# Official Journal C 356/2011

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  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2011.356.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 356 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 546 December 2011 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2011.356.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 356

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 546 December 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 356/01 | Addendum to the Commission communication pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws, concerning the competent authorities and single liaison offices (
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  ) | 1 |
| 2011/C 356/02 | Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 January 2012, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (
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  ) | 7 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 356/01

Addendum to the Commission communication pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws, concerning the competent authorities and single liaison offices (
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2011/C 356/02

Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 January 2012, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (
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  )

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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 356/03 | Euro exchange rates | 11 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2011/C 356/04 | Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22; OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12; OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14; OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30; OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18) | 12 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 356/03

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2011/C 356/04

Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22; OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12; OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14; OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30; OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18)

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 356/05 | Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures | 17 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 356/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6381 — Google/Motorola Mobility) (
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| 2011/C 356/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6402 — REWE/SAG/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 356/05

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 356/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6381 — Google/Motorola Mobility) (
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1

18

2011/C 356/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6402 — REWE/SAG/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 6.12.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 356/1 |
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6.12.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 356/1

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Addendum to the Commission communication pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws, concerning the competent authorities and single liaison offices

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 356/01

As of 15 of November 2011, Member States have communicated to the Commission pursuant to Article 5(1) the following competent authorities.

Member State: BELGIUM

| Competent authority (-ies): |
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| 3. | Richtlijn 2008/48/EG inzake kredietovereenkomsten voor consumenten/Directive 2008/48/CE concernant les contrats de crédit aux consommateurs |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Richtlijn 2008/48/EG inzake kredietovereenkomsten voor consumenten/Directive 2008/48/CE concernant les contrats de crédit aux consommateurs

FOD Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie

DG Controle en Bemiddeling

SPF économie, PME, classes moyennes et énergie

Member State: BULGARIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Директива 2008/48/ЕО относно договорите за потребителски кредити |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Директива 2008/48/ЕО относно договорите за потребителски кредити

Комисия за защита на потребителите

Member State: CZECH REPUBLIC

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Směrnice 2008/48/ES o smlouvách o spotřebitelském úvěru |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Směrnice 2008/48/ES o smlouvách o spotřebitelském úvěru

Česká národní banka

Česká obchodní inspekce

Member State: DENMARK

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Direktiv 2008/48/EF om forbrugerkreditaftaler |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Direktiv 2008/48/EF om forbrugerkreditaftaler

Finanstilsynet og Forbrugerombudsmanden

Member State: GERMANY

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Richtlinie 2008/48/EG über Verbraucherkreditverträge |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Richtlinie 2008/48/EG über Verbraucherkreditverträge

Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Verkehr

Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft des Saarlandes

Bezirksregierung Düsseldorf

Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung

Die Senatorin für Finanzen der Freien Hansestadt Bremen

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Klimaschutz, Energie und Landesplanung Rheinland-Pfalz, Referat 8203

Member State: ESTONIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Tarbijakrediidilepinguid käsitlev direktiiv 2008/48/EÜ |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Tarbijakrediidilepinguid käsitlev direktiiv 2008/48/EÜ

Tarbijakaitseamet

Finantsinspektsioon

Member State: GREECE

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Οδηγία 2008/48/ΕΚ για τη σύναψη συμβάσεων καταναλωτικής πίστης |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Οδηγία 2008/48/ΕΚ για τη σύναψη συμβάσεων καταναλωτικής πίστης

Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης

Γενική Γραμματεία Καταναλωτή

Διεύθυνση Προστασίας Καταναλωτή

Member State: SPAIN

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directiva 2008/48/CE, sobre contratos de crédito al consumo |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directiva 2008/48/CE, sobre contratos de crédito al consumo

Member State: FRANCE

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directive 2008/48/CE concernant les contrats de crédit aux consommateurs |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directive 2008/48/CE concernant les contrats de crédit aux consommateurs

Member State: IRELAND

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers

EEA State: ICELAND

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers

Member State: ITALY

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Direttiva 2008/48/CE relativa a contratti di credito ai consumatori |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Direttiva 2008/48/CE relativa a contratti di credito ai consumatori

Banca d’Italia

Member State: CYPRUS

| Competent authority (-ies): |
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| 3. | Οδηγία 2008/48/ΕΚ για τη σύναψη συμβάσεων καταναλωτικής πίστης |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Οδηγία 2008/48/ΕΚ για τη σύναψη συμβάσεων καταναλωτικής πίστης

Υπηρεσία Ανταγωνισμού και Προστασίας Καταναλωτών —

Υπουργείο Εμπορίου, Βιομηχανίας και Τουρισμού

Member State: LATVIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Direktīva 2008/48/EK par patēriņa kredītlīgumiem |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Direktīva 2008/48/EK par patēriņa kredītlīgumiem

Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības centrs

EEA State: LIECHTENSTEIN

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Richtlinie 2008/48/EG über Verbraucherkreditverträge |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Richtlinie 2008/48/EG über Verbraucherkreditverträge

Amt für Handel und Transport (bis 31.12.2011)

Amt für Volkswirtschaft

Fachbereich Konsumentenschutz (ab 1.1.2012)

Member State: LITHUANIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Direktyva 2008/48/EB dėl vartojimo kredito sutarčių |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Direktyva 2008/48/EB dėl vartojimo kredito sutarčių

Lietuvos Respublikos vartojimo kredito įstatymas

Member State: LUXEMBOURG

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directive 2008/48/CE concernant les contrats de crédit aux consommateurs |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directive 2008/48/CE concernant les contrats de crédit aux consommateurs

Ministre ayant la protection des consommateurs dans ses attributions

Commission de surveillance du secteur financier

Member State: HUNGARY

| Competent authority (-ies): |
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| 3. | A fogyasztói hitelmegállapodásokról szóló 2008/48/EK irányelv |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

A fogyasztói hitelmegállapodásokról szóló 2008/48/EK irányelv

Pénzügyi Szervezetek Állami Felügyelete

Gazdasági Versenyhivatal

Nemzeti Fogyasztóvédelmi Hatóság

Budapest Főváros Kormányhivatalának Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Baranya Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Bács-Kiskun Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Békés Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Csongrád Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Fejér Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Győr-Moson-Sopron Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Hajdú-Bihar Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Heves Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Komárom-Esztergom Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Nógrád Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Pest Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Somogy Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Tolna Megye Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Vas Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Veszprém Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Zala Megyei Kormányhivatal Fogyasztóvédelmi Felügyelősége

