10.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/1

Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 170/01

Date of adoption of the decision

17.12.2010

Reference number of State Aid

N 304/10

Member State

Spain

Region

—

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Programa Avanza Nuevas Infraestructuras de Telecomunicaciones

Legal basis

Proyecto de Orden ITC …/2010, de …, por la que se regulan las bases y se efectúa la convocatoria correspondiente al ejercicio de 2010 para la concesión de ayudas con cargo al Programa Avanza Nuevas Infraestructuras de Telecomunicaciones, dentro de la Acción Estratégica de Telecomunicaciones y Sociedad de la Información del Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica, 2008-2011

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Regional development

Form of aid

Soft loan

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 400 million

Intensity

100 %

Duration (period)

2010-2011

Economic sectors

Post and telecommunications

Name and address of the granting authority

Secretaría de Estado de Telecomunicaciones y para la Sociedad de la Información

C/ Capitán Haya, 41

28071 Madrid

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	16.11.2010
Reference number of State Aid	N 305/10
Member State	Italy
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Riduzione del digital divide in Trentino
Legal basis	«Codice delle comunicazioni elettroniche» and of 7 March 2005 n. 82: «Codice della pubblica amministrazione digitale», and the law L.P. of 15 December 2004 n. 10: «Disposizioni in materia di urbanistica, tutela dell'ambiente, acque pubbliche, trasporti, servizio antincendi, lavori pubblici e caccia» and in particolar Art. 19: «Disposizioni per lo sviluppo della larga banda».
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Sectoral development, Regional development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 8,4 million
Intensity	70 %
Duration (period)	1.1.2010-31.12.2013
Economic sectors	Post and telecommunications
Name and address of the granting authority	Provincia di Trento
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

2.3.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32139 (10/N)

Member State

Germany

Region

Brandenburg

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

BFB II Tranchenhöhe

Legal basis

Haushaltsordnung des Landes Brandenburg mit den zughörigen Verwaltungsvorschriften in der Fassung vom 21. April 1999

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Risk capital

Form of aid

Provision of risk capital

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 30 million

Intensity

—

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2012

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministerium für Wirtschaft des Landes Brandenburg

Heinrich-Mann-Allee 107

14473 Potsdam

DEUTSCHLAND

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

11.5.2011

Reference number of State Aid

SA.32162 (10/N)

Member State

Slovenia

Region

Severno primorska, gorenjska, zahodnoštajerska, vzhodnoštajerska, podravska, ljubljanska, notranjska in zasavska regija

Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)

Odprava posledic škode v gospodarstvu po poplavah v Sloveniji med 16. in 20. septembrom 2010

Legal basis

Zakon o odpravi posledic naravnih nesreč – Uradni list RS, št. 114/05, uradno prečiščeno besedilo, 90/07 in 102/07; Program odprave posledic škode v gospodarstvu po poplavah v Sloveniji med 16. in 20. septembrom 2010 – sklep Vlade RS št. 84400-4/2010/18 z dne 16. decembra 2010; Delni program odprave posledic neposredne škode na stvareh zaradi posledic poplav med 16. in 20. septembrom 2010 – sklep Vlade RS št. 41008-24/2010/6 z dne 30. decembra 2010

Type of measure

Aid scheme

Objective

Compensation for damage caused by natural disasters or exceptional occurrences

Form of aid

Direct grant

Budget

Overall budget: EUR 11,1 million

Intensity

60 %

Duration (period)

Until 31.12.2012

Economic sectors

All sectors

Name and address of the granting authority

Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo

Kotnikova 5

SI-1000 Ljubljana

SLOVENIJA

Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor

Dunajska 48

SI-1000 Ljubljana

SLOVENIJA

Other information

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http://ec.europa.eu/community_law/state_aids/state_aids_texts_en.htm

10.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/5

Euro exchange rates (1)

9 June 2011

2011/C 170/02

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,4614
JPY	Japanese yen	116,86
DKK	Danish krone	7,4579
GBP	Pound sterling	0,88940
SEK	Swedish krona	9,0605
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2242
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,8730
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,138
HUF	Hungarian forint	264,68
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7091
PLN	Polish zloty	3,9558
RON	Romanian leu	4,1630
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3102
AUD	Australian dollar	1,3791
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4298
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	11,3709
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,7685
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,7994
KRW	South Korean won	1 582,33
ZAR	South African rand	9,8545
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	9,4639
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4140
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 454,78
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,4215
PHP	Philippine peso	63,297
RUB	Russian rouble	40,4675
THB	Thai baht	44,500
BRL	Brazilian real	2,3088
MXN	Mexican peso	17,2933
INR	Indian rupee	65,3760

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

10.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/7

Winding-up proceedings

Decision to launch winding-up proceedings in respect of Eurostar E.A.E.A.Z.

