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Council Recommendation of 21 February 2017 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (eleventh EDF) for the financial year 2015
Date: 2017-02-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ACP countries, European Development Fund, budgetary discharge








C_2017058EN.01000401.xml










23.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/4





COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
of 21 February 2017
concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (eleventh EDF) for the financial year 2015
(2017/C 58/04)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1), as last amended,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council, on the financing of European Union aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2014 to 2020, in accordance with the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement, and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union applies (2) (the ‘Internal Agreement’) setting up, amongst others, the eleventh European Development Fund (eleventh EDF), and in particular Article 11(7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund (3), and in particular Articles 43 to 45 thereof,
Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the eleventh EDF as at 31 December 2015 and the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs) concerning the financial year 2015, together with the Commission’s replies (4) contained in that Annual Report,
Whereas:






(1)


Pursuant to Article 11(7) of the Internal Agreement, the discharge for the financial management of the eleventh EDF is to be given to the Commission by the European Parliament on the recommendation of the Council.










(2)


The overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the eleventh EDF during the financial year 2015 has been satisfactory,




HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the eleventh EDF for the financial year 2015.
 

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2017.


For the Council


The President

E. SCICLUNA




(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 210, 6.8.2013, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 58, 3.3.2015, p. 17.

(4)  OJ C 375, 13.10.2016, p. 287.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2017-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2017054EN.01000501.xml










21.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/5





Euro exchange rates (1)

20 February 2017
(2017/C 54/05)

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,0616 




JPY


Japanese yen


120,11 




DKK


Danish krone


7,4333 




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85145 




SEK


Swedish krona


9,4785 




CHF


Swiss franc


1,0650 




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,8568 




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558 




CZK


Czech koruna


27,021 




HUF


Hungarian forint


308,26 




PLN


Polish zloty


4,3246 




RON


Romanian leu


4,5218 




TRY


Turkish lira


3,8481 




AUD


Australian dollar


1,3835 




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3918 




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


8,2392 




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,4772 




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,5057 




KRW


South Korean won


1 218,35 




ZAR


South African rand


13,9176 




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


7,3011 




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,4485 




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 181,65 




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7335 




PHP


Philippine peso


53,462 




RUB


Russian rouble


61,6215 




THB


Thai baht


37,177 




BRL


Brazilian real


3,2884 




MXN


Mexican peso


21,7273 




INR


Indian rupee


71,0625 






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Council Recommendation of 21 February 2017 concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (tenth EDF) for the financial year 2015
Date: 2017-02-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ACP countries, European Development Fund, budgetary discharge








C_2017058EN.01000301.xml










23.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 58/3





COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
of 21 February 2017
concerning the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Development Fund (tenth EDF) for the financial year 2015
(2017/C 58/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) and amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (2),
Having regard to the Internal Agreement between the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing of Community aid under the multiannual financial framework for the period 2008 to 2013 in accordance with the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and on the allocation of financial assistance for the Overseas Countries and Territories to which Part Four of the EC Treaty applies (3) (the ‘Internal Agreement’) setting up, amongst others, the tenth European Development Fund (tenth EDF), and in particular Article 11(8) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 215/2008 of 18 February 2008 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the 10th European Development Fund (4), and in particular Articles 142 to 144 thereof,
Having examined the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet relating to the operations of the tenth EDF as at 31 December 2015 and the Annual Report of the Court of Auditors on the activities funded by the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th European Development Funds (EDFs) concerning the financial year 2015, together with the Commission’s replies (5) contained in that Annual Report,
Whereas:






(1)


Pursuant to Article 11(8) of the Internal Agreement, the discharge for the financial management of the tenth EDF is to be given to the Commission by the European Parliament on the recommendation of the Council.










(2)


The overall implementation by the Commission of the operations of the tenth EDF during the financial year 2015 has been satisfactory,




HEREBY RECOMMENDS that the European Parliament give the Commission a discharge in respect of the implementation of the operations of the tenth EDF for the financial year 2015.
 

Done at Brussels, 21 February 2017.


For the Council


The President

E. SCICLUNA




(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(2)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27.

(3)  OJ L 247, 9.9.2006, p. 32.

(4)  OJ L 78, 19.3.2008, p. 1.

(5)  OJ C 375, 13.10.2016, p. 287.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8347 — EQT Fund Management/Getec Energie Holding/Getec Target Companies) (Text with EEA relevance. )
Date: 2017-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy supply, merger control








C_2017054EN.01000102.xml










21.2.2017   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 54/1





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.8347 — EQT Fund Management/Getec Energie Holding/Getec Target Companies)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2017/C 54/02)
On 10 February 2017, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the internal market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1). The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:






—


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










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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32017M8347. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.






(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.