# Official Journal C 229/2011

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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 229 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 544 August 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.229.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 229

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 544 August 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Parliament |
| 2011/C 229/01 | Rules of Procedure of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union | 1 |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 229/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6279 — Toshiba/Landis+Gyr) (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2011/C 229/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6290 — PORR/Teerag-Asdag) (
  1
  ) | 7 |
| 2011/C 229/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6221 — Colgate Palmolive/Sanex Business) (
  1
  ) | 8 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Parliament

2011/C 229/01

Rules of Procedure of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union

1

European Commission

2011/C 229/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6279 — Toshiba/Landis+Gyr) (
  1
  )

1

7

2011/C 229/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6290 — PORR/Teerag-Asdag) (
  1
  )

1

7

2011/C 229/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6221 — Colgate Palmolive/Sanex Business) (
  1
  )

1

8

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 229/05 | Euro exchange rates | 9 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 229/05

Euro exchange rates

9

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 229/06 | Notice from the Government of Malta 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
  ) | 10 |
| 2011/C 229/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6310 — FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation/Mitsubishi Corporation/FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK & USA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 12 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 229/06

Notice from the Government of Malta 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
  )

1

10

2011/C 229/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6310 — FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation/Mitsubishi Corporation/FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK & USA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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12

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Parliament

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Rules of Procedure of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union

2011/C 229/01

PREAMBLE

These Rules of Procedure are designed to facilitate and improve the work of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (1), hereinafter referred to as COSAC, established on 16-17 November 1989 in Paris.

They may be applied to the meetings of other parliamentary Committees convened by the Parliament of the Member State holding the Presidency of the Council, hereinafter referred to as the Presidency Parliament.

The members of COSAC intend to work in accordance with the Guidelines for interparliamentary cooperation in the European Union as adopted at the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments on 19-21 June 2008 in Lisbon and in accordance with their own parliamentary practice (2).

These Rules of Procedure adopted by the XLV COSAC on 29-31 May 2011 in Budapest replace the Rules of Procedure that were adopted by the XXXVIII COSAC on 14-16 October 2007 in Estoril.

1.   TASKS AND COMPETENCES FOR COSAC

1.1.   COSAC enables a regular exchange of views, without prejudicing the competences of the parliamentary bodies of the European Union.

1.2.   The Treaty of Lisbon empowers COSAC to submit any contribution it deems appropriate for the attention of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission and to promote the exchange of information and best practice between national Parliaments and the European Parliament, including their special committees. It may also organise interparliamentary conferences on specific topics, in particular to debate matters of common foreign and security policy, including common security and defence policy.

1.3.   Contributions made by COSAC shall not bind national Parliaments and shall not prejudge their positions.

2.   ORGANISATION OF MEETINGS

2.1.   Plenary meetings

One plenary meeting of COSAC shall be held during each Presidency, taking account of different parliamentary practices of Member States, of election periods and of the dates of public holidays in Member States. The date of the next meeting shall be fixed and announced by the date of the preceding meeting at the latest.

2.2.   Extraordinary meetings

Extraordinary meetings of COSAC shall be held, if deemed necessary, by an absolute majority of the Chairpersons of the Committees for Union Affairs of the national Parliaments and of the representatives of the European Parliament.

2.3.   Meetings of the Chairpersons

A preparatory meeting of the Chairpersons of the Committees for Union Affairs and of the representative(s) of the European Parliament shall be held prior to each plenary meeting of COSAC, in agreement with the Presidential Troika of COSAC. Each delegation consists of two Members of its Parliament.

2.4.   Extraordinary meetings of the Chairpersons

Extraordinary meetings of the Chairpersons of the Committees for Union Affairs and the representatives of the European Parliament shall be held, if proposed, by the Presidency Parliament, after consulting the Presidential Troika, or, if deemed necessary, by an absolute majority of the Chairpersons of the Committees for Union Affairs of the national Parliaments and of the representatives of the European Parliament.

2.5.   The Presidential Troika of COSAC

The Presidential Troika of COSAC consists of the delegations of the national Parliaments of the Presidency, the preceding Presidency, the following Presidency, and the European Parliament. Each delegation consists of two Members of its Parliament.

2.6.   Working groups

COSAC may decide to set up a working group to study a particular issue linked with the activities of the European Union. Such a working group shall also be set up, if deemed necessary, by an absolute majority of the Chairpersons of the Committees for Union Affairs of the national Parliaments and of the representatives of the European Parliament. The Chairperson of the Committee for Union Affairs of the Presidency Parliament shall act as the Chairperson of the working group. The secretariat of the Presidency Parliament shall provide the secretariat for the working group assisted by the COSAC Secretariat.

