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ISSN 1725-2423 Official Journal C 149 of the European Union Volume 53 English edition Information and Notices 8 June 2010 Notice No Contents Page II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2010/C 149/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5796 — ENI/Mobil Oil Austria) ( 1 ) . 1 2010/C 149/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5807 — ENI/Fox Energy) ( 1) . 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2010/C 149/03 Euro exchange rates . 2 2010/C 149/04 Decision No A3 of 17 December 2009 concerning the aggregation of uninterrupted posting periods completed under the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ) . 3 Price: ( 1 ) Text with EEA relevance 2 EN EUR 3 ( ) Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EC/Switzerland Agreement (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page 2010/C 149/05 Decision No H5 of 18 March 2010 concerning cooperation on combating fraud and error within the framework of Council Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems ( 1) . 5 Court of Auditors 2010/C 149/06 Special Report No 1/2010 ‘Are simplified customs procedures for imports effectively controlled?’ . 8 V Announcements OTHER ACTS European Commission 2010/C 149/07 Publication of an application pursuant to Article 6(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs . 9 EN ( 1 ) Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EC/Switzerland Agreement 8.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 149/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5796 — ENI/Mobil Oil Austria) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/C 149/01) On 27 May 2010, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5796. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5807 — ENI/Fox Energy) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/C 149/02) On 2 June 2010, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32010M5807. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. C 149/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.6.2010 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates ( 1) 7 June 2010 (2010/C 149/03) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1959 AUD Australian dollar 1,4607 JPY Japanese yen 109,86 CAD Canadian dollar 1,2672 DKK Danish krone 7,4377 HKD Hong Kong dollar 9,3325 GBP Pound sterling 0,82460 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,7917 SEK Swedish krona 9,6449 SGD Singapore dollar 1,6945 CHF Swiss franc 1,3911 KRW South Korean won 1 477,54 ISK Iceland króna ZAR South African rand 9,3031 NOK Norwegian krone 7,9370 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 8,1706 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 HRK Croatian kuna 7,2553 CZK Czech koruna 25,898 IDR Indonesian rupiah 11 126,46 EEK Estonian kroon 15,6466 MYR Malaysian ringgit 3,9853 HUF Hungarian forint 285,70 PHP Philippine peso 56,010 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 RUB Russian rouble 37,9690 LVL Latvian lats 0,7083 THB Thai baht 39,046 PLN Polish zloty 4,1503 BRL Brazilian real 2,2232 RON Romanian leu 4,2359 MXN Mexican peso 15,4749 TRY Turkish lira 1,9110 INR Indian rupee 56,3210 ( 1 ) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 8.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 149/3 DECISION No A3 of 17 December 2009 concerning the aggregation of uninterrupted posting periods completed under the Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EC/Switzerland Agreement) (2010/C 149/04) THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION FOR THE COORDINATION OF (3) The decisive conditions for the application of SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, Article 12(1) of the said Regulation are the existence of a direct relationship between the employer and the worker it engages and the existence of ties between the employer and the Member State in which it is estab Having regard to Article 72(a) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 lished. The decisive condition for the application of of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April Article 12(2) of the said Regulation is the habitual 2004 on the coordination of social security systems ( 1), under carrying out of a substantial similar activity in the which the Administrative Commission is responsible for dealing Member State where the person is established. with all administrative questions or questions of interpretation arising from the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 ), (4) Under Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, the anticipated duration of the posting cannot exceed 12 months, with an extension of up to 12 additional months due to Having regard to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, unforeseeable circumstances. Under Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, the anticipated duration of the posting cannot exceed 24 months in total. Having regard to Articles 5 and 14 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009, (5) Any extension of the uninterrupted posting period beyond the maximum duration provided in the Regu Whereas: lations requires an agreement according to Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 or Article 16 of Regu lation (EC) No 883/2004. (1) For the purposes of this Decision ‘posting’ means any period completed by employed or self-employed persons, during which a person pursues his activity in a Member State other than the competent Member State in accordance with the provisions of Article 14(1), (6) Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 does not contain any 14a(1), 14b(1) or 14b(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) explicit transitional provision on aggregation of the 3 posting periods completed under Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 ( ) and Article 12(1) or 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004. No 1408/71 and (EC) No 883/2004. The intention of the legislator was to extend the maximum possible anticipated period of posting from 12 months up to 24 months. The procedures and other conditions for (2) The provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) posting did not considerably change. No 883/2004, which provide for an exception to the general rule laid down in Article 11(3)(a) of the said Regulation, aim in particular to facilitate the freedom to provide services for the benefit of employers which post workers to Member States other than that in which (7) In the view of the legal continuity between the old and they are established, as well as the freedom of workers to new Regulations and in order to ensure the uniform move to other Member States. These provisions also aim application of the posting rules during the transitional to overcome the obstacles likely to impede freedom of period between Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and movement of workers and to encourage economic inter (EC) No 883/2004, penetration whilst avoiding administrative complications, especially for workers and undertakings. ( 1 ) OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1. ( 2 ) OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1. Acting in accordance with the conditions laid down in ( 3 ) OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Article 71(2) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, C 149/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.6.2010 HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 1. All periods of posting completed under Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall be taken into consideration for the calculation of the uninterrupted posting period under the application of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, so that the total period of the uninterrupted posting completed under the application of both Regulations cannot exceed 24 months.