# Official Journal C 303/2008

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5126 November 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 303

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5126 November 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 303/01 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5148 — Deutsche Telekom/OTE) (
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Contents

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II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 303/01

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5148 — Deutsche Telekom/OTE) (
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 303/02 | Euro exchange rates | 2 |
| | NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES |
| 2008/C 303/03 | 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 AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 303/02

Euro exchange rates

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

2008/C 303/03

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 Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2008/C 303/04 | Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/142/08 | 7 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 303/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5400 — LCR/Exel/Argent) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 8 |
| 2008/C 303/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5375 — Electrabel Deutschland/WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke/WSW Energie & Wasser) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 9 |
| 2008/C 303/07 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
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  ) | 10 |
| 2008/C 303/08 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5294 — Schaeffler/Continental) (
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  ) | 11 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2008/C 303/04

Notice of open competition EPSO/AD/142/08

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2008/C 303/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5400 — LCR/Exel/Argent) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

8

2008/C 303/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5375 — Electrabel Deutschland/WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke/WSW Energie & Wasser) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

9

2008/C 303/07

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

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10

2008/C 303/08

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5294 — Schaeffler/Continental) (
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  )

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2008/C 303/09

Note to the reader(see page 3 of the cover)

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 26.11.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/1 |
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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5148 — Deutsche Telekom/OTE)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 303/01)

On 2 October 2008, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5148. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5148. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

| 26.11.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/2 |
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Euro exchange rates (1)

25 November 2008

(2008/C 303/02)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2811 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 123,08 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4541 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,85375 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,3445 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5440 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 265,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 9,0815 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,458 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 262,30 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7093 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,8354 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,8098 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 30,342 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,0393 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 2,0086 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5912 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,9329 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,3779 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9448 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 939,59 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 12,8180 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,7448 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,1296 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 16 013,75 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,6389 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 63,380 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 35,2125 |
| THB | Thai baht | 45,140 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 3,0243 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 17,1998 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2811

JPY

Japanese yen

123,08

DKK

Danish krone

7,4541

GBP

Pound sterling

0,85375

SEK

Swedish krona

10,3445

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5440

ISK

Iceland króna

265,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

9,0815

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,458

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

262,30

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7093

PLN

Polish zloty

3,8354

RON

Romanian leu

3,8098

SKK

Slovak koruna

30,342

TRY

Turkish lira

2,0393

AUD

Australian dollar

2,0086

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5912

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,9329

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,3779

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9448

KRW

South Korean won

1 939,59

ZAR

South African rand

12,8180

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,7448

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,1296

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

16 013,75

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,6389

PHP

Philippine peso

63,380

RUB

Russian rouble

35,2125

THB

Thai baht

45,140

BRL

Brazilian real

3,0243

MXN

Mexican peso

17,1998

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

| 26.11.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 303/3 |
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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

(2008/C 303/03)

Aid No: XA 289/08

Member State: Italy

Region: Regione Lombardia (Comunità Montana Valtellina di Sondrio)

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Aiuti per la ricomposizione fondiaria — Accorpamento fondiario di terreni agricoli

Legal basis:

| — | Bozza di deliberazione del Consiglio direttivo della Comunità Montana Valtellina di Sondrio ‘Concessione di aiuti per la ricomposizione fondiaria (accorpamento fondiario di terreni agricoli mediante acquisto o permuta). Approvazione iniziativa’; |
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Bozza di deliberazione del Consiglio direttivo della Comunità Montana Valtellina di Sondrio ‘Concessione di aiuti per la ricomposizione fondiaria (accorpamento fondiario di terreni agricoli mediante acquisto o permuta). Approvazione iniziativa’;

| — | Decreto legislativo 29.3.2004 n. 99 ‘Disposizioni in materia di soggetti e attività, integrità aziendale e semplificazione amministrativa, a norma dell'art. 1 lettere d), f), g), l), ee) della legge 7.3.2003 n. 38’ — capo II ‘integrità aziendale’ artt. 7 e 9; |
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Decreto legislativo 29.3.2004 n. 99 ‘Disposizioni in materia di soggetti e attività, integrità aziendale e semplificazione amministrativa, a norma dell'art. 1 lettere d), f), g), l), ee) della legge 7.3.2003 n. 38’ — capo II ‘integrità aziendale’ artt. 7 e 9;

| — | Legge 7.3.2003 n. 38 ‘Disposizioni in materia di agricoltura’ — art. 1; |
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Legge 7.3.2003 n. 38 ‘Disposizioni in materia di agricoltura’ — art. 1;

| — | Decreto legislativo 18.5.2001 n. 228 ‘Orientamento e modernizzazione del settore agricolo, a norma dell'art. 7 della legge 5.3.2001 n. 57’ — capo II ‘contratti agrari, integrità aziendale e distretti’ |
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Decreto legislativo 18.5.2001 n. 228 ‘Orientamento e modernizzazione del settore agricolo, a norma dell'art. 7 della legge 5.3.2001 n. 57’ — capo II ‘contratti agrari, integrità aziendale e distretti’

