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Official Journal of the European Union, C 231, 03 October 2007

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		ISSN 1725-2423
Official Journal of the European Union		C 231

English edition	Information and Notices	Volume 50 3 October 2007

Notice No	Contents	page
	II Information
	INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
	Commission
2007/C 231/01	Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty — Cases where the Commission raises no objections ( 1 )	1

2007/C 231/02	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4749 — PSB/OVAKO) ( 1 )	2

2007/C 231/03	Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case COMP/M.4820 — Bain Capital/Brake Bros) ( 1 )	2

2007/C 231/04	Amendments to the Explanatory Note to Article 17 of the pan-Euro-Mediterranean protocols on rules of origin	3

	IV Notices
	NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
	Commission
2007/C 231/05	Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations: 4,27 % on 1 October 2007 — Euro exchange rates	4

2007/C 231/06	Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 October 2007(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3))	5

	European Defence Agency
2007/C 231/07	Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2006	6

	NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES
2007/C 231/08	Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment ( 1 )	7

	V Announcements
	ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
	Commission
2007/C 231/09	Call for applications in connection with the renewal of members of the European Energy and Transport Forum	10

	PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY
	Commission
2007/C 231/10	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4906 — CPI Europe Fund/Corpus/Real Estate Portfolio) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	12

2007/C 231/11	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4918 — Carlyle/Applus) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	13

2007/C 231/12	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4738 — OEP/MSP-Stiftung/DVG/Dailycer Group) ( 1 )	14

2007/C 231/13	Prior notification of a concentration (Case COMP/M.4895 — MOL/Italiana Energia e Servizi) — Candidate case for simplified procedure ( 1 )	15


	(1) Text with EEA relevance

II Information

INFORMATION FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/1

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 231/01)

Date of adoption of the decision	16.8.2007
Reference number of the aid	N 177/07
Member State	Slovenia
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Davcna olajšava za raziskave in razvoj
Legal basis	Predlog uredbe o regijski davcni olajšavi za raziskave in razvoj
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Research and development
Form of aid	Tax base reduction
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 6,7 million; Overall budget: EUR 40 million
Intensity	5 %
Duration	Until 31.12.2012
Economic sectors	All sectors
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministrstvo za finance p.p. 644 SLO-1001 Ljubljana
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/

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4749 — PSB/OVAKO)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 231/02)

On 6 September 2007, 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:

—	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,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4749. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/2

Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.4820 — Bain Capital/Brake Bros)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 231/03)

On 7 September 2007, 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:

—	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,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32007M4820. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to European law. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu)

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/3

Amendments to the Explanatory Note to Article 17 of the pan-Euro-Mediterranean protocols on rules of origin

(2007/C 231/04)

The Note to Article 17 — ‘Certification of origin for the purpose of pan-Euro-Mediterranean cumulation’, the paragraph ‘Mandatory use of the movement certificate EUR-MED’, shall be completed with the following example:

3.	Example of cumulation applied in one of the countries referred to Articles 3(1) and 4(1) when an originating product is exported to one of the Mediterranean countries.

Swiss white chocolate in bulk (HS 1704) is imported into the Community where the chocolate bars are formed and packed for sale. The Community originating status of chocolate (HS 1704) is obtained on the basis of cumulation with Switzerland therefore when the chocolate is exported to Tunisia, the Community customs administration must issue a movement certificate EUR-MED containing a statement ‘Cumulation applied with Switzerland’.

IV Notices

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

Commission

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/4

Interest rate applied by the European Central Bank to its main refinancing operations (1):

4,27 % on 1 October 2007

Euro exchange rates (2)

2 October 2007

(2007/C 231/05)

