# Official Journal C 110/2016

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5924 March 2016 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 110

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5924 March 2016

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 110/01 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.7969 — GIP/CPPIB/Asciano Businesses) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 110/01

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case M.7969 — GIP/CPPIB/Asciano Businesses) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2016/C 110/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2016/C 110/03 | Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2016/C 110/04 | Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (
  1
  ) | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2016/C 110/02

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2016/C 110/03

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

1

3

2016/C 110/04

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

1

5

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 24.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 110/1 |
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24.3.2016

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 110/1

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case M.7969 — GIP/CPPIB/Asciano Businesses)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 110/01)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 26 February 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration between GIP, CPPIB and Asciano Businesses. On 18 March 2016, the notifying party/ies informed the Commission that it/they withdrew its/their notification.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 24.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 110/2 |
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24.3.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 110/2

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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 March 2016

(2016/C 110/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1171 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 126,01 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4542 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,78985 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2315 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0894 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,4863 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,038 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 313,79 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2563 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4655 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,2111 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4780 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4676 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,6628 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6676 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5280 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 300,58 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 17,1475 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2648 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5415 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 760,87 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,4673 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 51,848 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 75,8478 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,311 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,0600 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,4942 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,6175 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1171

JPY

Japanese yen

126,01

DKK

Danish krone

7,4542

GBP

Pound sterling

0,78985

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2315

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0894

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,4863

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,038

HUF

Hungarian forint

313,79

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2563

RON

Romanian leu

4,4655

TRY

Turkish lira

3,2111

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4780

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4676

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,6628

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6676

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5280

KRW

South Korean won

1 300,58

ZAR

South African rand

17,1475

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2648

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5415

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 760,87

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,4673

PHP

Philippine peso

51,848

RUB

Russian rouble

75,8478

THB

Thai baht

39,311

BRL

Brazilian real

4,0600

MXN

Mexican peso

19,4942

INR

Indian rupee

74,6175

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 24.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 110/3 |
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24.3.2016

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 110/3

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Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 110/03)

NOTICE ANNOUNCING THE THIRD LICENSING ROUND OFFSHORE CYPRUS CONCERNING THE AUTHORISATION FOR HYDROCARBONS EXPLORATION

In accordance with Article 3(2)(a) of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1), the Republic of Cyprus invites all interested persons to apply for Hydrocarbon Exploration Licences and subsequent Hydrocarbon Exploitation Licences in respect of certain acreage in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus. Applications may be submitted within 120 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Applications reaching the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism after the elapse of the above mentioned period will not be taken into consideration.

The available Blocks are delimited by the following geographical coordinates (WGS84):

| Block No | Longitude | Latitude |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Block 6 | 31:15:00 | 33:30:00 |
| 31:15:00 | 34:10:00 |
| 31:55:00 | 34:10:00 |
| 31:55:00 | 33:30:00 |
| Block 8 | 32:35:00 | 33:30:00 |
| 32:35:00 | 34:10:00 |
| 33:15:00 | 34:10:00 |
| 33:15:00 | 33:30:00 |
| Block 10 | 30:39:02 | 33:30:00 |
| 31:55:00 | 33:30:00 |
| 31:55:00 | 33:08:24 |
| 31:36:30 | 33:11:30 |
| 31:15:00 | 33:18:40 |
| 31:07:00 | 33:21:20 |

Block No

Longitude

Latitude

Block 6

31:15:00

33:30:00

31:15:00

34:10:00

31:55:00

34:10:00

31:55:00

33:30:00

Block 8

32:35:00

33:30:00

32:35:00

34:10:00

33:15:00

34:10:00

33:15:00

33:30:00

Block 10

30:39:02

33:30:00

31:55:00

33:30:00

31:55:00

33:08:24

31:36:30

33:11:30

31:15:00

33:18:40

31:07:00

33:21:20

Applications for hydrocarbon exploration licences and subsequent hydrocarbon exploitation licences shall be submitted to:

| The Hon. Minister |
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| Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism |
| 1421 Nicosia |
| CYPRUS |

The Hon. Minister

Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism

1421 Nicosia

CYPRUS

The decision on the applications for this third licensing round offshore Cyprus will be made by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus and it is expected to take place within six months from the date of submission of applications referred to in this Notice.

The granting of authorisations by the Council of Ministers, which is the competent authority, will be made without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3(6) of Directive 94/22/EC.

Detailed guidance notes and any further information concerning the submission of applications, may be requested by contacting the office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, 1421 Nicosia, Cyprus, tel. +357 22409310, fax +357 22409348, email: Third.LR@mcit.gov.cy

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

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| 24.3.2016 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 110/5 |
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24.3.2016

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 110/5

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Notice from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2016/C 110/04)

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions regarding national security, of Article 2(2) of Directive 94/22/EC, the Republic of Cyprus hereby notifies all interested persons that the criteria, which shall be used when granting authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons, are:

| (a) | the technical and financial ability of the applicants; |
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(a)

the technical and financial ability of the applicants;

| (b) | the ways in which the applicant intends to carry out the activities that are specified in the licence; |
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(b)

the ways in which the applicant intends to carry out the activities that are specified in the licence;

| (c) | the financial consideration that the applicant is offering in order to obtain the licence; and, |
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(c)

the financial consideration that the applicant is offering in order to obtain the licence; and,

| (d) | any lack of efficiency and responsibility that the applicant has shown under any previous licence or authorisation of any form in any country of the world. |
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(d)

any lack of efficiency and responsibility that the applicant has shown under any previous licence or authorisation of any form in any country of the world.

If, following evaluation under the above criteria, two or more applications have equal merit, the proposals of the applicants regarding the protection of public safety, public health, security of transport, protection of the environment, protection of biological resources and of national treasures possessing artistic, historic or archaeological value, safety of installations and workers and planned management of hydrocarbon resources, shall be taken into account.

In accordance with Article 5(2) of Directive 94/22/EC, information on the conditions and requirements concerning the exercise or termination of the activity, which apply to the type of authorisations that are to be granted, is contained in the relevant legislation and in a Model Exploration and Production Sharing Contract, which will be made available on the website of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism on the following web address: www.mcit.gov.cy (tel. +357 22409310, fax +357 22409348, email: Third.LR@mcit.gov.cy).

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