# Official Journal C 79/2007

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5012 April 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 79

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5012 April 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 079/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2007/C 079/02 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
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  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 079/01

Euro exchange rates

1

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2007/C 079/02

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  )

1

2

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 079/03 | Call for proposals — DG ENTR — Action No ENT5/CIP/07/B/N02C00 — IPR Awareness and Enforcement Project (including IPR Helpdesk) | 9 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 079/04 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 12 |
| 2007/C 079/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4649 — Charterhouse/ista) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 13 |
| 2007/C 079/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 14 |
| 2007/C 079/07 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4397 — CVC/Ferd/SIG) | 15 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2007/C 079/03

Call for proposals — DG ENTR — Action No ENT5/CIP/07/B/N02C00 — IPR Awareness and Enforcement Project (including IPR Helpdesk)

9

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 079/04

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

12

2007/C 079/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4649 — Charterhouse/ista) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

13

2007/C 079/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

14

2007/C 079/07

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4397 — CVC/Ferd/SIG)

15

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 12.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/1 |
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12.4.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/1

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Euro exchange rates (1)

11 April 2007

(2007/C 79/01)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3418 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 160,00 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4548 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,67880 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2570 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6382 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 89,10 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,0930 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5811 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,003 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 245,23 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7055 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8284 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3380 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 33,397 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8375 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6263 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5348 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,4843 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8422 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0350 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 251,16 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,5650 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,3654 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3995 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 190,25 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6292 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 64,239 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,7830 |
| THB | Thai baht | 43,875 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3418

JPY

Japanese yen

160,00

DKK

Danish krone

7,4548

GBP

Pound sterling

0,67880

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2570

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6382

ISK

Iceland króna

89,10

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,0930

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5811

CZK

Czech koruna

28,003

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

245,23

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7055

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8284

RON

Romanian leu

3,3380

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,397

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8375

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6263

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5348

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,4843

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8422

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0350

KRW

South Korean won

1 251,16

ZAR

South African rand

9,5650

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,3654

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3995

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 190,25

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6292

PHP

Philippine peso

64,239

RUB

Russian rouble

34,7830

THB

Thai baht

43,875

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 12.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/2 |
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12.4.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/2

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 79/02)

| Aid No | XS 167/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Lazio |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Aid for small and medium-sized firms for scientific research |
| Legal basis | Articolo 41, comma 1, della legge regionale 17 febbraio 2005, n. 9
  Deliberazione giunta regionale 23 dicembre 2005, n. 1178
  Deliberazione giunta regionale del 3.8.2006 n. 504 pubblicata sul Bollettino ufficiale della Regione Lazio (BURL) del 30.9.2006 n. 27 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | 2006 overall amount | EUR 3 000 000 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | 1. | The above amounts are granted for the purposes of industrial research activities as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) 70/2001 as subsequently amended; |

Aid No

XS 167/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Lazio

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Aid for small and medium-sized firms for scientific research

Legal basis

Articolo 41, comma 1, della legge regionale 17 febbraio 2005, n. 9

Deliberazione giunta regionale 23 dicembre 2005, n. 1178

Deliberazione giunta regionale del 3.8.2006 n. 504 pubblicata sul Bollettino ufficiale della Regione Lazio (BURL) del 30.9.2006 n. 27

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

2006 overall amount

EUR 3 000 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

1.

The above amounts are granted for the purposes of industrial research activities as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) 70/2001 as subsequently amended;

| 2. | They total 50 % of private eligible expenditure |
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2.

They total 50 % of private eligible expenditure

Date of implementation

The aid may be granted after publication of the notice in the BURL

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Open-ended; the aid scheme is in any case exempt from compulsory notification under Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty up to 31 December 2006, when Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 expires, unless the Regulation itself is extended

Objective of aid

The purpose of the aid is to promote research, technological development and, in particular, to make the results of the research accessible to firms to increase the competitiveness of the production system in the region

Economic sectors concerned

Aid is granted to SMEs operating in the following sectors:

| a. | Health: biotechnology and technology in the field of human health, human health research, neurosciences, improvement of health services for European citizens. |
| --- | --- |

a.

