do-me/EUR-LEX huggingface dataset:
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5777 — Drägerwerk/Dräger Medical) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, health care, holding company, medical device, medicine, merger control, new technology, provision of services, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2010099EN.01000602.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/6





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5777 — Drägerwerk/Dräger Medical)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/06
On 26 March 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 German 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 32010M5777. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5793 — Dalkia CZ/NWR Energy) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: economic concentration, electrical energy, energy distribution, exchange of information, heating, merger control








C_2010099EN.01003701.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/37





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5793 — Dalkia CZ/NWR Energy)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/14






1.


On 8 April 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 undertaking Dalkia Česká republika, a.s. (‘Dalkia CZ’, Czech Republic), which is ultimately controlled by Electricité de France S.A. (‘EDF’, France) and Veolia Environnement S.A. (‘Veolia’, France), acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation sole control of the undertaking NWR Energy, a.s. (‘NWR Energy’, Czech Republic), controlled by New World Resources N.V. (‘NWR’, Czech Republic), by way of purchase of shares.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Dalkia CZ: it is active in the markets for provision of district heat, generation, wholesale and retail supply of electricity, provision of ancillary services and trading of electricity, inter alia, in the Czech Republic,










—


for NWR Energy: it is active in the markets for generation and wholesale supply of electricity, retail supply of electricity, distribution of electricity and provision of district heat, among other 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.5793 — Dalkia CZ/NWR Energy, 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’).
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5852 — Oak Hill Capital Partners/Private Equity/Avolon) — Candidate case for simplified procedure Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: consultancy, economic concentration, exchange of information, financial institution, merger control, rental business








C_2010099EN.01003801.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/38





Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5852 — Oak Hill Capital Partners/Private Equity/Avolon)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/15






1.


On 12 April 2010 the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Oak Hill Capital Partners (‘Oak Hill’, USA), Cinven Limited (‘Cinven’, UK) and CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. (‘CVC’, Luxembourg) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EC Merger Regulation joint control of Avolon Aerospace Limited (‘Avolon’, Ireland) by way of purchase of shares in a newly created company constituting a joint venture.










2.


The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






—


for Oak Hill: management of private equity capital,










—


for Cinven: provision of investment management and advisory services to a number of investment funds,










—


for CVC: advice to and management of investment funds; and,










—


for Avolon: provision of aircraft operating leasing services.














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.5852 — Oak Hill Capital Partners/Private Equity/Avolon, 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’).
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Portugal, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid, financial institution, motor vehicle industry








C_2010099EN.01000401.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/4





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/04






Date of adoption of the decision


8.2.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 541/09




Member State


Sweden




Region


Västra Götaland




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


State guarantee in favour of Saab Automobile AB




Legal basis


Förordning (1988:764) om statligt stöd till näringslivet Garantiförordning (1997:1006) Regeringen proposition 2008/2009:95




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Annual budget: EUR 400 million
Overall budget: EUR 400 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


2010-2019




Economic sectors


Motor vehicles




Name and address of the granting authority


Swedish National Debt Office (Riksgäldskontoret)




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


22.2.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 51/10




Member State


Portugal




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Prorrogação do regime de garantias a favor das instituições de crédito em Portugal




Legal basis


Lei n.o 60-A/2008 de 20 de Outubro e Lei do Orçamento do Estado para 2010




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 9 146,2 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


Until 30.6.2010




Economic sectors


Financial intermediation




Name and address of the granting authority







Ministério das Finanças e da Administração Pública




Av. Infante D. Henrique 1




1149-009 Lisboa




PORTUGAL








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
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5820 — HPS/DKPS/SC) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: building industry, chemical product, disclosure of information, economic concentration, financial management, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, technology, water








C_2010099EN.01000301.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5820 — HPS/DKPS/SC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/02
On 9 April 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 German 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 32010M5820. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5733 — Gestamp Automocion/Edscha Hinge & Control Systems) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, merger control, motor vehicle industry, restrictive-practice authorisation








C_2010099EN.01000302.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/3





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5733 — Gestamp Automocion/Edscha Hinge & Control Systems)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/03
On 19 March 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 32010M5733. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Latvia, State aid, Sweden, control of State aid, iron and steel industry, postal and telecommunications services








C_2010099EN.01000101.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/1





Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 TFEU
Cases where the Commission raises no objections
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/01






Date of adoption of the decision


15.12.2009




Reference number of State Aid


N 670/09




Member State


Latvia




Region


Kurzeme




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


JSC Liepājas Metalurgs




Legal basis


The Budget Law 2009




Type of measure


Individual aid




Objective


Aid to remedy serious disturbances in the economy




Form of aid


Guarantee




Budget


Overall budget: EUR 88,97 million




Intensity


90 %




Duration (period)