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Maximum annual expenditure earmarked for the entire initiative EUR 30 000

Maximum aid intensity: The aid will be granted exclusively to cover legal and administrative costs up to 100 % of the expenditure actually incurred

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: Pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 ‘Aid for land reparcelling’. The aid will be granted exclusively to cover legal and administrative costs up to 100 % of the expenditure really incurred in connection with the deeds necessary for the purchase or exchange of farmland for the purposes of consolidating holdings. This aid is provided with the aim of countering excessive fragmentation of land. There is every evidence that the excessive fragmentation of agricultural property typical of marginal mountain locations is an obstacle to the management of farmland there, while abandonment has negative repercussions on the hydrogeological structure, the environment and the landscape

Sector(s) concerned: Mountain farmland; in the district of the Comunità Montana Valtellina di Sondrio

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Comunità Montana Valtellina di Sondrio |
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| via Nazario Sauro n. 33 |
| I-23100 Sondrio |

Comunità Montana Valtellina di Sondrio

via Nazario Sauro n. 33

I-23100 Sondrio

Website: www.agricoltura.regione.lombardia.it, click on ‘Per saperne di più’, then on ‘Aiuti di Stato’

www.cmsondrio.it, click on ‘versione integrale’, then on ‘area agricoltura’, ‘agricoltura’, ‘accorpamento fondiario’

Enrica GENNARI

Il Dirigente della Struttura

Raccordo con le Politiche Nazionali e Comunitarie

Aid No: XA 294/08

Member State: Kingdom of Spain

Region: Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias

Title of aid scheme: Subvenciones destinadas al fomento de las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganaderas de Canarias

Legal basis: Proyecto de Orden de la Consejería De Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca Y Alimentación por la que se convocan las subvenciones destinadas al fomento de las Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganaderas de Canarias

Annual expenditure planned under the aid scheme: EUR 784 409,09

Maximum aid intensity: Under Article 3 of the above draft Order, the aid approved by the Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación with respect to the budget may cover up to 75 % of the cost of the programme. The aid may be financed up to a maximum of 50 % of the health programme from funds provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación — MAPA)

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme or individual aid award: Until 6 October 2008 or until the funding (EUR 787 409,09) has been exhausted

Objective of aid: To raise animal health standards in livestock holdings through programmes designed and implemented by the Agrupaciones de Defensa Sanitaria Ganaderas (ADSG) to prevent and eradicate animal diseases and pest infestations and to improve hygiene by means of veterinary checks in order to raise the standards of production and health, in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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

Sector(s) concerned: Under Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 of 15 December 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, beneficiaries of the aid shall include all those small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises in the livestock sector which belong to an Agrupación de Defensa Sanitaria Ganaderas (ADSG), as provided for by Royal Decree No 1880/1996 of 2 August 1996 (BOE No 229 of 21 September 1996), and are carrying out the health programmes provided for in Article 1(2) of the Draft Order in livestock holdings engaged in the primary production of livestock products, provided that they fulfil the requirements set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación (Dirección General de Ganadería) |
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| Edificio Usos Múltiples II |
| Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 10, 3a planta |
| E-38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife |

Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación (Dirección General de Ganadería)

Edificio Usos Múltiples II

Avda. José Manuel Guimerá, 10, 3a planta

E-38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Website: http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agricultura/otros/reglamento_CE_pynes.htm

http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/agricultura/doc/otros/Reglamento_CE_1857_2006/Orden_ADS.pdf

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 21 July 2008.

Ildefonso SOCORRO QUEVEDO

Director General de Asuntos Económicos con la Unión Europea

Aid No: XA 297/08

Member State: France

Regions: Département de l'Isère

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving individual aid: Aides aux investissements de diversification agricole sans transformation

Legal basis:

| — | Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006, |
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Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006,

| — | articles L 1511-1 et suivants et articles L 3231-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales |
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articles L 1511-1 et suivants et articles L 3231-1 et suivants du code général des collectivités territoriales

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme: EUR 100 000

Maximum aid intensity: The level of aid will be 35 % of eligible costs, subject to a limit of:

EUR 17 143 if only one activity is set up (for example, through direct sale at the farm in premises that are not separate),

EUR 34 286 if at least two types of activity are set up (for example, new production and direct sale at the farm in premises that are not separate).

