# Official Journal C 243/2009

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  doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.243.eng |
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| Official Journal
  of the European Union | C 243 |
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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5210 October 2009 |

ISSN 1725-2423

doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2009.243.eng

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 243

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5210 October 2009

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | II   Information |
| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 243/01 | Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  ) | 1 |
| 2009/C 243/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5623 — Bridgepoint/TÜV SÜD/DOGUS/Targets) (
  1
  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 243/01

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (
  1
  )

1

1

2009/C 243/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5623 — Bridgepoint/TÜV SÜD/DOGUS/Targets) (
  1
  )

1

3

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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 243/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |
| 2009/C 243/04 | Summary of Commission Decision of 4 August 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 86(3) of the EC Treaty establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for the extraction of lignite (Case COMP/B-1/38.700) (notified under document C(2009) 6244) | 5 |
| | European Defence Agency |
| 2009/C 243/05 | Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2008 | 7 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2009/C 243/03

Euro exchange rates

4

2009/C 243/04

Summary of Commission Decision of 4 August 2009 relating to a proceeding under Article 86(3) of the EC Treaty establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for the extraction of lignite (Case COMP/B-1/38.700) (notified under document C(2009) 6244)

(notified under document C(2009) 6244)

5

European Defence Agency

2009/C 243/05

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2008

7

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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | Commission |
| 2009/C 243/06 | Call for proposals — JLS/2009/ERFX/CA | 8 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

2009/C 243/06

Call for proposals — JLS/2009/ERFX/CA

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II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

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)

2009/C 243/01

| Date of adoption of the decision | 24.4.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 367/08 |
| Member State | Czech Republic |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Odstraňování starých ekologických zátěží |
| Legal basis | Zákon č. 185/2001 Sb., o odpadech a o změně některých dalších zákonů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 254/2001 Sb., vodní zákon, ve zněních pozdějších předpisů, Zákon č. 17/1992 Sb., o životním prostředí, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 334/1992 Sb., o ochraně zemědělského půdního fondu, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 258/2000 Sb., o ochraně veřejného zdraví, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 114/1992 Sb., o ochraně přírody a krajiny, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 388/1991 Sb., o Státním fondu životního prostředí České republiky; Programový dokument OP ŽP, projednán a schválen Evropskou komisí 21.12.2007; Implementační dokument OP ŽP, ze dne 21.12.2007; Směrnice MŽP č. 07/2007 ze dne 29.6.2007 pro předkládání žádostí a o poskytování finančních prostředků pro projekty z Operačního programu Životní prostředí včetně spolufinancování ze Státního fondu životního prostředí České republiky a státního rozpočtu České republiky – kapitoly 315 (životní prostředí) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Environmental protection |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: CZK 7 805 million |
| Intensity | 90 % |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | All sectors |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Ministerstvo životního prostředí České republiky |
| Vršovická 65 |
| 101 00 Praha 10 |
| ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA |

Date of adoption of the decision

24.4.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 367/08

Member State

Czech Republic

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Odstraňování starých ekologických zátěží

Legal basis

Zákon č. 185/2001 Sb., o odpadech a o změně některých dalších zákonů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 254/2001 Sb., vodní zákon, ve zněních pozdějších předpisů, Zákon č. 17/1992 Sb., o životním prostředí, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 334/1992 Sb., o ochraně zemědělského půdního fondu, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 258/2000 Sb., o ochraně veřejného zdraví, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 114/1992 Sb., o ochraně přírody a krajiny, ve znění pozdějších předpisů; Zákon č. 388/1991 Sb., o Státním fondu životního prostředí České republiky; Programový dokument OP ŽP, projednán a schválen Evropskou komisí 21.12.2007; Implementační dokument OP ŽP, ze dne 21.12.2007; Směrnice MŽP č. 07/2007 ze dne 29.6.2007 pro předkládání žádostí a o poskytování finančních prostředků pro projekty z Operačního programu Životní prostředí včetně spolufinancování ze Státního fondu životního prostředí České republiky a státního rozpočtu České republiky – kapitoly 315 (životní prostředí)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Environmental protection

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: CZK 7 805 million

Intensity

90 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerstvo životního prostředí České republiky

Vršovická 65

101 00 Praha 10

ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA

Other information

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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

| Date of adoption of the decision | 13.5.2009 |
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| Reference number of State Aid | N 541/08 |
| Member State | France |
| Region | — |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Soutien d'Oséo au PMII BioIntelligence |
| Legal basis | Décret du 19 novembre 2007 relatif à l'apport des biens, droits et obligations de l'AII à l'EPIC Oséo et à la société anonyme Oséo Innovation et Décret du 25 août 2005 relatif à l'AII |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Research and development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant, Reimbursable grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 27,3 million |
| Intensity | 50 % |
| Duration (period) | until 31.12.2013 |
| Economic sectors | Computer and related activities |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Oséo Innovation |
| 27-31 avenue du Général Leclerc |
| 94710 Maison Alfort Cedex |
| FRANCE |

