# Official Journal C 400/2020

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 6324 November 2020 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 400

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 6324 November 2020

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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | Council |
| 2020/C 400/01 | Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States on the role of the EU in strengthening the World Health Organization | 1 |
| | European Commission |
| 2020/C 400/02 | Euro exchange rates — 23 November 2020 | 4 |
| 2020/C 400/03 | Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 | 5 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2020/C 400/04 | Special Report 24/2020 The Commission’s EU merger control and antitrust proceedings: a need to scale up market oversight | 7 |
| | European Ombudsman |
| 2020/C 400/05 | Annual Report 2019 | 8 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2020/C 400/06 | Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries | 9 |

Contents

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IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

2020/C 400/01

Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States on the role of the EU in strengthening the World Health Organization

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European Commission

2020/C 400/02

Euro exchange rates — 23 November 2020

4

2020/C 400/03

Administrative Commission of the European Communities on social security for migrant workers Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

5

Court of Auditors

2020/C 400/04

Special Report 24/2020 The Commission’s EU merger control and antitrust proceedings: a need to scale up market oversight

7

European Ombudsman

2020/C 400/05

Annual Report 2019

8

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2020/C 400/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

9

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

Council

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Conclusions of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States on the role of the EU in strengthening the World Health Organization

(2020/C 400/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

| 1. | ACKNOWLEDGE that the COVID-19 pandemic, and its health, social and economic consequences, have further underlined the need, inter alia, for strong global multilateral cooperation, for strong global health capacities and for a global health challenge response. Based on its mandate, the World Health Organization (WHO) has a central role to play as the leading and coordinating authority in addressing global health challenges, including preparedness for, prevention and detection of, and response to outbreaks. |
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| 2. | ACKNOWLEDGE the role played by WHO as secretariat of the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator coordination hub. |
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| 3. | ACKNOWLEDGE FURTHER, that, while the WHO has a broad mandate, the latest pandemics have shown that the international community’s expectations, while varying according to national contexts, generally outweigh the current WHO capacities and its ability to support Member States in developing strong and resilient health systems that deliver high-quality services to those in need, leaving no one behind, including during pandemics. |
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| 4. | HIGHLIGHT the role of the WHO in providing support, including emergency and technical support, to the most vulnerable countries. |
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| 5. | RECALL that the reviews and evaluations following the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) epidemic, the H1N1 influenza pandemics and the Ebola outbreak in West Africa have highlighted shortcomings in the global capacity to prepare for and respond to outbreaks, and have made numerous and specific recommendations to address these shortcomings. To some extent, those recommendations have resulted in commendable actions, such as the revision of the International Health Regulations (IHR) in 2005 and the establishment of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme and the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme (IOAC) after the abovementioned Ebola outbreak. |
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| 6. | TAKE NOTE of the challenges, inter alia in terms of transparency, synergies, financing and accountability that the WHO faces in the current geopolitical situation, and of the recommendations contained in reviews and evaluations conducted in recent years, as well as of ongoing reviews and evaluations with a view to identifying solutions to these challenges. TAKE NOTE ALSO of ongoing efforts to transform the organisation through the ‘WHO Transformation Agenda’ and the ‘triple billion targets’ in WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work. |
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| 7. | RECALL the coordinating and leading role of the EU and its Member States in initiating and negotiating the WHO’s resolution WHA73.1, of 19 May 2020, on the COVID-19 response. |
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| 8. | EXPRESS their support for the evaluation process initiated by the WHO, WELCOME the establishment of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (‘IPPR’) and HIGHLIGHT the need for its impartiality, independence and comprehensiveness, as well as for its work to be of the highest possible quality. |
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| 9. | WELCOME the convening by the WHO of a Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (IHR Review Committee), and its collaboration with the IOAC, the IPPR and other relevant bodies, while stressing the importance for this work to be complementary and aligned with existing and ongoing initiatives. RECALL the resolution adopted by the 146th Executive Board (EB146.R10) entitled ‘Strengthening Preparedness for Health Emergencies: implementation of the International Health Regulations (2005)’ AND NOTE the recommendations of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board on strengthening global preparedness and response. |
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| 10. | HIGHLIGHT, in this context of reform, the importance of the One Health approach for preventing and addressing health emergencies, and encourage reflection on the institutional and organisational anchoring of the One Health approach at global level. |
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BASED ON THIS, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL,

