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: 2009-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, exchange of information, telecommunications industry

24.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 18/1

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 18/01)

Date of adoption of the decision

5.11.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 237/08

Member State

Germany

Region

Niedersachsen

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Broadband support in Niedersachsen

Legal basis

Richtlinie über die Gewährung von Zuwendungen zur Förderung breitbandiger
elektronischer Kommunikation (Breitbandförderung Niedersachsen)

Haushaltsgesetze des Landes Niedersachsen

Landeshaushaltsordnung (LHO); Verwaltungsvorschriften zu § 44 LHO

Allgemeine Nebenbestimmungen zu § 44 LHO

Operationelles EFRE-Programm „Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Beschäfti-
gung“ 2007-2013 des Landes Niedersachsen

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development, Sectoral development

Direct grant

Overall budget: EUR 16,4 million

—

Until 31.12.2015

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2009

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen GmbH — Nbank
Günther-Wagner-Allee 12-14
30177 Hannover
DEUTSCHLAND

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

10.12.2008

Reference number of the aid

N 508/08

Member State

Region

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Provision of Remote Broadband Services in Northern Ireland

Legal basis

Communications Act 2003, Chapter 29 Section 149, Grants by Department of
Enterprise Trade and Investment

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Form of aid

Budget

Intensity

Duration

Regional development

Direct grant

Overall budget: GBP 1,1 million

—

31.1.2009-31.3.2012

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Department of Entreprise Trade & Investment
Netherleigh Massey Avenue
Belfast BT4 2JP
UNITED KINGDOM

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: 2009-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 18/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2009

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

23 January 2009

(2009/C 18/06)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

TRY

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

Turkish lira

1,2795

AUD Australian dollar

113,65

7,4535

0,93870

10,7058

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9836

1,6087

9,9238

2,4592

1,9282

1,4955

KRW South Korean won

1 787,50

8,9940

1,9558

28,106

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

15,6466

MYR Malaysian ringgit

289,85

3,4528

0,7042

4,4405

4,3053

2,1433

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

INR

Indian rupee

13,2081

8,7492

7,3973

14 496,74

4,6388

60,580

42,2975

44,674

3,0121

18,1433

62,9000

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5313 — Serendipity Investment/Eurosport/JV) — Candidate case for a simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, cultural transmission, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger, merger control, provision of services, sport, telecommunications

24.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 18/33

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5313 — Serendipity Investment/Eurosport/JV)

Candidate case for a simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 18/11)

1.
On 16 January 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant
to Article 4 and following a referral pursuant to Article 4(5) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1)
by which the undertaking Serendipity Investment SAS (‘Serendipity Investment’, France), which is jointly
controlled by the Bouygues Group and the Financière Pinault Group, and the undertaking Eurosport SA
(‘Eurosport’, France), which is controlled by the Bouygues Group, acquire within the meaning of
Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the undertaking SPS (‘SPS’, France) by way of
purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Serendipity Investment: a capital investment company investing in medium-sized undertakings and

providing advice and services in corporate mergers and acquisitions,

— for Eurosport: broadcasts several TV sports channels, co-manages or publishes websites dedicated to
sports news and holds shares in companies specialized in the production and management of sports
competitions.

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.5313 — Serendipity Investment/Eurosport/JV, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(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.5435 — Nexans/SEI/Opticable) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, telecommunications industry, wire

24.1.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 18/5

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.5435 — Nexans/SEI/Opticable)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 18/03)

On 16 January 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 32009M5435. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5463 — Hitachi/Hitachi Koki) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical equipment, energy production, exchange of information, medical device, merger control, software, telecommunications, telecommunications industry

C 18/34

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.1.2009

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.5463 — Hitachi/Hitachi Koki)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 18/12)

1.
On 14 January 2009, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to
Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Hitachi, Ltd. (Japan, part of the Hitachi
Group) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of part of Hitachi
Koki Co., Ltd. (Japan) by way of public bid announced on 14 January 2009.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for Hitachi:

information and telecommunications systems, electronic devices, power and industrial
logistics,

systems, digital media and consumer products, high functional material and components,
services and others, financial services,

— for Hitachi Koki: manufacture of power-driven tools and manufacture of life science instruments.

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.5463 — Hitachi/Hitachi Koki, to the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Competition
Merger Registry
J-70
B-1049 Brussels

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.
(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.