# Official Journal C 58/2015

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5818 February 2015 |

ISSN 1977-091X

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 58

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5818 February 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 058/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7332 — BSkyB/Sky Deutschland/Sky Italia) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2015/C 058/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7485 — Swisscom/Sixt/Managed Mobility JV) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 058/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7332 — BSkyB/Sky Deutschland/Sky Italia) (
  1
  )

1

1

2015/C 058/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7485 — Swisscom/Sixt/Managed Mobility JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 058/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| 2015/C 058/04 | Commission Decision of 17 February 2015 amending Decision C(2013) 8915 establishing the European Research Council | 3 |
| 2015/C 058/05 | New national side of euro coins intended for circulation | 6 |
| 2015/C 058/06 | Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 March 2015(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 )) | 7 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2015/C 058/07 | Special Report No 23/2014 Errors in rural development spending: what are the causes, and how are they being addressed? | 8 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2015/C 058/03

Euro exchange rates

2

2015/C 058/04

Commission Decision of 17 February 2015 amending Decision C(2013) 8915 establishing the European Research Council

3

2015/C 058/05

New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

6

2015/C 058/06

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 March 2015(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ))

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 ( OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1 ))

7

Court of Auditors

2015/C 058/07

Special Report No 23/2014 Errors in rural development spending: what are the causes, and how are they being addressed?

8

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 058/08 | Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel originating, inter alia, in the Republic of Korea | 9 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2015/C 058/09 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7511 — Barclays Bank/CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones Compania de Seguros) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 13 |
| 2015/C 058/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7508 — DCC Energy/Esso SAF) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 14 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 058/08

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel originating, inter alia, in the Republic of Korea

9

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2015/C 058/09

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7511 — Barclays Bank/CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones Compania de Seguros) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

13

2015/C 058/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7508 — DCC Energy/Esso SAF) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 18.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 58/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case M.7332 — BSkyB/Sky Deutschland/Sky Italia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 58/01)

On 11 September 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32014M7332. 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 32014M7332. 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.7485 — Swisscom/Sixt/Managed Mobility JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 58/02)

On 11 February 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 the German 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 32015M7485. 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 32015M7485. 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)

17 February 2015

(2015/C 58/03)

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,1415 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,61 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4440 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,74340 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5235 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,0631 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,5725 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,619 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 307,81 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1872 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,4467 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,7935 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4593 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4125 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 8,8568 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,5141 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,5463 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 262,44 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 13,2357 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 7,1403 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,7250 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 574,79 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0919 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 50,375 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 71,4409 |
| THB | Thai baht | 37,184 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,2395 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,9330 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 70,9893 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,1415

JPY

Japanese yen

135,61

DKK

Danish krone

7,4440

GBP

Pound sterling

0,74340

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5235

CHF

Swiss franc

1,0631

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,5725

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,619

HUF

Hungarian forint

307,81

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1872

RON

Romanian leu

4,4467

TRY

Turkish lira

2,7935

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4593

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4125

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

8,8568

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,5141

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,5463

KRW

South Korean won

1 262,44

ZAR

South African rand

13,2357

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

7,1403

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,7250

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 574,79

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0919

PHP

Philippine peso

50,375

RUB

Russian rouble

71,4409

THB

Thai baht

37,184

BRL

Brazilian real

3,2395

MXN

Mexican peso

16,9330

INR

Indian rupee

70,9893

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

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 February 2015

amending Decision C(2013) 8915 establishing the European Research Council

(2015/C 58/04)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/743/EU of 3 December 2013 establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon 2020 — The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas:

| (1) | By Commission Decision C(2013) 8915 of 12 December 2013 establishing the European Research Council (2), the Commission established the European Research Council (‘ERC’) for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 as the means of implementing the actions under Part I ‘Excellent science’ which relate to the specific objective ‘The European Research Council (ERC)’, referred to in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU. |
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(1)

By Commission Decision C(2013) 8915 of 12 December 2013 establishing the European Research Council (2), the Commission established the European Research Council (‘ERC’) for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020 as the means of implementing the actions under Part I ‘Excellent science’ which relate to the specific objective ‘The European Research Council (ERC)’, referred to in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU.

| (2) | The ERC is composed of the independent Scientific Council provided for in Article 7 of Decision 2013/743/EU and the dedicated implementation structure provided for in Article 8 of Decision 2013/743/EU. |
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(2)

The ERC is composed of the independent Scientific Council provided for in Article 7 of Decision 2013/743/EU and the dedicated implementation structure provided for in Article 8 of Decision 2013/743/EU.

