ISSN 1977-091X Official Journal C 322 of the European Union Volume 55 English edition Information and Notices 24 October 2012 Notice No Contents Page IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2012/C 322/01 Euro exchange rates . 1 V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2012/C 322/02 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) . 2 2012/C 322/03 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6711 — Advent/Douglas Holding) — 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 322/04 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 . 4 2012/C 322/05 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 . 9 2012/C 322/06 Publication of a cancellation request pursuant to Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs . 13 EN 24.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 322/1 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates ( 1) 23 October 2012 (2012/C 322/01) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,3005 AUD Australian dollar 1,2662 JPY Japanese yen 103,84 CAD Canadian dollar 1,2961 DKK Danish krone 7,4586 HKD Hong Kong dollar 10,0791 GBP Pound sterling 0,81365 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6002 SEK Swedish krona 8,6174 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5929 KRW South Korean won 1 434,96 CHF Swiss franc 1,2098 ZAR South African rand 11,3724 ISK Iceland króna CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 8,1308 NOK Norwegian krone 7,4170 HRK Croatian kuna 7,5630 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 IDR Indonesian rupiah 12 505,13 CZK Czech koruna 24,908 MYR Malaysian ringgit 3,9754 HUF Hungarian forint 281,77 PHP Philippine peso 53,792 LTL Lithuanian litas 3,4528 RUB Russian rouble 40,6150 LVL Latvian lats 0,6963 THB Thai baht 39,990 PLN Polish zloty 4,1342 BRL Brazilian real 2,6373 RON Romanian leu 4,5785 MXN Mexican peso 16,8471 TRY Turkish lira 2,3437 INR Indian rupee 69,9210 ( 1 ) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. C 322/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.10.2012 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/C 322/02) 1. On 16 October 2012, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 ( 1) by which Talisman Energy Inc. (‘Talisman’, Canada) and China Petrochemical Corporation (‘Sinopec’, China) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over Talisman Energy (UK) Limited (‘JV’, United Kingdom), by way of a purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Talisman: exploration, development, production and marketing of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, — for Sinopec: exploration and development of resources, storage and transportation of oil and gas, refining and petrochemical production, and sale of refined products, — for JV: exploration and production of petroleum in the UK North Sea. 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.6700 — Talisman/Sinopec/JV, 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’). 24.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 322/3 Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6711 — Advent/Douglas Holding) Candidate case for simplified procedure (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/C 322/03) 1. On 16 October 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 undertaking AI Beauty & Cy S.C.A. (Luxembourg) belonging to the group Advent International Corporation (‘Advent’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Douglas Holding AG (‘Douglas’, Germany) by public bid announced on 15 October 2012. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for Advent: a private equity investor with holdings in various sectors including industrial, retail, media, communications, information technology, internet, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, — for Douglas: retail sale of consumer goods, in particular (i) fragrances, cosmetics, and toiletries (Douglas), (ii) books (Thalia), (iii) jewellery and watches (Christ), (iv) fashion (Appelrath-Cüpper), and (v) confec­ tionery (Hussel). 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.6711 — Advent/Douglas Holding, 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 322/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.10.2012 OTHER ACTS EUROPEAN COMMISSION 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 (2012/C 322/04) This publication confers the right to object to the amendment application pursuant to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 ( 1). Statements of objection must reach the Commission within six months of the date of this publication. AMENDMENT APPLICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 AMENDMENT APPLICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 9 ‘CASATELLA TREVIGIANA’ EC No: IT-PDO-0105-0982-19.03.2012 PGI ( ) PDO ( X ) 1. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment: — Name of product — ☒ Product description — Geographical area — Proof of origin — ☒ Production method — Link — Labelling — National requirements — Other [ ] 2. Type of amendment: — ☒ 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 ( 1 ) OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12. 24.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 322/5 — 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 phyto-sanitary measures by public authorities (Article 9(4) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006) 3. Amendment(s): 3.1. Description of product: Provision is made for a smaller size than that in the current specification. Currently, the minimum weight laid down for the ‘small size’ is 0,25 kg. The request is to produce ‘small size’ ‘Casatella Trevigiana’ PDO with a minimum weight of 0,20 kg and a consequent change in the diameter from 8-12 cm to 5-12 cm. The size of the heel remains the same (4-6 cm). This change is required because this format is classified for sale as ‘single portion’ and is designed to suit the needs of small families and single people. It would broaden the range of target consumers for the product, improve the positioning of ‘Casatella Trevigiana’ PDO in organised distribution chains and thus lead to wider distribution regionally, nationally and internationally. 3.2. Method of production: The list of breeds now includes Burlina and its cross-breeds, which were left out in error from the specification approved previously. The Burlina breed is indigenous to the Veneto region and has always been present in most herds; until around 1930 it was the most common dairy breed, with over 15 000 head.