# Official Journal C 339/2015

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5814 October 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 339

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5814 October 2015

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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 |
| 2015/C 339/01 | Communication from the Commission — Automatic increase of an autonomous tariff quota under Council Regulation (EU) No 1220/2012 | 1 |
| 2015/C 339/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7770 — Vitol/VTTI) (
  1
  ) | 2 |
| 2015/C 339/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business) (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 339/01

Communication from the Commission — Automatic increase of an autonomous tariff quota under Council Regulation (EU) No 1220/2012

1

2015/C 339/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7770 — Vitol/VTTI) (
  1
  )

1

2

2015/C 339/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business) (
  1
  )

1

2

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 339/04 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2015/C 339/05 | EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2014 (Established on 24 September 2015 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003) | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 339/04

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2015/C 339/05

EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2014 (Established on 24 September 2015 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)

(Established on 24 September 2015 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION

Automatic increase of an autonomous tariff quota under Council Regulation (EU) No 1220/2012

(2015/C 339/01)

Pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1220/2012 (1), the volume of the following tariff quota is increased as follows for the 2015 calendar year:

| Order No | CN code | TARIC code | Description | Annual amount of quota
  (tons) | Quota duty | Quota period |
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| 09.2759 | ex 0302 51 10 | 20 | Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, excluding livers and roes, fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (2)
   (3) | 84 000 | 0 % | 1.1.2015-31.12.2015 |
| ex 0302 51 90 | 10 |
| ex 0302 59 10 | 10 |
| ex 0303 63 10 | 10 |
| ex 0303 63 30 | 10 |
| ex 0303 63 90 | 10 |
| ex 0303 69 10 | 10 |

Order No

CN code

TARIC code

Description

Annual amount of quota

(tons)

Quota duty

Quota period

09.2759

ex 0302 51 10

20

Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus) and fish of the species Boreogadus saida, excluding livers and roes, fresh, chilled or frozen, for processing (2)
   (3)

84 000

0 %

1.1.2015-31.12.2015

ex 0302 51 90

10

ex 0302 59 10

10

ex 0303 63 10

10

ex 0303 63 30

10

ex 0303 63 90

10

ex 0303 69 10

10

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(1)  OJ L 349, 19.12.2012, p. 4.

(2)  The quota is subject to the conditions laid down in the Articles 291 to 300 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.

(3)  The quota is not available for products intended solely for one or more of the following operations:

| — | cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading, |
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cleaning, gutting, tailing, heading,

| — | cutting (excluding dicing, filleting, production of flaps or cutting of frozen blocks or splitting of frozen interleaved fillet blocks), |
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cutting (excluding dicing, filleting, production of flaps or cutting of frozen blocks or splitting of frozen interleaved fillet blocks),

| — | repacking of frozen IQF fillets, |
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repacking of frozen IQF fillets,

| — | sampling, sorting, |
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sampling, sorting,

| — | labelling, |
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labelling,

| — | packing, |
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packing,

| — | chilling, |
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chilling,

| — | freezing, |
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freezing,

| — | deep freezing, |
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deep freezing,

| — | thawing, separation. |
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thawing, separation.

The quota is not available for products intended to undergo treatment or operations which give quota entitlement, where such treatment or operations are carried out at retail or catering level. The quota is only available for products intended for human consumption.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7770 — Vitol/VTTI)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 339/02)

On 8 October 2015, 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7770. 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7770. 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.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 339/03)

On 22 July 2015, 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 32015M7655. 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 32015M7655. 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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

13 October 2015

(2015/C 339/04)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,1374 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 136,16 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4608 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,74800 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2560 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0910 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,2690 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,131 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 311,53 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2391 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4163 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 3,3600 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,5585 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4840 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8149 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6974 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5929 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 308,93 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 15,3060 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,2123 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,6165 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 511,63 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,7735 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 52,384 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 71,4085 |
| THB | Thai baht | 40,532 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 4,3271 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,8763 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 74,1414 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1374

JPY

Japanese yen

136,16

DKK

Danish krone

7,4608

GBP

Pound sterling

0,74800

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2560

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0910

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,2690

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,131

HUF

Hungarian forint

311,53

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2391

RON

Romanian leu

4,4163

TRY

Turkish lira

3,3600

AUD

Australian dollar

1,5585

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4840

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8149

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6974

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5929

KRW

South Korean won

1 308,93

ZAR

South African rand

15,3060

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,2123

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,6165

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 511,63

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,7735

PHP

Philippine peso

52,384

RUB

Russian rouble

71,4085

THB

Thai baht

40,532

BRL

Brazilian real

4,3271

MXN

Mexican peso

18,8763

INR

Indian rupee

74,1414

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2014

(Established on 24 September 2015 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003)

(2015/C 339/05)

| | EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2014
  Established on 24 September 2015 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1) | Hectolitres of pure alcohol (HLPA) |
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| 1. | Initial stock | — |
| — | Agricultural origin |

EU-28 ethyl alcohol balance sheet for 2014

Established on 24 September 2015 in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 (1)

Hectolitres of pure alcohol (HLPA)

1.

Initial stock

—

—

Agricultural origin

16 415 600

| — | Non-agricultural origin |
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Non-agricultural origin

—

2.

Production

—

| — | Agricultural origin |
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Agricultural origin

69 106 578

| — | Non-agricultural origin |
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—

Non-agricultural origin

—

3.

Imports (2)
   (3)

4 919 325

| — | 0 % duty |
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—

0 % duty

4 044 646

| — | Reduced duty |
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Reduced duty

—

| — | 100 % duty |
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100 % duty

874 679

4.

Total resources

90 441 503

5.

Exports

2 081 573

6.

Internal consumption

71 433 079

Agricultural

Non-agricultural

Total

Food

14 735 795

Industrial

8 169 771

Fuel (3)

47 050 088

Other

1 477 425

Total

71 433 079

7.

Final stock

—

| — | Agricultural origin |
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Agricultural origin

16 926 851

| — | Non-agricultural origin |
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Non-agricultural origin

—

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(1)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 2336/2003 of 30 December 2003 introducing certain detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 670/2003 laying down specific measures concerning the market in ethyl alcohol of agricultural origin (OJ L 346, 31.12.2003, p. 19).

(2)  Covers only products under codes CN 2207 10, CN 2207 20, CN 2208 90 91 and CN 2208 90 99.

(3)  Excludes 3,5 million HLPA under CN 3824 90 97 and 0,8 million HLPA of ETBE under CN 2909 19 10 used to produce fuel.

Sources: Communications from the Member States/Eurostat Comext

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