| 11. | ARE COMMITTED to ensuring that the EU and its Member States, based on their commitment to multilateralism, continue to take a leadership role in global health, and ARE DETERMINED to ensuring a coordinating, proactive and leading role in an inclusive process aimed at strengthening global health security and the WHO, in particular the latter’s capacity for preparedness and response in health emergencies and to examine future outcomes from the IPPR, the IHR Review Committee and the IOAC aiming at their translation into actions as well as to supporting WHO Member States with strengthening national health systems and public health policies. In this context, a strong and constant dialogue with the WHO Member States is important. |
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| 12. | CONCLUDE, while acknowledging varying national contexts, that there is a need to address the disparity between WHO Member States’ expectations vis-à-vis the organisation and its capacities and WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE with other WHO Member States in the organisation’s governing bodies to promote appropriate actions on the best way forward. |
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| 13. | RECOGNISE that addressing the challenges that the WHO currently faces, inter alia in terms of transparency, synergies, predictable and sustainable financing, and accountability, as well as those relating to its response to the current pandemic and the disparity between WHO Members States’ expectations and the organisation’s capacities, should be taken up with priority in its governing bodies. |
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| 14. | ENCOURAGE all relevant actors, including other global health actors and non-state actors to jointly strengthen the WHO’s capacity on prevention, preparedness and response, while at the same time STRESSING the importance of further strengthening partnerships as well as the organization’s independence, normative work, technical capacity, accountability, efficiency, effectiveness and transparency. |
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| 15. | STRESS that a strengthened European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) could play a crucial role in future outbreaks and that stronger cooperation between the ECDC and the WHO should be further explored. |
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| 16. | HIGHLIGHT the importance of full implementation of the IHR and STRESS that, without prejudice to the final reports and recommendations of the ongoing review and evaluation mechanisms, the following suggestions for measures, inter alia as regards the review of the IHR, could be envisaged and could inform the work of the IPPR, the IOAC, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) and the IHR Review Committee. These measures include:






  — | a revision of the alert system for declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) should be considered; this should allow for differentiated levels of alerts, such as a traffic light system, which would foster transparency of measures and improve precision in communication about public health threats, |
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a revision of the alert system for declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) should be considered; this should allow for differentiated levels of alerts, such as a traffic light system, which would foster transparency of measures and improve precision in communication about public health threats,

| — | a distinction could be made under the IHR between travel and trade restrictions, i.e. differentiating between measures regarding transport of people and transport of commodities in order to avoid unnecessary harm to economies, |
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a distinction could be made under the IHR between travel and trade restrictions, i.e. differentiating between measures regarding transport of people and transport of commodities in order to avoid unnecessary harm to economies,

| — | the possibility of an independent epidemiological assessment on-site in high risk zones in close collaboration with the state party, |
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the possibility of an independent epidemiological assessment on-site in high risk zones in close collaboration with the state party,

| — | increased transparency on national compliance with the IHR, together with a more effective and consistently applied reporting system by State Parties to the WHO Secretariat, as well as strengthening of joint external evaluations and their follow-up, |
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increased transparency on national compliance with the IHR, together with a more effective and consistently applied reporting system by State Parties to the WHO Secretariat, as well as strengthening of joint external evaluations and their follow-up,

| — | an evaluation of positive and negative effects of implemented response activities and an examination of existing knowledge gaps in order to determine what tools may be needed at country level to guide actions, |
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an evaluation of positive and negative effects of implemented response activities and an examination of existing knowledge gaps in order to determine what tools may be needed at country level to guide actions,

| — | a commitment to further strengthening the WHO’s normative role and, where appropriate, capacity. Reflections in this context could include the possible strengthening of the Chief Scientist’s Office in addition to the role of the regional and country offices, the encouragement of the WHO to enhance and develop new approaches to link health to sustainable growth and to reinforce mapping and understanding of the global health economy and the further development of the WHO Academy, |
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a commitment to further strengthening the WHO’s normative role and, where appropriate, capacity. Reflections in this context could include the possible strengthening of the Chief Scientist’s Office in addition to the role of the regional and country offices, the encouragement of the WHO to enhance and develop new approaches to link health to sustainable growth and to reinforce mapping and understanding of the global health economy and the further development of the WHO Academy,

