# Official Journal C 155/2010

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| Official Journal
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5315 June 2010 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2010.155.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 155

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5315 June 2010

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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 155/01 | 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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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2010/C 155/01

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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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 155/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2010/C 155/03 | Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 | 3 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2010/C 155/02

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2010/C 155/03

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

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| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 155/04 | Call for proposals — EACEA/15/10 — Youth in Action programme — Action 4.3 — Youth Support Systems — Support to youth workers’ mobility and exchanges | 6 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2010/C 155/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5905 — Sacyr/Eiser/Aunor/Turia/Itemosa/Itepesa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Commission

2010/C 155/04

Call for proposals — EACEA/15/10 — Youth in Action programme — Action 4.3 — Youth Support Systems — Support to youth workers’ mobility and exchanges

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2010/C 155/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5905 — Sacyr/Eiser/Aunor/Turia/Itemosa/Itepesa) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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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)

2010/C 155/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 14.8.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 201/09 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Aiuto di Stato N 201/09 — Italia (Sardegna) — Indennizzo dei danni causati dalle calamità naturali del 22 ottobre 2008, 4 novembre 2008 e 26-30 novembre 2009 |
| Legal basis | Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 13/21 del 24 marzo 2009 |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Compensation of damages caused by natural disasters |
| Form of aid | Individual grants |
| Budget | EUR 2 000 000,00 |
| Intensity | Max. 100 % |
| Duration (period) | Until 31.12.2009 |
| Economic sectors | Fisheries and aquaculture sector |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Sig. Roberto Doneddu |
| Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Assessorato dell'Agricoltura e Riforma Agro-Pastorale |
| Viale Trieste 163 |
| 09123 Cagliari CA |
| ITALIA |

Date of adoption of the decision

14.8.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 201/09

Member State

Italy

Region

Sardinia

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aiuto di Stato N 201/09 — Italia (Sardegna) — Indennizzo dei danni causati dalle calamità naturali del 22 ottobre 2008, 4 novembre 2008 e 26-30 novembre 2009

Legal basis

Deliberazione della Giunta Regionale n. 13/21 del 24 marzo 2009

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Compensation of damages caused by natural disasters

Form of aid

Individual grants

Budget

EUR 2 000 000,00

Intensity

Max. 100 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2009

Economic sectors

Fisheries and aquaculture sector

Name and address of the granting authority

Sig. Roberto Doneddu

Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Assessorato dell'Agricoltura e Riforma Agro-Pastorale

Viale Trieste 163

09123 Cagliari CA

ITALIA

Other information

Annual report

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

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

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

14 June 2010

2010/C 155/02

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2249 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 112,43 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4375 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83080 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 9,5670 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,3910 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,8175 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,681 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 279,00 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7076 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,0770 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2275 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 1,9241 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,4219 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,2583 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,5450 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,7588 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,7095 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 496,98 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 9,3566 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,3689 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2215 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 11 142,46 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 3,9840 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 56,881 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 38,4310 |
| THB | Thai baht | 39,693 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,1991 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 15,4013 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 56,9520 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2249

JPY

Japanese yen

112,43

DKK

Danish krone

7,4375

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83080

SEK

Swedish krona

9,5670

CHF

Swiss franc

1,3910

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,8175

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,681

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

279,00

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7076

PLN

Polish zloty

4,0770

RON

Romanian leu

4,2275

TRY

Turkish lira

1,9241

AUD

Australian dollar

1,4219

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,2583

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,5450

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,7588

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,7095

KRW

South Korean won

1 496,98

ZAR

South African rand

9,3566

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,3689

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2215

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

11 142,46

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

3,9840

PHP

Philippine peso

56,881

RUB

Russian rouble

38,4310

THB

Thai baht

39,693

BRL

Brazilian real

2,1991

MXN

Mexican peso

15,4013

INR

Indian rupee

56,9520

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

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

2010/C 155/03

Aid No: XA 48/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Intercoop-Frutos Secos

Legal basis: Resolución del expediente acogido a la línea «programas intersectoriales en materia de atributos y valores de la calidad agroalimentaria».

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 60 888,00

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2010

Objective of aid:

| — | organisation of workshops and seminars on the features and values of the Calidad Agroalimentaria de la Comunidad Valenciana label (a food quality scheme), |
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organisation of workshops and seminars on the features and values of the Calidad Agroalimentaria de la Comunidad Valenciana label (a food quality scheme),

| — | dissemination of scientific knowledge, through studies and technical reports on the values and features of nuts applied to the development of new products, especially the Marcona almond, |
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dissemination of scientific knowledge, through studies and technical reports on the values and features of nuts applied to the development of new products, especially the Marcona almond,

| — | to improve the marketing of agri-food products, through information, promotion and dissemination as regards both the quality and health benefits of nuts, |
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to improve the marketing of agri-food products, through information, promotion and dissemination as regards both the quality and health benefits of nuts,

| — | information days for students and promotion at sales points. |
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information days for students and promotion at sales points.

