Official Journal C 122 of the European Union Volume 57 English edition Information and Notices 25 April 2014 Contents I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions RECOMMENDATIONS European Central Bank 2014/C 122/01 Recommendation of the European Central Bank of 17 April 2014 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta (ECB/2014/20) . 1 II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2014/C 122/02 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7153 — BNPP/LASER) (1) . 2 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2014/C 122/03 Euro exchange rates . 3 V Announcements OTHER ACTS European Commission 2014/C 122/04 Publication of an amendment 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 . 4 2014/C 122/05 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 food­ stuffs . 12 25.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/1 I (Resolutions, recommendations and opinions) RECOMMENDATIONS EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK RECOMMENDATION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK of 17 April 2014 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta (ECB/2014/20) (2014/C 122/01) THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 27.1 thereof, Whereas: (1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and national central banks of the Member States whose currency is the euro are audited by independent external auditors recommended by the ECB’s Governing Council and approved by the Council of the European Union. (2) The mandate of the Central Bank of Malta’s current external auditors ended following the audit for the financial year 2013. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2014. (3) The Central Bank of Malta has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as its external auditors for the financial years 2014 to 2018, HAS ADOPTED THIS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers should be appointed as the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta for the financial years 2014 to 2018. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 17 April 2014. The President of the ECB Mario DRAGHI C 122/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.4.2014 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.7153 — BNPP/LASER) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/C 122/02) On 10 April 2014, 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 the French 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/en/index.htm) under document number 32014M7153. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. 25.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/3 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 24 April 2014 (2014/C 122/03) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,3820 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5237 JPY Japanese yen 141,63 HKD Hong Kong dollar 10,7151 DKK Danish krone 7,4665 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6126 GBP Pound sterling 0,82300 SGD Singapore dollar 1,7380 SEK Swedish krona 9,0690 KRW South Korean won 1 437,95 CHF Swiss franc 1,2203 ZAR South African rand 14,6234 ISK Iceland króna CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 8,6381 NOK Norwegian krone 8,2785 HRK Croatian kuna 7,6220 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 IDR Indonesian rupiah 16 044,00 CZK Czech koruna 27,443 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,5184 HUF Hungarian forint 307,73 PHP Philippine peso 61,867 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 RUB Russian rouble 49,3237 PLN Polish zloty 4,1914 THB Thai baht 44,746 RON Romanian leu 4,4608 BRL Brazilian real 3,0621 TRY Turkish lira 2,9450 MXN Mexican peso 18,0648 AUD Australian dollar 1,4916 INR Indian rupee 84,4195 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 122/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.4.2014 V (Announcements) OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION Publication of an amendment 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 (2014/C 122/04) 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). AMENDMENT APPLICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2) AMENDMENT APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 ‘FUNGO DI BORGOTARO’ EC No: IT-PGI-0117-01146 – 28.08.2013 PGI ( X ) PDO ( ) 1. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment — ☐ Name of product — ☒ Description of product — ☒ Geographical area — ☒ Proof of origin — ☒ Method of production — ☐ Link — ☒ Labelling — ☐ National requirements — ☒ Other [Packaging] (1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1. (2) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. Replaced by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 25.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 122/5 2. Type of change — ☒ Amendment to Single Document or Summary Sheet — ☐ Amendment to Specification of registered PDO or PGI for which neither the Single Document nor the Summary has been published — ☐ Amendment to Specification that requires no amendment to the published Single Document (Article 9(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) — ☐ Temporary amendment to Specification resulting from imposition of obligatory sanitary or phytosanitary measures by public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) 3. Amendment(s) Description of product — The nomenclature has been updated in keeping with the latest scientific denominations in mycology. New varieties have not been added or eliminated as a result of the new nomenclature. — The dried mushroom category has been introduced, with a description of the marketing requirements, so that the name ‘Fungo di Borgotaro’ may also be used for the dried product. To date the production of ‘Fungo di Borgotaro’ has been restricted to fresh mushrooms because the product specification does not contain any description of the dried mushroom category or how to dry it. In the past — prior to the name being registered — there was evidence of this mushroom being preserved through drying. Mushroom drying has always been of prime importance to inhabitants of the area since it allowed the mushrooms to be sold, as proven in the historical documents and in the references contained in points (d) and (f) of the 1994 Summary Sheet. — The phrase ‘water content of less than 90 %’ has been changed to ‘water content of no more than 90 %’. Empirical studies have shown that some very healthy specimens have a water content of exactly 90 %. Geographical area — The geographical production area has been extended to include the municipalities of Berceto, Compiano, Tornolo and Bedonia in the Province of Parma, and Zeri in the Province of Massa Carrara, since these municipalities are adjacent to the present production area. Over time, factors have emerged in each of these areas that, in addition to territorial and pedo-climatic continuity, have guaranteed the same continuity of production, historical experience, traditions and link with the environment as in the areas currently included in the product specification. The districts included in the original geographical area and those to be added also share the same methods for managing their fungal and woodland heritage. In fact, almost 50 years ago special reserves were established in these areas to safeguard the mushrooms, with the same regulations for gathering also adopted. Proof of origin — The procedures that operators must follow in order to guarantee the product’s origin have been updated. Method of production — Technical details relating to the types of woodland management and number of standards have been removed, in favour of simpler wording in the product specification referring to observance of regional forestry rules. C 122/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.4.2014 — The gathering period for ‘Fungo di Borgotaro’ has been clarified in the product specification. The start and end points of the gathering period have been chosen on the basis of the mushroom’s fructification, which depends on the specific climatic conditions of the indicated period from 1 April to 30 November. This clarification of the gathering period is also intended to combat the marketing of fraudulent ‘Fungo di Borgotaro’ products during seasons when it could not actually be found.