| — | strengthening of the WHO’s efforts to create synergies in preparedness and response with all relevant actors and to support the most vulnerable, |
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strengthening of the WHO’s efforts to create synergies in preparedness and response with all relevant actors and to support the most vulnerable,

| — | strengthening ‘tripartite’ cooperation between the WHO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and with the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) to foster the One Health approach on zoonotic diseases. |
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strengthening ‘tripartite’ cooperation between the WHO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and with the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) to foster the One Health approach on zoonotic diseases.

| 17. | UNDERLINE that the EU and its Member States fully support the leading and coordinating role of the WHO in global health and therefore will promote the timely implementation of necessary WHO reform measures based on the reflections on the aforementioned points as well as relevant reports and recommendations with the aim to strengthen the organisation, across its three levels, and to ensure a follow-up by WHO governing bodies. |
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European Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

23 November 2020

(2020/C 400/02)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1901 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 123,47 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4472 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88888 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2145 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0806 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 161,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 10,6903 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 26,311 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 360,21 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4735 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,8740 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 9,2636 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6233 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5530 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,2257 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7082 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5955 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 323,33 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 18,2466 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,8178 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5615 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 844,67 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8681 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 57,339 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 90,3507 |
| THB | Thai baht | 36,048 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 6,3795 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 23,7978 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 88,1040 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1901

JPY

Japanese yen

123,47

DKK

Danish krone

7,4472

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88888

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2145

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0806

ISK

Iceland króna

161,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

10,6903

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

26,311

HUF

Hungarian forint

360,21

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4735

RON

Romanian leu

4,8740

TRY

Turkish lira

9,2636

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6233

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5530

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,2257

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7082

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5955

KRW

South Korean won

1 323,33

ZAR

South African rand

18,2466

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,8178

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5615

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 844,67

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8681

PHP

Philippine peso

57,339

RUB

Russian rouble

90,3507

THB

Thai baht

36,048

BRL

Brazilian real

6,3795

MXN

Mexican peso

23,7978

INR

Indian rupee

88,1040

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

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| 24.11.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 400/5 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

Rates for conversion of currencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

(2020/C 400/03)

Article 107(1), (2) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

Reference period: October 2020

Application period: January, February, March 2021

| oct-20 | EUR | BGN | CZK | DKK | HRK | HUF | PLN |
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| 1 EUR = | 1 | 1,95580 | 27,2131 | 7,44238 | 7,57465 | 362,529 | 4,54144 |
| 1 BGN = | 0,511300 | 1 | 13,9141 | 3,80529 | 3,87291 | 185,361 | 2,32204 |
| 1 CZK = | 0,0367470 | 0,0718697 | 1 | 0,273485 | 0,278345 | 13,3218 | 0,166884 |
| 1 DKK = | 0,134366 | 0,262792 | 3,65651 | 1 | 1,01777 | 48,7114 | 0,610213 |
| 1 HRK = | 0,132019 | 0,258204 | 3,59266 | 0,982538 | 1 | 47,8608 | 0,599558 |
| 1 HUF = | 0,00275840 | 0,00539488 | 0,0750648 | 0,020529 | 0,0208939 | 1 | 0,0125271 |
| 1 PLN = | 0,220195 | 0,430657 | 5,99219 | 1,63877 | 1,66790 | 79,8269 | 1 |
| 1 RON = | 0,205139 | 0,401211 | 5,58248 | 1,52672 | 1,55386 | 74,3688 | 0,931626 |
| 1 SEK = | 0,096184 | 0,188117 | 2,61747 | 0,715839 | 0,728561 | 34,8695 | 0,436814 |
| 1 GBP = | 1,10204 | 2,15536 | 29,9899 | 8,20177 | 8,3475 | 399,520 | 5,00483 |
| 1 NOK = | 0,091558 | 0,179070 | 2,49159 | 0,681413 | 0,693523 | 33,1926 | 0,415807 |
| 1 ISK = | 0,00611060 | 0,0119511 | 0,166289 | 0,0454774 | 0,0462856 | 2,21527 | 0,027751 |
| 1 CHF = | 0,931178 | 1,82120 | 25,3403 | 6,93017 | 7,05334 | 337,579 | 4,22888 |

