Official Journal C 211 of the European Union Volume 63 English edition Information and Notices 25 June 2020 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2020/C 211/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9851 – Naturgy/Sonatrach/BlackRock/Medgaz) (1) . 1 2020/C 211/02 Notice concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU Suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts . 2 2020/C 211/03 Notice of request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU – End of the suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts . 3 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2020/C 211/04 Euro exchange rates — 24 June 2020 . 4 2020/C 211/05 Interim update of the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries . 5 2020/C 211/06 Update of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 February 2020 to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Union . 8 2020/C 211/07 Intermediate update of the correction coefficients applicable from 1 January 2020 to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union . 9 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance. 2020/C 211/08 Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates applicable as from 1 July 2020 (Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1)) . 10 2020/C 211/09 Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union . 11 V Announcements ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES European Commission 2020/C 211/10 Notice of open competition . 12 PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2020/C 211/11 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.9856 – M&G Investment Management/Baring Asset Management/Tunstall Group Holdings) Candidate case for simplified procedure . 13 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2020/C 211/12 Publication of an application for approval of an amendment, which is not minor, to a product specification 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 . 15 2020/C 211/13 Publication of an application for registration of a name 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 . 28 25.6.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 211/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.9851 – Naturgy/Sonatrach/BlackRock/Medgaz) (Text with EEA relevance) (2020/C 211/01) On 17 June 2020, 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 32020M9851. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 211/2 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.6.2020 Notice concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU Suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts (2020/C 211/02) On 19 September 2019, the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 20 September 2019 and the initial period available to the Commission for deciding on this request was 90 working days. This request, made by Slovenske železnice – Freight Transport d.o.o., concerns railway freight services. The relevant notice was published on 17 February 2020 under the reference C 53 page 10 of the Official Journal of the European Union. Pursuant to Annex IV, point 2, of Directive 2014/25/EU, the Commission may require the Member State or the contracting entity concerned or the competent independent national authority or any other competent national authority to provide all necessary information or to supplement or clarify information given within an appropriate time limit. On 16 December 2019, the Commission asked the national authorities to provide additional information by 6 January at the latest. On 6 December 2019, the Commission asked Slovenske železnice – Freight Transport d.o.o to provide additional information which was received on 16 December 2019. Slovenske železnice – Freight Transport d.o.o made an additional submission on 31 January 2020. In the event of late or incomplete answers, the initial deadline shall be suspended for the period between the expiry of the time limit set in the request for information, and the receipt of the complete and correct information. The formal deadline will therefore expire after 22 working days after the receipt of complete and correct information. (1) Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement procedures by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243). 25.6.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 211/3 Notice of request concerning the applicability of Article 34 of Directive 2014/25/EU – End of the suspension of the period for adoption of implementing acts (2020/C 211/03) On 1 March 2018 the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 35 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). This request, made by Finavia Oyj, concerns activities relating to the provision of businesses premises for commercial actors providing commercial services (duty free, retail, food and beverages and other passenger services) for flight passengers at Helsinki airport’s terminals in Finland. The relevant notices were published on page 21 of OJ C 114 on 28 March 2018, on page 9 of OJ C 359 on 5 October 2018 and on page 25 of OJ C 48 on 12 February 2020. On 5 October 2018 the Commission asked the Applicant to provide additional information by 9 October 2018 at the latest. As announced in the notice that was published on page number 9 of OJ C 48 on 12 February 2020, the final deadline was prolonged by 52 working days after the receipt of the complete and correct information. The information was received on 22 April 2020. The final deadline therefore expires on 8 July 2020. (1) Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243). C 211/4 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 25.6.2020 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 24 June 2020 (2020/C 211/04) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1280 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5331 JPY Japanese yen 120,30 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,7421 DKK Danish krone 7,4530 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,7552 GBP Pound sterling 0,90343 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5668 KRW South Korean won 1 356,39 SEK Swedish krona 10,5145 ZAR South African rand 19,5264 CHF Swiss franc 1,0679 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,9772 ISK Iceland króna 157,10 HRK Croatian kuna 7,5745 NOK Norwegian krone 10,7958 IDR Indonesian rupiah 15 982,07 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,8194 CZK Czech koruna 26,733 PHP Philippine peso 56,453 HUF Hungarian forint 351,58 RUB Russian rouble 78,0079 PLN Polish zloty 4,4480 THB Thai baht 34,788 RON Romanian leu 4,8433 BRL Brazilian real 5,8422 TRY Turkish lira 7,7322 MXN Mexican peso 25,4773 AUD Australian dollar 1,6342 INR Indian rupee 85,3285 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 25.6.2020 EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union C 211/5 Interim update of the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries (1) (2020/C 211/05) AUGUST 2019 Economic parity Exchange rate Weighting Place of employment August 2019 August 2019 (*) August 2019 (**) Armenia 387,9 529,640 73,2 Gambia 37,84 56,5100 67,0 Kuwait 0,3001 0,33914 88,5 Liberia 2,474 1,11540 221,8 South-Sudan 438,0 177,359 247,0 Sudan 38,01 50,6134 75,1 (*) 1 EUR = x units of local currency. (**) Brussels and Luxembourg = 100. SEPTEMBER 2019 Economic parity Exchange rate Weighting Place of employment September 2019 September 2019 (*) September 2019 (**) Angola 423,9 402,673 105,3 Argentina 25,80 61,2171 42,1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,134 1,95583 58,0 Haiti 86,78 103,328 84,0 Pakistan 83,22 174,645 47,7 Sudan 40,08 50,0367 80,1 Uzbekistan 4 939 10 378,8 47,6 (*) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for Liberia.