2.7.   Documentation of the meetings

Agendas for all the aforementioned meetings shall be circulated to all national Parliaments and to the European Parliament not less than two weeks before the meetings, and minutes of those meetings shall be circulated to all national Parliaments and to the European Parliament not later than two weeks after the meetings.

2.8.   Place of the meetings

Meetings shall take place in the Member State holding the Presidency. Extraordinary meetings, meetings of the Chairpersons, meetings of the Presidential Troika of COSAC and meetings of working groups may be held elsewhere.

2.9.   Convocation

Plenary COSAC meetings, meetings of the Chairpersons of Committees for Union Affairs, extraordinary meetings and meetings of working groups shall be convened by the Presidency Parliament.

2.10.   Preparation of the meetings

The delegations may send letters/documents relating to items on the agenda to the secretariat of the Presidency Parliament and the Presidency Parliament may also draw up discussion documents for the conference.

2.11.   Planning of the meetings

COSAC shall establish a rolling, long-term, calendar of its meetings.

3.   COMPOSITION

3.1.   Plenary and extraordinary meetings

Each national Parliament shall be represented by a maximum of six Members of its Committee(s) for Union Affairs. The European Parliament shall be represented by six Members. Each Parliament shall determine the composition of its own delegation.

3.2.   Observers from the Parliaments of candidate countries

Three members of the Parliaments of each candidate country shall be invited as observers to plenary and extraordinary COSAC meetings. Two members of the Parliaments of each candidate country shall be invited as observers to the meetings of the Chairpersons of Committees for Union Affairs.

3.3.   Other observers, specialists and special guests

The Presidency shall invite observers from the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission, and it may invite observers from the embassies of the Member States of the European Union, and, after consulting the Presidential Troika, from other national Parliaments, as well as specialists and special guests.

3.4.   Public access to meetings

Meetings of COSAC shall be public, unless otherwise determined.

4.   DESIGNATION OF MEETINGS

4.1.   The designation of plenary and extraordinary meetings shall be ‘Conference of the Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union — COSAC’, with the name preceded by a Roman numeral in sequence, followed by the date and the place of the meeting.

5.   AGENDA

5.1.   Before the last plenary meeting of each year the delegations shall indicate the subjects they propose be dealt with the following year. This matter shall be discussed at the end of the meeting. The Presidential Troika, paying due account to the provisions of Article 10 of the Protocol on the Role of National Parliaments in the European Union to the Treaty of Lisbon, proposes, at the beginning of each Presidency, one or several subjects drawn from the working programme of the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission, or from proposals made by the members of COSAC during the meeting referred to above.

5.2.   The principal business on every draft agenda shall be derived from the role of COSAC as a body for exchanging information and best practices between Parliaments of the European Union, in particular on the practical aspects of parliamentary scrutiny.

5.3.   A draft agenda shall be drawn up by the Chairperson of the Committee for Union Affairs of the Presidency Parliament, after consulting the Chairpersons of the Committees for Union Affairs and the representative(s) of the European Parliament. The delegations may propose to the Presidency Parliament that a specific item is put on or removed from the draft agenda.

5.4.   The meeting itself shall decide on its final agenda.

6.   LANGUAGES

6.1.   Each delegation is responsible for translating any document which it submits into English and/or French.

6.2.   Participating Parliaments will receive conference documents in English and/or French. Each Parliament is responsible for translation into its official language(s).

6.3.   Simultaneous interpretation into the official languages of the EU is provided during the plenary meetings.

6.4.   The contributions of COSAC are drawn up in a single original in English and French, each of these texts being equally authentic.

7.   COSAC CONTRIBUTIONS

7.1.   COSAC may address contributions for the attention of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission pursuant to the Protocol on the Role of National Parliaments in the European Union to the Treaty of Lisbon.

7.2.   Each delegation may propose that a contribution be adopted by COSAC. A draft contribution shall be drawn up if proposed by the Presidency Parliament, after consulting the Presidential Troika, or if deemed necessary by an absolute majority of the Chairpersons of the Committees for Union Affairs of the national Parliaments and of the representatives of the European Parliament, or if decided in a meeting of COSAC.

7.3.   The draft of a contribution shall be communicated to the delegations in good time before the rele-vant meeting of COSAC to give them a reasonable period for scrutiny and remarks.

7.4.   The final draft of a contribution shall be prepared at the preparatory meeting of the Chairpersons during the relevant meeting of COSAC. It shall embrace the observations and remarks by all delegations, including possible declarations concerning the vote.

7.5.   In general COSAC shall seek to adopt contributions by broad consensus. If this is not possible, contributions shall be adopted with a qualified majority of at least 3/4 of the votes cast. The majority of 3/4 of the votes cast must at the same time constitute at least half of all votes.

7.6.   Each delegation has two votes.

7.7.   After adoption, the contribution is published in the Official Journal of the European Union in the official languages of the European Union.

7.8.   After adoption, the Presidency Parliament shall send the contribution to the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission inviting them to respond to the contribution.

8.   ROLE OF THE PRESIDENCY PARLIAMENT

8.1.   The Committee for Union Affairs of the Presidency Parliament shall hold the Presidency of COSAC during that Presidency.

8.2.   The secretariat of the Presidency Parliament shall prepare the documents for the meetings. It shall be assisted by the COSAC Secretariat.

8.3.   Meetings shall be chaired by the Chairperson(s) of the Parliamentary Committee for Union Affairs of the Presidency Parliament.

8.4.   The Chairperson of the Committee for Union Affairs of the Presidency Parliament shall propose a timetable for the meeting and the length of speeches, which shall be four minutes, unless the meeting determines otherwise.

8.5.   The secretariat of the Presidency Parliament shall draw up brief minutes of the meeting on the basis of the draft provided by the COSAC Secretariat.

8.6.   The Chairperson of the Committee for Union Affairs of the Presidency Parliament shall present the debate's conclusions, as drawn up by the Presidential Troika.

8.7.   The secretariat of the Presidency Parliament shall provide the secretariat for the activities of COSAC during its term. The COSAC Secretariat shall provide assistance.

9.   THE COSAC SECRETARIAT

9.1.   The COSAC Secretariat shall be composed of officials from the Parliaments of the Presidential Troika, and a Permanent Member who supports the Secretariat in its activities.

9.2.   The officials from the Parliaments of the Presidential Troika shall be appointed by each of the relevant Parliaments for a non-renewable period of 18 months.

9.3.   The Permanent Member shall be appointed by the COSAC Chairpersons on the proposal of the Presidential Troika. He or she shall be an official of a National Parliament and shall remain in office for two years with the possibility of one renewal.

9.4.   The COSAC Secretariat shall assist the Presidency Parliament in all its tasks. The members of the COSAC Secretariat shall perform their duties under the political responsibility of the COSAC Presidency and the Presidential Troika or according to the decisions taken by COSAC meetings. The Permanent Member shall coordinate the activities of the COSAC Secretariat under the direction of the Presidency Parliament.

9.5.   The cost for seconding the Permanent Member of the Secretariat to Brussels and other necessary technical costs of the Secretariat are jointly borne by Parliaments wishing to contribute. The amount and the terms of payment for the co-financed expenditure are defined in an agreement among the participating Parliaments.

10.   COSAC CONCLUSIONS AND COMMUNIQUES

10.1.   If COSAC decides to adopt conclusions or issue a communiqué, a draft shall be drawn up by the Presidential Troika.

10.2.   The draft of the conclusions shall be communicated to the delegations in good time before the relevant meeting of COSAC to give them a reasonable period for scrutiny and remarks.

10.3.   Conclusions and/or communiqués shall be sent to the national Parliaments, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission by the secretariat of the Presidency Parliament.

11.   REVISION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

11.1.   COSAC delegations may submit proposals for a revision of the Rules of Procedure. These proposals shall be submitted in writing to all Parliaments of the European Union, at least one month before COSAC meetings.

11.2.   Proposals for a revision of the Rules of Procedure should be put on the agenda of the first meeting of COSAC following the presentation of the proposal.

11.3.   Adoption of the proposal requires unanimity between the delegations present at the meeting. Abstentions by delegations shall not prevent the adoption of the proposal.

11.4.   Quorum is at least 2/3 of the delegations.

11.5.   Each delegation has one vote.

12.   ENTRY INTO FORCE

12.1.   These Rules of Procedure are drawn up in a single original in English and French, each of these texts being equally authentic, and shall be published in the official languages of the European Union. They shall enter into force on the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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(1)  The term ‘Parliaments of the European Union’ refers to the national Parliaments of the Member States of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as ‘national Parliaments’) and the European Parliament.

(2)  As stated in the Protocol on the Role of National Parliaments in the European Union, the way in which national Parliaments scrutinise their governments in relation to the activities of the Union is a matter for the particular constitutional organisation and practice of each Member State.

