# Official Journal C 186/2018

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6131 May 2018 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 186

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6131 May 2018

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| Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 186/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| 2018/C 186/02 | Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union | 2 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2018/C 186/03 | Special Report No 13/2018 — Tackling radicalisation that leads to terrorism: the Commission addressed the needs of Member States, but with some shortfalls in coordination and evaluation | 3 |
| | Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations |
| 2018/C 186/04 | Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations of 24 April 2018 to register Europa Terra Nostra | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2018/C 186/05 | Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) | 10 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2018/C 186/01

Euro exchange rates

1

2018/C 186/02

Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

2

Court of Auditors

2018/C 186/03

Special Report No 13/2018 — Tackling radicalisation that leads to terrorism: the Commission addressed the needs of Member States, but with some shortfalls in coordination and evaluation

3

Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

2018/C 186/04

Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations of 24 April 2018 to register Europa Terra Nostra

4

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2018/C 186/05

Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | COURT PROCEEDINGS |
| | EFTA Court |
| 2018/C 186/06 | Judgment of the Court of 31 October 2017 in Case E-16/16 — Fosen-Linjen AS v AtB AS (Public procurement — Directive 89/665/EEC — Directive 2004/18/EC — Claim for compensation — Culpability — Gravity of the breach — Burden of proof — Verification of the tender submitted — Principles of effectiveness, equal treatment, transparency and proportionality) | 12 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 186/07 | Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of tungsten electrodes originating in the People's Republic of China | 13 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2018/C 186/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1) | 26 |

V   Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

2018/C 186/06

Judgment of the Court of 31 October 2017 in Case E-16/16 — Fosen-Linjen AS v AtB AS (Public procurement — Directive 89/665/EEC — Directive 2004/18/EC — Claim for compensation — Culpability — Gravity of the breach — Burden of proof — Verification of the tender submitted — Principles of effectiveness, equal treatment, transparency and proportionality)

(Public procurement — Directive 89/665/EEC — Directive 2004/18/EC — Claim for compensation — Culpability — Gravity of the breach — Burden of proof — Verification of the tender submitted — Principles of effectiveness, equal treatment, transparency and proportionality)

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 186/07

Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of tungsten electrodes originating in the People's Republic of China

13

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2018/C 186/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1)

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 31.5.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/1 |
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31.5.2018

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

30 May 2018

(2018/C 186/01)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1632 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 126,76 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4432 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,87500 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2783 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1513 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 122,90 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,5463 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,835 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 319,57 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3135 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,6443 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 5,1818 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5409 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5093 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,1268 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6686 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5588 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 255,41 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,6156 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,4673 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3893 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 223,91 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6359 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 61,208 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 72,3836 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,292 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3112 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 22,8815 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 78,3880 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1632

JPY

Japanese yen

126,76

DKK

Danish krone

7,4432

GBP

Pound sterling

0,87500

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2783

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1513

ISK

Iceland króna

122,90

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,5463

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,835

HUF

Hungarian forint

319,57

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3135

RON

Romanian leu

4,6443

TRY

Turkish lira

5,1818

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5409

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5093

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,1268

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6686

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5588

KRW

South Korean won

1 255,41

ZAR

South African rand

14,6156

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,4673

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3893

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 223,91

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6359

PHP

Philippine peso

61,208

RUB

Russian rouble

72,3836

THB

Thai baht

37,292

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3112

MXN

Mexican peso

22,8815

INR

Indian rupee

78,3880

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

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Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union

(2018/C 186/02)

Pursuant to Article 9(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1), the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union (1) are hereby amended as follows:

On page 381:

| 9503 00 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (‘scale’) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds |
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9503 00

Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (‘scale’) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds

The following text is inserted as first and second paragraph:

‘To distinguish between toys representing human beings and toys representing animals or non-human creatures, no account shall be taken of:

| — | their colour (for example, a purple or green skin colour does not give them the character of a non-human creature), and |
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their colour (for example, a purple or green skin colour does not give them the character of a non-human creature), and

| — | the background of the characters represented by them or their skills and abilities (for example, their place of birth or their ability to fly). |
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the background of the characters represented by them or their skills and abilities (for example, their place of birth or their ability to fly).

Where a toy is wearing a mask (whether or not with, for example, animal ears) leaving large or recognisable parts of the human face visible or identifiable, or if the mask can be removed and reveals humanoid features, it is to be seen as a toy representing a human being.’

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(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

(1)  OJ C 76, 4.3.2015, p. 1.

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 13/2018

‘Tackling radicalisation that leads to terrorism: the Commission addressed the needs of Member States, but with some shortfalls in coordination and evaluation’

(2018/C 186/03)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 13/2018 ‘Tackling radicalisation that leads to terrorism: the Commission addressed the needs of Member States, but with some shortfalls in coordination and evaluation’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu

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Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

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Decision of the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations

of 24 April 2018

to register Europa Terra Nostra

(Only the English text is authentic)

(2018/C 186/04)

THE AUTHORITY FOR EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (1), in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the application received from Europa Terra Nostra,

Whereas:

| (1) | The Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political foundation under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Europa Terra Nostra (the ‘applicant’) on 9 April 2018, |
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(1)

The Authority for European political parties and European political foundations (‘Authority’) received an application for registration as a European political foundation under Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014 from Europa Terra Nostra (the ‘applicant’) on 9 April 2018,

| (2) | The applicant submitted documents proving that it satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the declaration in the form set out in the Annex to that Regulation, and the statutes of the applicant, containing the provisions required by Article 5 of that Regulation, |
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(2)

The applicant submitted documents proving that it satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the declaration in the form set out in the Annex to that Regulation, and the statutes of the applicant, containing the provisions required by Article 5 of that Regulation,

| (3) | The applicant submitted additional documents in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 (2), |
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(3)

The applicant submitted additional documents in accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 (2),

| (4) | Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority has examined the application and supporting documentation submitted, and considers that the applicant satisfies the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation and that the statutes contain the provisions required by Article 5 of that Regulation, |
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(4)

Pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1141/2014, the Authority has examined the application and supporting documentation submitted, and considers that the applicant satisfies the conditions for registration laid down in Article 3 of that Regulation and that the statutes contain the provisions required by Article 5 of that Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Europa Terra Nostra is hereby registered as a European political foundation.

It shall acquire European legal personality on the date of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to

| Europa Terra Nostra |
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| Kurfürstendamm 195, 3. OG |
| 10707 Berlin |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Europa Terra Nostra

Kurfürstendamm 195, 3. OG

10707 Berlin

DEUTSCHLAND

Done at Brussels, 24 April 2018.