| (3) | The Scientific Council is composed of the President of the ERC (‘ERC President’) and 21 other members appointed for the term of office laid down in Annex I to Decision C(2013) 8915. |
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(3)

The Scientific Council is composed of the President of the ERC (‘ERC President’) and 21 other members appointed for the term of office laid down in Annex I to Decision C(2013) 8915.

| (4) | Members of the Scientific Council are appointed for a term of up to four years, renewable once (3). They should be appointed in a manner to ensure the continuity of the work of the Scientific Council. |
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(4)

Members of the Scientific Council are appointed for a term of up to four years, renewable once (3). They should be appointed in a manner to ensure the continuity of the work of the Scientific Council.

| (5) | The term of office of nine of the members of the Scientific Council ends on 31 December 2014 and there is a need for renewal of the Scientific Council membership. |
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(5)

The term of office of nine of the members of the Scientific Council ends on 31 December 2014 and there is a need for renewal of the Scientific Council membership.

| (6) | According to Article 7(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU, the members of the Scientific Council are appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their identification agreed with the Scientific Council, including a consultation of the scientific community and a report to the European Parliament and the Council. For this purpose, a standing committee for the identification of future members of the Scientific Council has been set up. The Identification Committee made recommendations to the Commission for the replacement and reappointment of members of the Scientific Council that have been accepted. |
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(6)

According to Article 7(1) of Decision 2013/743/EU, the members of the Scientific Council are appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their identification agreed with the Scientific Council, including a consultation of the scientific community and a report to the European Parliament and the Council. For this purpose, a standing committee for the identification of future members of the Scientific Council has been set up. The Identification Committee made recommendations to the Commission for the replacement and reappointment of members of the Scientific Council that have been accepted.

| (7) | In line with recommendations of the Identification Committee three members of the Scientific Council are reappointed and three new members are appointed. The three remaining vacancies will be filled as soon as possible. |
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(7)

In line with recommendations of the Identification Committee three members of the Scientific Council are reappointed and three new members are appointed. The three remaining vacancies will be filled as soon as possible.

| (8) | Decision C(2013) 8915 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(8)

Decision C(2013) 8915 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision C(2013) 8915 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2015.

Done at Brussels, 17 February 2015.

For the Commission

Carlos MOEDAS

Member of the Commission

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(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 965.

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(2)  OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 23.

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(3)  Article 2(3) of Decision C(2013) 8915.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

Members of the Scientific Council

| Name and Institute | End of term of office |
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| Klaus BOCK, Danish National Research Foundation | 31 December 2016 |
| Nicholas CANNY, National University of Ireland, Galway | 31 December 2015 |
| Sierd A.P.I. CLOETINGH, Utrecht University | 31 December 2015 |
| Athene DONALD, University of Cambridge | 31 December 2016 |
| Barbara ENSOLI, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma | 31 December 2016 |
| Nuria Sebastian GALLES, University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona | 31 December 2016 |
| Reinhard GENZEL, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics | 31 December 2016 |
| Timothy HUNT, Cancer Research UK, South Mimms | 31 December 2015 |
| Tomas JUNGWIRTH, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic | 31 December 2018 |
| Matthias KLEINER, Technical University of Dortmund | 31 December 2016 |
| Eva KONDOROSI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences | 31 December 2016 |
| Mart SAARMA, University of Helsinki | 31 December 2016 |
| Nils Christian STENSETH, University of Oslo | 31 December 2017 |
| Martin STOKHOF, University of Amsterdam | 31 December 2017 |
| Janet THORNTON, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) European Molecular Biology Laboratory | 31 December 2018 |
| Reinhilde VEUGELERS, Catholic University of Leuven | 31 December 2016 |
| Michel WIEVIORKA, Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention, Paris | 31 December 2017 |
| Fabio ZWIRNER, University of Padova | 31 December 2018’ |

Name and Institute

End of term of office

Klaus BOCK, Danish National Research Foundation

31 December 2016

Nicholas CANNY, National University of Ireland, Galway

31 December 2015

Sierd A.P.I. CLOETINGH, Utrecht University

31 December 2015

Athene DONALD, University of Cambridge

31 December 2016

Barbara ENSOLI, Instituto Superiore di Sanita, Roma

31 December 2016

Nuria Sebastian GALLES, University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