These activities are covered by Articles 14 and 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Sector(s) concerned: SMEs in the agri-food sector in the Autonomous Community of Valencia

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación |
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| C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 2 |
| 46010 Valencia |
| ESPAÑA |

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 2

46010 Valencia

ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/intercoop%20frutos%20secos2010.pdf

Other information: —

La Directora General de Comercialización

Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL

Aid No: XA 50/10

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunitat Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Asociación profesional de flores, plantas y tecnología hortícola de la C.V.

Legal basis: Resolución del expediente acogido a la línea «programas intersectoriales en materia de atributos y valores de la calidad agroalimentaria».

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: EUR 38 460,00

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: From the date on which the identification number of the exemption request is published on the website of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: December 2010

Objective of aid: Participation in fairs (IPM-Essen; the Salon du Végétal in Angers; Flormart; Iberflora) and activities to promote knowledge-sharing between businesses.

These activities are covered by Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Sector(s) concerned: SMEs in the agri-food sector in the Comunitat Valenciana

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación |
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| C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 2 |
| 46010 Valencia |
| ESPAÑA |

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 2

46010 Valencia

ESPAÑA

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/flores%20y%20plantas2010.pdf

Other information: —

La Directora General de Comercialización

Marta VALSANGIACOMO GIL

Aid No: XA 51/10

Member State: United Kingdom

Region: Northern Ireland

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: The Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme 2010

Legal basis: Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: The total budget for the scheme will be GBP 900 000 payable over three years.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be 100 % of all eligible costs.

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: 1 April 2010 for 3 years

Objective of aid: Article 15 — Provision of technical support in the agricultural sector

Note: It is possible that processors would derive some marketing aid through their involvement at the fairs and exhibitions subsidised under Article 15. Where this is the case, the aid will be in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 of 15 December 2006 (de minimis aid).

Sector(s) concerned: All sectors of Northern Ireland agricultural primary production.

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Department of Agriculture and Rural Development |
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| Room 516A |
| Dundonald House |
| Upper Newtownards Road |
| Belfast |
| BT4 3SB |
| Northern Ireland |
| UNITED KINGDOM |

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Room 516A

Dundonald House

Upper Newtownards Road

Belfast

BT4 3SB

Northern Ireland

UNITED KINGDOM

Website: http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/publications/pubs-dard-grants-and-funding/nirfp_2010-11.htm

Other information: —

Aid No: XA 53/10

Member State: Ireland

Region: —

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Aid Scheme for Potato and Vegetable Crops damaged by Frost in January 2010

Legal basis: EU State aid block exemption framework under Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 2006.

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Aid will be paid on a once-off basis to eligible potato and vegetable growers who can demonstrate they incurred substantial losses due to frost damage in January 2010. The overall amount of budget will be set at a maximum of EUR 10 million and aid payments will be made and the scheme finalised by December 2010.

Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity will be 80 % (and 90 % in less favoured areas) — Article 11.6 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. However, the maximum aid intensity will be reduced by 50 % in cases where farmers have not taken out insurance as provided for in Article 11.8 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006. It is anticipated that nearly all if not all claimants will be affected by this provision as it is unusual to have such insurance cover under Irish conditions.

The costs incurred by the farmer that are not directly attributable to the adverse climatic event will not be considered eligible as part of the proposed scheme in accordance with Article 11(3)(b).

Date of implementation: It is anticipated that payments will commence by May 2010 (when on-the-spot inspections of each applicant’s enterprise will have been completed).

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: It is intended to make once off payments to individual farmers/growers and to have finalised all claims by December 2010.

Objective of aid: To offer some measure of compensation towards actual losses incurred by potato and vegetable growers arising from the severe frost conditions experienced in January 2010. Aid will be paid directly to the farmer/grower who fulfils all the conditions as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 and notably Article 2.8 which requires the frost damage to have destroyed more than 30 % of the average of annual production (as laid down in the Regulation).

The severe frost conditions have been formally recognised by the Irish authorities as a natural disaster in accordance with Article 11(7).

Sector(s) concerned: Potato and vegetable growers, i.e. potatoes, carrots, swedes, cabbages, broccoli, cauliflowers, celery, Brussels sprouts, leeks, lettuce, onions and herbs

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food |
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| Crop Production & Safety |
| Backweston Administrative Building |
| Backweston |
| Celbridge |
| Co. Kildare |
| IRELAND |

Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Crop Production & Safety

Backweston Administrative Building

Backweston

Celbridge

Co. Kildare

IRELAND

Website: http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmerschemespayments/otherfarmersschemes/aidschemeforcropsdamagedbyfrost/

Other information: http://www.met.ie/climate/monthly_summarys/jan10.pdf

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS — EACEA/15/10

‘Youth in Action’ programme

Action 4.3 — ‘Youth Support Systems’ — Support to youth workers’ mobility and exchanges

2010/C 155/04

1.   Objectives and description

The purpose of this call for proposals is to support, on an experimental basis, youth workers’ mobility and exchanges with a view to promoting the acquisition of new skills and competences in order to enrich their profile as professionals in the youth field, as well as to help them better adapt to the changing needs of young people. It will also contribute to the capacity-building and the development of the structures involved. In doing so, this call will contribute to supporting the policy priority to support, recognise and professionalise youth work as a cross-cutting policy tool in Europe.

This call provides grants to projects.

The objectives of the call for proposals are as follows:

| — | to give youth workers the opportunity to experience a different working reality in another country, |
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to give youth workers the opportunity to experience a different working reality in another country,

| — | to gain a better understanding of the European dimension of youth work, |
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to gain a better understanding of the European dimension of youth work,

| — | to improve youth workers’ professional, intercultural and language competences, |
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to improve youth workers’ professional, intercultural and language competences,

| — | to promote the exchange of experiences and approaches to youth work and non-formal education in Europe, |
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to promote the exchange of experiences and approaches to youth work and non-formal education in Europe,

| — | to contribute to developing stronger and more quality partnerships between youth organisations across Europe, and |
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to contribute to developing stronger and more quality partnerships between youth organisations across Europe, and

| — | to strengthen the quality and the role of youth work in Europe. |
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to strengthen the quality and the role of youth work in Europe.

Preference will be given to those projects which best reflect the permanent priorities of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme:

| — | participation of young people, |
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participation of young people,

| — | cultural diversity, |
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cultural diversity,

| — | European citizenship, |
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European citizenship,

| — | inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities. |
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inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.

Preference will also be given to projects reflecting the following annual priorities (1):

| — | European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2), |
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European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2),

| — | youth unemployment and promotion of young unemployed people's active participation in society, |
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youth unemployment and promotion of young unemployed people's active participation in society,

| — | awareness-raising and mobilisation of young people around global challenges (such as sustainable development, climate change, migrations, the Millennium Development Goals (3)). |
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awareness-raising and mobilisation of young people around global challenges (such as sustainable development, climate change, migrations, the Millennium Development Goals (3)).

2.   Eligible applicants

Proposals must be submitted by non-profit organisations. These organisations can be:

| — | non-governmental organisations (NGOs), |
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non-governmental organisations (NGOs),

| — | bodies active at European level in the field of youth (ENGO), which have member organisations in at least eight (8) programme countries of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme, |
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bodies active at European level in the field of youth (ENGO), which have member organisations in at least eight (8) programme countries of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme,

| — | public bodies based at regional or local level. |
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public bodies based at regional or local level.

This applies to both applicant and partner organisations. Applicants must — at the specified deadline for submitting their proposals — have been legally registered for at least two (2) years in one of the programme countries. The programme countries are as follows:

| — | the Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom (4), |
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the Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom (4),

| — | those countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which are parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA): Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, |
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those countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which are parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA): Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway,

| — | candidate countries for which a pre-accession strategy has been established, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with these countries with a view to their participation in EU programmes: Turkey. |
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candidate countries for which a pre-accession strategy has been established, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions laid down in the framework agreements concluded with these countries with a view to their participation in EU programmes: Turkey.

Projects should be based on a solid partnership between two (2) partners from two (2) different programme countries of which at least one (1) from an EU Member State, acting respectively as sending and host organisation of the youth worker(s) involved in the project. One of the two partners assumes the role of coordinating organisation and applies to the Executive Agency for the whole project on behalf of both.

3.   Eligible actions, participants and proposals

The project must include activities of a non-profit-making nature that are related to the field of youth and non-formal education.

Projects must start between 1 March 2011 and 30 June 2011.

Projects will have a maximum duration of 12 months. The duration of the activity will have a minimum duration of two months and a maximum duration of six months.

Participants in the proposals submitted under this call for proposals must be professional youth workers legally resident in one of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme countries. Both paid employees and those working as volunteers in non-governmental organisations or local or regional public bodies active in the field of youth are concerned. There is no age limit of the participants.

In order to ensure the maximum benefits from the learning mobility experience both for the individual participant(s) and their sending and host organisations, a minimum of two years of relevant and documented professional experience in the field of youth work is required. Youth workers must have a clear, regular, structured and stable cooperation with their sending organisation. They must be identified in the application form.

Projects will support individual mobility of up to two (2) youth workers. When two youth workers are involved the project must be based on the principle of reciprocity, i.e. there should be a mutual exchange of youth workers between the two partner organisations. This will also allow partners to maintain stability in their human resources.

Youth workers engaged on a voluntary basis should provide proof that they have a solid connection as well as a regular, structured and long-term cooperation with their sending organisation.

This call is not targeted at young volunteers occasionally working in a youth organisation or public body.

Only typed proposals submitted in one of the official EU languages, using the official application form, completed in full, and sent by the specified deadline (22 October 2010) will be considered. The application has to be sent in one unique package and as a single copy (the original document). It must be dated and signed (original signatures required) by the person authorised to enter into legally binding commitments on behalf of the applicant organisation.

The application form must be accompanied by an official letter from the applicant organisation, documents attesting its financial and operational capacity, and all the other documents referred to in the application form.

Applicants must respect the funding rules of this call for proposals as defined in the ‘Annex: Specific funding rules’ and comply with the maximum grant amount set at EUR 25 000.

4.   Award criteria

Eligible applications will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

| — | Relevance of the project in relation to the objectives and priorities of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and of the call for proposals (25 %)
  In this respect the following aspects will be assessed:






  (a) | the project meets the general objectives and priorities of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme (25 %); |
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Relevance of the project in relation to the objectives and priorities of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and of the call for proposals (25 %)

In this respect the following aspects will be assessed:

(a)

the project meets the general objectives and priorities of the ‘Youth in Action’ programme (25 %);

| (b) | the project meets the specific objectives and priorities of this call for proposals (75 %). |
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the project meets the specific objectives and priorities of this call for proposals (75 %).

| — | Quality of the project and of the working methods that it comprises (60 %)
  In this respect the following aspects will be assessed:






  (a) | the high quality of the work programme in terms of content and methodology (including the quality of the preparation and evaluation phases), its clearness, consistency, innovative aspects and European dimension. The coherence of the programmes of activities when two youth workers are involved; |
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Quality of the project and of the working methods that it comprises (60 %)

In this respect the following aspects will be assessed:

(a)

the high quality of the work programme in terms of content and methodology (including the quality of the preparation and evaluation phases), its clearness, consistency, innovative aspects and European dimension. The coherence of the programmes of activities when two youth workers are involved;

| (b) | the quality of the partnership, and in particular the clarity of the tasks, description of the partners’ actual role in the cooperation, as well as the experience and motivation of the partners to set up the project and further develop youth work. The commitment of the partners to provide appropriate support to the participants; |
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(b)

the quality of the partnership, and in particular the clarity of the tasks, description of the partners’ actual role in the cooperation, as well as the experience and motivation of the partners to set up the project and further develop youth work. The commitment of the partners to provide appropriate support to the participants;

| (c) | the active involvement of youth workers in the definition of the project; |
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(c)

the active involvement of youth workers in the definition of the project;

| (d) | the impact and relevance of the project on participants’ professional competences, as well as on the capacity-building of the partners involved (e.g. engaging more in international activities or further developing youth work activities); |
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(d)

the impact and relevance of the project on participants’ professional competences, as well as on the capacity-building of the partners involved (e.g. engaging more in international activities or further developing youth work activities);

| (e) | the demonstrated added value of the project on the structures involved; |
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(e)

the demonstrated added value of the project on the structures involved;

| (f) | the visibility of the project as the quality of measures aimed at disseminating and exploiting project's results; |
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(f)

the visibility of the project as the quality of measures aimed at disseminating and exploiting project's results;

| (g) | the project's multiplier effect as well as its long-term viability and potential to result in continued, sustained cooperation, in complementary activities or in long-lasting benefits for the partners and participants involved; |
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(g)

the project's multiplier effect as well as its long-term viability and potential to result in continued, sustained cooperation, in complementary activities or in long-lasting benefits for the partners and participants involved;

| (h) | the consistency of the budget with the activities planned in the work programme. |
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(h)

the consistency of the budget with the activities planned in the work programme.

| — | Profile of promoters/participants involved in the project (15 %)
  In this respect the following aspects will be assessed:






  (a) | involvement of promoters and/or participants working with young people with fewer opportunities or with unemployed young people; |
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Profile of promoters/participants involved in the project (15 %)

In this respect the following aspects will be assessed:

(a)

involvement of promoters and/or participants working with young people with fewer opportunities or with unemployed young people;

| (b) | motivation and commitment of the youth worker(s) to participate in the mobility experience, to contribute to the activities of the host structure and to spread the learning outcomes of the experience in their home context upon their return. |
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(b)

motivation and commitment of the youth worker(s) to participate in the mobility experience, to contribute to the activities of the host structure and to spread the learning outcomes of the experience in their home context upon their return.