Member State: MALTA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Id-Direttiva 2008/48/KE dwar ftehim ta' kreditu għall-konsumatur |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Id-Direttiva 2008/48/KE dwar ftehim ta' kreditu għall-konsumatur

Uffiċċju għall-Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur

Awtorità ta' Malta għall-Kompetizzjoni u għall-Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur

Member State: NETHERLANDS

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Richtlijn 2008/48/EG inzake kredietovereenkomsten voor consumenten |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Richtlijn 2008/48/EG inzake kredietovereenkomsten voor consumenten

Autoriteit Financiële Markten

EEA State: NORWAY

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers

Consumer Ombudsman

Member State: AUSTRIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Richtlinie 2008/48/EG über Verbraucherkreditverträge |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Richtlinie 2008/48/EG über Verbraucherkreditverträge

Member State: POLAND

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Dyrektywa 2008/48/WE w sprawie umów o kredyt konsumencki |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Dyrektywa 2008/48/WE w sprawie umów o kredyt konsumencki

Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów

Member State: PORTUGAL

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directiva 2008/48/CE relativa a contratos de crédito aos consumidores |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directiva 2008/48/CE relativa a contratos de crédito aos consumidores

Member State: ROMANIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directiva 2008/48/CE privind contractele de credit pentru consumatori |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directiva 2008/48/CE privind contractele de credit pentru consumatori

Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Consumatorilor

Member State: SLOVENIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Direktiva 2008/48/ES o potrošniških kreditnih pogodbah |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Direktiva 2008/48/ES o potrošniških kreditnih pogodbah

Member State: SLOVAKIA

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Smernica 2008/48/ES o zmluvách o spotrebiteľskom úvere |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Smernica 2008/48/ES o zmluvách o spotrebiteľskom úvere

Slovenská obchodná inšpekcia

Member State: FINLAND

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Direktiivi 2008/48/EY kulutusluottosopimuksista |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Direktiivi 2008/48/EY kulutusluottosopimuksista

Member State: SWEDEN

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Direktiv 2008/48/EG om konsumentkreditavtal |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Direktiv 2008/48/EG om konsumentkreditavtal

Konsumentombudsmannen/Konsumentverket

Finansinspektionen

Member State: UNITED KINGDOM

| Competent authority (-ies): |
| --- |
| 3. | Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers |

Competent authority (-ies):

3.

Directive 2008/48/EC on credit agreements for consumers

Office of Fair Trading; Ministry of Trade and Industry (Gibraltar)

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6.12.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 356/7

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Communication from the Commission on the application, from 1 January 2012, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 356/02

I.   INTRODUCTION

| 1. | Since the beginning of the global financial crisis in the autumn of 2008, the Commission has issued four Communications which provided detailed guidance on the criteria for the compatibility of State support to financial institutions (1) with the requirements of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Communications in question are the Communication on the application of State aid rules to measures taken in relation to financial institutions in the context of the current global financial crisis (2) (the Banking Communication); the Communication on the recapitalisation of financial institutions in the current financial crisis: limitation of aid to the minimum necessary and safeguards against undue distortions of competition (3) (the Recapitalisation Communication); the Communication from the Commission on the treatment of impaired assets in the Community banking sector (4) (the Impaired Assets Communication) and the Communication on the return to viability and the assessment of restructuring measures in the financial sector in the current crisis under the State aid rules (5) (the Restructuring Communication). Three of those four Communications, the Banking, Recapitalisation and Impaired Assets Communications, set out the prerequisites for the compatibility of the main types of assistance granted by Member States — guarantees on liabilities, recapitalisations and asset relief measures — while the Restructuring Communication details the particular features that a restructuring plan (or a viability plan) has to display in the specific context of crisis-related State aid granted to banks on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty. |
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Since the beginning of the global financial crisis in the autumn of 2008, the Commission has issued four Communications which provided detailed guidance on the criteria for the compatibility of State support to financial institutions (1) with the requirements of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Communications in question are the Communication on the application of State aid rules to measures taken in relation to financial institutions in the context of the current global financial crisis (2) (the Banking Communication); the Communication on the recapitalisation of financial institutions in the current financial crisis: limitation of aid to the minimum necessary and safeguards against undue distortions of competition (3) (the Recapitalisation Communication); the Communication from the Commission on the treatment of impaired assets in the Community banking sector (4) (the Impaired Assets Communication) and the Communication on the return to viability and the assessment of restructuring measures in the financial sector in the current crisis under the State aid rules (5) (the Restructuring Communication). Three of those four Communications, the Banking, Recapitalisation and Impaired Assets Communications, set out the prerequisites for the compatibility of the main types of assistance granted by Member States — guarantees on liabilities, recapitalisations and asset relief measures — while the Restructuring Communication details the particular features that a restructuring plan (or a viability plan) has to display in the specific context of crisis-related State aid granted to banks on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.

| 2. | On 1 December 2010, the Commission adopted a fifth Communication, the Communication on the application, from 1 January 2011, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (6) (the Prolongation Communication). The Prolongation Communication extended the Restructuring Communication — the only one of the four Communications with a specified expiry date — on amended terms until 31 December 2011. The Commission also indicated in the Prolongation Communication that it considered that the requirements for State aid to be approved pursuant to Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty, which exceptionally allows for aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, were still fulfilled and that the Banking, Recapitalisation and Impaired Assets Communications would remain in place in order to provide guidance on the criteria for the compatibility of crisis-related aid to banks on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty. |
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On 1 December 2010, the Commission adopted a fifth Communication, the Communication on the application, from 1 January 2011, of State aid rules to support measures in favour of banks in the context of the financial crisis (6) (the Prolongation Communication). The Prolongation Communication extended the Restructuring Communication — the only one of the four Communications with a specified expiry date — on amended terms until 31 December 2011. The Commission also indicated in the Prolongation Communication that it considered that the requirements for State aid to be approved pursuant to Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty, which exceptionally allows for aid to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of a Member State, were still fulfilled and that the Banking, Recapitalisation and Impaired Assets Communications would remain in place in order to provide guidance on the criteria for the compatibility of crisis-related aid to banks on the basis of Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty.

