# Official Journal C 167/2014

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 574 June 2014 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 167

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 574 June 2014

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 167/01 | Communication from the Commission concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2014 under certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the poultrymeat sector | 1 |
| 2014/C 167/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7223 — Danish Crown / Sokolow) (
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  ) | 2 |
| 2014/C 167/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7210 — Groupe Soufflet/Groupe Neuhauser) (
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  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 167/01

Communication from the Commission concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2014 under certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the poultrymeat sector

1

2014/C 167/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7223 — Danish Crown / Sokolow) (
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  )

1

2

2014/C 167/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7210 — Groupe Soufflet/Groupe Neuhauser) (
  1
  )

1

2

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 167/04 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,25 % on 1 June 2014 — Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| 2014/C 167/05 | Commission Decision of 3 June 2014 establishing a Commission expert group on Cancer Control and repealing Decision 96/469/EC | 4 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2014/C 167/06 | Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22; OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12; OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14; OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30; OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18; OJ C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 12; OJ C 111, 18.4.2012, p. 3; OJ C 183, 23.6.2012, p. 7; OJ C 313, 17.10.2012, p. 11; OJ C 394, 20.12.2012, p. 22; OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 9; OJ C 167, 13.6.2013, p. 9; OJ C 242, 23.8.2013, p. 2; OJ C 275, 24.9.2013, p. 7; OJ C 314, 29.10.2013, p. 5; OJ C 324, 9.11.2013, p. 6; OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 4) | 9 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2014/C 167/04

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 0,25 % on 1 June 2014 — Euro exchange rates

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2014/C 167/05

Commission Decision of 3 June 2014 establishing a Commission expert group on Cancer Control and repealing Decision 96/469/EC

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2014/C 167/06

Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22; OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12; OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14; OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30; OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18; OJ C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 12; OJ C 111, 18.4.2012, p. 3; OJ C 183, 23.6.2012, p. 7; OJ C 313, 17.10.2012, p. 11; OJ C 394, 20.12.2012, p. 22; OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 9; OJ C 167, 13.6.2013, p. 9; OJ C 242, 23.8.2013, p. 2; OJ C 275, 24.9.2013, p. 7; OJ C 314, 29.10.2013, p. 5; OJ C 324, 9.11.2013, p. 6; OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 4)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2014/C 167/07 | Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Slovenia (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — withdrawal of notification — State aid SA.33707 (2013/C) — regional aid to Revoz d.d. (
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  ) | 14 |
| 2014/C 167/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 15 |
| 2014/C 167/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 16 |
| 2014/C 167/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7244 — China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center / Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 17 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2014/C 167/07

Decision to close the formal investigation procedure after withdrawal by Member State — State aid — Slovenia (Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — withdrawal of notification — State aid SA.33707 (2013/C) — regional aid to Revoz d.d. (
  1
  )

1

14

2014/C 167/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

15

2014/C 167/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

16

2014/C 167/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7244 — China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center / Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/1 |
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Communication from the Commission

concerning the quantity not applied for to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2014 under certain quotas opened by the European Union for products in the poultrymeat sector

2014/C 167/01

Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (1) opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultrymeat sector. The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of April 2014 for the subperiod 1 July to 30 September 2014 are, for quotas 09.4217 and 09.4218, for quantities smaller than those available. Pursuant to the second sentence of Article 7(4) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (2), the quantities that were not applied for are to be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod, from 1 October to 31 December 2014; they are set out in the Annex to this communication.

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(1)  OJ L 142, 5.6.2007, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.

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ANNEX

| Quota order number | Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2014 (in kg) |
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| 09.4217 | 8 980 400 |
| 09.4218 | 3 478 800 |

Quota order number

Quantities not applied for, to be added to the quantity fixed for the subperiod 1 October to 31 December 2014 (in kg)

09.4217

8 980 400

09.4218

3 478 800

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7223 — Danish Crown / Sokolow)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 167/02

On 28 May 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7223. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7223. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law.

