do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5094 — Nokia/Trolltech) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, software, transmission network

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/37

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5094 — Nokia/Trolltech)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/19)

1.
On 24 April 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by
which the undertaking Nokia Corporation (‘Nokia’, Finland) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b)
of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Trolltech ASA (‘Trolltech’, Norway) by
way of a public bid announced on 28 January 2008.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Nokia: equipment, solutions and services for communications networks,

— for Trolltech: development and supply of software development tools.

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.5094 — Nokia/Trolltech, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5075 — Vienna Insurance Group/EBV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, insurance company, life assurance, merger control

C 112/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.5.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5075 — Vienna Insurance Group/EBV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/20)

1.
On 23 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 WIENER STÄDTISCHE
Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group (‘Vienna Insurance Group’, Austria) acquire(s) within the meaning
the undertakings Sparkassen
of Article 3(1)(b) of
Versicherung (‘s-Versicherung’, Austria), BCR Asigurari de Viata SA (‘BCR Life’, Romania), BCR Asigurari SA
(‘BCR Non-life’, Romania), Pojišťovna České spořitelny, a.s. (‘PCS’, Czech Republik), Poist'ovňa Slovenskeij
sporitel'ne, a.s.
(‘P-SLSP’, Slovakia), and Erste Sparkasse Biztosító Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság
(‘ESB’, Hungary) (collectively ‘EBV’), which are on their part controlled by the undertaking Erste Bank der
oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (‘EB’, Austria), by way of purchase of shares.

the Council Regulation control of

the whole of

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Vienna Insurance Group: life insurances and non-life insurances in Austria as well as Central and

Eastern Europe,

— for s-Versicherung: life insurances and non-life insurances in Austria,

— for BCR Life: life insurances in Romania,

— for BCR Non-life: non-life insurance in Romania,

— for PCS: life insurances in the Czech Republic,

— for P-SLSP: life insurances in Slovakia,

— for ESB: life insurances in Hungary.

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.5075 — Vienna Insurance Group/EBV, 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.
Commission opinion of 7 May 2008 concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the BR3 Pressurised Water Reactor, located at the SCK-CEN site in Belgium, in accordance with Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, health risk, nuclear reactor, pollution control, public health, radioactive effluent, radioactive waste, waste management

C 114/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

9.5.2008

OPINIONS

COMMISSION

COMMISSION OPINION

of 7 May 2008

concerning the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste arising from the dismantling of the BR3
Pressurised Water Reactor, located at the SCK-CEN site in Belgium, in accordance with Article 37 of
the Euratom Treaty

(Only the French and the Dutch texts are authentic)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 114/02)

On 22 July 2005, the European Commission received from the Government of Belgium, in accordance with
Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, General Data relating to the plan for the disposal of radioactive waste
arising from the dismantling of the BR3 Pressurised Water Reactor.

On the basis of these data and additional information requested by the Commission on 15 November 2005
and on 7 May 2007 and provided by the Belgian authorities on 19 March 2007 and on 9 November 2007,
and following consultation with the Group of Experts, the Commission has drawn up the following opinion:

1. The distance between the plant and the nearest point of another Member State,

in this case the

Netherlands is approximately 10 km.

2. During normal dismantling operations, the discharges of liquid and gaseous effluents will not cause an

exposure liable to affect the health of the population in other Member States.

3. Radioactive solid waste arising from the dismantling operations will be transferred to the Belgoprocess

plc site (adjacent to the BR3 site) for treatment, conditioning and interim storage.

4. Non-radioactive solid waste and materials in compliance with clearance levels will be released from regu-
latory control for disposal as conventional waste or for recycling or reuse. This will be done in compli-
ance with the criteria laid down in the Basic Safety Standards (Council Directive 96/29/Euratom).

5. In the event of unplanned discharges of radioactive waste which may follow an accident of the type and
magnitude considered in the General Data, the doses received in other Member States will not be liable
to affect the health of the population.

In conclusion, the Commission is of the opinion that the implementation of the plan for the disposal of
radioactive waste in whatever form arising from the dismantling of the BR3 reactor at the SCK-CEN site in
Belgium, both in normal operation and in the event of an accident of the type and magnitude considered in
the General Data, is not liable to result in the radioactive contamination of the water, soil or airspace of
another Member State.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4979 — ACER/Packard Bell) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer, economic concentration, merger control, micro-computer, restrictive-practice authorisation

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4979 — ACER/Packard Bell)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/06)

On 27 February 2008, 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 32008M4979. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5012 — 3M/AEARO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/07)

On 28 March 2008, 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 32008M5012. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5072 — AMSSC/BE Group/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, iron and steel industry, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 112/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.5.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5115 — Englefield/Cognetas/Morrison Utility Services)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/04)

On 25 April 2008, 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 32008M5115. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5072 — AMSSC/BE Group/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/05)

On 10 April 2008, 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 32008M5072. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector ( OJ L 217, 29.8.2003 )
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: export licence, pigmeat