Health: biotechnology and technology in the field of human health, human health research, neurosciences, improvement of health services for European citizens.

| b. | Food, agriculture and biotechnology; sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments, ‘fork to farm’, food, health and well-being, life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes. |
| --- | --- |

b.

Food, agriculture and biotechnology; sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments, ‘fork to farm’, food, health and well-being, life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes.

| c. | Information and communication technologies: ICT technologies, integration of technologies, applied research, future and emerging technologies. |
| --- | --- |

c.

Information and communication technologies: ICT technologies, integration of technologies, applied research, future and emerging technologies.

| d. | Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies: also includes technical integration for industrial applications |
| --- | --- |

d.

Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies: also includes technical integration for industrial applications

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Lazio

| Via Cristoforo Colombo, 212 |
| --- |
| I-00147 Roma |

Via Cristoforo Colombo, 212

I-00147 Roma

| Aid No | XS 168/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Marche |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Regional Programme for Innovative Actions 2000/2006 — 2005/2006 — Action 7.3 — Sub-action b) ‘Projects concerning energy eco-efficiency in major production areas’ |
| Legal basis: | Programma regionale di azioni innovative (PRAI) — ‘Innovazione e sviluppo sostenibile come fattori identificativi per la competitività regionale (I.S.SO.CO.RE.)’ |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | Overall sum for the full duration of the scheme: 200 000 EUR |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | The aid is governed by the ‘de minimis ’rule option (Regulation (EC) No 69/2001) or by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, depending on the option chosen by the requesting entity.
  For the ‘de minimis ’rule option:






  — | Public funding up to a maximum of 100 % of the eligible expenditure while respecting the ceiling for the total amount of ‘de minimis ’aid. |

Aid No

XS 168/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Marche

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Regional Programme for Innovative Actions 2000/2006 — 2005/2006 — Action 7.3 — Sub-action b) ‘Projects concerning energy eco-efficiency in major production areas’

Legal basis:

Programma regionale di azioni innovative (PRAI) — ‘Innovazione e sviluppo sostenibile come fattori identificativi per la competitività regionale (I.S.SO.CO.RE.)’

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Overall sum for the full duration of the scheme: 200 000 EUR

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

The aid is governed by the ‘de minimis ’rule option (Regulation (EC) No 69/2001) or by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, depending on the option chosen by the requesting entity.

For the ‘de minimis ’rule option:

—

Public funding up to a maximum of 100 % of the eligible expenditure while respecting the ceiling for the total amount of ‘de minimis ’aid.

For the scheme under Regulation (EC) No 70/2001:

| — | Public funding of 50 % of eligible expenditure for services provided by consultants (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001) |
| --- | --- |

—

Public funding of 50 % of eligible expenditure for services provided by consultants (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001)

Date of implementation:

Expenditure incurred by the beneficiary after the date of publication of the notice in the Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Marche (Official Journal of the Marche Region) is eligible for funding

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

The duration of the scheme is the same as for the 2005-2006 PRAI; the scheme will therefore come to an end on 30.6.2008, unless a six-month extension, currently under examination by the European Commission, is granted

Objective of aid

To promote adoption within the region of a system for planning, design, construction and management of energy-efficient production areas.

Eligible expenditure: Consultancy fees for design, communication and information

Economic sectors concerned

Applications submitted by consortia or associations of small or medium-sized firms within the meaning of Recommendation (EC) 2003/361/EC, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 364/2004, are admissible, as are cooperatives located in the production areas concerned, subject to the exclusions and restrictions laid down in the Community rules on State aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Marche — Servizio Ambiente e difesa del suolo