Aid will be paid in one or two instalments on submission of the supporting documents. The outstanding amount will be paid at the latest three years from when the beneficiary is notified of the aid by the President of the Isère General Council, after submission of the receipted invoices, and a statement that the work has been completed

Date of implementation: From the date of publication of the registration number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of scheme: Until 31 December 2013

Objective of aid: The planned scheme aims to promote capital investment in agricultural diversification projects.

Eligible investment funded under the present scheme must aim to achieve the following objectives:

to improve and redeploy production, by diversifying production and activities so as to create a profitable market that provides value-added, in accordance with the territorial project,

to improve farms' overall profitability level and slow the reduction in the number of farms through diversification of the sources of income.

The planned aid is intended to fund in particular new areas of production such as honey, fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs, poultry, etc. and the equipment needed for their sale direct to consumers on farm premises.

Investment for the purchase of equipment and specific appliances for the primary production of these new products and where appropriate their packaging for retail sale on the farm (for example: hives, fine combed harrows, potato harvesters, apiculture equipment, refrigerated cabinets, electronic scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, etc.) is eligible for funding

Sector(s) concerned: SMEs throughout the department's agricultural production sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de l'Isère |
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| Direction de l'aménagement des territoires |
| Service agriculture et forêt |
| 7 rue Fantin Latour – BP 1096 |
| F-38022 Grenoble Cedex 1 |

Monsieur le Président du Conseil général de l'Isère

Direction de l'aménagement des territoires

Service agriculture et forêt

7 rue Fantin Latour – BP 1096

F-38022 Grenoble Cedex 1

Website: http://www.cg38.fr/uploads/Document/e2/WEB_CHEMIN_35597_1217342303.pdf

Aid No: XA 318/08

Member State: Estonia

Region: Estonia

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Põllumajandustootja asendamise toetus

Legal basis:

| 1) | „Maaelu- ja põllumajandusturu korraldamise seaduse” § 7 ja § 11 |
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„Maaelu- ja põllumajandusturu korraldamise seaduse” § 7 ja § 11

| 2) | Põllumajandustootja asendamise toetuse saamiseks esitatavad nõuded, toetuse taotluse esitamise ja taotluse menetlemise kord (eelnõu) |
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Põllumajandustootja asendamise toetuse saamiseks esitatavad nõuded, toetuse taotluse esitamise ja taotluse menetlemise kord (eelnõu)

Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to the company: Annual expenditure EEK 2 000 000 (ca. EUR 127 823)

Maximum aid intensity: The aid intensity is until 100 % in line with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006

Date of implementation:

Duration of scheme or individual aid award:

Objective of aid: The aid is in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 (eligible costs are stipulated in Article 15(2)b)).

The aid intensity is until 100 %. The aid does not involve direct payments of money to producers

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector (NACE code A104)

Name and address of the granting authority:

| Ministère de l'agriculture |
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| Lai 39/41 |
| EE-15056 Tallin |

Ministère de l'agriculture

Lai 39/41

EE-15056 Tallin

Website: http://www.agri.ee/?id=10989

https://www.riigiteataja.ee/ert/act.jsp?id=12997647

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Aid No: XA 324/08

Member State: Spain

Region: Comunidad Valenciana

Title of aid scheme or name of company receiving an individual aid: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia

Legal basis: Resolución de la Consellera de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación, que concede la subvención basada en una línea nominativa descrita en la ley 15/2007 de presupuestos de la Generalitat

Annual expenditure planned: EUR 30 000 during 2008

Maximum aid intensity: 100 %

Date of implementation: As from the publication of the identification number of the request for exemption on the website of the Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development

Duration of individual aid award: Year 2008

Objective of aid: To develop livestock farming by training staff involved in this activity and by providing consultancy and technical services for the livestock sector (Article 15 of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006).

The aid will cover the eligible costs of training livestock farmers (costs of organising the training programme, participants' travel and subsistence expenses), consultancy services provided by third parties (not those usually used by the undertaking), the organisation of knowledge-sharing forums, and publications, such as catalogues or websites

Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector

Name and address of the granting authority:

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

Conselleria de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación

C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 2

E-46010 Valencia

Other information: —

Website: http://www.agricultura.gva.es/especiales/ayudas_agrarias/pdf/UPV.pdf

Valencia, 2 July 2008.

