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Official Journal C 261 of the European Union Volume 59 English edition Information and Notices 19 July 2016 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 261/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8000 — DCC/Dansk Fuels) (1) .......................... 1 2016/C 261/02 Multiple complaints registered under the reference CHAP(2015) 2880 ........................................... 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES Council 2016/C 261/03 Council Decision of 18 July 2016 appointing a member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Romania ............................................................... 2 European Commission 2016/C 261/04 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 4 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2016/C 261/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8098 — Italmobiliare/Clessidra SGR) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ..................................................................................................... 5 2016/C 261/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8061 — IMS Health/Quintiles) (1) ............................... 6 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2016/C 261/07 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 ............................................................................................................................ 7 2016/C 261/08 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 foodstuffs 16 2016/C 261/09 Information notice — Public consultation — Geographical indications from Japan .......................... 20 (1) Text with EEA relevance 19.7.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.8000 — DCC/Dansk Fuels) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 261/01) On 20 June 2016, 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 32016M8000. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. Multiple complaints registered under the reference CHAP(2015) 2880 (2016/C 261/02) The Commission services refer to their reply published in the Official Journal of the European Union C 127 of 9 April 2016, p. 2 and on the internet at http://ec.europa.eu/eu_law/complaints/receipt/index_en.htm informing the com plainants in the above case registered under reference CHAP(2015) 2880 of the results of the examination of their complaints concerning the alleged discriminatory taxation of cross-border workers in Slovenia and of the intention to proceed with the closure of the file. Given the absence of any response from the complainants within the time limit of four weeks, the Commission services confirm that the multiple complaints were closed on 28 May 2016. C 261/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 19.7.2016 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 18 July 2016 appointing a member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Romania (2016/C 261/03) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Decision of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States, Whereas: (1) By its Decisions of 24 February 2016 (2), 11 April 2016 (3) and 9 June 2016 (4) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period from 29 February 2016 to 28 February 2019. (2) The government of Romania has submitted further nominations for three posts to be filled, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The following are hereby appointed as member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for the period ending on 28 February 2019: TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES Country Member Alternates Romania Ms Mihaela DARLE Mr Corneliu CONSTANTINOAIA Mr Dumitru FORNEA Article 2 The Council will appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date. (1) OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1. (2) Council Decision of 24 February 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 79, 1.3.2016, p. 1). (3) Council Decision of 11 April 2016 appointing the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Greece, Hungary and Sweden (OJ C 130, 13.4.2016, p. 3). (4) Council Decision of 9 June 2016 appointing a member and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work for Romania (OJ C 214, 15.6.2016, p. 2). 19.7.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/3 Article 3 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption. Done at Brussels, 18 July 2016. For the Council The President Gabriela MATEČNÁ C 261/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 19.7.2016 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 18 July 2016 (2016/C 261/04) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1053 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4315 JPY Japanese yen 116,82 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,5713 DKK Danish krone 7,4387 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,5555 GBP Pound sterling 0,83372 SGD Singapore dollar 1,4900 SEK Swedish krona 9,4679 KRW South Korean won 1 257,60 ZAR South African rand 15,7685 CHF Swiss franc 1,0869 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,4089 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,4957 NOK Norwegian krone 9,3627 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 468,93 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,3971 CZK Czech koruna 27,024 PHP Philippine peso 51,650 HUF Hungarian forint 315,01 RUB Russian rouble 69,7145 PLN Polish zloty 4,3805 THB Thai baht 38,647 RON Romanian leu 4,4686 BRL Brazilian real 3,5963 TRY Turkish lira 3,2680 MXN Mexican peso 20,4348 AUD Australian dollar 1,4557 INR Indian rupee 74,2758 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 19.7.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 261/5 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8098 — Italmobiliare/Clessidra SGR) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 261/05) 1. On 12 July 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Italmobiliare S.p.A. (‘Italmobiliare’, Italy) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over Clessidra SGR S.p.A. (‘Clessidra’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are the following: — Italmobiliare is a financial holding company with investments in companies operating in different sectors, including construction materials, food packaging, banking, real estate and e-commerce, — Clessidra is a private equity company which manages various funds with portfolio companies active in various sec tors, including chemistry, pharmaceuticals, vinegar, plastic molded products, apparel, luxury jewellery, telecommuni cation network infrastructure, financial services and gaming. 3. On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the 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 Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in this 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 [email protected] or by post, under reference M.8098 — Italmobiliare/Clessidra SGR, to the following address: European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘ Merger Regulation’). (2) OJ C 366, 14.12.2013, p. 5. C 261/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 19.7.2016 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.8061 — IMS Health/Quintiles) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 261/06) 1. On 7 July 2016, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which IMS Health Holdings (‘IMS Health’, United States) enters into a full merger within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a) of the Merger Regulation with Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc.