# Official Journal C 284/2009

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5225 November 2009 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.284.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 284

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5225 November 2009

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions |
| | OPINIONS |
| | European Central Bank |
| 2009/C 284/01 | Opinion of the European Central Bank of 5 November 2009 on recommendations for Council decisions on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Vatican City State and on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Republic of San Marino (CON/2009/91) | 1 |
| 2009/C 284/02 | Opinion of the European Central Bank of 16 November 2009 on a proposal for a Council Regulation concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation (CON/2009/95) | 6 |

Notice No

Contents

page

I   Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Central Bank

2009/C 284/01

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 5 November 2009 on recommendations for Council decisions on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Vatican City State and on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Republic of San Marino (CON/2009/91)

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2009/C 284/02

Opinion of the European Central Bank of 16 November 2009 on a proposal for a Council Regulation concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation (CON/2009/95)

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| | II   Information |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 284/03 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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  ) | 11 |
| 2009/C 284/04 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5663 — AVIO/SECI-E/JV) (
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  ) | 16 |

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 284/03

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
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2009/C 284/04

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5663 — AVIO/SECI-E/JV) (
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| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 284/05 | Euro exchange rates | 17 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2009/C 284/06 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
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  ) | 18 |
| 2009/C 284/07 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
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  ) | 23 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 284/05

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2009/C 284/06

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
  1
  )

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2009/C 284/07

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation) (
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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 284/08 | Call for proposals under the 2010 work programme People of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities | 28 |
| 2009/C 284/09 | Call for proposals under the 7th Euratom Framework Programme for Nuclear Research and Training Activities | 29 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 284/10 | Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of polyester staple fibres originating in the Republic of Korea | 30 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 284/11 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5699 — Adecco/MPS Group) (
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  ) | 32 |
| 2009/C 284/12 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5720 — BayernLB/LBLux) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 33 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2009/C 284/08

Call for proposals under the 2010 work programme People of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

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2009/C 284/09

Call for proposals under the 7th Euratom Framework Programme for Nuclear Research and Training Activities

29

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

2009/C 284/10

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of polyester staple fibres originating in the Republic of Korea

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2009/C 284/11

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5699 — Adecco/MPS Group) (
  1
  )

1

32

2009/C 284/12

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5720 — BayernLB/LBLux) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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I Resolutions, recommendations and opinions

OPINIONS

European Central Bank

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OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 5 November 2009

on recommendations for Council decisions on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Vatican City State and on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Republic of San Marino

(CON/2009/91)

2009/C 284/01

Introduction and legal basis

On 27 October 2009 the European Central Bank (ECB) received requests from the Council of the European Union for an opinion on a recommendation for a Council decision on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Vatican City State (1) (hereinafter the ‘draft Vatican decision’) and for an opinion on a recommendation for a Council decision on the position to be taken by the European Community regarding the renegotiation of the monetary agreement with the Republic of San Marino (2) (hereinafter the ‘draft San Marino decision’).

The ECB’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 111(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Community. In accordance with the first sentence of Article 17.5 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, the Governing Council has adopted this opinion.

General observations

The ECB welcomes the draft decisions, which 10 years after the introduction of the euro, aim at amending the monetary agreements with the Vatican City State and San Marino, with a view, in particular, to ensuring a level playing field for the obligations of the countries having signed the monetary agreements with the Community, creating follow-up mechanisms, introducing a common method for calculating the ceilings of euro coins issuance and allowing the recourse to mints other than the Italian mint for the production of coins of the Vatican City State and the Republic of San Marino.

The ECB notes that the draft decisions (3) provide for the Community agreements to be concluded by the Council. Should this rule be changed so that the Council would no longer conclude these agreements, the ECB considers that the Economic and Financial Committee and the ECB should be allowed to request submission of the agreements to the Council, as was decided by the Council at the occasion of the initial opening of negotiations for the conclusion of Community agreements with the Vatican City State and the Republic of San Marino (4).

Where the ECB recommends that the draft decisions are amended, specific drafting proposals are set out in the Annex accompanied by explanatory text to this effect.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 5 November 2009.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

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(1)  COM(2009) 570 final.

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(2)  COM(2009) 572 final.

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(3)  Article 4.

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(4)  Article 8 of Council Decision 1999/97/EC of 31 December 1998 on the position to be taken by the Community regarding an agreement concerning the monetary relations with the Republic of San Marino (OJ L 30, 4.2.1999, p. 33); Article 8 of Council Decision 1999/98/EC of 31 December 1998 on the position to be taken by the Community regarding an agreement concerning the monetary relations with Vatican City (OJ L 30, 4.2.1999, p. 35).

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ANNEX

Drafting proposals

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendments proposed by the ECB (1) |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Article 2(b) of the draft Vatican decision |
| ‘(b) | The Vatican City State shall undertake to adopt all appropriate measures, through direct transpositions or possibly equivalent actions, for the application of all relevant Community legislation on the prevention of money laundering, on the prevention of fraud and counterfeiting of cash and non-cash means of payment.’ |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendments proposed by the ECB (1)

Amendment 1

Article 2(b) of the draft Vatican decision

‘(b)

The Vatican City State shall undertake to adopt all appropriate measures, through direct transpositions or possibly equivalent actions, for the application of all relevant Community legislation on the prevention of money laundering, on the prevention of fraud and counterfeiting of cash and non-cash means of payment.’

| ‘(b) | The Vatican City State shall undertake to adopt all appropriate measures, through direct transpositions or possibly equivalent actions, for the application of all relevant Community legislation on the prevention of money laundering, on the prevention of fraud and counterfeiting of cash and non-cash means of payment. It shall also undertake to adopt all relevant Community banking and financial legislation if and when a banking sector is created in the Vatican City State.’ |
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‘(b)

The Vatican City State shall undertake to adopt all appropriate measures, through direct transpositions or possibly equivalent actions, for the application of all relevant Community legislation on the prevention of money laundering, on the prevention of fraud and counterfeiting of cash and non-cash means of payment. It shall also undertake to adopt all relevant Community banking and financial legislation if and when a banking sector is created in the Vatican City State.’

Explanation:

In order to ensure a level playing field, it would be advisable that the Vatican agreement is amended to cater for the applicable legal situation should a banking sector be developed in the Vatican City State in the future.

Amendment 2

Article 2(d) of the draft Vatican decision

| ‘(d) | A Joint Committee shall be established in order to monitor the progress in the implementation of the Agreement. It shall be composed of representatives of the Vatican City State, the Republic of Italy, the Commission and the ECB. It shall have the possibility to revise each year the fixed part with a view to taking into account inflation and the evolution of the collector market. It shall adopt decisions unanimously. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.’ |
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‘(d)

A Joint Committee shall be established in order to monitor the progress in the implementation of the Agreement. It shall be composed of representatives of the Vatican City State, the Republic of Italy, the Commission and the ECB. It shall have the possibility to revise each year the fixed part with a view to taking into account inflation and the evolution of the collector market. It shall adopt decisions unanimously. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.’

| ‘(d) | A Joint Committee shall be established in order to monitor the progress in the implementation of the Agreement. It shall be composed of representatives of the Vatican City State, the Republic of Italy, the Commission and the ECB. It shall have the possibility to revise each year the fixed part with a view to taking into account inflation and the evolution of the collector market. It shall examine every five years the adequacy of the minimum proportion of coins to be introduced at face value and may decide to increase it. It shall adopt decisions unanimously. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.’ |
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‘(d)

A Joint Committee shall be established in order to monitor the progress in the implementation of the Agreement. It shall be composed of representatives of the Vatican City State, the Republic of Italy, the Commission and the ECB. It shall have the possibility to revise each year the fixed part with a view to taking into account inflation and the evolution of the collector market. It shall examine every five years the adequacy of the minimum proportion of coins to be introduced at face value and may decide to increase it. It shall adopt decisions unanimously. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.’

Explanation:

The ECB notes that Article 2(c) of the draft Vatican decision refers to a minimum proportion of coins to be introduced at face value at 51 %. The ECB considers that the adequacy of this minimum proportion should be reviewed at regular intervals, and suggests a simplified procedure to change it.

Amendment 3

Article 2(e) of the draft Vatican decision

| ‘(e) | The euro coins of the Vatican City State shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Vatican City State shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Vatican City State shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint for the purpose of the ECB approval of the total volume of the issuance.’ |
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‘(e)

The euro coins of the Vatican City State shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Vatican City State shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Vatican City State shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint for the purpose of the ECB approval of the total volume of the issuance.’

| ‘(e) | The euro coins of the Vatican City State shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Vatican City State shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Vatican City State shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint
  Italy for the purpose of the ECB’s approval of the total volume of the issuance.’ |
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‘(e)

The euro coins of the Vatican City State shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Vatican City State shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Vatican City State shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint
  Italy for the purpose of the ECB’s approval of the total volume of the issuance.’

Explanation:

Adding the volume to the home country of the producing mint would create a number of practical problems concerning the stability of reporting obligations vis-à-vis the ECB on coins issued in circumstances where the home country of the producing mint might change from time to time. Given that this reporting is not currently carried out by mints, greater predictability could be assured by the volume of coins issued by the Vatican City State being added to the volume of coins issued by Italy, with the result that the Italian and Vatican authorities would cooperate for purposes of reporting coin issuance volumes to the ECB.

Amendment 4

Article 3 of the draft Vatican decision

‘The negotiations with the Vatican City State shall be conducted by the Italian Republic and the Commission on behalf of the Community. The European Central Bank shall be fully associated with the negotiations in its field of competence. The Italian Republic and the Commission shall submit the draft agreement to the Economic and Financial Committee for opinion.’

‘The negotiations with the Vatican City State shall be conducted by the Italian Republic and the Commission on behalf of the Community. The European Central Bank shall be fully associated with the negotiations and its agreement shall be required on issues falling within its field of competence. The Italian Republic and the Commission shall submit the draft agreement to the Economic and Financial Committee for opinion.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

Given the monetary nature of the Agreement with the Vatican City State, the ECB considers that, beyond its consultation on the basis of Article 111(3) of the Treaty, it is appropriate and desirable for the ECB to be involved in the negotiations themselves and in the process leading to the conclusion of the agreements. For issues in the agreement falling within the ECB’s fields of competence, the ECB’s agreement should be sought.

Given the monetary nature of the Agreement with the Vatican City State, the ECB considers that, beyond its consultation on the basis of Article 111(3) of the Treaty, it is appropriate and desirable for the ECB to be involved in the negotiations themselves and in the process leading to the conclusion of the agreements. For issues in the agreement falling within the ECB’s fields of competence, the ECB’s agreement should be sought

Amendment 5

Amendment 5

Final provision of the draft Vatican decision

‘This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic and the Commission.’

‘This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic, and the Commission and the ECB.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

Since the draft decision envisages a role for the ECB in the negotiations and the process leading to the conclusion of the agreement, the ECB should also appear in the list of addressees of the decision.

Since the draft decision envisages a role for the ECB in the negotiations and the process leading to the conclusion of the agreement, the ECB should also appear in the list of addressees of the decision

Amendment 6

Amendment 6

Article 2(e) of the draft San Marino decision

| ‘(e) | The euro coins of the Republic of San Marino shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Republic of San Marino shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Republic of San Marino shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint for the purpose of the ECB approval of the total volume of the issuance.’ |
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‘(e)

The euro coins of the Republic of San Marino shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Republic of San Marino shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Republic of San Marino shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint for the purpose of the ECB approval of the total volume of the issuance.’

| ‘(e) | The euro coins of the Republic of San Marino shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Republic of San Marino shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Republic of San Marino shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint
  Italy for the purpose of the ECB’s approval of the total volume of the issuance.’ |
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‘(e)

The euro coins of the Republic of San Marino shall be minted by the Instituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato. The Republic of San Marino shall however have the possibility to take another contractor among the EU Mints striking euro coins, with the agreement of the Joint Committee. The volume of coins issued by the Republic of San Marino shall be added to the volume of coins issued by the home country of the producing mint
  Italy for the purpose of the ECB’s approval of the total volume of the issuance.’

the home country of the producing mint

Italy

’s

Explanation:

Explanation:

Adding the volume to the home country of the producing mint would create a number of practical problems concerning the stability of reporting obligations vis-à-vis the ECB on coins issued in circumstances where the home country of the producing mint might change from time to time. Given that this reporting is not currently carried out by mints, greater predictability could be assured by the volume of coins issued by the Republic of San Marino being added to the volume of coins issued by Italy, with the result that the Italian authorities and the authorities of San Marino would cooperate for purposes of reporting coin issuance volumes to the ECB.

Adding the volume to the home country of the producing mint would create a number of practical problems concerning the stability of reporting obligations vis-à-vis the ECB on coins issued in circumstances where the home country of the producing mint might change from time to time. Given that this reporting is not currently carried out by mints, greater predictability could be assured by the volume of coins issued by the Republic of San Marino being added to the volume of coins issued by Italy, with the result that the Italian authorities and the authorities of San Marino would cooperate for purposes of reporting coin issuance volumes to the ECB

Amendment 7

Amendment 7

Article 3 of the draft San Marino decision

‘The negotiations with the Republic of San Marino shall be conducted by the Italian Republic and the Commission on behalf of the Community. The European Central Bank shall be fully associated with the negotiations in its field of competence. The Italian Republic and the Commission shall submit the draft agreement to the Economic and Financial Committee for opinion.’

‘The negotiations with the Republic of San Marino shall be conducted by the Italian Republic and the Commission on behalf of the Community. The European Central Bank shall be fully associated with the negotiations and its agreement shall be required on issues falling within its field of competence. The Italian Republic and the Commission shall submit the draft agreement to the Economic and Financial Committee for opinion.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

Given the monetary nature of the Agreement with the Republic of San Marino, the ECB considers that, beyond its consultation on the basis of Article 111(3) of the Treaty, it is appropriate and desirable for the ECB to be involved in the negotiations themselves and in the process leading to the conclusion of the agreements. For issues in the agreement falling within the ECB’s fields of competence, the ECB’s agreement should be sought.

Given the monetary nature of the Agreement with the Republic of San Marino, the ECB considers that, beyond its consultation on the basis of Article 111(3) of the Treaty, it is appropriate and desirable for the ECB to be involved in the negotiations themselves and in the process leading to the conclusion of the agreements. For issues in the agreement falling within the ECB’s fields of competence, the ECB’s agreement should be sought

Amendment 8

Amendment 8

Final provision of the draft San Marino decision

‘This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic and the Commission.’

‘This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic, and the Commission and the ECB.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

Since the draft decision envisages a role for the ECB in the negotiations and the process leading to the conclusion of the agreement, the ECB should also appear in the list of addressees of the decision.

Since the draft decision envisages a role for the ECB in the negotiations and the process leading to the conclusion of the agreement, the ECB should also appear in the list of addressees of the decision

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(1)  Bold in the body of the text indicates where the ECB proposes inserting new text. Strikethrough in the body of the text indicates where the ECB proposes deleting text.

