Official Journal C 60 of the European Union Volume 59 English edition Information and Notices 16 February 2016 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 60/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7921 — Cinven/Kurt Geiger) (1) ........................ 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 60/02 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 2 2016/C 60/03 Commission Decision of 10 February 2016 on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey amending Commission Decision C(2015) 9500 of 24 November 2015 ........................................................ 3 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance V Announcements PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2016/C 60/04 Communication of the Commission published pursuant to Article 27(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 in Case AT.39850 — Container Shipping ................................................................. 7 2016/C 60/05 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7945 — UTC/Riello Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ........................................................................................................................ 10 2016/C 60/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7911 — CNCE/KM Group) (1) .................................... 11 2016/C 60/07 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7841 — Avril Pôle Animal/Tönnies International Holding/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (1) ............................................................. 12 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2016/C 60/08 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 13 (1) Text with EEA relevance 16.2.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 60/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7921 — Cinven/Kurt Geiger) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 60/01) On 10 February 2016, 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 32016M7921. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 60/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.2.2016 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 15 February 2016 (2016/C 60/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1180 CAD Canadian dollar 1,5454 JPY Japanese yen 127,60 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,7036 DKK Danish krone 7,4638 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6772 GBP Pound sterling 0,77200 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5643 SEK Swedish krona 9,4862 KRW South Korean won 1 352,15 ZAR South African rand 17,6114 CHF Swiss franc 1,1009 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,2606 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,6200 NOK Norwegian krone 9,6313 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 947,90 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,6224 CZK Czech koruna 27,037 PHP Philippine peso 53,000 HUF Hungarian forint 309,24 RUB Russian rouble 86,3193 PLN Polish zloty 4,3945 THB Thai baht 39,818 RON Romanian leu 4,4689 BRL Brazilian real 4,4567 TRY Turkish lira 3,2908 MXN Mexican peso 21,0910 AUD Australian dollar 1,5624 INR Indian rupee 76,1045 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 16.2.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 60/3 COMMISSION DECISION of 10 February 2016 on the Facility for Refugees in Turkey amending Commission Decision C(2015) 9500 of 24 November 2015 (2016/C 60/03) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular its Articles 210 (2) and Article 214 (6), Whereas: (1) The Representatives of the Governments of the Member States discussed the financing of the coordination mecha­ nism – the Facility for Refugees in Turkey - in December 2015 and in January 2016. On 3 February 2016 they agreed on a ‘Common Understanding establishing a governance and conditionality framework for the Refugee Facility for Turkey between the EU Member States and the Commission’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘Common Understanding’). (2) The Commission acknowledges the expressed intentions of the Member States to contribute EUR 2 000 000 000 out of a total amount of EUR 3 000 000 000. The progressive delivery of the assistance is conditional on the implementation of the understanding betweeen the European Union and the Republic of Turkey to step up their cooperation on support of Syrians under temporary protection and migration management in a coordinated effort to address the crisis (‘the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan’). Decisions relating to and actions providing humanitarian assistance will be implemented in line with Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 (1) and according to the princi­ ples laid down in the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid (2). (3) The individual financial contributions from Member States will be included into the Union's budget as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21 (2) (b) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (3). The Commission as having the sole responsibility for imple­ menting the Union's budget in accordance with Article 317 TFEU, shall, on behalf of the Union, be notified the contribution certificates by the Member States. These contribution certificates allow to make the commitment appropriations available upon their notification in line with Article 7 (2) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1268/2012 on the rules of application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parlia­ ment and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (4). The individual contribution certificates will be based on a single template allowing for adaptation, where necessary, to specific needs. (4) In view of the Common Understanding and with the aim of ensuring a higher degree of efficiency and coordina­ tion in the implementation of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, it is necessary to amend Commisison Decision C(2015) 9500 accordingly, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article Commission Decision C(2015) 9500 is amended as follows: 1. The recitals of Commission Decision C(2015) 9500 are amended as follows: — Recital 9 is replaced by the following text: ‘(9) The overall objective of the Facility for Refugees in Turkey is to coordinate and streamline actions financed from the Union's budget and bilateral contributions from Member States in order to enhance the efficiency and complementarity of support provided to refugees and host communities in Turkey’; (1) OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 1. (2) Joint Statement by the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission ‘The European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid’ (OJ C 25, 30.1.2008, p. 1). (3) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. (4) OJ L 362, 31.12.2012, p. 1. C 60/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.2.2016 — Recital 11 is replaced by the following text: ‘(11) EU instruments currently used in response to the Syrian crisis, such as the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) (5), the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) (6), the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II) (7), the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) (8) and funding under Coun­ cil Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 concerning humanitarian aid (9) may contribute to the Facility for Refugees in Turkey within the limits laid down in the multi-annual financial framework 2014-2020. Any humanitar­ ian assistance under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey shall be administered and provided in full respect for humanitarian principles and the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid (10).’; — Recital 13 is replaced by the following text: ‘(13) In line with the “Common Understanding establishing a governance and conditionality framework for the Refugee Facility for Turkey between the EU Member States and the Commission” (hereinafter referred to as “Common Understanding”) agreed on 3 February 2016, the Commission acknowledges the expressed inten­ tions of the Member States to contribute EUR 2 000 000 000 out of a total amount of EUR 3 000 000 000. The progressive delivery of the assistance is conditional on the implementation by Turkey of its commit­ ments under the EU-Turkey Joint Action
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