For the Authority for European political parties and European political foundations

The Director

M. ADAM

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(1)  OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 1.

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(2)  Commission Delegated Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/2401 of 2 October 2015 on the content and functioning of the Register of European political parties and foundations (OJ L 333, 19.12.2015, p. 50).

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ANNEX

Satzung der europäischen politischen Stiftung

Europa Terra Nostra

§ 1   Name, Sitz, Logo

| (1) | Die Stiftung führt den Namen „Europa Terra Nostra“ (künftig „die Stiftung“). Sie ist eine europäische politische Stiftung im Sinne der Verordnung (EU, Euratom) Nr. 1141/2014 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 22. Oktober 2014 über das Statut und die Finanzierung europäischer politischer Parteien und europäischer politischer Stiftungen. Sie ist Rechtsnachfolgerin des Europa Terra Nostra e.V. |
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(1)

| (2) | Die Stiftung hat ihren Sitz in 10707 Berlin, Kurfürstendamm 195, 3. OG. |
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(2)

| (3) | Das Logo der Stiftung besteht aus den untereinander stehenden Worten „Europa Terra Nostra“ und einer daneben befindlichen symbolischen Darstellung des Phönix mit Kopf und Schwingen. |
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(3)

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§ 2   Grundsätze, Ziel und Zweck der Stiftung

| (1) | Die Stiftung bekennt sich zu den Grundsätzen der Europäischen Union. Dies sind die Freiheit, die Demokratie, die Achtung der Menschenrechte, die Grundfreiheiten und die Rechtsstaatlichkeit. |
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(1)

| (2) | Die Stiftung ist der europäischen politischen Partei „Alliance for Peace and Freedom (APF)“ angeschlossen. Die Partei entsendet einen Vertreter zu Mitglieder- und Vorstandssitzungen der Stiftung. |
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(2)

| (3) | Ziel und Zweck der Stiftung ist es, staatsbürgerliche Bildung insbesondere in den Bereichen:






  — | Demokratie und Wirtschaft |
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(3)

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Demokratie und Wirtschaft

| — | Menschenrechte, Kultur und Soziales |
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Menschenrechte, Kultur und Soziales

| — | internationale Beziehungen |
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internationale Beziehungen

zu ermöglichen und zu fördern.

| (4) | Die Bildungsarbeit steht auf dem Boden von nationalen und demokratischen Grundanschauungen und orientiert sich an den Werten der abendländischen Kultur. |
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(4)

| (5) | Die Bildungsarbeit dient der Weiterentwicklung Europas und der internationalen Staatengemeinschaft nach demokratisch-freiheitlichen und sozialen Grundsätzen. |
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(5)

| (6) | Die Menschen sollen befähigt werden,






  — | lokale, nationale, globale Prozesse und deren Zusammenhänge zu erkennen, |
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(6)

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lokale, nationale, globale Prozesse und deren Zusammenhänge zu erkennen,

| — | historisch und gestaltend zu denken |
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historisch und gestaltend zu denken

| — | freiheitlich und solidarisch zu handeln |
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freiheitlich und solidarisch zu handeln

| — | politisch aktiv die Gesellschaft und das Gemeinwesen mitzugestalten. |
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politisch aktiv die Gesellschaft und das Gemeinwesen mitzugestalten.

| (7) | Der Zweck der Stiftung und die Ziele sollen erreicht werden durch ein umfangreiches und allgemein zugängliches Bildungsangebot, das die Vielfalt der Meinungen berücksichtigt.
  Die Bildungsformen sind Tagungen, Seminare, Kongresse, Publikationen, Studien, Recherchen, Vorträge, Exkursionen, Video-Produktionen. Eine Zusammenarbeit mit Initiativen, Gruppen, Vereinen, Bildungs- und Forschungseinrichtungen, die den Zielen und Prinzipien der Stiftung nahe stehen, ist wünschenswert. |
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(7)

Die Bildungsformen sind Tagungen, Seminare, Kongresse, Publikationen, Studien, Recherchen, Vorträge, Exkursionen, Video-Produktionen. Eine Zusammenarbeit mit Initiativen, Gruppen, Vereinen, Bildungs- und Forschungseinrichtungen, die den Zielen und Prinzipien der Stiftung nahe stehen, ist wünschenswert.

§ 3   Gemeinnützigkeit

| (1) | Die Stiftung ist selbstlos tätig; sie verfolgt nicht in erster Linie eigenwirtschaftliche Zwecke. Es besteht keine Gewinnerzielungsabsicht. |
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(1)

| (2) | Mittel der Stiftung dürfen nur für die satzungsmäßigen Zwecke verwendet werden. Die Mitglieder der Stiftung erhalten keine Zuwendungen aus den Mitteln der Stiftung. |
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(2)

| (3) | Es darf keine Person durch Ausgaben, die dem Zweck der Körperschaft fremd sind, oder durch unverhältnismäßig hohe Vergütungen begünstigt werden. |
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(3)

| (4) | Mitglieder des Vorstandes können aufgrund eines Beschlusses der Mitgliederversammlung für ihre Tätigkeit in einem angemessenen Umfang vergütet werden. |
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(4)

§ 4   Mitgliedschaft

| (1) | Mitglied der Stiftung kann jede natürliche Person werden, die sich aktiv für die Verwirklichung der Ziele der Stiftung einsetzt und deren Satzung anerkennt. Der Aufnahmeantrag ist schriftlich zu stellen. Der Vorstand entscheidet mit einfacher Mehrheit über die vorläufige Mitgliedschaft. Die Bestätigung erfolgt durch die nächste Mitgliederversammlung, ebenfalls mit einfacher Mehrheit. |
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(1)

| (2) | Die Zahl der Mitglieder ist auf 20 Personen begrenzt. |
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(2)

| (3) | Die Mitgliedschaft endet durch Tod, Austritt oder Ausschluss. Der Austritt erfolgt durch schriftliche Erklärung des Mitglieds gegenüber dem Vorstand. Der Ausschluß ist zulässig, wenn ein Mitglied gegen die Ziele der Stiftung verstößt, wenn er seinen Aufgaben nicht nachkommt oder wenn sein Verhalten eine Schädigung des öffentlichen Ansehens der Stiftung befürchten läßt. Der Ausschluss wird von der Mitgliederversammlung mit absoluter Mehrheit beschlossen. Dem betroffenen Mitglied muss zuvor die Möglichkeit zur Stellungnahme eingeräumt werden. |
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(3)

| (4) | Der Vorstand kann fördernde Mitglieder aufnehmen, die aber keine Mitgliedsrechte haben. Die Fördermitglieder müssen sich zu den politischen Zielen der Stiftung bekennen. Fördermitglieder bezahlen mindestens den Beitrag, der von der Mitgliederversammlung festgelegt wird. |
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(4)

§ 5   Organe der Stiftung

| (1) | Die Organe der Stiftung sind:






  — | die Mitgliederversammlung, |
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(1)

—

die Mitgliederversammlung,

| — | der Vorstand, |
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der Vorstand,

| — | Geschäftsführender Vorstand. |
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Geschäftsführender Vorstand.