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

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7210 — Groupe Soufflet/Groupe Neuhauser)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 167/03

On 27 May 2014, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in the French language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7210. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7210. 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

European Commission

| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/3 |
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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

0,25 % on 1 June 2014

Euro exchange rates (2)

3 June 2014

2014/C 167/04

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3645 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 139,64 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4638 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,81470 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1044 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2216 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1815 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,463 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 304,93 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1480 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3968 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,8765 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4731 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4888 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,5791 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6122 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7135 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 396,84 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 14,6422 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,5337 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5715 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 104,42 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,4059 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 59,856 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 47,8104 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,571 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0909 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,6355 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 81,0630 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3645

JPY

Japanese yen

139,64

DKK

Danish krone

7,4638

GBP

Pound sterling

0,81470

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1044

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2216

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1815

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,463

HUF

Hungarian forint

304,93

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1480

RON

Romanian leu

4,3968

TRY

Turkish lira

2,8765

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4731

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4888

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,5791

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6122

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7135

KRW

South Korean won

1 396,84

ZAR

South African rand

14,6422

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,5337

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5715

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 104,42

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,4059

PHP

Philippine peso

59,856

RUB

Russian rouble

47,8104

THB

Thai baht

44,571

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0909

MXN

Mexican peso

17,6355

INR

Indian rupee

81,0630

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 June 2014

establishing a Commission expert group on Cancer Control and repealing Decision 96/469/EC

2014/C 167/05

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | Under Article 168(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States are required, in liaison with the Commission, to coordinate among themselves their policies and programmes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission may, in close contact with the Member States, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators, the organisation of exchange of best practice, and the preparation of the necessary elements for periodic monitoring and evaluation. |
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(1)

Under Article 168(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States are required, in liaison with the Commission, to coordinate among themselves their policies and programmes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission may, in close contact with the Member States, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination, in particular initiatives aiming at the establishment of guidelines and indicators, the organisation of exchange of best practice, and the preparation of the necessary elements for periodic monitoring and evaluation.

| (2) | The Commission White Paper ‘Together for Health: A strategic approach for the EU 2008-2013’ (1) adopted by the Commission on 23 October 2007, developing the EU health strategy, identified cancer as a priority for action. |
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(2)

The Commission White Paper ‘Together for Health: A strategic approach for the EU 2008-2013’ (1) adopted by the Commission on 23 October 2007, developing the EU health strategy, identified cancer as a priority for action.

| (3) | The Council adopted on 2 December 2003 a Recommendation on cancer screening (2). |
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(3)

The Council adopted on 2 December 2003 a Recommendation on cancer screening (2).

| (4) | The Council adopted on 10 June 2008 Conclusions on ‘Reducing the burden of Cancer’ (3) and on 13 September 2010 on ‘Action against Cancer’ (4). |
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(4)

The Council adopted on 10 June 2008 Conclusions on ‘Reducing the burden of Cancer’ (3) and on 13 September 2010 on ‘Action against Cancer’ (4).

| (5) | The European Commission adopted on 24 June 2009 a ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Action Against Cancer: European Partnership’ (5). |
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(5)

The European Commission adopted on 24 June 2009 a ‘Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Action Against Cancer: European Partnership’ (5).

| (6) | The Communication from the President to the Commission of 10 November 2010 entitled ‘Framework for Commission Expert Groups: Horizontal rules and public register’ (6) (hereinafter, the ‘the framework for Commission expert groups’) sets out a revised set of rules for all Commission expert groups. |
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(6)

The Communication from the President to the Commission of 10 November 2010 entitled ‘Framework for Commission Expert Groups: Horizontal rules and public register’ (6) (hereinafter, the ‘the framework for Commission expert groups’) sets out a revised set of rules for all Commission expert groups.

| (7) | The preparation and implementation of activities in the field of cancer require close cooperation with the specialized bodies in Member States and with the interested parties. This would respond to demands from Member State representatives and stakeholders for an improved coordination in the light of the expanding cancer work. In addition, sharing knowledge and information can help resolve some of the difficulties that Member States are facing in cancer control and will facilitate cooperation with other significant actors such as patient’s organisations. |
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(7)

The preparation and implementation of activities in the field of cancer require close cooperation with the specialized bodies in Member States and with the interested parties. This would respond to demands from Member State representatives and stakeholders for an improved coordination in the light of the expanding cancer work. In addition, sharing knowledge and information can help resolve some of the difficulties that Member States are facing in cancer control and will facilitate cooperation with other significant actors such as patient’s organisations.

| (8) | Advice from high-level European experts in the field of cancer should be constantly made available in the form of an expert group established by the Commission. The expert group on cancer control should, at the request of the Commission, provide advice and expertise to the Commission in formulating and implementing the Union’s activities in the field of cancer and foster exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved. |
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(8)

Advice from high-level European experts in the field of cancer should be constantly made available in the form of an expert group established by the Commission. The expert group on cancer control should, at the request of the Commission, provide advice and expertise to the Commission in formulating and implementing the Union’s activities in the field of cancer and foster exchanges of relevant experience, policies and practices between the Member States and the various parties involved.