15.12.2009-15.12.2019




Economic sectors


Steel




Name and address of the granting authority







Finanšu Ministrija




Smilšu 1




Rīga, LV-1919




LATVIJA








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


25.3.2010




Reference number of State Aid


N 30/10




Member State


Sweden




Region


—




Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)


Statligt stöd till bredband inom ramen för landsbygdsprogrammet




Legal basis


Förordning om ändring i förordningen (2007:481) om stöd för landsbygdsutveckingsåtgärder




Type of measure


Aid scheme




Objective


Regional development




Form of aid


Direct grant




Budget


Overall budget: SEK 272 million




Intensity


—




Duration (period)


20.3.2010-31.12.2013




Economic sectors


Post and telecommunications




Name and address of the granting authority


Länsstyrelserna i respektive län




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
Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, disclosure of information, inland transport, public service, transport regulations








C_2010099EN.01002901.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/29





Commission communication pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/12






Member State


France




Route concerned


Béziers–Paris (Orly)




Date of entry into force of the public service obligations


Lifting of the public service obligations




Address where the text and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public service obligation can be obtained


Order of 22 March 2010 lifting the public service obligations in respect of scheduled air services between Béziers and Paris (Orly)
NOR: DEVA1004610A
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/initRechTexte.do
For further information please contact:





Direction Générale de l'Aviation Civile




DTA/SDT/T2




50 rue Henry Farman




75720 Paris Cedex 15




FRANCE




Tel. +33 158094321




E-mail: osp-compagnies.dta@aviation-civile.gouv.fr
Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community — Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, air transport, airline, inland transport, invitation to tender, public service, transport regulations








C_2010099EN.01002801.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/28





Commission communication pursuant to Article 17(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community
Invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/11






Member State


France




Route concerned


Agen (La Garenne)–Paris (Orly)




Period of validity of the contract


7 January 2011-6 January 2015




Deadline for submission of applications and tenders








—


for applications (first step):
14 June 2010 (17.00, local time)










—


for tenders (second step):
30 July 2010 (17.00, local time)








Address from which the text of the invitation to tender and any relevant information and/or documentation relating to the public tender and the public service obligation can be obtained







Syndicat mixte pour l’aéroport départemental




Aérodrome d’Agen La Garenne




47520 Le Passage d’Agen




FRANCE




M. Pierre BOSSY, directeur de l’aéroport d’Agen La Garenne




Tel. +33 553770083




Fax +33 553964184




E-mail: pierrebossy@orange.fr
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5787 — Metro/Convergenta Asia/Media-Saturn China) Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: disclosure of information, economic concentration, electronics industry, investment company, merger control, restrictive-practice authorisation, retail trade, wholesale trade








C_2010099EN.01000601.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/6





Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5787 — Metro/Convergenta Asia/Media-Saturn China)
(Text with EEA relevance)
2010/C 99/05
On 9 April 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 German 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 32010M5787. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.
Euro exchange rates
Date: 2010-04-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: euro, exchange rate








C_2010099EN.01000701.xml










17.4.2010   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 99/7





Euro exchange rates (1)

16 April 2010
2010/C 99/07

1 euro =











 


Currency


Exchange rate




USD


US dollar


1,3535




JPY


Japanese yen


125,30




DKK


Danish krone


7,4424




GBP


Pound sterling


0,87710




SEK


Swedish krona


9,6870




CHF


Swiss franc


1,4338




ISK


Iceland króna


 




NOK


Norwegian krone


7,9550




BGN


Bulgarian lev


1,9558




CZK


Czech koruna


25,178




EEK


Estonian kroon


15,6466




HUF


Hungarian forint


263,45




LTL


Lithuanian litas


3,4528




LVL


Latvian lats


0,7081




PLN


Polish zloty


3,8743




RON


Romanian leu


4,1463




TRY


Turkish lira


1,9968




AUD


Australian dollar


1,4519




CAD


Canadian dollar


1,3567




HKD


Hong Kong dollar


10,5062




NZD


New Zealand dollar


1,8973




SGD


Singapore dollar


1,8568




KRW


South Korean won


1 502,86




ZAR


South African rand


9,9699




CNY


Chinese yuan renminbi


9,2383




HRK


Croatian kuna


7,2605




IDR


Indonesian rupiah


12 194,89




MYR


Malaysian ringgit


4,3177




PHP


Philippine peso


60,070




RUB


Russian rouble


39,2950




THB


Thai baht


43,644




BRL


Brazilian real


2,3670




MXN


Mexican peso


16,4924




INR


Indian rupee


59,9800






(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.