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Official Journal C 375 of the European Union Volume 58 English edition Information and Notices 12 November 2015 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2015/C 375/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7752 — ACE/Chubb) (1) .................................. 1 2015/C 375/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor) (1) ................................................................................................................ 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES Council 2015/C 375/03 Council Decision of 10 November 2015 adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 ............................................................. 2 European Commission 2015/C 375/04 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 3 2015/C 375/05 Interpretative Notice on indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 ........................................................................................................................... 4 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2015/C 375/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7817 — OBI/bauMax Standort Steyr) (1) ...................... 7 2015/C 375/07 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7573 — DMK/DOC Kaas) (1) ..................................... 8 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2015/C 375/08 Publication of an application pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs 9 (1) Text with EEA relevance 12.11.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 375/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7752 — ACE/Chubb) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 375/01) On 6 November 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, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7752. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7585 — NXP Semiconductors/Freescale Semiconductor) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 375/02) On 17 September 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) in conjunction with Article 6(2) 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, — in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7585. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 375/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 12.11.2015 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 10 November 2015 adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 (2015/C 375/03) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof, Whereas: — the Union's budget for the financial year 2015 was definitively adopted on 17 December 2014 (2), — on 20 October 2015, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 8 to the general budget for the financial year 2015, — in order to facilitate Member States' cash flow management at year-end and alleviate the financial burden on national treasuries in a timely manner, draft amending budget No 8 to the general budget for 2015 needs to be adopted without delay. Therefore, it is justified to shorten, in accordance with Article 3(3) of the Council's Rules of Procedure, the eight-week period for the information of national Parliaments laid down in Article 4 of Protocol No 1, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article The Council's position on draft amending budget No 8 of the European Union for the financial year 2015 was adopted on 10 November 2015. The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ Done at Brussels, 10 November 2015. For the Council The President P. GRAMEGNA (1) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. (2) OJ L 69, 13.3.2015, p. 1. 12.11.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 375/3 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 11 November 2015 (2015/C 375/04) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,0716 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4213 JPY Japanese yen 131,90 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,3060 DKK Danish krone 7,4604 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6344 GBP Pound sterling 0,70600 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5236 SEK Swedish krona 9,3290 KRW South Korean won 1 238,51 ZAR South African rand 15,2006 CHF Swiss franc 1,0783 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 6,8235 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,6205 NOK Norwegian krone 9,2230 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 551,32 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,6634 CZK Czech koruna 27,022 PHP Philippine peso 50,475 HUF Hungarian forint 311,70 RUB Russian rouble 69,0860 PLN Polish zloty 4,2215 THB Thai baht 38,446 RON Romanian leu 4,4366 BRL Brazilian real 4,0013 TRY Turkish lira 3,0929 MXN Mexican peso 17,9011 AUD Australian dollar 1,5183 INR Indian rupee 70,9780 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 375/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 12.11.2015 Interpretative Notice on indication of origin of goods from the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967 (2015/C 375/05) (1) The European Union, in line with international law, does not recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusa lem, and does not consider them to be part of Israel’s territory (1), irrespective of their legal status under domestic Israeli law (2). The Union has made it clear that it will not recognise any changes to pre-1967 borders, other than those agreed by the parties to the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) (3). (2) The application of existing Union legislation on indication of origin of products to products originating in Israeli-occupied territories has been the subject of notices or guidance adopted by the relevant authorities of several Member States. There is indeed a demand for clarity from consumers, economic operators and national authorities about existing Union legislation on origin information of products from Israeli-occupied territories (4). The aim is also to ensure the respect of Union positions and commitments in conformity with international law on the non-recognition by the Union of Israel’s sovereignty over the territories occupied by Israel since June 1967. This notice also aims at main taining open and smooth trade, is not hindering trade flows and should not be construed to do so. (3) This Notice does not create any new legislative rules. While this Notice reflects the Commission’s understanding of the relevant Union legislation, enforcement of the relevant rules remains the primary responsibility of Member States. According to the case-law, while the choice of penalties remains within their discretion, Member States must ensure that penalties for infringements of provisions of Union law are effective, proportionate and dissuasive (5). The Commission ensures, as guardian of the Treaties, compliance with these obligations of Member States if need be by way of infringe ment proceedings. This Notice is without prejudice to other requirements established by Union legislation, and to the interpretation which the Court of Justice may provide. (1) See Case C-386/08 Brita [2010] ECR I-1289, paragraphs 47 and 53. (2) Under Israeli law, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights are annexed to the State of Israel, whereas the West Bank is referred to as ‘the territories’. (3) See, inter alia, the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on the MEPP adopted in 14 May 2012, 10 December 2012, and 17 November 2014.