do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5313 — Serendipity Investment/Eurosport/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: audiovisual industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger, merger control, provision of services, telecommunications

C 43/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2009

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

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

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 43/03)

On 16 February 2009, 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 French 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 32009M5313. EUR-Lex is the

on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate

C 43/6

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2009

COMMISSION

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 February 2009

(2009/C 43/05)

1 euro =

Currency

Exchange rate

Currency

Exchange rate

USD

JPY

DKK

GBP

SEK

CHF

ISK

NOK

BGN

CZK

EEK

HUF

LTL

LVL

PLN

RON

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

1,2591

AUD Australian dollar

118,62

7,4501

0,88100

11,0728

CAD

HKD

NZD

SGD

Canadian dollar

Hong Kong dollar

New Zealand dollar

Singapore dollar

1,9746

1,5911

9,7631

2,4957

1,9359

1,4921

KRW South Korean won

1 903,67

8,7495

1,9558

28,810

ZAR

CNY

HRK

IDR

South African rand

Chinese yuan renminbi

Croatian kuna

Indonesian rupiah

15,6466

MYR Malaysian ringgit

304,45

3,4528

0,7063

4,7495

4,2850

2,1585

PHP

RUB

THB

BRL

Philippine peso

Russian rouble

Thai baht

Brazilian real

MXN Mexican peso

INR

Indian rupee

12,8400

8,6087

7,4726

15 235,11

4,6291

60,760

45,5664

44,994

2,9970

18,5969

62,4830

(1) Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4993 — EDF/EnBW/Kogeneracja) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, economic concentration, electricity supply, energy production, energy transport, exchange of information, heating, merger control

C 43/8

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

21.2.2009

V

(Announcements)

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION
POLICY

COMMISSION

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4993 — EDF/EnBW/Kogeneracja)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 43/07)

1.
On 11 February 2009, 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 E.D.F. International
(France), controlled by Électricité de France SA (‘EDF’, France), and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (‘EnBW’,
Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the under-
taking Zespół Elektrociepłowni Wrocławskich Kogeneracja S.A (‘Kogeneracja’, Poland) by way of purchase of
shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for EDF: generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity,

— for EnBW: generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity,

— for Kogeneracja: generation of electricity and heat in Poland.

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.4993 — EDF/EnBW/Kogeneracja, 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.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4998 — EDF/EnBW/ERSA) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, economic concentration, electrical energy, electrical industry, electricity supply, energy production, energy transport, exchange of information, merger control

21.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/9

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4998 — EDF/EnBW/ERSA)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2009/C 43/08)

1.
On 11 February 2009, 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 E.D.F. International
(France), controlled by Électricité de France SA (‘EDF’, France), and Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (‘EnBW’,
Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of the under-
taking Elektrownia ‘Rybnik’ S.A. (‘ERSA’, Poland) by way of purchase of shares.

2.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

— for EDF: generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity,

— for EnBW: generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity,

— for ERSA: generation, processing and distribution of electricity in Poland.

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. 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.4998 — EDF/EnBW/ERSA, 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.
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: 2009-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, exchange of information, regional aid

21.2.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 43/7

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

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)

(2009/C 43/06)

Aid No

Member State

Region

XR 40/07

United Kingdom

Merseyside Sub Region

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

Merseyside Special Area and Key Site Investment Grant Scheme

Legal basis

Type of measure

Annual budget

Local Government Act 2000 Section 2

Aid scheme

GBP 2 million

Maximum aid intensity

15 %

In conformity with Article 4 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

Duration

19.2.2007

31.12.2013

Economic sectors

All sectors eligible for regional investment aid

Name and address of
authority

the granting

Lead Authority: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
Other partner Authorities: Sefton, Liverpool City, Knowlsey and St Helens

Internet address of the publication of
the aid scheme

http://www.investmerseyside.com/displaypage.asp?page_key=76

Other information

—