Official Journal C 433 of the European Union Volume 58 English edition Information and Notices 23 December 2015 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2015/C 433/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7797 — Michelin/Fives/JV) (1) ........................... 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2015/C 433/02 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 2 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2015/C 433/03 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7762 — ArcelorMittal/Financial Entities/Grupo Condesa) (1) 3 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2015/C 433/04 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 2015/C 433/05 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 foodstuffs ...... 13 (1) Text with EEA relevance 23.12.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 433/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7797 — Michelin/Fives/JV) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 433/01) On 16 December 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it com­ patible 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 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/homepage.html?locale=en) under document number 32015M7797. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 433/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.12.2015 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 22 December 2015 (2015/C 433/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,0952 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5242 JPY Japanese yen 132,42 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,4913 DKK Danish krone 7,4615 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6036 GBP Pound sterling 0,73620 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5379 SEK Swedish krona 9,2620 KRW South Korean won 1 283,30 ZAR South African rand 16,5748 CHF Swiss franc 1,0818 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,0933 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,6560 NOK Norwegian krone 9,5430 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 963,04 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,7093 CZK Czech koruna 27,028 PHP Philippine peso 51,789 HUF Hungarian forint 313,97 RUB Russian rouble 77,8588 PLN Polish zloty 4,2377 THB Thai baht 39,504 RON Romanian leu 4,5192 BRL Brazilian real 4,3619 TRY Turkish lira 3,2280 MXN Mexican peso 18,7405 AUD Australian dollar 1,5109 INR Indian rupee 72,5474 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 23.12.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 433/3 V (Announcements) PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY EUROPEAN COMMISSION Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7762 — ArcelorMittal/Financial Entities/Grupo Condesa) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 433/03) 1. On 16 December 2015, 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 ArcelorMittal Aceralia Basque Holding, SL (Spain), belonging to ArcelorMittal Group (‘ArcelorMittal’), and the ‘Financial entities’ (2), (Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) and 3(4) of the Merger Regulation joint control of Bagoeta SL (‘Bagoeta’, Spain) and part of its subsidiary companies integrating Condesa Group: Condesa Central de Compras, SLU (Spain), Condesa Fabril, SAU (Spain), Condesa Fabril Promotora, SLU (Spain), Conducciones y Derivados, SLU (Spain), Holding de Gestión de Empresas de Tubo, SLU (Spain), Mecanizados de Zalaín, SL (Spain), Perfiles de Precisión, SLU (Spain), Larreder, SLU (Spain), Profilmetal Sarl d’Associe Unique (Morocco), Derivados del Acero Tracero, SAU (Spain), Tubos de Celrá SA (Spain), Zalain Transformados, SL (Spain), Schwarzwälder Röhrenwerke (Germany) and Lorraine Tubes SAS (France) by way of purchase of shares. 2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are: — for ArcelorMittal: mining, manufacturing and distribution of various steel products at global level; — for the Financial Entities: banking and financial services; — for Bagoeta: manufacturing of different types of small welded carbon steel tubes. 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. 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 number M.7762 — ArcelorMittal/Financial Entities/Grupo Condesa, 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) Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Banco de Sabadell SA, Banco Santander SA, Banco Popular Español SA, Bankia SA, Caixabank SA, Bankinter SA, Caja Rural de Navarra Sociedad Cooperativa de Crédito and Kutxabank, SA. C 433/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.12.2015 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 (2015/C 433/04) This publication confers the right to oppose the application pursuant to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1). APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATION OF PROTECTED DESIGNATIONS OF ORIGIN/PROTECTED GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS WHICH IS NOT MINOR Application for approval of an amendment in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 ‘TOME DES BAUGES’ EU No: FR-PDO-0105-01332 – 4.5.2015 PDO ( X ) PGI ( ) 1. Applicant group and legitimate interest Syndicat Interprofessionnel de la Tome des Bauges (SITOB) [Tome des Bauges Interprofessional Union] rue Henri Bouvier 73630 Le Châtelard FRANCE Tel./fax: +33 479521120 E-mail: [email protected] The group is made up of ‘Tome des Bauges’ cheesemakers (milk producers, farm producers, processors and ripeners). It therefore has a legitimate right to propose the amendment. 2. Member State or Third Country France 3. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment(s) — Name of product — Description of product — Geographical area — Proof of origin — Method of Production — Link — Labelling — Other: inspection 4. Type of amendment(s) — Amendment to product specification of a registered PDO or PGI not to be qualified as minor in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. (1) OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1. 23.12.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 433/5 — Amendment to product specification of registered PDO or PGI for which a Single Document (or equivalent) has not been published not to be qualified as minor in accordance with the third subparagraph of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012. 5. Amendment(s) Amendments concerning the description of the product: In order to better characterise the product, its organoleptic description (particularly in terms of taste) has been expanded upon. ‘It has a melt-in-the mouth texture, while still being consistent. It has a clean smell, with balanced flavours, and aromas that are developed, varied and long-lasting.’ The units of measurement have been written out in full rather than in abbreviated form. As regards the packaging of the cheese, it has been specified that ‘Tome des Bauges’ may be sold ‘whole’. The possibility of selling it in portions does not rule out selling the cheese whole. Amendments to the evidence that the product originates in the geographical area: Cheesemakers' obligations as regards declarations have been specified. These amendments are related to the reform of the system for inspecting designations of origin. Specifically, the plan is to identify cheesemakers with a view to awarding certificates recognising their ability to meet the requirements of the specification for the designation from which they wish to benefit, and to issue statements testifying that they have the requisite knowledge and that the products sold under the ‘appellation d'origine’ label have been duly monitored. As regards the description of the marking stamp affixed to the cheese, the term ‘casein’ has been removed and only the term ‘identification’ has been kept. In fact, studies are being conducted to explore the possibility of using mate­ rials other than casein. It has been specified that inclusion of the indication ‘Tome des Bauges’ on the stamp should be printed in food- grade ink.