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I Meddelelser

Kommissionen

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Euroens vekselkurs (1)

13. januar 2005

(2005/C 10/01)

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(1)

Kilde: Referencekurs offentliggjort af Den Europæiske Centralbank.

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Udnævnelse af medlemmerne af Udvalget af Arbejdstilsynschefer

(2005/C 10/02)

Udvalget af Arbejdstilsynschefer blev oprettet ved afgørelse 95/319/EF.

Kommissionen har besluttet at udnævne følgende medlemmer for en treårig periode fra 1. januar 2004 til 31. december 2006.

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Udnævnelse af medlemmer af Udvalget af Arbejdstilsynschefer

(2005/C 10/03)

Udvalget af Arbejdstilsynschefer blev oprettet ved Kommissionens afgørelse 95/319/EF af 12. juli 1995.

Kommissionen har besluttet at udnævne følgende medlemmer for perioden fra den 1. maj 2004 til den 31. december 2006.

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Anmeldelse af en planlagt fusion

(Sag COMP/M.3622 — VALEO/ENGEL)

(2005/C 10/04)

(EØS-relevant tekst)

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(1)EUT L 24 af 29.1.2004, s. 1.

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KOM-dokumenter, som ikke er forslag til retsakter, vedtaget af Kommissionen

(2005/C 10/05)

Disse tekster er tilgængelige på EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/

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Ingen indsigelse mod en anmeldt fusion

(Sag COMP/M.3618 — BP/HDPE JV)

(2005/C 10/06)

(EØS-relevant tekst)

Den 7. december 2004 besluttede Kommissionen ikke at rejse indsigelse mod ovennævnte anmeldte fusion og at erklære den forenelig med fællesmarkedet. Denne beslutning er truffet efter artikel 6, stk. 1, litra b), i Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 139/2004. Beslutningens fulde ordlyd foreligger kun på engelsk og vil blive offentliggjort, efter at eventuelle forretningshemmeligheder er udeladt. Den kan fås:

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II Forberedende retsakter

Kommissionen

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Forslag til retsakter vedtaget af Kommissionen

(2005/C 10/07)

Disse tekster er tilgængelige på EUR-Lex: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/

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Berigtigelser

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Berigtigelse til statsstøtte — Tjekkiet — Sag C 27/04 (ex CZ 49/03) — Agrobanka Praha, a.s./GE Capital Bank, a.s. — Opfordring til at fremsende bemærkninger efter EF-traktatens artikel 88, stk. 2

(Den Europæiske Unions Tidende C 292 af 30. november 2004)

(2005/C 10/08)

Side 5, brevets tekst læses således:

»The Commission wishes to inform the Czech Republic that, having examined the information supplied by your authorities on the notified measures referred to above, it has decided that a series of them are not applicable after accession. With respect to certain guarantee measures and a put option the Commission has decided to raise objections in accordance with section 3, paragraphs 1 (c), 2 and 3 of Annex IV to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (»the Act of Accession«) and to initiate the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty.

I.   PROCEDURE

II.   BACKGROUND

1.   Beneficiaries of the aid

2.   AGB's financial situation

3.   The tender

4.   Present financial situation of GECB

5.   Efforts made by AGB, GECB and GECIH

III.   DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES

The Put-Price

IV.   REQUEST FOR ASSESSMENT

V.   ASSESSMENT

1.   Applicability after Accession

1.1.   Legal Framework – The »interim mechanism« procedure

Aid measures not applicable after accession

1.2.   The individual measures

Non-exhaustive list

Lack of precise definition of the risks

Lack of cap for the payable amounts

1.3.   Conclusions

2.   State Aid in the meaning of Article 87(1) EC Treaty

3.   Derogations under Article 87(2) and (3) EC Treaty

3.2.   1994 R & R Guidelines

3.3.   Eligibility of the firm

3.4.   Rescue or Restructuring aid

3.5.   Restructuring aid

Restoration of viability

Avoiding undue distortions of competition

Aid in proportion to the restructuring costs and benefits

VI.   ARTICLE 46(2) OF THE EUROPE AGREEMENT

VII.   CONCLUSION

The Commission has accordingly decided the following:

It should be noted that this decision is adopted after the accession of the Czech Republic, that Article 88 (2) EC fully applies to State aid granted by the Czech authorities and that, therefore, the Commission is entitled to open the formal investigation procedure in respect of a measure that, although not notified, might constitute illegal State aid.

It requests your authorities to forward a copy of this letter to the potential recipients of the aid immediately.«

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(1)  Confidential information.

(2)  Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the »Indemnity Agreement« refer to the Indemnity Agreement as amended by the »Amendment Number 1 to Indemnity Agreement« of 25 April 2004.

(3)  Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Clauses are to Clauses in the ‚Deed of Warranties‘.

(4)  Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 14 January 2004 in Case T-109/01, Fleuren Compost v Commission, nyr, paragraph 74.

(5)OJ C 288, 9.10.1999, p. 2.

(6)OJ C 355, 31.12.1995, p. 1.

(7)  Also all other notified measures were adopted before 9.10.1999.

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