do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
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: 2008-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, State aid, control of State aid, loan, research policy, support policy

2.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/7

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 30/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

4.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 308/07

Member State

Region

Finland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tuki innovaatiotoiminnan neuvontapalveluihin ja innovaatiotoimintaa tukeviin
palveluihin pk-yrityksille

Stöd till
små och medelstora företag

innovationsrådgivningstjänster och innovationsstödjande tjänster för

Legal basis

Valtionavustuslaki 688/2001, Laki yritystuen yleisistä ehdoista 786/1997

Statsunderstödslagen (FörfS 688/2001), Lagen om allmänna villkor för företags-
stöd (FörfS 786/1997)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Direct grant, Transactions not on market terms

Annual budget: EUR 20 million

Overall budget: EUR 120 million

100 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Tekes — Teknologian ja innovaatioiden kehittämiskeskus
PL 69
FI-00101 Helsinki

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

4.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

N 309/07

Member State

Region

Finland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Tuki nuorille innovatiivisille yrityksille

Stöd till nystartade innovativa företag

C 30/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.2.2008

Legal basis

Valtionavustuslaki 688/2001, Laki yritystuen yleisistä ehdoista 786/1997

Statsunderstödslagen (FörfS 688/2001), Lagen om allmänna villkor för företags-
stöd (FörfS 786/1997)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Research and development, Small and medium-sized enterprises, Risk capital

Direct grant, Soft loan, Provision of risk capital

Annual budget: EUR 40 million

Overall budget: EUR 240 million

100 %

1.1.2008-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Tekes — Teknologian ja innovaatioiden kehittämiskeskus
PL 69
FI-00101 Helsinki

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/
Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,18 % on 1 February 2008 — Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 30/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

2.2.2008

COMMISSION

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

4,18 % on 1 February 2008

Euro exchange rates (2)

1 February 2008

(2008/C 30/05)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

SKK

US dollar

Japanese yen

Danish krone

Pound sterling

Swedish krona

Swiss franc

Iceland króna

Norwegian krone

Bulgarian lev

Czech koruna

Estonian kroon

Hungarian forint

Lithuanian litas

Latvian lats

Polish zloty

Romanian leu

Slovak koruna

1,4889

TRY

Turkish lira

158,51

AUD Australian dollar

7,4534

0,74955

9,4510

1,6065

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,7364

1,6510

1,4847

11,6086

1,8783

2,1066

95,73

KRW South Korean won

1 405,52

8,0265

1,9558

25,858

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

257,38

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6975

3,5945

3,6705

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

33,408

MXN Mexican peso

10,9920

10,7037

7,2294

13 709,05

4,8173

60,055

36,3320

46,305

2,6026

16,0831

(1) Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the

interest rate is the marginal rate.

(2) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5040 — Investitori Associati/Cognetas/Gruppo Argenta) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-02-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: automatic vending machine, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment company, merger control

2.2.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 30/33

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5040 — Investitori Associati/Cognetas/Gruppo Argenta)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 30/09)

1.
On 25 January 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 undertakings Investitori Associati SGR
SpA (‘Investitori’, Italy) and Cognetas Fund II (GP) Limited (‘Cognetas’, Channel Islands) acquire within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Gruppo Argenta SpA
(‘Argenta’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Investitori: investment fund controlling a number of portfolio companies,

— for Cognetas: private equity investment firm,

— for Argenta: vending services in Italy,

in particular supply,

instalment and management of vending

machines for hot and cold drinks, snacks, food and personal care products.

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.

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.5040 — Investitori Associati/Cognetas/Gruppo Argenta,
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.