# Official Journal C 79/2009

| | ISSN 1725-2423
  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.079.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 79 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 522 April 2009 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.079.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 79

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 522 April 2009

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 079/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2009/C 079/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5394 — Mauser Holding International/Reyde/JV) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2009/C 079/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5442 — E.ON Italia/MPE Energia) (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2009/C 079/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5482 — GSN/FUN) (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2009/C 079/05 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5492 — Oaktree/Apollo/Countrywide) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 079/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  )

1

1

2009/C 079/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5394 — Mauser Holding International/Reyde/JV) (
  1
  )

1

3

2009/C 079/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5442 — E.ON Italia/MPE Energia) (
  1
  )

1

3

2009/C 079/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5482 — GSN/FUN) (
  1
  )

1

4

2009/C 079/05

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5492 — Oaktree/Apollo/Countrywide) (
  1
  )

1

4

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 079/06 | Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 1,50 % on 1 April 2009 — Euro exchange rates | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 079/06

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 1,50 % on 1 April 2009 — Euro exchange rates

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| | European Institute of Innovation and Technology |
| 2009/C 079/07 | Call for proposals for the establishment of Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) | 6 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

European Institute of Innovation and Technology

2009/C 079/07

Call for proposals for the establishment of Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 2.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/1 |
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2.4.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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 79/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 28.1.2009 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 212/08 |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | Małopolskie |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Pomoc na restrukturyzację dla Przedsiębiorstwa Komunikacji Samochodowej Wadowice S.A. |
| Legal basis | Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji - art. 56 ust. 1 pkt 2 oraz art. 56 ust. 5 (Dz. U. z 2002 r. Nr 171. poz. 1397 ze zm.) |
| Type of measure | ad hoc aid |
| Objective | restructuring aid |
| Form of aid | loan |
| Budget | PLN 1 524 500 (approx. 392 154 EUR) |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2012 |
| Economic sectors | transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu S.A. |
| ul. Wołoska 7 |
| 02-672 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

28.1.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 212/08

Member State

Poland

Region

Małopolskie

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc na restrukturyzację dla Przedsiębiorstwa Komunikacji Samochodowej Wadowice S.A.

Legal basis

Ustawa z dnia 30 sierpnia 1996 r. o komercjalizacji i prywatyzacji - art. 56 ust. 1 pkt 2 oraz art. 56 ust. 5 (Dz. U. z 2002 r. Nr 171. poz. 1397 ze zm.)

Type of measure

ad hoc aid

Objective

restructuring aid

Form of aid

loan

Budget

PLN 1 524 500 (approx. 392 154 EUR)

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2012

Economic sectors

transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Agencja Rozwoju Przemyslu S.A.

ul. Wołoska 7

02-672 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/index.htm

| Date of adoption of the decision | 11.2.2009 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 472/08 |
| Member State | Poland |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Pomoc na inwestycje w zakresie portów lotniczych w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko |
| Legal basis | Projekt rozporządzenia Ministra Infrastruktury w sprawie pomocy na inwestycje infrastrukturalne w zakresie portów lotniczych w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko na lata 2007 – 2013
  Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju - art. 21 ust. 3.
  Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko na lata 2007 – 2013 |
| Type of measure | Investment aid |
| Objective | Sectorial development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | approx. EUR 251,5 m |
| Intensity | Max. 30 % (Warszawa-Okęcie airport) max. 75 % (the other TEN T airport operators) |
| Duration (period) | The aid will be granted by until 31.12.2015 |
| Economic sectors | Air transport |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerstwo Infrastruktury |
| ul. Chałubińskiego 4/6 |
| 00-928 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

11.2.2009

Reference number of the aid

N 472/08

Member State

Poland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pomoc na inwestycje w zakresie portów lotniczych w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko

Legal basis

Projekt rozporządzenia Ministra Infrastruktury w sprawie pomocy na inwestycje infrastrukturalne w zakresie portów lotniczych w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Infrastruktura i Środowisko na lata 2007 – 2013

Ustawa z dnia 6 grudnia 2006 r. o zasadach prowadzenia polityki rozwoju - art. 21 ust. 3.

Program Operacyjny Infrastruktura i Środowisko na lata 2007 – 2013

Type of measure

Investment aid

Objective

Sectorial development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

approx. EUR 251,5 m

Intensity

Max. 30 % (Warszawa-Okęcie airport) max. 75 % (the other TEN T airport operators)

Duration (period)

The aid will be granted by until 31.12.2015

Economic sectors

Air transport

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstwo Infrastruktury

ul. Chałubińskiego 4/6

00-928 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/index.htm

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| 2.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/3 |
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2.4.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/3

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5394 — Mauser Holding International/Reyde/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 79/02

On 21 January 2009, 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:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5394. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5394. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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| 2.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/3 |
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2.4.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/3

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5442 — E.ON Italia/MPE Energia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 79/03

On 24 March 2009, 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:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5442. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5442. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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| 2.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/4 |
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2.4.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/4

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5482 — GSN/FUN)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 79/04

On 26 March 2009, 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:

| — | from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5482. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5482. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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| 2.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/4 |
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2.4.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/4

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5492 — Oaktree/Apollo/Countrywide)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 79/05

On 26 March 2009, 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:

| — | from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
| --- | --- |

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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5492. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32009M5492. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 2.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/5 |
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2.4.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/5

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Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

1,50 % on 1 April 2009

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 April 2009

2009/C 79/06

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3246 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 130,86 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4482 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,92060 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,9303 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5106 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,8850 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,151 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 304,81 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7092 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,5540 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2282 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,1782 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,9081 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,6764 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,2665 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,3525 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0161 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 817,28 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 12,4590 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,0527 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4630 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 15 471,33 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8315 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,930 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 44,8790 |
| THB | Thai baht | 47,043 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0572 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 18,5914 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 66,9850 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3246

JPY

Japanese yen

130,86

DKK

Danish krone

7,4482

GBP

Pound sterling

0,92060

SEK

Swedish krona

10,9303

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5106

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,8850

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

27,151

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

304,81

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7092

PLN

Polish zloty

4,5540

RON

Romanian leu

4,2282

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1782

AUD

Australian dollar

1,9081

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,6764

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,2665

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,3525

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0161

KRW

South Korean won

1 817,28

ZAR

South African rand

12,4590

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,0527

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4630

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

15 471,33

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8315

PHP

Philippine peso

63,930

RUB

Russian rouble

44,8790

THB

Thai baht

47,043

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0572

MXN

Mexican peso

18,5914

INR

Indian rupee

66,9850

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(1)  Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

European Institute of Innovation and Technology

| 2.4.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 79/6 |
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2.4.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 79/6

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Call for proposals for the establishment of Knowledge and Innovation Communities of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

2009/C 79/07

In conformity with Regulation (EC) No 294/2008 of 11 March 2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals for Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).

Proposals are invited for the following call. The call deadline and indicative budget are given in the call text, which is published on the EIT website.

Call Identifier: EIT-KICS-2009.

Priority areas addressed by the call: climate change mitigation and adaptation; sustainable energy; future information and communication society.

Information on the modalities of the call, the evaluation criteria and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the KICs Call page of the EIT website: http://eit.europa.eu

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