# Official Journal C 92/2012

| | ISSN 1977-091X
  doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.092.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 92 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5529 March 2012 |

ISSN 1977-091X

doi:10.3000/1977091X.C_2012.092.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 92

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5529 March 2012

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   Notices |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 092/01 | Euro exchange rates | 1 |
| | Court of Auditors |
| 2012/C 092/02 | Special Report No 1/2012 Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa | 2 |
| | NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA |
| | EFTA Surveillance Authority |
| 2012/C 092/03 | No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement | 3 |
| 2012/C 092/04 | Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (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)) | 4 |
| 2012/C 092/05 | Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (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)) | 6 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

2012/C 092/01

Euro exchange rates

1

Court of Auditors

2012/C 092/02

Special Report No 1/2012 Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa

2

NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

2012/C 092/03

No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

3

2012/C 092/04

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (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))

4

2012/C 092/05

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (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))

6

| | V   Announcements |
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| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY |
| | European Commission |
| 2012/C 092/06 | Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Herbsheim Licences)
   (
  1
  ) | 8 |
| 2012/C 092/07 | Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6201 — HSH/Malév) (
  1
  ) | 10 |

V   Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

2012/C 092/06

Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Herbsheim Licences)
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  1
  )

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for oil and gas, designated the Herbsheim Licences)

1

8

2012/C 092/07

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.6201 — HSH/Malév) (
  1
  )

1

10

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IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES

European Commission

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29.3.2012

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Official Journal of the European Union

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Euro exchange rates (1)

28 March 2012

2012/C 92/01

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| USD | US dollar | 1,3337 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 110,74 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4361 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,83900 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 8,8800 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,2063 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 7,6110 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 24,603 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 292,66 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7005 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,1568 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,3733 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,3763 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,2824 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,3289 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 10,3536 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 1,6304 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,6761 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 514,05 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,2030 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,3967 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,5060 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 12 232,74 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,0834 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 57,280 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 38,9312 |
| THB | Thai baht | 41,038 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,4262 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,9715 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 67,7250 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,3337

JPY

Japanese yen

110,74

DKK

Danish krone

7,4361

GBP

Pound sterling

0,83900

SEK

Swedish krona

8,8800

CHF

Swiss franc

1,2063

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

7,6110

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

24,603

HUF

Hungarian forint

292,66

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7005

PLN

Polish zloty

4,1568

RON

Romanian leu

4,3733

TRY

Turkish lira

2,3763

AUD

Australian dollar

1,2824

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,3289

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

10,3536

NZD

New Zealand dollar

1,6304

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,6761

KRW

South Korean won

1 514,05

ZAR

South African rand

10,2030

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,3967

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,5060

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

12 232,74

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,0834

PHP

Philippine peso

57,280

RUB

Russian rouble

38,9312

THB

Thai baht

41,038

BRL

Brazilian real

2,4262

MXN

Mexican peso

16,9715

INR

Indian rupee

67,7250

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

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Court of Auditors

| 29.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 92/2 |
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Official Journal of the European Union

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Special Report No 1/2012 ‘Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa’

2012/C 92/02

The European Court of Auditors hereby informs you that Special Report No 1/2012 ‘Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa’ has just been published.

The report can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the European Court of Auditors' website: http://eca.europa.eu

A hard copy version of the report may be obtained free of charge on request to the Court of Auditors:

| European Court of Auditors |
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| Unit ‘Audit: Production of Reports’ |
| 12, rue Alcide de Gasperi |
| 1615 Luxembourg |
| LUXEMBOURG |
| Tel. +352 4398-1 |
| E-mail: eca-info@eca.europa.eu |

European Court of Auditors

Unit ‘Audit: Production of Reports’

12, rue Alcide de Gasperi

1615 Luxembourg

LUXEMBOURG

Tel. +352 4398-1

E-mail: eca-info@eca.europa.eu

or by filling in an electronic order form on EU-Bookshop.