| 3. | The exacerbation of tensions in sovereign debt markets that has taken place in 2011 has put the banking sector in the Union under increasing pressure, particularly in terms of access to term funding markets. The ‘banking package’ agreed by the Heads of State or Government at their meeting of 26 October 2011 (7) aims to restore confidence in the banking sector by way of guarantees on medium-term funding and the creation of a temporary capital buffer amounting to a capital ratio of 9 % of the highest quality capital after accounting for market valuation of sovereign debt exposures. Despite those measures, the Commission considers that the requirements for State aid to be approved pursuant to Article 107(3)(b) will continue to be fulfilled beyond the end of 2011. |
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The exacerbation of tensions in sovereign debt markets that has taken place in 2011 has put the banking sector in the Union under increasing pressure, particularly in terms of access to term funding markets. The ‘banking package’ agreed by the Heads of State or Government at their meeting of 26 October 2011 (7) aims to restore confidence in the banking sector by way of guarantees on medium-term funding and the creation of a temporary capital buffer amounting to a capital ratio of 9 % of the highest quality capital after accounting for market valuation of sovereign debt exposures. Despite those measures, the Commission considers that the requirements for State aid to be approved pursuant to Article 107(3)(b) will continue to be fulfilled beyond the end of 2011.

| 4. | Therefore, the Banking, Recapitalisation and Impaired Assets Communications will remain in place beyond 31 December 2011. In the same vein, the temporal scope of the Restructuring Communication is extended beyond 31 December 2011 (8). The Commission will keep the situation in the financial markets under review and will take steps towards more permanent rules for State aid for rescue and restructuring of banks, based on Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, as soon as market conditions permit. |
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4.

Therefore, the Banking, Recapitalisation and Impaired Assets Communications will remain in place beyond 31 December 2011. In the same vein, the temporal scope of the Restructuring Communication is extended beyond 31 December 2011 (8). The Commission will keep the situation in the financial markets under review and will take steps towards more permanent rules for State aid for rescue and restructuring of banks, based on Article 107(3)(c) of the Treaty, as soon as market conditions permit.

| 5. | To facilitate the implementation of the banking package and to take into account developments in the risk profile of banks since the start of the crisis, it is desirable to further clarify and update the rules in certain respects. This Communication sets out the necessary amendments to the parameters for the compatibility of crisis-related State aid to banks as from 1 January 2012. In particular, this Communication:






  (a) | supplements the Recapitalisation Communication, by providing more detailed guidance on ensuring adequate remuneration for capital instruments that do not bear a fixed return; |
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5.

To facilitate the implementation of the banking package and to take into account developments in the risk profile of banks since the start of the crisis, it is desirable to further clarify and update the rules in certain respects. This Communication sets out the necessary amendments to the parameters for the compatibility of crisis-related State aid to banks as from 1 January 2012. In particular, this Communication:

(a)

supplements the Recapitalisation Communication, by providing more detailed guidance on ensuring adequate remuneration for capital instruments that do not bear a fixed return;

| (b) | explains how the Commission will undertake the proportionate assessment of the long-term viability of banks in the context of the banking package; and |
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(b)

explains how the Commission will undertake the proportionate assessment of the long-term viability of banks in the context of the banking package; and

| (c) | introduces a revised methodology for ensuring that the fees payable in return for guarantees on bank liabilities are sufficient to limit the aid involved to the minimum, with the aim of ensuring that the methodology takes into account the greater differentiation of bank credit default swap (CDS) spreads in recent times and impact of the CDS spreads of the Member State concerned. |
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(c)

introduces a revised methodology for ensuring that the fees payable in return for guarantees on bank liabilities are sufficient to limit the aid involved to the minimum, with the aim of ensuring that the methodology takes into account the greater differentiation of bank credit default swap (CDS) spreads in recent times and impact of the CDS spreads of the Member State concerned.

II.   PRICING AND CONDITIONS FOR STATE RECAPITALISATIONS

| 6. | The Recapitalisation Communication provides general guidance on the pricing of capital injections. That guidance is geared mainly towards capital instruments bearing a fixed remuneration. |
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6.

The Recapitalisation Communication provides general guidance on the pricing of capital injections. That guidance is geared mainly towards capital instruments bearing a fixed remuneration.

| 7. | In view of the regulatory changes and the changing market environment, the Commission anticipates that State capital injections may in the future more commonly take the form of shares bearing a variable remuneration. Clarification of the rules on pricing of capital injections is desirable given that such shares are remunerated in the form of (uncertain) dividends and capital gains, making it difficult to assess directly ex ante the remuneration on such instruments. |
| --- | --- |

7.

In view of the regulatory changes and the changing market environment, the Commission anticipates that State capital injections may in the future more commonly take the form of shares bearing a variable remuneration. Clarification of the rules on pricing of capital injections is desirable given that such shares are remunerated in the form of (uncertain) dividends and capital gains, making it difficult to assess directly ex ante the remuneration on such instruments.

| 8. | The Commission will therefore assess the remuneration of such capital injections on the basis of the issue price of the shares. Capital injections should be subscribed at a sufficient discount to the share price (after adjustment for the ‘dilution effect’ (9)) immediately prior to the announcement of the capital injection to give a reasonable assurance of an adequate remuneration for the State (10). |
| --- | --- |

8.

The Commission will therefore assess the remuneration of such capital injections on the basis of the issue price of the shares. Capital injections should be subscribed at a sufficient discount to the share price (after adjustment for the ‘dilution effect’ (9)) immediately prior to the announcement of the capital injection to give a reasonable assurance of an adequate remuneration for the State (10).

| 9. | For listed banks, the benchmark share price should be the quoted market price of shares with equivalent rights to those attaching to the shares being issued. For non-listed banks, there is no such market price and Member States should use an appropriate market-based valuation approach (including a peer group P/E approach or other generally accepted valuation methodologies). Shares should be subscribed at an appropriate discount to that market (or market-based) value. |
| --- | --- |

9.

For listed banks, the benchmark share price should be the quoted market price of shares with equivalent rights to those attaching to the shares being issued. For non-listed banks, there is no such market price and Member States should use an appropriate market-based valuation approach (including a peer group P/E approach or other generally accepted valuation methodologies). Shares should be subscribed at an appropriate discount to that market (or market-based) value.

| 10. | If Member States subscribe for shares without voting rights, a higher discount may be required, the size of which should reflect the pricing differential between voting and non-voting shares in the prevailing market conditions. |
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10.