(Publication pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)

2011/C 170/04

Insurance undertaking

Eurostar E.A.E.A.Z., registered office in:

Mesogion Avenue 133

115 26 Athens

GREECE

Date, entry into force and type of decision

Decision No 9/2 of the Committee for Credit and Insurance Matters of the Bank of Greece of 2 May 2011 to permanently withdraw the operating licence of the company and to wind it up

Entry into force: 2 May 2011

Competent authority

Bank of Greece, Private Insurance Supervisory Division

Eleftheriou Venizelou 21

102 50 Athens

GREECE

Supervisory authority

Bank of Greece, Private Insurance Supervisory Division

Eleftheriou Venizelou 21

102 50 Athens

GREECE

Appointed liquidator

Antigoni K. Vafidou (Winding-up supervisor)

L. Syngrou 248

176 72 Kallithea

Athens

GREECE

Applicable law

Greek law: Articles 3(3), 7 to 9 and 17(a) to 17(c) of Legislative Decree No 400/1970

10.6.2011

Official Journal of the European Union

C 170/10

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of potassium chloride originating, inter alia, in Russia

2011/C 170/07

The European Commission (‘Commission’) has received a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1. Request for review

The request was lodged by two exporting producers of potassium chloride originating in Russia, JSC Uralkali and JSC Silvinit (‘the applicants’).

The review is limited in scope to the examination of the form and level of the measures for the applicants under their new corporate structure.

2. Product

The product under review is potassium chloride currently falling within CN codes 3104 20 10, 3104 20 50, 3104 20 90, and special mixtures (i.e. potassium chloride containing additional fertilising elements, with a potassium content evaluated as K2O, by weight, equal to or exceeding 35 % but not exceeding 62 % on the dry anhydrous product) currently falling within CN codes ex 3105 20 00, ex 3105 60 00, ex 3105 90 91, ex 3105 90 99, originating in Russia (‘the product concerned’).

3. Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2006 (2) on imports of potassium chloride originating, inter alia, in Russia, and undertakings accepted from JSC Silvinit and JSC Uralkali by Commission Decision 2005/802/EC (3), as amended by Commission Decision 2006/557/EC of 8 August 2006 (4).

4. Grounds for the review

The request pursuant to Article 11(3) is based on prima facie evidence, provided by the applicants, that, as far as the dumping is concerned, the circumstances on the basis of which the existing measures were imposed have changed and that these changes are of lasting nature.

The applicants provided prima facie evidence showing that on 17 May 2011 Uralkali JSC has absorbed Silvinit JSC, which ceased to exist as a separate legal entity. On this basis, it appears that the individual measures in force for Silvinit JSC and Uralkali JSC are no longer appropriate, and that a review should be initiated in order to establish one single measure for the new joint company.

5. Procedure for the determination of dumping

(a) General

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

The investigation will assess the need for the continuation, removal or amendment of the existing measures in respect of Silvinit JSC and Uralkali JSC under the new corporate structure. This assessment will be made on the basis of data collected during the investigation that led to the imposition of the existing measures.

If it is determined that measures should be removed or amended for the companies concerned by this review under the new corporate structure, it may be necessary to amend the rate of duty currently applicable to imports from other exporting producers of the product concerned as set out in Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2006.

(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and to provide supporting evidence. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within the time limit set in point 6(a).

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. This request must be made within the time limit set in point 6(b).

6. Time limits

(a) For parties to make themselves known and to submit information

All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views and submit information within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. Attention is drawn to the fact that the exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regulation depends on the party's making itself known within the aforementioned period.

(b) Hearings

All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 37-day time limit.

7. Written submissions and correspondence

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ (5) and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’.

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N105 04/092

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Fax +32 22956505

8. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or does not provide information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, on the basis of the facts available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information shall be disregarded and use may be made, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and use of facts available is made, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

9. Schedule of the investigation

The investigation shall be concluded, according to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation, within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

10. Processing of personal data

It is noted that any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (6).

11. Hearing Officer

It is also noted that if interested parties consider that they are encountering difficulties in the exercise of their rights of defence, they may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of Directorate-General for Trade. He acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission services, offering, where necessary, mediation on procedural matters affecting the protection of their interests in this proceeding, in particular with regard to issues concerning access to the file, confidentiality, extension of time limits and the treatment of written and/or oral submission of views. For further information and contact details, interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on the website of Directorate-General for Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade).

(1) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2) OJ L 191, 12.7.2006, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 79.

(4) OJ L 218, 9.8.2006, p. 22.

(5) This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-dumping Agreement).

(6) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

		ISSN 1725-2423 doi:10.3000/17252423.C_2011.170.eng
Official Journal of the European Union		C 170

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 54 10 June 2011

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2011/C 170/01	Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )	1

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES
	European Commission
2011/C 170/02	Euro exchange rates	5

	Court of Auditors
2011/C 170/03	Special Report No 4/2011 The audit of the SME Guarantee facility	6

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2011/C 170/04	Winding-up proceedings — Decision to launch winding-up proceedings in respect of Eurostar E.A.E.A.Z. (Publication pursuant to Article 14 of Directive 2001/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of insurance undertakings)	7

2011/C 170/05	Commission information notice 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 — New invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations ( 1 )	8

2011/C 170/06	Commission information notice 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 — New invitation to tender in respect of the operation of scheduled air services in accordance with public service obligations ( 1 )	9

	V Announcements
	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON COMMERCIAL POLICY
	European Commission
2011/C 170/07	Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of potassium chloride originating, inter alia, in Russia	10