# Official Journal C 214/2007

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5013 September 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 214

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5013 September 2007

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 214/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2007/C 214/02 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| 2007/C 214/03 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4677 — Thornwood/Federal Mogul) (
  1
  ) | 5 |

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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 214/01

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

1

1

2007/C 214/02

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

1

4

2007/C 214/03

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4677 — Thornwood/Federal Mogul) (
  1
  )

1

5

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 214/04 | Euro exchange rates | 6 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 214/04

Euro exchange rates

6

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 214/05 | Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the La Folie de Paris Licence)
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  ) | 7 |
| 2007/C 214/06 | State aid — Greece — State aid C 44/06 (ex N 614/05) — Regional aid to textile, clothing and leather sector in Greece (
  1
  ) | 9 |
| 2007/C 214/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4901 — Gilde/Swets) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 10 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2007/C 214/05

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

1

7

2007/C 214/06

State aid — Greece — State aid C 44/06 (ex N 614/05) — Regional aid to textile, clothing and leather sector in Greece (
  1
  )

1

9

2007/C 214/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4901 — Gilde/Swets) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

10

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 13.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/1 |
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13.9.2007

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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)

(2007/C 214/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 30.10.2002 |
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| Reference number of the aid | NN 94/02 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Finanzbeiträge 2002 |
| Legal basis | Richtlinie zur Förderung der deutschen Seeschiffahrt vom 14. Juni 2002 |
| Type of measure | — |
| Objective | To improve seafarers' skills |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | EUR 4 million |
| Intensity | EUR 4 million |
| Duration | 2002 |
| Economic sectors | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | — |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

30.10.2002

Reference number of the aid

NN 94/02

Member State

Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Finanzbeiträge 2002

Legal basis

Richtlinie zur Förderung der deutschen Seeschiffahrt vom 14. Juni 2002

Type of measure

—

Objective

To improve seafarers' skills

Form of aid

—

Budget

EUR 4 million

Intensity

EUR 4 million

Duration

2002

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

—

Other information

—

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 1.10.2003 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of the aid | NN 126/03 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Finanzbeiträge 2003 |
| Legal basis | Richtlinie zur Förderung der deutschen Seeschiffahrt vom 5. Mai 2003 |
| Type of measure | — |
| Objective | To improve seafarers' skills |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | EUR 4 million |
| Intensity | EUR 4 million |
| Duration | 2003 |
| Economic sectors | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | — |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

1.10.2003

Reference number of the aid

NN 126/03

Member State

Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Finanzbeiträge 2003

Legal basis

Richtlinie zur Förderung der deutschen Seeschiffahrt vom 5. Mai 2003

Type of measure

—

Objective

To improve seafarers' skills

Form of aid

—

Budget

EUR 4 million

Intensity

EUR 4 million

Duration

2003

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

—

Other information

—

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 7.6.2006 |
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| Aid No | N 236/06 |
| Member State | France |
| Region | Ile de la Réunion |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Modification au régime N 607/04 concernant des aides individuelles à caractère social au titre de l'article 87.2 a) du traité instaurées au bénéfice de certaines catégories de passagers des liaisons aériennes reliant la Réunion à la France métropolitaine. |
| Legal basis | Article 60 de la loi no 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer; décret no 2004-100 du 30 janvier 2004 relatif à la dotation de continuité territoriale instituée par l'article 60 de la loi de programme pour l'outre-mer; arrêté du 7 février 2006 fixant pour l'année 2006 la répartition de la dotation de continuité territoriale instituée par l'article 60 de la loi de programme pour l'outre-mer; délibération no DAE/20040019 du 29 juin 2004 de l'assemblée plénière du conseil régional de la Réunion portant dispositif de continuité territoriale; délibération no DAE/2004-0679 du 14 septembre 2004 de la commission permanente du conseil régional de la Réunion portant modalités pratiques de gestion du dispositif de continuité territoriale et délibération no DAE/2005-0821 du 2 novembre 2005 de la commission permanente du conseil régional de la Réunion portant amélioration du dispositif de continuité territoriale. |
| Type of measure | — |
| Objective | To promote the opening-up of Réunion by introducing a social aid scheme for certain categories of passengers and for residents of the island and thereby combat handicaps connected with its insular nature — Air transport |
| Form of aid | — |
| Budget | EUR 8,6 million |
| Intensity | 30 %-100 % |
| Duration | One year (up to July 2006) |
| Economic sectors | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | — |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

7.6.2006

Aid No

N 236/06

Member State

France

Region

Ile de la Réunion

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Modification au régime N 607/04 concernant des aides individuelles à caractère social au titre de l'article 87.2 a) du traité instaurées au bénéfice de certaines catégories de passagers des liaisons aériennes reliant la Réunion à la France métropolitaine.

Legal basis

Article 60 de la loi no 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer; décret no 2004-100 du 30 janvier 2004 relatif à la dotation de continuité territoriale instituée par l'article 60 de la loi de programme pour l'outre-mer; arrêté du 7 février 2006 fixant pour l'année 2006 la répartition de la dotation de continuité territoriale instituée par l'article 60 de la loi de programme pour l'outre-mer; délibération no DAE/20040019 du 29 juin 2004 de l'assemblée plénière du conseil régional de la Réunion portant dispositif de continuité territoriale; délibération no DAE/2004-0679 du 14 septembre 2004 de la commission permanente du conseil régional de la Réunion portant modalités pratiques de gestion du dispositif de continuité territoriale et délibération no DAE/2005-0821 du 2 novembre 2005 de la commission permanente du conseil régional de la Réunion portant amélioration du dispositif de continuité territoriale.

Type of measure

—

Objective

To promote the opening-up of Réunion by introducing a social aid scheme for certain categories of passengers and for residents of the island and thereby combat handicaps connected with its insular nature — Air transport

Form of aid

—

Budget

EUR 8,6 million

Intensity

30 %-100 %

Duration

One year (up to July 2006)

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

—

Other information

—

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.7.2007 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 105/07 |
| Member State | Poland |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Gwarantowane przez Skarb Panstwa gwarancje ubezpieczeniowe dotyczace kontraktu eksportowego |
| Legal basis | 1. | Ustawa z dnia 7 lipca 1994 r. o gwarantowanych przez Skarb Panstwa ubezpieczeniach eksportowych; |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 105/07

Member State

Poland

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Gwarantowane przez Skarb Panstwa gwarancje ubezpieczeniowe dotyczace kontraktu eksportowego

Legal basis

1.

Ustawa z dnia 7 lipca 1994 r. o gwarantowanych przez Skarb Panstwa ubezpieczeniach eksportowych;

| 2. | Uchwala Nr 111/2006 Komitetu Polityki Ubezpieczen Eksportowych z dnia 20 grudnia 2006 r. w sprawie szczególowych zasad dzialalnosci Korporacji Ubezpieczen Kredytów Eksportowych Spólka Akcyjna w zakresie gwarantowanych przez Skarb Panstwa gwarancji ubezpieczeniowych dotyczacych kontraktu eksportowego oraz zasad ustalania wynagrodzen z tytulu udzielonych gwarancji ubezpieczeniowych |
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2.

Uchwala Nr 111/2006 Komitetu Polityki Ubezpieczen Eksportowych z dnia 20 grudnia 2006 r. w sprawie szczególowych zasad dzialalnosci Korporacji Ubezpieczen Kredytów Eksportowych Spólka Akcyjna w zakresie gwarantowanych przez Skarb Panstwa gwarancji ubezpieczeniowych dotyczacych kontraktu eksportowego oraz zasad ustalania wynagrodzen z tytulu udzielonych gwarancji ubezpieczeniowych

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Export and internationalisation

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration

20.12.2006-31.12.2011

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Patrz Zalacznik nr 7 — Podmioty udzielajace pomocy

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/

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| 13.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/4 |
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13.9.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/4

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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)

(2007/C 214/02)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 18.7.2007 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of the aid | N 857/06 |
| Member State | Slovakia |
| Region | Stredné Slovensko |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Regionálna pomoc podniku Kia Motors Slovakia s.r.o. |
| Legal basis | 1. | Zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o štátnej pomoci z 24. augusta 1999 v znení neskorších predpisov |

Date of adoption of the decision

18.7.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 857/06

Member State

Slovakia

Region

Stredné Slovensko

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Regionálna pomoc podniku Kia Motors Slovakia s.r.o.

Legal basis

1.

Zákon č. 231/1999 Z.z. o štátnej pomoci z 24. augusta 1999 v znení neskorších predpisov

| 2. | Zákon č. 523/2004 Z.z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy z 23. septembra 2004 v znení neskorších predpisov |
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2.

Zákon č. 523/2004 Z.z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy z 23. septembra 2004 v znení neskorších predpisov

| 3. | Výnos č. 1/2005 Ministerstva hospodárstva SR z 1. marca 2005 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti ministerstva hospodárstva SR |
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3.

Výnos č. 1/2005 Ministerstva hospodárstva SR z 1. marca 2005 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti ministerstva hospodárstva SR

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: SKK 1 153,1 million

Intensity

15 %

Duration

—

Economic sectors

Motor vehicles

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky |
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| Mierová 19 |
| SK-827 15 Bratislava 212 |

Ministerstvo hospodárstva Slovenskej republiky

Mierová 19

SK-827 15 Bratislava 212

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/

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| 13.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/5 |
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13.9.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/5

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4677 — Thornwood/Federal Mogul)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 214/03)

On 10 August 2007, 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 32007M4677. 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 32007M4677. 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

| 13.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/6 |
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13.9.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/6

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Euro exchange rates (1)

12 September 2007

(2007/C 214/04)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3885 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 158,14 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4479 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,6837 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,2903 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6422 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 89,29 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,8325 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5842 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 27,515 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 254,69 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7007 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,7801 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,3151 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 33,635 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,775 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6613 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,4461 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,8141 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,964 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,106 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 294,78 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,99 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,4437 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3222 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 13 062,31 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,8507 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 64,912 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 35,269 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,608 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3885