§ 6   Die Mitgliederversammlung

| (1) | Die Mitgliederversammlung ist das höchste beschließende Organ der Stiftung. |
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(1)

| (2) | Die Mitgliederversammlung besteht aus allen Mitgliedern der Stiftung. |
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(2)

| (3) | Die Mitgliederversammlung wird mindestens einmal im Jahr vom Vorstand unter Bekanntgabe der Tagesordnung durch schriftliche Einladung einberufen. Die Einladungsfrist beträgt mindestens zwei Wochen. |
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(3)

| (4) | Die Mitgliederversammlung wählt:






  — | die Mitglieder des Vorstandes, |
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(4)

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die Mitglieder des Vorstandes,

| — | die Kassenprüfer. |
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die Kassenprüfer.

Zur Wahl bedarf es der Mehrheit der anwesenden Mitglieder; zur Abwahl bedarf es der Zweidrittelmehrheit der anwesenden Mitglieder. Auf die Wahl bzw. Abwahl ist in der Einladung zur Versammlung hinzuweisen.

| (5) | Die Mitgliederversammlung hat neben den sich aus dem Gesetz und dieser Satzung ergebenen Zuständigkeiten folgende Kompetenzen:






  — | Festsetzung der grundsätzlichen Arbeitsrichtlinien |
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(5)

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Festsetzung der grundsätzlichen Arbeitsrichtlinien

| — | Genehmigung des Haushaltsplanes |
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Genehmigung des Haushaltsplanes

| — | Entlastung des Vorstandes |
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Entlastung des Vorstandes

| — | Genehmigung des vom Vorstand erstellten Jahresabschlusses, nachdem dieser von einem unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfer überprüft wurde. |
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Genehmigung des vom Vorstand erstellten Jahresabschlusses, nachdem dieser von einem unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfer überprüft wurde.

| (6) | Die Mitgliederversammlung faßt ihre Beschlüsse in der Regel mit einfacher Mehrheit der abgegebenen Stimmen. |
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(6)

| (7) | Die Beschlüsse der Mitgliederversammlung werden protokolliert. Das Protokoll muss von dem Protokollführer sowie dem Versammlungsleiter unterzeichnet werden. |
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(7)

§ 7   Der Vorstand

| (1) | Der Vorstand regelt die Geschäfte der Stiftung und ist der Mitgliederversammlung rechenschaftspflichtig. |
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(1)

| (2) | Er besteht aus mindestens sieben Mitgliedern, die unterschiedliche Staatsangehörigkeiten von Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union besitzen müssen. Zum Vorstand gehören immer ein Vorsitzender, ein Stellvertreter und ein Schatzmeister. |
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(2)

| (3) | Der Vorstand wird von der Mitgliederversammlung für die Dauer von zwei Jahren gewählt. Gewählt ist, wer mindestens die einfache Mehrheit der Stimmen der anwesenden Mitglieder auf sich vereinen kann.
  Die Mitgliederversammlung wählt den Vorsitzenden, seinen Stellvertreter und den Schatzmeister jeweils in gesonderten Wahlgängen. Die Beisitzer können in einem gemeinsamen Wahlgang bestimmt werden. |
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(3)

Die Mitgliederversammlung wählt den Vorsitzenden, seinen Stellvertreter und den Schatzmeister jeweils in gesonderten Wahlgängen. Die Beisitzer können in einem gemeinsamen Wahlgang bestimmt werden.

| (4) | Tritt ein Mitglied des Vorstandes vor dem Ablauf einer Wahlperiode zurück, dann kann der Vorstand ein Mitglied der Stiftung für die Zeit bis zum Ende der Wahlperiode in den Vorstand kooptieren. |
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(4)

| (5) | Der Vorstand fasst Beschlüsse mit einfacher Mehrheit der abgegebenen Stimmen. |
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(5)

| (6) | Der Vorsitzende und der Stellvertreter vertreten die Stiftung gerichtlich und außergerichtlich jeweils einzeln. |
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(6)

| (7) | Der Vorstand kann einen geschäftsführenden Vorstand bilden, der für die laufenden Geschäfte der Stiftung zuständig ist. Er besteht aus dem Vorsitzenden, seinem Stellvertreter und dem Schatzmeister. |
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(7)

| (8) | Die Sitzungen des Vorstands können auch per Telefonkonferenz oder z. B. „Skype“ durchgeführt werden, wenn alle Mitglieder des Vorstands damit einverstanden sind. Der Sitzungsleiter erstellt ein Protokoll, das später allen Vorstandsmitgliedern per E-Mail zugeschickt wird. |
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(8)

§ 8   Kassenprüfer

| (1) | Der Kassenprüfer kontrolliert die Einhaltung der finanzrechtlichen Vorschriften und die Umsetzung der Beschlüsse der Mitgliederversammlung, die die finanziellen Mittel der Stiftung betreffen. Dazu kann er Einsicht in alle Abrechnungsunterlagen der Stiftung nehmen. Einmal jährlich ist der Mitgliederversammlung ein Prüfungsbericht vorzulegen. |
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(1)

| (2) | Die ordentliche Mitgliederversammlung wählt einen Kassenprüfer. |
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(2)

| (3) | Kassenprüfer können nur Mitglieder der Stiftung werden, die keine Vorstandsmitglieder sind. |
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(3)

§ 9   Mittel der Stiftung

| (1) | Die zum Erreichen der Stiftungsziele notwendigen Mittel bezieht die Stiftung aus:






