# Official Journal C 207/2007

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 506 September 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 207

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 506 September 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 207/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4659 — TF1/Artémis/JV) (
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  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 207/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4659 — TF1/Artémis/JV) (
  1
  )

1

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 207/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2007/C 207/03 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises | 3 |
| | NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 2007/C 207/04 | Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway — EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the measure does not constitute State aid | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 207/02

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 207/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

3

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2007/C 207/04

Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway — EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the measure does not constitute State aid

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 207/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan) (
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  ) | 7 |
| 2007/C 207/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4802 — Tishman Speyer/Lehman Brothers/Archstone-Smith) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 8 |
| 2007/C 207/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4747 — IBM/Telelogic) (
  1
  ) | 9 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 207/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan) (
  1
  )

1

7

2007/C 207/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4802 — Tishman Speyer/Lehman Brothers/Archstone-Smith) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

2007/C 207/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4747 — IBM/Telelogic) (
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  )

1

9

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 6.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/1 |
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6.9.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4659 — TF1/Artémis/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 207/01)

On 29 August 2007, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in French and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/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 under document number 32007M4659. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4659. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 6.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/2 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

5 September 2007

(2007/C 207/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3588 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 157,11 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4489 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,676 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,3948 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6462 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 87,87 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,9105 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5842 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,64 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 255,75 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6987 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8225 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3248 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 33,781 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,7717 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6553 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4329 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,5897 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,9643 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0752 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 274,62 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,8628 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,2585 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3216 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 770,68 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,768 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,381 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,909 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,222 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3588

JPY

Japanese yen

157,11

DKK

Danish krone

7,4489

GBP

Pound sterling

0,676

SEK

Swedish krona

9,3948

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6462

ISK

Iceland króna

87,87

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,9105

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5842

CZK

Czech koruna

27,64

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

255,75

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6987

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8225

RON

Romanian leu

3,3248

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,781

TRY

Turkish lira

1,7717

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6553

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4329

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,5897

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,9643

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0752

KRW

South Korean won

1 274,62

ZAR

South African rand

9,8628

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,2585

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3216

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 770,68

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,768

PHP

Philippine peso

63,381

RUB

Russian rouble

34,909

THB

Thai baht

44,222

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2007/C 207/03)

XA number: XA 100/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Régimen de ayudas compensatorias por los costes de prevención y erradicación de Salmonelosis en gallinas ponedoras.

Legal basis: Orden, de la Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, por la que se establecen ayudas compensatorias por los costes de prevención y erradicación de Salmonelosis en gallinas ponedoras.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The overall amount of the estimated budget appropriation for the following financial years will be:

2007 financial year: EUR 400 000

2008 financial year: EUR 300 000

2009 financial year: EUR 200 000

Maximum aid intensity: Aid may reach up to 80 % of expenditure made, without exceeding a maximum of EUR 1 per animal covered by the measures, in accordance with the census in the official databases as at the date of entry into force of this aid scheme.

Date of implementation: On the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the Community of Valencia, once acknowledgement of receipt has been received from the Commission.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31.12.2009.

Objective of aid: The objective is prevention and eradication of salmonellosis of importance in terms of public health, on farms on which laying hens are kept.

Article 10: Aid in respect of animal and plant diseases and pest infestations.

Eligible costs will relate to the following services which associations provide for egg-producing poultry farms: health controls, tests for the disease, purchase and administration of vaccines, purchase and administration of phytosanitary products, slaughter and destruction of affected animals, cleaning, disinfection, insect removal and rat extermination with regard to installations and equipment, using authorised products and appropriate methods.

Sector(s) concerned: Production sector. Egg-producing poultry subsector.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación |
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| C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2 |
| E-46010 Valencia |

Consellería de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2

E-46010 Valencia

Web address: https://www.docv.gva.es/

Other information: —

The Director-General for Agricultural Research, Development and Innovation

Eduardo Primo Millo

XA number: XA 113/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Ayudas para paliar los daños ocasionados por las lluvias e inundaciones ocurridas en los meses de marzo y abril en la Comunidad Foral de Navarra.

