# Official Journal C 342/2014

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 571 October 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 342

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 571 October 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 342/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer) (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2014/C 342/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7299 — COFCO/Nidera) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 342/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer) (
  1
  )

1

1

2014/C 342/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7299 — COFCO/Nidera) (
  1
  )

1

1

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 342/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2014/C 342/04 | Indicative calendar of reserve maintenance periods in 2015 | 3 |
| | European Union Civil Service Tribunal |
| 2014/C 342/05 | Election of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal | 4 |
| 2014/C 342/06 | Composition of the Chambers and attachment of the Judges to Chambers | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 342/03

Euro exchange rates

2

European Central Bank

2014/C 342/04

Indicative calendar of reserve maintenance periods in 2015

3

European Union Civil Service Tribunal

2014/C 342/05

Election of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal

4

2014/C 342/06

Composition of the Chambers and attachment of the Judges to Chambers

5

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 342/07 | Call for applications for the selection of an expert in replacement of a member of the Commission stakeholder expert group on public procurement | 6 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2014/C 342/07

Call for applications for the selection of an expert in replacement of a member of the Commission stakeholder expert group on public procurement

6

| | Corrigenda |
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| 2014/C 342/08 | Corrigendum to Official Journal of the European Union C 334 of 25 September 2014 | 9 |

Corrigenda

2014/C 342/08

Corrigendum to Official Journal of the European Union C 334 of 25 September 2014

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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.7344 — Warburg Pincus/Banco Santander/Coffer)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 342/01

On 24 September 2014, 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 the English language 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 32014M7344. 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 32014M7344. 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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7299 — COFCO/Nidera)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 342/02

On 25 September 2014, 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 language 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 32014M7299. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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 32014M7299. EUR-Lex is the online access to the 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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Euro exchange rates (1)

30 September 2014

2014/C 342/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2583 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 138,11 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4431 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,77730 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1465 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2063 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1190 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,500 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 310,57 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1776 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4102 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8779 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4442 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4058 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,7740 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6209 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6063 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 330,34 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,2606 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,7262 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6425 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 366,97 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,1314 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,597 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 49,7653 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,800 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0821 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,9977 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 77,8564 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2583

JPY

Japanese yen

138,11

DKK

Danish krone

7,4431

GBP

Pound sterling

0,77730

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1465

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2063

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1190

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,500

HUF

Hungarian forint

310,57

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1776

RON

Romanian leu

4,4102

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8779

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4442

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4058

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,7740

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6209

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6063

KRW

South Korean won

1 330,34

ZAR

South African rand

14,2606

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,7262

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6425

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 366,97

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,1314

PHP

Philippine peso

56,597

RUB

Russian rouble

49,7653

THB

Thai baht

40,800

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0821

MXN

Mexican peso

16,9977

INR

Indian rupee

77,8564

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

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European Central Bank

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Indicative calendar of reserve maintenance periods in 2015

2014/C 342/04

In accordance with Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 (ECB/2003/9) of the European Central Bank (1), the indicative calendar of maintenance periods in 2015 is hereby published.

Taking into account the 2015 schedule for the meetings of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank, the 12th maintenance period in 2014 will be extended by 14 days and end on 27 January 2015. The indicative calendar of maintenance periods in 2015 is as follows:

Indicative calendar of maintenance periods in 2015

| MP | Relevant Governing Council meeting | Start of maintenance period | End of maintenance period | Reserve base data for credit institutions reporting monthly | Reserve base data for credit institutions reporting quarterly | Length of the maintenance period (days) |
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| 1 | 22 January 2015 | 28 January 2015 | 10 March 2015 | November 2014 | September 2014 | 42 |
| 2 | 5 March 2015 | 11 March 2015 | 21 April 2015 | January 2015 | December 2014 | 42 |
| 3 | 15 April 2015 | 22 April 2015 | 9 June 2015 | February 2015 | December 2014 | 49 |
| 4 | 3 June 2015 | 10 June 2015 | 21 July 2015 | April 2015 | March 2015 | 42 |
| 5 | 16 July 2015 | 22 July 2015 | 8 September 2015 | May 2015 | March 2015 | 49 |
| 6 | 3 September 2015 | 9 September 2015 | 27 October 2015 | July 2015 | June 2015 | 49 |
| 7 | 22 October 2015 | 28 October 2015 | 8 December 2015 | August 2015 | June 2015 | 42 |
| 8 | 3 December 2015 | 9 December 2015 | 26 January 2016 | October 2015 | September 2015 | 49 |

MP

Relevant Governing Council meeting

Start of maintenance period

End of maintenance period

Reserve base data for credit institutions reporting monthly

Reserve base data for credit institutions reporting quarterly

Length of the maintenance period (days)

1

22 January 2015

28 January 2015

10 March 2015

November 2014

September 2014

42

2

5 March 2015

11 March 2015

21 April 2015

January 2015

December 2014

42

3

15 April 2015

22 April 2015

9 June 2015

February 2015

December 2014

49

4

3 June 2015

10 June 2015

21 July 2015

April 2015

March 2015

42

5

16 July 2015

22 July 2015

8 September 2015

May 2015

March 2015

49

6

3 September 2015

9 September 2015

27 October 2015

July 2015

June 2015

49

7

22 October 2015

28 October 2015

8 December 2015

August 2015

June 2015

42

8

3 December 2015

9 December 2015

26 January 2016

October 2015

September 2015

49

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(1)  Regulation (EC) No 1745/2003 of the European Central Bank of 12 September 2003 on the application of minimum reserves (ECB/2003/9) (OJ L 250, 2.10.2003, p. 10).

