# Official Journal C 297/2011

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2011.297.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 297 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 548 October 2011 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2011.297.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 297

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 548 October 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 297/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6315 — Hochtief/Geosea/Beluga Hochtief Offshore JV) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2011/C 297/02 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 297/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6315 — Hochtief/Geosea/Beluga Hochtief Offshore JV) (
  1
  )

1

1

2011/C 297/02

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  )

2

2

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 297/03 | Euro exchange rates | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 297/03

Euro exchange rates

3

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 297/04 | Call for expressions of interest in membership in the Scientific Risk Assessment Advisory Structure of Scientific Committees and database of experts | 4 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 297/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6356 — GE/IR/UEC/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 8 |
| 2011/C 297/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 10 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2011/C 297/04

Call for expressions of interest in membership in the Scientific Risk Assessment Advisory Structure of Scientific Committees and database of experts

4

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 297/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6356 — GE/IR/UEC/JV) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

2011/C 297/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  )

1

10

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| | (2)   Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty |

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(2)   Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6315 — Hochtief/Geosea/Beluga Hochtief Offshore JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 297/01

On 30 August 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

| — | in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6315. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6315. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance, except for products falling under Annex I to the Treaty)

2011/C 297/02

| Date of adoption of the decision | 12.9.2011 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | SA.33137 (11/N) |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Calabria | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Programma di Sviluppo Rurale Calabria 2007-2013 [Decisione C(2010) 1164 del 26 febbraio 2010]: regime di aiuto, misura 226 «Ricostituzione del potenziale forestale e interventi preventivi». |
| Legal basis | PSR Calabria 2007-2013, allegato X — Scheda di misura 226 [articolo 36, b), vi); articolo 48 del regolamento (CE) n. 1698/2005] |
| Type of measure | Scheme | — |
| Objective | Forestry |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | | Overall budget: EUR 5 million |

Date of adoption of the decision

12.9.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.33137 (11/N)

Member State

Italy

Region

Calabria

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programma di Sviluppo Rurale Calabria 2007-2013 [Decisione C(2010) 1164 del 26 febbraio 2010]: regime di aiuto, misura 226 «Ricostituzione del potenziale forestale e interventi preventivi».

Legal basis

PSR Calabria 2007-2013, allegato X — Scheda di misura 226 [articolo 36, b), vi); articolo 48 del regolamento (CE) n. 1698/2005]

Type of measure

Scheme

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Objective

Forestry

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 5 million

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Annual budget: EUR 5 million

Intensity

80 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Forestry and logging

Name and address of the granting authority

| Regione Calabria |
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| Dipartimento Agricoltura, Foreste e Forestazione |
| Via Molè |
| 88100 Catanzaro CZ |
| ITALIA |

Regione Calabria

Dipartimento Agricoltura, Foreste e Forestazione

Via Molè

88100 Catanzaro CZ

ITALIA

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, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

7 October 2011

2011/C 297/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,3434 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 103,02 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4439 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,86480 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,1330 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2365 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,8000 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,784 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 296,63 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7087 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,3762 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3115 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,4828 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3726 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3911 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,4574 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7384 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7390 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 587,72 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,7041 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,5413 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4933 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 948,17 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2450 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 58,458 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 43,3200 |
| THB | Thai baht | 41,538 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,3946 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,0541 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 66,0420 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3434

JPY

Japanese yen

103,02

DKK

Danish krone

7,4439

GBP

Pound sterling

0,86480

SEK

Swedish krona

9,1330

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2365

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8000

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,784

HUF

Hungarian forint

296,63

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7087

PLN

Polish zloty

4,3762

RON

Romanian leu

4,3115

TRY

Turkish lira

2,4828

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3726

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3911

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,4574

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7384

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7390

KRW

South Korean won

1 587,72

ZAR

South African rand

10,7041

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,5413

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4933

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 948,17

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2450

PHP

Philippine peso

58,458

RUB

Russian rouble

43,3200

THB

Thai baht

41,538

BRL

Brazilian real

2,3946

MXN

Mexican peso

18,0541

INR

Indian rupee

66,0420

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

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Call for expressions of interest in membership in the Scientific Risk Assessment Advisory Structure of Scientific Committees and database of experts

2011/C 297/04

This call is addressed to scientists who wish to be considered for membership in the Scientific Committees of the Advisory Structure of the European Commission in the fields of consumer safety, public health and the environment established by Commission Decision 2008/721/EC of 5 September 2008. The new members of the Scientific Committees will replace the current members appointed by Commission Decision 2009/146/EC whose terms expire on 18 February 2012.

