Official Journal C 108 of the European Union Volume 59 English edition Information and Notices 23 March 2016 Contents II Information INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 108/01 Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7928 — RPC Group/GCS) (1) ........................... 1 IV Notices NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES European Commission 2016/C 108/02 Euro exchange rates .............................................................................................................. 2 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES 2016/C 108/03 Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons — Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (the ‘Échemines Licences’) (1) ............ 3 EN (1) Text with EEA relevance V Announcements ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES European Commission 2016/C 108/04 Call for proposals — European Defence Agency (EDA) ................................................................ 5 PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY European Commission 2016/C 108/05 Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of tungsten carbide, fused tungsten carbide and tungsten carbide simply mixed with metallic powder originating in the People’s Republic of China ................................................................................................. 6 PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY European Commission 2016/C 108/06 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7904 — Bekaert/OTPP/Bridon Bekaert Ropes JV) (1) ...... 16 2016/C 108/07 Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.7968 — EQT Services UK/Kuoni Travel Holding) (1) ...... 17 OTHER ACTS European Commission 2016/C 108/08 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 ...... 18 2016/C 108/09 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 ............................................................................................................................ 22 (1) Text with EEA relevance 23.3.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 108/1 II (Information) INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.7928 — RPC Group/GCS) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 108/01) On 11 March 2016, 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 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 32016M7928. EUR-Lex is the online access to the European law. (1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1. C 108/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2016 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Euro exchange rates (1) 22 March 2016 (2016/C 108/02) 1 euro = Currency Exchange rate Currency Exchange rate USD US dollar 1,1212 CAD Canadian dollar 1,4679 JPY Japanese yen 125,13 HKD Hong Kong dollar 8,6942 DKK Danish krone 7,4541 NZD New Zealand dollar 1,6626 GBP Pound sterling 0,78790 SGD Singapore dollar 1,5260 SEK Swedish krona 9,2315 KRW South Korean won 1 302,05 ZAR South African rand 17,1950 CHF Swiss franc 1,0887 CNY Chinese yuan renminbi 7,2791 ISK Iceland króna HRK Croatian kuna 7,5380 NOK Norwegian krone 9,4470 IDR Indonesian rupiah 14 772,93 BGN Bulgarian lev 1,9558 MYR Malaysian ringgit 4,4882 CZK Czech koruna 27,037 PHP Philippine peso 51,922 HUF Hungarian forint 312,60 RUB Russian rouble 76,2330 PLN Polish zloty 4,2612 THB Thai baht 39,164 RON Romanian leu 4,4703 BRL Brazilian real 4,0526 TRY Turkish lira 3,2260 MXN Mexican peso 19,5680 AUD Australian dollar 1,4751 INR Indian rupee 74,7605 (1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB. 23.3.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 108/3 NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1) Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (the ‘Échemines Licences’) (Text with EEA relevance) (2016/C 108/03) On 26 January 2016 Société pétrolière de production et d’exploitation SAS (ZA Pense Folie, 45220 Château-Renard, France), applied for an exclusive 5-year licence, designated the ‘Échemines licence’, to prospect for oil and gas in part of the Aube and Yonne departments. The perimeter of the area covered by this licence is demarcated by the straight lines connecting the points defined below: NTF — meridian of origin Paris RGF93 — meridian of origin Greenwich Point Longitude East Latitude North Longitude East Latitude North A 1,60 gr 53,90 gr 3°46′36″ 48°30′36″ B 1,80 gr 53,90 gr 3°57′24″ 48°30′36″ C 1,80 gr 53,70 gr 3°57′24″ 48°19′48″ D 1,90 gr 53,70 gr 4°02′48″ 48°19′48″ E 1,90 gr 53,50 gr 4°02′48″ 48°09′00″ F 1,50 gr 53,50 gr 3°41′12″ 48°09′00″ G 1,50 gr 53,60 gr 3°41′12″ 48°14′24″ H 1,60 gr 53,60 gr 3°46′36″ 48°14′24″ The area as defined above covers approximately 735 km2. Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining licences set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006). Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’, pub­ lished in the Official Journal of the European Communities C 374, 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006). Competing applications must be sent to the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs at the address given below. Decisions on the initial application and any competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 2 February 2018 at the latest. (1) OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3. C 108/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2016 Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79.1 of the French Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 (as amended) on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006). Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs at the following address: Direction générale de l’énergie et du climat — Direction de l’énergie Bureau exploration et production des hydrocarbures Tour Séquoia 1 place Carpeaux 92800 Puteaux FRANCE Tel.: +33 140819527 The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr 23.3.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 108/5 V (Announcements) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES EUROPEAN COMMISSION Call for proposals — European Defence Agency (EDA) (2016/C 108/04) The European Defence Agency (EDA) is launching a call for proposals under the Union-funded pilot project on defence research. The management of the pilot project and its implementation through call for proposals has been entrusted to the EDA through a Delegation Agreement concluded with the European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. The call has the objective of requesting proposals to address the following topics: (1) PP-15-INR-01: Unmanned heterogeneous swarm of sensor platforms; (2) PP-15-STAN-CERT-01: Standardisation of remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) detect and avoid (DAA); (3) Inside-building awareness and navigation for urban warfare (Subject to availability of funds). All information relating to the present call for proposal can be found on the EDA Procurement Gateway website: http://www.eda.europa.eu/procurement-gateway C 108/6 EN Official Journal of