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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: 2009-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, United Kingdom, control of State aid, environmental impact, environmental protection, exchange of information, maritime transport








C_2009209EN.01000401.xml










4.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/4





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 209/02






Date of adoption of the decision


3.7.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 246/09




Member State


United Kingdom




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Waterborne Freight Grant Scheme




Legal basis


Transport Act 2000, Part 5, Section 272;
The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2003;
Transport (Scotland) Act 2001, Part 4, Section 71.




Type of measure


Direct non-refundable investment grant




Objective


Environmental protection




Form of aid


Aid scheme




Budget


Overall aid amount: GBP 50 million
Annual expenditure: GBP 10 million
For Scotland the same budget (GBP 8 million annually) covers both the MSRS and the WFG schemes




Intensity


30 %




Duration (period)


1.4.2010-31.3.2015




Economic sectors


Maritime transport




Name and address of the granting authority







Department for Transport Freight and Logistics Division




Zone 2/14




Great Minster House




76 Marsham Street




London




SW1P 4DR




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
Case T-211/05: Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 September 2009 — Italy v Commission (State aid — Aid scheme implemented by the Italian authorities in favour of newly listed companies — Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery — Obligation to state reasons — Selective nature — Effect on trade between Member States — Adverse effect on competition)
Date: 2009-09-04
Institutions: Court of First Instance
Subjects: European Commission, Italy, State aid, action for annulment (EU), corporation tax, organisation, stock-exchange listing, tax relief








C_2009256EN.01002102.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 256/21





Judgment of the Court of First Instance of 4 September 2009 — Italy v Commission
(Case T-211/05) (1)

(State aid - Aid scheme implemented by the Italian authorities in favour of newly listed companies - Decision declaring the aid incompatible with the common market and ordering its recovery - Obligation to state reasons - Selective nature - Effect on trade between Member States - Adverse effect on competition)
2009/C 256/36
Language of the case: Italian

Parties


Applicant: Italian Republic (represented initially by I. Braguglia, subsequently by R. Adam and lastly by I. Bruni, acting as Agents, and P. Gentili, lawyer)

Defendant: Commission of the European Communities (represented by: V. Di Bucci and E. Righini, acting as Agents)

Re:

Application for annulment of Commission Decision 2006/261/EC of 16 March 2005 on aid scheme C 8/2004 (ex NN 164/2003) implemented by Italy in favour of newly listed companies (OJ 2006 L 94, p. 42).

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:






1.


Dismisses the action;










2.


Orders the Italian Republic to pay the costs.






(1)  OJ C 182, 23.7.2005.
Case C-356/09: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 4 September 2009 — Pensionsversicherungsanstalt v Dr Christine Kleist
Date: 2009-09-04
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: collective agreement, gender equality, interpretation of the law, labour law, social security, unfair dismissal








C_2009282EN.01002901.xml










21.11.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 282/29





Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberster Gerichtshof (Austria) lodged on 4 September 2009 — Pensionsversicherungsanstalt v Dr Christine Kleist
(Case C-356/09)
2009/C 282/49
Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberster Gerichtshof

Parties to the main proceedings


Appellant: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt

Respondent: Dr Christine Kleist

Questions referred







1.


Is Article 3(1)(c) of Council Directive 76/207/EEC of 9 February 1976 on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions, (1) as amended by Directive 2002/73/EC, to be interpreted — in the context of a system of employment law in which the general protection of employees against dismissal is determined by their social (financial) dependence on the job — as precluding a provision of a collective agreement offering special protection against dismissal, over and above the statutory general protection against dismissal, only until that point in time at which, in a typical case, there is a social (financial) safety net in the form of an old-age pension if men and women become entitled to that old-age pension at different times?










2.


In the context of such a system of employment law, does Article 3(1)(c) of Directive 76/207/EEC, as amended by Directive 2002/73/EC, preclude a decision by a public employer terminating the employment of a female employee just a few months after she acquires the financial safety net of an old-age pension, in order to employ new workers who are already pressing to join the job market?






(1)  OJ 1976 L 39, p. 40
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5593 — Nordea/Vegagest/Norvega) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Baltic Sea, Northern Europe, bank, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, insurance, investment, merger control








C_2009209EN.01000501.xml










4.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/5





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5593 — Nordea/Vegagest/Norvega)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 209/03
On 27 August 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 32009M5593. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5619 — Bidvest/Nowaco Group) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: catering industry, distributive trades, economic concentration, exchange of information, foodstuff, human nutrition, international trade, merger control, provision of services, wholesale trade








C_2009209EN.01001001.xml










4.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/10





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5619 — Bidvest/Nowaco Group)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 209/07






1.


On 28 August 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 Bidvest Group Limited (‘Bidvest’, South Africa) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of Nowaco Czech Republic s.r.o. and Farutex Sp.zo.o (together, ‘Nowaco Group’, Czech Republic/Poland) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Bidvest: international services, trading and distribution, and wholesale distribution of foodservice products,










—


for Nowaco Group: wholesale and independent retail distribution of foodservice products.














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.










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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5619 — Bidvest/Nowaco Group, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(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.5610 — PREDICA/SFL/PARHOLDING) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-09-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial services, insurance, merger control, property leasing, property market








C_2009209EN.01000901.xml










4.9.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 209/9





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5610 — PREDICA/SFL/PARHOLDING)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 209/06






1.


On 25 August 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 PREDICA (‘PREDICA’, France), owned by the group Crédit Agricole (‘GCA’, France), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation, together with SFL (‘SFL’, France) which is already jointly controlling PARHOLDING (‘PARHOLDING’, France), joint control over the latter by way of purchase of shares currently owned by IDF (France).










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


PREDICA: Insurance and financial services,










—


GCA: Insurance and financial and bank services,










—


SFL: Real estate management for companies,










—


PARHOLDING: Real estate rent to professionals.














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.










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 22964301 or 22967244) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5610 — PREDICA/SFL/PARHOLDING, to the following address:





European Commission




Directorate-General for Competition




Merger Registry




1049 Bruxelles/Brussel




BELGIQUE/BELGIË










(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.