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 120/25

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/2003 of 28 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for
implementing the system of export licences in the pigmeat sector

(Official Journal of the European Union L 217 of 29 August 2003)

On page 37, in Article 7(1)(a):

for:

read:

‘(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Wednesday of the same

week, stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;’,

‘(a) the applications for export licences as referred to in Article 1 lodged from Monday to Friday of the same week,

stating whether they fall within the scope of Article 4 or not;’.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5012 — 3M/AEARO) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, merger control, protective equipment, restrictive-practice authorisation, technology

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/11

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4979 — ACER/Packard Bell)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/06)

On 27 February 2008, 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 32008M4979. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5012 — 3M/AEARO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/07)

On 28 March 2008, 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 32008M5012. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5115 — Englefield/Cognetas/Morrison Utility Services) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, investment company, maintenance, measuring equipment, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 112/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.5.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5115 — Englefield/Cognetas/Morrison Utility Services)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/04)

On 25 April 2008, 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 32008M5115. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5072 — AMSSC/BE Group/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/05)

On 10 April 2008, 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 32008M5072. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5088 — Scholz Recycling/ERG/ESR) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, iron and steel industry, merger control, metal waste, waste management, waste recycling

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/35

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5088 — Scholz Recycling/ERG/ESR)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 112/17)

1.
On 25 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 Scholz Recycling GmbH (‘Scholz Recycling’,
Germany) belonging to the Scholz group, and EKO Recycling GmbH (‘EKO Recycling’, Germany) belonging
to the ArcelorMittal group acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint
control of EKO Schrottrecycling GmbH (‘EKO Schrottrecycling’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Scholz Recycling: collection, processing and trading of metal scrap,

— for EKO Recycling: trading of metal scrap in Germany,

— for the ArcelorMittal group: worldwide production of steel,

— for EKO Schrottrecycling: operation of scrap yards in Cottbus and Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany.

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.5088 — Scholz Recycling/ERG/ESR, 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.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Community
Subjects: Italy, State aid, agricultural holding, aid to undertakings, control of State aid, exchange of information

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/25

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid
to small and medium-sized enterprises

(2008/C 112/12)

Aid No

XA 7001/08

Member State

Italy

Region

ISMEA, Istituto di servizi per il mercato agricolo ed agroalimentare

Title of aid scheme or name of
company receiving individual aid

Agevolazioni per il subentro in agricoltura, parte trasformazione e commercia-
lizzazione dei prodotti agricoli

Legal basis

Delibera del consiglio di amministrazione per l'adeguamento degli interventi di
cui al decreto legislativo 21 aprile 2000, n. 185, titolo I, capo III, ai regolamenti
(CE) n. 70/2001 e (CE) n. 1857/2006

Annual expenditure planned under the
indivi-
scheme or overall amount of
dual aid granted to the company

Aid scheme

Annual overall amount

EUR 20 million

Maximum aid intensity

Loans guaranteed

Individual aid

Overall aid amount

Loans guaranteed

—

—

—

The aid that may be granted for the execution of business plans consists of soft
loans and outright grants. The gross aid intensity may not exceed:

— 50 % of eligible investments in regions eligible under Article 87(3)(a) of the

EC Treaty,

— 40 % of eligible costs in other regions.

The amount to be repaid (soft loan) may not be less than 50 % of the overall
amount of aid granted (investments,
technical assistance and establishment
premium).

The aid complies with Article 4(2) to (6) of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001

Date of implementation

1 February 2008

Duration of the scheme or the indivi-
dual aid

6 years

Objective of the aid

Encourage new entrepreneurs and a generational change in enterprises engaged
in the processing and marketing of agricultural products.

Expenditure on the following is eligible:

(a) feasibility studies, including market surveys;

(b) agronomic and land-improvement works;

(c) the purchase or construction of buildings;

(d) building authorisation fees;

(e) utility connections, plant, machinery and equipment;

(f) design services;

(g) patents and licences

C 112/26

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

7.5.2008

No

Yes

Yes

Economic sectors concerned

All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs

Aid limited to certain sectors

— Processing of agricultural products

— All manufacturing

or

Steel

Shipbuilding

Synthetic fibres

Motor vehicles

Other manufacturing

— All services

or

Transport services

Financial services

Other services

Name and address of
authority

the granting

ISMEA

via C. Celso, 6
I-00161 Roma
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-05-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

7.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 112/13

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

6 May 2008

(2008/C 112/09)

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

1,5528

TRY

Turkish lira

162,25

AUD Australian dollar

7,4627

0,78810

9,3360

1,6274

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9524

1,6448

1,5719

12,1031

1,9739

2,1095

119,72

KRW South Korean won

1 577,26

7,8690

1,9558

25,175

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

252,04

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6977

3,4372

3,6575

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

32,158

MXN Mexican peso

11,6926

10,8499

7,2570

14 301,29

4,8936

65,753

36,8215

49,247

2,5795

16,2710

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.