If Member States subscribe for shares without voting rights, a higher discount may be required, the size of which should reflect the pricing differential between voting and non-voting shares in the prevailing market conditions.

| 11. | Recapitalisation measures must contain appropriate incentives for banks to exit from State support as soon as possible. In relation to shares with variable remuneration, if exit incentives are designed in a way that limits the upside potential for the Member State, for example by issuing warrants to the incumbent shareholders to allow them to buy back the newly issued shares from the State at a price that implies a reasonable annual return for the State, a higher discount will be required to reflect the capped upside potential. |
| --- | --- |

11.

Recapitalisation measures must contain appropriate incentives for banks to exit from State support as soon as possible. In relation to shares with variable remuneration, if exit incentives are designed in a way that limits the upside potential for the Member State, for example by issuing warrants to the incumbent shareholders to allow them to buy back the newly issued shares from the State at a price that implies a reasonable annual return for the State, a higher discount will be required to reflect the capped upside potential.

| 12. | In all cases, the size of the discount must reflect the size of the capital injection in relation to the existing Core Tier 1 capital. A higher capital shortage in relation to existing capital is indicative of greater risk to the State, and therefore requires a higher discount. |
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12.

In all cases, the size of the discount must reflect the size of the capital injection in relation to the existing Core Tier 1 capital. A higher capital shortage in relation to existing capital is indicative of greater risk to the State, and therefore requires a higher discount.

| 13. | Hybrid instruments should in principle contain an ‘alternative coupon satisfaction mechanism’ whereby coupons which cannot be paid out in cash would be paid to the State in the form of newly issued shares. |
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13.

Hybrid instruments should in principle contain an ‘alternative coupon satisfaction mechanism’ whereby coupons which cannot be paid out in cash would be paid to the State in the form of newly issued shares.

| 14. | The Commission will continue to require Member States to submit a restructuring plan (or an update of the existing restructuring plan) within six months of the date of the Commission decision authorising rescue aid for any bank that receives public support in the form of recapitalisation or impaired asset measures. Where a bank has been the subject of a previous rescue aid decision under the rules governing the compatibility of aid to banks with Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty, whether as part of the same restructuring operation or not, the Commission may require the submission of the restructuring plan within a period shorter than six months. The Commission will undertake a proportionate assessment of the long term viability of banks, taking full account of elements indicating that banks can be viable in the long term without the need for significant restructuring, in particular where the capital shortage is essentially linked to a confidence crisis on sovereign debt, the public capital injection is limited to the amount necessary to offset losses stemming from marking sovereign bonds of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to market in banks which are otherwise viable, and the analysis shows that the banks in question did not take excessive risk in acquiring sovereign debt. |
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14.

The Commission will continue to require Member States to submit a restructuring plan (or an update of the existing restructuring plan) within six months of the date of the Commission decision authorising rescue aid for any bank that receives public support in the form of recapitalisation or impaired asset measures. Where a bank has been the subject of a previous rescue aid decision under the rules governing the compatibility of aid to banks with Article 107(3)(b) of the Treaty, whether as part of the same restructuring operation or not, the Commission may require the submission of the restructuring plan within a period shorter than six months. The Commission will undertake a proportionate assessment of the long term viability of banks, taking full account of elements indicating that banks can be viable in the long term without the need for significant restructuring, in particular where the capital shortage is essentially linked to a confidence crisis on sovereign debt, the public capital injection is limited to the amount necessary to offset losses stemming from marking sovereign bonds of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to market in banks which are otherwise viable, and the analysis shows that the banks in question did not take excessive risk in acquiring sovereign debt.

III.   PRICING AND CONDITIONS FOR STATE GUARANTEES

| 15. | Banks may benefit from a State guarantee for the issuance of new debt instruments, whether secured or unsecured, with the exception of instruments that qualify as capital. Since pressure on the funding of banks is concentrated in the term funding markets, State guarantees should in general only cover debt with a maturity of between one and five years (seven years in the case of covered bonds). |
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15.

Banks may benefit from a State guarantee for the issuance of new debt instruments, whether secured or unsecured, with the exception of instruments that qualify as capital. Since pressure on the funding of banks is concentrated in the term funding markets, State guarantees should in general only cover debt with a maturity of between one and five years (seven years in the case of covered bonds).

| 16. | Since the start of the crisis, the pricing of State guarantees has been linked to the median CDS spread of the beneficiary over the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 August 2008. That pricing was increased with effect from 1 July 2010 to better reflect the risk profile of individual beneficiaries (11). |
| --- | --- |

16.

Since the start of the crisis, the pricing of State guarantees has been linked to the median CDS spread of the beneficiary over the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 August 2008. That pricing was increased with effect from 1 July 2010 to better reflect the risk profile of individual beneficiaries (11).

| 17. | To take into account the greater differentiation by risk of bank CDS spreads in recent times, that pricing formula should be updated to refer to median CDS spreads over a three-year period ending one month before the grant of guarantees. Since increases in CDS spreads in recent years are partially due to influences that are not specific to individual banks, in particular the growing tensions in sovereign debt markets and an overall increase in the perception of risk in the banking sector, that formula should isolate the intrinsic risk of individual banks from changes in CDS spreads of Member States and of the market as a whole. That formula should also reflect the fact that guarantees on covered bonds expose the guarantor to substantially lower risk than guarantees on unsecured debt. |
| --- | --- |

17.

To take into account the greater differentiation by risk of bank CDS spreads in recent times, that pricing formula should be updated to refer to median CDS spreads over a three-year period ending one month before the grant of guarantees. Since increases in CDS spreads in recent years are partially due to influences that are not specific to individual banks, in particular the growing tensions in sovereign debt markets and an overall increase in the perception of risk in the banking sector, that formula should isolate the intrinsic risk of individual banks from changes in CDS spreads of Member States and of the market as a whole. That formula should also reflect the fact that guarantees on covered bonds expose the guarantor to substantially lower risk than guarantees on unsecured debt.

| 18. | In line with the principles mentioned in paragraph 17, the revised pricing formula set out in the Annex establishes the minimum guarantee fees that should apply where State guarantees are granted on a national basis, without any pooling of guarantees among Member States. The Commission will apply that formula to all State guarantees on bank liabilities with a maturity of one year or more issued on or after 1 January 2012. |
| --- | --- |

18.