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OPINION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

of 16 November 2009

on a proposal for a Council Regulation concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation

(CON/2009/95)

2009/C 284/02

Introduction and legal basis

On 30 September 2009, the European Central Bank (ECB) received a request from the Council of the European Union for an opinion on a proposal for a Council Regulation concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation (1) (hereinafter the ‘proposed regulation’).

The ECB’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on the third sentence of Article 123(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, and on the first indent of Article 105(4) of the Treaty, in combination with Article 106(2) of the Treaty, as the proposed Regulation relates to the technical specifications of euro coins. In accordance with the first sentence of Article 17,5 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Central Bank, the Governing Council has adopted this opinion.

General observations

The proposed regulation implements the obligation placed on credit institutions and other institutions addressed in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001 of 28 June 2001 laying down measures necessary for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting (2), to ensure that euro coins they receive and intend to put back into circulation are checked for authenticity and that counterfeits are detected. The ECB has adopted very similar measures as regards the obligation of the same institutions to check the authenticity of euro banknotes pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1338/2001. Having similar legislation in place that applies to institutions involved in the distribution to the public of euro banknotes and coins will help to reduce the threat that counterfeiting of euro banknotes and coins poses to the single currency.

For the purposes of the proposed regulation, the Commission’s decision to build on existing coin sorting procedures and equipment, which have been developed on the basis of the Commission Recommendation 2005/504/EC of 27 May 2005 concerning authentication of euro coins and handling of euro coins unfit for circulation (3), is certainly the best way to ensure continuity of the good practices existing so far and thus guarantee the efficiency of the planned measures.

Handling fees

Notwithstanding Article 8(2) and (4) of the proposed regulation, which allow Member States, to a certain extent, to provide an exemption from handling fees, the ECB questions whether withholding a handling fee of 5 % of the face value of euro coins unfit for circulation serves the purpose of the proposed regulation, which is to oblige Member States to withdraw unfit euro coins from circulation. As stated in Recital 4 of the proposed regulation, the circulation of unfit euro coins ‘makes them more difficult to use’ and ‘may create confusion to the users as to the authenticity of the coins’. Euro coins unfit for circulation need to be withdrawn from circulation to ensure that euro coins can be reliably checked for genuineness and that their exposure to counterfeiting is reduced. In this respect, the ECB considers that the reimbursement of the value or replacement of euro coins unfit for circulation should be, as a general rule, free from any handling fees. As emphasised in past opinions of the ECB, the application of a fee also contradicts the notion of legal tender, whereby it is a public task to exchange legal tender money at full value (4).

However, the ECB considers that the application of a fee of 15 % would be justified in cases where the volume of unfit coins to be checked is comparatively high, due to anomalies or deviations from the specifications referred to in Article 9 of the proposed regulation.

Where the ECB recommends that the proposed regulation is amended, a specific drafting proposal is set out in the Annex accompanied by explanatory text to this effect.

Done at Frankfurt am Main, 16 November 2009.

The President of the ECB

Jean-Claude TRICHET

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(1)  COM(2009) 459 final.

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(2)  OJ L 181, 4.7.2001, p. 6.

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(3)  OJ L 184, 15.7.2005, p. 60.

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(4)  See Opinion CON/2009/52. All ECB opinions are published on the ECB’s website at http://www.ecb.europa.eu

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ANNEX

Drafting proposals

| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment proposed by the ECB (1) |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Article 3(1) of the proposed regulation |
| Article 3

  ‘1.   The institutions shall ensure that euro coins, which they have received and which they intend to put back into circulation, are submitted to authentication. They shall implement this obligation:






  (a) | mainly by means of coin processing machines included in the list of coin processing machines, referred to in Article 5(3); or |

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendment proposed by the ECB (1)

Amendment 1

Article 3(1) of the proposed regulation

Article 3

‘1.   The institutions shall ensure that euro coins, which they have received and which they intend to put back into circulation, are submitted to authentication. They shall implement this obligation:

(a)

mainly by means of coin processing machines included in the list of coin processing machines, referred to in Article 5(3); or

| (b) | by trained personnel.’ |
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(b)

by trained personnel.’

Article 3

‘1.   The institutions shall ensure that euro coins having a face value of 2 euro, 1 euro and 50 cent, which they have received and which they intend to put back into circulation, are submitted to authentication. They shall implement this obligation:

| (a) | mainly by means of coin processing machines included in the list of coin processing machines, referred to in Article 5(3); or |
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(a)

mainly by means of coin processing machines included in the list of coin processing machines, referred to in Article 5(3); or

| (b) | by trained personnel.’ |
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(b)

by trained personnel.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

The ECB suggests limiting the authentication procedure to coins with a face value of at least 50 cent (i.e. 2 euro, 1 euro and 50 cent coins). Indeed, coins with a face value of 20 cent and below bear a very low risk of being counterfeited, due to their low value compared to (i) the value of the metal, and (ii) the cost of counterfeiting. To submit all coins to authentication would represent a real burden on the institutions, which may not be justified by the value of the coins at stake.

The ECB suggests limiting the authentication procedure to coins with a face value of at least 50 cent (i.e. 2 euro, 1 euro and 50 cent coins). Indeed, coins with a face value of 20 cent and below bear a very low risk of being counterfeited, due to their low value compared to (i) the value of the metal, and (ii) the cost of counterfeiting. To submit all coins to authentication would represent a real burden on the institutions, which may not be justified by the value of the coins at stake

Amendment 2

Amendment 2

Article 4(1) of the proposed regulation

Article 4

‘1.   The institutions shall have their coin processing machines tested by the designated national authorities or by the European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC) by conducting a detection test. Such test shall be designed to ensure that a coin processing machine is capable of rejecting the known types of counterfeit coins and all other coin-like objects that do not comply with the specifications of genuine euro coins.’

Article 4

‘1.   The institutions shall only use
  have their
  types of coin processing machines that have passed a detection test conducted
  tested by the designated national authorities or by the European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC) by conducting a detection test. Such test shall be designed to ensure that a type of coin processing machine is capable of rejecting the known types of counterfeit coins, and all other coin-like objects that do not comply with the specifications of genuine euro coins and euro coins unfit for circulation.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

The ECB considers that making it an obligation for institutions to use coin processing machines that have passed a detection test is a more logical approach. It would allow the coin processing machines that have been successfully tested once to be used by several institutions, i.e. it would not be necessary to re-run a test for each institution. In addition, it would be more in line with Article 5 of the proposed regulation, which lays down that detection tests may be carried out on the premises of the manufacturers’ facilities and that a consolidated list of all successfully tested coin processing machines will be published on the Commission’s website. Moreover, the ECB suggests restricting the detection test to types of coin processing machines (i.e. machines sharing the same hardware, software and core functionalities), as this should be enough to ensure that all coin processing machines of the same type fulfil the requirements of the proposed regulation.

The ECB considers that making it an obligation for institutions to use coin processing machines that have passed a detection test is a more logical approach. It would allow the coin processing machines that have been successfully tested once to be used by several institutions, i.e. it would not be necessary to re-run a test for each institution. In addition, it would be more in line with Article 5 of the proposed regulation, which lays down that detection tests may be carried out on the premises of the manufacturers’ facilities and that a consolidated list of all successfully tested coin processing machines will be published on the Commission’s website. Moreover, the ECB suggests restricting the detection test to types of coin processing machines (i.e. machines sharing the same hardware, software and core functionalities), as this should be enough to ensure that all coin processing machines of the same type fulfil the requirements of the proposed regulation

In addition, according to Article 2(b) of the proposed regulation, euro coins unfit for circulation are defined as those that are rejected during the authentication process. Therefore, the wording of Article 4(1) of the proposed regulation should make it clear that the coin processing machines submitted for a detection test must also detect euro coins unfit for circulation.