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European Union Civil Service Tribunal

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Election of the President of the Civil Service Tribunal

2014/C 342/05

On 17 September 2014, in accordance with Article 4(1) of Annex I to the Statute of the Court of Justice and Article 7(1) of the Rules of Procedure, the Judges of the Civil Service Tribunal re-elected S. VAN RAEPENBUSCH as President, with effect from 1 October 2014.

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Composition of the Chambers and attachment of the Judges to Chambers

2014/C 342/06

By decision of 30 November 2005 (1), the Tribunal decided to sit in three Chambers and as a full Court. By decision of 17 September 2014, for the period from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2017, the Tribunal attached the Judges to the Chambers as follows:

First Chamber

R. BARENTS, President of Chamber,

E. PERILLO and J. SVENNINGSEN, Judges,

Second Chamber

K. BRADLEY, President of Chamber,

H. KREPPEL and M.I. ROFES I PUJOL, Judges,

Third Chamber, sitting with three Judges

S. VAN RAEPENBUSCH, President of the Tribunal,

H. KREPPEL, M.I. ROFES I PUJOL, E. PERILLO and J. SVENNINGSEN, Judges.

In the Third Chamber, the President will sit, alternately, either with Judges M.I. ROFES I PUJOL and E. PERILLO or with Judges H. KREPPEL and J. SVENNINGSEN, subject always to connections between cases.

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(1)  OJ C 322, 17.12.2005, p. 16.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

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Call for applications for the selection of an expert in replacement of a member of the Commission stakeholder expert group on public procurement

2014/C 342/07

By Decision of 3 September 2011 (1) (the Decision), the Commission set up a stakeholder expert group on public procurement. This group of experts replaces the previous advisory committee on the opening up of public procurement, by Commission Decision of 26 May 1987 (2). The task of the group is to provide the Commission with high-quality legal, economic, technical and/or practical insight and expertise to help it shape the EU’s public procurement policy.

Under Article 4 of the Decision, the group of experts will consist of 20 members. Six members will be chosen on their personal capacity and will act independently and in the public interest. The remaining members may be appointed to represent a common interest that is relevant to the field of procurement or to represent organisations in the broad sense.

On 6 July 2012, the Director General of DG Internal Market and Services appointed 20 members of the group for a three-year renewable mandate. Following the decision of the Director General of DG MARKT to replace one member of the group, the Commission's departments are calling for applications with a view to selecting a new member of the group to represent a common interest that is relevant to the field of procurement or to represent organisations in the broad sense, in accordance with Article 4 of the Decision.

The Commission seeks an expert with first-hand experience in the award of public contracts, either due to their position on the supply chain, on the awarding side, or due to regular contacts or experience in the field of procurement. He/she may be an expert from business, including SMEs, associations of contracting authorities, academia, a lawyer, economist, statistics expert or other.

In all cases, the Commission will take the following criteria into account when assessing applications:

| — | proven competence and experience, including at European and/or international level, in areas relevant to public procurement, in particular:






  — | practical experience with the application of public procurement procedures, |
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proven competence and experience, including at European and/or international level, in areas relevant to public procurement, in particular:

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practical experience with the application of public procurement procedures,

| — | long-term and highly complex PPPs and IPPPs set ups and concessions, |
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long-term and highly complex PPPs and IPPPs set ups and concessions,

| — | public-public cooperation/relations among municipalities, public entities and bodies governed by public law, |
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public-public cooperation/relations among municipalities, public entities and bodies governed by public law,

| — | SME participation in public tenders, |
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SME participation in public tenders,

| — | environmental and social aspects of public procurement, |
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environmental and social aspects of public procurement,

| — | electronic procurement, in particular in the pre-award phase, |
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electronic procurement, in particular in the pre-award phase,

| — | economic analysis of public procurement markets, |
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economic analysis of public procurement markets,

| — | relations between public procurement and competition/State aid, |
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relations between public procurement and competition/State aid,

| — | international dimension of public procurement, |
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international dimension of public procurement,

| — | innovation and public procurement, |
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innovation and public procurement,

| — | defence and sensitive security procurement, |
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defence and sensitive security procurement,

and more generally:

| — | national, European and international procurement legislation; |
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national, European and international procurement legislation;

| — | the need to strike a balance within the group in terms of representation of interests and expertise in procurement, and in terms of gender and geographical origin (3). |
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the need to strike a balance within the group in terms of representation of interests and expertise in procurement, and in terms of gender and geographical origin (3).

