# Official Journal C 194/2008

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5131 July 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 194

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5131 July 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 194/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2008/C 194/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group) (
  1
  ) | 4 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 194/01

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

1

1

2008/C 194/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group) (
  1
  )

1

4

| | III   Preparatory Acts |
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| | COMMISSION |
| 2008/C 194/03 | Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission | 5 |

III   Preparatory Acts

COMMISSION

2008/C 194/03

Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

5

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Council |
| 2008/C 194/04 | Administrative arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Council of the European Union | 7 |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 194/05 | Euro exchange rates | 9 |
| 2008/C 194/06 | Latest publication of COM documents other than legislative proposals and legislative proposals adopted by the CommissionOJ C 188, 25.7.2008 | 10 |
| 2008/C 194/07 | COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission | 11 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2008/C 194/08 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (
  1
  ) | 12 |
| 2008/C 194/09 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises (
  1
  ) | 15 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Council

2008/C 194/04

Administrative arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Council of the European Union

7

Commission

2008/C 194/05

Euro exchange rates

9

2008/C 194/06

Latest publication of COM documents other than legislative proposals and legislative proposals adopted by the CommissionOJ C 188, 25.7.2008

10

2008/C 194/07

COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

11

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 194/08

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (
  1
  )

1

12

2008/C 194/09

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

1

15

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 194/10 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV) (
  1
  ) | 18 |
| 2008/C 194/11 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 19 |
| 2008/C 194/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets) (
  1
  ) | 20 |
| 2008/C 194/13 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business)) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 21 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2008/C 194/10

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV) (
  1
  )

1

18

2008/C 194/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

19

2008/C 194/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets) (
  1
  )

1

20

2008/C 194/13

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business)) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

21

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(1)   Text with EEA relevance

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/1 |
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31.7.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/1

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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)

(2008/C 194/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 20.5.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 199/07 |
| Member State | France |
| Region | Art. 87.3(a), départements d'outremer |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Aide concernant le soutien au fret dans les DOM |
| Legal basis | Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT), article L 1511-2 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Regional development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 500 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration | 1.1.2007-31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Régions outre-mer |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.5.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 199/07

Member State

France

Region

Art. 87.3(a), départements d'outremer

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aide concernant le soutien au fret dans les DOM

Legal basis

Code général des collectivités territoriales (CGCT), article L 1511-2

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 500 million

Intensity

—

Duration

1.1.2007-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Régions outre-mer

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.7.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 81/08 |
| Member State | Austria |
| Region | Oberösterreich |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Bürgschaftsregelung für Kleinunternehmen in Oberösterreich |
| Legal basis | Bürgschaftsrichtlinien für Konsolidierungskredite |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Restructuring of firms in difficulty |
| Form of aid | Guarantee, Soft loan |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | Maximum guarantee of 80 % of a loan of maximum EUR 250 000 per company |
| Duration | Until 9.10.2009 |
| Economic sectors | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Die Oberösterreichische Kreditgarantiegesellschaft mbH (KGG) |
| Dinghoferstr. 21 |
| A-4020 Linz |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 81/08

Member State

Austria

Region

Oberösterreich

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bürgschaftsregelung für Kleinunternehmen in Oberösterreich

Legal basis

Bürgschaftsrichtlinien für Konsolidierungskredite

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Restructuring of firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Guarantee, Soft loan

Budget

—

Intensity

Maximum guarantee of 80 % of a loan of maximum EUR 250 000 per company

Duration

Until 9.10.2009

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

Die Oberösterreichische Kreditgarantiegesellschaft mbH (KGG)

Dinghoferstr. 21

A-4020 Linz

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.7.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 85/08 |
| Member State | Austria |
| Region | Salzburg |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Bürgschaftsregelung für KMU im Bundesland Salzburg |
| Legal basis | Richtlinien für die Übernahme von Bürgschaften durch die Bürgschaftsbank Salzburg GmbH |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Restructuring of firms in difficulty |
| Form of aid | Guarantee, Soft loan |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | Maximum guarantee of 80 % of a loan of maximum EUR 600 000 per company |
| Duration | Until 9.10.2009 |
| Economic sectors | — |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Bürgschaftsbank Salzburg GmbH |
| Faberstraße 18 |
| A-5027 Salzburg |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 85/08

Member State

Austria

Region

Salzburg

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Bürgschaftsregelung für KMU im Bundesland Salzburg

Legal basis

Richtlinien für die Übernahme von Bürgschaften durch die Bürgschaftsbank Salzburg GmbH

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Restructuring of firms in difficulty

Form of aid

Guarantee, Soft loan

Budget

—

Intensity

Maximum guarantee of 80 % of a loan of maximum EUR 600 000 per company

Duration

Until 9.10.2009

Economic sectors

—

Name and address of the granting authority

Bürgschaftsbank Salzburg GmbH

Faberstraße 18

A-5027 Salzburg

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.7.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 115/08 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Breitbandversorgung ländlicher Räume in Deutschland |
| Legal basis | GAK Rahmenplan 2008-2011; Grundsätze für die Förderung der integrierten ländlichen Entwicklung; Teil B: Breitbandversorgung ländlicher Räume |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Regional development, Sectoral development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 47 million
  Overall budget: EUR 141 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration | 1.1.2008-31.12.2010 |
| Economic sectors | Post and telecommunications |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz |
| Abteilung 5 „Ländlicher Raum, Pflanzliche Erzeugung, Forst- und Holzwirtschaft“ |
| Referat 521 „Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Agrar- und Küstenstruktur (GAK) und EU-Programme zur Entwicklung ländlicher Räume“ |
| Rochusstr. 1 |
| D-53123 Bonn |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 115/08

