# Official Journal C 222/2011

| | ISSN 1725-2423
  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.222.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 222 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5428 July 2011 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.222.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 222

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5428 July 2011

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 222/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6291 — CD&R Fund VIII/SPIE) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2011/C 222/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6269 — SNCF/HFPS/Wehinger GmbH/Rail Holding) (
  1
  ) | 1 |

Notice No

Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 222/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6291 — CD&R Fund VIII/SPIE) (
  1
  )

1

1

2011/C 222/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.6269 — SNCF/HFPS/Wehinger GmbH/Rail Holding) (
  1
  )

1

1

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 222/03 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2011/C 222/04 | Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (
  1
  ) | 3 |
| 2011/C 222/05 | Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products (
  1
  ) | 4 |
| | NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 222/06 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 5 |
| 2011/C 222/07 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 6 |
| 2011/C 222/08 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 7 |
| 2011/C 222/09 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 8 |
| 2011/C 222/10 | State aid — Decision to raise no objections | 9 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2011/C 222/03

Euro exchange rates

2

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2011/C 222/04

Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (
  1
  )

1

3

2011/C 222/05

Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products (
  1
  )

1

4

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

European Commission

2011/C 222/06

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

5

2011/C 222/07

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

6

2011/C 222/08

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

7

2011/C 222/09

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

8

2011/C 222/10

State aid — Decision to raise no objections

9

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 222/11 | Call for proposals — DG ENTR No ENT-SAT-11/5397 — Support to international activities: information, training and assistance centres in Latin America | 10 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 222/12 | Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People's Republic of China | 12 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2011/C 222/13 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas) (
  1
  ) | 19 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2011/C 222/11

Call for proposals — DG ENTR No ENT-SAT-11/5397 — Support to international activities: information, training and assistance centres in Latin America

10

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 222/12

Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People's Republic of China

12

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2011/C 222/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas) (
  1
  )

1

19

| | Corrigenda |
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| 2011/C 222/14 | Corrigendum to calls for proposals and a prize under the 2011 and 2012 work programmes of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (OJ C 213, 20.7.2011) | 20 |

Corrigenda

2011/C 222/14

Corrigendum to calls for proposals and a prize under the 2011 and 2012 work programmes of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (OJ C 213, 20.7.2011)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/1 |
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28.7.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6291 — CD&R Fund VIII/SPIE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 222/01

On 20 July 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6291. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6291. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/1 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/1

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6269 — SNCF/HFPS/Wehinger GmbH/Rail Holding)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 222/02

On 20 July 2011, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

—

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6269. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32011M6269. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/2 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/2

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Euro exchange rates (1)

27 July 2011

2011/C 222/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,4446 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 112,46 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4525 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,88310 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0632 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,1586 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,7615 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,285 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 268,20 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7092 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0058 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2308 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,4399 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,3087 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3625 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,2550 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6530 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7366 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 517,64 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,6111 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 9,3080 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,4600 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 252,42 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,2601 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 60,902 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 39,6750 |
| THB | Thai baht | 42,962 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,2453 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,8134 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 63,6850 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4446

JPY

Japanese yen

112,46

DKK

Danish krone

7,4525

GBP

Pound sterling

0,88310

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0632

CHF

Swiss franc

1,1586

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,7615

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,285

HUF

Hungarian forint

268,20

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7092

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0058

RON

Romanian leu

4,2308

TRY

Turkish lira

2,4399

AUD

Australian dollar

1,3087

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3625

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,2550

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6530

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7366

KRW

South Korean won

1 517,64

ZAR

South African rand

9,6111

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

9,3080

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,4600

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 252,42

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,2601

PHP

Philippine peso

60,902

RUB

Russian rouble

39,6750

THB

Thai baht

42,962

BRL

Brazilian real

2,2453

MXN

Mexican peso

16,8134

INR

Indian rupee

63,6850

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/3 |
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28.7.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/3

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Commission notice pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community

