# Official Journal C 109/2017

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 607 April 2017 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 109

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 607 April 2017

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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 |
| 2017/C 109/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8397 — Partners Group/Cerba Healthcare) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2017/C 109/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8397 — Partners Group/Cerba Healthcare) (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2017/C 109/02 | Council Decision of 3 April 2017 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2017 | 2 |
| 2017/C 109/03 | Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 and Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 3 |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 109/04 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2017/C 109/05 | Special Report No 2/2017 — The Commission’s negotiation of 2014-2020 Partnership Agreements and programmes in Cohesion: spending more targeted on Europe 2020 priorities, but increasingly complex arrangements to measure performance | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2017/C 109/02

Council Decision of 3 April 2017 adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2017

2

2017/C 109/03

Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 and Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

3

European Commission

2017/C 109/04

Euro exchange rates

4

Court of Auditors

2017/C 109/05

Special Report No 2/2017 — The Commission’s negotiation of 2014-2020 Partnership Agreements and programmes in Cohesion: spending more targeted on Europe 2020 priorities, but increasingly complex arrangements to measure performance

5

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 109/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8465 — Vivendi/Telecom Italia) (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| | OTHER ACTS |
| | European Commission |
| 2017/C 109/07 | Notice for the attention of RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol, whose names were added to the list referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 | 7 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2017/C 109/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8465 — Vivendi/Telecom Italia) (
  1
  )

1

6

OTHER ACTS

European Commission

2017/C 109/07

Notice for the attention of RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol, whose names were added to the list referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 7.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.8397 — Partners Group/Cerba Healthcare)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 109/01)

On 30 March 2017, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8397. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8397. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

| 7.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/2 |
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COUNCIL DECISION

of 3 April 2017

adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2017

(2017/C 109/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,

Whereas:

| — | the Union’s budget for the financial year 2017 was definitively adopted on 1 December 2016 (2), |
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the Union’s budget for the financial year 2017 was definitively adopted on 1 December 2016 (2),

| — | on 26 January 2017, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for the financial year 2017, |
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on 26 January 2017, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for the financial year 2017,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2017 was adopted on 3 April 2017.

The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Done at Luxembourg, 3 April 2017.

For the Council

The President

R. GALDES

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(1)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.

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(2)  OJ L 51, 28.2.2017, p. 1.

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| 7.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/3 |
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Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 and Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

(2017/C 109/03)

The following information is brought to the attention of Mr CHON Chi Bu (No 1), Mr CHU Kyu-Chang (No 2), Mr HYON Chol-hae (No 3), Mr KIM Yong-chun (No 4), Mr O Kuk-Ryol (No 5), Mr PAEK Se-bong (No 6), Mr PAK Jae-gyong (No 7), Lieutenant General KIM Yong Chol (No 11), Mr PAK To-Chun (No 12), Mr CHOE Yong-ho (No 14), Mr JO Kyongchol (No 17), Mr KIM Chun-sop (No 19), Mr KIM Jong-bak (No 20), Mr KIM Rak Kyom (No 21), Mr KIM Won-hong (No 22), Mr YUN Jong-rin (No 26), Mr PAK Yong-sik (No 27), Mr HONG Yong Chil (No 28), persons appearing in Section I of Annex II to Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 (1) and in Annex V to Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (2) concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as well as to the attention of Mr JON Il-chun (No 1), Mr KIM Tong-un (No 2), persons appearing Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 and in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

The Council intends to maintain the restrictive measures against the abovementioned persons with amended statements of reasons. Those persons are hereby informed that they may submit a request to the Council to obtain the intended statement of reasons before 17 April 2017, to the following address:

| Council of the European Union |
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| General Secretariat |
| DG C 1C |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |

Council of the European Union

General Secretariat

DG C 1C

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175

1048 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu

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(1)  OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79.

(2)  OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 1.

