do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5302 — NTT Data/Cirquent) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: computer systems, economic concentration, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, service, telecommunications

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5258 — DSV Air & Sea/ABX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 246/03)

On 18 September 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 32008M5258. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5302 — NTT Data/Cirquent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 246/04)

On 22 September 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 32008M5302. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Luxembourg, State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/5

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 246/02)

Date of adoption of the decision

29.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 691/07

Member State

Region

Luxembourg

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aides à la vulgarisation agricole

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Loi

Aid scheme

Granting aid to promote the dissemination of agricultural knowledge

Direct grant

EUR 3 877 500

Up to 80 %

Six years

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de l'agriculture, de la viticulture et du développement rural
1, rue de la Congrégation
L-2913 Luxembourg

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/

Date of adoption of the decision

22.7.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 9/08

Member State

Region

Luxembourg

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Aides aux services de remplacement sur l'exploitation agricole

Legal basis

Type of measure

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Loi

Aid scheme

Granting aid for the supply of replacement services to farms

Direct grant

EUR 2 535 500

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Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Up to 75 %

Six years

Agriculture

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Ministère de l'agriculture, de la viticulture et du développement rural
1, rue de la Congrégation
L-2913 Luxembourg

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/
Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2008 of 25 September 2008 on the issue of licences for importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the September 2008 subperiod by Regulation (EC) No 327/98 ( OJ L 258, 26.9.2008 )
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: import licence, rice, tariff quota

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/19

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2008 of 25 September 2008 on the issue of licences for
importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the September 2008 subperiod by Regulation (EC) No 327/98

(Official Journal of the European Union L 258 of 26 September 2008)

On page 65, Annex, point (c), footnotes 1 and 2:

for:

‘(1) No allocation coefficient for this subperiod: no licence applications were sent to the Commission.

(2) Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore

acceptable.’,

read:

‘(1) Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore

acceptable.

(2) No quantity remaining available for this subperiod.’.

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 of 20 December 2007 on the establishment of the
ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems

(Official Journal of the European Union L 30 of 4 February 2008)

On page 66, in the Annex — Statutes of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking, Article 19(3)
for:

‘3.
The Annual Implementation Plan shall specify the plan for the execution of all the activities of the ARTEMIS
Joint Undertaking for a particular year, including planned calls for proposals and actions needing to be implemen­
ted through calls for proposals. (…)’,
‘3.
The Annual Implementation Plan shall specify the plan for the execution of all the activities of the ARTEMIS
Joint Undertaking for a particular year, including planned calls for proposals and actions needing to be implemen­
ted through calls for tenders. (…)’.

read:

On page 68, in the Annex — Statutes of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking, Article 23(3.4.2)
for:

‘3.4.2. Subject to its obligations concerning confidentiality, where a project participant is required to pass on its
obligations to provide access rights, it shall give at least 45 days prior notice to the other participants of the
envisaged transfer, (…)’,

read:

‘3.4.2. Subject to its obligations concerning confidentiality, where a project participant is required to pass on its
obligations to provide access rights, it shall give at least 45 days prior notice to the other participants of the
envisaged transfer (1), (…)’.

___________
(1) The participants may, by written agreement, agree on a different time limit or waive their right to prior notice

in the case of transfers of ownership from one participant to a specifically identified third party.
New national side of 2-euro coins intended for circulation
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, commemoration, euro, issuing of currency, technical specification

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/9

New national side of 2-euro coins intended for circulation

(2008/C 246/06)

National side of the new 2-euro commemorative coin intended for circulation and issued by Finland

Euro coins intended for circulation are legal tender throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing
the public and all parties involved who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the
designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 8 December 2003 (2), euro-area
Member States and those countries that have concluded a Monetary Agreement with the Community
providing for the issuing of euro coins intended for circulation are allowed to issue certain quantities of
commemorative euro coins for circulation, on condition that not more than one new coin design is issued
per country per year and that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the technical features
of normal euro circulation coins, but bear a commemorative design on the national side.