Legal basis: Orden Foral del Consejero de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación por la que se regulan las ayudas para paliar los daños ocasionados por las lluvias e inundaciones ocurridas en los meses de marzo y abril en la Comunidad Foral de Navarra.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 2 800 000.

Maximum aid intensity: Aid of up to 70 % for reduced income resulting from an adverse climatic event.

Aid of up to 80 % to compensate for damage to farm equipment caused by an adverse climatic event.

Date of implementation: 1 June 2007.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 June 2007 until 31 December 2007.

Objective of aid: To cover income lost by owners of small and medium-sized agricultural holdings: Article 11(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Aid to compensate for damage to farm equipment: Article 11(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Sector(s) concerned: Owners of small and medium-sized production holdings in the agricultural sector.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Gobierno de Navarra — Departamento de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación |
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| C/ Tudela, 20 |
| E-31003 Pamplona |

Gobierno de Navarra — Departamento de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación

C/ Tudela, 20

E-31003 Pamplona

Internet address: http://www.cfnavarra.es/bon/076/F0708527.htm

Other information: —

XA number: XA 118/07

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Proyecto de orden de la Conselleria d'Agricultura, Pesca i Alimentació, por la que se adoptan medidas fitosanitarias para la erradicación y control del organismo nocivo Xanthomonas campestris pv. Pruni (Smith) Dye (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. Pruni).

Legal basis:

| 1. | Directiva 2000/29/CE del Consejo, de 8 de mayo de 2000, relativa a las medidas de protección contra la introducción en la Comunidad de organismos nocivos para los vegetales o productos vegetales y contra su propagación en el interior de la Comunidad. |
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Directiva 2000/29/CE del Consejo, de 8 de mayo de 2000, relativa a las medidas de protección contra la introducción en la Comunidad de organismos nocivos para los vegetales o productos vegetales y contra su propagación en el interior de la Comunidad.

| 2. | Ley no 43/2002, de 20 de noviembre, de Sanidad Vegetal. |
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Ley no 43/2002, de 20 de noviembre, de Sanidad Vegetal.

| 3. | Real Decreto no 58/2005, de 21 de enero, por el que se adoptan medidas de protección contra la introducción y difusión en el territorio nacional y de la Comunidad Europea de organismos nocivos para los vegetales o productos vegetales, así como para la exportación y tránsito hacia países terceros. |
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3.

Real Decreto no 58/2005, de 21 de enero, por el que se adoptan medidas de protección contra la introducción y difusión en el territorio nacional y de la Comunidad Europea de organismos nocivos para los vegetales o productos vegetales, así como para la exportación y tránsito hacia países terceros.

| 4. | Real Decreto no 1190/1998, de 12 de junio, por el que se regula los programas nacionales de erradicación o control de organismos nocivos de los vegetales aún no establecidos en el territorio nacional. |
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4.

Real Decreto no 1190/1998, de 12 de junio, por el que se regula los programas nacionales de erradicación o control de organismos nocivos de los vegetales aún no establecidos en el territorio nacional.

| 5. | Ley no 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones. |
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5.

Ley no 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones.

| 6. | Decreto Legislativo de 26 de junio de 1991, por el que se aprueba el Texto Refundido de la Ley de Hacienda Pública de la Generalitat Valenciana. |
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6.

Decreto Legislativo de 26 de junio de 1991, por el que se aprueba el Texto Refundido de la Ley de Hacienda Pública de la Generalitat Valenciana.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The forecast implementation costs of the programme to eradicate the quarantine pest detected in various parcels in the municipal districts of Jávea and Gata de Gorgos in the province of Alicante are estimated to total EUR 182 085 for 2007, and are broken down as follows:

—   Surveillance and fact-finding programme (to be implemented by the phytosanitary services): EUR 113 085

—   Destruction of infected plant material: EUR 19 000

—   Compensation for plant material destroyed: EUR 50 000

Maximum aid intensity: 100 % of the market value of the plant material destroyed.

Date of implementation: From the date when the eradication and control rules enter into force, without prejudice to emergency phytosanitary measures taken since the quarantine pest was identified.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until the pest is eradicated. Eradication will be declared once at least two years have passed without new cases being detected which test positive for the bacteria.

Consequently, if the phytosanitary measures are approved in 2007, eradication will not be able to be declared before the end of 2009.