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European Commission

| 7.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/4 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

6 April 2017

(2017/C 109/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,0666 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 118,23 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4350 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85590 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5895 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0702 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,1688 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,736 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 309,76 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2271 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,5236 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,9550 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4103 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4322 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,2869 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5271 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,4940 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 206,44 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,7229 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,3577 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4600 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 207,11 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7320 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 53,489 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 60,0558 |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,904 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,3232 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 20,0393 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 68,8150 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,0666

JPY

Japanese yen

118,23

DKK

Danish krone

7,4350

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85590

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5895

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0702

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,1688

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,736

HUF

Hungarian forint

309,76

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2271

RON

Romanian leu

4,5236

TRY

Turkish lira

3,9550

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4103

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4322

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,2869

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5271

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,4940

KRW

South Korean won

1 206,44

ZAR

South African rand

14,7229

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,3577

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4600

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 207,11

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7320

PHP

Philippine peso

53,489

RUB

Russian rouble

60,0558

THB

Thai baht

36,904

BRL

Brazilian real

3,3232

MXN

Mexican peso

20,0393

INR

Indian rupee

68,8150

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

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 2/2017

‘The Commission’s negotiation of 2014-2020 Partnership Agreements and programmes in Cohesion: spending more targeted on Europe 2020 priorities, but increasingly complex arrangements to measure performance’

(2017/C 109/05)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 2/2017 ‘The Commission’s negotiation of 2014-2020 Partnership Agreements and programmes in Cohesion: spending more targeted on Europe 2020 priorities, but increasingly complex arrangements to measure performance’ has just been published.

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 7.4.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 109/6 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.8465 — Vivendi/Telecom Italia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2017/C 109/06)

| 1. | On 31 March 2017, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Vivendi SA (‘Vivendi’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Telecom Italia SpA (‘Telecom Italia’, Italy). |
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On 31 March 2017, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Vivendi SA (‘Vivendi’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Telecom Italia SpA (‘Telecom Italia’, Italy).

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Vivendi: active in music, TV, cinema, video sharing and video games businesses,
  —   for Telecom Italia: provision of (i) voice and data services through mobile and fixed technologies; (ii) digital content services; and (iii) IT services to enterprises in Italy. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Vivendi: active in music, TV, cinema, video sharing and video games businesses,

—   for Telecom Italia: provision of (i) voice and data services through mobile and fixed technologies; (ii) digital content services; and (iii) IT services to enterprises in Italy.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8465 — Vivendi/Telecom Italia, to the following address:





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

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.8465 — Vivendi/Telecom Italia, to the following 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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OTHER ACTS

European Commission

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Notice for the attention of RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol, whose names were added to the list referred to in Article 6(2)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them, by virtue of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661

(2017/C 109/07)

| 1. | Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of persons and entities, as referred to in the list drawn up in Annex II of Decision (CFSP) 2016/849. The Decision also calls upon the Member States to take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through their territories of those same persons.
  The list drawn up by the Council of the EU comprises persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them. |
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Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 (1) calls upon the Union to freeze the funds and economic resources of persons and entities, as referred to in the list drawn up in Annex II of Decision (CFSP) 2016/849. The Decision also calls upon the Member States to take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through their territories of those same persons.

The list drawn up by the Council of the EU comprises persons or entities responsible for the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, and entities owned or controlled by them.

| 2. | On 6 April 2017, the Council decided to add the persons RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol to the list. |
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On 6 April 2017, the Council decided to add the persons RI Myong Su, SO Hong Chan, WANG Chang Uk and JANG Chol to the list.

| 3. | In order to implement the new listings, the Commission has adopted Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 (2) amending Annex V of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (3) accordingly.
  The concerned individuals and entities may submit observations on the decision to list them, together with supporting documentation, to the European Commission on the following address:





  European Commission |
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| ‘Restrictive measures’ |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

3.

In order to implement the new listings, the Commission has adopted Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 (2) amending Annex V of Council Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (3) accordingly.

The concerned individuals and entities may submit observations on the decision to list them, together with supporting documentation, to the European Commission on the following address:

European Commission

‘Restrictive measures’

Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

| 4. | The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. |
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The attention of the individuals and entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/661 before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the fourth and sixth paragraphs of Article 263 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

| 5. | Finally, the attention of the listed entities and individuals is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation. |
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Finally, the attention of the listed entities and individuals is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities in the relevant Member State(s), as listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 329/2007, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds and economic resources for essential needs or specific payments in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation.

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(1)  OJ L 141, 28.5.2016, p. 79.

(2)  OJ L 94, 7.4.2017, p. 25.

(3)  OJ L 88, 29.3.2007, p. 1.

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