Lait de foin de chèvre’/‘Leche de heno de cabra’ (TSG) is contained in the Annex to this Decision.

In accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the publication of this Decision shall confer the right to oppose to the registration of the name referred to in the first paragraph of this Article within three months from the date of publication of this decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 24 October 2018.

For the Commission

Phil HOGAN

Member of the Commission

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(1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

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ANNEX

SPECIFICATION FOR A TRADITIONAL SPECIALITY GUARANTEED

‘Ziegen-Heumilch’/‘Goat’s Haymilk’/‘Latte fieno di capra’/‘Lait de foin de chèvre’/‘Leche de heno de cabra’

EU No: TSG-AT-02290-22.2.2017

Austria

1.   Name(s) to be registered

‘Ziegen-Heumilch’ (de); ‘Goat’s Haymilk’ (en); ‘Latte fieno di capra’ (it); ‘Lait de foin de chevre’ (fr); ‘Leche de heno de cabra’ (es)

2.   Type of product

Class 1.4. Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products except butter, etc.)

3.   Grounds for registration

3.1.   The product

| — | ☒ | results from a mode of production, processing or composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product or foodstuff; |
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| — | ☐ | is produced from raw materials or ingredients that are those traditionally used. |

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results from a mode of production, processing or composition corresponding to traditional practice for that product or foodstuff;

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is produced from raw materials or ingredients that are those traditionally used.

Haymilk production is the most natural form of milk production. The milk comes from animals on traditional, sustainable dairy farms. The key difference between standard milk and haymilk, and haymilk’s traditional character, stems from the fact that, as in the earliest form of milk production, the animals are not given any fermented feed. Since the 1960s, and due to mechanisation, the industrialisation of farming has increasingly relied upon the production of silage (fermented feed), thus reducing dry-fodder farming. Moreover, regulations prohibit the use of animals and feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation. The feeding procedure is adapted to match seasonal changes: in the ‘green-feeding period’, animals are fed mainly fresh grass and foliage and some hay and forms of feed permitted under point 4.2; in the winter period, animals are fed hay or other forms of feed permitted under point 4.2.

3.2.   The name

| — | ☐ | has been traditionally used to refer to the specific product; |
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| — | ☒ | identifies the traditional character or specific character of the product. |

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has been traditionally used to refer to the specific product;

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identifies the traditional character or specific character of the product.

Goat’s haymilk production and processing is as old as the tradition of goat farming (dating back to around the 11th century BC). Goat farming was widespread in the foothills of the Alps and the Tyrolean mountains in the Middle Ages, on small-scale Alpine dairy farms called ‘Schwaighöfe’. The labourers on these farms often took goats with them as a source of milk on rugged mountain meadows that were particularly far from the farms. The word ‘Schwaig’ comes from Middle High German and denotes a special form of settlement and, in particular, farming in the Alpine region. ‘Schwaighof’ farms were often established as permanent settlements by land-owners and their cattle stock was primarily used for dairy farming (particularly for cheese production). Evidence of their presence in Tyrol dates back to the twelfth century. In certain areas of the Alps where farms were divided equally among heirs, small-scale valley farmers would keep goats to supply them with milk.

4.   Description

4.1.   Description of the product to which the name under point 1 applies, including its main physical, chemical, microbiological or organoleptic characteristics showing the product’s specific character (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

Goat’s milk in accordance with the applicable legislation.

4.2.   Description of the production method of the product to which the name under point 1 applies that the producers must follow including, where appropriate, the nature and characteristics of the raw materials or ingredients used, and the method by which the product is prepared (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

‘Goat’s Haymilk’ is produced according to traditional production conditions that comply with the ‘Heumilchregulativ’ (regulations on haymilk production). This form of milk is distinguished by rules prohibiting the use of fermented feed, such as silage, and of animals and feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation.

‘Heumilchregulativ’

‘Goat’s Haymilk’ is a form of goat’s milk produced by dairy farmers who have undertaken to comply with the following criteria. No animals or feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation may be used.

The entire agricultural holding must be managed according to these rules of haymilk production.

Permitted types of feed

| — | The animals are mainly fed fresh grass, leguminous plants and foliage during the ‘green-feeding period’ and hay in the winter period. |
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The animals are mainly fed fresh grass, leguminous plants and foliage during the ‘green-feeding period’ and hay in the winter period.

| — | The following are included and permitted as further roughage: green rapeseed, green maize, green rye and fodder beets, as well as hay, lucerne and maize pellets and similar types of feed. |
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The following are included and permitted as further roughage: green rapeseed, green maize, green rye and fodder beets, as well as hay, lucerne and maize pellets and similar types of feed.

| — | Roughage must make up at least 75 % by weight of the yearly ration of dry feed. |
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Roughage must make up at least 75 % by weight of the yearly ration of dry feed.

| — | The cereal crops wheat, barley, oats, triticale, rye and maize are also permitted, in their conventional commercial form and in composites with minerals (e.g. bran, pellets). |
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The cereal crops wheat, barley, oats, triticale, rye and maize are also permitted, in their conventional commercial form and in composites with minerals (e.g. bran, pellets).

| — | The following may also be used as feed: beans, field peas, oleaginous fruits, and extraction meal or cakes. |
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The following may also be used as feed: beans, field peas, oleaginous fruits, and extraction meal or cakes.