Objective of aid: Article 10: Aid in respect of animal and plant diseases and pest infestations.

The proposed measures aim to eradicate and control the disease of plant species of the genus Prunus, which is caused by the bacteria Xanthomonas campestris pv. pruni (Smith) Dye (Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni), and to regulate compensatory aid relating to implementation of the aforementioned phytosanitary measures on the territory of the Community of Valencia.

The following costs will be eligible:

Sector(s) concerned: Plant species of the genus Prunus.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Generalitat de la Comunitat Valenciana |
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| Conselleria d'Agricultura, Pesca i Alimentació |
| C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2 |
| E-46010 Valencia |

Generalitat de la Comunitat Valenciana

Conselleria d'Agricultura, Pesca i Alimentació

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, no 2

E-46010 Valencia

Web address: Subject to approval and publication.

The draft Order can be consulted in the section ‘Proyectos de Regímenes de Ayuda Agrarios’ [Proposed Agricultural Aid Schemes] on the website of Valencia's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, which can be accessed via the following link:

http://www.agricultura.gva.es/

http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/proyecto_de_orden_ayudas_erradicacion_y_control_xanthomonas_campestris.pdf

Once published, it can be consulted at:

https://www.docv.gva.es/portal/

http://www.gva.es/cidaj/cas/sc1/menu.htm

Valencia, 18 May 2007

Head of Agri-Food Protection Sector

Emiliano Cerdá Esteve

XA number: XA 124/07

Member State: Spain

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Subvenciones destinadas a la promoción de las mujeres en el medio rural.

Legal basis: Orden APA/1899/2006, de 6 de junio, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras para la concesión de subvenciones destinadas a la promoción de las mujeres en el medio rural y su modificación mediante la orden APA/.../2007, de ... de ..., (pendiente de publicación en el Boletín Oficial del Estado). Esta modificación se realiza para adaptar dicha Orden APA/1899/2006, al cambio normativo producido por la sustitución del Reglamento (CE) no 1/2004 de la Comisión, de 23 de diciembre de 2003, sobre aplicación de los artículos 87 y 88 del Tratado CE a las ayudas estatales para las pequeñas y medianas empresas dedicadas a la producción, transformación y comercialización de productos agrarios, al cual se acogía, por el nuevo Reglamento (CE) no 1857/2006 de la Comisión, de 15 de diciembre de 2006, sobre la aplicación de los artículos 87 y 88 del Tratado CE a las ayudas estatales para las pequeñas y medianas empresas dedicadas a la producción de productos agrícolas y por el que se modifica el Reglamento (CE) no 70/2001.

Asimismo, la citada orden de bases reguladoras debe cumplir también el nuevo Reglamento de la Ley de Subvenciones, aprobado por Real Decreto 887/2006, de 21 de julio, motivo por el cual se han introducido pequeños retoques en la misma.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: the planned budget expenditure, to be granted to the recipients overall, will total EUR 400 000 in 2007.

Maximum aid intensity: 80 % of the amount of each project, without exceeding 30 % of the total public expenditure in respect of each recipient body. This is without prejudice to the provisions in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 regarding cumulation with other aid.

Date of implementation: from the date when the call for grant proposals is published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2007. Proposals for aid will be invited annually.

Objective of aid: The aid essentially falls under Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006.

Aid will cover the eligible expenses described in Article 15(2)(a)(i), 15(2)(a)(ii), 15(2)(c), 15(2)(d)(ii), 15(2)(d)(iii) and 15(2)(d)(iv).

Main objective: development of projects to be implemented by rural women's associations at national level, which aim to promote women in rural areas.

Secondary objectives: promotion and advice on starting up innovative companies which are active in primary agricultural production in the rural environment and provide new jobs for women; implementation of gender-based studies, and attendance at forums where knowledge is exchanged on the situation of rural women.

Eligible expenditure: staff, equipment, office materials, installations, journeys, subsistence allowances and the like.