Laura PEÑARROYA FABREGAT

La directora general de Producción Agraria

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AD/142/08

(2008/C 303/04)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition EPSO/AD/142/08 to recruit translators (AD 5) with Spanish as their main language.

The competition notice is published in Official Journal C 303 A of 26.11.2008 in Spanish only.

Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso

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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5400 — LCR/Exel/Argent)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 303/05)

| 1. | On 17 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertakings KXC (LCR) GP Investment Limited (‘LCR’, United Kingdom), KXC (EXEL) GP Investment Limited (‘Exel’, United Kingdom) and Argent King's Cross Nominee Limited (‘Argent’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, joint control of a newly created undertaking. |
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On 17 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertakings KXC (LCR) GP Investment Limited (‘LCR’, United Kingdom), KXC (EXEL) GP Investment Limited (‘Exel’, United Kingdom) and Argent King's Cross Nominee Limited (‘Argent’, United Kingdom) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, joint control of a newly created undertaking.

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






  — | for LCR: international railway services, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for LCR: international railway services,

| — | for Exel: logistics, warehousing, distribution and managed transportation, |
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for Exel: logistics, warehousing, distribution and managed transportation,

| — | for Argent: fund management and related activities, including real estate investment and development, lettings and management. |
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for Argent: fund management and related activities, including real estate investment and development, lettings and management.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified concentration 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5400 — LCR/Exel/Argent, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5400 — LCR/Exel/Argent, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5375 — Electrabel Deutschland/WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke/WSW Energie & Wasser)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 303/06)

| 1. | On 18 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Electrabel Deutschland AG (‘EBLD’, Germany) belonging to the GdF Suez group and WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbH (‘WSW GmbH’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking WSW Energie & Wasser AG (‘WSW AG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 18 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings Electrabel Deutschland AG (‘EBLD’, Germany) belonging to the GdF Suez group and WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke GmbH (‘WSW GmbH’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking WSW Energie & Wasser AG (‘WSW AG’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for EBLD: generation and supply with electricity, natural gas, district heat and provision of energy-related services, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for EBLD: generation and supply with electricity, natural gas, district heat and provision of energy-related services,

| — | for WSW GmbH: municipal utility, |
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for WSW GmbH: municipal utility,

| — | for WSW AG: generation and supply of electricity, natural gas and district heat in Wuppertal. |
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for WSW AG: generation and supply of electricity, natural gas and district heat in Wuppertal.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5375 — Electrabel Deutschland/WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke/WSW Energie & Wasser, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5375 — Electrabel Deutschland/WSW Wuppertaler Stadtwerke/WSW Energie & Wasser, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 303/07)

| 1. | On 20 November 2008, 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 Fujitsu Limited (‘Fujitsu’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Fuijtsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV (‘Fujitsu Siemens Computers’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 20 November 2008, 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 Fujitsu Limited (‘Fujitsu’, Japan) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the whole of the undertaking Fuijtsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV (‘Fujitsu Siemens Computers’, Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Fujitsu: provision of IT products and services, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Fujitsu: provision of IT products and services,

| — | for Fujitsu Siemens Computers: provision of IT products and services, mainly in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). |
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for Fujitsu Siemens Computers: provision of IT products and services, mainly in the EMEA region (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5413 — Fujitsu/Fujitsu Siemens Computers, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5294 — Schaeffler/Continental)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 303/08)

| 1. | On 14 November 2008, 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 Schaeffler KG (‘Schaeffler’, Germany) belonging to the INA-Holding Schaeffler KG group (‘Schaeffler group’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Continental AG (‘Continental’, Germany) by way of a public bid announced on 29 July 2008. |
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1.

On 14 November 2008, 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 Schaeffler KG (‘Schaeffler’, Germany) belonging to the INA-Holding Schaeffler KG group (‘Schaeffler group’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Continental AG (‘Continental’, Germany) by way of a public bid announced on 29 July 2008.

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






  — | for Schaeffler/Schaeffler group: bearings and other mechanical components for automotive, industrial and aerospace applications, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—

for Schaeffler/Schaeffler group: bearings and other mechanical components for automotive, industrial and aerospace applications,

| — | for Continental: tires and other industrial rubber products, electric and electronic components for automotive applications. |
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—

for Continental: tires and other industrial rubber products, electric and electronic components for automotive applications.

| 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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5294 — Schaeffler/Continental, to the following address:





  European Commission |
| --- | --- |
| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Brussels |

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5294 — Schaeffler/Continental, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Brussels

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

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