| (9) | This group should be composed of representatives of Member States, representatives of patients’ organisations in the field of cancer, representatives from European associations acting in the field of cancer prevention, European professional associations or scientific societies acting in the field of cancer, a representative of producers of products or service providers in the field of cancer and a representative of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in order to allow a wide representation of stakeholders and experts in the area of cancer. |
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(9)

This group should be composed of representatives of Member States, representatives of patients’ organisations in the field of cancer, representatives from European associations acting in the field of cancer prevention, European professional associations or scientific societies acting in the field of cancer, a representative of producers of products or service providers in the field of cancer and a representative of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, in order to allow a wide representation of stakeholders and experts in the area of cancer.

| (10) | The expert group on cancer control should not act as a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (7). |
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(10)

The expert group on cancer control should not act as a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (7).

| (11) | Personal data should be processed 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 (8). |
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(11)

Personal data should be processed 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 (8).

| (12) | Commission Decision 96/469/EC of 30 July 1996 (9) establishing an advisory committee for cancer prevention should thereby be repealed, |
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(12)

Commission Decision 96/469/EC of 30 July 1996 (9) establishing an advisory committee for cancer prevention should thereby be repealed,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Establishment of the expert group

The Commission expert group on cancer control, hereinafter referred to as ‘the expert group’, is hereby set up.

Article 2

Tasks of the expert group

1.   At the request of the Commission or the Commission services, the expert group shall carry out the following tasks in the field of cancer:

| (a) | assist the Commission in the drawing up of legal instruments and policy documents, guidelines and recommendations on cancer control, as well as cancer data including epidemiology, early detection of cancer and cancer screening, information of the public on cancer prevention, quality assurance procedure in cancer management and preventive aspects which may be developed on the basis of the results of fundamental, translational and clinical cancer research carried out under the EU research programmes and other international or national research initiatives, as well as on cross cutting themes related to cancer; |
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(a)

assist the Commission in the drawing up of legal instruments and policy documents, guidelines and recommendations on cancer control, as well as cancer data including epidemiology, early detection of cancer and cancer screening, information of the public on cancer prevention, quality assurance procedure in cancer management and preventive aspects which may be developed on the basis of the results of fundamental, translational and clinical cancer research carried out under the EU research programmes and other international or national research initiatives, as well as on cross cutting themes related to cancer;

| (b) | advise the Commission in the implementation of Union actions and suggest improvements to the measures taken; |
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(b)

advise the Commission in the implementation of Union actions and suggest improvements to the measures taken;

| (c) | advise the Commission in the monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of the results of measures taken at Union and national level; |
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(c)

advise the Commission in the monitoring, evaluation and dissemination of the results of measures taken at Union and national level;

| (d) | advise the Commission on international cooperation; |
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(d)

advise the Commission on international cooperation;

| (e) | facilitate coordination and exchange of information between Member States; |
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(e)

facilitate coordination and exchange of information between Member States;

| (f) | provide an overview to the Commission on Union and national policies; |
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(f)

provide an overview to the Commission on Union and national policies;

| (g) | gathering information of relevant experience, policies and practices of the Member States and the various parties involved. |
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(g)

gathering information of relevant experience, policies and practices of the Member States and the various parties involved.

2.   In order to carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, the expert group may at the request of the Commission services submit opinions, recommendations and reports.

3.   The tasks of the expert group shall not overlap with issues covered by the Advisory Committee on safety and health at work (ACSH) set up by Council Decision 2003/C 218/01 (10) by the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemical Agents set up by Commission Decision 2014/113/EU (11) or under Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to carcinogens and mutagens at work (12), nor issues that fall under the tasks of the Pharmaceutical Committee, set up by Council Decision 75/320/EEC (13).

Article 3

Consultation

The Commission may consult the expert group on any matters relating to cancer.

Article 4

Membership — Appointment

1.   The expert group shall be composed of the following members:

| (a) | Member States’ competent authorities; |
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(a)

Member States’ competent authorities;

| (b) | three representatives of patients’ organisations in the field of cancer; |
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(b)

three representatives of patients’ organisations in the field of cancer;

| (c) | two representatives of European associations acting in the field of cancer prevention; |
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(c)

two representatives of European associations acting in the field of cancer prevention;

| (d) | three representatives of European professional associations or scientific societies acting in the field of cancer; |
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(d)

three representatives of European professional associations or scientific societies acting in the field of cancer;

| (e) | one representative of producers of products or service providers in the field of cancer; |
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(e)

one representative of producers of products or service providers in the field of cancer;

| (f) | one representative of the International Agency for Research on Cancer. |
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(f)

one representative of the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

2.   Competent authorities of the EFTA States which are party to the European Economic Area Agreement may also be members of the group, at the request of the EFTA States concerned.