31 December 2016

Reinhard GENZEL, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

31 December 2016

Timothy HUNT, Cancer Research UK, South Mimms

31 December 2015

Tomas JUNGWIRTH, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

31 December 2018

Matthias KLEINER, Technical University of Dortmund

31 December 2016

Eva KONDOROSI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

31 December 2016

Mart SAARMA, University of Helsinki

31 December 2016

Nils Christian STENSETH, University of Oslo

31 December 2017

Martin STOKHOF, University of Amsterdam

31 December 2017

Janet THORNTON, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) European Molecular Biology Laboratory

31 December 2018

Reinhilde VEUGELERS, Catholic University of Leuven

31 December 2016

Michel WIEVIORKA, Centre for Sociological Analysis and Intervention, Paris

31 December 2017

Fabio ZWIRNER, University of Padova

31 December 2018’

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| 18.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 58/6 |
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New national side of euro coins intended for circulation

(2015/C 58/05)

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009 (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country
  : Finland

Subject of commemoration
  : The 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Jean Sibelius

Description of the design
  : At the inner part of the coin is sky with stars, tree tops at the right. The text ‘JEAN SIBELIUS’ and the year of issuance ‘2015’ are placed at the left inner part of the coin. At the right is the indication of the issuing country ‘FI’ and the mint mark.

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Number of coins to be issued
  :

Date of issue
  : January 2015

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).

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Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 28 Member States applicable as from 1 March 2015

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1))

(2015/C 58/06)

Base rates calculated in accordance with the Communication from the Commission on the revision of the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 14, 19.1.2008, p. 6). Depending on the use of the reference rate, the appropriate margins have still to be added as defined in this communication. For the discount rate this means that a margin of 100 basispoints has to be added. Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2008 of 30 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 foresees that, unless otherwise provided for in a specific decision, the recovery rate will also be calculated by adding 100 basispoints to the base rate.

Modified rates are indicated in bold.

Previous table published in OJ C 465, 24.12.2014, p. 26.

| From | To | AT | BE | BG | CY | CZ | DE | DK | EE | EL | ES | FI | FR | HR | HU | IE | IT | LT | LU | LV | MT | NL | PL | PT | RO | SE | SI | SK | UK |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1.3.2015 | ... | 0,34 | 0,34 | 2,18 | 0,34 | 0,52 | 0,34 | 0,66 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 1,58 | 2,21 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 2,16 | 0,34 | 2,04 | 0,33 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 1,02 |
| 1.1.2015 | 28.2.2015 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 2,18 | 0,34 | 0,52 | 0,34 | 0,66 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 1,58 | 2,21 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 2,16 | 0,34 | 2,63 | 0,46 | 0,34 | 0,34 | 1,02 |

From

To

AT

BE

BG

CY

CZ

DE

DK

EE

EL

ES

FI

FR

HR

HU

IE

IT

LT

LU

LV

MT

NL

PL

PT

RO

SE

SI

SK

UK

1.3.2015

...

0,34

0,34

2,18

0,34

0,52

0,34

0,66

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

1,58

2,21

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

2,16

0,34

2,04

0,33

0,34

0,34

1,02

1.1.2015

28.2.2015

0,34

0,34

2,18

0,34

0,52

0,34

0,66

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

1,58

2,21

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

0,34

2,16

0,34

2,63

0,46

0,34

0,34

1,02

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Court of Auditors

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Special Report No 23/2014 ‘Errors in rural development spending: what are the causes, and how are they being addressed?’

(2015/C 58/07)

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 23/2014 ‘Errors in rural development spending: what are the causes, and how are they being addressed?’ has just been published.

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

A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 18.2.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 58/9 |
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Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel originating, inter alia, in the Republic of Korea

(2015/C 58/08)

The European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1.   Request for review

The request for review was lodged by TK Corporation (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer from the Republic of Korea (‘the country concerned’).

The partial interim review is limited in scope to the examination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned.

2.   Product under review

The product subject to this review is tube and pipe fittings (other than cast fittings, flanges and threaded fittings), of iron or steel (not including stainless steel), with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 609,6 mm, of a kind used for butt-welding or other purposes, originating, inter alia, in the Republic of Korea (‘the product under review’), currently falling within CN codes ex 7307 93 11, ex 7307 93 19 and ex 7307 99 80.

3.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1283/2014 (2).

4.   Grounds for the review

The request pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation is based on prima facie evidence, provided by the applicant, that, as far as the applicant is concerned, and as far as dumping is concerned, the circumstances on the basis of which the existing measures were imposed have changed and that these changes are of a lasting nature.

The applicant alleges that circumstances have changed since the investigation leading to the determination of the level of the existing measures and that they are of a lasting nature since they relate to changes both in the structure of the Korean domestic market and TK Corporation’s export sales to the Union. The applicant also claims a change in its cost and organisational structure following a significant expansion of its production capacities.

