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ISSN 1977-091X Official Journal C 140 of the European Union Volume 55 English edition Information and Notices 16 May 2012 Notice No Contents Page IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2012/C 140/01 Euro exchange rates . 1 V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2012/C 140/02 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6587 — Molson Coors/StarBev) ( 1) . 2 2012/C 140/03 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6580 — Experian/Cerved/Experian-Cerved Information Services) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1) . 3 Price: 1 EN EUR 3 ( ) Text with EEA relevance (Continued overleaf) Notice No Contents (continued) Page OTHER ACTS European Commission 2012/C 140/04 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 food stuffs . 4 2012/C 140/05 Publication of an amendment 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 . 8 2012/C 140/06 Publication of an amendment 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 . 18 EN 16.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 140/1 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates ( 1) 15 May 2012 (2012/C 140/01) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,2843 AUD Australian dollar 1,2836 JPY Japanese yen 102,65 CAD Canadian dollar 1,2855 DKK Danish krone 7,4335 HKD Hong Kong dollar 9,9739 GBP Pound sterling 0,80010 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6573 SEK Swedish krona 9,0437 SGD Singapore dollar 1,6128 KRW South Korean won 1 481,04 CHF Swiss franc 1,2010 ZAR South African rand 10,5182 ISK Iceland króna CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 8,1156 NOK Norwegian krone 7,6185 HRK Croatian kuna 7,5350 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 IDR Indonesian rupiah 11 897,19 CZK Czech koruna 25,515 MYR Malaysian ringgit 3,9531 HUF Hungarian forint 292,25 PHP Philippine peso 54,773 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 RUB Russian rouble 39,0452 LVL Latvian lats 0,6971 THB Thai baht 40,237 PLN Polish zloty 4,3225 BRL Brazilian real 2,5539 RON Romanian leu 4,4425 MXN Mexican peso 17,5635 TRY Turkish lira 2,3210 INR Indian rupee 69,0500 ( 1 ) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 140/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.5.2012 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6587 — Molson Coors/StarBev) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/C 140/02) 1. On 2 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1 ) by which Molson Coors Brewing Company (‘Molson Coors’, the US) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of Starbev Holdings Sàrl (‘StarBev’, Luxembourg) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Molson Coors: brewing, sale, marketing and distribution of beer primarily in the US, Canada and the UK, — for StarBev: manufacture and distribution of beer, active primarily in Central and Eastern Europe. 3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. 4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER- [email protected] or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6587 — Molson Coors/StarBev, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË ( 1 ) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’). 16.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 140/3 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6580 — Experian/Cerved/Experian-Cerved Information Services) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/C 140/03) 1. On 7 May 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1) by which the undertakings Experian Holding Italia Srl (‘Experian’, Italy) and Cerved Holding SpA (‘Cerved’), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Experian-Cerved Information Services SpA (‘Experian-Cerved’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — Experian: credit bureau services; collection and marketing of business information collected from publicly available sources; software solutions and marketing services for data management, credit risk assessment, credit collection and fraud management; pedestrian counting-centric business information solutions used to monitor the customers behaviours, — Cerved: collection, processing and marketing of information services used to support organisations in managing credit risk, assessing credit worthiness, creating target lists for marketing purposes and studying market positioning; credit evaluation, credit management and asset management; credit collection, — Experian-Cerved: credit bureau services. 3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation ( 2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. 4. The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission. Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER- [email protected] or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6580 — Experian/Cerved/ Experian-Cerved Information Services, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry J-70 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË ( 1 ) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’). ( 2 ) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’). C 140/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.5.2012 OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION 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 (2012/C 140/04) This publication confers the right to object to the application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 ( 1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months from the date of this publication. SINGLE DOCUMENT COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 ‘MELA ROSSA CUNEO’ EC No: IT-PGI-0005-0915-16.12.2011 PGI ( X ) PDO ( ) 1. Name: ‘Mela Rossa Cuneo’ 2. Member State or third country: Italy 3. Description of the agricultural product or foodstuff: 3.1. Product type: Class 1.6. Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processed 3.2. Description of product to which the name in point 1 applies: ‘Mela Rossa Cuneo’ PGI apples are produced only from the following varieties and their clones: (a) Red Delicious (b) Gala (c) Fuji (d) Braeburn Moreover, they must have the following characteristics: Red Delicious Epicarp: deep wine red, covering ≥ 90 % of the skin surface, with no greasiness or russeting except inside the stem cavity Size: diameter ≥ 75 mm or weight ≥ 180 g Sugar content: ≥ 11 °Brix ( 1 ) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. 16.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 140/5 Firmness of the flesh: ≥ 5 kg Gala Epicarp: deep brilliant red, covering ≥ 80 % of the skin surface, mostly streaked and sometimes nuanced Size: diameter ≥ 70 mm or weight ≥ 160 g Sugar content: ≥ 12 °Brix Firmness of the flesh: ≥ 5 kg Fuji Epicarp: pale to deep red, covering ≥ 60 % of the skin surface Size: diameter ≥ 75 mm or weight ≥ 180 g Sugar content: ≥ 12 °Brix Firmness of the flesh: ≥ 6 kg Braeburn Epicarp: orange red to deep red, mostly streaked, covering ≥ 80 % of the skin surface Size: diameter ≥ 70 mm or weight ≥ 160 g Sugar content: ≥ 11,5 °Brix Firmness of the flesh: ≥ 6 kg When released for consumption, the fruit must be whole with a fresh and healthy aspect, clean and free of foreign matter or odours; it must meet the standards of marketing classes Extra and I. The minimum quality standards for the different varieties and classes are those laid down by Regu lation (EU) No 543/2011. 3.3. Raw materials (for processed products only): — 3.4. Feed (for products of animal origin only): — 3.5. Specific steps in production that must take place in the defined geographical area: All stages in the growing and harvesting of the ‘Mela Rossa Cuneo’ PGI must take place in the identified geographical area. 3.6.