  — | Mitgliedsbeiträgen, deren Höhe die Mitgliederversammlung festlegt; |
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Mitgliedsbeiträgen, deren Höhe die Mitgliederversammlung festlegt;

| — | Spenden und Erbschaften, einmaligen und laufenden Beiträgen öffentlicher Körperschaften; |
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Spenden und Erbschaften, einmaligen und laufenden Beiträgen öffentlicher Körperschaften;

| — | Einnahmen aus Veranstaltungen und Kongressen; |
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Einnahmen aus Veranstaltungen und Kongressen;

| — | Vertrieb eigener Publikationen. |
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Vertrieb eigener Publikationen.

| (2) | Mitglieder der Stiftung können durch Vorstandsbeschluss von der Leistung von Beiträgen befreit werden. |
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(2)

§ 10   Allgemeine Bestimmungen, Satzungsänderungen

| (1) | Stimmenthaltungen zählen als nicht abgegebene Stimme. |
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(1)

| (2) | Satzungsänderungen bedürfen der Zustimmung von 2/3 der erschienenen Mitglieder der Mitgliederversammlung. Zur Änderung des Zweckes der Stiftung ist die Zustimmung von 3/4 aller Mitglieder erforderlich. |
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(2)

| (3) | Formale Änderungen, die von staatlichen Stellen gefordert werden, damit die Stiftung den Bestimmungen des Rechtes der Europäischen Union und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland genügt, können unter Umgehung der Mitgliederversammlung vom Vorstand beschlossen werden, wozu auch in diesem Sonderfall die einfache Mehrheit genügt. |
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(3)

| (4) | Anträge auf Satzungsänderung müssen dem Vorstand schriftlich eingereicht werden. Die Antragsfrist beträgt zwei Wochen vor der nächsten Mitgliederversammlung. |
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§ 11   Auflösung

| (1) | Die Mitgliederversammlung kann die Auflösung der Stiftung mit einer Mehrheit von drei Viertel aller Mitglieder beschließen, wenn die Mitglieder mit entsprechender Tagesordnung eingeladen wurden. |
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(1)

| (2) | Bei Auflösung der Stiftung oder bei Wegfall steuerbegünstigter Zwecke fällt das Vermögen der Stiftung an das Deutsche Rote Kreuz (DRK), Bundesverband, Berlin. |
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(2)

| (3) | Für den Fall der Auflösung als europäische politische Stiftung hat der Vorstand die Organisation wieder beim örtlich zuständigen Gericht als eingetragenen Verein anzumelden. Der Verein übernimmt dann die Rechtsnachfolge der Stiftung.
  Beschlossen durch die Gründungsveranstaltung am 3. Juli 2015 in Berlin, geändert durch die Vorstandssitzung am 16. Dezember 2015, die Mitgliederversammlungen am 26. April 2017 und 21. Juli 2017 in Berlin. |
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(3)

Beschlossen durch die Gründungsveranstaltung am 3. Juli 2015 in Berlin, geändert durch die Vorstandssitzung am 16. Dezember 2015, die Mitgliederversammlungen am 26. April 2017 und 21. Juli 2017 in Berlin.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 31.5.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/10 |
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31.5.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/10

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Update of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(2018/C 186/05)

The publication of reference amounts for the crossing of the external borders, as referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2), is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a monthly update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

SPAIN

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 111, 8.4.2017.

The Order of the Ministry of the Presidency (PRE/1282/2007) of 10 May on the financial means aliens are required to have in order to enter Spain specifies the amount that aliens have to prove is available to them in order to be able to enter Spain.

| (a) | For the costs of their stay in Spain, the amount they have available to them must represent, in euro, 10 % of the gross national minimum wage (EUR 73,59) or its legal equivalent in foreign currency multiplied by the number of days they intend to stay in Spain and by the number of dependent persons travelling with them. The minimum amount at their disposal must represent 90 % of the gross national minimum wage (EUR 662,31) or its legal equivalent in foreign currency per person, regardless of the intended duration of the stay. |
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(a)

For the costs of their stay in Spain, the amount they have available to them must represent, in euro, 10 % of the gross national minimum wage (EUR 73,59) or its legal equivalent in foreign currency multiplied by the number of days they intend to stay in Spain and by the number of dependent persons travelling with them. The minimum amount at their disposal must represent 90 % of the gross national minimum wage (EUR 662,31) or its legal equivalent in foreign currency per person, regardless of the intended duration of the stay.

| (b) | For their return to the state of provenance or for transit via third states, aliens must be able to produce a personal, untransferable and fixed-date ticket or tickets for the planned means of transport. |
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(b)

For their return to the state of provenance or for transit via third states, aliens must be able to produce a personal, untransferable and fixed-date ticket or tickets for the planned means of transport.

Aliens must prove that they have the above means of subsistence either by producing them if they are in cash, or by producing certified cheques, traveller’s cheques, receipts or credit cards, which must be accompanied by a recent bank statement (bank letters or internet bank statements are not acceptable) or by other evidence clearly showing the amount of credit available on the card or bank account.

List of previous publications

| | OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19. |
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OJ C 247, 13.10.2006, p. 19.

| | OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22. |
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OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 22.

| | OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18. |
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OJ C 182, 4.8.2007, p. 18.

| | OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38. |
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OJ C 57, 1.3.2008, p. 38.

| | OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19. |
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OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 19.

| | OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8. |
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OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 8.

| | OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 7. |
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OJ C 35, 12.2.2010, p. 7.

| | OJ C 304, 10.11.2010, p. 5. |
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OJ C 304, 10.11.2010, p. 5.

| | OJ C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 6. |
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OJ C 24, 26.1.2011, p. 6.

| | OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 8. |
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OJ C 157, 27.5.2011, p. 8.

| | OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 16. |
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OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 16.

| | OJ C 11, 13.1.2012, p. 13. |
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OJ C 11, 13.1.2012, p. 13.

| | OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 44. |
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OJ C 72, 10.3.2012, p. 44.

| | OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 8. |
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OJ C 199, 7.7.2012, p. 8.

| | OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 3. |
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OJ C 298, 4.10.2012, p. 3.

| | OJ C 56, 26.2.2013, p. 13. |
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OJ C 56, 26.2.2013, p. 13.

| | OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 3. |
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OJ C 98, 5.4.2013, p. 3.

| | OJ C 269, 18.9.2013, p. 2. |
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OJ C 269, 18.9.2013, p. 2.

| | OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 1. |
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OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 1.

| | OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 25. |
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OJ C 152, 20.5.2014, p. 25.

| | OJ C 224, 15.7.2014, p. 31. |
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OJ C 224, 15.7.2014, p. 31.

