do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5484 — SGL Carbon/Brembo/BCBS/JV) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carbon, economic concentration, exchange of information, merger control, motor vehicle, motor vehicle industry, safety device, spare part








C_2009147EN.01000901.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5484 — SGL Carbon/Brembo/BCBS/JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 147/06
On 27 May 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 Regulation (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:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5484. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5508 — Soffin/Hypo Real Estate) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Germany, banking system, claim, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, mortgage








C_2009147EN.01000801.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/8





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5508 — Soffin/Hypo Real Estate)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 147/04
On 14 May 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 Regulation (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:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5508. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, damage, exchange of information, indemnification, man-made disaster, natural disaster








C_2009147EN.01000501.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/5





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2009/C 147/02






Date of adoption of the decision


8.4.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 147/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pigmeat processors hardship assistance (Northern Ireland)




Legal basis








—


The Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2009;










—


European Communities Act 1972;










—


The Industrial Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1982;










—


Industrial Development Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.








Type of measure


Compensation to remedy the consequences of an exceptional occurrence (Article 87(2)(b) of the Treaty)




Objective


Public health and prevention of collapse of the market and consumer trust in the market. Recall and destruction of Irish pig meat products after dioxin contamination in Ireland due to contamination of animal feed.




Form of aid


Direct grant and subsidised services




Budget


Around GBP 7 million




Intensity


Up to 100 %




Duration (period)


Applications may be lodged 13.3.2009-31.3.2009. It is anticipated that no payments will be made after 31 December 2009.




Economic sectors


Agriculture




Name and address of the granting authority







Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment for Northern Ireland




Netherleigh Massey Avenue




Belfast




BT4 2JP




Northern Ireland




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/index.htm
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5320 — Almeco/Mage/Tinox) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, economic concentration, exchange of information, lighting equipment, merger control, metal coating, metals








C_2009147EN.01000902.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5320 — Almeco/Mage/Tinox)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 147/07
On 18 June 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 Regulation (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:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5320. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 383rd meeting on 25 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/F-1/38.338 — PO/Needles
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), economic concentration, fine, haberdashery, merger control, opinion (EU)








C_2009147EN.01002001.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/20





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 383rd meeting on 25 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/F-1/38.338 — PO/Needles
2009/C 147/13






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the basic amounts of the fines as regards:






(a)


the gravity of the infringements,










(b)


the duration of the infringements.














2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the amounts of reduction of the fines based on the 1996 Commission notice on the non-imposition or reduction of fines in cartel cases.










3.


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










4.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.










5.


The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the discussion.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 382nd meeting on 18 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/F-1/38.338 — PO/Needles
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), competition law, economic concentration, haberdashery, merger control, opinion (EU), restriction on competition, right to culture








C_2009147EN.01001901.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/19





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive practices and dominant positions given at its 382nd meeting on 18 October 2004 concerning a preliminary draft decision in Case COMP/F-1/38.338 — PO/Needles
2009/C 147/12






1.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission’s conclusion on the relevant markets.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the addressees of the draft decision have participated in agreements and/or concerted practices within the meaning of Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the object and effect of the agreements and/or concerted practices were to restrict competition within the meaning of Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the addressees of the draft decision have participated in a single and continuous infringement of Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty.










5.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the agreements and/or concerted practices have been capable of appreciably affecting trade between Member States of the EU.










6.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on its assessment of Article 81(3) of the EC Treaty.










7.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 should be applied in this case.










8.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the gravity and duration of the infringement.










9.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that there are no mitigating or aggravating circumstances applicable.










10.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission on the application of the Leniency Notice.










11.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.










12.


The Advisory Committee asks the Commission to take into account all the other points raised during the discussion.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5562 — Fortis Private Equity/Kuiken) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: agricultural production, bank, building industry, construction equipment, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, handling, merger control, small and medium-sized enterprises








C_2009147EN.01002801.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/28





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5562 — Fortis Private Equity/Kuiken)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 147/17






1.


On 22 June 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 Fortis Private Equity Holding Nederland B.V. (‘Fortis Private Equity’, The Netherlands) controlled by Fortis Bank Nederland N.V. (‘Fortis Bank Nederland’, The Netherlands) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Kuiken N.V. (‘Kuiken’, The Netherlands) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Fortis Bank Nederland: a banking group active in retail banking, merchant banking and private banking,










—


for Fortis Private Equity: a subsidiary of Fortis Bank Nederland active in private equity investments in medium-sized companies in The Netherlands,










—


for Kuiken: a holding group of companies active in distribution of heavy equipment used in construction, material handling and agriculture.














