# Official Journal C 4/2016

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 4 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 598 January 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 4

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 598 January 2016

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 004/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2016/C 004/02 | Notification of Romania pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Electricity Directive) concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity regarding the designation of Compania Națională de Transport al Energiei Electrice Transelectrica — S.A. as transmission system operator in Romania | 2 |
| 2016/C 004/03 | Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons — Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (the Saint-Quintien Licence) (
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  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 004/01

Euro exchange rates

1

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2016/C 004/02

Notification of Romania pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (Electricity Directive) concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity regarding the designation of Compania Națională de Transport al Energiei Electrice Transelectrica — S.A. as transmission system operator in Romania

2

2016/C 004/03

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons — Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (the Saint-Quintien Licence) (
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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 8.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 4/1 |
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8.1.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 4/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

7 January 2016

(2016/C 4/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,0868 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 127,74 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4596 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,74545 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2780 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0875 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,6975 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,030 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 315,79 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3512 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5288 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2791 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5550 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5360 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,4259 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6464 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5612 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 306,87 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,4987 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,1672 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6400 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 139,18 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7904 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,226 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 81,7776 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,442 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,4001 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,2176 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 72,7012 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0868

JPY

Japanese yen

127,74

DKK

Danish krone

7,4596

GBP

Pound sterling

0,74545

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2780

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0875

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,6975

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,030

HUF

Hungarian forint

315,79

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3512

RON

Romanian leu

4,5288

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2791

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5550

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5360

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,4259

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6464

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5612

KRW

South Korean won

1 306,87

ZAR

South African rand

17,4987

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,1672

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6400

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 139,18

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7904

PHP

Philippine peso

51,226

RUB

Russian rouble

81,7776

THB

Thai baht

39,442

BRL

Brazilian real

4,4001

MXN

Mexican peso

19,2176

INR

Indian rupee

72,7012

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 8.1.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 4/2 |
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8.1.2016

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 4/2

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Notification of Romania pursuant to Article 10(2) of Directive 2009/72/EC of the European Parliament and the Council (‘Electricity Directive’) concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity regarding the designation of Compania Națională de Transport al Energiei Electrice ‘Transelectrica’ — S.A. as transmission system operator in Romania

(2016/C 4/02)

Following the Romanian regulatory authority’s final decision of 7 December 2015 regarding the certification of Compania Națională de Transport al Energiei Electrice ‘Transelectrica’ — S.A. as Ownership Unbundled Transmission System Operator (Article 9 of the ‘Electricity Directive’), Romania has notified to the Commission the official approval and designation of this company as a Transmission System Operator operating in Romania, in accordance with Article 10 of the Electricity Directive.

Any additional information can be obtained from:

| Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) |
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| Str. Constantin Nacu nr. 3, sector 2 |
| 020995 Bucureşti |
| ROMÂNIA |
| Tel. +40 213278100 |
| Fax +40 213124365 |
| Email: anre@anre.ro |
| http://www.anre.ro |

Romanian Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE)

Str. Constantin Nacu nr. 3, sector 2

020995 Bucureşti

ROMÂNIA

Tel. +40 213278100

Fax +40 213124365

Email: anre@anre.ro

http://www.anre.ro

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 4/3

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Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1)

Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (‘the Saint-Quintien Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 4/03)

On 15 July 2015 Perf’Energy SAS (35, avenue d’Epremesnil, 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine) applied for an exclusive five-year licence (‘the Saint-Quintien Licence’) to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons in the Departments of Seine-et-Marne, Essonne and Val-de-Marne.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence is demarcated by the straight lines connecting the points defined below:

| Point | NTF system | RGF93 system |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Longitude East
  (meridian of origin Paris) | Latitude North | Longitude East
  (meridian of origin Greenwich) | Latitude North |
| A | 0,20 gr | 54,10 gr | 2°31′00′′ | 48°41′24′′ |
| B | 0,30 gr | 54,10 gr | 2°36′24′′ | 48°41′24′′ |
| C | 0,30 gr | 53,90 gr | 2°36′24′′ | 48°30′36′′ |
| D | 0,20 gr | 53,90 gr | 2°31′00′′ | 48°30′36′′ |

Point

NTF system

RGF93 system

Longitude East

(meridian of origin Paris)

Latitude North

Longitude East

(meridian of origin Greenwich)

Latitude North

A

0,20 gr

54,10 gr

2°31′00′′

48°41′24′′

B

0,30 gr

54,10 gr

2°36′24′′

48°41′24′′

C

0,30 gr

53,90 gr

2°36′24′′

48°30′36′′

D

0,20 gr

53,90 gr

2°31′00′′

48°30′36′′

The area as defined above covers approximately 133 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicant and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 374, 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy at the address given below. Decisions on the initial application and any competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 4 August 2017 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79.1 of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the following address:

| Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie |
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| Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat – Direction de l’énergie |
| Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures |
| Tour Séquoia |
| 1 place Carpeaux |
| 92800 Puteaux |
| FRANCE |
| Tel. +33 140819527 |

Ministère de l’écologie, du développement durable et de l’énergie

Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat – Direction de l’énergie

Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures

Tour Séquoia

1 place Carpeaux

92800 Puteaux

FRANCE

Tel. +33 140819527

The above-mentioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

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