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Notice concerning the provisional application of the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement
Date: 2008-12-31
Institutions: ACP Council of Ministers
Subjects: ACP countries, ACP-EU Convention, cooperation agreement, economic cooperation, originating product

L 352/62

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

31.12.2008

Notice concerning the provisional application of the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement

The European Community and Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, the Dominican Republic,
Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad
and Tobago have notified the completion of the procedures necessary for provisional application of the Economic
Partnership Agreement between the CARIFORUM States, of
the one part, and the European Community and its
Member States, of the other part (1), in accordance with Article 243 of that Agreement. Consequently the Agreement
will apply provisionally as from 29 December 2008. On this date, pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No
1528/2007, Protocol I of the Agreement concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ will supersede
the provisions contained in Annex II to such Regulation. On the same date, pursuant to Article 5.5 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 1528/2007 the temporary suspension procedures set out in paragraphs 2 to 4 of Article 5 shall be superseded
by those contained in Article 20 of the Agreement.

(1) OJ L 289, 30.10.2008, p. 3.
Corrigendum to Decision 2007/792/EC of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of 26 November 2007 amending Decision 2005/446/EC setting the deadline for the commitment of the funds of the Ninth European Development Fund (EDF) ( OJ L 320, 6.12.2007 )
Date: 2008-12-31
Institutions: Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: ACP countries, European Development Fund, commitment of expenditure, overseas countries and territories

31.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 352/63

CORRIGENDA

Corrigendum to Decision 2007/792/EC of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
meeting within the Council of 26 November 2007 amending Decision 2005/446/EC setting the deadline for
the commitment of the funds of the Ninth European Development Fund (EDF)

(Official Journal of the European Union L 320 of 6 December 2007)

The corrigendum published on page 40 of Official Journal L 43 of 19 February 2008 is cancelled and replaced by the
following text:

on page 32, Sole Article (concerning Article 2(1) of Decision 2005/446/EC):

for:

‘1.
The date beyond which the interest rate subsidies managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to
provide resources of the Investment Facility on concessional terms will not be committed, shall be set at
31 December 2007 or the date of entry into force of the Tenth EDF, whichever is the later. This date could
be reviewed if need be.’,

read:

‘1.
The date beyond which the interest rate subsidies managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) will not
be committed, shall be set at 31 December 2007 or the date of entry into force of the Tenth EDF, whichever is
the later. This date could be reviewed if need be.’.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2008-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

31.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 331/5

IV

(Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND
BODIES

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

30 December 2008

(2008/C 331/03)

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

1,4098

TRY

Turkish lira

127,40

AUD Australian dollar

7,4506

0,97420

10,9500

1,4963

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

2,1606

2,0435

1,7331

10,9261

2,4448

2,0325

KRW South Korean won

1 902,43

9,8400

1,9558

26,630

15,6466

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

266,33

MYR Malaysian ringgit

3,4528

0,7079

4,1465

4,0202

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

30,145

MXN Mexican peso

13,3931

9,6364

7,3348

15 507,80

4,9040

67,040

41,4035

48,998

3,3127

19,3143

(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: 2008-12-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Spain, State aid, control of State aid, exchange of information, farming sector

31.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 331/1

II

(Information)

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

COMMISSION

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

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(2008/C 331/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

19.11.2008

Reference number of the aid

NN 14/08 (ex N 502/07)

Member State

Region

Spain

Castilla y León

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) Ayuda a «Castileón 2000, SAU»

Legal basis

«Informe favorable de la Comisión Delegada para Asuntos Económicos de la
Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León sobre la formalización de una pignora-
ción de depósito por “Ade Financiación, S. A.” a favor de la sociedad “Castileón
2000, S.A.U.” para elevar a la Junta de Gobierno de la Comunidad Autónoma de
Castilla y León la concesión de la ayuda»

Type of measure

Individual aid

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Economic sectors

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Aid to rescue a firm in difficulty

Guarantee

EUR 2 494 150

—

Six months

Agriculture

Ade Financiación, S.A.
Junta de Castilla y León
Calle San Lorenzo no 24
E-47001 Valladolid

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/
Information on the date of entry into force of the decision modifying Annex IV to the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
Date: 2008-12-31
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: ACP countries, ACP-EU Convention, European Community, cooperation agreement (EU), information

31.12.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 352/61

Information on the date of entry into force of the decision modifying Annex IV to the ACP-EC
Partnership Agreement

Decision No 3/2008 of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers of 15 December 2008 to adopt amendments to Annex IV to the
Partnership Agreement entered into force on 15 December 2008 following a written procedure between the two
parties (1).

(1) See page 59 of this Official Journal.