This call does not concern the replacement of the members of the Pool of Scientific Advisors on Risk Assessment (hereinafter ‘the Pool’) as their terms expire on 18 February 2014.

The Advisory Structure of Scientific Committees and experts and their current membership is available on the following site:

http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/about/index_en.htm

The Advisory Structure on scientific risk assessment in the areas of consumer safety, public health and the environment includes the following:

| (a) | the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (hereinafter ‘SCCS’); |
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the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (hereinafter ‘SCCS’);

| (b) | the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (hereinafter ‘SCHER’); |
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the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (hereinafter ‘SCHER’);

| (c) | the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (hereinafter ‘SCENIHR’); |
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the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (hereinafter ‘SCENIHR’);

| (d) | a Pool of Scientific Advisors on Risk Assessment (hereinafter ‘the Pool’), which will support the activities of the Scientific Committees. |
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a Pool of Scientific Advisors on Risk Assessment (hereinafter ‘the Pool’), which will support the activities of the Scientific Committees.

The role of the Scientific Committees and the Pool is to give the Commission high quality and independent scientific advice, when requested, on non-food matters related to consumer safety or risks to public health or to the environment. The Committees also draw the Commission's attention to specific or emerging problems falling within their remit. The work of the Advisory Structure is based on the principles of excellence, independence and transparency.

In parallel, the Commission has established a database of experts in order to facilitate access to a very broad range of expertise to support the work of the Advisory Structure.

Composition and remit of the Advisory Structure

The SCCS, the SCHER and the SCENIHR will each consist of a maximum of 17 members and may associate, at their own initiative, up to 5 scientific advisors from the Pool to contribute to a committee’s work on specific issues. These associated members participate in the activities and deliberations concerning the subject considered with the same functions, responsibilities and rights as the members of the Committee. Members of the Pool may also be called upon by the Commission to replace on a permanent basis members of the Scientific Committees who resign or whose membership is terminated. Members of the Pool may be included in the activities of different working groups, in the provision of rapid advice requested by the Commission, or in thematic workshops/scientific meetings.

Members of the Advisory Structure are appointed by the Commission on the basis of their expertise in one or more of the fields of competence and collectively cover the widest possible range of disciplines. The fields of competence are set out in Annex I to Decision 2008/721/EC.

Members are appointed to the Scientific Committees for a term of three years and may not serve more than three consecutive terms. They remain in office until they are replaced or their appointments are renewed. Scientific advisors are appointed to the Pool for a period of five years and their appointment may be renewed.

Candidates may wish to apply for inclusion in the database of external experts on health, safety and environmental risk assessment. The database option is indicated on the application form. Database-only applicants will be accepted on a continuous basis. These external experts may be invited to participate in the work of the Scientific Committees on an ad hoc basis, on specific issues, as members of working groups or on the occasion of hearings and workshops. The 10 years’ experience mentioned below for members of the Scientific Committees and the Pool is not required in this case.

Overall, interested scientists may apply for membership in: (i) the Scientific Committees; and (ii) the Database of external experts.

Eligibility

Applicants must have:

| — | a university degree in a relevant scientific area, preferably at postgraduate level, |
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a university degree in a relevant scientific area, preferably at postgraduate level,

| — | at least 10 years’ professional experience (not required for database-only applicants), |
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at least 10 years’ professional experience (not required for database-only applicants),

| — | good knowledge of the English language. |
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good knowledge of the English language.

This call for expressions of interest is open to scientists from Europe and elsewhere.