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European Commission

| 4.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 229/7 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 229/7

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6279 — Toshiba/Landis+Gyr)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 229/02

On 7 July 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6279. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6279. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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| 4.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 229/7 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 229/7

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6290 — PORR/Teerag-Asdag)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 229/03

On 20 July 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6290. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6290. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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| 4.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 229/8 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 229/8

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6221 — Colgate Palmolive/Sanex Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 229/04

On 6 June 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6221. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6221. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 229/9 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 229/9

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Euro exchange rates (1)

3 August 2011

2011/C 229/05

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,4300 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 110,18 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4488 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87255 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0875 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1022 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,6820 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,291 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 272,38 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7093 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0280 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2193 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,4336 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3310 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3724 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,1506 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6531 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7274 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 515,17 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,6667 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,2008 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4485 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 123,47 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2442 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,398 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,7962 |
| THB | Thai baht | 42,557 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,2330 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,9026 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 63,3780 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4300

JPY

Japanese yen

110,18

DKK

Danish krone

7,4488

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87255

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0875

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1022

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,6820

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,291

HUF

Hungarian forint

272,38

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7093

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0280

RON

Romanian leu

4,2193

TRY

Turkish lira

2,4336

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3310

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3724

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,1506

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6531

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7274

KRW

South Korean won

1 515,17

ZAR

South African rand

9,6667

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,2008

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4485

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 123,47

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2442

PHP

Philippine peso

60,398

RUB

Russian rouble

39,7962

THB

Thai baht

42,557

BRL

Brazilian real

2,2330

MXN

Mexican peso

16,9026

INR

Indian rupee

63,3780

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 4.8.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 229/10 |
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4.8.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 229/10

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Notice from the Government of Malta 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

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 229/06

In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs of Malta invites applications for the following areas/blocks in offshore Malta under either an exploration licence or an exploration and production licence:

| (i) | area 1 |
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area 1

| (ii) | blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of area 3 |
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(ii)

blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of area 3

| (iii) | blocks 1, 2 and 3 of area 4 |
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(iii)

blocks 1, 2 and 3 of area 4

| (iv) | area 5 |
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(iv)

area 5

| (v) | area 6 |
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(v)

area 6

The following areas/blocks are already under an authorisation and are not available until further notification:

| (i) | area 2 |
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(i)

area 2

| (ii) | blocks 4, 5, 6 and 7 of area 4 |
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(ii)

blocks 4, 5, 6 and 7 of area 4

| (iii) | area 7 |
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(iii)

area 7

Applications should be clearly marked ‘2011 Malta Offshore Licensing Round’ and should be sent in a sealed envelope addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Malta Resources Authority, Millennia 2nd Floor, Aldo Moro Road, Marsa MRS 9065, Malta. Applications must be received by not later than noon local time of 1 December 2011. The receipt of an application will not create an obligation on the part of the Government of Malta to grant an authorisation in respect of part or all of the area that is the subject of the application.

Applicants shall provide the information requested in the form published in the Petroleum (Production) Regulations, 2001 (Legal Notice 320 of 2001, 1 December 2001).

The areas/blocks available for authorisation, as well as the areas/blocks already under an authorisation, are delimited by geographical coordinates that may be obtained, together with other information, by contacting the Chief Executive Officer, Malta Resources Authority at the abovementioned address or at ceo@mra.org.mt

It is notified that the Notice of 21 January 2005 (2005/C 62/06) from the Government of Malta concerning the abovementioned Directive and published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 March 2005 is hereby being repealed.

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 229/12

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6310 — FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation/Mitsubishi Corporation/FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK & USA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 229/07

| 1. | On 28 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (‘FH’, Japan) and Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Limited (‘FDBUK’, UK) and FUJIFILM Dyosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., Inc. (‘FDBUS’, USA) hitherto under sole control of FH by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 28 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (‘FH’, Japan) and Mitsubishi Corporation (‘MC’, Japan) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Limited (‘FDBUK’, UK) and FUJIFILM Dyosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., Inc. (‘FDBUS’, USA) hitherto under sole control of FH by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for FH: manufacturing and marketing of imaging, information and document, systems, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for FH: manufacturing and marketing of imaging, information and document, systems,

| — | for MC: general trading activities in various industries, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise, |
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for MC: general trading activities in various industries, including energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and general merchandise,

| — | for FDBUK and FDBUS: biologics contract manufacturing services. |
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for FDBUK and FDBUS: biologics contract manufacturing services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6310 — FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation/Mitsubishi Corporation/FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK & USA, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6310 — FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation/Mitsubishi Corporation/FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK & USA, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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