3.   Competent authorities of the candidate countries for accession to the European Union may also be members of the group, at the request of the States concerned.

4.   Members shall be appointed by the Director-General for Health and Consumers.

5.   The members referred to in points (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be appointed from a list of suitable candidates established following publication of a call for expressions of interest. The call for expressions of interests shall specify the required qualifications and conditions to become member of the expert group.

6.   The members referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (f) and paragraphs 2 and 3 shall nominate representatives and alternates to replace the representative when absent or indisposed. Alternates shall be nominated in accordance with the same conditions as representatives. Alternates shall automatically replace any members who are absent or indisposed.

7.   The Director-General for Health and Consumers may refuse a representative or an alternate proposed by an organisation if he or she does not meet the profile required in the call for expressions of interest referred to in paragraph 5. In such cases, the organisation concerned shall be asked to nominate another representative or alternate.

8.   The term of office of members of the expert group shall be three years and may be renewed after having responded to a further call for expressions of interest.

9.   A member’s term of office shall come to an end before the expiry of the three-year period in case of resignation.

10.   Members referred to in paragraph 1(b) to (f), or their representatives, may be excluded and replaced for the remainder of their term of office in any of the following cases:

| (a) | permanent incapacity to attend the meetings; |
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(a)

permanent incapacity to attend the meetings;

| (b) | incapacity to contribute effectively to the group’s deliberations; |
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(b)

incapacity to contribute effectively to the group’s deliberations;

| (c) | non-compliance with the conditions set out in Article 339 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; |
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(c)

non-compliance with the conditions set out in Article 339 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

| (d) | subsequent non-compliance with the qualifications and conditions specified in the call for expression of interests as referred to in paragraph 5. |
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(d)

subsequent non-compliance with the qualifications and conditions specified in the call for expression of interests as referred to in paragraph 5.

11.   The Director-General for Health and Consumers may ask a member referred to in paragraph 1(b) to (f) to nominate another representative or another alternate in the cases referred to in paragraph 10.

12.   Members whose term of office comes to an end before the expiry of the three-year period pursuant to paragraphs 8 and 9 may be replaced for the remaining period of their mandate.

13.   The names of members and their representatives shall be published in the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (‘the Register’) (14). The names of Member States’ authorities may be published in the Register.

14.   Personal data shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

Article 5

Operation

1.   The expert group shall be chaired by the Director in charge of the policy on public health in the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers of the Commission. The Director may delegate chairmanship to another Commission official.

2.   In agreement with the Commission, the expert group may set up subgroups to examine specific questions on the basis of terms of reference defined by the group. Such subgroups shall be disbanded as soon as their mandate is fulfilled.

3.   The Commission may invite experts from outside the expert group with specific competence in a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the group. In addition, the Commission may give observer status to individuals or organisations, as defined in Rule 8(3) of the framework for Commission expert groups, and candidate countries for accession to the EU.

4.   Members of expert groups and their representatives and alternates, as well as invited experts and observers, shall comply with the obligations of professional secrecy laid down by the Treaties and their implementing rules, as well as with the Commission’s rules on security regarding the protection of EU classified information, laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (15). Should they fail to respect these obligations, the Commission may take all appropriate measures.

5.   The meetings of the expert group and subgroups shall be held on Commission premises, unless where exceptionally meetings are organised elsewhere for duly motivated reasons. The Commission shall provide secretarial services. The agenda and the minutes of the expert group’s meetings shall be drawn up by the Commission. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the expert group and its subgroups.

6.   The expert group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the Commission standard rules of procedures for experts groups.

7.   The Commission shall make available all relevant documents (such as agendas, minutes and participants’ submissions) on the activities carried out by the expert group either by including it in the Register or via a link from the Register to a dedicated website, where information can be found. A document shall not be published where disclosure would undermine the protection of a public or private interest as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (16).

Article 6

Meeting expenses

1.   Participants in the activities of the expert group shall not be remunerated for the services they render.

2.   Travel and subsistence expenses incurred by participants in the activities of the expert group shall be reimbursed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission.

3.   The expenses referred to in paragraph 2 shall be reimbursed within the limits of the available appropriations allocated under the annual procedure for the allocation of resources.

Article 7

Repeal

Decision 96/469/EC is repealed.

