C295 Official Journal

Official Journal

C 295

of the European Union

Volume 63

English edition

7 September 2020

Information and Notices

Contents

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

Non-opposition to

2020/C 295/01

a

notified

concentration

(Case

M.9572

–

BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/Hyundai/Kia/IONITY) (¹) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

2020/C 295/02 2020/C 295/03

Euro exchange rates — 4 September 2020 ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}

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Court of Auditors

Special Report 16/2020 The European Semester – Country-Specific Recommendations address

important issues but need better implementation ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2020/C 295/04

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}

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(¹) Text with EEA relevance.

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Announcements

OTHER ACTS

2020/C 295/05 2020/C 295/06 2020/C 295/07 2020/C 295/08 2020/C 295/09 2020/C 295/10 2020/C 295/11 2020/C 295/12
Publication of an application for approval of amendments, which are not minor, to a product specification 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 ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}

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Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to a product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)

2019/33 ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}19

2019/33 ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}22

2019/33 ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}25

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2019/33 ^{. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .}34

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Official Journal of the European Union

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II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES
AND AGENCIES

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case M.9572 – BMW/Daimler/Ford/Porsche/Hyundai/Kia/IONITY)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2020/C 295/01)
On 1 September 2020, 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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32020M9572. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law.

(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

Euro exchange rates (¹)
4 September 2020

(2020/C 295/02)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

1,5508

Currency

Exchange rate

1,1842
125,79
7,4403 0,89325
10,3688
1,0793
164,70
10,5768
1,9558
26,435
359,60
4,4514 4,8528 8,8215 1,6291
CAD HKD NZD SGD KRW ZAR CNY HRK IDR
Canadian dollar Hong Kong dollar New Zealand dollar Singapore dollar South Korean won South African rand Chinese yuan renminbi Croatian kuna

USD

US dollar

9,1780

JPY

Japanese yen

Danish krone Pound sterling Swedish krona Swiss franc
1,7640
DKK

GBP SEK
1,6158
1 409,07
19,6278
8,1006
CHF

ISK

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone Bulgarian lev Czech koruna Hungarian forint Polish zloty
7,5390
NOK

BGN CZK HUF PLN RON TRY AUD
Indonesian rupiah Malaysian ringgit Philippine peso Russian rouble Thai baht
17 453,41

4,9138

MYR

PHP

57,530

RUB THB BRL
88,9730 37,172
Romanian leu

Turkish lira

Brazilian real

6,2775

MXN INR

Mexican peso

25,5275

86,6780
Australian dollar
Indian rupee

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

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COURT OF AUDITORS

Special Report 16/2020
The European Semester – Country-Specific Recommendations address important issues but need better implementation

(2020/C 295/03)
The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report 16/2020. ‘The European Semester – CountrySpecific Recommendations address important issues but need better implementation’ 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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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

Information communicated by Member States regarding closure of fisheries

(2020/C 295/04)
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 Duration
18.8.2020
18.8.2020–31.12.2020

Spain

Member State

Stock or Group of stocks Species
COD/1N2AB.

Cod (Gadus morhua)

Norwegian waters of 1 and 2
—
Zone Type(s) of fishing vessels

Reference number

11/TQ123

(¹) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1

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(Announcements)

OTHER ACTS

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Publication of an application for approval of amendments, which are not minor, to a product specification 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

(2020/C 295/05)
This publication confers the right to oppose the amendment application pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (¹) within three months from the date of this publication.

APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF NON-MINOR AMENDMENTS TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR A PROTECTED
DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN OR PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION

Application for approval of amendments in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(2) of
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

‘MUNSTER’ / ‘MUNSTER-GÉROMÉ’ EU No: PDO-FR-0125-AM03 – 7.8.2019
PDO (X) PGI ( )
1. Applicant group and legitimate interest

Name: Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Fromage Munster ou Munster-Géromé [Interprofessional Union for Munster or Munster-Géromé Cheese]

Address: 1, place de la Gare – BP 40007 – 68 001 Colmar Cedex, France Tel. +33 389202089 / Fax +33 389202120 E-mail: [email protected] Composition: The group is made up of milk producers, farmer producers, processors and maturers of ‘Munster’ or ‘Munster-Géromé’. It therefore has a legitimate right to propose the amendments.

2. Member State or Third Country

France

3. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment(s)

Name of product Description of product Geographical area Proof of origin

(¹) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

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Method of production Link Labelling Contact details of the inspection body and the applicant group, national requirements.

4. Type of amendment(s)

Amendments to the product specification of a registered PDO or PGI not to be qualified as minor in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

Amendments to the product specification of a registered PDO or PGI for which a Single Document (or equivalent) has not been published and which cannot be qualified as minor within the meaning of the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

5. Amendment(s)

5.1. Name of product

The words ‘Petit Munster’ and ‘Petit Munster-Géromé’ have been deleted. The designation covers different formats of cheese that have the same characteristics and the ‘small’ category is no longer deemed to be relevant.

5.2. Description of product

The sentence: ‘Munster is a soft cheese […]’ has been replaced by the sentence: ‘“Munster” or “Munster-Géromé” is a soft washed rind cheese made from cow’s milk.’ A more precise description of the product’s appearance has been provided, indicating that ‘Munster’ or ‘MunsterGéromé’ has a ‘washed rind’ linked to the development of Brevibacterium linens, which is typical in ‘washed rind’ cheeses.

This sentence has also been added in the single document to replace the sentence ‘Soft cow's milk cheese with [...] washed crust’ from the summary.

The following sentences have been added: ‘Its fat content must be at least 20 grams per 100 grams of cheese. Its dry matter content must be at least 44 grams per 100 grams of cheese.’

The fat content is expressed in grams per 100 grams of cheese. Similarly, the dry matter content is expressed in grams of dry matter per 100 g of cheese.

