# Official Journal C 21/2007

| | ISSN 1725-2423 |
| --- | --- |
| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 21 |
| | |
| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5030 January 2007 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 21

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5030 January 2007

---

| Notice No | Contents | page |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 021/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4417 — Telecom Italia/AOL German Access Business) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2007/C 021/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4442 — Carphone Warehouse/AOL UK) (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2007/C 021/03 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 2 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 021/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4417 — Telecom Italia/AOL German Access Business) (
  1
  )

1

1

2007/C 021/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4442 — Carphone Warehouse/AOL UK) (
  1
  )

1

1

2007/C 021/03

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

1

2

| | IV   Notices |
| --- | --- |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 021/04 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| 2007/C 021/05 | Notification according to Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty — Request for an authorisation to extend the application of national legislation derogating from the provisions of a Community Harmonisation Measure (
  1
  ) | 5 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2007/C 021/04

Euro exchange rates

4

2007/C 021/05

Notification according to Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty — Request for an authorisation to extend the application of national legislation derogating from the provisions of a Community Harmonisation Measure (
  1
  )

1

5

| | V   Announcements |
| --- | --- |
| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2007/C 021/06 | Call for Proposals 2007 on the Prevention of and Response to Violent Radicalisation | 6 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2007/C 021/06

Call for Proposals 2007 on the Prevention of and Response to Violent Radicalisation

6

| | |
| --- | --- |
| | (1)   Text with EEA relevance |

---

(1)   Text with EEA relevance

1

| EN | |
| --- | --- |

EN

---

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 30.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

30.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/1

---

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4417 — Telecom Italia/AOL German Access Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 21/01)

On 28 November 2006, 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32006M4417. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
| --- | --- |

—

in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4417. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

---

| 30.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/1 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

30.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/1

---

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4442 — Carphone Warehouse/AOL UK)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 21/02)

On 7 December 2006, 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, |
| --- | --- |

—

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 32006M4442. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
| --- | --- |

—

in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4442. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

---

| 30.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

30.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/2

---

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 21/03)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 20.12.2006 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of the aid | N 554/06 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Land Niedersachsen |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Detlef Hegemann Rolandwerft |
| Legal basis | 34. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“ |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Regional development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 0,47 million |
| Intensity | 12 % |
| Duration | 1.4.2006-31.12.2006 |
| Economic sectors | Shipbuilding |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Nbank |
| Günther-Wagner-Allee 12-14 |
| D-30177 Hannover |

Date of adoption of the decision

20.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 554/06

Member State

Germany

Region

Land Niedersachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Detlef Hegemann Rolandwerft

Legal basis

34. Rahmenplan der Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der regionalen Wirtschaftsstruktur“

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 0,47 million

Intensity

12 %

Duration

1.4.2006-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Shipbuilding

Name and address of the granting authority

Nbank

Günther-Wagner-Allee 12-14

D-30177 Hannover

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 15.12.2006 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of the aid | N 675/06 |
| Member State | Slovakia |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Madách-Posonium s.r.o. – individuálna pomoc periodiku |
| Legal basis | a) | Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov, |

Date of adoption of the decision

15.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 675/06

Member State

Slovakia

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Madách-Posonium s.r.o. – individuálna pomoc periodiku

Legal basis

a)

Zákon č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov,

| b) | Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm d), |
| --- | --- |

b)

Zákon č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení zákona č. 203/2004 – § 4 ods. 1, písm d),

| c) | Výnos Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky č. MK – 2165/2006-110/6075, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa výnos MK SR č. MK-12947/05-110/30493 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky |
| --- | --- |

c)

Výnos Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky č. MK – 2165/2006-110/6075, ktorým sa mení a dopĺňa výnos MK SR č. MK-12947/05-110/30493 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva kultúry Slovenskej republiky

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Culture

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Annual budget: SKK 3,45 million

