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Euro exchange rates (1)

28 April 2006

(2006/C 103/01)

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(1)

Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid

(2006/C 103/02)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2006/C 103/03)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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(1)  Maximum annual volume for the whole aid scheme.

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(2006/C 103/04)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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

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

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

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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

(2006/C 103/05)

(Text with EEA relevance)

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 147/2003

Title: R&D project ‘Integration von selbstkonfigurierenden Konstruktionsstandards in CAD-Systeme’, by Kvaerner Warnow Werft GmbH

Objective: Speed-up the design process by standardisation of design elements of the shipbuilding structures and by providing methods for efficient use of these elements in CAD-systems in the form of data and method banks. In a second step, the partner shipyards will implement a jointly created data and method banks of self-configuring structure specifications which will enable a more efficient collaboration between undertakings involved in the construction of new ships in vertical and horizontal co-operation networks. (Shipbuilding)

Legal basis: Scheme ‘Schifffahrt und Meerestechnik für das 21. Jahrhundert’ (N156/2000) approved by the Commission on 15 November, 2000

Budget: EUR 115 229

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: 36 months

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Germany

Aid No: N 148/2003

Title: R&D project ‘Standardisierung der Schiffbaulichen Struktur für den Konstruktionsprozess’, by Nordseewerke GmbH

Objective: Speed-up the design process by standardisation of design elements of the shipbuilding structures and by providing methods for efficient use of these elements in CAD-systems in the form of data and method banks. In a second step, the partner shipyards will implement a jointly created data and method banks of self-configuring structure specifications which will enable a more efficient collaboration between undertakings involved in the construction of new ships in vertical and horizontal co-operation networks. (Shipbuilding)

Legal basis: Scheme ‘Schifffahrt und Meerestechnik für das 21. Jahrhundert’ (N156/2000) approved by the Commission on 15 November, 2000

Budget: EUR 122 433

Aid intensity or amount: 50 %

Duration: 36 months

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 

Member State: Germany (Bavaria)

Aid No: N 414/2004

Title: Bavarian programme for the advancement of technologically — oriented business foundations. Prolongation 2005 to 2009

Objective: R&D

Legal basis: Haushaltsgesetz des Freistaates Bayern, Programmrichtlinie

Budget: EUR 3,5 million per year

Intensity or amount: Up to 35 % of the eligible costs

Duration: 

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 

Member State: Poland (Świętokrzyskie)

Aid No: N 450/2005

Title: Starachowicki program pomocy przedsiębiorcom

Legal basis: Uchwala Rady Miejskiej w Starachowicach w sprawie przyjęcia Starachowickiego programu pomocy przedsiębiorcom

Objective: Regional development (All sectors)

Budget: Overall aid amount planned: PLN 1,6 million

Maximum aid intensity: 50 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Tax advantage

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 

Member State: Germany (Bayern)

Aid No: N 466 B/2005

Title: Härtefonds zur Beseitigung von Notständen durch das Sommerhochwasser 2005 von Privathaushalten, Gewerbebetrieben und freiberuflich Tätigen sowie Unternehmen der Land- und Forstwirtschaft

Legal basis: §§ 23 und 44 Bayrische Haushaltsordnung, Vollzugshinweise zum Härtefonds

Objective: Compensation for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences (All sectors)

Budget: EUR 30 million

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Duration: End date: 31.12.2006

Other information: Aid scheme — Direct grant

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption: 

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 568/2005

Title: Digital Leap Venture Capital Fund

Objective: Regional development. Risk capital

(Limited to post and telecommunications — Limited to computer and related activities)

Legal basis: Eπιχειρησιακό πρόγραμμα «Κοινωνία της πληροφορίας», «Ενιαίο έγγραφο προγραμματισμού για την Ελλάδα», άρθρο 7 του Nόμου 2992/2002, πρόσκληση υποβολής προσφορών

Budget: 100 000 000 EUR

Duration: 2005-2010

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

Date of adoption of the decision: 

Member State: Greece

Aid No: N 612/2005

Title: TANEO — Third amendment

Objective: Risk capital

Legal basis: Άρθρο 28 του Νόμου 2843/2000 «Εκσυγχρονισμός των χρηματιστηριακών συναλλαγών, εισαγωγή εταιριών επενδύσεων στην ποντοπόρο ναυτιλία στο Χρηματιστήριο Αξιών Αθηνών και άλλες διατάξεις»

Budget: EUR 90 million for the scheme; 31.12.2006 for acceptance by TANEO of new venture capital funds

Duration: Until 2016

Other information: Annual report

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

http://europa.eu.int/comm/secretariat_general/sgb/state_aids/

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Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 103/06)

(Text with EEA relevance)

GERMANY

Operating licences revoked

Category A:   Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

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(1)OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2)  Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.

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Publication of decisions by Member States to grant or revoke operating licenses pursuant to Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 on licensing of air carriers (1) (2)

(2006/C 103/07)

(Text with EEA relevance)

LITHUANIA

Operating licences revoked

Category A:   Operating licences without the restriction of Article 5(7)(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92

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(1)OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 1.

(2)  Communicated to the European Commission before 31.8.2005.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4210 — Agravis/Baywa/Dr. Gräub)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 103/08)

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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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4206 — Veolia-BCP/SNCM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(2006/C 103/09)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4216 — CVC/Bocchi/De Weide Blik)

(2006/C 103/10)

(Text with EEA relevance)

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(1)OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.3596 — ThyssenKrupp/Howaldswerke-Deutsche Werft)

(2006/C 103/11)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 10 December 2004, 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 German and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4049 — Novartis/Chiron)

(2006/C 103/12)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 6 February 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:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4020 — Wingas/ZGHG/JV)

(2006/C 103/13)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 April 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:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4089 — Gilde/Heiploeg)

(2006/C 103/14)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 January 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:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4158 — Towerbrook Investors/GSE)

(2006/C 103/15)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 21 April 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:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4169 — Virgin/CPW/JV)

(2006/C 103/16)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 29 March 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:

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4083 — ABN AMRO Capital France/L Capital/Sanutri)

(2006/C 103/17)

(Text with EEA relevance)

On 31 January /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 French and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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