| | OJ C 434, 4.12.2014, p. 3. |
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OJ C 434, 4.12.2014, p. 3.

| | OJ C 447, 13.12.2014, p. 32. |
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OJ C 447, 13.12.2014, p. 32.

| | OJ C 38, 4.2.2015, p. 20. |
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OJ C 38, 4.2.2015, p. 20.

| | OJ C 96, 11.3.2016, p. 7. |
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OJ C 96, 11.3.2016, p. 7.

| | OJ C 146, 26.4.2016, p. 12. |
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OJ C 146, 26.4.2016, p. 12.

| | OJ C 248, 8.7.2016, p. 12. |
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OJ C 248, 8.7.2016, p. 12.

| | OJ C 111, 8.4.2017, p. 11. |
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OJ C 111, 8.4.2017, p. 11.

| | OJ C 21, 20.1.2018, p. 3. |
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OJ C 21, 20.1.2018, p. 3.

| | OJ C 93, 12.3.2018, p. 4. |
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OJ C 93, 12.3.2018, p. 4.

| | OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 8. |
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OJ C 153, 2.5.2018, p. 8.

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(1)  See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2)  OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.

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V Announcements

COURT PROCEEDINGS

EFTA Court

| 31.5.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/12 |
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31.5.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/12

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JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

of 31 October 2017

in Case E-16/16

Fosen-Linjen AS v AtB AS

(Public procurement — Directive 89/665/EEC — Directive 2004/18/EC — Claim for compensation — Culpability — Gravity of the breach — Burden of proof — Verification of the tender submitted — Principles of effectiveness, equal treatment, transparency and proportionality)

(2018/C 186/06)

In Case E-16/16, Fosen-Linjen AS v AtB AS — REQUEST to the Court pursuant to Article 34 of the Agreement between the EFTA States on the Establishment of a Surveillance Authority and a Court of Justice by Frostating Court of Appeal (Frostating lagmannsrett) concerning the interpretation of Council Directive 89/665/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the coordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of review procedures to the award of public supply and public works contracts, and in particular Article 1(1) and Article 2(1)(c) thereof, the Court, composed of Carl Baudenbacher, President and Judge-Rapporteur, Per Christiansen and Benedikt Bogason (ad hoc), Judges, gave judgment on 31 October 2017, the operative part of which is as follows:

| 1. | The award of damages according to Article 2(1)(c) of Directive 89/665/EEC does not depend on whether the breach of a provision of public procurement law was due to culpability and conduct deviating markedly from a justifiable course of action, or whether it occurred on basis of a material error or whether it is attributable to the existence of a material, gross and obvious error. A simple breach of public procurement law is in itself sufficient to trigger the liability of the contracting authority to compensate the person harmed for the damage incurred, pursuant to Article 2(1)(c) of Directive 89/665/EEC, provided that the other conditions for the award of damages are met, including, in particular, the condition of a causal link. |
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1.

The award of damages according to Article 2(1)(c) of Directive 89/665/EEC does not depend on whether the breach of a provision of public procurement law was due to culpability and conduct deviating markedly from a justifiable course of action, or whether it occurred on basis of a material error or whether it is attributable to the existence of a material, gross and obvious error. A simple breach of public procurement law is in itself sufficient to trigger the liability of the contracting authority to compensate the person harmed for the damage incurred, pursuant to Article 2(1)(c) of Directive 89/665/EEC, provided that the other conditions for the award of damages are met, including, in particular, the condition of a causal link.

| 2. | Directive 89/665/EEC does not preclude a requirement according to which the award of damages is conditional on the aggrieved tenderer proving with clear, that is, qualified preponderance of evidence that he should have been awarded the contract had the contracting authority not committed the error, as long as the principles of equivalence and effectiveness are respected. |
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2.

Directive 89/665/EEC does not preclude a requirement according to which the award of damages is conditional on the aggrieved tenderer proving with clear, that is, qualified preponderance of evidence that he should have been awarded the contract had the contracting authority not committed the error, as long as the principles of equivalence and effectiveness are respected.

| 3. | Directive 89/665/EEC does not preclude national law that exempts a contracting authority from liability for positive contract interest where the tender procedure, due to an error by the contracting authority, was cancelled in compliance with EEA public procurement law, even where that error was not invoked during the tender procedure and is different from the error invoked by the claimant. It is for the contracting authority to prove the existence of such an error and justify its decision to withdraw the tender procedure. |
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3.

Directive 89/665/EEC does not preclude national law that exempts a contracting authority from liability for positive contract interest where the tender procedure, due to an error by the contracting authority, was cancelled in compliance with EEA public procurement law, even where that error was not invoked during the tender procedure and is different from the error invoked by the claimant. It is for the contracting authority to prove the existence of such an error and justify its decision to withdraw the tender procedure.

| 4. | The award criteria of a tender procedure must be formulated in such a way as to allow all reasonably well-informed tenderers of normal diligence to interpret them in the same way. The contracting authority is furthermore obliged to verify whether the information submitted by the tenderer is plausible, in the sense that the respective tenderers are capable of providing what was offered in the bid, and whether that bid corresponds to the requirements set out by the contracting authority. The verification requirement must comply with the principle of proportionality. As long as all tenderers are treated equally, the contracting authority may have regard to any information provided in the tender in order to make an effective verification of the information linked to the award criteria. It is for the referring court, having regard to the principles of equal treatment, transparency, and proportionality, to determine whether these conditions were complied with in the underlying tender procedure. |
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4.

The award criteria of a tender procedure must be formulated in such a way as to allow all reasonably well-informed tenderers of normal diligence to interpret them in the same way. The contracting authority is furthermore obliged to verify whether the information submitted by the tenderer is plausible, in the sense that the respective tenderers are capable of providing what was offered in the bid, and whether that bid corresponds to the requirements set out by the contracting authority. The verification requirement must comply with the principle of proportionality. As long as all tenderers are treated equally, the contracting authority may have regard to any information provided in the tender in order to make an effective verification of the information linked to the award criteria. It is for the referring court, having regard to the principles of equal treatment, transparency, and proportionality, to determine whether these conditions were complied with in the underlying tender procedure.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 31.5.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/13 |
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31.5.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/13

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Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of tungsten electrodes originating in the People's Republic of China

(2018/C 186/07)

Following the publication of a Notice of impending expiry (1) of the anti-dumping measures in force on the imports of tungsten electrodes originating in the People's Republic of China (‘the PRC’ or ‘the country concerned’), the European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a request for review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (2) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1.   Request for review

The request was lodged on 27 February 2018 by two Union producers (‘the applicants’) representing the total Union production of tungsten electrodes.