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) No139/2004 (2) it should be noted that this case is a candidate for treatment under the procedure set out in the Notice.










4.


The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed 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 2964301 or 2967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5562 — Fortis Private Equity/Kuiken to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




J-70




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(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.5523 — CVC/The Belgian State/De Post-La Poste) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, economic concentration, exchange of information, investment, merger control, postal service








C_2009147EN.01000802.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/8





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5523 — CVC/The Belgian State/De Post-La Poste)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 147/05
On 19 June 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 Regulation (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:






—


in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/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 (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32009M5523. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
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: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid, exchange of information, regional development, vocational training








C_2009147EN.01000601.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/6





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 147/03






Date of adoption of the decision


24.3.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 500/08




Member State


Slovakia




Region


Západné Slovensko




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Pomoc pre Baňu Čáry a.s. (ťažba lignitu)




Legal basis


Zákon NR SR č. 523/2004 Z. z. o rozpočtových pravidlách verejnej správy a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov v znení neskorších predpisov, Smernica MH SR č. 6/2005 o pravidlách hospodárenia s rozpočtovými prostriedkami v kapitole Ministerstva hospodárstva v znení neskorších predpisov, Zákon NR SR č. 231/1999 Z. z. o štátnej pomoci v znení neskorších predpisov, Výnosy MH SR č. 1/2005, 3/2005 a 5/2005 o poskytovaní dotácií v pôsobnosti Ministerstva hospodárstva SR




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 3,85 million




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


—




Economic sectors


Mining and quarrying




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministerstvo hospodárstva SR




Mierová 19




827 15 Bratislava




SLOVENSKO/SLOVAKIA








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/index.htm






Date of adoption of the decision


13.5.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 98/09




Member State


Sweden




Region


Stockholms Laen, Norrbottens Laen, Kalmar Laen




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Utbildningsstöd till Scania




Legal basis


Nationellt strukturfondsprogram för regional konkurrenskraft och sysselsättning (ESF) 2007-2013 (CCI-nummer 2007SE052PO001). Beslut av Svenska ESF-rådet, Stockholm, den 2 februari 2009, see ‘bilaga B’.




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Training




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Annual budget: SEK 123,5 million; Overall budget: SEK 123,5 million




Intensity


53 %




Duration (period)


1.5.2009-1.11.2009




Economic sectors


Motor vehicles




Name and address of the granting authority







Svenska ESF-rådet




Box 220 80




SE-104 22 Stockholm




SVERIGE








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/index.htm
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009147EN.01001001.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 147/10





Euro exchange rates (1)

26 June 2009
2009/C 147/08

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,4096




JPY


Japanese yen


134,50




DKK


Danish krone


7,4464




GBP


Pound sterling


0,85430




SEK


Swedish krona


10,9595




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5275




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


9,0400




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,998




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


275,30




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,6990




PLN


Polish zloty


4,4945




RON


Romanian leu


4,2174




TRY


Turkish lira


2,1645




AUD


Australian dollar


1,7457




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,6168




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,9245




NZD


New Zealand dollar


2,1795




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0493




KRW


South Korean won


1 805,28




ZAR


South African rand


11,1439




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,6329




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2860




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 407,13




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,9794




PHP


Philippine peso


67,921




RUB


Russian rouble


43,8580




THB


Thai baht


47,997




BRL


Brazilian real


2,7210




MXN


Mexican peso


18,5461




INR


Indian rupee


67,8020






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 261/2008 of 17 March 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compressors originating in the People’s Republic of China ( OJ L 81, 20.3.2008 )
Date: 2009-06-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, import, mechanical engineering, originating product








L_2009166EN.01007901.xml










27.6.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 166/79







Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 261/2008 of 17 March 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compressors originating in the People’s Republic of China
(
Official Journal of the European Union L 81 of 20 March 2008
)

On page 2, last indent of recital 13(b),
on page 6, recital 54, 6th row of the table,
on page 18, recital 140, 6th row of the table,
on page 19, Article 1(2), column ‘Company’, 6th entry:
for:

               ‘FIAC Air Compressors (Jiangmen) Co. Ltd …’,
read:

               ‘FIAC Air Compressors (Jiangmen) Ltd …’.