do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement — EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections
Date: 2007-04-05
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, aid system, audiovisual production, control of State aid, cultural promotion, film production

C 77/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.4.2007

Authorisation of State aid pursuant to Article 61 of the EEA Agreement and Article 1(3) in Part I of
Protocol 3 to the Surveillance and Court Agreement

EFTA Surveillance Authority decision not to raise objections

(2007/C 77/10)

Date of adoption: 14 November 2006

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: Case 60971

Title: Prolongation of two schemes to audiovisual production, film related activities and film production
companies

Objective: The principal objective of the two schemes is to ensure a desirable volume of films and an
adequate promotion of the culture through cinematographic works. Film support mechanisms pursue the
objective of creating framework conditions for a stable film production environment.

Legal basis: Regulation on support mechanisms for audiovisual production (Forskrift om tilskudd til audio-
visuelle produksjoner) and Regulation on public support for film production companies (Forskrift om tils-
kudd til produksjonsselskaper).

Budget/Duration: The budget of
the two schemes for 2006 is NOK 240,1 million (approximately
EUR 29,28 million). Annual budgets for the following years will be subject to annual parliamentary budget
procedures. The prolongation of the schemes is until 7 August 2008.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found
at:

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4630 — Bear Stearns/Nylstar) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: commercial bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, man-made fibre, merger control, textile fibre

C 77/50

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.4.2007

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4630 — Bear Stearns/Nylstar)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 77/15)

1.
On 30 March 2007, 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 Bear, Stearns International
Limited (‘Bear Stearns’
, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council
Regulation control of Nylstar N.V. (‘Nylstar’ The Netherlands) by way of debt-for-equity swap transaction.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Bear Stearns: global investment banking, securities and investment management,

— for Nylstar: production and distribution of polyamide textile yarn.

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. 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.

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 ((32-2) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under
reference number COMP/M.4630 — Bear Stearns/Nylstar, 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.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 77/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.4.2007

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

4 April 2007

(2007/C 77/04)

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

1,3352

RON

Romanian leu

158,70

7,4540

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,67665

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,3345

33,474

1,8312

1,6413

1,5441

10,4358

1,8590

2,0224

KRW South Korean won

1 250,21

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

MYR Malaysian ringgit

PHP

RUB

THB

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

9,5879

10,3244

7,4051

12 171,68

4,6158

63,889

34,7050

43,305

9,3355

1,6292

88,93

8,1675

1,9558

0,5812

27,933

15,6466

246,12

3,4528

0,7083

0,4293

3,8510

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
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 )
Date: 2007-04-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, cultural promotion, energy saving

C 77/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

5.4.2007

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)

(2007/C 77/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

18.12.2006

Reference number of the aid

N 452/06

Member State

Netherlands

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Warmtebedrijf NV

Legal basis

Kaderwet EZ-subsidies, programma Bestaand Rotterdams Gebied

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Individual aid

Energy saving

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 27 million

33 %

Duration (period)

1.1.2007-31.12.2008

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerie van Economische Zaken en de stad Rotterdam

Other information

—

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

21.2.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 593/06

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Northern Ireland Screen Fund

Legal basis

Education and Library Services Etc. Grants Regulation (Northern Ireland) 1994
and The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982

Type of measure

Aid scheme

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C 77/9

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration (period)

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Culture

Direct grant, Soft loan

Annual budget: GBP 7,75 million; Overall budget: GBP 38,75 million

75 %

1.4.2007-31.3.2012

Recreational, cultural sporting activities

Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
3rd floor
Alfred House
21 Alfred Street
Belfast BT2 8ED
United Kingdom

Other information

—

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/