JPY

Japanese yen

158,14

DKK

Danish krone

7,4479

GBP

Pound sterling

0,6837

SEK

Swedish krona

9,2903

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6422

ISK

Iceland króna

89,29

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8325

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5842

CZK

Czech koruna

27,515

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

254,69

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7007

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,7801

RON

Romanian leu

3,3151

SKK

Slovak koruna

33,635

TRY

Turkish lira

1,775

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6613

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,4461

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,8141

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,964

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,106

KRW

South Korean won

1 294,78

ZAR

South African rand

9,99

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,4437

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3222

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

13 062,31

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,8507

PHP

Philippine peso

64,912

RUB

Russian rouble

35,269

THB

Thai baht

44,608

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 13.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/7 |
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13.9.2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/7

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

(Notice regarding an application for an exclusive licence to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘La Folie de Paris Licence’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 214/05)

By request of 28 February 2007 the company Renouveau Energie Ressources, with registered offices at 16, rue de Vivienne, Paris F-75002, asked for an exclusive five-year licence to prospect for liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, designated as the ‘La Folie de Paris Licence’ for an area of approximately 962 square kilometres covering part of the departments of Seine-et-Marne, Marne and Aube.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates, the original meridian being that of Paris.

| Points | Longitude | Latitude |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A | 1,00 °E | 54,20 °N |
| B | 1,40 °E | 54,20 °N |
| C | 1,40 °E | 54,10 °N |
| D | 1,50 °E | 54,10 °N |
| E | 1,50 °E | 54,00 °N |
| F | 1,70 °E | 54,00 °N |
| G | 1,70 °E | 53,90 °N |
| H | 1,50 °E | 53,90 °N |
| I | 1,50 °E | 53,84 °N |
| J | 1,47 °E | 53,83 °N |
| K | 1,47 °E | 53,80 °N |
| L | 1,40 °E | 53,80 °N |
| M | 1,40 °E | 53,90 °N |
| N | 1,10 °E | 53,90 °N |
| O | 1,10 °E | 54,10 °N |
| P | 1,00 °E | 54,10 °N |

Points

Longitude

Latitude

A

1,00 °E

54,20 °N

B

1,40 °E

54,20 °N

C

1,40 °E

54,10 °N

D

1,50 °E

54,10 °N

E

1,50 °E

54,00 °N

F

1,70 °E

54,00 °N

G

1,70 °E

53,90 °N

H

1,50 °E

53,90 °N

I

1,50 °E

53,84 °N

J

1,47 °E

53,83 °N

K

1,47 °E

53,80 °N

L

1,40 °E

53,80 °N

M

1,40 °E

53,90 °N

N

1,10 °E

53,90 °N

O

1,10 °E

54,10 °N

P

1,00 °E

54,10 °N

The following are excluded:

The perimeter of the Merisier concession (26,5 km2).

| Points | Longitude | Latitude |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Q | 1,13 °E | 54,15 °N |
| R | 1,21 °E | 54,15 °N |
| S | 1,21 °E | 54,10 °N |
| T | 1,13 °E | 54,10 °N |

Points

Longitude

Latitude

Q

1,13 °E

54,15 °N

R

1,21 °E

54,15 °N

S

1,21 °E

54,10 °N

T

1,13 °E

54,10 °N

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicant and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree No 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (French Official Journal of 3 June 2006).

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

Decisions on the initial application and the competing applications are based on the criteria governing the award of mining rights, as set out in Article 6 of the said Decree, and are taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 2 March 2009 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Articles 79 and 79(1) of the Mining Code and to Decree No 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (French Official Journal of 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development (Directorate-General for Energy and Raw Materials, Directorate for Energy and Mineral Resources, Bureau of Mining Legislation), 61, boulevard Vincent Auriol, Télédoc 133, F-75703 Paris Cedex 13 [telephone (33) 144 97 23 02, fax (33) 144 97 05 70].

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted at:

http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

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STATE AID — GREECE

State aid C 44/06 (ex N 614/05) — Regional aid to textile, clothing and leather sector in Greece

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 214/06)

The Commission has decided to close the formal investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty, initiated on 24 October 2006 (1) in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that Greece has withdrawn its notification on 27 February 2007.

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(1)  OJ C 297, 7.12.2006, p. 38.

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| 13.9.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/10 |
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13.9.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/10

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4901 — Gilde/Swets)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 214/07)

| 1. | On 6 September 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 Gilde Buy Out Management Holding B.V. (‘Gilde’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Koninklijke Swets & Zeitlinger Holding N.V. (‘Swets’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 6 September 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 Gilde Buy Out Management Holding B.V. (‘Gilde’, the Netherlands) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Koninklijke Swets & Zeitlinger Holding N.V. (‘Swets’, the Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Gilde: private equity investor, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Gilde: private equity investor,

| — | for undertaking Swets: provider of subscription services to publishers and subscribers. |
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for undertaking Swets: provider of subscription services to publishers and subscribers.

| 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.4901 — Gilde/Swets, 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.4901 — Gilde/Swets, 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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