Article 8

This Decision shall apply as from the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 3 June 2014.

For the Commission

Tonio BORG

Member of the Commission

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(1)  COM(2007) 630 final, 23.10.2007.

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(2)  OJ L 327, 16.12.2003, p. 34.

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(3)  2876th Employment, Social policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting, 10.6.2008.

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(4)  3032nd General Affairs Council meeting, 13.9.2010.

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(5)  COM(2009) 291 final, 24.6.2009.

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(6)  C(2010) 7649 final, 10.11.2010.

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(7)  OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13.

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

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(9)  OJ L 192, 2.8.1996, p. 31 and OJ L 204, 14.8.1996, p. 20.

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(10)  OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1.

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(11)  OJ L 62, 4.3.2014, p. 18.

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(12)  OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 23.

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(13)  OJ L 147, 9.6.1975, p. 23.

13

(14)  Members who do not wish to have their names disclosed may apply for derogation from this rule. The request not to disclose the name of a member of an expert group shall be considered justified whenever publication could endanger his or her security or integrity or unduly prejudice his or her privacy.

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(15)  Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 29 November 2001 amending its internal Rules of Procedure (OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1).

15

(16)  These exceptions are intended to protect public security, military affairs, international relations, financial, monetary or economic policy, privacy and integrity of the individual, commercial interests, court proceedings and legal advice, inspections/investigations/audits and the institution’s decision-making process.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/9 |
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4.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/9

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Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22; OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12; OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14; OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30; OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18; OJ C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 12; OJ C 111, 18.4.2012, p. 3; OJ C 183, 23.6.2012, p. 7; OJ C 313, 17.10.2012, p. 11; OJ C 394, 20.12.2012, p. 22; OJ C 51, 22.2.2013, p. 9; OJ C 167, 13.6.2013, p. 9; OJ C 242, 23.8.2013, p. 2; OJ C 275, 24.9.2013, p. 7; OJ C 314, 29.10.2013, p. 5; OJ C 324, 9.11.2013, p. 6; OJ C 57, 28.2.2014, p. 4)

2014/C 167/06

The publication of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

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

FRANCE

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 167, 13.6.2013

LIST OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS

Air borders

| (1) | Abbeville |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Abbeville

| (2) | Agen-La Garenne |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Agen-La Garenne

| (3) | Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro

| (4) | Albert-Bray |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Albert-Bray

| (5) | Amiens-Glisy |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Amiens-Glisy

| (6) | Angers-Marcé |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Angers-Marcé

| (7) | Angoulême-Brie-Champniers |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Angoulême-Brie-Champniers

| (8) | Annecy-Methet |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Annecy-Methet

| (9) | Annemasse |
| --- | --- |

(9)

Annemasse

| (10) | Auxerre-Branches |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Auxerre-Branches

| (11) | Avignon-Caumont |
| --- | --- |

(11)

Avignon-Caumont

| (12) | Bâle-Mulhouse |
| --- | --- |

(12)

Bâle-Mulhouse

| (13) | Bastia-Poretta |
| --- | --- |

(13)

Bastia-Poretta

| (14) | Beauvais-Tillé |
| --- | --- |

(14)

Beauvais-Tillé

| (15) | Bergerac-Roumanière |
| --- | --- |

(15)

Bergerac-Roumanière

| (16) | Besançon-La Vèze |
| --- | --- |

(16)

Besançon-La Vèze

| (17) | Béziers-Vias |
| --- | --- |

(17)

Béziers-Vias

| (18) | Biarritz-Bayonne-Anglet |
| --- | --- |

(18)

Biarritz-Bayonne-Anglet

| (19) | Bordeaux-Mérignac |
| --- | --- |

(19)

Bordeaux-Mérignac

| (20) | Brest-Guipavas |
| --- | --- |

(20)

Brest-Guipavas

| (21) | Brive-Souillac |
| --- | --- |

(21)

Brive-Souillac

| (22) | Caen-Carpiquet |
| --- | --- |

(22)

Caen-Carpiquet

| (23) | Calais-Dunkerque |
| --- | --- |

(23)

Calais-Dunkerque

| (24) | Calvi-Sainte-Catherine |
| --- | --- |

(24)

Calvi-Sainte-Catherine

| (25) | Cannes-Mandelieu |
| --- | --- |

(25)

Cannes-Mandelieu

| (26) | Carcassonne-Salvaza |
| --- | --- |

(26)

Carcassonne-Salvaza

| (27) | Châlons-Vatry |
| --- | --- |

(27)

Châlons-Vatry

| (28) | Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains |
| --- | --- |