Selection criteria

Preference will be given to candidates who possess:

| — | professional experience of relevance for application to the fields of competence of the committees listed in Annex I to Decision 2008/721/EC, |
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professional experience of relevance for application to the fields of competence of the committees listed in Annex I to Decision 2008/721/EC,

| — | experience in carrying out risk assessment and/or providing scientific advice, especially in fields related to consumer safety, public health and the environment, |
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experience in carrying out risk assessment and/or providing scientific advice, especially in fields related to consumer safety, public health and the environment,

| — | analytical skills: analysing complex information and dossiers and peer reviewing scientific work and publications, |
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analytical skills: analysing complex information and dossiers and peer reviewing scientific work and publications,

| — | proven scientific excellence in one or preferably several fields linked to the area covered by the scientific committee(s) of interest to the applicant, |
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proven scientific excellence in one or preferably several fields linked to the area covered by the scientific committee(s) of interest to the applicant,

| — | professional experience in a multi-disciplinary and international environment, |
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professional experience in a multi-disciplinary and international environment,

| — | managerial/organisational skills, in particular in chairing and organising working groups. |
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managerial/organisational skills, in particular in chairing and organising working groups.

Selection procedure

The selection procedure will consist of three stages:

| (i) | verification of the admissibility of the applications; |
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verification of the admissibility of the applications;

| (ii) | comparative evaluation and establishment of a list of most suitable applicants; and |
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comparative evaluation and establishment of a list of most suitable applicants; and

| (iii) | appointment of members of the Scientific Committees from this list. |
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appointment of members of the Scientific Committees from this list.

The selection board/s will be composed of representatives of the Commission services responsible for policy and legislation in the areas of consumer and product safety, public health, the environment and scientific research. The board/s will be chaired by an independent externally appointed senior scientist/s. Each expression of interest will be assessed individually against the selection criteria by at least two members of the selection board. In its selection process, the Commission will consider the following: experience and scientific background; independence (potential conflicts of interest); representation from different geographic regions and gender balance.

Appointment of members

The Commission will appoint the members of the Scientific Committees from the list of candidates established by the selection boards. No member may be appointed to more than one committee. The Commission may appoint a candidate to a committee other than the one for which he or she applied if this committee needs the candidate's expertise, and provided the candidate agrees. Scientists not appointed to one of the Scientific Committees shall be included in the database of external experts.

The names of the appointed members of the Advisory Structure shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the European Commission's website.

Independence

The members of the Advisory Structure are appointed on a personal basis. Applicants are required to include a declaration of commitment to act independently of any external influence and a declaration of any interests which might be considered prejudicial to their independence. They will be asked to confirm that, if appointed, they will agree to make both annual written declarations of interest and written and/or oral subject specific declarations of interest (during Plenary and Working Group meetings) knowing that these will be made public.

Workload and indemnities

Applicants should be prepared to attend meetings on a regular basis, to actively contribute to scientific discussions, to examine documents and to make comments during meetings of Committees and their working groups, to attend workshops and hearings on invitation and act as ‘chairs’ and/or ‘rapporteurs’ of working groups, on an ad hoc basis. Most of the working documents are in English and the meetings are also conducted in English. Applicants should take into account that meetings in general involve preparatory work. It is estimated that each Scientific Committee will meet in plenary sessions between five and ten times per year. Members involved in working groups will need to attend more meetings. Candidates should be willing to work with electronic methods for the management and exchange of documents.

Members of the Advisory Structure and the external experts will be entitled to an indemnity related to their participation in the meetings of the committees and for serving as a rapporteur on a specific question. The indemnities are provided for in Annex III to Decision 2008/721/EC as amended by Commission Decisions 2010/309/EU and 2009/566/EC.

Members will also be entitled to travel and subsistence allowances, in accordance with the rules laid down by the Commission.