PF Aree protette, Protocollo di Kyoto, Riqualificazione urbana

| Via Tiziano 44 |
| --- |
| I-60100 Ancona |
| Tel. (39) 071 8061 |

Via Tiziano 44

I-60100 Ancona

Tel. (39) 071 8061

| Aid No | XS 169/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Regione Marche |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Regional Programme for Innovative Actions 2000/2006 — 2005/2006 — Action 7.3 — Sub-action a) ‘Projects for the integrated management of environmental impacts in major production areas, according to the model for ecologically equipped production areas.’ |
| Legal basis | Programma regionale di azioni innovative (PRAI) ‘Innovazione e sviluppo sostenibile come fattori identificativi per la competitività regionale (I.S.SO.CO.RE.)’ |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | Total for the entire duration of the scheme, EUR 300 000 |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | The aid is governed by the ‘de minimis ’rule option (Regulation (EC) No 69/2001) or by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, depending on the option chosen by the requesting entity.
  For the ‘de minimis ’rule option:






  — | Public funding up to a maximum of 100 % of the eligible expenditure while respecting the ceiling for the total amount of ‘de minimis ’aid. |

Aid No

XS 169/06

Member State

Italy

Region

Regione Marche

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Regional Programme for Innovative Actions 2000/2006 — 2005/2006 — Action 7.3 — Sub-action a) ‘Projects for the integrated management of environmental impacts in major production areas, according to the model for ecologically equipped production areas.’

Legal basis

Programma regionale di azioni innovative (PRAI) ‘Innovazione e sviluppo sostenibile come fattori identificativi per la competitività regionale (I.S.SO.CO.RE.)’

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Total for the entire duration of the scheme, EUR 300 000

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

The aid is governed by the ‘de minimis ’rule option (Regulation (EC) No 69/2001) or by Regulation (EC) No 70/2001, depending on the option chosen by the requesting entity.

For the ‘de minimis ’rule option:

—

Public funding up to a maximum of 100 % of the eligible expenditure while respecting the ceiling for the total amount of ‘de minimis ’aid.

For the scheme under Regulation (EC) No 70/2001:

| — | Public funding of 50 % of eligible expenditure for services provided by consultants (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001) |
| --- | --- |

—

Public funding of 50 % of eligible expenditure for services provided by consultants (Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001)

Date of implementation

Expenditure incurred by the beneficiary after the date of publication of the notice in the Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Marche (Official Journal of the Marche Region) is eligible for funding

Duration of scheme or individual aid award ''Open-ended

The duration of the scheme is the same as for the 2005-2006 PRAI; the scheme will therefore come to an end on 30.6.2008, unless a six-month extension, currently under examination by the European Commission, is granted

Objective of aid

To promote the adoption within the region of a system for planning, design, construction and management of energy-efficient production areas.

Eligible expenditure: Consultancy fees for design, communication and information

Economic sectors concerned

Applications submitted by consortia or associations of small or medium-sized firms within the meaning of Recommendation (EC) No 2003/361/EC, as referred to in Regulation (EC) No 364/2004, are admissible, as are cooperatives, subject to the exclusions and restrictions laid down in the Community rules on state aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Regione Marche — Servizio Ambiente e difesa del suolo

PF Aree protette, Protocollo di Kyoto, Riqualificazione urbana

| Via Tiziano 44 |
| --- |
| I-60100 Ancona |
| Tel. (39) 071 8061 |

Via Tiziano 44

I-60100 Ancona

Tel. (39) 071 8061

| Aid No | XS 176/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Austria |
| Region | Oberösterreich |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Economic impulse programme
  Transitional scheme 1.1.2007-30.6.2007 |
| Legal basis | Beschluss der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 5,5 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2007 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Land Oberösterreich
  für die Durchführung verantwortliche staatl. Stelle:
  Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung Gewerbe/Wirtschaftspolitik |
| Anschrift |
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| A-4021 Linz |

Aid No

XS 176/06

Member State

Austria

Region

Oberösterreich

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Economic impulse programme

Transitional scheme 1.1.2007-30.6.2007

Legal basis

Beschluss der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5,5 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Land Oberösterreich

für die Durchführung verantwortliche staatl. Stelle:

Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung Gewerbe/Wirtschaftspolitik