Modification of public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 222/04

| Member State | Italy |
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| Route concerned | Reggio Calabria–Milano Malpensa and vice versa
  Reggio Calabria–Pisa San Giusto and vice versa
  Reggio Calabria–Torino Caselle and vice versa |
| Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations | 27 June 2011 |
| Date of entry into force of modifications | 19 September 2011 (new date of entry into force of the PSO) |
| Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained | For further information please contact:





  ENAC (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile) |
| Direzione Sviluppo Trasporto Aereo |
| Viale del Castro Pretorio 118 |
| 00185 Roma RM |
| ITALIA |
| http://www.enac.gov.it |
| E-mail: osp@enac.gov.it |

Member State

Italy

Route concerned

Reggio Calabria–Milano Malpensa and vice versa

Reggio Calabria–Pisa San Giusto and vice versa

Reggio Calabria–Torino Caselle and vice versa

Original date of entry into force of the public service obligations

27 June 2011

Date of entry into force of modifications

19 September 2011 (new date of entry into force of the PSO)

Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained

For further information please contact:

ENAC (Ente Nazionale per l’Aviazione Civile)

Direzione Sviluppo Trasporto Aereo

Viale del Castro Pretorio 118

00185 Roma RM

ITALIA

http://www.enac.gov.it

E-mail: osp@enac.gov.it

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28.7.2011

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/4

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Summary information communicated by Member States on State aid granted in conformity with Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production, processing and marketing of fisheries products

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 222/05

Aid No: XF 35/10

Member State: Ireland

Region/Authority granting the aid: An Bord Iascaigh Mhara

Title of aid scheme/Name of company receiving an ad hoc aid: Seafood Category Management Scheme

Legal basis: Sea Fisheries Act 1952 (No 7 of 1952)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or amount of ad hoc aid granted: EUR 400 000

Maximum aid intensity: Up to maximum of 40 % of eligible private sector projects and up to 100 % of public projects carried out in the collective interest by public bodies and/or research institutions

Date of entry into force: Operative date 1 November 2010

Duration of the scheme or individual aid award (not later than 30 June 2014); indicate:

| — | under the scheme: aid will be granted until 30 June 2014 |
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under the scheme: aid will be granted until 30 June 2014

| — | in the case of an ad hoc aid: the expected date of the last installment to be paid: not applicable |
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in the case of an ad hoc aid: the expected date of the last installment to be paid: not applicable

Objective of aid: The objective of the scheme is to support common interest projects which aid the sustainable development of key seafood categories; pelagic, whitefish, shellfish and salmon.

This scheme is being paid under Articles 17, 20, 21 and 23 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 736/2008 of 22 July 2008.

Indicate which of Articles 8 to 24 is used: Articles 17, 20, 21 and 23

Activity concerned: Seafood production and processing sectors

Name and address of the granting authority:

| An Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
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| PO Box 12 |
| Crofton Road |
| Dún Laoghaire |
| Co. Dublin |
| IRELAND |

An Bord Iascaigh Mhara

PO Box 12

Crofton Road

Dún Laoghaire

Co. Dublin

IRELAND

Web address where the full text of the scheme or the criteria and conditions under which ad hoc aid is granted outside of an aid scheme can be found: http://www.bim.ie/templates/text_content.asp?node_id=1085

Motivation: indicate why a State aid scheme has been established instead of assistance under the European Fisheries Fund: The funding allocated to Ireland from the European Fisheries Fund was prioritised for other measures, in particular, Decommissioning of the fishing fleet, Environmentally friendly systems for fisheries, Inshore management of fisheries and Axis 4 (Development of coastal communities).