Member State

Germany

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Breitbandversorgung ländlicher Räume in Deutschland

Legal basis

GAK Rahmenplan 2008-2011; Grundsätze für die Förderung der integrierten ländlichen Entwicklung; Teil B: Breitbandversorgung ländlicher Räume

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Regional development, Sectoral development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 47 million

Overall budget: EUR 141 million

Intensity

—

Duration

1.1.2008-31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of the granting authority

Bundesministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz

Abteilung 5 „Ländlicher Raum, Pflanzliche Erzeugung, Forst- und Holzwirtschaft“

Referat 521 „Gemeinschaftsaufgabe Agrar- und Küstenstruktur (GAK) und EU-Programme zur Entwicklung ländlicher Räume“

Rochusstr. 1

D-53123 Bonn

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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| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/4 |
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31.7.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/4

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/02)

On 22 July 2008, 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 32008M5218. 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 32008M5218. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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III Preparatory Acts

COMMISSION

| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/5 |
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31.7.2008

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/5

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Legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2008/C 194/03)

| Document | Part | Date | Title |
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| COM(2007) 108R | | 29.3.2007 | Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Financial Regulation applicable to the Euratom Supply Agency |
| COM(2007) 119R | | 28.3.2007 | Proposal for a Council Decision establishing Statutes for the Euratom Supply Agency |
| COM(2007) 612R | 1 | 19.10.2007 | Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union |
| COM(2007) 612R | 2 | 19.10.2007 | Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union |
| COM(2007) 669 | | 26.10.2007 | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (eighteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) |
| COM(2007) 728 | | 20.11.2007 | Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 on procedures to facilitate the issue or the making out in the Community of proofs of origin and the issue of certain approved exporter authorisations under the provisions governing preferential trade between the European Community and certain countries |
| COM(2007) 763 | | 29.11.2007 | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (Recast) |
| COM(2007) 797 | | 12.12.2007 | Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010) |
| COM(2007) 844 | | 21.12.2007 | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) |

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2007) 108R

29.3.2007

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Financial Regulation applicable to the Euratom Supply Agency

COM(2007) 119R

28.3.2007

Proposal for a Council Decision establishing Statutes for the Euratom Supply Agency

COM(2007) 612R

1

19.10.2007

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing and provisional application of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

COM(2007) 612R

2

19.10.2007

Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

COM(2007) 669

26.10.2007

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/40/EC on minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields) (eighteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

COM(2007) 728

20.11.2007

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1207/2001 on procedures to facilitate the issue or the making out in the Community of proofs of origin and the issue of certain approved exporter authorisations under the provisions governing preferential trade between the European Community and certain countries

COM(2007) 763

29.11.2007

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the North-East Atlantic (Recast)

COM(2007) 797

12.12.2007

Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010)

COM(2007) 844

21.12.2007

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control)

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Council

| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/7 |
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31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/7

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Administrative arrangement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Council of the European Union

(2008/C 194/04)

The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (‘The United Kingdom’), of the one part, and the Council of the European Union, of the other part,

Having regard to the conclusions adopted by the Council on 13 June 2005 on the official use of additional languages within the Council and possibly other Institutions and bodies of the European Union,

Whereas there are languages within the Union other than those referred to in Council Regulation No 1/1958 whose status is recognised by the Constitution of a Member State in all or part of its territory or the use of which as a national language is authorised by law,

Whereas, in the framework of efforts being made to bring the Union closer to all its citizens, the richness of its linguistic diversity must be taken more into consideration, and whereas allowing citizens the possibility of using these other languages in their relations with the Institutions is an important factor in strengthening their identification with the European Union's political project,

Have decided to conclude this ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT to allow the official use at the Council of the languages other than those referred to in Regulation No 1/1958 and whose status is recognised, in the United Kingdom's constitutional system, by Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and/or legislative acts of the appropriate legislative body.

Written communications to the Council of the European Union

| 1. | Where, in application of United Kingdom law, a citizen of the United Kingdom wishes to send the Council a communication written in a language other than those referred to in Regulation No 1/1958 and whose status is recognised, in the United Kingdom's constitutional system, by Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and/or legislative acts of the appropriate legislative body:






  (a) | He will send the communication to the competent body designated by the Government of the United Kingdom for that purpose, which will forward it to the General Secretariat of the Council with a translation of the communication into English; the date of receipt of the communication, particularly in cases where the Council has a fixed period of time in which to reply to the citizen, will be the date on which the Council receives the translation from that body.
  The Council will send its reply in English to the said body, tasked by the Government of the United Kingdom with providing the citizen with a translation of the reply in the language of the communication. |
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1.