Anschrift

Bahnhofsplatz 1

A-4021 Linz

Large individual aid grants

Not planned

| Aid No | XS 177/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Austria |
| Region | Oberösterreich |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Tourism impulse programme
  Transitional scheme 1.1.2007-30.6.2007 |
| Legal basis | Beschluss der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung |
| Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company | Aid scheme | Annual overall amount | EUR 5 million |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Individual aid | Overall aid amount | |
| Loans guaranteed | |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation | Yes |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | Until 30.6.2007 |
| Objective of aid | Aid to SMEs | Yes |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs | No |
| Limited to specific sectors | Yes |
| Tourism and the leisure industry | |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Land Oberösterreich
  für die Durchführung verantwortliche staatl. Stelle:
  Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung Gewerbe/Wirtschaftspolitik |
| Anschrift |
| Bahnhofsplatz 1 |
| A-4021 Linz |

Aid No

XS 177/06

Member State

Austria

Region

Oberösterreich

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Tourism impulse programme

Transitional scheme 1.1.2007-30.6.2007

Legal basis

Beschluss der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung

Annual expenditure planned or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 5 million

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 30.6.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

No

Limited to specific sectors

Yes

Tourism and the leisure industry

Name and address of the granting authority

Land Oberösterreich

für die Durchführung verantwortliche staatl. Stelle:

Amt der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung, Abteilung Gewerbe/Wirtschaftspolitik

Anschrift

Bahnhofsplatz 1

A-4021 Linz

Large individual aid grants

Not planned

| Aid No | XS 178/06 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | — |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Guarantee funds for SMEs |
| Legal basis | Legge n. 662 del 23.12.1996, art. 2, comma 100, lettera a)
  Legge n. 266 del 7.8.1997, art. 15
  Razionalizzazione dei fondi pubblici di garanzia
  Decreto del ministro dell'Industria del commercio e artigianato, di concerto con il ministro del Tesoro, n. 248 del 31 maggio 1999, pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale del 30.7.1999
  Regolamento recante criteri e modalità per la concessione della garanzia e per la gestione del Fondo di garanzia per le piccole e medie imprese
  Decreto del ministro dell'Industria del commercio e artigianato, di concerto con il ministro del Tesoro, n. 226 del 24.7.2002 pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale del 16.10.2002
  Regolamento recante modificazioni al decreto ministeriale 31 maggio 1999, n. 248, recante criteri e modalità per la concessione della garanzia e per la gestione del Fondo per le piccole e medie imprese di cui all'art. 2, comma 100, lettera a) della legge 23 dicembre 1996, n. 662 e all'art. 15 della legge 7 agosto 1997, n. 266
  Decreto del ministro delle Attività produttive e del ministro per l'Innovazione e le tecnologie del 23.9.2005 (G.U. n. 230 del 3.10.2005)
  Approvazione delle condizioni di ammissibilità e delle disposizioni di carattere generale per l'amministrazione del Fondo di garanzia per le piccole e medie imprese, di cui all'art. 2, comma 100, lettera a), della legge 23 dicembre 1996, n. 662, a seguito di rideterminazione delle caratteristiche degli interventi del Fondo stesso, ai sensi del decreto ministeriale 20 giugno 2005 |
| Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of aid granted to the company | EUR 90 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | Maximum gross aid intensity is 4 %. |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration of scheme or individual aid award | No end-date for this scheme has been envisaged |
| Objective of aid | Facilitating access to credit for SMEs |
| Economic sectors concerned | All sectors except steel, coal, shipbuilding, synthetic fibres, motor vehicles, transport services, agriculture and fisheries |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministero dello Sviluppo economico |
| Via Veneto, 33 |
| I-00187 Roma |

Aid No

XS 178/06

Member State

Italy

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Guarantee funds for SMEs

Legal basis

Legge n. 662 del 23.12.1996, art. 2, comma 100, lettera a)

Legge n. 266 del 7.8.1997, art. 15

Razionalizzazione dei fondi pubblici di garanzia

Decreto del ministro dell'Industria del commercio e artigianato, di concerto con il ministro del Tesoro, n. 248 del 31 maggio 1999, pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale del 30.7.1999