The member of the group of experts must be a national of a Member State of the European Union or of an acceding country or a European Economic Area. Signed applications must be sent by 24 October 2014 at the latest. The date of sending will be established as follows:

| a) | If applications are sent by e-mail, the date of the e-mail will be the date of sending. Applications by e-mail must be sent to Markt-c2@ec.europa.eu with the subject ‘Application for stakeholder expert group on PP’. |
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If applications are sent by e-mail, the date of the e-mail will be the date of sending. Applications by e-mail must be sent to Markt-c2@ec.europa.eu with the subject ‘Application for stakeholder expert group on PP’.

| b) | If applications are sent by post, the postmark will be considered the date of sending. The postal address for applications is European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services, Rue Spa 2, Office 05/053, 1049 Brussels, Belgium. Subject: ‘Application for stakeholder expert group on PP’. |
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If applications are sent by post, the postmark will be considered the date of sending. The postal address for applications is European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services, Rue Spa 2, Office 05/053, 1049 Brussels, Belgium. Subject: ‘Application for stakeholder expert group on PP’.

| c) | If applications are hand-delivered to the address indicated above, the date on the receipt given upon delivery will be considered the date of sending. |
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c)

If applications are hand-delivered to the address indicated above, the date on the receipt given upon delivery will be considered the date of sending.

The meetings of the group will take place either in English or (and) in French. Therefore, for practical reasons, the applicant must be able to express himself/herself fluently in one of those languages, and to have at least proficient passive understanding of both of them. Applications must be completed either in English or in French, clearly indicating the applicant’s nationality and including the necessary documentation.

All applicants must submit a curriculum indicating their educational background, professional experience and language knowledge (active and passive). The following information should also be included:

| — | the authority/organisation for which the applicant has been working and the length of time he/she has worked there, |
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the authority/organisation for which the applicant has been working and the length of time he/she has worked there,

| — | the specific projects and or tasks he/she has been involved in and which are of special relevance in the procurement field, |
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the specific projects and or tasks he/she has been involved in and which are of special relevance in the procurement field,

| — | any works that he/she has published in the procurement field, |
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any works that he/she has published in the procurement field,

| — | any experience he/she has acquired at EU and international level, and |
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any experience he/she has acquired at EU and international level, and

| — | any interests that he/she has, which may prejudice his or her independence. |
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any interests that he/she has, which may prejudice his or her independence.

The Commission's departments reserve their right to ask for any supporting documents at a later stage, and to replace any member who has provided inaccurate or false declarations as regards the information above.

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Decision, all members of the group must participate actively in the meetings and in their preparation and follow up, as needed. Meetings of the group are expected to take place at least twice a year.

The Commission's departments will select the member of the group for the remaining period of the three-year mandate, renewable once. Members must respect the conditions of confidentiality set out in Article 5 of the Commission Decision establishing this group of experts (4). Members appointed in their personal capacity must commit to act independently and in the public interest.

The Commission will reimburse travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in their work strictly related to the activities of the group in accordance with the provisions in force at the Commission, within the limits of the available budget. Members will receive no remuneration for their activities in the group.

The list of members of the group of experts will be published in the Register of expert groups (5).

Personal data will be collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 (6).

For any further information please contact Ms Marta Micietova, Ms Csilla Szalai or Ms Irena Alis Riviere-Osipov. Tel. +32 22984107, e-mail: Markt-c2@ec.europa.eu

Information on the results of the call for applications will be published on the internet site of DG MARKT and in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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(1)  Commission Decision of 3 September 2011 setting up a Commission stakeholder expert group on public procurement and replacing Decision 87/305/EEC setting up an advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement (OJ C 291, 4.10.2011, p. 2).

(2)  Commission Decision of 26 May 1987 setting up an advisory committee on the opening-up of public procurement (87/305/EEC) (OJ L 152, 12.6.1987, p. 32).

(3)  Commission Decision 2000/407/EC of 19 June 2000 relating to gender balance within the committees and expert groups established by it (OJ L 154, 27.6.2000, p. 34).

(4)  See footnote 1.

(5)  Members who do not wish to have their names disclosed may apply for a derogation from this rule. Requests not to disclose the name of a member of an expert group will be considered justified if publication could endanger the member’s security or integrity or unduly prejudice his or her privacy.

(6)  Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1).

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Corrigenda

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Corrigendum to
  Official Journal of the European Union C 334 of 25 September 2014

2014/C 342/08

On page 2 of the cover, under section ‘NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA’, and on page 8, the heading:

for:

‘European Commission’,

read:

read:

‘EFTA Surveillance Authority’;

on page 2 of the cover, under section ‘COURT PROCEEDINGS’, and on page 30, the heading:

for:

for:

‘European Commission’,

read:

read:

‘EFTA Court’.

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