ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal
of the European Union
C 9
English edition
Information and Notices
Volume 50
13 January 2007
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INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
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Commission |
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2007/C 009/01 |
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 009/02 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4329 — Total/Cepsa) ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 009/03 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4383 — APHL/Permira/Clessidra/Sisal) ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 009/04 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4264 — Cerberus/GMAC) ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 009/05 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4389 — WLR/BST) ( 1 ) |
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2007/C 009/06 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4297 — Nokia/Siemens) ( 1 ) |
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IV Notices |
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NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
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2007/C 009/07 |
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES |
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2007/C 009/08 |
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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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13.1.2007 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/1 |
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)
(2007/C 9/01)
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Date of adoption of the decision |
15.9.2006 |
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Reference number of the aid |
N 458/06 |
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Member State |
Germany |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Änderung der Beihilfemaßnahme „Beihilfe für die Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien“ |
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Legal basis |
Richtlinie des BMU zur Förderung von Maßnahmen zur Nutzung erneuerbarer Energien vom 12. Juni 2006 |
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Type of measure |
Aid scheme |
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Objective |
Environmental protection |
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Form of aid |
Direct grant |
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Budget |
Annual budget: EUR 193 million; Overall budget: EUR 273 million |
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Intensity |
40 % |
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Duration |
15.9.2006-31.12.2006 |
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Economic sectors |
Energy |
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/
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Date of adoption of the decision |
22.11.2006 |
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Reference number of the aid |
N 461/05 |
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Member State |
United Kingdom |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
UK film tax incentive |
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Legal basis |
Finance Act 2006 |
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Type of measure |
Aid scheme |
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Objective |
Culture |
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Form of aid |
Tax advantage |
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Budget |
Annual budget: GBP 120 million; Overall budget: GBP 720 million |
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Intensity |
Maximum 50 %, except for difficult films |
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Duration |
1.4.2006-31.3.2012 |
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Economic sectors |
Recreational, cultural sporting activities |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, 100 Parliament Street, London SW1A 2BQ, United Kingdom |
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Other information |
The UK authorities have undertaken to bring forward legislation to amend Schedule 1 of the Films Act 1985 to insert the revised UK Cultural Test before providing any aid under the scheme and to implement any changes to the scheme which may be required by the review of the Commission's State aid rules for the audiovisual sector during its period of operation |
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/
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Date of adoption of the decision |
3.3.2004 |
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Reference number of the aid |
N 569/03 |
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Member State |
Italy |
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Region |
Toscana |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Aiuto a finalità ambientale a favore della cartiera Alce SpA |
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Legal basis |
Legge 179/2002 articolo 31: Fondo per le imprese interessate da emergenze ambientali |
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Type of measure |
Individual aid |
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Objective |
Environmental protection |
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Form of aid |
Direct grant |
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Budget |
Overall budget: EUR 264 000 |
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Duration |
1.1.2004-31.12.2007 |
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Economic sectors |
Chemical and pharmaceutical industry |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Ministero dell'ambiente e della tutela del territorio |
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/
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Date of adoption of the decision |
8.11.2006 |
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Reference number of the aid |
N 614/06 |
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Member State |
Slovakia |
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Title (and/or name of the beneficiary) |
Individuálna pomoc na audiovizuálnu tvorbu v prospech spoločnosti Arina s.r.o |
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Type of measure |
Individual aid |
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Objective |
Culture |
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Form of aid |
Direct grant |
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Budget |
Annual budget: SKK 7 million; Overall budget: SKK 7 million |
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Intensity |
24 % |
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Duration |
1.1.2006-31.12.2006 |
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Economic sectors |
Recreational, cultural sporting activities |
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Name and address of the granting authority |
Ministerstvo kultúry SR, Nám. SNP 33, SK-813 31 Bratislava, Slovenská republika |
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/
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13.1.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.4329 — Total/Cepsa)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 9/02)
On 13 October 2006, 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 French 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 32006M4329. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
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13.1.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/4 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.4383 — APHL/Permira/Clessidra/Sisal)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 9/03)
On 9 October 2006, 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 32006M4383. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
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13.1.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/5 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.4264 — Cerberus/GMAC)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 9/04)
On 19 October 2006, 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 32006M4264. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
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13.1.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/5 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.4389 — WLR/BST)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 9/05)
On 5 December 2006, 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 32006M4389. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu) |
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13.1.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/6 |
Non-opposition to a notified concentration
(Case COMP/M.4297 — Nokia/Siemens)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/C 9/06)
On 13 November 2006, 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 32006M4297. 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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13.1.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/7 |
Euro exchange rates (1)
12 January 2007
(2007/C 9/07)
1 euro=
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Currency |
Exchange rate |
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USD |
US dollar |
1,2893 |
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JPY |
Japanese yen |
155,24 |
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DKK |
Danish krone |
7,4529 |
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GBP |
Pound sterling |
0,66165 |
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SEK |
Swedish krona |
9,1115 |
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CHF |
Swiss franc |
1,6125 |
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ISK |
Iceland króna |
91,80 |
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NOK |
Norwegian krone |
8,3435 |
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BGN |
Bulgarian lev |
1,9558 |
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CYP |
Cyprus pound |
0,5784 |
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CZK |
Czech koruna |
27,755 |
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EEK |
Estonian kroon |
15,6466 |
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HUF |
Hungarian forint |
253,05 |
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LTL |
Lithuanian litas |
3,4528 |
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LVL |
Latvian lats |
0,6977 |
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MTL |
Maltese lira |
0,4293 |
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PLN |
Polish zloty |
3,8732 |
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RON |
Romanian leu |
3,4069 |
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SKK |
Slovak koruna |
34,698 |
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TRY |
Turkish lira |
1,8485 |
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AUD |
Australian dollar |
1,6544 |
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CAD |
Canadian dollar |
1,5136 |
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HKD |
Hong Kong dollar |
10,0550 |
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NZD |
New Zealand dollar |
1,8692 |
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SGD |
Singapore dollar |
1,9918 |
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KRW |
South Korean won |
1 212,01 |
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ZAR |
South African rand |
9,3538 |
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CNY |
Chinese yuan renminbi |
10,0545 |
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HRK |
Croatian kuna |
7,3686 |
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IDR |
Indonesian rupiah |
11 771,31 |
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MYR |
Malaysian ringgit |
4,5312 |
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PHP |
Philippine peso |
63,176 |
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RUB |
Russian rouble |
34,2970 |
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THB |
Thai baht |
46,337 |
Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.
V Announcements
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Commission
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13.1.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 9/8 |
Call for applications concerning the appointment of operators charged with providing the universal electronic communications service
(2007/C 9/08)
The French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry hereby announces its intention to proceed with a call for applications concerning the appointment of one or two operator(s) charged with providing the telephone information services and directories component of the universal electronic communications service in France.
A notice of the call for applications will shortly be published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française (Official Bulletin of the French Republic). It will be available for consultation on the website www.telecom.gouv.fr