5.   Budget

The total budget allocated to the cofinancing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at EUR 600 000.

The maximum grant shall not exceed EUR 25 000.

The Agency reserves the right not to distribute all the funds available.

6.   Deadline for submission of applications

Applications must be sent no later than 22 October 2010 to the following address:

| Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency |
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| ‘Youth in Action’ Programme — EACEA/15/10 |
| BOUR 4/029 |
| Avenue du Bourget/Bourgetlaan 1 |
| 1140 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

‘Youth in Action’ Programme — EACEA/15/10

BOUR 4/029

Avenue du Bourget/Bourgetlaan 1

1140 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

| — | by post, date as per postmark, |
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by post, date as per postmark,

| — | by an express courier company, the date of receipt by the courier company being taken as proof of posting (a copy of the original deposit date receipt must be included in the application form). |
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by an express courier company, the date of receipt by the courier company being taken as proof of posting (a copy of the original deposit date receipt must be included in the application form).

Applications sent by fax or e-mail will not be accepted.

7.   Additional information

Detailed Applicants’ Guidelines, application form and specific funding rules can be found on the Internet at the following address: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/funding/2010/call_action_4_3_en.php

Grant applications must use the application form specifically designed for this purpose and contain all the annexes and information required.

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(1)  More information on the annual priorities is available at: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/doc122_en.htm

(2)  In line with the Decision No 1098/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (2010).

(3)  More information is available at: http://www.undp.org/mdg/basics.shtml

(4)  Persons from overseas countries and territories and, if applicable, public or private institutions based there, are eligible under the ‘Youth in Action’ programme, depending upon the rules of the programme and those which apply in the Member State with which they are connected. A list of these overseas countries and territories is given in Annex 1A to Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community (‘Overseas Association Decision’) (OJ L 314, 30.11.2001): http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CONSLEG:2001D0822:20011202:EN:PDF

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 15.6.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 155/11 |
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15.6.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 155/11

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5905 — Sacyr/Eiser/Aunor/Turia/Itemosa/Itepesa)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

2010/C 155/05

| 1. | On 4 June 2010, 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 Eiser Infrastructure Ltd (‘Eiser’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings Autovía del Noroeste Concesionaria, SA (‘Aunor’, Spain), Autoviía del Turia Concesionaria de la Generalitat Valenciana, SA (‘Turia’, Spain), Intercambiador de Transportes Moncloa SA (‘Itemosa’, Spain) and Intercambiador de Transportes Plaza Elíptica, SA (‘Itepesa’, Spain), all four currently controlled by Sacyr Vallehermoso SA (‘Sacyr’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 4 June 2010, 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 Eiser Infrastructure Ltd (‘Eiser’, UK) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertakings Autovía del Noroeste Concesionaria, SA (‘Aunor’, Spain), Autoviía del Turia Concesionaria de la Generalitat Valenciana, SA (‘Turia’, Spain), Intercambiador de Transportes Moncloa SA (‘Itemosa’, Spain) and Intercambiador de Transportes Plaza Elíptica, SA (‘Itepesa’, Spain), all four currently controlled by Sacyr Vallehermoso SA (‘Sacyr’, Spain), by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for undertaking Sacyr: construction, maintenance and operation of public infrastructure concessions, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for undertaking Sacyr: construction, maintenance and operation of public infrastructure concessions,

| — | for undertaking Eiser: investing into and managing infrastructure activities, |
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for undertaking Eiser: investing into and managing infrastructure activities,

| — | for undertakings Aunor, Turia, Itemosa and Itepesa: maintenance and operation of a public infrastructure concession. |
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for undertakings Aunor, Turia, Itemosa and Itepesa: maintenance and operation of a public infrastructure concession.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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 the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5905 — Sacyr/Eiser/Aunor/Turia/Itemosa/Itepesa, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5905 — Sacyr/Eiser/Aunor/Turia/Itemosa/Itepesa, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).

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