# Official Journal C 250/2009

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.250.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 250 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5220 October 2009 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.250.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 250

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5220 October 2009

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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 250/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 250/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 250/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 250/02

Euro exchange rates

2

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 250/03 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5607 — Avaya/Nortel Enterprise Solutions) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2009/C 250/04 | State aid — United Kingdom (Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty — Withdrawal of notification — State aid C 13/08 (ex N 589/07) — Assistance to the Channel 4 Television Corporation — Digital switchover (
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  ) | 4 |
| 2009/C 250/05 | Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas designated the Provence Licence)
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V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2009/C 250/03

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5607 — Avaya/Nortel Enterprise Solutions) (
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  )

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3

2009/C 250/04

State aid — United Kingdom (Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty — Withdrawal of notification — State aid C 13/08 (ex N 589/07) — Assistance to the Channel 4 Television Corporation — Digital switchover (
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  )

1

4

2009/C 250/05

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas designated the Provence Licence)
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(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas designated the Provence Licence)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 250/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 25.9.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 208/09 |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Program wspierania finansowania banków w Polsce |
| Legal basis | Ustawa z dnia 12 lutego 2009 r. o udzielaniu przez Skarb Państwa wsparcia instytucjom finansowym |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
| Form of aid | Guarantee |
| Budget | Not specified, but within the overall budget envisaged for all Treasury guarantees for 2009 which amounts to PLN 40 billion and as for the measures related to Treasury Bonds within PLN 10 billion (in 2009) |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | Applications for support: until 31.12.2009
  Granting of support: until 25.3.2010 |
| Economic sectors | Financial intermediation |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Minister właściwy do spraw finansów publicznych, Ministerstwo Finansów |
| ul. Świętokrzyska 12 |
| 00-916 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

25.9.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 208/09

Member State

Poland

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Program wspierania finansowania banków w Polsce

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 12 lutego 2009 r. o udzielaniu przez Skarb Państwa wsparcia instytucjom finansowym

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Not specified, but within the overall budget envisaged for all Treasury guarantees for 2009 which amounts to PLN 40 billion and as for the measures related to Treasury Bonds within PLN 10 billion (in 2009)

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Applications for support: until 31.12.2009

Granting of support: until 25.3.2010

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Minister właściwy do spraw finansów publicznych, Ministerstwo Finansów

ul. Świętokrzyska 12

00-916 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

Other information

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

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

19 October 2009

2009/C 250/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,4918 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 135,66 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4437 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,91430 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3978 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5138 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3525 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,785 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 266,43 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7080 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1930 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2937 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,1749 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6206 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5445 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,5616 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,0001 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0769 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 745,37 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,9818 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,1841 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2250 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 022,02 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0341 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 69,624 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 43,7425 |
| THB | Thai baht | 49,796 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5575 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,4978 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 68,7420 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4918

JPY

Japanese yen

135,66

DKK

Danish krone

7,4437

GBP

Pound sterling

0,91430

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3978

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5138

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3525

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,785

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

266,43

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7080

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1930

RON

Romanian leu

4,2937

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1749

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6206

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5445

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,5616

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,0001

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0769

KRW

South Korean won

1 745,37

ZAR

South African rand

10,9818

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,1841

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2250

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 022,02

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0341

PHP

Philippine peso

69,624

RUB

Russian rouble

43,7425

THB

Thai baht

49,796

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5575

MXN

Mexican peso

19,4978

INR

Indian rupee

68,7420

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

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5607 — Avaya/Nortel Enterprise Solutions)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 250/03

| 1. | On 13 October 2009 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Avaya Inc. (‘Avaya’, United States), jointly-controlled by TPG Partners V, L.P and Silver Lake Partners III, L.P (‘TPG’ and ‘SLP’ respectively, United States), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of certain assets and subsidiaries associated with Nortel's Enterprise Solutions business (‘Nortel ES’, Canada) of the undertaking Nortel Networks Corporation (‘Nortel’, Canada) by way of purchase of assets and securities. |
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1.

On 13 October 2009 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Avaya Inc. (‘Avaya’, United States), jointly-controlled by TPG Partners V, L.P and Silver Lake Partners III, L.P (‘TPG’ and ‘SLP’ respectively, United States), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of certain assets and subsidiaries associated with Nortel's Enterprise Solutions business (‘Nortel ES’, Canada) of the undertaking Nortel Networks Corporation (‘Nortel’, Canada) by way of purchase of assets and securities.

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






  — | for Avaya: provision of enterprise communication systems, applications and services, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Avaya: provision of enterprise communication systems, applications and services,

| — | for TPG: private equity investments funds, |
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for TPG: private equity investments funds,

| — | for SLP: private equity investments funds, |
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for SLP: private equity investments funds,

| — | for Nortel ES: enterprise communication systems, services and solutions. |
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for Nortel ES: enterprise communication systems, services and solutions.

| 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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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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5607 — Avaya/Nortel Enterprise Solutions, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 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 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5607 — Avaya/Nortel Enterprise Solutions, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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STATE AID — UNITED KINGDOM

(Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community)

Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty — Withdrawal of notification

State aid C 13/08 (ex N 589/07) — Assistance to the Channel 4 Television Corporation — Digital switchover

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 250/04

The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, initiated on 2 April 2008 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that the United Kingdom has withdrawn its notification on 26 November 2008 and will not pursue this aid project further.

