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: 2008-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, electrical equipment, optical industry, regional aid

21.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157/17

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 157/03)

Date of adoption of the decision

11.12.2007

Reference number of the aid

Member State

Region

N 217/07

Germany

Freistaat Sachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Signet Solar GmbH

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

35. GA-Rahmenplan

Individual aid

Regional development

Direct grant, Tax allowance

Overall budget: EUR 24,5 million

50 %

21.12.2006-31.12.2008

Economic sectors

Electrical and optical equipment

Name and address of the granting
authority

Sächsische Aufbaubank
Pirnaische Staße 9
D-01069 Dresden

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/
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

21.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157/19

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 June 2008

(2008/C 157/05)

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

1,5610

TRY

Turkish lira

167,83

AUD Australian dollar

7,4580

0,78965

9,3980

1,6165

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9140

1,6352

1,5805

12,1853

2,0448

2,1319

125,32

KRW South Korean won

1 607,44

8,0435

1,9558

24,170

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

238,55

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7028

3,3660

3,6745

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,350

MXN Mexican peso

12,4622

10,7398

7,2477

14 454,86

5,0826

69,191

36,7740

52,005

2,5048

16,0998

(1) Source:

reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, industrial equipment, investment company, merger control

21.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 157/27

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 157/09)

1.
On 16 June 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 Altor Fund II (‘Altor’,
Sweden) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of
the undertaking Akers Group (‘Akers’, Sweden), by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for undertaking Altor: private equity,

— for undertaking Akers: manufacture and distribution of rolls used in steel and aluminum industry for the

rolling and steel and aluminum products.

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.5218 — Altor Fund II/Akers Group, to the following address:

European Commission
Merger Registry
Directorate-General for Competition
J-70
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5151 — Boeing/Alenia NA/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aeronautical industry, aerospace industry, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation

C 157/18

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2008

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5151 — Boeing/Alenia NA/JV)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 157/04)

On 3 June 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 32008M5151. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Appointment of the Hearing Officer
Date: 2008-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: appointment of staff, competition law, self-employed person

C 157/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2008

Appointment of the Hearing Officer

(2008/C 157/06)

On 7 February 2008, the Commission appointed Mr Michael ALBERS to the post of Hearing Officer, in
accordance with Article 1 of the Commission Decision of 23 May 2001 on the terms of reference of
Hearing Officers in certain competition cases (OJ L 162, 19.6.2001, p. 21-24).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5207 — Stena/Ballingslöv) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-06-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, furniture industry, investment company, merger control

C 157/28

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.6.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5207 — Stena/Ballingslöv)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 157/10)

1.
On 13 June 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Stena Adactum AB (‘Stena’, Sweden), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Stena AB which belongs to the Stena Sphere, acquires within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of
the undertaking Ballingslöv International AB
(‘Ballingslöv’, Sweden) by way of purchase of all (or a majority) of shares.

the Council Regulation control of

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Stena Adactum: an investment company,

— for Ballingslöv: active in the market of manufacturing furnishings for kitchens, bathrooms and storages.

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.5207 — Stena/Ballingslöv, 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.