do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.5.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 124/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 May 2008

(2008/C 124/03)

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

1,5639

TRY

Turkish lira

162,84

AUD Australian dollar

7,4591

0,79640

9,2790

1,6294

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9330

1,6294

1,5502

12,1989

2,0146

2,1368

115,36

KRW South Korean won

1 634,28

7,8190

1,9558

25,062

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

245,67

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,6980

3,3882

3,6398

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

31,324

MXN Mexican peso

11,9363

10,9059

7,2518

14 520,81

5,0756

67,318

37,0740

50,006

2,5773

16,2427

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, regional development

C 124/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.5.2008

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 124/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

25.1.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 39/07

Member State

Region

Italy

Calabria, Campania, Puglia, Sicilia, Basilicata, Sardegna, Abruzzo, Molise

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Credito d'imposta per nuovi investimenti nelle aree svantaggiate

Legal basis

L. 27-12-2006, n. 298, disposizioni per la formazione del bilancio annuale e
pluriennale dello Stato (Legge finanziaria 2007), articolo 1, commi da 271 a
279

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Tax advantage

Annual budget: EUR 750 million

Overall budget: EUR 4 500 million

40 %

1.1.2007-31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministero dell'Economia e delle finanze

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.5138 — Carlyle/Neochimiki) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: chemical industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control

C 124/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.5.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5138 — Carlyle/Neochimiki)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 124/09)

1.
On 13 May 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 The Carlyle Group
(‘Carlyle’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Neochimiki L.V. Lavrentiadis SA (‘Neochimiki’, Greece) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Carlyle: private equity investment group,

— for Neochimiki: distribution and production of chemicals.

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.5138 — Carlyle/Neochimiki, 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.
2009/302/EC: Council Decision of 21 May 2008 on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on certain aspects of air services
Date: 2008-05-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Pakistan, agreement (EU), air transport, foreign policy, international relations, ratification of an agreement, transport policy

31.3.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 84/33

(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 21 May 2008

on the signing and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on certain aspects of air services

(2009/302/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 80(2)
with the
Article 300(2) thereof,

establishing the European
in conjunction
subparagraph of

sentence of

first

first

the

Article 1

signing of

The
the Agreement between the European
Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on certain
aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the
Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the
conclusion of the said Agreement.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

The Council authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003
to open negotiations with third countries on the replace­
ment
bilateral
agreements with a Community agreement.

provisions

existing

certain

of

in

On behalf of the Community, the Commission has nego­
tiated an Agreement with Pakistan on certain aspects of
air services in accordance with the mechanisms and
directives in the Annex to the Council Decision of
5 June 2003 authorising the Commission to open nego­
tiations with third countries on the replacement of
certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with
a Community agreement.

Article 2

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate
the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of
the Community subject to its conclusion.

Article 3

Pending its entry into force, the Agreement shall be applied
provisionally from the first day of the first month following
the date on which the parties have notified each other of the
completion of the necessary procedures for this purpose.

Article 4

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to make the
notification provided for in Article 8(2) of the Agreement.

Done at Brussels, 21 May 2008.

(3)

Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the
Agreement negotiated by the Commission should be
signed and provisionally applied,

For the Council
The President

M. ZVER