In addition, according to Article 2(b) of the proposed regulation, euro coins unfit for circulation are defined as those that are rejected during the authentication process. Therefore, the wording of Article 4(1) of the proposed regulation should make it clear that the coin processing machines submitted for a detection test must also detect euro coins unfit for circulation

Amendment 3

Amendment 3

Article 6(3) of the proposed regulation

Article 6

‘3.   The number of machines to be verified each year in each Member State shall be such that the volume of euro coins processed by these machines during that year represents at least one-third of the total cumulated net volume of coins issued by that Member State from the introduction of the euro coins until the end of the previous year. The number of machines to be verified shall be calculated on the basis of the volume of the three highest denominations of euro coins intended for circulation.’

Article 6

‘3.   The number of machines to be verified each year in each Member State shall represent 10 % of the total number of machines installed in that Member State or be such that the volume of euro coins processed by these machines during that year represents at least one-third of the total cumulated net volume of coins issued by that Member State from the introduction of the euro coins until the end of the previous year. In the latter case, T
  the number of machines to be verified shall be calculated on the basis of the volume of the three highest denominations of euro coins intended for circulation.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

The ECB is of the opinion that Member States should have the choice to check coin processing machines installed on their territory either by applying the calculation method laid down in the proposed regulation, or alternatively by carrying out checks of a certain percentage of these coin processing machines. Indeed, as coins circulate throughout the euro area, the migration of coins from one Member State to another may significantly affect the volume of coins circulating in a Member State. Some Member States may therefore find it more appropriate to check coin processing machines independently of the cumulated net volume of coins they issue. In both cases, the number of coin processing machines verified by Member States would be high enough to ensure proper control of the capacity of the institutions to carry out euro coin authentication.

The ECB is of the opinion that Member States should have the choice to check coin processing machines installed on their territory either by applying the calculation method laid down in the proposed regulation, or alternatively by carrying out checks of a certain percentage of these coin processing machines. Indeed, as coins circulate throughout the euro area, the migration of coins from one Member State to another may significantly affect the volume of coins circulating in a Member State. Some Member States may therefore find it more appropriate to check coin processing machines independently of the cumulated net volume of coins they issue. In both cases, the number of coin processing machines verified by Member States would be high enough to ensure proper control of the capacity of the institutions to carry out euro coin authentication

Amendment 4

Amendment 4

Article 8 of the proposed regulation

Article 8

‘1.   A handling fee of 5 % of the face value of the submitted euro coins unfit for circulation shall be withheld from the reimbursement or the replacement of these euro coins. The handling fee shall be supplemented by an additional 15 % fee of the face value of the submitted euro coins in case the entire bag or box is checked as provided in Article 10.

2.   Member States may provide for general exemptions from handling fees in cases where the submitting legal or natural persons cooperate closely and regularly with the designated national authorities in withdrawing from circulation counterfeit euro coins and coins unfit for circulation.

3.   Transport and related costs shall be borne by the submitting legal or natural person.

4.   Without prejudice to the exemption provided for in paragraph 2, a maximum quantity of one kilogramme euro coins unfit for circulation per denomination is exempted from the handling fee each year for one submitting legal or natural person.’

Article 8

‘1.   A handling fee of 5 % of the face value of the submitted euro coins unfit for circulation shall be withheld from the reimbursement or the replacement of these euro coins. The
  A handling fee of
  shall be supplemented by an additional 15 % fee of the face value of the submitted euro coins unfit for circulation shall be withheld from the reimbursement or the replacement of these euro coins in case the entire bag or box is checked as provided in Article 10(2).

2.   Member States may provide for general exemptions from handling fees in cases where the submitting legal or natural persons cooperate closely and regularly with the designated national authorities in withdrawing from circulation counterfeit euro coins and coins unfit for circulation.

3.   Transport and related costs shall be borne by the submitting legal or natural person.

4.   Without prejudice to the exemption provided for in paragraph 2, a maximum quantity of one kilogramme euro coins unfit for circulation per denomination is exempted from the handling fee each year for one submitting legal or natural person.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

See the paragraph on handling fees above.

See the paragraph on handling fees above

Amendment 5

Amendment 5

Article 14 of the proposed regulation

Article 14

‘This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.’

Article 14

‘This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2012.

Member States having, at the date of entry into force of this Regulation, arrangements in place implementing Commission Recommendation 2005/504/EC may however continue to apply these arrangements for a transitional period of three years from 1 January 2012.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.’

Explanation:

Explanation:

The proposed regulation should allow for a temporary grand-fathering of well-proven national practices based on Commission Recommendation 2005/504/EC, taking particular account of the investments made in connection with the installation of coin processing machines in Member States having implemented the Commission Recommendation.

The proposed regulation should allow for a temporary grand-fathering of well-proven national practices based on Commission Recommendation 2005/504/EC, taking particular account of the investments made in connection with the installation of coin processing machines in Member States having implemented the Commission Recommendation

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/11 |
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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/11

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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)

2009/C 284/03

| Date of adoption of the decision | 25.2.2009 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | N 381/08 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Settimo Torinese |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Pirelli Industrie Pneumatici S.r.l. |
| Legal basis | a) | Deliberazione della Giunta regionale della Regione Piemonte n. 14-8219 del 18 febbraio 2008 di avvio del procedimento e relativo allegato di cui al seguente punto b). |

Date of adoption of the decision

25.2.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 381/08

Member State

Italy

Region

Settimo Torinese

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Pirelli Industrie Pneumatici S.r.l.

Legal basis

a)

Deliberazione della Giunta regionale della Regione Piemonte n. 14-8219 del 18 febbraio 2008 di avvio del procedimento e relativo allegato di cui al seguente punto b).

| b) | Accordo quadro sottoscritto in data 22 febbraio 2008 tra la Regione Piemonte, la Provincia di Torino, il Comune di Settimo Torinese, il Politecnico di Torino e Pirelli Tyre spa. |
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b)

Accordo quadro sottoscritto in data 22 febbraio 2008 tra la Regione Piemonte, la Provincia di Torino, il Comune di Settimo Torinese, il Politecnico di Torino e Pirelli Tyre spa.

| c) | Domanda del 25 marzo 2008 per l’ammissione a finanziamento del progetto di investimento previsto in Settimo Torinese (Torino — Italia) presentata da Pirelli Industrie Pneumatici S.r.l., protocollata dalla Regione Piemonte con Prot. n. 2488, Coll 13 il 1o aprile 2008. |
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c)

Domanda del 25 marzo 2008 per l’ammissione a finanziamento del progetto di investimento previsto in Settimo Torinese (Torino — Italia) presentata da Pirelli Industrie Pneumatici S.r.l., protocollata dalla Regione Piemonte con Prot. n. 2488, Coll 13 il 1o aprile 2008.

| d) | Determinazione del Direttore regionale alle Attività Produttive della Regione Piemonte n. 64 del 3 aprile 2008 di «prima verifica a seguito della domanda di Pirelli Industrie Pneumatici S.r.l. per l’ammissione del progetto di investimento previsto nell’Accordo» del progetto presentato, adottata in conformità alla legge regionale 22 novembre 2004, n. 34 «Interventi per lo sviluppo delle attività produttive» (legge quadro non operativa se non con ulteriori atti di formazione). |
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d)

Determinazione del Direttore regionale alle Attività Produttive della Regione Piemonte n. 64 del 3 aprile 2008 di «prima verifica a seguito della domanda di Pirelli Industrie Pneumatici S.r.l. per l’ammissione del progetto di investimento previsto nell’Accordo» del progetto presentato, adottata in conformità alla legge regionale 22 novembre 2004, n. 34 «Interventi per lo sviluppo delle attività produttive» (legge quadro non operativa se non con ulteriori atti di formazione).

| e) | Lettera di intenti della Regione Piemonte del 3 aprile 2008. |
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e)

Lettera di intenti della Regione Piemonte del 3 aprile 2008.