1 euro=

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,4165
JPY	Japanese yen	163,92
DKK	Danish krone	7,4546
GBP	Pound sterling	0,69380
SEK	Swedish krona	9,2163
CHF	Swiss franc	1,6646
ISK	Iceland króna	87,52
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,6965
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CYP	Cyprus pound	0,5842
CZK	Czech koruna	27,495
EEK	Estonian kroon	15,6466
HUF	Hungarian forint	251,30
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,7036
MTL	Maltese lira	0,4293
PLN	Polish zloty	3,7692
RON	Romanian leu	3,3574
SKK	Slovak koruna	33,955
TRY	Turkish lira	1,7126
AUD	Australian dollar	1,5972
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,4122
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,9953
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,8619
SGD	Singapore dollar	2,0995
KRW	South Korean won	1 294,40
ZAR	South African rand	9,7728
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	10,6324
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,3045
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 876,69
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	4,8239
PHP	Philippine peso	63,544
RUB	Russian rouble	35,3250
THB	Thai baht	44,969

(1)

Rate applied to the most recent operation carried out before the indicated day. In the case of a variable rate tender, the interest rate is the marginal rate.

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

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/5

Commission notice on current State aid recovery interest rates and reference/discount rates for 25 Member States applicable as from 1 October 2007

(Published in accordance with Article 10 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 (OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1) and the Commission notice on the method for setting the reference and discount rates (OJ C 273, 9.9.1997, p. 3))

(2007/C 231/06)

From	To	AT	BE	CY	CZ	DE	DK	EE	EL	ES	FI	FR	HU	IE	IT	LT	LU	LV	MT	NL	PL	PT	SE	SI	SK	UK
1.10.2007	…	5,42	5,42	5,49	4,90	5,42	5,58	5,50	5,42	5,42	5,42	5,42	8,54	5,42	5,42	6,49	5,42	6,64	7,00	5,42	5,94	5,42	5,49	5,42	5,20	6,83
1.9.2007	30.9.2007	5,42	5,42	5,49	4,24	5,42	5,58	5,50	5,42	5,42	5,42	5,42	8,54	5,42	5,42	6,49	5,42	6,64	7,00	5,42	5,94	5,42	5,49	5,42	5,20	5,90
1.1.2007	31.8.2007	4,62	4,62	5,49	4,24	4,62	4,76	5,50	4,62	4,62	4,62	4,62	8,54	4,62	4,62	6,49	4,62	6,64	7,00	4,62	5,94	4,62	4,68	4,62	5,20	5,90
1.12.2006	31.12.2006	4,36	4,36	5,49	4,34	4,36	4,49	5,50	4,36	4,36	4,36	4,36	8,12	4,36	4,36	6,49	4,36	6,64	7,00	4,36	5,56	4,36	4,31	4,43	5,62	5,33
1.9.2006	30.11.2006	4,36	4,36	6,34	4,34	4,36	4,49	5,50	4,36	4,36	4,36	4,36	8,12	4,36	4,36	6,49	4,36	6,64	7,00	4,36	5,56	4,36	4,31	4,43	5,62	5,33
1.6.2006	31.8.2006	4,36	4,36	6,34	3,72	4,36	4,49	5,50	4,36	4,36	4,36	4,36	7,04	4,36	4,36	6,49	4,36	6,64	7,00	4,36	5,56	4,36	4,31	4,43	4,77	5,33
1.3.2006	31.5.2006	3,70	3,70	6,34	3,72	3,70	3,74	5,50	3,70	3,70	3,70	3,70	7,04	3,70	3,70	6,49	3,70	6,64	7,00	3,70	5,56	3,70	3,74	4,43	3,98	5,33
1.1.2006	28.2.2006	3,70	3,70	6,34	3,72	3,70	3,74	5,50	3,70	3,70	3,70	3,70	7,04	3,70	3,70	6,49	3,70	6,64	7,00	3,70	5,56	3,70	3,74	5,10	3,98	5,33
1.12.2005	31.12.2005	4,08	4,08	6,34	3,40	4,08	3,54	5,50	4,08	4,08	4,08	4,08	8,59	4,08	4,08	6,49	4,08	6,64	7,00	4,08	6,24	4,08	3,96	5,10	7,55	5,81
1.9.2005	30.11.2005	4,08	4,08	7,53	3,40	4,08	3,54	5,50	4,08	4,08	4,08	4,08	8,59	4,08	4,08	6,49	4,08	6,64	7,00	4,08	6,24	4,08	3,96	5,10	7,55	5,81
1.7.2005	31.8.2005	4,08	4,08	7,53	4,05	4,08	4,23	5,50	4,08	4,08	4,08	4,08	8,59	4,08	4,08	6,49	4,08	6,64	7,00	4,08	6,24	4,08	3,96	5,10	7,55	5,81
1.6.2005	30.6.2005	4,08	4,08	7,53	4,05	4,08	4,23	5,50	4,08	4,08	4,08	4,08	8,59	4,08	4,08	6,49	4,08	6,64	7,00	4,08	6,24	4,08	4,69	5,10	7,55	5,81
1.4.2005	31.5.2005	4,08	4,08	7,88	4,05	4,08	4,23	5,50	4,08	4,08	4,08	4,08	8,59	4,08	4,08	6,49	4,08	6,64	7,00	4,08	7,62	4,08	4,69	5,10	7,55	5,81
1.1.2005	31.3.2005	4,08	4,08	7,88	4,86	4,08	4,23	5,50	4,08	4,08	4,08	4,08	8,59	4,08	4,08	6,49	4,08	6,64	7,00	4,08	7,62	4,08	4,69	5,10	7,55	5,81