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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

European Commission

| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/5 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/5

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 222/06

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 15 December 2010 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 69072 |
| Decision number | : | 486/10/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Title | : | The prolongation of the Norwegian Energy Fund scheme |
| Legal basis | : | Parliamentary propositions No 1 S (2009-2010) and 1 S (2010-2011) |
| Objective | : | Environmental protection: increasing supply of renewable heat and energy, and contributing to energy saving |
| Form of aid | : | Grants |
| Budget | : | NOK 1 850 million |
| Duration | : | 1 January 2011-31 December 2011 |
| Economic sectors | : | Energy, electricity |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | Enova SF |
| Professor Borchsgt. 2 |
| 7030 Trondheim |
| NORWAY |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

15 December 2010

Case number

:

69072

Decision number

:

486/10/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Title

:

The prolongation of the Norwegian Energy Fund scheme

Legal basis

:

Parliamentary propositions No 1 S (2009-2010) and 1 S (2010-2011)

Objective

:

Environmental protection: increasing supply of renewable heat and energy, and contributing to energy saving

Form of aid

:

Grants

Budget

:

NOK 1 850 million

Duration

:

1 January 2011-31 December 2011

Economic sectors

:

Energy, electricity

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Enova SF

Professor Borchsgt. 2

7030 Trondheim

NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/6 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/6

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 222/07

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 13 April 2011 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 69146 |
| Decision number | : | 127/11/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Iceland |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : | Rescue aid scheme involving settlement of claims owned by the Central Bank of Iceland on savings banks |
| Legal basis | : | Article 61(3)(b) of the EEA Agreement |
| Type of measure | : | Aid scheme |
| Objective | : | Remedy a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | : | Settlement of claims |
| Duration | : | The scheme has been temporarily approved until 30 April 2011 |
| Economic sector | : | Financial sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | Ministry of Finance |
| Arnarhvoli |
| 150 Reykjavik |
| ICELAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

13 April 2011

Case number

:

69146

Decision number

:

127/11/COL

EFTA State

:

Iceland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Rescue aid scheme involving settlement of claims owned by the Central Bank of Iceland on savings banks

Legal basis

:

Article 61(3)(b) of the EEA Agreement

Type of measure

:

Aid scheme

Objective

:

Remedy a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

:

Settlement of claims

Duration

:

The scheme has been temporarily approved until 30 April 2011

Economic sector

:

Financial sector

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Ministry of Finance

Arnarhvoli

150 Reykjavik

ICELAND

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/7 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/7

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 222/08

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 13 April 2011 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 68438 |
| Decision number | : | 125/11/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : | Lease agreement between Skedsmo municipality and Akershus Energi Varme AS |
| Form of aid | : | Lease agreement |
| Budget | : | NOK 16 500 per year |
| Duration | : | 10 years |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

13 April 2011

Case number

:

68438

Decision number

:

125/11/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Lease agreement between Skedsmo municipality and Akershus Energi Varme AS

Form of aid

:

Lease agreement

Budget

:

NOK 16 500 per year

Duration

:

10 years

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/8 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/8

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 222/09

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 13 April 2011 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 69666 |
| Decision number | : | 126/11/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Iceland |
| Title | : | State aid for the establishment and capitalisation of Byr hf. |
| Legal basis | : | Article 61(3)(b) of the EEA Agreement |
| Objective | : | Remedy a serious disturbance in the economy |
| Form of aid | : | Initial share capital and subordinated loan facility |
| Duration | : | The aid has been temporarily approved until 13 October 2011 |
| Economic sectors | : | Financial sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | Ministry of Finance |
| Arnarhvoli |
| 150 Reykjavik |
| ICELAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

13 April 2011

Case number

:

69666

Decision number

:

126/11/COL

EFTA State

:

Iceland

Title

:

State aid for the establishment and capitalisation of Byr hf.

Legal basis

:

Article 61(3)(b) of the EEA Agreement

Objective

:

Remedy a serious disturbance in the economy

Form of aid

:

Initial share capital and subordinated loan facility

Duration

:

The aid has been temporarily approved until 13 October 2011

Economic sectors

:

Financial sector

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Ministry of Finance

Arnarhvoli

150 Reykjavik

ICELAND

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/9 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/9

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State aid — Decision to raise no objections