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Regional development, Employment

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 7,4 million

Intensity

7,01 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2011

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of the granting authority

| Regione Piemonte |
| --- |
| Piazza Castello 165 |
| 10100 Torino TO |
| ITALIA |

Regione Piemonte

Piazza Castello 165

10100 Torino TO

ITALIA

Other information

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 16.9.2009 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | N 658/08 |
| Member State | Belgium |
| Region | Bruxelles/Brussel |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Brussels Greenfields |
| Legal basis | — | Ordonnance organique du 23 février 2006 fixant les dispositions applicables au budget, à la comptabilité et au contrôle/Organieke ordonnantie van 23 februari 2006 houdende de bepalingen die van toepassing zijn op de begroting, de boekhouding en de controle |

Date of adoption of the decision

16.9.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 658/08

Member State

Belgium

Region

Bruxelles/Brussel

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Brussels Greenfields

Legal basis

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Ordonnance organique du 23 février 2006 fixant les dispositions applicables au budget, à la comptabilité et au contrôle/Organieke ordonnantie van 23 februari 2006 houdende de bepalingen die van toepassing zijn op de begroting, de boekhouding en de controle

| — | Ordonnance du 5 mars 2009 relative à la gestion et à l’assainissement des sols pollués / Ordonnantie van 5 maart 2009 betreffende het beheer en de sanering van verontreinigde bodems |
| --- | --- |

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Ordonnance du 5 mars 2009 relative à la gestion et à l’assainissement des sols pollués / Ordonnantie van 5 maart 2009 betreffende het beheer en de sanering van verontreinigde bodems

| — | Candidature de «Brussels Greenfields» au bénéfice du PO (Programme opérationnel «Objectif 2013: Investissons ensemble dans le développement urbain»)/Kandidatuur „Brussels Greenfields” voor het OP (Operationeel Programma: „Doelstelling 2013: Samen investeren in stedelijke ontwikkeling!”) |
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Candidature de «Brussels Greenfields» au bénéfice du PO (Programme opérationnel «Objectif 2013: Investissons ensemble dans le développement urbain»)/Kandidatuur „Brussels Greenfields” voor het OP (Operationeel Programma: „Doelstelling 2013: Samen investeren in stedelijke ontwikkeling!”)

| — | Lettre du 19 janvier 2009 du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale annonçant la prise en compte du projet «Brussels Greenfields» dans le cadre du PO/Brief van 19 januari 2009 van de Regering van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest waarin wordt gemeld dat het project „Brussels Greenfields” in aanmerking komt in het kader van het OP |
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Lettre du 19 janvier 2009 du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale annonçant la prise en compte du projet «Brussels Greenfields» dans le cadre du PO/Brief van 19 januari 2009 van de Regering van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest waarin wordt gemeld dat het project „Brussels Greenfields” in aanmerking komt in het kader van het OP

| — | Décision du 12 décembre 2008 du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Beslissing van de Regering van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest van 12 december 2008 |
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Décision du 12 décembre 2008 du gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Beslissing van de Regering van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest van 12 december 2008

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 14 960 000

Intensity

75 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

| Institut bruxellois pour la gestion de l'environnement/ |
| --- |
| Het Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer |
| Gulledelle 100 |
| 1200 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Institut bruxellois pour la gestion de l'environnement/

Het Brussels Instituut voor Milieubeheer

Gulledelle 100

1200 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Other information

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 19.5.2009 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | N 153/09 |
| Member State | Germany |
| Region | Freistaat Bayern |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Änderung der „Richtlinie zur Förderung der Breitbanderschließung in ländlichen Gebieten (Breitbandrichtlinie)“ |
| Legal basis | Art. 23, 44 Bayerische Haushaltsordnung Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“ (GAK-Gesetz)
  Grundsätze zur Förderung der integrierten ländlichen Entwicklung (ILE) — Teil B im GAKRahmenplan 2008—2011
  Breitbandrichtlinie des Freistaats Bayern |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Regional development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 42,75 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | Until 31.12.2010 |
| Economic sectors | Post and telecommunications |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Regierung von Mittelfranken |
| Promenade 27 |
| 91522 Ansbach |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

19.5.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 153/09

Member State

Germany

Region

Freistaat Bayern

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Änderung der „Richtlinie zur Förderung der Breitbanderschließung in ländlichen Gebieten (Breitbandrichtlinie)“

Legal basis

Art. 23, 44 Bayerische Haushaltsordnung Gesetz über die Gemeinschaftsaufgabe „Verbesserung der Agrarstruktur und des Küstenschutzes“ (GAK-Gesetz)

Grundsätze zur Förderung der integrierten ländlichen Entwicklung (ILE) — Teil B im GAKRahmenplan 2008—2011

Breitbandrichtlinie des Freistaats Bayern

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 42,75 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of the granting authority

Regierung von Mittelfranken

Promenade 27

91522 Ansbach

DEUTSCHLAND

| Regierung von Niederbayern |
| --- |
| Regierungsplatz 540 |
| 84028 Landshut |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Regierung von Niederbayern

Regierungsplatz 540

84028 Landshut

DEUTSCHLAND

| Regierung von Oberbayern |
| --- |
| Maximilianstraße 39 |
| 80538 München |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Regierung von Oberbayern

Maximilianstraße 39

80538 München

DEUTSCHLAND

| Regierung von Oberfranken |
| --- |
| Ludwigstraße 20 |
| 95444 Bayreuth |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Regierung von Oberfranken

Ludwigstraße 20

95444 Bayreuth

DEUTSCHLAND

| Regierung der Oberpfalz |
| --- |
| Emmeramsplatz 8 |
| 93039 Regensburg |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Regierung der Oberpfalz

Emmeramsplatz 8

93039 Regensburg

DEUTSCHLAND

| Regierung von Schwaben |
| --- |
| Fronhof 10 |
| 86152 Augsburg |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Regierung von Schwaben

Fronhof 10

86152 Augsburg

DEUTSCHLAND

| Regierung von Unterfranken |
| --- |
| Peterplatz 9 |
| 97070 Würzburg |
| DEUTSCHLAND |

Regierung von Unterfranken

Peterplatz 9

97070 Würzburg

DEUTSCHLAND

Other information

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 22.9.2009 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | N 442/09 |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Garantiefaciliteit geothermie |
| Legal basis | Kaderwet EZ-subsidies- Tijdelijke Energieregeling
  Markt en Innovatie (TERM) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Guarantee |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 10 000 000 |
| Intensity | 60 % |
| Duration (period) | 1.7.2009-30.6.2015 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerie van Economische Zaken/SenterNovem |
| Postbus 20101 |
| 2500 EC Den Haag |
| NEDERLAND |

Date of adoption of the decision

22.9.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 442/09

Member State

Netherlands

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Garantiefaciliteit geothermie

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies- Tijdelijke Energieregeling

Markt en Innovatie (TERM)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Guarantee

