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: 2008-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, Romania, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, investment aid, regional aid

13.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 235/9

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 235/06)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 68/08

Romania

—

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

Legal basis

Schemă de ajutor de stat pentru dezvoltare regională prin sprijinirea investiţiilor
în turism

Ordinul Ministrului Dezvoltării, Lucrărilor Publice și Locuinţelor nr. 261 din
data de 3.3.2008, privind aprobarea Schemei de ajutor de stat pentru dezvoltare
regională prin sprijinirea investiţiilor în turism din cadrul Programului Opera-
I,
ţional Regional 2007-2013 (Monitorul Oficial
Nr. 207/18.3.2008)

al României, Partea

Type of measure

Overall budget

Aid scheme

RON 426,25 million; Paid over: 3 years

Maximum aid intensity

50 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.4.2008

Duration

31.12.2010

Economic sectors

Limited to specific sectors

NACE: I, R (9104, 931, 932)

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministerul Dezvoltării, Lucrărilor Publice și Locuinţelor
Strada Apolodor nr. 17, sector 5
RO-050741, București
Tel. (40-37) 211 16 36

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://www.inforegio.ro/index.php?page=STATE_AID

Other information

—

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 76/08

Belgium

Vlaams Gewest

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

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot toekenning van strategische investerings- en
opleidingssteun aan ondernemingen in het Vlaams Gewest

Legal basis

Type of measure

Annual budget

Besluit van de Vlaamse Regering tot toekenning van strategische investerings- en
opleidingssteun aan ondernemingen in het Vlaams Gewest van 22.2.2008

Aid scheme

EUR 30 million

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Maximum aid intensity

10 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

18.4.2008

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Vlaamse Overheid — Agenstschap Economie
Koning Albert II-laan 35, bus 12
B-1000 Brussel

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://212.123.19.141/ALLESNL/wet/index

Other information

—
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5301 — Capgemini/BAS) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer systems, consultancy, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, services company, software

13.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 235/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5301 — Capgemini/BAS)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 235/09)

1.
On 8 September 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 Cap Gemini SA
(‘Capgemini’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the
whole of the undertaking Getronics PinkRoccade Business Application Services BV (‘BAS’, the Netherlands)
by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Capgemini: global services company active through various companies in consulting and information

services,

— for BAS: provision of application life cycle management,

management,
consulting.

testing, development,

integration,

including controlled migration, application
implementation projects, project management and

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.5301 — Capgemini/BAS, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

13.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 235/1

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

12 September 2008

(2008/C 235/01)

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

1,4066

TRY

Turkish lira

150,91

AUD Australian dollar

7,4561

0,79620

9,5173

1,5998

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,7605

1,7442

1,5036

10,9689

2,1452

2,0209

128,02

KRW South Korean won

1 564,84

8,1165

1,9558

24,436

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

239,60

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7044

3,3665

3,6080

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,260

MXN Mexican peso

11,4952

9,6282

7,1112

13 264,24

4,8563

65,880

36,1060

48,788

2,5360

14,9315

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5253 — Sanofi-Aventis/Zentiva) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, pharmaceutical industry

C 235/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.9.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5253 — Sanofi-Aventis/Zentiva)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 235/10)

1.
On 5 September 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 Sanofi-Aventis Europe,
société par actions simplifiée (France), belonging to the Sanofi-Aventis group (France), acquires within the
meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Zentiva NV
(the Netherlands) by way of a public bid announced on 11 July 2008.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Sanofi-Aventis: research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals and human

vaccines,

— for Zentiva: development, manufacturing and marketing of branded generic pharmaceuticals.

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.5253 — Sanofi-Aventis/Zentiva 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.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 417th meeting on 23 October 2006 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/C.38.907 — Steel beams
Date: 2008-09-13
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), fine, iron and steel industry, iron and steel product, price agreement, restriction on competition, restrictive trade practice

C 235/2

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.9.2008

Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its
417th meeting on 23 October 2006 concerning a draft decision in Case COMP/C.38.907 —
Steel beams

(2008/C 235/02)

1. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the applicability of Article 65(1) of the

ECSC Treaty despite its expiry.

2. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's assessment of the facts as an agreement and/or

concerted practice within the meaning of Article 65(1) of the ECSC Treaty.

3. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's assessment of the product and geographic

market affected by the cartel in the draft decision.

4. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's finding that the principle of ‘ne bis in idem’ does

not forbid the adoption of the present decision.

5. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's draft decision as regards the addressees of the
liability to Arcelor Profil Luxembourg SA

decision,
(ex-ProfilArbed SA) as economic successor to Arbed SA's activities in steel beams.

in particular with reference to imputation of

6. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission's finding that the limitation period has not
expired, neither with regard to Arcelor Luxembourg SA (ex-Arbed SA) nor with respect to Arcelor
Profil Luxembourg SA (ex-ProfilArbed SA) nor Arcelor International SA (ex-TradeArbed SA).

7. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines.

8. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on taking into account — by way of
exceptional circumstances — that the Commission has already taken a position on the amount of
the fine for Arbed SA, which the Court of First Instance reduced to EUR 10 million in its judgment in
Case T-137/94.

9. The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the final amounts of the fines.

10. The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official

Journal of

the

European Union.

11. The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account ail the other points raised during

the discussion.
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, vocational training

13.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 235/11

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission
Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training
aid

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 235/07)

Reference number of the aid

XT 77/08

Member State

Region

Italy

Calabria

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Incentivi alle imprese di grandi dimensioni per la formazione in azienda dei
neoassunti

Legal basis

Decreto dirigente generale dipartimento n. 10 Regione Calabria n. del 27 giugno
2008 — pubblicato in data 30 giugno 2008 sul BURC— parte III Avviso
pubblico per la concessione di incentivi alle imprese di grandi dimensioni per
l'incremento occupazionale e la formazione in azienda dei neoassunti. POR
Calabria 2000/2006, Asse III Risorse umane (FSE). Misura 3.2 — Inserimento e
reinserimento nel mercato del lavoro e Misura 3.4 Inserimento lavorativo e rein-
serimento di gruppi svantaggiati. POR Calabria FSE 2007/2013, Asse II Occup-
abilità, obiettivo operativo E.1 Rafforzare l'inserimento (reinserimento lavorativo
dei lavoratori adulti, dei disoccupati di lunga durata e dei bacini di precariato
occupazionale attraverso percorsi integrati e incentivi)

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 14 million

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Article 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

Objective

30.6.2008

31.12.2008

General training

Specific training

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for training aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Regione Calabria dipartimento n. 10 lavoro, politiche della famiglia,
formazione professionale, cooperazione e volontariato
Via Lucrezia della Valle
I-88100 Catanzaro
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4920 — Haniel/Schmidt-Ruthenbeck/Metro) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: distribution business, economic concentration, exchange of information, hotel industry, merger control, supermarket

C 235/12

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

13.9.2008

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4920 — Haniel/Schmidt-Ruthenbeck/Metro)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 235/08)

1.
On 5 September 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 Franz-Haniel & Cie
GmbH (‘Haniel’, Germany) and Gesellschafterstamm Schmidt-Ruthenbeck (‘Schmidt-Ruthenbeck’, Germany)
acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking
Metro AG (‘Metro’, Germany) by way of pooling of voting rights.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Haniel: wholesale of pharmaproducts and operation of pharmacies, trade with raw materials for the
steel industry, textile and washroom hygiene services, business-to-business distance selling of office and
warehouse equipment as well as production of construction materials, dry-mortarless construction
systems and raw materials for the building industry,

— for Schmidt-Ruthenbeck: holiday hotels, image processing systems,

— for Metro: cash and carry markets, hypermarkets and supermarkets for daily consumer goods, retailers

for consumer electronics and department stores.

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.4920 — Haniel/Schmidt-Ruthenbeck/Metro, 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.