Intensity

27 %

Duration

1.1.2006-31.12.2006

Economic sectors

Media

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo kultúry SR, Nám. SNP 33, SK-813 31 Bratislava, Slovenská republika

Other information

—

The authentic text(s) of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:

http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/

---

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 30.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/4 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

30.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/4

---

Euro exchange rates (1)

29 January 2007

(2007/C 21/04)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,2921 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 157,70 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4550 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,66020 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,0725 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,6216 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 89,13 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,1750 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CYP | Cyprus pound | 0,5787 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 28,215 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 256,68 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,6965 |
| MTL | Maltese lira | 0,4293 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,9290 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,4045 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 35,268 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,8460 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6728 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5306 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,0929 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,8571 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9899 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 215,16 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,4759 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,0454 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3727 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 787,18 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5256 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,487 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,3330 |
| THB | Thai baht | 43,953 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2921

JPY

Japanese yen

157,70

DKK

Danish krone

7,4550

GBP

Pound sterling

0,66020

SEK

Swedish krona

9,0725

CHF

Swiss franc

1,6216

ISK

Iceland króna

89,13

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,1750

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CYP

Cyprus pound

0,5787

CZK

Czech koruna

28,215

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

256,68

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,6965

MTL

Maltese lira

0,4293

PLN

Polish zloty

3,9290

RON

Romanian leu

3,4045

SKK

Slovak koruna

35,268

TRY

Turkish lira

1,8460

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6728

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5306

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,0929

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,8571

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9899

KRW

South Korean won

1 215,16

ZAR

South African rand

9,4759

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,0454

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3727

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 787,18

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5256

PHP

Philippine peso

63,487

RUB

Russian rouble

34,3330

THB

Thai baht

43,953

---

(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

---

| 30.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/5 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

30.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/5

---

Notification according to Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty

Request for an authorisation to extend the application of national legislation derogating from the provisions of a Community Harmonisation Measure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 21/05)

| 1. | By letter of 6 December 2006, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, pursuant to Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty, notified a request to maintain the application of national legislation concerning the use of Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP). This national legislation deviates from the provisions of Directive 2002/45/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the twentieth time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (short-chain chlorinated paraffins). The Commission received the Dutch notification on 8 December 2006. |
| --- | --- |

1.

By letter of 6 December 2006, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, pursuant to Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty, notified a request to maintain the application of national legislation concerning the use of Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCP). This national legislation deviates from the provisions of Directive 2002/45/EC (1) of the European Parliament and of the Council amending for the twentieth time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (short-chain chlorinated paraffins). The Commission received the Dutch notification on 8 December 2006.

| 2. | Commission Decision 2004/1/EC of 16 December 2003 (2) concerning national provisions on the use of SCCPs notified by the Kingdom of the Netherlands under Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty, already granted a derogation from Directive 2002/45/EC for certain applications until 31 December 2006 (3). This period was granted on the assumption that additional scientific information would be available to address the remaining concerns on potential risks derived from certain applications. With this aim, since 2003, the EU risk assessment report on SCCP, under Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances (4), has been reopened and is in the process of being updated, but has not been finalised yet. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Commission Decision 2004/1/EC of 16 December 2003 (2) concerning national provisions on the use of SCCPs notified by the Kingdom of the Netherlands under Article 95(4) of the EC Treaty, already granted a derogation from Directive 2002/45/EC for certain applications until 31 December 2006 (3). This period was granted on the assumption that additional scientific information would be available to address the remaining concerns on potential risks derived from certain applications. With this aim, since 2003, the EU risk assessment report on SCCP, under Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances (4), has been reopened and is in the process of being updated, but has not been finalised yet.

| 3. | The Dutch Government deems it necessary to prolong the derogation beyond December 2006 and therefore to maintain its national provisions, which impose more stringent environmental protection requirements than Directive 2002/45/EC, on grounds of human health and environmental protection. To this effect it refers to a study on the ecotoxicological effects of chlorinated paraffins which was submitted to the Commission in connection with the notification leading to Commission Decisions 2003/549/EC and 2004/1/EC. The Dutch Government also indicates that the maintenance of those provisions is necessary to allow the Kingdom of the Netherlands to continue to comply with the obligations arising from the OSPAR Convention as well as Decision 95/1, to which it is a contracting party |
| --- | --- |

3.

