Communication from the Commission amending the Communication of the Commission to the Member States pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 117/01

I.   Introduction

The Communication of the Commission to the Member States pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance (1) (the ‘Communication’) stipulates that marketable risks cannot be covered by export-credit insurance with the support of Member States. Marketable risks are commercial and political risks on public and non-public debtors established in countries listed in the Annex to that Communication, with a maximum risk period of less than two years.

Having regard to the exceptional economic disturbance to the Greek economy and the scarcity of private insurance cover for exports to Greece, the Commission has decided to exclude Greece from the list of marketable risks countries.

II.   Amendment to the Communication

The following amendment to the Communication of the Commission to the Member States pursuant to Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty applying Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty to short-term export-credit insurance applies from 20 April 2012:

(1)  OJ C 281, 17.9.1997, p. 4.

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6472 — Bollore/CMA CGM/Terminal du grand Ouest)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 117/02

On 16 April 2012, 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:

Euro exchange rates (1)

20 April 2012

2012/C 117/03

1 euro =

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

Publication pursuant to Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reorganisation and winding-up of credit institutions

2012/C 117/04

The High Court of Ireland

IN THE MATTER OF IRISH LIFE AND PERMANENT PLC (‘ILP’) AND IN THE MATTER OF THE CREDIT INSTITUTIONS (STABILISATION) ACT 2010

The High Court of Ireland did on 28 March 2012 make a direction order pursuant to Section 9 of the Credit Institutions (Stabilisation) Act 2010 as amended by the Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) Act 2011, (the ‘Act’), in the following terms:

Directing ILP, inter alia, to take certain steps for the purpose of effecting the sale of Irish Life Limited (‘Irish Life’), a wholly owned subsidiary of ILP, and its subsidiaries to the Minister for Finance of Ireland (the ‘Minister’) as part of the recapitalisation of ILP; such steps include, but are not limited to, the entering into of a share purchase agreement with the Minister in respect of the entire issued share capital of Irish Life and other steps to allow for the separation of ILP’s assurance and banking businesses including completing the formation of such structures as may be necessary to facilitate such separation and entering into such agreement(s) as may be necessary to facilitate such separation.

The Court did declare, inter alia, that the direction order and each and every part of it insofar as it is addressed to and is made in respect of ILP is a reorganisation measure for the purposes of Directive 2001/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 April 2001.

Pursuant to Section 11 of the Act, an application may be made for the setting aside of the direction order, on the conditions set out therein, to the High Court of Ireland at the Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7, Ireland not later than 14 days after 30 March 2012, being the date of publication of the direction order pursuant to Section 9A(1)(b) of the Act. Pursuant to Section 64(2) of the Act, no appeal lies from the direction order to the Supreme Court without leave of the High Court.

Full copies of the direction order are available from the Central Office of the High Court by e-mail to listroomhighcourt@courts.ie

Invitation to subscribe to shares in the High-Tech Gründerfonds II (High-Tech Starter Fund II)

2012/C 117/05

The Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology, in conjunction with the KfW bank group and 12 industrial companies, has set up the High-Tech Gründerfonds II (High-Tech Starter Fund II, HTGF II). HTGF II acquires interests in newly founded technology companies established in Germany, its aim being to close the existing funding gaps in this sector.

We hereby invite interested industrial firms to subscribe to shares in HTGF II.

As a general principle, an investor's subscribed contribution must be at least EUR 2 500 000.

A private placement memorandum (PPM) containing more detailed information is obtainable from HTGF II Management.

Applications to subscribe to shares in the fund may be sent to HTSF II until 30 April 2012.

Deadline for subscription: 31 December 2012.

Communication and documentation relating to the fund will be in German.

Further information is available from:

Federal Republic of Germany

represented by the

Notice of the impending expiry of certain anti-dumping measures

2012/C 117/06

1.   As provided for in Article 11(2) 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 Commission gives notice that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the following procedure, the anti-dumping measures mentioned below will expire on the date mentioned in the table below.

2.   Procedure

Union producers may lodge a written request for a review. This request must contain sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.

Should the Commission decide to review the measures concerned, importers, exporters, representatives of the exporting country and Union producers will then be provided with the opportunity to amplify, rebut or comment on the matters set out in the review request.

3.   Time limit

Union producers may submit a written request for a review on the above basis, to reach the European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade (Unit H-1), N-105 4/92, 1049 Brussels, Belgium (2) at any time from the date of the publication of the present notice but no later than three months before the date mentioned in the table below.

4.   This notice is published in accordance with Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009.

(1)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(2)  Fax +32 22956505.

(3)  The measure expires at midnight of the day mentioned in this column.

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6542 — Eastman Chemical Company/Solutia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 117/07

(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).