Application procedure

Starting on 30 of September 2011, or soon thereafter, interested scientists are invited to fill out and submit the online application form which includes a curriculum vitae and a list of publications as attachments. The application form requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 which may be downloaded from:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

The announcement for the application procedure and the application form are available at the Internet site below:

http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/call_experts/call_exp_2011_en.htm

The closing date for submitting applications for membership in the Advisory Structure is 15 November 2011. Only online applications submitted via the Internet above will be considered.

Please note that registration in the database of experts will remain permanently open (no deadline set). Applicants registered in the database will be expected to update the information requested every two years.

An application will be deemed admissible only if it includes:

| — | a completed obligatory application form, |
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a completed obligatory application form,

| — | a curriculum vitae, preferably not exceeding three pages (attached to the application form), |
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a curriculum vitae, preferably not exceeding three pages (attached to the application form),

| — | a list of the applicant's scientific publications (attached to the application form), |
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a list of the applicant's scientific publications (attached to the application form),

| — | a declaration of interests completed in a true manner (included in the application form). |
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a declaration of interests completed in a true manner (included in the application form).

Supporting documents may be requested at a later stage. All expressions of interest will be treated confidentially. The Commission will inform the candidates of the result of the selection procedures as soon as possible.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6356 — GE/IR/UEC/JV)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 297/05

| 1. | On 30 September 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA), INTER RAO UES (‘IR’, Russian Federation), and United Engine Corporation (‘UEC’, Russian Federation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control of a newly created joint venture (JV, Russian Federation), by way of a purchase of shares. |
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On 30 September 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which General Electric Company (‘GE’, USA), INTER RAO UES (‘IR’, Russian Federation), and United Engine Corporation (‘UEC’, Russian Federation) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation indirect joint control of a newly created joint venture (JV, Russian Federation), by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for the joint venture: manufacturing, marketing and selling heavy duty gas turbine generator units, primarily in the Russian Federation, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for the joint venture: manufacturing, marketing and selling heavy duty gas turbine generator units, primarily in the Russian Federation,

| — | for GE: a global diversified manufacturing, technology and services company. GE Energy, the relevant GE business unit involved in the proposed concentration, supplies power generation and energy delivery technologies in a number of areas in the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy, as well as with renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and alternative fuels, |
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for GE: a global diversified manufacturing, technology and services company. GE Energy, the relevant GE business unit involved in the proposed concentration, supplies power generation and energy delivery technologies in a number of areas in the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy, as well as with renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and alternative fuels,

| — | for IR: producing, selling and trading electric energy in the Russian Federation and its surrounding countries, |
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for IR: producing, selling and trading electric energy in the Russian Federation and its surrounding countries,

| — | for UEC: producing engines for military and civil aviation, equipment of various strengths for generating electric and heat energy, gas pumping systems and marine gas turbine units. |
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for UEC: producing engines for military and civil aviation, equipment of various strengths for generating electric and heat energy, gas pumping systems and marine gas turbine units.

| 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. |
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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.6356 — GE/IR/UEC/JV, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| 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.6356 — GE/IR/UEC/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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 297/06

| 1. | On 27 September 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 undertakings TPG VI Saxo AIV, L.P. (‘TPG’, UK) and Lars Seier Christensen Holding A/S and Fournais Holding A/S (together the ‘Founders’, DK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Saxo Bank A/S (‘Saxo Bank’, DK) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 27 September 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 undertakings TPG VI Saxo AIV, L.P. (‘TPG’, UK) and Lars Seier Christensen Holding A/S and Fournais Holding A/S (together the ‘Founders’, DK) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the undertaking Saxo Bank A/S (‘Saxo Bank’, DK) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | TPG: a member of the TPG Group, a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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TPG: a member of the TPG Group, a global private investment firm that manages a family of funds that invest in a variety of companies through acquisitions and corporate restructurings,

| — | Founders: The main activity of the Founders is to own, manage and trade in securities, |
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Founders: The main activity of the Founders is to own, manage and trade in securities,

| — | Saxo Bank: an online Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment. |
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Saxo Bank: an online Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment.

| 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. |
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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.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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.6368 — TPG/Fournais Holding/Lars Seier Christensen Holding/Saxo Bank, 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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