do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 f of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises)
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, bioenergy, control of State aid, exchange of information, small and medium-sized enterprises

C 297/50

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7.12.2006

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

EFTA SURVEILLANCE AUTHORITY

Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred
to in point 1 f of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on
the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized
enterprises)

(2006/C 297/17)

Aid No

EFTA State

Region

Aid to small and medium-sized undertakings 1/2006

Norway

Hordaland, Western Norway

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Pilotprosjekt for å utløyse ei bioenerginæring i Hordaland.
(Pilot project to stimulate establishing of a bioenergy sector in the Hordaland
region).

Legal basis

Budget decision dated 12.10.2005, Hordaland County Council, (fylkestinget),
letter from Hordaland County Council 17.1.2006

Annual expenditure planned under
the scheme

Annual overall amount:
EUR 0,25 million in 2006 (NOK 2 million), EUR 0,125 in 2007 (NOK 1
million), EUR 0,125 million in 2008 (NOK 1 million)

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

16.3.2006

31.12.2008

Objective of aid

Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
Investment aid and aid to consultancy and other services.

Economic sectors concerned

Limited to specific sectors: other manufacturing (Bioenergy)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Osterfjord Næringssamarbeid

N-5282 Lonevåg

Large individual aid grants

In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

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COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 December 2006

(2006/C 297/03)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CYP

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

MTL

PLN

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Cyprus pound

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Maltese lira

Polish zloty

RON

Romanian leu

1,3274

152,66

7,4561

0,67540

9,0757

1,5888

91,74

8,1350

1,9558

0,5781

28,015

15,6466

255,40

3,4528

0,6984

0,4293

3,8111

3,4368

SIT

SKK

TRY

Slovenian tolar

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

NZD New Zealand dollar

SGD

Singapore dollar

239,66

35,465

1,9201

1,6892

1,5177

10,3129

1,9429

2,0447

KRW South Korean won

1 216,16

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

9,4459

10,3848

7,3569

Indonesian rupiah

12 105,89

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

4,7116

65,713

34,8160

47,342

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment   (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, State aid, control of State aid, employment aid, exchange of information, job creation

7.12.2006

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C 297/43

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of
the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 297/10)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XE 26/05

Poland

Dolny Śląsk
Miasto Świdnica

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Employment aid scheme within the block exemption framework for businesses
creating new jobs in Świdnica municipality

Legal basis

Annual
overall
granted to the company

expenditure
amount of

planned
individual

PRAWO KRAJOWE: art. 18 ust. 2 pkt 8 ustawy z dnia 8 marca 1990 r. o
samorządzie gminnym (Dz. U. z 2001 r. Nr 142, poz. 1591, z późn. zm.) oraz
art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokal-
nych (Dz. U. z 2002 r. Nr 9, poz. 84, z późn. zm.)
COMMUNITY LAW: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 12
December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to
State aid for employment

Annual overall amount

or
aid

Loans guaranteed

EUR 1,24
million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regu-
lation

Yes

Date of implementation

14.9.2005

Duration of scheme or individual aid
award

Until 31.12.2006

Objective of aid

Art. 4: Creation of employment

Yes

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers:

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers:

Economic sectors concerned

All Community sectors (1) eligible for employment aid

Yes

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Prezydent Miasta Świdnicy

Urząd Miejski
ul. Armii Krajowej 49
PL-58-100 Świdnica

Aid subject
the Commission

to prior notification to

In conformity with Article 9 of the Regulation

Yes

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and of other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all

state aid within the sector.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1812/2006 of 7 December 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, barley, export refund, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1812/2006

of 7 December 2006

concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued
in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29
September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in
cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,

the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3)
thereof,

On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of
Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should
not be fixed.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

(3)

(4)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of
barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to
Commission Regulation (EC) No 935/2006 (2).

Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of
29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the
application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on
the granting of export
refunds on cereals and the
measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 1 to 7
December 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the
refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No
935/2006.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 December 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 172, 24.6.2006, p. 3.

(3) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as

last modified by

Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2006 of 7 December 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, export refund, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1810/2006

of 7 December 2006

fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to
tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph
and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,

Whereas:

in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on
7 December 2006, it is appropriate to fix a maximum
export refund for that partial invitation to tender.

(3)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Sugar,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June
2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine
refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007
marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial
invi-
tations to tender.

For the partial
invitation to tender ending on 7 December
2006, the maximum export refund for the product referred
to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be
28,341 EUR/100 kg.

(2)

Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
and following an examination of the tenders submitted

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 December 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2006.

For the Commission

Jean-Luc DEMARTY
Director-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1585/2006 (OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 19).

(2) OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49.
Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/M.4215 — Glatfelter/Crompton Assets (pursuant to Articles 15 and 16 of Commission Decision (2001/462/EC, ECSC) of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21 )
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: application of EU law, audit, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pulp and paper industry

C 131/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.6.2007

Final report of the Hearing Officer in case COMP/M.4215 — Glatfelter/Crompton Assets

(pursuant to Articles 15 and 16 of Commission Decision (2001/462/EC, ECSC) of 23 May 2001 on the terms of
reference of Hearing Officers in certain competition proceedings — OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21)

(2007/C 131/04)

On 4 April 2006 Germany requested a referral of the case to the Commission pursuant to Article 22(1) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Merger Regulation). In accordance with Article 22(2) of the Merger
Regulation the Commission informed the competent authorities of the other Member States and the under-
takings concerned of the request. The referral request was joined by the United Kingdom. On 15 May 2006
the Commission decided to accept the request to examine the concentration and informed the Member
States and the undertakings of its decision.

Subsequently, on 16 August 2006, the Commission received a notification of the proposed concentration
by which P.H. Glatfelter Company acquires sole control of the Lydney Business of J.R. Crompton Ltd in
administration, by way of purchase of assets.

After examining the notification the Commission concluded that the notified transaction fell within the
scope of the Merger Regulation and that it raised serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market and the functioning with the EEA Agreement. Accordingly, on 20 September 2006, the Commission
decided to initiate proceedings in accordance with Article 6.1(c) of the Merger Regulation.

Following an in-depth market investigation carried out by the Commission services it was concluded that
the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the common market or a
substantial part of it, in particular as a result of the creation or strengthening of a dominant position, and is
therefore compatible with the common market and the EEA Agreement. Accordingly, no Statement of
Objections was sent to the parties.

No queries or submission have been made to the Hearing Officer by the parties or any other third party.
The case does not call for any particular comments as regards the right to be heard.

Brussels, 7 December 2006.

Karen WILLIAMS
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4428 — AXA/Gerflor) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, floor coverings, investment company, merger control, plastics, private investment, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.12.2006

EN

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C 297/49

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4428 — AXA/Gerflor)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 297/16)

On 15 November 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4428. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4271 — Daikin/OYL) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: air conditioning, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 297/48

EN

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7.12.2006

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4242 — Thermo Electron/Fisher Scientific)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 297/14)

On 9 November 2006, 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(2) of Council Regu-
lation (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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4242. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4271 — Daikin/OYL)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 297/15)

On 2 October 2006, 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 Regu-
lation (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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32006M4271. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1811/2006 of 7 December 2006 amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export refund, white sugar

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1811/2006

of 7 December 2006

amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(2)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20
February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in
the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The rates of the refunds applicable from 24 November
2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty,
were
by Commission Regulation (EC) No
1733/2006 (2).

fixed

It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained
in Regulation (EC) No 1733/2006 to the information at
present available to the Commission that
the export
refunds at present applicable should be altered as
shown in the Annex hereto,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1733/2006 are
hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 December 2006.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 December 2006.

For the Commission

Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President

(1) OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1585/2006 (OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 19).

(2) OJ L 325, 24.11.2006, p. 17.

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Rates of refunds applicable from 8 December 2006 to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the
form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)

ANNEX

CN code

Description

Rate of refund in EUR/100 kg

In case of advance fixing of
refunds

1701 99 10

White sugar

18,34

Other

18,34

(1) The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, to Romania with effect
from 1 December 2005, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 to the Agreement between the European
Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein
with effect from 1 February 2005.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4504 — SFR/TELE 2 France) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2006-12-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Internet access provider, communications industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, mobile phone, radio telecommunications, television

C 297/46

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7.12.2006

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4504 — SFR/TELE 2 France)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/C 297/12)

1.
On 28 November 2006, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration
pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which SFR SA (‘SFR’, France), an
undertaking jointly controlled by Vivendi SA (‘Vivendi’, France) and Vodafone Group plc (‘Vodafone’, UK),
acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1) (b) of the Council Regulation sole control of the fixed tele-
phony and Internet business of the undertaking TELE 2 France (‘TELE 2’, France) by way of purchase of
shares. This operation does not concern TELE 2's business in mobile telephony services.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Videndi: media and telecommunications;

— for Vodafone: mobile telecommunications;

— for SFR: mobile telephony services in France;

— for TELE 2: fixed and mobile telephony, Internet and DSL TV services in France.

On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the

3.
scope of Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed

4.
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 (fax No (32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post,
under reference number COMP/M.4504 — SFR/TELE 2 France, to the following address:

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

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