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State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Ireland, State aid, control of State aid, mass media

17.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/5

State aids — Decisions to propose appropriate measures pursuant to Article 88(1) of the EC Treaty
where the Member State concerned has accepted those measures

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 121/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

27.2.2008

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

E 4/05

Ireland

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

State financing of Radio Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and Teilifís na Gaeilge (TG4)
— Ireland

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 and Broadcasting Act 1001 (as amended)

Aid scheme

Services of general economic interest

Direct grant

Financing of RTÉ and TG4 totalling approximately EUR 220 million p.a.

100 %

Unlimited

Media

and address of

Name
authority

the

granting

Irish State

Other information

Based on the commitments given by Ireland to amend the current financing
the
regime, the Commission's concerns regarding the incompatibility of
current financing regime were dispelled and the investigation closed. Ireland
has committed to implement the announced amendments by December
2008

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/
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: 2008-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, State aid, control of State aid, investment aid, regional aid

C 121/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.5.2008

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 121/07)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 169/07

Czech Republic

87(3)(a), 87(3)(c)

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

OP ŽP, prioritní osa 3 – Udržitelné využívání zdrojů energie oblast podpory 3.1
– Výstavba nových zařízení a rekonstrukce stávajících zařízení s cílem zvýšení
využívání OZE pro výrobu tepla, elektřiny a kombinované výroby tepla a elek-
třiny

Legal basis

Směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2004/8/ES o podpoře kombinované
výroby tepla a elektřiny založené na poptávce po užitečném teple na vnitřním
trhu s energií a o změně směrnice 92/42/EHS.

Směrnice Evropského parlamentu a Rady Evropy 2001/77/ES ze dne 27. září
2001 o podpoře elektřiny z obnovitelných zdrojů v podmínkách vnitřního trhu
s elektřinou 180/2005 Sb., zákon o podpoře výroby elektřiny z obnovitelných
zdrojů energie a o změně některých zákonů (zákon o podpoře využívání obnovi-
telných zdrojů) 86/2002 Sb., zákon o ochraně ovzduší a o změně některých
dalších zákonů, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.

Zákon 388/1991 Sb., o Státním fondu životního prostředí České republiky, ve
znění pozdějších předpisů.

Programový dokument OP ŽP, 15. listopadu 2006 projednán a schválen vládou
ČR; 7. března 2007 byl odeslán a přijat Evropskou komisí k formálnímu hodno-
cení.

Implementační dokument OP ŽP, ze dne 28. června 2007.

Směrnice MŽP č. 07/2007 ze dne 29. června 2007 pro předkládání žádostí a o
poskytování finančních prostředků pro projekty z Operačního programu Životní
prostředí včetně spolufinancování ze Státního fondu životního prostředí České
republiky a státního rozpočtu České republiky – kapitoly 315 (životní prostředí)

Type of measure

Annual budget

Aid scheme

CZK 1 332 million

Maximum aid intensity

40 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

1.10.2007

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

Limited to specific sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

NACE: A, DD.0.00., E, M, N, O

Ministerstvo životního prostředí
Vršovická 65
CZ-101 00 Praha

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

www.opzp.cz

Other information

—
Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 — Modification by Italy of the public service obligation in respect of the following scheduled air services: Alghero-Rome, Alghero-Milan, Cagliari-Rome, Cagliari-Milan, Olbia-Rome and Olbia-Milan
Date: 2008-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, air freight rate, air transport, airline, inland transport, public service

17.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 121/11

Commission notice pursuant to Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92

Modification by Italy of the public service obligation in respect of the following scheduled air
services: Alghero-Rome, Alghero-Milan, Cagliari-Rome, Cagliari-Milan, Olbia-Rome and Olbia-Milan

(2008/C 121/08)

In accordance with Article 4(1)(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 of 23 July 1992 on access for
Community air carriers to intra-Community air routes, the Italian Government has decided to modify the
public service obligation in respect of the following scheduled services: Alghero-Rome, Alghero-Milan,
Cagliari-Rome, Cagliari-Milan, Olbia-Rome and Olbia-Milan, published in Official Journal of the European
Union C 72 of 24 March 2006, and amended in Official Journal of the European Union C 141 of 26 June
2007.

In accordance with points 4.5 and 4.6 of the public service obligation, the fares are revised as follows:

Route

Maximum concessionary fare
(including VAT)

Maximum non-concessionary
fare (including VAT)

Alghero-Rome or vice versa

Alghero-Milan or vice versa

Cagliari-Rome or vice versa

Cagliari-Milan or vice versa

Olbia-Rome or vice versa

Olbia-Milan or vice versa

EUR 48

EUR 59

EUR 48

EUR 59

EUR 48

EUR 59

EUR 107

EUR 123

EUR 107

EUR 123

EUR 107

EUR 123

The other requirements of the public service obligations published in OJ C 72 of 24 March 2006 remain
unchanged.
Initiation of proceedings (Case COMP/M.4919 — Statoil/Conocophillips) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, oil industry

C 121/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

17.5.2008

Initiation of proceedings

(Case COMP/M.4919 — Statoil/Conocophillips)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 121/04)

On 13 May 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 concentration, and
is without prejudice to the final decision on the case. The decision is based on Article 6(1)(c) of Council
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.4919 — Statoil/
Conocophillips, to the following address:
Commission of the European Communities
Competition DG
Merger Registry
Rue Joseph II/Jozef II-straat 70
B-1000 Brussels