2.   Product under review

The product subject to this review is tungsten welding electrodes, including tungsten bars and rods for welding electrodes, containing 94 % or more by weight of tungsten, other than those obtained simply by sintering, whether or not cut to length, currently falling within CN codes ex 8101 99 10 and ex 8515 90 80 (TARIC codes 8101991010 and 8515908010) (‘the product under review’).

3.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2013 (3).

4.   Grounds for the review

The request is based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Union industry.

4.1.   
  Allegation of likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping

The applicants claimed that it is not appropriate to use domestic prices and costs in the country concerned due to the existence of significant distortions within the meaning of point (b) of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation.

To substantiate the allegations of significant distortions, the applicants relied on the information contained in the Commission Staff Working Document dated 20 December 2017 (4)‘Report on Significant Distortions in the Economy of the PRC for the purposes of the trade defence investigations’, describing the specific market circumstances in the country concerned. In particular, the production and sales of the product under review is potentially affected due to significant distortions concerning tungsten. Tungsten is the main raw material for the production of the product under review. Its production and sale is potentially affected by the factors described, inter alia, in chapter 12 ‘Raw materials and other material inputs’ of that report.

As a result, in view of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation, the allegation of continuation or recurrence of dumping is based on a comparison of a constructed normal value on the basis of costs of production and sale reflecting undistorted prices or benchmarks, with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under review from the country concerned when sold for export to the Union. On that basis the dumping margins calculated are significant for the country concerned.

In light of the information available, the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence pursuant to Article 5(9) of the basic Regulation tending to show that, due to significant distortions affecting prices and costs, the use of domestic prices and costs in the country concerned is inappropriate, thus warranting the initiation of an investigation on the basis of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation.

4.2.   
  Allegation of likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injury

The applicants have also provided sufficient evidence showing that imports of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union have increased both in terms of volume as well as in terms of market shares.

The evidence provided by the applicants shows that the volume and the prices of the imported product under review have, among other consequences, had a negative impact on the level of prices charged, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance, the financial situation and the employment situation of the Union industry.

The applicants also allege the likelihood of further injury. In this respect the applicants have also provided evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of unused capacity of the producers in the country concerned.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an expiry review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.

The expiry review will determine whether the expiry of the measures would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping of the product under review originating in the country concerned and a continuation or recurrence of injury to the Union industry.

5.1.   
  Review investigation period and period considered

The investigation of a continuation or recurrence of dumping will cover the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 (‘the review investigation period’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of the likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury will cover the period from 1 January 2014 to the end of the review investigation period (‘the period considered’).

5.2.   
  Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping

In an expiry review, the Commission examines exports that were made to the Union in the review investigation period and, irrespective of exports to the Union, considers whether the situation of the companies producing and selling the product under review in the country concerned is such that continuation or recurrence of exports at dumped prices to the Union would be likely to continue or recur if measures expire.

Therefore, all producers of the product under review in the country concerned, irrespective of whether or not they exported (5) the product under review to the Union in the review investigation period, are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.2.1.   Investigating producers in the country concerned

In view of the potentially large number of producers in the country concerned involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit the producers to be investigated to a reasonable number by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to this review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. Those parties have to do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex I to this Notice.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of producers, the Commission will also contact the authorities of the country concerned and may contact any known associations of producers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the producers will be selected based on the largest representative volume of production, sales or exports which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known producers, the authorities of the country concerned and associations of producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the country concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to the producers selected to be in the sample, to any known association of producers and to the authorities of the country concerned.

All producers selected to be in the sample will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

Without prejudice to the possible application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation, companies that have agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but are not selected to be in the sample will be considered to be cooperating (‘non-sampled cooperating producers’).

5.2.2.   Additional procedure with regard to the country concerned subject to significant distortions

In accordance with point (e) of Article 2(6a), the Commission will shortly after initiation, by means of a note to the file for inspection by interested parties, inform parties to the investigation about the relevant sources that it intends to use for the purpose of determining normal value in the PRC pursuant to Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation. This will cover all sources, including the selection of an appropriate representative third country where appropriate. Parties to the investigation shall be given 10 days to comment from the date at which that note is added to the file for inspection by interested parties.

According to the information available to the Commission at this stage, there is no known production of the product under review outside of the country concerned and the Union. Nevertheless, the Commission will examine whether there are representative countries with a similar level of economic development to that of the country concerned, whether there is production and sales of the product under review and whether relevant data are readily available. Where there is more than one such country, preference will be given, where appropriate, to countries with an adequate level of social and environmental protection. The Commission will also consider appropriate undistorted international prices, costs or benchmarks.

With regard to the relevant sources, the Commission requests all producers in the country concerned to provide the information requested in Annex III to this Notice within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to the alleged significant distortions within the meaning of point (b) of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation, the Commission will also send a questionnaire to the Government of the country concerned.

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence regarding the application of Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation.

Unless otherwise specified, such information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.2.3.   Investigating unrelated importers (6) (7)

Unrelated importers of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union, including those that did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures in force, are invited to participate in this investigation.

In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. Those parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex II to this Notice.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under review from the country concerned in the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known unrelated importers and associations of importers will be notified by the Commission of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers. Those parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

5.3.   
  Procedure for the determination of a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury

In order to establish whether there is a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury to the Union industry, Union producers of the product under review are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.3.1.   Investigating Union producers

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to Union producers the Commission will send questionnaires to the two known Union producers.

The Union producers must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

Any other Union producer is invited to contact the Commission, preferably by e-mail, immediately but no later than 15 days after the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, in order to make itself known and request a questionnaire.

5.4.   
  Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury be confirmed, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether maintaining the anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.

Parties that make themselves known within the 15 days' deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. That information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.

5.5.   
  Other written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence.

Unless otherwise specified, such information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.6.   
  Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.7.   
  Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing (a) the Commission to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and (b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their rights of defence.

All written submissions, including the information requested in this Notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (8). Parties submitting information in the course of this investigation are invited to reason their request for confidential treatment.