Where, in application of United Kingdom law, a citizen of the United Kingdom wishes to send the Council a communication written in a language other than those referred to in Regulation No 1/1958 and whose status is recognised, in the United Kingdom's constitutional system, by Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and/or legislative acts of the appropriate legislative body:

(a)

He will send the communication to the competent body designated by the Government of the United Kingdom for that purpose, which will forward it to the General Secretariat of the Council with a translation of the communication into English; the date of receipt of the communication, particularly in cases where the Council has a fixed period of time in which to reply to the citizen, will be the date on which the Council receives the translation from that body.

The Council will send its reply in English to the said body, tasked by the Government of the United Kingdom with providing the citizen with a translation of the reply in the language of the communication.

| (b) | In no case is the Council's responsibility engaged by these translations; a specific reference to this will be made in the text of the translations. |
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(b)

In no case is the Council's responsibility engaged by these translations; a specific reference to this will be made in the text of the translations.

| 2. | Where the citizen who wrote the communication has a fixed period of time in which to act on the Council's reply, and by derogation from paragraph 1(a), the Council will send its reply in English directly to the citizen at the same time as to the competent body. In that reply, the Council will draw the citizen's attention to the fact that the fixed period of time in which he has to act on that reply will commence from the date on which the reply is received in English. The Council will send a copy of its reply to the competent body tasked by the Government of the United Kingdom with providing the citizen with a translation of the reply in the language of the communication. The Council will inform the citizen in question of such dispatch. In no case is the Council's responsibility engaged by these translations; a specific reference to this will be made in the text of the translations. |
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2.

Where the citizen who wrote the communication has a fixed period of time in which to act on the Council's reply, and by derogation from paragraph 1(a), the Council will send its reply in English directly to the citizen at the same time as to the competent body. In that reply, the Council will draw the citizen's attention to the fact that the fixed period of time in which he has to act on that reply will commence from the date on which the reply is received in English. The Council will send a copy of its reply to the competent body tasked by the Government of the United Kingdom with providing the citizen with a translation of the reply in the language of the communication. The Council will inform the citizen in question of such dispatch. In no case is the Council's responsibility engaged by these translations; a specific reference to this will be made in the text of the translations.

| 3. | If a citizen of the United Kingdom sends a communication directly to the Council in one of the languages referred to in paragraph 1, the Council will return the communication to the sender, informing him of the possibility of addressing the communication to the Council in that language via the competent body designated for that purpose by the Government of the United Kingdom. |
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3.

If a citizen of the United Kingdom sends a communication directly to the Council in one of the languages referred to in paragraph 1, the Council will return the communication to the sender, informing him of the possibility of addressing the communication to the Council in that language via the competent body designated for that purpose by the Government of the United Kingdom.

| 4. | The participants to this administrative arrangement will adopt the necessary measures to maintain standards for the confidentiality of the communications covered by this arrangement at every stage, particularly as regards the translation made by the competent body designated by the Government of the United Kingdom. |
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4.

The participants to this administrative arrangement will adopt the necessary measures to maintain standards for the confidentiality of the communications covered by this arrangement at every stage, particularly as regards the translation made by the competent body designated by the Government of the United Kingdom.

Speeches to a meeting of the Council

| 5. | The use, where necessary, by a representative of the United Kingdom at a Council meeting of one of those languages, other than those referred to in Regulation No 1/1958 and whose status is recognised, in the United Kingdom's constitutional system, by Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and/or legislative acts of the appropriate legislative body:






  (a) | At the beginning of each six-month period, the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom will send the General Secretariat of the Council an indicative list of those Council meetings where a request to use one of the above languages is likely to be made. |
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5.

The use, where necessary, by a representative of the United Kingdom at a Council meeting of one of those languages, other than those referred to in Regulation No 1/1958 and whose status is recognised, in the United Kingdom's constitutional system, by Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and/or legislative acts of the appropriate legislative body:

(a)

At the beginning of each six-month period, the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom will send the General Secretariat of the Council an indicative list of those Council meetings where a request to use one of the above languages is likely to be made.

| (b) | At least seven weeks before the Council meeting, the Permanent Representation of United Kingdom will send the General Secretariat of the Council the request for a representative of the United Kingdom to use one of the above languages during his speeches (passive interpretation); definite confirmation of the request will be made at the latest 14 calendar days before the Council meeting. |
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(b)

At least seven weeks before the Council meeting, the Permanent Representation of United Kingdom will send the General Secretariat of the Council the request for a representative of the United Kingdom to use one of the above languages during his speeches (passive interpretation); definite confirmation of the request will be made at the latest 14 calendar days before the Council meeting.

| (c) | In principle the request will be acceded to, unless the General Secretariat of the Council, having consulted DG SCIC, informs the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom that the necessary staff and equipment are not available. |
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(c)

In principle the request will be acceded to, unless the General Secretariat of the Council, having consulted DG SCIC, informs the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom that the necessary staff and equipment are not available.

| 6. | The direct and indirect costs of passive interpretation, including in the case of cancellation, as invoiced to the Council by DG SCIC, will be met by the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 below. |
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6.

The direct and indirect costs of passive interpretation, including in the case of cancellation, as invoiced to the Council by DG SCIC, will be met by the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom in accordance with paragraphs 11 and 12 below.

Making public of acts adopted in codecision

| 7. | The United Kingdom Government, or the body which it designates for the purpose, may make certified translations into the above languages of acts of the European Union adopted in codecision, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and forward them to the General Secretariat of the Council by electronic means. |
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7.