Furthermore, the applicant provided prima facie evidence showing that the continued imposition of the measures at their current levels is no longer necessary to counteract the injurious dumping. A comparison of the applicant’s own domestic prices and its export prices to customers in the Union indicates that the dumping margin appears to be lower than the current level of the measures.

Therefore, the applicant alleges that the continued imposition of the measures at the existing level, which was based on the level of injury previously established, appears to be no longer necessary to offset the effects of injurious dumping as previously established.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after informing the Member States, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review limited to the examination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned, the Commission initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will assess the need for the amendment, maintaining or repealing of the existing measures in respect of the applicant.

5.1.   Investigating the exporting producer concerned

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to the applicant, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the applicant.

The applicant must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

5.2.   Other written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this Notice, all interested parties are invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.3.   Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.4.   Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

Information submitted to the Commission for the purpose of trade defence investigations shall be free from copyrights. Interested parties, before submitting to the Commission information and/or data which is subject to third party copyrights, must request specific permission to the copyright holder explicitly allowing a) the Commission to use the information and data for the purpose of this trade defence proceeding and b) to provide the information and/or data to interested parties to this investigation in a form that allows them to exercise their right of defence.

All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (3).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such information may be disregarded.

Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests by e-mail including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets, with the exception of voluminous replies which shall be submitted on a CD-ROM or DVD by hand or by registered mail. By using e-mail, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document ‘CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES’ published on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf The interested parties must indicate their name, address, telephone and a valid e-mail address and they should ensure that the provided e-mail address is a functioning official business e-mail which is checked on a daily basis. Once contact details are provided, the Commission will communicate with interested parties by e-mail only, unless they explicitly request to receive all documents from the Commission by another means of communication or unless the nature of the document to be sent requires the use of a registered mail. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions by e-mail, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to above.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Trade |
| Directorate H |
| Office: CHAR 04/039 |
| 1040 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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| E-mail: TRADE-TPF-TKC@ec.europa.eu |

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: CHAR 04/039

1040 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

E-mail: TRADE-TPF-TKC@ec.europa.eu

6.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

Failure to give a computerised response shall not be deemed to constitute non-cooperation, provided that the interested party shows that presenting the response as requested would result in an unreasonable extra burden or unreasonable additional cost. The interested party should immediately contact the Commission.

7.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer for trade proceedings. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties’ rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among other things, to dumping.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on DG Trade’s website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/

8.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publication of this Notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 (4).

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1283/2014 of 2 December 2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tube and pipe fittings, of iron or steel, originating in the Republic of Korea and Malaysia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 347, 3.12.2014, p. 17).

(3)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

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

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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18.2.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 58/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7511 — Barclays Bank/CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones Compania de Seguros)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 58/09)

| 1. | On 11 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Barclays Bank PLC (‘Barclays’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones Compania de Seguros, S.A. (‘CNP BVP’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 11 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Barclays Bank PLC (‘Barclays’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones Compania de Seguros, S.A. (‘CNP BVP’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Barclays: worldwide provision of financial services including retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services,
  —   for CNP BVP: provision of insurance and pension products in Spain, Portugal and Italy. |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Barclays: worldwide provision of financial services including retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services,

—   for CNP BVP: provision of insurance and pension products in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 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 this 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 this 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.7511 — Barclays Bank/CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones Compania de Seguros, 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.7511 — Barclays Bank/CNP Barclays Vida y Pensiones Compania de Seguros, 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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18.2.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 58/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7508 — DCC Energy/Esso SAF)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 58/10)

| 1. | On 11 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which DCC Energy (Republic of Ireland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the French retail motor fuel distribution business of Esso SAF (‘Target business’, France), by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 11 February 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which DCC Energy (Republic of Ireland), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the French retail motor fuel distribution business of Esso SAF (‘Target business’, France), by way of purchase of shares.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | DCC Energy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. DCC operates across five divisions in various industry areas: DCC Technology, DCC Healthcare, DCC Environmental, DCC Food & Beverage and DCC Energy, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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DCC Energy is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. DCC operates across five divisions in various industry areas: DCC Technology, DCC Healthcare, DCC Environmental, DCC Food & Beverage and DCC Energy,

| — | the Target business operates a motor fuel distribution chain in France. |
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the Target business operates a motor fuel distribution chain in France.

| 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.7508 — DCC Energy/Esso SAF 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.7508 — DCC Energy/Esso SAF 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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