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(1)  OJ C 137, of 4.6.2008, p. 16.

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Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1)

(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas designated the ‘Provence Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 250/05

By request dated 23 October 2008, corrected on 17 April 2009, Queensland Gas Company, a company with registered offices at Level 5, 30 Herschel Street Brisbane, Queensland, 4000 AUSTRALIA, applied for a five-year licence, designated the ‘Provence Licence’, to prospect for oil and gas in an area of approximately 3 430 km2 covering part of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes de Haute Provence and Vaucluse.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence is made up of the meridian and parallel arcs successively joining the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads (NTF (Nouvelle Triangulation de la France), Paris meridian):

| Points | Longitude East | Latitude North |
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| 1 | 3,30 gr E | 48,90 gr N |
| 2 | 3,70 gr E | 48,90 gr N |
| 3 | 3,70 gr E | 48,70 gr N |
| 4 | 3,60 gr E | 48,70 gr N |
| 5 | 3,60 gr E | 48,60 gr N |
| 6 | 3,50 gr E | 48,60 gr N |
| 7 | 3,50 gr E | 48,50 gr N |
| 8 | 3,40 gr E | 48,50 gr N |
| 9 | 3,40 gr E | 48,40 gr N |
| 10 | 3,30 gr E | 48,40 gr N |
| 11 | 3,30 gr E | 48,30 gr N |
| 12 | 3,20 gr E | 48,30 gr N |
| 13 | 3,20 gr E | 48,20 gr N |
| Point 14 = intersection of the parallel 48,20 gr N with the shore of the Mediterranean |
| Point 15 = intersection of the parallel 2,80 gr E with the shore of the Mediterranean |
| 16 | 2 ,80 gr E | 48,30 gr N |
| 17 | 2,70 gr E | 48,30 gr N |
| 18 | 2,70 gr E | 48,40 gr N |
| 19 | 2,40 gr E | 48,40 gr N |
| 20 | 2,40 gr E | 48,50 gr N |
| 21 | 2,60 gr E | 48,50 gr N |
| 22 | 2,60 gr E | 48,60 gr N |
| 23 | 2,80 gr E | 48,60 gr N |
| 24 | 2,80 gr E | 48,70 gr N |
| 25 | 3,00 gr E | 48,70 gr N |
| 26 | 3,00 gr E | 48,80 gr N |
| 27 | 3,30 gr E | 48,80 gr N |

Points

Longitude East

Latitude North

1

3,30 gr E

48,90 gr N

2

3,70 gr E

48,90 gr N

3

3,70 gr E

48,70 gr N

4

3,60 gr E

48,70 gr N

5

3,60 gr E

48,60 gr N

6

3,50 gr E

48,60 gr N

7

3,50 gr E

48,50 gr N

8

3,40 gr E

48,50 gr N

9

3,40 gr E

48,40 gr N

10

3,30 gr E

48,40 gr N

11

3,30 gr E

48,30 gr N

12

3,20 gr E

48,30 gr N

13

3,20 gr E

48,20 gr N

Point 14 = intersection of the parallel 48,20 gr N with the shore of the Mediterranean

Point 15 = intersection of the parallel 2,80 gr E with the shore of the Mediterranean

16

2 ,80 gr E

48,30 gr N

17

2,70 gr E

48,30 gr N

18

2,70 gr E

48,40 gr N

19

2,40 gr E

48,40 gr N

20

2,40 gr E

48,50 gr N

21

2,60 gr E

48,50 gr N

22

2,60 gr E

48,60 gr N

23

2,80 gr E

48,60 gr N

24

2,80 gr E

48,70 gr N

25

3,00 gr E

48,70 gr N

26

3,00 gr E

48,80 gr N

27

3,30 gr E

48,80 gr N

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must meet the requirements specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 on mining rights and underground storage rights (Journal officiel de la République française, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’, published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree No 2006-648 on mining rights and underground storage rights. Competing applications must be sent to the Minister responsible for mines at the address below.

The decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be based on the criteria governing the award of mining rights as set out in Article 6 of the abovementioned Decree and will be taken by 1 February 2011 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79.1 of the Mining Code (code minier) and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Journal officiel de la République française of 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Marine Affairs, responsible for green technologies and climate negotiations (Direction générale de l'énergie et climat, Direction de l'énergie, Sous-direction de la sécurité d'approvisionnement et des nouveaux produits énergétiques bureau exploration production des hydrocarbures), Arche de La Défense, Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense Cedex, FRANCE, (Tel +33 140819537, Fax +33 140819529).

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted at: Légifrance (http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr).

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994.

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