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 10 000 000

Intensity

60 %

Duration (period)

1.7.2009-30.6.2015

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerie van Economische Zaken/SenterNovem

Postbus 20101

2500 EC Den Haag

NEDERLAND

Other information

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| Date of adoption of the decision | 6.10.2009 |
| --- | --- |
| Reference number of State Aid | N 466/09 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Proroga del regime di ricapitalizzazione |
| Legal basis | Decreto-legge n. 185 del 28 novembre 2008 e Decreto Ministeriale attuativo |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy |
| Form of aid | Other forms of equity intervention |
| Budget | — |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration (period) | Until 31.12.2009 |
| Economic sectors | Financial intermediation |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze |
| Other information | — |

Date of adoption of the decision

6.10.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 466/09

Member State

Italy

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Proroga del regime di ricapitalizzazione

Legal basis

Decreto-legge n. 185 del 28 novembre 2008 e Decreto Ministeriale attuativo

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy

Form of aid

Other forms of equity intervention

Budget

—

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Financial intermediation

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze

Other information

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

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| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/16 |
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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/16

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5663 — AVIO/SECI-E/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 284/04

On 18 November 2009, 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 Italian language and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5663. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5663. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/17 |
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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/17

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Euro exchange rates (1)

24 November 2009

2009/C 284/05

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,4969 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 132,57 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4413 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,90310 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3145 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5110 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3765 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,894 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 267,65 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7091 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1149 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2665 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,2410 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6254 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5815 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,6010 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,0541 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0738 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 731,62 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 11,1762 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,2229 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,3105 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 245,62 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0715 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 70,448 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 43,1625 |
| THB | Thai baht | 49,746 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5791 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,3232 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 69,3890 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4969

JPY

Japanese yen

132,57

DKK

Danish krone

7,4413

GBP

Pound sterling

0,90310

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3145

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5110

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3765

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,894

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

267,65

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7091

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1149

RON

Romanian leu

4,2665

TRY

Turkish lira

2,2410

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6254

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5815

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,6010

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,0541

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0738

KRW

South Korean won

1 731,62

ZAR

South African rand

11,1762

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,2229

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,3105

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 245,62

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0715

PHP

Philippine peso

70,448

RUB

Russian rouble

43,1625

THB

Thai baht

49,746

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5791

MXN

Mexican peso

19,3232

INR

Indian rupee

69,3890

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/18 |
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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/18

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 284/06

| Reference number of State Aid | X 168/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Germany |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Sachsen-Anhalt
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt |
| Domplatz 12 |
| 39104 Magdeburg |
| DEUTSCHLAND |
| http://www.ib-sachsen-anhalt.de |

Reference number of State Aid

X 168/09

Member State

Germany

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Sachsen-Anhalt

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Investitionsbank Sachsen-Anhalt

Domplatz 12

39104 Magdeburg

DEUTSCHLAND

http://www.ib-sachsen-anhalt.de

Title of the aid measure

Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Inanspruchnahme von Beratungsleistungen durch kleine und mittlere Unternehmen in Sachsen-Anhalt (Beratungshilfeprogramm)

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Mittelstandsförderungsgesetz (MFG) vom 27.6.2001;

Landeshaushaltsordnung des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt (LHO) vom 30.4.1991 zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 2 des Gesetzes vom 28.4.2004.

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.sachsen-anhalt.de/LPSA/index.php?id=pgkfnmg5kqs3

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

27.1.2009-31.12.2009

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 1,16 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

E 12060 Fördergebiet Sachsen-Anhalt Nord

E 42060 Fördergebiet Sachsen-Anhalt Süd

| — | 5,80 EUR (in Mio.) |
| --- | --- |

—

5,80 EUR (in Mio.)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

| Reference number of State Aid | X 169/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Severozápad
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Ústecký kraj |
| Krajský úřad Ústeckého kraje |
| odbor životního prostředí a zemědělství |
| Velká Hradební 48 |
| 400 01 Ústí nad Labem |
| ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA |
| http://www.kr-ustecky.cz |

Reference number of State Aid

X 169/09

Member State

Czech Republic

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Severozápad

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Ústecký kraj

Krajský úřad Ústeckého kraje

odbor životního prostředí a zemědělství

Velká Hradební 48

400 01 Ústí nad Labem

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

http://www.kr-ustecky.cz

Title of the aid measure

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

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

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

Zásady poskytování finančních prostředků z rozpočtu Ústeckého kraje

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

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.kr-ustecky.cz/vismo5/zobraz_dok.asp?u=450018&id_org=450018&id_ktg=36563&archiv=0&p1=84858

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XS 118/08

Duration

1.1.2009-30.11.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

CZK 7,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

40 %

—

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

—

| Reference number of State Aid | X 170/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Lithuania |
| Member State reference number | LT |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Lithuania
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija |
| Gedimino pr. 38/2 |
| LT-01104 Vilnius |
| LIETUVA/LITHUANIA |
| http://www.ukmin.lt |

Reference number of State Aid

X 170/09

Member State

Lithuania

Member State reference number

LT

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Lithuania

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministerija

Gedimino pr. 38/2

LT-01104 Vilnius

LIETUVA/LITHUANIA

http://www.ukmin.lt

Title of the aid measure

Ekonomikos augimo veiksmų programos 1 prioriteto „Ūkio konkurencingumui ir ekonomikos augimui skirti moksliniai tyrimai ir technologinė plėtra“ priemonė „Idėja LT“

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro 2009 m. sausio 19 d. įsakymas Nr. 4-16 „Dėl Lietuvos Respublikos ūkio ministro 2008 m. birželio 13 d. įsakymo Nr. 4-247 „Dėl Priemonės „Idėja LT“ projektų finansavimo sąlygų aprašo patvirtinimo“ pakeitimo“ (Žin., 2009, Nr. 11-427)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=336298

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

29.1.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

LTL 0,87 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybės 2008 m. liepos 23 d. nutarimas Nr. 788 „Dėl Ekonomikos augimo veiksmų programos priedo patvirtinimo“ – 4,34 LTL (mln.)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)

50 %

—

| Reference number of State Aid | X 171/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Vysočina
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Vysočina |
| Žižkova 57 |
| 587 33 Jihlava |
| ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA |
| http://www.kr-vysocina.cz |

Reference number of State Aid

X 171/09

Member State

Czech Republic

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Vysočina

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Vysočina

Žižkova 57

587 33 Jihlava

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

http://www.kr-vysocina.cz

Title of the aid measure

Podpora poskytování technické podpory v odvětví zemědělství

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích (krajské zřízení), ve znění pozdějších předpisů

Zákon č. 250/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech územních rozpočtů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů

Zákon č. 252/1997 Sb., o zemědělství, ve znění pozdějších předpisů

Program rozvoje kraje Vysočina

Zásady Zastupitelstva kraje Vysočina pro poskytování finančních příspěvků na podporu zemědělství v kraji Vysočina a způsobu kontroly jejich využití č. 13/07

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.kr-vysocina.cz/vismo5/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=450008&id=1724443&p1=5411

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XS 83/07

Duration

27.1.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

CZK 1,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Aid for consultancy in favour of SMEs (Article 26)

50 %

—

Aid for SME participation in fairs (Article 27)

50 %

—

| Reference number of State Aid | X 173/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Friuli-Venezia Giulia
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Comitato di Gestione del Frie |
| Via Locchi 19 |
| 34123 Trieste TS |
| ITALIA |
| frie@mediocredito.fvg.it |
| http://www.frie.it |