Date of adoption of the decision

13.5.2009

Reference number of State Aid

N 541/08

Member State

France

Region

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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Soutien d'Oséo au PMII BioIntelligence

Legal basis

Décret du 19 novembre 2007 relatif à l'apport des biens, droits et obligations de l'AII à l'EPIC Oséo et à la société anonyme Oséo Innovation et Décret du 25 août 2005 relatif à l'AII

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Research and development

Form of aid

Direct grant, Reimbursable grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 27,3 million

Intensity

50 %

Duration (period)

until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Computer and related activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Oséo Innovation

27-31 avenue du Général Leclerc

94710 Maison Alfort Cedex

FRANCE

Other information

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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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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5623 — Bridgepoint/TÜV SÜD/DOGUS/Targets)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2009/C 243/02

On 5 October 2009, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

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

| — | in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5623. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law. |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5623. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

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Euro exchange rates (1)

9 October 2009

2009/C 243/03

1 euro =

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,4750 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 131,12 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4436 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,92285 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,2763 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,5187 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,3025 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,866 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 270,60 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7094 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 4,2560 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 4,2790 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,1616 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,6288 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5398 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 11,4314 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,0016 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 2,0534 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 717,57 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 10,9107 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 10,0678 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,2518 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 13 945,55 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 5,0121 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 68,528 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 43,6587 |
| THB | Thai baht | 49,140 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,5708 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 19,5592 |
| INR | Indian rupee | 68,4550 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,4750

JPY

Japanese yen

131,12

DKK

Danish krone

7,4436

GBP

Pound sterling

0,92285

SEK

Swedish krona

10,2763

CHF

Swiss franc

1,5187

ISK

Iceland króna

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,3025

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,866

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

270,60

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7094

PLN

Polish zloty

4,2560

RON

Romanian leu

4,2790

TRY

Turkish lira

2,1616

AUD

Australian dollar

1,6288

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5398

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

11,4314

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,0016

SGD

Singapore dollar

2,0534

KRW

South Korean won

1 717,57

ZAR

South African rand

10,9107

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

10,0678

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,2518

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

13 945,55

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

5,0121

PHP

Philippine peso

68,528

RUB

Russian rouble

43,6587

THB

Thai baht

49,140

BRL

Brazilian real

2,5708

MXN

Mexican peso

19,5592

INR

Indian rupee

68,4550

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

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Summary of Commission Decision

of 4 August 2009

relating to a proceeding under Article 86(3) of the EC Treaty establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for the extraction of lignite

(Case COMP/B-1/38.700)

(notified under document C(2009) 6244)

(Only the Greek text is authentic)

2009/C 243/04

| (1) | On 4 August 2009, the Commission adopted a Decision pursuant to Article 86(3) of the EC Treaty establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 (the ‘March 2008 Decision’) on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for the extraction of lignite. |
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(1)

On 4 August 2009, the Commission adopted a Decision pursuant to Article 86(3) of the EC Treaty establishing the specific measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of the infringement identified in the Commission Decision of 5 March 2008 (the ‘March 2008 Decision’) on the granting or maintaining in force by the Hellenic Republic of rights in favour of Public Power Corporation S.A. for the extraction of lignite.

| (2) | The Commission herewith publishes the main content of the Decision. Non-confidential versions of the integral text of the Decision (the ‘present Decision’) in the authentic language and in English, French and German are available on the Directorate-General for Competition’s website at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/antitrust/cases/index.html |
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(2)

The Commission herewith publishes the main content of the Decision. Non-confidential versions of the integral text of the Decision (the ‘present Decision’) in the authentic language and in English, French and German are available on the Directorate-General for Competition’s website at the following address: http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/antitrust/cases/index.html

| (3) | The present Decision, which is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, concerns the granting and maintaining by the Hellenic Republic of a quasi-monopolistic access to lignite in favour of the public undertaking Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC), a corporation seated in the municipality of Athens, Greece. |
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(3)

The present Decision, which is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, concerns the granting and maintaining by the Hellenic Republic of a quasi-monopolistic access to lignite in favour of the public undertaking Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC), a corporation seated in the municipality of Athens, Greece.

| (4) | In its Decision of March 2008, Commission found that the Hellenic Republic had infringed Article 86(1) in conjunction with Article 82 of the EC Treaty to the extent that it granted and maintained privileged access to PPC for the exploitation of lignite in Greece, thereby creating inequality of opportunity between economic operators as regards access to primary fuels (i.e. lignite) for the production of electricity and enabling PPC to maintain or reinforce its dominant position on the Greek wholesale electricity market by excluding or hindering market entry by new-comers. The March 2008 Decision called upon the Hellenic Republic to propose measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of this infringement. |
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(4)

In its Decision of March 2008, Commission found that the Hellenic Republic had infringed Article 86(1) in conjunction with Article 82 of the EC Treaty to the extent that it granted and maintained privileged access to PPC for the exploitation of lignite in Greece, thereby creating inequality of opportunity between economic operators as regards access to primary fuels (i.e. lignite) for the production of electricity and enabling PPC to maintain or reinforce its dominant position on the Greek wholesale electricity market by excluding or hindering market entry by new-comers. The March 2008 Decision called upon the Hellenic Republic to propose measures to correct the anti-competitive effects of this infringement.

| (5) | Following notification of the March 2008 Decision, the Hellenic Republic has communicated a list of measures it intends to adopt with a view to ensuring access to competitors of PPC in the Greek electricity market to lignite and lignite fired-generation. These measures include in particular the granting of exploitation rights on the Greek lignite deposits of Drama, Elassona, Vevi and Vegora through tender procedures to entities other than PPC. |
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(5)

Following notification of the March 2008 Decision, the Hellenic Republic has communicated a list of measures it intends to adopt with a view to ensuring access to competitors of PPC in the Greek electricity market to lignite and lignite fired-generation. These measures include in particular the granting of exploitation rights on the Greek lignite deposits of Drama, Elassona, Vevi and Vegora through tender procedures to entities other than PPC.

| (6) | The present Decision, addressed to the Hellenic Republic, recalls the findings made in the March 2008 Decision, takes note of the proposed remedies and makes them binding within a certain timeframe. It also confirms the initial view of the Commission, as set out in the March 2008 Decision, that the scope of the remedies to be adopted by the Hellenic Republic should be such so as to ensure that lignite reserves representing around 40 % of exploitable reserves in Greece are made available to competitors of PPC. |
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(6)

The present Decision, addressed to the Hellenic Republic, recalls the findings made in the March 2008 Decision, takes note of the proposed remedies and makes them binding within a certain timeframe. It also confirms the initial view of the Commission, as set out in the March 2008 Decision, that the scope of the remedies to be adopted by the Hellenic Republic should be such so as to ensure that lignite reserves representing around 40 % of exploitable reserves in Greece are made available to competitors of PPC.

| (7) | By implementing the proposed measures, the Hellenic Republic would thus take the necessary steps with a view to removing the anticompetitive effects of the State measures as set out at Article 1 of the operative part of the Decision of March 2008. The present Decision provides that the tender procedures for the deposits of Drama, Elassona and Vegora shall be launched and implemented at the latest within six months from the notification of this Decision, while allocation rights shall be granted to the successful bidders at the latest within 12 months of the notification of this Decision. As regards Vevi, the present Decision provides that the allocation of exploitation rights shall take place within six months of the notification of the Decision given that the tender procedure for this reserve has already been launched. |
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(7)

By implementing the proposed measures, the Hellenic Republic would thus take the necessary steps with a view to removing the anticompetitive effects of the State measures as set out at Article 1 of the operative part of the Decision of March 2008. The present Decision provides that the tender procedures for the deposits of Drama, Elassona and Vegora shall be launched and implemented at the latest within six months from the notification of this Decision, while allocation rights shall be granted to the successful bidders at the latest within 12 months of the notification of this Decision. As regards Vevi, the present Decision provides that the allocation of exploitation rights shall take place within six months of the notification of the Decision given that the tender procedure for this reserve has already been launched.

| (8) | The present Decision also provides that the Hellenic Republic shall ensure that the lignite to be extracted from the deposits of Drama, Elassona and Vegora cannot be supplied to PPC unless no other reliable offer is made. This condition shall apply so long as PPC owns exploitation rights on more than 60 % of all lignite reserves licensed for exploitation in Greece. |
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(8)

The present Decision also provides that the Hellenic Republic shall ensure that the lignite to be extracted from the deposits of Drama, Elassona and Vegora cannot be supplied to PPC unless no other reliable offer is made. This condition shall apply so long as PPC owns exploitation rights on more than 60 % of all lignite reserves licensed for exploitation in Greece.

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European Defence Agency

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10.10.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 243/7

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Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2008

2009/C 243/05

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.eda.europa.eu/finance.aspx

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

| 10.10.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 243/8 |
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10.10.2009

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Official Journal of the European Union

C 243/8

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Call for proposals — JLS/2009/ERFX/CA

2009/C 243/06

The European Commission has launched a call for proposals to award grants to actions in support of the asylum policy.

The total indicative available amount will be EUR 9 176 666,67.

The text of the call, the application form and all other relevant supporting documents are available in English on the website of Directorate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security of the European Commission:

http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/refugee/funding_refugee_en.htm

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