oct-20

EUR

BGN

CZK

DKK

HRK

HUF

PLN

1 EUR =

1

1,95580

27,2131

7,44238

7,57465

362,529

4,54144

1 BGN =

0,511300

1

13,9141

3,80529

3,87291

185,361

2,32204

1 CZK =

0,0367470

0,0718697

1

0,273485

0,278345

13,3218

0,166884

1 DKK =

0,134366

0,262792

3,65651

1

1,01777

48,7114

0,610213

1 HRK =

0,132019

0,258204

3,59266

0,982538

1

47,8608

0,599558

1 HUF =

0,00275840

0,00539488

0,0750648

0,020529

0,0208939

1

0,0125271

1 PLN =

0,220195

0,430657

5,99219

1,63877

1,66790

79,8269

1

1 RON =

0,205139

0,401211

5,58248

1,52672

1,55386

74,3688

0,931626

1 SEK =

0,096184

0,188117

2,61747

0,715839

0,728561

34,8695

0,436814

1 GBP =

1,10204

2,15536

29,9899

8,20177

8,3475

399,520

5,00483

1 NOK =

0,091558

0,179070

2,49159

0,681413

0,693523

33,1926

0,415807

1 ISK =

0,00611060

0,0119511

0,166289

0,0454774

0,0462856

2,21527

0,027751

1 CHF =

0,931178

1,82120

25,3403

6,93017

7,05334

337,579

4,22888

Source: ECB

| oct-20 | RON | SEK | GBP | NOK | ISK | CHF |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 EUR = | 4,87474 | 10,39672 | 0,907411 | 10,92198 | 163,650 | 1,07391 |
| 1 BGN = | 2,49245 | 5,31584 | 0,463959 | 5,58441 | 83,6742 | 0,549089 |
| 1 CZK = | 0,179132 | 0,382048 | 0,033345 | 0,401350 | 6,01364 | 0,0394629 |
| 1 DKK = | 0,654998 | 1,39696 | 0,121925 | 1,46754 | 21,9889 | 0,144297 |
| 1 HRK = | 0,643560 | 1,37257 | 0,1197959 | 1,44191 | 21,6050 | 0,141777 |
| 1 HUF = | 0,0134465 | 0,0286783 | 0,00250301 | 0,0301272 | 0,451413 | 0,00296227 |
| 1 PLN = | 1,073392 | 2,28930 | 0,199807 | 2,40496 | 36,0349 | 0,236469 |
| 1 RON = | 1 | 2,13277 | 0,186146 | 2,24053 | 33,5710 | 0,220301 |
| 1 SEK = | 0,468873 | 1 | 0,0872786 | 1,05052 | 15,7405 | 0,103293 |
| 1 GBP = | 5,37214 | 11,4576 | 1 | 12,0364 | 180,348 | 1,18349 |
| 1 NOK = | 0,446324 | 0,951908 | 0,0830812 | 1 | 14,9835 | 0,098325 |
| 1 ISK = | 0,029788 | 0,063530 | 0,00554483 | 0,0667399 | 1 | 0,00656223 |
| 1 CHF = | 4,53925 | 9,68119 | 0,844961 | 10,17030 | 152,387 | 1 |