2011/C 222/10

The EFTA Surveillance Authority raises no objections to the following State aid measure:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 26 January 2011 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Case number | : | 69060 |
| Decision number | : | 9/11/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : | Innovation Cluster scheme |
| Legal basis | : | Article 61(3)(c) |
| Type of measure | : | Aid scheme |
| Objective | : | Promotion of innovation |
| Form of aid | : | Grant |
| Intensity | : | 50 % |
| Economic sectors | : | All |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development |
| PO Box 8112 Dep. |
| 0032 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

26 January 2011

Case number

:

69060

Decision number

:

9/11/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Innovation Cluster scheme

Legal basis

:

Article 61(3)(c)

Type of measure

:

Aid scheme

Objective

:

Promotion of innovation

Form of aid

:

Grant

Intensity

:

50 %

Economic sectors

:

All

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

PO Box 8112 Dep.

0032 Oslo

NORWAY

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/10 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/10

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Call for proposals — DG ENTR No ENT-SAT-11/5397

Support to international activities: information, training and assistance centres in Latin America

2011/C 222/11

1.   Objectives and description

Ensure the visibility of the European satellite navigation activities, monitor local satellite navigation initiatives and support the EU satellite navigation industry through support of information, training and assistance centres and activities, in Latin America.

The kind of activities to be supported is:

| — | establishment and deployment of a communication strategy with the objective to promote and inform about the results of the European GNSS programmes in the respective third countries and support cooperation, |
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establishment and deployment of a communication strategy with the objective to promote and inform about the results of the European GNSS programmes in the respective third countries and support cooperation,

| — | setting-up and management of a website for the duration of the project, |
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setting-up and management of a website for the duration of the project,

| — | promotion of European products through distribution of relevant documentations from EU companies to events, |
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promotion of European products through distribution of relevant documentations from EU companies to events,

| — | technology watch and in particular issue monthly monitoring reports on the development of navigation satellite systems in the targeted country/region, |
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technology watch and in particular issue monthly monitoring reports on the development of navigation satellite systems in the targeted country/region,

| — | awareness creation through organisation of seminars that will present opportunities of cooperation through the different instruments available (Seventh Framework Programme for Research), |
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awareness creation through organisation of seminars that will present opportunities of cooperation through the different instruments available (Seventh Framework Programme for Research),

| — | provision of incentives to European SMEs willing to export in cooperation for example with the European Investment Bank, |
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provision of incentives to European SMEs willing to export in cooperation for example with the European Investment Bank,

| — | facilitate matchmaking with organisations from the targeted country/region. |
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facilitate matchmaking with organisations from the targeted country/region.

2.   Eligible applicants

Applicants should be private or public organisations based in the targeted country/region (Latin America) or based in the European Union with operations in the targeted country/region.

Applicants must be established in one of the following countries:

| — | the 27 countries of the European Union, |
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the 27 countries of the European Union,

| — | other countries: Brazil, Argentina and Chile. |
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other countries: Brazil, Argentina and Chile.

3.   Budget and project duration

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of project amounts to EUR 150 000. Financial assistance from the Commission cannot exceed 70 % of the total eligible costs.

This call should co-finance one project.

The maximum grant will be EUR 150 000. For details see Chapter 4 of the call for proposals.

Scheduled start date of the activities is November 2011.

The maximum duration of projects is 24 months.

4.   Deadline

Applications must be sent to the Commission no later than 15 September 2011.

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/index.htm

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

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

European Commission

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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/12

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Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People's Republic of China

2011/C 222/12

The European Commission (the Commission) has received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), alleging that imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics, originating in the People's Republic of China, are being dumped and are thereby causing material injury to the Union industry.

1.   Complaint

The complaint was lodged on 16 June 2011 by the Glass Fibre Fabrics Defence Coalition (GFFDC) (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics.

2.   Product under investigation

The product subject to this investigation is fabrics of woven or stitched or woven and stitched continuous filament glass fibre rovings, excluding products which are impregnated or pre-impregnated (pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more than 1.8 mm in both length and width and weighing more than 35 g/m2 (the product under investigation).

3.   Allegation of dumping
   (2)

The product allegedly being dumped is the product under investigation, originating in the People’s Republic of China (the country concerned), currently falling within CN codes ex 7019 39 00, ex 7019 40 00 and ex 7019 90 99. These CN codes are given for information only.

Since, in view of the provisions of Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, the People’s Republic of China is considered to be a non-market economy country, the complainant established normal value for the imports from the People’s Republic of China on the basis of the price in a market economy third country, namely the United States of America. The allegation of dumping is based on a comparison of the normal value thus established with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under investigation when sold for export to the Union.

On this basis the dumping margin calculated is significant for the country concerned.

4.   Allegation of injury

The complainant has provided evidence that imports of the product under investigation from the country concerned have increased overall in absolute terms and have increased in terms of market share.

The prima facie evidence provided by the complainant shows that the volume and the prices of the imported product under investigation have, among other consequences, had a negative impact on the quantities sold, the level of prices charged and the market share held by the Union industry, resulting in substantial adverse effects on the overall performance and the financial situation of the Union industry.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that the complaint has been lodged by or on behalf of the Union industry and that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a proceeding, the Commission hereby initiates an investigation pursuant to Article 5 of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will determine whether the product under investigation originating in country concerned is being dumped and whether this dumping has caused injury to the Union industry. If the conclusions are affirmative, the investigation will examine whether the imposition of measures would not be against the Union interest.

5.1.   
  Procedure for the determination of dumping

Exporting producers (3) of the product under investigation from the country concerned are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.1.1.   Investigating exporting producers

5.1.1.1.   Procedure for selecting exporting producers to be investigated in the country concerned

(a)   Sampling

In view of the potentially large number of exporting producers in the country concerned involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit the exporting producers to be investigated to a reasonable number by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties have to do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the following information on their company or companies:

| — | name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and contact person, |
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name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and contact person,

| — | the turnover in local currency and the volume in tonnes of the product under investigation sold for export to the Union during the investigation period (IP), from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, for each of the 27 Member States (4) separately and in total, |
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the turnover in local currency and the volume in tonnes of the product under investigation sold for export to the Union during the investigation period (IP), from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, for each of the 27 Member States (4) separately and in total,

| — | the turnover in local currency and the volume in tonnes of the product under investigation sold on the domestic market during the IP, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, |
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the turnover in local currency and the volume in tonnes of the product under investigation sold on the domestic market during the IP, 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011,

| — | the precise activities of the company worldwide with regard to the product under investigation, |
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the precise activities of the company worldwide with regard to the product under investigation,

| — | the names and the precise activities of all related companies (5) involved in the production and/or sales (export and/or domestic) of the product under investigation, |
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the names and the precise activities of all related companies (5) involved in the production and/or sales (export and/or domestic) of the product under investigation,

| — | any other relevant information that would assist the Commission in the selection of the sample. |
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any other relevant information that would assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

The exporting producers should also indicate whether, in the event that they are not selected to be in the sample, they would like to receive a questionnaire and other claim forms in order to fill these in and thus claim an individual dumping margin in accordance with Section (b) below.

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will imply completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response (on-spot verification). If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission's findings for non-cooperating exporting producers are based on facts available and the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporting producers, the Commission will also contact the authorities of the country concerned and may contact any known associations of exporting producers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of exports to the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known exporting producers, the authorities of the country concerned and associations of exporting producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the country concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.

All exporting producers selected to be in the sample will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

The completed questionnaire will contain information on, inter alia, the structure of the exporting producer's company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under investigation, the cost of production, the sales of the product under investigation on the domestic market of the country concerned and the sales of the product under investigation to the Union.

Companies that had agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but were not selected to be in the sample shall be considered to be cooperating (non-sampled cooperating exporting producers). Without prejudice to Section (b) below, the anti-dumping duty that may be applied to imports from the non-sampled cooperating exporting producers will not exceed the weighted average margin of dumping established for the exporting producers in the sample (6).

(b)   Individual dumping margin for companies not included in the sample

Non-sampled cooperating exporting producers may request, pursuant to Article 17(3) of the basic Regulation, that the Commission establish their individual dumping margins (individual dumping margin). The exporting producers wishing to claim an individual dumping margin must request a questionnaire and other claim forms in accordance with Section (a) above and return them duly completed within the deadlines specified in the following sentence and in Section 5.1.2.2 below. The completed questionnaire reply must be submitted within 37 days of the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified. It must be underlined that, in order for the Commission to be able to establish individual dumping margins for those exporting producers in the non-market economy country, it must be proven that they fulfil the criteria for being granted market economy treatment (MET) or at least individual treatment (IT) as specified in Section 5.1.2.2. below.

However, exporting producers claiming an individual dumping margin should be aware that the Commission may nonetheless decide not to determine their individual dumping margin if, for instance, the number of exporting producers is so large that such determination would be unduly burdensome and would prevent the timely completion of the investigation.

5.1.2.   Additional procedure with regard to exporting producers in the non-market economy country concerned

5.1.2.1.   Selection of a market economy third country

Subject to the provisions of Section 5.1.2.2 below, in accordance with Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation, in the case of imports from the country concerned normal value shall be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country. For this purpose, the Commission shall select an appropriate market economy third country. The Commission has provisionally chosen the United States of America. Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within 10 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.1.2.2.   Treatment of exporting producers in the non-market economy country concerned

In accordance with Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation, individual exporting producers in the country concerned, which consider that market economy conditions prevail for them in respect of the manufacture and sale of the product under investigation, may submit a properly substantiated claim to this effect (MET claim). Market economy treatment (MET) will be granted if the assessment of the MET claim shows that criteria laid down in Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation (7) are fulfilled. The dumping margin of the exporting producers granted MET will be calculated, to the extent possible and without prejudice to the use of facts available pursuant to Article 18 of the basic Regulation, by using their own normal value and export prices in accordance with Article 2(7)(b) of the basic Regulation.

Individual exporting producers in the country concerned may also, or as an alternative, claim individual treatment (IT). To be granted IT these exporting producers must provide evidence that they fulfil the criteria set out in Article 9(5) of the basic Regulation (8). The dumping margin of the exporting producers granted IT will be calculated on the basis of their own export prices. The normal value for exporting producers granted IT will be based on the values established for the market economy third country selected as outlined above.

(a)   Market economy treatment (MET)

The Commission will send MET claim forms to all the exporting producers in the country concerned selected to be in the sample and to non-sampled cooperating exporting producers that wish to apply for an individual dumping margin, to any known association of exporting producers, as well as to the authorities of the country concerned.

All exporting producers claiming MET should submit a completed MET claim form within 15 days of the date of the notification of the sample selection or of the decision not to select a sample, unless otherwise specified.

(b)   Individual treatment (IT)

To apply for IT, exporting producers in the country concerned selected to be in the sample and non-sampled cooperating exporting producers that wish to apply for an individual dumping margin should submit the MET claim form with the sections relevant for IT duly completed within 15 days of the date of the notification of sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

5.1.3.   Investigating unrelated importers
   (9)
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In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties should do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the following information on their company or companies:

| — | name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and contact person, |
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name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and contact person,

| — | the precise activities of the company with regard to the product under investigation, |
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the precise activities of the company with regard to the product under investigation,

| — | total turnover during the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 |
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total turnover during the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011

| — | the volume in tonnes and value in EUR of imports into and resales made on the Union market during the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 of the imported product under investigation originating in the country concerned, |
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the volume in tonnes and value in EUR of imports into and resales made on the Union market during the period 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 of the imported product under investigation originating in the country concerned,

| — | the names and the precise activities of all related companies (11) involved in the production and/or sales of the product under investigation, |
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the names and the precise activities of all related companies (11) involved in the production and/or sales of the product under investigation,

| — | any other relevant information that would assist the Commission in the selection of the sample. |
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any other relevant information that would assist the Commission in the selection of the sample.