The United Kingdom Government, or the body which it designates for the purpose, may make certified translations into the above languages of acts of the European Union adopted in codecision, as published in the Official Journal of the European Union, and forward them to the General Secretariat of the Council by electronic means.

| 8. | The Council will add those certified translations to its archives and will provide copies on request to any citizen of the Union, as far as possible by electronic means. |
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8.

The Council will add those certified translations to its archives and will provide copies on request to any citizen of the Union, as far as possible by electronic means.

| 9. | The Council will establish a link from its Internet site to the United Kingdom Government website or websites offering such translations. A mention of the fact that those translations do not engage the responsibility of the Institutions of the Union and have no legal value will also appear on the Council's Internet site in the official and working languages. |
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9.

The Council will establish a link from its Internet site to the United Kingdom Government website or websites offering such translations. A mention of the fact that those translations do not engage the responsibility of the Institutions of the Union and have no legal value will also appear on the Council's Internet site in the official and working languages.

| 10. | In each certified translation, attention will be drawn to the fact that the translation does not engage the responsibility of the Institutions of the Union and has no legal value. A statement to that effect will be made, in the language concerned, on the first page of each certified translation and as a header on each of the following pages, as well as on the home page of the Government of the United Kingdom's Internet site or sites on which they are available. |
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10.

In each certified translation, attention will be drawn to the fact that the translation does not engage the responsibility of the Institutions of the Union and has no legal value. A statement to that effect will be made, in the language concerned, on the first page of each certified translation and as a header on each of the following pages, as well as on the home page of the Government of the United Kingdom's Internet site or sites on which they are available.

Costs

| 11. | The United Kingdom Government will assume the direct or indirect costs resulting from implementation of this administrative arrangement as regards the Council. |
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11.

The United Kingdom Government will assume the direct or indirect costs resulting from implementation of this administrative arrangement as regards the Council.

| 12. | To this end, the General Secretariat of the Council will present a note to the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom setting out the above costs in detail every six months. This sum must be reimbursed by the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom within one month from the date of notification. |
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12.

To this end, the General Secretariat of the Council will present a note to the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom setting out the above costs in detail every six months. This sum must be reimbursed by the Permanent Representation of the United Kingdom within one month from the date of notification.

Final provisions

| 13. | This arrangement will apply from the date on which the Government of the United Kingdom informs the General Secretariat of the Council of the body which it has designated to make the translations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 7, subject to the General Secretariat of the Council having informed the Government of the United Kingdom that the measures necessary for the implementation of this arrangement by the General Secretariat of the Council have been put in place. |
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13.

This arrangement will apply from the date on which the Government of the United Kingdom informs the General Secretariat of the Council of the body which it has designated to make the translations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 7, subject to the General Secretariat of the Council having informed the Government of the United Kingdom that the measures necessary for the implementation of this arrangement by the General Secretariat of the Council have been put in place.

| 14. | The participants may decide to by common accord to revise or terminate this administrative arrangement. The participants will examine its implementation one year after its entry into force. |
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14.

The participants may decide to by common accord to revise or terminate this administrative arrangement. The participants will examine its implementation one year after its entry into force.

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Euro exchange rates (1)

30 July 2008

(2008/C 194/05)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,5589 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 168,20 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4619 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,78670 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,4490 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6315 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 124,54 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,0430 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 23,941 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 231,72 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7042 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,2185 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,5381 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 30,395 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8552 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6468 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5945 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 12,1653 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,1256 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,1344 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 578,78 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 11,5507 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,6429 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2150 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 221,84 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0867 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 68,818 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 36,5350 |
| THB | Thai baht | 52,215 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,4405 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 15,6708 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,5589

JPY

Japanese yen

168,20

DKK

Danish krone

7,4619

GBP

Pound sterling

0,78670

SEK

Swedish krona

9,4490

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6315

ISK

Iceland króna

124,54

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,0430

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

23,941

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

231,72

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7042

PLN

Polish zloty

3,2185

RON

Romanian leu

3,5381

SKK

Slovak koruna

30,395

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8552

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6468

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5945

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

12,1653

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,1256

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,1344

KRW

South Korean won

1 578,78

ZAR

South African rand

11,5507

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,6429

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2150

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 221,84

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0867

PHP

Philippine peso

68,818

RUB

Russian rouble

36,5350

THB

Thai baht

52,215

BRL

Brazilian real

2,4405

MXN

Mexican peso

15,6708

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Latest publication of COM documents other than legislative proposals and legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2008/C 194/06)

OJ C 188, 25.7.2008

History of previous publications:

OJ C 118, 15.5.2008

OJ C 106, 26.4.2008

OJ C 55, 28.2.2008

OJ C 9, 15.1.2008

OJ C 4, 9.1.2008

OJ C 246, 20.10.2007

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COM documents other than legislative proposals adopted by the Commission

(2008/C 194/07)

| Document | Part | Date | Title |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| COM(2007) 617 | | 17.10.2007 | Report from the Commission — Quality of petrol and diesel fuel used for road transport in the European Union: Fourth annual report (Reporting year 2005) |
| COM(2007) 767 | | 5.12.2007 | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Effective consular protection in third countries: the contribution of the European Union — Action Plan 2007-2009 |
| COM(2007) 798 | | 11.12.2007 | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Member States and Regions delivering the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs through EU cohesion policy, 2007-2013 |
| COM(2007) 804 | | 11.12.2007 | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Proposal for a Community Lisbon Programme 2008-2010 |
| COM(2007) 843 | | 21.12.2007 | Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Towards an improved policy on industrial emissions |
| COM(2007) 860 | | 21.12.2007 | Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A lead market initiative for Europe |