European Defence Agency

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/6

Publication of the final accounts for the financial year 2006

(2007/C 231/07)

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address:

http://www.eda.europa.eu/finance

NOTICES FROM MEMBER STATES

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/7

Information communicated by Member States regarding State aid granted under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 231/08)

Aid No

XE 22/07

Member State

Germany

Region

Bayern

Title of aid scheme

Förderung von neuen Arbeitsverhältnissen durch Einstellungszuschüsse:

Förderung der Einstellung und der betrieblichen Einarbeitung von nicht ausreichend qualifizierten Arbeitslosen in neuen sozialversicherungspflichtigen Arbeitsverhältnissen durch Einstellungszuschüsse.

Die Förderung richtet sich nach der Beschreibung im EPPD zu Ziel 2 Bayern 2000-2006 in Schwerpunkt 2 „Wettbewerbsfähige Unternehmen — zukunftsfähige Arbeitsplätze, Maßnahme 4“ Unterstützung der Modernisierung, der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Förderung des endogenen Potenzials, Einzelmaßnahme (e) „Förderung von neuen Arbeitsverhältnissen durch Einstellungszuschüsse an Arbeitgeber“ der Programmergänzung zu Ziel 2 Bayern 2000-2006 (Programmregelung)

Legal basis

BayVwVfG

BayHO (insb. Art. 23 und 44)

EPPD zu Ziel 2 Bayern 2000-2006 und Programmergänzung zu Ziel 2 (Schwerpunkt 2, Maßnahme 4, Einzelmaßnahme e)

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,6 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

9.8.2007

Duration

30.6.2008

Objective

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (1)eligible for employment aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Zentrum Bayern

Familie und Soziales

Hegelstraße 2

D-95447 Bayreuth

Internet address

—

Other information

The scheme is part-financed by the European Social Fund

Aid No

XE 23/07

Member State

Cyprus

Region

—

Title of aid scheme

Σχέδιο καταβολής κοινωνικών ασφαλίσεων τόσο σε εργοδότες όσο και σε εργοδοτούμενα άτομα με αναπηρία

Legal basis

Απόφαση Υπουργικού Συμβουλίου με αρ. 57.798, ημερομηνίας 30.4.2003

Budget

Annual budget: CYP 0,03 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

3.9.2007

Duration

31.12.2007

Objective

Art. 5: Recruitment of disadvantaged and disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (2)eligible for employment aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Τμήμα Εργασίας, Υπουργείο Εργασίας και Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων

CY-1480 Λευκωσία

(Tmima Ergasias, Ypoyrgeio Ergasias kai Koinonikon Asfaliseon

CY-1480 Nicosia)

Internet address

—

Other information

—

Aid No

XE 24/07

Member State

Spain

Region

Asturias

Title of aid scheme

Subvenciones a los promotores de proyectos de empleo con apoyo

Legal basis

Real Decreto no 870/2007, de 2 de julio (B.O.E. de 14 de julio), por el que se regula el programa de empleo con apoyo como medida de fomento de empleo de personas con discapacidad en el mercado ordinario de trabajo; bases reguladoras de la concesión de subvenciones a los promotores de proyectos de empleo con apoyo aprobadas por Resolución del Servicio Público de Empleo del Principado de Asturias de 2 de agosto de 2007