Issuing country: Finland

Subject of commemoration: 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Description of the design: The inner part of the coin shows a human figure seen through a heart-shaped
hole in a stone wall. The text ‘HUMAN RIGHTS’ is inscribed under the heart. The year mark ‘2008’ is
engraved above the heart. The indication of the issuing country ‘FI’, the letter ‘K’ (initial of the artist Tapio
Kettunen) and the mintmark appear at the bottom of the design.

The outer ring of the coin shows the twelve stars of the European flag.

Maximum number of coins to be issued: 1 500 000 coins

Approximate date of issue: October 2008

Edge lettering:

‘SUOMI FINLAND ***’, where the * stands for a lion head.

(1) See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national sides of all the coins issued in 2002.
(2) See the conclusions of the Council (General Affairs) of 8 December 2003 on changes in the design of national sides of euro
coins. See also the Commission Recommendation 2003/734/EC of 29 September 2003 on a common practice for
changes to the design of national sides of euro circulation coins (OJ L 264, 15.10.2003, p. 38).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5348 — Aegon/Caixa Terrassa/Caixa Terrassa Vida) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: banking, economic concentration, exchange of information, indemnity insurance, insurance, life assurance, merger control, pension scheme

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/21

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5348 — Aegon/Caixa Terrassa/Caixa Terrassa Vida)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 246/14)

1.
On 22 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 Aegon Spanje (‘Aegon
Spanje’, Spain) controlled by Aegon NV (‘Aegon’, the Netherlands) and Caixa d'Estalvis de Terrassa (‘Caixa
Terrassa’, Spain) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of
Caixa Terrassa Vida (‘Caixa Terrassa Vida’, Spain), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caixa Terrassa, by
way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— Aegon Spanje: insurance and pension products in Spain,

— Aegon: insurance, pension and related products world-wide,

— Caixa Terrassa: banking operations and insurance distribution in Spain,

— Caixa Terrassa Vida: life and accident insurance and pension products in Spain.

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.5348 — Aegon/Caixa Terrassa/Caixa Terrassa Vida, 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.
State aid — Germany (Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community) — Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty — Withdrawal of notification — State aid C 7/08 (ex N 655/07) — Guarantee scheme of Saxony for investment and working capital loans (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, regional aid, type of business, working capital

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/17

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

STATE AID — GERMANY

(Articles 87 to 89 of the Treaty establishing the European Community)

Commission notice pursuant to Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty — Withdrawal of notification

State aid C 7/08 (ex N 655/07) — Guarantee scheme of Saxony for investment and working capital
loans

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 246/10)

The Commission has decided to close the formal
EC Treaty,
Germany has withdrawn its notification on 29 August 2008 and will not pursue this aid project further.

investigation procedure under Article 88(2) of the
initiated on 13 February 2008 in respect of the measure referred to above, recording that
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 of 20 December 2007 on the establishment of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems ( OJ L 30, 4.2.2008 )
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU programme, EU research policy, computer system, information technology, innovation, intelligent transport system, joint venture, legal status

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 259/19

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2008 of 25 September 2008 on the issue of licences for
importing rice under the tariff quotas opened for the September 2008 subperiod by Regulation (EC) No 327/98

(Official Journal of the European Union L 258 of 26 September 2008)

On page 65, Annex, point (c), footnotes 1 and 2:

for:

‘(1) No allocation coefficient for this subperiod: no licence applications were sent to the Commission.

(2) Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore

acceptable.’,

read:

‘(1) Applications cover quantities less than or equal to the quantities available: all applications are therefore

acceptable.

(2) No quantity remaining available for this subperiod.’.

Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 74/2008 of 20 December 2007 on the establishment of the
ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems

(Official Journal of the European Union L 30 of 4 February 2008)

On page 66, in the Annex — Statutes of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking, Article 19(3)
for:

‘3.
The Annual Implementation Plan shall specify the plan for the execution of all the activities of the ARTEMIS
Joint Undertaking for a particular year, including planned calls for proposals and actions needing to be implemen­
ted through calls for proposals. (…)’,
‘3.
The Annual Implementation Plan shall specify the plan for the execution of all the activities of the ARTEMIS
Joint Undertaking for a particular year, including planned calls for proposals and actions needing to be implemen­
ted through calls for tenders. (…)’.

read:

On page 68, in the Annex — Statutes of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking, Article 23(3.4.2)
for:

‘3.4.2. Subject to its obligations concerning confidentiality, where a project participant is required to pass on its
obligations to provide access rights, it shall give at least 45 days prior notice to the other participants of the
envisaged transfer, (…)’,

read:

‘3.4.2. Subject to its obligations concerning confidentiality, where a project participant is required to pass on its
obligations to provide access rights, it shall give at least 45 days prior notice to the other participants of the
envisaged transfer (1), (…)’.

___________
(1) The participants may, by written agreement, agree on a different time limit or waive their right to prior notice

in the case of transfers of ownership from one participant to a specifically identified third party.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5323 — HMC/HAII) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry

C 246/20

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

27.9.2008

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5323 — HMC/HAII)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 246/13)

1.
On 19 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 Hyundai Motor
Company (‘HMC’, Korea) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of
the whole of the undertaking Hyundai Automobili Italia Importazioni SpA (‘HAII’, Italy) by way of contribu-
tion in kind to a newly incorporated Italian company (‘Newco’), the share capital of which will be fully
owned by HAII.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for HMC: global manufacturer of motor vehicles,

— for HAII: wholesaler that distributes and imports and distributes Hyundai vehicles in Italy.

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.5323 — HMC/HAII, 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.
List of ports designated for the landing or transhipment of fish frozen after being caught by third-country fishing vessels in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention Area
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, catch of fish, fishing regulations, frozen product, harbour installation, sea fish

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/13

List of ports designated for the landing or transhipment of fish frozen after being caught by
third-country fishing vessels in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention Area

(2008/C 246/08)

The publication of the list (1) is based on Article 36 of Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January
2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups
of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limita-
tions are required (2).

Member State

Designated Ports

Denmark

Germany

Spain

France

Ireland

Latvia

Lithuania

Netherlands

Poland

Esbjerg
Fredericia
Hanstholm
Hirtshals
København
Skagen
Ålborg
Århus

Hamburg
Cuxhaven
Bremerhaven
Sassnitz
Rostock

Vigo port area
Marín
Vilagarcía de Arousa

Boulogne-sur-Mer
Brest
Douarnenez
Concarneau
Nantes-St Nazaire

Killybegs (*)

Rīga
Liepāja
Ventspils

Klaipėda

Eemshaven
Ijmuiden
Harlingen
Velsen-Noord
Vlissingen
Scheveningen (*)

Gdynia
Świnoujście
Szczecin

(1) The list with more detailed information is also available on the websites of the Commission and NEAFC.
(2) OJ L 19, 23.1.2008, p. 1.

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Member State

Designated Ports

Portugal

Sweden

United Kingdom

Lisbon port
Leixões
Aveiro
Setúbal

Madeira:
Funchal

Açores:
Ponta Delgada, Ilha de S. Miguel
Horta, Ilha do Faial
Praia da Vitória, Ilha Terceira (*)

Gothenburg

Grimsby
Hull
Immingham
Peterhead
Aberdeen (*)
Fraserburgh (*)
Lerwick (*)
Scrabster (*)
Kinlochbervie (*)
Lochinver (*)
Ullapool (*)

(*) Not an EU Border Inspection Post (BIP).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5258 — DSV Air & Sea/ABX) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2008-09-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, logistics, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, transport company

27.9.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 246/7

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5258 — DSV Air & Sea/ABX)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 246/03)

On 18 September 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 32008M5258. EUR-Lex is the

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

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5302 — NTT Data/Cirquent)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2008/C 246/04)

On 22 September 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 32008M5302. EUR-Lex is the

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