In line with the principles mentioned in paragraph 17, the revised pricing formula set out in the Annex establishes the minimum guarantee fees that should apply where State guarantees are granted on a national basis, without any pooling of guarantees among Member States. The Commission will apply that formula to all State guarantees on bank liabilities with a maturity of one year or more issued on or after 1 January 2012.

| 19. | Where guarantees cover liabilities that are not denominated in the domestic currency of the guarantor, an additional fee should apply to cover the foreign-exchange risk taken by the guarantor. |
| --- | --- |

19.

Where guarantees cover liabilities that are not denominated in the domestic currency of the guarantor, an additional fee should apply to cover the foreign-exchange risk taken by the guarantor.

| 20. | Where it is necessary for guarantees to cover debt with a maturity of less than one year, the Commission will continue to apply the existing pricing formula, which is set out for reference in the Annex. The Commission will not authorise guarantees covering debt with a maturity of less than three months, except in exceptional cases, where such guarantees are necessary for financial stability. In such cases, the Commission will assess the appropriate remuneration taking into account the need for appropriate incentives to exit from State support as soon as possible. |
| --- | --- |

20.

Where it is necessary for guarantees to cover debt with a maturity of less than one year, the Commission will continue to apply the existing pricing formula, which is set out for reference in the Annex. The Commission will not authorise guarantees covering debt with a maturity of less than three months, except in exceptional cases, where such guarantees are necessary for financial stability. In such cases, the Commission will assess the appropriate remuneration taking into account the need for appropriate incentives to exit from State support as soon as possible.

| 21. | If Member States decide to establish pooling arrangements for guarantees on bank liabilities, the Commission will review its guidance accordingly, to ensure in particular that weight is given to CDS spreads of Member States only to the extent that they remain relevant. |
| --- | --- |

21.

If Member States decide to establish pooling arrangements for guarantees on bank liabilities, the Commission will review its guidance accordingly, to ensure in particular that weight is given to CDS spreads of Member States only to the extent that they remain relevant.

| 22. | To enable the Commission to assess the application in practice of the revised pricing formula, Member States should indicate, when notifying new or prolonged guarantee schemes, an indicative fee for each bank eligible to benefit from those guarantees, based on an application of the formula using recent market data. Member States should also communicate to the Commission, within three months following each issue of guaranteed bonds, the actual guarantee fee charged in relation to each issue of guaranteed bonds. |
| --- | --- |

22.

To enable the Commission to assess the application in practice of the revised pricing formula, Member States should indicate, when notifying new or prolonged guarantee schemes, an indicative fee for each bank eligible to benefit from those guarantees, based on an application of the formula using recent market data. Member States should also communicate to the Commission, within three months following each issue of guaranteed bonds, the actual guarantee fee charged in relation to each issue of guaranteed bonds.

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(1)  For the convenience of the reader, financial institutions are referred to simply as ‘banks’ in this document.

(2)  OJ C 270, 25.10.2008, p. 8.

(3)  OJ C 10, 15.1.2009, p. 2.

(4)  OJ C 72, 26.3.2009, p. 1.

(5)  OJ C 195, 19.8.2009, p. 9.

(6)  OJ C 329, 7.12.2010, p. 7.

(7)  Statement of EU Heads of State or Government of 26 October 2011 (http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/125621.pdf).

(8)  In line with the Commission's previous practice, existing or new bank support schemes (irrespective of the support instruments they contain: guarantee, recapitalisation, liquidity, asset relief, other) will only be prolonged or approved for a duration of six months to allow for further adjustments, if necessary, in mid-2012.

(9)  The ‘dilution effect’ can be quantified using generally accepted market techniques (for instance, the theoretical ex-rights price (TERP)).

(10)  If Member States underwrite the issue of shares, an adequate underwriting fee should be payable by the issuing institution.

(11)  See Directorate-General for Competition staff working document of 30 April 2010 on the application of State aid rules to government guarantee schemes covering bank debt to be issued after 30 June 2010 (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/state_aid/studies_reports/phase_out_bank_guarantees.pdf).

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ANNEX

Guarantees covering debt with a maturity of one year or more

The guarantee fee should as a minimum be the sum of:

| 1. | a basic fee of 40 basis points (bp); and |
| --- | --- |

1.

a basic fee of 40 basis points (bp); and

| 2. | a risk-based fee equal to the product of 40 basis points and a risk metric composed of: (i) one half of the ratio of the beneficiary's median five-year senior CDS spread over the three years ending one month before the date of issue of the guaranteed bond to the median level of the iTraxx Europe Senior Financials five-year index over the same three-year period; plus (ii) one half of the ratio of the median five-year senior CDS spread of all Member States to the median five-year senior CDS spread of the Member State granting the guarantee over the same three-year period. |
| --- | --- |

2.

a risk-based fee equal to the product of 40 basis points and a risk metric composed of: (i) one half of the ratio of the beneficiary's median five-year senior CDS spread over the three years ending one month before the date of issue of the guaranteed bond to the median level of the iTraxx Europe Senior Financials five-year index over the same three-year period; plus (ii) one half of the ratio of the median five-year senior CDS spread of all Member States to the median five-year senior CDS spread of the Member State granting the guarantee over the same three-year period.

The formula for the guarantee fee can be written as:

Fee = 40bp × (1 + (1/2 × A/B) + (1/2 × C/D))

where A is the beneficiary's median five-year senior CDS spread, B is the median iTraxx Europe Senior Financials five-year index, C is the median five-year senior CDS spread of all Member States and D is the median five-year senior CDS spread of the Member State granting the guarantee.

The medians are calculated over the three years ending one month before the date of issue of the guaranteed bond.

In the case of guarantees for covered bonds, the guarantee fee may take into account only one half of the risk-based fee calculated in accordance with point 2 above.

Banks without representative CDS data

For banks without CDS data, or without representative CDS data, but with a credit rating, an equivalent CDS spread should be derived from the median value of five-year CDS spreads during the same sample period for the rating category of the bank concerned, based on a representative sample of large banks in the Member States. The supervisory authority will assess whether the CDS data of a bank are representative.

For banks without CDS data and without a credit rating, an equivalent CDS spread should be derived from the median value of five-year CDS spreads during the same sample period for the lowest rating category (1), based on a representative sample of large banks in the Member States. The calculated CDS spread, for this category of banks, may be adapted on the basis of a supervisory assessment.