By providing the above information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample. If the company is selected to be part of the sample, this will imply completing a questionnaire and accepting a visit at its premises in order to verify its response (on-spot verification). If the company indicates that it does not agree to its possible inclusion in the sample, it will be deemed not to have cooperated in the investigation. The Commission's findings for non-cooperating importers are based on the facts available and the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under investigation in the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known unrelated importers and associations of importers will be notified by the Commission of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers and to any known association of importers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified. The completed questionnaire will contain information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under investigation and on the sales of the product under investigation.

5.2.   
  Procedure for the determination of injury

Injury means material injury to the Union industry, or threat of material injury to the industry, or material retardation of the establishment of such an industry. A determination of injury is based on positive evidence and involves an objective examination of the volume of the dumped imports, their effect on prices on the Union market and the consequent impact of those imports on the Union industry. In order to establish whether the Union industry is materially injured, Union producers of the product under investigation are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.2.1.   Investigating Union producers

In view of the large number of Union producers involved in this proceeding and in order to complete the investigation within the set time limits, the Commission has decided to limit to a reasonable number the Union producers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling is carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

The Commission has provisionally selected a sample of Union producers. Details can be found in the file for inspection by interested parties. Interested parties are hereby invited to consult the file (for this they should contact the Commission using the contact details provided in Section 5.6 below). Other Union producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, that consider that there are reasons why they should be included in the sample should contact the Commission within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

All known Union producers and associations of Union producers will be notified by the Commission of the companies finally selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled Union producers and to any known association of Union producers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified. The completed questionnaire will contain information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies), the financial situation of the company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under investigation, the cost of production and the sales of the product under investigation.

5.3.   
  Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the existence of dumping and injury caused thereby be established, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether the adoption of anti-dumping measures would be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under investigation.

Parties that make themselves known within the above deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.

5.4.   
  Other written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence should reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.5.   
  Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard should be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.6.   
  Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited‘ (12).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries should be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such confidential information may be disregarded.

For this investigation, the Commission will use an electronic document management system. Interested parties are requested to make all submissions and requests in electronic format (the non-confidential submissions via e-mail, the confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. However, any powers of attorney, signed certifications, and any updates thereof, accompanying MET and IT claim forms or questionnaire replies shall be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. Pursuant to Article 18(2) of the basic Regulation, if an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately inform the Commission. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence/anti-dumping/investigations/).

Commission address for correspondence:

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European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N105 04/092

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Contact:

For dumping-related matters:

| Case mailbox: trade-wgff-dumping@ec.europa.eu |
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Case mailbox: trade-wgff-dumping@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22962006

For injury-related matters:

| Case mailbox: trade-wgff-injury@ec.europa.eu |
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Case mailbox: trade-wgff-injury@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22979819

6.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, provisional or final findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

7.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of the Directorate-General for Trade. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes on the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties’ rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among others, to dumping, injury, causal link and Union interest. Such a hearing would, as a rule, take place at the latest at the end of the fourth week following the disclosure of provisional findings.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer’s web pages on the Directorate-General for Trade’s website (http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/respectrules/ho/index_en.htm).

8.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, according to Article 6(9) of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. According to Article 7(1) of the basic Regulation, provisional measures may be imposed no later than nine months from the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (13).

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(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Dumping is the practice of selling a product for export (the product concerned) at a price below its ‘normal value’. The normal value is usually taken to be a comparable price for the ‘like’ product on the domestic market of the country concerned. The term ‧like product‧ is interpreted to mean a product which is alike in all respects to the product concerned or, in the absence of such a product, a product which closely resembles the product.

(3)  An exporting producer is any company in the country concerned which produces and exports the product under investigation to the Union market, either directly or via third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product concerned.

(4)  The 27 Member States of the European Union are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

(5)  In accordance with Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the implementation of the Community Customs Code, persons shall be deemed to be related only if: (a) they are officers or directors of one another's businesses; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) any person directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or (h) they are members of the same family. Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife, (ii) parent and child, (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood), (iv) grandparent and grandchild, (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece, (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law, (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1). In this context ‘person’ means any natural or legal person.