Regolamento recante criteri e modalità per la concessione della garanzia e per la gestione del Fondo di garanzia per le piccole e medie imprese

Decreto del ministro dell'Industria del commercio e artigianato, di concerto con il ministro del Tesoro, n. 226 del 24.7.2002 pubblicato sulla Gazzetta ufficiale del 16.10.2002

Regolamento recante modificazioni al decreto ministeriale 31 maggio 1999, n. 248, recante criteri e modalità per la concessione della garanzia e per la gestione del Fondo per le piccole e medie imprese di cui all'art. 2, comma 100, lettera a) della legge 23 dicembre 1996, n. 662 e all'art. 15 della legge 7 agosto 1997, n. 266

Decreto del ministro delle Attività produttive e del ministro per l'Innovazione e le tecnologie del 23.9.2005 (G.U. n. 230 del 3.10.2005)

Approvazione delle condizioni di ammissibilità e delle disposizioni di carattere generale per l'amministrazione del Fondo di garanzia per le piccole e medie imprese, di cui all'art. 2, comma 100, lettera a), della legge 23 dicembre 1996, n. 662, a seguito di rideterminazione delle caratteristiche degli interventi del Fondo stesso, ai sensi del decreto ministeriale 20 giugno 2005

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of aid granted to the company

EUR 90 million

Maximum aid intensity

Maximum gross aid intensity is 4 %.

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

No end-date for this scheme has been envisaged

Objective of aid

Facilitating access to credit for SMEs

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors except steel, coal, shipbuilding, synthetic fibres, motor vehicles, transport services, agriculture and fisheries

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero dello Sviluppo economico

Via Veneto, 33

I-00187 Roma

| Aid No | XS 180/06 |
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| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | Provincie Flevoland |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Groepsaccommodatie „De Vuurtoren ”V.O.F. |
| Legal basis | — | Decentralisatie-convenant Rijk/Flevoland m.b.t. het Leader+ programma Regio Randstad 2000-2006 d.d. 11 april 2001. |

Aid No

XS 180/06

Member State

Netherlands

Region

Provincie Flevoland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Groepsaccommodatie „De Vuurtoren ”V.O.F.

Legal basis

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Decentralisatie-convenant Rijk/Flevoland m.b.t. het Leader+ programma Regio Randstad 2000-2006 d.d. 11 april 2001.

| — | Leader+ overeenkomst tussen de provincie Flevoland en Groepsaccommodatie „De Vuurtoren ”V.O.F. |
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Leader+ overeenkomst tussen de provincie Flevoland en Groepsaccommodatie „De Vuurtoren ”V.O.F.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

EUR 30 750

Loans guaranteed

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Yes.

The aid intensity is 15 %. This is in conformity with Article 4(2)(a) of the Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Date of implementation

The decision will be issued after the notifice has been published by the European Commission.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award

Until 1.5.2007

Objective of aid

Aid to SMEs

Yes.

The aid is for investment in tangible assets (Article 4(1)). The objective is to provide the entrepreneur with a contribution towards the investment costs necessary for the construction of group accommodation for up to 48 people

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Yes

Name and address of the granting authority

Provincie Flevoland

| Postbus 55 |
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| 8200 AB Lelystad |
| Nederland |

Postbus 55

8200 AB Lelystad

Nederland

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation

Yes

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

| 12.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/9 |
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG ENTR — ACTION No ENT5/CIP/07/B/N02C00

IPR Awareness and Enforcement Project (including IPR Helpdesk)

(2007/C 79/03)

1.   Objectives and Description

As part of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme and following the recommendations of the Commission's Communication ‘Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU ’the European Commission implements a measure to increase innovation of enterprises by addressing their needs in the area of IPR usage and enforcement, targeted especially to SMEs.

The legal basis for this Call for proposals is the Article 13 of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). This Call constitutes part of the work programme of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP), which is one of the three CIP sub-programmes.