Document

Part

Date

Title

COM(2007) 617

17.10.2007

Report from the Commission — Quality of petrol and diesel fuel used for road transport in the European Union: Fourth annual report (Reporting year 2005)

COM(2007) 767

5.12.2007

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Effective consular protection in third countries: the contribution of the European Union — Action Plan 2007-2009

COM(2007) 798

11.12.2007

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Member States and Regions delivering the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs through EU cohesion policy, 2007-2013

COM(2007) 804

11.12.2007

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Proposal for a Community Lisbon Programme 2008-2010

COM(2007) 843

21.12.2007

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Towards an improved policy on industrial emissions

COM(2007) 860

21.12.2007

Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — A lead market initiative for Europe

These texts are available on EUR-Lex: http://eur-lex.europa.eu

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/08)

| Aid No | XE 20/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia |
| Title of aid scheme | Programa de empleo con apoyo y enclaves laborales |
| Legal basis | Orden de 6 de abril de 2006, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento de la integración laboral de personas con discapacidad y que realiza su convocatoria para el ejercicio 2006. (BORM no 96 de 6 de abril de 2006)
  Orden de 15 de marzo de 2007, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se modifica parcialmente las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento de la integración laboral de personas con discapacidad (BORM no 73, de 29 de marzo de 2007) |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 1,093 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2007 |
| Objective | Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers |
| Economic sectors | All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería de Trabajo y Política Social |
| Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación (SEF) |
| Avda Infante Juan Manuel no 14 |
| E-30071 Murcia |
| Tel. (34) 968 36 20 00 |
| pedrom.gonzalez@carm.es |
| http://www.sefcarm.es |

Aid No

XE 20/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

Title of aid scheme

Programa de empleo con apoyo y enclaves laborales

Legal basis

Orden de 6 de abril de 2006, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento de la integración laboral de personas con discapacidad y que realiza su convocatoria para el ejercicio 2006. (BORM no 96 de 6 de abril de 2006)

Orden de 15 de marzo de 2007, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se modifica parcialmente las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento de la integración laboral de personas con discapacidad (BORM no 73, de 29 de marzo de 2007)

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 1,093 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration

31.12.2007

Objective

Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Trabajo y Política Social

Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación (SEF)

Avda Infante Juan Manuel no 14

E-30071 Murcia

Tel. (34) 968 36 20 00

pedrom.gonzalez@carm.es

http://www.sefcarm.es

| Aid No | XE 21/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia |
| Title of aid scheme | Programa de fomento del establecimiento de trabajadores autónomos |
| Legal basis | Orden de 7 de marzo de 2007, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento del empleo estable y calidad y del autoempleo (BORM no 68, de 23 de marzo de 2007)
  Resolución de 27 de marzo de 2007, del Director General del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones del Programa de Fomento del Empleo Estable y de Calidad del Autoempleo (BORM no 82, de 11 de abril de 2007) |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 5,076 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2007 |
| Objective | Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers |
| Economic sectors | All Community sectors (2) eligible for employment aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería de Trabajo y Política Social |
| Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación (SEF) |
| Avda Infante Juan Manuel no 14 |
| E-30071 Murcia |
| Tel. (34) 968 36 20 00 |
| pedrom.gonzalez@carm.es |
| http://www.sefcarm.es |

Aid No

XE 21/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

Title of aid scheme

Programa de fomento del establecimiento de trabajadores autónomos

Legal basis

Orden de 7 de marzo de 2007, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento del empleo estable y calidad y del autoempleo (BORM no 68, de 23 de marzo de 2007)

Resolución de 27 de marzo de 2007, del Director General del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones del Programa de Fomento del Empleo Estable y de Calidad del Autoempleo (BORM no 82, de 11 de abril de 2007)

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 5,076 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration

31.12.2007

Objective

Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (2) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Trabajo y Política Social

Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación (SEF)

Avda Infante Juan Manuel no 14

E-30071 Murcia

Tel. (34) 968 36 20 00

pedrom.gonzalez@carm.es

http://www.sefcarm.es

| Aid No | XE 22/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia |
| Title of aid scheme | Programa de fomento del empleo |
| Legal basis | Orden de 7 de marzo de 2007, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento del empleo estable y calidad y del autoempleo (BORM no 68, de 23 de marzo de 2007).
  Resolución de 27 de marzo de 2007, del Director General del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones del Programa de Fomento del Empleo Estable y de Calidad del Autoempleo (BORM no 82, de 11 de abril de 2007).
  Resolución del Director General del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación de 11 de diciembre de 2007, por la que se publican los créditos que, con carácter adicional, se imputan a la convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones del programa de Fomento del Empleo Estable y de Calidad y del Autoempleo, aprobada por Resolución de 27 de marzo de 2007 (BORM no 289, de 17 de diciembre de 2007) |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 4,6 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 1.1.2007 |
| Duration | 31.12.2007 |
| Objective | Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers |
| Economic sectors | All Community sectors (3) eligible for employment aid |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería de Trabajo y Política Social |
| Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación (SEF) |
| Avda Infante Juan Manuel no 14 |
| E-30071 Murcia |
| Tel. (34) 968 36 20 00 |
| pedrom.gonzalez@carm.es |
| http://www.sefcarm.es/ |

Aid No

XE 22/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murcia

Title of aid scheme

Programa de fomento del empleo

Legal basis

Orden de 7 de marzo de 2007, de la Presidenta del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueban las bases reguladoras de los programas de subvenciones para el fomento del empleo estable y calidad y del autoempleo (BORM no 68, de 23 de marzo de 2007).