Sector(s) concerned: The agricultural sector and rural diversification activities

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación |
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| Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural |
| C/ Alfonso XII, no 62 |
| E-28014 Madrid |

Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural

C/ Alfonso XII, no 62

E-28014 Madrid

Internet address: http://www.mapa.es/

Other information: The activities subsidised aim to promote rural women and to support projects which they undertake in rural areas through the provision of advice, attendance at events providing them with information, and research into social and working conditions. Furthermore, encouragement is given for recipients to diversify their possible activities.

The director-general

Francisco Amarillo Doblado

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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

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Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway

EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided that the measure does not constitute State aid

(2007/C 207/04)

| Date of adoption | : | 27 February 2007 |
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| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Case No | : | 57325 |
| Title | : | Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway |
| Objective | : | Compensation for the services of general interest/no aid |
| Legal basis | : | Act No 64 of 17 June 2005 on Day-Care Institutions and Regulation No 539 of 19 March 2004 relating to equivalent treatment of child care institutions in relation to public subsidies |
| Duration | : | Indefinite |

Date of adoption

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27 February 2007

EFTA State

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Norway

Case No

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57325

Title

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Public financing of municipal day-care institutions in Norway

Objective

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Compensation for the services of general interest/no aid

Legal basis

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Act No 64 of 17 June 2005 on Day-Care Institutions and Regulation No 539 of 19 March 2004 relating to equivalent treatment of child care institutions in relation to public subsidies

Duration

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Indefinite

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/

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Commission

| 6.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/7 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/7

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 207/05)

| 1. | On 28 August 2007, 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 Rio Tinto plc (‘Rio Tinto’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Alcan Inc. (‘Alcan’, Canada) by way of public bid announced on 21 August 2007. |
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1.

On 28 August 2007, 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 Rio Tinto plc (‘Rio Tinto’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Alcan Inc. (‘Alcan’, Canada) by way of public bid announced on 21 August 2007.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for Rio Tinto: international mining company active in the production of aluminium, diamond, energy products (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals and iron ore, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Rio Tinto: international mining company active in the production of aluminium, diamond, energy products (coal and uranium), gold, industrial minerals and iron ore,

| — | for Alcan: active in the different stages of aluminium production. |
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for Alcan: active in the different stages of aluminium production.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4827 — Rio Tinto/Alcan to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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| 6.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/8 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4802 — Tishman Speyer/Lehman Brothers/Archstone-Smith)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 207/06)

| 1. | On 29 August 2007, 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 Tishman Speyer Properties L.P. (‘Tishman Speyer’, USA) and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (‘Lehman Brothers’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings Archstone-Smith Trust and Archstone-Smith Operating Trust (together ‘Archstone-Smith’, USA). |
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1.

On 29 August 2007, 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 Tishman Speyer Properties L.P. (‘Tishman Speyer’, USA) and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (‘Lehman Brothers’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertakings Archstone-Smith Trust and Archstone-Smith Operating Trust (together ‘Archstone-Smith’, USA).

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for undertaking Tishman Speyer: owner, developer, fund manager and operator of commercial and residential real estate, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Tishman Speyer: owner, developer, fund manager and operator of commercial and residential real estate,

| — | for undertaking Lehman Brothers: investment bank, |
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for undertaking Lehman Brothers: investment bank,

| — | for undertaking Archstone-Smith: owner, developer and operator of mainly residential real estate. |
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for undertaking Archstone-Smith: owner, developer and operator of mainly residential real estate.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4802 — Tishman Speyer/Lehman Brothers/Archstone-Smith, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4802 — Tishman Speyer/Lehman Brothers/Archstone-Smith, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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| 6.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 207/9 |
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6.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 207/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4747 — IBM/Telelogic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 207/07)

| 1. | On 29 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Telelogic AB (‘Telelogic’, Sweden) by way of public bid announced on 11 June 2007. |
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1.

On 29 August 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking International Business Machines Corporation (‘IBM’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Telelogic AB (‘Telelogic’, Sweden) by way of public bid announced on 11 June 2007.

| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | for IBM: development, production and marketing of information technology systems, equipment, services and computer software, including software development tools, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for IBM: development, production and marketing of information technology systems, equipment, services and computer software, including software development tools,

| — | for Telelogic: development and marketing of software development tools. |
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for Telelogic: development and marketing of software development tools.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4747 — IBM/Telelogic, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4747 — IBM/Telelogic, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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