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: 2008-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, small and medium-sized enterprises

19.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 99/1

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)

(2008/C 99/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

11.3.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 596a/07

Member State

Region

France

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Réduction de l'impôt de solidarité sur la fortune en faveur de l'investissement
dans les petites et moyennes entreprises

Legal basis

Loi no 2007-1223 du 21 août 2007 en faveur du travail, de l'emploi et du
pouvoir d'achat; Article 885-0 V bis du Code général des impôts

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Risk capital, Small and medium-sized enterprises

Tax advantage

Annual budget: EUR 445 million

—

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de l'économie, des finances et de l'emploi
139, rue de Bercy
F-75012 Paris

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/
Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures
Date: 2008-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, Pakistan, Philippines, Viet Nam, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping measure, electronic component, import, originating product

19.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 99/45

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON
COMMERCIAL POLICY

COMMISSION

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

(2008/C 99/11)

1. The Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following
procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table
below, as provided in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1205/2007 of 15 October 2007 imposing
anti-dumping duties on imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in
the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC)
No 384/96 and extending to imports of the same product consigned from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of the Philippines (1).

2. Procedure

Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient
evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of
dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives
of the exporting country and Community producers will then be provided with the opportunity to
amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3. Time limit

Community producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the
European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), J-79 4/23, B-1049 Brussels (2) at any
time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the
date mentioned in the table below.

4. This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (3).

Product

Country(ies) of
origin or
exportation

Measures

Reference

Date of expiry

Integrated elec-
tronic compact
fluorescent lamps
(CFL-i)

People's Republic
of China

Anti-dumping
duty

18.10.2008

Council Regulation (EC) No 1205/2007
(OJ L 272, 17.10.2007, p. 1) and
extending to imports of
the same
product consigned from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam,
Islamic
Republic of Pakistan and the Republic
of the Philippines

the

(1) OJ L 272, 17.10.2007, p. 1.
(2) Fax (32-2) 295 65 05.
(3) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).
2008/322/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2008 prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters (notified under document number C(2008) 1442) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, approximation of laws, child, consumer protection, manufactured goods, marketing, non-durable goods, product safety

L 109/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.4.2008

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 April 2008

prolonging the validity of Decision 2006/502/EC requiring Member States to take measures to
ensure that only lighters which are child-resistant are placed on the market and to prohibit the
placing on the market of novelty lighters

(notified under document number C(2008) 1442)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/322/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

The measures provided for
in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab-
lished by Directive 2001/95/EC,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Decision 2006/502/EC, Article 6(2)
following: ‘This Decision shall apply until 11 May 2009.’

is replaced by the

Article 2

Member States shall take the necessary measures to comply
with this Decision by 11 May 2008 at the latest and shall
publish those measures. They shall
forthwith inform the
Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 April 2008.

For the Commission

Meglena KUNEVA
Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

the European
Having regard to Directive 2001/95/EC of
Parliament and of
the Council of 3 December 2001 on
general product safety (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Decision 2006/502/EC (2) requires Member
States to take measures to ensure that only lighters which
are child-resistant are placed on the market and to
prohibit the placing on the market of novelty lighters.

Decision 2006/502/EC was adopted in accordance with
the provisions of Article 13 of Directive 2001/95/EC,
which restricts the validity of the Decision to a period
not exceeding one year, but allows it to be confirmed for
additional periods none of which shall exceed one year.

amended by Decision
Decision 2006/502/EC was
time prolonged the
2007/231/EC which for the first
validity of the Decision for a further year until 11 May
2008.

In the light of the experience acquired so far and the
solution
progress made
regarding the child safety of lighters,
it is necessary to
prolong the validity of the Decision for a further 12
months.

an alternative

in view of

(1) OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 198, 20.7.2006, p. 41. Decision as amended by Decision

2007/231/EC (OJ L 99, 14.4.2007, p. 16).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5108 — Sofinco/Agos) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consumer credit, credit institution, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control

19.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 99/47

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5108 — Sofinco/Agos)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 99/13)

1.
On 11 April 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 undertaking Sofinco SA (‘Sofinco’,
France) a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole SA (‘CASA’, France) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Agos SpA (‘Agos’, Italy) by way of purchase
of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sofinco: undertaking specialised in consumption credit in France and internationally,

— for Agos: undertaking specialised in consumption credit in Italy.

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.5108 — Sofinco/Agos, 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.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4874 — Itema/BarcoVision) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: assessment, economic concentration, exchange of information, textile industry, textile machine

C 99/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.4.2008

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.4874 — Itema/BarcoVision)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 99/02)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 15 April 2008, the Commission decided to initiate proceedings in the above-mentioned case after
finding that the notified concentration raises serious doubts as to its compatibility with the common
market. The initiation of proceedings opens a second phase investigation with regard to the notified concen-
tration, and is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of
Regulation (EC) No 139/2004.

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

In order to be fully taken into account in the procedure, observations should reach the Commission not
later than 15 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.4874 — Itema/
BarcoVision, to the following address:
Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1000 Brussels
Withdrawal of notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5004 — GALP Energia España/Agip España) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, petroleum product, sale

C 99/46

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

19.4.2008

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Withdrawal of notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5004 — GALP Energia España/Agip España)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 99/12)

(Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004)

On 3 April 2008, the Commission of the European Communities received notification of a proposed
concentration between GALP Energia España and Agip España. On 11 April 2008, the notifying parties
informed the Commission that they withdrew their notification.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-04-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

19.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 99/3

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

18 April 2008

(2008/C 99/03)

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

1,5780

TRY

Turkish lira

163,99

AUD Australian dollar

7,4611

0,79070

9,3940

1,6138

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0810

1,6882

1,5957

12,2984

1,9972

2,1390

119,39

KRW South Korean won

1 577,61

7,9510

1,9558

25,120

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

253,16

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6973

3,4190

3,5708

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,431

MXN Mexican peso

12,2462

11,0357

7,2558

14 493,93

4,9581

66,158

37,0710

49,616

2,6116

16,4814

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.