Reference number of State Aid

X 173/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Mixed

Granting authority

Comitato di Gestione del Frie

Via Locchi 19

34123 Trieste TS

ITALIA

frie@mediocredito.fvg.it

http://www.frie.it

Title of the aid measure

Fondo di rotazione per iniziative economiche — aiuti a finalità regionale

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Delibera del Presidente del Comitato di Gestione del FRIE del 30.12.2008«Adeguamento dei criteri operativi del FRIE alla vigente normativa comunitaria», ratificata dal Comitato di Gestione con delibera del 26.1.2009

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.frie.it/criteri-operativi/info-generali/criteri-operativi-del-comitato-f.r.i.e.html

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XR 8/07

Duration

1.1.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 9,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

15 %

20 %

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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/23

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty (General Block Exemption Regulation)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 284/07

| Reference number of State Aid | X 149/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Austria |
| Member State reference number | Änderung/Anpassung an AGVO |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Österreich
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Austria Wirtschaftsservice Ges.m.b.H. (und Förderungsstellen der Bundesländer bei vereinbarter Ergän |
| Ungargasse 37 |
| 1030 Wien |
| ÖSTERREICH |
| http://www.awsg.at |

Reference number of State Aid

X 149/09

Member State

Austria

Member State reference number

Änderung/Anpassung an AGVO

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Österreich

Mixed

Granting authority

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Ges.m.b.H. (und Förderungsstellen der Bundesländer bei vereinbarter Ergän

Ungargasse 37

1030 Wien

ÖSTERREICH

http://www.awsg.at

Title of the aid measure

Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung — Prämienförderung

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Bundesgesetz über besondere Förderung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, BGBl. Nr. 432/1996 (KMU-Förderungsgesetz)

Förderungsrichtlinie „Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung für KMU — Prämienförderung“

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://rili.awsg.at/Inventory.aspx?id=1189&

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XR 2/07

Modification XS 46/07

Duration

1.1.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 13,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

Für ausgewählte Projekte Kofinanzierung im Rahmen der Operationellen Programme (EFRE-Zuschuss) — 0,70 EUR (in Mio.)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

30 %

20 %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

20 %

—

Aid for technical feasibility studies (Article 32)

75 %

—

Aid for industrial property rights costs for SMEs (Article 33)

100 %

—

Aid for innovation advisory services and for innovation support services (Article 36)

EUR 200 000

—

| Reference number of State Aid | X 151/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Italy |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Lazio
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Regione Lazio |
| Dipartimento Economico e Occupazionale |
| Direzione Regionale Attività Produttive |
| Via Cristoforo Colombo 212 |
| 00147 Roma RM |
| ITALIA |
| http://www.regione.lazio.it |

Reference number of State Aid

X 151/09

Member State

Italy

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Lazio

Mixed

Granting authority

Regione Lazio

Dipartimento Economico e Occupazionale

Direzione Regionale Attività Produttive

Via Cristoforo Colombo 212

00147 Roma RM

ITALIA

http://www.regione.lazio.it

Title of the aid measure

Legge 1329/65 — Agevolazioni a favore di PMI per l'acquisto o il leasing di nuove macchine utensili o di produzione

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale 967 del 22.12.2008, pubblicata sul Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Lazio n. 3, del 21 gennaio 2009, attuativa della legge 28.11.1965, n. 1329 (c.d. «legge Sabatini») e succ. mod.

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.incentivi.mcc.it/html/html/MCC_LAZIO/MCC_LAZIO_LEGGE_SABATINI/section_new.html

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XS 102/07

Duration

31.12.2008-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 10,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Interest rate subsidy

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

DOCUP Ob. 2 Lazio 2000/2006 Misura IV.1 Aiuti alle PMI — Sottomisura IV.1.5 «Sostegno agli investimenti delle PMI attraverso il fondo unico regionale» — 2,00 EUR milioni

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

20 %

—

| Reference number of State Aid | X 152/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Poland |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Poland
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości |
| ul. Pańska 81/83 |
| 00-834 Warszawa |
| POLSKA/POLAND |
| http://www.parp.gov.pl |

Reference number of State Aid

X 152/09

Member State

Poland

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Poland

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości

ul. Pańska 81/83

00-834 Warszawa

POLSKA/POLAND

http://www.parp.gov.pl

Title of the aid measure

Pomoc finansowa na szkolenia udzielana przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Kapitał Ludzki 2007–2013

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Rozporządzenie Ministra Rozwoju Regionalnego z dnia 20 czerwca 2008 r. w sprawie udzielania przez Polską Agencję Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości pomocy finansowej w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Kapitał Ludzki (Dz.U. z 2008 r. Nr 111, poz. 710)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://rcl.dokumenty.pl/D2008111071001.pdf

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

27.6.2008-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

PLN 160,30 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Direct grant

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

rozporządzenie Komisji (WE) nr 68/2001 z dnia 12 stycznia 2001 r. w sprawie zastosowania art. 87 i 88 Traktatu WE w odniesieniu do pomocy państwa dla małych i średnich przedsiębiorstw, zmienionego przez rozporządzenie (WE) nr 364/2004 z dnia 25 lutego 2004 r. – 817,53 PLN (w mln)

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Specific training (Article 38(1))

45 %

10 %

General training (Article 38(2))

70 %

20 %

| Reference number of State Aid | X 153/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Austria |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Österreich
  Mixed |
| Granting authority | Austria Wirtschaftsservice Ges.m.b.H |
| Ungargasse 37 |
| 1030 Wien |
| ÖSTERREICH |
| http://www.awsg.at |

Reference number of State Aid

X 153/09

Member State

Austria

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Österreich

Mixed

Granting authority

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Ges.m.b.H

Ungargasse 37

1030 Wien

ÖSTERREICH

http://www.awsg.at

Title of the aid measure

Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung — Haftungsübernahmen

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Bundesgesetz über besondere Förderung von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen, BGBl. Nr. 432/1996 (KMU-Förderungsgesetz)

Förderungsrichtlinie „Jungunternehmer- und Innovationsförderung für KMU — Haftungsübernahmen“

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://rili.awsg.at/Inventory.aspx?id=1188&

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

Modification XS 45/07

Duration

1.1.2009-31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

EUR 70,00 million

For guarantees

EUR 70,00 million

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

—

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Schem

30 %

20 %

SME investment and employment aid (Article 15)

20 %

—

| Reference number of State Aid | X 154/09 |
| --- | --- |
| Member State | Poland |
| Member State reference number | — |
| Name of the Region (NUTS) | Łódzki
  Article 87(3)(a) |
| Granting authority | Prezydent Miasta Kutno |
| Pl. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego 18 |
| 99-300 Kutno |
| POLSKA/POLAND |
| http://www.um.kutno.pl |

Reference number of State Aid

X 154/09

Member State

Poland

Member State reference number

—

Name of the Region (NUTS)

Łódzki

Article 87(3)(a)

Granting authority

Prezydent Miasta Kutno

Pl. Marszałka J. Piłsudskiego 18

99-300 Kutno

POLSKA/POLAND

http://www.um.kutno.pl

Title of the aid measure

Program pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców tworzących nowe miejsca pracy związane z nowymi inwestycjami na terenie Miasta Kutno

National legal basis (Reference to the relevant national official publication)

Artykuł 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (Dz.U. z 2006 r. Nr 121, poz. 844, z późn. zm.);

Uchwała Nr X/89/07 Rady Miasta Kutno z dnia 15 maja 2007 r. w sprawie zwolnień od podatku od nieruchomości w ramach programu pomocy regionalnej dla przedsiębiorców tworzących nowe miejsca pracy związane z nowymi inwestycjami na terenie Miasta Kutno (Dz. Urz. Woj. Łódzkiego z 2007 r. Nr 189, poz. 1792)

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.kutno.bip-jst.pl/index.php?grupa=524409

Type of measure

Scheme

Amendment of an existing aid measure

—

Duration

5.7.2007–31.12.2013

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

Type of beneficiary

SME

large enterprise

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

PLN 3,00 million

For guarantees

—

Aid Instrument (Article 5)

Fiscal measure

Reference to the Commission decision

—

If co-financed by Community funds

—

Objectives

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in national currency

SME-bonuses in %

Regional investment and employment aid (Article 13) Scheme

50 %

20 %

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/28 |
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Call for proposals under the 2010 work programme ‘People’ of the 7th EC Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities

2009/C 284/08

Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the 2010 work programme ‘People’ of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007 to 2013).

