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: 2009-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, State aid, control of State aid, financial institution








C_2009255EN.01000301.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/3





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 255/02






Date of adoption of the decision


11.9.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 329/09




Member State


Finland




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State capital injection to deposit banks




Legal basis


HE 4/2009 vp Hallituksen esitys laiksi valtion pääomasijoituksista talletuspankkeihin




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Other forms of equity intervention




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 4 000 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


1.11.2009-1.5.2010




Economic sectors


Financial intermediation




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministry of Finance




PO Box 28




FI-00023 Government




FINLAND








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/state_aids_texts_en.htm
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5556 — JPMC/Schoeller Arca Systems) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, hoisting equipment, investment company, marketing, merger control, plastics








C_2009255EN.01002201.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/22





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5556 — JPMC/Schoeller Arca Systems)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 255/08






1.


On 16 October 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 One Equity Partners II, L.P. (‘OEP’, USA) controlled by JPMorgan Chase & Co (‘JPMC’, USA) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Schoeller Arca Systems Services BV (‘SAS’, Netherlands) a company currently jointly controlled by OEP and Schoeller Holding GmbH, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for undertaking OEP: private equity fund,










—


for undertaking SAS: designing, manufacture, distribution and marketing of plastic materials handling 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.5556 — JPMC/Schoeller Arca Systems, 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.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2009-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2009255EN.01000701.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

23 October 2009
2009/C 255/04

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,5020




JPY


Japanese yen


137,97




DKK


Danish krone


7,4438




GBP


Pound sterling


0,91720




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2338




CHF


Swiss franc


1,5132




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,3275




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,909




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


265,96




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7090




PLN


Polish zloty


4,1752




RON


Romanian leu


4,2903




TRY


Turkish lira


2,2051




AUD


Australian dollar


1,6235




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,5807




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


11,6405




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9872




SGD


Singapore dollar


2,0928




KRW


South Korean won


1 774,80




ZAR


South African rand


11,2133




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


10,2564




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2200




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


14 171,37




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


5,0805




PHP


Philippine peso


70,564




RUB


Russian rouble


43,5325




THB


Thai baht


50,204




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5775




MXN


Mexican peso


19,3758




INR


Indian rupee


69,8580






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5495 — Unicredit/Banca IMI/EuroTLX) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2009-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, financial services, investment company, merger control








C_2009255EN.01002101.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5495 — Unicredit/Banca IMI/EuroTLX)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2009/C 255/07






1.


On 14 October 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 undertakings Unicredit S.p.A (Italy) and Banca IMI S.p.A. (Italy) intend to transform the existing joint venture TLX S.p.A. into a full-function joint venture EuroTLX Società di Intermediazione S.p.A. within the meaning of Article 3(4) of the Regulation.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


Unicredit is an international financial institution with registered office in Rome and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange. It offers a wide range of banking and financial services in several European countries,










—


Banca IMI, a company of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, is an Italian investment bank that operates on domestic and international markets.














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.










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.5495 — Unicredit/Banca IMI/EuroTLX, 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.
Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC — Request from a contracting entity
Date: 2009-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Kingdom, award of contract, exploitation of resources, extraction of oil, gas, opinion, petroleum, petroleum exploration








C_2009255EN.01002301.xml










24.10.2009   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 255/23





Notice concerning a request in accordance with Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC
Request from a contracting entity
2009/C 255/09
On 15 October 2009 the Commission received a request in accordance with Article 30(5) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1). The first working day following receipt of the request is 16 October 2009.
That request, from Shell U.K. Limited, concerns exploration for and extraction of oil and gas in England, Scotland and Wales (that is, the United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland). Article 30 provides that Directive 2004/17/EC is not applicable when the activity in question is directly exposed to competition in markets to which access is not restricted. Those conditions are evaluated solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and are without prejudice to the application of competition rules.
The Commission has a period of three months to take a decision on this request, starting on the working day referred to above. The period therefore ends on 16 January 2010.
That period may be extended by three months. Any such extension must be published.
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 30(6), further requests concerning exploration for and extraction of oil and gas in the United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland submitted before the expiry of the period opened in respect of this request are not to be considered as new procedures and are to be treated in the context of this request.


(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1.