do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5637 — Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A./Shell Overseas Holdings Limited) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, energy production, energy-generating product, exchange of information, gas, marketing, merger control, motor fuel, oil refining, petroleum product








C_2010030EN.01002101.xml










6.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/21





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5637 — Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A./Shell Overseas Holdings Limited)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 30/11






1.


On 27 January 2010, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A. (‘MOH’, Greece) will simultaneously acquire, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation (i) sole control over (a) Shell Gas Commercial and Industrial Societe Anonyme of Gas (‘The LPG Company’, Greece) and (b) Shell Hellas A.E. (‘SH Company’, Greece) both ultimately controlled by the Royal Dutch Shell Group (‘Shell’, The Netherlands) as well as (ii) joint control with Shell Overseas Holdings Limited (‘SOHL’, UK), a subsidiary of Shell, over Shell A.E. (‘JV’), a newly created joint venture, by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for MOH: activities in the refinery sector and sale of petroleum products (retail and non-retail sales of automotive fuels, jet fuel, fuel oil, lubricants, etc),










—


for SOHL: (i) worldwide exploration, production and sale of oil and natural gas, (ii) the production and sale of oil products and chemicals, (iii) power generation and the production of energy from renewable sources,










—


for SH Company: (i) retail sale of fuel, commercial fuel and bitumen, (ii) chemicals storage and (iii) aviation fuels marketing,










—


for LPG Company: sale of Liquid Petroleum Gas (‘LPG’) in Greece,










—


for Shell A.E. (‘JV’): aviation fuel marketing activities.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. 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), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5637 — Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries S.A./Shell Overseas Holdings Limited, 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 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5767 — Sorgenia/J&P/Argestis) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, disclosure of information, economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, energy production, gas, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, services contract, technology








C_2010030EN.01001201.xml










6.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/12





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5767 — Sorgenia/J&P/Argestis)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 30/05
On 3 February 2010, 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 32010M5767. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5718 — Bregal Capital/Englefield Capital) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, financial management, financial services, investment company, merger control, property market, renewable energy, restrictive-practice authorisation, retail selling








C_2010030EN.01000901.xml










6.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/9





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5718 — Bregal Capital/Englefield Capital)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 30/03
On 26 January 2010, 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 32010M5718. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5783 — Statoil/Svitzer/FTTS (JV)) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, exchange of information, gas industry, maritime transport, merger control, oil industry, provision of services








C_2010030EN.01002301.xml










6.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/23





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5783 — Statoil/Svitzer/FTTS (JV))
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 30/12






1.


On 29 January 2010, 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 Statoil South Riding Point, LLC (‘SSRP’, USA) belonging to Statoil ASA (‘Statoil’, Norway) and Svitzer (Americas) Ltd. (‘Svitzer’, British Virgin Islands) belonging to the group A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S (‘APMM’, Denmark) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Regulation control of the whole of Freepoint Tug & Towing Services, Limited (‘FTTS’, The Bahamas) by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


SSRP: provider of an oil storage and transshipment services,










—


Statoil: integrated oil and gas company,










—


Svitzer: provider of towage, salvage and other offshore supports services,










—


APMM: an international conglomerate, mainly active in maritime transport,










—


FTTS: a tugboat operator on the island of Grand Bahama in The Bahamas.














3.


On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. Pursuant to the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under the EC Merger Regulation (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), by email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5783 — Statoil/Svitzer/FTTS (JV), 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 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

(2)  OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32 (‘Notice on a simplified procedure’).
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010030EN.01001301.xml










6.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/13





Euro exchange rates (1)

5 February 2010
2010/C 30/06

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3691




JPY


Japanese yen


122,49




DKK


Danish krone


7,4449




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87325




SEK


Swedish krona


10,2405




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4682




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


8,2195




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


26,185




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


274,10




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7087




PLN


Polish zloty


4,0875




RON


Romanian leu


4,1435




TRY


Turkish lira


2,0785




AUD


Australian dollar


1,5822




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,4698




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,6395




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,9862




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,9475




KRW


South Korean won


1 601,26




ZAR


South African rand


10,5544




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,3470




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,3200




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 938,22




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,7152




PHP


Philippine peso


63,750




RUB


Russian rouble


41,7350




THB


Thai baht


45,468




BRL


Brazilian real


2,5758




MXN


Mexican peso


18,0367




INR


Indian rupee


64,0700






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 28 September 2009 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.636 — RAMBUS — Rapporteur: The Netherlands
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), computer equipment, dominant position, economic concentration, information technology, merger control, opinion, patents licence








C_2010030EN.01001401.xml










6.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/14





Opinion of the Advisory Committee on restrictive agreements and dominant position given at its meeting of 28 September 2009 regarding a draft decision relating to Case COMP/38.636 — RAMBUS
Rapporteur: The Netherlands
2010/C 30/07






1.


The Advisory Committee shares the Commission's assessment in its draft Decision as communicated to the Advisory Committee on 14 September 2009 under Article 82 of the Treaty and Article 54 of the EEA Agreement.










2.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the commitments offered by Rambus Inc. are suitable, necessary and proportionate.










3.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that the proceedings can be concluded by means of a decision pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.










4.


The Advisory Committee agrees with the Commission that, in light of the commitments offered by Rambus Inc., there are no longer grounds for action by the Commission, without prejudice to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.










5.


The Advisory Committee recommends the publication of its opinion in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union — Cases where the Commission raises no objections
Date: 2010-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: State aid, aid to agriculture, control of State aid, silviculture








C_2010030EN.01001001.xml










6.2.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 30/10





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
2010/C 30/04






Date of adoption of the decision


16.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 444/09




Member State


Spain




Region


País Vasco




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Inversiones no productivas en tierras forestales




Legal basis


Medida 227 del Plan de Desarrollo Rural Sostenible del País Vasco 2007-2013 «Inversiones no productivas»;
Decreto 166/2008, de 30 de septiembre de 2008, de ayudas forestales en la Comunidad Autónoma del País Vasco.




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to the forestry sector




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall maximum amount: EUR 0,42 million




Intensity


Max. 100 % of eligible costs




Duration


2009-2013




Economic sectors


Forestry sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Departamento de Medio Ambiente, Planificación Territorial, Agricultura y Pesca del Gobierno del país Vasco




C/ Donostia, 1




01010 Vitoria




ESPAÑA








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






Date of adoption of the decision


2.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 609/09




Member State


France




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Régime temporaire d'aides d'État à montant limité adaptées, pour le secteur agricole, au contexte de la crise économique et financière




Legal basis


l’article 20 de la constitution du 4 octobre 1958, les articles L 621-1 à L 621-11, R 621-1 à R 621-43 et R 684-1 à R 684-12 du code rural, code rural, livre VI, titre 2, chapitre 1.




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


To remedy a serious disturbance in the economy




Form of aid


Direct grant, loan subsidy, defrayment of part of the interests on loans, defrayment of social security contributions




Budget


As an indication, EUR 700 million




Intensity


—




Duration


Until 31 December 2010




Economic sectors


Agricultural sector




Name and address of the granting authority







Secrétariat général des affaires européennes, service du Premier Ministre




2 boulevard Diderot




75572 Paris Cedex 12




FRANCE








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