Proposals are invited for the following call. Call deadline and budget are given in the call text, which is published on the CORDIS website.

‘People’ Specific Programme:

| Call Title | Call Identifier |
| --- | --- |
| International Research Staff Exchange Scheme | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES |

Call Title

Call Identifier

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme

FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES

This call for proposals relates to the 2010 work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2009) 5892 of 29 July 2009.

Information on the modalities of the call, the work programme, and the guide for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the CORDIS website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/

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| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/29 |
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C 284/29

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Call for proposals under the 7th Euratom Framework Programme for Nuclear Research and Training Activities

2009/C 284/09

Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for Nuclear Research and Training Activities (2007 to 2011).

Proposals are invited for the following call. The call deadline and budget are given in the call text, which is published on the CORDIS website.

Euratom Work Programme:

Call Title: Nuclear Fission and Radiation Protection

Call Identifier: FP7-Fission-2010

This call for proposals relates to the work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2009) 5946 of 30 July 2009.

Information on the modalities of the call, the work programme, and the guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the CORDIS website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/calls/

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY

Commission

| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/30 |
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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/30

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Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of polyester staple fibres originating in the Republic of Korea

2009/C 284/10

The Commission has received a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1.   Request for review

The request was lodged by Woongjin Chemicals Co., Ltd (2) (‘the applicant’), an exporting producer from the Republic of Korea.

The review is limited in scope to the examination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned.

2.   Product

The product under review is synthetic staple fibres of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning originating in the Republic of Korea (‘the product concerned’), currently classifiable within CN code 5503 20 00.

3.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2852/2000 (3) on imports of polyester staple fibres originating, inter alia, in the Republic of Korea, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2005 (4) and by Council Regulation (EC) No 412/2009 (5).

4.   Grounds for the review

The request pursuant to Article 11(3) is based on prima facie evidence, provided by the applicant, that the circumstances on the basis of which measures were established have changed and that these changes are of lasting nature. In particular, the applicant alleges that there have been significant changes in the production facilities of the company which have led to a substantially lower dumping margin since the imposition of the existing measures.

The applicant provided prima facie evidence that the continued imposition of the measure at its current level is no longer necessary to offset dumping. A comparison of the applicant's domestic prices and its export prices to the Community indicates that the dumping margin appears to be substantially lower than the current level of the measure.

Therefore, the continued imposition of measures at the existing level, which was based on the level of dumping previously established, appears to be no longer necessary to offset dumping.

5.   Procedure for the determination of dumping

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11 (3) of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will assess the need for the continuation, removal or amendment of the existing measures in respect of the applicant.

If it is determined that measures should be removed or amended for the applicant, it may be necessary to amend the rated of duty currently applicable to imports of the product concerned from companies not individually mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2852/2000, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2005 and by Council Regulation (EC) No 412/2009.

(a)   Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the applicant and to the authorities of the exporting country concerned. This information and supporting evidence should reach the Commission within the time limit set in point 6(a).

(b)   Collection of information and holding of hearings

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information other than questionnaire replies and to provide supporting evidence. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within the time limit set in point 6(a).

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. This request must be made within the time limit set in point 6(b).

6.   Time limits

(a)   For parties to make themselves known, to submit questionnaire replies and any other information

All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views and submit questionnaire replies or any other information within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the aforementioned period.

(b)   Hearings

All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 37-day time limit.

7.   Written submissions, questionnaire replies and correspondence

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ (6) and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘For Inspection By Interested Parties’.

Commission address for correspondence:

| European Commission |
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| Directorate General for Trade |
| Directorate H |
| Office: N-105 4/092 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Fax +32 22956505 |

European Commission

Directorate General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N-105 4/092

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Fax +32 22956505

8.   Non-co-operation

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

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and use of facts available is made, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

9.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation shall be concluded, according to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation, within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

10.   Processing of personal data

It is noted that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (7).

11.   Hearing officer

It is also noted that if interested parties consider that they are encountering difficulties in the exercise of their rights of defence, they may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of Trade DG. He acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission services, offering, where necessary, mediation on procedural matters affecting the protection of your interests in this proceeding, in particular with regard to issues concerning access to the file, confidentiality, extension of time limits and the treatment of written and/or oral submission of views. For further information and contact details, see the Hearing Officer's web pages on the website of DG Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade).

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(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.

(2)  Formerly Saehen Industries Inc., see OJ C 49, 28.2.2009, p. 6.

(3)  OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 17.

(4)  OJ L 71, 17.3.2005, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 125, 21.5.2009, p. 1.

(6)  This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-dumping Agreement).

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

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/32 |
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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/32

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5699 — Adecco/MPS Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 284/11

| 1. | On 18 November 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Adecco Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Adecco S.A. (‘Adecco’, Switzerland) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, control of the whole of MPS Group, Inc. (‘MPS’, USA), by way of a public bid. |
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1.

On 18 November 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Adecco Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Adecco S.A. (‘Adecco’, Switzerland) acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, control of the whole of MPS Group, Inc. (‘MPS’, USA), by way of a public bid.

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






  — | Adecco: a provider of temporary and permanent employment services throughout the entire range of disciplines in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Adecco: a provider of temporary and permanent employment services throughout the entire range of disciplines in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia,

| — | MPS: a US-based provider of professional staffing solutions in the disciplines of information technology, accounting and finance, law, engineering, marketing and creative, property, and healthcare also active in some European countries and in particular in the UK. |
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MPS: a US-based provider of professional staffing solutions in the disciplines of information technology, accounting and finance, law, engineering, marketing and creative, property, and healthcare also active in some European countries and in particular in the UK.

| 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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5699 — Adecco/MPS Group, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5699 — Adecco/MPS Group, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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| 25.11.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 284/33 |
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25.11.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 284/33

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5720 — BayernLB/LBLux)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 284/12

| 1. | On 18 November 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bayrische Landesbank AöR, Germany, (‘BayernLB’), controlled by the Free State of Bavaria, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Banque LBLux S.A., Luxemburg, (‘LBLux’), jointly controlled by BayernLB and Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, Germany, by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 18 November 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bayrische Landesbank AöR, Germany, (‘BayernLB’), controlled by the Free State of Bavaria, acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Banque LBLux S.A., Luxemburg, (‘LBLux’), jointly controlled by BayernLB and Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen Girozentrale, Germany, by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for BayernLB: Provision of universal banking services predominantly in Germany, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for BayernLB: Provision of universal banking services predominantly in Germany,

| — | for LBLux: Activity in corporate and private banking as well as financial market services. |
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for LBLux: Activity in corporate and private banking as well as financial market services.

| 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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5720 — BayernLB/LBLux, to the following address:





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

4.

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

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5720 — BayernLB/LBLux, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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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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