The Commission will determine the representative samples of large banks in the Member States.

Guarantees covering debt with a maturity of less than one year

As CDS spreads may not provide an adequate measure of credit risk for debt with a maturity of less than one year, the guarantee fee for such debt should as a minimum be the sum of:

| 1. | a basic fee of 50 basis points; and |
| --- | --- |

1.

a basic fee of 50 basis points; and

| 2. | a risk-based fee equal to 20 basis points for banks with a rating of A+ or A, 30 basis points for banks with a rating of A–, or 40 basis points for banks rated below A– or without a rating. |
| --- | --- |

2.

a risk-based fee equal to 20 basis points for banks with a rating of A+ or A, 30 basis points for banks with a rating of A–, or 40 basis points for banks rated below A– or without a rating.

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(1)  The lowest rating category to be considered is A, as there is not sufficient data available for the rating category BBB.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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6.12.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 356/11

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Euro exchange rates (1)

5 December 2011

2011/C 356/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3442 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 104,81 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4353 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85925 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0460 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2379 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,7260 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,146 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 299,98 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6978 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,4687 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3542 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,4585 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3072 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3644 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,4454 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7191 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7229 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 515,69 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,7501 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,5310 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5140 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 142,16 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2080 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,158 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 41,5400 |
| THB | Thai baht | 41,401 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,3957 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,1214 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 69,0580 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3442

JPY

Japanese yen

104,81

DKK

Danish krone

7,4353

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85925

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0460

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2379

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,7260

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,146

HUF

Hungarian forint

299,98

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6978

PLN

Polish zloty

4,4687

RON

Romanian leu

4,3542

TRY

Turkish lira

2,4585

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3072

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3644

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,4454

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7191

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7229

KRW

South Korean won

1 515,69

ZAR

South African rand

10,7501

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,5310

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5140

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 142,16

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2080

PHP

Philippine peso

58,158

RUB

Russian rouble

41,5400

THB

Thai baht

41,401

BRL

Brazilian real

2,3957

MXN

Mexican peso

18,1214

INR

Indian rupee

69,0580

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 6.12.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 356/12 |
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6.12.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 356/12

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Update of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ C 316, 28.12.2007, p. 1; OJ C 134, 31.5.2008, p. 16; OJ C 177, 12.7.2008, p. 9; OJ C 200, 6.8.2008, p. 10; OJ C 331, 31.12.2008, p. 13; OJ C 3, 8.1.2009, p. 10; OJ C 37, 14.2.2009, p. 10; OJ C 64, 19.3.2009, p. 20; OJ C 99, 30.4.2009, p. 7; OJ C 229, 23.9.2009, p. 28; OJ C 263, 5.11.2009, p. 22; OJ C 298, 8.12.2009, p. 17; OJ C 74, 24.3.2010, p. 13; OJ C 326, 3.12.2010, p. 17; OJ C 355, 29.12.2010, p. 34; OJ C 22, 22.1.2011, p. 22; OJ C 37, 5.2.2011, p. 12; OJ C 149, 20.5.2011, p. 8; OJ C 190, 30.6.2011, p. 17; OJ C 203, 9.7.2011, p. 14; OJ C 210, 16.7.2011, p. 30; OJ C 271, 14.9.2011, p. 18)

2011/C 356/04

The publication of the list of border crossing points referred to in Article 2(8) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 34 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a regular update is available on the website of the Directorate-General for Home Affairs.

FRANCE

Replacement of the information published in OJ C 316, 28.12.2007

LIST OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS

Air borders

| 1. | Abbeville |
| --- | --- |

1.

Abbeville

| 2. | Agen-la Garenne |
| --- | --- |

2.

Agen-la Garenne

| 3. | Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro |
| --- | --- |

3.

Ajaccio-Campo dell'Oro

| 4. | Albert-Bray |
| --- | --- |

4.

Albert-Bray

| 5. | Amiens-Glisy |
| --- | --- |

5.

Amiens-Glisy

| 6. | Angers-Marcé |
| --- | --- |

6.

Angers-Marcé

| 7. | Angoulême-Brie-Champniers |
| --- | --- |

7.

Angoulême-Brie-Champniers

| 8. | Annecy-Methet |
| --- | --- |

8.

Annecy-Methet

| 9. | Annemasse |
| --- | --- |

9.

Annemasse

| 10. | Auxerre-Branches |
| --- | --- |

10.

Auxerre-Branches

| 11. | Avignon-Caumont |
| --- | --- |

11.

Avignon-Caumont

| 12. | Bâle-Mulhouse |
| --- | --- |

12.

Bâle-Mulhouse

| 13. | Bastia-Poretta |
| --- | --- |

13.

Bastia-Poretta

| 14. | Beauvais-Tillé |
| --- | --- |

14.

Beauvais-Tillé

| 15. | Bergerac-Roumanière |
| --- | --- |

15.

Bergerac-Roumanière

| 16. | Besançon-la Vèze |
| --- | --- |

16.

Besançon-la Vèze

| 17. | Béziers-Vias |
| --- | --- |

17.

Béziers-Vias

| 18. | Biarritz-Bayonne-Anglet |
| --- | --- |

18.

Biarritz-Bayonne-Anglet

| 19. | Bordeaux-Mérignac |
| --- | --- |

19.

Bordeaux-Mérignac

| 20. | Brest-Guipavas |
| --- | --- |

20.

Brest-Guipavas

| 21. | Brive-Souillac |
| --- | --- |

21.

Brive-Souillac

| 22. | Caen-Carpiquet |
| --- | --- |

22.

Caen-Carpiquet

| 23. | Calais-Dunkerque |
| --- | --- |

23.

Calais-Dunkerque

| 24. | Calvi-Sainte-Catherine |
| --- | --- |

24.

Calvi-Sainte-Catherine

| 25. | Cannes-Mandelieu |
| --- | --- |

25.

Cannes-Mandelieu

| 26. | Carcassonne-Salvaza |
| --- | --- |

26.

Carcassonne-Salvaza

| 27. | Châlons-Vatry |
| --- | --- |

27.

Châlons-Vatry

| 28. | Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains |
| --- | --- |

28.

Chambéry-Aix-les-Bains

| 29. | Châteauroux-Déols |
| --- | --- |

29.

Châteauroux-Déols

| 30. | Cherbourg-Mauperthus |
| --- | --- |

30.