Resolución de 27 de marzo de 2007, del Director General del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación, por la que se aprueba la convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones del Programa de Fomento del Empleo Estable y de Calidad del Autoempleo (BORM no 82, de 11 de abril de 2007).

Resolución del Director General del Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación de 11 de diciembre de 2007, por la que se publican los créditos que, con carácter adicional, se imputan a la convocatoria para la concesión de subvenciones del programa de Fomento del Empleo Estable y de Calidad y del Autoempleo, aprobada por Resolución de 27 de marzo de 2007 (BORM no 289, de 17 de diciembre de 2007)

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 4,6 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

1.1.2007

Duration

31.12.2007

Objective

Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (3) eligible for employment aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Trabajo y Política Social

Servicio Regional de Empleo y Formación (SEF)

Avda Infante Juan Manuel no 14

E-30071 Murcia

Tel. (34) 968 36 20 00

pedrom.gonzalez@carm.es

http://www.sefcarm.es/

| Aid No | XE 23/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Cantabria |
| Title of aid scheme | Fomento del asociacionismo agrario en Cantabria |
| Legal basis | Artículo 7 de la Orden DES/24/2008, de 7 de abril, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras y se convocan para el año 2008 las ayudas para el fomento del asociacionismo agrario en Cantabria (BOC del 16 de abril) |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 0,05 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 17.4.2008 |
| Duration | 2013 |
| Objective | Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers |
| Economic sectors | Other (Agriculture) (4) |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Consejería de Desarrollo Rural, Ganadería, Pesca y Biodiversidad |
| C/ Gutiérrez Solana, s/n. |
| E-39011 Santander |

Aid No

XE 23/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Cantabria

Title of aid scheme

Fomento del asociacionismo agrario en Cantabria

Legal basis

Artículo 7 de la Orden DES/24/2008, de 7 de abril, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras y se convocan para el año 2008 las ayudas para el fomento del asociacionismo agrario en Cantabria (BOC del 16 de abril)

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,05 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

17.4.2008

Duration

2013

Objective

Art. 4: Creation of employment; Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers; Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors

Other (Agriculture) (4)

Name and address of the granting authority

Consejería de Desarrollo Rural, Ganadería, Pesca y Biodiversidad

C/ Gutiérrez Solana, s/n.

E-39011 Santander

Other information

Concise information on the other aid schemes provided for in this Order are being notified to the Commission under Regulations (EC) No 1857/2006 and (EC) No 70/2001

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(1)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

(2)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

(3)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

(4)  With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/09)

| Aid No | XS 103/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | — |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Beta S.c.a.r.l. |
| Legal basis | Decreto n. 3590/DISER dell'8 maggio 2008 |
| Type of measure | Ad hoc |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 3,731401 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 5.2008 |
| Duration | 31.12.2011 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali |
| Dipartimento delle politiche di sviluppo economico e rurale |
| Via XX Settembre, 20 |
| I-00186 Roma |

Aid No

XS 103/08

Member State

Italy

Region

—

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Beta S.c.a.r.l.

Legal basis

Decreto n. 3590/DISER dell'8 maggio 2008

Type of measure

Ad hoc

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 3,731401 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

5.2008

Duration

31.12.2011

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali

Dipartimento delle politiche di sviluppo economico e rurale

Via XX Settembre, 20

I-00186 Roma

| Aid No | XS 110/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | IN016: Ayudas al apoyo financiero a las inversiones de las Pymes financiadas al amparo de las líneas ICO 2008 |
| Legal basis | Resolución de 15 de abril de 2008 (DOG no 76, del 21 de abril) por la que se da publicidad al acuerdo del Consejo de Dirección del Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) que aprueba las bases reguladoras de las ayudas del Igape para el apoyo financiero a las inversiones de las pequeñas y medianas empresas de Galicia financiadas con fondos del Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) al amparo de las líneas ICO 2008, instrumentadas mediante convenio de colaboración entre el Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) y las entidades financieras |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 1,92 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 22.4.2008 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | Other manufacturing, Other services |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) |
| Complejo Administrativo de San Lázaro, s/n |
| E-15703 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) |
| Tel. (34) 902 30 09 03/981 54 11 47 |
| E-mail: informa@igape.es |

Aid No

XS 110/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Galicia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

IN016: Ayudas al apoyo financiero a las inversiones de las Pymes financiadas al amparo de las líneas ICO 2008