Budget

Annual budget: EUR 0,12 million; Overall budget: —

Maximum aid intensity

In conformity with Articles 4(2)-(5), 5 and 6 of the Regulation

Date of implementation

1.10.2007

Duration

30.9.2008

Objective

Art. 6: Employment of disabled workers

Economic sectors

All Community sectors (3)eligible for employment aid

Name and address of the granting authority

Servicio Público de Empleo del Principado de Asturias

Plaza de España, 1, planta baja

E-33007 Oviedo (Asturias)

Internet address

—

Other information

—

(1) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

(2) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

(3) With the exception of the shipbuilding sector and other sectors subject to special rules in regulations and directives governing all State aid within the sector.

V Announcements

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Commission

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/10

Call for applications in connection with the renewal of members of the ‘European Energy and Transport Forum’

(2007/C 231/09)

By Decision of 11 July 2001 (1), the Commission has set up a Consultative Committee, the European Energy and Transport Forum, to advise the Commission on matters of energy and transport policy. As the mandate of the current Forum members has lapsed, the Commission is therefore calling interested persons to submit applications in connection with of the renewal of the Forum.

In accordance with the above Decision, the Forum comprises 34 full members, including 6 trade union representatives not covered by this call for applications. One alternate member shall be appointed for every full member. The Commission shall select individual members for a two-year renewable mandate.

Forum members are required to give the Commission an independent opinion, free from outside influence, and to respect the conditions of confidentiality mentioned in the Commission Decision establishing the Forum. They must be nationals of a European Union country or, if appropriate a European Economic Area country. The distribution of members is as follows:

—	nine (9) members representing operators (energy producers and land, sea and air freight carriers, manufacturing industry),

—	five (5) members representing networks and infrastructures (gas, electricity, rail, road, ports, airports, air traffic control),

—	seven (7) members representing users and consumers (transport users, energy consumers, demand management),

—	six (6) members representing unions,

—	five (5) members representing environmental organisations and organisations responsible for safety particularly in the field of transport,

—	two (2) members from the academic world or from think tanks.

The Commission shall select members on the basis of the applications received under this Call and taking into account the following selection criteria:

—

proven competence and experience in areas relevant to energy and transport policies, representativeness, including at European and/or international level. In this context, applicants must either currently hold, or previously have held, the following positions:

—	either as executive managers in business, preferably with experience of developing trans-national projects in the areas of activity relating to operators, networks and infrastructures,

—	or as managers within associations, organisations or businesses with national responsibility for fields relating to users, consumers, environmental protection and safety,

—	or in universities or think tanks for managerial duties,concerning studies, for example, or institutes/specialised research centres; academics must also demonstrate their competence in European affairs (for example: special duties, publications, etc.);

—	ability to contribute to strategic discussions, consider matters relating to energy and transport as well as the interaction between the two policy areas,

—	balance in terms of specialists from the various areas of activity, gender (2) and geographical origin.

Each application must be completed in one of the official languages of the European Union, clearly indicating the nationality of the applicant and including the necessary documentation. All applicants must document their professional experience and expertise in full (by means of a curriculum vitae and/or letter in support of their application, for example).

Applications, duly signed, must be sent no later than two months after the date of publication of this notice. Following this date, the Commission will proceed to appoint the full and alternate members of the Forum. Applications must be sent:

—	either by registered letter (date as postmark) to the following address: European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, Unit A1 Secretariat, DM28 Office 8/004, B-1049 Brussels,

—	or hand delivered against receipt to the following address: European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, Unit A1 Secretariat, 28 rue Demot, Office 8/004 (Building DM28), B-1040 Brussels,

—	or e-mail: tren-forum@ec.europa.eu.

Applications, initially not selected, may be considered for future membership vacancies.