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NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA Surveillance Authority

| 29.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 92/3 |
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No State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement

2012/C 92/03

The EFTA Surveillance Authority considers that the following measure does not constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 61(1) of the EEA Agreement:

| Date of adoption of the decision | : | 12 October 2011 |
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| Case number | : | 68123 |
| Decision number | : | 311/11/COL |
| EFTA State | : | Norway |
| Region | : | Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sør-Trøndelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold and Østfold |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | : | Nasjonal digital læringsarena (NDLA) |
| Legal basis | : | The legal basis for the funds paid by the Ministry of Education to NDLA is the 2006 state budget resolution of the Stortinget in combination with the delegation of competence to the Ministry of Education to approve applications for grants. The legal basis for the grants from the county municipalities to the NDLA is budget resolution of the participating county municipalities |
| Objective | : | Public education |
| Budget | : | NOK 147,9 million (2007-2010) |
| Economic sectors | : | Development of Learning Material |
| Name and address of the granting authority | : | Ministry of Education and Research |
| PO Box 8119 Dep. |
| 0032 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Date of adoption of the decision

:

12 October 2011

Case number

:

68123

Decision number

:

311/11/COL

EFTA State

:

Norway

Region

:

Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Finnmark, Hedmark, Hordaland, Nordland, Nord-Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Rogaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Sør-Trøndelag, Telemark, Troms, Vest-Agder, Vestfold and Østfold

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

:

Nasjonal digital læringsarena (NDLA)

Legal basis

:

The legal basis for the funds paid by the Ministry of Education to NDLA is the 2006 state budget resolution of the Stortinget in combination with the delegation of competence to the Ministry of Education to approve applications for grants. The legal basis for the grants from the county municipalities to the NDLA is budget resolution of the participating county municipalities

Objective

:

Public education

Budget

:

NOK 147,9 million (2007-2010)

Economic sectors

:

Development of Learning Material

Name and address of the granting authority

:

Ministry of Education and Research

PO Box 8119 Dep.

0032 Oslo

NORWAY

Other information

:

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The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found on the EFTA Surveillance Authority’s website:

http://www.eftasurv.int/state-aid/state-aid-register/

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (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))

2012/C 92/04

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 1/12/TRA |
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| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration |
| Address | Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass |
| 0130 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 1/12/TRA

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration

Address

Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass

0130 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.nav.no

Title of the aid measure

Wage subsidies (Tidsbegrenset lønnstilskudd)

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

Regulation No 1320/2008

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/ad/xd-20081211-1320.html#map011

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Duration

Scheme

Permanent scheme

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

X

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Large enterprises

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

Apr. NOK 359 million

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General Objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers (Articles 40-42) | Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40) | Wage subidies up to 50 %, for up to one years | |
| Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41) | Wage subidies up to 60 %, for up to three years | |
| Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42) | ... % | |

General Objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or Maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Aid for disadvantaged and disabled workers (Articles 40-42)

Aid for the recruitment of disadvantaged workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 40)

Wage subidies up to 50 %, for up to one years

Aid for the employment of disabled workers in the form of wage subsidies (Article 41)

Wage subidies up to 60 %, for up to three years

Aid for compensating the additional costs of employing disabled workers (Article 42)

... %

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Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1j of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (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))

2012/C 92/05

PART I

| Aid No | GBER 2/12/TRA |
| --- | --- |
| EFTA State | Norway |
| Granting authority | Name | The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration |
| Address | Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass |
| 0130 Oslo |
| NORWAY |

Aid No

GBER 2/12/TRA

EFTA State

Norway

Granting authority

Name

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration

Address

Postboks 5 St. Olavs plass

0130 Oslo

NORWAY

Webpage

http://www.nav.no

Title of the aid measure

Corporate Internal Training (Bedriftsintern opplæring)

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

Regulation No 1320/2008

Web link to the full text of the aid measure

http://www.lovdata.no/for/sf/ad/xd-20081211-1320.html#map010

Type of measure

Scheme

X

Duration

Scheme

Permanent scheme

Economic sector(s) concerned

All economic sectors eligible to receive aid

X

Type of beneficiary

SME

X

Large enterprises

X

Budget

Annual overall amount of the budget planned under the scheme

Apr. NOK 48 million

Aid instrument (Article 5)

Grant

X

PART II

| General objectives (list) | Objectives (list) | Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK | SME — bonuses in % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Training aid
  (Articles 38-39) | Specific training
  (Article 38(1)) | 25 % for large enterprises and 35 % for SME
  The aid can be increased up to 10 % in the case of training of disadvantaged workers, and by 5 % for enterprises within the scope of the regional policy instruments, Zones III and IV. The overall support rate can not exceed 80 % | |
| General training
  (Article 38(2)) | 50 % for large enterprises and 70 % for SME
  The aid can be increased up to 10 % in the case of training of disadvantaged workers, and by 5 % for enterprises within the scope of the regional policy instruments, Zones III and IV. The overall support rate can not exceed 80 % | |