Legal basis

Resolución de 15 de abril de 2008 (DOG no 76, del 21 de abril) por la que se da publicidad al acuerdo del Consejo de Dirección del Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) que aprueba las bases reguladoras de las ayudas del Igape para el apoyo financiero a las inversiones de las pequeñas y medianas empresas de Galicia financiadas con fondos del Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) al amparo de las líneas ICO 2008, instrumentadas mediante convenio de colaboración entre el Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) y las entidades financieras

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 1,92 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

22.4.2008

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Other manufacturing, Other services

Name and address of the granting authority

Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape)

Complejo Administrativo de San Lázaro, s/n

E-15703 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)

Tel. (34) 902 30 09 03/981 54 11 47

E-mail: informa@igape.es

| Aid No | XS 115/08 |
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| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Galicia |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | IG109: Proyectos de diseño |
| Legal basis | Resolución de 12 de marzo de 2008 (DOG no 55, del 18 de marzo) por la que se da publicidad al acuerdo del Consejo de Dirección del Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) que da nueva redacción a las bases reguladoras de los incentivos económicos y a las bases reguladoras de los procedimientos de tramitación de las líneas de ayuda del Igape |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 0,45 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 12.5.2008 |
| Duration | 31.12.2013 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) |
| Complejo Administrativo de San Lázaro, s/n |
| E-15703 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña) |
| Tel. (34) 902 30 09 03/981 54 11 47 |
| E-mail: informa@igape.es |

Aid No

XS 115/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Galicia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

IG109: Proyectos de diseño

Legal basis

Resolución de 12 de marzo de 2008 (DOG no 55, del 18 de marzo) por la que se da publicidad al acuerdo del Consejo de Dirección del Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape) que da nueva redacción a las bases reguladoras de los incentivos económicos y a las bases reguladoras de los procedimientos de tramitación de las líneas de ayuda del Igape

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,45 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

12.5.2008

Duration

31.12.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Name and address of the granting authority

Instituto Gallego de Promoción Económica (Igape)

Complejo Administrativo de San Lázaro, s/n

E-15703 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)

Tel. (34) 902 30 09 03/981 54 11 47

E-mail: informa@igape.es

| Aid No | XS 118/08 |
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| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Region | Ústecký kraj |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Investiční podpora v souvislosti se zpracováním a uváděním zemědělských produktů na trh a technická neinvestiční podpora |
| Legal basis | 1. | Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích, § 36 písm. c) a § 59 odst. 2 písm. a) |

Aid No

XS 118/08

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

Ústecký kraj

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Investiční podpora v souvislosti se zpracováním a uváděním zemědělských produktů na trh a technická neinvestiční podpora

Legal basis

1.

Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích, § 36 písm. c) a § 59 odst. 2 písm. a)

| 2. | Zásady poskytování finančních prostředků z rozpočtu Ústeckého kraje |
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2.

Zásady poskytování finančních prostředků z rozpočtu Ústeckého kraje

| 3. | Program podpory směrů rozvoje zemědělství a venkova Ústeckého kraje na rok 2008 až 2013 |
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3.

Program podpory směrů rozvoje zemědělství a venkova Ústeckého kraje na rok 2008 až 2013

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: CZK 7 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

2.6.2008

Duration

30.11.2013

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Other manufacturing (Manufacture of food products and beverages)

Name and address of the granting authority

| Ústecký kraj |
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| Krajský úřad Ústeckého kraje odbor životního prostředí a zemědělství |
| Velká Hradební 48 |
| CZ-400 01 Ústí nad Labem |

Ústecký kraj

Krajský úřad Ústeckého kraje odbor životního prostředí a zemědělství

Velká Hradební 48

CZ-400 01 Ústí nad Labem

| Aid No | XS 119/08 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Navarra |
| Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid | Convocatoria de subvenciones a Pymes para la creación y modernización de infraestructuras Turísticas en Navarra durante el período 2008-2011 |
| Legal basis | Orden Foral 79/2008, de 21 de abril, del Consejero de Cultura y Turismo-Institución Príncipe de Viana (BON no 60 de 14 mayo de 2008)
  http://www.navarra.es/home_es/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2008/60/Anuncio-22/ |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 1,31 million |
| Maximum aid intensity | In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
| Date of implementation | 2008 |
| Duration | 30.10.2011 |
| Objective | Small and medium-sized enterprises |
| Economic sectors | Other services: Tourist industry |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Departamento de Cultura y Turismo-Institución Príncipe de Viana |
| Dirección General de Turismo y Promoción |
| C/ Navarrería 39 |
| E-31001 Pamplona (Navarra) |

Aid No

XS 119/08

Member State

Spain

Region

Navarra

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid

Convocatoria de subvenciones a Pymes para la creación y modernización de infraestructuras Turísticas en Navarra durante el período 2008-2011

Legal basis

Orden Foral 79/2008, de 21 de abril, del Consejero de Cultura y Turismo-Institución Príncipe de Viana (BON no 60 de 14 mayo de 2008)

http://www.navarra.es/home_es/Actualidad/BON/Boletines/2008/60/Anuncio-22/

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 1,31 million

Maximum aid intensity

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

Date of implementation

2008

Duration

30.10.2011

Objective

Small and medium-sized enterprises

Economic sectors

Other services: Tourist industry

Name and address of the granting authority

Departamento de Cultura y Turismo-Institución Príncipe de Viana

Dirección General de Turismo y Promoción

C/ Navarrería 39

E-31001 Pamplona (Navarra)

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/18 |
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31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/18

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/10)

| 1. | On 22 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Edison SpA (‘Edison’, Italy) and Hellenic Petroleum (‘HelPe’, Greece) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of a newly created joint venture by way of purchase of shares for the generation of electricity in Greece. |
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1.