The list of the members of the European Energy and Transport Forum will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Commission will reimburse travel and subsistence expenses in connection with Forum activities in accordance with the provisions in force within the Commission. There will be no remuneration for the performance of members' duties.

Information on the European Energy and Transport Forum is available on the website ‘Europa’:

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/forum/index_en.htm

(1) Commission Decision 2001/546/EC of 11 July 2001 setting up a consultative committee, to be known as the ‘European Energy and Transport Forum’ (OJ L 195, 19.7.2001 p. 58).

(2) Commission Decision 2000/407/EC of 19 June 2000 relating to gender balance within the committees and expert groups established by it (OJ L 154, 27.6.2000, p. 34).

PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETITION POLICY

Commission

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/12

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4906 — CPI Europe Fund/Corpus/Real Estate Portfolio)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 231/10)

On 24 September 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration, consisting of two interrelated transactions, pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertakings CPI Capital Partners Europe L.P. and CPI Capital Partners Europe (NFR) L.P. (together ‘CPI Europe Fund’, UK), belonging to Citibank International plc, and Corpus Immobiliengruppe GmbH & Co. KG (‘Corpus’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control of 149 properties and four real estate companies (ZBI Invest 1 AG, ZBI Wohnen GmbH, DIB Vermögensverwaltungs AG und GbR Erfurt) (together ‘Real Estate Portfolio’). Next, the undertaking CitCor Commercial Properties GmbH & Co. KG, jointly controlled by CPI Europe Fund und Corpus acquires four business properties.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for CPI Europe Fund: real estate fund,

—	for Corpus: investment management, asset management including maintenance, selling, and development of residential,

—	for Real Estate Portfolio: 149 existing residential properties and for real estate companies.

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.

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.4906 — CPI Europe Fund/Corpus/Real Estate Portfolio, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/13

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4918 — Carlyle/Applus)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 231/11)

On 25 September 2007, 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 Carlyle Europe Partners III L.P., belonging to and managed by The Carlyle Group (‘Carlyle’, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Applus Servicios Technológicos, S.L. (‘Applus’, Spain) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for Carlyle: global private equity investment group,

—	for Applus: vehicle inspections in Spain, engineering testing and certification, non-destructive testing and inspection, technical assistance and consultancy.

The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/14

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4738 — OEP/MSP-Stiftung/DVG/Dailycer Group)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 231/12)

On 26 September 2007, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1), by which the undertakings One Equity Partners II (‘OEP’, USA) — indirectly controlled by J.P Morgan Chase & Co (USA) — and MSP-Stiftung (‘MSP’, Germany) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation joint control over the undertakings De-Vau-Ge Gesundkostwerk Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung (‘DVG’, Germany), Milk-Snack Produktions GmbH (‘Milk-Snack’, Germany), Delicia B.V. (The Netherlands), Dailycer S.A.S. (France), Dailycer Ltd (UK) and Dailycer B.V. (The Netherlands) (together the ‘Dailycer Group’), by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for OEP: private equity fund,

—	for MSP: foundation under German law, holding certain assets for the benefit of members of the Seventh-Day Adventists Church,

—	for DVG: manufacturing, distribution and marketing of various food products, including cereal products, bars, soya drinks etc.,

—	for Dailycer Group: manufacturing and distribution of cereal products.

3.	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.

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.4738 — OEP/MSP-Stiftung/DVG/Dailycer Group to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

3.10.2007

Official Journal of the European Union

C 231/15

Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.4895 — MOL/Italiana Energia e Servizi)

Candidate case for simplified procedure

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/C 231/13)

On 25 September 2007, 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 MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc. (‘MOL’, Hungary) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Italiana Energia e Servizi S.p.A. (‘IES’, Italy) by way of purchase of shares.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—	for MOL: exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and gas products; refining and marketing of crude oil products at both retail and wholesale level; transmission of natural gas, and production and sales of petrochemical products,

—	for IES: refining of crude oil and subsequent sales of each derivative oil products; automotive retail sales of fuels; sale of bitumen, and provision of catering services along common roads.

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.4895 — MOL/Italiana Energia e Servizi, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

(1) OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(2) OJ C 56, 5.3.2005, p. 32.

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