Prohibited types of feed

| — | The following types of feed are prohibited: silage (fermented feed), damp hay and fermented hay. |
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The following types of feed are prohibited: silage (fermented feed), damp hay and fermented hay.

| — | Animals may not be fed by-products from breweries, distilleries, fruit pressing, or other by-products from the food industry, such as wet brewer’s grains or wet cuttings. Exception: dry cuttings and molasses as a by-product of sugar manufacturing, and dry protein feed produced during grain processing. |
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Animals may not be fed by-products from breweries, distilleries, fruit pressing, or other by-products from the food industry, such as wet brewer’s grains or wet cuttings. Exception: dry cuttings and molasses as a by-product of sugar manufacturing, and dry protein feed produced during grain processing.

| — | Lactating animals may not be given any form of wet feed. |
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Lactating animals may not be given any form of wet feed.

| — | Animals may not be fed products of animal origin (milk, whey, meat-and-bone meal, etc.), except for young cows, which may be fed milk and whey. |
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Animals may not be fed products of animal origin (milk, whey, meat-and-bone meal, etc.), except for young cows, which may be fed milk and whey.

| — | Animals may not be fed garden waste, fallen fruit, potatoes or urea. |
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Animals may not be fed garden waste, fallen fruit, potatoes or urea.

Fertilisation conditions

| — | The use of sewage sludge, sewage sludge products, or compost from municipal treatment plants, with the exception of green compost, is prohibited on all land farmed by milk suppliers. |
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The use of sewage sludge, sewage sludge products, or compost from municipal treatment plants, with the exception of green compost, is prohibited on all land farmed by milk suppliers.

| — | Milk suppliers must wait at least three weeks after manure spreading before using land to graze livestock. |
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Milk suppliers must wait at least three weeks after manure spreading before using land to graze livestock.

Use of chemical auxiliaries

| — | Only the selective use of synthetic chemical pesticides under the expert supervision of agronomic specialists, and the targeting of specific sites in any of the green fodder areas of the dairy farm is permitted. |
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Only the selective use of synthetic chemical pesticides under the expert supervision of agronomic specialists, and the targeting of specific sites in any of the green fodder areas of the dairy farm is permitted.

| — | Permitted fly sprays may be used in dairy stalls only when no lactating cows are present. |
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Permitted fly sprays may be used in dairy stalls only when no lactating cows are present.

Compliance with milk delivery deadlines

| — | Milk may not be delivered as ‘Goat’s Haymilk’ within 10 days of kidding. |
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Milk may not be delivered as ‘Goat’s Haymilk’ within 10 days of kidding.

| — | When goats that have been fed silage (fermented feed) are used, there must be a waiting period of at least 14 days. |
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When goats that have been fed silage (fermented feed) are used, there must be a waiting period of at least 14 days.

| — | As regards alpine animals which have been fed silage (fermented feed) on their farms, either they must be given silage-free feed for 14 days before being moved to alpine pastures, or their milk can be classed as ‘Goat’s Haymilk’ only once they have spent 14 days on alpine pastures (owned by the milk supplier). No silage may be produced or used as feed on the alpine pasture. |
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As regards alpine animals which have been fed silage (fermented feed) on their farms, either they must be given silage-free feed for 14 days before being moved to alpine pastures, or their milk can be classed as ‘Goat’s Haymilk’ only once they have spent 14 days on alpine pastures (owned by the milk supplier). No silage may be produced or used as feed on the alpine pasture.

Prohibition of genetically modified food and feed

| — | In order to preserve the traditional production of ‘Goat’s Haymilk’, no animals or feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation may be used. |
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In order to preserve the traditional production of ‘Goat’s Haymilk’, no animals or feed which are to be identified as ‘genetically modified’ under prevailing legislation may be used.

Other provisions

| — | No silage (fermented feed) may be produced or stored. |
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No silage (fermented feed) may be produced or stored.

| — | No film-wrapped round bales of any type may be produced or stored. |
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No film-wrapped round bales of any type may be produced or stored.

| — | No damp hay or fermented hay may be produced. |
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No damp hay or fermented hay may be produced.

4.3.   Description of the key elements establishing the product’s traditional character (Article 7(2) of this Regulation)

‘Goat’s Haymilk’ is different from standard goat’s milk on account of its special production conditions described in point 4.2 above, as governed by the ‘Heumilchregulativ’.

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2018/C 400/05)

National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by Germany

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country
  : Germany

Subject of commemoration
  : Berlin (‘Federal States’ (Bundesländer) series)

Description of the design
  : The design shows the main building of the Charlottenburg Palace from the side of the Cour d' Honneur. The inner part also features the name ‘BERLIN’ and the mint mark of the respective mint (‘A’, ‘D’, ‘F’, ‘G’ or ‘J’) at the bottom, the issuing country's country code ‘D’ right at the top, the year ‘2018’ left at the top and the engraver's mark left at the bottom.