On 22 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Edison SpA (‘Edison’, Italy) and Hellenic Petroleum (‘HelPe’, Greece) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of a newly created joint venture by way of purchase of shares for the generation of electricity in Greece.

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






  — | for Edison: generation and supply of electricity and production, transportation and distribution of natural gas, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Edison: generation and supply of electricity and production, transportation and distribution of natural gas,

| — | for HelPe: refining of crude oil and fuel supply, wholesale and retail activities of oil products, production and trading of petrochemicals/chemicals, oil and gas exploration and production, consulting and engineering services to hydrocarbon related projects, transportation of crude oil and products and production and trading of electricity. |
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for HelPe: refining of crude oil and fuel supply, wholesale and retail activities of oil products, production and trading of petrochemicals/chemicals, oil and gas exploration and production, consulting and engineering services to hydrocarbon related projects, transportation of crude oil and products and production and trading of electricity.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV, 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.5249 — Edison/Hellenic Petroleum/JV, 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.

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| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/19 |
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31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/19

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/11)

| 1. | On 22 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings H.Ö. Sabanci Holding A.S. (‘Sabanci’, Turkey) and Österreichische Elektrizitätswirtschafts-Aktiengesellschaft (‘Verbund’, Austria) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bașkent Elektrik Daģıtım (‘Baskent’, Turkey) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 22 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings H.Ö. Sabanci Holding A.S. (‘Sabanci’, Turkey) and Österreichische Elektrizitätswirtschafts-Aktiengesellschaft (‘Verbund’, Austria) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bașkent Elektrik Daģıtım (‘Baskent’, Turkey) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Sabanci: Turkish industrial and financial conglomerate, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Sabanci: Turkish industrial and financial conglomerate,

| — | for Verbund: generation and transmission of, trading in, and supplies to private and industrial end customers of electricity, |
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for Verbund: generation and transmission of, trading in, and supplies to private and industrial end customers of electricity,

| — | for Baskent: distribution and retail sale of electric energy in Turkey. |
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for Baskent: distribution and retail sale of electric energy in Turkey.

| 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.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| 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.5235 — Sabanci/Verbund/Baskent, 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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| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/20 |
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31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/20

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/12)

| 1. | On 22 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Pfizer Inc. (‘Pfizer’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation certain businesses in the field of animal health (‘SP Assets’) of Schering-Plough Corporation (United States of America) by way of purchase of assets. |
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1.

On 22 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Pfizer Inc. (‘Pfizer’, United States of America) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation certain businesses in the field of animal health (‘SP Assets’) of Schering-Plough Corporation (United States of America) by way of purchase of assets.

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






  — | for Pfizer: research, development, production and sale of human and animal healthcare products, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Pfizer: research, development, production and sale of human and animal healthcare products,

| — | for SP Assets: EEA-wide rights to animal health products in the areas of swine E. coli vaccines, equine influenza and tetanus vaccines, ruminant neonatal and clostridial vaccines, rabies vaccines, companion animal veterinary specialty products, parasiticides and anti-inflammatories. |
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for SP Assets: EEA-wide rights to animal health products in the areas of swine E. coli vaccines, equine influenza and tetanus vaccines, ruminant neonatal and clostridial vaccines, rabies vaccines, companion animal veterinary specialty products, parasiticides and anti-inflammatories.

| 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. |
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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.

| 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.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| 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.5195 — Pfizer/SP Assets, 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.

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| 31.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 194/21 |
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31.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 194/21

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business))

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 194/13)

| 1. | On 25 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings NBC Universal, Inc. (‘NBC Universal’, USA) controlled by the General Electric Company (USA), Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. controlled by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, USA), and Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P., which is ultimately controlled by The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Landmark Communications, Inc. (‘Landmark’, USA) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 25 July 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings NBC Universal, Inc. (‘NBC Universal’, USA) controlled by the General Electric Company (USA), Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. controlled by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (‘Bain Capital’, USA), and Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P., which is ultimately controlled by The Blackstone Group L.P. (‘Blackstone’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Landmark Communications, Inc. (‘Landmark’, USA) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for NBC Universal: a diversified, international media and entertainment group mainly active in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for NBC Universal: a diversified, international media and entertainment group mainly active in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information,

| — | for Blackstone: leading global investment and advisory firm, |
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for Blackstone: leading global investment and advisory firm,

| — | for Bain Capital: global private investment firm, |
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for Bain Capital: global private investment firm,

| — | for Landmark: provision of weather information (for television, to businesses or consumers via various interactive platforms) and the supply of weather radar systems(other businesses of Landmark will be spun-off prior to the completion of the transaction). |
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for Landmark: provision of weather information (for television, to businesses or consumers via various interactive platforms) and the supply of weather radar systems(other businesses of Landmark will be spun-off prior to the completion of the transaction).

| 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.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business), 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.5281 — NBC/Blackstone/Bain/Landmark (Weather Business), 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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