ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 175
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 51
10 July 2008
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Information and Notices |
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II Information |
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
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Commission |
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2008/C 175/01 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5118 — P7S1/United Internet/Maxdome JV) ( 1 ) |
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2008/C 175/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5119 — DOW/CP CHEM/Americas Styrenics JV) ( 1 ) |
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2008/C 175/03 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5132 — Samsung Electronics/Samsung Techwin) ( 1 ) |
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2008/C 175/04 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5167 — EMC/Iomega) ( 1 ) |
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2008/C 175/05 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5166 — Danfoss/Sauer-Danfoss) ( 1 ) |
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2008/C 175/06 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.5163 — DPWL/ZIM/Contarsa) ( 1 ) |
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V Announcements |
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
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Commission |
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2008/C 175/13 |
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European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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2008/C 175/14 |
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PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY |
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Commission |
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2008/C 175/15 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5239 — Cinven/JOST Holdings) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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2008/C 175/16 |
Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.5234 — Thomas Cook France/Jet Tours) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 ) |
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(1) Text with EEA relevance |
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II Information
INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
Commission
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10.7.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5118 — P7S1/United Internet/Maxdome JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/01)
On 29 April 2008, 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:
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5118. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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10.7.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/1 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5119 — DOW/CP CHEM/Americas Styrenics JV)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/02)
On 25 April 2008, 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:
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5119. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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10.7.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/2 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5132 — Samsung Electronics/Samsung Techwin)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/03)
On 14 May 2008, 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:
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5132. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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10.7.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/2 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5167 — EMC/Iomega)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/04)
On 2 June 2008, 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:
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5167. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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10.7.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/3 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5166 — Danfoss/Sauer-Danfoss)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/05)
On 4 July 2008, 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:
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5166. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
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10.7.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/3 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.5163 — DPWL/ZIM/Contarsa)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/06)
On 27 June 2008, 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:
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from the Europa competition website (http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes, |
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in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32008M5163. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law (http://eur-lex.europa.eu). |
IV Notices
NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
Commission
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/4 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
9 July 2008
(2008/C 175/07)
1 euro=
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,5715 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
168,87 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4597 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,79655 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,4484 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,6225 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
118,39 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
8,0480 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
23,490 |
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EEK |
Estonian kroon |
15,6466 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
230,49 |
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LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
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LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,7029 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
3,2711 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
3,5228 |
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SKK |
Slovak koruna |
30,278 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
1,9200 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6502 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,5953 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
12,2606 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
2,0834 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
2,1413 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 571,11 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
12,0418 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
10,7758 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,2429 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
14 415,37 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
5,0987 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
71,346 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
36,8495 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
52,881 |
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BRL |
Brazilian real |
2,5282 |
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MXN |
Mexican peso |
16,1809 |
Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/5 |
Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises active in the production of agricultural products and amending Regulation (EC) No 70/2001
(2008/C 175/08)
Aid No: XA 79/08
Member State: Spain
Region: Aragón
Title of aid scheme: Mejora de la ganadería
Legal basis: La legislación general aplicable a las subvenciones públicas especialmente la Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, General de Subvenciones (BOE no 18-11-2003) y Decreto 2/2007, de 26 de enero, del Gobierno de Aragón que establece un marco de subvenciones en materia de agricultura y alimentación (B.O.A. no 22-01-2007).
The measures and the characteristics of the aid comply with Articles 4, 10(1), 15(2)(d) and 16(1)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1857/2006 as the requirements of those Articles are met:
Proyecto de Orden de 2007, del Departamento de Agricultura y Alimentación, por la que se establecen las bases reguladoras de las subvenciones para la mejora de la ganadería
Annual expenditure planned under the scheme or overall amount of individual aid granted to associations, groups or cooperatives in the livestock sector and to livestock farm owners: The annual expenditure planned for all aid provided for in the draft Decree will be EUR 380 000, distributed to the different eligible activities as follows:
Maximum aid intensity: The maximum aid intensity for each of the activities detailed above, according to their corresponding letter, will be:
Date of implementation: During 2008
Duration of the aid scheme: 6 years, until 31 December 2013
Objective of the aid: The overall objective of the planned aid is to improve production and reduce costs, improve hygiene conditions, animal welfare and the natural environment, as well as improve the quality of the livestock produced, in particular the following:
Costs involved in carrying out the activity are eligible, specifically the cost of the necessary laboratory equipment and hiring qualified staff to complete the tests, the cost of testing and introducing innovative animal breeding techniques or practices, and the cost of training staff in the use of these techniques or practices;
Eligible costs: costs of preventing, controlling and eradicating animal diseases and pest infestations, specifically the cost of purchasing and administering vaccines, medicines and plant protection products, the cost of the slaughter and destruction of animals, as well as the cost of compensating farmers for losses caused by animal diseases;