oct-20

RON

SEK

GBP

NOK

ISK

CHF

1 EUR =

4,87474

10,39672

0,907411

10,92198

163,650

1,07391

1 BGN =

2,49245

5,31584

0,463959

5,58441

83,6742

0,549089

1 CZK =

0,179132

0,382048

0,033345

0,401350

6,01364

0,0394629

1 DKK =

0,654998

1,39696

0,121925

1,46754

21,9889

0,144297

1 HRK =

0,643560

1,37257

0,1197959

1,44191

21,6050

0,141777

1 HUF =

0,0134465

0,0286783

0,00250301

0,0301272

0,451413

0,00296227

1 PLN =

1,073392

2,28930

0,199807

2,40496

36,0349

0,236469

1 RON =

1

2,13277

0,186146

2,24053

33,5710

0,220301

1 SEK =

0,468873

1

0,0872786

1,05052

15,7405

0,103293

1 GBP =

5,37214

11,4576

1

12,0364

180,348

1,18349

1 NOK =

0,446324

0,951908

0,0830812

1

14,9835

0,098325

1 ISK =

0,029788

0,063530

0,00554483

0,0667399

1

0,00656223

1 CHF =

4,53925

9,68119

0,844961

10,17030

152,387

1

Source: ECB

Note: all cross rates involving ISK are calculated using ISK/EUR rate data from the Central Bank of Iceland

| reference: oct-20 | 1 EUR in national currency | 1 unit of N.C. in EUR |
| --- | --- | --- |
| BGN | 1,95580 | 0,511300 |
| CZK | 27,2131 | 0,0367470 |
| DKK | 7,44238 | 0,134366 |
| HRK | 7,57465 | 0,132019 |
| HUF | 362,529 | 0,00275840 |
| PLN | 4,54144 | 0,220195 |
| RON | 4,87474 | 0,205139 |
| SEK | 10,39672 | 0,096184 |
| GBP | 0,907411 | 1,10204 |
| NOK | 10,92198 | 0,091558 |
| ISK | 163,650 | 0,00611060 |
| CHF | 1,07391 | 0,931178 |

reference: oct-20

1 EUR in national currency

1 unit of N.C. in EUR

BGN

1,95580

0,511300

CZK

27,2131

0,0367470

DKK

7,44238

0,134366

HRK

7,57465

0,132019

HUF

362,529

0,00275840

PLN

4,54144

0,220195

RON

4,87474

0,205139

SEK

10,39672

0,096184

GBP

0,907411

1,10204

NOK

10,92198

0,091558

ISK

163,650

0,00611060

CHF

1,07391

0,931178

Source: ECB

Note: ISK/EUR rates based on data from the Central Bank of Iceland

| 1. | Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 determines that the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of currencies published by the European Central Bank. |
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| 2. | The reference period shall be:






  — | the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following, |
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the month of January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,

| — | the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following, |
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the month of April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following,

| — | the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following, |
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the month of July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,

| — | the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following. |
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the month of October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.

The rates for the conversion of currencies shall be published in the second Official Journal of the European Union (C series) of the months of February, May, August and November.

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Court of Auditors

| 24.11.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 400/7 |
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24.11.2020

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 400/7

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Special Report 24/2020

‘The Commission’s EU merger control and antitrust proceedings: a need to scale up market oversight’

(2020/C 400/04)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 24/2020 ‘The Commission’s EU merger control and antitrust proceedings: a need to scale up market oversight’ has just been published.

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

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European Ombudsman

| 24.11.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 400/8 |
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24.11.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 400/8

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Annual Report 2019

(2020/C 400/05)

On 5 May 2020, the European Ombudsman sent her Annual Report for the year 2019 to the President of the European Parliament.

The Annual Report is available on the European Ombudsman’s website in all 24 official languages at: http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/en/activities/annualreports.faces

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 24.11.2020 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 400/9 |
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24.11.2020

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 400/9

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Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2020/C 400/06)

In accordance with Article 35(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), a decision has been taken to close the fishery as set down in the following table:

| Date and time of closure | 1.10.2020 |
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| Duration | 1.10.2020 - 31.12.2020 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Stock or Group of stocks | ANF/*8ABDE (special condition to ANF/07.) |
| Species | Anglerfish (Lophiidae) |
| Zone | 8a, 8b, 8d and 8e |
| Type(s) of fishing vessels | --- |
| Reference number | 21/TQ123 |

Date and time of closure

1.10.2020

Duration

1.10.2020 - 31.12.2020

Member State

Belgium

Stock or Group of stocks

ANF/*8ABDE (special condition to ANF/07.)

Species

Anglerfish (Lophiidae)

Zone

8a, 8b, 8d and 8e

Type(s) of fishing vessels

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Reference number

21/TQ123

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.

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