Official Journal C 353 of the European Union Volume 58 English edition Information and Notices 24 October 2015 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2015/C 353/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7669 — Lion Capital/Aryzta/Picard Groupe) (1) 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2015/C 353/02 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 2 Court of Auditors 2015/C 353/03 Special Report No 13/2015 — ‘EU support to timber-producing countries under the FLEGT Action Plan’ 3 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES 2015/C 353/04 Notice from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the ‘Skołyszyn’ area ....................... 4 V Announcements OTHER ACTS European Commission 2015/C 353/05 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 ......................................................................................................... 6 24.10.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 353/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7669 — Lion Capital/Aryzta/Picard Groupe) (Text with EEA relevance) (2015/C 353/01) On 7 August 2015, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compati­ ble 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 the 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 32015M7669. EUR-Lex is the online access to European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 353/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.10.2015 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 23 October 2015 (2015/C 353/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1084 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4483 JPY Japanese yen 133,80 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,5901 DKK Danish krone 7,4597 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6306 GBP Pound sterling 0,71955 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5408 SEK Swedish krona 9,4079 KRW South Korean won 1 249,33 ZAR South African rand 14,9007 CHF Swiss franc 1,0793 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,0390 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,6243 NOK Norwegian krone 9,2525 IDR Indonesian rupiah 15 057,70 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,6862 CZK Czech koruna 27,074 PHP Philippine peso 51,565 HUF Hungarian forint 309,95 RUB Russian rouble 68,5882 PLN Polish zloty 4,2529 THB Thai baht 39,254 RON Romanian leu 4,4269 BRL Brazilian real 4,3168 TRY Turkish lira 3,1868 MXN Mexican peso 18,2027 AUD Australian dollar 1,5250 INR Indian rupee 71,8562 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 24.10.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 353/3 COURT OF AUDITORS Special Report No 13/2015 ‘EU support to timber-producing countries under the FLEGT Action Plan’ (2015/C 353/03) The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 13/2015 ‘EU support to timber-producing countries under the FLEGT Action Plan’ has just been published. The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors’ website: http://eca.europa.eu A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors: European Court of Auditors Publications (PUB) 12, rue Alcide De Gasperi 1615 Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG Tel. +352 4398-1 E-mail: [email protected] or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop. C 353/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.10.2015 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES Notice from the Government of the Republic of Poland concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the ‘Skołyszyn’ area (2015/C 353/04) This procedure concerns the granting of concessions for the prospection and/or exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits in the ‘Skołyszyn’ area, Małopolskie and Podkarpackie provinces: PL-1992 coordinate system Name Block No X Y 219 733,92 619 454,87 221 404,67 679 600,42 parts of concession blocks Skołyszyn 212 143,88 679 908,95 Nos 414 and 415 211 064,14 643 905,34 210 523,09 619 421,78 Applications must cover the same area. Concession applications must be submitted to the central office of the Ministry of the Environment no later than 12:00 noon (CET/CEST) on the last day of the 90-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Applications received will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria: a) the technology proposed for the work (50 %); b) the technical and financial capacities of the applicant (40 %); c) the fee proposed for the establishment of mining usufruct rights (10 %). The minimum fee for the establishment of mining usufruct rights for the ‘Skołyszyn’ area is: a) for the prospection of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period PLN 64 157,70 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 76 989,23 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 89 820,77 per year; b) for the exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a three-year base period PLN 128 315,39 per year; — for the fourth and fifth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 153 978,47 per year; — for the sixth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 179 641,55 per year; c) for the prospection and exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits: — during a five-year base period PLN 128 315,39 per year; — for the sixth, seventh and eighth years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 153 978,47 per year; — for the ninth and subsequent years of validity of a mining usufruct contract PLN 179 641,55 per year. 24.10.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 353/5 The application evaluation procedure will be completed within a period of six months following the deadline for sub­ mitting applications. Applicants will receive written notification of the outcome of the procedure. Applications must be drawn up in Polish. The licensing authority will grant concessions for the prospection and/or exploration of oil and/or natural gas deposits in the ‘Skołyszyn’ area to the successful applicant after taking account of the opinion of the relevant authorities, and will conclude a mining usufruct contract with it. In order to be able to carry out activity involving the prospection or exploration of hydrocarbon deposits in Poland, an operator must hold both mining usufruct rights and a concession. Applications should be sent to the following address: Ministry of the Environment Departament Geologii i Koncesji Geologicznych (Geology and Geological Concessions Department) ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND Information may be obtained from: — the website of the Ministry of the Environment: www.mos.gov.pl — Geology and Geological Concessions Department Ministry of the Environment ul. Wawelska 52/54 00-922 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND Tel. +48 223692449 Fax +48 223692460 Email: [email protected] C 353/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.10.2015 V (Announcements) 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 353/05) This publication confers the right to oppose the amendment 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 ‘KARLOVARSKÝ SUCHAR’ EU No: CZ-PGI-0105-01344 — 15.6.2015 PDO ( ) PGI ( X ) 1. Applicant group and legitimate interest Karlovarská pekárna Trend s.r.o. Slepá 517/1 360 05 Karlovy Vary ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA Tel. +420 774455807 Email: [email protected] The legitimate interest derives from the fact that the applicant is the sole producer in the area; see text for further details. 2. Member State or Third Country Czech Republic 3. Heading in the product specification affected by the amendment(s) — Name of product — Description — Geographical area — Proof of origin — Method of production — Link — Labelling — Other [to be specified] 4.