General objectives (list)

Objectives (list)

Maximum aid intensity in % or maximum aid amount in NOK

SME — bonuses in %

Training aid

(Articles 38-39)

Specific training

(Article 38(1))

25 % for large enterprises and 35 % for SME

The aid can be increased up to 10 % in the case of training of disadvantaged workers, and by 5 % for enterprises within the scope of the regional policy instruments, Zones III and IV. The overall support rate can not exceed 80 %

General training

(Article 38(2))

50 % for large enterprises and 70 % for SME

The aid can be increased up to 10 % in the case of training of disadvantaged workers, and by 5 % for enterprises within the scope of the regional policy instruments, Zones III and IV. The overall support rate can not exceed 80 %

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V Announcements

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPETITION POLICY

European Commission

| 29.3.2012 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 92/8 |
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Communication from the French Government concerning Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions for granting and using authorisations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (1)

(Notice regarding applications for exclusive licences to prospect for oil and gas, designated the ‘Herbsheim Licences’)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 92/06

On 19 October 2011, Bluebach Ressources Sarl, a company with registered offices at 178, boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France, applied for an exclusive five-year licence, designated the ‘Herbsheim Licence’, to prospect for oil and gas in the territory of the Department of Bas-Rhin.

The perimeter of the area covered by this licence consists of the meridian and parallel arcs connecting in turn the points defined below by their geographical coordinates in grads, the meridian of origin being the Paris meridian.

| Point | Longitude East | Latitude North |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A | 5,90 | 53,90 |
| B | 6,00 | 53,90 |
| C | Intersection of the meridian 6,00 gr E with the border between France and Germany |
| D | Intersection of the parallel 53,60 gr N with the border between France and Germany |
| E | 5,60 | 53,60 |
| F | 5,60 | 53,70 |
| G | 5,70 | 53,70 |
| H | 5,70 | 53,80 |
| I | 5,90 | 53,80 |

Point

Longitude East

Latitude North

A

5,90

53,90

B

6,00

53,90

C

Intersection of the meridian 6,00 gr E with the border between France and Germany

D

Intersection of the parallel 53,60 gr N with the border between France and Germany

E

5,60

53,60

F

5,60

53,70

G

5,70

53,70

H

5,70

53,80

I

5,90

53,80

A to B: border between France and Germany.

The area as defined above is about 506 km2.

Submission of applications and criteria for awarding rights

The initial applicants and competing applicants must prove that they meet the requirements for obtaining the licence, as specified in Articles 4 and 5 of Decree 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Interested companies may, within 90 days of the publication of this notice, submit a competing application in accordance with the procedure summarised in the ‘Notice regarding the granting of mining rights for hydrocarbons in France’ published in
  Official Journal of the European Communities C 374 of 30 December 1994, page 11, and established by Decree 2006-648 of 2 June 2006 concerning mining rights and underground storage rights (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Competing applications must be sent to the Minister responsible for mines at the address below. Decisions on the initial application and competing applications will be taken within two years of the date on which the French authorities received the initial application, i.e. by 21 October 2013 at the latest.

Conditions and requirements regarding performance of the activity and cessation thereof

Applicants are referred to Article 79 and Article 79(1) of the French Mining Code and to Decree 2006-649 of 2 June 2006 on mining and underground storage operations and the regulations governing mining and underground storage (Official Journal of the French Republic, 3 June 2006).

Further information can be obtained from the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing at the following address:

Direction générale de l'énergie et du climat, Direction de l’énergie, Sous-direction de la sécurité d’approvisionnement et nouveaux produits énergétiques Grande Arche de la Défense — Paroi Nord, 92055 La Défense cedex, France (tel: +33 140819529).

The abovementioned laws and regulations can be consulted on the Légifrance website: http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr

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(1)  OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3.

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Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6201 — HSH/Malév)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 92/07

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 8 March 2012, the European Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration between HSH and Malév. On 22 March 2012, the notifying party informed the Commission that it withdrew its notification.

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