Cherbourg-Mauperthus

| 31. | Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat |
| --- | --- |

31.

Clermont-Ferrand-Aulnat

| 32. | Colmar-Houssen |
| --- | --- |

32.

Colmar-Houssen

| 33. | Deauville-Saint-Gatien |
| --- | --- |

33.

Deauville-Saint-Gatien

| 34. | Dijon-Longvic |
| --- | --- |

34.

Dijon-Longvic

| 35. | Dinard-Pleurtuit |
| --- | --- |

35.

Dinard-Pleurtuit

| 36. | Dôle-Tavaux |
| --- | --- |

36.

Dôle-Tavaux

| 37. | Epinal-Mirecourt |
| --- | --- |

37.

Epinal-Mirecourt

| 38. | Figari-Sud Corse |
| --- | --- |

38.

Figari-Sud Corse

| 39. | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs |
| --- | --- |

39.

Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs

| 40. | Hyères-le Palivestre |
| --- | --- |

40.

Hyères-le Palivestre

| 41. | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| --- | --- |

41.

Issy-les-Moulineaux

| 42. | La Môle |
| --- | --- |

42.

La Môle

| 43. | Lannion |
| --- | --- |

43.

Lannion

| 44. | La Rochelle-Laleu |
| --- | --- |

44.

La Rochelle-Laleu

| 45. | Laval-Entrammes |
| --- | --- |

45.

Laval-Entrammes

| 46. | Le Castelet |
| --- | --- |

46.

Le Castelet

| 47. | Le Havre-Octeville |
| --- | --- |

47.

Le Havre-Octeville

| 48. | Le Mans-Arnage |
| --- | --- |

48.

Le Mans-Arnage

| 49. | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage |
| --- | --- |

49.

Le Touquet-Paris-Plage

| 50. | Lille-Lesquin |
| --- | --- |

50.

Lille-Lesquin

| 51. | Limoges-Bellegarde |
| --- | --- |

51.

Limoges-Bellegarde

| 52. | Lognes-Emerainville |
| --- | --- |

52.

Lognes-Emerainville

| 53. | Lorient-Lann-Bihoué |
| --- | --- |

53.

Lorient-Lann-Bihoué

| 54. | Lyon-Bron |
| --- | --- |

54.

Lyon-Bron

| 55. | Lyon-Saint-Exupéry |
| --- | --- |

55.

Lyon-Saint-Exupéry

| 56. | Marseille-Provence |
| --- | --- |

56.

Marseille-Provence

| 57. | Metz-Nancy-Lorraine |
| --- | --- |

57.

Metz-Nancy-Lorraine

| 58. | Monaco-Héliport |
| --- | --- |

58.

Monaco-Héliport

| 59. | Montbéliard-Courcelles |
| --- | --- |

59.

Montbéliard-Courcelles

| 60. | Montpellier-Méditérranée |
| --- | --- |

60.

Montpellier-Méditérranée

| 61. | Nantes-Atlantique |
| --- | --- |

61.

Nantes-Atlantique

| 62. | Nevers-Fourchambault |
| --- | --- |

62.

Nevers-Fourchambault

| 63. | Nice-Côte d'Azur |
| --- | --- |

63.

Nice-Côte d'Azur

| 64. | Nîmes-Garons |
| --- | --- |

64.

Nîmes-Garons

| 65. | Orléans-Bricy |
| --- | --- |

65.

Orléans-Bricy

| 66. | Orléans-Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel |
| --- | --- |

66.

Orléans-Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel

| 67. | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| --- | --- |

67.

Paris-Charles de Gaulle

| 68. | Paris-le Bourget |
| --- | --- |

68.

Paris-le Bourget

| 69. | Paris-Orly |
| --- | --- |

69.

Paris-Orly

| 70. | Pau-Pyrénées |
| --- | --- |

70.

Pau-Pyrénées

| 71. | Perpignan-Rivesaltes |
| --- | --- |

71.

Perpignan-Rivesaltes

| 72. | Poitiers-Biard |
| --- | --- |

72.

Poitiers-Biard

| 73. | Rennes Saint-Jacques |
| --- | --- |

73.

Rennes Saint-Jacques

| 74. | Rodez-Marcillac |
| --- | --- |

74.

Rodez-Marcillac

| 75. | Rouen-Vallée de Seine |
| --- | --- |

75.

Rouen-Vallée de Seine

| 76. | Saint-Brieuc-Armor |
| --- | --- |

76.

Saint-Brieuc-Armor

| 77. | Saint-Etienne-Bouthéon |
| --- | --- |

77.

Saint-Etienne-Bouthéon

| 78. | Saint-Nazaire-Montoir |
| --- | --- |

78.

Saint-Nazaire-Montoir

| 79. | Strasbourg-Entzheim |
| --- | --- |

79.

Strasbourg-Entzheim

| 80. | Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes |
| --- | --- |

80.

Tarbes-Ossun-Lourdes

| 81. | Toulouse-Blagnac |
| --- | --- |

81.

Toulouse-Blagnac

| 82. | Tours-Saint-Symphorien |
| --- | --- |

82.

Tours-Saint-Symphorien

| 83. | Troyes-Barberey |
| --- | --- |

83.

Troyes-Barberey

| 84. | Vichy-Charmeil |
| --- | --- |

84.

Vichy-Charmeil

Sea borders

| 1. | Ajaccio |
| --- | --- |

1.

Ajaccio

| 2. | Bastia |
| --- | --- |

2.

Bastia

| 3. | Bayonne |
| --- | --- |

3.

Bayonne

| 4. | Bonifacio |
| --- | --- |

4.

Bonifacio

| 5. | Bordeaux |
| --- | --- |

5.

Bordeaux

| 6. | Boulogne |
| --- | --- |

6.

Boulogne

| 7. | Brest |
| --- | --- |

7.

Brest

| 8. | Caen-Ouistreham |
| --- | --- |

8.

Caen-Ouistreham

| 9. | Calais |
| --- | --- |

9.

Calais

| 10. | Calvi |
| --- | --- |

10.

Calvi

| 11. | Cannes-Vieux Port |
| --- | --- |

11.

Cannes-Vieux Port

| 12. | Carteret |
| --- | --- |

12.

Carteret

| 13. | Cherbourg |
| --- | --- |

13.

Cherbourg

| 14. | Dieppe |
| --- | --- |

14.