The Dutch Government deems it necessary to prolong the derogation beyond December 2006 and therefore to maintain its national provisions, which impose more stringent environmental protection requirements than Directive 2002/45/EC, on grounds of human health and environmental protection. To this effect it refers to a study on the ecotoxicological effects of chlorinated paraffins which was submitted to the Commission in connection with the notification leading to Commission Decisions 2003/549/EC and 2004/1/EC. The Dutch Government also indicates that the maintenance of those provisions is necessary to allow the Kingdom of the Netherlands to continue to comply with the obligations arising from the OSPAR Convention as well as Decision 95/1, to which it is a contracting party

| 4. | Article 95(4) stipulates that if, after the adoption by the Council or by the Commission of a harmonisation measure, a Member State deems it necessary to maintain national provisions on grounds of major needs referred to in Article 30, or relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment, it shall notify the Commission of these provisions as well as the grounds for maintaining them. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Article 95(4) stipulates that if, after the adoption by the Council or by the Commission of a harmonisation measure, a Member State deems it necessary to maintain national provisions on grounds of major needs referred to in Article 30, or relating to the protection of the environment or the working environment, it shall notify the Commission of these provisions as well as the grounds for maintaining them.

| 5. | According to Article 95(6), the Commission shall, within six months of the notification, approve or reject the national provisions involved after having verified whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction to trade between Member States and whether or not they constitute an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market. |
| --- | --- |

5.

According to Article 95(6), the Commission shall, within six months of the notification, approve or reject the national provisions involved after having verified whether or not they are a means of arbitrary discrimination or a disguised restriction to trade between Member States and whether or not they constitute an obstacle to the functioning of the internal market.

| 6. | Observations on the notification made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands that are submitted to the Commission later than thirty days from the date of publication of this notice may not be taken into consideration. |
| --- | --- |

6.

Observations on the notification made by the Kingdom of the Netherlands that are submitted to the Commission later than thirty days from the date of publication of this notice may not be taken into consideration.

| 7. | Further information regarding the request from the Dutch Government can be obtained from:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry |
| Mrs Giuseppina Luvara |
| Unit G2 Chemicals |
| Avenue des Nerviens 105, 1/96 |
| B-1040 Brussels |
| Tel.: (32-2) 295 27.37 |
| Fax: (32-2) 295 02 81 |
| e-mail: Entr-Chemicals@ec.europa.eu |

7.

Further information regarding the request from the Dutch Government can be obtained from:

European Commission

Directorate-General Enterprise and Industry

Mrs Giuseppina Luvara

Unit G2 Chemicals

Avenue des Nerviens 105, 1/96

B-1040 Brussels

Tel.: (32-2) 295 27.37

Fax: (32-2) 295 02 81

e-mail: Entr-Chemicals@ec.europa.eu

---

(1)  OJ L 177, 6.7.2002, p. 21.

(2)  OJ L 1, 3.1.2004, p. 20.

(3)  See also Decision 2003/549/EC of 17 July 2003 (OJ L 187 of 26.7.2003, p. 27) extending the period referred to in Article 95(6) of the EC Treaty in relation to the national provisions on the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins notified by the Netherlands under Article 95(4).

(4)  OJ L 84, 5.4.1993, p. 1.

---

V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

| 30.1.2007 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 21/6 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

30.1.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 21/6

---

Call for Proposals 2007 on the Prevention of and Response to Violent Radicalisation

(2007/C 21/06)

The complete call for proposals is published on the JLS website at:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/justice_home/funding/en.htm.

Deadline for presentation of proposals: 16 April 2007.

---