(28)

Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains

| (29) | Châteauroux-Déols |
| --- | --- |

(29)

Châteauroux-Déols

| (30) | Cherbourg-Maupertus |
| --- | --- |

(30)

Cherbourg-Maupertus

| (31) | Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat |
| --- | --- |

(31)

Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat

| (32) | Colmar-Houssen |
| --- | --- |

(32)

Colmar-Houssen

| (33) | Deauville-Saint-Gatien |
| --- | --- |

(33)

Deauville-Saint-Gatien

| (34) | Dijon-Longvic |
| --- | --- |

(34)

Dijon-Longvic

| (35) | Dinard-Pleurtuit |
| --- | --- |

(35)

Dinard-Pleurtuit

| (36) | Dole-Tavaux |
| --- | --- |

(36)

Dole-Tavaux

| (37) | Épinal-Mirecourt |
| --- | --- |

(37)

Épinal-Mirecourt

| (38) | Figari-Sud Corse |
| --- | --- |

(38)

Figari-Sud Corse

| (39) | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs |
| --- | --- |

(39)

Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs

| (40) | Hyères-Le Palyvestre |
| --- | --- |

(40)

Hyères-Le Palyvestre

| (41) | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| --- | --- |

(41)

Issy-les-Moulineaux

| (42) | La Môle |
| --- | --- |

(42)

La Môle

| (43) | Lannion |
| --- | --- |

(43)

Lannion

| (44) | La Rochelle-Laleu |
| --- | --- |

(44)

La Rochelle-Laleu

| (45) | Laval-Entrammes |
| --- | --- |

(45)

Laval-Entrammes

| (46) | Le Castelet |
| --- | --- |

(46)

Le Castelet

| (47) | Le Havre-Octeville |
| --- | --- |

(47)

Le Havre-Octeville

| (48) | Le Mans-Arnage |
| --- | --- |

(48)

Le Mans-Arnage

| (49) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage |
| --- | --- |

(49)

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

| (50) | Lille-Lesquin |
| --- | --- |

(50)

Lille-Lesquin

| (51) | Limoges-Bellegarde |
| --- | --- |

(51)

Limoges-Bellegarde

| (52) | Lognes-Emerainville |
| --- | --- |

(52)

Lognes-Emerainville

| (53) | Lorient-Lann-Bihoué |
| --- | --- |

(53)

Lorient-Lann-Bihoué

| (54) | Lyon-Bron |
| --- | --- |

(54)

Lyon-Bron

| (55) | Lyon-Saint-Exupéry |
| --- | --- |

(55)

Lyon-Saint-Exupéry

| (56) | Marseille-Provence |
| --- | --- |

(56)

Marseille-Provence

| (57) | Metz-Nancy-Lorraine |
| --- | --- |

(57)

Metz-Nancy-Lorraine

| (58) | Monaco-Héliport |
| --- | --- |

(58)

Monaco-Héliport

| (59) | Montbéliard-Courcelles |
| --- | --- |

(59)

Montbéliard-Courcelles

| (60) | Montpellier-Méditerranée |
| --- | --- |

(60)

Montpellier-Méditerranée

| (61) | Nantes-Atlantique |
| --- | --- |

(61)

Nantes-Atlantique

| (62) | Nevers-Fourchambault |
| --- | --- |

(62)

Nevers-Fourchambault

| (63) | Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| --- | --- |

(63)

Nice-Côte d'Azur

| (64) | Nîmes-Garons |
| --- | --- |

(64)

Nîmes-Garons

| (65) | Orléans-Bricy |
| --- | --- |

(65)

Orléans-Bricy

| (66) | Orléans-Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel |
| --- | --- |

(66)

Orléans-Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel

| (67) | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| --- | --- |

(67)

Paris-Charles de Gaulle

| (68) | Paris-Le Bourget |
| --- | --- |

(68)

Paris-Le Bourget

| (69) | Paris-Orly |
| --- | --- |

(69)

Paris-Orly

| (70) | Pau-Pyrénées |
| --- | --- |

(70)

Pau-Pyrénées

| (71) | Perpignan-Rivesaltes |
| --- | --- |

(71)

Perpignan-Rivesaltes

| (72) | Poitiers-Biard |
| --- | --- |

(72)

Poitiers-Biard

| (73) | Quimper-Cornouaille, on a temporary basis from 22 May to 7 September 2014. |
| --- | --- |

(73)

Quimper-Cornouaille, on a temporary basis from 22 May to 7 September 2014.

