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Official Journal C 171 of the European Union Volume 62 English edition Information and Notices 20 May 2019 Contents I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions OPINIONS European Commission 2019/C 171/01 Commission Opinion of 16y Ma 2019 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of reactor working areas R1 and R2 of Unit 1 of the Ignalina nuclear power plant located in Lithuania ............................................................................................................... 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES Council 2019/C 171/02 Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria ................................................................................. 3 2019/C 171/03 Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria apply .......................................................... 4 EN European Commission 2019/C 171/04 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 5 2019/C 171/05 Commission Implementing Decision of 7 May 2019 on the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of an application for amendment of a specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 105 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Valle d’Itria (PGI)) ..................................................................................................... 6 Court of Auditors 2019/C 171/06 Special Report No 6/2019 — ‘Tackling fraud in EU cohesion spending: managing authorities need to strengthen detection, response and coordination’ ....................................................................... 23 V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2019/C 171/07 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9287 — Connect Airways/Flybe) (1) ............................ 24 (1) Text with EEA relevance. 20.5.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 171/1 I (Resolutions, recommendations and opinions) OPINIONS EUROPEAN COMMISSION COMMISSION OPINION of 16 May 2019 relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of reactor working areas R1 and R2 of Unit 1 of the Ignalina nuclear power plant located in Lithuania (only the Lithuanian text is authentic) (2019/C 171/01) The assessment below is carried out under the provisions of the Euratom Treaty, without prejudice to any additional assessments to be carried out under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the obligations stemming from it and from secondary legislation (1). On 13 November 2018 the European Commission received from the Government of Lithuania, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste (2) arising from the dismantling of reactor working areas R1 and R2 of Unit 1 of the Ignalina nuclear power plant. On the basis of these data and additional information requested by the Commission on 21 December 2018 and provided by the Lithuanian authorities on 6 February 2019, and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion: 1. The distance between the site and the nearest border with another Member State, in this case Latvia is 8 km. The next nearest Member State is Poland at a distance of about 250 km. The border of the Republic of Belarus, as neighbouring country, is at a distance of 5 km. 2. Normal dismantling operations will not lead to discharges of liquid radioactive effluents. During normal dismantling operations, the discharge of gaseous radioactive effluents are not liable to cause an exposure of the population in another Member State or in a third country that would be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the dose limits laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive (3). 3. Solid radioactive waste will be transferred to appropriate treatment, storage or disposal facilities present on the Ignalina site. Non-radioactive solid waste and residual materials in compliance with clearance levels will be released from regulatory control for disposal as conventional waste or for reuse or recycling. This will be done in compliance with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive. (1) For instance, under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, environmental aspects should be further assessed. Indicatively, the Commission would like to draw attention to the provisions of Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU; to Directive 2001/42/EC on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment, as well as to Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and to Directive 2000/60/EC establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. (2) The disposal of radioactive waste in the meaning of point 1 of Commission Recommendation 2010/635/Euratom of 11 October 2010 on the application of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty (OJ L 279, 23.10.2010, p. 36). (3) Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation. C 171/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.5.2019 4. In the event of unplanned releases of radioactive effluents that may follow the accidents of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses likely to be received by the population of another Member State or a third country would not be significant from the point of view of health, in respect of the reference levels laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive. In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste in whatever form, arising from the dismantling of reactor working areas R1 and R2 of unit-1 of the Ignalina power plant located in Lithuania, both in normal operation and in the event of the accidents of the type and magnitude considered in the General Data, is not liable to result in a radioactive contamination, significant from the point of view of health, of the water, soil or airspace of another Member State or a of third country, in respect of the provisions laid down in the Basic Safety Standards Directive. Done at Brussels, 16 May 2019. For the Commission Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE Member of the Commission 20.5.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 171/3 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES COUNCIL Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (2019/C 171/02) The following information is brought to the attention of the persons and entities designated in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1), as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 (2), and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 (4), concerning restrictive mea sures in view of the situation in Syria. The Council of the European Union, after having reviewed the list of persons and entities designated in the above-mentioned Annexes, has determined that the restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should continue to apply to those persons and entities. The attention of the persons and entities concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the compe tent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 16 of the Regulation). The persons and entities concerned may submit a request to the Council before 28 February 2020, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered to the following address: Council of the European Union General Secretariat RELEX.1.C Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË Email: [email protected] Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s next review, pursuant to Article 34 of Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Article 32(4) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, of the list of designated persons and entities. (1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14. (2) OJ L 132, 20.5.2019, p. 36. (3) OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1. (4) OJ L 132, 20.5.2019, p. 1. C 171/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 20.5.2019 Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/806 and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria apply (2019/C 171/03) The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1).