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If a party providing confidential information fails to show good cause for a confidential treatment request or does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, the Commission may disregard such information unless it can be satisfactorily demonstrated from appropriate sources that the information is correct.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests by e-mail including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets, with the exception of voluminous replies which shall be submitted on a CD-R or DVD by hand or by registered mail. By using e-mail, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid e-mail address and they should ensure that the provided e-mail address is a functioning official business e-mail which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by e-mail only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions by e-mail, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate H |
| Office: CHAR 04/039 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Email: |
| TRADE-R685-TUNGSTEN-ELECTRODES-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu |
| TRADE-R685-TUNGSTEN-ELECTRODES-INJURY@ec.europa.eu |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: CHAR 04/039

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Email:

TRADE-R685-TUNGSTEN-ELECTRODES-DUMPING@ec.europa.eu

TRADE-R685-TUNGSTEN-ELECTRODES-INJURY@ec.europa.eu

6.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

7.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/

8.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9.   Possibility to request a review under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation

As this expiry review is initiated in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the findings thereof will not lead to the existing measures being amended but will lead to those measures being repealed or maintained in accordance with Article 11(6) of the basic Regulation.

If any interested party considers that a review of the measures is warranted so as to allow for the possibility to amend the measures, that party may request a review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

Parties wishing to request such a review, which would be carried out independently of the expiry review mentioned in this Notice, may contact the Commission at the address given above.

10.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with 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 (9).

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(1)  OJ C 292, 2.9.2017, p. 6.

(2)  OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.

(3)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2013 of 29 May 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tungsten electrodes originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 150, 4.6.2013, p. 1).

(4)  Report on Significant Distortions in the Economy of the PRC for the purposes of the trade defence investigations, 20.12.2017, SWD (2017) 483 final/2 available at: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2017/december/tradoc_156474.pdf

(5)  A producer is any company in the country concerned which produces the product under review, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product under review.

(6)  Only importers not related to producers in the country concerned can be sampled. Importers that are related to producers have to fill in Annex I to the questionnaire for these producers. In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 of 24 November 2015 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related if: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person's business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 343, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

(7)  The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.

(8)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(9)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

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ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

INFORMATION FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLE OF PRODUCERS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

This form is designed to assist producers in the People’s Republic of China in responding to the request for sampling information made in point 5.2.1 of the Notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the Notice of initiation.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. TURNOVER, SALES VOLUME, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION CAPACITY

For the review investigation period as defined in Section 5.1 of the Notice of initiation, indicate the production, production capacity, turnover in the accounting currency of the company (export sales to the Union for each of the 28 Member States (2) separately and in total, export sales to the rest of the world (total and the 5 biggest importing countries) and domestic sales) and the corresponding weight of the product under review as defined in the Notice of initiation and originating in the country concerned. State the weight in tonnes and the currency used.

Table I

Turnover and sales volume

Tonnes

Value in accounting currency

Specify the currency used

Export sales to the Union, for each of the 28 Member States separately and in total, of the product under review, manufactured by your company

Total:

Name each Member State:

Export sales of the product under review, manufactured by your company to the rest of the world

Total:

Name the 5 biggest importing countries and give the respective volumes and values (*)

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) The 28 Member States of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

☐ ‘Limited’ version (1)

☐ Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’

(tick the appropriate box)

ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

INFORMATION FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLE OF PRODUCERS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

This form is designed to assist producers in the People’s Republic of China in responding to the request for sampling information made in point 5.2.1 of the Notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the Notice of initiation.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. TURNOVER, SALES VOLUME, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION CAPACITY

For the review investigation period as defined in Section 5.1 of the Notice of initiation, indicate the production, production capacity, turnover in the accounting currency of the company (export sales to the Union for each of the 28 Member States (2) separately and in total, export sales to the rest of the world (total and the 5 biggest importing countries) and domestic sales) and the corresponding weight of the product under review as defined in the Notice of initiation and originating in the country concerned. State the weight in tonnes and the currency used.

Table I

Turnover and sales volume

Tonnes

Value in accounting currency

Specify the currency used

Export sales to the Union, for each of the 28 Member States separately and in total, of the product under review, manufactured by your company

Total:

Name each Member State:

Export sales of the product under review, manufactured by your company to the rest of the world

Total:

Name the 5 biggest importing countries and give the respective volumes and values (*)

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) The 28 Member States of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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Tonnes

Value in accounting currency

Specify the currency used

Domestic sales of the product under review, manufactured by your company

(*) Add additional rows where necessary

Table II

Production and production capacity

Tonnes

Your company’s overall production of the product under review

Your company’s production capacity of the product under review

3. ACTIVITIES OF YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES (1)

Give details of the precise activities of the company and all related companies (please list them and state the relationship to your company) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product under review. Such activities could include but are not limited to purchasing the product under review or producing it under sub-contracting arrangements, or processing or trading the product under review.

Company name and location

Activities

Relationship

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Please provide any other relevant information which the company considers useful to assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

5. CERTIFICATION

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will involve completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission’s findings for non-cooperating producers are based on facts available and the result may be less favourable to that company than if it had cooperated.

Signature of authorised official:

Name and title of authorised official:

Date:

(1) In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related is one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns or controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family. (OJ L 143, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

Tonnes

Value in accounting currency

Specify the currency used

Domestic sales of the product under review, manufactured by your company

(*) Add additional rows where necessary

Table II

Production and production capacity

Tonnes

Your company’s overall production of the product under review

Your company’s production capacity of the product under review

3. ACTIVITIES OF YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES (1)

Give details of the precise activities of the company and all related companies (please list them and state the relationship to your company) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product under review. Such activities could include but are not limited to purchasing the product under review or producing it under sub-contracting arrangements, or processing or trading the product under review.

Company name and location

Activities

Relationship

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Please provide any other relevant information which the company considers useful to assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

5. CERTIFICATION

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will involve completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission’s findings for non-cooperating producers are based on facts available and the result may be less favourable to that company than if it had cooperated.

Signature of authorised official:

Name and title of authorised official:

Date:

(1) In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related is one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns or controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family. (OJ L 143, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

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ANNEX II

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ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

INFORMATION FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLE OF UNRELATED IMPORTERS

This form is designed to assist unrelated importers in responding to the request for sampling information made in point 5.2.3 of the Notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the Notice of initiation.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. TURNOVER AND SALES VOLUME

For the review investigation period as defined in Section 5.1 of the Notice of initiation, indicate the total turnover in euros (EUR) of the company, and the turnover and weight for imports into the Union (2) and resales on the Union market after importation from the People’s Republic of China and the corresponding weight of the product under review as defined in the Notice of initiation and originating in the country concerned. State the weight in tonnes.

Tonnes

Value in euros (EUR)

Total turnover of your company in euros (EUR)

Imports of the product under review into the Union

Resales on the Union market after importation from the People’s Republic of China of the product under review

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) The 28 Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Croatia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

☐ ‘Limited’ version (1)

☐ Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’

(tick the appropriate box)

ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

INFORMATION FOR THE SELECTION OF THE SAMPLE OF UNRELATED IMPORTERS

This form is designed to assist unrelated importers in responding to the request for sampling information made in point 5.2.3 of the Notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in the Notice of initiation.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. TURNOVER AND SALES VOLUME

For the review investigation period as defined in Section 5.1 of the Notice of initiation, indicate the total turnover in euros (EUR) of the company, and the turnover and weight for imports into the Union (2) and resales on the Union market after importation from the People’s Republic of China and the corresponding weight of the product under review as defined in the Notice of initiation and originating in the country concerned. State the weight in tonnes.

Tonnes

Value in euros (EUR)

Total turnover of your company in euros (EUR)

Imports of the product under review into the Union

Resales on the Union market after importation from the People’s Republic of China of the product under review

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) The 28 Member States of the European Union are: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Croatia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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3. ACTIVITIES OF YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES (1)

Give details of the precise activities of the company and all related companies (please list them and state the relationship to your company) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product under review. Such activities could include but are not limited to purchasing the product under review or producing it under sub-contracting arrangements, or processing or trading the product under review.

Company name and location

Activities

Relationship

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Please provide any other relevant information which the company considers useful to assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

5. CERTIFICATION

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will involve completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission’s findings for non-cooperating importers are based on the facts available and the result may be less favourable to that company than if it had cooperated.

Signature of authorised official:

Name and title of authorised official:

Date:

(1) In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related is one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns or controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 143, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

3. ACTIVITIES OF YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES (1)

Give details of the precise activities of the company and all related companies (please list them and state the relationship to your company) involved in the production and/or selling (export and/or domestic) of the product under review. Such activities could include but are not limited to purchasing the product under review or producing it under sub-contracting arrangements, or processing or trading the product under review.

Company name and location

Activities

Relationship

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Please provide any other relevant information which the company considers useful to assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

5. CERTIFICATION

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will involve completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response. If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission’s findings for non-cooperating importers are based on the facts available and the result may be less favourable to that company than if it had cooperated.

Signature of authorised official:

Name and title of authorised official:

Date:

(1) In accordance with Article 127 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 laying down detailed rules for implementing certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, two persons shall be deemed to be related is one of the following conditions is fulfilled: (a) they are officers or directors of the other person’s business; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) a third party directly or indirectly owns or controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they control a third person directly or indirectly; or (h) they are members of the same family (OJ L 143, 29.12.2015, p. 558). Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law. In accordance with Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, ‘person’ means a natural person, a legal person, and any association of persons which is not a legal person but which is recognised under Union or national law as having the capacity to perform legal acts (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1).

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ANNEX III

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ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING THE INPUTS USED BY THE PRODUCERS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

This form is designed to assist producers in the People’s Republic of China in responding to the request for input information made in point 5.2.2 of the Notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in Section 5.2.2 of the Notice of initiation.

The requested information should be sent back to the Commission at the address specified in the Notice of initiation within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. INFORMATION ON THE INPUTS USED BY YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES

Please provide a short description of the production process(es) of the product under review.

Please list all materials (raw and processed) and energy used in the production of the product under review as well as all by-products and waste that are sold or (re)introduced in the production process of the product under review. Where appropriate, provide the corresponding Harmonised System (HS) code (2) for each of the items inserted in the two tables. Please fill in a separate Annex for each of the related companies that produce the product under investigation in case the production process differs.

Raw Materials/energy

HS Code

(Add additional rows where necessary)

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as ‘Harmonised System’ or simply ‘HS’ is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the World Customs Organisation (WCO).

☐ ‘Limited’ version (1)

☐ Version ‘For inspection by interested parties’

(tick the appropriate box)

ANTI-DUMPING PROCEEDING CONCERNING IMPORTS OF CERTAIN TUNGSTEN ELECTRODES ORIGINATING IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING THE INPUTS USED BY THE PRODUCERS IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

This form is designed to assist producers in the People’s Republic of China in responding to the request for input information made in point 5.2.2 of the Notice of initiation.

Both the ‘Limited’ version and the version ‘For inspection by interested parties’ should be returned to the Commission as set out in Section 5.2.2 of the Notice of initiation.

The requested information should be sent back to the Commission at the address specified in the Notice of initiation within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

1. IDENTITY AND CONTACT DETAILS

Supply the following details about your company:

Company name

Address

Contact person

E-mail address

Telephone

Fax

2. INFORMATION ON THE INPUTS USED BY YOUR COMPANY AND RELATED COMPANIES

Please provide a short description of the production process(es) of the product under review.

Please list all materials (raw and processed) and energy used in the production of the product under review as well as all by-products and waste that are sold or (re)introduced in the production process of the product under review. Where appropriate, provide the corresponding Harmonised System (HS) code (2) for each of the items inserted in the two tables. Please fill in a separate Annex for each of the related companies that produce the product under investigation in case the production process differs.

Raw Materials/energy

HS Code

(Add additional rows where necessary)

(1) This document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement).

(2) The Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System generally referred to as ‘Harmonised System’ or simply ‘HS’ is a multipurpose international product nomenclature developed by the World Customs Organisation (WCO).

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By-products and waste

HS Code

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The company hereby declares that the information provided above is accurate to the best of its knowledge.

Signature of the authorised official:

Name and title of the authorised official:

Date:

By-products and waste

HS Code

(Add additional rows where necessary)

The company hereby declares that the information provided above is accurate to the best of its knowledge.

Signature of the authorised official:

Name and title of the authorised official:

Date:

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 31.5.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 186/26 |
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31.5.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 186/26

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2018/C 186/08)

1.

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

| — | BNP Paribas (‘BNPP’, France), |
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BNP Paribas (‘BNPP’, France),

| — | ABN AMRO Bank (Luxembourg) SA (‘ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg’, Luxembourg). |
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ABN AMRO Bank (Luxembourg) SA (‘ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg’, Luxembourg).

BNPP acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg.

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares.

2.

—   BNPP: active worldwide in retail banking and services as well as corporate and institutional banking,

—   ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg: active in private banking.

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.8890 — BNP Paribas/ABN AMRO Bank Luxembourg

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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(2)  OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5.

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