The objective of this call is to implement a 3-year IPR Awareness and Enforcement Project targeted primarily at SMEs, taking into full consideration their specific needs and contributing:

| — | To raise significantly SMEs interest and knowledge about Intellectual Property issues, |
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To raise significantly SMEs interest and knowledge about Intellectual Property issues,

| — | To raise SMEs understanding of the need to integrate IP in their innovation strategies and their business planning, |
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To raise SMEs understanding of the need to integrate IP in their innovation strategies and their business planning,

| — | To improve the protection of SMEs IP rights through increased registration of rights across the EU and internationally and increased use of non-registered protection methods, |
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To improve the protection of SMEs IP rights through increased registration of rights across the EU and internationally and increased use of non-registered protection methods,

| — | To improve the protection and enforcement by SMEs of their IPR from infringements whether originating from within or outside the EU, |
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To improve the protection and enforcement by SMEs of their IPR from infringements whether originating from within or outside the EU,

| — | To raise SMEs ability to fight counterfeiting. |
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To raise SMEs ability to fight counterfeiting.

In addition to deliver broad-based SME awareness and enforcement actions, the project will address specific sectoral needs and support IPR usage in international research and technology transfer projects.

The project will cover all forms of IPR, both those formally registered (patents, designs, trade marks etc.) and those protected by non-registered or informal methods (non-disclosure agreements, trade secrets etc.).

The project will build upon major existing players and services. It will cooperate with the members of the CIP Network in support of Business and Innovation (1). It will foster closer collaboration between IP experts and innovation and enforcement actors across Europe, in order to improve SMEs and public Research Organisations access to IPR services at EU, national, and regional levels. Close collaboration will also be ensured with the National Patent and Trademark Offices, the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market, the European Patent Office and with relevant Commission IPR initiatives.

The project will be developed in 3 modules targeting each specific needs and audiences. In addition, a fourth module is designed to constitute the base for this project by providing a common knowledge base and toolbox and by ensuring the overall project coordination and management. Each single proposal will cover all 4 modules.

| — | The first module will deliver general awareness and enforcement support actions to European SMEs, including high-tech SMEs, covering both IP usage and enforcement, based on local collaboration between IPR experts and innovation structures (Network in support of Business and Innovation, innovation and enforcement agencies, industry stakeholders etc.). |
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The first module will deliver general awareness and enforcement support actions to European SMEs, including high-tech SMEs, covering both IP usage and enforcement, based on local collaboration between IPR experts and innovation structures (Network in support of Business and Innovation, innovation and enforcement agencies, industry stakeholders etc.).

| — | The second module will provide specific support on protection of IPR to the fashion and design industries (textiles, leather, footwear and furniture) trough a multilingual guide and a series of awareness-raising. |
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The second module will provide specific support on protection of IPR to the fashion and design industries (textiles, leather, footwear and furniture) trough a multilingual guide and a series of awareness-raising.

| — | The third module (FP7/CIP IPR Helpdesk) will contribute to raise IPR awareness and usage in the frame of EU-funded research and technology transfer activities and provide first-line assistance CIP and FP7 beneficiaries. |
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The third module (FP7/CIP IPR Helpdesk) will contribute to raise IPR awareness and usage in the frame of EU-funded research and technology transfer activities and provide first-line assistance CIP and FP7 beneficiaries.

| — | The last module will develop and maintain a common knowledge base (guidelines and tools) for the project in order to achieve the economies of scale, promote cross-fertilisation, and ensure the development of best practices across the European Union. This module will also ensure the overall project management, ensuring good coordination and synergy between the different modules and efficient implementation of the project. |
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The last module will develop and maintain a common knowledge base (guidelines and tools) for the project in order to achieve the economies of scale, promote cross-fertilisation, and ensure the development of best practices across the European Union. This module will also ensure the overall project management, ensuring good coordination and synergy between the different modules and efficient implementation of the project.

2.   Eligible applicants

Applicants eligible to present proposals are groups of organisations (referred to as 'consortia') from Member States of the EU, Associated candidate countries or Associated States, or countries that establish a bilateral agreement with the European Community to participate in the CIP programme or parts of it, as defined in Article 4 of the CIP.