(6)  Pursuant to Article 9(6) of the basic Regulation, any zero and de minimis margins, and margins established in accordance with the circumstances described in Article 18 of the basic Regulation shall be disregarded.

(7)  The exporting producers have to demonstrate in particular that: (i) business decisions and costs are made in response to market conditions and without significant State interference; (ii) firms have one clear set of basic accounting records which are independently audited in line with international accounting standards and are applied for all purposes; (iii) there are no significant distortions carried over from the former non-market economy system; (iv) bankruptcy and property laws guarantee legal certainty and stability; and (v) exchange rate conversions are carried out at market rates.

(8)  The exporting producers have to demonstrate in particular that: (i) in the case of wholly or partly foreign owned firms or joint ventures, exporters are free to repatriate capital and profits; (ii) export prices and quantities and conditions and terms of sale are freely determined; (iii) the majority of the shares belong to private persons. State officials appearing on the Board of Directors or holding key management positions shall either be in a minority or it must be demonstrated that the company is nonetheless sufficiently independent from State interference; (iv) exchange rate conversions are carried out at the market rate; and (v) State interference is not such as to permit circumvention of measures if individual exporters are given different rates of duty.

(9)  Only importers not related to exporting producers can be sampled. Importers that are related to exporting producers have to fill in Annex 1 to the questionnaire for these exporting producers. For the definition of a related party see footnote 5.

(10)  The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.

(11)  For the definition of a related party see footnote 5.

(12)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343 22.12.2009 p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(13)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 222/13

| 1. | On 18 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which F2i Fondi Italiani per le Infrasrutture S.G.R. SpA (‘F2i’, Italy), acting on behalf of F2i — Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture, and three investment funds — namely AXA Infrastructure Investissement SAS, AXA UK Infrastructure Investment SAS, and AXA Infrastructure Partners FCPR (jointly referred to as the ‘AXA Funds’) — indirectly managed by AXA Private Equity (‘AXA PE’, France), which is part of the AXA Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over G6 Rete Gas SpA (‘G6 Rete Gas’, Italy), currently owned by GDF Suez Energia Italia SpA, which is part of the GDF Suez Group, by way of a purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 18 July 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which F2i Fondi Italiani per le Infrasrutture S.G.R. SpA (‘F2i’, Italy), acting on behalf of F2i — Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture, and three investment funds — namely AXA Infrastructure Investissement SAS, AXA UK Infrastructure Investment SAS, and AXA Infrastructure Partners FCPR (jointly referred to as the ‘AXA Funds’) — indirectly managed by AXA Private Equity (‘AXA PE’, France), which is part of the AXA Group, acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control over G6 Rete Gas SpA (‘G6 Rete Gas’, Italy), currently owned by GDF Suez Energia Italia SpA, which is part of the GDF Suez Group, by way of a purchase of shares.

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






  — | for F2i: asset management company, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for F2i: asset management company,

| — | for AXA PE: active in the asset management business and part of the AXA Group, |
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for AXA PE: active in the asset management business and part of the AXA Group,

| — | for G6 Rete Gas: provision of gas distribution and ancillary services, holding distribution concessions in 474 Italian municipalities. |
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for G6 Rete Gas: provision of gas distribution and ancillary services, holding distribution concessions in 474 Italian municipalities.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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3.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas, to the following address:





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

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6302 — F2i/AXA Funds/G6 Rete Gas, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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Corrigenda

| 28.7.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 222/20 |
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28.7.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 222/20

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Corrigendum to calls for proposals and a prize under the 2011 and 2012 work programmes of the Seventh Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

(
  Official Journal of the European Union C 213 of 20 July 2011
  )

2011/C 222/14

On page 24, Cooperation Specific Programme:

for:

| ‘4. | Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
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‘4.

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

FP7-NMP-2011-CSA-6’

read:

| ‘4. | Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies |
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‘4.

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

FP7-NMP-2012-CSA-6’

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