Dieppe

| 15. | Douvres |
| --- | --- |

15.

Douvres

| 16. | Dunkerque |
| --- | --- |

16.

Dunkerque

| 17. | Granville |
| --- | --- |

17.

Granville

| 18. | Honfleur |
| --- | --- |

18.

Honfleur

| 19. | La Rochelle-La Pallice |
| --- | --- |

19.

La Rochelle-La Pallice

| 20. | Le Havre |
| --- | --- |

20.

Le Havre

| 21. | Les Sables-d'Olonne-Port |
| --- | --- |

21.

Les Sables-d'Olonne-Port

| 22. | L'Ile-Rousse |
| --- | --- |

22.

L'Ile-Rousse

| 23. | Lorient |
| --- | --- |

23.

Lorient

| 24. | Marseille |
| --- | --- |

24.

Marseille

| 25. | Monaco-Port de la Condamine |
| --- | --- |

25.

Monaco-Port de la Condamine

| 26. | Nantes-Saint-Nazaire |
| --- | --- |

26.

Nantes-Saint-Nazaire

| 27. | Nice |
| --- | --- |

27.

Nice

| 28. | Port-de-Bouc-Fos/Port-Saint-Louis |
| --- | --- |

28.

Port-de-Bouc-Fos/Port-Saint-Louis

| 29. | Port-la-Nouvelle |
| --- | --- |

29.

Port-la-Nouvelle

| 30. | Porto-Vecchio |
| --- | --- |

30.

Porto-Vecchio

| 31. | Port-Vendres |
| --- | --- |

31.

Port-Vendres

| 32. | Roscoff |
| --- | --- |

32.

Roscoff

| 33. | Rouen |
| --- | --- |

33.

Rouen

| 34. | Saint-Brieuc (maritime) |
| --- | --- |

34.

Saint-Brieuc (maritime)

| 35. | Saint-Malo |
| --- | --- |

35.

Saint-Malo

| 36. | Sète |
| --- | --- |

36.

Sète

| 37. | Toulon |
| --- | --- |

37.

Toulon

Land borders

—   With the United Kingdom:

(cross-Channel fixed link)

| 1. | Gare d’Ashford International |
| --- | --- |

1.

Gare d’Ashford International

| 2. | Gare d'Avignon-Centre |
| --- | --- |

2.

Gare d'Avignon-Centre

| 3. | Cheriton/Coquelles |
| --- | --- |

3.

Cheriton/Coquelles

| 4. | Gare de Chessy-Marne-la-Vallée |
| --- | --- |

4.

Gare de Chessy-Marne-la-Vallée

| 5. | Gare de Fréthun |
| --- | --- |

5.

Gare de Fréthun

| 6. | Gare de Lille-Europe |
| --- | --- |

6.

Gare de Lille-Europe

| 7. | Gare de Paris-Nord |
| --- | --- |

7.

Gare de Paris-Nord

| 8. | Gare de St-Pancras International |
| --- | --- |

8.

Gare de St-Pancras International

| 9. | Gare d'Ebbsfleet International |
| --- | --- |

9.

Gare d'Ebbsfleet International

—   With Andorra:

| 1. | Pas de la Case-Porta |
| --- | --- |

1.

Pas de la Case-Porta

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

| 6.12.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 356/17 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

6.12.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 356/17

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Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

2011/C 356/05

1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), the European Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), N-105 4/92, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009.

| Product | Country(ies) of origin or exportation | Measures | Reference | Date of expiry (3) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peroxosulphates
  (persulphates) | United States of America
  People's Republic of China
  Taiwan | Anti-dumping duty | Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2007 (OJ L 265, 11.10.2007, p. 1) | 12.10.2012 |

Product

Country(ies) of origin or exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry (3)

Peroxosulphates

(persulphates)

United States of America

People's Republic of China

Taiwan

Anti-dumping duty

Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2007 (OJ L 265, 11.10.2007, p. 1)

12.10.2012

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Fax +32 22956505.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 6.12.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 356/18 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

6.12.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 356/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6381 — Google/Motorola Mobility)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 356/06

| 1. | On 25 November 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Google Inc. (‘Google’, USA), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (‘Motorola Mobility’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 25 November 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Google Inc. (‘Google’, USA), acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, sole control over Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (‘Motorola Mobility’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Google: provider of internet search and online advertising as well as of a number of additional online services and software products including the Android open source mobile software platform, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Google: provider of internet search and online advertising as well as of a number of additional online services and software products including the Android open source mobile software platform,

| — | for Motorola Mobility: supplier of mobile devices, TV set-top boxes, end-to-end video solutions and cable broadband access solutions. |
| --- | --- |

—

for Motorola Mobility: supplier of mobile devices, TV set-top boxes, end-to-end video solutions and cable broadband access solutions.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
| --- | --- |

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC 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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6381 — Google/Motorola Mobility, to the following address:





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

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 e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6381 — Google/Motorola Mobility, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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| 6.12.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 356/19 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

6.12.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 356/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6402 — REWE/SAG/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 356/07

| 1. | On 28 November 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the REWE International Dienstleistungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (‘REWE’, Austria), a subsidiary of the REWE International AG, and Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr und Telekommunikation (‘SAG’, Austria) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’). |
| --- | --- |

1.

On 28 November 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the REWE International Dienstleistungsgesellschaft m.b.H. (‘REWE’, Austria), a subsidiary of the REWE International AG, and Salzburg AG für Energie, Verkehr und Telekommunikation (‘SAG’, Austria) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of a newly created company constituting a joint venture (‘JV’).

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






  — | REWE: food retail and wholesales, retail drugstores, travel agency and organization, |
| --- | --- | --- |

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

REWE: food retail and wholesales, retail drugstores, travel agency and organization,

| — | SAG: electricity, gas, district heating, water, transport, telecommunication, cable-tv, internet and telephony in the region of Salzburg; and, |
| --- | --- |

—

SAG: electricity, gas, district heating, water, transport, telecommunication, cable-tv, internet and telephony in the region of Salzburg; and,

| — | JV: renting of electric vehicles in Salzburg. |
| --- | --- |

—

JV: renting of electric vehicles in Salzburg.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice. |
| --- | --- |

3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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 22964301), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6402 — REWE/SAG/JV, to the following address:





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

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 COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6402 — REWE/SAG/JV, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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