Organisations based in Candidate countries (Croatia, Turkey and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and EEA countries (Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) are eligible on the same conditions as those from EU member states to apply in a consortium.

Co-operation with other third countries (2) can be based on the envisaged participation in the CIP as described above for candidate countries. In this case, negotiations with the European Commission on participation in the CIP should be reasonably advanced at the time of the deadline of this call.

3.   Budget and project duration

The total budget earmarked for the cofinancing of is estimated at EUR 7 900 000 maximum. Financial assistance from the Commission cannot exceed 80 % of the total eligible costs.

The maximum duration of projects is 36 months.

4.   Deadline

Applications must be sent to the Commission no later than 22 June 2007.

5.   Further information

The full text of the call for proposals and the application forms are available on the following website:

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/funding/grants/themes_2007/calls_prop_2007.htm

Applications must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and be submitted using the form provided.

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(1)  The CIP Network providing services in support of Business and Innovation, co-funded by the European Commission, aims at offering to SMEs a comprehensive set of business and innovation services. It will replace the current Innovation Relay Centres Network and the Euro-Info Centres Network. It is currently subject to a call for proposal under the CIP. For more information see:

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/funding/grants/themes_2006/eic_irc/calls_prop_2006_eic_irc_d2.htm

(2)  Including the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, including Kosovo UNSCR 1244).

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 12.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/12 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 79/04)

| 1. | On 29 March 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Swisscom Italia s.r.l. belonging to the group Swisscom (‘Swisscom’; Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Fastweb S.p.A. (‘Fastweb’; Italy) by way of public bid announced on 12 March 2007. |
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1.

On 29 March 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Swisscom Italia s.r.l. belonging to the group Swisscom (‘Swisscom’; Switzerland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of Fastweb S.p.A. (‘Fastweb’; Italy) by way of public bid announced on 12 March 2007.

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






  — | for Swisscom: telecommunication, broadcasting and multimedia services; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Swisscom: telecommunication, broadcasting and multimedia services;

| — | for Fastweb: fixed voice, broadband and IPTV services. |
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for Fastweb: fixed voice, broadband and IPTV services.

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

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

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb, to the following address:





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

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4620 — Swisscom/Fastweb, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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

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

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| 12.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/13 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4649 — Charterhouse/ista)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 79/05)

| 1. | On 28 March 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Charterhouse Capital Limited (‘Charterhouse’, UK) belonging to the Charterhouse group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ista International GmbH (‘ista’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 28 March 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Charterhouse Capital Limited (‘Charterhouse’, UK) belonging to the Charterhouse group acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking ista International GmbH (‘ista’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Charterhouse: private equity company; |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Charterhouse: private equity company;

| — | for undertaking ista: consumption based measurement and invoicing of electricity, gas, heat and water. |
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for undertaking ista: consumption based measurement and invoicing of electricity, gas, heat and water.

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

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

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4649 — Charterhouse/ista, to the following address:





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

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4649 — Charterhouse/ista, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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

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

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| 12.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/14 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/14

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 79/06)

| 1. | On 2 April 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners Group (‘CVC’, Cayman) and Victor Rijssen BV (‘VR’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Koninklijke Volker Vessels Stevin N.V. (‘Volker Wessels’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 2 April 2007 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which CVC Capital Partners Group (‘CVC’, Cayman) and Victor Rijssen BV (‘VR’, Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of Koninklijke Volker Vessels Stevin N.V. (‘Volker Wessels’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | CVC: investment advice, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

CVC: investment advice,

| — | VR: holding, |
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VR: holding,

| — | Volker Wessels: building and construction. |
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Volker Wessels: building and construction.

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

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

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels to the following address:





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

4.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.4643 — CVC/Victor Rijssen/Volker Wessels to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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

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

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| 12.4.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/15 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/15

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4397 — CVC/Ferd/SIG)

(2007/C 79/07)

On 10 November 2006, the Commission of the European Communities received notification of a proposed concentration between CVC Capital Partners Groupe Sàrl, Ferd AS, Elopak AS and SIG Holding Ltd. On 30 March 2007, the notifying parties informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.

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