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: 2007-05-17
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, economic development, mineral oil, tax system

C 111/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.5.2007

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 111/10)

Date of adoption: 19.12.2006

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: Case 60970

Title: Depreciation rules of Section 3b, third sentence, of the Petroleum Tax Act for production equipment
and pipelines for gas linked to new large-scale LNG facilities located in Finnmark county or the municipali-
ties of Kåfjord, Skjervøy, Nordreisa or Kvænangen in Troms county for the period from 1 January 2007 to
31 December 2013.

Objective: The principal objective of the scheme is to promote economic development and job creation in
the area concerned.

Legal basis: Section 3b, third sentence of the Act 13 June 1975 No 35 relating to taxation of sub sea petro-
leum deposits etc (‘Lov av13. juni 1975 nr. 35 om skattlegging av undersjøiske petroleumsforekomster m.v.’).

Budget/ Duration: According to Section 3b, third sentence, of the Petroleum Tax Act, depreciation of
assets will be carried out in the course of three years instead of the normal depreciation period of six years.
This will imply an advantage for the investors, as the tax will be deferred. The amount of aid will depend on
the size of the investment and the discounted rate of the tax deferral. The scheme is notified for the duration
of the Regional Aid Guidelines, form 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential
found at:

information has been removed, can be

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4663 — voestalpine/Böhler-Uddeholm) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, metallurgical industry, special steels, steel

17.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/25

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4663 — voestalpine/Böhler-Uddeholm)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 111/13)

1.
On 8 May 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 voestalpine AG (‘voes-
talpine’, Autria) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Böhler Uddeholm AG (‘Böhler-Uddeholm’, Austria) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for voestalpine: production and distribution of carbon steel products,

— for Böhler-Uddeholm: production and distribution of specialty steel products.

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.4663 — voestalpine/Böhler-Uddeholm, 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.
Notification from the Norwegian authorities concerning a loan granted by the County Municipality of Møre and Romsdal to a private seed capital and equity fund to be established for the purpose of providing risk capital to small and medium-sized enterprises in the county of Møre and Romsdal
Date: 2007-05-17
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, early-stage capital, private investment, small and medium-sized enterprises, venture capital

17.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/23

Notification from the Norwegian authorities concerning a loan granted by the County Municipality
of Møre and Romsdal to a private seed capital and equity fund to be established for the purpose of
providing risk capital to small and medium-sized enterprises in the county of Møre and Romsdal

(2007/C 111/11)

EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided not to raise objections against the notified measure

Date of adoption: 6 December 2006

EFTA State: Norway

Case No: 60219

Title: Møre and Romsdal Private Seed Capital and Equity Fund

Objective: Risk Capital

Legal basis: Article 61(3)(c) EEA and Chapter 10B of
Guidelines

the EFTA Surveillance Authority's State Aid

Duration: 15 years

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential
found at:

information has been removed, can be

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

17.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/7

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

16 May 2007

(2007/C 111/05)

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

1,3574

RON

Romanian leu

163,64

7,4533

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,68485

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,2776

33,676

1,7970

1,6360

1,4931

10,6122

1,8434

2,0623

KRW South Korean won

1 254,17

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

9,3922

10,4275

7,3275

11 951,91

4,6162

63,730

34,9740

45,278

9,1985

1,6545

85,41

8,1725

1,9558

0,5832

28,235

15,6466

248,74

3,4528

0,6964

0,4293

3,7898

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4531 — WWL/EUKOR/Armacup/Agencie) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, logistics, maritime transport, merger control, motor vehicle industry, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation

17.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4531 — WWL/EUKOR/Armacup/Agencie)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 111/01)

On 10 May 2007, 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,

— in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4531. EUR-Lex is the on-

line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)
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: 2007-05-17
Institutions: EFTA Surveillance Authority
Subjects: EFTA, Norway, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, loan, region

17.5.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 111/21

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 111/09)

Date of adoption: 19.12.2006

EFTA State: Norway

Aid No: Case 60867

Title: Regional risk-loan scheme

Objective: The principal objective of the scheme is to promote economic development in disadvantaged
regions by providing undertakings an incentive to invest in the regions covered by the scheme.

Legal basis: Act of 19 December 2003 No 130 on Innovation Norway (Lov av 19. desember 2003 nr 130
om Innovasjon Norge), draft Regulation on investment aid etc (Forskrift om geografisk virkeområde og bruk av dei
regional- og distriktspolitiske verkemidla).

Budget/ Duration: The yearly budget of the scheme is approximately NOK 100 million (approximately
EUR 13 million). The scheme is notified for the duration of the Regional Aid Guidelines, from 1 January
2007 to 31 December 2013.

The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential
found at:

information has been removed, can be

http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry