do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
New national side of euro circulation coins
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency, national independence, technical specification

C 289/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2007

New national side of euro circulation coins

(2007/C 289/10)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative circulation coin issued by Finland

Euro circulation coins have legal tender status throughout the euro area. The Commission publishes all new
euro coin designs (1) with a view to informing all parties required to handle coins in the course of their
work and the public at large. In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), euro-area
Member States and countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community providing
for the issuance of euro circulation coins are allowed to issue certain quantities of commemorative euro
circulation coins on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued per country per year and
that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the technical features of normal euro circula-
tion coins, but bear a commemorative design on the national side.

Issuing State: Finland.

Subject of commemoration: 90th anniversary of the declaration of independence.

Factual description of the design: The inner part of the coin shows nine people rowing a boat with long
oars. The year mark 2007 and the year 1917 appear on the top and the bottom of the design respectively.
The mintmark appears on the left hand side, and the indication of the country ‘FI’ on the right hand side.
The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.

Issuing volume: 2 million coins.

Approximate issuing date: December 2007.

Edge lettering:

‘SUOMI FINLAND ★★★’ where the ★ stands for a lion head.

(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for a reference to all national sides that were issued in 2002.
(2) See conclusions of the General Affairs Council of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro
coins. See also Commission Recommendation of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for changes to the design of
national obverse sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264, 15.10.2003, p. 38).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

1.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/7

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 November 2007

(2007/C 289/07)

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

1,4761

RON

Romanian leu

163,43

7,4575

SKK

TRY

Slovak koruna

Turkish lira

0,71455

AUD Australian dollar

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

3,4861

33,161

1,734

1,6643

1,4695

11,4954

1,9105

2,1336

KRW South Korean won

1 359,71

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

9,956

10,9231

7,324

13 831,06

4,9663

63,133

36,006

45,365

9,3715

1,6541

90,02

8,114

1,9558

0,5842

26,261

15,6466

253

3,4528

0,7005

0,4293

3,6133

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4753 — Antalis/MAP) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distributive trades, economic concentration, merger control, paper, restrictive-practice authorisation

1.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4753 — Antalis/MAP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/02)

On 24 October 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(2) 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 32007M4753. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4936 — BENTELER/SGLT/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/03)

On 22 November 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 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 32007M4936. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4899 — SCB/Süd-Chemie) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical product, economic concentration, financial institution, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 289/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4899 — SCB/Süd-Chemie)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/04)

On 23 November 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 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 32007M4899. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4865 — Siemens/Dade Behring)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/05)

On 25 October 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 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 32007M4865. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4936 — BENTELER/SGLT/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation

1.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/3

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4753 — Antalis/MAP)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/02)

On 24 October 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(2) 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 32007M4753. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4936 — BENTELER/SGLT/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/03)

On 22 November 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 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 32007M4936. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Amendment by France of the public service obligation imposed in respect of scheduled air services between Aurillac and Paris (Orly)
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, public service

C 289/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2007

Amendment by France of the public service obligation imposed in respect of scheduled air services
between Aurillac and Paris (Orly)

(2007/C 289/12)

1.
France has decided to alter, with effect from 1 June 2008, the public service obligation imposed
pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for Com-
munity air carriers to intra-Community air routes in respect of scheduled air services between the airports
of Aurillac and Paris (Orly) (1). This obligation replaces the obligation published in Official Journal of the
European Union C 27 of 3 February 2005.

2.

The new public service obligation is as follows:

Frequency

The minimum level of service provided must be:

— two return trips a day from Monday to Friday, year-round except public holidays,

— one round trip on Sundays fifty times a year.

The services must be non-stop between Paris (Orly) and Aurillac.

Type of aircraft used and capacity provided

Services must be operated with a pressurised turboprop or jet aircraft having a seating capacity of at least 30.

Timetables

On days where at least two return trips are required, timetables must be such as to enable passengers to
make the round trip within the day and to spend at least seven hours in Aurillac and at least eight hours in
Paris.

Flight bookings

Seats on these flights must be marketed by at least one computerised booking system.

Continuity of public service

Except in cases of force majeure, the number of flights cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the carrier
must not exceed 3 % of the number of flights scheduled in any year.

The carrier must give six months' notice before discontinuing these services.

Community carriers are hereby informed that the operation of air services without regard to the abovemen-
tioned public service obligation may result in administrative and/or criminal penalties.

3.
Slots are currently reserved at Paris (Orly) airport for the scheduled Paris (Orly)-Aurillac service
pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 of 18 January 1993 on common rules for the
allocation of slots at Community airports (2). Air carriers interested in this route can obtain information on
the slots from the Paris airports coordinator.

(1) OJ L 240, 24.8.1992, p. 8.
(2) OJ L 14, 22.1.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 793/2004 of the European Parliament and of

the Council (OJ L 138, 30.4.2004, p. 50).
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: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, Portugal, State aid, control of State aid, postal service, processing industry, telecommunications

1.12.2007

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 289/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

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 289/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

27.6.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 838/06

Member State

Region

Portugal

Centro — Baixo Mondego (Figueira da Foz)

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Auxílio individual à Soporcel — Sociedade Portuguesa de Papel, S.A.

Legal basis

Decreto-Lei n.o 409/99 de 15 de Outubro — regulamenta a concessão de Benefí-
cios Fiscais

Decreto-Lei n.o 70-B/2000 de 5 de Maio

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Direct grant, Tax advantage

Overall budget: EUR 48,97 million

24,5 %

1.2002-12.2012

Economic sectors

Manufacturing industry

Name and address of
authority

the granting

API — Agência Portuguesa para o Investimento, E.P.E.

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/

C 289/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2007

Date of adoption of the decision

10.10.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 473/07

Member State

Region

Italy

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. 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

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 6,9 million

—

2008-2018

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of
authority

the granting

RAS Radiotelevisione Azienda Speciale della Provincia di Bolzano
Viale Europa, 164 A
I-39100 Bolzano

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/
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 153rd meeting of 2 August 2007 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4523 — Travelport/Worldspan
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Concentrations
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), economic concentration, merger control, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation, travel, travel agency

C 289/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2007

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on concentrations given at its 153rd meeting of 2 August
2007 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/M.4523 — Travelport/Worldspan

(2007/C 289/08)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified operation constitutes a concentra-
tion with a Community dimension within the meaning of Articles 1, 4(5) and Article 3(1)(b) of the
EC Merger Regulation.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's definitions of the relevant product markets as

stated in the draft decision.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's definitions of the relevant geographic markets as

stated in the draft decision.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's assessment that the transaction does not lead to

any competition concerns due to non-coordinated effects, or coordinated effects in GDS services.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the concentration as notified does not raise
serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common market in accordance with Article 10(2) of the
Merger Regulation.

6. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the notified concentration should be declared
compatible with the Common Market and with the functioning of the EEA Agreement in accordance
with Articles 2(2) and 8(1) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.

7. The Advisory Committee agrees with the publication of

its opinion in the Official

Journal of

the

European Union.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4865 — Siemens/Dade Behring) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2007-12-01
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, medical device, medical diagnosis, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 289/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

1.12.2007

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4899 — SCB/Süd-Chemie)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/04)

On 23 November 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 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 32007M4899. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4865 — Siemens/Dade Behring)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 289/05)

On 25 October 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 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 32007M4865. EUR-Lex is the

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