# Official Journal C 289/2008

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5112 November 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 289

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5112 November 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 289/01 | 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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  ) | 1 |
| 2008/C 289/02 | Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5340 — KING/CAPVIS III/KVT) (
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  ) | 3 |

Notice No

Contents

page

II   Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 289/01

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

1

1

2008/C 289/02

Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5340 — KING/CAPVIS III/KVT) (
  1
  )

1

3

| | IV   Notices |
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| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 289/03 | Euro exchange rates | 4 |

IV   Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

2008/C 289/03

Euro exchange rates

4

| | V   Announcements |
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| | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
| | European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
| 2008/C 289/04 | Notice of open competitions | 5 |
| | PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
| | Commission |
| 2008/C 289/05 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5397 — Veolia Transport/SNCM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  ) | 6 |
| 2008/C 289/06 | Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5314 — Robert Bosch/Hägglunds Drives) (
  1
  ) | 7 |

V   Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

2008/C 289/04

Notice of open competitions

5

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

2008/C 289/05

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5397 — Veolia Transport/SNCM) — Candidate case for simplified procedure (
  1
  )

1

6

2008/C 289/06

Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5314 — Robert Bosch/Hägglunds Drives) (
  1
  )

1

7

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2008/C 289/07

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

Note to the reader

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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)

(2008/C 289/01)

| Date of adoption of the decision | 17.6.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 637/07 |
| Member State | Spain |
| Region | Pais Vasco |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Aid programme for the support of audiovisual production in the Basque autonomous community |
| Legal basis | Decreto 107/2007 de 26 de Junio, por el que se regula el régimen de financiación para el fomento de la producción audiovisual en la Comunidad autónoma de Euskadi («Boletín Official del País Vasco» no 139 of 19 July 2007) |
| Type of measure | Aid scheme |
| Objective | Sectoral development |
| Form of aid | Soft loan |
| Budget | Annual budget: EUR 8 235 000
  Overall budget: EUR 8 235 000 |
| Intensity | 30 % |
| Duration | — |
| Economic sectors | Recreational, cultural sporting activities |
| Name and address of the granting authority | Dirección de Promoción de la Cultura Departamento de Cultura, Gobierno Vasco |
| C/ Donostia no 1 |
| E-01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava |

Date of adoption of the decision

17.6.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 637/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Pais Vasco

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Aid programme for the support of audiovisual production in the Basque autonomous community

Legal basis

Decreto 107/2007 de 26 de Junio, por el que se regula el régimen de financiación para el fomento de la producción audiovisual en la Comunidad autónoma de Euskadi («Boletín Official del País Vasco» no 139 of 19 July 2007)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Sectoral development

Form of aid

Soft loan

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 8 235 000

Overall budget: EUR 8 235 000

Intensity

30 %

Duration

—

Economic sectors

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Name and address of the granting authority

Dirección de Promoción de la Cultura Departamento de Cultura, Gobierno Vasco

C/ Donostia no 1

E-01010 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava

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/

| Date of adoption of the decision | 2.7.2008 |
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| Reference number of the aid | N 250/08 |
| Member State | Italy |
| Region | Provincia autonoma di Bolzano-Alto Adige |
| Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) | Messa a disposizione di connessioni a banda larga in Alto Adige |
| Legal basis | D.Lgs. il 1o agosto 2003, n. 259, «Codice delle comunicazioni elettroniche». L.P. 33/1982 «Provvedimenti in materia di informatica nella Provincia di Bolzano». Deliberazione n. 646 della G.P. del 7 marzo 2005, «Programma operativo per lo sviluppo della Società per l'Informazione in Alto Adige e-Südtirol 2004 — 2008 con particolare riferimento agli obiettivi per la messa a disposizione di una offerta di banda larga a copertura dell'Alto Adige» |
| Type of measure | Individual aid |
| Objective | Sectoral development |
| Form of aid | Direct grant |
| Budget | Overall budget: EUR 7 million |
| Intensity | — |
| Duration | 2008-2018 |
| Economic sectors | Post and telecommunications |
| Name and address of the granting authority | RAS Radiotelevisione Azienda Speciale della Provincia di Bolzano |
| Viale Europa, 164 A |
| I-39100 Bolzano |

Date of adoption of the decision

2.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 250/08

Member State

Italy

Region

Provincia autonoma di Bolzano-Alto Adige

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Messa a disposizione di connessioni a banda larga in Alto Adige

Legal basis

D.Lgs. il 1o agosto 2003, n. 259, «Codice delle comunicazioni elettroniche». L.P. 33/1982 «Provvedimenti in materia di informatica nella Provincia di Bolzano». Deliberazione n. 646 della G.P. del 7 marzo 2005, «Programma operativo per lo sviluppo della Società per l'Informazione in Alto Adige e-Südtirol 2004 — 2008 con particolare riferimento agli obiettivi per la messa a disposizione di una offerta di banda larga a copertura dell'Alto Adige»

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Sectoral development

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 7 million

Intensity

—

Duration

2008-2018

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of the granting authority

RAS Radiotelevisione Azienda Speciale della Provincia di Bolzano

Viale Europa, 164 A

I-39100 Bolzano

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/

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5340 — KING/CAPVIS III/KVT)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 289/02)

On 29 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 32008M5340. 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 32008M5340. 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

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Euro exchange rates (1)

11 November 2008

(2008/C 289/03)

1 euro=

| | Currency | Exchange rate |
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| USD | US dollar | 1,2747 |
| JPY | Japanese yen | 124,77 |
| DKK | Danish krone | 7,4428 |
| GBP | Pound sterling | 0,81470 |
| SEK | Swedish krona | 10,0390 |
| CHF | Swiss franc | 1,4978 |
| ISK | Iceland króna | 200,00 |
| NOK | Norwegian krone | 8,7440 |
| BGN | Bulgarian lev | 1,9558 |
| CZK | Czech koruna | 25,350 |
| EEK | Estonian kroon | 15,6466 |
| HUF | Hungarian forint | 266,66 |
| LTL | Lithuanian litas | 3,4528 |
| LVL | Latvian lats | 0,7092 |
| PLN | Polish zloty | 3,7485 |
| RON | Romanian leu | 3,7876 |
| SKK | Slovak koruna | 30,460 |
| TRY | Turkish lira | 2,0205 |
| AUD | Australian dollar | 1,9028 |
| CAD | Canadian dollar | 1,5168 |
| HKD | Hong Kong dollar | 9,8789 |
| NZD | New Zealand dollar | 2,1838 |
| SGD | Singapore dollar | 1,9099 |
| KRW | South Korean won | 1 701,50 |
| ZAR | South African rand | 12,8682 |
| CNY | Chinese yuan renminbi | 8,7000 |
| HRK | Croatian kuna | 7,1449 |
| IDR | Indonesian rupiah | 14 499,71 |
| MYR | Malaysian ringgit | 4,5704 |
| PHP | Philippine peso | 62,080 |
| RUB | Russian rouble | 34,8350 |
| THB | Thai baht | 44,544 |
| BRL | Brazilian real | 2,8069 |
| MXN | Mexican peso | 16,4309 |

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

US dollar

1,2747

JPY

Japanese yen

124,77

DKK

Danish krone

7,4428

GBP

Pound sterling

0,81470

SEK

Swedish krona

10,0390

CHF

Swiss franc

1,4978

ISK

Iceland króna

200,00

NOK

Norwegian krone

8,7440

BGN

Bulgarian lev

1,9558

CZK

Czech koruna

25,350

EEK

Estonian kroon

15,6466

HUF

Hungarian forint

266,66

LTL

Lithuanian litas

3,4528

LVL

Latvian lats

0,7092

PLN

Polish zloty

3,7485

RON

Romanian leu

3,7876

SKK

Slovak koruna

30,460

TRY

Turkish lira

2,0205

AUD

Australian dollar

1,9028

CAD

Canadian dollar

1,5168

HKD

Hong Kong dollar

9,8789

NZD

New Zealand dollar

2,1838

SGD

Singapore dollar

1,9099

KRW

South Korean won

1 701,50

ZAR

South African rand

12,8682

CNY

Chinese yuan renminbi

8,7000

HRK

Croatian kuna

7,1449

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

14 499,71

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

4,5704

PHP

Philippine peso

62,080

RUB

Russian rouble

34,8350

THB

Thai baht

44,544

BRL

Brazilian real

2,8069

MXN

Mexican peso

16,4309

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Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

(2008/C 289/04)

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competitions:

| | EPSO/AD/141/08

  to recruit administrators (AD 5) in the field of security
  and |
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EPSO/AD/141/08

to recruit administrators (AD 5) in the field of security

and

| | EPSO/AST/74/08

  to recruit assistants (AST 3) in the field of security. |
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EPSO/AST/74/08

to recruit assistants (AST 3) in the field of security.

The competition notices are published in Official Journal C 289 A of 12 November 2008 in English, French and German 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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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5397 — Veolia Transport/SNCM)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 289/05)

| 1. | On 5 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 Veolia Transport (France), a subsidiary of Veolia Environnement group (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of SNCM (France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 5 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 Veolia Transport (France), a subsidiary of Veolia Environnement group (France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of SNCM (France) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Veolia Environnement: water and wastewater services; waste management; energy and climate conditioning services; transport services, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Veolia Environnement: water and wastewater services; waste management; energy and climate conditioning services; transport services,

| — | for SNCM: sea transport between the French continent and Corsica; international sea lines to Sardinia, Tunisia and Algeria. |
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for SNCM: sea transport between the French continent and Corsica; international sea lines to Sardinia, Tunisia and Algeria.

| 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.5397 — Veolia Transport/SNCM, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |

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.5397 — Veolia Transport/SNCM, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

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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.5314 — Robert Bosch/Hägglunds Drives)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 289/06)

| 1. | On 5 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bosch Rexroth AG belonging to the group Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Hägglunds Drives AB (Sweden) by way of purchase of shares. |
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1.

On 5 November 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Bosch Rexroth AG belonging to the group Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Hägglunds Drives AB (Sweden) by way of purchase of shares.

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






  — | for Robert Bosch GmbH: development, manufacturing and sales of automotive technologies, industrial technology including hydraulic drive technology, consumer goods and building technology, |
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2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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for Robert Bosch GmbH: development, manufacturing and sales of automotive technologies, industrial technology including hydraulic drive technology, consumer goods and building technology,

| — | for Hägglunds Drives AB: hydraulic drive technology. |
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for Hägglunds Drives AB: hydraulic drive technology.

| 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.5314 — Robert Bosch/Hägglunds Drives, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| B-1049 Bruxelles/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.5314 — Robert Bosch/Hägglunds Drives, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussels

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

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