Eligible costs: cost of purchasing automated raceways with electronic identification readers and automated opening gates for the identification, classification and automated handling of animals;
The costs of organising the competitions are eligible, in particular the cost of hiring exhibition equipment, advertising the competitions, feeding and accommodating the animals, the cost of third-party liability insurance for personal damage, as well as the costs of those ensuring the animals can take part in the competition, transport costs and rights of participation
Sector(s) concerned: Livestock sector
Name and address of the granting authority:
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Diputación General De Aragón |
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Po María Agustín, 36 — Edificio Pignatelli |
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E-50071 Zaragoza |
Website: www.aragon.es via the link:
http://portal.aragob.es/pls/portal30/docs/FOLDER/FONDOS_ESTRUCTURALES/AYUDASESTADO20072013/ORDEN++AYUDA+GANADERIA+17+ENERO+08.DOC
Other information: Aid managed by the Directorate-General for Food of the Department of Agriculture and Food
Zaragoza, 10 January 2008
El Director general de alimentación
Fdo.: Ramón Iglesias Castellarnau
NOTICES CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA
EFTA Surveillance Authority
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/7 |
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 f of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/09)
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Aid to SME — 3/07 — Norway |
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EFTA State |
Norway |
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Name of company receiving individual aid |
Unodrill AS |
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Legal basis |
Norwegian Energy Fund Programme, category new technology |
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Overall amount of individual aid granted to the company |
EUR 331 716 |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6), 5a and 5c of Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 364/2004 |
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Date of implementation |
15 September 2004 |
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Duration |
Until 31 December 2007 |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to SME |
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Economic sectors concerned |
Other services:
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Enova SF |
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation |
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/8 |
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 d of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/10)
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Aid No |
Training aid — 1/08 — Norway |
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EFTA State |
Norway |
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Region |
Nordland/Salten |
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Title of aid scheme |
Nordland Fylkeskommmune (Nordland County) |
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Legal basis |
State budget for 2008 (St. prp. nr. 1 (2007-2008), Chapter 5.5.1, Section 61) |
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Overall expenditure planned under the scheme |
EUR 3 million |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(7) of the Regulation |
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Date of implementation |
1 January 2008 |
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Duration of scheme |
Until 1 January 2014 |
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Objective of aid |
General and specific training |
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Economic sectors concerned |
All sectors eligible for training aid |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
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da-bodo@nfk.no |
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 5 of the Regulation |
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/9 |
Information communicated by the EFTA States regarding State aid granted under the Act referred to in point 1 f of Annex XV of the EEA Agreement (Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid to small and medium-sized enterprises)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/11)
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Aid No |
Aid to small and medium-sized undertakings — 4/07 |
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EFTA State |
Norway |
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Region |
Nordland Fylkeskommune (Nordland County) |
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Title of aid scheme |
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Legal basis |
State budget for 2008 (St. prp. nr. 1 (2007-2008), Chapter 5.5.1, Section 61) |
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Overall expenditure planned under the scheme |
EUR 5 million |
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Maximum aid intensity |
In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(6) and 5 of the Regulation |
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Date of implementation |
1 September 2007 |
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Duration of scheme |
Until 1 January 2014 |
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Objective of aid |
Aid to small and medium-sized enterprises |
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Economic sectors concerned |
All sectors eligible for aid to SMEs |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
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Da-bodo@nfk.no |
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Large individual aid grants |
In conformity with Article 6 of the Regulation |
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/10 |
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has decided not to raise objections against the notified measure
(2008/C 175/12)
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Date of adoption of the decision |
28 November 2007 |
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Case number |
62777 |
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EFTA State |
Norway |
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Region |
Mo i Rana |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Investment support in favour of Celsa Ameringsstål to reduce mercury emissions |
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Legal basis |
Decision by the Ministry of Trade and Industry |
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Type of measure |
Individual aid |
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Objective |
Environmental protection |
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Form of aid |
Grant |
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Budget |
NOK 20,6 million (EUR 2,5 million) |
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Intensity |
35 % |
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Economic sectors |
Steel reinforcing products, Innovation |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
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The authentic text of the decision, from which all confidential information has been removed, can be found at:
http://www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldstateaid/stateaidregistry/
V Announcements
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Commission
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/11 |
CALL FOR PROPOSALS — DG TREN/PREP/2008
(2008/C 175/13)
The Commission intends to award a grant to a preparatory action aiming at promoting secure and quality rest areas at the border crossing points between the European Union and the Russian Federation as announced in the DG TREN work programme for 2008.
Information on this call for proposals is available on the following Internet address:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/grants/proposal_en.htm
European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/12 |
NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITION EPSO/AST/68/08
(2008/C 175/14)
The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competition EPSO/AST/68/08 to recruit nurses (AST1) for a medical service or institution nursery.
The notice of competition is being published solely in English, French and German in Official Journal C 175 A of 10 July 2008.
Further details can be found on the EPSO website: http://europa.eu/epso
PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY
Commission
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/13 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5239 — Cinven/JOST Holdings)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/15)
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On 26 June 2008, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Cinven Ltd (‘Cinven’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of JOST Holdings GmbH (‘JOST’, Germany) by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5239 — Cinven/JOST Holdings, to the following address:
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10.7.2008 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 175/14 |
Prior notification of a concentration
(Case COMP/M.5234 — Thomas Cook France/Jet Tours)
Candidate case for simplified procedure
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/C 175/16)
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On 4 July 2008, 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 Thomas Cook France S.A.S. (‘Thomas Cook France’, France) belonging to the Thomas Cook Group plc (‘Thomas Cook’, United Kingdom) which is controlled by the Arcandor AG group (‘Arcandor’, Germany) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Jet Tours SA (‘Jet Tours’, France) by way of purchase of shares. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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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. |
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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) 296 43 01 or 296 72 44) or by post, under reference number COMP/M.5234 — Thomas Cook France/Jet Tours, to the following address:
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