The coin's outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued
  :

Date of issue
  :

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2018/C 400/06)

National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by the Republic of San Marino

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are authorised to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country
  : The Republic of San Marino

Subject of commemoration
  : 420th anniversary of the birth of Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Description of the design
  : the centre of the coin features a detail from Bernini’s sculpture ‘Bust of Costanza Bonarelli’, and the dates ‘1598-2018’; at the edge, on the left is the inscription ‘SAN MARINO’, on the right the inscription ‘BERNINI’, the letter ‘R’ identifying the Mint of Rome and the initials of the artist Annalisa Masini ‘A.M.’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued
  :

Date of issue
  : September 2018

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national sides of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2018/C 400/07)

National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by the Vatican City State

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country
  : The Vatican City State

Subject of commemoration
  : 50th Anniversary of the death of Padre Pio

Description of the design
  : The design features the right profile of a portrait of Padre Pio. At the top, from left to right, in semi-circle is the inscription of the issuing country ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘Padre Pio’ and at its right the mint mark ‘R’. At the left hand of the design is the year ‘1968’ and at the right is the year of issuance ‘2018’. At the bottom left is the name of the artist ‘P.DANIELE’.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued
  :

Date of issue
  :

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Directive 2014/68/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of pressure equipment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 400/08)

According to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph 4, of Directive 2014/68/EU the reference of the following European Approval for Materials (EAM) is published:

| Number | Short name | Full title |
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| 0879-1:2001/05 | EAM Nickel 201-1 | EAM Nickel 201 — Hot and cold rolled plates, sheets and strips (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment) |
| 0879-2:2001/05 | EAM Nickel 201-2 | EAM Nickel 201 — Forgings (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment) |
| 0879-3:2001/05 | EAM Nickel 201-3 | EAM Nickel 201 — Bars (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment) |
| 0879-4:2001/05 | EAM Nickel 201-4 | EAM Nickel 201 — Seamless Tubes (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment) |

Number

Short name

Full title

0879-1:2001/05

EAM Nickel 201-1

EAM Nickel 201 — Hot and cold rolled plates, sheets and strips (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment)

0879-2:2001/05

EAM Nickel 201-2

EAM Nickel 201 — Forgings (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment)

0879-3:2001/05

EAM Nickel 201-3

EAM Nickel 201 — Bars (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment)

0879-4:2001/05

EAM Nickel 201-4

EAM Nickel 201 — Seamless Tubes (pure nickel with low carbon for pressure equipment)

Note:

Original copies of this European Approval for Materials may be obtained from TÜV UK LIMITED, AMP House Suites 27-29 Fifth Floor Dingwall Road, Croydon CR0 2LX, United Kingdom Tel. +44 2086807711, Fax +44 2086804035, Email: enquiries.uk@tuv-nord.co.uk. An administration charge of EUR 80 is payable with the order. The document is also available for free download from the companies' website.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9044 — CVC/Recordati)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 400/09)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | CVC Capital Partners SICAVFIS SA (‘CVC’) (Luxembourg), and |
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CVC Capital Partners SICAVFIS SA (‘CVC’) (Luxembourg), and

| — | Recordati SpA (‘Recordati’) (Italy). |
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Recordati SpA (‘Recordati’) (Italy).

CVC acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Recordati.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   for CVC: management of investment funds and platforms. Portfolio companies controlled by CVC notably include companies active in the pharmaceutical sector: Alvogen, DOC Generici, and Theramex,

—   for Recordati: development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

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.9044 — CVC/Recordati

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

| E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu |
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| Fax +32 22964301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

E-mail: COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22964301

Postal address:

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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.9071 — Banca Generali/Saxo Bank/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 400/10)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | Banca Generali S.p.A. (‘Banca Generali’, Italy), controlled by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (‘Assicurazioni Generali’, Italy); |
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Banca Generali S.p.A. (‘Banca Generali’, Italy), controlled by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (‘Assicurazioni Generali’, Italy);

| — | Saxo Bank A/S (‘Saxo Bank’, Denmark), controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (‘Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’, China); |
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Saxo Bank A/S (‘Saxo Bank’, Denmark), controlled by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd (‘Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’, China);

| — | BG SAXO SIM S.p.A., a newly created entity (‘NewCo’, Italy). |
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BG SAXO SIM S.p.A., a newly created entity (‘NewCo’, Italy).

Banca Generali and Saxo Bank acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation, joint control over NewCo.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

| — | Banca Generali offers a wide range of products and services in the banking, financial and insurance sectors; |
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Banca Generali offers a wide range of products and services in the banking, financial and insurance sectors;

| — | Saxo Bank is an online investment bank specializing in online trading and investment services; |
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Saxo Bank is an online investment bank specializing in online trading and investment services;

| — | NewCo is an online platform for online trading in Italy. |
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NewCo is an online platform for online trading in Italy.

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.9071 — Banca Generali/Saxo Bank/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 |
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| Fax +32 229-64301 |
| Postal address: |
| European Commission |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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

Fax +32 229-64301

Postal address:

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.

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