This sentence has also been added to the single document to replace the words ‘minimum fat content 45 %’ in the summary.

The paragraph: ‘cylindrical in form, 13 to 19 centimetres in diameter, from 2,4 to 8 centimetres thick and weighing a minimum of 450 grams. There is also a “Petit-Munster” or “Petit-Munster-Géromé” designation of origin for smaller format cheeses which are 7 to 12 centimetres in diameter, 2 to 6 centimetres thick and weighing at least 120 grams.’

is replaced by the following paragraph: ‘The cheese comes in the form of a thick or flat cylinder in three format categories:

Inner diameter of the cheese

Format category

Maximum cheese thickness

Cheese weight

mould

7,5 cm to 8 cm 10 cm to 11 cm
11 to 12 cm
4 cm 4 cm 4 cm 4 cm 4 cm 7 cm
120 g to 170 g 200 g to 280 g
280 to 340 g
1: from 120 to 340 g
14 cm to 16 cm
16,5 cm to 19 cm 16,5 cm to 19 cm
450 g to 600 g
700 g to 1 000 g
1 000 g to 1 750 g’
2: 450 to 1 000 g
3: from 1 000 to 1 750 g

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The product is described as a ‘thick or flat cylinder’ in reference to the two thicknesses available, replacing the former wording ‘cylindrical in form’, which was vague.

With a view to making the checks more objective, the diameter of cheese will now be understood to mean the inner dimensions of the cheese mould. The checks on the diameter of the cheeses were sometimes inaccurate due to the cheese being slightly misshapen. For the same reason, a maximum limit will be provided for the cheese thickness. Cheeses can sink if left to mature for a long time, in which case the measurement would no longer make sense.

The weight will also be expressed as a range and not just as a minimum value. This paragraph has also been added to the single document, replacing the words ‘cylindrical in form, 13 to 19 centimetres in diameter, from 2,4 to 8 centimetres thick and weighing a minimum of 450 grams; the smaller version is 7 to 12 centimetres in diameter and weighs 120 grams.’

The following paragraph has been added: ‘The rind is thin and slightly smeared, ranging in colour from ivory orange to reddish orange, essentially due to the red

cultures (i.e. Brevibacterium linens).

The paste is ivory to pale beige in colour and can include a limited number of holes. By the end of the minimum maturing period, a core will have formed in the paste. How mature this core is will depend on the maturity and thickness of the cheese.

The aroma is pungent and smells slightly of ammonia. In the mouth, the paste is slightly salty, with a fine, soft and melty texture. The taste is sweet with lactic, plant-based (hay, ripe fruit, nuts), woody and even slightly yeasty tones.

The paste of “Munster” or “Munster-Géromé” can contain caraway seeds (Carum carvi L.). If so, it will have the same characteristics as “Munster” or “Munster-Géromé” with the additional caraway taste.’

These product descriptors (appearance of the rind and paste, microbiological criteria, organoleptic criteria) have been added to provide a more accurate description. Reference has also been made to the fact that the paste of ‘Munster’ or ‘Munster-Géromé’ can contain caraway seeds. This practice based on local customs aims to enhance the aroma of the paste.

These paragraphs have also been added to the single document to replace the words ‘orange-coloured’ describing the rind in the summary.

5.3. Geographical area

Under the heading on the ‘geographical area’: The list of municipalities in the geographical area is added in order to facilitate checks. This list covers all the municipalities in the geographical area where all stages of production (milk production, cheese-making and maturing) may be carried out. The references to the date of the official geographical code in force and to the plans submitted to the local authorities have been added to ensure that the list is accurate and unambiguous.

This list has also been added to point 4 of the single document.

5.4. Proof of origin

The declaration requirements applying to producers have been added. These amendments are linked to changes in national rules and legislation. They include:

— identification of the producers for authorisation recognising their ability to meet the requirements of the specification,

— the necessary declarations for understanding and monitoring production (quantities made, bulk sales to maturers, bulk purchases by maturers, quantities deemed to be substandard, quantities placed on the market),

— obligations as regards record-keeping and documents to enable traceability, for milk producers, collectors, cheesemakers and maturers,

— Finally, a paragraph has been added on the check to be carried out on the characteristics of products to be marketed as a designation of origin. ‘“Munster” or “Munster-Géromé” cheeses are the object of random sampling. The samples undergo visual, tactile, organoleptic and analytical tests. Packaged cheeses are selected for organoleptic and analytical tests at the operator’s premises as soon as they complete the minimum maturing period.’

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5.5. Method of production

Milk production Paragraphs on livestock and feed have been added to the specification to ensure that the traditional practices are recorded.

The following paragraph has been added: ‘Definitions: — Dairy cows, lactating or dry, are female bovine animals of dairy breeds that have calved at least once. — Heifers are animals between the ages of weaning and first calving. — The dairy herd in this specification is understood to mean all of the dairy cows and dairy heifers on the holding. — Basic ration: all fodder intended to cover the animals’ needs, not including feed-concentrates. — Total ration: All fodder included in the basic ration, plus feed-concentrates.’ These definitions make the following provisions clearer and ensure that checks are objective. Breeds The following paragraph has been added: ‘The milk used to make “Munster” or “Munster-Géromé” must only come from cows belonging to the Vosges, Simmental, Prim’Holstein or Montbéliarde breeds or crosses with those breeds. In that case, only cows sired by a purebred bull of one of the above breeds will be accepted.’

These breeds are the best adapted to producing milk for ‘Munster’ or ‘Munster Géromé’. Feed for dairy cows As regards the basic ration, the following paragraph has been added: ‘Forage must account for at least 70 % of the dry matter in the total ration for the dairy herd: “Forage” is understood to mean the following, irrespective of the preservation method used: