do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national regional investment aid (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, investment aid, regional aid

C 102/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2008

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to national
regional investment aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 102/07)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 171/07

Romania

—

Title of aid scheme or the name of
the undertaking receiving ad hoc aid
supplement

Legal basis

Schemă de ajutor de stat regional privind reciclarea și depozitarea deșeurilor
provenite din activităţi industriale și gospodării individuale

Hotărârea Comitetului de Avizare nr. 15/18.10.2007 a Administraţiei Fondului
pentru Mediu pentru aprobarea schemei de ajutor de stat regional privind reci-
clarea și depozitarea deșeurilor provenite din activităţi industriale și gospodării
individuale

Type of measure

Annual budget

Aid scheme

RON 76,6 million

Maximum aid intensity

50 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

18.10.2007

31.12.2011

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Administraţia Fondului pentru Mediu
Splaiul Independenţei nr. 294, corp A, sector 6
RO-060031 București
Tel. (40-21) 319 48 49

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://www.afm.ro/main/proiecte_stuf/scheme_finantare/proiect_reciclare_depo-
zitare_deseuri.pdf

Other information

—
2008/525/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2005
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Training Foundation, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

L 187/142

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.7.2008

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 24 April 2007

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the
financial year 2005

(2008/525/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Training Foundation for the financial year

2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Training

Foundation for the financial year 2005, together with the Foundation's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's Recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 of 7 May 1990 establishing a European Training

Foundation (4), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0113/2007),

1.

2.

3.

Grants the director of the European Training Foundation discharge for the implementation of the
Foundation's budget for the financial year 2005;

Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the
director of the European Training Foundation, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors,
and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The President

Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

The Secretary-General

Harald RØMER

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 40.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 73.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006,

p. 1).

(4) OJ L 131, 23.5.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by regulation (EC) No 1648/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 22).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 102/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2008

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 April 2008

(2008/C 102/04)

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

1,5940

TRY

Turkish lira

164,30

AUD Australian dollar

7,4623

0,80345

9,3185

1,6077

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,0656

1,6755

1,6154

12,4247

1,9923

2,1518

117,43

KRW South Korean won

1 583,24

7,9250

1,9558

25,075

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

251,70

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6980

3,4169

3,5780

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,355

MXN Mexican peso

12,2180

11,1304

7,2670

14 680,74

4,9924

66,836

37,2430

50,163

2,6382

16,6938

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
2008/523/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2005
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Eurojust, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

15.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 187/135

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 24 April 2007

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2005

(2008/523/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of Eurojust for the financial

year 2005, together with Eurojust's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's Recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof, and the EU Treaty, and in particular

Article 41 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view

to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (4), and in particular Article 36 thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0120/2007),

1.

2.

3.

Grants the administrative director of Eurojust discharge for the implementation of Eurojust's budget for
the financial year 2005;

Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the
administrative director of Eurojust, the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, and to
arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The President

Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

The Secretary-General

Harald RØMER

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 34.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 67.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006,

p. 1).

(4) OJ L 63, 6.3.2002, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2003/659/JHA (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 44).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hungary, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, poultrymeat

24.4.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 102/7

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 102/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

13.11.2007

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 211/07

Hungary

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Állatjóléti körülmények javítása — baromfi ágazat

Legal basis

Földművelésügyi és vidékfejlesztési miniszter …/2007. ( ) FVM rendelet-tervezete
a baromfi ágazat támogatásáról

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Aid for animal welfare commitments in the poultry sector

Direct grant

Annual expenditure: HUF 4 000 million

Overall budget: HUF 26 000 million

100 % of eligible costs (additional costs and income foregone resulting from
animal welfare commitments)

Until 31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Földművelésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium
H-1055 Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 11.

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/
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5142 — Bosch/Mahle/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pressure equipment, research and development, technology, vehicle parts

C 102/22

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2008

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5142 — Bosch/Mahle/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 102/09)

1.
On 15 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 undertakings Robert Bosch GmbH
(‘Bosch’, Germany) and Mahle GmbH (‘Mahle’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of
the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG (‘JV’,
Germany) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Bosch: a company active on a worldwide scale in the areas automotive engineering, industrial engi-

neering, consumable goods engineering as well as building services engineering,

— for Mahle: a company active on a worldwide scale and develops, produces and supplies components for

the automotive industry,

— for JV: research and development, manufacturing and supply of exhaust gas turbochargers.

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.

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.5142 — Bosch/Mahle/JV, 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.
2008/531/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2005
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Food Safety Authority, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

15.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 187/163

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 24 April 2007

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the
financial year 2005

(2008/531/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year

2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Food Safety

Authority for the financial year 2005, together with the Authority's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's Recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002
laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety
Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (4), and in particular Article 44 thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0112/2007),

1.

2.

3.

Grants the executive director of the European Food Safety Authority discharge for the implementation of
the Authority's budget for the financial year 2005;

Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the
executive director of the European Food Safety Authority, the Council, the Commission and the Court of
Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

The President

Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

The Secretary-General

Harald RØMER

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 22.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 42.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006,

p. 1).

(4) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 575/2006 (OJ L 100,

8.4.2006, p. 3).

(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
2008/513/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

15.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 187/99

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 24 April 2007

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005

(2008/513/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug

Addiction for the financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Monitoring
Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2005, together with the Centre's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's Recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 of 8 February 1993 on the establishment of a

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (4), and in particular Article 11a thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0100/2007),

1.

2.

3.

Grants the director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction discharge for the
implementation of the Centre's budget for the financial year 2005;

Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the
director of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, the Council, the Commission
and the Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
(L series).

The President

Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

The Secretary-General

Harald RØMER

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 43.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 86.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006,

p. 1).

(4) OJ L 36, 12.2.1993, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2003 (OJ L 245, 29.9.2003, p. 30).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.
2008/517/EC: Decision of the European Parliament of 24 April 2007 on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2005
Date: 2008-04-24
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, budgetary discharge, financial year, implementation of the budget

L 187/114

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

15.7.2008

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 24 April 2007

on the discharge for the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health
at Work for the financial year 2005

(2008/517/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

— having regard to the final annual accounts of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the

financial year 2005 (1),

— having regard to the Court of Auditors' report on the final annual accounts of the European Agency for

Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2005, together with the Agency's replies (2),

— having regard to the Council's Recommendation of 27 February 2007 (5711/2007 — C6-0080/2007),

— having regard to the EC Treaty, and in particular Article 276 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial
the European Communities (3), and in particular

Regulation applicable to the general budget of
Article 185 thereof,

— having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18 July 1994 establishing a European Agency

for Safety and Health at Work (4), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

— having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 19 November 2002 on the
framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom) No 1605/2002 (5), and in particular Article 94 thereof,

— having regard to Rule 71 of and Annex V to its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the Report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinion of the Committee

on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0105/2007),

1.

2.

3.

Grants the director of
implementation of the Agency's budget for the financial year 2005;

the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work discharge for the

Sets out its observations in the Resolution below;

Instructs its President to forward this Decision and the Resolution that forms an integral part of it to the
director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, the Council, the Commission and the
Court of Auditors, and to arrange for their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
(L series).

The President

Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

The Secretary-General

Harald RØMER

(1) OJ C 266, 31.10.2006, p. 19.
(2) OJ C 312, 19.12.2006, p. 24.
(3) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 (OJ L 390, 30.12.2006,

p. 1).

(4) OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1112/2005 (OJ L 184, 15.7.2005, p. 5).
(5) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.