| (74) | Rennes Saint-Jacques |
| --- | --- |

(74)

Rennes Saint-Jacques

| (75) | Rodez-Marcillac |
| --- | --- |

(75)

Rodez-Marcillac

| (76) | Rouen-Vallée de Seine |
| --- | --- |

(76)

Rouen-Vallée de Seine

| (77) | Saint-Brieuc-Armor |
| --- | --- |

(77)

Saint-Brieuc-Armor

| (78) | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon |
| --- | --- |

(78)

Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon

| (79) | Saint-Nazaire-Montoir |
| --- | --- |

(79)

Saint-Nazaire-Montoir

| (80) | Strasbourg-Entzheim |
| --- | --- |

(80)

Strasbourg-Entzheim

| (81) | Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes |
| --- | --- |

(81)

Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes

| (82) | Toulouse-Blagnac |
| --- | --- |

(82)

Toulouse-Blagnac

| (83) | Tours-Saint-Symphorien |
| --- | --- |

(83)

Tours-Saint-Symphorien

| (84) | Troyes-Barberey |
| --- | --- |

(84)

Troyes-Barberey

| (85) | Vichy-Charmeil |
| --- | --- |

(85)

Vichy-Charmeil

Sea borders

| (1) | Ajaccio |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Ajaccio

| (2) | Bastia |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Bastia

| (3) | Bayonne |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Bayonne

| (4) | Bonifacio |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Bonifacio

| (5) | Bordeaux |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Bordeaux

| (6) | Boulogne |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Boulogne

| (7) | Brest |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Brest

| (8) | Caen-Ouistreham |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Caen-Ouistreham

| (9) | Calais |
| --- | --- |

(9)

Calais

| (10) | Calvi |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Calvi

| (11) | Cannes-Vieux Port |
| --- | --- |

(11)

Cannes-Vieux Port

| (12) | Carteret |
| --- | --- |

(12)

Carteret

| (13) | Cherbourg |
| --- | --- |

(13)

Cherbourg

| (14) | Dieppe |
| --- | --- |

(14)

Dieppe

| (15) | Douvres |
| --- | --- |

(15)

Douvres

| (16) | Dunkerque |
| --- | --- |

(16)

Dunkerque

| (17) | Granville |
| --- | --- |

(17)

Granville

| (18) | Honfleur |
| --- | --- |

(18)

Honfleur

| (19) | La Rochelle-La Pallice |
| --- | --- |

(19)

La Rochelle-La Pallice

| (20) | Le Havre |
| --- | --- |

(20)

Le Havre

| (21) | Les Sables-d'Olonne-Port |
| --- | --- |

(21)

Les Sables-d'Olonne-Port

| (22) | L'Ile-Rousse |
| --- | --- |

(22)

L'Ile-Rousse

| (23) | Lorient |
| --- | --- |

(23)

Lorient

| (24) | Marseille |
| --- | --- |

(24)

Marseille

| (25) | Monaco-Port de la Condamine |
| --- | --- |

(25)

Monaco-Port de la Condamine

| (26) | Nantes-Saint-Nazaire |
| --- | --- |

(26)

Nantes-Saint-Nazaire

| (27) | Nice |
| --- | --- |

(27)

Nice

| (28) | Port-de-Bouc-Fos/Port-Saint-Louis |
| --- | --- |

(28)

Port-de-Bouc-Fos/Port-Saint-Louis

| (29) | Port-la-Nouvelle |
| --- | --- |

(29)

Port-la-Nouvelle

| (30) | Porto-Vecchio |
| --- | --- |

(30)

Porto-Vecchio

| (31) | Port-Vendres |
| --- | --- |

(31)

Port-Vendres

| (32) | Roscoff |
| --- | --- |

(32)

Roscoff

| (33) | Rouen |
| --- | --- |

(33)

Rouen

| (34) | Saint-Brieuc (maritime) |
| --- | --- |

(34)

Saint-Brieuc (maritime)

| (35) | Saint-Malo |
| --- | --- |

(35)

Saint-Malo

| (36) | Sète |
| --- | --- |

(36)

Sète

| (37) | Toulon |
| --- | --- |

(37)

Toulon

Land borders

With the UNITED KINGDOM:

(cross-Channel fixed link)

| (1) | Gare d’Ashford International |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Gare d’Ashford International

| (2) | Gare d'Avignon-Centre |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Gare d'Avignon-Centre

| (3) | Cheriton/Coquelles |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Cheriton/Coquelles

| (4) | Gare de Chessy-Marne-la-Vallée |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Gare de Chessy-Marne-la-Vallée

| (5) | Gare de Fréthun |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Gare de Fréthun

| (6) | Gare de Lille-Europe |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Gare de Lille-Europe

| (7) | Gare de Paris-Nord |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Gare de Paris-Nord

| (8) | Gare de St-Pancras International |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Gare de St-Pancras International

| (9) | Gare d'Ebbsfleet International |
| --- | --- |

(9)

Gare d'Ebbsfleet International

With ANDORRA:

| (1) | Pas de la Case-Porta |
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(1)

Pas de la Case-Porta

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/14 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/14

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DECISION TO CLOSE THE FORMAL INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL BY MEMBER STATE

State aid — Slovenia

(Articles 107 to 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)

Commission notice pursuant to Article 108(2) of the TFEU — withdrawal of notification

State aid SA.33707 (2013/C) — regional aid to Revoz d.d.

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 167/07

The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 108(2) of the TFEU, initiated on 2 July 2013 in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Slovenia has withdrawn its notification on 18 July 2013.

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| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/15 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/15

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 167/08

| 1. | On 26 May 2014 the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Ageas Insurance International NV (‘Ageas’, the Netherlands), a company belonging to the international group Ageas SA, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros SA (‘Ocidental Seguros’, Portugal) and of Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros de Saúde SA (‘Médis’, Portugal) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 26 May 2014 the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Ageas Insurance International NV (‘Ageas’, the Netherlands), a company belonging to the international group Ageas SA, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros SA (‘Ocidental Seguros’, Portugal) and of Companhia Portuguesa de Seguros de Saúde SA (‘Médis’, Portugal) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Ageas: provision of life and non-life insurance services to personal, business and institutional customers,
  —   for Médis and Ocidental Seguros: provision of non-life insurance services. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Ageas: provision of life and non-life insurance services to personal, business and institutional customers,

—   for Médis and Ocidental Seguros: provision of non-life insurance services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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. | The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
  Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis to the following address:





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

4.

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

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7262 — Ageas/Ocidental Seguros/Médis 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’).

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

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| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/16 |
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4.6.2014

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/16

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 167/09

| 1. | On 26 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by affiliates of the Carlyle Group L.P (‘Carlyle’, United States) acquires indirectly through a special purpose acquisition vehicle within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation sole control over T-I Holdings S.à.R.L. (‘T-I Holdings’, Luxembourg), which wholly owns Traxys S.à.R.L. (‘Traxys’, United States), by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 26 May 2014, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which funds managed by affiliates of the Carlyle Group L.P (‘Carlyle’, United States) acquires indirectly through a special purpose acquisition vehicle within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation sole control over T-I Holdings S.à.R.L. (‘T-I Holdings’, Luxembourg), which wholly owns Traxys S.à.R.L. (‘Traxys’, United States), by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Carlyle: the global alternative asset management. Carlyle manages funds that invest globally across different investment disciplines (corporate private equity, real assets, global market strategies and solutions),
  —   for Traxys: the commodities trade focused primarily on the sourcing and sale of metals, materials for steel mills and foundries and industrial minerals (‘raw materials’) and on the provision of ancillary services. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Carlyle: the global alternative asset management. Carlyle manages funds that invest globally across different investment disciplines (corporate private equity, real assets, global market strategies and solutions),

—   for Traxys: the commodities trade focused primarily on the sourcing and sale of metals, materials for steel mills and foundries and industrial minerals (‘raw materials’) and on the provision of ancillary services.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the European Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the 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. | The European Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the European Commission.
  Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys, to the following address:





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

4.

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

Observations must reach the European Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the European Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7226 — Carlyle/Traxys, 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’).

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

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| 4.6.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 167/17 |
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4.6.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 167/17

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7244 — China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center / Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 167/10

| 1. | On 27 May 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the state-owned enterprise China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center (‘China Huaxin’), China, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the enterprise solutions business of Alcatel-Lucent (‘ALE’), France, by way of a purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 27 May 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the state-owned enterprise China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center (‘China Huaxin’), China, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the enterprise solutions business of Alcatel-Lucent (‘ALE’), France, by way of a purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for China Huaxin: investments in the information and communication technology sectors; and
  —   for ALE: providing hardware and software for enterprise communications and network solutions. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for China Huaxin: investments in the information and communication technology sectors; and

—   for ALE: providing hardware and software for enterprise communications and network solutions.

| 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. 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. |
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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. 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. | 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7244 — China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center / Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business, 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7244 — China Huaxin Post and Telecommunication Economy Development Center / Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business, 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’).

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

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